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AFST 101 Ecology and Anthropology Tanzania Program: Elementary Swahili
Elementary Swahili introduces students to the communicative use of Swahili, emphasizing communicative competence in real contexts. Ninety percent of instruction is conducted in the target language. Vocabulary and grammar are taught in context. Instruction pays attention to the cultural information in relevant contexts of communication. The main learning/teaching styles used include role plays, prepared presentations, interactive lectures, classroom conversations, and dramatization. In addition to the class textbook, authentic source materials are used, such as pictures, songs, short stories, poems and essays. Student assessment is continuous, and includes classroom participation, homework, written exams and oral exams.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania program.
- Fall 2025
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania program.
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AFST 398 Africana Studies Capstone 3 credits
This three-credit course gives Africana Studies majors and minors the opportunity to reflect on their learning in Africana Studies and to prepare to apply this knowledge to future endeavors. In this capstone course, the student creates a portfolio of their work in Africana Studies and writes a five-ten page reflective essay tying these papers together. This course gives students an opportunity to seriously reflect about the courses they have taken and the work they have produced within and related to their AFST major/minor, and to draw connections among them.
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
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Open to students who have declared either Africana Studies Major or Africana Studies Minor.
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AFST 398.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Chielo Eze 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- THLeighton 303 3:00pm-4:30pm
- FLeighton 202 3:00pm-4:30pm
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AFST 400 Integrative Exercise
The comprehensive exercise is a substantial (approximately 34-40 page) research paper on a topic within African, African American, and/or African Diaspora studies. The student should have completed a 300-level AFST course, or a 300-level course that counts toward the AFST major. The comps process begins with a Comps Topic Development Worksheet during spring term of the junior year, a comps topic intention form followed by a proposal in fall term of the senior year, and ends with a final written thesis and oral presentation early in spring term.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
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Student has the Africana Studies (AFST) Program of Study AND Senior Priority.
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AMST 345 Theory and Practice of American Studies 6 credits
Introduction to some of the animating debates within American Studies from the 1930s to the present. We will study select themes, theories, and methodologies in the writings of a number of scholars and try to understand 1) the often highly contested nature of debates about how best to study American culture; and 2) how various theories and forms of analysis in American Studies have evolved and transformed themselves over the last seventy years. Not designed to be a fine-grained institutional history of American Studies, but a vigorous exploration of some of the central questions of interpretation in the field. Normally taken by majors and minors in their junior year.
- Winter 2026
- IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies No Exploration
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AMST 345.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Meredith McCoy 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLeighton 202 10:10am-11:55am
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AMST 398 Advanced Research in American Studies 3 credits
This seminar introduces advanced skills in American Studies research, focusing on the shaping and proposing of a major research project. Through a combination of class discussion, small group work and presentations, and one-on-one interactions with the professor, majors learn the process of imaging, creating, and preparing independent interdisciplinary projects as well as the interconnections of disparate scholarly and creative works.
- Fall 2025
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): AMST 345 with a grade of C- or better.
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AMST 398.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Michael McNally 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THWillis 211 8:15am-10:00am
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Meet in AMST lounge on 4th Willis from 9-10am.
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AMST 399 Senior Seminar in American Studies 3 credits
This seminar focuses on advanced skills in American Studies research, critical reading, writing, and presentation. Engagement with one scholarly talk, keyed to the current year’s comps exam theme, will be part of the course. Through a combination of class discussion, small group work and presentations, and one-on-one interactions with the professor, majors learn the process of crafting and supporting independent interdisciplinary arguments, no matter which option for comps they are pursuing. Students also will learn effective strategies for peer review and oral presentation.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): AMST 345 with a grade of C- or better.
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AMST 399.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Michael McNally 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THWillis 211 8:15am-10:00am
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AMST 400 Integrative Exercise Colloquium 3 credits
The American Studies comprehensive exercise takes place over Fall and Winter terms and is a colloquium process that yields an individual 12-15 pp essay and a collaborative, public facing presentation.
- Winter 2026
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Student is an American Studies major AND has Senior Priority.
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ARBC 101 Elementary Arabic 6 credits
This is the first course in the Elementary Arabic sequence. This sequence introduces non-Arabic speakers to the sounds, script, and basic grammar of Arabic-the language of 200 million speakers in the Arab world and the liturgical language of over a billion Muslims. Students will develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Modern Standard Arabic. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.
- Fall 2025
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Not open to students whose previous Arabic language experience exceeds the requirements of ARBC 101
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ARBC 101.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Zaki Haidar 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:40am-10:40am
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ARBC 102 Elementary Arabic 6 credits
This course sequence introduces non-Arabic speakers to the sounds, script, and basic grammar of Arabic–the language of 200 million speakers in the Arab world and the liturgical language of over a billion Muslims. Students will develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Modern Standard Arabic. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ARBC 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton Arabic Placement exam.
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ARBC 102.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Zaki Haidar 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:40am-10:40am
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ARBC 103 Elementary Arabic 6 credits
This course sequence introduces non-Arabic speakers to the sounds, script, and basic grammar of Arabic–the language of 200 million speakers in the Arab world and the liturgical language of over a billion Muslims. Students will develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Modern Standard Arabic. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ARBC 102 with a grade C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Arabic Placement exam.
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ARBC 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Zaki Haidar 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:40am-10:40am
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ARBC 204 Intermediate Arabic 6 credits
In this course sequence students will continue to develop their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, while building a solid foundation of Arabic grammar (morphology and syntax). Students will develop their ability to express ideas in Modern Standard Arabic by writing essays and preparing oral presentations. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ARBC 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Arabic Placement exam.
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ARBC 204.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ARBC 205 Intermediate Arabic 6 credits
In this course sequence students will continue to develop their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, while building a solid foundation of Arabic grammar (morphology and syntax). Students will develop their ability to express ideas in Modern Standard Arabic by writing essays and preparing oral presentations. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.
- Winter 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed the following course(s): ARBC 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Arabic Placement exam .
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ARBC 205.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ARCN 394 Directed Research in Archaeology 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
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ARTH 218 History of Performance and Body Art 6 credits
Is it theater? Is it dance? Is it music? Is it even art? Mocked in popular culture and censured by government officials, performance art has long been the art world’s most troublesome medium. This course provides an historical survey of performance and body art, beginning with the Futurists in early twentieth-century Italy and continuing throught the debates around publicly-funded work in mid-1990s United States. Over the course of the term, we will engage with concepts that are key to the study of performance, such as ephemerality, liveness, authenticity, and viscerality.
- Winter 2026
- IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies No Exploration
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ARTH 218.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Vanessa Reubendale 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- T, THBoliou 161 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ARTH 400 Integrative Exercise
The integrative exercise for the art history major involves an independent research project, on a topic chosen by the student and approved by faculty members, resulting in a substantial essay due late in the winter term. One credit is awarded, usually in the spring term, for a formal presentation that contextualizes the project and summarizes the argument of the essay. The other five credits may be distributed in any fashion over the fall and winter terms. Art History 400 is a continuing course; no grade will be awarded until all six credits are completed.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
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Student is an Art History major AND has Senior Priority.
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ARTS 298 Junior Studio Art Practicum 6 credits
Required for the studio major, and strongly recommended for the junior year, this seminar is for student artists considering lives as producers of visual culture. At the core of the course are activities that help build students’ identities as practicing artists. These include the selection and installation of artwork for the Junior Show, a presentation about their own artistic development, and studio projects in media determined by each student that serve as a bridge between media-specific studio art courses and the independent creative work they will undertake as Seniors in Comps. The course will also include reading and discussion about what it means to be an artist today, encounters with visiting artists and trips to exhibition venues in the Twin Cities.
Extra Time Required: Field Trips
- Spring 2026
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ARTS 298.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Xavier Tavera Castro 🏫 👤
- Size:26
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THBoliou 161 1:15pm-3:45pm
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Extra Time Required: Field Trips
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ARTS 400 Integrative Exercise
The integrative exercise for the studio arts major consists of an independent research project involving experimentation, reflection, and deep engagement in the production of a cohesive body of artwork. The comps process is designed to give students the opportunity to develop ideas over the course of a term with close advice and support of the studio faculty and fellow students. Class of 2025 the department highly recommends students take five credits of comps fall or winter term of the senior year and one credit in the spring term of the senior year. Class of 2026 will be required to take five credits of comps fall or winter term of the senior year and one credit in the spring term of senior year.
Class of 2025, the department highly recommends students take five credits of comps Fall or Winter term of the senior year and one credit the Spring term of the senior year. Class of 2026 will be required to take five credits of comps fall or winter term of the senior year and once credit the spring term of the senior year.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
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Student is a Studio Arts major AND has Senior Priority.
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ASST 101 Buddhist Studies India Program: Elementary Hindi
An introduction to basic colloquial Hindi speaking and writing skills for everyday interactions in Northern India. Essential grammar is introduced and reviewed in morning meetings, and conversational and reading abilities are developed in afternoon practice. Students are encouraged to practice speaking and listening comprehension by conversing with Hindi speakers outside of class.
Open only to participants in OCS GEP India Program
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Buddhist Studies in India program.
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ASST 110 Elementary Hindi Language 6 credits
This course will introduce students to basic spoken and written Hindi and Urdu, languages spoken widely across India and Pakistan. The course will teach speaking, listening, reading and writing skills as these are used in everyday social and cultural situations. While in elementary spoken form Hindi and Urdu are almost indistinguishable, they are written in two distinct scripts, both of which students will learn.
Students who have studied Hindi language on the Off-Campus Program “India: Globalization and Local Responses” are not eligible to enroll in this course.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Not open to students that have studied the Hindi Language through the Carleton OCS India: Globalization and Local Response program OR received a score of 1 or better on the Language Fluency Exam for Urdu OR received a score of 1 or better on the Language Fluency Exam for Hindi.
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ASST 110.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Brendan LaRocque 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLeighton 301 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 301 2:20pm-3:20pm
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ASST 255 Buddhist Studies in India Program: Introduction to Field Methods and Ethics 4 credits
This course introduces students to the skills and ethics needed to conduct fieldwork for their independent study project in South Asia. In consultation with their adviser, students generate an independent study proposal (ISP) concerned with some aspect of Buddhist Studies (philosophy, ritual, meditation, the arts, culture, etc.) utilizing the unique resources available in India and neighboring countries. The ISP proposal outlines the topic, research methods, and resources located/developed by the student. Topics covered in the course include: introduction to research ethics; conducting a literature review; design and implementation of data collection protocols, interviewing, and survey questionnaires; summary, analysis and presentation data.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Buddhist Studies in India program.
- Fall 2025
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Buddhist Studies in India program.
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ASST 391 Buddhist Studies India Program: Independent Study Project
Students spend three weeks of the program conducting field work for the self-designed independent study project proposed in ASST 255: Introduction to Field Methods and Ethics. Students demonstrate ability to carry out an independent study project that successfully incorporates appropriate field research methods and responsible approaches to interpretation of data, and effectively demonstrates what they have learned about their research topic. The progress of each research project is evaluated at regular intervals in relation to parameters established in conjunction with the Faculty Director and faculty adviser. Students present their research at the end of the ISP.
Open only to participants in OCP GEP Buddhist Studies India Program
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Buddhist Studies in India program.
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ASST 394 Directed Research in Asian Studies 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Second Five Weeks, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
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ASST 400 Integrative Exercise
For the Comprehensive Exercise in Asian Studies students write a long essay, often on the model of a journal article. Majors design their own topics to investigate based on their previous coursework and in consultation with faculty. While the program is interdisciplinary, students must locate their research in specific disciplinary methods or methods. In addition to the final paper, students defend their completed projects in an oral examination with two faculty readers.
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
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Student is an Asian Studies major AND has Senior Priority.
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ASTR 222 A Survey of Cosmology 6 credits
A detailed survey of selected topics in cosmology. Topics might include the Friedmann equation, fluid and acceleration equations, basic metrics, evolution of single and multi-component universes, cosmological parameters, dark matter, baryogenesis/leptogenesis, the cosmic microwave background radiation, nucleosynthesis, inflation, and structure formation. All topics will be covered assuming only intro level physics as prerequisite.
PHYS 222 is cross listed with ASTR 222.
Sophomore Priority
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 142 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 144 or PHYS 151 with a grade of C- or better.
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ASTR 222.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Chris West 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 1:10pm-2:10pm
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ASTR 232 Astrophysics I 6 credits
A study of stellar structure and evolution with an emphasis on the physical principles underlying the observed phenomena. Topics include the birth, evolution, and death of stars, pulsars, black holes, and white dwarfs.
PHYS 232 is cross listed with ASTR 232.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 142 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 144 or PHYS 151 AND PHYS 228 or PHYS 231 with a grade of C- or better.
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ASTR 232.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Ryan Terrien 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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ASTR 394 Directed Research in Astronomy 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Second Five Weeks, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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BIOC 301 Biochemistry 6 credits
This course applies the principles of chemistry to explore the molecular basis of biological processes. It provides students with a foundational knowledge of biochemistry, with an emphasis on the structure and function of biological macromolecules including nucleic acids and proteins. Topics include enzyme catalysis and kinetics, bioenergetics, and the organization and regulation of metabolic pathways. Biology majors must also complete BIOC 311 in order for BIOC 301 to count towards the Biology major.
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed all of the following course(s): BIOL 126 or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency AND CHEM 224 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 224 Requisite Equivalency AND CHEM 234 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency.
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BIOC 301.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Rou-Jia Sung 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WWeitz Center 235 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 235 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOC 331 Current Topics in Biochemistry 6 credits
An examination of one or more topics of current research interest in biochemistry, focused on reading, interpreting, and understanding the scientific literature. Specific topics vary from year to year but are chosen to illustrate the power of biochemical approaches to address important scientific questions. The bulk of the course will be spent in the close reading and discussion of recent research literature.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOC 301 with a grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 101 Human Reproduction and Sexuality 6 credits
The myths surrounding human reproduction and sexuality may outweigh our collective knowledge and understanding. This course will review the basic biology of all aspects of reproduction–from genes to behavior–in an attempt to better understand one of the more basic and important processes in nature. Topics will vary widely and will be generated in part by student interest. A sample of topics might include: hormones, PMS, fertilization, pregnancy, arousal, attraction, the evolution of the orgasm, and the biology of sexuality.
Sophomore priority
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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BIOL 101.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Matt Rand 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- T, THHulings 316 1:15pm-3:00pm
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BIOL 210 Global Change Biology 6 credits
Environmental problems are caused by a complex mix of physical, biological, social, economic, political, and technological factors. This course explores how these environmental problems affect life on Earth by examining the biological processes underlying natural ecological systems and the effects of global environmental changes such as resources consumption and overharvesting, land-use change, climate warming, pollution, extinction and biodiversity loss, and invasive species.
Sophomore Priority
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any one of the following course(s): One Introductory (100-Level) BIOL or CHEM or GEOL course with a lab with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or received a score of 3 or better on the Chemistry AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Chemistry IB exam.
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BIOL 210.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- T, THAnderson Hall 036 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 235 Microbiology Laboratory 2 credits
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 234.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 234 and BIOL 235, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 235 section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 234, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
- BIOL 234: Microbiology
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BIOL 235.52 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Angel Solis 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THulings 206 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 235.54 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Angel Solis 🏫 👤
- Size:14
- THHulings 206 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 240 Genetics 6 credits
A study of the transmission of genetic information between generations of organisms, and of the mechanism of expression of information within an individual organism. The main emphasis will be on the physical and chemical basis of heredity; mutational, transmissional and functional analysis of the genetic material, and gene expression.
Spring Term Sophomore Priority,
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 241.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 240 and BIOL 241, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.
- BIOL 241: Genetics Laboratory
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BIOL 240.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Spring Term Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in BIOL 241
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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BIOL 240.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Owen Sullivan 🏫 👤
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 241 Genetics Laboratory 2 credits
Requires concurrent registration in Biology 240.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 240 and BIOL 241, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
- BIOL 240: Genetics
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BIOL 241.52 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THulings 203 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in Biology 240.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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BIOL 241.54 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THHulings 203 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in Biology 240.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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BIOL 241.59 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THHulings 203 8:00am-12:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in Biology 240.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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BIOL 241.52 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Owen Sullivan 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THulings 203 1:00pm-5:00pm
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BIOL 241.59 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Owen Sullivan 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THHulings 203 8:00am-12:00pm
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BIOL 242 Vertebrate Morphology 6 credits
Over 500 million years of evolution has produced a rich diversity of structure and functional morphology in vertebrates. We will use comparative methods to help us understand the various selective forces and constraints that produced the vertebrate forms living today. Laboratory dissection of a variety of preserved vertebrates will allow us to examine how these fascinating animals monitor and move through their environment, procure, ingest and circulate nutrients, respirate, and reproduce.
Required concurrent registration in BIOL 243.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 243 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 242, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.
- BIOL 243: Vertebrate Morphology Laboratory
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BIOL 242.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Matt Rand 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Concurrent reg in Biology 243 required
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BIOL 243 Vertebrate Morphology Laboratory 2 credits
Requires concurrent registration in Biology 242
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 243 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 242, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
- BIOL 242: Vertebrate Morphology
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BIOL 243.52 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Matt Rand 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- THulings 203 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in Biology 242
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BIOL 243.54 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Matt Rand 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- THHulings 203 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in Biology 242
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BIOL 248 Behavioral Ecology 6 credits
Behavioral ecologists strive to understand the complex ways that ecological pressures influence the evolution of behavioral strategies. It can be argued that animals face a relatively small set of basic challenges: they must acquire food, water, and mates, and they must avoid danger. Yet we see a rich diversity of solutions to these problems. Consider foraging behavior, for example. All animals must acquire energy, but some filter particles out of sea water, others graze on nearly inedible grasses, while still others hunt in cooperative packs. In this course we will consider such topics as foraging, communication, sociality, and conflict. By focusing on the functions and evolutionary histories of behaviors, we strive to better understand the puzzle of behavioral diversity.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.
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BIOL 248.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Annie Bosacker 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 402 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 402 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 280 Cell Biology 6 credits
An examination of the structures and processes that underlie the life of cells, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic. Topics to be covered include methodologies used to study cells; organelles, membranes and other cellular components; protein targeting within the cell; and cellular communication and division.
Required concurrent registration in BIOL 281.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 280 and BIOL 281, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 281 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 280, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.
- BIOL 281: Cell Biology Laboratory
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BIOL 280.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Owen Sullivan 🏫 👤
- Size:32
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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Concurrent registration in BIOL 281 required.
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BIOL 281 Cell Biology Laboratory 2 credits
The focus of the laboratory will be on current techniques used to study cellular structure and function.
Required concurrent registration in BIOL 280.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 280 and BIOL 281, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 281 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 280, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
- BIOL 280: Cell Biology
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BIOL 281.52 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Owen Sullivan 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THulings 218 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Concurrent registration in BIOL 280 required.
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BIOL 281.54 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Owen Sullivan 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THHulings 218 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Concurrent registration in BIOL 280 required.
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BIOL 294 Directed Research in Biology 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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BIOL 310 Immunology 6 credits
This course will examine the role of the immune system in defense, allergic reactions, and autoimmunity. Topics to be covered include the structure and function of antibodies, cytokines, the role of the major histocompatibility complex in antigen presentation, cellular immunity, immunodeficiencies, and current techniques used to study immune responses.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better AND either BIOL 240 or BIOL 280 with a grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 310.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WHulings 316 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHulings 316 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 332 Human Physiology 6 credits
Human Physiology seeks to understand the fundamental mechanisms responsible for the diverse functions of the body. Course topics include the function and regulation of the various physiological systems (nervous, circulatory, endocrine, excretory, respiratory, digestive, etc.), biochemistry, cellular physiology, homeostasis and acid-base chemistry. The study of human physiology provides the principal groundwork for internal medicine, pharmacology, and other related health fields. The laboratory includes a variety of experiments focusing on the function and regulation of the human body.
Concurrent registration in BIOL 333 required.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 332 and BIOL 333, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 333 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 332, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.
- BIOL 333: Human Physiology Laboratory
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BIOL 332.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- M, WWeitz Center 235 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 235 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 333 required.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 333 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 332, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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BIOL 333 Human Physiology Laboratory 2 credits
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 332.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 332 and BIOL 333, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 333 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 332, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
- BIOL 332: Human Physiology
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BIOL 333.52 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- THulings 218 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 332.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 333 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 332, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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BIOL 333.59 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- THHulings 218 8:00am-12:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 332.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 333 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 332, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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BIOL 339 Genomics & Bioinformatics Lab 2 credits
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 338.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 338 and BIOL 339, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 339 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 338, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
- BIOL 338: Genomics and Bioinformatics
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BIOL 339.52 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- THulings 102 1:00pm-5:00pm
- THulings 206 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 338
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BIOL 350 Evolution 6 credits
Principles and history of evolutionary change in wild populations, with consideration of both microevolutionary and macroevolutionary time scales. Topics covered include causes of change in gene frequency, the nature of adaptation, constraints on evolutionary change, the evolution of genes and proteins, rates of speciation and extinction, and the major events in evolutionary history.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.
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BIOL 350.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 305 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 305 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 352 Population Ecology 6 credits
An investigation of the properties of populations and communities. Topics include population growth and regulation, life tables, interspecific and intraspecific competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism, the nature of communities, and biogeography. Expected preparation: previous experience with calculus is necessary, but no specific course is required. Statistics 120 or equivalent exposure to statistical analysis is recommended.
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 353.
Recommended course: Statistics 120 or equivalent exposure to statistical analysis.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 352 and BIOL 353, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 353 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 352, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.
- BIOL 353: Population Ecology Laboratory
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BIOL 352.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- M, WHulings 120 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHulings 120 12:00pm-1:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 353.
Recommended course: Statistics 120 or equivalent exposure to statistical analysis.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 352 and BIOL 353, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 353 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 352, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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BIOL 353 Population Ecology Laboratory 2 credits
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 352.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 352 and BIOL 353, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 353 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 352, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
- BIOL 352: Population Ecology
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BIOL 353.54 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- THHulings 106 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 352.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for BIOL 352 and BIOL 353, but would like to waitlist for a second BIOL 353 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to BIOL 352, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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BIOL 356 Seminar: Topics in Developmental Biology 6 credits
The development of an embryo from a single cell to a complex body requires the coordinated efforts of a growing number of cells and cell types. In this seminar course, we will use primary literature to explore recent advances in our understanding of the cellular processes such as intercellular signaling, migration, proliferation, and differentiation that make development possible. Additionally, we will consider how these developmental cellular processes, when disrupted, lead to cancer and other diseases. Priority will be given to juniors and seniors who have not already taken a seminar course.
Waitlist Only: Students must waitlist for this course. Final registration determined by the instructor through the manual waitlist process.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 240 or BIOL 280 or BIOL 342 with grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 356.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- T, THWeitz Center 136 8:15am-10:00am
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Waitlist only
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BIOL 361 Seminar: Revolutions in Evolution—Key Innovations that Shaped Life on Earth 6 credits
The history of Life on Earth is punctuated by pivotal transitions that fundamentally change the course of evolution from that point forward. We will explore the primary literature that addresses how these seminal evolutionary changes come about. Among the questions we will pursue are: how did life originate? What was the nature of the last universal common ancestor? How did eukaryotes evolve? How did meiosis arise, and why is meiotic sexual reproduction favored over asexual alternatives?
Waitlist Only: Students must waitlist for this course. Final registration determined by the instructor through the manual waitlist process.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any one of the following course(s): BIOL 240 or BIOL 338 or BIOL 350 with grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 362 Seminar: Cell Death 6 credits
Programmed cell death is a common feature in many multicellular organisms that serves many different functions. Although apoptosis is the most common type of cell death, there are over a dozen unique ways that a cell can choose to die. This course will survey the different modes of programmed cell death with particular focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms through primary literature-based discussions. We will also discuss the organismal and pathophysiological consequences of dysregulated programmed cell death in a variety of contexts.
Waitlist Only: Students must waitlist for this course. Final registration determined by the instructor through the manual waitlist process.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better AND either BIOL 240 or BIOL 280 with a grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 365 Seminar: Topics in Neuroscience 6 credits
We will focus on recent advances in neuroscience. All areas of neuroscience (cellular/molecular, developmental, systems, cognitive, and disease) will be considered. Classical or foundational papers will be used to provide background.
Waitlist Only: Students must waitlist for this course. Final registration determined by the instructor through the manual waitlist process.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.
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BIOL 370 Seminar: Selected Topics in Virology 6 credits
An examination of selected animal viruses. The course will focus on the most recent developments in HIV-related research, including implications for HIV-treatment and vaccines and the impact of viral infection on the immune system of the host. In addition to studying the structure and replication of particular viruses we will also discuss the current laboratory techniques used in viral research.
Waitlist only.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any one of the following course(s): BIOL 240 or BIOL 280 with grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 370.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 372 Seminar: Structural Biology 6 credits
The ability to visualize macromolecules at atomic detail has significantly advanced our understanding of macromolecular structure and function. This course will provide an overview of fundamental experimental methodologies underlying structure determination, followed by primary literature-based discussions in which students will present and critically discuss classic foundational papers as well as examples from the current literature that have advanced our understanding of macromolecule structure and function.
Waitlist Only: Students must waitlist for this course. Final registration determined by the instructor through the manual waitlist process.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better AND either BIOL 280 or BIOL 380 or BIOC 301 or CHEM 320 with a grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 385 Seminar: Microbial Pathology 6 credits
Microbes are the most abundant organisms on earth, and microbial pathogens have caused human and plant disease epidemics worldwide. This course will focus upon the pathogenic strategy of a variety of well-studied microbes in order to illustrate our understanding of the molecular and cellular nature of microbial disease. We will analyze current and seminal papers in the primary literature focusing on mechanisms employed by microbes to attack hosts.
Waitlist Only: Students must waitlist for this course. Final registration determined by the instructor through the manual waitlist process.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better AND either BIOL 240 or BIOL 280 with a grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 394 Directed Research in Biology 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research Form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Second Five Weeks, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Second Five Weeks, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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BIOL 399 Critical Reading and Analysis of Primary Literature 3 credits
Guided instruction in reading and interpretation of contemporary primary literature in Biology.
Concurrent registration in BIOL 400 required.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better AND three (3) 200 or 300 level BIOL courses or BIOC 301 and two (2) 200 or 300 level BIOL courses with grade of C- or better.
- BIOL 400: Integrative Exercise
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BIOL 400 Integrative Exercise
Preparation and submission of the written portion of the Integrative Exercise. Continuing course (fall or winter). Oral examination, evaluation of the Integrative Exercise, and participation in visiting speakers seminars (spring).
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Second Five Weeks, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Biology major AND has Senior Priority.
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BIOL 400.02 Second Five Weeks, Spring 2026
- Size:1
- Grading:S/NC
- Credits:1 – 3
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CAMS 400 Integrative Exercise
The senior integrative exercise in CAMS is a self-directed individual or group project. Students will produce a work of significant depth that builds on and synthesizes their coursework in the major. Project options include production of a scholarly paper, screenplay/teleplay, or short film. Alternatively, students may take a written long-form essay exam. Students completing one of the project options will present their work at the CAMS comps symposium in the spring term.
Unless otherwise direct by their advisor, students writing a research paper should enroll in six credits. Students selecting the exam option, writing a short film screenplay, or creating a production project that involves enrollment in CAMS 370/371 should enroll in three credits.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Cinema and Media Studies major AND has Senior Priority.
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CCST 215 Approaches to Language Teaching and Learning 6 credits
Language learning is shaped by complex cognitive, social, and cultural factors. This course explores how people learn new languages and how that knowledge informs teaching. We will examine key theories, strategies for supporting diverse learners, and ways to integrate culture and real-world communication. Through readings, observations, and hands-on practice, you will reflect on language learning experiences. The course culminates in a ready-to-use lesson plan, demonstrating your growth as a language educator.
Recommended preparation: Prior knowledge of a language other than English or current enrollment in a language course.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies No Exploration
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CCST 215.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Amy Hutchinson 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 2:20pm-3:20pm
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7 seats held for Language Associates until September 15, 2025.
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CGSC 394 Directed Research in Cognitive Science 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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CGSC 394.12 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Kathleen Galotti 🏫 👤
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- Credits:1 – 3
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Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
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CGSC 396 Comps Proposal in Cognitive Studies 3 credits
Senior majors in cognitive studies will work with the instructor to develop a thesis proposal for their comps project.
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CGSC 396.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Jason Decker 🏫 👤
- Size:6
- M, WWillis 114 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWillis 114 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CGSC 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
Students will complete their Cognitive Science comps projects, in response to feedback from their comps advisor. Students will also give a public presentation of their comps project to a Carleton audience.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Cognitive Science major AND has Senior Priority.
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CHEM 122 Introduction to Chemistry 6 credits
An introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry to prepare students to enter subsequent chemistry courses (Chemistry 123 or 124). Atoms and molecules, stoichiometry, and gases will be covered in the course. Although learning through discovery-based processes, small groups, and short laboratory experimentation will occur, this is not a lab course and does not fulfill the requirements for medical school. This course assumes competence with simple algebra, but no prior chemistry experience.
Placement into Chemistry 122 using the self-administered Chemistry Placement Evaluation, Chemistry Home Page or permission of instructor. Students with high school chemistry will generally take Chemistry 123 or 124.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has received a score of 122 on the Carleton Chemistry Placement Exam.
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CHEM 122.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Daniela Kohen 🏫 👤
- Size:22
- T, THHulings 316 10:10am-11:55am
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CHEM 294 Directed Research in Chemistry 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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CHEM 301 Chemical Kinetics Laboratory 3 credits
A mixed class/lab course with one four-hour laboratory per week and weekly discussion/problem sessions. In class, the principles of kinetics will be developed with a mechanistic focus. In lab, experimental design and extensive independent project work will be emphasized.
During registration, students will register for both the lecture and a corresponding lab section, which will appear on the student's academic transcript in a single entry.
Classroom sessions will be held at the listed time primarily during the first five weeks of the term. Laboratory sessions will occur during the listed period for the entire term.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning WR2, Writing Rich 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 224 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 224 Requisite Equivalency AND CHEM 233 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 233 Requisite Equivalency AND MATH 120 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Calculus BC AP exam or received a Carleton Math 121 Requisite Equivalency.
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CHEM 301.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Deborah Gross 🏫 👤 · Chris Calderone 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 121 8:30am-9:40am
- FAnderson Hall 121 8:30am-9:30am
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CHEM 301.52 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Deborah Gross 🏫 👤 · Chris Calderone 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- TAnderson Hall 213 1:00pm-5:00pm
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CHEM 301.54 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Deborah Gross 🏫 👤 · Chris Calderone 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THAnderson Hall 213 1:00pm-5:00pm
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CHEM 301.59 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Deborah Gross 🏫 👤 · Chris Calderone 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- THAnderson Hall 213 8:00am-12:00pm
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CHEM 302 Quantum Spectroscopy Laboratory 2 credits
This lab course emphasizes spectroscopic studies relevant to quantum chemistry, including experiments utilizing UV-VIS, infrared absorption spectroscopy, and visible emission spectroscopy.
Requires concurrent registration or completion of CHEM 344
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed or is in the process of completing any of the following course(s): CHEM 344 with grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 302.54 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Jun Jiang 🏫 👤
- Size:8
- THAnderson Hall 213 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 344
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CHEM 302.59 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Jun Jiang 🏫 👤
- Size:8
- THAnderson Hall 213 8:00am-12:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 344
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CHEM 306 Spectrometric Characterization of Chemical Compounds 2 credits
This combined lecture and lab course teaches students how to use modern spectrometric techniques for the structural characterization of molecules. Lectures will cover topics and problems in the theory and practical applications associated with GC-Mass Spectrometry, ESI-Mass Spectrometry, Infrared, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H, 13C, and 2D experiments). Students will apply all of these techniques in the laboratory for the structural characterization of known and unknown molecules
Classroom and laboratory sessions will be held predominantly during the first five weeks of the term.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following course(s): CHEM 234 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency.
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CHEM 306.54 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Gretchen Hofmeister 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 8:30am-9:40am
- THAnderson Hall 325 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 8:30am-9:30am
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CHEM 306.59 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Gretchen Hofmeister 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 8:30am-9:40am
- THAnderson Hall 325 8:00am-12:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 8:30am-9:30am
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CHEM 330 Instrumental Chemical Analysis 6 credits
This course covers the basic principles of quantitative instrumental chemical analysis. Course topics include chromatography, electroanalytical chemistry, analytical spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. The background needed to understand the theory and application of these instrumental techniques will be covered. In addition, students will have the opportunity to explore current research in the field of analytical chemistry through the reading and presentation of articles from the primary literature.
Requires concurrent registration in Chemistry 331.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for CHEM 330 and CHEM 331, but would like to waitlist for a second CHEM 331 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to CHEM 330, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 224 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 224 Requisite Equivalency AND CHEM 233 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 233 Requisite Equivalency.
- CHEM 331: Instrumental Chemical Analysis Laboratory
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CHEM 330.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Steven Drew 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 8:30am-9:40am
- FAnderson Hall 329 8:30am-9:30am
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Requires concurrent registration in Chemistry 331.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CHEM 331 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CHEM 330, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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CHEM 331 Instrumental Chemical Analysis Laboratory 2 credits
This laboratory provides students with experience in using instrumental methods for quantitative chemical analysis. Laboratory work consists of several assigned experiments that use instrumental techniques such as liquid and gas chromatography, UV spectrophotometry and fluorometry, mass spectrometry, and voltammetry. This laboratory concludes with an instrumental analysis project that is researched and designed by student groups.
Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 330.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for CHEM 330 and CHEM 331, but would like to waitlist for a second CHEM 331 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to CHEM 330, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
- CHEM 330: Instrumental Chemical Analysis
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CHEM 331.52 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Steven Drew 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- TAnderson Hall 213 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 330.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CHEM 331 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CHEM 330, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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CHEM 331.57 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Steven Drew 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- TAnderson Hall 213 8:00am-12:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 330.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CHEM 331 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CHEM 330, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
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CHEM 343 Chemical Thermodynamics 6 credits
The major topic is chemical thermodynamics, including the First and Second Laws, the conditions for spontaneous change, thermochemistry, and chemical equilibrium. To showcase how chemists utilize energy concepts to solve problems, thermodynamics will be regularly applied to a number of real-world examples and scientific problems.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 123 or CHEM 124, or CHEM 128 or received a score of 4 or better on the Chemistry AP exam or received a score of 5 or better on the Chemistry IB exam or received a Carleton Chemistry 123 Requisite Equivalency AND MATH 120 or Math 211 or greater with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Math 211 or better Requisite Equivalency AND 6 credits from Physics Courses 131 to 165 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on both the Physics AP C Mechanics exam and the Physics AP C – Electricity and Magnetism exam.
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CHEM 343.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Daniela Kohen 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 305 9:50am-11:00am
- FLeighton 305 9:40am-10:40am
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CHEM 344 Quantum Chemistry 6 credits
This course introduces quantum mechanics with an emphasis on chemical and spectroscopic applications. The focus will be on atomic and molecular quantum behavior involving electrons, rotations, and vibrations. The objective is to develop both a deeper understanding of bonding as well as an appreciation of how spectroscopy provides insight into the microscopic world of molecules.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 123 or CHEM 124, or CHEM 128 or received a score of 4 or better on the Chemistry AP exam or received a score of 5 or better on the Chemistry IB exam or received a Carleton Chemistry 123 Requisite Equivalency AND MATH 120 or Math 211 or greater with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Math 211 or better Requisite Equivalency AND 6 credits from Physics Courses 131 to 165 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on both the Physics AP C Mechanics exam and the Physics AP C – Electricity and Magnetism exam.
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CHEM 344.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Jun Jiang 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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CHEM 351 Inorganic Chemistry 6 credits
Symmetry, molecular orbital theory and ligand field theory will provide a framework to explore the bonding, magnetism and spectroscopic properties of coordination complexes. Topics in reactivity (hard and soft acids and bases), bioinorganic chemistry, reaction mechanisms, and organometallic chemistry, will also be introduced.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 224 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 224 Requisite Equivalency exam AND CHEM 234 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency.
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CHEM 351.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Matt Whited 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WHulings 316 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHulings 316 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CHEM 352 Laboratory in Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 2 credits
Synthesis, purification and spectroscopic characterization of transition-metal complexes with an emphasis on methods for preparing and handling air-sensitive compounds. One laboratory per week.
Previous or concurrent registration in CHEM 351
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed or is in the process of completing the following course(s): CHEM 351 with grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 352.52 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Matt Whited 🏫 👤
- Size:6
- TAnderson Hall 325 1:00pm-5:00pm
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CHEM 352.57 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Matt Whited 🏫 👤
- Size:6
- TAnderson Hall 325 8:00am-12:00pm
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CHEM 353 Organic Chemistry III 6 credits
This course explores the relationship between structure and reactivity in organic molecular systems, with an emphasis on reaction mechanisms. Topics include molecular orbital theory, stereoelectronic effects, linear free energy relationships, and kinetic isotope effects. We will use these theories to revisit and deepen our understanding of reactions from Chemistry 233 (Organic Chemistry & Lab) and 234 (Organic Chemistry II & Lab). We will then analyze additional classes of reactions, such as pericyclic, enantioselective, and organometallic transformations. Students will use the primary literature to further investigate these topics.
CHEM 301 or 343 or 344 required
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 234 or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency AND has completed or is in the process of completing any of the following course(s): CHEM 301 or CHEM 343 or CHEM 344 with a grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 353.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Kaz Skubi 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
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CHEM 361 Materials Chemistry 6 credits
Materials chemistry seeks to understand condensed matter through the study of its structural, electronic, and macroscopic properties with an eye on practical applications. Therefore, the study of matter from a materials perspective requires a multidisciplinary approach involving chemistry, physics, engineering, and technology. Some topics to be covered include crystalline structure, X-ray diffraction, band theory, conductivity, magnetic and optical properties, the effect of size on materials properties, and soft materials. Current research in materials chemistry will be explored through group presentation and discussion of primary literature papers.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 224 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 224 Requisite Equivalency exam AND CHEM 234 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency.
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CHEM 361.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Steven Drew 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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CHEM 364 Pharmaceutical Chemistry 6 credits
This course explores the molecular mechanisms by which drugs interact with biological systems to elicit their effects. Topics include structure-activity relationships, drug-receptor interactions, metabolic pathways, and the chemical basis of drug toxicity and selectivity. Work will be centered around case studies of long-established drug classes as well as more recent therapeutic approaches.
Recommended Preparation: BIOL 126
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed the following course(s): CHEM 234 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Chemistry 234 Requisite Equivalency.
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CHEM 364.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Joe Chihade 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 2:20pm-3:20pm
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CHEM 364.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Joe Chihade 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 8:30am-9:40am
- FAnderson Hall 323 8:30am-9:30am
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19 seats held until Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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CHEM 394 Directed Research in Chemistry 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation. Students conducting research that is not directly tied to ongoing faculty research programs should enroll in Chemistry 391/392.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Second Five Weeks, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, First Five Weeks, Winter 2026, Second Five Weeks, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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CHEM 400 Integrative Exercise
Three alternatives exist for the department comprehensive exercise. Most students elect to join a discussion group that studies the research of a distinguished chemist or particular research problem in depth. Other students elect to write a long paper based on research in the primary literature, or write a paper expanding on their own research investigations. Most of the work for Chemistry 400 is expected to be accomplished during winter term. Students should enroll for five credits of Chemistry 400 during the winter, receive a “CI” at the end of that term, and then enroll for one credit during the spring, with the final evaluation and grade being awarded during spring term. Chemistry majors will be required to attend at least 10 seminars between the term in which they declare and the end of winter term of their senior year to ensure breadth in the exposure to the ways chemists approach their work.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Chemistry major AND has Senior Priority.
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CHEM 400.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Chris Calderone 🏫 👤
- Size:10
- Grading:S/NC
- Credits:5
- M, WOlin 106 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FOlin 106 2:20pm-3:20pm
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Students participating in group comps should enroll for five credits of Chemistry 400 for fall or winter, and then enroll for one additional credit during the subsequent term.
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CHEM 400.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Chris Calderone 🏫 👤
- Size:10
- Grading:S/NC
- Credits:1
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Only students currently enrolled in CHEM 400-01 Fall 2025 should register for this course. Students participating in group comps should enroll for five credits of Chemistry 400 for fall or winter, and then enroll for one additional credit during the subsequent term.
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CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese 6 credits
Introduction to Chinese sentence structure and writing system, together with the development of basic aural/oral skills, with attention to the cultural context. Students who have learned spoken Mandarin Chinese at home or in another context, but who are unable to read or write, are encouraged to register for Chinese 280.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Not open to students whose previous Chinese language experience exceeds the requirements of CHIN 101.
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CHIN 101.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Lin Deng 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:30am-9:30am
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CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese 6 credits
Continuation of Chinese 101.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHIN 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton Chinese Placement exam.
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CHIN 102.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Xuping Sun 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:30am-9:30am
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CHIN 103 Elementary Chinese 6 credits
Continuation of Chinese 101, 102.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHIN 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Chinese Placement exam.
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CHIN 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Lei Yang 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:30am-9:30am
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CHIN 204 Intermediate Chinese 6 credits
Expansion of vocabulary and learning of complex sentence forms, with equal emphasis on the development of the four skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening comprehension.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHIN 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Chinese Placement exam.
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CHIN 204.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Lei Yang 🏫 👤 · Xuping Sun 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 12:00pm-1:00pm
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CHIN 204.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Lei Yang 🏫 👤 · Xuping Sun 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CHIN 205 Intermediate Chinese 6 credits
Continuation of Chinese 204. Completion of this course with a C- or better fulfills the language requirement.
- Winter 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any one of the following course(s): CHIN 204 or CHIN 280 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Chinese Placement exam.
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CHIN 205.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Lin Deng 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 12:00pm-1:00pm
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CHIN 205.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Lin Deng 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CHIN 206 Chinese in Cultural Context 6 credits
This course advances students’ proficiency in oral and written Chinese, at the same time integrating elements of traditional Chinese civilization and modern Chinese society. Emphasis is on cultural understanding and appropriate language use.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHIN 205 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 206 on the Carleton Chinese Placement exam.
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CHIN 206.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Lin Deng 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WWeitz Center 136 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 136 12:00pm-1:00pm
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CLAS 386 Classical Myth: Theory, Function, Afterlife 6 credits
Stories of gods, heroes and monsters were a pervasive part of life in ancient Greece and Rome, integrated into landscape, the built environment and cultural practice from ritual worship to informal storytelling, and they have retained their power to fascinate through subsequent eras. This seminar will investigate the roles myth played in the ancient world, drawing on literary, historical and archaeological evidence, as well as the most prominent theoretical frameworks for interpreting myths, and some examples of modern adaptations. Topics in the second half of the course will be driven by student interests as they develop their own research and present it at the department Symposium.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): Two Classics (CLAS) courses with a grade of C- or better.
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CLAS 386.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Clara Hardy 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLibrary 305 1:15pm-3:00pm
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CLAS 400 Senior Research Project 3 credits
From topics developed in Classics 384, 385, 386, or 387, departmental majors will expand and refine their research into articles to be submitted to a journal of professional style, accepted and edited by the group into a presentable volume.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CLAS 384 or CLAS 385 or CLAS 386 or CLAS 387 with a grade of C- or better AND is a Classics major AND has Senior Priority.
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CS 294 Directed Research in Computer Science 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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CS 394 Directed Research in Computer Science 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Second Five Weeks, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Second Five Weeks, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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CS 399 Senior Seminar 3 credits
As part of their senior capstone experience, majors will work together in small teams on faculty-specified topics to design and implement the first stage of a project. Required of all senior majors. Students are strongly encouraged to complete CS 252 and CS 257 before starting CS 399.
- Fall 2025, First Five Weeks, Fall 2025, First Five Weeks, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Computer Science major AND has Senior Priority.
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CS 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
Beginning with the prototypes developed in the Senior Seminar (CS 399), project teams will complete their project and present it to the department. Required of all senior majors. Each CS 400 is paired with a particular section of CS 399, and the prerequisite for CS 400 must be filled by satisfactory completion of that CS 399.
- Second Five Weeks, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Second Five Weeks, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Computer Science major AND has Senior Priority.
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DGAH 294 Directed Research in Digital Arts and Humanities 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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DGAH 394 Directed Research in Digital Arts and Humanities 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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DGAH 398 Digital Arts & Humanities Portfolio: A Capstone Seminar 2 credits
The work of Digital Arts & Humanities takes place at the crossroads of computing, humanities, and creative production. While digital tools and computational methods can enhance humanities research and artistic production, traditional humanistic approaches must also question digital technologies. Both the processes and products of this work stretch the boundaries of familiar academic formats. In this course, students will create an ePortfolio that curates and critically reflects on the digital processes and products of courses and co-curricular experiences at Carleton, guided by readings on the current state of interdisciplinary digital scholarship. A capstone for the DGAH minor, the seminar will include numerous workshop events and culminate in public portfolio presentations. Prerequisite: Prior DGAH coursework, including but not limited to the DGAH core courses.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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DGAH 398.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Austin Mason 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- WWeitz Center 138 1:50pm-3:00pm
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ECON 223 Cambridge Program: The Economics of Multinational Enterprises 3 credits
Among the most important economic institutions in the world today are multinational enterprises. This course will explore the theory and practice of MNEs. Lectures and reading will be supplemented with visits to British multinationals.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Economics in Cambridge Program.
- Summer 2025
- IS, International Studies No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Economics in Cambridge program.
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ECON 395 Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics and Finance 6 credits
This seminar will focus on contemporary approaches to analyzing the macroeconomy and financial markets. Students will be exposed to empirical methods suited for the causal analysis of cross-sectional, time series, and panel data. Topics covered depend on student interest and may include purchasing power parity, arbitrage, capital control, globalization, financial crises, exchange rate dynamics, efficient market hypothesis, and the role of financial markets in the real economy. We will read journal articles that apply econometric techniques to questions in macroeconomics and finance, and students will give presentations on their own research ideas.
- Fall 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry WR2, Writing Rich 2
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Student has completed the following course(s): ECON 329 AND ECON 330 AND ECON 331 with a grade of C- or better.
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ECON 395.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Victor Almeida 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THWeitz Center 230 10:10am-11:55am
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ECON 395 Advanced Topics in Experimental Economics 6 credits
Experimental economics focuses on using controlled experiments to demonstrate causal relationships in economic decision making. We will develop a deep understanding of both the methodology and major findings of experimental economics. Many discussions will be student-led, through in-depth presentation of journal articles. Topics covered will be determined largely by student interest, but might include subjects such as altruistic behavior, bargaining, market behavior, risk preferences, public goods, and preferences for honesty.
- Fall 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry WR2, Writing Rich 2
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Student has completed the following course(s): ECON 329 AND ECON 330 AND ECON 331 with a grade of C- or better.
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ECON 395.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Jonathan Lafky 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THWillis 211 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ECON 395 Advanced Topics in Economics of Inequality 6 credits
This seminar introduces you to the empirical tools commonly used by applied microeconomists interested in questions of inequality. We will read journal articles that apply advanced econometric techniques to micro-level data, the goal being that students develop the skills to conduct an empirical project of their own. Class time is devoted to discussion of articles, econometric applications, and student-led presentations. Topics covered depend on student interest and may include: earnings gaps across socio-economic groups, labor market discrimination, gender/racial differentials in employment, the impact of gender/race on health, etc.
- Fall 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry WR2, Writing Rich 2
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Student has completed the following course(s): ECON 329 AND ECON 330 AND ECON 331 with a grade of C- or better.
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ECON 395.03 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Prathi Seneviratne 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WWillis 211 9:50am-11:00am
- FWillis 211 9:40am-10:40am
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ECON 398 Advanced Research in Economics 6 credits
This course is designed to support majors in developing advanced skills in economic research and communication. Through a combination of class discussion, small group work, and/or one-on-one interactions with the professor, majors learn the process of constructing strong, theoretically-grounded arguments through primary research, secondary research, or both. Students will also learn and practice strategies for engaging critically with contemporary scholarship and effective techniques of peer review and the oral presentation of research.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 395 with a grade of C- or better.
- ECON 400: Integrative Exercise
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ECON 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
Required of all senior Economics majors. Students complete either the research paper or the policy paper developed in ECON 395. Students writing the research paper must enroll concurrently in ECON 398.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 395 with a grade of C- or better AND the student is an Economics major AND has Senior Priority.
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EDUC 367 Culture Wars in the Classroom 6 credits
This course examines past and present school controversies, including school prayer, banned books, and student protests. Who controls the curriculum? How do we teach contentious issues such as evolution, racism, and climate change? To what extent do teachers and students enjoy the right to free expression? These are the kinds of questions “Culture Wars in the Classroom” will explore, as we consider the purpose of public education in a diverse, multicultural nation.
- Winter 2026
- IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies No Exploration
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EDUC 367.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Jeff Snyder 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THWillis 114 10:10am-11:55am
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EDUC 395 Senior Seminar 6 credits
This is a capstone seminar for educational studies minors. It focuses on a contemporary issue in American education with a different topic each year. Recent seminars have focused on the school to prison pipeline, youth activism, intellectual freedom in schools, and gender and sexuality in education. Senior seminars often incorporate off campus work with public school students and teachers.
Extra Time required.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is an Educational Studies minor.
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EDUC 395.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Jeff Snyder 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THWillis 114 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ENGL 109 The Craft of Academic Writing 6 credits
This course is designed to demystify the practice of academic writing and to introduce students to the skills they’ll need to write effectively in a variety of academic disciplines and contexts. Students will learn how to respond to other authors’ claims, frame clear arguments of their own, structure essays to develop a clear logical flow, integrate outside sources into their writing, and improve their writing through revision. All sections will include a variety of readings, multiple writing assignments, and substantial feedback from the course instructor.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration WR2, Writing Rich 2
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ENGL 268 Writing with AI 6 credits
Is “Writing with AI” a contradiction in terms? Is all AI writing just a remix of other, better writing by humans? Can we create interesting, engaging, creative writing in collaboration with AI? This course will grapple with these questions as we take multiple AI tools for a spin. We’ll use AI to create a variety of texts, including stories, games, images, and essays. Along the way, we’ll think about how writing with AI affects the ways we work and think as writers, and what we gain and lose by using it.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration WR2, Writing Rich 2
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ENGL 268.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: George Cusack 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 235 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 235 9:40am-10:40am
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ENGL 279 Living London Program: Urban Field Studies 6 credits
A combination of background readings, guided walks and site visits, and individual exploration will give students tools for understanding the history of multicultural London. Starting with the city’s early history and moving to the present, students will gain an understanding of how the city has been defined and transformed over time, and of the complex cultural narratives that shape its standing as a global metropolis. There will be short written exercises (creative and analytical), informal mini-presentations, and a final group presentation focused on a specific urban site.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Living London Program.
- Winter 2026
- IS, International Studies No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Living London Program.
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ENGL 400 Integrative Exercise 6 credits
Senior English majors may fulfill the integrative exercise by completing one of the four options: the Colloquium Option (a group option in which participants discuss, analyze and write about a thematically coherent list of literary works); the Research Essay Option (an extended essay on a topic of the student’s own devising); the Creative Option (creation of a work of literary art); or the Project Option (creation of an individual or group multidisciplinary project). The Research Essay Option is open to students who have completed a senior seminar in the major by the end of fall term senior year. The Creative Option is open only to students who have completed at least two creative writing courses (one of which must be at the 300 level) by the end of fall term senior year.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is an English major AND has Senior Priority.
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ENTS 255 Ecology & Anthropology Tanzania Program: Field Methods in Ecology and Anthropology 4 credits
This course enables students with interests in both Ecology and Anthropology to conduct studies in partnership with Tanzanian host communities. The challenges facing cultural groups and socio-ecological systems in northern Tanzania are inherently multi-disciplinary, and students must be able to bridge disciplines. This Field Methods course provides students with a common set of skills from both the ecological and anthropological disciplines to be applied in their Independent Study projects. Topics covered in the course include: introduction to research ethics; conducting a literature review; design and implementation of data collection protocols and survey questionnaires; summary, analysis and presentation of qualitative and quantitative data.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania program.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania program.
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ENTS 355 Ecology & Anthropology Tanzania Program: Ecology and Conservation of Savanna Ecosystems in Northern Tanzania
This course focuses on the foundational principles necessary to understand the ecology and conservation of savanna ecosystems in northern Tanzania, and the important roles that people and protected areas play within them. The course is based on the premise that a thorough understanding of Tanzania’s ecosystems and the challenges facing them cannot be achieved without understanding the human and political contexts in which they exist. The course incorporates primary literature, frequent guest lecturers, stakeholder interactions and student-facilitated discussions. The experiential, site-based approach allows students to gain insight into the practical application of ecological concepts in monitoring and maintaining savanna ecosystems.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania program.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania program.
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ENTS 394 Directed Research in Environmental Studies 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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ENTS 400 Integrative Exercise 6 credits
In this course, ENTS majors will work on a team project designing environmental interventions for a real-world setting.
Extra Time Required: Meetings with community members. Occasional site visits.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed the following course: ENTS 395 with grade of C- or better.
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FREN 101 Elementary French 6 credits
This course introduces the basic structures of the French language and everyday vocabulary in the context of common cultural situations. Students are exposed to all four skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). Taught five days a week in French.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Not open to students whose previous French language experience exceeds the requirements of FREN 101.
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FREN 101.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Stephanie Cox 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:30am-9:30am
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FREN 101.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Sandra Rousseau 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:30am-10:35am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 9:40am-10:40am
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FREN 101.03 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Sarah Anthony 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:15pm-2:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 1:10pm-2:10pm
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FREN 102 Elementary French 6 credits
Building on the material covered in French 101, this course introduces complex sentences and additional verb tenses. Students apply the tools of narration in context through the reading of short literary and cultural texts. The focus of the course is on all four skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). Taught five days a week in French.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): FREN 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton French Placement exam.
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FREN 102.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Chérif Keïta 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 104 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:30am-9:30am
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FREN 102.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Sarah Anthony 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 10:45am-11:50am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 102.03 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Sarah Anthony 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:15pm-2:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:10pm-2:10pm
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FREN 102.04 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Sandra Rousseau 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 202 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 8:30am-9:30am
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FREN 103 Intermediate French 6 credits
This course continues the study of complex sentence structures and reviews basic patterns in greater depth, partly through the discussion of authentic short stories and cultural topics. Throughout the course, students practice all four skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). Taught five days a week in French.
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): FREN 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton French Placement exam.
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FREN 103.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Chérif Keïta 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 10:45am-11:50am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Katharine Hargrave 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 8:30am-9:30am
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FREN 103.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Stephanie Cox 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:30am-10:35am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:40am-10:40am
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FREN 103.03 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Sarah Anthony 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 1:15pm-2:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 1:10pm-2:10pm
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FREN 103.04 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Stephanie Cox 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 10:45am-11:50am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 204 Intermediate French 6 credits
Through readings, discussions, analysis of media, and other activities, this course increases students’ skill and confidence in French. Continuing the emphasis on all modes of communication begun in French 101-103, French 204 focuses on Francophone cultures, contemporary issues, and an iconic text in French. Taught three days a week in French.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): FREN 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton French Placement exam.
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FREN 204.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Éva Pósfay 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:40am-10:40am
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FREN 204.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Katharine Hargrave 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WHasenstab 105 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHasenstab 105 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 204.03 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Katharine Hargrave 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WHasenstab 105 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHasenstab 105 1:10pm-2:10pm
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FREN 204.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Chérif Keïta 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 12:00pm-1:00pm
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FREN 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
During their senior year, students expand and deepen an essay in French from one of their advanced courses in the major. Normally, but not always, the director for this project will be the professor from that course. This essay may be completed during any term, but must be finished by the end of winter term. In the spring term, students deliver an oral presentation (in English) summarizing their work. Seniors may choose either of the following: 1) A substantial individual essay, or 2) An individual essay that complements work done in a second major (subject to approval by the Department). Further details are available on the Department’s website.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a French and Francophone Studies major AND has Senior Priority.
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GEOL 294 Directed Research in Geology 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Second Five Weeks, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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GEOL 298 Junior Colloquium 2 credits
This course offers students an opportunity to explore common methods used in geoscience research. Students will hone their writing, figure design, and data analysis skills through a series of small projects and assignments. This course will be particularly valuable for junior geology majors in preparation for their comps projects.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed 24 credits in courses with the GEOL prefix, not including Independent Studies, with a grade of C- or better.
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GEOL 298.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Sarah Titus 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- FAnderson Hall 123 2:20pm-3:50pm
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GEOL 394 Directed Research in Geology 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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GEOL 400 Integrative Exercise
Each senior geology major must take a total of six credits of Geology 400. One of the credits will be awarded in the spring term for the preparation and delivery of a formal talk and attendance at the talks or other seniors. The other five credits must be taken in the fall and/or winter terms. Credits can be divided between those two terms or all five credits may be taken in the same term. All seniors must attend the Geology 400 seminars which will meet weekly fall and winter term. Geology 400 is a continuing course, and the grade will not be awarded until the end of spring term.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a GEOL major AND has Senior Priority.
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GERM 101 Elementary German 6 credits
This course introduces the basic structures of the German language and everyday vocabulary in the context of common cultural situations and authentic and fictional media. Students work on a project about social justice in the German-speaking world while being exposed to all four language learning skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking).
Both sections are flexible for you to enroll in if you have a conflict between your MWF / TTH classes and a 5-day language class schedule. Please speak with your German professor and the professor for the conflicting course. You can enroll in 2 sections at the same time. You will need to fill out the change request form for a course conflict that will need to be approved before the drop/add deadline for the term.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Not open to students whose previous German language experience exceeds the requirements of GERM 101.
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GERM 101.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Juliane Schicker 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 12:00pm-1:00pm
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If you have a conflict between your MWF / TTH classes and a 5-day language class schedule, you can talk with Prof. Juliane Schicker (jschicker@carleton.edu) to cross-enroll in 2 sections at the same time.
Eventually, you will have to fill out an add/drop card to enroll in both courses. After you speak with Prof. Schicker, you can fill out the add/drop card online here. The form will require the approval of Prof. Schicker, the professor of the course with which your German course conflicts, and your adviser.
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GERM 101.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Juliane Schicker 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 1:10pm-2:10pm
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If you have a conflict between your MWF / TTH classes and a 5-day language class schedule, you can talk with Prof. Juliane Schicker (jschicker@carleton.edu) to cross-enroll in 2 sections at the same time.
Eventually, you will have to fill out an add/drop card to enroll in both courses. After you speak with Prof. Schicker, you can fill out the add/drop card online here. The form will require the approval of Prof. Schicker, the professor of the course with which your German course conflicts, and your adviser.
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GERM 102 Elementary German 6 credits
Building on the material covered in German 101, this course introduces more complex structures and exposes students to short literary and cultural texts as well as other media. Students discuss topics including the concept of home, migration, exile, travel and vacation, sports, and childhood while honing all four language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking).
Both sections are flexible for you to enroll in if you have a conflict between your MWF / TTH classes and a 5-day language class schedule. Please speak with your German professor and the professor for the conflicting course. You can enroll in 2 sections at the same time. You will need to fill out the change request form for a course conflict that will need to be approved before the drop/add deadline for the term.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GERM 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton German Placement exam.
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GERM 102.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Seth Peabody 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WBoliou 140 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THBoliou 140 9:30am-10:35am
- FBoliou 140 9:40am-10:40am
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GERM 102.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Juliane Schicker 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WWeitz Center 233 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THWeitz Center 233 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FWeitz Center 233 1:10pm-2:10pm
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GERM 103 Intermediate German 6 credits
Continuation of the study of complex structural patterns of the German language, and the reading and discussion of longer texts, films, and other media from German-speaking cultures. Students explore topics such as education, literal and metaphorical borders, the city of Berlin, nature, and connections between German-speaking countries and the United States while honing all four language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking).
Both sections are flexible for you to enroll in if you have a conflict between your MWF / TTH classes and a 5-day language class schedule. Please speak with your German professor and the professor for the conflicting course. You can enroll in 2 sections at the same time. You will need to fill out the change request form for a course conflict that will need to be approved before the drop/add deadline for the term.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GERM 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton German Placement exam.
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GERM 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Seth Peabody 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 12:00pm-1:00pm
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GERM 103.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Seth Peabody 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:10pm-2:10pm
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GERM 204 Intermediate German 6 credits
In this course, students build on their communication skills to engage in more in-depth spoken and written discussions of German-speaking literature, art, and culture. By analyzing longer and more challenging texts, films and other cultural media, continuing grammar review, and writing compositions, students acquire greater facility and confidence in all four language skills (writing, speaking, listening, and reading).
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GERM 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton German Placement exam.
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GERM 204.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Rachael Huener 🏫
- Size:16
- M, WBoliou 140 11:10am-12:20pm
- FBoliou 140 12:00pm-1:00pm
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GERM 204.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Seth Peabody 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WBoliou 140 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FBoliou 140 1:10pm-2:10pm
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GERM 400 Integrative Exercise
Examining an aspect of German literature across eras or genres.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a German major AND has Senior Priority.
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GRK 101 Elementary Greek 6 credits
From the triceratops (“three-horned-face”) to the antarctic (“opposite-the-bear-constellation”), ancient Greek has left traces in our language, literature (epic, tragedy, comedy), ways of organizing knowledge (philosophy, history, physics), and society (democracy, oligarchy, autocracy). It gives access to original texts from ancient Greece, early Christianity, and the Byzantine Empire, not to mention modern scientific terminology. In Greek 101 students will develop knowledge of basic vocabulary and grammar, and will begin reading short passages of prose and poetry. The class will meet five days a week.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Not open to students whose previous Greek language experience exceeds the requirements of GRK 101.
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GRK 101.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Jake Morton 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 102 Intermediate Greek 6 credits
Study of essential forms and grammar, with reading of original, unadapted passages.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GRK 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton Greek Placement exam.
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GRK 102.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Clara Hardy 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 102 Greece at a Crossroads: Intermediate Greek 6 credits
Study of essential forms and grammar, with reading of original, unadapted passages.
Requires participation in OCS Program: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Greece at a Crossroads program.
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GRK 103 Greek Prose 6 credits
Selected prose readings. The course will emphasize review of grammar and include Greek composition.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GRK 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Greek Placement exam.
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GRK 103.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 204 Intermediate Greek Prose and Poetry 6 credits
The goal for Intermediate Greek Prose and Poetry is to gain experience in the three major modes of Greek expression most often encountered “in the wild”—prose, poetry, and inscriptions—while exploring the notion of happiness and the good life. By combining all three modes into this one course, we hope both to create a suitable closure to the language sequence and to provide a reasonable foundation for further exploration of Greek literature and culture.
- Winter 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): GRK 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Greek Placement exam.
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GRK 204.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Clara Hardy 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:40am-10:40am
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GRK 285 Weekly Greek 2 credits
This course is intended for students who have completed Greek 204 (or equivalent) and wish to maintain and deepen their language skills. Students will meet weekly to review prepared passages, as well as reading at sight. Actual reading content will be determined prior to the start of term by the instructor in consultation with the students who have enrolled. There will be brief, periodic assessments of language comprehension throughout the term.
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Greece at a Crossroads program.
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GRK 285.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- MLanguage & Dining Center 330 3:10pm-4:20pm
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Section Prerequisites:
Student has completed any of the following course(s): GRK 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Greek Placement exam.
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GRK 285.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Jake Morton 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WLanguage & Dining Center 244 3:10pm-4:20pm
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Section Prerequisites:
Student has completed any of the following course(s): GRK 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Greek Placement exam.
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GWSS 400 Integrative Exercise
This directed independent study course supports students as they make progress on the conception, research, writing, and presentation of their comprehensive exercise project during their senior year. Students should sign up for Integrative Exercise credit with the primary advisor of their project. The six credits required are generally split between Fall and Winter terms of a student's senior year, unless otherwise explicitly arranged with the GWSS director and both comps advisors. Students will meet with both their primary and secondary advisors for scheduled check-ins during the term and will be expected to make all agreed upon deadlines for turning in and editing drafts.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a GWSS major AND has Senior Priority.
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HEBR 103 Elementary Modern Hebrew 6 credits
This course is for students who have completed Hebrew 102 or whose test scores indicate that this is an appropriate level of placement. We continue expanding our vocabulary and grammar knowledge, integrating listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Hebrew. We also continue working with Israeli films and internet, particularly to publish in-class magazines in Hebrew on topics related to Israel, the Middle East, and Judaic Studies.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): HEBR 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Hebrew Placement exam.
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HEBR 103.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Stacy Beckwith 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- MLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:50pm-3:00pm
- WLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:50pm-3:00pm
- TLanguage & Dining Center 202 3:10pm-4:15pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 2:20pm-3:20pm
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HEBR 204 Intermediate Modern Hebrew 6 credits
In this course students will strengthen their command of modern conversational, literary and newspaper Hebrew. As in the elementary sequence, we will continually integrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Hebrew. Popular Israeli music, broadcasts, internet sources, and films will complement the course’s goals. Class projects include a term long research paper on a topic related to Israel, the Middle East, or Judaic Studies. Students will create a poster in Hebrew to illustrate their research. They will discuss this with other Hebrew speakers on campus at a class poster session toward the end of the course.
- Winter 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): HEBR 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Hebrew Placement exam.
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HEBR 204.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Stacy Beckwith 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 2:20pm-3:20pm
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HIST 253 Social Movements in Modern Korea 6 credits
This course examines rich traditions of social movements in Korea from its preindustrial times to the present. It will analyze how the movement organizers came to claim the space between households and the state by organizing themselves around various groupings (religious societies, labor unions, and SMOs). Thematically, it will scrutinize the intersections of multiple value orientations (e.g., feminist consciousness and fight for democracy and social justice) and unintended consequences (state violence and traumatic memory). Engaging with different sources (e.g., films, testimonies, memoirs, autobiographies, journals, and government reports), students will develop skills to frame key historical questions against broader historiographical contexts.
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HIST 253.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Seungjoo Yoon 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 426 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 426 2:20pm-3:20pm
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HIST 400 Integrative Exercise 6 credits
Required of all seniors majoring in history. Registration in this course is contingent upon prior approval of a research proposal.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a History major AND has Senior Priority.
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IDSC 101 Undergraduate Bridge Experience 5 credits
The Carleton Undergraduate Bridge Experience is a six-week program designed to review quantitative skills and explore how these quantitative skills are relevant to disciplines ranging from biology and physics to economics and psychology. Topics may include functions (linear, exponential, logarithmic), geometry, trigonometry, and analysis and graphical representation of data sets. Students will work in teams on several activities, including exploring Carleton-specific data sets that can be used to tell a story about the College and collaborating on problems that explore how particular quantitative skills are used in the sciences and social sciences. In addition, students review and practice their quantitative skills through self-paced work.
IDSC 110 required fall term
- Summer 2025
- No Exploration
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Student Cohorts any in the selection list CUBE
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IDSC 110 Thinking with Numbers: Using Math and Data in Context 1 credits
This course will enhance students’ quantitative skills and provide opportunities to apply those skills to authentic problems. Topics covered will vary depending on students in the class; possible topics include unit conversions, significant figures and estimation, exponents, logarithms, algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics. We will explore how these skills are relevant in contexts ranging from making personal finance decisions to understanding medical research reports.
Instructor Permission
1st Five weeks
- First Five Weeks, Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student Cohorts any in the selection list CUBE
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IDSC 110.01 First Five Weeks, Fall 2025
- Faculty: Lin Winton 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- TLibrary 344 3:10pm-4:15pm
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Instructor Permission, 1st five weeks
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IDSC 111 Perspectives on the Humanities 1 credits
What are the humanities? Come find out in eight class sessions exploring different humanistic fields and disciplines. Each week, a humanities professor will visit our class to discuss their work as well as exciting new trends in their disciplines. We’ll learn how different humanities disciplines think about evidence, make arguments, and conduct research in the service of exploring fundamental questions about what it means to be human. Students will discuss an array of humanistic topics in a low-stakes environment. This course is especially recommended for students interested in exploring the variety of possible majors and minors within the Humanities.
Encouraged for humanities fellows.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 111.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Baird Jarman 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- MLeighton 202 3:10pm-4:20pm
- MLeighton 236 3:10pm-4:20pm
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IDSC 121 Entrepreneurship and the Liberal Arts 1 credits
Careers in entrepreneurship naturally connect to a liberal arts education in at least two ways. First, whether for-profit or social, startup ventures arise as solutions to complex problems. By focusing on alternate ways of thinking, the liberal arts prepare students to generate new solutions to problems of all sorts. Second, the work of the entrepreneur transcends disciplinary boundaries. In any given day, the needs of a business may involve the science of product development, political science of regulation, psychology of brand definition, economics of pricing, and more. Through conversations with Carleton alumni and parent entrepreneurs, this class explores the connection between a liberal arts education and work developing startup enterprises.
2nd 5 Weeks course
- Second Five Weeks, Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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IDSC 121.01 Second Five Weeks, Fall 2025
- Faculty: Nathan Grawe 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- FLeighton 305 3:30pm-4:30pm
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IDSC 141 Computer Science Program: Computing with Context: Alan Turing, Gender, and Computing 2 credits
This course will address a cluster of topics related to a broad gender-based context for computing. The starting point is Alan Turing himself: a hero for his code-breaking work during the war, Turing was also a gay man chemically castrated by the British government who (likely) died by suicide after enduring that treatment. The course will spiral outward from Turing to include a broader set of topics related to gender and sexuality in computing, ranging from Turing’s era to the present. Specific topics will vary based on the interests of available experts in aspects of gender and computing.
Participation in OCS History of Computing in England program.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS History of Computing in England program.
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IDSC 198 FOCUS Colloquium 2 credits
This colloquium is designed to give students participating in the Focusing on Cultivating Scientists program an opportunity to learn and use skills in scientific study, reasoning, and modeling. The topics of this project-based colloquium will vary each term, and allow students to develop competencies in areas relevant to multiple science disciplines.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student Cohorts any in the selection list FOCUS.02
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IDSC 198.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Deborah Gross 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WAnderson Hall 223 1:50pm-3:00pm
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Section Prerequisites:
Student Cohorts any in the selection list FOCUS.01
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IDSC 198.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Anna Rafferty 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WAnderson Hall 223 1:50pm-3:00pm
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Section Prerequisites:
Student Cohorts any in the selection list FOCUS.01
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Open only to students who completed IDSC 198-01 immediately preceding Fall Term
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IDSC 198.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- FAnderson Hall 223 2:20pm-3:30pm
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Open only to students approved for FOCUS winter term
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IDSC 198.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Anna Rafferty 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WAnderson Hall 223 1:50pm-3:00pm
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Section Prerequisites:
Student Cohorts any in the selection list FOCUS.01
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Open only to students registered for IDSC 198 01 for winter term
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IDSC 198.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WHulings 120 1:50pm-3:00pm
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Open only to students registered for IDSC 198 02 winter term
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IDSC 202 MMUF Research Seminar 2 credits
This seminar develops the skills needed to engage in and communicate advanced research. Each participant will work and present regularly on their ongoing research projects, and participate actively in an ongoing series of workshops and conferences. The seminar will also discuss in depth the nature of academia as institution and culture, and the role of diversity in the production of knowledge and teaching in American higher education. Open only to students with MMUF fellow status.
Must be MMUF Fellow
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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IDSC 204 Revision Seminar for Humanistic Writing 2 credits
Students in this course substantially revise essays written in prior courses with an eye to submitting them for publication in undergraduate scholarly journals. Paper topics must fall, broadly, within the scope of the humanities, arts, and humanistic social sciences. The seminar will practice peer feedback and will explore different revision techniques (such as reverse outlining, memory drafts, strength-and-weakness mapping).
X seats held for Humanities Center fellows, Writing Center consultants, and editors of Carleton’s Undergraduate Journal of Humanistic Studies until the day after first year priority registration.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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IDSC 204.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Baird Jarman 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- MLibrary 344 3:10pm-4:20pm
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16 seats held for Humanities Center fellows, Writing Center consultants, and editors of Carleton’s Undergraduate Journal of Humanistic Studies until the day after first year priority registration.
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IDSC 238 Vaccines: Science, Skeptics, and Stakeholders 6 credits
Vaccines are often touted as one of humankind’s greatest biomedical achievements. They have undoubtedly prevented hundreds of millions of deaths from infectious diseases since their discovery. Yet, there remain many obstacles that prevent their wider development and dissemination. Among these are the technological challenges associated with vaccine development, the well-funded anti-vaccination movements that often thrive on and spread misinformation, and economic hurdles that affect the production and equitable distribution of vaccines. Through an interdisciplinary lens that incorporates material from biology, psychology, and economics, this course will allow students to reach an integrated understanding of vaccines.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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IDSC 238.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤 · Ken Abrams 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THAnderson Hall 329 1:15pm-3:00pm
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IDSC 257 Sense of Place: Art and Ecology of Tallgrass Prairie 2 credits
This course is a collaboration between students of field drawing and ecology that will foster an interdisciplinary dialogue on the Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem. Students will work together to develop a project that explores how ecological study and artistic expression can deepen their understanding of this landscape. The course will involve field trips in the Carleton Arboretum, guest speakers, directed readings and culminate in a gallery exhibition.
Extra time required.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ARTS 113 or BIOL 210 or BIOL 321 or ENTS 210 with a grade of C- or better.
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IDSC 257.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Eleanor Jensen 🏫 👤 · Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WWeitz Center 230 2:00pm-6:00pm
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IDSC 258 Consensus or Contentious? Controversies in Science Then and Now 2 credits
Almost every global challenge confronting humankind requires some level of engagement with science and technology. However, finding solutions to our most pressing problems also requires an understanding of how science operates within its social, political, and cultural context. This course will explore the relationship between science and society by examining a series of controversies in science from both the past and the present. We will investigate topics such as biological and social concepts of race, the use of unethically obtained scientific results, the ethics of genomics research, legislation over vaccination mandates, “parachute” science, and climate change denial. Examining the role of science in society will help us understand issues related to the use of evidence, expertise, and the relationship between science and politics. By wrestling with current and historic scientific controversies, we will examine the ways in which scientific disagreements are often as much about values as they are about research methods.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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IDSC 258.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Antony Adler 🏫 👤 · Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- WAnderson Hall 323 1:50pm-3:00pm
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IDSC 280 Learning from Internships 1 credits
This course is intended for students who secure an internship that requires course credit as a condition of hiring. Carleton does not grant credit for internships, but in some appropriate circumstances, we grant credit for additional academic work associated with an internship. Although the specific nature of internship experiences will vary, internships are opportunities to apply and extend one's academic skills and interests into work in non-academic settings. This course will involve carefully monitored work experiences in which a student has intentional learning goals which will be assessed through reflective writing and related readings.
Instructor permission, which will only be granted if the internship is at least 6 weeks and 120 hours, requires enrollment in a credit-bearing activity, and is approved in advance by the Career Center Internship Program Director. You must complete a form and, once approved, submit a registration request to the instructor via Workday. Normally, this course is taken before your internship experience. Permission to enroll will rarely be granted for students who have previously completed this course.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor. Please see the public notes for the permission requirements you must meet to register.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 289 Science Fellows Research Colloquium 1 credits
This colloquium develops the skills needed to engage in and communicate scientific and mathematical research. Topics will vary each term, but will include searching and reading the primary literature and communicating results orally and via posters. The colloquium will also explore the landscape of academic scientific research and how to negotiate the expectations of being a research group member.
Instructor permission required, students should waitlist.
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 298 FOCUS Sophomore Colloquium 1 credits
This colloquium is designed for sophomore students participating in the Focusing on Cultivating Scientists program. It will provide an opportunity to participate in STEM-based projects on campus and in the community. The topics of this project-based colloquium will vary each term.
Open only to students who completed IDSC 198
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): IDSC 198 with a grade of C- or better during their first year.
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IDSC 298.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Anna Rafferty 🏫 👤
- Size:31
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WAnderson Hall 329 3:10pm-4:20pm
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IDSC 298.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Anna Rafferty 🏫 👤
- Size:31
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WHulings 316 3:10pm-4:20pm
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IDSC 298.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Anna Rafferty 🏫 👤
- Size:31
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WHulings 316 3:10pm-4:20pm
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IDSC 400 Japanese Special Major Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Japanese Special Majors.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 400 Japanese Special Major Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Japanese Special Majors.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 400 Chinese Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Chinese special majors.
Open only to Chinese special majors.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 400 Japanese Special Major Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Japanese Special Majors.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 400 Japanese Special Major Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Japanese Special Majors.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 400 Chinese Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Chinese special majors.
Open only to Chinese special majors.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 400 Japanese Special Major Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Japanese Special Majors.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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IDSC 400 Japanese Special Major Integrative Exercise
Integrative Exercise for Japanese Special Majors.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese 6 credits
Introduction to the Japanese sentence structure and writing system, together with the development of basic aural/oral skills, with attention to cultural context.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Not open to students whose previous Japanese language experience exceeds the requirements of JAPN 101.
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JAPN 101.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Noboru Tomonari 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 8:30am-9:30am
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JAPN 101.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Noboru Tomonari 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:10pm-2:10pm
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JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese 6 credits
Continuation of Japanese 101.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): JAPN 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton Japanese Placement exam.
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JAPN 102.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Noboru Tomonari 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:30am-9:30am
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JAPN 102.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Noboru Tomonari 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 1:10pm-2:10pm
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JAPN 103 Elementary Japanese 6 credits
Continuation of Japanese 102.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): JAPN 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Japanese Placement exam.
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JAPN 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Chie Tokuyama 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 8:30am-9:30am
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JAPN 103.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Chie Tokuyama 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:10pm-2:10pm
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JAPN 204 Intermediate Japanese 6 credits
Emphasis is on the development of reading skills, especially the mastery of kanji, with some work on spoken Japanese through the use of audiovisual materials.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): JAPN 103 with a grader of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Japanese Placement exam.
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JAPN 204.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Miaki Habuka 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 9:40am-10:40am
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JAPN 204.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Miaki Habuka 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 12:00pm-1:00pm
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JAPN 205 Intermediate Japanese 6 credits
Continuation of Japanese 204. Completion of this course with a C- or better fulfills language requirement.
- Winter 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): JAPN 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Japanese Placement exam.
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JAPN 205.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Miaki Habuka 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 9:40am-10:40am
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JAPN 205.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Miaki Habuka 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 12:00pm-1:00pm
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JAPN 206 Japanese in Cultural Context 6 credits
This course advances students’ proficiency in the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing in Japanese. The course also integrates elements of traditional Japanese civilization and modern Japanese society, emphasizing cultural understanding and situationally appropriate language use.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): JAPN 205 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 206 on the Carleton Japanese Placement exam.
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JAPN 206.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Noboru Tomonari 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 101 Elementary Latin 6 credits
While many claims are made about the benefits of learning Latin, here’s what we know for sure: it’s a beautiful language, both intensely precise and rigorous, as well as poetically expressive and inviting. Spoken by millions in the ancient world and kept continuously “alive” up to the present, Latin provides a window onto an intellectual and cultural landscape that is both foreign and familiar to modern students. This beginning course will develop necessary vocabulary, forms, and grammar that allows students to begin reading short passages of unadulterated prose and poetry from the ancient Roman world right from the start.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Not open to students whose previous Latin language experience exceeds the requirements of LATN 101.
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LATN 101.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Jake Morton 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 102 Intermediate Latin 6 credits
Continuation of essential forms and grammar.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): LATN 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton Latin Placement exam.
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LATN 102.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 244 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 103 Introduction to Latin Prose and Poetry 6 credits
This course completes the formal textbook introduction to the morphology and syntax of Latin. The focus will be on consolidating and applying grammatical concepts learned throughout the Latin sequence to the reading of extended selections of authentic Roman prose and poetry.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): LATN 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Latin Placement exam.
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LATN 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Cecilia Cozzi 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 204 Intermediate Latin Prose and Poetry 6 credits
What are the “rules” of friendship? Would you do anything for a friend? Anything? The ancient Romans were no strangers to the often paradoxical demands of friendship and love. The goal for Intermediate Latin Prose and Poetry is to gain experience in the three major modes of Latin expression most often encountered “in the wild”—prose, poetry, and inscriptions—while exploring the notion of friendship. By combining all three modes into this one course, we hope both to create a suitable closure to the language sequence and to provide a reasonable foundation for further exploration of Roman literature and culture.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): LATN 103 and Poetry with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Latin Placement exam.
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LATN 204.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Chico Zimmerman 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LATN 285 Weekly Latin 2 credits
This course is intended for students who have completed Latin 204 (or equivalent) and wish to maintain and deepen their language skills. Students will meet weekly to review prepared passages, as well as reading at sight. Actual reading content will be determined prior to the start of term by the instructor in consultation with the students who have enrolled. There will be brief, periodic assessments of language comprehension throughout the term.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): LATN 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Latin Placement exam.
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LATN 285.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Clara Hardy 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- MLanguage & Dining Center 203 8:30am-9:40am
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LATN 285 Greece at a Crossroads: Weekly Latin 2 credits
This course is intended for students who have completed Latin 204 (or equivalent) and wish to maintain and deepen their language skills. Students will meet weekly to review prepared passages, as well as reading at sight. Actual reading content will be determined prior to the start of term by the instructor in consultation with the students who have enrolled. There will be brief, periodic assessments of language comprehension throughout the term.
Requires participation in OCS Program: Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Greece at a Crossroads program.
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LING 394 Directed Research in Linguistics 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Second Five Weeks, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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LING 399 Advanced Research in Linguistics 3 credits
This course prepares students to engage in the research needed for their comps projects. Students will identify a research topic, begin engaging with the relevant literature, and deliver presentations throughout the term. By the end of fall term, students will have a portion of their comps drafted in preparation for the independent research and writing component during winter term.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): One 300 level Linguistic (LING) course with grade of C- or better.
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LING 399.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Catherine Fortin 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THLibrary 344 8:15am-10:00am
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Starting in the Fall 2026 LING 399 will be 6 credits and LING 400 will be 3 credits.
For students in the class of 2026, LING 399 is 3 credits and LING 400 is 6 credits.
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LING 400 Integrative Exercise 6 credits
Students continue, and complete, their comps research, building upon the foundation built in LING 399. In close consultation with their primary adviser, students set and meet weekly goals for collecting and analyzing data, writing, and revising. By the end of winter term, students must receive approval from their primary and secondary advisers on the final iteration of their 30-40 page paper.
Starting in the Fall 2026 LING 399 will be 6 credits and LING 400 will be 3 credits.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Linguistics major AND has Senior Priority.
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LTAM 101 Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil Program: Elementary Portuguese 6 credits
Elementary Portuguese introduces students to Brazilian Portuguese, emphasizing communicative competence in real contexts. Instruction is conducted in the target language as much as possible. Vocabulary and grammar are taught in context. Instruction pays attention to the cultural information in relevant contexts of communication. The main learning/teaching styles used include role plays, prepared presentations, interactive lectures, classroom conversations, and dramatization. Student assessment is continuous, and includes classroom participation, homework, written exams and oral exams.
Participation in Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil OCS program.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Afro-descendant Identities in Cuba and Brazil Program.
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LTAM 110 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers 3 credits
This fast-paced introductory Portuguese language course focuses on developing communication skills and emphasizes speaking, reading, and writing. Previous knowledge of Spanish is assumed in presentation of grammar and vocabulary.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Spanish Literature AP exam or received a score of 4 or better on the Spanish Language AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Spanish IB exam or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Spanish Placement exam.
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LTAM 110.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Satty Flaherty-Echeverria 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WLeighton 236 8:30am-9:40am
- FLeighton 236 8:30am-9:30am
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LTAM 400 Integrative Exercise
Satisfactory completion of the major includes the writing of a thesis which attempts to integrate at least two of the various disciplines studied. A proposal must be submitted for approval early in the fall term of the senior year. The thesis in its final form is due no later than the end of the first week of spring term. An oral defense of the thesis is required.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Latin American Studies major AND has Senior Priority.
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MATH 106 Tour of Mathematics and Statistics 1 credits
The tour consists of a series of eight presentations given by a variety of Mathematics and Statistics department faculty. The course is intended for first- or second-year students considering a Mathematics or Statistics major or minor. The emphasis of these talks will be on presenting engaging ideas and research in various areas of mathematics and statistics, rather than on developing extensive knowledge or techniques in any particular subject area.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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MATH 297 Assessment and Communication of External Mathematical Activity 1 credits
An independent study course intended for students who have completed an external activity related to the mathematics major (for example, an internship or an externship) to communicate (both in written and oral forms) and assess their mathematical learning from that activity.
Permission of department chair and homework in advance of the external mathematical activity.
Waitlist only
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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MATH 297.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Rafe Jones 🏫 👤
- Grading:S/CR/NC
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Section Prerequisites:
This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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Permission of department chair and homework in advance of the external mathematical activity.
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MATH 349 Methods of Teaching Mathematics 6 credits
Methods of teaching mathematics in grades 7-12. Issues in contemporary mathematics education. Regular visits to school classrooms and teaching a class are required.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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MATH 394 Directed Research in Mathematics 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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MATH 399 Senior Seminar 6 credits
As part of their senior capstone experience, majors will work together in teams to develop advanced knowledge in a faculty-specified area or application of mathematics, and to design and implement the first stage of a project completed the following term.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Mathematics major AND has Senior Priority.
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MATH 400 Integrative Exercise 3 – 6 credits
Either a supervised group project or an individual, independent project. Required of all senior majors.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has a program of study in MATH AND has Senior Priority AND has completed any of the following course(s): MATH 236 or equivalent AND three courses from any Math course higher than MATH 236, CS 252 or equivalent, CS 254, CS 352, STAT 250, STAT 320 or STAT 340 with a grade of C- or better.
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MEST 110 Introduction to the Middle East 6 credits
In this introduction to Middle East Studies, we will embark on an interdisciplinary exploration of a region that spans from Central Asia to North Africa. We will study the Middle East as a multilingual, multireligious, multicultural space that, because of its unique cultural geography connecting peoples and governments from Africa, Asia, and Europe, has developed distinguishing characteristics over time. We will build familiarity with the diversity of this region and explain its multiple cultural and sociopolitical crossroads through analysis of storytelling, food, music, religious practices, governments, economies and more.
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MEST 110.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Kambiz GhaneaBassiri 🏫 👤 · Summer Forester 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THHasenstab 105 1:15pm-3:00pm
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MEST 395 Middle East Studies Capstone 3 credits
The Middle East Studies capstone will allow students to reflect upon their experiences with Middle East studies, including on-campus and off-campus classwork, internships, and cross-cultural experiences, and to synthesize their work in the minor. The course will involve selected readings from a number of disciplinary perspectives and it will culminate in a final oral presentation on a project that brings together each student’s work in Middle East Studies at Carleton.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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MEST 395.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- MLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:50pm-3:35pm
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MUSC 213 J-Pop: Listening to Music in Modern Japan 6 credits
Japanese popular music encompasses a wide variety of genres, from World War II propaganda tunes to anime soundtracks. But how does this music relate to the history of modern Japan? What is “modern” (or post-modern) about this specific music? This class will examine the creation and consumption of Japanese popular music from around 1945 to present, focusing on how popular music worked in the cultural and political milieu. Through the study of Japanese folk, jazz, rock, hip-hop, bubble gum pop, and film music, students will engage with broader historical trajectories in society. We will discuss music as it relates to issues of race, gender, and pop culture in Japan and around the world.
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MUSC 213.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Brooke Okazaki 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 230 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 230 12:00pm-1:00pm
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MUSC 400 Integrative Exercise 6 credits
Required of senior majors. The integrative exercise may be fulfilled by completion of a significant composition, performance, or research-paper project. Students who wish to fulfill Music 400 with such projects must meet department-specified qualifying criteria.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Music major AND has Senior Priority.
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NEUR 239 Neurons, Circuits and Behavior Lab 2 credits
This laboratory course will provide experience in performing experiments to elucidate the structure and function of neurons and neural circuits using classical and cutting-edge techniques. Students will apply these techniques to develop and carry out an independent research project.
Requires concurrent registration in NEUR 238.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for NEUR 238 and NEUR 239, but would like to waitlist for a second NEUR 239 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to NEUR 238, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
- NEUR 238: Neurons, Circuits and Behavior
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NEUR 239.52 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- THulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
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NEUR 239.53 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- WHulings B04 2:00pm-6:00pm
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NEUR 294 Directed Research in Neuroscience 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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NEUR 394 Directed Research in Neuroscience 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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NEUR 395 Neuroscience Capstone Seminar 3 credits
This capstone seminar will cover current approaches and techniques in the field of neuroscience. Guest speakers in neuroscience and related areas will present their research.
1st Five Weeks
Juniors that plan to graduate before spring of their senior year can contact the instructor.
- First Five Weeks, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Neuroscience minor AND has Senior Priority AND has completed the following course(s): BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Biology AP exam or received a score 6 or better on the Biology IB exam AND NEUR 127 with a grade of C- or better AND student has completed or is in the process of completing NEUR 238 and NEUR 239 with grade of C- or better.
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NEUR 395.02 First Five Weeks, Spring 2026
- Faculty: Joel Tripp 🏫 👤
- Size:22
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- T, THAnderson Hall 121 8:15am-10:00am
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1st 5 weeks
Juniors that plan to graduate before spring of their senior year can contact the instructor.
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PE 153 Outdoor Skills—Adventures
This course will introduce students to many of the skills necessary to survive and thrive in the out of doors. The objective of this course is to prepare students to plan and execute their own outdoor experiences with guidance in team building, trip planning, plant and animal identification, what to pack in a first aid kit, orienteering, shelter building, food planning, packing and preparation. The course couples hands-on outdoor experiential learning with in-class lectures.
Repeatable: This course is repeatable.
- Spring 2026
- PE, Physical Education
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PE 291 Volleyball Intercollegiate
Participants in Intercollegiate Volleyball will receive a PE credit if they fulfill attendance requirements, and meet compliance requirements established by Carleton, the NCAA and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
- Fall 2025
- PEI, Physical Education Intercollegiate
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Student is a member of the Women's Volleyball Intercollegiate Athletic Team cohort.
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PE 316 Principles of Athletic Training 3 credits
Introduction to human anatomy as it pertains to athletic training and prevention and care of athletic injuries. Consists of lecture, practical experiences, and use of rehabilitative modalities. Requirement for athletic training student assistant.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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PE 316.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Indira Bricker 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- M, WRecreation Center 226 9:50am-11:00am
- FRecreation Center 226 9:40am-10:40am
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PE 316.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Indira Bricker 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- T, THRecreation Center 226 10:10am-11:55am
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PE 332 Foundations of Sport Psychology and Performance Mentality 3 credits
Research shows that the most successful athletes are those who are able to think consciously and engage differently than others before, during, and after competition. Like any other life skill, thinking differently and embracing active mindfulness takes training, a willingness to learn, and dedicated hard work. This course is designed to help students and athletes think differently about various aspects of training and competition, ultimately using these skills as they apply to sport, functioning in team environments, and most importantly to the other areas of their lives outside of athletics during and beyond their time at Carleton.
- Spring 2026
- SI, Social Inquiry
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PE 332.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Jessica Mueller 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WHulings 120 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHulings 120 1:10pm-2:10pm
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PE 334 Beyond Happy: Mindfulness Practices and the Science of Well-Being 3 credits
This course explores the science of well-being, with specific emphasis on related skill development. Topics covered include neuroplasticity, learned optimism, gratitude, flow, character strengths, meaning, positivity resonance, positive relationships and love. Students will practice strategies such as becoming aware of the present, use of breath, working with thoughts, strengthening focus, labeling and working with emotions, lovingkindness meditation, cultivating positive emotions and reducing time spent worrying about the future or fretting about the past.
This course is offered for academic credit and does not count towards the Physical Education activity requirement. Students interested in engaging with mindfulness practices for PE activity credit should consider registering for PE 170.
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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If you are currently registered for PE 170, you will need to request a prerequisite override to register for PE 334 during the following term. Students cannot take PE 170 and PE 334 during the same academic term.
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PE 338 Sport and Globalization in London and Seville Program: Global Athletics 6 credits
With their rich history and current success, English and Spanish sport will serve as a framework to examine the emergence of contemporary athletics and current issues facing participants, coaches, administrators, and spectators. The course will explore the world of sport and specifically football (soccer) from a generalist perspective. London and Seville will provide rich and unique opportunities to learn how sport and society intersect. With classroom activities, site visits, field trips to matches, museums, and stadiums students will examine sport from an historical and cultural perspective while keeping in mind how our globalized world impacts sport. Lastly, we will seek to understand ways athletics can break down barriers and create understanding between others.
Requires participation in OCS Program: Sport and Globalization in London and Seville
- Winter 2026
- IS, International Studies No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Sport and Globalization in London and Seville program.
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PE 340 Sport and Globalization in London and Seville Program: Introductory Coaching Practicum 4 credits
Designed for students who may or may not have any previous playing or coaching experience, this course will cover introductory methods of coaching and teaching young athletes. Specifically, students will practice methods of teaching skills, structure, and strategies of team-oriented sports. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the coaching profession at different levels, developing coaching skills and creating a philosophy of coaching in a cross-cultural setting.
Requires participation in OCS Program: Sport and Globalization in London and Seville
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Sport and Globalization in London and Seville program.
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PHIL 318 Buddhist Studies India Program: Buddhist Philosophy
This course introduces students to major trends in Buddhist philosophy as it developed in India from the time of the Buddha until the eleventh century CE. The course emphasizes the relationships between philosophical reasoning and the meditation practices encountered in the Buddhist Meditation Traditions course. With this in mind, the course is organized into three units covering the Indian philosophical foundations for the Therav?da, Zen, and Tibetan Vajray?na traditions. While paying attention first and foremost to philosophical arguments and their evolution, we also examine the ways in which metaphysics, epistemology and ethics inform one another in each tradition.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Buddhist Studies in India program.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Buddhist Studies in India program.
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PHIL 321 Surviving Death: Writing Lab 2 credits
This lab is devoted to teaching students in PHIL 320 the ins-and-outs of writing longer-form philosophy papers as well as providing supervised time for students to do all the writing for the course they will be assessed on.
Required concurrent registration PHIL 320.
Waitlist Information: If you have already registered for PHIL 320 and PHIL 321, but would like to waitlist for a second PHIL 321 lab section, you will need to remove the lecture section by clicking the Minus Sign icon next to PHIL 320, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
- PHIL 320: Surviving Death
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PHIL 321.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Jason Decker 🏫 👤 · Daniel Groll 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- M, WLeighton 236 3:10pm-4:20pm
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PHIL 398 Comps Proposal 3 credits
This is the first part of the philosophy comps sequence. It is a five-week independent study to be enrolled in at the end of the Fall term Senior Year (or the year you will be compsing). The purpose is to give you the chance to do more reading on your comps topics and to start doing a bit of writing. By the last day of classes of Fall Term, you will turn in an official comps proposal (approximately 1500 words). The proposal will (a) articulate the main philosophical problem or puzzle that will be addressed in your comps; (b) describe some of the main moves that have been made in the relevant literature; and (c) include a bibliography.
2nd 5 weeks
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student is a Philosophy major AND has Senior Priority.
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PHIL 399 Senior Thesis 6 credits
The planning, preparation, and completion of a philosophical paper under the direction of a member of the department and as part of a seminar group.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Philosophy major AND has Senior Priority.
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PHIL 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
A colloquium in which seniors defend their senior theses and discuss the senior theses of others.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Philosophy major AND has Senior Priority.
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PHYS 123 What Physicists Do 1 credits
A program of five lectures by invited speakers that is intended to give students some perspective on the kinds of work done by people with a physics background. Visitors from industry, government, business, and research and educational institutions will discuss their work and work-related experiences. The abstracts for the talks can be found at https://www.carleton.edu/physics-astronomy/phys-123-speaker-series/.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): One 6 credit Introductory Physics (131-165) course OR Two 3 credit Introductory Physics (131-165) courses with a grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 123.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Arjendu Pattanayak 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- FAnderson Hall 036 3:30pm-4:30pm
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PHYS 222 A Survey of Cosmology 6 credits
A detailed survey of selected topics in cosmology. Topics might include the Friedmann equation, fluid and acceleration equations, basic metrics, evolution of single and multi-component universes, cosmological parameters, dark matter, baryogenesis/leptogenesis, the cosmic microwave background radiation, nucleosynthesis, inflation, and structure formation. All topics will be covered assuming only intro level physics as prerequisite.
PHYS 222 is cross listed with ASTR 222.
Sophomore Priority
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 142 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 144 or PHYS 151 with a grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 222.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Chris West 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 1:10pm-2:10pm
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PHYS 231 Analytical and Computational Mechanics 6 credits
An analytical and computational treatment of classical mechanics and dynamics. We start from a reconsideration of complicated Newtonian problems and also develop the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism of classical mechanics. A variety of systems, including some whose equations of motion cannot be solved analytically, will be explored. Possible examples include harmonic oscillators, central-force problems, chaotic dynamics, astrophysical systems, and medieval siege engines.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 131 or PHYS 142 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 144 or PHYS 145 with a grade of C- or better AND has completed or in the process of completing MATH 210 or MATH 211 or greater with a grade of C- or better or equivalent.
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PHYS 231.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Arjendu Pattanayak 🏫 👤
- Size:36
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 036 9:40am-10:40am
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PHYS 232 Astrophysics I 6 credits
A study of stellar structure and evolution with an emphasis on the physical principles underlying the observed phenomena. Topics include the birth, evolution, and death of stars, pulsars, black holes, and white dwarfs.
PHYS 232 is cross listed with ASTR 232.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 142 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 144 or PHYS 151 AND PHYS 228 or PHYS 231 with a grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 232.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Ryan Terrien 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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PHYS 335 Quantum Mechanics 6 credits
An examination of the structure of non-relativistic quantum mechanics and how this theory differs from those of classical physics. Topics include the mathematics of Hilbert space, the postulates of quantum mechanics, the motion of a particle in one dimension (including the free particle and the simple harmonic oscillator), the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, and spin. Multidimensional applications will include the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom. Approximation techniques and applications will be presented.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 228 AND PHYS 231 AND MATH 134 or MATH 232 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Math 232 Requisite Equivalency.
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PHYS 335.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Jay Tasson 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 1:10pm-2:10pm
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PHYS 336 Open Quantum Systems and Quantum Information 6 credits
An introduction to composite quantum systems, quantum entanglement, and open quantum systems. Topics include treatment of composite and reduced density matrices and the dynamics of decoherence via the Lindblad dynamical equation, as well as quantum circuits and quantum information theoretic applications including quantum cryptography and teleportation and a consideration of quantum algorithms that improve upon classical computing. We will also discuss experimental implementation and quantum error correction appropriate for real-world applications.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 335 with grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 336.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Arjendu Pattanayak 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 2:20pm-3:20pm
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PHYS 346 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 6 credits
The fundamentals of classical thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Topics include the laws of thermodynamics; heat engines and refrigerators; the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; the various canonical distributions; the statistical concepts of temperature and entropy; Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distributions with applications to black-body radiation, phonons, and electrons in solids; the Ising model; and an introduction to critical phenomena.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 228 with a grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 346.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Andreia Carrillo 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 2:20pm-3:20pm
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PHYS 352 Advanced Electricity and Magnetism 6 credits
The course introduces techniques for applying electromagnetic theory to charge and current distributions beyond what is covered in prior Electricity and Magnetism courses. Additional topics include applications to Maxwell's equations, radiation, and relativity. Recommended preparation: MATH 341.
MATH 341 is strongly recommended
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 235 with grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 352.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Jay Tasson 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 223 12:00pm-1:00pm
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PHYS 354 Solid State Physics 6 credits
An introduction to the physics of solids. Particular attention is paid to the properties exhibited by atoms and molecules because of their association and regular periodic arrangement in crystals. Topics include crystal structure and diffraction, the reciprocal lattice, phonons and lattice vibrations, thermal properties, free-electron theory and band structure.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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PHYS 354.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Barry Costanzi 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 2:20pm-3:20pm
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PHYS 355 Topics in Advanced Classical Mechanics 6 credits
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods including central force motion, coupled harmonic oscillators, and the study of continuous systems. Additional subjects may include fluid dynamics, classical field theory or other specialized topics.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 231 with a grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 355.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Jay Tasson 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 223 1:10pm-2:10pm
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PHYS 394 Directed Research in Physics 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
- Fall 2025, Fall 2025, Second Five Weeks, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Second Five Weeks, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Second Five Weeks, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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PHYS 400 Integrative Exercise
An extensive study of a specific topic in physics, culminating in a 60-minute presentation during winter or spring term and a 7500 word paper. Students may arrange to complete the bulk of their work during winter or spring term (Physics 400, 6 credits), or divide their effort between terms (PHYS 400, winter, 3 credits; PHYS 400, spring, 3 credits).
- Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Physics major AND has Senior Priority.
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POSC 232 PS Lab: The Comparative Method 3 credits
In this lab, students will examine the epistemology, history, and application of the comparative method in contemporary political science with a particular focus on the subfields of comparative politics and international relations. Instruction will begin with an examination of methods of similarity and difference in paired comparisons and move to large-N comparative methods employing both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
1st Five Weeks
- First Five Weeks, Winter 2026
- SI, Social Inquiry
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POSC 232.01 First Five Weeks, Winter 2026
- Faculty: Alfred Montero 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WHasenstab 002 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHasenstab 002 1:10pm-2:10pm
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POSC 232 PS Lab: Interview Techniques 3 credits
This class provides a hands-on introduction to how researchers devise, conduct, and analyze interviews in political science. Students will learn about different types of interview methodologies with a particular focus on semi-structured techniques. Over the course of the class, students will consider the types of questions most appropriately answered by interviews, the fundamentals of different sampling strategies, how to devise questionnaires, and how to use the information collected for both quantitative and qualitative analysis. We will also cover interview ethics, how to employ culturally sensitive techniques, and how to employ interviews in individual, group, and crowd situations.
Repeatable: Course is repeatable provided the topics are different.
- Spring 2026
- SI, Social Inquiry
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POSC 232.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Summer Forester 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- THasenstab 002 8:15am-10:00am
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POSC 232 PS Lab: Political Philosophy and the Art of Reading 3 credits
Political philosophy inquires into basic matters that most of us take for granted: what is good and bad? what is just and unjust? and why? These inquiries can threaten, or be perceived as threatening, our most dearly held beliefs and all that rests on these beliefs. Political philosophers have often employed arts of writing aimed at veiling their most radical thoughts from all but their most careful and persistent readers. In this course we will study these arts of writing and the arts of reading that they demand of us. We will learn not only about various methods and techniques but also about a philosophic education.
Repeatable: Course is repeatable provided the topics are different.
- Spring 2026
- HI, Humanistic Inquiry
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POSC 232.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Laurence Cooper 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- THasenstab 109 3:10pm-4:55pm
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POSC 294 Directed Research in Political Science 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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POSC 394 Directed Research in Political Science 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Second Five Weeks, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Second Five Weeks, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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POSC 400 Integrative Exercise
The comprehensive exercise is a substantial (approximately 25-30 page) research paper on a topic within American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, and Public Policy. The student should have completed a 300-level POSC course. The usual comps process starts with a research paper from an already-completed advanced seminar, which is revised or used as an anchor to write the senior thesis, with approval and guidance from the instructor, who becomes the comps adviser. The students must also prepare a poster based on their comps paper for presentation in a group forum.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Political Science and International Relations major AND has Senior Priority.
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PSYC 220 Sensation and Perception 6 credits
We will address the question of how humans acquire information from the world to support action, learning, belief, choice, and the host of additional mental states that comprise the subject matter of psychology. In other words “How do we get the outside inside?” We will initially consider peripheral anatomical structures (e.g., the eye) and proceed through intermediate levels of sensory coding and transmission to cover the brain regions associated with each of the major senses. Readings will include primary sources and a text. In addition to exams and papers, students will conduct an investigation into an area of personal interest. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 220 and 221 to satisfy the LS requirement.
- Winter 2026
- LS, Science with Lab
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PSYC 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Psychology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Psychology IB exam.
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PSYC 220.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Violet Brown 🏫 👤
- Size:32
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 1:10pm-2:10pm
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PSYC 267 Clinical Neuroscience 6 credits
This course will explore brain disorders with significant psychological manifestations, such as Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and substance abuse, among others. Students will also receive a foundation in brain anatomy, physiology, and chemistry so that they may better understand the biological correlates of these clinical conditions.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PSYC 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Psychology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Psychology IB exam.
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PSYC 267.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Lawrence Wichlinski 🏫 👤
- Size:32
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 12:00pm-1:00pm
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PSYC 294 Directed Research in Psychology 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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PSYC 370 Behavioral Neuroimmunology 6 credits
The immune system directly influences the central nervous system and behavior during both health and disease. The course will have an emphasis on animal behavior (e.g., memory and sociability assays) and techniques in neuroimmunology that range from genetic engineering (e.g., CRISPR and DREADD) to immune cell function, detection of surface receptors, and protein expression (e.g., flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, immune cell migration assays, ELISA, and western blot.) The topics that will be covered range from how cytokines influence behavior to effects of gut microbiota in brain function and behavior. This course will primarily use empirical research that will help you develop a deeper understanding of molecular techniques, cell biology, and develop strong analytical skills of biological findings in immunology and its connection with animal behavior.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning WR2, Writing Rich 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): NEUR 127 or PSYC 216 with grade of C- or better.
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PSYC 394 Directed Research in Psychology 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, First Five Weeks, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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PSYC 394.11 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Sarah Meerts 🏫 👤
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Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
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PSYC 399 Capstone Seminar 6 credits
Each of the three capstone seminars focus on a topic of interest to students in psychology. The goals of the course are to consider questions on a selected topic through reading primary research and discussion and review skills pertinent to scholarly investigation within the topic. Students are then mentored through a substantial paper related to the seminar topic.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Student is a Psychology major AND has Senior Priority.
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PSYC 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
Students independently revise and extend the fall term paper, integrating the feedback from their faculty advisor. Based on this work, students submit a final comps paper (approx. 20 pages) that makes original contributions to the field of psychology through critiquing existing psychology primary sources, applying empirically-supported psychological theories to new questions, generating potential applied guidelines, and/or proposing new theories or empirical studies based on published theories and empirical research.
- Winter 2026, First Five Weeks, Spring 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PSYC 399 with grade of C- or better.
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RELG 359 Buddhist Studies India Program: Buddhist Meditation Traditions
Students will complement their understanding of Buddhist thought and culture through the study and practice of traditional meditation disciplines. This course emphasizes the history, characteristics, and approach of three distinct meditation traditions within Buddhism: Vipassana, Zazen, and Dzogchen. Meditation practice and instruction is led in the morning and evening six days a week by representatives of these traditions who possess a theoretical as well as practical understanding of their discipline. Lectures and discussions led by the program director complement and contextualize the three meditation traditions being studied.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Buddhist Studies in India program.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Buddhist Studies in India program.
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RELG 400 Integrative Exercise 1 – 2 credits
Religion 400 covers two required elements of the comprehensive exercise for the Religion major. All seniors must enroll in Religion 400 for one credit in fall term of senior year, when students will write and revise their comps research proposals. All seniors must then enroll in Religion 400 for two credits in spring term of senior year, when each student will finalize the research paper, create and deliver an oral presentation on it, and attend the oral presentations of all religion majors in the senior class. (The paper is drafted during winter term in Religion 399.)
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Religion major AND has Senior Priority.
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RUSS 101 Elementary Russian 6 credits
For students with no previous training in or minimal knowledge of Russian. Simultaneous development of skills in speaking, reading, aural comprehension, writing. Students with prior instruction or who speak Russian at home should consult the department for placement information. Class meets five days a week.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Not open to students whose previous Russian language experience exceeds the requirements of RUSS 101.
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RUSS 101.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Anna Dotlibova 🏫 👤 · Victoria Thorstensson 🏫 👤
- Size:10
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:40am-10:40am
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RUSS 102 Elementary Russian 6 credits
Continues Russian 101.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): RUSS 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton Russian Placement exam.
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RUSS 102.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Anna Dotlibova 🏫 👤 · Victoria Thorstensson 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:40am-10:40am
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RUSS 103 Elementary Russian 6 credits
Concludes introductory method of Russian 101-102.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): RUSS 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Russian Placement exam.
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RUSS 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Victoria Thorstensson 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 9:40am-10:40am
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RUSS 204 Intermediate Russian 6 credits
Continued four-skill development using texts and resources from a variety of sources. Emphasis on communicative skills.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): RUSS 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Russian Placement exam.
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RUSS 204.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Victoria Thorstensson 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 12:30pm-1:40pm
- TLanguage & Dining Center 242 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 1:10pm-2:10pm
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RUSS 205 Russian in Cultural Contexts 6 credits
Students will study Russian in the context of contemporary life and culture of the Russophoneworld. In this course, they will continue developing their proficiency in conversation, listening comprehension, and writing, as well improving their grammatical skills by studying topics in Russian syntax, morphology, verbal aspect and verbal governance. The course draws on a variety of sources for reading and discussion, including contemporary literature, the periodic press, film, and music.
- Winter 2026
- IS, International Studies No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): RUSS 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Russian Placement exam.
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RUSS 205.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Anna Dotlibova 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:10pm-2:10pm
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RUSS 301 Tea and the News 2 credits
Maintain your Russian skills, expand your vocabulary, keep up with the news in the Russophone world, and drink tea (with snacks). Topics selected for discussion and sources to be consulted will vary and aim at student interests. This class meets once a week for 70-minute sessions guaranteed to be lively.
- Winter 2026
- IS, International Studies No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): RUSS 205 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Russian Placement exam.
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RUSS 301.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Anna Dotlibova 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 3:30pm-4:30pm
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Meeting time to be determined in collaboration with enrolled students.
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SOAN 322 Buddhist Studies India Program: Contemporary Buddhist Culture
This course introduces students to the complexity and plurality of Buddhist traditions that have flourished in diverse societies and cultures in the modern era. This course enables students to sympathetically understand and critically investigate various Buddhist traditions and their historically and culturally specific configurations of philosophical beliefs, cultural values, everyday practices, social institutions, and personal experiences. Focusing on Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia, Japan, and Tibet, we explore topics including syncretism and popular religion, monasticism, gender, economic development, social movements, political violence, and religious revival. Students expand their research skills in anthropology through field assignments in Bodh Gaya.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Buddhist Studies in India program.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Buddhist Studies in India program.
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SOAN 326 Ecology and Anthropology Tanzania Program: Cultural Anthropology of East Africa
The course introduces students to East Africa–its geography, people groups, and their cultures. The focus will be on the peoples of Tanzania and their linguistic groupings. We shall look at what scholars and the citizens themselves say about their origins, social, economic, ecological, and modern conditions. The course explores the history, social structure, politics, livelihood and ecology, gender issues, and the changes taking place among the Maasai, Arusha, Meru, Chagga, and Hadzabe cultural groups. Homestays, guest speakers, and excursions in northern Tanzania offer students and instructors enviable interactions with these groups and insights into their culture and socio-ecology. Students are required to have taken one Anthropology, Biology or Environmental Studies course or have instructor permission.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania program.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Ecology and Anthropology in Tanzania program.
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SOAN 400 Integrative Exercise
Senior sociology/anthropology majors fulfill the integrative exercise by writing a senior thesis on a topic approved by the department. Students must enroll in six credits to write the thesis, spread as the student likes over Fall, Winter, and Spring terms. The process begins with the submission of a topic statement in the preceding spring term and concludes with a public presentation in spring of the senior year. Please consult the Sociology and Anthropology website for a full description.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) major AND has Senior Priority.
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SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish 6 credits
This course introduces the basic structures of the Spanish language, everyday vocabulary and cultural situations. Students practice all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) in Spanish. Taught five days a week in Spanish. Prerequisite: none (Placement score for students with previous experience in Spanish).
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration
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Not open to students whose previous Spanish language experience exceeds the requirements of SPAN 101.
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SPAN 101.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Claudia Lange 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:30am
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SPAN 101.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Claudia Lange 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:30am-10:35am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:40am-10:40am
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SPAN 101.03 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Ingrid Luna 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 1:15pm-2:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 101.04 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Ingrid Luna 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:50pm-3:00pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 3:10pm-4:15pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 3:10pm-4:15pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 101.05 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Satty Flaherty-Echeverria 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 202 10:45am-11:50am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 12:00pm-1:00pm
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SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish 6 credits
This course introduces complex sentences and various tenses and short literary and cultural texts. Students practice all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) in Spanish. Taught five days a week in Spanish.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam.
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SPAN 102.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Claudia Lange 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:30am
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SPAN 102.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Claudia Lange 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:30am-10:35am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:40am-10:40am
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SPAN 102.03 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Beatriz Pariente-Beltrán 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 202 10:45am-11:50am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 12:00pm-1:00pm
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SPAN 102.04 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Beatriz Pariente-Beltrán 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:15pm-2:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 102.05 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Ingrid Luna 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:50pm-3:00pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 3:10pm-4:15pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 3:10pm-4:15pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 102.06 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Fernando Contreras Flamand 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 1:15pm-2:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 102.08 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Vera Coleman 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:30am-9:30am
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SPAN 102.09 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Fernando Contreras Flamand 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:50pm-3:00pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 3:10pm-4:15pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 243 3:10pm-4:15pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 243 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 103 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
This course continues the study of complex sentence patterns and reviews basic patterns in greater depth, partly through the discussion of authentic short stories. Students practice all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) in Spanish. Taught five days a week in Spanish.
- Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam.
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SPAN 103.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Vera Coleman 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 202 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:30am-9:30am
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SPAN 103.02 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Claudia Lange 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:40am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 8:15am-9:20am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:15am-9:20am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 8:30am-9:30am
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SPAN 103.03 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Claudia Lange 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:50am-11:00am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 202 9:30am-10:35am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:30am-10:35am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 9:40am-10:40am
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SPAN 103.04 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Beatriz Pariente-Beltrán 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 10:45am-11:50am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 12:00pm-1:00pm
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SPAN 103.05 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Beatriz Pariente-Beltrán 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 1:15pm-2:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 103.06 Spring 2026
- Faculty: David Delgado Lopez 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 11:10am-12:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 10:45am-11:50am
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 345 10:45am-11:50am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 12:00pm-1:00pm
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SPAN 103.08 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Satty Flaherty-Echeverria 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 330 1:50pm-3:00pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 3:10pm-4:15pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 330 3:10pm-4:15pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 330 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 103.09 Spring 2026
- Faculty: David Delgado Lopez 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 335 1:50pm-3:00pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 3:10pm-4:15pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 335 3:10pm-4:15pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 335 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 103.10 Spring 2026
- Faculty: Satty Flaherty-Echeverria 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 12:30pm-1:40pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:15pm-2:20pm
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 242 1:15pm-2:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Vera Coleman 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:30am-9:40am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 345 8:30am-9:30am
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
Extra Time Required: Evening visits with community members. This course section is an Academic Civic Engagement Applied course often requiring collaboration with community partners.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.02 Fall 2025
- Faculty: David Delgado Lopez 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WWeitz Center 233 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 233 9:40am-10:40am
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
Extra Time Required: Evening visits with community members. This course section is an Academic Civic Engagement Applied course often requiring collaboration with community partners.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.03 Fall 2025
- Faculty: David Delgado Lopez 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WWeitz Center 230 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 230 12:00pm-1:00pm
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.04 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Beatriz Pariente-Beltrán 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WWillis 203 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 203 12:00pm-1:00pm
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.05 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Beatriz Pariente-Beltrán 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WWillis 203 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWillis 203 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.06 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Fernando Contreras Flamand 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WWeitz Center 231 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 231 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.08 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Humberto Huergo 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.09 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Fernando Contreras Flamand 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WWeitz Center 231 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 231 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
- Fall 2025
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.10 Fall 2025
- Faculty: Humberto Huergo 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 3:10pm-4:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 3:30pm-4:30pm
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
- Winter 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty: Humberto Huergo 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 1:10pm-2:10pm
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SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 6 credits
Through discussion of literary and cultural texts and films, as well as a review of grammar, this course aims to help students acquire greater skill and confidence in both oral and written expression. Taught three days a week in Spanish.
Extra Time Required: Evening visits with community members. This course section is an Academic Civic Engagement Applied course often requiring collaboration with community partners.
- Winter 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): SPAN 103 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Spanish Emmersion Placement exam. NOT open to students who have received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Literature and Culture exam or received a score of 4 or better on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam or received a score of 6 or better on the IB Spanish exam.
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SPAN 204.02 Winter 2026
- Faculty: David Delgado Lopez 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 12:00pm-1:00pm
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SPAN 213 Experiencing Spain: Pragmatics and Conversation in Context 3 credits
Pragmatics entails the relationship between language and context. This subfield of linguistics can help us become more aware and critical of what we say, whether it be in our native language or a second language. After reviewing some basic theoretical components, students will use their experiences in Spain as a “laboratory” to reflect on their own interactions and observations during their daily lives abroad. Although the concepts covered are applicable to any language, this class focuses primarily on Spanish, often contrasted with cultural and linguistic differences in English regarding conversational styles, speech acts, politeness and verbal interaction in general.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Experiencing Spain Program.
- Fall 2025
- No Exploration WR2, Writing Rich 2
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Experiencing Spain program AND student has completed the following course(s): SPAN 205 or a higher course with a grade of C- or better.
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SPAN 340 Experiencing Spain: From Urban Planning to Climate Action (1939 to the present) 6 credits
The management and planning of urban areas, in the context of the current climate crisis, have become the major challenge facing contemporary cities. Similarly, other problems such as tourist gentrification and socio-spatial segregation are increasing. In this course, we will explore the transformations experienced by Madrid, in its adaptation to political, social, and economic change from 1939 onwards. We will pay special attention to the development of urban planning and mobility policies that focus on ecological sustainability and social well-being. The course is a combination of theoretical and practical classes, including tours and visits to places of interest.
Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Experiencing Spain Program.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies No Exploration
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Acceptance in the Carleton OCS Experiencing Spain program AND student has completed the following course(s): SPAN 205 or a higher course with a grade of C- or better.
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SPAN 400 Integrative Exercise 6 credits
During their senior year, students expand and deepen an essay in Spanish from one of their advanced courses in the major. Normally, but not always, the director for this project will be the professor from that course. This six credit integrative exercise course may be taken fall or winter of their senior year, but the essay must be finished by the end of winter term. In the spring term, students deliver an oral presentation (in English) summarizing their work. Further details are available on the Department's website.
- Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Spanish major AND has Senior Priority.
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STAT 294 Directed Research in Statistics 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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STAT 394 Directed Research in Statistics 1 – 6 credits
Students work on a research project related to a faculty member's research interests, and directed by that faculty member. Student activities vary according to the field and stage of the project. The long-run goal of these projects normally includes dissemination to a scholarly community beyond Carleton. The faculty member will meet regularly with the student and actively direct the work of the student, who will submit an end-of-term product, typically a paper or presentation.
Register for this course by submitting the Directed Research form which requires approval from the project faculty supervisor and your adviser.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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STAT 399 Senior Seminar 6 credits
As part of their senior capstone experience, majors will work together in teams to develop advanced knowledge in a faculty-specified area or application of statistics, and to design and implement the first stage of a project completed the following term.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- No Exploration
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Students have completed any of the following course(s): STAT 230 AND STAT 250 with a grade of C- or better AND is a Statistics major AND has Senior Priority.
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STAT 400 Integrative Exercise 3 credits
A supervised group project. Required of all senior majors.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Statistics major AND has Senior Priority.
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THEA 400 Integrative Exercise
The comprehensive exercise in theater asks students to apply the skills gained in coursework to a major theatrical or scholarly project. Working with their advisors, students can choose to perform, write, design, direct, or produce their project.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Theater major AND has Senior Priority.