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Your search for courses · during 25SP · meeting requirements for QRE, Quantitative Reasoning · returned 65 results
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ASTR 113 Observational Astronomy 3 credits
Theory and practice of basic techniques in observational and laboratory astronomy. Certain problems involve the use of the 16-inch and 8-inch telescopes.
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ASTR 100 or ASTR 110 or ASTR 127 or ASTR 232 or ASTR 233 or PHYS 228 or PHYS 232 or PHYS 233 with a grade of C- or better.
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ASTR 113.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Seth Kimbrell 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WGoodsell 104 9:00pm-11:59pm
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ASTR 233 Astrophysics II 6 credits
A study of galactic and extragalactic astronomy with an emphasis on the physical principles underlying the observed phenomena. Topics include the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way Galaxy and other galaxies, the interstellar medium, quasars and active galaxies, clusters and superclusters, and cosmology.
- Spring 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 228 OR PHYS 231 with a grade of C- or better.
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ASTR 233.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Andreia Carrillo 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 2:20pm-3:20pm
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BIOL 125 Genes, Evolution & Development & Lab 6 credits
Emphasizes the role of genetic information in biological systems. Under this theme, we cover subjects from the molecular to the population levels of organization, including genetics, structure/function of DNA, gene expression and regulation, the changing genetic makeup of species as they evolve, and the development of individual organisms from zygotes. The active learning format of this course allows time in class to apply new concepts with faculty present. Students enter Carleton from a wide variety of academic experiences and our introductory courses are designed to provide a level playing field for students regardless of previous science background.
Sophomore Priority; Two seats held for Juniors and Seniors until the first day of sophomore registration.
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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BIOL 126 Energy Flow in Biological Systems and Lab 6 credits
Emphasizes the role of energy flow (acquiring, storing, and using energy) in biological systems. Under this theme, we cover subjects from the molecular to the population levels of organization, including structure/function of proteins and enzymes, transport of molecules within biological systems, and links between organismal physiology and ecosystem function. The active learning format of this course allows time in class to apply new concepts with faculty present. Students enter Carleton from a wide variety of academic experiences and our introductory courses are designed to provide a level playing field for students regardless of previous science background.
Sophomore Priority; Two seats held for Juniors and Seniors until the first day of sophomore registration.
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 123 or CHEM 124 or CHEM 128 with grade of C- or better 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 or CHEM AL (Cambridge A Level Chemistry Exam) with a grade of B or better.
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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 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.
- Spring 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 241: Genetics Laboratory
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:32
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
Spring Term Sophomore Priority
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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.
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.
- Spring 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 333: Human Physiology Laboratory
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BIOL 332.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Janessa Adema 🏫
- Size:48
- T, THAnderson Hall 329 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 333 required. Students should waitlist for BOTH 333 (lab) and 332 (lecture) to be considered for enrollment from either waitlist.
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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 would like to waitlist for a BIOL 353 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, 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 2025
- 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 352.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WHulings 316 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHulings 316 12:00pm-1:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 353.
Recommended course: Statistics 120 or equivalent exposure to statistical analysis
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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.
- Spring 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 240 or BIOL 280 with grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 370.00 Spring 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 378 Seminar: The Origin and Early Evolution of Life 6 credits
The Earth formed four and a half billion years ago. Evidence suggests that within 700 million years, life had gained a foothold on this planet. We will delve into the primary literature to explore fundamental questions about the origin and evolution of life: How did life arise from non-life on the dynamic young Earth? Where on Earth did life begin? Did life only arise once? What did the first living organisms look like? What was the nature of our last universal common ancestor? How did life alter the planet on which it arose? Could life originate elsewhere in the cosmos?
Waitlist only.
- Spring 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 AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better AND one 200 or 300 level BIOL course with a grade of C- or better.
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BIOL 378.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- M, WHulings 120 9:50am-11:00am
- FHulings 120 9:40am-10:40am
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Waitlist only
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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.
- Spring 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 122.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Maraia Ener-Goetz 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- T, THAnderson Hall 329 1:15pm-3:00pm
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CHEM 123 Principles of Chemistry I & Lab 6 credits
An introduction to chemistry for students who have strong high school preparation in chemistry or who have taken Chemistry 122. Topics include the electronic structure of atoms, periodicity, molecular geometry, thermodynamics, bonding, equilibrium, reaction kinetics, and acids and bases. Each offering will also focus on a special topic(s) selected by the instructor. Students cannot receive credit for both Chemistry 123 and 124.
Placement into Chemistry 123 and 124 is determined by the Chemistry Placement Evaluation, see Chemistry Home Page for more details. Students cannot receive credit for both Chemistry 123 and 124
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 122 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 3 or better on the Chemistry AP exam or received a score of 123 on the Carleton Chemistry Placement exam. NOT open to students who have taken 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 CHEM 123 Requisite Equivalency. CHEM 123 and CHEM 124 are equivalent courses, if you have taken one you cannot register for the other.
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CHEM 123.52 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Rachel Horness 🏫 👤
- M, WOlin 141 12:30pm-1:40pm
- TAnderson Hall 221 1:00pm-5:00pm
- TAnderson Hall 223 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FOlin 141 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CHEM 123.57 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Rachel Horness 🏫 👤
- M, WOlin 141 12:30pm-1:40pm
- TAnderson Hall 221 8:00am-12:00pm
- TAnderson Hall 223 8:00am-12:00pm
- FOlin 141 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CHEM 224 Principles of Chemistry II & Lab 6 credits
A more advanced study of several core introductory chemistry principles. This course is suitable for students with advanced placement in chemistry or students who have completed Chemistry 123, 124 or 128. Topics include coordination chemistry, advanced bonding models, spectroscopy, advanced acid/base and redox equilibria, and electrochemistry. The topics will be taught from varying perspectives using examples from biochemistry, the environment, energy, or materials chemistry. The lab will focus on developing computational, quantitative, and synthetic skills and will prepare students for more advanced laboratory work in chemistry.
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 123 or CHEM 124 or CHEM 128 with grade of C- or better 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 or CHEM AL (Cambridge A Level Chemistry Exam) with a grade of B or better.
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CHEM 224.54 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Steven Drew 🏫 👤
- Size:22
- M, WOlin 141 8:30am-9:40am
- THAnderson Hall 229 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FOlin 141 8:30am-9:30am
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CHEM 224.59 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Steven Drew 🏫 👤
- Size:22
- M, WOlin 141 8:30am-9:40am
- THAnderson Hall 229 8:00am-12:00pm
- FOlin 141 8:30am-9:30am
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CHEM 234 Organic Chemistry II and Lab 6 credits
The chemistry of functional groups is continued from Chemistry 233, and is extended to the multifunctional compounds found in nature, in particular carbohydrates and proteins. The laboratory focuses upon inquiry-based projects and spectroscopic analysis. One laboratory per week.
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHEM 233 with grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 234.52 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Kaz Skubi 🏫 👤
- Size:22
- M, WOlin 141 9:50am-11:00am
- TAnderson Hall 321 1:00pm-5:00pm
- TAnderson Hall 323 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FOlin 141 9:40am-10:40am
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CHEM 234.54 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Kaz Skubi 🏫 👤
- Size:22
- M, WOlin 141 9:50am-11:00am
- THAnderson Hall 321 1:00pm-5:00pm
- THAnderson Hall 323 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FOlin 141 9:40am-10:40am
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CHEM 234.59 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Kaz Skubi 🏫 👤
- Size:22
- M, WOlin 141 9:50am-11:00am
- THAnderson Hall 321 8:00am-12:00pm
- THAnderson Hall 323 8:00am-12:00pm
- FOlin 141 9:40am-10:40am
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CHEM 300 Chemistry Research 2 credits
An elective laboratory course involving mentored Chemistry research on a collaborative group project. The course involves regular scheduled class and laboratory meetings to introduce important topics and background literature relevant to the research, develop research strategies, and perform the project. The majority of the course will consist of laboratory research, with students submitting intermediate and final reports on their findings. This section will investigate the stereochemistry and sustainability of Suzuki cross coupling reactions.
Extra Time Required
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed all of the following course(s): CHEM 224 and CHEM 234 with grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 300.01 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Gretchen Hofmeister 🏫 👤
- Size:8
- TAnderson Hall 329 8:15am-10:00am
- THAnderson Hall 325 8:00am-12:00pm
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CHEM 300 Chemistry Research 2 credits
An elective laboratory course involving mentored Chemistry research on a collaborative group project. The course involves regular scheduled class and laboratory meetings to introduce important topics and background literature relevant to the research, develop research strategies, and perform the project. The majority of the course will consist of laboratory research, with students submitting intermediate and final reports on their findings. This section will investigate the stereochemistry and sustainability of Suzuki cross coupling reactions.
Extra Time Required
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed all of the following course(s): CHEM 224 and CHEM 234 with grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 300.02 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Gretchen Hofmeister 🏫 👤
- Size:8
- TAnderson Hall 329 8:15am-10:00am
- THAnderson Hall 325 1:00pm-5:00pm
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CHEM 348 Introduction to Computational Chemistry 6 credits
This class will introduce students to computational chemistry with a focus on simulations in chemistry and biology. This course will include hands-on experience in running classical molecular dynamics and quantum chemistry programs, an introduction to methods to simulate large systems, and demonstrations of the use of more sophisticated software to simulate chemical and biological processes. It will also include a survey of the current literature in this area, as well as lecture time in which the background necessary to appreciate this growing area of chemistry will be provided.
Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 349.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CHEM 349 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CHEM 348, 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 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed all of the following course(s): CHEM 343 and CHEM 344 with grade of C- or better.
- CHEM 349: Computational Chemistry Laboratory
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CHEM 348.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Daniela Kohen 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 223 12:00pm-1:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 349
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CHEM 349 Computational Chemistry Laboratory 2 credits
Credit for the laboratory portion of Chemistry 348.
Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 348.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a CHEM 349 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, CHEM 348, 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 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
- CHEM 348: Introduction to Computational Chemistry
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CHEM 349.54 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Daniela Kohen 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- THAnderson Hall 327 1:00pm-5:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 348
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CHEM 349.59 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Daniela Kohen 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- THAnderson Hall 327 8:00am-12:00pm
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Requires concurrent registration in CHEM 348
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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 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed all of the following course(s): CHEM 224 and CHEM 234 with grade of C- or better.
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CHEM 351.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Isaac Blythe 🏫
- Size:24
- M, WWeitz Center 235 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 235 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 2025
- 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 2025
- Faculty:Isaac Blythe 🏫
- Size:6
- TAnderson Hall 325 1:00pm-5:00pm
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CHEM 352.57 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Isaac Blythe 🏫
- Size:6
- TAnderson Hall 325 8:00am-12:00pm
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CLAS 123 Greek Archaeology and Art 6 credits
This course explores the archaeology and art of the Ancient Greek world. Beginning with prehistory, we will track the development of the material culture of Ancient Greece through the Classical and Hellenistic periods, and conclude by discussing aspects of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires that followed. We will focus throughout on aspects of archaeological practice, material culture and text, art and society, long-term social change, and the role of the past in the present.
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CLAS 123.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Alex Knodell 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CLAS 214 Gender and Sexuality in Classical Antiquity 6 credits
In both ancient Greece and Rome, gender (along with class and citizenship status) largely determined what people did, where they spent their time, and how they related to others. This course will examine the ways in which Greek and Roman societies defined gender categories, and how they used them to think about larger social, political, and religious issues. Primary readings from Greek and Roman epic, lyric, and drama, as well as ancient historical, philosophical, and medical writers; in addition we will explore a range of secondary work on the topic from the perspectives of Classics and Gender Studies.
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CLAS 214.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Clara Hardy 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLibrary 344 1:15pm-3:00pm
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CS 111 Introduction to Computer Science 6 credits
This course will introduce you to computer programming and the design of algorithms. By writing programs to solve problems in areas such as image processing, text processing, and simple games, you will learn about recursive and iterative algorithms, complexity analysis, graphics, data representation, software engineering, and object-oriented design. No previous programming experience is necessary.
- Spring 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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NOT open to students who have completed any of the following course(s): CS 200 or greater with a grade of C- or better.
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CS 201 Data Structures 6 credits
Think back to your favorite assignment from Introduction to Computer Science. Did you ever get the feeling that “there has to be a better/smarter way to do this problem”? The Data Structures course is all about how to store information intelligently and access it efficiently. How can Google take your query, compare it to billions of web pages, and return the answer in less than one second? How can one store information so as to balance the competing needs for fast data retrieval and fast data modification? To help us answer questions like these, we will analyze and implement stacks, queues, trees, linked lists, graphs, and hash tables. Students who have received credit for a course for which Computer Science 201 is a prerequisite are not eligible to enroll in Computer Science 201.
- Spring 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CS 111 with a grade of C- or better or a score of 4 or better on the Computer Science A AP exam or received a Carleton Computer Science 111 Requisite Equivalency. Not open to students that have taken CS 200.
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CS 304 Social Computing 6 credits
The last decade has seen a vast increase in the number of applications that connect people with one another. This course presents an interdisciplinary introduction to social computing, a field of study that explores how computational techniques and artifacts are used to support and understand social interactions. We will examine a number of socio-technical systems (such as wikis, social media platforms, and citizen science projects), discuss the design principles used to build them, and analyze how they help people mobilize and collaborate with one another. Assignments will involve investigating datasets from online platforms and exploring current research in the field.
- Spring 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CS 200 or CS 201 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Computer Science 201 or better Requisite Equivalency.
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CS 304.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Sneha Narayan 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 1:10pm-2:10pm
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16 – reserved for REQ: CS 304 Match (Condition Rule) until 2/28/2025
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CS 311 Computer Graphics 6 credits
Scientific simulations, movies, and video games often incorporate computer-generated images of fictitious worlds. How are these worlds represented inside a computer? How are they “photographed” to produce the images that we see? What performance constraints and design trade-offs come into play? In this course we learn the basic theory and methodology of three-dimensional computer graphics, including both triangle rasterization and ray tracing. Familiarity with vectors and matrices is recommended but not required.
- Spring 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CS 208 with grade of C- or better.
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ECON 110 Principles of Macroeconomics 6 credits
This course gives students a foundation in the general principles of economics as a basis for effective citizenship and, when combined with 111, as a preparation for all advanced study in economics. Topics include analysis of the measurement, level, and distribution of national income; the concepts of inflation and depression; the role and structure of the banking system; fiscal and monetary stabilization techniques; implications of and limits to economic growth; and international economic relations.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Not open to students who have completed any of the following exams: AP Macroeconomics exam with a score of 5 or IB Economics exam with a score of 6 or better. Students who plan to take upper-level economics courses must review additional material in lieu of ECON 110. If you would like to waive your AP or IB test score in order to take ECON 110, please contact the Registrar's Office for options.
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ECON 110.01 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Lhakpa Sherpa 🏫
- Size:30
- T, THWillis 203 10:10am-11:55am
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ECON 110.02 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Ethan Struby 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WHulings 120 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHulings 120 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics 6 credits
This course gives the students a foundation in the general principles of economics as a basis for effective citizenship and, when combined with 110, as a preparation for all advanced study in economics. Topics include consumer choice theory; the formation of prices under competition, monopoly, and other market structures; the determination of wages, profits, and income from capital; the distribution of income; and an analysis of policy directed towards problems of public finance, pollution, natural resources, and public goods.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Not open to students who have completed any of the following exams: AP Microeconomics exam with a score of 5 or IB Economics exam with a score of 6 or better. Students who plan to take upper-level economics courses must review additional material in lieu of ECON 111. If you would like to waive your AP or IB test score in order to take ECON 111, please contact the Registrar's Office for options.
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ECON 111.01 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jonathan Lafky 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWillis 204 9:50am-11:00am
- FWillis 204 9:40am-10:40am
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ECON 111.02 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Mark Kanazawa 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWillis 211 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 211 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ECON 111.03 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Aaron Swoboda 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWillis 211 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWillis 211 1:10pm-2:10pm
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ECON 265 Game Theory and Economic Applications 6 credits
Game theory is the study of purposeful behavior in strategic situations. It serves as a framework for analysis that can be applied to everyday decisions, such as working with a study group and cleaning your room, as well as to a variety of economic issues, including contract negotiations and firms’ output decisions. In this class, modern game theoretic tools will be primarily applied to economic situations, but we will also draw on examples from other realms.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test or received an ECON 111 requisite equivalency.
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ECON 265.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jonathan Lafky 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 203 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWillis 203 1:10pm-2:10pm
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ECON 269 Economics of Climate Change 6 credits
This course studies the relationship between climate change, government policy, and global markets. It explores the historical relationship between economic growth and greenhouse gasses, the cost-benefit analysis of policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the potential for adaptation to climate change. Through readings, discussions, and case studies, students will gain a deep understanding of the economic implications of climate change and the policies that can be used to mitigate its effects. By the end of the course, students will have developed a critical understanding of the complex relationship between economics and climate change and will be equipped to engage in meaningful discussions and analysis of this pressing global issue.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam or received a ECON 110 requisite equivalency and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam or received ECON 111 requisite equivalency OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 269.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Aaron Swoboda 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 203 8:30am-9:40am
- FWillis 203 8:30am-9:30am
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ECON 270 Economics of the Public Sector 6 credits
This course provides a theoretical and empirical examination of the government’s role in the U.S. economy. Emphasis is placed on policy analysis using the criteria of efficiency and equity. Topics include rationales for government intervention; analysis of alternative public expenditure programs from a partial and/or general equilibrium framework; the incidence of various types of taxes; models of collective choice; cost-benefit analysis; intergovernmental fiscal relations.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam or received a ECON 110 requisite equivalency and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam or received ECON 111 requisite equivalency OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 270.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jenny Bourne 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 203 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ECON 274 Labor Economics 6 credits
Why do some people choose to work and others do not? Why are some people paid higher wages than others? What are the economic benefits of education for the individual and for society? How do government policies, such as subsidized child care, the Earned Income Tax Credit and the income tax influence whether people work and the number of hours they choose to work? These are some of the questions examined in labor economics. This course will focus on the labor supply and human capital decisions of individuals and households.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics AP exam or received a ECON 110 requisite equivalency and ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Microeconomics AP exam or received ECON 111 requisite equivalency OR has received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam.
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ECON 274.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Faress Bhuiyan 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 114 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 114 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ECON 280 International Trade 6 credits
A study of international trade theories and their policy implications. Classical and neo-classical trade models, the gains from trade, the terms of trade and the distribution of income, world trade patterns, international factor movements, tariffs, and the impact of commercial policy on developing and developed countries are analyzed.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test or received an ECON 111 requisite equivalency.
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ECON 280.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Prathi Seneviratne 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 203 9:50am-11:00am
- FWillis 203 9:40am-10:40am
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ECON 330 Intermediate Price Theory 6 credits
An analysis of the forces determining relative prices within the framework of production and distribution. This class is normally taken by juniors. Sophomores considering enrolling should speak to the instructor.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student must have completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Macroeconomics AP exam or received an ECON 110 requisite equivalency AND ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Microeconomics AP exam or received a score of 6 or received an ECON 111 requisite equivalency or better on the Economics IB exam AND MATH 101 or MATH 111 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Calculus AB AP exam or received a score of 4 or better on the Calculus BC AP exam or received a score of 5 or better on the Calculus IB exam received a Carleton Math 111 or greater Requisite Equivalency or Equivalents.
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ECON 330.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jenny Bourne 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- T, THWillis 204 10:10am-11:55am
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ECON 331 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory 6 credits
Analysis of the forces determining the general level of output, employment, and prices with special emphasis on the role of money and on interest rate determination. This class is normally taken by juniors. Sophomores considering enrolling should speak to the instructor.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student must have completed any of the following course(s): ECON 110 or received a score of 5 or better on the Macroeconomics AP exam or received an ECON 110 requisite equivalency AND ECON 111 or received a score of 5 or better on the Microeconomics AP exam or received an ECON 111 requisite equivalency or received a score of 6 or better on the Economics IB exam AND MATH 101 or MATH 111 or greater or received a a score of 4 or better on the Calculus AB AP exam or received a score of 4 or better on the Calculus BC AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Mathematics IB exam or received a Carleton Math 111 or better Requisite Equivalency AND either STAT 120 or STAT 250 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Statistics AP exam or equivalents.
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ECON 331.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Victor Almeida 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 204 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ENTS 120 Introduction to Geospatial Analysis & Lab 6 credits
Spatial data analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, global positioning, and related technologies are increasingly important for understanding and analyzing a wide range of biophysical, social, and economic phenomena. This course serves as an overview and introduction to the concepts, algorithms, issues, and methods in describing, analyzing, and modeling geospatial data over a range of application areas.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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ENTS 120.52 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Karissa Pepin 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- TOlin 206 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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ENTS 120.53 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Karissa Pepin 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- WOlin 206 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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GEOL 240 Geophysics and Lab 6 credits
This applied geophysics course focuses on understanding the near-surface structure of the Earth using a hand-on approach. Students will collect, process, model, and interpret geophysical data using gravitational, magnetic, and seismic methods. Weekly laboratories and one weekend field trip will be required.
Extra time for weekend field trip
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student must have completed any of the following course(s): one 100-level GEOL course and one 100-level PHYS course with grade of C- or better
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GEOL 240.52 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Sarah Titus 🏫 👤 · Bill Titus 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- TAnderson Hall 127 1:00pm-5:00pm
- T, THAnderson Hall 127 10:10am-11:55am
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GEOL 240.54 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Sarah Titus 🏫 👤 · Bill Titus 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- T, THAnderson Hall 127 10:10am-11:55am
- THAnderson Hall 127 1:00pm-5:00pm
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HIST 209 Slavery in the Atlantic World 6 credits
This course explores the history of enslavement in the Atlantic World, including West Africa, South America, the Caribbean, North America, and Europe. The course examines the intersecting themes of power, labor, law, race, gender, sexuality, and resistance. It will consider how these themes each shaped the construction of different institutions of enslavement while simultaneously focusing on the experiences of the enslaved who lived and died within in these systems. Using a comparative methodology, we will ask canonical questions, such as what constitutes a slave society and which forms did resistance, rebellion, and revolution by enslaved people take.
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HIST 209.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Rebecca Brueckmann 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 304 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 304 12:00pm-1:00pm
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LING 319 Sociolinguistic Field Methods 6 credits
Participants in this course learn how to design and conduct sociolinguistic research, with a focus on the varieties of English spoken in Minnesota. After an introduction to the quantitative sociolinguistic methods used to obtain large data sets of naturalistic speech (publicly available data, online questionnaires, individual and group interviews, and ethnography), participants design studies investigating the status of a phonetic or phonological linguistic variable typically attributed to regional Englishes. The course culminates in a pilot study assessing the status of these variables in the speech of Minnesotans.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): LING 217 or LING 219 with grade of C- or better.
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LING 319.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Andrew Bray 🏫
- Size:15
- M, WWillis 203 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWillis 203 2:20pm-3:20pm
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MUSC 204 Theory II: Musical Structures 6 credits
An investigation into the nature of musical sounds and the way they are combined to form rhythms, melodies, harmonies, and form. Topics include the nature of musical pitch, the structure of musical scales and their influence on melody, what gives rise to a sense of tonality, the complexity of rhythmic patterns, and the architecture of musical form. Student work includes building a musical instrument, programming a drum machine, writing computer code to create harmonies and timbres, and an extended music analysis project using empirical methods. Prerequisite: MUSC 101 or permission of instructor as assessed by a diagnostic exam administered at the start of the term.
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MUSC 204.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jeremy Tatar 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 230 8:30am-9:40am
- FWeitz Center 230 8:30am-9:30am
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Prerequisite: Music 101, or permission of the instructor as assessed by a diagnostic exam administered at the start of the term
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MUSC 227 Perception and Cognition of Music 6 credits
Covers basic issues in auditory perception and cognition with an emphasis on the perception of musical pitch, including sensory discrimination, categorical perception, roughness and dissonance, absolute pitch, and auditory streaming. Other topics to be covered include the processing of language and music, and emotional responses to music. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Music 227 and 228 to satisfy the LS requirement.
A grade of C- or better must be earned in both MUSC 227 & 228 to staisfy the LS requirement.
Requires concurrent registration in MUSC 228.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a MUSC 227 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, MUSC 228, 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 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): One MUSC 100, 200 or 300 Level Course not including Lesson or Ensemble courses OR one PSYC 100, 200, 300 Level Course with a grade of C- or better.
- MUSC 228: Perception and Cognition of Music Lab
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MUSC 227.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Justin London 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 230 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 230 9:40am-10:40am
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A grade of C- or better must be earned in both MUSC 227 & 228 to staisfy the LS requirement.
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MUSC 228 Perception and Cognition of Music Lab 2 credits
An introduction to the methods of experimental and observational research in music perception and cognition. Student teams will replicate/extend classic experiments in music perception, which will involve reviewing historical and current literature, creating stimuli, running experimental trials, performing statistical analyses of data, and giving a poster presentation of their results.
A grade of C- or better must be earned in both MUSC 227 & 228 to satisfy the LS requirement.
Requires concurrent registration in MUSC 227.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a MUSC 228 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, MUSC 227, 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 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
- MUSC 227: Perception and Cognition of Music
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MUSC 228.52 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Justin London 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- TWeitz Center 138 2:00pm-5:00pm
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A grade of C- or better must be earned in both MUSC 227 & 228 to satisfy the LS requirement.
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MUSC 228.53 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Justin London 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- WWeitz Center 138 2:00pm-5:00pm
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A grade of C- or better must be earned in both MUSC 227 & 228 to satisfy the LS requirement.
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NEUR 238 Neurons, Circuits and Behavior 6 credits
Neurons are the building blocks of the nervous system. Molecular and cellular neuroscience seeks to understand the fundamental principles that govern how neurons function, how they communicate with each other, and how they assemble into circuits that generate behavior. This course focuses on the molecular and cellular basis of nervous system function from the level of genes and molecules to neural circuits and behavior. We will take an integrative approach to examine the genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie neuronal communication, the molecular basis of sensation and innate behaviors, neural plasticity, and nervous system disorders. This course will emphasize the experimental evidence and techniques that have built our understanding of the molecular and cellular basis of behavior through team-based learning, analysis of primary literature papers and laboratory experimentation. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Neuroscience 238 and 239 to satisfy the LS requirement.
Requires concurrent registration in NEUR 239.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a NEUR 239 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, 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 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student must have completed and of the following course(s): NEUR 127 or BIOL 125 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or equivalent.
- NEUR 239: Neurons, Circuits and Behavior Lab
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NEUR 238.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Joel Tripp 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- T, THHulings 316 10:10am-11:55am
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PHYS 142 Physical Systems: Mechanics and Relativity with Problem Solving and Lab 6 credits
This course begins with an introduction to classical mechanics using the Newtonian worldview. Descriptions of motion and change in motion of some simple systems at human speeds are investigated using Newton’s laws, vector analysis, and the conservation laws of momentum and energy. The course moves beyond the Newtonian framework to consider a relativistic framework where time and space are intertwined and explores the motion of objects whose speeds approach the speed of light. Comfort with algebra and the integration and differentiation of elementary functions is assumed. Weekly laboratory work. This section of introductory physics with problem solving is periodically offered for students who wish to further develop their general analytical and critical thinking skills. The smaller section will have additional class meetings for problem solving and review. PHYS 142 is appropriate for students who would like to have more scheduled time to work with a faculty member on developing their scientific reasoning skills and understanding of the foundations of physics.
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed completed any of the following course(s): MATH 101 or MATH 111 or greater with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Calculus AB AP Exam or received a score of 4 or better on the Calculus BC AP exam or has received a score of 5 or better on the Calculus IB exam or equivalents or received a Carleton MATH 111 or better Requisite Equivalency AND has NOT taken PHYS 131 or PHYS 144 or PHYS 145 or PHYS 151. PHYS 142 and PHYS 143 are equivalent courses, if you have taken one you cannot register for the other.
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PHYS 142.52 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Chris West 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 8:30am-9:40am
- TAnderson Hall 025 1:00pm-5:00pm
- THAnderson Hall 036 8:15am-9:30am
- FAnderson Hall 036 8:30am-9:30am
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PHYS 145 Mechanics and Waves and Lab 6 credits
This course begins with the study of the motion of objects on the human scale using Newton’s laws. The course provides the foundation for the study of conservation of energy and momentum, waves, and fluids. Biologic, medical, chemical, nuclear, and geologic applications may be considered. Comfort with algebra and the integration and differentiation of elementary functions is assumed. Weekly laboratory work.
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): MATH 101 or MATH 111 or greater with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Calculus AB AP exam or received a score of 4 or better on the Calculus BC exam or received a score of 5 or better on the Calculus IB exam or received a Carleton Math 111 or better Requisite Equivalency AND has NOT taken PHYS 131 or PHYS 142 or PHYS 143 or PHYS 144.
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PHYS 145.52 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jonathan Trevathan 🏫
- Size:20
- M, WOlin 141 11:10am-12:20pm
- TAnderson Hall 021 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FOlin 141 12:00pm-1:00pm
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PHYS 145.54 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jonathan Trevathan 🏫
- Size:24
- M, WOlin 141 11:10am-12:20pm
- THAnderson Hall 021 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FOlin 141 12:00pm-1:00pm
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PHYS 145.57 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jonathan Trevathan 🏫
- Size:24
- M, WOlin 141 11:10am-12:20pm
- TAnderson Hall 021 8:00am-12:00pm
- FOlin 141 12:00pm-1:00pm
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PHYS 233 Astrophysics II 6 credits
A study of galactic and extragalactic astronomy with an emphasis on the physical principles underlying the observed phenomena. Topics include the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way Galaxy and other galaxies, the interstellar medium, quasars and active galaxies, clusters and superclusters, and cosmology.
- Spring 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 228 OR PHYS 231 with a grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 233.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Andreia Carrillo 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 2:20pm-3:20pm
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PHYS 234 Computer Simulations in Complex Physical Systems 6 credits
The development of techniques to study complex physical systems from a probabilistic and numerical standpoint, focused on cellular automata models. Subject material is applicable to all the sciences and mathematics. Some topics considered are random walks, percolation clusters, avalanches, traffic flow, the spread of forest fires and diseases, and a brief introduction to Bayesian statistics. No computer programming skills are assumed.
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab 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 with grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 234.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Jay Tasson 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 025 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 025 2:20pm-3:20pm
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PHYS 235 Electricity and Magnetism and Lab 6 credits
Electric and magnetic fields in free space, and their interactions with charges and currents. Topics include electric fields and magnetic fields of various charge and current distributions, induction, DC and AC circuits and Maxwell’s equations. Weekly laboratory work explores course content in more practical detail.
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PHYS 235.52 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Seth Kimbrell 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 9:50am-11:00am
- TAnderson Hall 027 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 9:40am-10:40am
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PHYS 235.54 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Marty Baylor 🏫 👤 · Seth Kimbrell 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 9:50am-11:00am
- THAnderson Hall 027 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 9:40am-10:40am
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PHYS 235.57 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Seth Kimbrell 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 9:50am-11:00am
- TAnderson Hall 027 8:00am-12:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 9:40am-10:40am
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PHYS 235.59 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Marty Baylor 🏫 👤 · Seth Kimbrell 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 9:50am-11:00am
- THAnderson Hall 027 8:00am-12:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 9:40am-10:40am
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PHYS 341 Waves 6 credits
The analysis of wave phenomena, including normal mode expansions, the wave equation and boundary value problems, and interference, diffraction, dispersion, and polarization. Applications are made to mechanical, sound, water and electromagnetic waves with particular emphasis on both the unifying principles across all wave phenomena, as well as the nuances of particular types of waves.
- Spring 2025
- No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 231 AND PHYS 235 AND MATH 134 or MATH 232 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 232 or better on the Carleton Math Requisite Equivalency exam.
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PHYS 341.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Barry Costanzi 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WGoodsell 03 9:50am-11:00am
- FGoodsell 03 9:40am-10:40am
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PHYS 342 Contemporary Experimental Physics and Lab 6 credits
A study of experimental techniques and apparatus basic to the measurements which underlie and validate contemporary theories in physics. Topics include electrical measurements, data analysis and statistics, optical and laser techniques, particle detectors, and time coincidence techniques. Applications are made to experiments such as magnetic resonance, Mossbauer and nuclear spectroscopy and laser optics. Class time is devoted to studying the measurement techniques and considering phenomenological models of the effects observed in the laboratory. One laboratory per week.
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PHYS 228 AND PHYS 235 AND PHYS 335 or PHYS 346 with grade of C- or better.
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PHYS 342.52 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Ryan Terrien 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 12:30pm-1:40pm
- TAnderson Hall 035 1:00pm-5:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 1:10pm-2:10pm
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PHYS 342.59 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Ryan Terrien 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 12:30pm-1:40pm
- THAnderson Hall 035 8:00am-12:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 1:10pm-2:10pm
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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 2025
- 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 352.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Chris West 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 12:00pm-1:00pm
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POSC 230 Methods of Political Research 6 credits
An introduction to research method, research design, and the analysis of political data. The course is intended to introduce students to the fundamentals of scientific inquiry as they are employed in the discipline. The course will consider the philosophy of scientific research generally, the philosophy of social science research, theory building and theory testing, the components of applied (quantitative and qualitative) research across the major sub-fields of political science, and basic methodological tools. Intended for majors only.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): STAT 120 or STAT 230 or STAT 250 or PSYC 200 or SOAN 239 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Statistics AP exam.
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POSC 230.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Christina Farhart 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- T, THHasenstab 105 10:10am-11:55am
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POSC 315 Polarization and Democratic Decline in the United States 6 credits
The United States is more politically polarized today than at any time since the late nineteenth century, leaving lawmakers, journalists, and experts increasingly concerned that the toxicity in our politics is making the country vulnerable to political instability, violence, and democratic decline. Moreover, citizens are increasingly willing to call into question the legitimacy of this country’s core electoral and governing institutions. How did the U.S. get to this point? What can be done about it? This course will examine political polarization as a central feature of American politics and the consequences for American democracy.
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POSC 315.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Ryan Dawkins 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WHasenstab 109 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHasenstab 109 12:00pm-1:00pm
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POSC 322 Polarization and Populism in Latin America 6 credits
Polarization and populism have shaped Latin American politics and development for much of the region's history. These forces have re-emerged in the post-Cold War period in acute and powerful ways in threatening democracy and systems of accountability. This course will examine these forces and adjacent phenomena such as democratic backsliding, the aggrandizement of presidential powers, socio-economic conflicts, contentious politics, and the continuation of state crises in Latin America. Students will work on their own research projects.
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POSC 322.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Alfred Montero 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WHasenstab 002 12:30pm-3:00pm
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PSYC 200 Measurement and Data Analysis in Psychology 6 credits
The course considers the role of measurement and data analysis focused on behavioral sciences. Various forms of measurement and standards for the evaluation of measures are explored. Students learn how to summarize, organize, and evaluate data using a variety of techniques that are applicable to research in psychology and other disciplines. Among the analyses discussed and applied are tests of means, various forms of analysis of variance, correlation and regression, planned and post-hoc comparisons, as well as various non-parametric tests. Research design is also explored.
Requires concurrent registration in PSYC 201.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a PSYC 201 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, PSYC 200, 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 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): PSYC 110 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 OR CGSC/PSYC 232 and CGSC/PSYC 233 with a grade of C- or better.
- PSYC 201: Measurement and Data Analysis Lab
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PSYC 200.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Mitchell Campbell 🏫 👤
- Size:26
- T, THAnderson Hall 121 10:10am-11:55am
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PSYC 201 Measurement and Data Analysis Lab 2 credits
This lab course accompanies the lecture course, Psychology 200, and must be taken during the same term. The lab will provide an opportunity to explore lecture topics more deeply, and in particular emphasize data collection and computational skills.
Requires concurrent registration in PSYC 200.
Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a PSYC 201 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, PSYC 200, 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 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
- PSYC 200: Measurement and Data Analysis in Psychology
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PSYC 257 Laboratory Research Methods in Social Behavior and Interpersonal Processes 2 credits
Students will participate in the planning and replication of empirical studies of the social psychology of social behavior. Requires concurrent registration in Psychology 256. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 256 and 257 to satisfy the LS requirement.
PSYC 256 required.
- Spring 2025
- LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
- PSYC 256: Social Behavior and Interpersonal Processes
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RELG 155 Hinduism: An Introduction 6 credits
Hinduism is the world’s third-largest religion (or, as some prefer, “way of life”), with about 1.2 billion followers. It is also one of its oldest, with roots dating back at least 3500 years. “Hinduism,” however, is a loosely defined, even contested term, designating the wide variety of beliefs and practices of the majority of the people of South Asia. This survey course introduces students to this great variety, including social structures (such as the caste system), rituals and scriptures, mythologies and epics, philosophies, life practices, politics, poetry, sex, gender, Bollywood, and—lest we forget—some 330 million gods and goddesses.
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RELG 155.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Kristin Bloomer 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 402 1:15pm-3:00pm
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Extra Time Required. Students must attend a required field trip to the Hindu Temple of Maple Grove on a Saturday or Sunday morning (date TBD).
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SOAN 214 Neighborhoods and Cities: Inequalities and Identities 6 credits
Inequalities and identities are well understood yet too often disconnected from the context of space and place. In this class, we discuss the ways that neighborhoods and cities are sites of inequality as well as identity. Neighborhoods are linked to the amount of wealth we hold; the schools we attend; the goods, services, and resources we have access to; and who our neighbors are. Neighborhoods are also spaces where identities and community are created, claimed, and contested. They can also be sites of conflict as they change through gentrification or other processes that often reflect inequalities of power, resources, and status. In this course, special attention will be paid to how race, gender and sexuality, and immigration shape inequalities and identity in neighborhoods and cities. This course will also include an academic civic engagement component, collaborating with local communities in Minnesota. The department strongly recommends that Sociology/Anthropology 110 or 111 be taken prior to enrolling in courses numbered 200 or above.
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SOAN 214.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Daniel Williams 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 426 3:10pm-4:55pm
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SOAN 240 Methods of Social Research 6 credits
When sociologists and anthropologists conduct their research, how do they know which method to choose? What assumptions guide their decision? What challenges might they encounter? What are their ethical obligations? In this course, we'll explore a diverse range of methods, from in-depth interviews to large-scale surveys and participant observation fieldwork. Students will also learn how to craft feasible research questions, select the right method, collect and analyze data, and communicate research methods effectively. This course is an essential foundation for SOAN majors, equipping students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their comps experience.
- Spring 2025
- QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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First-year students are ineligible to enroll. Student must have completed one 200- or 300-level SOAN course, along with, (i) either SOAN 110 or SOAN 111 with a grade of C- or better, AND (ii) STAT 120 or STAT 250 with a grade of C- or better, or received a score of 4 or better on the Statistics AP exam.
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SOAN 240.00 Spring 2025
- Faculty:Annette Nierobisz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 233 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 233 12:00pm-1:00pm
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STAT 120 Introduction to Statistics 6 credits
Introduction to statistics and data analysis. Practical aspects of statistics will be emphasized, including extensive use of programming in the statistical software R, interpretation and communication of results. Topics include: exploratory data analysis, correlation and linear regression, design of experiments, the normal distribution, randomization approach to inference, sampling distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Students who have taken Mathematics 211 are encouraged to consider the more advanced Mathematics 240/Statistics 250 Probability/Statistical Inference sequence.
Not open to students who have already received credit for Psychology 200/201, Sociology/Anthropology 239 or Statistics 250
- Spring 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Not open to students that have taken PSYC 200 , PSYC 201, SOAN 239 or STAT 250.
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STAT 220 Introduction to Data Science 6 credits
This course will cover the computational side of data analysis, including data acquisition, management, and visualization tools. Topics may include: data scraping, data wrangling, data visualization using packages such as ggplots, interactive graphics using tools such as Shiny, an introduction to classification methods, and understanding and visualizing spatial data. We will use the statistics software R in this course.
- Spring 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): STAT 120 or STAT 230, or STAT 250 with a grade of C- or better.
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STAT 230 Applied Regression Analysis 6 credits
A second course in statistics covering simple linear regression, multiple regression and ANOVA, and logistic regression. Exploratory graphical methods, model building and model checking techniques will be emphasized with extensive use of statistical software R to analyze real-life data.
- Spring 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): STAT 120 or STAT 250 or PSYC 200 or SOAN 239 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 4 or better on the Statistics AP exam.
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STAT 250 Introduction to Statistical Inference 6 credits
Introduction to modern mathematical statistics. The mathematics underlying fundamental statistical concepts will be covered as well as applications of these ideas to real-life data. Topics include: resampling methods (permutation tests, bootstrap intervals), classical methods (parametric hypothesis tests and confidence intervals), parameter estimation, goodness-of-fit tests, regression, and Bayesian methods. The statistical package R will be used to analyze data sets.
- Spring 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): MATH 240 with a grade of C- or better.
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STAT 285 Statistical Consulting 2 credits
Students will apply their statistical knowledge by analyzing data problems solicited from the Northfield community. Students will also learn basic consulting skills, including communication and ethics.
All interested students are encouraged to add to the waitlist and the instructor will reach out after registration. This course is repeatable, but if the instructor cannot admit every student on the waitlist, priority will be given first to Statistics majors who have not previously taken the course and then to other students who have not taken the course.
- Spring 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed the following course(s): STAT 230 with a grade of C- or better.
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STAT 320 Time Series Analysis 6 credits
Models and methods for characterizing dependence in data that are ordered in time. Emphasis on univariate, quantitative data observed over evenly spaced intervals. Topics include perspectives from both the time domain (e.g., autoregressive and moving average models, and their extensions) and the frequency domain (e.g., periodogram smoothing and parametric models for the spectral density). Exposure to matrix algebra may be helpful but is not required.
- Spring 2025
- FSR, Formal or Statistical Reasoning QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): STAT 230 and STAT 250 with a grade of C- or better.