Course Descriptions

2013 Course Descriptions

SESSION A: June 3 - July 5

ENGL S220E 01 (30007)  
Milton
John Rogers

Meets online Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00pm-2:00pm; Fulfills Hu distributional requirements.

A study of Milton's major poetry, with attention to his relation to the cultural, social, and political struggles of the Puritan Revolution. Students will watch or listen to pre-recorded lectures, and will meet online for biweekly seminar discussions. Satisfies pre-1800 requirement. Enrollment limited. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Audit: $330. Technology fee: $85. Session A: June 3 - July 5

GLBL S185E (30232) / PLSC S342E (30231)
Cause and Effect in Social Science Research
Thad Dunning

Meets online Wednesdays, 9:00am-12:00pm; Fulfills So distributional requirements.

Methods used in the social sciences to make inferences about causality and to explain causal relations, including experiments, quantitative and qualitative methods, case studies, and fieldwork. Defining causation; methods for causal attribution; strengths and limitations of real-world research designs; practicalities and logistics of doing research; conceptualization and measurement. Enrollment limited. For college students only. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Technology fee: $85. Session A: June 3 - July 5.

MUSI S265E 01 (30122)  
Jazz and Race in America
Thomas Duffy

Meets online Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12pm-2pm; Fulfills HU distributional requirements

A study of the evolution of jazz, from its precursors in the music of Africa through its beginnings in New Orleans to its fusion with rock in the 1970s . Jazz's greatest artists and their styles are presented with selected music of each jazz period and a discussion of the racial and sociological factors surrounding the genre's development. While no extensive music theory background or formal instrumental experience is required, students who can read music will be best prepared to fulfill the listening and form identification assignments. Enrollment limited. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Audit: $330. Technology fee: $85. Session A: June 3 - July 5.

PSYC S110E 01 (30164)  
Introduction to Psychology
Kristina Olson

Meets online Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12pm - 1:30pm, Fridays 12pm-1pm; Fulfills SO distributional requirements

A survey of major psychological approaches to the biological, cognitive, social, and emotional bases of behavior. Enrollment limited. For college students only. 1 Credit. Tuition $3,300. Audit: $330. Technology fee: $85. Session A: June 3 - July 5.

PSYC S131E 01 (30233)
Human Emotion
June Gruber

Meets online Wednesdays, 10am-11:30am; Fulfills SO distributional requirements

Introduction to major discoveries and theories of human emotion. Evolutionary theories of the origins of emotion; culture, sex and gender influences; emotion and morality; brain basis of emotion; sleeping and feeling; relationship between emotion and thinking; love and relationships; development of emotion; animal vs. human emotion; abnormal emotions in mental illness; and happiness. Prerequisite: PSYC 110 or equivalent. For college students only. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Technology fee: $85. Session A: June 3 - July 5.

PSYC S350E (30245) / CHLD S350E (30246) 
Autism and Related Disorders
Fred Volkmar

Meets online Tuesday and Thursdays, 1pm-2:30pm; Fulfills So distributional requirements

Survey of current understandings and treatment of autism from infancy through adulthood. Topics include etiology, diagnosis and assessment, treatment and advocacy, and social neuroscience methods. Focus on ways in which research findings are integrated into diagnosis and treatment practices. Enrollment limited. For college students only. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Audit: $330. Technology fee: $85. Session A: June 3 - July 5.

SESSION B: July 8 - August 9 

ECON S131E (30215)
Econometrics and Data Analysis I
Douglas McKee

Meets online Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10:00am-11:00; Fulfills SO distributional requirements

Basic probability theory, statistics, and linear regression. Methods of evaluation quantitative information; the use of data to answer quantitative questions in the social sciences. After introductory microeconomics and MATH 112 or equivalent. Enrollment limited. For college students only. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Technology fee: $85. Session B: July 8 - August 9.

ECON S285E 01 (30209)  
Welfare Economics and Equity
Donald Brown

Meets online Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1:00pm-3:15pm; Fulfills SO distributional requirements

This is a course on efficiency ,i.e., the First and Second Welfare Theorems, in simple general equilibrium models of competitive markets and market failures, where the welfare theorems do not hold. That is, externalities, public goods and monopoly pricing. In particular, we consider and compare the relative merits of the Kaldor-Hicks compensation principle in partial equilibrium analysis and the Pareto principle in general equilibrium analysis. Prerequisites: Econ 121 and Math 112. Enrollment limited. For college students only. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Technology fee: $85. Session B: July 8 - August 9.

ENVE S105E 01 (30092)  
Introduction to Green Energy
Yehia Khalil

Meets online Fridays, 12:00pm-3:00pm

Environmental sustainability and the role of green energy in mitigating the impact of greenhouse gases and global warming. Solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind, biofuel, hydro, geothermal, and nuclear power; ocean thermal energy conversion and harvesting of tidal power. System-level performance, overall efficiency, cost, and environmental impact of integrated green energy systems. Enrollment limited. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Audit: $330. Technology fee: $85. Session B: July 8 - August 9.

MUSI S120E 01 (30121)  
Listening to Classical Music
Craig Wright

Meets online Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 11:00am-12:00pm; Fulfills HU distributional requirements

Development of aural skills that lead to an understanding of Western music. The musical novice is introduced to the ways in which music is put together and is taught how to listen to a wide variety of musical styles, from Bach and Mozart, to Gregorian chant, to the blues. Enrollment limited. For college students only. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Technology fee: $85. Session B: July 8 - August 9.

PSYC S152E 01 (30167) / PHIL S152E 01 (30168)  
Moralities of Everyday Life
Paul Bloom

Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00-2:00pm; Fulfills HU distributional requirements

The modern science of moral thought and moral action explored through disciplines such as cognitive science, social and developmental psychology, neuroscience, behavioral economics, and analytic philosophy. Empathy and compassion in babies and young children; emotional reactions to family, friends, and strangers; the origins of prejudice and bigotry; sexuality, disgust, and purity; punishment, revenge, and forgiveness; the relationship between morality and religion. For college students only. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Technology fee: $85. Session B: July 8 - August 9.

PSYC S171E 01 (30171)   
Sex, Evolution, and Human Nature 
Laurie Santos

Meets online Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00am-11:00am; Fulfills SO distributional requirements

How natural selection works and how it can be applied to the study of human psychology. Attention to research methods and findings. Topics include sex and mating, alliances, kinship, visual attention, spatial cognition and memory, and social exchange. May not be taken for credit after PSYC 171b. Enrollment limited. For college students only. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3,300. Session A: June 3 - July 5.

PSYC S304E (30243) / CGSC S304E (30244)
Mental Lives of Babies and Animals
Karen Wynn

Meeting times TBA; Fulfills SO distributional requirements

Interdisciplinary exploration of the cognitive, social, and emotional capacities of creatures lacking language and culture. The extent to which our complex psychology is unique to mature humans; the relative richness of a mental life without language or culture. Some attention to particular human populations such as children with autism and adults with language disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC 110 or equivalent. Enrollment limited. For college students only. 1 Credit. Tuition: $3300. Technology fee: $85. Session B: July 8 - August 9.