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Accelerated Beginning Modern Chinese
CHN 1015, 5 credits, 22 class limit
Have you had two to three years of Chinese language courses (or equivalent proficiency)? Ready to study Mandarin Chinese at an accelerated pace? In this course, you'll cover reading, writing, and standard pronunciation.
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Accelerated Intermediate Modern Chinese
CHN 3016, 5 credits, 22 class limit
In this continuation of CHN 1015, study Mandarin Chinese with a concentration on reading, writing, and standard pronunciation. This course would be a good fit for you if you have oral/aural skills but little or no exposure to reading and writing, speak other Chinese dialects, or have other prior experience.
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American Democracy in a Changing World
POL 1001, 3 credits, 30 class limit
Explore the expressed hopes of the American people for their government. Learn about the institutions and processes that have been created and recreated to achieve these hopes. Engage in discussions about the way the American political system works.
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An Interdisciplinary Look at the Family in Multicultural America
FSOS 1211, 4 credits, 24 class limit
Learn about multicultural families using an ecological lens. The family is recognized globally as a basic unit of a society that produces, develops, socializes, and launches the next generation. This course will focus on families in contemporary America, a society that has grown increasingly diverse, and faces many complex challenges in today’s global environment. Course includes a service learning component.
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Authority and Rebellion: American History to 1865
HIST 1307, 3 credits, 30 class limit
Study conflict and change, from colonial era through Civil War. Topics include: colonization/resistance, slavery, nation-building, westward expansion, gender roles, religion, reform, race/ethnicity, immigration, industrialization, class relations.
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Basic and Applied Statistics
EPSY 3264, 3 credits, 30 class limit
Learn to understand and apply statistical concepts and procedures in this introductory class. Cover: Visual/quantitative methods for presenting/analyzing data, common descriptive indices for univariate/bivariate data, inferential techniques.
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Beginning Classical Greek I
GRK 1001, 5 credits, 22 class limit
Delve into this introduction to grammar and vocabulary of classical Greek as written in Athens in 5th/4th centuries BCE. Forms/simple constructions. Some reading of simple, heavily adapted passages from ancient texts.
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Beginning Classical Greek II
GRK 1002, 5 credits, 22 class limit
Improve your skills with this continuation of Greek 1001. More complex constructions, including participles, clauses, indirect discourse. Some reading of adapted passages from ancient texts.
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Beginning Japanese I
JPN 1011, 5 credits, 22 class limit
Begin your study of speaking, reading, and writing Japanese. Topics include: meeting people, shopping, and dining out; describing activities, locations, and events in the past; and making offers and requests.
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Beginning Japanese II
JPN 1012, 5 credits, 22 class limit
Continue your introduction to speaking, reading, and writing Japanese. Topics covered include: describing appearance, giving advice, describing a plan, and making comparisons.
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Beginning Modern Chinese I
CHN 1011, 5 credits, 22 class limit
Learn to speak and read modern standard Chinese through structured practice. You'll cover elementary Mandarin pronunciation, grammar, and orthography (in both Pinyin and characters) and have opportunities for using Mandarin Chinese in meaningful, real-life applications.
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Beginning Modern Chinese II
CHN 1012, 5 credits, 22 class limit
Continue your exploration of speaking and reading modern standard Chinese with an emphasis on promoting communicative competency. Build also your listening and writing skills.