2020-2021 Academic Catalog

Jun 03, 2024

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	IDND 200 - Advanced Topics in Gender, Race, and Area Studies SPRING 2020 Topic: Sports & Physical Fitness in U.S. History This course examines the development of physical fitness, athleticism, and competitive sports in America from the antebellum period to the present. Students begin the course with a chronological and thematic examination of the most popular sports in U.S. history. Students will also explore how physical fitness, team sports, and athleticism have reflected and informed issues of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and international politics throughout U.S. history. Utilizing this intersectional lens, students closely examine the historiography on boxing/organized fighting, baseball, basketball, and bodybuilding/weightlifting. Throughout the second half of the course, students will complete a research project on their favorite sport or a topic of interest in physical fitness. Students will work closely with the instructor to choose a topic that reflects both their interests and themes of the course. May be repeatable for credit. Course Designation/Attribute: VP, DI Anticipated Terms Offered: Periodically
	IDND 215 - Collaborative Learning: Facing the Uncertain Human Future Collaboratives are an opportunity for students, faculty, and community partners to engage in genuine inquiry and a collective search for insight as they pursue a deeper understanding of the current and future challenges posed by a changing climate. Collaboratives rely on horizontal learning and shared responsibility for the scope of questioning, an iterative learning process, and engaged praxis. Participants will begin their collaborative experience in an initial session of the Council on the Uncertain Human Future. From that common ground, members of a Collaborative will spend a semester moving through the following three questions: What is the issue, question, dilemma that we most want to grapple with? What do we need to know now? What do we choose to do, given what we know? For the duration of the collaborative experience, collaborative members will participate in a cycle in which they move from reflection and discernment to observation, application, action, and a return to reflection. Collaboratives are intended to be dynamic, emergent, and iterative, therefore the direction of inquiry, the process of discernment, and the arena of action or intervention will be determined by collaborative members. The collaborative experience is designed to build a learning community in which students, faculty, and community members practice establishing horizontal relationships of teaching and learning in which they grapple with an issue or problem of collective concern. Course Designation/Attribute: NA Anticipated Terms Offered: 1 or 2 annually
	IDND 297 - Honors Readings and research for students in the honors program. May be repeatable for credit. Anticipated Terms Offered: Every Semester
	IDND 299 - Directed Study Undergraduates, typically juniors and seniors, construct an independent study course on a topic (in an area not covered in regular courses) approved and directed by a faculty member. Offered for variable credit. Anticipated Terms Offered: Every Summer
	IDND 1220 - Horror, Homicide & the Grotesque This course aims to understand the location of evil within text and visual media of the past and present: the evil of “the other” and the outsider, versus the evil within ourselves. We will research and discuss infamous names like Ted Bundy, Ed Kemper, Aileen Wuornos and Ed Gein as serial killers of American history. We will study the disturbing annals of Grimm’s fairy tales written far before Walt Disney got his hands on them We will journey through the myths and realities of witchcraft and witch-hunts as well as the roles that gender and age play upon each. Students are encouraged to be creative, insightful and open-minded, especially in narrative voice and analysis within formal and informal assignments assigned throughout the semester. Disclaimer: Some of the texts, television and films viewed as part of this class may be disturbing. They may contain forms of violence, harsh language, and horror in its many shapes and sizes in order to understand and analyze human monstrosity both in ancient and current history. If you are at all uncomfortable or triggered by something within this course, please seek me out and we can figure out an alternative assignment. Course Designation/Attribute:* VE Anticipated Terms Offered: varies
	IDND 1300 - Game Over: Narrative in Video Games We will take a comprehensive and analytical approach to a common leisurely activity. This course will examine a variety of videogame genres, from side-scrollers and first-person-shooters (FPS) to roleplaying games (RPGs). Each offers a unique player experience, as well as varying degrees of interactivity within the story. Close examination of recorded gameplay footage and critical texts by an array of social, cultural and gaming scholars will inform our investigation of videogames as a continually evolving art form. Anticipated Terms Offered: varied
	IDND 1630 - Another Way of Seeing: The World View of the Bible We will see how a particular way of looking at God, the world and the nature of humanity emerges by tracing the historical development of the people of Israel through to the early followers of Jesus. This way of seeing will provoke thought, challenge our own presuppositions and engage us in lively conversation about the bible and its meaning. This course assumes no prior knowledge of the Bible, but will require students to interact with the biblical material by reading significant portions of it from each of its different genres. The readings, discussions and presentations will challenge students to let the Bible speak for itself and draw their own conclusions accordingly. Students will also explore areas of personal interest and share their discoveries with the class. Anticipated Terms Offered: varies
	IDND 2000 - Special Topics: Interdisciplinary This course addresses current or timely topics, that are in a pilot phase or that are known to be one time offerings. Special Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeatable for credit. SUMMER 2017 TOPIC: YOUTH CULTURE IN CUBA - This course will address topics related to youth culture in modern Cuba, including opportunities for youth to express themselves creatively, socially, and politically. Readings for this course will range from scholarly articles, newspaper articles and blogs, to documentaries on Cuba’s economy, political structure, history, and culture. This course includes travel to Havana, Cuba from June 18-June 27, 2017. In Cuba, students will participate in lectures, site visits, and service learning opportunities regarding youth culture. There is a fee of $2,680 associated with this course. To register for this course, students must have successfully submitted an application and been approved as a program participant in February 2017. Anticipated Terms Offered: varied
	INTL 1560 - History of Russia to 1861 A study of Russia from the Kievan period to the emancipation of 1861 with special attention to such topics as the Byzantine influence, Westernization, technological development, art and literature, and the Russian revolutionary tradition. Emphasis is on societal and cultural evolution, as well as essential political problems. Anticipated Terms Offered: n/a
	INTL 2010 - Change Comes to the Village This course will examine the disruptive impact of sudden changedriven by many factors including war, resource extraction and population pressureon traditional societies. Some societies have found ways of adapting aspects of the modern world to ways of life that have remained essentially unchanged for thousands of years, while others have all but collapsed. Students will look at specific examples of how change has affected traditional cultures in Afghanistan, Nepal and Alaska. Anticipated Terms Offered: varies
	JAPN 101 - Elementary Japanese I Introduces the Japanese language, emphasizing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. LP upon completion of 102 Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every fall Placement Guidelines Please visit the Department of Language, Literature and Culture for the language placement guidelines.
	JAPN 102 - Elementary Japanese II Second half of elementary Japanese. Continues the focus on developing basic language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Course Designation/Attribute: LP Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every spring Placement Guidelines Please visit the Department of Language, Literature and Culture for the language placement guidelines.
	JAPN 103 - Intermediate Japanese A continuation of first-year Japanese, emphasizes mastery of more complex grammatical forms, increased oral proficiency, and cultural competence. Primary emphasis is on building critical vocabulary and understanding Japanese speaking patterns. Prerequisites: JAPN 102 or permission. Course Designation/Attribute: LP Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every fall Placement Guidelines Please visit the Department of Language, Literature and Culture for the language placement guidelines.
	JAPN 104 - Intermediate Japanese II Consolidates basic language skills for students who have completed JAPN 103 or its equivalent. Further extends vocabulary and key language structures, such as honorific and humble expressions, to provide a solid foundation for language proficiency. Emphasizes development of language skills in cultural context. Prerequisites: JAPN 103 or placement Course Designation/Attribute: LP Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every spring Placement Guidelines Please visit the Department of Language, Literature and Culture for the language placement guidelines.
	JAPN 110 - Japanese Pop Culture: Narratives of National Identity In this FYI, we will examine popular culture in Japan - literature, film, anime, music, visual art - from the 80’s to the present, for ways it both shapes and reflects issues of cultural and national identity. Engaging with theories of popular culture and globalization, we will explore the production, consumption, and export of popular culture narratives about Japan. Topics for consideration include: Japanese “uniqueness”; gender role (de-)construction; historical consciousness and collective memory; cross-cultural fandom; kawaii and the contradictions of technology. Fulfills the Verbal Expression requirement. You must be placed at the Verbal Expression level to be admitted into this seminar. Prerequisites: VE placement required Course Designation/Attribute: VE, DI Anticipated Terms Offered: bi-annually
	JAPN 190 - Japanese Women Writers Explores Japanese poetry and prose in translation, from the literary tradition of 10th- through 11th-century Japan, through the reawakening of women writers in the early modern period to contemporary writers popular both in Japan and abroad. Emphasis is on the cultural context of author and audience and the changing role of women in Japanese society. Prerequisites: IDND 018 or VE placement Course Designation/Attribute: VE Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
	JAPN 275 - The Japanese Warrior Tradition This seminar will explore the construction of the Japanese samurai in literature and film. How have the ideals of the warrior tradition become such a powerful component of Japanese self-understanding as well as a key global signifier of Japanese cultural identity? How have representations of the samurai ethos from 1300 to the present informed gender norms, social expectations, and national identity? Students will investigate the historical and contemporary image of the samurai in a wide range of cultural production: literary texts, philosophical writings, art, film, and anime. Anticipated Terms Offered: Bi-annually
	JAPN 280 - Memory and National Identity in Post-War Japanese Fiction and Film This seminar will explore Japanese literature and film from 1945 to the present as a response to dramatic and total defeat in World War Two. What is the legacy of WW2 for Japanese cultural production? How has the memory of the war shaped the themes of novels, manga, film and other forms of artistic expression? How has post-war literature both reflected and transformed issues of national identity? What do these works reveal about modern, and post-modern, Japanese constructions of the self? From atomic desert to economic powerhouse, we will consider the cultural context of post-war trauma and subjugation, of war guilt and its denial, of affluence and anomie: the long shadow cast by World War Two. Course Designation/Attribute: DI Anticipated Terms Offered: bi-annually
	JAPN 299 - Directed Study Undergraduates, typically juniors and seniors, construct an independent study course on a topic approved and directed by a faculty member. Offered for variable credit. May be repeatable for credit. Anticipated Terms Offered: Every Semester
	JS 117 - Reading the Narratives of the Hebrew Bible The first half of the Hebrew Bible-the books of Genesis through Kings-is a central text of Western culture. But how are these texts to be read? As history, myth, religious program, foundation of Judaism, foundation of Christianity? Using the tools of comparative ancient Near eastern languages and cultures, the history of religion, literary analysis, and folklore, we will explore the Bible’s many faces, and try to show how the answer to the question is close to “all of the above.” We will also view the texts through the window of later interpretation among Jews and Christians, and see how many generations came to view themselves and their own story through the ones presented in the Bible. Fulfills the Historical Perspective requirement. Course Designation/Attribute: HP Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	JS 125 - Changing Images of King David The biblical David is one of those figures like King Arthur, Faust, and Don Juan, whose persona has fascinated people through the ages. In turn, he has been transformed by their portrayals of him. In this course, we will first do a close reading of the gripping book of Samuel and other biblical texts, using historical and literary tools to gauge David’s complex personality as presented in the Bible. Then, utilizing post-biblical legend (Jewish, Christian, and Muslim), medieval and Renaissance art, and more recent literature and film, we will see how later generations came to shape him in their own image, embodying the problems of political power, the depths of inner religious life, and the universal hopes for a transformed world. Course Designation/Attribute: VP Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	JS 130 - Suffering and Evil in Jewish Tradition A central problem in Western religious thought is theodicy: how to explain the existence of suffering and evil in a world ruled by a supposedly benevolent God. Examines a variety of Jewish sources on the problem, which propose a wide variety of answers. Central are the biblical book of Job and its interpretations through the centuries; at the other end of history, responses to the Holocaust are considered. Course Designation/Attribute: VP Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
	JS 298 - Internship Academic experience taking place in the field with an opportunity to earn credit. Application must be submitted to Career Services for their approval. Student needs to find a faculty member sponsor. Anticipated Terms Offered: varies
	JS 299 - Directed Study Undergraduates, typically juniors and seniors, construct an independent study course on a topic approved and directed by a faculty member. Offered for variable credit. May be repeatable for credit. Anticipated Terms Offered: Every Semester
	LALS 298 - Internship An Academic internship is a practical work experience with an academic component that enables a student to gain knowledge and skills within an organization, industry, or functional area that reflects the student’s academic and professional interests. Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall/Spring
	LALS 299 - Directed Study Undergraduates, typically juniors and seniors, construct an independent study course on a topic approved and directed by a faculty member. Offered for variable credit. May be repeatable for credit. Anticipated Terms Offered: Every Semester
	LAS 038 - Trial Advocacy This course teaches the fundamentals of the trial of a case in a court of law. The students are expected to prepare and deliver oral presentations, simulated openings, closings and witness examinations during the semester. The culmination of the course is a series of trials in which the students are the attorneys and witnesses. This course is a prerequisite for participating on Clark’s Intercollegiate Mock Trial Team.
	LAS 039 - Advanced Trial Advocacy I This course involves the participation of two teams of Clark University students in the American Mock Trial Association tournaments. The tournaments require each team to prepare and try four cases against other colleges and universities using students as attorneys and witnesses. Prerequisites: LAS 038 is a prerequisite to this class. Anticipated Terms Offered: yearly
	LAS 040 - Advanced Trial Advocacy II A continuation of LAS 039 . This course involves the participation of two teams of Clark University students in the American Mock Trial Association tournaments. The tournaments require each team to prepare and try four cases against other colleges and universities using students as attorneys and witnesses. Prerequisites: LAS 039 Anticipated Terms Offered: n/a
	LAS 041 - Advanced Trial Advocacy III A continuation of LAS 040 . This course involves the participation of two teams of Clark University students in the American Mock Trial Association tournaments. The tournaments require each team to prepare and try four cases against other colleges and universities using students as attorneys and witnesses. Prerequisites: LAS 040 Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered Every Spring
	LAS 042 - Advanced Trial Advocacy IV A continuation of LAS 041 . This course involves the participation of two teams of Clark University students in the American Mock Trial Association tournaments. The tournaments require each team to prepare and try four cases against other colleges and universities using students as attorneys and witnesses. Prerequisites: LAS 041 Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered Every Spring
	LAS 294 - Peer Learning Assistant Peer Learning Assistants (PLAs) are undergraduate students who are selected by a faculty member to facilitate teaching and learning activities. These activities may include: providing feedback on drafts of writing assignments, leading small group discussions, working with individual students who are having difficulty, and facilitating group project work (in or out of class & online). Registration is by instructor permission only Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall
	LAS 298 - Internship An Academic internship is a practical work experience with an academic component that enables a student to gain knowledge and skills within an organization, industry, or functional area that reflects the student’s academic and professional interests. Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall/Spring
	LAS 299 - Directed Study Undergraduates, typically juniors and seniors, construct an independent study course on a topic approved and directed by a faculty member. Offered for variable credit. May be repeatable for credit. Anticipated Terms Offered: Every Semester
	LAT 101 - Introductory Latin I A beginner’s course in the Latin language including, in the first semester, an introduction to the grammar and syntax of Latin with appropriate attention to Latin’s role as parent to the Romance languages and source of much of the vocabulary of modern English. The second semester is primarily devoted to reading selections from suitable Latin texts such as the lyric poetry of Catullus or Hoarace, the historical works of Julius Caesar or Livy, the Vulgate Bible or selected medieval texts. LP upon completion of 102 Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year Placement Guidelines Please visit the Department of Language, Literature and Culture for the language placement guidelines.
	LAT 102 - Introductory Latin II Second half of Introductory Latin. Continues the focus on developing basic language skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Prerequisites: LAT 101 Course Designation/Attribute: LP Anticipated Terms Offered: n/a Placement Guidelines Please visit the Department of Language, Literature and Culture for the language placement guidelines.
	LAT 103 - Intermediate Latin Vergil’s “Aeneid” reviews the basics of Latin grammar through the close reading of selected passages from Vergil’s “Aeneid.” Investigation of relevant archeological and artistic material will supplement the Latin text in building a comprehensive picture of the artistic and political culture of Augustan Rome. Course Designation/Attribute: LP Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year Placement Guidelines Please visit the Department of Language, Literature and Culture for the language placement guidelines.
	LAT 299 - Supervised Reading in Philosophical Latin A close reading of selected philosophical texts in Latin. Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every semester Placement Guidelines Please visit the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures for the language placement guidelines.
	MATH 011 - College Math: Applied This course is designed to develop a fundamental grounding in mathematical skills for Statistics and other related courses. At the satisfactory completion of this course, students should be able to: Perform operations with integers; determine the order of operations; perform different operations with fractions; convert fractions, decimals and percent; use exponent rules; simplify square roots; solve and graph linear equations in one variable; solve inequalities; find the slope of a line; use binomial expansion and the pascal triangle; use properties of logarithms; find the mean, mode, and median; calculate the standard deviation of a sample; solve basic probability problems; define a normal distribution; find z-scores and x scores; use z-score tables; find probabilities using z-score tables. Anticipated Terms Offered: Every
	MATH 101 - Concepts in Elementary Mathematics I This is a two-semester sequence designed for students interested in teaching elementary and middle school levels. The importance of mathematics education at the elementary school level cannot be emphasized enough. This is where the stage is set for a child’s future success or failure in mathematics and the sciences. Proper mathematics instruction unifies different aspects of education such as listening and reading comprehension, oral and written expression, logical and critical thinking, problem solving skills, focusing on a task and developing work ethics and discipline. In teaching mathematics, an elementary school teacher faces great challenges. First, the developmental level of the students imposes natural restrictions on what can be taught and when. Second, mathematics can be understood only when a certain logical sequence is followed, when the knowledge is gradually built up, and constantly used and reinforced until it becomes “second nature”. Third, a child has to be given the proper tools to succeed, in order to keep the level of frustration to a minimum. Although this course touches on all these different aspects of teaching mathematics, the emphasis is on understanding the main ideas of elementary mathematics, the logic behind the algorithms, the development of mathematical intuition, the proper sequencing of the topics, and the understanding of how mathematical concepts fit together, what they are based on and where they lead. Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 102 - Concepts of Elementary Mathematics II This is the second part of the two-semester sequence described in MATH 101 Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 105 - History of Mathematics Explores major themes-calculation, number, geometry, algebra, infinity-and their historical development in civilizations ranging from the antiquity of Babylonia and Egypt through classical Greece, the Middle and Far East and then modern Europe. Analyzes the tension between applications of mathematics and the tendency toward formalism. Emphasizes presentations and discussions. Fulfills the Historical Perspective. Course Designation/Attribute: HP Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically
	MATH 110 - Diving into Research : The Mathematics Behind Gene Regulation This course will introduce the idea of mathematically modeling gene regulation in a developing organism. Students will learn how mathematicians work with biologist to design simple experiments and derive equations to model gene expression. We will also explore some of the computational approaches currently being implemented in modern biology, including bioinformatics, data processing, and parameter estimation. This one-year course will be an interactive experience for students interested in learning more about the interface of mathematics, computer science, and molecular biology. Note: This yearlong course is 0.5 unit per ssemester. Math 110 does not satisfy any requirement of the Math major. May be repeated once for credit. Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 111 - Diving into Mathematics Research: The Mathematics Behind Gene Regulation This course will introduce the idea of mathematically modeling gene regulation in a developing organism. Students will learn how mathematicians work with biologists to design simple experiments and derive equations to model gene expression. We will also explore some of the computational approaches currently being implemented in modern biology, including bioinformatics, data processing, and parameter estimation. This one-year course will be an interactive experience for students interested in learning more about the interface of mathematics, computer science, and molecular biology. Note: This yearlong course is 0.5 unit per semester. Math 111 does not satisfy any requirement of the Math major. Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 114 - Discrete Mathematics Covers mathematical structures that naturally arise in computer science. Includes elementary logic and set theory, equivalence relations, functions, counting arguments, asymptotic complexity, inductively defined sets, recursion, graphs and trees, Boolean algebra and combinatorial circuits, finite state automata, and diagonalization and countability arguments. Emphasizes proofs and problem solving. Suggested for CS Majors. Prerequisites: One semester of calculus (MATH 120 or MATH 124 ) or CSCI 120 . Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 119 - Precalculus Mathematics Intended for students who plan to go on to calculus. MATH 119 is to be used, when necessary, as preparation for MATH 120 or MATH 124 and does not satisfy any requirement of either the major or the minor in mathematics or computer science. Students should have a solid grasp of elementary algebra. Covers more advanced algebraic techniques (linear and nonlinear inequalities, quadratic equations, linear systems) and gives a rigorous look at elementary functions (polynomial, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric). Prerequisites: A suitable score on the mathematics placement test. Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every semester
	MATH 120 - Calculus I Calculus is essential for majors in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, and environmental science and policy. Part I includes functions, limits, continuity, differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions, mean-value theorem and various applications. Part II includes Riemann sums and integrals, techniques and applications of integration, improper integrals, transcendental functions (logarithms, exponential functions and inverse trigonometric functions). Part III includes further topics from calculus proper (sequences, series, polar coordinates) and introduces linear algebra (vectors, matrices and linear systems). Though not all results are derived rigorously, care is taken to distinguish intuitive arguments from rigorous proofs. MATH 120, MATH 121 and 122 fulfill the formal-analysis requirement. MATH 122 is a prerequisite for MATH 131 for students who have taken MATH 120, MATH 121 . Prerequisites: Prerequisite for Math 120: appropriate score on the mathematics placement test or passing grade in MATH 119 . Prerequisite for Math 121: a passing grade in Math 120. Prerequisite for Math 122: a passing grade in Math 121. Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every Fall (120, 122) and Spring (121)
	MATH 121 - Calculus II See MATH 120 . Prerequisites: A passing grade in MATH 120. Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every Spring
	MATH 124 - Honors Calculus I Two-course sequence for strong students with interest in mathematics, computer science, physics, and other natural sciences. Physics majors usually take MATH 124 simultaneously with PHYS 120 and MATH 125 simultaneously with PHYS 121 . Previous experience with calculus is recommended but not required. The honors calculus sequence covers much the same topics from calculus as the regular sequence (MATH 120 , MATH 121 , MATH 122 ), but takes two semesters instead of three, and emphasizes both mathematical rigor and physical intuition. MATH 124 and MATH 125 fulfill the formal-analysis requirement. Prerequisites: Prerequisite for MATH 124: an appropriate score on the mathematics placement test. Prerequisite for MATH 125: a passing grade in MATH 124 Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every Fall (124) and Spring (125)
	MATH 125 - Honors Calculus II See MATH 124 . Prerequisites: A passing grade in MATH 124. Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every Fall (124) and Spring (125).
	MATH 126 - Number Theory Introduces number theory and trains students to understand mathematical reasoning and to write proofs. Includes the unique factorization of integers as products of primes, the Euclidean algorithm, Diophantine equations, congruences, Fermat’s theorem and Euler’s theorem (and some applications: calendar problems, magic squares, cryptology). Prerequisites: MATH 120 or MATH 124 Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically
	MATH 130 - Linear Algebra A requirement for mathematics and physics majors; highly recommended for all computer-science majors. Topics include systems of linear equations and their solutions, matrices and matrix algebra, inverse matrices; determinants and permutations; real n-dimensional vector spaces, abstract vector spaces and their axioms, linear transformations; inner products (dot products), orthogonality, cross products, and their geometric applications; subspaces, linear independence, bases for vector spaces, dimension, matrix rank; eigenvectors, eigenvalues, matrix diagonalization. Some applications of linear algebra will be discussed, such as computer graphics, Kirchoff’s laws, linear regression (least squares), Fourier series, or differential equations. Prerequisites: MATH 121 or MATH 125 . Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 131 - Multivariate Calculus A continuation of calculus (MATH 120 , MATH 121 , or MATH 124 , MATH 125 ). Multivariate calculus uses linear algebra to extend the important concepts of single-variable calculus to higher-dimensional settings. Topics include scalar-valued and vector-valued functions, graphs, level sets, limits and continuity; partial derivatives, gradients, tangent planes, differentiability, total derivatives, directional derivatives; paths, velocity, acceleration, arclength, curvature, vector fields, divergence, curl; extrema, Hessians; multiple integrals, change of variables, Jacobians; line integrals, Green’s theorem; surface integrals, Stokes’ theorem, and Gauss’s theorem. Prerequisites: MATH 121 or MATH 125 or MATH 130 . Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 172 - Introduction to Modern Analysis Modern analysis provides a language and unifying framework for theories encountered throughout mathematics. In this course, students learn to understand, formulate and prove mathematical statements. Ideas first encountered in calculus-convergence, completeness and integration-are studied in depth. Other topics include metric spaces, normed spaces, compactness and measure theory (Lebesgue integration). Required for mathematics majors by the junior year, and earlier if possible. Prerequisites: MATH 121 or MATH 125 . Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 201 - Proseminar in Mathematics Senior undergraduates study and speak on topics in mathematics to become acquainted with diverse subjects, learn to research known topics, practice presenting mathematics to peers, and present their research areas. Possible topics include: category theory, knot theory, automorphic forms, topos theory, low-dimensional topology, class field theory, group representation theory, and dynamical systems. This is a capstone course in mathematics. Spring 2021 Geometric Analysis lies at the intersection of developments in differential geometry, partial differential equations, and modern physics. This advanced undergraduate course is an introduction to this field with applications to mathematical general relativity. The framework of this course is Riemannian geometry, Lorentzian geometry, and geometric differential equations, e.g., Einstein equations. We study special Lorentzian manifolds (i.e., spacetimes) that correspond to the cosmological universe and black holes in general relativity. Finally, we define geometric quantities related to energy in general relativity and review the proof of positive energy theorem for special spacetimes. Prerequisites: 130 (Linear Algebra) and Math 131 (Multivariable Calculus) are formal prerequisites. Familiarity with Math 230 (Differential Geometry) is also recommended but not required. Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically
	MATH 210 - Introduction to Quantitative Finance This course is ideal for students who want a rigorous introduction to finance. The course covers the following fundamental topics: the time value of money, portfolio theory, capital market theory, and security price modeling. We shall dissect financial models by isolating their central assumptions and conceptual building blocks, showing rigorously how their governing equations and relations are derived, and weighing critically their strengths and weaknesses. Prerequisites: MATH 131 or Permission Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall 2018
	MATH 214 - Modern Analysis Ideas introduced in MATH 172 are developed and applied to scientific models. Topics include Hilbert spaces, Lp spaces, Fourier series, Weierstrass approximation theorems and linear operators. Prerequisites: MATH 120 and MATH 130 and MATH 172 . Course Designation/Attribute: NA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
	MATH 216 - Functions of a Complex Variable Designed for undergraduate science and mathematics majors. Includes Cauchy’s theorem, power series, Laurent series, the residue theorem, harmonic functions and physical applications, such as problems in two-dimensional flow. An introduction to Riemann surfaces if time permits. Prerequisites: MATH 131 and MATH 172 or permission Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered periodically
	MATH 217 - Probability and Statistics An introduction to probability theory and mathematical statistics that emphasizes the probabilistic foundations required to understand probability models and statistical methods. Topics covered will include the probability axioms, basic combinatorics, random variables and their probability distributions, mathematical expectation and common families of probability distributions. Prerequisites: MATH 130 , MATH 131 Course Designation/Attribute: N/A Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 218 - Topics in Statistics The emphasis of this course is to develop the fundamental statistical concepts of inference and hypothesis testing from a classical perspective using the tools of probability theory. Topics investigated include sampling and sample distributions, graphical data analysis, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing and an introduction to Bayesian inference. Prerequisites: MATH 217 Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
	MATH 219 - Linear Models A course in linear regression analysis which explores statistical methods for modeling a linear functional relationship between a response variable and one or more predictor variables. First the underlying theory for simple regression models involving one response and one predictor variable is developed, and then the results are extended to the case of one response variable and multiple predictor variables (multiple regression). Underlying model assumptions are explored and the implications of their violation. Besides the development of the statistical theory, we will emphasize the practical application of the theory to real world examples. Prerequisites: MATH 217 Course Designation/Attribute: NA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 220 - Introduction to Stochastic Modeling Stochastic processes considered in this course are collections of random variables indexed by a time parameter. These processes are used to model the dynamics of random events over time. Our focus is on Markov chains in discrete and continuous time, which form a widely used and relatively simple class of stochastic processes. The Markov property basically says that the future random behavior depends only on the current state of the process, and not on its past. These processes are used in a wide range of fields such as physics, chemistry, information sciences, queuing theory, statistics, economics and finance, social sciences, mathematical biology, and many more. This course is not only well suited for math majors but also for students in other fields with a background in probability and an interest in modeling. Poisson processes which model events that occur continuously and independently of each other form a particular class of continuous time Markov processes. Examples include such diverse phenomena as the radioactive decay of atoms and telephone calls arriving at a call center. The probability distribution of the waiting time until the next occurrence of an event in a Poisson process is an exponential distribution. The generalization of waiting time to arbitrary distribution leads to the notion of renewal processes, which are often more realistic but harder to analyze. We will use these processes to model problems in a variety of fields, depending on students’ interests. Prerequisites: MATH 217 Anticipated Terms Offered: Every other Spring
	MATH 225 - Modern Algebra I In the 19th century, Kummer introduced “ideal numbers” to salvage unique factorization of integers into primes (which breaks down in some rings of algebraic integers). This course discusses unique factorization and the modern theory of rings and their ideals, emphasizing Euclidean domains. Other algebraic structures (groups, fields) also are introduced. Required for all mathematics majors. Prerequisites: MATH 120 MATH 130 . Course Designation/Attribute: NA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MATH 226 - Modern Algebra II In the early 1800s, Abel showed that a general equation of degree at least five cannot be solved by extracting roots. Today, group theory, developed by Galois to determine which equations are solvable, is used throughout mathematics and in much of physics and chemistry. This course focuses on groups and Galois theory. Other possible topics include canonical forms of matrices and modules. Prerequisites: MATH 225 . Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
	MATH 228 - Topology This course continues the study (begun in MATH 131 and MATH 172 ) of the topological properties of subsets of Euclidean space, developing algebraic tools like homology (the proper context for Stokes’ theorem from MATH 131 ) and fundamental groups, with an emphasis on finite simplicial complexes. Further topics may include knot theory and topological modeling in psychology. Prerequisites: MATH 131 and MATH 172 , or permission. Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
	MATH 230 - Differential Geometry Spaces such as curves and surfaces, along with their higher dimensional generalization, the manifold, are studied in this course. Local properties, defined initially in the vicinity of a point, are examined along with global ones, which concern the space as a whole. A main theme is the interplay between the notion of distance, and that of curvature. The latter comes in many forms, such as the Gauss curvature, mean curvature and principal curvatures, all related instances of a multifaceted concept. The techniques used in this study have their origin in Calculus, especially Multivariable Calculus. Differential Geometry is renowned for its applications in Physics, most notably General Relativity. In its modern form it has been utilized in many other disciplines, ranging from Architecture to Economics. Some of these will be touched upon if time permits. Prerequisites: MATH 130 - Linear Algebra , MATH 131 - Multivariate Calculus , MATH 172 Course Designation/Attribute: NA Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall
	MATH 235 - Einstein’s Theory of Gravity This advanced undergraduate course introduces Einstein’s theory of gravity, known as General Relativity. The central idea is that gravity is not a “force” between objects with mass (as Newton envisioned it), but rather the curvature of space itself. We start by investigating “special” relativity: the dynamics of space and time without gravity. Then we give a rigorous account of what is meant mathematically by “space” and “curvature.” After that, we move on to Einstein’s defining equation relating gravity to curvature, and then close the course by studying one of its most prominent class of solutions: those modeling the universe as a whole. MATH 130 (Linear Algebra) and MATH 131 (Multivariable Calculus) are formal prerequisites. Familiarity with PHYS 131 (Quantum Physics and Relativity) and PHYS 160 (Classical Mechanics) are recommended but not required. Familiarity with MATH 230 (Differential Geometry) is also recommended but not required. Prerequisites: MATH 130 , MATH 131 Anticipated Terms Offered: Spring 2018
	MATH 244 - Differential Equations Most ordinary differential equations occurring in mathematical models of physical, chemical and biological phenomena cannot be solved analytically. Numerical integrations do not lead to a desired result without qualitative analysis of the behavior of the equation’s solutions. This course studies the flows of scalar and planar ordinary differential equations. Stability and bifurcation are discussed. Prerequisites: MATH 130 Course Designation/Attribute: NA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year
	MATH 297 - Honors Readings and research for students in the honors program. Anticipated Terms Offered: each semester
	MATH 299 - Directed Study Undergraduates, typically juniors and seniors, construct an independent study course on a topic approved and directed by a faculty member. Offered for variable credit. May be repeatable for credit. Anticipated Terms Offered: Every Semester
	MATH 1000 - Algebra This Algebra course is designed to strengthen and deepen students’ understanding of basic algebraic concepts. In Algebra, we work towards finding solutions to equations by solving for variables. In this course, we will emphasize how algebra topics connect to higher-level math and review how these concepts are applied in real-life situations. Topics covered in this course include inequalities, polynomials, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions, conics, and systems of equations. Anticipated Terms Offered: fall
	MATH 1010 - Introduction to Mathematics I An individually paced course designed primarily to develop proficiency with the concepts of introductory mathematics and algebra needed for future course work. Once areas have been mastered in a test-free environment, more advanced topics–from such areas as trigonometry and precalculus–are considered. Anticipated Terms Offered: varied
	MATH 1020 - Introduction to Mathematics II An individually paced course designed primarily to develop proficiency with the concepts of introductory mathematics and algebra needed for future course work. Once areas have been mastered in a test-free environment, more advanced topics–from such areas as trigonometry and precalculus–are considered. Prerequisite: Introduction to Mathematics I. Prerequisites: Introduction to Mathematics I. Anticipated Terms Offered: Varied
	MATH 1030 - Introduction to Mathematics III An individually paced course designed primarily to develop proficiency with the concepts of introductory mathematics and algebra needed for future course work. Once areas have been mastered in a test-free environment, more advanced topicsfrom such areas as trigonometry and precalculusare considered. Prerequiste: Introduction to Mathematics II. Prerequisites: Introduction to Mathematics II. Anticipated Terms Offered: varied
	MATH 1110 - Precalculus This course will combine algebra and trigonometry topics to prepare you for Calculus I. This course will strengthen and solidify your algebra knowledge by diving deeper into concepts such as quadratic equations, functions, and polynomials. The trigonometry topics that you will learn will help you solve right and oblique triangles and use these concepts in real-life applications. Prerequisites: MATH 1000 Algebra Anticipated Terms Offered: fall
	MATH 1140 - Discrete Mathematics This course is designed to provide students with the necessary background to understand the foundational mathematical concepts used in computer science and other technology related fields. This course focuses on elementary logic, proofs, sets, relations, functions, combinatorics, Boolean Algebra and their applications in computer science. Prerequisites: MATH 1000 Algebra Anticipated Terms Offered: spring
	MATH 1150 - Statistics This is an introductory course in statistics that encompasses descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics aims to summarize and present data quantitatively using multiple methods such as graphs, measures of central tendency, and measures of variability. In inferential statistics, concepts and methods used to make inferences about populations using sample data are reviewed. Topics in this course include probability distributions, estimating population parameters, testing hypothesis, and linear regression and correlation. (Formally MATH 1470) Prerequisites: MATH 1000 Algebra Course Designation/Attribute: FA (summer only) Anticipated Terms Offered: fall
	MATH 1200 - Calculus I Calculus is the mathematics study of continuous change and it is composed of two main categories: the study of differential calculus which we cover in Calculus I and integral calculus to be covered in Calculus II. In Calculus I, we will focus on instantaneous rates of change and the slope of curves and how these topics are used in the world around us. Other topics include limits and their properties, differentiation, logarithmic and exponential functions, and integration. Prerequisites: MATH 1110 - Precalculus or MATH 119 Course Designation/Attribute: FA (summer only) Anticipated Terms Offered: -
	MATH 1330 - Calculus of Variations Calculus of variations is the cornerstone that much of modern physics is based on. It is used to solve problems in many areas of modern mathematics as well as in modern physics. Knowledge of its use and various applications is important for majors in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, economics, and environmental science and policy. In addition to the numerous applications provided by the subject, it also has a rich and fabled history, and is the source of brilliantly original solutions to various problems that at one point, seemed intractable, e.g., the Brachistochrone or \shortest time” problem, the problem of finding the maximum area given a fixed perimeter (Dido’s Problem), etc. It also offers brilliantly simple derivations and explanations of various observed physical phenomena such as Fermat’s principle, Snell’s Law, various physical partial differential equations, etc. Prerequisites: MATH 1200 - Calculus I  & MATH 2200 - Calculus II Anticipated Terms Offered: varied
	MATH 2200 - Calculus II Calculus is the mathematics study of continuous change and it is composed of two main categories: the study of differential calculus which is covered in Calculus I, and integral Calculus, covered in Calculus II. In Calculus II, we will focus on different integration techniques to determine arc lengths, surface area, and center of mass and their applications in the world around us. Other topics include applications of the definite integral, sequences and series, techniques of integration and improper integrals. Prerequisites: MATH 1200 - Calculus I or permission of the instructor. Anticipated Terms Offered: spring
	MBB 101 - Introduction to Bioinformatics This course will provide an applied introduction to bioinformatics, computational biology, and comparative genomics. Topics covered include genome assembly, gene prediction, functional annotation, gene expression quantification, variant indentification, etc. Students will work in research teams to analyze DNA and RNA sequence data from public databases within a LINUX environment. Teams will research the biology of sequenced organisms, evaluate methodologies, as well as plan and carry out computational analysis to test hypotheses. Prerequisites: BIOL 101 (or AP Biology) Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MBB 110 - Biology-Enriched Calculus The main objective of this first semester calculus course is to train students in the basic concepts and techniques of calculus: limit, continuity, differentiation and integration. In this course, the examples and homework problems will demonstrate the importance of calculus in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, with an emphasis on biological applications. This will provide students with a solid foundation in the techniques and theory of Calculus, while exposing them to the highly quantitative nature of modern Biology to better prepare them for future studies and/or careers. Prerequisites: Appropriate score on the mathematics placement test or a passing grade in MATH 119 Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall annually
	MBB 120 - Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems With new high throughput experimental techniques leading to large data sets of increased quality, mathematical and computational modeling approaches have become an integral part of modern biology. This course aims to provide students interested in the interface between biology and mathematics with an integrated multidisciplinary foundation. Topics will incorporate areas of biology such as genomics, molecular biology, ecology, development, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology. The mathematical approaches we will use to study these areas will include discrete and continuous dynamical models, probability models and parameter estimation algorithms. Prerequisites: MBB 110 or MATH 120 or MATH 124 and BIOL 101 Anticipated Terms Offered: Spring
	MBB 299 - Directed Study Advanced readings or research under the direction of a department faculty member. May be repeatable for credit. Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor Anticipated Terms Offered: varies
	MCA 010 - What Do Advertisements Want? In this course students will reflect on what makes advertisements effective and also problematic. Class will involve a combination of interactive lectures, workshops, and presentations, as students think critically and creatively about this cultural discourse. Prerequisites: VE Placement Required Course Designation/Attribute: VE Anticipated Terms Offered: Periodically
	MCA 101 - Introduction to the Theory, History & Analysis of Media The study and production of Media can rightly be viewed as the quintessential liberal arts focus for the 21st century, and it remains an innately interdisciplinary venture.  Media, Culture & the Arts (MCA) allows students to engage with histories and theories of media informed by philosophical, artistic, and technological traditions, while learning to produce creative works that interrogate these traditions. The term “media,” here, is understood in a very broad sense, including print, photography, film, sound & music, television, digital media, and other forms of visual art, both traditional and contemporary. MCA101 is an introduction to critical theory, cultural studies, and media history, designed to both support and define students’ interdisciplinary work in the major and beyond. In the course, we engage in a series of media-focused case studies, employing influential theoretical approaches such as structuralism and post-structuralism, ideological analysis and psychoanalysis, feminist and queer theory, critical race theory, theories of post-colonialism and globality, and media and technology studies. Our approach emphasizes the study of media texts in their historical, economic, social, and political contexts. We examine cultural formations created and disseminated on many scales, by individuals as well as media by industries, and the ways in which these forms of communication resonate in everyday life, on personal, local, national, and global Levels Prerequisites: Corequisites: Students wishing to major in MCA should take a Media Production Workshop alongside MCA 101. Consult the MCA major requirements for a list of qualifying courses. Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall
	MCA 116 - Sex in the 90s: Pre-Y2K Media and Culture In the 1990s, everywhere one turned one’s head and cocked an ear sex was being pictured and it was being discussed. This was true of media’s most popular genres and forms. The “battle of the sexes,” aka men and women’s debates around sex and its significance, waged across the decades’ dozens of romantic comedies. Meanwhile Sex, Lies, and Videotape (Soderbergh, 1989) explored men and women’s fears around sex, intimacy, and the suffocating norms of wedded monogamy, paving the way at independent film festivals for the New Queer Cinema film movement. On TV, gay characters, once only bit parts and the butts of jokes, were coming out en masse, from Ellen Morgan, Ellen DeGeneres’ character on the sitcom Ellen (1994-98), to Willow Rosenberg, Buffy’s nerdy best friend on the supernatural teen series Buffy (1997-2003). Mid-decade, AIDS finally became a matter of substantive national discourse. And the decade closed with a highly sensationalized presidential sex scandal taking the budding 24-hour news cycle by storm. This course delves into this historical and cultural context and studies it by way of some of its most popular and controversial media texts, including films, TV series, music videos, and videogames. While students are expected to leave the class more knowledgeable about “sex in the 90s,” the subject provides a thematic stomping ground for an introduction to media and cultural studies. Students will read canonical texts in the field, including Stuart Hall’s “Encoding/Decoding” and Laura Mulvey’s “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” and scholarly works that apply key ideas from such theory to the study of 90s media and culture. Course Designation/Attribute: VE Anticipated Terms Offered: periodically
	MCA 218 - Meme Culture and Comedy Theory Internet Memes are an unavoidable, arguably quintessential form of contemporary digital culture, in which repetition and variation produce desire, enjoyment, and optimally laughter. But memes have also emerged as a dark political force, used in calculated ways to inculcate viewers, build ideological consensus, and (arguably) to sway elections. What are memes doing for us in 2020 and how did we get here? This course directs a psychoanalytic lens at postmillennial “meme culture” in order not only to understand our love for memes as a communication medium, but also to understand the nature of human subjectivity vis-à-vis humor, jokes, and laughter. The tradeoff of this course is that students will be enabled to investigate a subject of daily interest to them-internet memes-but will also be required to read difficult works of critical theory, and to probe the pre-history of memes in such forms as Victorian postcards, 1970s CB culture, and standup comedy. Daily readings, weekly essays, and a final research project. Prerequisites: MCA 101 or permission Anticipated Terms Offered: bi annually
	MCA 281 - Urban Community Journalism This class represents a melding of practical and academic approaches to journalism and combines the knowledge on the street with the knowledge of the academy and high level journalism. Students will connect regularly to the local community and produce publishable products. After several weeks devoted to reporting skills, this class will turn its focus to the city of Worcester and the Telegram and Gazette newspaper as representatives of urban America and urban journalism. The class will meet four or five times at the newspaper (transportation provided) to speak with the editors and reporters in business, criminal justice, sports, and the arts. As part of their work, students will write two stories based on their reporting on the Worcester community, with the aim of publishing them in the Telegram and Gazette. Note that this part of the course will require time off campus (again, transportation will be provided). Course Designation/Attribute: POP Anticipated Terms Offered: bi-annually
	MCA 282 - Radio Journalism and Podcasting in the Arts and Beyond Since it began sending news and entertainment over the airways a century ago, radio has proved the most resilient medium on the planet. Audio broadcasting still attracts audiences today, whether in the many shows from National Public Radio or the more recent profusion of online podcasts on almost every subject. In this course, students will learn how to create and broadcast their own radio stories and audio podcasts-including how to interview, write, record, edit, voice, and produce high quality products. The course will also focus on team and individual projects that turn out creative radio shows and more personalized podcasts built around the interests and talents of the students creating them. While there will be ample opportunity to focus on arts and culture, almost any other area will be fair game as well. Course Designation/Attribute: POP Anticipated Terms Offered: Annually
	MCA 283 - Arts Journalism-Reporting & Reviewing the Arts and Culture Arts journalism has long occupied a prominent place among newspapers and magazines, radio and television, and more recently the online world. While news and sports reports mainly give the reader/listener/viewer information, stories and reviews in the arts usually provide their consumers with enlightenment-an understanding of what’s involved in the creative process, the people doing the creating, and, in the case of reviews, how the finished products present themselves. In this course, your writing will do exactly that kind of writing as you explore the range of the arts on the Clark campus and in the community beyond. You will visit arts venues around Worcester and spend time with reporters and editors at the Telegram and Gazette. Course Designation/Attribute: POP Anticipated Terms Offered: Every other spring semester
	MCA 285 - New Media, Youth Action & Social Change This course explores the ways in which global communications has been restructured and redefined as a result of the democratization of new media technologies. We will be dealing with the theoretical, practical, social, cultural and ideological shifts in the field of global (and local) emerging technologies, with a special focus on internet technologies and its impact on youth action and social change. The class material will feature case-studies from diverse countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, North America, Europe and Australia to compare, contrast and analyze the connection between such emerging media, youth activism and social change. The unique narratives that emerge from these diverse regions in the context of emerging technologies as a social force will be explored. The extent to which this shift supports the democratization of the multi-media sphere and how it has redefined the ethical and applied futures of the field of communication will be critically examined. A holistic goal of this course is to broaden your understanding of this phenomenon—to learn how to tie the global with local, theory with praxis. Prerequisites: CSAC 101 (or COMM 101) Anticipated Terms Offered: bi-annually
	MCA 297 - Honors Readings and research for students in the honors program. May be repeatable for credit. Anticipated Terms Offered: varies
	MCA 298 - Internship An Academic internship is a practical work experience with an academic component that enables a student to gain knowledge and skills within an organization, industry, or functional area that reflects the student’s academic and professional interests while earning credit. Maybe repeatable for credit. Anticipated Terms Offered: every semester
	MGMT 100 - The Art and Science of Management This course is designed to encourage students to consider how business is embedded into the larger society. It will introduce students to basic management skills and the context in which they are applied. Whether a person is working in a complex organization, such as a bank, university, high-tech firm, hospital or manufacturer; participating in a student-run activity; volunteering for a local nonprofit; or working a summer job-management skills are necessary. For management majors and minors, the course provides an introduction to the topics they will study in greater depth in their future course work. For students not majoring in management, it provides an opportunity to learn basic skills that will be helpful in their current and future activities in organizations. The course structure includes readings, lecture, service learning, case analyses, role plays and experiential exercises. The course involves considerable interaction between the professor and students, and among students, because the practice of management is about people working with, listening to, and respecting people who have different backgrounds, experiences and opinions. This class fulfills the Verbal Expression requirement. Course Designation/Attribute: VE Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MGMT 101 - Principles of Accounting Presents the theory and techniques of financial accounting. Teaches students an understanding of accounting information, as a basis for financial statement analysis and decision making, and the environment in which it is developed and used. The course structure includes readings, lecture, discussions, and problem solving. Topics include accrual basis accounting, transaction analysis, accounting cycle, and preparation and analysis of financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows) for service, merchandising and manufacturing companies. Prerequisites: This course is not recommended for students to take during their first semester at Clark. Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year.
	MGMT 104 - Introduction to Management Information Systems Information and communication technologies play an essential role in organizations and society in today’s knowledge economy. It is important for individual to possess a working knowledge of the state-of-the-art information technology tools, effective ways of using and developing of these tools, and their impacts to individuals, organizations, and the society. Introduction to Management Information System is an introductory course that examines strategic, organizational, technological, managerial as well as ethical issues that are relevant to information systems. In addition, it provides opportunity for students to learn and practice the most popular software tools through hands-on applications. Fulfills the Formal Analysis requirement. Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MGMT 110 - Quantitative Methods for Managers This course provides an introduction to the quantitative methods used by managers and business professionals. It basically contains two equally weighted parts: math and statistics. In the math portion, the emphasis will be placed on the mathematical techniques that are applicable to real-world management problems. Business application examples in this part include, for example, the optimal quantity to produce and sell in the market under a mathematical viewpoint of quadratic functions, the time value of money in the application of logarithm functions, and the inventory model solved with calculus. In the statistics part, the course emphasizes the basic statistical concepts and methods including basic descriptive statistics, sampling and normal distributions, confidence interval and hypothesis testing, correlation and regression. Statistical software such as MS Excel will be used to show the business applications of simple and multiple regressions. As such, how to use the basic statistical functions in Excel and how to interpret the regression outputs from Excel is also included. Course Designation/Attribute: FA Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MGMT 170 - Managerial Communications Strong communicative abilities are essential to career success and are particularly important to managers who must direct employees to perform work. People with highly developed communication skills become more persuasive and are better leaders. This course examines communication strategy which includes audience analysis, channel decisions, intercultural communication, diversity, ethics, and more. Communication as used by individuals and organizations are examined. Students will practice all facets of the communication process - from logic and organizing thoughts to conducting research and analyzing/presenting data and other information in both written and verbal form. Learning by doing is an essential part of the course and students will experience in-class exercises, class discussions, conducting research and examining sources, working independently and as part of a team, researching new and innovated companies, delivering impactful written/verbal presentations, and delivering an impromptu speaking exercise under less than ideal circumstances. Students will be introduced to and are expected to use a variety of industry “best practices.” Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year
	MGMT 203 - Management Accounting This course emphasizes accounting from the management perspective. Teaches students an understanding of internal reporting to managers for use in planning, controlling, and decision making. Topics include cost concepts, cost behavior, job-order costing, process costing, activity based costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, variable costing, segment reporting, budgeting, flexible budgets, variance analysis, decentralized organizations, and relevant costing. The course structure includes readings, lecture, discussions, and problem solving. Prerequisites: MGMT 101 ; not open to first-year students. Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year

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IDND 200 - Advanced Topics in Gender, Race, and Area Studies

IDND 215 - Collaborative Learning: Facing the Uncertain Human Future

IDND 297 - Honors

IDND 299 - Directed Study

IDND 1220 - Horror, Homicide & the Grotesque

IDND 1300 - Game Over: Narrative in Video Games

IDND 1630 - Another Way of Seeing: The World View of the Bible

IDND 2000 - Special Topics: Interdisciplinary

INTL 1560 - History of Russia to 1861

INTL 2010 - Change Comes to the Village

JAPN 101 - Elementary Japanese I

JAPN 102 - Elementary Japanese II

JAPN 103 - Intermediate Japanese

JAPN 104 - Intermediate Japanese II

JAPN 110 - Japanese Pop Culture: Narratives of National Identity

JAPN 190 - Japanese Women Writers

JAPN 275 - The Japanese Warrior Tradition

JAPN 280 - Memory and National Identity in Post-War Japanese Fiction and Film

JAPN 299 - Directed Study

JS 117 - Reading the Narratives of the Hebrew Bible

JS 125 - Changing Images of King David

JS 130 - Suffering and Evil in Jewish Tradition

JS 298 - Internship

JS 299 - Directed Study

LALS 298 - Internship

LALS 299 - Directed Study

LAS 038 - Trial Advocacy

LAS 039 - Advanced Trial Advocacy I

LAS 040 - Advanced Trial Advocacy II

LAS 041 - Advanced Trial Advocacy III

LAS 042 - Advanced Trial Advocacy IV

LAS 294 - Peer Learning Assistant

LAS 298 - Internship

LAS 299 - Directed Study

LAT 101 - Introductory Latin I

LAT 102 - Introductory Latin II

LAT 103 - Intermediate Latin

LAT 299 - Supervised Reading in Philosophical Latin

MATH 011 - College Math: Applied

MATH 101 - Concepts in Elementary Mathematics I

MATH 102 - Concepts of Elementary Mathematics II

MATH 105 - History of Mathematics

MATH 110 - Diving into Research : The Mathematics Behind Gene Regulation

MATH 111 - Diving into Mathematics Research: The Mathematics Behind Gene Regulation

MATH 114 - Discrete Mathematics

MATH 119 - Precalculus Mathematics

MATH 120 - Calculus I

MATH 121 - Calculus II

MATH 124 - Honors Calculus I

MATH 125 - Honors Calculus II

MATH 126 - Number Theory

MATH 130 - Linear Algebra

MATH 131 - Multivariate Calculus

MATH 172 - Introduction to Modern Analysis

MATH 201 - Proseminar in Mathematics

MATH 210 - Introduction to Quantitative Finance

MATH 214 - Modern Analysis

MATH 216 - Functions of a Complex Variable

MATH 217 - Probability and Statistics

MATH 218 - Topics in Statistics

MATH 219 - Linear Models

MATH 220 - Introduction to Stochastic Modeling

MATH 225 - Modern Algebra I

MATH 226 - Modern Algebra II

MATH 228 - Topology

MATH 230 - Differential Geometry

MATH 235 - Einstein’s Theory of Gravity

MATH 244 - Differential Equations

MATH 297 - Honors

MATH 299 - Directed Study

MATH 1000 - Algebra

MATH 1010 - Introduction to Mathematics I

MATH 1020 - Introduction to Mathematics II

MATH 1030 - Introduction to Mathematics III

MATH 1110 - Precalculus

MATH 1140 - Discrete Mathematics

MATH 1150 - Statistics

MATH 1200 - Calculus I

MATH 1330 - Calculus of Variations