Focus on how public policies are made in the U.S., including the role of citizens, interest groups, and government institutions. Emphasis on the processes by which policies are made in various institutions, including the Presidency, Congress, bureaucracy, and courts. Examples cover numerous public policies, such as campaign finance reform, foreign policy, and the environment. (Gen. Ed. SB)

Basic principles of physics illustrated by example and demonstration, whenever possible, from the biological sciences, with lab. Topics: electricity, magnetism, radiation, optics, quantum theory, atomic structure, nuclear physics. Prerequisite: PHYSICS 131 or equivalent. (Gen.Ed. PS)

This course is a basic, interdisciplinary introduction to the contemporary Middle East, and uses three substances central to contemporary society as organizing metaphors for issues that help define the region that stretches from Morocco to Iran. We consider a wide range of topics including the modern legacy of Western colonialism in the region, the impact of oil, the roles of religion, gender politics, Arab-Israeli conflicts, and US policies towards the region. Satisfies the modern 100-level requirement for the Middle Eastern Studies major. (Gen. Ed. SB, DG)

Why and how is the state involved in the definition of families, access to marriage, and intervention on behalf of children? This course will address these and other questions as we explore the ways in which the legal boundaries and connections between government and family have evolved over the last century in the United States. Issues of gender, race, class and sexual orientation will naturally play a significant role in these explorations. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Legal or BA-Polsci majors.

The course explores post-WWII Italian comedies to understand how film depicts the social and ethical contradictions of capitalist society through the interactions between men who inevitably face their crisis and women who are the litmus test of such crisis and gradually get more agency. The text is conducted entirely in English.

The course explores post-WWII Italian comedies to understand how film depicts the social and ethical contradictions of capitalist society through the interactions between men who inevitably face their crisis and women who are the litmus test of such crisis and gradually get more agency. The text is conducted entirely in English.

To understand the basis of food policy and the role science has in its development. This course covers food law policy and regulations and how science might be better used in formulating current and future policies.

Approaches to the teaching of reading and language arts in the elementary schools; innovations in methods and materials demonstrated and discussed.

Neoclassical microeconomic theory. Consumer behavior, theory of the firm, markets, income distribution, general equilibrium, welfare economics.

Neoclassical microeconomic theory. Consumer behavior, theory of the firm, markets, income distribution, general equilibrium, welfare economics.