This course is designed to allow an advanced student of Urdu to focus on topics and domains of language use relevant to his/her individual goals. Weekly assignments will be chosen by the student and mentor in consultation with the program coordinator. Students are expected to write, present ideas orally, and to work with the language mentor to facilitate each week's discussion. The goal is to increase oral and written fluency, breadth of vocabulary, and cultural knowledge in the areas of interest. This course may be repeated with changes in topic and focus.

An advanced course focuses on developing reading and speaking skills, expanding vocabulary, and improving the ability to describe/narrate in detail and support opinions. Topics chosen in consultation with the program director.

From the absorbing tales of the One Thousand and One Nights and the haunting melancholy of pre-Islamic poetry to the inimitable beauty of the Quran, Medieval Arabic literature is fascinating and inexhaustible. Via English translations, this course introduces students to a rich diversity of Arabic literary texts written from the sixth century to the dawn of the modern period, stretching from the cosmopolitan cities of Muslim Spain to the empires of Central Asia and beyond.

This course presents basic concepts in managerial theory by examining such functions as leadership, organization, supervision, and evaluation. Lecture material includes a thorough examination of current techniques in veterinary facility management, technician utilization, client communication, marketing, record keeping, inventory control, and malpractice.

Multidisciplinary professional writing course. Research, analyze, reference and write in the formal and informal text conventions used by Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Conservation, & Veterinary and Animal Sciences.

This course introduces Comic Art in North America, from the beginnings of the newspaper comic strip through comic books graphic novels, and electronic media including the history and aesthetics of the medium, comparison between developments in the United States, Mexico, and French Canada, and the social and cultural contexts in which comic art is created and consumed. (Gen.Ed. AT, DU)

This course introduces Comic Art in North America, from the beginnings of the newspaper comic strip through comic books graphic novels, and electronic media including the history and aesthetics of the medium, comparison between developments in the United States, Mexico, and French Canada, and the social and cultural contexts in which comic art is created and consumed. (Gen.Ed. AT, DU)

This seminar is intended to provide Ph.D. students with instruction and support to develop their teaching skills, both as teaching assistants/associates in their doctoral programs and as preparation for future careers in academia.

This graduate seminar focuses on theories of family, kinship, and parenting. Theoretical perspectives will be explored through empirical work on family behaviors and household relationships. The course will be reading- and discussion-centered. It will cover contemporary trends in the U.S., but we will also address global perspectives. The readings include studies with an international focus. Further, students will work on a research proposal relevant to the study of families during the semester.

This course introduces graduate students to major theoretical approaches and areas of empirical research in the study of American politics.