With the recent explosion in the availability of digitized text, social scientists increasingly are turning to computational tools for the analysis of text as data. In this three-credit course, students will first learn how to convert text to formats suitable for analysis. From there, the course will introduce and proceed through tutorials on a variety of natural language processing approaches to the treatment of text-as-data.

The application of chemical principles to modern materials discovery, design, and characterization will be discussed. Topics covered will include inorganic solids, nanoscale materials, polymers, inorganic-organic hybrid materials, and biological materials, with specific focus on how the atomic-level chemistries dictate material properties across various length scales. Aspects of materials chemistry with regard to scalability and sustainability will also be covered.

By any measure, and at all levels, American politics is deeply polarized along partisan lines, sometimes asymmetrically so. This tribal division along partisan lines has changed the tone of political discourse, impacted the ability of our government to function, and even spread into apolitical facets of American life. This class will delve into the origins, psychology and social dynamics of this hyper-polarization. We will seek to understand the nature of this division and examine its implications for government, society and the future of American democracy.

This course aims to advance your GIS problem solving skills through a deeper exploration of tools for spatial analysis and visualization. The course is project-based, so if you enjoyed the final project in Intro GIS, you'll find a similar experience here. You will gain more proficiency with GIS and hone your skills in cartography.

We will deep dive into the realities of climate change and open up a judgement free zone to explore our hearts and minds. We will engage with various readings and media as we consider vulnerabilities and discuss our feelings and emotions surrounding these topics. This class will focus on creating a comfortable community together for open and honest conversations during such challenging times.

This course examines the persistence of inequality based on race, class, gender and/or citizenship as it relates to law, both in the U.S. and internationally. We will examine the legal system from a critical perspective, incorporating material from law, history, sociology, and other disciplines.

Methods for epidemiological assessment of the efficacy and safety of medical technologies, including drugs, devices, and medical and surgical procedures.

This course is part of a two-semester introduction to the study of higher education for students in the Master's program. Its content focuses on the political economy of and oppression within higher education institutions. It does so using a variety of historical, sociological, and anthropological approaches to the study of higher education.

Introduction to reading instruction. Critical overview of current approaches, methods, materials. Introduction to theories about the reading process and children's acquisition of written language.

Organic Chemistry II for Non Majors. Together with CHEM 261 satisfies requirements for medical school admissions. Acceptable, with approval of the Undergraduate Chemistry Adviser, though not recommended, for chemistry majors. Brief review of basic principles of chemical bonding, electronic theory, and acid-base reactions. Introduction to principles of stereochemistry and organic spectroscopy. Discussions of the most common types of reactions of organic molecules and their mechanisms.