The course examines the main films of Federico Fellini and their Anglo-American reception by filmmakers like Woody Allen, Brian De Palma, and Paul Mazursky among others. It investigates the main themes of identity-in-progress, negotiating with one?s own personal and historical past, questioning one?s own creativity, and compassion for oneself and the others?and, of course, highlights its visual rendition of these themes. Its purpose is to understand what made Fellini, of all European directors, a crucial reference in American cinema and modern culture.

The course examines the main films of Federico Fellini and their Anglo-American reception by filmmakers like Woody Allen, Brian De Palma, and Paul Mazursky among others. It investigates the main themes of identity-in-progress, negotiating with one's own personal and historical past, questioning one's own creativity, and compassion for oneself and the others' and, of course, highlights its visual rendition of these themes. Its purpose is to understand what made Fellini, of all European directors, a crucial reference in American cinema and modern culture.

A seminar on literary criticism east and west, from the classical period to the Renaissance in Europe, as well as in ancient China and the medieval Islamic world. Commonalities in all our texts: what constitutes art and beauty in verbal expression? What is the purpose of literature? Who may have access to literature? What are sacred and canonical texts, and how shall they be approached? What is the connection between literature and truth, literature and morality? What are the proper techniques for composing good literature? What is the function of the study of rhetoric?

This seminar explores current findings on hormonal and neuroendocrine processes that influence human behavior. We will cover a diverse range of human behaviors such as aggression, competitive sports, sexual preferences, love and attachment, stress, memory and cognition. The course evaluation will be based on literature discussion, participation and exercises in class, a topic presentation and a final paper.

Computing has become data-driven, and databases are now at the heart of commercial applications. The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the use of data management systems within the context of various applications. Some of the covered topics include application-driven database design, schema refinement, implementation of basic transactions, data on the web, and data visualization.

This course provides a survey of the relevant research literature describing not only cross cultural conceptions of childhood, but also contemporary U.S. contexts to reflect the intersections of culture and ideology and problematize what is legitimated as normal childhood. The course also provides training in research methodologies for doing qualitative work with children.

Bach and Handel studied from the music- historical, personal, and analytical perspectives. Emphasis on biography, performance practice, and the major masterpieces. Prerequisite: MUSIC 300.

This course is geared for all graduate students in music and can be applied toward fulfillment of the theory core requirement. It serves as an investigation into the development and function of note-against-note composition in Western music, primarily from the late Renaissance to the 20th century.

The goal of this course is to teach leaders what they need to know in order to build high-performance operations with world-class processes of innovation and continuous improvement. We cover the most current methodologies and tools, together with the most important soft skills required, to create efficient and responsive operations that deliver the highest quality services and products.