This course is designed for students interested in research, writing, in a topic that interests them in early American history, 1620-1840. It aims to develop each student?s repertoire of historical skills in pursuing his or her own definition of what is important and simultaneously a community of early American historians at UMass. The focus will be developing students' abilities to use primary sources of various kinds to develop their hypotheses and arguments concerning topics of their own interest.

Thai VI is an intermediate-level course for students who have completed Thai I-V or the equivalent. The independent study format includes small group conversation sessions and an evaluation by an outside evaluator. Students studying Thai develop speaking and listening skills needed for study abroad in Thailand and to support course work in Southeast Asian Studies.

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The first semester of our core chemistry curriculum introduces the language(s) of chemistry and explores atoms, molecules and their reactions. Topics covered include electronic structures of atoms, structure shape and properties of molecules; reactions and stoichiometry. Enrollment limited to 16 per lab section.