Black Radicalism

(Offered as BLST 291[D] and HIST 291[AF/c]) This course will examine the geographic formation contemporary scholars have identified as the "Global South," and explore how it has been historically infused by the political struggles of people throughout the African Diaspora.

Intro to Black Atlantic

(Offered as BLST 201 [D] and HIST 267 [LAp/AFp].)  The formation of "the Black Atlantic" or "the African Diaspora" began with the earliest moments of European explorations of the West African coast in the fifteenth century and ended with the abolition of Brazilian slavery in 1888.  This momentous historical event irrevocably reshaped the modern world.  This class will trace the history of this transformation at two levels; first, we examine large scale historical processes including the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the development of p

ST-Carcinogenesis

Changes in the prevalence of cancer and contemporary diagnostics and treatments. While these have dramatically decreased mortality, cancer continues to claim more than 585,000 lives annually. The focus will be on the mechanisms that are corrupted in cancer cells and the differences in vulnerability among tissues, the technologies used to define pathways and lessons learned and strategies being used to exploit the vulnerabilities of tumors for personalized and targeted therapeutics.

Senior Seminar III

A four credit honors seminar for senior STPEC students who have completed STPEC 391H with a grade of C or better. Seminar topic changes each semester. See SPIRE schedule, contact department, or see STPEC Program web-site
(www.umass.edu/stpec) for current description.

Social Facts & Cin Acts, Hons

Sociocultural norms impact health and stem, in part, from cultural products such as art, literature, and film. This course will consider popular motion pictures as both data and intervention on societal knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about health, identities, and social determinants. Students will be provided with an introductory understanding of public health concepts through critical analysis of popular cinema.

Irish Writers&Cultural Context

In this class, we read and discuss classic Irish short stories, contemporary drama, and the experimental modern and contemporary novel. We screen award-winning films and listen to and discuss poetry. Topics represented in these works include: theology, myth, nationalism, sexual politics, music and art. Students may choose their area of concentration. Course content originates in Irish culture and provides the opportunity comparative, global inquiry.
Gen Ed (AL)

S-HotTopics/PrgmgLangs&Systems

This graduate seminar course will cover recent developments in programming languages and systems, examining the latest research papers from top programming languages and systems conferences. Topics of interest include bug detection and correction, domain-specific languages, and emerging topics like concurrency on multicore architectures.

ADVANCED PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUE

Focuses on several advanced programming environments, with a project for each. Includes object-oriented programming, graphical user interfaces (GUIs), and principles of software engineering. Topics for Fall 2015 cover the software development cycle, including versioning, code maintenance, cross-platform development, debugging as well as iterative testing and evaluation. Techniques include asynchronous and event-based programming, server-client development, data exchange via JSON. Prerequisite: 212.
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