Course surveys how queer individuals and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities have influenced the social, cultural, economic, and political landscape in modern American history.

Course surveys how queer individuals and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities have influenced the social, cultural, economic, and political landscape in modern American history.

Course surveys how queer individuals and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities have influenced the social, cultural, economic, and political landscape in modern American history.

Japanese civilization. Emphasis on racism and ethnocentrism in non-Japanese perceptions of Japan; on Japanese literature; on the era of the Pacific War; and on Japan's economic development since 1945. (Gen.Ed. HS, G)

Japanese civilization. Emphasis on racism and ethnocentrism in non-Japanese perceptions of Japan; on Japanese literature; on the era of the Pacific War; and on Japan's economic development since 1945. (Gen.Ed. HS, G)

Japanese civilization. Emphasis on racism and ethnocentrism in non-Japanese perceptions of Japan; on Japanese literature; on the era of the Pacific War; and on Japan's economic development since 1945. (Gen.Ed. HS, G)

This course will introduce students to Bayesian data analysis, including modeling and computation. We will begin with a description of the components of a Bayesian model and analysis (including the likelihood, prior, posterior, conjugacy, non-informativeness, credible intervals, etc.), and illustrate these objects in simple models. We will then develop Bayesian approaches to more complicated models. The course will introduce Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, and students will have the opportunity to learn to use the WinBUGS and R open source statistical packages for computation.

Each student will take the skills and insights gained in introductory production courses and develop them through the creation of one short project. Students may choose to work in narrative, documentary, experimental, or hybrid forms, first developing a script or proposal and then moving into production and post.

This course examines how media forms present images of the future; course activities integrate each student's General Education courses, Communication courses, and social experiences on campus to critically examine the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability as it pertains to living in the future. How we synthesize images from our experiences and apply these filters to conceptualizing the Information Society is key.

Introduction to sociology. Theory, methods, and approaches to the study of society. The use of several key sociological perspectives such as culture, social class, social psychology, and organizational power to analyze contemporary social issues. (Gen.Ed. SB, U)