Topics course. The relationship between scientific medicine and state formation in Latin America. Topics include Hispanic, Native American and African healing traditions and 19th-century politics; medicine and liberalism; gender, race and medicine; eugenics and Social Darwinism; the Rockefeller Foundation's mission in Latin America; medicine under populist and revolutionary governments.

Topics course. This class will explore the archaeology of Spanish colonialism in the Caribbean and North America, and later plantation-based colonialism in the Caribbean. We will read archaeology scholarship about how colonial inequalities and institutions shaped interactions between Indigenous peoples, Spaniards, and Africans, how identities were changed and reinforced, and how entirely new cultures and lifeways emerged from colonial processes.

Same as PSY 110 (formerly PSY/NSC 210)
An introduction to the organization and function of the mammalian nervous system. An in depth exploration of the brain using multiple levels of analysis ranging from molecular to cognitive and behavioral approaches. An appreciation of how brain cells interact to orchestrate adaptive responses and experiences will be gained. Seniors require permission of the instructor. This course has no prerequisites. Not open to senior NSC majors.

Same as NSC 110 (formerly PSY/NSC 210)
An introduction to the organization and function of the mammalian nervous system. An in depth exploration of the brain using multiple levels of analysis ranging from molecular to cognitive and behavioral approaches. An appreciation of how brain cells interact to orchestrate adaptive responses and experiences will be gained. Seniors require permission of the instructor. This course has no prerequisites. Not open to senior NSC majors.

A critical introduction to government regulation of employment and to legal theories of freedom and justice in the workplace.

In a series of seven lectures, writers?creative nonfiction authors, playwrights, novelists, screenwriters, documentarians, and short story writers?will provide an overview of the practice of creating narratives from specific disciplinary perspectives. Editors, publishers, agents, and producers will reflect on the publication and production process. Speakers will discuss researching, revising, publishing, and producing texts and read from their work to provide examples. They will also explore questions of style, voice, and genre. S/U only. Only meets during the first half of the semester (Jan.

The course, while using traditional accounting techniques and methodology, will focus on the needs of external users of financial information. The emphasis is on learning how to read, interpret and analyze financial information as a tool to guide investment decisions. Concepts rather than procedures are stressed and class time will be largely devoted to problem solutions and case discussions. A basic knowledge of arithmetic and a familiarity with a spreadsheet program is suggested. No more than four credits in accounting may be counted toward the degree.

An examination of the theory and application of psychological skills training in sport from a cognitive-behavioral perspective. Included are strategies that affect behavior, motivation, perception, and self-beliefs. Leadership and group dynamics will also be covered. Case studies will be used to facilitate operationalizing theory.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the relationships among nutrition, health, and athletic performance. Students in this course will apply basic nutrition science information to sports training and competition. This course will focus extensively on what coaches and athletes need to know about nutrition for optimal performance.

Emphasis on the concepts of biomechanics as applied to sport. Biomechanics of the human body is also covered. Prerequisite: 210, undergraduate kinesiology, or biomechanics.