For qualified juniors and senior majors only. Admission by permission of the instructor.

An exploration of the religious texts and practices of major traditions (Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, Jewish, Christian, Islamic) as well as those of smaller, more localized communities. Diverse forms of classical and contemporary religious experience and expression are analyzed through texts, rituals, and films as well as through fieldwork.

Intermediate and advanced script projects. Prerequisite: 261. L and P.

The means and methods of the playwright and the writer for television and the cinema. Analysis of the structure and dialogue of a few selected plays. Weekly and bi-weekly exercises in writing for various media. Goal for beginning playwrights: to draft a one-act play by the end of the semester. Plays by students will be considered for staging. L and P with writing sample required, best submitted weeks prior to registration.

Same description as above. There will be one general meeting Monday, January 26, 2009, at 4:10 p.m. in the Green Room, Theatre Building. Attendance is mandatory; attendance at weekly production meetings for some assignments may be required. Grading for this course is satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

For qualified juniors and seniors. Admission by permission of the instructor and Director of the Program. No more than 4 special studies credits may be taken in any academic year and no more than 8 special studies credits total may be applied toward the major.

This course combines perspectives on cognition and learning to examine the teaching-learning process in educational settings. In addition to cognitive factors the course will incorporate contextual factors such as classroom structure, teacher belief systems, peer relationships, and educational policy. Consideration of the teaching-learning process will highlight subject matter instruction and assessment. Prerequisite: a genuine interest in better understanding teaching and learning. Priority given to majors, minors, first-year, and second-year students. Enrollment limited to 55.

Continued emphasis on the development of oral proficiency and functional literacy in modern Mandarin. Conversation and narrative practice, reading exercises, short composition assignments, and work with audio-visual materials. Prerequisite: 111 or permission of the instructor.

Topics to be covered include properties of the integers, prime numbers, congruences, various Diophantine problems, arithmetical functions and cryptography. Prerequisite: MTH 153, MTH 211, or permission of the instructor.

A laboratory course exploring anatomical research methods, neurochemical techniques, behavioral testing, design of experiments, and data analysis. Prerequisites: PSY 210 or 221 and CHM 111 or 118 or permission of the instructor. Not open to seniors. Enrollment limited to 16.