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	BIO 374 - Research in Biology IV A fourth semester of continued field, bench, modeling, or other original research under the direction and supervision of a Biology faculty member who reviews and approves the research topic and methodology. Research is presented at the end of the semester in a scientific paper, poster, and/or oral presentation. Admission is by consent of the supervising faculty member who also evaluates the student’s work. The student develops a written plan of study (syllabus) in collaboration with the faculty member following the guidelines on the Independent Course Contract form available through the Registrar. Prerequisites & Notes Successful completion of BIO 371, BIO 372, and BIO 373.
	BIO 379 - Thesis in Biology A student with prior departmental approval of a biology thesis proposal registers for this course during the semester in which the research is completed and the thesis is written, presented, and defended (all following department thesis guidelines delineated in the Biology Major Handbook and in consultation with Biology’s Thesis Coordinator). Admission is by consent of the primary reader/supervising faculty member who also evaluates the student’s work. The student develops a written plan of study (syllabus) in collaboration with the faculty member following the guidelines on the Independent Course Contract form available through the Registrar. Prerequisites & Notes Successful completion of BIO 371 and prior departmental acceptance of a thesis proposal.
	BIO 381 - Environmental Field Studies Twelve-week, four-course semester program (BIO 184, 381, 382, and 383) at one of five School for Field Studies or Duke University Marine Lab research centers. Grading is Pass/Fail. BIO 381 may be counted for major credit. Prerequisites & Notes See bio.davidson.edu/sfs.
	BIO 382 - Environmental Field Studies Twelve-week, four-course semester program (BIO 184, 381, 382, and 383) at one of five School for Field Studies or Duke University Marine Lab research centers. Grading is Pass/Fail. BIO 382 may be counted for major credit. Prerequisites & Notes See bio.davidson.edu/sfs.
	BIO 383 - Environmental Field Studies Twelve-week, four-course semester program (BIO 184, 381, 382, and 383) at one of five School for Field Studies or Duke University Marine Lab research centers. Grading is Pass/Fail. BIO 383 may be counted for major credit. Prerequisites & Notes See bio.davidson.edu/sfs.
	BIO 385 - Techniques in Environmental Field Research One-month intensive field work course for science majors during the summer in selected School for Field Studies locations around the world. Grading is pass/fail but may be counted for major credit. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor required. See bio.davidson.edu/programs/sfs/sfshome.htm.
	BIO 391 - RNA Worlds Instructor Raymond Non-protein-coding ribonucleic acids (RNAs) serve as genomes, catalysts, adaptors, regulators, structural components, and evolutionary substrates to control a diverse range of biological processes in all three domains of life. In this seminar course, discussions of primary literature and subsequent writing assignments reveal and explore our current understanding of the evolution and roles of non-coding RNAs. Prerequisites & Notes Successful completion of BIO 201 or permission of the instructor is required.
	BIO 392 - Medical Biotechnology Instructor Sarafova This seminar course explores the biological and chemical principles behind the newest biotechnology tools in medicine. Topics such as nanotechnology based drug delivery approaches, 3D organ printing for transplantation, cancer immunotherapy approaches, and molecular diagnostic tools will be selected based on student interest. Students will analyze primary literature, then organize and present findings in oral presentations and term papers. Prerequisites & Notes Successful completion of BIO 201, 202, 208/238, 303, 306/336, 307/337, or 333 is required.
	BIO 393 - Advances in Genome Editing Instructor El Bejjani Revolutionary new techniques that make direct genome editing in living organisms allow scientists the potential to engineer any living cell in very specific manners. This seminar course explores the technical literature on genome editing as well as the rapidly expanding uses of genome editing methods in research and the repair of genetic diseases. Prerequisites & Notes Successful completion of BIO111/113 is required, BIO 201 is recommended. Not open to students who have credit for BIO 355.
	BIO 395 - Biochemistry Seminar (= CHE 430) Instructors Myers, Sarafova This advanced seminar course examines selected topics in biochemistry by examining primary literature. Prerequisites & Notes Successful completion of BIO 303, CHE 230, or permission of instructor is required.
	BIO 396 - Ecology of Disease (= ENV 366) Instructor Peroni This upper-level seminar examines on how ecological theory can contribute to understanding and preventing the emergence and progression of disease. Students use literature from ecology, epidemiology, microbiome research, and physiology to explore diseases of vertebrate animals. Writing intensive. Satisfies depth or breadth course requirement in Natural Science track of the Environmental Studies major or interdisciplinary minor. Prerequisites & Notes Successful completion of BIO 111/113 and 112/114 are required.
	BIO 397 - Invasion Biology Instructor Staff Invasive species represent one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide. In this seminar-style course students focus on developing an understanding of the major issues related to biological invasions. The class involves in-depth, student-led discussions of peer-reviewed publications, guest speakers, and a class project. Prerequisites & Notes Successful completion of BIO 112/114 or ENV 201 and permission of the instructor are required.
	CHE 105 - Chemistry and Society Instructors Staff Introduction to the science of chemistry and its relation to modern society. The laboratory provides experience in the scientific approach to problems with an emphasis on the evaluation and interpretation of experimental data. Designed for students who do not plan to take additional courses in chemistry. Satisfies the Natural Science distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes One laboratory meeting per week. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 106 - Chemistry of Art and Artifacts Instructor Beeston Fundamental principles of chemistry applied to an understanding of the sources of color; the materials, methods, and products of the artist; the analysis of works of art and archaeological artifacts; forgery detection; and conservation/preservation. Designed for students who do not plan to take additional chemistry courses. This course is designed for students with an interest in art or archaeology who do not plan to take additional chemistry courses. Satisfies the Natural Science distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes One laboratory meeting per week. (Spring)
	CHE 110 - Fundamentals of Chemistry Instructor Striplin Mathematical background for the study of chemistry. Atomic structure, periodicity, chemical bonding, nomenclature, stoichiometry, and chemical reactions. Properties of gases, liquids, solids, and solutions. Designed for students who desire to continue studying chemistry at Davidson but lack the background needed to begin Chemistry 115. Prerequisites & Notes May not be taken for credit after any chemistry course numbered 115 or above has been taken for credit. No laboratory. (Fall)
	View Course Syllabus CHE 115 - Principles of Chemistry Instructors Beeston, Blauch, Myers, Offerman, Striplin Topics include stoichiometry, chemical thermodynamics, atomic and molecular structure, chemical equilibria, chemical dynamics, and descriptive chemistry of the main group elements. The laboratory illustrates the lecture topics and emphasizes quantitative measurements. This course is intended for students who plan to take additional courses in chemistry. Satisfies the Natural Science distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 110 or a good background from high school chemistry. One laboratory meeting per week. (Fall and Spring)
	View Course Syllabus CHE 220 - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (=ENV 315) Instructors Blauch, Hauser Topics in chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, chromatography, and nuclear chemistry, with applications in biological, environmental, forensic, archaeological, and consumer chemistry. Laboratory experiments include qualitative and quantitative analyses using volumetric, electrochemical, chromatographic, and spectroscopic methods. Satisfies the Natural Science distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 115. One laboratory meeting per week. (Fall)
	CHE 230 - Introduction to Biological Chemistry Instructors Myers, Offermann Introduction to the chemistry of biological systems. Includes the study of amino acids and proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates, enzymes and enzyme mechanisms, and the chemistry of important metabolic pathways and regulatory mechanisms. Satisfies the Natural Science distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 115 and 250. One laboratory meeting per week. (Fall and Spring)
	CHE 240 - Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry Instructor Anstey Foundational course in inorganic chemistry. Topics include nuclear chemistry and atomic structure, simple bonding and molecular orbital theory, molecular symmetry and group theory, acid-base and donor-acceptor chemistry, solid-state and crystal-field theory, coordination chemistry, and modern inorganic chemistry topics in fields such as solar energy conversion, materials science, and nanoparticles. Satisfies Natural Science distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 115. One laboratory meeting per week. (Spring)
	View Course Syllabus CHE 250 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry Instructors Carroll, N. Snyder, E. Stevens Introduction to organic chemistry including nomenclature, structure and properties of organic and bioorganic molecules, spectroscopic analysis, and reactions of carboxylic acid and carbonyl derivatives. Laboratory introduces students to basic experimental techniques. Satisfies Natural Science distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 115. One laboratory meeting per week. (Fall and Spring)
	View Course Syllabus CHE 260 - Introduction to Physical Chemistry Instructors Blauch, Striplin This course addresses the specific topics of thermodynamics and kinetics with an increased emphasis on biochemical systems. Satisfies Natural Science distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 115; Math 111 or 112. One laboratory meeting per week. (Fall)
	CHE 320 - Experimental Analytical Chemistry Instructors Blauch, Hauser In-depth course in analytical methods including optical spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, separations, and advanced topics in chemical equilibrium. Emphasis will be placed on the principles behind, and components of, chromatographic and mass spectrometry instrumentation. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 215/220. One laboratory meeting per week. (Spring, offered every two years)
	CHE 321 - Topics in Analytical Chemistry Instructors Blauch, Hauser Analytical chemistry topics covered in this course will be related to the instructor’s area of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 220. No laboratory. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 325 - The Chemistry of Hookah Smoke Instructor Hauser What is smoke, how is smoke formed, what instrumental methods are associated with the characterization of the physical and chemical properties of hookah smoke, and how do they work? In the second half of the course, students will investigate the physical and/or chemical properties of smoke formed as a function of a variable of interest such as type of filtration media or shisha or height of water pipe. Prerequisites & Notes Notes and Prerequisites - Chemistry 220. (Fall)
	CHE 330 - Experimental Biological Chemistry Instructor Myers Chemistry and mechanisms of gene expression, signal transduction, and advanced metabolism. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 230. Biology 111 recommended. One laboratory meeting per week. (Fall)
	CHE 331 - Topics in Biological Chemistry: Protein Chemistry Instructor Offermann Advanced topics in protein chemistry including: protein synthesis, isolation, purification, manipulation, and characterization. A strong emphasis will be placed on the biochemical and biophysical methods that lead to protein characterization. This course also will include the study of protein-protein and protein-small molecule interactions as well as structure-function relationships. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 230. No laboratory. (Fall)
	CHE 335 - Research Methods in Biological Chemistry Instructor Myers This course is designed to expose students to critical components of the biological chemistry research experience including reading and interpretation of the primary literature, writing literature reviews and proposals, completing an independent project around a guided question, and presenting the results of their work in oral and written forms. Methods covered in this course will be related to the instructor’s areas of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 230. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 340 - Experimental Inorganic Chemistry Instructor Anstey A survey of experimental methods for the synthesis, isolation and purification, identification, and characterization of inorganic compounds. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 240. One laboratory meeting per week. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 341 - Topics in Inorganic Chemistry Instructor Anstey Inorganic chemistry topics covered in this course will be related to the instructor’s area of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 240. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 345 - Research Methods in Inorganic Chemistry Instructor Anstey This course is designed to expose students to critical components of the inorganic chemistry research experience including reading and interpretation of the primary literature, writing literature reviews and proposals, completing an independent project around a guided question, and presenting the results of their work in oral and written forms. Methods covered in this course will be related to the instructor’s area of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 240 (Not offered 2016-17)
	View Course Syllabus CHE 350 - Experimental Organic Chemistry Instructors N. Snyder, E. Stevens Continuing studies in organic chemistry. Emphasis on carbon-carbon bond forming reactions, oxidations, and reductions. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 250. One laboratory meeting per week. (Fall and Spring)
	CHE 351 - Topics in Organic Chemistry Instructors N. Snyder, E. Stevens Organic chemistry topics covered in this course will be related to the instructor’s area of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes CHE 250. No laboratory. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 355 - Research Methods in Organic Chemistry Instructors N. Snyder, E. Stevens This course is designed to expose students to critical components of the organic chemistry research experience including reading and interpretation of the primary literature, writing literature reviews and proposals, completing an independent project around a guided question, and presenting results of their work in oral and written forms. Methods covered in this course will be related to the instructor’s area of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 250. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 360 - Experimental Physical Chemistry Instructors Blauch, Striplin This in-depth course covers quantum mechanics and its application to spectroscopy and the structure of matter. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 113 or 140. One laboratory meeting per week. (Not offered 2016-17, offered every two years)
	CHE 361 - Topics in Physical Chemistry Instructor Striplin Physical chemistry topics covered in this course will be related to the instructor’s area of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 260. No laboratory. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 365 - Research Methods in Physical Chemistry Instructor Striplin This course is designed to expose students to critical components of the physical chemistry research experience including reading and interpretation of the primary literature, writing literature reviews and proposals, completing an independent project around a guided question, and presenting the results of their work in oral and written forms. Methods covered in this course will be related to the instructor’s area of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 260. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 371 - Energy Instructor Striplin Course focuses on energy fundamentals such as the various guises of energy, combustion, inescapable inefficiencies, electric generation, and the planet’s energy balance. Unsustainable energy technologies (coal, oil, gas, nuclear, and hydropower), sustainable energy technologies (solar, photovoltaics, wind, wave and tidal, biomass, geothermal, and fusion), and other fuel technologies such as hydrogen/fuel cells, carbon sequestration, and syngas production will be discussed and, in some cases, demonstrated. Satisfies depth and breadth course requirement in the Natural Science track of the Environmental Studies major or interdisciplinary minor. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 260. No laboratory. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 372 - Environmental Chemistry Instructor Hauser Introduction to environmental chemical principles and methodology including aspects of the chemistry of air, water, and soil; identities, sources, properties, and reactions of pollutants; green chemical approaches to pollution prevention; environmentally-benign synthetic methodologies, design of safer chemical products, alternative solvents and catalyst development, and applications of biomimetic principles. Satisfies depth and breadth course requirement in the Natural Science track of the Environmental Studies major or interdisciplinary minor. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 220. No laboratory. (Not offered 2016-17)
	View Course Syllabus CHE 374 - Medicinal Chemistry Instructor E. Stevens Chemical basis of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical development. Topics include drug discovery, pharmacokinetics (delivery of a drug to the site of its action), pharmacodynamics (mode of action of the drug), drug metabolism, and patent issues that affect the development and manufacture of pharmaceuticals. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 250. No laboratory. (Fall)
	CHE 375 - Immunology and Immunopharmacology Instructor N. Snyder Introduction to immunology and immunopharmacology, including mechanisms of immunity, and the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases and immune disorders. A strong emphasis will be placed on the design and development of therapeutics, including protein and carbohydrate-based vaccines. Satisfies a major requirement in Chemistry. Satisfies requirement in the Biochemistry interdisciplinary minor. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 250 and 230; Chemistry 330, or Biology 208 and 303, strongly recommended. (Spring)
	CHE 395 - Literature Investigation Instructors Staff This course is designed for any qualified student who desires to pursue a literature research project in an area of special interest in chemistry under the direction and supervision of a faculty member. The latter reviews and approves the topic of research and evaluates the student’s work. Admission by consent of the faculty member following acceptance of the student’s written research proposal. Consult the department’s guidelines for the preparation of independent research proposals. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor. (Fall and Spring)
	CHE 396 - Laboratory Research I Instructors Staff Experimental chemistry projects conducted with the direction and supervision of a faculty member, who reviews and approves the topic of the research and evaluates the student’s work. Admission by consent of the faculty member following acceptance of the student’s written research proposal. Consult the department’s guidelines for the preparation of independent research proposals. This course is intended for non-senior students. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor. (Fall and Spring)
	CHE 397 - Laboratory Research II Instructors Staff Experimental chemistry projects conducted with the direction and supervision of a faculty member, who reviews and approves the topic of the research and evaluates the student’s work. Admission by consent of the faculty member following acceptance of the student’s written research proposal. Consult the department’s guidelines for the preparation of independent research proposals. This course is intended for non-senior students. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 396. Permission of the instructor. (Fall and Spring)
	CHE 420 - Seminar in Analytical Chemistry Instructors Blauch, Hauser Advanced topics in analytical chemistry related to instructor’s areas of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 320, or by permission of the instructor. No laboratory. (Not offered 2016-17, offered every two years)
	View Course Syllabus CHE 430 - Seminar in Biological Chemistry (=BIO 395) Instructor Myers Advanced topics in biochemistry related to instructor’s areas of interest and expertise. Serves as a capstone course for the Chemistry Major with an Emphasis in Biochemistry and the Biochemistry Interdisciplinary Minor. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 330, or by permission of the instructor; Biology 111. No laboratory. (Spring)
	CHE 440 - Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry Instructor Anstey Application of modern theories of chemistry and physics to the study of bonding, structure, synthesis, and reaction pathways of non-metal, organometallic, and transition metal compounds. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 340. No laboratory. (Not offered 2016-17)
	CHE 450 - Seminar in Organic Chemistry Instructors Carroll, Snyder, E. Stevens Advanced topics in organic chemistry related to instructor’s areas of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 350. No laboratory. (Spring)
	CHE 460 - Seminar in Physical Chemistry Instructors Blauch, Striplin Advanced topics in physical chemistry related to instructor’s areas of interest and expertise. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 352/360. No laboratory. (Fall, offered every two years)
	CHE 496 - Senior Research I Instructors Staff Experimental chemistry project conducted with the direction and supervision of a faculty member, who reviews and approves the topic of the research and evaluates the student’s work. Admission by consent of the faculty member following acceptance of the student’s written research proposal. Consult the department’s guidelines for the preparation of independent research proposals. This course is intended for senior chemistry majors. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor. (Fall and Spring)
	CHE 497 - Senior Research II Instructors Staff Experimental chemistry project conducted with the direction and supervision of a faculty member, who reviews and approves the topic of the research and evaluates the student’s work. Admission by consent of the faculty member following acceptance of the student’s written research proposal. This course is not intended for students who are completing a thesis and pursuing an honors degree (See Chemistry 498). Consult the department’s guidelines for the preparation of independent research proposals. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 496 or a summer of research with the instructor after the student’s junior year. (Fall and Spring)
	CHE 498 - Thesis Research Instructors Staff Experimental chemistry project conducted with the direction and supervision of a faculty member, who reviews and approves the topic of the research and evaluates the student’s work. Admission by consent of the faculty member following accepatance of the student’s written research proposal. This course is intended for senior students that are completing a thesis for evaluation by the department and pursuing an honors degree. Consult the department’s guidelines for the preparation of independent research proposals. Prerequisites & Notes Chemistry 496 or a summer of research with the instructor after the student’s junior year. (Fall and Spring)
	CHI 101 - Elementary Chinese I Instructor Tsai Introduction and development of basic skills in modern standard Chinese (Mandarin) designed for students who have no previous exposure to the Chinese language. The goal is to develop students’ communicative competency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the elementary level. Prerequisites & Notes (Not offered 2015-16.)
	CHI 102 - Elementary Chinese II Instructor Tsai Continuation of elementary Chinese I. The goal is to develop the students’ communicative competency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the elementary level. Prerequisites & Notes Chinese 101. (Not offered 2015-16.)
	CHI 120 - Introduction to Modern Chinese Culture Instructor Shen Introduces several aspects of Chinese culture including Chinese cultural motifs and their cultural implications, holidays and festivals, Peking opera, 20th century Chinese drama, Chinese etymology and calligraphy, Chinese popular music, Chinese cinema, Chinese martial arts, and food. Additionally, the course will also talk about some paradoxes, dialectics, and misconceptions in Chinese culture. Satisfies the Cultural Diversity requirement. Satisfies the Liberal Studies distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English. (Not offered every year.)
	CHI 121 - Introduction to Traditional Chinese Culture Instructor Shao Examination of key aspects of traditional Chinese culture, including birth myths, views of the body, women and sexuality, symbols of evil and folklore, feng-shui and divination, martial arts and heroism, gardens and imperial places, and traditional music. Satisfies the Cultural Diversity requirement. Satisfies the Liberal Studies distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English. (Not offered every year.)
	CHI 201 - Intermediate Chinese I Instructor Shao Continuing work in developing skills in standard Chinese (Mandarin). Designed for students who have had one year of Chinese at the college level. The goal is to develop the students’ communicative competency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the intermediate level. Prerequisites & Notes Chinese 102. (Fall)
	CHI 202 - Intermediate Chinese II Instructor Shao Continuation of Intermediate Chinese I. The goal is to develop the students’ communicative competency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the intermediate level. Prerequisites & Notes Chinese 201. (Spring)
	CHI 206 - Introduction to Traditional Chinese Literature Instructor Shao Selection of poetry, drama and narrative from ancient times up to 1900, with special emphasis on major themes and conventions. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement. Students entering before 2012: satisfies Literature distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English. (Not offered every year.)
	CHI 207 - Engendering Chinese Cinema Instructor Shen Course examines gender relations in 20th-century China through cinematic representations. By looking in detail at the films of a few key directors and reading scholarly works, the class discusses the changing social and political positions of women in cinema from the 1920s to the 1990s, and how this change affects gender relations. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English. (Not offered every year.)
	CHI 220 - Modern Chinese Fiction and Film (1919 - 1949) Instructor Shen Explores Chinese fiction and film from 1919 to 1949. Addresses historical, political and literary or cinematic background; considers origins of modern Chinese consciousness, influence of foreign literature, images of oppressed peoples, social roles of the modern Chinese writers, family, women and gender, politics, nation and revolution. Satisfies a minor requirement in Chinese Studies. Satisfies an interdisciplinary minor requirement in East Asian Studies. Students entering 2012 and after: satisfies Literary Studies, Creative Writing, cultural diversity, and Rhetoric distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English.
	CHI 224 - Martial Arts and Heroism in Chinese Fiction and Film Instructor Shao Introduction to the Chinese idea of martial arts heroes and its representation in fiction and film with emphasis on its historical and changing cultural contexts. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English. (Not offered every year.)
	CHI 225 - Crime and the Chinese Detective Fiction and Film Instructor Shao The purpose of this course is to build on the student’s knowledge of the crime and detective fiction and film in their own language(s) and extend it to the crime and detective fiction and film in the Chinese context. The course approaches the genre from a multi-cultural perspective. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement. Students entering before 2012: satisfies Literature distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English.
	CHI 226 - In the Name of Religion: Love and Gender in Chinese Fiction and Film Instructor Shao This course will focus on love, gender roles, and sexuality in the religious contexts: how they are conceived of according to Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism, and how they play out separately, as well as against each other. The course will examine two distinct but closely related literary traditions. One is literature in religion: it is a popular practice with both Buddhism and Daoism to employ literature as a vehicle for their ideologies. The other is religion in literature: a popular literary tradition that habitually exploits religious themes and motifs for entertainment. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement. Students entering before 2012: satisfies Literature distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English.
	CHI 228 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Instructor Shen This course is a survey of modern Chinese literature from around 1919 (known as the May 4th period) to the Post-Mao era. The class functions as an introduction to modern Chinese literary works by prominent writers. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement. Students entering before 2012: satisfies Literature distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English.
	CHI 253 - Business Chinese Language Instructor Staff Business Chinese is designed to develop students’ communicative competency in reading, writing, and speaking business Chinese at the intermediate and advanced level. Prerequisites & Notes Chinese 202 or equivalent is required.
	CHI 265 - Contemporary Chinese Society and Culture Instructor Shen This course explores issues in Chinese society and culture, and includes on-site visits to important places in China. In addition to the course requirements, students will be required to maintain a field journal. This course will also be informed by the travel experiences included in the program.
	CHI 295 - Independent Study Instructor Staff
	CHI 301 - Advanced Chinese I Instructor Staff Extensive reading and discussion of texts of increased difficulty, exposure to authentic Chinese materials, emphasis on expanding vocabulary, speaking and writing skills, and skills that will help further develop proficiency in Chinese. Prerequisites & Notes (Fall)
	CHI 302 - Advanced Chinese II Instructor Shen Extensive reading and discussion of difficult texts, exposure to authentic Chinese materials, emphasis on expanding vocabulary, speaking and writing skills, and skills that will help further develop proficiency in Chinese. Continuation of Chinese 301. Prerequisites & Notes (Spring)
	CHI 303 - Advanced Conversational Chinese Instructor Staff To further improve students’ oral proficiency to converse on various topics in daily life, perform various discourse function, and speak appropriately in different social situations. Prerequisites & Notes Chinese 202 or permission of the instructor. (Not offered every year.)
	CHI 350 - Advanced Reading and Writing Instructor Staff Prerequisites & Notes (Not offered every year.)
	CHI 351 - Advanced Reading and Writing Instructor Staff Prerequisites & Notes (Not offered every year.)
	CHI 353 - Advanced Composition and Conversation Instructor Shen This course is designed to develop students’ communicative competency in speaking and writing at the advanced level. Students are expected to have completed three years of modern Chinese at the college level.
	CHI 354 - Advanced Conversation and Composition II Instructor Shen Chinese 354 is designed to develop students’ communicative competency in speaking and writing at the advanced level. The course introduces students to more literary texts by famous writers including Lu Xun, Xu Dishan, Zhu Ziqing, etc. and (classical) idiomatic expressions as well as two-part allegorical expressions. Chinese 354 serves as a transitional course from modern Chinese to classical Chinese. Prerequisites & Notes Chinese 353 or equivalent. Students are expected to have completed three years of modern Chinese at the college level before taking this class.
	CHI 360 - Issues in Chinese Society Instructor Staff The topic for this course rotates; it is offered by the faculty from the School of Social Development and Public Policy (taught in English). In 2016, the anticipated class will be The Chinese Marketplace, a course on the impact of globalization on China taught by an anthropologist. Prerequisites & Notes UG Credit
	CHI 395 - Advanced Independent Study Instructor Tsai
	CHI 405 - Seminar: Topics in Chinese Cinema and Modern Literature Instructor V. Shen Reading and discussion of selected works in Chinese literature and cinema. Discussion of individual research projects. Students entering before 2012: satisfies Literature distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English. May repeat for credit if the subject is different.
	CHI 406 - Seminar: Topics in Traditional Chinese Literature Instructor Shao Critical study of tales, short stories and novels from 1300 to 1900, with special attention to themes, conventions, critical approaches, and the problem of adaptation from fiction to film, theater, and cartoons. Students entering before 2012: satisfies Literature distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Taught in English. May repeat for credit if the subject is different.
	CIS 230 - Special Topics Class (CIS 230-250) Instructor Staff Topics and course numbers announced in advance of registration.
	CIS 330 - Special Topics Seminar (CIS 330-350) Instructor Staff Topics and course numbers announced in advance of registration.
	CIS 395 - Independent Study Instructor Staff
	CIS 495 - Thesis/Capstone Instructor Lozada Required weekly common meetings for all CIS majors. Prerequisites & Notes (Fall)
	CIS 496 - Thesis/Capstone Instructor Lozada Required weekly common meetings for all CIS majors. Prerequisites & Notes (Spring)
	CLA 111 - The Ancient World Instructor Krentz Introduction to ancient Greek and Roman history, with particular attention to how we know what we know, resources (print, electronic, material) for studying the classical world, and opportunities for research in this field. Satisfies Historical Thought distribution requirement. May be applied toward a major in History. Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Offered annually, Fall only.)
	CLA 121 - Greek Literature in Translation Instructor Cheshire Selected works from a variety of ancient Greek literary genres. Satisfies Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Spring) May be applied toward a major in English.
	CLA 122 - Roman Literature in Translation Instructor Totten Selected works of Roman literature from the early Republic through the Empire. Satisfies Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Offered in alternate years.) May be applied toward a major in English.
	CLA 141 - Greek Art and Architecture Instructor Toumazou Minoan-Mycenaean art and architecture of the Aegean Bronze Age; later Greek art and architecture from the Geometric to the Hellenistic period. Satisfies Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Fall) May be applied toward a major in Art History.
	CLA 142 - Roman Art and Architecture Instructor Toumazou Art and architecture of the Roman Republic and Empire, including influences of earlier Etruscan and Hellenistic Greek art upon the Romans. Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Offered in alternate years.) May be applied toward a major in Art History.
	CLA 234 - Athenian Law Instructor Krentz Analysis of the Athenian legal process in a discussion-intensive approach using surviving Athenian speeches as case studies. Satisfies Historical Thought distribution requirement. May be applied toward a major in History. Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Not offered in 2016-2017.)
	CLA 244 - Field School in Mediterranean Archaeology Instructor Toumazou Intensive, on-site training in archaeological field methods and techniques. Daily instruction on excavation and recording, lectures by specialists, visits to other archaeological sites and museums. Conducted at a site near Athienou in south-central Cyprus. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor required. (Summer only.) Satisfies an interdisciplinary minor requirement in Archaeology.
	CLA 250 - Classical Mythology Instructor Neumann Investigates the evidentiary remains of Greco-Roman mythology (primarily, but not exclusively, textual) and aims to arrive at an understanding of myth in its multi-faceted context. Satisfies Liberal Studies distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Not offered in 2016-2017.)
	CLA 252 - Classics in the Cinema Instructor Krentz Analysis of films set in the ancient Roman world, including the cultural and political context in which the films were made. Satisfies Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Not offered in 2016-2017.)
	CLA 255 - Greek Sports and Athletic Festivals Instructor Toumazou Ideal of the athlete in the Greek system of values explored through art and archaeology, literature, and inscriptions. Selected victory odes of Pindar and field demonstrations of individual athletic events. Satisfies Liberal Studies distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Spring)
	CLA 280 - Troy and the Trojan War Instructor Toumazou Employing a multiplicity of approaches and methodologies (art-historical, archaeological, historical, etc.) this course aims to partake in the complexity (impossibility?) of answering seemingly simple questions such as: Was there ever a Troy? Did Homer’s Trojan War ever happen? Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Not offered in 2016-2017.)
	CLA 332 - Greeks and Persians Instructor Krentz This course explores the various cultural, economic, military, political, and religious interactions between the Greeks and the Achaemenid Persians, rulers of the first world empire, and investigates how Herodotus, the “Father of History,” constructed his grand narrative. The focus will be on the period from Cyrus the Great to Xerxes (559-478 BCE) but will include some attention to the later Greek and the modern reception of this early confrontation between east and west, including the movie 300. Satisfies a major requirement in Classics. Satisfies a major requirement in History. Satisfies the Historical Thought Distribution Requirement Prerequisites & Notes Students at all levels welcome. (Spring)
	CLA 399 - Independent Study in Classical Civilization Instructor Staff Research and writing under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) and evaluates the student’s work. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor required.
	CLA 441 - The Parthenon Instructor Toumazou Exploration of the architectural, aesthetic, religious and political contexts of the Parthenon, including its impact through the ages. The class will visit the recreation of the Parthenon in Nashville. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor. (Spring)
	CLA 480 - Senior Research Seminar Instructor Krentz Capstone course for classics majors. Students define, research, and write a major research paper on a topic of their choice. Satisfies a major requirement in Classics. Prerequisites & Notes Required of senior Classics majors. (Fall)
	CLA 499 - Senior Thesis Writing of a thesis under the supervision of an appropriate professor. Oral defense before the entire Classics faculty required. Prerequisites & Notes Admission by consent of the Department of Classics.
	COM 101 - Principles of Oral Communication Instructor Staff Examination and implementation of both classical and contemporary principles of effective oral communication. Individual presentations informed by readings, discussions, lectures, and examinations of key speeches. Students entering 2012 and after: satisfies the Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirements. Prerequisites & Notes (Fall and Spring)

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BIO 374 - Research in Biology IV

BIO 379 - Thesis in Biology

BIO 381 - Environmental Field Studies

BIO 382 - Environmental Field Studies

BIO 383 - Environmental Field Studies

BIO 385 - Techniques in Environmental Field Research

BIO 391 - RNA Worlds

BIO 392 - Medical Biotechnology

BIO 393 - Advances in Genome Editing

BIO 395 - Biochemistry Seminar (= CHE 430)

BIO 396 - Ecology of Disease (= ENV 366)

BIO 397 - Invasion Biology

CHE 105 - Chemistry and Society

CHE 106 - Chemistry of Art and Artifacts

CHE 110 - Fundamentals of Chemistry

CHE 115 - Principles of Chemistry

CHE 220 - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (=ENV 315)

CHE 230 - Introduction to Biological Chemistry

CHE 240 - Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry

CHE 250 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry

CHE 260 - Introduction to Physical Chemistry

CHE 320 - Experimental Analytical Chemistry

CHE 321 - Topics in Analytical Chemistry

CHE 325 - The Chemistry of Hookah Smoke

CHE 330 - Experimental Biological Chemistry

CHE 331 - Topics in Biological Chemistry: Protein Chemistry

CHE 335 - Research Methods in Biological Chemistry

CHE 340 - Experimental Inorganic Chemistry

CHE 341 - Topics in Inorganic Chemistry

CHE 345 - Research Methods in Inorganic Chemistry

CHE 350 - Experimental Organic Chemistry

CHE 351 - Topics in Organic Chemistry

CHE 355 - Research Methods in Organic Chemistry

CHE 360 - Experimental Physical Chemistry

CHE 361 - Topics in Physical Chemistry

CHE 365 - Research Methods in Physical Chemistry

CHE 371 - Energy

CHE 372 - Environmental Chemistry

CHE 374 - Medicinal Chemistry

CHE 375 - Immunology and Immunopharmacology

CHE 395 - Literature Investigation

CHE 396 - Laboratory Research I

CHE 397 - Laboratory Research II

CHE 420 - Seminar in Analytical Chemistry

CHE 430 - Seminar in Biological Chemistry (=BIO 395)

CHE 440 - Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry

CHE 450 - Seminar in Organic Chemistry

CHE 460 - Seminar in Physical Chemistry

CHE 496 - Senior Research I

CHE 497 - Senior Research II

CHE 498 - Thesis Research

CHI 101 - Elementary Chinese I

CHI 102 - Elementary Chinese II

CHI 120 - Introduction to Modern Chinese Culture

CHI 121 - Introduction to Traditional Chinese Culture

CHI 201 - Intermediate Chinese I

CHI 202 - Intermediate Chinese II

CHI 206 - Introduction to Traditional Chinese Literature

CHI 207 - Engendering Chinese Cinema

CHI 220 - Modern Chinese Fiction and Film (1919 - 1949)

CHI 224 - Martial Arts and Heroism in Chinese Fiction and Film

CHI 225 - Crime and the Chinese Detective Fiction and Film

CHI 226 - In the Name of Religion: Love and Gender in Chinese Fiction and Film

CHI 228 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation

CHI 253 - Business Chinese Language

CHI 265 - Contemporary Chinese Society and Culture

CHI 295 - Independent Study

CHI 301 - Advanced Chinese I

CHI 302 - Advanced Chinese II

CHI 303 - Advanced Conversational Chinese

CHI 350 - Advanced Reading and Writing

CHI 351 - Advanced Reading and Writing

CHI 353 - Advanced Composition and Conversation

CHI 354 - Advanced Conversation and Composition II

CHI 360 - Issues in Chinese Society

CHI 395 - Advanced Independent Study

CHI 405 - Seminar: Topics in Chinese Cinema and Modern Literature

CHI 406 - Seminar: Topics in Traditional Chinese Literature

CIS 230 - Special Topics Class (CIS 230-250)