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History
	HIS 392 - Histories of Science, Knowledge, and Skill Instructor Schade A study of how humans have known, verified, and communicated about natural phenomena, how they have tested their observations through science, applied technical knowledge, and skill, and how they have institutionalized scientific knowledge and engineered their own impacts on the natural world. Satisfies the History distribution requirement through class of 2015. Satisfies the Historical Thought distribution requirement for class of 2016 and after. Environmental Studies major.
	HIS 395 - Independent Study Instructor Staff Reading and research on a special subject and writing of a substantial paper. Under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic of the independent study. Admission with permission of the professor, who will also evaluate the student’s work. Does not satisfy distribution requirement.
	HIS 396 - Independent Study Instructor Staff Reading and research on a special subject and writing of a substantial paper. Under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic of the independent study. Admission with permission of the professor, who will also evaluate the student’s work. Does not satisfy distribution requirement.
	HIS 420 - The English Civil War Instructor Dietz An examination of how 17th-century English men and women turned their world “upside down.” Emphasis on the political, social, and religious causes and consequences of the Great Rebellion of 1640-1660.
	HIS 422 - Gender in Early Modern Europe (C. 15th-18th Centuries) Instructor Dietz From Christine de Pisan to Mary Wollstonecraft. An examination of changing roles, expectations, and desires of men and women, with particular emphasis on their interaction.
	HIS 424 - The French Revolution Instructor Tilburg The history and historiography of the French Revolution through books, paintings, music, and film.
	HIS 426 - Victorian People Instructor Dietz Society and culture of Victorian Britain through the lens of some of its more captivating personalities and their writings. Possible figures include: Charles Darwin, George Eliot, William Gladstone, William Morris, and Sidney and Beatrice Webb.
	HIS 427 - European Consumer Culture: 1750 to the Present Instructor Tilburg The history and historiography of consumer culture in Europe from the 18th century through the 1980s. The lens of consumerism reveals the momentous economic, social, and political transformations of the modern era, up to and including the controversial process of “Americanization” following World War II.
	HIS 433 - The Holocaust and Representation (=GER 433) Instructor Denham History and historiography of the origins and execution of the Nazi genocide during World War II, with a focus on representations of the Holocaust and cultural memory practices in popular and public history, in the visual and performing arts and in literature, and especially in memorial structures and spaces. This seminar includes a required study trip (at no cost to participants except for food) during the week of spring break. Students must agree to participate in the study trip in order to receive permission to add the course to web tree. Prerequisites & Notes Permission required.
	HIS 439 - Topics in Modern European History Instructor Staff Topics in Modern European History.
	HIS 440 - Slavery in the Americas Instructor Guasco Comparative exploration of the foundation and development of slavery in the western hemisphere since 1492. Topics include the transatlantic slave trade, work and labor, resistance and rebellion, and the articulation of African culture throughout the Americas. Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: North America).
	HIS 441 - Natives and Newcomers in Early America Instructor Guasco Encounter between indigenous peoples and English, French, and Spanish newcomers in North America. Special emphasis on the clash of cultures in spiritual, material, and physical realms and how Europeans and Indians created a distinctive American landscape by the end of the eighteenth century.
	HIS 444 - Southern Women, or How to Explain Scarlett and Mammy Instructor Staff An examination of the changing roles of black and white southern women from 1607 to the present, with an emphasis on understanding their unique character and history.
	HIS 446 - Presidents and First Ladies Instructor Staff Presidents and first ladies from Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt through Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Emphasis on their goals and policies, their successes and failures, and the changing meanings of “liberalism” and “conservatism” that they represented.
	HIS 449 - Age of Revolution: The United States in the 1960s Instructor Aldridge A seminar on an important era of changes and transformation in American history. Topics studied include the civil rights movement, the counterculture, the New Left, the Vietnam War, and the women’s movement. Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: North America).
	HIS 451 - African American Cultural History Instructor Aldridge A study of African American cultural history with particular focus on the 20th century. Specific artistic and cultural forms studied may include the visual arts, music, dance, film, and television in their historical context. Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: North America). Satisfies a requirement in the Communication Studies minor. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
	HIS 454 - Filming Southern Legal History Instructor Wertheimer Students in HIS 454 will work collaboratively to research, write, and produce both a history research paper and a documentary film about some aspect of the U.S. South’s legal history. The instructional team will include both the teacher of record, who is an historian, and two aspiring filmmakers from the Documentary Film Program at Wake Forest University. Satisfies a requirement in the History major and minor. Counts as an elective for the Film and Media Studies interdisciplinary minor. Satisfies the Justice, Equality, and Community requirement.
	HIS 455 - Law and Society in American History Instructor Wertheimer Selected topics in U.S. legal history. Seminar members will work collaboratively on a large-scale research project.
	HIS 459 - Topics in American History Instructor Staff Topics in American History
	HIS 464 - Religion and Social Change in Latin America Instructor Mangan Exploration of the nexus between religion and social upheaval through topics including conquest, rebellion, liberation theology, and religious tradition new to the region, such as Evangelicalism. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
	HIS 465 - Colonialism and Imagination in Early Latin America Instructor Mangan The rise and fall of colonial power in Latin America with a focus on the emergence of colonial Latin America as a historical unit. Topics include justification of colonial rule, civilization and barbarism, differences between the Old and New Worlds, and American Identity. Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: Latin America/Caribbean). Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major and minor. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
	HIS 466 - Migrations and Immigration in Latin America Instructor Mangan Study of the relationship between internal migrations and outward immigration in Latin America. Students will acquire in-depth information about migration/immigration in the early colonial period, in the neo-imperial nineteenth century, and in the twentieth century. Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: Latin America/Caribbean). Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major and minor. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
	HIS 467 - Family and Families in African History Instructor Weimers Studies how Africans have defined and achieved family and family connections along with ways that states have attempted to use family–as metaphor, ideal, and unit of political and social organization-to organize African life from the 17^th century to the present. Satisfies a major or minor requirement in History. Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: Africa). Satisfies a major and a minor requirement in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Satisfies a Historical Thought distribution requirement. Satisfies a cultural diversity requirement.
	HIS 469 - Work, Gender, and Political Imagination in Africa Instructor Wiemers Investigates how gender and labor have been used to construct and contest the political imaginaries of individuals, communities, and states in 19th and 20th c Africa. Satisfies a major requirement in History. Satisfies a major and minor requirement in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Satisfies a major requirement in Africana Studies. Satisfies an interdisciplinary minor requirement in Global Literary Theory. Satisfies the Cultural Diversity distribution requirement.
	HIS 474 - Bollywood and the Indian Imagination Instructor Waheed History of Indian Cinema, one of the world’s most popularly viewed, from the ‘golden age’ of Bombay’s Hindi- and Urdu- language films of the 1940s to the present. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement. Satisfies a requirement of the Film and Media Studies Interdisciplinary minor.
	HIS 480 - Senior Research Seminar Instructors Staff Capstone course for history majors. Students define, research, and write a major research paper on a topic of their choice. Required of senior majors not enrolled in History 488/489.
	HIS 488 - Kelley Honors Seminar: Research and Thesis Instructors Staff Two-semester research seminar for senior history majors who qualify for honors work and who are selected as Kelley Scholars. Culminates in the researching and writing of a thesis. Admission by invitation of the History Department.
	HIS 489 - Kelley Honors Seminar: Research and Thesis Instructors Staff Two-semester research seminar for senior history majors who qualify for honors work and who are selected as Kelley Scholars. Culminates in the researching and writing of a thesis. Admission by invitation of the History Department
Humanities
	HUM 103 - Connections & Conflict in the Humanities I Instructors Denham, Ingram, Wills, Zamir A team-taught interdisciplinary course that engages critically key texts and artifacts from both the Western tradition and beyond, with topics that fall under the broad theme of revolution, from intellectual, spiritual, and artistic traditions from around the globe. Attention to historical contexts, critical theoretical approaches, and comparative synthesis. Introduces habits of humanistic learning as well as basic skills needed to understand a variety of humanistic discourses including written works, musical compositions, paintings and sculptures, live performances, architecture, and film and digital media. 2 credits
	HUM 104 - Connections & Conflicts in the Humanities II Instructors Denham, Ewington, Henke, Zamir A team-taught interdisciplinary course that engages critically key texts and artifacts from both the Western tradition and beyond, with topics that fall under the broad theme of revolution, from intellectual, spiritual, and artistic traditions from around the globe. Attention to historical contexts, critical theoretical approaches, and comparative synthesis. Introduces habits of humanistic learning as well as basic skills needed to understand a variety of humanistic discourses including written works, musical compositions, paintings and sculptures, live performances, architecture, and film and digital media. 2 credits Fulfills the WRI requirement, Historical Thought distribution requirement, and Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirement.
	HUM 395 - Independent Study Instructor Staff Humanities: Independent Study Prerequisites & Notes (Fall)
	HUM 396 - Independent Study Instructor Staff Humanities: Independent Study Prerequisites & Notes (Spring)
Latin
	LAT 101 - Elementary Latin I Instructor Neumann Introduction to classical Latin. Requires drill sessions with Apprentice Teachers. Prerequisites & Notes (Offered annually, Fall only.)
	LAT 102 - Elementary Latin II Instructor Cheshire Continuing introduction to classical Latin. Requires drill sessions with Apprentice Teachers. Prerequisites & Notes (Offered annually, Spring only.)
	LAT 201 - Intermediate Latin Instructor Neumann Readings in Latin literature. Prerequisites & Notes (Offered annually, Fall only.)
	LAT 211 - Roman Epic: Vergil’s Aeneid Instructor Neumann Satisfies the Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Latin 201 Students who have already taken a LAT course beyond 201 should enroll in this course as LAT 311. (Spring 2018)
	LAT 222 - Roman Lyric and Elegy: Catullus Instructor Cheshire Close reading of selections from Latin lyric and elegiac poetry. Satisfies Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Latin 201 Students who have already taken a LAT course beyond 201 should enroll in this course as LAT 322. (Fall 2017)
	LAT 228 - Roman Tragedy: Seneca Instructor Cheshire Through a close reading in Latin of one of Seneca’s tragedies in light of current scholarship, of Seneca’s corpus and of the play’s Greek literary influences, we will consider how and why a person with a profound interest in Stoicism and who served as tutor and advisor to the emperor Nero wrote tragedies featuring the ruination of humankind and a hideous subversion of the natural world. Satisfies the Literary Studies, Creative Writing and Rhetoric requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Students who have taken a LAT course beyond 201 should enroll in this course as LAT 328.
	LAT 250 - Latin Letters Instructor Neumann This course focuses on the various practices of letter-writing (personal, political, philosophical, literary) in the context of their production and transmission. Students will be expected to compose brief letters in Latin based on the reading. Satisfies Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirement.
	LAT 311 - Roman Epic: Vergil’s Aeneid Instructor Neumann Satisfies the Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Latin 201 (Spring 2018)
	LAT 322 - Roman Lyric and Elegy: Catullus Instructor Cheshire Satisfies Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Latin 201 (Fall 2017)
	LAT 328 - Roman Tragedy: Seneca Instructor Cheshire Through a close reading in Latin of one of Seneca’s tragedies in light of current scholarship, of Seneca’s corpus and of the play’s Greek literary influences, we will consider how and why a person with a profound interest in Stoicism and who served as tutor and advisor to the emperor Nero wrote tragedies featuring the ruination of humankind and a hideous subversion of the natural world. Satisfies the Literary Studies, Creative Writing and Rhetoric requirement.
	LAT 350 - Latin Letters Instructor Neumann This course focuses on the various practices of letter-writing (personal, political, philosophical, literary) in the context of their production and transmission. Students will be expected to compose brief letters in Latin based on the reading. Satisfies Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirement.
	LAT 399 - Independent Study in Latin Readings and research on Latin texts, under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) and evaluates the student’s work. Prerequisites & Notes Latin 201 and permission of the instructor.
	LAT 499 - Senior Thesis Writing of a thesis under the supervision of an appropriate professor. Oral defense before the entire classics faculty required. Admission by unanimous consent of the Department of Classics.
Latin American Studies
	LAS 101 - Introduction to Latin American Studies Instructors Staff LAS 101 is an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of Latin America. The class draws on expertise of Latin American studies experts from across the faulty. Important areas of study include theory, cultural production, history, and contemporary politics and society. The course is a requirement for the Latin American Studies major and minor. Prerequisites & Notes (Spring)
	LAS 120 - Afro-Latin America (= AFR 120) Instructor Benson From Mexico to Brazil and beyond, Africans and people of African descent have fought in wars of independence, forged mixed race national identities, and contributed politically and culturally to the making of the Americas. Even though Latin America imported ten times as many slaves as the United States, only recently have scholars begun to highlight the role blacks and other people of African descent played in Latin American history. This course will explore the experiences of Afro-Latin Americans from slavery to the present, with a particular focus on Haiti, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia. In doing so, the course seeks to answer questions such as: What does it mean to be black in Latin America? Why has racism persisted in Latin America despite political revolutions claiming to eliminate discrimination? What are the links between blacks in Latin America and the United States? How have differing conceptions of “race” and “nation” caused the rise and decline of transnational black alliances between U.S. blacks and Afro-Latin Americans? All course readings will be in English and will include memoirs, films, and first-hand historical documents in additional to scholarly books and articles. Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: Latin America/Caribbean). Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major or minor. Satisfies the cultural diversity distribution requirement.
	LAS 220 - Politics and Economics of Brazil (= POL 344) Instructor B. Crandall Treatment of political and economic change in modern Brazil. Focus on inequality, violence, environmental protection, and US-Brazil relations. Course includes historical background from 1946 forward. Satisfies the Social-Scientific Thought distribution requirement Meets the Cultural Diversity requirement
	LAS 222 - The Political Economy of the Southern Cone (=POL 354) Instructor B. Crandall Course offers brief historical overview of Southern Cone nations Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay and then moves to in-depth study of political and economic institutions. Themes include bureaucratic authoritarianism, economic shocks, military rule and the return to democracy, regional integration, and globalization. Satisfies a major requirement in Latin American Studies and Political Science Satisfies a concentration requirement in International Studies Satisfies Liberal Studies distribution requirement Meets the Cultural Diversity requirement
	LAS 235 - The 1959 Cuban Revolution (= AFR 235, =HIS 362) Instructor Benson This course explores the historical underpinnings of the 1959 Cuban Revolution, U.S.-Cuban relations, and how Cubans have experienced the changes the island has undergone in the past 100 years. Particular attention is given to people of African descent who make up over a one-third of the island’s population. This Cuban narrative illuminates a variety of themes including the spread of U.S. imperialism, Cuba’s fight for sovereignty, and race relations in the Americas. Satisfies a major requirement in Africana Studies (Geographic Region: Latin American/Caribbean). Satisfies a major or minor requirement in History. Satisfies a major or minor requirement in Latin American Studies. Satisfies the Historical Thought distribution requirement. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
	LAS 240 - Introduction to Latinx Studies Instructor Luna An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Latinx studies based on ethnographic texts by anthropologists and sociologists. It examines how Latinx people in the United States are criminalized and constructed as threatening to the nation, as well as how they have constructed meaningful lives in relation to structural inequalities. Particular attention given to issues of language, identity, migration, and gender and sexuality. Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major and minor. Satisfies a requirement in the Anthropology major and minor. Satisfies a requirement in the Gender and Sexuality Studies major and minor. Satisfies a Social-Scientific Thought distribution requirement. Satisfies the Justice, Equality, and Community graduation requirement.
	LAS 243 - Sex, Drugs, & Money on the Mexico/US Border Instructor Luna Ethnographic approach to understanding the social effects of several profit-generating industries in Mexican border cities: drug trafficking, sex work, and the maquiladora industry. Emphasis on Mexico’s relationship to the United States and how the implementation of neoliberal economic policies have profoundly circumscribed the way that people in Mexico earn a living and fulfill gendered kinship obligations. Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major and interdisciplinary minor. Satisfies a requirement in the Anthropology major and minor. Satisfies a requirement in the Gender & Sexuality Studies major and minor. Satisfies the Social-Scientific Thought distribution requirement. Fulfills the Justice, Equality, and Community Requirement.
	LAS 284 - Latinxs and Environment (=ENV 284) Instructor Garcia Peacock In this course, students will examine a broad range of Latinx environmental experiences across time and place in the United States. Taking the environment as a key category of analysis, students will explore the ways that the natural and built environments shape, and are shaped by, Latinx culture. Looking to important rural, urban, suburban, and wilderness sites across the United States, students will construct a nuanced “picture” of how Latinx environments have changes over time. With our methodology placed squarely in historical and visual analysis, we will frequently engage interdisciplinary approaches to enhance our understanding of key issues including: labor, migration, public health, community and neighborhood building, transportation networks, natural resource development, education, and tourism. Students will be exposed to a wide range of human expressions of place, such as art, literature, and activism, to gain a better understanding of how Latinxs have represented their environmental experiences. Satisfies the Humanities track of the Environmental Studies major and minor. Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major. Fulfills the Justice, Equality, and Community requirement.
	LAS 300 - Major Thinkers in Africana Studies: Afro-Cuban Feminisms (=AFR 300) Instructor Benson Black and mulata women have participated in constructing Cubanidad (Cuban nationalism) since the beginning of the Cuban republic in 1902. However, the largely male-dominated national narrative that has made Che Guevara’s “New Man” famous since 1959 frequently overshadows their interventions. Despite this public silence, Afro-Cubanas (Afro-Cuban women) have consistently challenged narratives of exclusion and contributed to antiracist and antisexist movements in Cuba. As theater critic, Inés María Martiatu Terry explained in 2011 one of the goals of the Afrocubanas movement is to “feminize negritude and to blacken feminism.” This course will analyze Afro-Cubana feminisms through a close reading of the work of four key black and mulata intellectuals and activists-Sara Gómez, Nancy Morejón, Daisy Rubiera, and Gloria Rolando. In doing so, it seeks to trace the legacy of the many black and mulata women who participated in revolutionary Cuba from the 1960s to the present. In particular, the course will examine how Afro-Cubanas have challenged negative stereotypes about black women, worked both inside and outside of Cuba’s state-sponsored women’s movement, and fought to create space for racial and sexual rights. All course readings will be in English and will include memoirs, films, and first-hand historical documents in additional to scholarly books and articles. The course can be repeated for credit given sufficiently distinct topics. Satisfies a major requirement in Africana Studies Satisfies a major requirement in Latin American Studies Satisfies the Histories and Genealogies major requirement in Gender and Sexuality Studies
	LAS 342 - The Latin American City: Historical Narratives & Cultural Representations (= SPA 342) Instructors Maiz-Peña and Mangan This course will study the Latin American city through histrocial and cultural perspectives. Students will learn about the history of select cities and then analyze the relationship between historical context and cultural production through texts offering historical, cultural and literary representations of the cities. The course will emphasize comparison of cities over time, with attention to the prehispanic city, the modern city and the contemporary Latin American city, as well as US cities with a strong Latino influence. (Taught in Spanish.) Satisfies an Area III requirement for the Hispanic Studies major. Counts as an upper-level elective in the Latin American Studies major. Satisfies a requirement in the History major and minor. Prerequisites & Notes SPA 260 and/or SPA 270
	LAS 360 - History of the Caribbean: Race, Nation, and Politics (= AFR 360, = HIS 360) Instructor Benson This course explores the history of the Caribbean from pre-Colombian times to the present. The goal of the class is to trace the emergence of modern Caribbean nations beginning from their status as slave colonies of the not-so-distant past within an emphasis on the central role the Caribbean islands have played in global history. Particular emphasis is given to the maintenance of European and North American imperial enterprises and the elaboration of racial ideologies growing out of the diversity that has characterized the island populations. Issues to be addressed include colonialism, piracy, sugar revolution, slavery and emancipation, national independence, tourism, and Caribbean migrations. Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica will be the main areas under consideration, although texts from other islands such as the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Martinique are included. Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: Latin America/Caribbean). Satisfies a requirement in Latin American Studies major and minor. Satisfies a requirement in the History major or minor. Satisfies the Historical Thought distribution requirement. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.
	LAS 395 - Independent Study in Latin American Studies Independent Study
	LAS 490 - Senior Capstone Seminar Instructor Staff Capstone course for Latin American Studies majors. Students will study one theme from an interdisciplinary perspective and prepare a related major research paper. Prerequisites & Notes Spring
	LAS 495 - Honors Thesis Independent Study Instructor Staff Independent study dedicated to research and writing the honors thesis: Grade will be noted as NG after the first semester and the final grade will be applied in the spring semester at the completion of the thesis. The final grade for the thesis will be determined by the thesis committee following a spring defense of the thesis.
	LAS 499 - Honors Independent Study Instructor Staff Honors Independent Study
Mathematics
	MAT 108 - Exploring Mathematical Ideas Instructor Staff Survey of abstract mathematical ideas that deepen understanding of patterns from mathematics, art, and the physical world. Topics may include the nature of number, infinity, dimension, symmetries, alternate geometries, topology, chaos, fractals, probability and social choice. While techniques and concepts have much in common with advanced theoretical mathematics, little background is assumed and the course is not practical preparation for later courses in mathematics. The course title is occasionally changed to reflect a special emphasis. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Not open to students with credit for, or enrolled in, Mathematics 220, 230, or 255.
	MAT 110 - Finite Mathematics Instructor Staff Mathematical techniques that have been used, productively and extensively, during the last thirty years and that do not involve the use of calculus. Probability, linear programming, matrix algebra, Markov chains, game theory, and graph theory are representative topics. Students learn to use computer software, including a spreadsheet, to solve problems. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Not open to students with credit for Mathematics 150, 220, or 340.
	MAT 111 - Calculus I (for those with no previous exposure) Instructor Staff An introduction to the differential and integral calculus of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and inverse trigonometric functions with applications including graphical analysis, optimization and numerical methods. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Not open to students with one semester of a high school or college course about calculus. (Fall)
	MAT 112 - Calculus I and Modeling Instructor Staff An introduction to the differential and integral calculus of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and inverse trigonometric functions with applications including graphical analysis, optimization, and numerical methods. An emphasis on investigating mathematical approaches to describing and understanding change in the context of problems in the life sciences. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Assumes previous exposure to (not proficiency in) some calculus concepts.
	MAT 113 - Calculus II Instructor Staff An introduction to techniques and applications of integration; infinite series including convergence tests and Taylor series; calculus on parametric and polar curves; and concepts in 3-space including vectors, lines, planes, and vector-valued functions. Satisfies a major requirement in Mathematics. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 111 or 112 or one year of high school calculus.
	MAT 140 - Multivariable Calculus and Modeling Instructor Staff Continued study of calculus and other mathematical methods for modeling change and uncertainty. Topics include multivariable calculus; systems of linear equations, difference equations and differential equations; and probability models such as Bayes’ rule and random walks. Students will be guided in the discovery and mastery of mathematical techniques in the context of problems in the life sciences. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 112 (Calculus I and Modeling), or permission of the instructor.
	MAT 150 - Linear Algebra Instructor Staff An introduction to systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, and eigenvectors in an interactive learning environment provided by the computer algebra system Mathematica. Applications are chosen from linear programming, least squares approximation, graph theory, cryptography, computer graphics, and other topics. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 113 or permission of instructor.
	MAT 160 - Calculus III Instructor Staff A study of the differential and integral calculus of functions of several variables together with an introduction to vector calculus. Topics include partial derivatives, directional derivatives, gradients, tangent planes to surfaces, double and triple integrals, change of variables in multiple integrals, vector fields, line integrals, Green’s Theorem, and surface integrals. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 113.
	MAT 210 - Mathematical Modeling Instructor Staff A survey of discrete mathematical modeling techniques and their application to the natural and social sciences. Mathematical tools are selected from Monte Carlo simulation, queuing theory, Markov Chains, optimization, discrete dynamical systems, artificial intelligence, and game theory. Emphasis is on formulating models, investigating them analytically and computationally, and communicating the results. Counts as an elective in the Data Science interdisciplinary minor. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 140 or 150 or permission of the instructor. (Spring)
	MAT 220 - Discrete Structures (= CSC 220) An introduction to proof techniques, with a focus on topics relevant to computer science. Topics include: fundamental proof techniques, boolean logic, sequences and summations, set theory, algorithm analysis, recursion, mathematical induction, recurrence relations, an introduction to number theory, combinatorics, discrete probability, and graph theory. The class will be adequate preparation for students choosing to continue on the pure math track (Real Analysis, Abstract Algebra, etc) or the theoretical computer science track (Analysis of Algorithms, Theory of Computation, etc.). Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Counts towards the Mathematics major and minor. Counts towards the Computer Science major and minor. Prerequisites & Notes MAT 140, MAT 150, or MAT 160, and the ability to program in a high-level language such as Python, C++, or Java at the level expected in CSC 121 or an equivalent course.
	MAT 230 - Sets and Proofs Instructor Staff An introduction to proof techniques (including quantifiers and induction), elementary set theory, abstract functions, infinite cardinalities, and properties of sets of real numbers; followed by an introduction to topics chosen from topology, analysis, dynamical systems, or set theory, among others. Emphasis throughout is on developing abilities in writing proofs. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 150 or Mathematics 160 or permission of the instructor.
	MAT 235 - Differential Equations Instructor Staff A study of solution techniques and models in ordinary differential equations including first order equations, linear differential equations, series solutions, Laplace transform methods, and concepts of numerical and graphical techniques applied to equations and systems. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 150. (Fall)
	MAT 255 - Number Theory Instructor Staff Mathematical properties of the integers and related sets, including divisibility properties, prime numbers and their distribution, congruences, diophantine equations, arithmetic functions, primitive roots, and quadratic residues. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought distribution requirement. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 150 or Mathematics 160 or permission of the instructor. (Spring)
	MAT 315 - Numerical Analysis (= CSC 315) Instructor Staff Survey of methods to approximate numerical solutions of problems in root-finding, differentiation, integration, curve-fitting, differential equations, and systems of equations. Derivations, limitations, and efficiency of different algorithms are considered. Counts towards the Mathematics major and minor. Counts towards the Computer Science major and minor. Prerequisites & Notes MAT 150 and MAT 235, and proficiency in some programming language. (Spring)
	MAT 320 - Combinatorics The mathematics of arrangements of discrete sets, including binomial and multinomial coefficients, inclusion and exclusion, the pigeonhole principle, partitions and compositions, Stirling and Catalan numbers, occupancy problems, generating functions, recurrence relations, and selected modern topics. Counts as an elective in the Theory category of the Computer Science major. Prerequisites & Notes CSC/MAT 220, MAT 230, or MAT 255
	MAT 325 - Graph Theory A rigorous introduction to graph theory including the study of trees, connectivity, graph distances, adjacency matrices, Euler tours, Hamiltonian cycles, matchings, graph colorings, planarity, Euler characteristic, directed graphs, network flows, algorithms and extremal problems. Counts as an elective in the Theory category of the Computer Science major. Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement. Prerequisites & Notes One of the following: MAT/CSC 220, MAT 230, MAT 255
	MAT 330 - Real Analysis I Instructor Staff The theory of functions of a real variable. Topics include properties of the real numbers, sequences and series, continuity, differentiation, the Riemann integral, and sequences of functions. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 113 and one of Mathematics 220, 230, or 255. (Fall)
	MAT 331 - Complex Analysis Instructor Staff The algebra and geometry of complex numbers, sequences and series of complex numbers, derivatives, and integrals of functions of a complex variable. The Cauchy-Goursat Theorem, the Cauchy Integral Formula and its consequences, Taylor series, classification of singularities, the Residue Theorem, Laurent series, harmonic functions, conformal mappings, and, if time permits, miscellaneous applications. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 160 and one of Mathematics 220, 230, or 255. (Spring)
	MAT 340 - Probability Instructor Staff A study of probability theory relative to both discrete and continuous probability laws. Topics include independence and dependence, mean, variance and expectation, random variables, jointly distributed probability laws, Chebysheff’s Inequality and a version of the Central Limit Theorem. Applications of probability theory are approached through a variety of idealized problems. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 140 or 160. (Fall)
	MAT 341 - Mathematical Statistics Instructor Staff A mathematical approach to statistical theory. Includes a study of distribution theory, important properties of estimators, interval estimation and hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, and selected topics from non-parametric statistics. Satisfies a requirement in the Data Science interdisciplinary minor. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 340. (Spring)
	MAT 355 - Abstract Algebra I Instructor Staff An introduction to the theory of groups, rings and fields. Topics include normal subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, Cayley’s theorem, permutation groups, ideals, the field of quotients of an integral domain, and polynomial rings. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 150 and one of Mathematics 220, 230, or 255. (Fall)
	MAT 360 - Topology Instructor Staff An introduction to metric and topological spaces. Topics include concepts of completeness, compactness, connectedness, fixed point theorems, knot theory, and classification of surfaces. Prerequisites & Notes One of Mathematics 220, 230, or 255. (Offered Spring of even-numbered years.)
	MAT 380 - Seminar in Problem Solving and History of Mathematics Instructor Ash Mathematics is a human construct and endeavor; as such, mathematics has its own culture and history. One can ask many questions: Who does mathematics? How and why is mathematics created?; How does mathematics influence and affect the world, and conversely, how does the world influence and affect mathematics? Are there revolutions in mathematics? In this course we will discuss many of these questions and more. Beginning with mathematics in the ancient world we will do mathematics as it was down within a particular time period and particular culture. We will then trace the migration of mathematical knowledge through various geographical regions: China, India, and Europe. Finally, we will explore the development of some more modern mathematics. In particular, ideas related to calculus, linear algebra, abstract algebra, and real analysis. This course will be delivered in a low residency format utilizing in-person meetings, synchronous sessions (students will meet in Studio D and the professor will have a digital presence), and asynchronous interactions through Moodle. Please note there are no additional technological needs or cost incurred for this style of course. Prerequisites & Notes One of Mathematics 220, 230, 255 or permission of the instructor.
	MAT 381 - Seminar Instructor Staff MAT 381-385 Study of topics of interest in Mathematics. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor.
	MAT 386 - Seminar Instructor Staff MAT 386-389 Study of topics of interest in Mathematics. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor.
	MAT 395 - Independent Study Instructor Staff Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the independent study and who determines the basis for the evaluation of students’ work. Prerequisites & Notes Open to qualified students with the permission of the department chair. Eligible for major credit by departmental approval.
	MAT 396 - Independent Study Instructor Staff Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the independent study and who determines the basis for the evaluation of students’ work. Prerequisites & Notes Open to qualified students with the permission of the department chair. Eligible for major credit by departmental approval.
	MAT 430 - Real Analysis II Instructor Staff Further development of the theory of real functions, including such topics as functions of several variables, metric spaces, function spaces, Riemann-Stieltjes integrals, and Lebesgue measure. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 160 and 330.
	MAT 437 - Dynamical Systems Instructor Staff A study of the iteration of systems, typically arising from physical or biological models, and the resulting long term behavior. Periodic and chaotic dynamics as well as fractal graphics will be investigated. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 150 and 330 or permission of the instructor. (Offered Spring of odd numbered years.)
	MAT 450 - Advanced Linear Algebra Instructor Staff A further study of vector spaces, dual spaces, inner product spaces, modules, linear transformations, characteristic roots, matrices, canonical forms, trace, transpose, determinants, normal transformations, and quadratic forms. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 355 or permission of the instructor.
	MAT 455 - Abstract Algebra II Instructor Staff A continuation of Mathematics 355, including additional topics in group theory and ring theory, extension fields, straight-edge and compass constructions, Galois Theory, and solvability by radicals. Prerequisites & Notes Mathematics 355.
	MAT 481 - Seminar Instructor Staff MAT 481-485 Study of topics of interest in Mathematics. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor.
	MAT 486 - Seminar Instructor Staff MAT 487-489 Study of topics of interest in Mathematics. Prerequisites & Notes Permission of the instructor.
	MAT 491 - Independent Study Independent study
	MAT 492 - Independent Study Independent Study
	MAT 495 - Independent Study Instructor Staff Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the independent study and who determines the basis for the evaluation of students’ work. Prerequisites & Notes Open to qualified students with the permission of the department chair. Eligible for major credit by departmental approval.
	MAT 496 - Independent Study Instructor Staff Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the independent study and who determines the basis for the evaluation of students’ work. Prerequisites & Notes Open to qualified students with the permission of the department chair. Eligible for major credit by departmental approval.
Military Studies
	MIL Labs - Leadership Labs All cadets attend leadership lab. Time and place for leadership labs are at the discretion of the Professor of Military Science. Leadership labs are normally scheduled for one 8-hour Friday lab per month. Third and fourth year cadets participate in leadership labs with basic course cadets, as well as occasional advanced course focused labs as determined by the Professor of Military Science. Leadership Labs reinforce classroom instruction and are focused as follows: MIL 101/2L - BASIC LEADERSHIP LAB. Students learn the basic fundamentals of being a member of a team. This is taught through multiple venues including drill and ceremony, land navigation, weapons familiarization, basic rifle marksmanship, medical tasks, individual movement techniques, engaging targets, introduction to the orders process, understanding Army acronyms, hand and arm signals, and radio protocol procedures. Freshmen learn basic leadership skills and master the fundamentals of being a follower. MIL 201/2L - INTERMEDIATE LEADERSHIP LAB. Students become proficient in the basic fundamentals and are introduced to leading a small team. This is taught through multiple venues including leading drill and ceremony, advanced land navigation, building terrain models, advanced rifle marksmanship, advanced medical skills, movement formations, movement techniques, special teams, writing operations orders, situation reporting, call for fire, and introduction to battle drills. Sophomores focus on mentoring freshmen and serve as team leaders. MIL 301L - ADAPTIVE TACTICAL LEADERSHIP LAB. Challenging scenarios related to small-unit tactical operations are used to develop self-awareness and critical thinking skills. The cadet will receive systematic and specific feedback on leadership abilities. Cadets at this level serve as the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Corps of the ROTC Battalion; they plan, rehearse, and lead basic course cadets through the program of instruction. Juniors are the executors of the battalion. MIL 302L - LEADERSHIP IN CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS LAB. Specific instruction is given in individual leader development, planning and execution of small-unit operations, individual and team development, and the Army as a career choice. Prepares cadets for the mandatory 32-day Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) at Fort Knox, KY during the summer between their junior and senior academic years. MIL 401L - DEVELOPING ADAPTIVE LEADERS LAB. Cadets will lead cadets at lower levels. Leadership experiences are designed to prepare them for their first military unit of assignment. Identify responsibilities of key staff members, coordinate staff roles amongst twelve separate universities and colleges that make up the ROTC battalion, and use battalion field/garrison situations to teach, train, and develop subordinates. Seniors are the battalion’s staff, primary supervisors and planners, preparing to transition to Second Lieutenants. MIL 402L - LEADERSHIP IN A COMPLEX WORLD LAB. A continuation of responsibilities listed in MIL 401L. The leadership lab uses case studies, scenarios, and tactical vignettes to prepare cadets to face the complex ethical and practical demands of leading as a commissioned officer in the United States Army. Prerequisites & Notes There is no military obligation incurred by taking MIL 101L, 102L, 201L or 202L. Open to all Davidson students.
	MIL 101 - Leadership and Personal Development Introduces students to the personal challenges and competencies that are critical for effective leadership. Students learn how the personal development of life skills such as cultural understanding, goal setting, time management, mental/physical resiliency, and stress management relate to leadership, officership, and the Army profession. Includes instruction in map reading, land navigation, and customs and courtesies of the Army. Prerequisites & Notes Participation in leadership lab is required. There is no military obligation to take this course, open to all Davidson students. (Fall)
	MIL 102 - Introduction to Leadership Overview of leadership fundamentals such as setting direction, problem-solving, listening, presenting briefs, providing feedback, and using effective writing skills. Students explore dimensions of leadership attributes and core leader competencies in the context of practical, hands-on, and interactive exercises. Includes instruction in basic tactics. Prerequisites & Notes Participation in leadership lab is required. There is no military obligation to take this course, open to all Davidson students. (Spring)

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Course Descriptions

HIS 392 - Histories of Science, Knowledge, and Skill

HIS 395 - Independent Study

HIS 396 - Independent Study

HIS 420 - The English Civil War

HIS 422 - Gender in Early Modern Europe (C. 15th-18th Centuries)

HIS 424 - The French Revolution

HIS 426 - Victorian People

HIS 427 - European Consumer Culture: 1750 to the Present

HIS 433 - The Holocaust and Representation (=GER 433)

HIS 439 - Topics in Modern European History

HIS 440 - Slavery in the Americas

HIS 441 - Natives and Newcomers in Early America

HIS 444 - Southern Women, or How to Explain Scarlett and Mammy

HIS 446 - Presidents and First Ladies

HIS 449 - Age of Revolution: The United States in the 1960s

HIS 451 - African American Cultural History

HIS 454 - Filming Southern Legal History

HIS 455 - Law and Society in American History

HIS 459 - Topics in American History

HIS 464 - Religion and Social Change in Latin America

HIS 465 - Colonialism and Imagination in Early Latin America

HIS 466 - Migrations and Immigration in Latin America

HIS 467 - Family and Families in African History

HIS 469 - Work, Gender, and Political Imagination in Africa

HIS 474 - Bollywood and the Indian Imagination

HIS 480 - Senior Research Seminar

HIS 488 - Kelley Honors Seminar: Research and Thesis

HIS 489 - Kelley Honors Seminar: Research and Thesis

HUM 103 - Connections & Conflict in the Humanities I

HUM 104 - Connections & Conflicts in the Humanities II

HUM 395 - Independent Study

HUM 396 - Independent Study

LAT 101 - Elementary Latin I

LAT 102 - Elementary Latin II

LAT 201 - Intermediate Latin

LAT 211 - Roman Epic: Vergil’s Aeneid

LAT 222 - Roman Lyric and Elegy: Catullus

LAT 228 - Roman Tragedy: Seneca

LAT 250 - Latin Letters

LAT 311 - Roman Epic: Vergil’s Aeneid

LAT 322 - Roman Lyric and Elegy: Catullus

LAT 328 - Roman Tragedy: Seneca

LAT 350 - Latin Letters

LAT 399 - Independent Study in Latin

LAT 499 - Senior Thesis

LAS 101 - Introduction to Latin American Studies

LAS 120 - Afro-Latin America (= AFR 120)

LAS 220 - Politics and Economics of Brazil (= POL 344)

LAS 222 - The Political Economy of the Southern Cone (=POL 354)

LAS 235 - The 1959 Cuban Revolution (= AFR 235, =HIS 362)

LAS 240 - Introduction to Latinx Studies

LAS 243 - Sex, Drugs, & Money on the Mexico/US Border

LAS 284 - Latinxs and Environment (=ENV 284)

LAS 300 - Major Thinkers in Africana Studies: Afro-Cuban Feminisms (=AFR 300)

LAS 342 - The Latin American City: Historical Narratives & Cultural Representations (= SPA 342)

LAS 360 - History of the Caribbean: Race, Nation, and Politics (= AFR 360, = HIS 360)

LAS 395 - Independent Study in Latin American Studies

LAS 490 - Senior Capstone Seminar

LAS 495 - Honors Thesis Independent Study

LAS 499 - Honors Independent Study

MAT 108 - Exploring Mathematical Ideas

MAT 110 - Finite Mathematics

MAT 111 - Calculus I (for those with no previous exposure)

MAT 112 - Calculus I and Modeling

MAT 113 - Calculus II

MAT 140 - Multivariable Calculus and Modeling

MAT 150 - Linear Algebra

MAT 160 - Calculus III

MAT 210 - Mathematical Modeling

MAT 220 - Discrete Structures (= CSC 220)

MAT 230 - Sets and Proofs

MAT 235 - Differential Equations

MAT 255 - Number Theory

MAT 315 - Numerical Analysis (= CSC 315)

MAT 320 - Combinatorics

MAT 325 - Graph Theory

MAT 330 - Real Analysis I

MAT 331 - Complex Analysis

MAT 340 - Probability