Summer 21

BIOL 11100. FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY This introductory course focuses on concepts considered central to understanding biology, including the nature of science, inheritance, gene expression, descent with modification and evolution by natural selection. This course is designed to provide potential biology majors with the fundamental concepts required for the study of biology. The course serves as a prerequisite for all biology courses number higher than 20000. Three class hours weekly. The course is also open to non-majors. [MNS]

ENGL 21035. CONSTRUCTING BLACK LIVES IN FILM AND LITERATURE In this summer course, we will analyze 19th, 20th and 21st century classic, documentary, and biographical films, autobiographies, and memoirs to investigate the different ways in which African-American mens and womens life narratives are constructed. In particular, we will consider the impact of historical events and processes upon identities, the ways identities are performed, and the mutually constitutive relationship among race, class, gender, and sexuality. Some class time will also be spent critiquing visual art in terms of identity construction. This broad course topic allows us to engage in interdisciplinary scholarship (involving, Africana studies, literature, history, music, film, and visual art). The technique that unites these fields is close reading/explication. Since strong analysis of varied texts depends upon your ability to give complex, evidence-based interpretations of them, together we will learn and practice (1) skillfully close

GMDS 19901. DIGIAL MEDIA IN EVERYDAY LIVES Why is the study of "everyday life" important, and how has digital media become an integral part of our everyday lives and identities? Everyday life is thus an important topic of study because it is the small, seemingly inconsequential actions that chisel out the ultimate shape that our lives take. Increasingly, digital media, social networks, and quick media applications have become an essential element of those day-to-day actions. In this course, we will situate digital media among our everyday lives and examine the shifts that these technologies have brought about in our daily routines. This class will offer insights into the ways we interact with media, including an investigation into how media become immersive and intimate. We will also focus extensively on the shift taking place around us right now: technology and the Internet is with us at all times due to the pervasiveness of mobile media in our lives. Finally, this course offers "an examination of how digit

MATH 10000. MATH IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY This is a survey course that explores a broad spectrum of mathematical topics; examples include the search for good voting systems, the development of efficient routes for providing urban services, and the search for fair procedures to resolve conflict. The emphasis is on observing the many practical uses of mathematics in modern society and not on mastering advanced mathematical techniques. This course does not satisfy the prerequisites for further Mathematics courses, nor does it count toward a major or minor. Mathematics majors and minors may take the course only if they have permission of the chair. [MNS, Q, QL]

PSYC 29916. NEURODIVERSITY This course will introduce students to neurodiversity, the idea that neurological differences, whether arising from developmental (i.e., Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism) or mental conditions (i.e., Schizophrenia or Tourettes) should be accepted and valued as natural variations to human brain and behavior. This course will combine synchronous and asynchronous activities including small-group discussions, large-group discussions, students presentations, and lectures with active learning components. Asynchronous activities will include reading of primary literature as well as auto- and biographical essays, watching videos, reflective writing, and experiential learning. The usual pre-requisite for this course is Psychology 100 or Advanced Placement Psychology, but this requirement will be waived as long as the student has taken an introductory level course in one of the social or natural sciences, such as Biology 111, Neuroscience 200, or Sociology/Anthropology 100. [HSS]