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CBSC 240 - Data Science: Mind Analytics
Credits: 3
Psychological tests promise to match you with your soul mate, reveal the hidden depths of your personality and attitudes, and predict your success in college. How would you determine if these promises are being kept? Students build data-science skills while teaming on how to assess a test’s reliability and validity, including tests of abilities, personality, attitudes, and more. No programming experience is required while we use R, a popular open-source programming language, to learn data management, data visualization, model-comparison metrics, and statistical inference in a reproducible and ethically responsible manner. Johnson.
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CBSC 250 - Statistics and Research Design
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: One course in CBSC/PSYC and at least sophomore standing. Corequisite: PSYC 250L. Students learn about the design and analysis of psychological research, with particular emphasis on experimentation. Students learn statistical inference appropriate for hypothesis testing, and they use standard statistical packages to analyze data. Laboratory course. Brindle, Johnson, Murdock, Whiting, Woodzicka.
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CBSC 252 - Sensation Measurement and Perception
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 110 or 111, and CBSC/PSYC 250 (as corequisite with instructor consent). Problems associated with sensory encoding, scaling, contextual and social determinants of perception are considered. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the senses in daily life. Lorig.
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CBSC 253 - Neural Mechanisms of Motivated Behaviors
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 110 or 111, and either CBSC/PSYC 250 or BIOL 201. The anatomical, physiological, and neurochemical bases for behaviors are considered. Some examples of behaviors to be discussed include thirst and drinking, ingestion, reproduction, and learning. Stewart.
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CBSC 254 - Attention
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 110, 111, or 112, and either CBSC/PSYC 250 or BIOL 201. An examination of the theories and mechanisms associated with attentional processes. Topics include: selective attention, divided attention, inhibition, working memory, and the application of these processes in human/machine interfaces. The functioning of the above processes in abnormal patient populations is also examined. Whiting.
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CBSC 255 - Cognitive Neuroscience
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: NEUR 120 or CBSC/PSYC 110 or CBSC/PSYC 111; and CBSC/PSYC 250 (as prerequisite or corequisite). Corequisite: PSYC 255L. An examination of the role of the central nervous system in the production of human behavior. Special emphasis is placed on the contribution of the cerebral cortex to cognitive activity and to the effects of brain injury on psychological processes. Laboratories focus on neuropsychological testing and basic concepts in the brain’s distribution of complex function. Laboratory course. Lorig.
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CBSC 256 - Neuropharmacology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBSC/PSYC 110 or 111, and either CBSC/PSYC 250 or BIOL 201. This course combines lecture and seminar elements to explore the physiological bases for drug action in the nervous system with emphasis on molecular mechanisms. The course begins with an overview of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and then proceeds to examinations of major neurotransmitter classes, functional neural circuits, and a survey of recreational drugs, drug abuse, and drug dependence. The course concludes with a consideration of pharmacotherapies for selected disorders of cognition and affect. The role of neuropharmacology in the growth of our understanding of normal neurochemical function is stressed throughout. Stewart.
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CBSC 257 - Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Health and Disease
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Either CBSC/PSYC 110 or 111 and either CBSC/PSYC 250 or BIOL 201. This course includes elements of lecture and seminar to explore, first, the neurophysiological mechanisms that govern sleep and circadian rhythms and the methods used to measure these phenomena, and, second, the role of dysregulated sleep and circadian rhythms in physical and mental health. The course ends with a discussion of how poor sleep impacts society and how society might confront population-level deficiencies in sleep. Brindle.
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CBSC 259 - Cognition and Emotion
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBSC or PSYC 250. This course challenges the notion that cognition and emotion are fundamentally opposing psychological systems and explores how they function together to influence attention, memory, thinking, and behavior in our social world. Coverage includes contemporary theory, research, experimental design, and application on topics regarding both healthy individuals and those with psychological disorders. Johnson.
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CBSC 261 - Socioemotional Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 113; pre-or corequisite: CBSC/PSYC 250. Exploration of children’s understanding of emotions and how socialization and cognitive development contribute to the creation of different emotional styles and experiences. Examination of the theoretical and developmental aspects of emotions. Topics include understanding emotional states and the role of socialization practices on emotional expression. Fulcher.
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CBSC 262 - Gender-Role Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 113, CBSC/PSYC 250 or WGSS 120. This course provides the student with an overview of gender-role development: How do children learn to be boys and girls? What role do biological factors play in different behaviors of boys and girls? Does society push boys and girls in different directions? We discuss children’s evolving ideas about gender, and what can be done to change these ideas (or whether they need to be changed at all). Through the examination of these questions and issues, the course introduces students to the major theories of gender-role development, the research methods used to measure children’s gender-role behaviors and attitudes, and the current research in the field. Fulcher.
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CBSC 265 - Developmental Psychopathology
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC or PSYC 113, 210 and 250. This course utilizes a biopsychosocial perspective to explore atypical developmental processes. The course examines risk and protective factors that contribute to the development of social, emotional, behavioral difficulties and competencies in childhood and adolescence. Conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of children’s and adolescents’ psychological disorders is also discussed. Murdock.
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CBSC 269 - Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 114 and CBSC/PSYC 250 (as co-req or pre-req) or instructor consent. This course examines cognitive and affective processes involved in stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Causes and social implications of prejudice involving various stigmatized groups are examined. Participants focus on attitudes and behaviors of both perpetrators and targets of prejudice that likely contribute to and result from social inequality. Woodzicka.
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CBSC 280 - Science and Policy
Credits: 4
Students in this course adopt the role of consultants for a hypothetical legislator who must make a decision on a matter of public policy. A clear understanding of the scientific background and consequences of the policy must inform the legislator’s decision. Each student works as a part of the consulting team and creates a document on a narrow aspect of the science related to the public policy. The policy being evaluated changes each term. Examples include: funding for mental health care, enactment or suspension of motorcycle helmet laws, establishing or abolishing court awards for mental suffering, and similar topics.
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CBSC 295 - Current Advances in Psychological Science
FDR: SC
Credits: 3 credits in fall or winter, 4 credits in spring.
Prerequisites vary; determined at time of offering.
Seminar topics and specific prerequisites vary with instructor and term. These seminars are designed to introduce students to an area of current interest in the field of psychology. Students receive an overview of the experimental research and/or applied practices that have advanced an area of psychological science. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Spring 2022, CBSC 295A-01: Current Advances in Psychological Science: Addiction (3). This course provides students with insight into the dynamic and ongoing relationship between biology, laboratory research, clinical practice, and societal policy as it relates to substance use disorder (SUD). Classroom discussions and invited speakers will provide students with an up-to-date understanding of the physiological mechanisms mediating SUD. To provide students with a government and society perspective on SUD, this class will discuss policies in place to control illicit drug use, support recovery, and discuss the impact on society of untreated substance abuse. The objective of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of addiction at the research, clinical, societal, and governmental levels with the purpose of training students to critically observe clinical and societal needs and address them through experimental design. (SC) Jenney.
Spring 2022, CBSC 295B-01: Current Advances in Psychological Science: Sleep, Health and Society (3). An Underappreciated Health Emergency (3). No prerequisite. Sleep (or the lack thereof) is increasingly becoming recognized as a major health concern at the societal level leading to poor physical and mental health. This course examines the basic functions of sleep and how deficiencies in sleep lead to poor health at the population level. Students participate in discussion groups, perform a self-study of sleep, and design a sleep improvement campaign. (SC) Brindle.
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CBSC 296 - Spring-Term Topics in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
FDR: SS3
Credits: 3-4
Prerequisite: Varies with topic. Topics and prerequisites vary with instructor and term. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Spring 2022, CBSC 296A-01: Spring-Term Topics in Cognitive and Behavioral Science: Intergroup Dialog (3). In a multicultural society, discussions about issues of racial and ethnic conflict and community are needed to facilitate understanding among different racial/ethnic and other social/cultural groups. In this intergroup dialogue, students will participate in semi-structured face-to-face meetings across social identity groups. Students will discuss relevant reading material and will explore group experiences in various social and institutional contexts. Participants will examine narratives and historical, psychological, and sociological materials. Students will participate in exercises that will be debriefed in class and in weekly journals. The goal is to create a setting in which students engage in open and constructive dialogue, learning, and exploration concerning issues of intergroup relations, conflict, and community. (SS3) Rodriguez-Newhall.
Spring 2022, CBSC 296B-01: Spring-Term Topics in Cognitive and Behavioral Science: Psychology of Creativity and Innovation (3). One course in CBSC. What is Creativity? It is an idea, a concept, that we intuitively grasp yet have difficulty defining. It involves the generation of an idea that is both novel and valued. It is critical to aspects of our lives ranging from the mundane (e.g., solving personal and interpersonal problems) to the profound (creating works of art, making scientific discoveries). In this course, we will discuss how to increase creative behavior in individuals, groups, and organizations, and highlight aspects that are common to all three. We will discuss various theories of creativity, the processes of creativity, characteristics of creative people, and survey creative environments. Perhaps most importantly, you will develop confidence in your own personal creativity. (SS3) Whitehead.
Spring 2022, CBSC 296C-01: Spring-Term Topics in Cognitive and Behavioral Science: Cognitive Science of Communications (3). The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of how cognitive science principles can be applied in science communications to improve message quality regardless of medium, substance, or target audience. Students will participate in practical training in the execution of specific types of communications commonly used in scientific careers that span the public and private sectors, including abstracts, poster presentations, media articles, emails, and memos. Through a combination of readings, discussions, and exercises, students will learn concrete strategies for how to convey scientific information and data in ways that are both accurate and compelling. (SS3) Cooch.
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CBSC 299 - Applications of Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBSC-250. This course is designed for junior CBSC majors to learn about modern systems and subfields of cognitive and behavior science. Pathways to professional applications of cognitive and behavior science are addressed along with experiences and tools necessary for professional development. The course has a topical structure in which primary source material is utilized to deepen students’ exposure to the methodologies and findings of one subfield of cognitive and behavior science. The culmination of the course is a proposal for CBSC majors’ capstone experience. Staff.
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CBSC 300 - The Pursuit of Happiness
FDR: SS3
Credits: 4
Students examine and discuss the meaning and significance of happiness, explore pathways and barriers to happiness from scientific, theoretical, and philosophical perspectives, and engage in a thoughtful and proactive process of self-examination with regard to personal ideals, goals, and mechanisms of happiness. Students become immersed in experiential learning opportunities to sample potential pathways to well-being and contribute to the greater good through community service. Murdock.
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CBSC 353 - Advanced Methods in Systems Neuroscience Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in systems neuroscience. May be repeated for credit. Stewart.
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CBSC 354 - Advanced Methods in Attention Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in attention and memory. May be repeated for degree credit. Whiting.
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CBSC 355 - Advanced Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in human neuropsychology. May be repeated for degree credit. Lorig.
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CBSC 357 - Advanced Methods in Human Psychophysiology
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on various topics in human health psychophysiology research. Students develop skills related to the measurement of human physiology across multiple biological systems (cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory systems, etc.) and learn how changes in physiology relate to, and predict, physical and mental health. May be repeated for degree credit. Brindle.
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CBSC 359 - Advanced Methods in Cognition and Emotion Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in cognition and emotion. May be repeated for degree credit. Johnson.
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CBSC 362 - Advanced Methods in Developmental Psychology Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in developmental psychology. May be repeated for degree credit. Fulcher.
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CBSC 365 - Advanced Methods in Developmental Psychopathology Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in developmental psychopathology. May be repeated for degree credit. Murdock.
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CBSC 369 - Advanced Methods in Social Psychology Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 269. Directed research on a variety of topics in social psychology. May be repeated for degree credit. Woodzicka.
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CBSC 395 - Special Topics in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 1, 2, or 3
Prerequisite: May vary with topic. These seminars are designed to help the advanced student integrate his or her knowledge of specific fields into a comprehensive view of cognitive and behavior science, both as a science and as a profession. Specific topics vary and are determined, in part, by student demand. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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CBSC 398 - Advanced Research Methods in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on an area of current interest in the fields of cognitive and behavioral science. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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CBSC 421 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Directed research experience in a psychology member’s laboratory. Students assume responsibility in one or more major components of the research program, such as: data collection, management, and analysis; coordination of research team activities and processes; and dissemination of research findings. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CBSC 422 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only. Directed research experience in a psychology member’s laboratory. Students assume responsibility in one or more major components of the research program, such as: data collection, management, and analysis; coordination of research team activities and processes; and dissemination of research findings. May be repeated for up to eight credits toward degree requirements. Staff.
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CBSC 423 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research experience in a psychology member’s laboratory. Students assume responsibility in one or more major components of the research program, such as: data collection, management, and analysis; coordination of research team activities and processes; and dissemination of research findings. May be repeated for up to six credits toward major and degree requirements. Staff.
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CBSC 431 - Tutorials in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: Six credits in CBSC/PSYC and instructor consent. Grade Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Advanced reading, study, or internships directed by a member of the staff to meet the needs of the individual student. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CBSC 432 - Tutorials in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: Six credits in CBSC/PSYC and instructor consent. Grade Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Advanced reading, study, or internships directed by a member of the staff to meet the needs of the individual student. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CBSC 433 - Tutorials in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Six credits in CBSC/PSYC and permission of the head of the department. Grade Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Advanced reading, study, or internships directed by a member of the staff to meet the needs of the individual student. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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CBSC 443 - Honors Thesis Proposal
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Honors candidacy. Conferences, directed reading, and exploratory research culminating in the preparation of a proposal for honors thesis research, which will minimally include a clear statement of the problem being studied, a comprehensive literature review, and a feasible, detailed plan for the research. Must be taken no later than spring term of the junior year. Staff.
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CBSC 453 - Internship
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Supervised off-campus experience in a local agency, research organization, or other venues approved by the department. Requires a research paper in addition to off-campus activities. May be carried out during the summer. Murdock.
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CBSC 473 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 403, senior standing, and consent of the department head. Taken in the winter term of the senior year by all psychology majors seeking a Bachelor of Science degree. Students conduct a research project and prepare a thesis based on that research. Staff.
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CBSC 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing and CBSC/PSYC 443. Laboratory research culminating in an honors thesis. Honors candidates also present a public summary of their work. Staff.
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CBL 100 - Introduction to CBL: Unheard Voices of Black Lexington and Rockbridge County
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
In this course, students learn the basics of community-engaged learning through working on projects that focus on the history and present-day trajectory of Black Lexington and Rockbridge County. We discuss why community-based learning is a high-impact and civic-minded practice. Students acquire the needed dispositions, new ways of thinking, and skills necessary to succeed in a real-world collaboration with community stakeholders who have diverse backgrounds and stories. Drawing on an interdisciplinary approach, we read secondary and primary sources that provide insights into what it was like for Black families to live here during Jim Crow, as well as the changes brought on by desegregation. We invite speakers from the community to provide their own individual perspectives. The final project is a series of digital stories about local places of Black entrepreneurship, leisure, and community organization delivered to the Rockbridge Historical Society. the Regional Tourism Board, the Visitor Center of Lexington for an ongoing exhibit. Other community partners could also include First Baptist Church, Randolph Street Methodist Church, Young Rockbridge Advocates, and the Rockbridge NAACP through the guest-speaker series. Goluboff.
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CBL 200 - Peer Mentor Training for Community-Based Learning
Experiential Learning (EXP): Y
Credits: 1
This course will prepare students to lead discussion sections in CBL 100: “Introduction to Community Based Learning: Unheard Voices of Black Lexington.” In twelve one-hour sessions and engagement with community partners on the topic of local Black experiences, students will develop the following skills essential to community-based and antiracist work: open-mindedness, humility, appreciation of community-cultural wealth, intellectual curiosity, empathy, and commitment. They will learn how to foster an anti-racist classroom environment, facilitate discussions on race, guide students in critical reflection, and comment on student reflection papers. They will co-frame and lay the groundwork for projects to be done in CBL 100 by interacting directly with community-partners during the fall term. Once completed, this course will allow students to serve as peer mentors in CBL 100 during the following winter term. Peer Mentors will help students in CBL 100 succeed in guided discussion groups and their weekly reflection essays. Goluboff.
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CBL 453 - CBL Peer Mentors
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. The purpose of CBL Peer Mentors is to lead discussion sections in CBL 100: “Introduction to Community Based Learning: Unheard Voices of Black Lexington. In weekly sessions, CBL Peer Mentors will lead discussions about why community-based learning is a high-impact and civic-minded practice, and help students acquire the needed dispositions and skills necessary to succeed in a real-world collaboration with community stakeholders who have diverse backgrounds and stories. CBL peer mentors will guide students in this anti-racist work. Goluboff.
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CBL 453 - Community-Based Learning Peer Mentors
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBL 200 and instructor consent. The purpose of CBL Peer Mentors is to lead discussion sections in CBL 100: “Introduction to Community Based Learning: Unheard Voices of Black Lexington.” In weekly sessions, CBL Peer Mentors will lead discussions about why community-based learning is a high-impact and civic-minded practice, and help students acquire the needed dispositions and skills necessary to succeed in a real-world collaboration with community stakeholders who have diverse backgrounds and stories. CBL peer mentors will guide students in this anti-racist work. Goluboff.
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CSCI 101 - Survey of Computer Science
FDR: FM
Credits: 4
Not open to students with previous credit in computer science. Not open to students with previous credit in computer science. An overview of the discipline of computer science achieved through an introductory-level survey of a number of major areas of computer science. Topics include algorithms used for computer solutions of important practical problems, computer programming, digital logic applied to computer circuitry, computer architecture, data representation and organization, Web page basics, computer networks, and theoretical limits of computation. Lectures and formal laboratories. Staff.
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CSCI 111 - Fundamentals of Programming I
FDR: FM
Credits: 4
A disciplined approach to programming with Python. Emphasis is on problem-solving methods, algorithm development, and object-oriented concepts. Lectures and formal laboratories. Staff.
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CSCI 112 - Fundamentals of Programming II
FDR: SC
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CSCI 111. A continuation of CSCI 111. Emphasis is on the use and implementation of data structures, introductory algorithm analysis, and object-oriented design and programming with Python. Laboratory course. Staff.
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CSCI 121 - Scientific Computing
FDR: FM
Credits: 4
Not open to students who have taken CSCI 211 or higher. An introduction to computer programming for scientific applications and a survey of the main methodological areas of scientific computation. The course provides the tools needed for students to use computers effectively in scientific work, whether in physics, chemistry, mathematics, economics, biology, psychology, or any field involving quantitative work. Programming in Matlab, a scientific-computing software package, with a focus on topics relevant to students’ major fields of study. Lectures and formal labs. Levy.
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CSCI 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
First-year seminar. Prerequisite: First-year standing. First-year seminar. Topics, applicabililty to FDRs, and other requirements vary by term.
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CSCI 209 - Software Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 112. An examination of the theories and design techniques used in software development. Topics include the software life cycle, design patterns, the Unified Modeling Language, unit testing, refactoring, rapid prototyping, and program documentation. Sprenkle.
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CSCI 210 - Computer Organization
Credits: 3
Prerequisite or corequisite: CSCI 112. Multilevel machine organization studied at the levels of digital logic, microprogramming, conventional machine, operating system, and assembly language. Staff.
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CSCI 211 - Algorithm Design and Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CSCI 112 and MATH 121 or MATH 201. Methods for designing efficient algorithms, including divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, and greedy algorithms. Analysis of algorithms for correctness and estimating running time and space requirements. Topics include advanced data structures, graph theory, network flow, and computational intractability. Staff.
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CSCI 250 - Introduction to Robotics
FDR: SC
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CSCI 112. This course combines readings from the contemporary robotics literature with hands-on lab experience building robots (equipment provided) and programming them to do various tasks. The lab experience culminates with a peer-judged competition of robot projects proposed and built during the second half of the term. Levy.
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CSCI 251 - Android Application Development
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Students learn how to develop programs for mobile Android devices, such as smart phones, tablets, and watches. Classroom lectures on mobile computing and a program-development environment are supplemented by extensive hands-on programming assignments, leading to team application projects. The course culminates with a presentation of each team’s application. Levy.
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CSCI 252 - Neuromorphic Computing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 112. An overview of computational methods inspired by the nervous systems of animals. Topics include philosophical foundations of neuromorphic computing, fundamental mathematical concepts, Hopfield nets, Kohonen’s Self-Organizing Map, Sparse Distributed Memory, Latent Semantic Analysis, Tensor Products, and current neuromorphic hardware. Readings come from both popular textbooks and the scholarly literature. A major focus of the course is on writing programs to implement and apply the concepts and algorithms studied in the course. Levy.
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CSCI 256 - Modeling and Simulation
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CSCI 111 and 112. Standard practices and applications of modeling and simulation. We explore ways to model complex systems that incorporate disciplines of biology, chemistry, and physics. Students learn critical-thinking skills when reading, comprehending, and analyzing real-world systems that they then create models for. Readings are supplemented by projects which reflect scenarios where modeling and simulation would be useful. Students are evaluated on a series of coding projects, class discussion, weekly quizzes, and exams measuring the ability to identify opportunities for application and to simulate models and their environments. A final project focuses on an open-modeling opportunity in biology, chemistry, or physics Watson.
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CSCI 257 - A Walk Through the Ages: Using Artificial Intelligence to Understand the Evolution of Exercise
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: BIOL 187 or CSCI 111. Exercise leaves us healthier and happier, yet many of us struggle to get enough physical activity. Why it is so hard to hit the gym? Our biology and evolutionary past might play a role in our reluctance to undertake physical activity. In this course, students will learn how to quantify the amount of physical activity using wearable exercise trackers. We will collect data on different types of activities in different environments and physiological conditions. Using machine learning tools, we will develop a unique classifier that will predict the environmental/physiological setting based on the data. We will go through the processes of experimental design, data extraction, data preprocessing, data modeling and finally, data interpretation. These aspects of the course will culminate in a course project which will require students to build a model that represents the exercise data gathered. Toporikova and Watson.
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CSCI 297 - Topics in Computer Science
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 112. Readings and conferences for a student or students on topics agreed upon by the directing staff. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. A maximum of six credits may be used toward the major requirements. Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Fall 2020, CSCI 297A-01: Topic: An Exploration of Canonical Machine-Learning Methods (3). Prerequisite: CSCI 112. Analyzing and implementing traditional machine learning models to understand the relationships amongst the features of that data. Students learn the process of feature discovery and engineering, in conjunction with statistical algorithms, to “learn” from the data. These algorithms allow for automatically applying complex mathematical calculations over large datasets. Learning from data affords us the ability to identify patterns and make informed decisions without human intervention. We explore regression algorithms, supervised algorithms, naïve Bayes classifiers, unsupervised algorithms, dimensionality reduction, and clustering algorithms. C. Watson. Staff.
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CSCI 312 - Programming Language Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Formal language description tools, semantic concepts and syntactic constructs appropriate to diverse applications. The Haskell programming language is used as the basis for understanding these concepts and for designing and implementing a simple programming language based on them. Staff.
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CSCI 313 - Theory of Computation
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MATH 121 or MATH 201 or instructor consent. A study of the principles of computer science embodied in formal languages, automata, computability, and computational complexity. Topics include context-free grammars, Turing machines, and the halting problem. Levy.
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CSCI 315 - Artificial Intelligence
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Basic concepts of heuristic search, game playing, natural language processing, and intelligent systems, with a focus on writing programs in these areas. Course combines a discussion of philosophical issues with hands-on problem solving. Levy.
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CSCI 316 - Advanced Topics in Robotics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. A review of advanced topics in robotics, including well-established topics like Bayesian filtering and control theory and current trends like intelligent robots and neuromorphic control. Readings in these areas are reinforced by hands-on projects with robot hardware and simulators. Students present their final projects at the culminating annual Spring Term Festival. Each class meeting includes lecture, discussion, and project work done in teams of one to four students, with weekly quizzes on the readings. S. Levy.
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CSCI 317 - Database Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Database design with the entity-relationship model, the relational database model including normal forms and functional dependencies, SQL database query language, server-side scripting for Web access to databases. A major project to design and implement a database using a commercial package. Whaley.
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CSCI 318 - Mobile-Application Development
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Students learn how to develop programs for mobile devices, such as cell phones and tablets. The target operating system is either Android or iOS, depending on the instructor offering the course. Classroom lectures on mobile computing and a program development environment are supplemented by extensive hands-on programming assignments, leading to an independent application project of the student’s devising. The course culminates with a presentation of each student’s application, and an optional upload to the appropriate site for distribution. Lambert, Levy.
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CSCI 319 - Video Game Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. In this course, students learn to design and program video games using Python and the Pygame module. Concepts covered include video game code organization utilizing object-oriented programming, OOP design patterns, 2D animation, artificial intelligence, and responding to user feedback. Matthews.
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CSCI 320 - Parallel Computing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CSCI 209 and 210. A survey of parallel computing including hardware, parallel algorithms, and parallel programming. The programming projects emphasize the message-passing paradigm. Staff.
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CSCI 321 - Computer Networks
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Intended as a first course in communication networks for upper-level students. Covers concepts and protocols underlying modern computer networks. Topics include network architecture and layering, routing and switching, the TCP/IP protocol and network applications. Theory and programming. Staff.
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CSCI 325 - Distributed Systems
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CSCI 209 or instructor consent. In this course, students learn to design and develop distributed systems, i.e., collections of independent networked computers that function as single coherent systems. The concepts of communication, synchronization, consistency, replication, fault tolerance, and security are covered. In addition, case studies of real-world distributed systems (e.g., the Internet, distributed file systems, grid computing) are analyzed. Sprenkle.
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CSCI 326 - Cloud Computing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. In this course, students are introduced to Cloud Computing. Clouding Computing focuses on implementing programs on distributed computers and delivering them as a service. Students will explore diverse aspects of this broad area, ranging from the design of cloud systems to creating applications on cloud systems. Selected topics include the theory of distributed systems, the benefits and challenges of the cloud, MapReduce and Spark, algorithm design on distributed systems, Amazon Web Services, and data analysis. Lu.
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CSCI 330 - Operating Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CSCI 209 and 210. Procedure initiation, environment construction, reentrancy, kernel functions, resource management, input/output, file structures, security, process control, semaphores and deadlock, and recovery procedures. The laboratory includes the opportunity to examine and modify the internals of an operating system. Staff.
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CSCI 332 - Compiler Construction
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CSCI 209 and 210. Lexical analysis, parsing, context dependence, translation techniques, optimization. Students are expected to produce a compiler for a suitably restricted language. Staff.
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CSCI 335 - Software Engineering through Web Applications
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. In this course, students learn to develop high-performance software for Web applications using advanced software engineering techniques. The concepts of client-server computing, theories of usable graphical user interfaces, models for Web-based information retrieval and processing, and iterative development are covered. Sprenkle.
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CSCI 339 - Human-Computer Interaction
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. In this course, students learn the basics of Human-Computer Interaction. Students learn to design user studies, conduct user studies ethically, and analyze user feedback with statistics and the programming language R. Concepts covered include analysis of user data, programming in R, user studies, study ethics, UML, user experience design, designing questionnaires, IRB submissions and CITI training, as well as guest lectures in special interest topics. Matthews.
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CSCI 340 - Interactive Computer Graphics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. In this course we develop, step by step, a reasonably complete 3D computer-graphics system with the ability to generate a photo-realistic image given a specification of shapes, poses, lighting, textures, and material properties, and camera parameters and perspective. Final projects consist of using your system to produce your own computer-animated short. The necessary mathematical background is developed during the course. Staff.
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CSCI 397 - Seminar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CSCI 209. Readings and conferences for a student or students on topics agreed upon with the directing staff. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. A maximum of six credits may be used toward the major requirements.
Winter 2022, CSCI 397A-01: Seminar: Software Tools (3).
This course is the study of software tools and environments commonly used throughout the software life cycle and beyond. The course will focus on the tools used in the software life cycle, the goals of each tool, how the tools are used in practice, and the technology behind the tools. Students will learn how to choose from among a variety of different tools for a given software engineering task. Tools include integrated development environments, software testing and debugging, build tools, static analysis, performance profiling, and containers. In addition, we’ll also learn Unix commands and bash scripting. Although the course’s number is 397, this course will count towards the CSCI-315 - CSCI-341 range of elective courses for the major. Sprenkle.
Fall 2021, CSCI 397A-01: Seminar: Computer and Network Security (3). This course provides a comprehensive overview of the secure design principles of computer systems and networks. We will discuss the various attacks and their corresponding defenses and will frequently reference previous real-world attacks as case studies. Topics will include fundamental security principles, cryptographic protocols, encryption, memory overflow attacks, hardware attacks, web security, social engineering attacks, network security, malware/spyware, botnets, and online privacy. Although the course’s number is 397, this course will count towards the CSCI -315 - CSCI-341 range of elective courses for the major. Khan.
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CSCI 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Individual conferences. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CSCI 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Individual conferences. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CSCI 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Individual conferences. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CSCI 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3-3
Honors Thesis. Staff.
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DANC 110 - University Dance
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Participation in a university dance production for a minimum of 40 hours of rehearsal and performance. A journal recording the rehearsal/performance process is required. May be repeated for up to eight degree credits. Davies.
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DANC 111 - University Dance Production
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Participation in any production aspect of a university dance production for a minimum of 40 hours. A journal recording the production process is required. May be repeated for up to four degree credits. Evans.
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DANC 120 - Introduction to Contemporary Modern Dance
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
This course combines the exploration of individual and ensemble artistic expression in contemporary modern dance with the study of the history of modern dance. The course culminates in a performance presentation. Staff.
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DANC 201 - Artistic Identity in Contemporary European Dance
Credits: 2
This course provides an introduction through video and text to influential European dance artists. We explore the contemporary aesthetics of these artists, how their particular culture and society influences, their movement choices, and the ways in which society adapts to their new forms of expression. We examine how art is produced, challenged, and transformed. We study the ways in which these cultures interact and affect one another through dance, examine hybrid styles, and explore ethnic and national identity in a global society. This class provides a framework for further exploration in the Spring term course, DANC 202: Dance Europe Davies.
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DANC 202 - Dance Europe
FDR: HA
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 4
Contemporary modern dance is an art form that explores questions about the body, identity, and globalization. Choreographers experiment with their craft by examining the way in which we relate to the world around us. The globalization of dance leads to cultural interchange and critical thinking about our place in a larger society and includes an exchange of styles and ideas and a cultural reflection on how and why dance is made. Globalism creates a rich artistic atmosphere and contributes to a wide variety of styles. Students travel to the four centers of contemporary modern dance in Europe: Paris, London, Amsterdam, Brussels. We explore contemporary aesthetics of particular regions, how culture influences movement choices, and the new ways in which European audiences are adapting to new forms of expression. Davies.
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DANC 215 - World Dance Technique
FDR: HA
Credits: 2
This dance class reflects the world dance form that is the specialty of the dance artist-in-residence. The basic dance techniques of that specific form are taught and movement is tied to the historical narrative of the country. Staff.
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DANC 220 - Dance Composition
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
A studio course exploring the craft and art of creating dance performances in a variety of styles and contexts. Images, text, music, improvisation and the elements of time, space and energy are examined as sources for dance material leading to group choreography. This course focuses on creating a finished performance piece for presentation. Davies.
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DANC 225 - Intermediate Contemporary Modern Dance Technique
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
A studio course devoted to refining effort/shape values and pursuing performance quality phrasing and style in “Horton” modern dance technique. Students investigate self-directed reverse combinations, deconstruct movement phrases into sequential elements, and learn methods for written and oral analysis of dance. Students practice listening to the body by connecting movement phrases with kinesthetic experiences. May be repeated for up to eight credits. Davies.
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DANC 230 - Musical-Theater Dance Technique
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
A studio exploration of choreography in musical theater from the 1940s to the present. Composition, theme, and form are discussed in concert with practical work in restaging historically significant musical dance numbers. Of particular interest are the choreographers’ styles and the many dance techniques prevalent in musical theater. These issues are experienced through dance practica as original choreography is taught. May be repeated for up to six degree credits. Staff.
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DANC 233 - Movement for Actors
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
This course exams an array of methods that provide a vocabulary for thinking about, acting upon, and talking about movement and gesture and the physical integration of voice, breath, speech, and movement. We explore Alexander Technique and create an awareness of physical habits of ‘misuse’ and transform them by focusing on breathing and vocal work. Students examine viewpoints as a method for vocabulary to discuss work and as a tool for creating it. Laban Movement Analysis looks at these same concepts as a language for interpreting and documenting human movement. Class meetings include lecture, studio work, and individual projects, and the course culminates in individual performance works that explore the synthesis of muscle coordination, sensory perception, and knowledge. Davies.
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DANC 235 - Head to Toe
FDR: HA
Credits: 4
The theory and practice of creating a lecture/demonstration-style performance based on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) for elementary students. This class spends time researching recent scholarly writings on the brain, neural wiring and how pairing movement with traditional educational concepts can help young children to learn better. Students then use these principles to create a lecture/demonstration for local 4th- and 5th-grade students, including meeting and discussing ideas with local principals, setting up performances, creating a concert that ties to Virginia SOLs in English, science or mathematics, making costumes, sets or other production elements, choreographing and performing the material. Students also prepare an evaluation of the production and create literature to leave with the teachers so that the basic principles used to create the performance can be continued if desired. Staff.
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DANC 240 - Contemporary Modern Dance History
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
This course is a study of the manifestations of American modern dance from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. Students explore the relationship between dance and developments in U.S. culture and study the innovators of the art form and their techniques, writings, and art works through readings, video and lectures. Davies.
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DANC 250 - Aerial Dance Techniques
FDR: HA
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. This course examines a unique array of techniques from across the aerial arts and a diversity of experimental approaches to movement in the air. The history of the form as well as lineage of style and current techniques are expressed through lecture, studio work, required readings and videos, masterclasses, performances, and written responses. Course fee required. Davies.
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DANC 292 - Ballet Technique
Credits: 2
This studio course is devoted to the practice of classical ballet technique and to the exploration of classical and contemporary ballet in performance. The course culminates in a performance presentation. This course may be repeated for degree credit for up to six degree credits. Staff.
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DANC 330 - Experiential Anatomy
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A study of human motion as it relates to the locomotor and physical activities of the dancer. The course covers the planes of the body; vocabulary of the skeleton; and specific muscles, their actions, and how they relate to the dancer’s body. Injury prevention through alignment and proper movement is considered, as well as the reversal of body alienation. Attention is given to the application of course information to technique class and performance. Davies.
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DANC 340 - Contemporary Dance Observation and Analysis
FDR: HA
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. The observation and analysis of live and recorded contemporary dance focusing on the work of emerging and established choreographers. Exploration of methods for describing the moving body in space. Emphasis is placed on the written and verbal critique of contemporary dance in performance. Davies.
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DANC 390 - Special Topics
Credits: 3 in fall or winter, 4 in spring
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. An advanced studio course for experienced dancers exploring various choreographic styles and methods and the intersections between technique, aesthetics and creative collaboration. This course permits the student to follow a program of specialized applied research in order to widen the scope of experience and to build upon concepts covered in other courses. The course culminates in a performance piece for presentation. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Fall 2021, DANC 390A-01: Special Topics: Digital Storytelling: Harnessing Social Media to Create Art (3). This class is centered at the junction of technology, story and art making. We will explore and develop user-generated content for snap chat, youtube, tik tok, among other platforms, and practice visual storytelling, abstract art making, and communication skills to engage and inform. We will harness the power, the limitations and the challenges of these platforms and use them as devices for art making. This project-based class is fun and creative and does not require any artistic experience, or knowledge of digital media, or audio or video editing. (HA) Comerford, Davies.
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DANC 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Students enrich their academic experience by undertaking a performance project. Students must demonstrate ability to work with little supervision and must develop a written proposal defining the issue to be addressed, an outline of the proposed methodology, and a statement of the intended outcome with a schedule for completion. The project must include written, historical, and practical components, and permission must be secured in advance of registration. May be repeated for up to 12 credits.
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DANC 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Students enrich their academic experience by undertaking a performance project. Students must demonstrate ability to work with little supervision and must develop a written proposal defining the issue to be addressed, an outline of the proposed methodology, and a statement of the intended outcome with a schedule for completion. The project must include written, historical, and practical components, and permission must be secured in advance of registration. May be repeated for up to 12 credits.
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DANC 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Students enrich their academic experience by undertaking a performance project. Students must demonstrate ability to work with little supervision and must develop a written proposal defining the issue to be addressed, an outline of the proposed methodology, and a statement of the intended outcome with a schedule for completion. The project must include written, historical, and practical components, and permission must be secured in advance of registration. Staff.
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DANC 421 - Directed Independent Research
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Students will enrich their academic experience by pursuing advanced study in a specialized area of dance. Permission to undertake directed individual research is a privilege granted to students who have demonstrated their ability to work with little supervision. The student wishing to undertake the class must develop a three- to five-page written proposal that includes the problem or issue to be addressed, an outline of the proposed methodology to be used in executing the research, and a statement of the intended outcome with a schedule for completing it. Student must secure approval for the research by the faculty advisor of the project. May be repeated for credit. Staff.
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