Schedule of classes.

2016·0.8 MB·English

by  University of Maryland, College Park

This printed version of the Schedule of Classes is current as of 10/3/16 10:24 AM.
AASP African American Studies Summer 2016
AASP100 Introduction to African American Studies
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SH, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Significant aspects of the history of African Americans with particular emphasis on the evolution and
development of black communities from slavery to the present. Interdisciplinary introduction to social,
political, legal and economic roots of contemporary problems faced by blacks in the United States with
applications to the lives of other racial and ethnic minorities in the Americas and in other societies.
0201 Jason Nichols Seats (Total: 20)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
TuWTh 10:00am - 12:15pm LEF 1201
WB11 Jason Nichols Seats (Total: 35)
Meets May 31, 2016 - July 8, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
XA21 Jason Nichols Seats (Total: 13)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
TuWTh 10:00am - 12:15pm LEF 1201
AASP101 Public Policy and the Black Community
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3 CORE: SB General Education: DSHS
Pass-Fail, Audit
Formerly: AASP300.
The impact of public policies on the black community and the role of the policy process in affecting the
social, economic and political well-being of minorities. Particular attention given to the post-1960 to
present era.
0101 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 35)
Meets May 31, 2016 - July 8, 2016
TuWTh 12:30pm - 2:50pm TYD 2110
AASP202 Black Culture in the United States
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SH, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
The course examines important aspects of African American life and thought which are reflected in
African American literature, drama, music and art. Beginning with the cultural heritage of slavery, the
course surveys the changing modes of black creative expression from the 19th-century to the present.
WB11 Robert Choflet Seats (Total: 25)
Meets May 31, 2016 - July 8, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
WB21 Robert Choflet Seats (Total: 25)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
AASP398P Selected Topics in the African Diaspora; Peoples and Culture of Africa
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Analysis of the historical experiences and cultures of Africans in the diaspora.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AASP468Y Special Topics in Africa and the Americas; Exploring Contemporary South Africa
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Cultural, historical and artistic dimensions of the African experience in Africa and the Americas.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AASP468Z Special Topics in Africa and the Americas; Understanding Social Inequalities in Post-Apartheid
South Africa
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Cultural, historical and artistic dimensions of the African experience in Africa and the Americas.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AASP498I Special Topics in Black Culture; Women and the Civil Rights Movement
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Advanced study of the cultural and historical antecedents of contemporary African and African
American society. Emphasis on the social, political, economic and behavioral factors affecting blacks
and their communities. Topics vary.
Also offered as HIST360 and WMST498M. Credit granted for HIST360, AASP498I, and WMST498M.
WB51 Elsa Barkley Brown Seats (Total: 40)
Meets June 20, 2016 - July 8, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
AASP498M Special Topics in Black Culture; Black Masculinity in Mass Media: How Blackness has formed
(and Re-formed) in U.S. Entertainment Culture
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Advanced study of the cultural and historical antecedents of contemporary African and African
American society. Emphasis on the social, political, economic and behavioral factors affecting blacks
and their communities. Topics vary.
WB11 Shane Walsh Seats (Total: 35)
Meets May 31, 2016 - July 8, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
The goal of this class is to present to new students how entertainment and media
product creation throughout the 19th and 20th centuries have directly shaped the forms
of leisure activity that they enjoy today. Thedepictions of Blackness and masculinity in
movies and television are in key focus for this course.
AASP498R Special Topics in Black Culture; Race and Sports
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Advanced study of the cultural and historical antecedents of contemporary African and African
American society. Emphasis on the social, political, economic and behavioral factors affecting blacks
and their communities. Topics vary.
A web-based class which uses print media and film to investigate the relationship between two issues
that play a large rolein American society--race and sports. All lectures, readings and assignments will
be available via Blackboard. If there are questions, please contact the instructor at [email protected].
WB21 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 30)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
AASP498Z Special Topics in Black Culture; Black Women in Popular Culture: From the Blues to Beyonce'
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Advanced study of the cultural and historical antecedents of contemporary African and African
American society. Emphasis on the social, political, economic and behavioral factors affecting blacks
and their communities. Topics vary.
Students will develop a broad understand of African American women in popular culture through the
study of a variety of cultural forms such asliterary texts, films, documentaries, visual art and novels.
Students will develop an understanding of the connections between African American womens cultural
forms and the historical contexts our of which these cultural traditions arose.
WB21 Renina Jarmon Seats (Total: 35)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
AASP499F Advanced Topics in Public Policy and the Black Community; Black Politics and Policy: A
Multimedia Approach
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Examination of specific areas of policy development and evaluation in black and other communities.
Application of advanced tools of policy analysis, especially quantitative, statistical and micro-economic
analysis.
This is an online course that uses media (films like 12 Years a Slave, Boyz N the Hood and Do the
Right Thing and documentaries) and primary documents to investigate African-American politics in
thepost-Civil Rights Era and policy issues such as education, the prison industrial complex and welfare.
Please contact the instructor at [email protected] for more information.
WB41 Jonathan England Seats (Total: 50)
Meets July 11, 2016 - July 29, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
AMSC Applied Mathematics & Scientific Summer 2016
Computation
AMSC498A Selected Topics in Applied Mathematics
(Perm req) Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 1-3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Topics in applied mathematics of special interest to advanced undergraduate students.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AMSC689 Research Interactions in Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation
(Perm req) Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 1-3
Audit
The students participate in a vertically integrated (undergraduate, graduate and/or postdoctoral, faculty)
research group. Format varies, but includes regular meetings, readings and presentations of material.
See graduate program's online syllabus or contact the graduate program director for more information.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AMSC698A Advanced Topics in Applied Mathematics
(Perm req) Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 1-4
Audit
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AMSC760 Applied Statistics Practicum
Credits: 3 Grading Method: Regular
Prerequisite: Must have completed one year of graduate study in Applied Statistics. Restriction: Must
have project proposal approved by SAC coordinator.
A semester long applied applied statistical project (a minimum 10 hours per week or 120 hours in total),
in an internship of collaborative research-laboratory setting working on a substantive applied
quantitative project with significant statistical content.
0201 Partha Lahiri Seats (Total: 20)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
Contact instructor or department for details.
AMSC799 Master's Thesis Research
(Perm req) Grading Method: Regular, Sat-
Credits: 1-6
Fail
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AMSC898 Pre-Candidacy Research
(Perm req) Grading Method: Regular, Sat-
Credits: 1-8
Fail
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AMSC899 Doctoral Dissertation Research
Grading Method: Regular, Sat-
Credits: 1-8
Fail
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AMST American Studies Summer 2016
AMST101 Introduction American Studies
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHU,
Credits: 3 CORE: HO, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Credit only granted for: AMST101 or AMST201. Formerly: AMST201.
Introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of American Studies by examining concepts such as
culture, identity, cultural practices, and globalization, as well as theories underlying these concepts.
Engages key themes, especially constructions of difference and identity, cultures of everyday life, and
America and the world.
0201 Ashley Hufnagel Seats (Total: 15)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
TuWTh 9:00am - 11:15am ASY 3211
WB11 A Anthony Seats (Total: 30)
Meets May 31, 2016 - July 8, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
XA21 Ashley Hufnagel Seats (Total: 14)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
TuWTh 9:00am - 11:15am ASY 3211
AMST203 Popular Culture in America
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHU,
Credits: 3 CORE: HO
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
An introduction to American popular culture, its historical development, and its role as a reflection of
and influence on our culture and society.
FF61 Kevin Winstead Seats (Total: 15)
Meets August 1, 2016 - August 19, 2016
MTuWTh 11:00am - 12:45pm WDS 0104
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
Restricted to students in Freshman first.
HY61 Kevin Winstead Seats (Total: 10)
Meets August 1, 2016 - August 19, 2016
MTuWTh 11:00am - 12:45pm WDS 0104
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
WB11 Melissa Benitez Seats (Total: 30)
Meets May 31, 2016 - July 8, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
WB21 Ashley Glacel Seats (Total: 30)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
WB22 Robert Jiles Seats (Total: 30)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
AMST205 Material Aspects of American Life
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHU,
Credits: 3 CORE: HA
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Historical survey of American material culture. Ways of describing and interpreting accumulated
material evidence (e.g., buildings, town plans) introduced by stressing relationship between artifact and
culture.
WB11 Jung Kim Seats (Total: 30)
Meets May 31, 2016 - July 8, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
AMST269I Special Topics in Study Abroad II; Images of Italian Americans in Film
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Special topics course taken as part of an approved study abroad program
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AMST298Y Selected Topics in American Studies; Lived Existence: Perspectives in Native American Identity
(Brazil)
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Cultural study of a specific theme or issue involving artifacts and documents from both past and
contemporary American experience.
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AMST369F Special Topics in Study Abroad III
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit
Special topics course taken as part of an approved study abroad program
Contact department for information to register for this course.
AMST386 Experiential Learning
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3-6
Pass-Fail
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-American Studies department; and junior standing or higher.
I201 Jo Paoletti Seats (Total: 5)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
Contact instructor or department for details.
AMST398 Independent Studies
(Perm req) Credits: 3 Grading Method: Regular
Provides the student with the opportunity to pursue independent, interdisciplinary research and reading
in specific areas of American culture studies.
Restriction: Permission of ARHU-American Studies department; and junior standing or higher.
I201 Jo Paoletti Seats (Total: 5)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
Contact instructor or department for details.
AMST798 Non-Thesis Research
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 1-3
Audit
0208 Sheri Parks Seats (Total: 1)
Meets July 11, 2016 - August 19, 2016
Contact instructor or department for details.
AMST899 Doctoral Dissertation Research
Grading Method: Regular, Sat-
Credits: 1-6
Fail
Contact department for information to register for this course.
ANTH Anthropology Summer 2016
ANTH221 Introduction to Forensic Sciences
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 3 General Education: DSSP
Pass-Fail, Audit, Sat-Fail
Credit only granted for: ANTH298A or ANTH221. Formerly: ANTH298A.
Provides a brief history of forensic sciences, an introduction to some of the techniques used, and a
demonstration of some of the applications of forensic sciences. A survey course designed to give the
student some exposure to the kinds of scientific knowledge and techniques applied to the medico-legal
investigation of death and other crimes.
YS41 Marilyn London Seats (Total: 22)
Meets July 11, 2016 - July 29, 2016
MTuWThF 9:00am - 12:00pm WDS 1114
This section is part of Terp Young Scholars. Enrollment by permission only.
ANTH222 Introduction to Ecological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSNL,
Credits: 4 CORE: LL
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Credit only granted for: ANTH220 or ANTH222.
An introduction to the evolution of human physiology and human behavior, the relationship between
hominid and non-hominid primates, and the study of relationships between a population of humans and
their biophysical environment.
HY11 Robert O'Malley Seats (Total: 20)
Meets May 31, 2016 - July 8, 2016
MW 9:00am - 12:00pm KEY 0120
TuTh 9:00am - 11:30am WDS 0124C Lab
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE Discussion
ANTH238B Special Topics Study Abroad II; Lived Existence: Perspective in Native American Identity
Grading Method: Regular,
Credits: 6
Pass-Fail, Audit
Special topics course taken as part of an approved study abroad program
Contact department for information to register for this course.
ANTH240 Introduction to Archaeology
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SB, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Exploration of the variety of past human societies and cultures through archaeology, from the
emergence of anatomically modern humans to the more recent historical past.
WB11 Joshua Samuels Seats (Total: 30)
Meets May 31, 2016 - July 8, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
ANTH260 Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology and Linguistics
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3 CORE: SB, D
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Culture and social relationships in a wide variety of settings from small-scale to complex societies. An
overview of how anthropology analyzes human behavior. Particular attention to the relationship
between language and culture.
FF61 Irene Calis Seats (Total: 10)
Meets August 1, 2016 - August 19, 2016
MTuWTh 10:00am - 11:45am WDS 1130
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
Restricted to students in Freshmen First.
HY61 Irene Calis Seats (Total: 10)
Meets August 1, 2016 - August 19, 2016
MTuWTh 10:00am - 11:45am WDS 1130
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
WB11 Stanley Herman Seats (Total: 25)
Meets May 31, 2016 - July 8, 2016
Class time/details on ELMs ONLINE
ANTH263 Sexuality and Culture
Grading Method: Regular, General Education: DSHS,
Credits: 3
Pass-Fail, Audit DVUP
Credit only granted for: ANTH298K or ANTH263. Formerly: ANTH298K.