New & Featured Classes

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There are many great A&S courses available for the upcoming semester! This electronic bulletin board is designed to highlight a number of new and featured classes offered across the College of Arts and Sciences. Once you have identified a class of interest, log in to Ìýto add the relevant class(es) to your shopping cart and finalize the enrollment process.

Upper-Division Electives

Each semester, the College of Arts & Sciences Curriculum Office puts together a list of upper-division classes that are NOTÌýrestricted to specific majors or minors and do ±·°¿°ÕÌýhave prerequisites. The list is designed to help Juniors and SeniorsÌýin A&S work toward the 45Ìýupper-division credit hours (at leastÌý30 of which must be in A&S) that are required for graduation.

(Note: the list is not yet updated for Spring 2025)

Spring 2025 Featured Classes

Arabic Languages/Linguistics

ARAB/LING 3251:
In Person
T/Th 3:30-4:45pm
This course introduces the multilingual situation of Arab societies and presents fundamental concepts in sociolinguistics. Students will understand the relationship between language, identity and ideology revealing power dynamics in Arab communities. The course is taught in English and no prior knowledge of Arabic language is required.

Geological Sciences

GEOL 3005:
In Person
M/W/F 9:05-9:55am
Origin and evolution of the reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era, including dinosaurs, pterosaurs, mosasaurs, and plesiosaurs. Course will focus on evolution, paleobiology, paleoecology, and extinction of these extraordinary animals, and a history of their discoveries. The course also introduces students to the scientific method and how hypotheses in paleontology are formulated and tested.

Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures

GRMN 3141:
001: Museums and Colonialism
002: Psychology in German Film, Lit
GRMN 3301:

REES 3705:
REES 4251:
REES 4871:

SCAN 3110:
SCAN 3202:

Religious Studies

RLST 3040:
RLST/JWST 3150:
RLST 3200:
RLST 3550:
RLST/JWST 3820:

Writing and Rhetoric

WRTG 2095:
In Person
M/W/F 12:20-1:10pm
Introduces key concepts and practices central to understanding historical and contemporary social movements in the U.S. Students will discover, identify, and analyze social issues of significance to them; practice developing their own visions for social change; and present their visions in public-facing multi-modal genres.

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A&S Honors Program Courses

If you are qualified for our A&S Honors Program, you can enroll directly in HonorsÌýcourses by visiting Ìýduring your enrollment window.