UCSD graduate courses

2,949 graduate and professional courses from the UCSD General Catalog. Search a course or pick a department, then jump to the formula and study cards that go with it. Graduate courses link to the advanced formula cards by topic. See undergraduate courses.

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Mathematics MATH

MATH 200A Algebra I (4)
First course in graduate algebra.
Prereq: graduate standing in MA75, MA76, MA77, MA80, MA81. All other students may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 200B Algebra II (4)
Second course in graduate algebra.
Prereq: MATH 200A. Students who have not completed MATH 200A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 200C Algebra III (4)
Third course in graduate algebra.
Prereq: MATH 200B. Students who have not completed MATH 200B may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 201A Basic Topics in Algebra I (4)
Recommended for all students specializing in algebra.
Prereq: MATH 200C. Students who have not taken MATH 200C may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 202A Applied Algebra I (4)
Introduction to algebra from a computational perspective.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
MATH 202B Applied Algebra II (4)
Second course in algebra from a computational perspective.
Prereq: MATH 202A or consent of instructor.
MATH 202C Applied Algebra III (4)
Third course in algebra from a computational perspective.
Prereq: MATH 202B or consent of instructor.
MATH 203A Algebraic Geometry I (4)
Introduction to algebraic geometry.
Prereq: MATH 200C. Students who have not taken MATH 200C may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 203B Algebraic Geometry II (4)
Second course in algebraic geometry.
Prereq: MATH 203A. Students who have not taken MATH 203A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 203C Algebraic Geometry III (4)
Third course in algebraic geometry.
Prereq: MATH 203B. Students who have not taken MATH 203B may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 204A Number Theory I (4)
First course in graduate-level number theory.
Prereq: MATH 200C. Students who have not taken MATH 200C may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 204B Number Theory II (4)
Second course in graduate-level number theory.
Prereq: MATH 204A. Students who have not taken MATH 204A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 204C Number Theory III (4)
Third course in graduate-level number theory.
Prereq: MATH 204B. Students who have not taken MATH 204B may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 205 Topics in Number Theory (4)
Topics in algebraic and analytic number theory, such as: L-functions, sieve methods, modular forms, class field theory, p-adic L-functions and Iwasawa theory, e
Prereq: graduate standing.
MATH 206A Topics in Algebraic Geometry (4)
Introduction to varied topics in algebraic geometry.
Prereq: graduate standing.
MATH 206B Further Topics in Algebraic Geometry (4)
Continued development of a topic in algebraic geometry.
Prereq: MATH 206A. Students who have not completed MATH 206A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 207A Topics in Algebra (4)
Introduction to varied topics in algebra.
Prereq: MATH 200C. Students who have not completed MATH 200C may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 210A Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering (4)
Complex variables with applications.
Prereq: MATH 20D-E-F, 140A/142A, or consent of instructor.
MATH 210B Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering (4)
Linear algebra and functional analysis.
Prereq: MATH 210A or consent of instructor.
MATH 210C Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering (4)
Calculus of variations: Euler-Lagrange equations, Noether’s theorem.
Prereq: MATH 210B or consent of instructor. (S)
MATH 212A Introduction to Mathematical Biology I (4)
Part one of a two-course introduction to the use of mathematical theory and techniques in analyzing biological problems.
Prereq: graduate standing.
MATH 212B Introduction to Mathematical Biology II (4)
Part two of a two-course introduction to the use of mathematical theory and techniques in analyzing biological problems.
Prereq: MATH 212A and graduate standing.
MATH 213 Applied Survival Analysis (4)
Survival analysis has applications in biomedicine, economics, and engineering.
Prereq: FMPH 244B or PHB 244B. Students who have not taken FMPH 244B or PHB 244B may enroll with consent of instructor...
MATH 214 Introduction to Computational Stochastics (4)
Topics include random number generators, variance reduction, Monte Carlo (including Markov Chain Monte Carlo) simulation, and numerical methods for stochastic d
Prereq: graduate standing.
MATH 216A Mathematical Methods in Data Science I (4)
This is the first course in a three-course sequence in mathematical methods in data science, and will serve as an introduction to the rest of the sequence.
Prereq: graduate standing.
MATH 216B Mathematical Methods in Data Science II (4)
This is the second course in a three-course sequence in mathematical methods in data science.
Prereq: MATH 216A. Students who have not completed MATH 216A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 216C Mathematical Methods in Data Science III (4)
This is the third course in the sequence for mathematical methods in data science.
Prereq: MATH 216B. Students who have not completed MATH 216B may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 217 Topics in Applied Mathematics (4)
In recent years, topics have included applied complex analysis, special functions, and asymptotic methods.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 220A Complex Analysis (4-4-4)
Complex numbers and functions.
Prereq: MATH 140A-B or consent of instructor.
MATH 221A Topics in Several Complex Variables (4)
Introduction to varied topics in several complex variables.
Prereq: MATH 200A and 220C. Students who have not completed MATH 200A and 220C may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 221B Further Topics in Several Complex Variables (4)
Continued development of a topic in several complex variables.
Prereq: MATH 221A. Students who have not completed MATH 221A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 231A Partial Differential Equations I (4)
First course in graduate partial differential equations.
Prereq: MATH 210B or 240C. Students who have not completed MATH 210B or 240C may enroll with consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 231B Partial Differential Equations II (4)
Second course in graduate partial differential equations.
Prereq: MATH 231A. Students who have not completed MATH 231A may enroll with consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 231C Partial Differential Equations III (4)
Third course in graduate partial differential equations.
Prereq: MATH 231B. Students who have not completed MATH 231B may enroll with consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 237A Topics in Differential Equations (4)
Introduction to varied topics in differential equations.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 237B Further Topics in Differential Equations (4)
Continued development of a topic in differential equations.
Prereq: MATH 237A. Students who have not completed MATH 237A may enroll with consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 240A Real Analysis I (4)
First course in graduate real analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing in MA75, MA76, MA77, MA80, MA81. All other students may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 240B Real Analysis II (4)
Second course in graduate real analysis.
Prereq: MATH 240A. Students who have not completed MATH 240A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 240C Real Analysis III (4)
Third course in graduate real analysis.
Prereq: MATH 240B. Students who have not completed MATH 240B may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 241A Functional Analysis I (4)
First course in graduate functional analysis.
Prereq: MATH 240C. Students who have not completed MATH 240C may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 241B Functional Analysis II (4)
Second course in graduate functional analysis.
Prereq: MATH 241A. Students who have not completed MATH 241A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 242 Topics in Fourier Analysis (4)
In recent years, topics have included Fourier analysis in Euclidean spaces, groups, and symmetric spaces.
Prereq: MATH 240C, students who have not completed MATH 240C may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 245A Convex Analysis and Optimization I (4)
Convex sets and functions, convex and affine hulls, relative interior, closure, and continuity, recession and existence of optimal solutions, saddle point and m
Prereq: graduate standing.
MATH 245B Convex Analysis and Optimization II (4)
Optimality conditions, strong duality and the primal function, conjugate functions, Fenchel duality theorems, dual derivatives and subgradients, subgradient met
Prereq: MATH 245A or consent of instructor.
MATH 245C Convex Analysis and Optimization III (4)
Convex optimization problems, linear matrix inequalities, second-order cone programming, semidefinite programming, sum of squares of polynomials, positive polyn
Prereq: MATH 245B or consent of instructor.
MATH 247A Topics in Real Analysis (4)
Introduction to varied topics in real analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 247B Further Topics in Real Analysis (4)
Continued development of a topic in real analysis.
Prereq: MATH 247A. Students who have not completed MATH 247A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 250A Differential Geometry (4-4-4)
Differential manifolds, Sard theorem, tensor bundles, Lie derivatives, DeRham theorem, connections, geodesics, Riemannian metrics, curvature tensor and sectiona
Prereq: consent of instructor.
MATH 251A Lie Groups (4-4-4)
Lie groups, Lie algebras, exponential map, subgroup subalgebra correspondence, adjoint group, universal enveloping algebra.
Prereq: MATH 200 and 250 or consent of instructor.
MATH 257A Topics in Differential Geometry (4)
Introduction to varied topics in differential geometry.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 257B Further Topics in Differential Geometry (4)
Continued development of a topic in differential geometry.
Prereq: MATH 257A. Students who have not completed MATH 257A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 259A Geometrical Physics (4-4-4)
Manifolds, differential forms, homology, deRham’s theorem.
Prereq: graduate standing in mathematics, physics, or engineering, or consent of instructor.
MATH 260A Mathematical Logic I (4)
Propositional calculus and first-order logic.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
MATH 260B Mathematical Logic II (4)
Theory of computation and recursive function theory, Church’s thesis, computability and undecidability.
Prereq: MATH 260A or consent of instructor.
MATH 261A Probabilistic Combinatorics and Algorithms (4)
Introduction to the probabilistic method.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Graph algorithms
MATH 261B Probabilistic Combinatorics and Algorithms II (4)
Introduction to probabilistic algorithms.
Prereq: MATH 261A.
Graph algorithms
MATH 261C Probabilistic Combinatorics and Algorithms III (4)
Advanced topics in the probabilistic combinatorics and probabilistic algorithms.
Prereq: MATH 261B.
Graph algorithms
MATH 262A Topics in Combinatorial Mathematics (4)
Introduction to varied topics in combinatorial mathematics.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 262B Further Topics in Combinatorial Mathematics (4)
Continued development of a topic in combinatorial mathematics.
Prereq: MATH 262A. Students who have not completed MATH 262A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 264A Combinatorics (4-4-4)
Topics from partially ordered sets, Mobius functions, simplicial complexes and shell ability.
MATH 267A Topics in Mathematical Logic (4)
Introduction to varied topics in mathematical logic.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 267B Further Topics in Mathematical Logic (4)
Continued development of a topic in mathematical logic.
Prereq: MATH 267A or consent of instructor. Students who have not completed MATH 267A may enroll with consent of instr...
MATH 270A Numerical Linear Algebra (4)
Error analysis of the numerical solution of linear equations and least squares problems for the full rank and rank deficient cases.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Linear algebra
MATH 270B Numerical Approximation and Nonlinear Equations (4)
Iterative methods for nonlinear systems of equations, Newton’s method.
Prereq: MATH 270A or consent of instructor.
MATH 270C Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations (4)
Initial value problems (IVP) and boundary value problems (BVP) in ordinary differential equations.
Prereq: MATH 270B or consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 271A Numerical Optimization (4-4-4)
Formulation and analysis of algorithms for constrained optimization.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
MATH 272A Numerical Partial Differential Equations I (4)
Survey of discretization techniques for elliptic partial differential equations, including finite difference, finite element and finite volume methods.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 272B Numerical Partial Differential Equations II (4)
Survey of solution techniques for partial differential equations.
Prereq: MATH 272A or consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 272C Numerical Partial Differential Equations III (4)
Time dependent (parabolic and hyperbolic) PDEs.
Prereq: MATH 272B or consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 273A Advanced Techniques in Computational Mathematics I (4)
Models of physical systems, calculus of variations, principle of least action.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
MATH 273B Advanced Techniques in Computational Mathematics II (4)
Nonlinear functional analysis for numerical treatment of nonlinear PDE.
Prereq: MATH 273A or consent of instructor.
MATH 273C Advanced Techniques in Computational Mathematics III (4)
Adaptive numerical methods for capturing all scales in one model, multiscale and multiphysics modeling frameworks, and other advanced techniques in computationa
Prereq: MATH 273B or consent of instructor.
MATH 274 Numerical Methods for Physical Modeling (4)
(Conjoined with MATH 174.) Floating point arithmetic, direct and iterative solution of linear equations, iterative solution of nonlinear equations, optimization
Prereq: MATH 20D or 21D, and either MATH 20F or MATH 31AH, or consent of instructor.
MATH 275 Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations (4)
(Conjoined with MATH 175.) Mathematical background for working with partial differential equations.
Prereq: MATH 174 or MATH 274 or consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 276 Numerical Analysis in Multiscale Biology (4)
(Cross-listed with BENG 276/CHEM 276.) Introduces mathematical tools to simulate biological processes at multiple scales.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
MATH 277A Topics in Computational and Applied Mathematics (4)
Introduction to varied topics in computational and applied mathematics.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 279 Projects in Computational and Applied Mathematics (4)
(Conjoined with MATH 179.) Mathematical models of physical systems arising in science and engineering, good models and well-posedness, numerical and other appro
Prereq: MATH 174, or MATH 274, or consent of instructor.
MATH 280A Probability Theory I (4)
This is the first course in a three-course sequence in probability theory.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Probability and statistics
MATH 280B Probability Theory II (4)
This is the second course in a three-course sequence in probability theory.
Prereq: a grade of B or better required in MATH 280A. Students who have not completed MATH 280A may enroll with consen...
Probability and statistics
MATH 280C Probability Theory III (4)
This is the third course in a three-course sequence in probability theory.
Prereq: a grade of B or better required in MATH 280B. Students who have not completed MATH 280B may enroll with consen...
Probability and statistics
MATH 281A Mathematical Statistics (4)
Statistical models, sufficiency, efficiency, optimal estimation, least squares and maximum likelihood, large sample theory.
Prereq: advanced calculus and basic probability theory or consent of instructor.
Statistics: inference
MATH 281B Mathematical Statistics (4)
Hypothesis testing and confidence intervals, one-sample and two-sample problems.
Prereq: advanced calculus and basic probability theory or consent of instructor.
Statistics: inference
MATH 281C Mathematical Statistics (4)
Nonparametrics: tests, regression, density estimation, bootstrap and jackknife.
Prereq: advanced calculus and basic probability theory or consent of instructor.
Statistics: inference
MATH 282A Applied Statistics I (4)
General theory of linear models with applications to regression analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
Statistics: inference
MATH 282B Applied Statistics II (4)
Diagnostics, outlier detection, robust regression.
Prereq: MATH 282A or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
Statistics: inference
MATH 283 Statistical Methods in Bioinformatics (4)
This course will cover material related to the analysis of modern genomic data; sequence analysis, gene expression/functional genomics analysis, and gene mappin
Prereq: one year of calculus, one statistics course or consent of instructor.
Statistics: inference
MATH 284 Lifetime Data Analysis (4)
Survival analysis is an important tool in many areas of applications including biomedicine, economics, engineering.
Prereq: MATH 282A. Students who have not completed listed prerequisite may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 285 Stochastic Processes (4)
Elements of stochastic processes, Markov chains, hidden Markov models, martingales, Brownian motion, Gaussian processes.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 286 Stochastic Differential Equations (4)
Review of continuous martingale theory.
Prereq: MATH 280A-B or consent of instructor.
Differential equations: first order
MATH 287A Time Series Analysis (4)
Discussion of finite parameter schemes in the Gaussian and non-Gaussian context.
Prereq: MATH 282A or consent of instructor.
MATH 287B Multivariate Analysis (4)
Bivariate and more general multivariate normal distribution.
Prereq: MATH 282A or consent of instructor.
MATH 287C Advanced Time Series Analysis (4)
Nonparametric function (spectrum, density, regression) estimation from time series data.
Prereq: MATH 287A or consent of instructor.
MATH 287D Statistical Learning (4)
Topics include regression methods: (penalized) linear regression and kernel smoothing; classification methods: logistic regression and support vector machines;
Prereq: MATH 282A or consent of instructor.
Statistics: inference
MATH 289A Topics in Probability and Statistics (4)
Introduction to varied topics in probability and statistics.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
Statistics: inference Probability and statistics
MATH 289B Further Topics in Probability and Statistics (4)
Continued development of a topic in probability and statistics.
Prereq: MATH 289A. Students who have not completed MATH 289A may enroll with consent of instructor.
Statistics: inference Probability and statistics
MATH 289C Exploratory Data Analysis and Inference (4)
An introduction to various quantitative methods and statistical techniques for analyzing data—in particular big data.
Prereq: graduate standing.
MATH 290A Topology (4-4-4)
Point set topology, including separation axioms, compactness, connectedness.
Prereq: MATH 100A-B-C and MATH 140A-B-C.
MATH 291A Topics in Topology (4)
Introduction to varied topics in topology.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 291B Further Topics in Topology (4)
Continued development of a topic in topology.
Prereq: MATH 291A. Students who have not completed MATH 291A may enroll with consent of instructor.
MATH 294 The Mathematics of Finance (4)
Introduction to the mathematics of financial models.
Prereq: MATH 180A (or equivalent probability course) or consent of instructor.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (21)

MATH 208 Seminar in Algebraic Geometry (1)
Various topics in algebraic geometry.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
MATH 209 Seminar in Number Theory (1)
Various topics in number theory.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
MATH 211A Seminar in Algebra (1)
Various topics in algebra.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor. May be taken for credit nine ti...
MATH 211B Seminar in Group Actions (1)
Various topics in group actions.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor. May be taken for credit nine ti...
MATH 218 Seminar in Mathematics of Biological Systems (1)
Various topics in the mathematics of biological systems.
Prereq: graduate standing. (S/U grades only.)
MATH 243 Seminar in Functional Analysis (1)
Various topics in functional analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
MATH 248 Seminar in Real Analysis (1)
Various topics in real analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
MATH 256 Seminar in Lie Groups and Lie Algebras (1)
Various topics in Lie groups and Lie algebras, including structure theory, representation theory, and applications.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
MATH 258 Seminar in Differential Geometry (1)
Various topics in differential geometry.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
MATH 268 Seminar in Logic (1)
Various topics in logic.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
MATH 269 Seminar in Combinatorics (1)
Various topics in combinatorics.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
MATH 278A Seminar in Computational and Applied Mathematics (1)
Various topics in computational and applied mathematics.
Prereq: graduate standing. Nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
MATH 278B Seminar in Mathematics of Information, Data, and Signals (1)
Various topics in the mathematics of information, data, and signals.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
Signals and systems
MATH 278C Seminar in Optimization (1)
Various topics in optimization and applications.
Prereq: graduate standing. (S/U grade only.)
MATH 288 Seminar in Probability and Statistics (1)
Various topics in probability and statistics.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
Statistics: inference Probability and statistics
MATH 292 Seminar in Topology (1)
Various topics in topology.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grade only.)
MATH 295 Special Topics in Mathematics (1 to 4)
A variety of topics and current research results in mathematics will be presented by staff members and students under faculty direction.
MATH 296 Graduate Student Colloquium (1)
A variety of advanced topics and current research in mathematics will be presented by department faculty.
Prereq: graduate standing.
MATH 297 Mathematics Graduate Research Internship (2–4)
An enrichment program that provides work experience with public/private sector employers and researchers.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
MATH 299 Reading and Research (1 to 12)
Independent study and research for the doctoral dissertation.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
MATH 500 Teaching Assistant Training (2 or 4)
A course in which teaching assistants are aided in learning proper teaching methods through faculty-led discussions, preparation and grading of examinations and
Prereq: consent of adviser. (S/U grades only.)

Physics PHYS

PHYS 200A Theoretical Mechanics I (4)
PHYS 200B Dynamics: Deterministic, Stochastic, Statistical (4)
Deterministic dynamics: nonlinear oscillators, reductive perturbation theory, canonical perturbation theory, small denominator problem, secularity removal.
Prereq: PHYS 200A.
Statistics: inference
PHYS 201 Mathematical Methods for Physics (5)
An introduction to mathematical methods used in theoretical physics.
PHYS 202 Estimation and Scaling in Physics (4)
This course stresses approximate techniques in physics, both in terms of quantitative estimation and scaling relationships.
PHYS 203A Advanced Classical Electrodynamics I (5)
A basic course in electromagnetism at the graduate level.
PHYS 203B Advanced Classical Electrodynamics II (4)
Radiation from current distributions and accelerated charges, multipole radiation fields, waveguides and resonant cavities, electrodynamics of media.
Prereq: PHYS 203A.
PHYS 210A Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics (5)
Statistical ensembles: microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical formulations; principle of maximum entropy.
Prereq: PHYS 200A, 212A-B.
Statistics: inference
PHYS 210B Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics (4)
Transport phenomena; kinetic theory and the Chapman-Enskog method; hydrodynamic theory; nonlinear effects and the mode coupling method.
Prereq: PHYS 210A.
Statistics: inference
PHYS 211A Solid-State Physics I (5)
The first of a two-quarter course in solid-state physics.
PHYS 211B Solid-State Physics II (4)
Deals with collective effects in solids arising from interactions between constituents.
Prereq: PHYS 210A and PHYS 211A.
PHYS 212A Quantum Mechanics I (4)
Quantum principles of state (pure, composite, entangled, mixed), observables, time evolution, and measurement postulate.
Quantum mechanics
PHYS 212B Quantum Mechanics II (4)
Symmetry theory and conservation laws: time reversal, discrete, translation and rotational groups.
Prereq: PHYS 212A.
Quantum mechanics
PHYS 212C Quantum Mechanics III (4)
Topics may include basics of many-body quantum mechanics, second quantization; basics of quantum information theory; path integrals, topological phases, and Aha
Prereq: PHYS 212A-B.
Quantum mechanics
PHYS 213 Quantum Information is Physical (4)
The subject of the course is physical aspects of quantum information.
Quantum mechanics
PHYS 214 Physics of Elementary Particles (4)
Classification of particles using symmetries and invariance principles, quarks and leptons, quantum electrodynamics, weak interactions, e+p- interactions, deep-
Prereq: PHYS 215A.
PHYS 215A Quantum Fields I (4)
Introduction to field quantization for relativistic scalar, Fermion, and gauge fields.
Prereq: PHYS 212C.
Quantum mechanics
PHYS 215B Quantum Fields II (4)
Continued introduction to quantum fields including quantum loop contributions, renormalization, and the renormalization group.
Prereq: PHYS 215A.
Quantum mechanics
PHYS 215C Quantum Fields III (4)
Aspects of gauge theories.
Prereq: PHYS 215A-B.
Quantum mechanics
PHYS 215D Selected Topics in Quantum Fields (4)
Selected additional topics in quantum field theory, varying year by year depending on the instructor.
Prereq: PHYS 215B.
Quantum mechanics
PHYS 216 Fluid Dynamics for Physicists (4)
This is a basic course in fluid dynamics for advanced students.
Fluid mechanics
PHYS 217 Field Theory and the Renormalization Group (4)
Application of field theoretic and renormalization group methods to problems in condensed matter, or particle physics.
Prereq: PHYS 210A.
PHYS 218A Plasma Physics I (4)
The basic physics of plasmas is discussed for the simple case of an unmagnetized plasma.
PHYS 218B Plasma Physics II (4)
This course deals with magnetized plasma.
Prereq: PHYS 218A.
PHYS 218C Plasma Physics III (4)
This course deals with the physics of confined plasmas with particular relevance to controlled fusion.
Prereq: PHYS 218B.
PHYS 219 Condensed Matter/Materials Science Laboratory (4)
A project-oriented laboratory course utilizing state-of-the-art experimental techniques in materials science.
Prereq: PHYS 211A.
PHYS 220 Group Theoretical Methods in Physics (4)
Study of group theoretical methods with applications to problems in high energy, atomic, and condensed matter physics.
Prereq: PHYS 212C.
PHYS 221A Nonlinear and Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Physical Systems (4)
An introduction to the modern theory of dynamical systems and applications thereof.
Prereq: PHYS 200B.
PHYS 222A Experimental Methods for Particle Physics (4)
Design of detectors and experiments; searches for new phenomena; neutrino physics; non-collider physics; underground experiments.
Prereq: PHYS 214 and PHYS 215A.
PHYS 225A General Relativity (4-4)
This is a two-quarter course on gravitation and the general theory of relativity.
PHYS 225C General Relativity (4)
Advanced topics in general relativity based on the interests of the instructor.
Prereq: PHYS 225A-B. Recommended preparation: PHYS 212A-B-C.
PHYS 227 Cosmology (4)
An advanced survey of topics in physical cosmology.
PHYS 228 High-Energy Astrophysics and Compact Objects (4)
The physics of compact objects, including the equation of state of dense matter and stellar stability theory.
PHYS 230 Advanced Solid-State Physics (4)
Selection of advanced topics in solid-state physics; material covered may vary from year to year.
Prereq: PHYS 211B.
PHYS 232 Electronic Materials (4)
Physics of electronic materials.
Prereq: PHYS 211A.
PHYS 233 Collider Physics (4)
Software, simulation, computing techniques for particle physics; collider physics.
Prereq: PHYS 214 and PHYS 215A.
PHYS 235 Nonlinear Plasma Theory (4)
This course deals with nonlinear phenomena in plasmas.
Prereq: PHYS 218C.
PHYS 237 Introduction to the Standard Model and Beyond (4)
Classification of particles using symmetries, quarks and leptons, the gauge interactions of the standard model, the flavor structure and Yukawa interactions, th
Prereq: PHYS 215B.
PHYS 241 Computational Physics I: Probabilistic Models and Simulations (4)
Project-based computational physics laboratory course with student’s choice of Fortran90/95 or C/C++.
PHYS 242 Computational Physics II: PDE and Matrix Models (4)
Project-based computational physics laboratory course for modern physics and engineering problems with student’s choice of Fortran90/95 or C/C++.
PHYS 243 Stochastic Methods (4)
Introduction to methods of stochastic modeling and simulation.
PHYS 244 Parallel Computing in Science and Engineering (4)
Introduction to basic techniques of parallel computing, the design of parallel algorithms, and their scientific and engineering applications.
PHYS 259A Methods in Quantitative Biology (2)
Critical analysis of methods used to collect and analyze biological data.
PHYS 259B Concepts and Methods in Quantitative Physiology (2)
This course will guide students to identify “big questions” in multicellular physiology across organisms and organ systems.
Prereq: PHYS 259A or 256.
PHYS 270A Experimental Techniques for Quantitative Biology (4)
A hands-on laboratory course in which the students learn and use experimental techniques, including optics, electronics, chemistry, machining, and computer inte
Prereq: department approval required. Recommended preparation: knowledge of electronics and optics at the level of int...
PHYS 270B Quantitative Biology Laboratory (4)
A project-oriented laboratory course in which students are guided to develop their own ideas and tools, along with using state-of-art instruments to investigate
Prereq: PHYS 270A. Department approval required.
PHYS 273 Information Theory and Pattern Formation in Biological Systems (4)
This course discusses how living systems acquire information on their environment and exploit it to generate structures and perform functions.
PHYS 274 Stochastic Processes in Population Genetics (4)
The course explores genetic diversity within biological populations.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
PHYS 275 Biological Physics (4)
The course teaches how a few fundamental models from statistical physics provide quantitative explanatory frameworks for many seemingly unrelated problems in bi
PHYS 276 Quantitative Microbiology (4)
A quantitative description of bacteria from molecular interactions through cellular and population level behaviors.
PHYS 277 Physics of the Cell (4)
Exploration of the physics problems that must be solved by a living cell in order to survive.
PHYS 278 Biophysics of Neurons and Networks (4)
Information processing by nervous system through physical reasoning and mathematical analysis.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Computer networks
PHYS 279 Neurodynamics (4)
Introduction to the nonlinear dynamics of neurons and simple neural systems through nonlinear dynamics, bifurcation theory, and chaotic motions.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
PHYS 281 Extensions in Physics (1–3)
This course covers topics not traditionally taught as part of a normal physics curriculum, but nonetheless useful extensions to the classic pedagogy.
PHYS 282 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Biological Systems (4)
The course will introduce basic concepts of dynamical systems, from low dimensional systems to spatially extended systems, including Fisher wave, Turing instabi
PHYS 297 Special Studies in Physics (1–4)
Studies of special topics in physics under the direction of a faculty member.
Prereq: instructor and department approval required. (S/U grades permitted.)

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (16)

PHYS 239 Special Topics (4)
From time to time a member of the regular faculty or a resident visitor will find it possible to give a self-contained short course on an advanced topic in his
PHYS 250 Condensed Matter Physics Seminar (0–1)
Discussion of current research in physics of the solid state and of other condensed matter.
PHYS 251 High-Energy Physics Seminar (0–1)
Discussions of current research in nuclear physics, principally in the field of elementary particles.
PHYS 252 Plasma Physics Seminar (0–1)
Discussions of recent research in plasma physics.
PHYS 253 Astrophysics and Cosmology Seminar (0–1)
Discussions of recent research in astrophysics and cosmology.
PHYS 254 Biophysics Seminar (1)
Presentation of current research in biological physics and quantitative biology by invited speakers from the United States and abroad.
PHYS 255 Biophysics Research Talks (1)
Discussion of recent research in biological physics and quantitative biology by current graduate students.
PHYS 257 High-Energy Physics Special Topics Seminar (0–1)
Discussions of current research in high-energy physics.
PHYS 258 Astrophysics and Space Physics Special Topics Seminar (0–1)
Discussions of current research in astrophysics and space physics.
PHYS 260 Physics Colloquium (0–1)
Discussions of recent research in physics directed to the entire physics community.
PHYS 261 Seminar on Physics Research at UC San Diego (0–1)
Discussions of current research conducted by faculty members in the Department of Physics.
PHYS 264 Scientific Method Seminar (1)
PHYS 295 MS Thesis Research in Materials Physics (1–12)
Directed research on MS dissertation topic.
PHYS 298 Directed Study in Physics (1–12)
Research studies under the direction of a faculty member.
Prereq: instructor and department approval required.
PHYS 299 Thesis Research in Physics (1–12)
Directed research on dissertation topic.
Prereq: instructor and department approval required.
PHYS 500 Instruction in Physics Teaching (1–4)
This course, designed for graduate students, includes discussion of teaching, techniques and materials necessary to teach physics courses.

Chemistry and Biochemistry CHEM

CHEM 200B Fundamentals of Instrumental Analysis (4)
Fundamental theoretical principles, capabilities, applications, and limitations of modern analytical instrumentation used for qualitative and quantitative analy
CHEM 204 Introduction to X-ray Crystallography (4)
(Conjoined with CHEM 104.) Analysis of macromolecular structures by X-ray diffraction.
CHEM 207 Protein NMR (4)
A broad introduction to the uses of nuclear magnetic resonance to characterize and understand proteins.
CHEM 209 Macromolecular Recognition (4)
Structures and functions of nucleic acids, folding and catalysis of nucleic acids, motifs and domains of proteins, principles of protein-protein interactions, c
Prereq: biochemistry background and graduate standing, or approval of instructor.
CHEM 210 Lipid Cell Signaling Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics (2)
Overview of new systems biology “-omics” approached to lipid metabolism and cell signaling, including interrogating gene and lipid databases, techniques for lip
Signals and systems
CHEM 212 Biochemistry and Biophysics of Cell Membranes (4)
Structure and function of biological membranes and their lipid building blocks.
Prereq: graduate standing.
CHEM 213A Structure of Biomolecules and Biomolecular Assemblies (4)
A discussion of structures of nucleic acids and proteins and their larger assemblies.
Prereq: graduate standing.
CHEM 213B Biophysical Chemistry of Macromolecules (4)
A discussion of the physical principles governing biomolecular structure and function.
CHEM 214 Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (4)
This is an introductory course for graduate students and covers topics in molecular and cellular biochemistry.
Prereq: graduate standing.
CHEM 215 Genome, Epigenome, and Transcriptome Editing (4)
A discussion of current topics involving nucleic acid modification, including systems derived from zinc fingers, TALEs, and CRISPR-Cas9.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CHEM 216 Chemical Biology (4)
A discussion of current topics in chemical biology including mechanistic aspects of enzymes and cofactors, use of modified enzymes to alter biochemical pathways
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (May not be offered every year.)
CHEM 217 RNA Structure, Function, and Biology (4)
Selected topics in RNA structure and function, such as the ribosome, ribozyme, antibiotics, splicing and RNA interference, as they relate to the RNA role in gen
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CHEM 218 Evolution of Non-Coding RNAs (4)
Fundamental concepts in directed evolution and natural (biological) evolution.
Prereq: CHEM 217. (May not be offered every year.)
CHEM 220 Regulatory Circuits in Cells (4)
Modulation cellular activity and influencing viral fate involve regulatory circuits.
Electric circuits
CHEM 221 Signal Transduction (4)
(Cross-listed with BGGN 230.) The aim of this course is to develop an appreciation for a variety of topics in signal transduction.
Prereq: biochemistry and molecular biology. (May not be offered every year.)
Signals and systems
CHEM 222 Structure and Analysis of Solids (4)
(Cross-listed with MATS 227, NANO 227, and MAE 251.) Key concepts in the atomic structure and bonding of solids such as metals, ceramics, and semiconductors.
CHEM 223 Organometallic Chemistry (4)
A survey of this field from a synthetic and mechanistic viewpoint.
Prereq: graduate standing.
CHEM 224 Spectroscopic Techniques (4)
Application of physical techniques to the elucidation of the structure of inorganic complex ions and organometallic compounds.
CHEM 225 Bioinorganic Chemistry (4)
The role of metal ions in biological systems, with emphasis on transition metal ions in enzymes that transfer electrons, bind oxygen, and fix nitrogen.
Prereq: graduate standing.
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CHEM 226 Transition Metal Chemistry (4)
Advanced aspects of structure and bonding in transition metal complexes with major emphasis on Molecular Orbital Theory.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CHEM 228 Solid State Chemistry (4)
Structural chemistry of functional materials, defects, non-stoichiometry, nanostructures, phase transitions.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CHEM 230A Quantum Mechanics I (4)
Theoretical basis of quantum mechanics; postulates; wave packets; matrix representations; ladder operators; exact solutions for bound states in 1, 2, or 3 dimen
Quantum mechanics
CHEM 230B Quantum Mechanics II (4)
Continuation of theoretical quantum mechanics: evolution operators and time dependent representations, second quantization, Born-Oppenheimer approximation, elec
Prereq: CHEM 230A or consent of instructor.
Quantum mechanics
CHEM 231 Chemical Kinetics and Molecular Reaction Dynamics (4)
Classical kinetics, transition state theory, unimolecular decomposition, potential energy surfaces; scattering processes and photodissociation processes.
CHEM 232A Statistical Mechanics I (4)
Derivation of thermodynamics from atomic descriptions.
Statistics: inference
CHEM 232B Statistical Mechanics II (4)
Interacting systems at equilibrium, both classical (liquids) and quantum (spins).
Prereq: CHEM 232A or consent of instructor.
Statistics: inference
CHEM 234 Photochemistry and Photophysics (4)
Fundamentals of photochemistry and photophysics are treated in this course.
CHEM 235 Molecular Spectroscopy (4)
Time-dependent behavior of systems; interaction of matter with light; selection rules.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (May not be offered every year.)
CHEM 236 Chemical Dynamics on Surfaces (4)
Explore physical and analytical chemistry of surfaces.
CHEM 237 Advances in Glycobiology (4)
(Cross-listed with MED 225, CMM 225, and BIOM 222.) Advanced elective for medical and graduate students who have had courses in cell biology or biochemistry.
Prereq: CHEM 142, CHEM 242, or consent of instructor.
CHEM 240 Electrochemistry (4)
(Cross-listed with NANO 255.) Application of electrochemical techniques to chemistry research.
CHEM 241 Organic Nanomaterials (4)
(Cross-listed with NANO 241.) This course will provide an introduction to the physics and chemistry of soft matter, followed by a literature-based critical exam
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CHEM 242 Introduction to Glycosciences (4)
The primary aim of this course is to provide an overview of fundamental facts, concepts, and methods in glycoscience.
CHEM 246 Kinetics and Mechanism (4)
Methodology of mechanistic organic chemistry: integration of rate expressions, determination of rate constants, transition state theory; catalysis, kinetic orde
CHEM 252 Synthetic Methods in Organic Chemistry (4)
A survey of skill building for successful advanced study of organic chemistry topics including reading and searching the primary chemical literature, generating
Prereq: graduate standing.
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CHEM 253 Antibiotics (4)
The course focuses on the discovery and development of modern antibiotics.
CHEM 254 Mechanisms of Organic Reactions (4)
A qualitative approach to the mechanisms of various organic reactions; substitutions, additions, eliminations, condensations, rearrangements, oxidations, reduct
Prereq: graduate standing. CHEM 252 is strongly recommended.
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CHEM 255 Synthesis of Complex Molecules (4)
This course discusses planning economic routes for the synthesis of complex organic molecules.
Prereq: graduate standing. CHEM 252 or 254 is strongly recommended.
CHEM 256 Structure and Properties of Organic Molecules (4)
Introduction to the physical properties of organic molecules and strategies to investigate the microscopic elements of catalytic reactions.
Prereq: graduate standing. CHEM 252 and CHEM 254 are strongly recommended.
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CHEM 257 Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry (4)
A comprehensive survey of modern bioorganic and natural products chemistry.
Prereq: graduate standing.
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CHEM 258 Applied Spectroscopy (4)
CHEM 260 Light and Electron Microscopy of Cells and Tissue (4)
Students will review basic principles of light and electron microscopy and learn a variety of basic and advanced microscopy methods through lecture and hands-on
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CHEM 261 Practical X-Ray Crystallography (4)
A survey of the fundamentals of single-crystal X-ray diffraction for the purpose of collecting and refining structural information on molecular solids and relat
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CHEM 262 Inorganic Chemistry and NMR (4)
A survey of inorganic chemistry to prepare for graduate research in the field, including a detailed introduction to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), followed b
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CHEM 263 Introduction to Mass Spectrometry (4)
Introduction to fundamental theory and applications of mass spectrometry.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CHEM 264 Structural Biology of Viruses (4)
An introduction of virus structures, how they are determined, and how they facilitate the various stages of the viral life cycle from host recognition and entry
CHEM 265 3-D Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Macromolecules and Cells (4)
The resolution revolution in cryo-electron microscopy has made this a key technology for the high-resolution determination of structures of macromolecular compl
Prereq: graduate standing. (May not be offered every year.)
CHEM 267 Environmental Nanotechnology, Sustainable Nanotechnology, and Nanotoxicity (4)
This course explores the potential impacts of nanoscience and nanotechnology on environmental processes and human health as well as the sustainable design, deve
Prereq: graduate standing.
CHEM 269 Applied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Chemistry and Biochemistry (4)
Dive deep into artificial intelligence (AI) for chemistry and biochemistry.
Machine learning and deep learning
CHEM 270A Current Topics in Environmental Chemistry (2-2-2)
Seminar series on the current topics in the field of environmental chemistry.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.) (May not be offered every year.)
CHEM 273 Atmospheric Chemistry (4)
Chemical principles applied to the study of atmospheres.
Prereq: graduate standing.
CHEM 276 Numerical Analysis in Multiscale Biology (4)
(Cross-listed with BENG 276.) Introduces mathematical tools to simulate biological processes at multiple scales.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CHEM 280 Applied Bioinformatics (4)
Publicly available databases and bioinformatics tools are now an indispensable component of biomedical research.
CHEM 283 Supramolecular Structure Determination Laboratory (4)
A laboratory course combining hands-on mass spectrometry and bioinformatics tools to explore the relationship between structure and function in macromolecules.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CHEM 285 Quantum Chemistry Lab (4)
Course in computational methods, with focus on quantum chemistry.
Prereq: graduate student standing.
Quantum mechanics
CHEM 286 Molecular Simulations Lab (4)
Course in computational methods, with focus on molecular simulations.
Prereq: graduate standing.
CHEM 290 Mathematics for Physical Chemistry (4)
Focus on select topics from among numerous areas relevant to chemistry, including linear algebra, probability theory, group theory, complex variables, Laplace a
Prereq: graduate standing.
CHEM 297 Experimental Methods in Chemistry (4)
Experimental methods and techniques involved in chemical research are introduced.
Prereq: graduate-student standing.
CHEM 298 Special Study in Chemistry (1–12)
An introduction to specific scientific research areas, experimental design, and techniques in contemporary research through independent, original projects under
Prereq: first-year graduate-student standing.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (18)

CHEM 219A Special Topics in Biochemistry (4)
This special-topics course is designed for first-year graduate students in biochemistry.
Prereq: undergraduate courses in biochemistry, CHEM 114A or equivalent. (May not be offered every year.)
CHEM 219B Special Topics in Biochemistry (4)
Various advanced topics in biochemistry.
CHEM 219C Special Topics in Biochemistry (2 or 4)
Various advanced topics in biochemistry.
CHEM 227 Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry (2)
Seminars presented by faculty and students on topics of current interest in inorganic chemistry, including areas such as bioinorganic, organometallic and physic
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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CHEM 229 Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry (2–4)
Selection of topics of current interest.
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CHEM 239 Special Topics in Chemical Physics (2 or 4)
Topics of special interest will be presented.
CHEM 250 Research Survival Skills (4)
Course offers training in responsible conduct of research in chemistry and biochemistry, as well as presentation skills, teamwork, and other survival skills for
Prereq: graduate standing.
CHEM 251 Research Conference (2)
Group discussion of research activities and progress of the group members.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CHEM 259 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry (2–4)
Various advanced topics in organic chemistry.
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CHEM 271 Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry (4)
Topics of special interest in analytical chemistry.
CHEM 291 Molecular Biophysics Student Seminar (2)
This course has two components.
Prereq: graduate standing and department approval required. This course is only open for students supported or affilia...
CHEM 292 Chemistry-Biology Interfaces Seminar (2)
This course supports the Chemistry-Biology Interfaces Training Program and will meet for weekly training activity workshops.
Prereq: graduate standing and department approval required. This course is only open for students supported or affilia...
CHEM 294 Organic Chemistry Seminar (2)
Formal seminars or informal puzzle sessions on topics of current interest in organic chemistry, as presented by visiting lecturers, local researchers, or studen
Prereq: advanced graduate-student standing.
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CHEM 295 Biochemistry Seminar (2)
Formal seminars or informal puzzle sessions on topics of current interest in biochemistry, as presented by visiting lecturers, local researchers, or students.
Prereq: advanced graduate-student standing.
CHEM 296 Chemical Physics Seminar (2)
Formal seminars or informal sessions on topics of current interest in chemical physics as presented by visiting lecturers, local researchers, or students.
Prereq: advanced graduate-student standing.
CHEM 299 Research in Chemistry (1–12)
Prereq: graduate-student standing and consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
CHEM 500 Apprentice Teaching (4)
Under the supervision and mentorship of a course instructor, MS and PhD students serve as teaching assistants to undergraduate laboratory and lecture courses.
Prereq: graduate-student standing and consent of instructor.
CHEM 509 Teaching Methods in Chemistry and Biochemistry (2)
This course explores teaching strategies specific to chemistry at the college level, and promotes the development of skills for facilitating active, student-cen
Prereq: graduate-student standing and consent of instructor.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering MAE

MAE 209 Continuum Mechanics Applied to Medicine/Biology (4)
cardiovascular and biological fluids; cell mechanics; membranes; continuum mechanics for biology
Prereq: (BENG 226 or MAE 201 or MAE 210A) and (BENG 227 or MAE 201 or MAE 210A) and (BENG 221 or MAE 208). (S)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)
MAE 200 Controls (4)
probability and stochastic processes; linear control; optimal control and estimation foundations
Prereq: nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 201 Mechanics of Fluids (4)
kinematics; conservation laws; dimensional analysis; viscous and potential flow
Prereq: nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
Fluid mechanics Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)
MAE 202 Thermal Processes (4)
energy conservation; conduction; convection; radiation
Prereq: nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
Heat transfer Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)
MAE 203 Solid Mechanics and Materials (4)
kinematics; conservation laws; constitutive equations; elasticity and plasticity
Prereq: nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Mechanics of materials
MAE 204 Robotics (4)
robot kinematics and dynamics; mechatronics
Prereq: nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Classical mechanics (advanced)
MAE 206 Energy Systems (4)
energy sources and systems; renewables; power system optimization
Prereq: nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
Renewable and environmental energy Convex and numerical optimization Power systems and machines
MAE 207 Topics in Engineering Science (4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty in which topics of current interest in engineering will be presented.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
MAE 208 Mathematics for Engineers (4)
graduate applied mathematics: ODEs, PDEs, perturbation methods, analysis
Prereq: nongraduate students can enroll with consent of instructor.
PDEs: heat, wave, Laplace Differential equations: second order Fourier series and transform Real analysis
MAE 210A Fluid Mechanics I (4)
conservation laws; potential flow; boundary layers; instabilities; turbulence; stratified flows
Prereq: graduate standing.
Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Fluid mechanics
MAE 210B Fluid Mechanics II (4)
conservation laws; potential flow; boundary layers; instabilities; turbulence; stratified flows
Prereq: BENG 209 or MAE 209 or MAE 210A; or consent of instructor.
Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Fluid mechanics
MAE 210C Fluid Mechanics III (4)
conservation laws; potential flow; boundary layers; instabilities; turbulence; stratified flows
Prereq: MAE 210A–B or consent of instructor.
Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Fluid mechanics
MAE 211 Introduction to Combustion (4)
combustion; compressible flow; propulsion; kinetic theory of gases
Prereq: graduate standing.
Compressible flow, combustion and plasma (graduate)Propulsion and rocketry Aerodynamics
MAE 212 Introductory Compressible Flow (4)
combustion; compressible flow; propulsion; kinetic theory of gases
Prereq: nongraduate students may enroll with consent of instructor.
Compressible flow, combustion and plasma (graduate)Propulsion and rocketry Aerodynamics
MAE 213 Mechanics of Propulsion (4)
combustion; compressible flow; propulsion; kinetic theory of gases
Prereq: MAE 212 or graduate standing.
Compressible flow, combustion and plasma (graduate)Propulsion and rocketry Aerodynamics
MAE 214A Introduction to Turbulence and Turbulent Mixing (4)
conservation laws; potential flow; boundary layers; instabilities; turbulence; stratified flows
Prereq: graduate standing.
Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Fluid mechanics
MAE 215 Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer (4)
conduction, convection, radiation, mass transfer, multiphase and nanoscale transport
Prereq: graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Heat transfer
MAE 217A Introduction to Gas Discharge Plasma Physics (4)
plasma physics; charged particle motion; kinetic theory; high energy density physics
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Compressible flow, combustion and plasma (graduate)Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
MAE 217B Introduction to Nonmagnetized Hot Plasma Physics (4)
plasma physics; charged particle motion; kinetic theory; high energy density physics
Prereq: MAE 217A or consent of instructor.
Compressible flow, combustion and plasma (graduate)Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
MAE 217C Introduction to Magnetized Hot Plasma Physics (4)
plasma physics; charged particle motion; kinetic theory; high energy density physics
Prereq: MAE 217A and B, or consent of instructor.
Compressible flow, combustion and plasma (graduate)Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
MAE 218A Introduction to High Energy Density Physics (MHD and Pinches) (4)
plasma physics; charged particle motion; kinetic theory; high energy density physics
Prereq: MAE 217A, B, and C, or consent of instructor.
Compressible flow, combustion and plasma (graduate)Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
MAE 218B Introduction to High Energy Density Physics (Laser-Plasma Interactions) (4)
plasma physics; charged particle motion; kinetic theory; high energy density physics
Prereq: MAE 217A, B, and C, or consent of instructor.
Compressible flow, combustion and plasma (graduate)Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
MAE 219 Design and Control of Haptic Systems (4)
haptics; soft and bioinspired robots; motion planning; multi-agent control; safety
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory
MAE 220A Physics of Gases (4)
combustion; compressible flow; propulsion; kinetic theory of gases
Prereq: graduate standing.
Compressible flow, combustion and plasma (graduate)Propulsion and rocketry Aerodynamics
MAE 220B Physical Gas Dynamics (4)
combustion; compressible flow; propulsion; kinetic theory of gases
Prereq: MAE 220A and graduate standing.
Compressible flow, combustion and plasma (graduate)Propulsion and rocketry Aerodynamics
MAE 221A Conduction Heat Transfer (4)
conduction, convection, radiation, mass transfer, multiphase and nanoscale transport
Prereq: graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Heat transfer
MAE 221B Mass Transfer (4)
conduction, convection, radiation, mass transfer, multiphase and nanoscale transport
Prereq: graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Heat transfer
MAE 221C Convection Heat Transfer (4)
conduction, convection, radiation, mass transfer, multiphase and nanoscale transport
Prereq: graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Heat transfer
MAE 221D Radiation Heat Transfer (4)
conduction, convection, radiation, mass transfer, multiphase and nanoscale transport
Prereq: graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Heat transfer
MAE 223 Ocean Technology Design and Development (4)
design optimization; model reduction; uncertainty quantification; CAD; acoustofluidics; ocean technology
Prereq: graduate standing.
Convex and numerical optimization Estimation and stochastic systems Machine design
MAE 224A Environmental Fluid Dynamics I (4)
conservation laws; potential flow; boundary layers; instabilities; turbulence; stratified flows
Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Fluid mechanics
MAE 224B Environmental Fluid Dynamics II (4)
conservation laws; potential flow; boundary layers; instabilities; turbulence; stratified flows
Prereq: MAE 224A or consent of instructor.
Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Fluid mechanics
MAE 225A Nanoscale and Microscale Heat Transfer for Energy Conversion Applications I (4)
conduction, convection, radiation, mass transfer, multiphase and nanoscale transport
Prereq: MAE 221A, graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Heat transfer
MAE 225B Nanoscale and Microscale Heat Transfer for Energy Conversion Applications II (4)
conduction, convection, radiation, mass transfer, multiphase and nanoscale transport
Prereq: MAE 221A, MAE 225A, and graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Heat transfer
MAE 226 Advanced Dynamics (4)
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics; astrodynamics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Classical mechanics (advanced)Orbital mechanics and flight dynamics
MAE 227 Convex Optimization for Engineers (4)
convex optimization theory and applications
Prereq: graduate standing.
Convex and numerical optimization
MAE 228 Selected Topics in Plasma Physics (4)
Collisionless magnetic reconnection, interactions of relativistic laser field with plasma, plasma in astrophysics, computational plasma physics.
Prereq: MAE 217A-B-C or consent of instructor.
MAE 230 Introduction to Photonics (4)
photonics; light-matter interaction
Prereq: graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)
MAE 231A Foundations of Solid Mechanics (4)
stress and strain; elasticity; inelasticity; soft materials
Prereq: graduate standing.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Mechanics of materials
MAE 231B Elasticity (4)
stress and strain; elasticity; inelasticity; soft materials
Prereq: MAE 209/BENG 209, or MAE 231A, or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Mechanics of materials
MAE 231C Inelasticity (4)
stress and strain; elasticity; inelasticity; soft materials
Prereq: graduate standing and MAE 231A or SE 271, or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Mechanics of materials
MAE 232A Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics I (4)
finite element methods: linear, dynamic and nonlinear
Prereq: graduate standing.
Finite element method and vibrations Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)
MAE 232B Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics II (4)
finite element methods: linear, dynamic and nonlinear
Prereq: graduate standing and MAE 232A or SE 276A.
Finite element method and vibrations Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)
MAE 232C Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics III (4)
finite element methods: linear, dynamic and nonlinear
Prereq: graduate standing and MAE 232A or SE 276A and MAE 231A or SE 271.
Finite element method and vibrations Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)
MAE 233A Fracture Mechanics (4)
fracture mechanics; micromechanics; stress waves
Prereq: MAE 231A, MAE 231B, or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
MAE 233B Micromechanics (4)
fracture mechanics; micromechanics; stress waves
Prereq: MAE 231A-B-C or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
MAE 235 Computational Techniques in Finite Elements (4)
finite element methods: linear, dynamic and nonlinear
Prereq: graduate standing.
Finite element method and vibrations Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)
MAE 238 Stress Waves in Solids (4)
fracture mechanics; micromechanics; stress waves
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
MAE 240 Space Flight Mechanics (4)
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics; astrodynamics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Classical mechanics (advanced)Orbital mechanics and flight dynamics
MAE 242 Robot Motion Planning (4)
haptics; soft and bioinspired robots; motion planning; multi-agent control; safety
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory
MAE 243 Electric Power Systems Modeling (4)
energy sources and systems; renewables; power system optimization
Prereq: graduate standing.
Renewable and environmental energy Convex and numerical optimization Power systems and machines
MAE 244 Renewable Energy Integration (4)
energy sources and systems; renewables; power system optimization
Prereq: graduate standing.
Renewable and environmental energy Convex and numerical optimization Power systems and machines
MAE 247 Cooperative Control of Multi-agent Systems (4)
haptics; soft and bioinspired robots; motion planning; multi-agent control; safety
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory
MAE 248 Safety for Autonomous Systems (4)
haptics; soft and bioinspired robots; motion planning; multi-agent control; safety
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory
MAE 249 Soft Robotics (4)
haptics; soft and bioinspired robots; motion planning; multi-agent control; safety
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory
MAE 251 Structure and Analysis of Solids (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 253 Advanced Ceramics (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 254 Energy Materials and Applications (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 255 Boundary Layer and Renewable Energy Meteorology (4)
conduction, convection, radiation, mass transfer, multiphase and nanoscale transport
Prereq: MAE 210A or consent of instructor.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Heat transfer
MAE 256 Radiative Transfer for Energy Applications (4)
conduction, convection, radiation, mass transfer, multiphase and nanoscale transport
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Heat transfer
MAE 257 Polymer Science and Engineering (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 259 ODE Simulation Methods (4)
numerical linear algebra; numerical ODEs and PDEs; computational fluid dynamics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Numerical analysis and optimization Numerical methods Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)
MAE 260 Fundamentals and Applications of Computational Materials Science (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 261 Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics (4)
cardiovascular and biological fluids; cell mechanics; membranes; continuum mechanics for biology
Prereq: MAE 210A and 290A, or consent of instructor.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)
MAE 262 Biological Fluid Mechanics (4)
cardiovascular and biological fluids; cell mechanics; membranes; continuum mechanics for biology
Prereq: MAE 209 or 210A and graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)
MAE 263 Experimental Methods in Cell Mechanics (4)
cardiovascular and biological fluids; cell mechanics; membranes; continuum mechanics for biology
Prereq: MAE 209 or MAE 210A, and graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)
MAE 264 Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Biological Membranes (4)
cardiovascular and biological fluids; cell mechanics; membranes; continuum mechanics for biology
Prereq: MAE 209 and graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)
MAE 265A Electronic and Photonic Properties of Materials (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 265B Magnetic Materials: Principles and Applications (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: graduate standing; consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 266 Biomaterials (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 267 Nanomaterials and Properties (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 269 Bioinspired Mobile Robotics (4)
haptics; soft and bioinspired robots; motion planning; multi-agent control; safety
Prereq: MAE 204.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory
MAE 270 Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (4)
design optimization; model reduction; uncertainty quantification; CAD; acoustofluidics; ocean technology
Prereq: graduate standing.
Convex and numerical optimization Estimation and stochastic systems Machine design
MAE 271A Thermodynamics of Solids (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 271B Solid State Diffusion and Reaction Kinetics (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 271C Phase Transformations (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 272 Imperfections in Solids (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 273A Dynamic Behavior of Materials (4)
materials structure, thermodynamics, diffusion, defects, phase transformations, electronic and magnetic properties
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science
MAE 274 Model Reduction (4)
design optimization; model reduction; uncertainty quantification; CAD; acoustofluidics; ocean technology
Prereq: MAE 280A and MAE 290A.
Convex and numerical optimization Estimation and stochastic systems Machine design
MAE 276 Mechanics of Soft Materials (4)
stress and strain; elasticity; inelasticity; soft materials
Prereq: graduate standing.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Mechanics of materials
MAE 279 Uncertainty Quantification (4)
design optimization; model reduction; uncertainty quantification; CAD; acoustofluidics; ocean technology
Prereq: graduate standing.
Convex and numerical optimization Estimation and stochastic systems Machine design
MAE 280A Linear Systems Theory (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 280B Linear Control Design (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Prereq: MAE 280A.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 281A Nonlinear Systems (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Prereq: MAE 280A.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 281B Nonlinear Control (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Prereq: MAE 281A.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 283A Parametric Identification: Theory and Methods (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 283B Approximate Identification and Control (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Prereq: MAE 283A.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 284 Robust and Multivariable Control (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Prereq: MAE 141B or MAE 280A.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 285 Design of Micro/Nanoacoustofluidic Devices (4)
design optimization; model reduction; uncertainty quantification; CAD; acoustofluidics; ocean technology
Prereq: MAE 210A or CENG 210A, and MAE 210B, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
Convex and numerical optimization Estimation and stochastic systems Machine design
MAE 286 Hybrid Systems (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Prereq: MAE 281A or consent of instructor.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 287 Control of Distributed Parameter Systems (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 288A Optimal Control (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 288B Optimal Estimation (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Prereq: MAE 280A completed or concurrent, or consent of instructor.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 289A Mathematical Analysis for Applications (4)
graduate applied mathematics: ODEs, PDEs, perturbation methods, analysis
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
PDEs: heat, wave, Laplace Differential equations: second order Fourier series and transform Real analysis
MAE 289B Real Analysis for Applications (4)
graduate applied mathematics: ODEs, PDEs, perturbation methods, analysis
Prereq: MAE 289A, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
PDEs: heat, wave, Laplace Differential equations: second order Fourier series and transform Real analysis
MAE 289C Functional Analysis and Applications (4)
graduate applied mathematics: ODEs, PDEs, perturbation methods, analysis
Prereq: MAE 289B, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
PDEs: heat, wave, Laplace Differential equations: second order Fourier series and transform Real analysis
MAE 290A Numerical Linear Algebra (4)
numerical linear algebra; numerical ODEs and PDEs; computational fluid dynamics
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Numerical analysis and optimization Numerical methods Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)
MAE 290B Numerical Differential Equations (4)
numerical linear algebra; numerical ODEs and PDEs; computational fluid dynamics
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Numerical analysis and optimization Numerical methods Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)
MAE 290C Computational Fluid Dynamics (4)
numerical linear algebra; numerical ODEs and PDEs; computational fluid dynamics
Prereq: MAE 210A-B, 290A-B, and consent of instructor.
Numerical analysis and optimization Numerical methods Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)
MAE 291 Design and Mechanics in Computer Technology (4)
design optimization; model reduction; uncertainty quantification; CAD; acoustofluidics; ocean technology
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Not offered every year.)
Convex and numerical optimization Estimation and stochastic systems Machine design
MAE 292 Computer-Aided Design and Analysis (4)
design optimization; model reduction; uncertainty quantification; CAD; acoustofluidics; ocean technology
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Not offered every year.)
Convex and numerical optimization Estimation and stochastic systems Machine design
MAE 293 Flow Control (4)
linear and nonlinear systems; robust, optimal and distributed control; identification; estimation; flow control
Prereq: MAE 290A or consent of instructor.
Advanced control and systems theory Estimation and stochastic systems Control systems
MAE 294A Introduction to Applied Mathematics (4)
graduate applied mathematics: ODEs, PDEs, perturbation methods, analysis
PDEs: heat, wave, Laplace Differential equations: second order Fourier series and transform Real analysis
MAE 294B Introduction to Applied Mathematics II (4)
graduate applied mathematics: ODEs, PDEs, perturbation methods, analysis
Prereq: MAE 294A or SIO 203A or consent of instructor.
PDEs: heat, wave, Laplace Differential equations: second order Fourier series and transform Real analysis
MAE 294C Introduction to Applied Mathematics III (5)
graduate applied mathematics: ODEs, PDEs, perturbation methods, analysis
Prereq: MAE 294B or SIO 203B or SIO 215B or consent of instructor.
PDEs: heat, wave, Laplace Differential equations: second order Fourier series and transform Real analysis

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (5)

MAE 205 Graduate Seminar (1)
Each graduate student in MAE is expected to attend one seminar per quarter, of his or her choice, dealing with current topics in fluid mechanics, solid mechanic
MAE 295 Field Study (1–12)
Provides field study in industry with faculty supervision.
Prereq: consent of adviser and department; 3.0 GPA.
MAE 296 Independent Study (1–4)
Independent reading or research on a problem as arranged by a designated faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
MAE 298 Directed Group Study (1–4)
Directed group study on a topic or in a field not included in regular department curriculum, by special arrangement with a faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
MAE 299 Graduate Research (1–12)
Independent work by graduate students engaged in research and writing theses.

Electrical and Computer Engineering ECE

ECE 201 Introduction to Biophysics (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: senior or graduate level standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 202 Implantable Medical Devices and Interfaces (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: senior or graduate level standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 203 Biomedical Integrated Circuits and Systems (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: graduate level standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 204 Statistical Learning in Bioinformatics (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: ECE 271A or ECE 271B or MATH 283; graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 207A Principles of Medical Imaging (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 208 Computational Evolutionary Biology (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 209 Statistical Learning for Biosignal Processing (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: ECE 271A-B; graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 212AN Principles of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (4)
nanoscience; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; magnetic materials; nanoscale VLSI; thermodynamics and kinetics of solids
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Semiconductor devices Quantum mechanics
ECE 212BN Nanoelectronics (4)
nanoscience; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; magnetic materials; nanoscale VLSI; thermodynamics and kinetics of solids
Prereq: ECE 212AN with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Semiconductor devices Quantum mechanics
ECE 212CN Nanophotonics (4)
nanoscience; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; magnetic materials; nanoscale VLSI; thermodynamics and kinetics of solids
Prereq: ECE 212BN with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Semiconductor devices Quantum mechanics
ECE 213 Parallel Computing in Bioinformatics (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 214 Deep Generative Models (4)
deep generative models; statistical learning; deep learning; GPU programming; ML for physical applications
Prereq: graduate standing.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 217 Principles of Molecular Imaging (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: BENG 280A or ECE 207A and BENG 280B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 221 Magnetic Materials: Principles and Applications (4)
nanoscience; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; magnetic materials; nanoscale VLSI; thermodynamics and kinetics of solids
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Semiconductor devices Quantum mechanics
ECE 222A Antennas and Their System Applications (4)
antennas; applied electromagnetic theory; computational electromagnetics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Electromagnetics: transmission lines and waves Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)
ECE 222B Applied Electromagnetic Theory—Electromagnetics (4)
antennas; applied electromagnetic theory; computational electromagnetics
Prereq: ECE 222A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Electromagnetics: transmission lines and waves Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)
ECE 222C Applied Electromagnetic Theory—Computational Methods for Electromagnetics (4)
antennas; applied electromagnetic theory; computational electromagnetics
Prereq: ECE 222B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Electromagnetics: transmission lines and waves Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)
ECE 222D Advanced Antenna Design (4)
antennas; applied electromagnetic theory; computational electromagnetics
Prereq: ECE 222C with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Electromagnetics: transmission lines and waves Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)
ECE 225A Probability and Statistics for Data Science (4)
probability and statistics for data science; random processes; network science and graph algorithms
Prereq: graduate standing.
Probability and stochastic processes Statistics: inference Graph algorithms
ECE 225B Universal Probability and Its Applications in Data Science (4)
probability and statistics for data science; random processes; network science and graph algorithms
Prereq: ECE 225A or ECE 250 with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Probability and stochastic processes Statistics: inference Graph algorithms
ECE 226 Optimization and Acceleration of Deep Learning on Various Hardware Platforms (4)
deep generative models; statistical learning; deep learning; GPU programming; ML for physical applications
Prereq: ECE 250 or ECE 269 or ECE 271A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 227 Big Network Data (4)
probability and statistics for data science; random processes; network science and graph algorithms
Prereq: graduate standing.
Probability and stochastic processes Statistics: inference Graph algorithms
ECE 228 Machine Learning for Physical Applications (4)
deep generative models; statistical learning; deep learning; GPU programming; ML for physical applications
Prereq: graduate standing.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 229 Computational Data Analysis and Product Development (4)
deep generative models; statistical learning; deep learning; GPU programming; ML for physical applications
Prereq: ECE 225A or ECE 269 with a grade of B– or above, graduate standing.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 230A Solid State Electronics I (4)
solid state electronics; semiconductor devices; heterostructures; optical processes
Prereq: graduate standing.
Semiconductor devices Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
ECE 230B Solid State Electronics II (4)
solid state electronics; semiconductor devices; heterostructures; optical processes
Prereq: ECE 230A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Semiconductor devices Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
ECE 230C Solid State Electronics III (4)
solid state electronics; semiconductor devices; heterostructures; optical processes
Prereq: ECE 230A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Semiconductor devices Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
ECE 235 Nanometer-Scale VLSI Devices (4)
nanoscience; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; magnetic materials; nanoscale VLSI; thermodynamics and kinetics of solids
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Semiconductor devices Quantum mechanics
ECE 236A Fundamentals of Heterostructure Materials and Devices (4)
solid state electronics; semiconductor devices; heterostructures; optical processes
Prereq: ECE 230A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Semiconductor devices Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
ECE 236B Optical Processes in Semiconductors (4)
solid state electronics; semiconductor devices; heterostructures; optical processes
Prereq: graduate standing.
Semiconductor devices Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
ECE 236C Heterojunction Field-Effect Transistors (4)
solid state electronics; semiconductor devices; heterostructures; optical processes
Prereq: ECE 236B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Semiconductor devices Condensed matter, semiconductors, plasma
ECE 238A Thermodynamics of Solids (4)
nanoscience; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; magnetic materials; nanoscale VLSI; thermodynamics and kinetics of solids
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Semiconductor devices Quantum mechanics
ECE 238B Solid State Diffusion and Reaction Kinetics (4)
nanoscience; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; magnetic materials; nanoscale VLSI; thermodynamics and kinetics of solids
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Semiconductor devices Quantum mechanics
ECE 240A Lasers and Optics (4)
lasers and optics; Fourier optics; nonlinear optics; integrated photonics; fiber communication; statistical optics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Optics and waves (advanced)
ECE 240B Optical Information Processing (4)
lasers and optics; Fourier optics; nonlinear optics; integrated photonics; fiber communication; statistical optics
Prereq: ECE 240A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Optics and waves (advanced)
ECE 240C Optical Modulation and Detection (4)
lasers and optics; Fourier optics; nonlinear optics; integrated photonics; fiber communication; statistical optics
Prereq: ECE 240B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Optics and waves (advanced)
ECE 241A Nonlinear Optics (4)
lasers and optics; Fourier optics; nonlinear optics; integrated photonics; fiber communication; statistical optics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Optics and waves (advanced)
ECE 241B Integrated Photonics (4)
lasers and optics; Fourier optics; nonlinear optics; integrated photonics; fiber communication; statistical optics
Prereq: ECE 241A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Optics and waves (advanced)
ECE 241C Holographic Optical Elements (4)
lasers and optics; Fourier optics; nonlinear optics; integrated photonics; fiber communication; statistical optics
Prereq: ECE 241B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Optics and waves (advanced)
ECE 243B Optical Fiber Communication (4)
lasers and optics; Fourier optics; nonlinear optics; integrated photonics; fiber communication; statistical optics
Prereq: ECE 243A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Optics and waves (advanced)
ECE 244A Statistical Optics (4)
lasers and optics; Fourier optics; nonlinear optics; integrated photonics; fiber communication; statistical optics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Optics and waves (advanced)
ECE 247A Advanced BioPhotonics (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 247B BioElectronics (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 247C BioNanotechnology (4)
biophysics; implantable devices; medical imaging; biophotonics; bioinformatics learning
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 250 Random Processes (4)
probability and statistics for data science; random processes; network science and graph algorithms
Prereq: graduate standing.
Probability and stochastic processes Statistics: inference Graph algorithms
ECE 251A Digital Signal Processing I (4)
digital signal processing; adaptive filters; wavelets; array processing; speech and image processing and compression
Prereq: graduate standing.
Digital signal processing Signals and systems
ECE 251B Digital Signal Processing II (4)
digital signal processing; adaptive filters; wavelets; array processing; speech and image processing and compression
Prereq: graduate standing; ECE 251A (for ECE 251B); SIO 207B (for SIO 207C) with a grade of B– or above.
Digital signal processing Signals and systems
ECE 251C Filter Banks and Wavelets (4)
digital signal processing; adaptive filters; wavelets; array processing; speech and image processing and compression
Prereq: graduate standing.
Digital signal processing Signals and systems
ECE 251D Array Processing (4)
digital signal processing; adaptive filters; wavelets; array processing; speech and image processing and compression
Prereq: graduate standing; ECE 251A or SIOC 207B with a grade of B– or above.
Digital signal processing Signals and systems
ECE 252A Speech Compression (4)
digital signal processing; adaptive filters; wavelets; array processing; speech and image processing and compression
Prereq: graduate standing.
Digital signal processing Signals and systems
ECE 252B Speech Recognition (4)
digital signal processing; adaptive filters; wavelets; array processing; speech and image processing and compression
Prereq: ECE 252A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Digital signal processing Signals and systems
ECE 253 Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing (4)
digital signal processing; adaptive filters; wavelets; array processing; speech and image processing and compression
Prereq: graduate standing.
Digital signal processing Signals and systems
ECE 254 Detection Theory (4)
detection theory; information theory; source coding; digital communications; error-correcting codes
Prereq: graduate standing.
Communications and information theory Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 255A Information Theory (4)
detection theory; information theory; source coding; digital communications; error-correcting codes
Prereq: graduate standing.
Communications and information theory Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 255B Source Coding (4)
detection theory; information theory; source coding; digital communications; error-correcting codes
Prereq: ECE 255A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Communications and information theory Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 255C Network Information Theory (4)
detection theory; information theory; source coding; digital communications; error-correcting codes
Prereq: ECE 250; ECE 255B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Communications and information theory Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 256 Fundamentals of Image and Video Compression (4)
digital signal processing; adaptive filters; wavelets; array processing; speech and image processing and compression
Prereq: graduate standing.
Digital signal processing Signals and systems
ECE 257A Modern Communication Networks (4)
communication networks; wireless networks; stochastic network models
Prereq: graduate standing.
Wireless, networks and queueing (graduate)Computer networks
ECE 257B Principles of Wireless Networks (4)
communication networks; wireless networks; stochastic network models
Prereq: graduate standing.
Wireless, networks and queueing (graduate)Computer networks
ECE 257C Stochastic Wireless Networks Models (4)
communication networks; wireless networks; stochastic network models
Prereq: ECE 257B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Wireless, networks and queueing (graduate)Computer networks
ECE 258A Digital Communications I (4)
detection theory; information theory; source coding; digital communications; error-correcting codes
Prereq: ECE 250 with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Communications and information theory Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 258B Digital Communications II (4)
detection theory; information theory; source coding; digital communications; error-correcting codes
Prereq: ECE 258A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Communications and information theory Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 259A Algebraic Coding (4)
detection theory; information theory; source coding; digital communications; error-correcting codes
Prereq: graduate standing.
Communications and information theory Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 259B Probabilistic Coding (4)
detection theory; information theory; source coding; digital communications; error-correcting codes
Prereq: ECE 259A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Communications and information theory Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 259C Advanced Topics in Coding (4)
Advanced topics in coding theory.
Prereq: ECE 259A-B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
ECE 260A VLSI Digital System Algorithms and Architectures (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 260B VLSI Integrated Circuits and Systems Design (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 260C VLSI Advanced Topics (4)
Advanced topics in design practices and methodologies for modern system-on-chip design.
Prereq: ECE 260B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
ECE 263 Power Management Integrated Circuits Design (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 264A CMOS Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems I (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 264B CMOS Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems II (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: ECE 250 and ECE 264A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 264C CMOS Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems III (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: ECE 264B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 264D CMOS Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems IV (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: ECE 250 and ECE 264A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 265A Communication Circuit Design I (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: ECE 166 or consent of instructor; graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 265B Communication Circuit Design II (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: ECE 166 and ECE 265A with a grade of B– or above or consent of instructor; graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 265C Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: ECE 265A-B with a grade of B– or above; consent of instructor; graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 265D Communication Circuits III (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: ECE 265A-B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 266A CMOS Circuit Lab I (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 266B CMOS Circuit Lab II (4)
VLSI design; CMOS analog and RF integrated circuits; power management; PLLs; data converters; circuit labs
Prereq: ECE 266A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Electronics: op-amps and transistors Power electronics
ECE 267 Network/Graph Algorithms and Analysis (4)
probability and statistics for data science; random processes; network science and graph algorithms
Prereq: graduate standing.
Probability and stochastic processes Statistics: inference Graph algorithms
ECE 268 Security of Hardware Embedded Systems (4)
hardware and embedded system security
Prereq: graduate standing.
Cryptography and security Computer architecture
ECE 269 Linear Algebra and Application (4)
linear algebra applications; parameter estimation; dynamic systems
Prereq: graduate standing.
Linear algebra Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 271A Statistical Learning I (4)
deep generative models; statistical learning; deep learning; GPU programming; ML for physical applications
Prereq: graduate standing.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 271B Statistical Learning II (4)
deep generative models; statistical learning; deep learning; GPU programming; ML for physical applications
Prereq: ECE 271A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 271C Deep Learning and Applications (4)
deep generative models; statistical learning; deep learning; GPU programming; ML for physical applications
Prereq: ECE 271A-B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 272A Dynamic Systems I: Linear Systems (4)
linear algebra applications; parameter estimation; dynamic systems
Prereq: ECE 269 with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Linear algebra Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 272B Dynamic Systems II: Stochastic Systems (4)
probability and statistics for data science; random processes; network science and graph algorithms
Prereq: ECE 272A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Probability and stochastic processes Statistics: inference Graph algorithms
ECE 273 Convex Optimization and Applications (4)
convex optimization and applications
Prereq: ECE 269 with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Convex and numerical optimization
ECE 275A Parameter Estimation I (4)
linear algebra applications; parameter estimation; dynamic systems
Prereq: graduate standing.
Linear algebra Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 275B Parameter Estimation II (4)
linear algebra applications; parameter estimation; dynamic systems
Prereq: graduate standing.
Linear algebra Estimation and stochastic systems
ECE 276A Sensing and Estimation in Robotics (4)
robot sensing and estimation; planning and learning; manipulation and control
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Estimation and stochastic systems Advanced control and systems theory
ECE 276B Planning and Learning in Robotics (4)
robot sensing and estimation; planning and learning; manipulation and control
Prereq: ECE 276A with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Estimation and stochastic systems Advanced control and systems theory
ECE 276C Robot Manipulation and Control (4)
robot sensing and estimation; planning and learning; manipulation and control
Prereq: ECE 276B with a grade of B– or above; graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Estimation and stochastic systems Advanced control and systems theory
ECE 277 GPU Programming (4)
deep generative models; statistical learning; deep learning; GPU programming; ML for physical applications
Prereq: graduate standing.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 286 State-of-the-Art Topics in Computational Statistics and Machine Learning (4)
Class discusses both fundamental and state-of-the-art research topics in computational statistics and machine learning.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
ECE 291 Industry Sponsored Engineering Design Project (4)
industry-sponsored engineering design project
Prereq: graduate standing.
Engineering economics and project math

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (19)

ECE 200 Research Conference (2)
Group discussion of research activities and progress of group members.
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 279 Special Seminar (2)
A seminar course in which topics of special interest for electrical and computer engineering students will be presented.
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 280 Special Topics in Electronic Devices and Materials/Applied Physics (4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty at which topics of interest in electronic devices and materials or applied physics will be presented by vi
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 281 Special Topics in Nanoscience/Nanotechnology (4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty at which topics of interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology will be presented by visiting or resident fa
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 282 Special Topics in Photonics/Applied Optics (4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty at which topics of interest in photonics, optoelectronic materials, devices, systems, and applications wil
Prereq: graduate standing.
Optics and waves (advanced)
ECE 283 Special Topics in Electronic Circuits and Systems (2–4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty at which topics of interest in electronic circuits and systems will be presented by visiting or resident f
Prereq: graduate standing.
Electric circuits
ECE 284 Special Topics in Computer Engineering (4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty at which topics of interest in computer engineering will be presented by visiting or resident faculty memb
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 285 Special Topics in Signal and Image Processing/Robotics and Control Systems (4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty at which topics of interest in signal and image processing or robotics and control systems will be present
Prereq: graduate standing.
Signals and systems Control systems
ECE 287 Special Topics in Communication Theory and Systems (4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty at which topics of interest in information science will be presented by visiting or resident faculty membe
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 289 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty at which general topics of interest in electrical and computer engineering will be presented by visiting o
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 290 Graduate Seminar on Current ECE Research (2)
Weekly discussion of current research conducted in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering by the faculty members involved in the research project
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 293 Graduate Seminar in Communication Theory and Systems (2)
Weekly discussion of current research topics in communication theory and systems.
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 294 Graduate Seminar in Electronic Devices and Materials/Applied Physics (2)
Weekly discussion of current research topics in electronic devices and materials or applied solid state physics and quantum electronics.
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 295 Graduate Seminar in Signal and Image Processing/Robotics and Control Systems (2)
Weekly discussion of research topics in signal and image processing of robotics and control systems.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Signals and systems Control systems
ECE 296 Graduate Seminar in Photonics/Applied Optics (2)
Weekly discussion of current research topics in photonics and applied optics, including imaging, photonic communications, sensing, energy and signal processing.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Optics and waves (advanced)
ECE 297 Graduate Seminar in Nanoscience/Nanotechnology (2)
Weekly discussion of current research topics in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
ECE 298 Independent Study (1–16)
Open to properly qualified graduate students who wish to pursue a problem through advanced study under the direction of a member of the staff.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
ECE 299 Research (1–16)
(S/U grades only.)
ECE 501 Teaching (1–4)
Teaching and tutorial activities associated with courses and seminars.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of department chair.

Computer Science and Engineering CSE

CSE 200 Computability and Complexity (4)
computability; complexity; algorithm design; advanced algorithms; logic; lattice algorithms
Prereq: CSE 105 or equivalent.
Complexity, algorithms and cryptography (graduate)Automata and computability Graph algorithms
CSE 201A Advanced Complexity (4)
computability; complexity; algorithm design; advanced algorithms; logic; lattice algorithms
Prereq: graduate standing.
Complexity, algorithms and cryptography (graduate)Automata and computability Graph algorithms
CSE 202 Algorithm Design and Analysis (4)
computability; complexity; algorithm design; advanced algorithms; logic; lattice algorithms
Complexity, algorithms and cryptography (graduate)Automata and computability Graph algorithms
CSE 203A Advanced Algorithms (4)
computability; complexity; algorithm design; advanced algorithms; logic; lattice algorithms
Prereq: CSE 202.
Complexity, algorithms and cryptography (graduate)Automata and computability Graph algorithms
CSE 203B Convex Optimization Formulations and Algorithms (4)
convex optimization formulations and algorithms
Convex and numerical optimization
CSE 205A Logic in Computer Science (4)
computability; complexity; algorithm design; advanced algorithms; logic; lattice algorithms
Prereq: CSE 200 or consent of instructor.
Complexity, algorithms and cryptography (graduate)Automata and computability Graph algorithms
CSE 206A Lattice Algorithms and Applications (4)
computability; complexity; algorithm design; advanced algorithms; logic; lattice algorithms
Prereq: CSE 202, CSE 200, or concurrent.
Complexity, algorithms and cryptography (graduate)Automata and computability Graph algorithms
CSE 207 Modern Cryptography (4)
cryptography; zero knowledge; computer security
Prereq: CSE 202 or consent of instructor.
Complexity, algorithms and cryptography (graduate)Cryptography and security
CSE 208 Advanced Cryptography (4)
cryptography; zero knowledge; computer security
Prereq: CSE 202, CSE 200, and CSE 207 or consent of instructor.
Complexity, algorithms and cryptography (graduate)Cryptography and security
CSE 210 Principles of Software Engineering (4)
software engineering; testing; human-centered computing and design
Engineering economics and project math
CSE 211 Software Testing and Analysis (4)
software engineering; testing; human-centered computing and design
Prereq: undergraduate major in computer science or extensive industrial experience.
Engineering economics and project math
CSE 217 Human-Centered Computing for Health (HC4H) (4)
software engineering; testing; human-centered computing and design
Prereq: department approval and instructor consent required.
Engineering economics and project math
CSE 218 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering (4)
This course will cover a current topic in software engineering in depth.
Prereq: none. Restricted to students within the CS75, CS78, CS89, CS88, CS77, CS80, CS81, CS83, and CS76 majors. All o...
CSE 219 Design at Large (1)
software engineering; testing; human-centered computing and design
Prereq: none.
Engineering economics and project math
CSE 220 Operating Systems Principles (4)
operating systems; distributed systems; virtualization and cloud
Operating systems
CSE 221 Operating Systems (4)
operating systems; distributed systems; virtualization and cloud
Prereq: CSE 120 and 121, or consent of instructor. Restricted to students within the CS75, CS78, CS89, CS88, CS77, CS8...
Operating systems
CSE 222A Computer Communication Networks (4)
computer networks; internet algorithmics; wireless networks; networked services
Prereq: CSE 123A or consent of instructor.
Computer networks Wireless, networks and queueing (graduate)
CSE 222B Internet Algorithmics (4)
computer networks; internet algorithmics; wireless networks; networked services
Prereq: CSE 123A or CSE 222A, or consent of instructor.
Computer networks Wireless, networks and queueing (graduate)
CSE 222C Wireless Networks (4)
computer networks; internet algorithmics; wireless networks; networked services
Prereq: none.
Computer networks Wireless, networks and queueing (graduate)
CSE 223B Distributed Computing and Systems (4)
operating systems; distributed systems; virtualization and cloud
Prereq: CSE 221, CSE 222A, or consent of instructor.
Operating systems
CSE 224 Networked Services (4)
computer networks; internet algorithmics; wireless networks; networked services
Computer networks Wireless, networks and queueing (graduate)
CSE 227 Computer Security (4)
cryptography; zero knowledge; computer security
Prereq: CSE 221 or consent of instructor.
Complexity, algorithms and cryptography (graduate)Cryptography and security
CSE 230 Principles of Programming Languages (4)
programming languages; compiler construction
Automata and computability Computer architecture
CSE 231 Compiler Construction (4)
programming languages; compiler construction
Prereq: restricted to students within the CS75, CS76, CS78, CS88, and CS89 majors. All other students will be allowed ...
Automata and computability Computer architecture
CSE 232 Principles of Database Systems (4)
database systems and theory
Databases and SQL Logic, proofs and sets
CSE 232B Database System Implementation (4)
database systems and theory
Prereq: CSE 232.
Databases and SQL Logic, proofs and sets
CSE 233 Database Theory (4)
database systems and theory
Prereq: CSE 200.
Databases and SQL Logic, proofs and sets
CSE 237A Introduction to Embedded Computing (4)
embedded computing; software for embedded systems; validation and testing
Prereq: basic courses in digital hardware, algorithms and data structures, elementary calculus, and probability; or co...
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Operating systems
CSE 237B Software for Embedded Systems (4)
embedded computing; software for embedded systems; validation and testing
Prereq: CSE 237A; or basic courses in programming, algorithms and data structures, elementary calculus, discrete math,...
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Operating systems
CSE 237C Validation and Testing of Embedded Systems (4)
embedded computing; software for embedded systems; validation and testing
Prereq: CSE 237A; or basic courses in algorithms and data structures, elementary calculus, discrete math, symbolic log...
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Operating systems
CSE 237D Embedded Systems Design Project (4)
embedded computing; software for embedded systems; validation and testing
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Operating systems
CSE 240A Principles of Computer Architecture (4)
computer architecture; parallel and secure architectures; VLSI computing circuits, test, CAD
Computer architecture Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Digital logic and computer engineering
CSE 240B Parallel Computer Architecture (4)
computer architecture; parallel and secure architectures; VLSI computing circuits, test, CAD
Prereq: graduate standing.
Computer architecture Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Digital logic and computer engineering
CSE 240C Advanced Microarchitecture (4)
computer architecture; parallel and secure architectures; VLSI computing circuits, test, CAD
Prereq: graduate standing.
Computer architecture Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Digital logic and computer engineering
CSE 240E Securing Processor Architectures (4)
computer architecture; parallel and secure architectures; VLSI computing circuits, test, CAD
Prereq: CSE 240A. Restricted to students within the CS75, CS78, CS89, CS88, CS77, CS80, CS81, CS83, and CS76 majors. A...
Computer architecture Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Digital logic and computer engineering
CSE 241A VLSI Integration of Computing Circuitry (4)
computer architecture; parallel and secure architectures; VLSI computing circuits, test, CAD
Prereq: layout (CSE 165 or ECE 260A) and logic design (CSE 140 or ECE 111), or consent of instructor.
Computer architecture Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Digital logic and computer engineering
CSE 243A Introduction to Synthesis Methodologies in VLSI CAD (4)
Hardware software codesign, architectural level synthesis, control synthesis and optimization, scheduling, binding, register and bus sharing, interconnect desig
Prereq: none.
CSE 244A VLSI Test (4)
computer architecture; parallel and secure architectures; VLSI computing circuits, test, CAD
Prereq: none. Restricted to students within the CS75, CS78, CS89, CS88, CS77, CS80, CS81, CS83, and CS76 majors. All o...
Computer architecture Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Digital logic and computer engineering
CSE 245 Computer Aided Circuit Simulation and Verification (4)
computer architecture; parallel and secure architectures; VLSI computing circuits, test, CAD
Prereq: CSE 241A or consent of instructor.
Computer architecture Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Digital logic and computer engineering
CSE 248 Algorithmic and Optimization Foundations for VLSI CAD (4)
computer architecture; parallel and secure architectures; VLSI computing circuits, test, CAD
Prereq: CSE 241A or CSE 242A, or consent of instructor.
Computer architecture Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Digital logic and computer engineering
CSE 250A Principles of Artificial Intelligence: Probabilistic Reasoning and Learning (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Prereq: graduate standing. Restricted to students within the CS75, CS78, CS89, CS88, CS77, CS80, CS81, CS83, and CS76 ...
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 251A Machine Learning: Learning Algorithms (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Restricted to students in CS75, CS76, CS78, and CS89. Other gradua...
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 251B Deep Learning (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Prereq: CSE 251A. Restricted to students within the CS75, CS76, CS78, CS88, and CS89 majors. All other students will b...
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 251C Principles of Machine Learning: Machine Learning Theory (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 251U Unsupervised Learning (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Prereq: none.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 252A Computer Vision I (4)
computer vision; discrete geometry; computational photography; deep learning for 3D data
Machine learning and deep learning Parallel computing and graphics Linear algebra
CSE 252B Computer Vision II (4)
computer vision; discrete geometry; computational photography; deep learning for 3D data
Prereq: MATH 10D and MATH 20A–F or equivalent.
Machine learning and deep learning Parallel computing and graphics Linear algebra
CSE 252C Selected Topics in Vision and Learning (1–4)
Selected topics in computer vision and statistical pattern recognition, with an emphasis on recent developments.
Prereq: CSE 252 or equivalent and CSE 250B or equivalent.
CSE 252D Advanced Computer Vision (4)
computer vision; discrete geometry; computational photography; deep learning for 3D data
Prereq: graduate standing.
Machine learning and deep learning Parallel computing and graphics Linear algebra
CSE 253 Machine Learning for Music (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 253R Machine Learning for Music (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 254 Statistical Learning (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 255 Data Mining and Predictive Analytics (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 256 Statistical Natural Language Processing (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 257 Search and Optimization (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 258 Recommender Systems and Web Mining (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 258A Cognitive Modeling (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Prereq: graduate standing.
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 258R Recommender Systems and Web Mining (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 260 Parallel Computation (4)
parallel computation and system support
Parallel computing and graphics Computer architecture
CSE 261 Advanced Data-Driven Text Mining (4)
machine learning; deep learning; learning theory; NLP; data mining; recommender systems; search and optimization
Machine learning theory and deep learning (graduate)Machine learning and deep learning Probability and stochastic processes
CSE 262 System Support for Applications of Parallel Computation (4)
parallel computation and system support
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Parallel computing and graphics Computer architecture
CSE 266 Virtualization and Cloud Computing (4)
operating systems; distributed systems; virtualization and cloud
Prereq: none.
Operating systems
CSE 270 Discrete Differential Geometry (4)
computer vision; discrete geometry; computational photography; deep learning for 3D data
Machine learning and deep learning Parallel computing and graphics Linear algebra
CSE 271 Navigating Academic Job Market (4)
The course delves deeply into the process of attending an academic position in both teaching and research institutions.
CSE 272 Advanced Image Synthesis (4)
Computer graphics techniques for creating realistic images.
CSE 273 Computational Photography (4)
computer vision; discrete geometry; computational photography; deep learning for 3D data
Prereq: course is restricted to students in the following major codes: CS75, CS76, and CS78. Graduate students in othe...
Machine learning and deep learning Parallel computing and graphics Linear algebra
CSE 274 Selected Topics in Graphics (2–4)
Selected topics in computer graphics, with an emphasis on recent developments.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
CSE 275 Deep Learning for 3-D Data (4)
computer vision; discrete geometry; computational photography; deep learning for 3D data
Prereq: graduate standing. Restricted to students within the CS75, CS76, CS78, CS88, and CS89 majors. All other studen...
Machine learning and deep learning Parallel computing and graphics Linear algebra
CSE 276A Introduction to Robotics (4)
robotics fundamentals; human-robot interaction; robot mathematics; systems design; ML for robotics
Prereq: graduate standing. Restricted to students within the CS75, CS78, CS89, CS88, CS77, CS80, CS81, CS83, and CS76 ...
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory Linear algebra
CSE 276B Human Robot Interaction (4)
robotics fundamentals; human-robot interaction; robot mathematics; systems design; ML for robotics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory Linear algebra
CSE 276C Mathematics for Robotics (4)
robotics fundamentals; human-robot interaction; robot mathematics; systems design; ML for robotics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory Linear algebra
CSE 276D Healthcare Robotics (4)
robotics fundamentals; human-robot interaction; robot mathematics; systems design; ML for robotics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory Linear algebra
CSE 276E Robot Systems Design and Implementation (4)
robotics fundamentals; human-robot interaction; robot mathematics; systems design; ML for robotics
Prereq: instructor approval required to ensure sufficient programming and project experience to be successful in the c...
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory Linear algebra
CSE 276F Machine Learning for Robotics (4)
robotics fundamentals; human-robot interaction; robot mathematics; systems design; ML for robotics
Prereq: instructor approval required.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Advanced control and systems theory Linear algebra
CSE 280A Algorithms in Computational Biology (4)
computational biology and bioinformatics algorithms
Prereq: CSE 202 preferred or consent of instructor.
Biology and ecology Data structures: time complexity Machine learning and deep learning
CSE 282 Bioinformatics II: Bioinformatics Algorithms (4)
computational biology and bioinformatics algorithms
Biology and ecology Data structures: time complexity Machine learning and deep learning
CSE 283 Bioinformatics III: Data Wrangling in Bioinformatics (4)
computational biology and bioinformatics algorithms
Biology and ecology Data structures: time complexity Machine learning and deep learning
CSE 284 Personal Genomics for Bioinformaticians (4)
computational biology and bioinformatics algorithms
Prereq: graduate standing. Restricted to students within the CS75, CS78, CS89, CS88, CS77, CS80, CS81, CS83, and CS76 ...
Biology and ecology Data structures: time complexity Machine learning and deep learning
CSE 291 Topics in Computer Science and Engineering (1–4)
Topics of special interest in computer science and engineering.
Prereq: consent of instructor. S/U grades permitted. Offered as faculty resources permit.
CSE 291A Topics in Artificial Intelligence (4)
Topics of special interest in artificial intelligence in computer science and engineering.
CSE 291B Topics in Bioinformatics (4)
Topics of special interest in bioinformatics in computer science and engineering.
CSE 291C Topics in Computer Engineering (4)
Topics of special interest in computer engineering in computer science and engineering.
CSE 291D Topics in Database Systems (4)
Topics of special interest in database systems in computer science and engineering.
Databases and SQL
CSE 291G Topics in Graphics and Vision (4)
Topics of special interest in graphics and vision in computer science and engineering.
CSE 291I Topics in Human-Computer Interaction (4)
Topics of special interest in human-computer interaction in computer science and engineering.
CSE 291O Topics in Robotics (4)
Topics of special interest in robotics in computer science and engineering.
CSE 291P Topics in Programming Languages, Compilers, and Software Engineering (4)
Topics of special interest in programming languages, compilers, and software engineering in computer science and engineering.
CSE 291T Topics in Theoretical Computer Science (4)
Topics of special interest in theoretical computer science in computer science and engineering.
CSE 291Y Topics in Computer Systems and Security (4)
Topics of special interest in systems and security in computer science and engineering.
CSE 293 Special Project in Computer Science and Engineering (1–12)
The student will conceive, design, and execute a project in computer science under the direction of a faculty member.
Prereq: CSE graduate student status. (CS 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81) (S/U grades only.)

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (20)

CSE 209A Topics/Seminar in Algorithms, Complexity, and Logic (1–4)
Topics of special interest in algorithms, complexity, and logic to be presented by faculty and students under faculty direction.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Graph algorithms
CSE 209B Topics/Seminar in Cryptography (1–4)
Topics of special interest in cryptography to be presented by faculty and students under faculty direction.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Cryptography and security
CSE 216 Research Topics in Human-Computer Interaction (4)
Prepares students to conduct original HCI research by reading and discussing seminal and cutting-edge research papers.
Prereq: none.
CSE 229A Topics/Seminar in Computer Systems (1–4)
Discussion on problems of current research interest in computer systems.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CSE 229C Topics/Seminar in Computer Security (1–4)
Discussion on problems of current research interest in computer security.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CSE 239A Topics/Seminar in Databases (1–4)
Discussion on problems of current research interest in databases.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Databases and SQL
CSE 239B Topics/Seminar in Programming Languages (1–2)
Discussion on problems of current research interest in programming languages, formal methods, and software engineering.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CSE 239C Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (1)
This course will introduce current trends in human-computer interaction (HCI) within and outside UC San Diego.
CSE 243 Computer Architecture, Storage, and Memory Systems Seminar (1)
This seminar will expose students to current research topics in computer architecture, memory systems, and storage systems.
CSE 249A Topics/Seminar in Computer Architecture (1–4)
Topics of special interest in computer architecture to be presented by faculty and students under faculty direction.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CSE 249B Topics/Seminar in VLSI (1–4)
Topics of special interest in VLSI to be presented by faculty and students under faculty direction.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CSE 249E Seminar in Embedded Systems (1)
Topics of special interest to researchers in embedded systems and mobile computing to be presented by faculty and students under faculty direction.
CSE 259 Seminar in Artificial Intelligence (1)
A weekly meeting featuring local (and occasional external) speakers discussing their current research in artificial intelligence neural networks, and genetic al
Prereq: none.
CSE 290 Seminar in Computer Science and Engineering (1–4)
(Formerly CSE 280A.) A seminar course in which topics of special interest in computer science and engineering will be presented by staff members and graduate st
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Offered as faculty resources permit.)
CSE 292 Faculty Research Seminar (1)
(Formerly CSE 282.) Computer science and engineering faculty will present one-hour seminars of the current research work in their areas of interest.
Prereq: CSE graduate status.
CSE 294 Research Meeting in CSE (2)
Advanced study and analysis of active research in computer science and computer engineering.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CSE 298 Independent Study (1–16)
Open to properly qualified graduate students who wish to pursue a problem through advanced study under the direction of a member of the staff.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CSE 299 Research (1–16)
Research.
Prereq: consent of faculty.
CSE 500 Teaching Assistantship (2–4)
A course in which teaching assistants are aided in learning proper teaching methods by means of supervision of their work by the faculty: handling of discussion
Prereq: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
CSE 599 Teaching Methods in Computer Science (2)
Training in teaching methods in the field of computer science.
Prereq: consent of faculty.

Bioengineering BENG

BENG 202 Bioinformatics II: Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms (4)
bioinformatics algorithms; genomics; systems medicine; multiscale data science and numerics
Prereq: Pharm 201 or consent of instructor. (W)
Biology and ecology Machine learning and deep learning Numerical methods
BENG 203 Genomics, Proteomics, and Network Biology (4)
bioinformatics algorithms; genomics; systems medicine; multiscale data science and numerics
Prereq: Pharm 201, BENG 202/CSE 282, or consent of instructor. (S)
Biology and ecology Machine learning and deep learning Numerical methods
BENG 204 Systems Medicine: Data Analytics and Mechanisms (4)
bioinformatics algorithms; genomics; systems medicine; multiscale data science and numerics
Prereq: graduate standing. (W)
Biology and ecology Machine learning and deep learning Numerical methods
BENG 207 Topics in Bioengineering (4)
Course given at the discretion of the faculty on current topics of interest in bioengineering.
BENG 208 Topics in Bioengineering with Lab (4)
Course given at the discretion of the faculty on topics of current interest in engineering science.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (S)
BENG 211 Systems Biology and Bioengineering I: Biological Components (4)
systems biology; simulation of large networks; synthetic biology; mathematical methods; neurodynamics
Prereq: BENG 230A or BIMM 100, or consent of instructor. (F)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Differential equations: first order Kinetics and mechanisms
BENG 212 Systems Biology and Bioengineering II: Large-Scale Data Analysis (4)
systems biology; simulation of large networks; synthetic biology; mathematical methods; neurodynamics
Prereq: graduate standing. (W)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Differential equations: first order Kinetics and mechanisms
BENG 213 Systems Biology and Bioengineering III: Building and Simulating Large-Scale in Silico Models (4)
systems biology; simulation of large networks; synthetic biology; mathematical methods; neurodynamics
Prereq: BENG 212 and graduate standing. (S)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Differential equations: first order Kinetics and mechanisms
BENG 216 Neuromorphic Integrated Bioelectronics (4)
neuromorphic integrated bioelectronics
Prereq: graduate standing. (F)
Analog, RF and VLSI circuits Biomedical engineering (graduate)
BENG 219 Data Science for Multiscale Biology (4)
bioinformatics algorithms; genomics; systems medicine; multiscale data science and numerics
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (F)
Biology and ecology Machine learning and deep learning Numerical methods
BENG 221 Mathematical Methods for Bioengineering (4)
systems biology; simulation of large networks; synthetic biology; mathematical methods; neurodynamics
Prereq: graduate standing in bioengineering or consent of instructor. (F)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Differential equations: first order Kinetics and mechanisms
BENG 223 Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Interfacial Phenomena in Living Systems (4)
thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of living systems; transport in living systems; microcirculation
Prereq: graduate standing in bioengineering or consent of instructor. (W)
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)Thermal and statistical physics
BENG 224 Regulatory Affairs (4)
regulatory affairs; business of biotech; research ethics; clinical medicine; design project
Prereq: graduate standing in bioengineering only or consent of department.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Finance and economics
BENG 225 Business of Biotech (4)
regulatory affairs; business of biotech; research ethics; clinical medicine; design project
Prereq: graduate standing in bioengineering or consent of department.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Finance and economics
BENG 226 Foundations of Bioengineering I: Tissue and Cell Properties (4)
tissue and cell mechanics; musculoskeletal and neuromuscular biomechanics; tissue engineering
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S)
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
BENG 227 Transport Phenomena in Living Systems (4)
thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of living systems; transport in living systems; microcirculation
Prereq: BENG 221, graduate standing, or consent of instructor. (S)
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)Thermal and statistical physics
BENG 230A Biochemistry (4)
biochemistry; cell and molecular biology; cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurophysiology
Prereq: restricted to bioengineering graduate students with major code BE75. (F)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BENG 230B Cell and Molecular Biology (4)
biochemistry; cell and molecular biology; cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurophysiology
Prereq: BENG 230A; restricted to bioengineering graduate students with major code BE75. (W)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BENG 230C Cardiovascular Physiology (4)
biochemistry; cell and molecular biology; cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurophysiology
Prereq: BENG 230B or consent of instructor.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BENG 230D Respiratory and Renal Physiology (4)
biochemistry; cell and molecular biology; cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurophysiology
Prereq: BIPN 100, 102, and BENG 230C, or consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BENG 232 Musculoskeletal Health, Injury, and Disease (4)
tissue and cell mechanics; musculoskeletal and neuromuscular biomechanics; tissue engineering
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S)
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
BENG 233 Neuromuscular Physiology and Biomechanics (4)
tissue and cell mechanics; musculoskeletal and neuromuscular biomechanics; tissue engineering
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
BENG 234 Intro to Neurophysiology: Molecules to Systems (4)
biochemistry; cell and molecular biology; cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurophysiology
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BENG 235 Molecular Imaging and Quantitation in Living Cells (4)
molecular imaging; MRI; biomedical imaging principles and applications; structure determination
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fourier series and transform Mass spectrometry, chromatography, spectroscopy
BENG 238 Molecular Biology of the Cardiovascular System (4)
biochemistry; cell and molecular biology; cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurophysiology
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Biochemistry Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BENG 241A Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: Foundations (4)
tissue and cell mechanics; musculoskeletal and neuromuscular biomechanics; tissue engineering
Prereq: graduate standing. (F)
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
BENG 241B Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: Cell Microenvironment (4)
tissue and cell mechanics; musculoskeletal and neuromuscular biomechanics; tissue engineering
Prereq: BENG 241A, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
BENG 241C Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: Development and Growth (4)
tissue and cell mechanics; musculoskeletal and neuromuscular biomechanics; tissue engineering
Prereq: BENG 241A, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
BENG 242 Polymer Science and Engineering (4)
polymer science; biophotonics; bioelectronics; bionanotechnology
Prereq: graduate standing in bioengineering, nanoengineering, or materials science, or consent of instructor.
Polymers Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
BENG 247A Advanced Biophotonics (4)
polymer science; biophotonics; bioelectronics; bionanotechnology
Prereq: graduate standing. (F)
Polymers Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
BENG 247B Bioelectronics (4)
polymer science; biophotonics; bioelectronics; bionanotechnology
Prereq: graduate standing. (W)
Polymers Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
BENG 247C Bionanotechnology (4)
polymer science; biophotonics; bioelectronics; bionanotechnology
Prereq: graduate standing. (S)
Polymers Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
BENG 254 Synthetic Biology (4)
systems biology; simulation of large networks; synthetic biology; mathematical methods; neurodynamics
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Differential equations: first order Kinetics and mechanisms
BENG 260 Neurodynamics (4)
systems biology; simulation of large networks; synthetic biology; mathematical methods; neurodynamics
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (F)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Differential equations: first order Kinetics and mechanisms
BENG 267 Microcirculation in Health and Disease (4)
thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of living systems; transport in living systems; microcirculation
Prereq: consent of instructor. (S)
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)Thermal and statistical physics
BENG 276 Numerical Analysis in Multiscale Biology (4)
bioinformatics algorithms; genomics; systems medicine; multiscale data science and numerics
Prereq: consent of instructor. (W)
Biology and ecology Machine learning and deep learning Numerical methods
BENG 277 Tissue Engineering Laboratory (4)
tissue and cell mechanics; musculoskeletal and neuromuscular biomechanics; tissue engineering
Prereq: consent of instructor. (W)
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
BENG 278 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (4)
molecular imaging; MRI; biomedical imaging principles and applications; structure determination
Prereq: BENG 280A or basic knowledge of linear systems and MRI, or consent of instructor. (W)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fourier series and transform Mass spectrometry, chromatography, spectroscopy
BENG 280A Principles of Biomedical Imaging (4)
molecular imaging; MRI; biomedical imaging principles and applications; structure determination
Prereq: graduate standing. (F)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fourier series and transform Mass spectrometry, chromatography, spectroscopy
BENG 280B Comparative Biomedical Imaging (4)
molecular imaging; MRI; biomedical imaging principles and applications; structure determination
Prereq: consent of instructor. (W,S)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fourier series and transform Mass spectrometry, chromatography, spectroscopy
BENG 280C Imaging Cardiovascular Disease (4)
molecular imaging; MRI; biomedical imaging principles and applications; structure determination
Prereq: graduate standing. (S)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fourier series and transform Mass spectrometry, chromatography, spectroscopy
BENG 283 Supramolecular Structure Determination Laboratory (4)
molecular imaging; MRI; biomedical imaging principles and applications; structure determination
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Fourier series and transform Mass spectrometry, chromatography, spectroscopy
BENG 285 Statistical Learning in Bioinformatics (4)
bioinformatics algorithms; genomics; systems medicine; multiscale data science and numerics
Prereq: ECE 271A or ECE 271B or MATH 283; or consent of instructor.
Biology and ecology Machine learning and deep learning Numerical methods
BENG 292 Scientific Ethics (1)
regulatory affairs; business of biotech; research ethics; clinical medicine; design project
Prereq: doctoral students only or consent of department. (F,W,S)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Finance and economics
BENG 294A Patient-Centered Clinical Medicine for Bioengineers (4)
regulatory affairs; business of biotech; research ethics; clinical medicine; design project
Prereq: bioengineering MS medicine majors only or consent of department.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Finance and economics
BENG 294B Engineering in the Patient Healthcare System (4)
regulatory affairs; business of biotech; research ethics; clinical medicine; design project
Prereq: BENG 294A; bioengineering MS medicine majors only or consent of department.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Finance and economics
BENG 294C Clinical Experience in Bioengineering (4)
regulatory affairs; business of biotech; research ethics; clinical medicine; design project
Prereq: BENG 294B; bioengineering MS medicine majors only or consent of department.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Finance and economics
BENG 295 Bioengineering Design Project and Industrial Training (4)
regulatory affairs; business of biotech; research ethics; clinical medicine; design project
Prereq: consent of instructor and department approval. (F,W,S)
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Finance and economics

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (9)

BENG 281 Seminar in Bioengineering (1)
Weekly seminars by faculty, visitors, postdoctoral research fellows, and graduate students concerning research topics in bioengineering and related subjects.
BENG 282 Seminar: Faculty Research (1)
Weekly seminars by bioengineering faculty presenting their research.
BENG 291 Senior Seminar I: Professional Issues in Bioengineering (2)
(Conjoined with BENG 191.) Instills skills for personal and organizational development during lifelong learning.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (W)
BENG 296 Independent Study (4)
Prereq: consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
BENG 298 Directed Group Study (1–4)
Directed group study on a topic or in a field not included in regular department curriculum, by special arrangement with a faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
BENG 298L Laboratory Research Rotation (4)
Laboratory research rotation for first-year BENG PhD students.
Prereq: PhD student in bioengineering. (F,W,S)
BENG 299 Graduate Research (1–12)
Independent work by graduate students engaged in research and writing theses.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
BENG 500 Apprentice Teaching for Specialization in Multi-Scale Biology (2, 4)
Teaching experience in one of the six bioengineering lab courses designated as a part of the BENG PhD Specialization in Multi-Scale Biology.
Prereq: consent of instructor and department approval. (F,W,S)
BENG 501 Teaching Experience (2, 4)
Teaching experience in an appropriate bioengineering undergraduate course under direction of the faculty member in charge of the course.
Prereq: consent of instructor and department approval. (F,W,S)

Chemical Engineering CENG

CENG 207 Nanomedicine (4)
nanomedicine; nanofabrication; nanoengineering fundamentals and characterization
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 208 Nanofabrication (4)
nanomedicine; nanofabrication; nanoengineering fundamentals and characterization
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 210A Fluid Mechanics I (4)
advanced fluid mechanics, heat transfer and mass transfer
Prereq: department approval required, CENG 101A or consent of instructor.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Heat transfer
CENG 211 Introduction to NanoEngineering (4)
nanomedicine; nanofabrication; nanoengineering fundamentals and characterization
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 212 Intermolecular and Surface Forces (4)
nanomedicine; nanofabrication; nanoengineering fundamentals and characterization
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 213 Nanoscale Characterization (4)
nanomedicine; nanofabrication; nanoengineering fundamentals and characterization
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 214 Nanoscale Physics and Modeling (4)
nanomedicine; nanofabrication; nanoengineering fundamentals and characterization
Prereq: CENG 212 or consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 215 Nanosystems Integration (4)
nanomedicine; nanofabrication; nanoengineering fundamentals and characterization
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 221A Heat Transfer (4)
advanced fluid mechanics, heat transfer and mass transfer
Prereq: graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Heat transfer
CENG 221B Mass Transfer (4)
advanced fluid mechanics, heat transfer and mass transfer
Prereq: graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Fluid dynamics (Navier-Stokes)Heat transfer
CENG 230 Synchrotron Characterization of Nanomaterials (4)
nanomedicine; nanofabrication; nanoengineering fundamentals and characterization
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 251 Thermodynamics (4)
thermodynamics; reaction engineering; catalysis; electrochemical engineering; semiconductor processing
Prereq: graduate standing.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Chemical engineering: reactors, separations, process control Thermochemistry
CENG 252 Chemical Reaction Engineering (4)
thermodynamics; reaction engineering; catalysis; electrochemical engineering; semiconductor processing
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Chemical engineering: reactors, separations, process control Thermochemistry
CENG 253 Heterogeneous Catalysis (4)
thermodynamics; reaction engineering; catalysis; electrochemical engineering; semiconductor processing
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Chemical engineering: reactors, separations, process control Thermochemistry
CENG 254 Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals (4)
biochemical engineering; biomaterials; immune engineering
Prereq: graduate standing.
Bioreactors and bioprocesses Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 255 Electrochemical Engineering (4)
thermodynamics; reaction engineering; catalysis; electrochemical engineering; semiconductor processing
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Chemical engineering: reactors, separations, process control Thermochemistry
CENG 256 Biomaterials and Biomimetics (4)
biochemical engineering; biomaterials; immune engineering
Prereq: graduate standing.
Bioreactors and bioprocesses Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 257 Process Technology in the Semiconductor Industry (4)
thermodynamics; reaction engineering; catalysis; electrochemical engineering; semiconductor processing
Prereq: graduate standing. Open to chemical engineering and NanoEngineering majors.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Chemical engineering: reactors, separations, process control Thermochemistry
CENG 260 Introduction to Biochemical Engineering (4)
biochemical engineering; biomaterials; immune engineering
Prereq: department approval will ensure students have taken CENG 100 or an equivalent undergraduate-level material and...
Bioreactors and bioprocesses Biomedical engineering (graduate)
CENG 273 Principles of Immune Engineering (4)
biochemical engineering; biomaterials; immune engineering
Prereq: graduate standing.
Bioreactors and bioprocesses Biomedical engineering (graduate)

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (5)

CENG 205 Graduate Seminar in Chemical and Nano Engineering (1)
Each graduate student in chemical or nano engineering is expected to attend a weekly seminar dealing with current topics in nano and chemical engineering.
Prereq: graduate standing.
CENG 296 Independent Study in Chemical Engineering (4)
Independent reading or research on a problem as arranged by a faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CENG 297 Directed Group Study (1–4)
Directed group study on a topic or in a field not included in regular department curriculum, but special arrangement with a faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor, graduate standing.
CENG 299 Graduate Research in Chemical Engineering (1–12)
S/U grades only.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
CENG 501 Teaching Experience (2)

NanoEngineering NANO

NANO 201 Introduction to NanoEngineering (4)
nanoscale scaling; intermolecular forces; characterization; fabrication; nanomanufacturing; scanning probes
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Nanoengineering
NANO 202 Intermolecular and Surface Forces (4)
nanoscale scaling; intermolecular forces; characterization; fabrication; nanomanufacturing; scanning probes
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Nanoengineering
NANO 203 Nanoscale Characterization (4)
nanoscale scaling; intermolecular forces; characterization; fabrication; nanomanufacturing; scanning probes
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Nanoengineering
NANO 204 Nanoscale Physics and Modeling (4)
nanoscale scaling; intermolecular forces; characterization; fabrication; nanomanufacturing; scanning probes
Prereq: NANO 202 or consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Nanoengineering
NANO 205 Nanosystems Integration (4)
nanoscale scaling; intermolecular forces; characterization; fabrication; nanomanufacturing; scanning probes
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Nanoengineering
NANO 206 Nanomanufacturing (4)
nanoscale scaling; intermolecular forces; characterization; fabrication; nanomanufacturing; scanning probes
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Nanoengineering
NANO 208 Nanofabrication (4)
nanoscale scaling; intermolecular forces; characterization; fabrication; nanomanufacturing; scanning probes
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Nanoengineering
NANO 210 Molecular Modeling and Simulations of Nanoscale Systems (4)
molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo; finite element and quantum modeling of nanosystems
Prereq: department approval required.
Thermal and statistical physics Numerical methods Quantum mechanics
NANO 212 Computational Modeling of Nanosystems (4)
molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo; finite element and quantum modeling of nanosystems
Prereq: department approval required.
Thermal and statistical physics Numerical methods Quantum mechanics
NANO 227 Structure and Analysis of Solids (4)
solid structure and analysis; mechanics of nanomaterials; magnetic materials; nanomaterials properties; polymers; thermodynamics of solids; 2D materials
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science Polymers
NANO 230 Synchrotron Characterization of Nanomaterials (4)
nanoscale scaling; intermolecular forces; characterization; fabrication; nanomanufacturing; scanning probes
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Nanoengineering
NANO 234 Advanced Nanoscale Fabrication (4)
nanoscale scaling; intermolecular forces; characterization; fabrication; nanomanufacturing; scanning probes
Prereq: department approval required.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Nanoengineering
NANO 238 Scanning Probe Microscopy (4)
nanoscale scaling; intermolecular forces; characterization; fabrication; nanomanufacturing; scanning probes
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Nanoengineering
NANO 241 Organic Nanomaterials (4)
organic nanomaterials; biochemistry; nanomedicine; nanomachines; biomaterials; DNA nanotechnology; immune engineering
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biochemistry
NANO 242 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (4)
organic nanomaterials; biochemistry; nanomedicine; nanomachines; biomaterials; DNA nanotechnology; immune engineering
Prereq: department approval required.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biochemistry
NANO 243 Nanomedicine (4)
organic nanomaterials; biochemistry; nanomedicine; nanomachines; biomaterials; DNA nanotechnology; immune engineering
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biochemistry
NANO 244 Nanomachines and Nanorobots (4)
organic nanomaterials; biochemistry; nanomedicine; nanomachines; biomaterials; DNA nanotechnology; immune engineering
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biochemistry
NANO 245 Nanoelectronics (4)
nanoelectronics; biophotonics; nanosensors; nanophotonics; soft electronics
Prereq: NANO 201.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Semiconductor devices Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 247A Advanced BioPhotonics (4)
nanoelectronics; biophotonics; nanosensors; nanophotonics; soft electronics
Prereq: consent of instructor and graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Semiconductor devices Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 247B BioElectronics (4)
nanoelectronics; biophotonics; nanosensors; nanophotonics; soft electronics
Prereq: consent of instructor and graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Semiconductor devices Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 247C BioNanotechnology (4)
nanoelectronics; biophotonics; nanosensors; nanophotonics; soft electronics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Semiconductor devices Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 250 Mechanics of Nanomaterials (4)
solid structure and analysis; mechanics of nanomaterials; magnetic materials; nanomaterials properties; polymers; thermodynamics of solids; 2D materials
Prereq: department approval required.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science Polymers
NANO 251A Magnetic Materials: Principles and Applications (4)
solid structure and analysis; mechanics of nanomaterials; magnetic materials; nanomaterials properties; polymers; thermodynamics of solids; 2D materials
Prereq: department approval required and graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science Polymers
NANO 252 Biomaterials and Biomimetics (4)
organic nanomaterials; biochemistry; nanomedicine; nanomachines; biomaterials; DNA nanotechnology; immune engineering
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biochemistry
NANO 253 Nanomaterials and Properties (4)
solid structure and analysis; mechanics of nanomaterials; magnetic materials; nanomaterials properties; polymers; thermodynamics of solids; 2D materials
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science Polymers
NANO 255 Electrochemistry (4)
electrochemistry; catalysis; reaction engineering; energy technology; solar cells; electrochemical energy
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Renewable and environmental energy Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 256 Microfluids (4)
microfluidics; nanoscale transport; colloids and nanoparticles
Prereq: graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 257 Polymer Science and Engineering (4)
solid structure and analysis; mechanics of nanomaterials; magnetic materials; nanomaterials properties; polymers; thermodynamics of solids; 2D materials
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science Polymers
NANO 258 Nanoscale Transport Phenomenon (4)
microfluidics; nanoscale transport; colloids and nanoparticles
Prereq: department approval required.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 259 Heterogeneous Catalysis (4)
electrochemistry; catalysis; reaction engineering; energy technology; solar cells; electrochemical energy
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Renewable and environmental energy Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 260 Nanofabrication Reaction Engineering (4)
electrochemistry; catalysis; reaction engineering; energy technology; solar cells; electrochemical energy
Prereq: department approval required.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Renewable and environmental energy Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 261 Nanoscale Energy Technology (4)
electrochemistry; catalysis; reaction engineering; energy technology; solar cells; electrochemical energy
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Renewable and environmental energy Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 262 Nanosensors (4)
nanoelectronics; biophotonics; nanosensors; nanophotonics; soft electronics
Prereq: department approval required.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Semiconductor devices Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 263 Magnetic Nanodevices (4)
solid structure and analysis; mechanics of nanomaterials; magnetic materials; nanomaterials properties; polymers; thermodynamics of solids; 2D materials
Prereq: department approval required.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science Polymers
NANO 264 Solid-State and Nanochemistry (4)
solid structure and analysis; mechanics of nanomaterials; magnetic materials; nanomaterials properties; polymers; thermodynamics of solids; 2D materials
Prereq: department approval required and graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science Polymers
NANO 265 Thermodynamics of Solids (4)
solid structure and analysis; mechanics of nanomaterials; magnetic materials; nanomaterials properties; polymers; thermodynamics of solids; 2D materials
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science Polymers
NANO 266 Quantum Mechanical Modeling of Materials and Nanostructures (4)
molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo; finite element and quantum modeling of nanosystems
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Thermal and statistical physics Numerical methods Quantum mechanics
NANO 267 Environmental Nanotechnology, Sustainable Nanotechnology, and Nanotoxicity (4)
organic nanomaterials; biochemistry; nanomedicine; nanomachines; biomaterials; DNA nanotechnology; immune engineering
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biochemistry
NANO 268 DNA Nanotechnology (4)
organic nanomaterials; biochemistry; nanomedicine; nanomachines; biomaterials; DNA nanotechnology; immune engineering
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biochemistry
NANO 269 Engineering Solar Cells at the Nanoscale (4)
electrochemistry; catalysis; reaction engineering; energy technology; solar cells; electrochemical energy
Prereq: graduate standing.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Renewable and environmental energy Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 271 Nanophotonics (4)
nanoelectronics; biophotonics; nanosensors; nanophotonics; soft electronics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Semiconductor devices Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 272 Soft Electronics (4)
nanoelectronics; biophotonics; nanosensors; nanophotonics; soft electronics
Prereq: graduate standing.
Photonics, optics and EM (graduate)Semiconductor devices Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 273 Principles of Immune Engineering (4)
organic nanomaterials; biochemistry; nanomedicine; nanomachines; biomaterials; DNA nanotechnology; immune engineering
Prereq: graduate standing.
Biomedical engineering (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Biochemistry
NANO 275 Two-Dimensional Materials: Properties, Applications, and Practice (4)
solid structure and analysis; mechanics of nanomaterials; magnetic materials; nanomaterials properties; polymers; thermodynamics of solids; 2D materials
Prereq: graduate standing.
Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)Materials science Polymers
NANO 279 Advanced Electrochemical Energy Engineering (4)
electrochemistry; catalysis; reaction engineering; energy technology; solar cells; electrochemical energy
Prereq: graduate standing.
Reaction, catalysis and thermodynamics (graduate)Renewable and environmental energy Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 280 Colloids and Nanoparticles (4)
microfluidics; nanoscale transport; colloids and nanoparticles
Prereq: graduate standing.
Heat, mass and multiphase transport (graduate)Nanoscale and materials science (graduate)
NANO 281 Data Science in Materials Science (4)
data science and machine learning for materials
Prereq: graduate standing. Students may not receive credit for both NANO 281 and NANO 281R.
Machine learning and deep learning Linear algebra
NANO 281R Data Science in Materials Science Online (4)
data science and machine learning for materials
Machine learning and deep learning Linear algebra
NANO 282 Professional Development (4)
Professional development topics include navigating the virtual library, scientific writing, individual development plan, time and project management, responsibl
Prereq: department approval required and graduate standing.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (4)

NANO 200 Graduate Seminar in Chemical and Nano Engineering (1)
Each graduate student in chemical or nano engineering is expected to attend a weekly seminar dealing with current topics in nano and chemical engineering.
Prereq: graduate standing.
NANO 298 Independent Study in NanoEngineering (4)
Independent reading or research on a problem as arranged by a faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor and graduate standing.
NANO 299 Graduate Research in NanoEngineering (1–12)
Graduate research in NanoEngineering.
Prereq: consent of instructor and graduate standing.
NANO 501 Teaching Experience (3)
An introduction to instructional skills and strategies in an appropriate NanoEngineering course at the University California San Diego.
Prereq: graduate standing.

Structural Engineering SE

SE 200 Applied Mathematics in Structural Engineering (4)
applied mathematics for structural engineers
Prereq: graduate standing or approval of instructor.
PDEs: heat, wave, Laplace Linear algebra Differential equations: second order
SE 201A Advanced Structural Analysis (4)
advanced and nonlinear structural analysis; stability; optimization
Prereq: graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Convex and numerical optimization
SE 201B Nonlinear Structural Analysis (4)
advanced and nonlinear structural analysis; stability; optimization
Prereq: SE 201A or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Convex and numerical optimization
SE 202 Structural Stability (4)
advanced and nonlinear structural analysis; stability; optimization
Prereq: graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Convex and numerical optimization
SE 203A Structural Dynamics I (4)
structural dynamics; nonlinear and random vibration; seismic isolation; earthquake engineering; reliability
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations
SE 203B Structural Dynamics II (4)
structural dynamics; nonlinear and random vibration; seismic isolation; earthquake engineering; reliability
Prereq: SE 203A or SE 203 and graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations
SE 204 Advanced Structural Dynamics (4)
structural dynamics; nonlinear and random vibration; seismic isolation; earthquake engineering; reliability
Prereq: graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations
SE 205 Nonlinear Mechanical Vibrations (4)
structural dynamics; nonlinear and random vibration; seismic isolation; earthquake engineering; reliability
Prereq: SE 203 or SE 203A or consent of instructor, graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations
SE 206 Random Vibrations (4)
structural dynamics; nonlinear and random vibration; seismic isolation; earthquake engineering; reliability
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations
SE 207 Topics in Structural Engineering (4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty in which topics of current interest in structural engineering will be presented.
SE 211 Advanced Structural Concrete (4)
advanced concrete, steel, bridge, masonry and cable structure design
Prereq: department approval or consent of instructor.
Structural design: steel, concrete, timber, seismic Mechanics of materials
SE 212 Advanced Structural Steel Design (4)
advanced concrete, steel, bridge, masonry and cable structure design
Structural design: steel, concrete, timber, seismic Mechanics of materials
SE 213 Bridge Design (4)
advanced concrete, steel, bridge, masonry and cable structure design
Prereq: graduate standing.
Structural design: steel, concrete, timber, seismic Mechanics of materials
SE 214 Masonry Structures (4)
advanced concrete, steel, bridge, masonry and cable structure design
Prereq: SE 151A, B, or equivalent basic reinforced concrete course, or consent of instructor, graduate standing.
Structural design: steel, concrete, timber, seismic Mechanics of materials
SE 215 Cable Structures (4)
advanced concrete, steel, bridge, masonry and cable structure design
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Structural design: steel, concrete, timber, seismic Mechanics of materials
SE 220 Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation (4)
structural dynamics; nonlinear and random vibration; seismic isolation; earthquake engineering; reliability
Prereq: SE 221 or consent of instructor.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations
SE 221 Earthquake Engineering (4)
structural dynamics; nonlinear and random vibration; seismic isolation; earthquake engineering; reliability
Prereq: SE 201A or SE 203 or SE 203A, graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations
SE 222 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Prereq: department approval and graduate standing.
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 223 Advanced Seismic Design of Structures (4)
structural dynamics; nonlinear and random vibration; seismic isolation; earthquake engineering; reliability
Prereq: department approval and graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations
SE 224 Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis (4)
structural dynamics; nonlinear and random vibration; seismic isolation; earthquake engineering; reliability
Prereq: graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations
SE 226 Geotechnical Groundwater Engineering (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Prereq: SE 241 or consent of instructor, graduate standing.
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 227 Seismic Design and Performance of Nonstructural Components and Systems (4)
structural dynamics; nonlinear and random vibration; seismic isolation; earthquake engineering; reliability
Prereq: graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations
SE 232 Machine Learning in Computational Mechanics (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 233 Computational Techniques in Finite Elements (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 234 Plates and Shells (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: graduate standing.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 235 Wave Propagation in Elastic Media (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 236 Wave Propagation in Continuous Structural Elements (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 241 Advanced Soil Mechanics (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 242 Advanced Foundation Engineering (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 243 Soil-Structure Interaction (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Prereq: SE 203 or SE 203A, graduate standing.
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 244 Numerical Methods in Geomechanics (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Prereq: graduate standing.
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 246 Unsaturated Soil Mechanics (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Prereq: graduate standing.
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 247 Ground Improvement (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Prereq: graduate standing.
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 248 Engineering Properties of Soils (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Prereq: graduate standing.
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 249 Rock Mechanics and Engineering (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Prereq: graduate standing.
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 250 Stability of Earth Slopes and Retaining Walls (4)
geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil mechanics; foundations; soil-structure interaction; ground improvement; rock mechanics; slope stability
Prereq: department approval and graduate standing.
Geotechnical engineering Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)
SE 251A Processing of Polymers and Composites (4)
polymers and composites; experimental mechanics; FRP; textile composites; smart materials
Prereq: graduate standing.
Composites and aerospace structures Polymers Mechanics of materials
SE 251B Mechanical Behaviors of Polymers and Composites (4)
polymers and composites; experimental mechanics; FRP; textile composites; smart materials
Prereq: graduate standing required.
Composites and aerospace structures Polymers Mechanics of materials
SE 252 Experimental Mechanics and NDE (4)
polymers and composites; experimental mechanics; FRP; textile composites; smart materials
Prereq: department approval required, graduate standing.
Composites and aerospace structures Polymers Mechanics of materials
SE 253A Mechanics and Design of Composite Structures (4)
polymers and composites; experimental mechanics; FRP; textile composites; smart materials
Prereq: graduate standing.
Composites and aerospace structures Polymers Mechanics of materials
SE 253B Mechanics and Design of Composite Structures II (4)
polymers and composites; experimental mechanics; FRP; textile composites; smart materials
Prereq: SE 253A or equivalent, graduate standing.
Composites and aerospace structures Polymers Mechanics of materials
SE 253C Mechanics of Laminated Anisotropy Plates and Shells (4)
polymers and composites; experimental mechanics; FRP; textile composites; smart materials
Prereq: SE 253B; graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Composites and aerospace structures Polymers Mechanics of materials
SE 254 FRPs in Civil Structures (4)
polymers and composites; experimental mechanics; FRP; textile composites; smart materials
Prereq: SE 253A, graduate standing.
Composites and aerospace structures Polymers Mechanics of materials
SE 255 Textile Composite Structures (4)
polymers and composites; experimental mechanics; FRP; textile composites; smart materials
Composites and aerospace structures Polymers Mechanics of materials
SE 260A Aerospace Structural Mechanics I (4)
aerospace structural mechanics; design; repair
Prereq: graduate standing.
Composites and aerospace structures Mechanics of materials
SE 260B Aerospace Structural Mechanics II (4)
aerospace structural mechanics; design; repair
Prereq: SE 260A, graduate standing.
Composites and aerospace structures Mechanics of materials
SE 261 Aerospace Engineering Design (4)
aerospace structural mechanics; design; repair
Composites and aerospace structures Mechanics of materials
SE 262 Aerospace Structures Repair (4)
aerospace structural mechanics; design; repair
Prereq: graduate standing. Restricted to SE and MAE graduate students (major codes SE75, SE76, SE77, SE78, SE79, SE80,...
Composites and aerospace structures Mechanics of materials
SE 263 Nondestructive Evaluation (4)
nondestructive evaluation; sensors; structural health monitoring; signal processing; testing and model correlation
Prereq: graduate standing.
Digital signal processing Embedded systems, sensors and robotics
SE 264 Sensors and Data Acquisition for Structural Engineering (4)
nondestructive evaluation; sensors; structural health monitoring; signal processing; testing and model correlation
Prereq: graduate standing.
Digital signal processing Embedded systems, sensors and robotics
SE 265 Structural Health Monitoring (4)
nondestructive evaluation; sensors; structural health monitoring; signal processing; testing and model correlation
Prereq: graduate student, undergraduate vibrations or structural dynamics course.
Digital signal processing Embedded systems, sensors and robotics
SE 266 Smart and Multifunctional Materials (4)
polymers and composites; experimental mechanics; FRP; textile composites; smart materials
Prereq: graduate standing.
Composites and aerospace structures Polymers Mechanics of materials
SE 267A Signal Processing and Spectral Analysis for Structural Engineering (4)
nondestructive evaluation; sensors; structural health monitoring; signal processing; testing and model correlation
Prereq: graduate standing. Restricted to major codes SE75, SE77, SE80, and SE81.
Digital signal processing Embedded systems, sensors and robotics
SE 268 Structural System Testing and Model Correlation (4)
nondestructive evaluation; sensors; structural health monitoring; signal processing; testing and model correlation
Prereq: graduate standing.
Digital signal processing Embedded systems, sensors and robotics
SE 269 Verification and Validation of Computational Models (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: department approval required, graduate standing.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 270 Fracture Mechanics of Materials and Structures (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: graduate standing.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 271 Solid Mechanics for Structural and Aerospace Engineering (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: SE 110A or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 272 Theory of Elasticity (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: SE 271 or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 273 Inelasticity (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: graduate standing and SE 271/MAE 231A or consent of instructor.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 274 Nonlinear Finite Element Methods for Solid Mechanics (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: graduate standing.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 276A Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics I (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 276B Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics II (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: graduate standing and SE 276A.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 276C Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics III (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: graduate standing and SE 276A or MAE 232A and MAE 231A or SE 271.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 277 Error Control in Finite Element Analysis (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: SE 232B or MAE 232B.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 278A Finite Elements for Fluid Mechanics (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: MAE 232A or SE 276A or consent of instructor, graduate standing.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 278B Computational Fluid-Structure Interaction (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: SE 278A.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 279 Meshfree Methods for Linear and Nonlinear Mechanics (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: SE 276A or MAE 232A, graduate standing.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 280 Finite Element Computations in Solid Mechanics (4)
computational mechanics; plates and shells; wave propagation; elasticity; inelasticity; finite elements; fracture; model validation
Prereq: graduate standing, SE 276A or MAE 232A, and SE 276B or MAE 232B.
Continuum, elasticity and fracture (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Fatigue, fracture and mechanical behavior
SE 281 3D Printable Robotics (4)
3D printable robotics; diagnostic imaging; engineering frontiers
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Biomedical engineering (graduate)
SE 282 Diagnostic Imaging (4)
3D printable robotics; diagnostic imaging; engineering frontiers
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Biomedical engineering (graduate)
SE 283 Engineering Frontiers (4)
3D printable robotics; diagnostic imaging; engineering frontiers
Prereq: graduate standing.
Embedded systems, sensors and robotics Biomedical engineering (graduate)
SE 285 Structural Optimization (4)
advanced and nonlinear structural analysis; stability; optimization
Prereq: graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Convex and numerical optimization
SE 286 Design Optimization for Additive Manufacturing (4)
advanced and nonlinear structural analysis; stability; optimization
Prereq: graduate standing.
Structural dynamics, earthquake and stability (graduate)Finite element method and vibrations Convex and numerical optimization

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (5)

SE 290 Structural Engineering Seminar (2)
Weekly seminar and discussion by faculty, visitors, postdoctoral research fellows and graduate students concerning research topics in earthquake engineering and
Prereq: graduate standing.
SE 296 Independent Study (4)
Prereq: consent of instructor.
SE 298 Directed Group Study (1–4)
Directed group study on a topic or in a field not included in regular department curriculum, by special arrangement with a faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
SE 299 Graduate Research (1–12)
(S/U grades permitted.)
SE 501 Teaching Experience (2)
Teaching experience in an appropriate SE undergraduate course under direction of the faculty member in charge of the course.
Prereq: consent of instructor and the department. (S/U grades permitted.)

Jacobs School of Engineering ENG

ENG 201 Venture Mechanics (4)
Examines the engineering/entrepreneurism interface.
ENG 202 Enterprise Dynamics (4)
Case studies of start-ups, strategic technology management, practice in use of industrial decision-making tools, and speakers from successful firms combined wit
ENG 203 Applied Innovations (4)
Course includes the examination of business plans developed by early stage technology businesses.
ENG 207 Corporate Entrepreneurship for Global Competitiveness (4)
Explore corporate entrepreneurship and innovation process using the medical device industry as a case example.
Prereq: ENG 201, ENG 202, ENG 203, or consent of the instructor.
ENG 208 Basics of Entrepreneurism and Technology Commercialization (4)
Learn basics of start-up through a series of lectures, workshops, and assignments.
Prereq: graduate standing.
ENG 210 Systems Engineering (4)
This course examines the complexity of integrating components of product engineering, marketing and client requirements into a single engineering system.
Prereq: graduate standing.
ENG 211 Engineering Leadership in Academia (4)
This course is designed to teach leadership in teaching and learning at the college/university level.
Prereq: graduate standing.

Data Science DSC

DSC 200 Data Science Programming (4)
Computing structures and programming concepts such as object orientation, data structures such as queues, heaps, lists, search trees, and hash tables.
Prereq: none. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 202 Data Management for Data Science (4)
Principles of data management, relational data model, relational algebra, SQL for data science, NoSQL databases (document, key-value, graph, column-family), mul
Prereq: none. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 203 Data Visualization and Scalable Visual Analytics (4)
Commonly used algorithms and techniques in data visualization.
Prereq: DSC 202. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 204A Scalable Data Systems (4)
Storage/memory hierarchy, distributed scalable computing (cluster, cloud, edge) principles.
Prereq: DSC 202. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 205 Geometry of Data (4)
This course will cover graph-based data modeling, analysis, and representation.
Prereq: DSC 210 or ECE 269 and DSC 212 and DSC 240. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 206 Algorithms for Data Science (4)
This course studies the mathematical foundations of massive data processing, developing algorithms, and analyzing them.
Prereq: DSC 212. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra Graph algorithms
DSC 207R Python for Data Science (4)
Essential tools for data science including the basic process of data science; Python and Jupyter notebooks; finding answers within large datasets by using Pytho
Prereq: none. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may be considered as ...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 208R Data Management for Analytics (4)
Principles, techniques, and tools for organizing, storing, querying, transforming, and using data for analytics and machine learning computations at scale; incl
Prereq: DSC 207R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may be considered...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 209R Data Visualization (4)
Techniques for creating effective visualizations to explore trends, identify relationships, confirm hypotheses, communicate findings, and gain insight about dat
Prereq: DSC 208R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may be considered...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 210 Numerical Linear Algebra (4)
Linear algebraic systems, least squares problems and regularization, orthogonalization methods, ill-conditioned problems, eigenvalue and singular value decompos
Prereq: none. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 211 Introduction to Optimization (4)
Continuity and differentiability of a function of several variables, gradient vector, Hessian matrices, Taylor approximation, fundamentals of optimization, Lagr
Prereq: DSC 210. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 212 Probability and Statistics for Data Science (4)
Probability, random variables, distributions, central limit theorem, maximum likelihood estimation, method of moments, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing,
Prereq: none. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra Probability and statistics
DSC 213 Statistics on Manifolds (4)
This is a graduate topics course covering statistics with manifold constraints.
Prereq: DSC 210 and DSC 212. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 214 Topological Data Analysis (4)
Topology provides a powerful way to describe essential features of functions and spaces.
Prereq: none. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 215 Statistical Thinking and Experimental Design (4)
The goal of this course is to evaluate any paper in data science, regardless of application area.
Prereq: none. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 215R Foundations of Probability and Statistics in Data Science (4)
Foundations of probability and statistics needed for data science, including mathematical theory, and hands-on experience of applying this theory to actual data
Prereq: none. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may be considered as ...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra Probability and statistics
DSC 231 Embedded Sensing, IOT Data Models, and Methods (4)
Sensory data and control is mediated by devices near the edge of sensor networks, referred to as IOT (Internet of Things) devices.
Prereq: none. The class is designed for electronic enthusiasts who are quick learners on new embedded, sensor network ...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 232R Big Data Analytics Using Spark (4)
This course covers techniques for achieving scalability in data analysis, using tools such as MapReduce, Hadoop, and Spark.
Prereq: DSC 255R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may be considered...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 234 Data–Centric AI and AI Engineering (4)
This course is on data-centric aspects of AI lifecycle across application domains: enterprise agents, RAG, consumer chatbots, domain sciences, recommenders, etc
Prereq: none. Restricted to graduate students only.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 240 Machine Learning (4)
A graduate level course in machine learning algorithms: decision trees, principal component analysis, k-means, clustering, logistic regression, random forests,
Prereq: DSC 210 and DSC 212. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 241 Statistical Models (4)
Linear/nonlinear models, generalized linear models, model fitting and model selection (cross-validation, knockoffs, etc.), regularization and penalization (ridg
Prereq: DSC 210 and DSC 212. Restricted to students within the DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 major.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 242 High-Dimensional Probability and Statistics (4)
Concentration inequalities, Markov processes and ergodicity, martingale inequalities, empirical processes, sparse linear models in high dimensions, principal co
Prereq: none. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra Probability and statistics
DSC 243 Advanced Optimization (4)
Linear/quadratic programming, optimization under constraints, gradient descent (deterministic and stochastic), convergence rate of gradient descent, acceleratio
Prereq: DSC 211 and DSC 212. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 244 Large-Scale Statistical Analysis (4)
Exploratory data analysis, diagnostics, bootstrap, large-scale (multiple) hypothesis testing, false discovery rate, empirical Bayes methods.
Prereq: DSC 210 and DSC 212 and DSC 241. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 245 Introduction to Causal Inference (4)
Causal versus predictive inference, potential outcomes and randomized experiments (A/B testing), structural causal models (interventions, counterfactuals, causa
Prereq: DSC 212 and DSC 240. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 250 Advanced Data Mining (4)
Graph mining and basic text analysis (including keyphrase extraction and generation), set expansion and taxonomy construction, graph representation learning, gr
Prereq: none. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 251 Machine Learning in Control (4)
Estimation of stability and uncertainty, optimal control, and sequential decision making.
Prereq: DSC 211 and DSC 240. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra Control systems
DSC 252 Statistical Natural Language Processing (4)
Diving deep to the classical NLP pipeline: tokenization, stemming, lemmatization, part-of-speech tagging, named entity recognition, parsing, and machine transla
Prereq: none. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 253 Advanced Data-Driven Text Mining (4)
Unsupervised, weakly supervised, and distantly supervised methods for text mining problems, including information retrieval, open-domain information extraction,
Prereq: none. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 254 Statistical Signal and Image Analysis (4)
A graduate level course on signal and image analysis spanning three main themes.
Prereq: DSC 210 or ECE 269 and DSC 212. Need to verify background in signal processing from undergraduate or other gra...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra Signals and systems
DSC 255R Machine Learning Fundamentals (4)
Supervised and unsupervised learning algorithms, and the theory behind those algorithms.
Prereq: DSC 215R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may be considered...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 256R Data Mining on the Web (4)
Application of machine learning and data mining techniques, recommender systems, data mining, and predictive analytics.
Prereq: DSC 215R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may be considered...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 257R Unsupervised Learning (4)
Broad view of the field of unsupervised learning, in particular its most common methods and use cases.
Prereq: DSC 255R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may be considered...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 258R Natural Language Processing (4)
Introduction to classical methods that are useful in analyzing and mining real-world text data, including tokenization, stemming and lemmatization, bag-of-words
Prereq: DSC 255R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may be considered...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 259R Practice and Applications (4)
In-depth study of the data science lifecycle in practice including building large-scale, working systems on real-world data; methods for properly collecting and
Prereq: DSC 208R and DSC 255R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may ...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 260 Data Science, Ethics, and Society (4)
This course will consider foundational concepts including power, justice, bias, privacy, and explainability; societal practices including delegation, organizati
Prereq: none. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 261 Responsible Data Science (4)
Data science lifecycle, data cleaning and quality management, data profiling, causal inference, algorithmic fairness (fairness definitions, impossibility result
Prereq: DSC 210 and DSC 240. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 266R Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (4)
Examination of artificial intelligence (AI) through a human-first approach: the creation of AI systems, where the human perspective and needs drive the technolo
Prereq: DSC 208R and DSC 255R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may ...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 267R Data Fairness and Ethics (4)
Examination of the inevitable ethical questions and issues that arise in all stages of data science, including issues of privacy, bias, trust, and more.
Prereq: DSC 208R and DSC 255R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79. All other students with graduate standing may ...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 270 Interpretability and Explainability in Machine Learning (4)
This course will cover advances in interpretable and explainable machine learning.
Prereq: DSC 240. Students should be comfortable reading research papers with a critical perspective; have prior course...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 288R Graduate Capstone in Data Science (4)
Following the life cycle of a data science project, students apply advanced data science knowledge and techniques to a specific domain.
Prereq: DSC 208R, DSC 255R, and DSC 256R. Restricted to major codes DS78 and DS79.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 291 Topics in Data Science (4)
Topics of special interest in data science.
Prereq: none.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 295 Academia Survival Skills (1)
Basic skills necessary to succeed as a researcher in data science including scripting, cloud computing skills, fellowship proposal preparation, CV preparation,
Prereq: none. Restricted to DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (7)

DSC 290 Seminar in Data Science (1 or 2)
A graduate seminar course in which topics of special interest in data science will be presented by faculty or by graduate students under faculty direction.
Prereq: none.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 293 Faculty Research Seminar (1)
Weekly faculty research seminar.
Prereq: none. Restricted to major code DSC-PhD-001.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 294 Research Rotation (4)
Research rotations provide the opportunity for first-year PhD students to obtain research experience in data analysis under the guidance of HDSI affiliated facu
Prereq: none. Only first-year PhD students are eligible.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 297 DSC Graduate Internship (1)
Internship with institution or agency allowing students to pursue topics raised in the data science core and/or elective courses.
Prereq: none. Restricted to DSC-MS-001 and DSC-PhD-001 students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 299 Graduate Research (1–16)
Graduate research.
Prereq: none. Restricted to graduate-level students.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 500 Teaching Assistantship (2 or 4)
A course in which teaching assistants are aided in learning proper teaching methods by means of supervision of their work by the faculty: handling of discussion
Prereq: DSC 500 is for selected teaching assistants only; therefore, consent of instructor is required.
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra
DSC 599 Teaching Methods in Data Science (2)
Training in teaching methods in the field of data science.
Prereq: Consent of faculty required. Only graduate students who are TAing for the first time in the data science progr...
Machine learning and deep learning Statistics: inference Linear algebra

Astronomy and Astrophysics ASTR

ASTR 200 Survey of Astronomy (4)
Introduction to astronomical concepts and phenomenology at the graduate level.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 201 Radiative Processes in Astrophysics (4)
Fundamentals of radiation field and Maxwell equations.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 202 Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (4)
This is a foundational course in fluid dynamics at a graduate level which is aimed at students primarily interested in astrophysical applications.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)Fluid mechanics
ASTR 210 Planets and Exoplanets (4)
Graduate-level course on planetary science, with a focus on exoplanetary systems.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 211 Stellar Structure and Evolution (4)
Energy generation, flow, hydrostatic equilibrium, equation of state.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 212 Physics of the Interstellar Medium (4)
Gaseous nebulae, molecular clouds, ionized regions, and dust.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 213 Galaxies and Galactic Dynamics (4)
The structure and dynamics of galaxies.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 214 Physical Cosmology (4)
Survey of physical cosmology theory and experiments.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 215 Stellar Remnants (4)
Stellar remnants and compact objects equation of state, parameters, and environments; white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes, novae, supernovae, and accretion
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 220 Astronomical Instrumentation and Observational Techniques (4)
The course will explore a variety of astrophysical instruments and techniques from detection of the shortest to the longest wavelengths of light.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 221 Computational Astrophysics (4)
Graduate-level course covering both computational methods and applications to astrophysical systems.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 222 Astrophysical Kinetics (4)
This course presents a self-contained treatment of kinetics and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, with an emphasis on astrophysical applications.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 223 Astrostatistics (4)
This course reviews the fundamentals of large dataset analysis and machine learning methods relevant to modern astronomical survey datasets.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)Statistics: inference
ASTR 224 Astrophysical Dynamics (4)
Surveys dynamical processes in astrophysical systems on scales ranging from planets to cosmology, including stability and evolution of planetary orbits, scatter
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 225 Astrophysical Plasmas (4)
This course introduces the fundamentals of plasma physics at a graduate level, with special focus on astrophysical applications.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 227 Parallel Computing Techniques (4)
Basic techniques and application of parallel computing and algorithms.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 251 Astronomy and Astrophysics Journal Club (1–2)
Student and researcher led discussion on current research in astronomy and astrophysics.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 254 Data Science in Astronomy (5)
Introduction to statistical and machine learning methods and algorithms frequently used in modern astronomy research.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 291 Professional Development in Astronomy and Astrophysics (2)
A special topic course on professional development activities and workshops developed by a faculty or resident visitor.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 298 Directed Studies in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1–12)
Research studies under the direction of a faculty member.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (6)

ASTR 226 Observational Astrophysics Research Lab (4)
Project-based course developing tools and techniques of observational astrophysical research: photon counting, imaging, spectroscopy, astrometry; collecting dat
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 230 Special Topics (4)
A faculty or a resident visitor may develop and give a unique course on an advanced topic in their special area of research.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 231 Special Topics (4)
Special topics in astronomy and astrophysics on advanced subject matter.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 250 Astronomy and Astrophysics Colloquium (1–2)
Discussions of recent research in astronomy and astrophysics relevant to the entire field.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 299 Thesis Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1–12)
Directed research on dissertation topic once a PhD candidate is approved.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)
ASTR 500 Astronomical Teaching Training (2)
Designed for graduate student teaching assistant training.
Astrophysics and cosmology Physical constants Optics and waves (advanced)

Anthropology ANTH

ANTH 202 Olmec and Maya Archaeology (4)
Course examines the birth of Olmec and Maya civilizations in the Formative period, the rise of city states during the Early Classic, the decline of the Classic
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 203 Introduction to Anthropogeny (4)
The course specifically addresses a variety of general theories for explaining modern human origins and introduces graduate students participating in the anthro
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 204 Contemporary Anthropology (4)
This course, intended for first-year anthropology graduate students, examines the contemporary practice of anthropology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 205 Postcolonial and Decolonial Anthropology (4)
This course builds upon the question can authentic anthropology emerge from the critical intellectual traditions and counter-hegemonic struggles of Third World
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 206 Race, Ethnicity, and Citizenship (4)
This graduate seminar examines how racial and ethnic categories are constructed, how contemporary societies manage difference through multicultural policies, an
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 207 Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology—New Perspectives (4)
This graduate seminar examines the archaeology of the eastern Mediterranean world from the Neolithic through Ottoman times.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 209 Archaeology’s Role in Building National Narrative: Israel as a Case Study (4)
Archaeology played a major role in the early days of the newly founded state of Israel, with many projects aimed at finding evidence for past Jewish presence in
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 211 Capitalism and Science (4)
This advanced graduate seminar examines the relationship between scientific knowledge production and the development of capitalist relations on the planet.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 212 Advanced Topics in Biological Anthropology (4)
A critical exploration of timely and/or controversial topics in biological anthropology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 213 Anthropology and Mental Health (4)
This seminar examines intersection of anthropology and psychiatry.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 215 Advanced Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology (4)
A critical exploration of timely and/or controversial topics in sociocultural anthropology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 220 The Human Body in Discourse and Experience (4)
This is an interdisciplinary seminar examining the place of the body and embodiment in contemporary culture and culture theory.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 221 Phenomenology of Perception (4)
This seminar will focus on a close and intensive reading of Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s masterwork, The Phenomenology of Perception.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 222 Anthropological Studies of Subjectivity (4)
The study of subjectivity has emerged as an anthropological focal point for theorizing the interconnections among culture, experience, and power.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 223 Anthropological Interviewing (4)
The course teaches techniques of long-term, intensive interviewing in fieldwork settings with an emphasis on psychodynamic inference and its usefulness in diffe
Prereq: graduate standing. (Formerly known as ANGR 223.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 224 The Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality (4)
A critical analysis of ethnographic and theoretical texts focusing on the sociocultural study of gender.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 226 Ethnography of Christianity (4)
Directed to graduate students planning ethnographic work in Christian societies, this course explores variations in the interpretation and expression of Christi
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (Formerly known as ANGR 226.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 227 Living in an Emotional World (4)
This course examines the relationship between culture and emotions.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 229 Religion and Healing (4)
This seminar is an in-depth analysis of cultural meaning, personal experience, and therapeutic process in ritual healing, emphasizing performative/persuasive as
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 231 Maritime Archaeology in the Eastern Mediterranean—New Perspectives on Climate, Environmental, and Cultural Change (4)
New discoveries, methods, and theories concerning maritime archaeology in the eastern Mediterranean provide an important data source for studying the evolution
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills Earth and ocean science
ANTH 232 Labor and Semiotics (4)
Indexing a social identity is an achievement; it takes work.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 233 Critical Studies of Capitalism (4)
This seminar takes up Marx’s varied critiques of capitalist forms, categories, doctrines, practices, and tendencies and brings them to bear on contemporary cond
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 235 Theories of Social Justice (4)
This graduate seminar will attend to the theory and praxis of social justice.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 236 What is Religion? (4)
Religion is both the crowning achievement of the human imagination and the epitome of its most self-destructive impulses.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 237 Native American Health and Healing (4)
This course examines fact and fiction with respect to epidemics of contagious diseases including smallpox and tuberculosis, alcohol and drug dependency, diabete
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 238 Immigrant and Refugee Health (4)
Examines physical and mental health sequelae of internal and transnational movement of individuals and populations due to warfare, political violence, natural d
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 239 Contemporary Religious Movements (4)
Recent decades have witnessed the dramatic rise of religious movements worldwide, posing challenges to secular models of modernity.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 241 Linguistic Anthropology Workshop (4)
A forum for presenting and discussing linguistic anthropological research in progress and new work in the field.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 242 Anthropology of Latin America (4)
This course will examine the overarching legacies of colonialism, the persistence of indigenous peoples and cultures, the importance of class and land reform, t
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 243 Mental Health as Global Health Priority (4)
Why is mental health a global concern?
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 244 Andean Prehistory: Origins of Chiefdoms and States (4)
This seminar examines the prehistory of the Andean region from the peopling of the New World through the formation of Archaic, Preceramic, and Initial periods;
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 245 The Middle Horizon (4)
This seminar compares the distinct urban and expansive state phenomena of the highland Wari and Tiwanaku cultures (AD 500–1000) with emphasis on their formative
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 246 The Inca and the Late Horizon (4)
This seminar considers the ethnohistory, ethnography, and archaeology of the Inca Empire Tawantinsuyu, with emphasis on the economic, social, and ideological fo
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 247 Multimodal Interaction (4)
Human society evolved in the context of face-to-face interaction.
Prereq: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 248 Global Health and Cultural Diversity (4)
This seminar investigates global health from the perspective of medical anthropology on disease and illness; cultural conceptions of health; doctor-patient inte
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 249 Gender and Mental Health (4)
This course examines gender and mental health by considering social, cultural, and biological explanations for problems such as depression, trauma, anxiety, dru
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 250 The Anthropology of Human Rights (4)
This graduate seminar will explore the theories and critiques of the contemporary human rights framework, through history and ethnography.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 251 The Ethnography of Modernity (4)
How is the idea of modernity experienced in diverse cultural and historical settings?
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 253 Who Cares? Sympathy and the Conduct of Liberalism (4)
This course pulls on classical Western social theory as well as recent ethnographies to examine the role of sympathetic engagement in liberal governance.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 257 Mind, Self, and Identity (4)
This seminar critically examines social, cultural, and psychological theories of the person, and their relationship to conceptions of the person found in moral
Prereq: graduate standing in anthropology.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 258 Analytical Methods in Archaeology (4)
Specialized scientific techniques are increasingly important to archaeology.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Formerly known as ANGR 258.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 259 Gender and Mental Health (4)
This seminar in psychological/psychiatric anthropology takes a comparative approach to the study of gender and mental health.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 262 Critical Anthropology Workshop (4)
Anthropology has long analyzed the relations between culture, economics, and politics.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 263 Beyond the Genome (4)
This graduate seminar discusses recent publications on topics related to human evolution and health in modern and ancient populations, using data beyond traditi
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 264 Human Evolutionary Genetics (4)
This course explores how genetic data can be used to address core issues in human evolution.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
ANTH 265 Marine and Coastal Archaeology: Israel and the Neighboring Lands (4)
The seminar will follow recent advances and key discoveries in the coastal and maritime archaeology of Israel and the eastern Mediterranean from the Neolithic p
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 266 Anthropology of Love (4)
This course interrogates the association of romantic love with modernity, egalitarianism, and choice.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 267 Decolonizing Ethnography: Ethics, Politics, and Praxis (4)
Despite being foundational to the discipline of anthropology, ethnographic methods are often mystifying to graduate students.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 268 Introduction to Science Studies: Part I (4)
(Cross-listed with COGR 225A, HIGR 238, PHIL 209A, and SOCG 255A.) Study and discussion of classic themes and texts in history of science, sociology of science,
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 269 Introduction to Science Studies: Part II (4)
(Cross-listed with COGR 225D, HIGR 241, PHIL 209D, and SOCG 255D.) Continuing the introduction developed in Part I, this course examines recent key topics and p
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 270 The Archaeology of Climate Change—Social Adaptation and Vulnerability in Temporal Perspective (4)
(Cross-listed with SIOG 270.) This seminar studies the dynamics of climate change and human responses through time.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills Earth and ocean science
ANTH 271 Ethics and Survival Skills in Academia (2)
Lectures, readings, and discussions about the responsible conduct and reporting of research, working with others in science, social responsibilities, and variou
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 274 Debates in Anthropology (4)
This seminar will review a series of current or recent significant debates in anthropology.
Prereq: graduate standing in anthropology. (Formerly known as ANGR 274.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 275 Paleoethnobotany (6)
This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of practicing archaeobotany.
Prereq: graduate standing in anthropology.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 276 Global Mental Health (4)
(Cross-listed with GLBH 274.) This course will examine core topics in global mental health research and practice, including cross-cultural classification of men
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 277 Critique of Value and the Value of Critique (4)
This course explores the diverse ways that anthropologists and other scholars have developed “value” as a concept and category for defining their object of stud
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 278 Anthropological Methods (4)
This course provides students with knowledge of the theoretical principles of qualitative and mixed-methods research and develops skills in the practical applic
Prereq: graduate standing
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 280F Language, Semiosis, Culture (4)
Linguistic anthropology studies human sign systems—especially, but not only, language—in and as culture.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 289S Tanzania Anthropogeny Study Tour (1–4)
Graduate students will visit key sites representing the three major approaches to studying human origins: fossils evidence, comparison with nonhumans, and study
Prereq: graduate standing; department authorization required.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 291 Archaeology of Highland Mexico (4)
Survey of Mesoamerican archaeology focusing on highland Mexico.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Formerly known as ANGR 291.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 292 Social Evolution/Iron Age Levant (4)
The Iron Age (ca.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Formerly known as ANGR 292.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 293 Primate Socioecology (4)
Course examines theories for the causes of sociality in primates.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (Formerly known as ANGR 293.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 295 Master’s Thesis Preparation (4)
The student will work on the master’s thesis under the direction of the departmental committee chair.
Prereq: graduate student in anthropology and consent of master’s thesis chair. (Formerly known as ANGR 295.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 296 Dissertation Fieldwork Proposal Preparation (4)
The student will work in cooperation with his or her departmental committee to develop a research proposal for the doctoral research project.
Prereq: graduate standing in anthropology and consent of departmental committee chair. (Formerly known as ANGR 296A/29...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (28)

ANTH 200 Special Topics in Anthropology Graduate Studies (4)
Course will vary in title and content.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 201 Special Topics in Anthropological Archaeology (4)
Course usually taught by visiting faculty in anthropological archaeology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 219 Seminar in Political Anthropology (4)
The focus here is “politics,” broadly constructed, in various societies.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Formerly known as ANGR 219.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 228 Partners Not Subjects: Community-Engaged Research for Anthropologists (4)
Over the past decade community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods have gained traction in fields like anthropology, global health, and community develo
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 230 Department Colloquium (1)
A forum to present work by faculty, students, and guests.
Prereq: graduate standing. (S/U grades only.) (Formerly known as ANGR 230.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 254 Dissertation Practicum (4)
Students writing their dissertations present work-in-progress and receive structured peer and mentor feedback.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 256 Seminar on Brain Evolution (4)
We will review the neural basis of cognition in humans and other primates.
Prereq: graduate student in anthropology or consent of instructor. (Formerly known as ANGR 256.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 260 Seminar in Medical and Psychological Anthropology (4)
This seminar examines medical, psychological, and psychiatric anthropology through reading, discussion, and presentation of work 1) essential to the development
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 272 Seminar in Science Studies (4)
(Cross-listed with COGR 225B, HIGR 239, PHIL 209B, and SOCG 255B.) Study and discussion of a selected topic in the science studies field with an emphasis on the
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 273 Colloquium in Science Studies (4)
(Cross-listed with COGR 225C, HIGR 240, PHIL 209C, and SOCG 255C.) A forum for the presentation and discussion of research in progress in science studies by gra
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 279 Special Topics in Language and Society (4)
Selected topics in the anthropology of language, such as linguistic ideology, language and identity, multilingualism, discourse analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Formerly known as ANGR 279.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 280A Core Seminar in Social Anthropology (4)
Core seminar focuses on individual action and social institutions.
Prereq: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. (Formerly known as ANGR 280A.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 280B Core Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (4)
Core seminar focuses on personal consciousness and cultural experience.
Prereq: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. (Formerly known as ANGR 280B.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 280C Core Seminar in Psychological Anthropology (4)
Core seminar focuses on motives, values, cognition, and qualities of personal experience.
Prereq: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. (Formerly known as ANGR 280C.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 280D Core Seminar in Anthropological Archaeology (4)
Seminar focuses on the development of archaeological theory.
Prereq: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. (Formerly known as ANGR 280D.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 280E Core Seminar in Biological Anthropology (4)
This seminar will examine the central problems and concepts of biological anthropology, laying the foundation for first-year graduate students in Biological Ant
Prereq: graduate standing in anthropology or consent of instructor. (Formerly known as ANGR 280E.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 281A Proseminar (2)
These seminars are held during the first year of graduate study.
Prereq: first-year graduate standing in anthropology.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 281B Proseminar (2)
Continuation of seminars held in the first year of graduate study.
Prereq: first-year graduate standing in anthropology.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 281C Anthropology Proseminar (2)
Faculty members, visitors, or advanced students will present on current research or professionalization topics for anthropologists including study and research
Prereq: first-year graduate standing in anthropology.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 283A Fieldwork Seminar (4)
A seminar given to acquaint students with the techniques and problems of fieldwork.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (Formerly known as ANGR 283A.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 284 Master Writing Practicum (4)
This workshop is designed for second year students writing their MA theses.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 285 Grants Writing Practicum (4)
This workshop is designed for third- and fourth-year students writing grant proposals for dissertation research.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 287 Ethnography Practicum (4)
(Cross-listed with COGR 285 and ETHN 287.) This course offers students a primer in ethnographic research.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 288 Archaeology Practicum (12)
Field and laboratory training for graduate students in archaeology.
Prereq: consent of the instructor. (Formerly known as ANGR 288.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 297 Research Practicum (1–4)
Supervised advanced research studies with individual topics to be selected according to the student’s special interests.
Prereq: for anthropology graduate students who have returned from their field research.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 298 Independent Study (1–4)
Supervised study of individually selected anthropological topics under the direction of a member of the faculty.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Formerly known as ANGR 298.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 299 Dissertation Research (1–12)
S/U grades only.
Prereq: PhD candidacy in anthropology. (Formerly known as ANGR 299.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ANTH 500 Apprentice Teaching (4)
Anthropology graduate students participate in the undergraduate teaching program during one quarter anytime in the first four years of residence.
Prereq: graduate student in anthropology. (Formerly known as ANGR 500.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Audiology AUD

AUD 236 Preceptorship in Neuro-Otology (2)
Observations in UC San Diego Otology clinic.
Prereq: second-year AuD student or consent of instructor.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
AUD 257 Ear Diseases and Treatment (3)
Differential diagnosis and treatment of auditory and vestibular disorders, audiological components of neuro-otology, as well as interactions between the audiolo
Prereq: second-year AuD student or consent of instructor.
AUD 260 Advanced Diagnostics in Audiology (3)
This course describes advanced assessment including tinnitus assessment, tuning fork tests, Eustachian tube dysfunction tests, sound sensitivity assessment, and
Prereq: second-year AuD student or consent of instructor.
AUD 263 Physiological and Behavioral Tests of Vestibular Function (4)
Clinical evaluation of vestibular function, using techniques such as caloric and rotational electronystagmography and posturography.
Prereq: second-year AuD student or consent of instructor.
AUD 271 Temporal Bone Anatomy and Neuroanatomy (3)
Detailed anatomy of the temporal bone, cranial nerves and basic neurophysiology for audiologists.
Prereq: second- or third-year AuD student or consent of instructor.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
AUD 272 Central Auditory Processing Assessment and Management (4)
Central auditory processing assessment and management for pediatrics and adults.
Prereq: course restricted to AuD students.
AUD 274 Advanced Technical Aspects of Hearing Amplification (4)
Advanced technical aspects of assessing and fitting amplification devices for the hearing impaired.
Prereq: course restricted to AuD students or consent of instructor.
AUD 275 Intraoperative Monitoring (3)
Methods and procedures required for monitoring of evoked auditory responses in the operating room.
Prereq: second- or third-year AuD student or consent of instructor.
AUD 276 Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Sensory Aids (3)
Theory and practice of cochlear implantation with focus on audiological management of patients after implantation.
Prereq: second- or third-year AuD student or consent of instructor.
AUD 284 Clinical Practice in Audiology II (1–4)
Applications of clinical procedures to patient assessment.
Prereq: open to second- or third-year doctoral students or consent of instructor. One quarter unit represents three to...
AUD 291 Clinical Case Studies/Staffing (1)
Presentations and discussion of clinical cases and issues related to clinical practice.
Prereq: second- or third-year AuD student or consent of instructor. Must be taken more than once.
AUD 299 Doctoral Project (3)
Individual investigation and preparation of the doctoral project for the AuD degree will be performed under the supervision of an experienced research mentor.
Prereq: advancement to candidacy in the AuD program.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

AUD 278 Special Topics in Audiology (3)
Current and developing topics in audiology introduced in group projects, presentations, and mock clinical scenarios.
Prereq: second- or third-year AuD student or consent of instructor.
AUD 296 Research Practicum (3)
Participation in specific faculty research activities.
Prereq: second- or third-year AuD student and consent of instructor.
AUD 298 Independent Research (3)
Independent research on topics relevant to audiology, consisting of literature review, data collection.
Prereq: consent of AuD program adviser and consent of faculty mentor.

Bioinformatics BNFO

BNFO 262 Quantitative Methods in Genetics (4)
(Cross-listed with BIOM 262 and BGGN 237.) This advanced problem-oriented course will examine experimental design, laboratory methods, and quantitative analytic
Prereq: BIOM 252 and BIOM 272.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BNFO 284 Nonlinear Dynamics in Quantitative Biology (4)
Qualitative, analytical and computational mathematical modeling techniques applied to regulatory networks and signaling networks.
Prereq: bioinformatics and systems biology graduate students only.
BNFO 285 Statistical Learning in Bioinformatics (4)
(Cross-listed with ECE 204 and BENG 285.) A hallmark of bioinformatics is the computational analysis of complex data.
Prereq: MATH 283 or ECE 271A or ECE 271B.
Statistics: inference
BNFO 286 Network Biology and Biomedicine (4)
(Cross-listed with MED 283.) Networks are pervasive in molecular biology and medicine.
Prereq: Genetics (BICD 100, BGGN 223, or BIOM 252) and graduate-level statistics (MED 268, MATH 283, MATH 281A, MATH 2...
Computer networks
BNFO 294 Scientific Ethics (1)
Lectures, readings, and discussions about the responsible conduct and reporting of research, working with others in science, and social responsibilities; the co
Prereq: bioinformatics and systems biology graduate students only. Students should review the following web page prior...

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (5)

BNFO 281 Seminar in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (1)
Weekly seminars by faculty and visiting bioinformaticists presenting their research.
BNFO 283 Bioinformatics Student Research Talks (1)
Weekly presentations by bioinformatics and systems biology students about research projects that are proposed or completed.
Prereq: bioinformatics and systems biology program graduate students only.
BNFO 298 Research Rotation (4)
Laboratory research of special topics under the direction of a program faculty member.
Prereq: bioinformatics graduate students and consent of instructor and program.
BNFO 299 Graduate Research (1–12)
Independent work by graduate students engaged in research and writing theses.
Prereq: bioinformatics and systems biology graduate students and consent of instructor.
BNFO 500 Teaching Assistantship (2–4)
Teaching experience in an appropriate bioinformatics undergraduate or graduate course under direction of the faculty member in charge of the course.
Prereq: graduate standing and consent of instructor (department stamp). (F,W,S)

Biology Graduate Program BGGN

BGGN 200 Graduate School Fundamentals: Introduction to Graduate Studies in the School of Biological Sciences (2)
Course will cover fundamental issues in academia, including campus resources, research design, ethical issues in research, scientific publishing and review, gra
Prereq: graduate (PhD) standing only; for students in the following major code BI77, or consent of instructor. (F)
BGGN 201 Methods in Computational Neuroscience (3)
Introduction to the computational methods most frequently used in neuroscience research.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 202 Professional Development for Biologists (2)
Discussions cover professional preparation for future scientists.
BGGN 203 Topics in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution (3)
The course teaches different topics on theory and key concepts in ecology, behavior, and evolution.
BGGN 204 Topics in Community and Population Ecology (3)
This course teaches a different topic each quarter on the theoretical or conceptual side of community and population ecology.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
BGGN 205 Communicating Science (2)
Learn effective ways of communicating science in both written and verbal form.
Prereq: graduate standing. Enrollment restricted to the following major codes: BI77 and BI78.
BGGN 206A Concepts of Reasoning and Experimentation (CORE) I (4)
This course focuses on key concepts and the methods and logic used to ask and answer challenging biological questions.
BGGN 206B Concepts of Reasoning and Experimentation (CORE) II (4)
This course focuses on key concepts and the methods and logic used to ask and answer challenging biological questions.
Prereq: BGGN 206A. Enrollment restricted to the following major codes: BI77 and BI78.
BGGN 207 Scientific Ethics (1)
(Cross-listed with SOMI 226.) Lectures, reading, and discussions about the responsible conduct and reporting of research, working with others in science, and so
BGGN 208 Biological Sciences Graduate Boot Camp (4)
Intensive lecture-, seminar-, and laboratory-based course for incoming first year students in the biological sciences doctoral program.
Prereq: graduate (PhD) standing only; for students in the following major code BI77.
BGGN 209 Social Issues in Biology (2)
This discussion course covers historical and contemporary readings about controversial issues related to biology and social responsibility of scientists.
BGGN 211 Recent Advances and Experimental Approaches in Modern Biology (4)
Introduces students to advanced concepts of modern biology (e.g., molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, genomics, and epigenomics, etc.).
BGGN 212 Introduction to Quantitative Evolutionary Biology (4)
The goal of the course is to provide an introduction to modern evolutionary biology using quantitative approaches.
BGGN 213 Foundations of Bioinformatics (4)
This course provides a hands-on introduction to the computer-based analysis of genomic and biomolecular data.
BGGN 214 Introduction to Q-Biology (4)
The course goal is to discuss and work through examples where quantitative biology approaches were necessary to yield novel biological insights.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
BGGN 215 Applied Bioinformatics Lab (4)
Genomics and other “-omics” approaches are key tools for biology and medicine.
BGGN 216 Graduate Biostatistics (4)
Fundamentals behind and practical application of biostatistics, including central tendency and variability, hypothesis testing, bootstrap methods, inferential t
Statistics: inference
BGGN 218 Principles of Drug Development and Pharmacology (4)
Introduction to core concepts in drug development along with principles of pharmacokinetics, systems pharmacology, and toxicology.
BGGN 220 Graduate Molecular Biology (4)
Provides a broad, advanced-level coverage of modern molecular biology for graduate students.
BGGN 222 Graduate Cell Biology (4)
Coverage of modern cell biology.
BGGN 223 Graduate Genetics (4)
Advanced coverage of classical and cutting-edge genetic technologies in a wide variety of organisms—bacteria, plants, insects, worms, fish, and mammals.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 225 Graduate Immunology (4)
The course is devoted to immunology and is organized as a combined lecture-tutorial course stressing classical as well as current literature.
Prereq: open only to students enrolled in a graduate degree program. Letter grades only.
BGGN 226 Graduate Animal Virology (4)
This course consists of a review of fundamental concepts together with an in-depth analysis of the structure, genetics, multiplication and oncogenicity of anima
Prereq: open only to students enrolled in a graduate degree program. Letter grades only.
BGGN 227 Graduate Topics in Plant Biology (4)
This course covers advanced topics in plant biology in the areas of molecular genetic developmental, and physiological biology.
Prereq: open only to students enrolled in a graduate degree program. Letter grades only.
BGGN 228 Graduate Developmental Biology (4)
This course covers graduate level lectures on developmental biology, emphasizing the use of genetically tractable model systems.
Prereq: open only to students enrolled in a graduate degree program. Letter grades only.
BGGN 230 Graduate Signal Transduction (4)
The course will introduce students to a variety of signal transduction pathways and their function in the regulation of cellular processes.
Signals and systems
BGGN 231 Current Concepts in Stem Cell Biology (4)
Research papers from all aspects of stem cell biology will be read, presented, and discussed.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
BGGN 232 Innate Immunity (4)
The course will discuss the current understanding of innate immunity, including in organisms such as plants and invertebrates.
BGGN 234 Practical Histopathology and Mouse Models of Human Disease (2)
(Cross-listed with PATH 234, MED 234, BIOM 238.) This course is designed to train those who need to analyze mouse models of human disease that are an essential
Prereq: standard undergraduate biology courses.
BGGN 236 Advanced Glycobiology (4)
(Cross-listed with BIOM 222, CMM 225, MED 225, CHEM 237.) Advanced elective for graduate/medical students who have had core courses in cell biology or biochemis
BGGN 237 Quantitative Methods in Genetics (4)
(Cross-listed with BIOM 262 and BNFO 262.) This advanced problem-oriented course will examine experimental design, laboratory methods, and quantitative analytic
Prereq: BIOM 252 and BIOM 272, or equivalent. Enrollment restricted to the following major codes: BS75, BI77, BI78, BF...
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 238A Integrative Microbiology I (4)
To introduce students with structural and functional properties of microorganisms and with the role of microbes in the world.
Prereq: graduate standing.
BGGN 238B Integrative Microbiology II (4)
To introduce students with structural and functional properties of microorganisms and with the role of microbes in the world.
Prereq: graduate standing.
BGGN 239 Bioinformatics for Immunologists (4)
Technological advances brought an unprecedented increase in both the depth and breadth of data to study the immune system.
Prereq: BGGN 213. Enrollment restricted to the following major codes: BI77, BI78, BI80, BI81, BI82, BI83, BI85, BI86, ...
BGGN 240 Neural Data Science (4)
Project-based course in which students will use computational notebooks to perform exploratory data analyses and to test hypotheses in large neuroscience data s
BGGN 241 Genome Science (4)
Genomes are the immortal agents of evolution, passing from one individual to another in an unbroken line since the origin of life.
BGGN 246A Computational Neurobiology (2)
Students read classic and modern papers that form the basis of the undergraduate lectures (BIPN 146), which they are encouraged to attend.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 248 Molecular Mechanisms of Neural Development (4)
This course will cover the cellular and molecular basis of neural development.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
BGGN 249A Basic Neuroscience (4-4-4)
(Cross-listed with NEUG 200A-B-C.) The basic neuroscience course series is designed for doctoral students in the neurosciences and related interdisciplinary pro
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 250 Developmental Neurobiology (4)
Molecular basis of neuronal cell fate determination, axon pathfinding, synaptogenesis experience-based refinement of connections, and learning in the brain will
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 251 Computational Cellular Neurobiology (4)
Biophysical models of neurons and small neural circuits, including ion channels, synapses, dendrites, and neuromodulators.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 252 Computational Systems Neurobiology (4)
Models of neural coding and computation in the olfactory, visual, auditory, and somatosensory systems.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 253 Neurobiology of Stress and Mental Disorders (4)
This course will focus on the neurobiological mechanisms that mediate stress-induced behavioral change in animal models and in humans.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 254 Neuroanatomy (4)
The course will cover a broad anatomical and functional description of the human nervous system and explore evidence implicating key brain areas in specific fun
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 255 Systems and Circuits Neuroscience (4)
The course will cover a broad anatomical and functional description of interacting neural networks, or systems, in the brain responsible for sensory perception,
Electric circuits Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 257 BioClock Workshop (4)
BioClock workshop guides students to hone skills in scientific literature evaluation and science communication.
BGGN 259 Quantitative Physiology (2)
This course focuses on quantitative biology above the single cell level, from multicellular interactions to organs, organisms, and their physiology.
BGGN 260 Neurodynamics (4)
Introduction to the nonlinear dynamics of neurons and simple neural systems through nonlinear dynamics, bifurcation theory, and chaotic motions.
Prereq: graduate level or consent of instructor.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 261 Microbiome Function Laboratory (4)
This course examines current evidence of how host-associated microbiomes contribute toward host phenotypes.
BGGN 262 3-D Cryo-Electron Microscopy of Macromolecules and Cells (4)
The resolution revolution in cryo-electron microscopy has made this a key technology for the high-resolution determination of structures of macromolecular compl
BGGN 266 Advanced Laboratory in Biophysical Techniques (6)
Experiments that emphasize biophysical principles through hands-on experience, with an emphasis on the blending of physical measurements with a clearly identifi
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. PHYS 120A, BILD 1, and CHEM 6CL for undergraduates.
BGGN 267 Computational Models and Theories in Neuroscience (4)
This course covers mathematical models of neurons, synapses, and neural networks.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 270 Master of Science Fundamentals (2)
Course will cover fundamental issues in academia, including campus resources, research design, ethical issues in research, scientific publishing, and how to wri
BGGN 271 Advanced Experimental Methods in Biology (4–12)
Advanced laboratory and/or field experience in contemporary biological methodology.
Prereq: consent of instructor and approval of school chair.
BGGN 272 Learning Theories (4)
Introduction to classic and contemporary research on learning in biology and related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.
BGGN 273 Biostatistics for Master’s Students (4)
Using the R programming language, students will learn the theory and practice of biostatistics.
Statistics: inference
BGGN 275 Lab Methodology (6)
Course will equip students with advanced skills and knowledge in experimental methodologies across biological disciplines.
BGGN 276 Lab Analysis (6)
Students will explore advanced instrumental analysis, data interpretation, and experimental design.
BGGN 280 Advanced Topics in Modern Biology: Biochemistry (2)
Course will vary in title and content.
BGGN 281 Advanced Topics in Modern Biology: Cellular Development (2)
Course will vary in title and content.
BGGN 282 Advanced Topics in Modern Biology: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution (2)
Course will vary in title and content.
BGGN 283 Advanced Topics in Modern Biology: Molecular Biology (2)
Course will vary in title and content.
BGGN 284 Advanced Topics in Modern Biology: Physiology and Neuroscience (2)
Course will vary in title and content.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGGN 285 Advanced Topics in Modern Biology (2)
Course will vary in title and content.
BGGN 290 Advances in Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms (1)
Students present and discuss papers on recent discoveries involving basic mechanistic research into biological phenomena.
Prereq: graduate (PhD) standing only; for students in the following major code BI77, or consent of instructor.
BGGN 292 Professional Pathways in Biological Sciences (1)
Students meet experienced science professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds, including academia, science industry, and allied roles.
Prereq: graduate (PhD) standing only; for students in the following major code BI77; or consent of instructor.
BGGN 293 Scientific Writing in Biology (4)
This course offers training in writing about students’ own research; presenting the background to their thesis, preparing a figure, analyzing, and discussing da
Writing, reading and study skills
BGGN 294 Transitional Laboratory Projects in Biology (3–12)
In this course, the student will undertake a small project under the direct supervision of the principal investigator and laboratory research staff.
BGGN 295 Scientific Presentation in Biology (4)
Students learn effective ways of presenting their research to biologists and to the general public.
BGGN 298 Laboratory Projects in Biology (3–12)
An introduction to contemporary laboratory techniques and research interests through independent, original projects under the direction of individual faculty me
BGGN 500 Introduction to College Biology Education (2)
This course will consider the art and science of teaching and prepare students to serve as an instructor.
Prereq: department approval required. Enrollment restricted to biological sciences graduate students.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

BGGN 245 Advanced Topics in Cancer Research and Therapy (2)
Lectures on basic and advanced concepts in cancer biology, will include defining outstanding contemporary questions and cutting-edge basic and translational res
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
BGGN 297 Research Conference (1–3)
Group and individual discussion of research activities and of current literature.
Prereq: graduate standing.
BGGN 299 Thesis Research in Biology (1–12)
Directed research on dissertation topic.
Prereq: graduate standing.

Biology Graduate Research Discussion BGRD

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

BGRD 200 Research Discussion (1)
Presentations of new research results and discussions of closely related published reports.

Biology Graduate Seminars BGSE

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (2)

BGSE 200 Seminar in Biology (1)
Invited speakers from the United States and abroad, who are leaders in various aspects of biological research, describe their current research.
BGSE 205 Graduate Research Seminar (1)
Discussions of recent research in various aspects of biological sciences conducted by doctoral students in the School of Biological Sciences.

Biology Journal Clubs BGJC

BGJC 204 Cellular and Molecular Immunology (1)
Weekly presentations and discussions pertaining to research results reported in recently published literature.
Prereq: none for graduate students. Undergraduates must be seniors or enrolled in BISP 199.
BGJC 207 Journal Club in Neurobiology (1)
Weekly presentations and discussions pertaining to research results reported in recently published literature.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BGJC 208 Journal Club in Plant Molecular Biology (1)
Weekly presentations and discussions pertaining to research results reported in recently published literature.
Prereq: none for graduate students. Undergraduates must be seniors or enrolled in BISP 199.
BGJC 213 Journal Club in Computational Neurobiology (1)
Weekly presentations and discussions pertaining to research results reported in recently published literature.
Prereq: none for graduate students. Undergraduates must be seniors or enrolled in BISP 199.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

BGJC 215 Journal Club in Biology Education Research (1)
Weekly presentations and discussions pertaining to research results reported in recently published literature.

Biomedical Sciences BIOM

BIOM 200A Molecules to Organisms: Concepts (6)
This course provides a systematic approach to current biomedical research, using analysis of selected topics to focus on the process of research discovery and i
Prereq: limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor.
BIOM 200B Molecules to Organisms: Approaches (2)
Students will critically evaluate classic and current research papers in biomedical research, in addition to being exposed to state-of-the-art technologies in r
Prereq: limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor.
BIOM 209 Lipid Cell Signaling Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics (2)
Overview of new systems biology “omics” approaches to lipid metabolism and cell signaling including interrogating gene and lipid databases, techniques for lipid
Prereq: none.
Signals and systems
BIOM 218 Current Topics in Anthropogeny (1)
Participation in the symposia held by CARTA three times a year.
Prereq: graduate standing required.
BIOM 222 Essentials of Glycobiology (2)
Advanced elective for graduate/medical students who have had core courses in cell biology or biochemistry.
BIOM 225 Introduction to Anthropogeny (2)
An overview of the current state of research into human origins with illustration of the spatial and temporal scales: from million-year-old phylogenies to milli
Prereq: graduate standing required.
BIOM 229 Advanced Anthropogeny (2)
BIOM 231 Contemporary Topics in Pharmacology (2)
A selection of short courses in the biomedical and pharmacological sciences offered by resident experts.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
BIOM 246 Current Literature in Glycobiology (1)
Informal presentations on topics of current interest in glycobiology as represented in the current scientific literature.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
BIOM 252 Genetics and Genomics (3)
This course will examine the basic principles of genetics and genomics.
Prereq: BIOM 200A-B, 201. Limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BIOM 253 Pathogens and Host Defense (3)
This course will examine the innate and adaptive immune responses of humans to microbial infection.
Prereq: BIOM 200A-B, 201. Limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor.
BIOM 254 Molecular and Cell Biology (3)
This course will examine the basic principles of molecular and cellular biology and their impact on medicine focusing on classic discoveries and examples of app
Prereq: BIOM 200A-B, 201. Limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor.
BIOM 255 Molecular Basis of Drug Action and Disease Therapy (3)
BIOM 256 Molecular Pathology of Cancer (3)
This course outlines a current understanding of genetic mechanisms that underlie carcinogenesis and their impact on cell proliferation, differentiation, angioge
Prereq: limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor.
BIOM 262 Quantitative Methods in Genetics (4)
This advanced problem-oriented course will examine experimental design, laboratory methods, and quantitative analytical tools used in genetic and genomic resear
Prereq: BGGN 223, or BIOM 252 and BIOM 272, or equivalent.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BIOM 285 Statistical Inference in the Medical Sciences (2)
An introduction to basic techniques used in biomedical literature: t tests, ANOVA, chi-square, linear and nonlinear regression.
Statistics: inference
BIOM 294 Pharmacology and Molecular Biology Journal Club (0–1)
Current literature in molecular pharmacology and molecular biology is reviewed.
Prereq: enrollment in PhD program at year two and above. (F,W,S)
BIOM 296 Directed Reading (1–4)
Reading of special topics under the direction of a faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
BIOM 297 Progress in Signal Transduction (1)
Papers describing recent progress in signal transduction from the cell-surface to the nucleus will be chosen from recent research literature.
Prereq: graduate-level biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology; registered as second-year and above graduate...
Signals and systems

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (10)

BIOM 201 Seminars in Biomedical Research (4)
This course includes attendance at seminars in the biomedical sciences and is designed to provoke critical discussion of the presented findings and scientific a
Prereq: limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor.
BIOM 202 Biomedical Sciences Research Rotation (3)
Laboratory rotations provide first-year students with experience in the various experimental methods used in biomedical sciences.
Prereq: limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
BIOM 219 Ethics in Scientific Research (1)
Overview of ethical issues in scientific research, conflicts of interest; national, statewide and campus issues and requirement; ethical issues in publications;
Prereq: consent of instructor.
BIOM 242 Seminar in Genetics (1)
Intended for graduate students interested in principles of classical and molecular genetics.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BIOM 272 Seminars in Genetics (2)
This course includes attendance at seminars in genetics and is designed to provoke critical discussion of the presented findings and scientific approaches in a
Prereq: limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
BIOM 274 Seminars in Molecular and Cell Biology (2)
This course includes attendance at seminars in molecular and cell biology and is designed to provoke critical discussion of the presented findings and scientifi
Prereq: limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor.
BIOM 275 Seminars in Pharmacology (2)
This course includes attendance at seminars in pharmacology and is designed to provoke critical discussion of the presented findings and the scientific approach
Prereq: limited to BMS graduate students except by consent of instructor.
BIOM 295 Pharmacology Research Discussions (0–1)
Student, faculty, and fellow discussion groups on research projects.
BIOM 298 Directed Study (1–12)
Reading and laboratory study of special topics under the direction of a faculty member.
BIOM 299 Independent Study or Research (1–12)
Independent study or research.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (F,W,S)

Chinese Studies CHIN

CHIN 260 Late Imperial and Twentieth-Century Chinese Historical Texts (4)
This course introduces the primary sources used by historians of the late Imperial and twentieth-century Chinese history.
Prereq: department stamp, advanced knowledge of Chinese language, and consent of instructor.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

CHIN 296 Directed Thesis Research (2–12)
Graduate thesis research under the guidance of a faculty member affiliated with the Program in Chinese Studies.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills
CHIN 299 Independent Study in Chinese Studies (2–12)
Independent graduate research under the guidance of a faculty member affiliated with the Program in Chinese Studies.
Prereq: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills
CHIN 500 Apprentice Teaching (2–4)
A course in which graduate teaching assistants are aided in learning proper teaching methods by means of supervision of their work by the faculty, handling of d
Prereq: graduate standing.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills

Classics CLASSIC

CLASSIC 200A Contemporary Literary Theory and the Classics (4)
CLASSIC 200B Diachronic Perspectives on Classical Antiquity (4)
CLASSIC 200C Greece and Rome in Their Contemporary Cultural Contexts (4)
CLASSIC 205 Concurrent Readings (2)
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (5)

CLASSIC 220 Classics Graduate Seminar (4)
CLASSIC 280 Independent Study (4–12)
Supervised independent research.
CLASSIC 290 Research in Classics (4–12)
CLASSIC 299 Dissertation Research (4–12)
Dissertation research with Classics faculty.
CLASSIC 399 University Teaching (4-4-4)

Clinical Psychology CLIN

CLIN 227A Mind, Brain & Behavior (6)
This five-week course will cover neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, principles of neurological function, and human growth and development.
CLIN 227B Mind, Brain & Behavior II (6)
This five-week course during year two covers neurological, psychiatric, ophthalmological, otolaryngological, and general head and neck principles, syndromes, an
Prereq: CLIN 227A. S/U grades only.
CLIN 228 Mind, Brain & Behavior II—Psychiatry Emphasis (3)
A five-week intense course with specific emphasis for clinical psychology graduate students.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (2)

CLIN 294 Proseminar in Neuropsychology (3)
Yearlong course (CLIN 294A, B, C), each for three credits, offered sequentially fall, winter, and spring.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
CLIN 296 Independent Study (1–12)
Independent survey of basic concepts in clinical psychology using various sources of material, including scientific papers in clinical psychology and behavioral

Clinical Research CLRE

CLRE 230 Digital Health (2)
This course covers how to develop and implement a digital strategy to drive a health research organization’s online presence, specifically the processes for sel
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 231 Implementation Science (2)
The goal of implementation science is to ensure that the knowledge and materials produced by health research actually leads to improved population health by: 1)
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 233 Regulatory Science (2)
This course provides students with a strong foundation in regulatory science and drug device development and a hands-on introduction to current good manufacturi
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 234 Social Network Analysis (2)
This course is an introduction to social network analysis (SNA) with an emphasis on clinical health applications.
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
Computer networks
CLRE 235 Team Science (2)
This course offers practical guidance about how best to engage in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary team science: to pursue complex science questions, to
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 237 Translational Regenerative Medicine (2)
This course covers the basics of regenerative medicine for understanding what stem cell-targeted therapy is and what are the principles for taking a cell-based
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 242 Life Cycle Evidence Planning (2)
This course will cover the design and development of an integrated evidence plan (IEP) from early and late-stage clinical development (including phase I, II, an
Prereq: CLRE 250 or CLRE 250R or CLRE 236 or CLRE 236R and admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent o...
CLRE 243 Dissemination and Implementation (2)
This course covers implementation science, key public health models, strategies, and real-world applications.
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 251 Epidemiology I (2)
Scholars will recognize and understand different types of study designs, the relative strengths and limitations of each, and the proper choice of study design i
Public health and epidemiology
CLRE 253 Biostatistics I (2)
The course will introduce the fundamentals of biostatistics and basic methods for analysis of continuous and binary outcomes for one, two, or several groups.
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
Statistics: inference
CLRE 254 Biostatistics II (2)
The course will introduce statistical methods for clinical trials and observational studies in the context of causal inference.
Prereq: CLRE 253, admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program, or consent of department.
Statistics: inference
CLRE 255 Data Management and Informatics (2)
This course provides an orientation to database design and management and covers key issues regarding data handling for clinical research and clinical trials.
CLRE 257 Epidemiology II (2)
Scholars will select the appropriate sampling method and determine the sample size necessary for specific projects and adjust for confounding.
Prereq: CLRE 251.
Public health and epidemiology
CLRE 259 Scientific Communication Skills (2)
This course covers the key elements of scientific communication skills that are designed to enhance the clinical research’s ability to be successful.
Prereq: MAS program or permission of department.
CLRE 263 Longitudinal Data Analysis (2)
The course will introduce statistical methods and techniques for analyzing medical data from longitudinal studies using R statistical software.
Prereq: CLRE 253 and CLRE 254, admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program, or consent of department.
CLRE 264 Clinical Decision Analysis (2)
The course provides an introduction to the use of decision sciences in health care.
Prereq: MAS program or permission of department.
CLRE 265 Advanced Regression Methods (2)
This course will introduce advanced biostatistical methods including: meta-analysis, smoothing, Poisson and negative binomial regression, ordinal and nominal lo
Prereq: CLRE 253, admission to the MAS in Clinical Research Program, or consent of department.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (21)

CLRE 232 Qualitative Research (2)
This course provides skills in designing and carrying out a qualitative study useful for program management (planning, monitoring, and evaluation) and ensuring
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 236 Translational Research Fundamentals (2)
Students learn principles and practices of translational medicine applied to discovery and development of drugs, devices, and diagnostics.
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 236R Translational Research Fundamentals (2)
Students will learn about the application of translational science principles and tools to accelerate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the discov
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 238 Applied Translational Research (2)
Students will gain a comprehensive and integrative operational understanding of an entire life science innovation cycle, from drug idea to market and back, thro
Prereq: CLRE 236 and admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 238R Applied Translational Research (2)
Students will gain a real-world, comprehensive, and integrative understanding of an entire health innovation cycle, from ideation to commercialization of a biom
Prereq: CLRE 236 or CLRE 236R and admission to the MAS in Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 239 Applied Translational Research II (2)
Building upon the case studies laid out in Applied Translational Research (CLRE 238), this course will analyze in depth specific issues by emulating the biomedi
Prereq: CLRE 238 and admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 240 Designing Research for Diversity (2)
The purpose of this course is to increase awareness about outreach, engagement, and retaining diverse populations in scientific research.
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 250 Patient-Oriented Research I (2)
This course will develop and apply the theory of clinical trials design and analysis, discuss the practical issues of financing and implementing clinical trials
Prereq: admission to the MAS in Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 250R Patient-Oriented Research I (2)
This course will develop and apply the theory of clinical trials design and analysis, discuss the practical issues of financing and implementing clinical studie
Prereq: admission to the MAS in Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 252 Health Services Research (2)
Scholars will evaluate relevant outcomes in patient-oriented research from the patient (quality of life) and societal (economic) perspectives and locate potenti
CLRE 256 Patient-Oriented Research II (2)
This course will review the ethics and basic regulatory issues for research involving human subjects, including access and confidentiality.
Prereq: CLRE 250.
CLRE 258 Professional Development in Clinical Research (2)
Students participate in a series of seminars on professional development topics that will focus on skills and knowledge to enhance the ability of clinical resea
Prereq: MAS program or permission of department.
CLRE 260 Directed Studies in Clinical Research (2)
Faculty member will direct a student’s study in selected professional development topics in clinical research.
Prereq: MAS program or permission of department.
CLRE 267 Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics in Biomedical Research (2)
The course introduces tools and practices for predictive modeling of binary, categorical, and continuous outcomes, using the R statistical software.
Prereq: CLRE 253, admission to the MAS in Clinical Research Program, or consent of department.
Machine learning and deep learning
CLRE 268 Behavioral Science Research Methods (2)
The objective of the course is to provide students instruction in contemporary methods and statistical analyses in behavioral science research.
Prereq: access to SPSS statistical software, MAS Clinical Research program, or permission of department.
CLRE 270 Advanced Topics in Clinical Research (2)
This course builds on the knowledge gained in the core clinical research graduate curriculum.
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 295A Independent Study Project (ISP) Seminar Series A (2)
Students conduct a systemic review of the literature leading to the background and hypothesis/specific aim of their ISP, culminating in a written paper and clas
Prereq: admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 295B Independent Study Project (ISP) Seminar Series B (2)
Students present a research-in-progress talk related to their ongoing ISP work.
Prereq: CLRE 295A and admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 297 Independent Study Project (2)
Students conduct a high-level clinical research project that integrates what they have learned in their formal course work.
Prereq: CLRE 295A and admission to the MAS Clinical Research Program or consent of instructor.
CLRE 298 Independent Study Project (4)
The ISP is the cornerstone of the MAS program.
Prereq: admission to the MAS in Clinical Research Program or consent of department.
CLRE 299 Curricular Practical Training in Clinical Research (2)
Student participates in a practical training experience in clinical research and submits a standardized program form, signed by both the experience supervisor a
Prereq: admission to the MAS in Clinical Research Program or consent of department.

Cognitive Science COGS

COGS 201 Neural Dynamics of Cognition (4)
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 202 Computational Modeling of Cognition (4)
This course surveys some key methods of computational modeling across a range of cognitive science fields.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 203 Cognitive Science Foundations: Theories and Methods in the Study of Cognitive Phenomena (4)
Surveys a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of human cognition.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 209 Statistical Machine Learning for Social Sciences (4)
Advanced methods and fundamental principles for learning from data.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 219 Programming for Behavioral Sciences (4)
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 220 Information Visualization (4)
This seminar surveys current research in information visualization with the goal of preparing students to do original research.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 223 Collective Intelligence (4)
Collective intelligence is the study of how individuals coordinate, collaborate, and deliberate to produce outcomes greater than any single agent can do alone.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 225 Image Recognition (4)
This course is designed to open the doors for students who are interested in learning about the basic tools and technologies for image classification and recogn
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 229 Design at Large (1)
(Cross-listed with DSGN 219 and CSE 219.) New societal challenges, cultural values, and technological opportunities are changing design, and vice versa.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 230 Topics in Human-Computer Interaction (4)
(Cross-listed with CSE 216.) Prepares students to conduct original HCI research by reading and discussing seminal and cutting-edge research papers.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 234 Foundations for Future User Interfaces (4)
This course will cover the fundamental elements of effective human-computer interaction (HCI), including input modalities and techniques, representations, etc.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 238 Topics in Cognitive Linguistics (1–4)
(Cross-listed with LIGN 238.) Basic concepts, empirical findings, and recent developments in cognitive and functional linguistics.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 241 Ethics and Survival Skills in Academia (2)
(Cross-listed with NEU 241.) Lectures, readings, and discussions about the responsible conduct and reporting of research, working with others in science, social
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 243 Statistical Inference and Data Analysis (2 or 4)
This course provides a rigorous treatment of hypothesis testing, statistical inference, model fitting, and exploratory data analysis techniques used in the cogn
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 252 Cognitive Science of Mathematics (4)
Empirical investigation of the nature of mathematics.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 277 Mirroring in Social Cognition (4)
The discovery of mirror neurons in the monkey brain raised the possibility that “mirroring” constitutes instances of mental simulation.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 278 Genetics and Individuality (4)
Evidence for the heritability and for the association of genetic variants with behavioral and neural phenotypes will be reviewed.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
COGS 279 Electrophysiology of Cognition (4)
(Cross-listed with NEU 279) This course surveys the theory and practice of using recordings of electrical and magnetic activity of the brain to study cognition
Prereq: COGS 107A or PSYC 106; COGS 101A or PSYC 105.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 280 Neural Oscillations (4)
Brain rhythms play a critical role in perception and cognition.
Prereq: department approval. Python/MATLAB experience required prior to enrollment.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 281 Advanced Neural Signal Processing (4)
Mathematical foundations and applications of neural signal processing techniques used in electrophysiology and neuroimaging (including microscopy), covering spe
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning Signals and systems
COGS 283 Big Visual Data Processing (4)
This course is designed for students interested in learning about basic tools and technologies for dealing with big image data in the sense of collecting, crawl
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 290 Cognitive Science Laboratory Rotation (2)
Laboratory rotations provide students with experience in the various experimental methods used in cognitive science.
Prereq: consent of instructor. S/U only.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (10)

COGS 200 Cognitive Science Seminar (4)
This seminar emphasizes the conceptual basis of cognitive science, including representation, processing mechanisms, language, and the role of interaction among
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 205 Introduction to Thesis Research (4)
This course is taken to focus the students’ development of a thesis topic and research proposal.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 210A Introduction to Research (4-4-4)
This sequence is an intensive research project.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 211A Research Methods in Cognitive Science (2-2-2)
Issues in design, implementation, and evaluation of research in cognitive science are discussed.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 231 Design Seminar on Human-Centered Programming Tools (4)
Graduate-level seminar studying the design of programming tools from a human-centered perspective, relying primarily on the latest research literature combined
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 260 Seminar on Special Topics (1–4)
Specific topics in cognitive science are discussed.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 291 Laboratory Research (1–4)
Students engage in discussions of reading of recent research in an area designated and directed by the instructor and also participate in the design and executi
Prereq: consent of the instructor and department approval. (May be repeated for credit.)
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 298 Directed Independent Study (1–12)
Students study and research selected topics under the direction of a member of the faculty.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 299 Thesis Research (1–12)
Students are provided directed research on their dissertation topic by faculty advisers.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
COGS 500 Teaching Apprenticeship (1–4)
This practicum for graduate students provides experience in teaching undergraduate cognitive science courses.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning

Communication (Graduate) COGR

COGR 200A Introduction to the Study of Communication as Social Force (4)
This course focuses on descriptive and analytical approaches to the political economy of communication and social organization of media institutions.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 200B Introduction to Study of Communication: Communication and Culture (4)
This course focuses on questions of interpretation and meaning.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 200C Introduction to the Study of Communication: Communication and the Individual (4)
This course will draw on theorists who examine human nature as constituted by social, material, and historical circumstances.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 201C Discourse Analysis (4)
Review and critique of studies employing discourse analysis, focusing on the ways that “discourse” is identified, recorded, and reported.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 201J Comparative Analysis (4)
The logic of comparative analysis and its role in communication research.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 201L Qualitative Analysis of Information Systems (4)
Historical and ethnographic studies of information systems—the design and use of information and communication technologies in their social, ethical, political,
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 201M Content Analysis (4)
History uses methodology of quantitative analysis of media content.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 201N Genealogical Analysis (4)
Training in genealogical analysis based on Foucault and Nietzsche.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 210 Information and Society (4)
The social, legal, and economic forces affecting the evolution of mass communication institutions and structure in the industrialized world.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 211 Memory Practices (4)
Examines theories of social and distributed memory—Maurice Halwachs to Ed Hutchins, John Sutton, and nature of the archive (Foucault and Derrida), reading datab
Prereq: graduate standing.
COGR 215 Regulation of Telecommunications (4)
The course will look at the history of, and rationales for, the regulation of mass communications in the United States.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 219 Discourse and Organizations (4)
A central part of organizational life is talk, interaction both in formal and informal meetings and social situations.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 220 The News Media (4)
History, politics, social organization, and ideology of the American news media.
COGR 223 Communication Law and Policy (4)
This course examines the legal and policy framework for free speech in the United States.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 225A Introduction to Science Studies: Part 1 (4)
Study and discussion of classic themes and texts in history of science, sociology of science, and philosophy of science, and of work that attempts to develop an
Prereq: enrollment in the Science Studies Program or consent of instructor.
COGR 225D Introduction to Science Studies Part II (4)
Continuing the introduction developed in Part 1, this course examines recent key topics and problem situations in science studies.
Prereq: completion of COGR 225A, HIGR 238, Phil 209A, or SOCG 255A or consent of instructor.
COGR 237 Performance Theory (4)
Course is designed to introduce graduate students to the disciplinary, intellectual, and artistic genealogies of performance studies that bring together critica
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 238 The Frankfurt School on Mass Culture Social Theory (4)
This reading seminar will consider works by Frankfurt School theorists (Horkheimer, Adorno, Pollock, Lowenthal, Marcuse, Benjamin, Habermas) on mass media, mass
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 239 Computer Game Studies (4)
Course considers computer games as media, rule systems, technology, and sites of communication.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 240 The Culture of Consumption (4)
(Cross-listed with HIGR 273.) This course will explore the development and cultural manifestations of consumerism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 241 Geography and Communication (4)
Geographies as media of political cultural communication.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 242 Globalization (4)
Examination of historical and contemporary reorderings of space, time, and experience through culture and commerce, social movements, war and trade, communicati
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 243 Media Technologies (4)
Media technologies from books to electronic media.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 244 Cultural Studies (4)
Course traces theoretical approaches to the study of culture from the Birmingham School to poststructuralist critiques of power, resistance, consumption, and pl
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 245 Science and Technology Studies and Communication (4)
Course explores human-technology interaction, social constructivism, actor-network theory, gender and technology, critical and cultural studies of science and t
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 246 Playable Media (4)
Course provides an introduction to the design, evaluation, and development of media that invite and structure play.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 247 Writing for Media (4)
Course explores the potential and constraints specific to writing for one or more media forms.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Writing, reading and study skills
COGR 248 Visual Culture (4)
The visual is an increasingly important component of communication in everyday life.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 250 Third World Cinema Screening (4)
Course examines the historical impetus, development, and construction of “Third Cinema”—a particular style of media making in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
Prereq: graduate standing.
COGR 251 Media Theory (4)
Theories of the media considered in a historical and comparative context from the rise of preprint reproduction technologies to the digital age.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 252 Race and Racism (4)
Seminar focuses on race as a social, phenomenal, historical, and political formation.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 253 Cultural Study of Music and Sound (4)
Seminar will focus on music and sound as social, aesthetic, historical, can political formations and phenomena.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 254 Intellectual Property (4)
The conceptual and regulatory boundaries of intellectual property law are increasingly challenged by technological change and by ownership claims over non-Weste
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 255 Studies in Political Theory (4)
Considers classical and contemporary texts in primarily western political thought with an eye toward understanding how such theory is and/or might be brought to
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 256 Postcolonial Theory (4)
This course provides an overview of intellectual and political thought developed through decolonization struggles in Africa and the Caribbean, and the subsequen
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 257 Communication and Social Theory (4)
Social theory forms the theoretical foundation for much work in communication, including political communication, questions of the public and public opinion, pr
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 258 Language in Human Communication (4)
In this course language is broadly conceived as a medium of communication, expressed multimodally.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 259 Space, Place, and Media (4)
The course focuses on built environments and the production of space from an interdisciplinary, perspective, using the critical and methodological tools of comm
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 261 Mediational Approaches to Culture/Mind (4)
This course will examine theories of mind in which cultural mediation is given a leading role.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 262 Geographies of Difference, Exclusion and Conflict (4)
This seminar focuses on how differences between groups of people, and the patterns of power, exclusion and conflict resulting from such differences, become embe
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 264 Feminisms in Critical Dialogue (4)
This course introduces students to feminist scholarship by providing a theoretical and political history of the field.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 275 Topics in Communication (4)
Specialized study in communication, with topics to be determined by the instructor for any given quarter.
COGR 278 Talking Culture, Culture Talking: Voices of Diversity (4)
(Cross-listed with EDS 278).
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 280 Advanced Workshop in Communication Media (4)
This course is a project course in which students prepare a production or experiment using one of the forms of media.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 281 Understanding Everyday Life (4)
In this course we review how we might go about studying and thinking about the everyday life both as a concept and as a domain of study.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 282 Reading and Memory (4)
Approaching reading from a historical perspective, the course concentrates on two analytic frames to connect memory to texts: ideas about “the memory palace,” l
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 283 Political Economy (4)
Political economy is an older interdisciplinary approach explaining how the state, political environment, law, and economic system influence one another.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 284 Time (4)
This seminar will introduce key issues and readings in our understanding of time.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (11)

COGR 201B Ethnographic Methods for Communication Research (4)
A supervised and coordinated group project will allow students to develop competence in a variety of ethnographic approaches to communication.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 201D Historical Methods for Communication Research (4)
Different approaches to conducting historical research in communication.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 225B Seminar in Science Studies (4)
Study and discussion of a selected topic in the science studies field with an emphasis on the development of research and writing skills.
Prereq: enrollment in the Science Studies Program or consent of instructor.
COGR 225C Colloquium in Science Studies (4)
A forum for the presentation and discussion of research in progress in science studies by graduate students, faculty, and visitors.
Prereq: enrollment in the Science Studies Program.
COGR 263 Writing Research Proposals (4)
This course is an introduction to the art of writing a research proposal.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Writing, reading and study skills
COGR 285 Ethnography Practicum (4)
This course offers students a primer in ethnographic research.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 294 The History of Communication Research (4)
Intellectual history of the field of communication studies from Robert Park to the present.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 296 Communication Research as an Interdisciplinary Activity (4)
A course that introduces students to the interdisciplinary nature of the field of communication research as represented by the work of faculty in the Department
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 298 Directed Group Study (1–12)
The study and analysis of specific topics to be developed by a small group of graduate students under the guidance of an interested faculty member.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
COGR 299 Graduate Research (1–12)
Advanced independent study in communication under the guidance of Department of Communication faculty.
COGR 500 Practice Teaching in Communication (4)
A doctoral student in communication is required to assist in teaching undergraduate Department of Communication courses for a total of six quarters.

Computational Social Science CSS

CSS 201S Introduction to Computational Social Science (8)
Overview of causal and statistical inference, data types/structure, and modeling/analytical approaches to social science data.
Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
CSS 202S Computational Social Science Technical Boot Camp (8)
This course provides practical experience with the technical skills underpinning computational social science.
Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
CSS 204 Statistical Computing and Inference from Data I (6)
The first of a series of intensive courses in statistical computing to draw inferences from data.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

CSS 209 Computational Social Science Research Seminar (1)
A weekly seminar series focused on selected topics in computational social science.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
CSS 296 Research in Computational Social Science (2)
Independent research under the supervision of individual faculty members.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning
CSS 500 Teaching Apprentice (4)
Graduate students are required to enroll in a teaching assistantship course while supporting undergraduate courses.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Statistics: inference Machine learning and deep learning

Critical Gender Studies CGS

CGS 200 Advanced Studies in Critical Gender Studies (4)
This course, the first in the graduate specialization in Critical Gender Studies, is designed to give students a broad but advanced survey of historical and cur
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
CGS 208 Gender Variance (4)
(Cross-listed with ANTH 208.) This seminar critically examines gender variance by contrasting local and global contexts.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

CGS 280 Special Topics in Critical Gender Studies (4)
Specialized study in critical gender studies, with topics to be determined by the instructor any given quarter.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
CGS 299 Advanced Practicum in Critical Gender Studies (4)
This course, the capstone in the graduate specialization in Critical Gender Studies, is designed for students in their final year of dissertation writing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
CGS 500 Apprentice Teaching in Critical Gender Studies (4)
Consideration of pedagogical methods appropriate to undergraduate teaching in critical gender studies courses under supervision of instructor of course.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Data Science and Engineering DSE

DSE 200 Python for Data Analysis (4)
The goal of this course is to bring students with diverse backgrounds and experience to a common level of competency in programming in the context of complex an
DSE 201 Database Management Systems (4)
This course will provide an introduction to the management of structured data beginning with an introduction to database models including relational, hierarchic
Databases and SQL
DSE 203 Data Integration and ETL (4)
The course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of data integration and includes schema mapping and matching, entity disambiguation, ontology d
DSE 210 Statistics and Probability Using Python (4)
Probability and statistics for data science.
Statistics: inference Probability and statistics
DSE 220 Machine Learning (4)
This course provides a broad introduction to the practical side of machine learning and data analysis.
Machine learning and deep learning
DSE 230 Scalable Data Analysis (4)
The course exercises the data scientist’s scalability toolbox, covering such concepts as map-reduce, streaming analysis, external memory algorithms, as well as
DSE 241 Data Visualization (4)
The goal for the course is to use visualization as a tool to explore trends, relationships, confirm hypotheses, communicate findings, and gain insight about dat
DSE 250 Beyond Relational Data Models (4)
The course covers data models, query languages, and models of computation beyond those employed in relational databases.
DSE 290 Case Studies in Data Science (2)
Case studies discussed by speakers from industry, government, and academia expose students to the needs and uses of different technologies and their roles in mo
DSE 260 Data Science Capstone Design Project (4)
A team design project in the final two quarters of the program culminates in a final report and an oral presentation of the capstone project.

Design DSGN

DSGN 201 Human-Centered Design and Complex Sociotechnical Systems (4)
This course will teach fundamentals of design from an explicitly multi-epistemic and multidisciplinary lens.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Visual arts, film and design
DSGN 219 Design at Large (1)
(Cross-listed with COGS 229 and CSE 219.) New societal challenges, cultural values, and technological opportunities are changing design—and vice versa.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Visual arts, film and design
DSGN 260 Advanced Topics in Design (4)
Special topics in design.
Prereq: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
DSGN 261 Advanced Design Project (4)
Special topics in design.
Prereq: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
DSGN 299 Independent Project (2 or 4)
Students study, research, and implement project under the direction of a member of the faculty.
Prereq: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design

Economics ECON

ECON 200A Microeconomics A (4)
Modern consumer and producer theory.
Prereq: none. Enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75) or Rady PhD students (RS79); or consent of instructo...
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 200B Microeconomics B (4)
Arrow-Debreu model of general economic equilibrium and welfare economics.
Prereq: ECON 200A. Enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75) or Rady PhD students (RS79); or consent of inst...
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 200C Microeconomics C (4)
Information economics: static and dynamic games of incomplete information, signaling, screening, and lemons.
Prereq: ECON 200B. Enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75) or Rady PhD students (RS79); or consent of inst...
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 201 Advanced Economic Theory (4)
An intensive examination of selected topics in economic theory.
Prereq: ECON 207 and 213.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 202A Workshop in Economic Theory (0–4/0–4/0–4)
An examination of recent research in economic theory, including topics in general equilibrium, welfare economics, duality, and social choice; development of rel
Prereq: ECON 207 or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 204 Contract Theory (4)
This course reviews the theoretical foundations for the analysis of contractual interaction, and it covers a selection of game-theoretic models and applications
Prereq: ECON 200A-B-C.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 205 Mathematics for Economists (4)
Advanced calculus review for new graduate students.
Prereq: none. Enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75) or Rady PhD students (RS79); or consent of instructo...
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 206 Decisions (4)
Further topics in consumer and producer theory, intertemporal optimization, and decision making under uncertainty.
Prereq: ECON 200A-B-C or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 208 Games and Information (4)
Further topics in game theory and the economics of information.
Prereq: ECON 200A-B-C or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 210A Macroeconomics A (4)
Dynamic optimization: Lagrangian methods and recursive methods.
Prereq: none. Enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75); or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 210B Macroeconomics B (4)
Models of the household’s intertemporal consumption/saving decision, and implications for risk aversion, basic portfolio allocation, and asset pricing.
Prereq: ECON 210A. Enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75); or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 210C Macroeconomics C (4)
Basic facts and time series for macroeconomics.
Prereq: ECON 210B. Enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75); or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 210D Monetary Economics and Business Cycles (4)
Study of the determinants of economic fluctuations, inflation, and interest rates with particular focus on the effects of monetary policy.
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 210A-B-C.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 211 Advanced Macroeconomics (4-4-4)
Covers various topics in macroeconomics at the frontiers of research, including theory, computation, and empirical work.
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 210A-B-C or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 212A Workshop in Macroeconomics (0–4/0–4/0–4)
Examination of recent research in macroeconomics; development of own research by graduate students and faculty.
Prereq: ECON 210C.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 213 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (4)
This course develops purely theoretical models for problems in macroeconomics.
Prereq: ECON 210A-B-C or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 214 Applied Macroeconomics (4)
This course focuses on applied macroeconomics, including econometric testing of macroeconomic theories and empirical measurement guided by theoretical insights.
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 210A-B-C or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 215 Macroeconomic Policy (4)
This course focuses on theoretical models and empirical analysis aimed at understanding and directing macroeconomic policy, including monetary, fiscal, and stru
Prereq: ECON 210A-B-C or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 216 Computation for Macroeconomics (4)
This course covers advanced computation techniques that are widely used in macroeconomics, finance, and other fields.
Prereq: ECON 210A-B-C or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 217 Real Frictions and Financial Frictions (4)
While understanding how the macro economy behaves in the ideal, frictionless setting is indispensable; most of the interesting issues in macro arise as a conseq
Prereq: ECON 210A-B-C or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 219 Readings in Macroeconomics (4)
This course will cover numerical analysis of dynamic macroeconomic models.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 220A Econometrics A (4)
An introduction to probability and statistics for graduate students in economics.
Prereq: graduate standing; enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75) or Rady PhD students (RS79); or consent...
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 220B Econometrics B (4)
Introduction to regression analysis and other estimation methods.
Prereq: ECON 220A, graduate standing; Enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75) or Rady PhD students (RS79);...
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 220C Econometrics C (4)
This course focuses on econometric analysis of panel data and cross-section data.
Prereq: ECON 220B, graduate standing; enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75) or Rady PhD students (RS79);...
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 220D Econometrics D (4)
Examines modern time series econometrics, extending methods from ECON 220A-C to dependent data.
Prereq: ECON 220C, graduate standing; enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75) or Rady PhD students (RS79);...
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 220E Econometrics E (4)
Identification of economic models.
Prereq: ECON 220D, graduate standing; enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75) or Rady PhD students (RS79);...
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 220F Econometrics F (4)
This course focuses on the application of econometric techniques to issues in microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Prereq: ECON 220E, graduate standing; enrollment limited to Economics PhD students (EN75) or Rady PhD students (RS79);...
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 221 Advanced Econometrics (4)
Advanced topics in econometrics.
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 220A, 220B, 220C, 220D, and 220E or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 222A Workshop in Econometrics (4-4-4)
Examination of recent econometric research; development of own research by students and faculty.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 225 Forecasting (4)
Topics include testing for rationality of forecasts, Mincer-Zarnowitz regressions, asymmetric loss functions, tests for equal (superior) predictive ability, mul
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 220A, 220B, 220C, 220D, and 220E or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 226 Bayesian and Numerical Methods (4)
Topics include Bayesian inference and decision theory, loss functions, estimation of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models, nonlinear time series, state
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 220A, 220B, 220C, 220D, and 220E or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 227 Nonparametric and Semiparametric Models (4)
Topics include neural networks, kernels, series, splines, estimation of densities and spectra, smoothing parameter selection, semiparametric models, efficiency
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 220A, 220B, 220C, 220D, and 220E or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 228 Nonstandard Inference (4)
Topics include weak instruments, unit roots, break tests, switching models, set-based inference, maximum likelihood estimation and meaning of misspecified model
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 220A, 220B, 220C, 220D, and 220E or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 230 Public Economics: Taxation (4)
Exploration of existing theoretical literature evaluating the efficiency and distribution effects of income and commodity taxes.
Prereq: ECON 200A-B-C and ECON 220A-B-C.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 231 Public Economics: Public Goods and Externalities (4)
Justifications for government intervention in the context of public goods and externalities.
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 200A-B-C and ECON 220A-B-C.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 232 Public Economics: Redistribution and Social Insurance (4)
The objective of this course is to provide an understanding of the role of government intervention in the economy in two broad areas of expenditure—redistributi
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 200A-B-C and ECON 220A-B-C.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 233 Public Economics of Health Care (4)
The objective of this course is to provide an understanding of the role of government in the health sector.
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 200A-B-C and ECON 220A-B-C.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 235A Workshop in Applied Economics (0–4/0–4/0–4)
Examination of recent research in applied economics; development of own research by graduate students and faculty.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 237 Political Economy: Microeconomic Perspectives (4)
Governments serve functions key to economic development, including correcting market failures, raising taxes, delivering services, and protecting property right
Prereq: graduate standing.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 241 Microeconomics of Development (4)
Course introduces the household as a decision-making unit, and the contracts and institutions that emerge to compensate for imperfect markets.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 242 Macroeconomics of Development (4)
This course covers development accounting, growth accounting, human capital accumulation, skill-biased technological change, multisector growth models, structur
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 243 Organizational Economics of Development (4)
The study of organizational effectiveness, in both the private and public sectors, bridges the gap between microeconomic analysis of individual and household be
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 245 International Trade (4)
This course covers the determinants of the pattern and volume of trade in goods and services, the interaction of international trade with income distribution an
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 246 International Macroeconomics (4)
This course presents open-economy macroeconomics and international finance.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 247 Empirical Topics in International Economics (4)
This course examines the empirical work in international trade or international macroeconomics.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 248 Spatial Economics (4)
This graduate-level course presents the workhorse spatial model used to think about economic geography in economics.
Prereq: ECON 200A and ECON 210A and ECON 280.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 249A International Development Workshop I (1–4)
Presentation of recent research in international and development economics by faculty and graduate students, covering micro and macroeconomic aspect of both are
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 249C International Development Workshop III (1–4)
Presentation of recent research in international and development economics by faculty and graduate students, covering micro and macroeconomic aspect of both are
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 250A Empirical Methods in Labor Economics (4)
Econometric methods currently used in applied microeconomics explained through examples from labor economics.
Prereq: none.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 250B Topics in Labor Economics (4)
Topics typically include labor demand, labor supply, wage setting, inequality, intergenerational mobility, demographics, economics of family, migration, unemplo
Prereq: ECON 250A.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 250C Advanced Topics in Labor Economics (4)
Topics typically include labor supply, education and training, human capital, discrimination, intergenerational mobility, inequality, wage setting.
Prereq: ECON 250A and ECON 250B.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 260 Industrial Organization: Firms (4)
This course covers theory and empirical applications in the following areas of industrial organization: dynamic pricing, price discrimination, collusion, market
Prereq: ECON 220C. Enrollment by completion of prerequisites or by consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 261 Industrial Organization: Markets (4)
This course covers theory and empirical applications in the following areas of industrial organization: mergers, vertical integration, and innovation.
Prereq: ECON 200C and 220C. Enrollment by completion of prerequisites or by consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 262 Behavioral Game Theory (4)
This course is intended to give students an introduction to the study of strategic interaction through a behavioral lens.
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 200A-B-C.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 263 Modeling Behavioral Economics (4)
Covers various models in behavioral economics including self-control, bounded memory, belief manipulation, framing effects, and behavioral game theory.
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 200A-B-C.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 264 Experimental Economics (4)
Design and interpretation of controlled experiments using human subjects.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 265 Alternative Choice Theory (4)
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 266 Economics of Natural Resources (4)
Theoretical and empirical issues in natural resource economics.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 267 Topics in Environmental and Resource Economics (4)
The course will cover any of a variety of topics in environmental and resource economics, including climate change, exhaustible and renewable resources, interna
Prereq: graduate standing.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 268 Energy and Environmental Economics (4)
Designed to prepare graduate students for original research in environmental or energy economics.
Prereq: graduate standing and ECON 200A-B-C or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 270 Finance—Core Asset Pricing (4)
Theoretical and empirical issues in finance.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 272 Finance—Theory and Testing of Intertemporal Asset Pricing Models (4)
Theoretical and empirical issues in finance.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 280 Computation (2)
Introduction to computing for economists.
Prereq: enrollment limited to economics PhD students (EN75).
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 284 Becoming an Economist (2)
This course provides students with a framework and a range of practical skills to navigate the transition from being full-time students to being independent res
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 285 Precandidacy Presentation (2)
This course is a workshop in which students make formal presentations on the literature and on their own projects and receive input from other students and the
Prereq: graduate standing.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 291 Advanced Field Advising (4)
Controlled reading and discussion with adviser; literature survey.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (6)

ECON 281 Special Topics in Economics (4)
Lecture course at an advanced level on a special topic.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 286 Graduate Research Presentation Workshop (3)
The aim of the course is to train students to present their research effectively to a broad audience.
Prereq: graduate standing, ECON 285.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 296 Original Research Paper (1–12)
In this course, students are guided toward the formulation of an original research idea and the writing of an original paper.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 297 Independent Study (1–5)
(S/U grades only.)
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 299 Research in Economics for Dissertation (1–12)
(S/U grades only.)
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference
ECON 500A Teaching Methods in Economics (4-4-4)
The study and development of effective pedagogical materials and techniques in economics.
Economics: micro and macro Finance and economics Statistics: inference

Education Studies EDS

EDS 324BR Computational Thinking and Block-Based Programming (4)
Examine issues in computing education (e.g., access and equity).
Prereq: upper-division or graduate-level standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 324CR Learn to Teach Java (4)
Examine issues in teaching and learning of programming in Java with a focus teaching of secondary-level students.
Prereq: upper-division or graduate-level standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 342A ASL-English Bilingual Education Practices (4)
Students will examine the history, current theory, philosophy, legislation, and trends in deaf education.
Prereq: must be an ED76 major. (F)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 342B ASL-English Bilingual Education Practices (4)
Students will investigate formal and informal assessment techniques used for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, bilingual/multicultural education practices acro
Prereq: EDS 342A, EDS 361A. Must be an ED76 major. Concurrent enrollment in EDS 361B and 369A. (W)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 342C ASL-English Bilingual Education Practices (4)
Students will continue to investigate formal and informal assessment techniques used for deaf and hard of hearing children, bilingual/multicultural education pr
Prereq: EDS 342A, EDS 342B, EDS 361A. Must be an ED76 major.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 352A Bilingual Instructional Practices I (2)
First course in a three-course sequence.
Prereq: ED78 major: Elementary Multiple Subject or Single Subject candidates at UC San Diego who have advanced to stud...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 352B Bilingual Instructional Practices II (2)
Second course in a three-course sequence.
Prereq: EDS 352A. ED78 major: Elementary Multiple Subject or Single Subject candidates at UC San Diego who have advanc...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 352C Bilingual Instructional Practices III (2)
Third course in a three-course sequence.
Prereq: EDS 352B. ED78 major: Elementary Multiple Subject or Single Subject candidates at UC San Diego who have advanc...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 361A Innovative Instructional Practices I (6)
First course in a three-course sequence.
Prereq: must be an ED76 major: Teaching and Learning Bilingual Education (ASL-English) or ED78 major only for Elementa...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 361B Innovative Instructional Practices II (6)
Second course in three-course sequence.
Prereq: EDS 361A, ED76 major: Teaching and Learning Bilingual Education (ASL-English) or ED78 major only for Elementar...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 361C Innovative Instructional Practices III (4)
Last course in a three-course sequence.
Prereq: EDS 361B, ED76 major: Teaching and Learning Bilingual Education (ASL-English) or ED78 major only for Elementar...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 368 Instructional Planning and Assessment (Elementary) (2 or 4)
This course is designed to provide multiple subject credential candidates with support and mentorship to ensure successful completion of all California Multiple
Prereq: ED78 majors for Elementary Multiple Subjects only.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 376 Language and Learning Instruction (4)
This course satisfies the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing requirement for preparation in reading theory and methods for all credential candidates
Prereq: ED78 Elementary Multiple Subject or Single Subject candidates at UC San Diego who have advanced to student tea...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 378 Instructional Planning and Assessment (Secondary) (2 or 4)
This course is designed to provide secondary credential candidates with content-specific support and mentorship to ensure successful completion of all Californi
Prereq: ED78 majors for Single Subjects only.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 381 Health Education (4)
This course satisfies the Commission on Teacher Credentialing requirement for Health Education.
Prereq: ED78 major: Elementary Multiple Subject or Single Subject candidates at UC San Diego who have advanced to stud...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 382 Inclusive Educational Practices (4)
This course satisfies the Commission on Teacher Credentialing requirements for Special Education.
Prereq: ED78 or ED81 major: Elementary Multiple Subject or Single Subject candidates at UC San Diego who have advanced...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 384 Advanced Topics in Deaf Education Practices (4)
Students will investigate advanced topics of formal and informal assessment techniques used for deaf and hard of hearing children, bilingual and multicultural e
Prereq: must be an ED78 major: Affirmed Education Specialist Credential candidate at UC San Diego who has advanced to ...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 385 Elementary School Mathematics Content and Pedagogy (4)
Examines the underlying mathematical concepts of the elementary school mathematics curriculum and related pedagogical implications for teaching.
Prereq: students must be ED78 majors: MEd/Elementary-Multiple Subject Credential candidates who have advanced to stude...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 204 Technology and Professional Assessment (4)
Advanced techniques for using network-based resources for teaching and learning will be introduced.
Prereq: students must be registered as an MEd/Credential graduate student (ED78).
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 204R Technology and Professional Assessment (4)
Advanced techniques for using network-based resources for teaching and learning will be introduced.
Prereq: students must be registered as an MEd/Credential graduate student (ED78).
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 229 Introduction to Educational Resources (4)
This course prepares K–12 teacher-researchers to design, implement, and evaluate classroom research.
Prereq: students must be registered ED75 majors.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 231 Advanced Topics in Instructional Practices (4)
Selected advanced topics in K–12 instructional practices in various subject areas.
Prereq: must be ED75 major or consent of instructor. (Su)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 249 Equity in Higher Education (4)
This graduate-level course is aimed at providing students with an opportunity to learn about institutional transformation and equity in higher education.
Prereq: graduate-level standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 251 Transforming Learning Environments (4)
This course explores formal and informal learning environments with documented records of successful student engagement.
Prereq: ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 252 Transforming Inequities in Student Outcomes (4)
The course focuses on factors that shape the unequal distribution of educational opportunities for marginalized groups.
Prereq: ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 253 Transforming Educational Systems and Policy (4)
This course exposes students to past and present systemic policies that influence the practices and efficiency of the P–20 system.
Prereq: ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 255 Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis (4)
In this course, students will extend their knowledge of statistical methods based on the general linear model, including correlation, regression, analysis of va
Prereq: EDS 254. Restricted to doctoral students (ED82), MSED major ME75, or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 263 Developmental Theory and Culture (4)
This seminar will examine basic approaches to the study of human development, drawing on theory, research, and methods from multiple disciplines to study how ch
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 264 Introduction to Qualitative Analysis (4)
This course provides an introduction to qualitative approaches in education research.
Prereq: ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 268 Introduction to Critical Race Theory and Education (4)
Introduction to critical race theory (CRT) and education provides a foundation for students who are interested in learning more about critical race theory in ed
Prereq: EDS 251 or EDS 252 or EDS 253. ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 269 Diverse College Students (4)
This course is aimed at providing students with an opportunity to develop a better understanding of theory and research focused on college students.
Prereq: graduate-level standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 270 Leadership and Equity in Educational Reform (4)
This course provides a framework for understanding school reform movements that integrates relevant theory and research from a number of academic disciplines.
Prereq: admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 272 Education and Culture (4)
This course examines schooling from an anthropological perspective, focusing on the impact of social and cultural forces on teaching and learning in US public s
Prereq: admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 278 Talking Culture, Culture Talking: Voices of Diversity (4)
This course explores the discourse of culture in American society and the problem of “silenced” or unheard voices.
Prereq: graduate status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 279 Campus Activism (4)
This course is focused on providing students with a better understanding of the relationship between social movements and higher education systems.
Prereq: graduate-level standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 280 Rethinking Leadership (4)
This course will present the evolution of leadership thought and theory, with an emphasis on the distinction between, and interrelatedness of, effective managem
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 281 Leadership for Learning (4)
This course will explore various models of curriculum and instruction in response to students’ learning needs.
Prereq: Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status (ED81).
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 282 Leadership for a Diverse Society (4)
This course will address theories and practices for achieving schools and classrooms that are informed by and built around the participation of diverse communit
Prereq: Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 283 Leadership for Organizational Change (4)
This course will present multiple theories of organizational change, explore group processes and identify models of decision making, and analyze human motivatio
Prereq: Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 284 Leadership for Organizational Development (4)
This course will investigate the skills and dispositions needed for students to lead the development of learning organizations.
Prereq: Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 285 Leadership for the Future (4)
This course addresses interdisciplinary influences on leadership practice within learning organizations.
Prereq: Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 286 Advanced Topics in Leadership (4)
This course explores topical issues in the field of leadership.
Prereq: Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 292 Qualifying Paper Preparation (2)
This course will provide students with time, resources, and guidance for the purpose of developing a review of literature on a student-related topic, which typi
Prereq: Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status. (S/U grade permitted)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 295 MA Thesis (1–8)
Research for the master’s thesis (Educational Research) or curriculum design portfolio thesis (Curriculum Design).
Prereq: consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (82)

EDS 324AR Teaching Impacts of Technology (4)
This online course develops educators’ knowledge base around aspects of the digital world (e.g., digital devices, systems, networks, data and analysis, algorith
Prereq: upper-division or graduate-level standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 324DR Teaching Methods in Computer Science (4)
Provides pedagogical and content knowledge and experiences to be an effective computer science teacher in the K-12 setting.
Prereq: upper-division or graduate-level standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 324ER CS for All: Teaching Computer Science Foundations in Elementary Grades (4)
This online course develops elementary educators’ knowledge base specifically around K-5 level computer science student standards, both in programming and beyon
Prereq: upper-division or graduate-level standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 349 Deaf Education Specialist Student Teaching Practicum (9)
Education specialist credential candidate performs student teaching in participating schools for a minimum of seven weeks full-time under the supervision of a c
Prereq: must be an ED76 major, Teaching and Bilingual Education (ASL-English)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 351 Teaching the English Language Learner (4)
Students will examine the principles of second language acquisition and approaches to bilingual education.
Prereq: ED76 or ED78 major: Elementary Multiple Subject or Single Subject candidates at UC San Diego who have advanced...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 355A Advanced Mathematics Teaching Practices for Grades K–6 (2)
First course in a three-course sequence.
Prereq: admission into the ED78: Multiple Subject (MS-2 program), and concurrent enrollment in EDS 361A or consent of ...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 355B Advanced Mathematics Teaching Practices for Grades K–6 (2)
Second course in the sequence.
Prereq: EDS 355A, admission into the ED85: Multiple Subject (MS-2 program), and concurrent enrollment in EDS 361B or c...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 355C Advanced Mathematics Teaching Practices for Grades K–6 (2)
Third course in the series, which provides a theoretical and practical grounding in pedagogy and professional factors influencing high-quality elementary mathem
Prereq: EDS 355B is required prior to EDS 355C. Students must have been admitted to ED85; Multiple Subject (MS-2 progr...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 359 Education Specialist Teaching Practicum (6)
The education specialist credential candidate performs clinical practice (fieldwork and student/intern teaching) in participating schools for a minimum of 120 h
Prereq: must be an ED78 major: Affirmed Education Specialist Credential candidate at UC San Diego who has advanced to ...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 369A Multiple Subject (Elementary) Student Teaching Practicum-I (6)
First course in the series.
Prereq: ED76 or ED78 majors for Elementary Multiple Subjects only. Affirmed Multiple Subject Credential candidate at U...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 369B Multiple Subject (Elementary) Student Teaching Practicum-II (6)
Second course in the series.
Prereq: EDS 369A, ED78 major for Elementary Multiple Subjects only. Affirmed Multiple Subject Credential candidate at ...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 369C Multiple Subject (Elementary) Student Teaching Practicum-III (6)
Third course in the series.
Prereq: EDS 369B, ED78 major for Elementary Multiple Subjects only. Affirmed Multiple Subject Credential candidate at ...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 370A Multiple Subject (Elementary) Student Teaching Seminar-I (2)
First course in the series.
Prereq: ED76 or ED78 majors for Elementary Multiple Subjects only. Affirmed Multiple Subject Credential candidate at U...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 370B Multiple Subject (Elementary) Student Teaching Seminar-II (2)
Second course in the series.
Prereq: ED76 or ED78 majors for Elementary Multiple Subjects only. Affirmed Multiple Subject Credential candidate at U...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 370C Multiple Subject (Elementary) Student Teaching Seminar-III (2)
Third course in the series.
Prereq: ED76 or ED78 majors for Elementary Multiple Subjects only. Affirmed Multiple Subject Credential candidate at U...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 371 Secondary History-Social Science Teaching Practices (2)
Introduces prospective secondary teachers to principles and strategies of teaching history-social science by applying social science theory to classroom practic
Prereq: ED78 Single Subject major only. Affirmed Single Subject candidate at UC San Diego who has advanced or consent ...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 372 World Language Teaching Practices (4)
Proficiency-oriented language teaching techniques, including project-based and communicative approaches, developing student knowledge and appreciation of the cu
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 373 Secondary English Teaching Practices (4)
The course introduces prospective secondary teachers to principles and strategies of teaching English language arts.
Prereq: ED78 Single Subject major only. Affirmed Single Subject candidate at UC San Diego who has advanced to internsh...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 374 Secondary Mathematics Teaching Practices (4)
Mathematics teaching techniques, including curriculum design, California Model Curriculum Standards, instructional methods, computer applications, selection and
Prereq: ED78 Single Subject major only. Affirmed Single Subject candidate at UC San Diego who has advanced to internsh...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 375 Secondary Science Teaching Practices (4)
Science teaching techniques, including science curriculum design, California Model Curriculum Standards, instructional methods, computer applications, selection
Prereq: ED78 Single Subject major only. Affirmed Single Subject candidate at UC San Diego who has advanced to internsh...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 379A Single Subject (Secondary) Internship Practicum I (6)
The secondary credential candidate teaches approximately one academic quarter for each course in this series (one public school academic year) under the guidanc
Prereq: ED78 Single Subject major only. Affirmed Single Subject candidate at UC San Diego who has advanced to internsh...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 379B Single Subject (Secondary) Internship Practicum II (6)
Second course in the series.
Prereq: EDS 379A. ED78 Single Subject major only. Affirmed Single Subject candidate at UC San Diego who has advanced t...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 379C Single Subject (Secondary) Internship Practicum III (6)
Third course in the series.
Prereq: EDS 379B. ED78 Single Subject major only. Affirmed Single Subject candidate at UC San Diego who has advanced t...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 380A Single Subject (Secondary) Internship Seminar I (2)
First course in the series.
Prereq: ED78 Single Subject major only. EDS 379A must be taken as a corequisite.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 380B Single Subject (Secondary) Internship Seminar II (2)
Second course in the series.
Prereq: EDS 380A. ED78 Single Subject major only. EDS 379B must be taken as a corequisite.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 380C Single Subject (Secondary) Internship Seminar III (2)
Third course in the series.
Prereq: EDS 380A-B. ED78 Single Subject major only. EDS 379C must be taken as a corequisite.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 201 Introduction to Resources for Teaching and Learning (4)
This course introduces students to educational resources, both in print and online.
Prereq: students must be registered EDS graduate students (ED 76, 77, 78, 79, 80).
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 203 Technology, Teaching, and Learning (4)
This course will review current literature on effective applications of technology in the classroom.
Prereq: students must be registered EDS graduate students (ED 76, 77, 78, 79, 80).
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 205A Reflective Teaching Practice (2)
This course introduces principles and practices of reflective teaching.
Prereq: students must be registered EDS graduate students.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 205B Reflective Teaching Practice (2)
This course introduces principles and practices of reflective teaching.
Prereq: EDS 205A, and students must be registered EDS graduate students.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 206 Teaching Performance Assessment Portfolio (4)
This course introduces the use of a Teaching Performance Assessment Portfolio for assessment of teaching performance.
Prereq: students must be registered EDS graduate students.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 206R Teaching Performance Assessment Portfolio (4)
This course introduces the use of a Teaching Performance Assessment Portfolio for assessment of teaching performance.
Prereq: students must be registered EDS graduate students.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 230A Research in Curriculum Design (4-4-4)
A yearlong course sequence, which provides an extensive overview of curriculum, design principles appropriate for K–12 instruction.
Prereq: must be ED75 major or consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 232 Special Topics in Education (4)
This course explores topical issues in education.
Prereq: ED75 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 233A Topics in Education Research and Design (2)
Current topics and issues in education and educational research methodology, including action research, participant observation, ethnography, and survey researc
Prereq: ED79 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 233B Topics in Education Research and Design (2)
Current topics and issues in education and educational research methodology, including action research, participant observation, ethnography, and survey researc
Prereq: EDS 233A: ED79 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 240A Research in ASL-English Bilingual Education (4)
A three-course sequence in which participants conduct an overview of research and design and conduct a study related to bilingual, bicultural education for deaf
Prereq: ED76 major: Teaching and Learning Bilingual Education (ASL-English) or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 240B Research in ASL-English Bilingual Education (4)
A three-course sequence in which participants conduct an overview of research and design and conduct a study related to bilingual, bicultural education for deaf
Prereq: EDS 240A, and ED76 major: Teaching and Learning Bilingual Education (ASL-English) or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 240C Research in ASL-English Bilingual Education (4)
A three-course sequence in which participants conduct an overview of research and design and conduct a study related to bilingual, bicultural education for deaf
Prereq: EDS 240A/EDS 240B, and ED76 major: Teaching and Learning Bilingual Education (ASL-English) or consent of instr...
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 246 EDS First-Year Doctoral Seminar (4)
The seminar is held during the first year of doctoral study.
Prereq: department approval required; first-year EDS PhD students.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 247 Research Rotation Experience (2)
Introduces students to a variety of research experiences.
Prereq: department approval required; EDS PhD students.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 250 Equitable Educational Research and Practice (4)
This course introduces students to research studies and educational practices of educational equity, both in general and within specific content areas.
Prereq: students must be registered EDS graduate students.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 254 Introduction to Research Design and Quantitative Data Analysis (4)
Introduction to quantitative concepts, descriptive statistics, and fundamentals of statistical inference in social science.
Prereq: doctoral students in education ED82 or MSED major ME75 or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 256 Introduction to Mixed Methods Research Design and Analysis (4)
This course offers an introduction to mixed methods research in education studies.
Prereq: EDS 254 and EDS 264. ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 257 Case Study Research (4)
This course will guide doctoral students in conducting rigorous case study research in the social sciences and the field of education.
Prereq: ED82 and ED79 majors, or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 259 Communicating Research (2)
Universities are exploring new ways to convey the relevance of research directly to interested stakeholders beyond the academy.
Prereq: ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 259A Communicating Research and Reviewing Literature (2)
This course will support students in learning how to write a systematic literature review and other foundational elements for developing research proposals and
Prereq: ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 259B Communicating Research for Broad Audiences (2)
This course will support advanced PhD students in learning how to communicate research findings in various formats for different audiences including researchers
Prereq: ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 260A Educational Research and Evaluation Design (4)
This course integrates a variety of social and behavioral science perspectives and research methodologies in examining topics of central relevance to education.
Prereq: admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 260B Educational Research and Evaluation Design (4)
This course integrates a variety of social and behavioral science perspectives and research methodologies in examining topics of central relevance to education.
Prereq: EDS 260A, and admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 260C Educational Research and Evaluation Design (4)
This course integrates a variety of social and behavioral science perspectives and research methodologies in examining topics of central relevance to education.
Prereq: EDS 260B, and admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 261A Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods (4)
This course addresses more advanced topics in research design and methodology.
Prereq: admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 261B Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods (4)
This course addresses more advanced topics in research design and methodology.
Prereq: EDS 261A, and admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 261C Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods (4)
This course addresses more advanced topics in research design and methodology.
Prereq: EDS 261B, and admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 262A Dissertation Writing Seminar (4)
This seminar provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing.
Prereq: admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 262B Dissertation Writing Seminar (4)
This seminar provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing.
Prereq: EDS 262A, and admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 262C Dissertation Writing Seminar (4)
This seminar provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing.
Prereq: EDS 262B, and admission into the EdD program or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 265 Special Topics in Qualitative Methods (4)
This course series addresses special topics in education research and data analysis.
Prereq: ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 266 Special Topics in Quantitative Methods (4)
This course series addresses special topics in quantitative education research and data analysis.
Prereq: ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 267 Contexts for Teaching and Change (4)
This seminar integrates a range of perspectives to understand the contexts of teaching and change.
Prereq: restricted to PhD (ED82) and EdD (ED79) students, or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 287A Educational Research and Evaluation Design A (4)
This course integrates a variety of social and behavioral science perspectives and research methodologies in examining topics of central relevance to education.
Prereq: EDS doctoral student (ED81 or ED82) or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 287B Educational Research and Evaluation Design B (4)
This course integrates a variety of social and behavioral science perspectives and research methodologies in examining topics of central relevance to education.
Prereq: EDS 287A and EDS doctoral student (ED81 or ED82), or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 287C Educational Research and Evaluation Design C—Qualitative Methods (4)
This course integrates a variety of social and behavioral science perspectives and research methodologies in examining topics of central relevance to education.
Prereq: EDS 287A, EDS 287B, and EDS doctoral student (ED81 or ED82), or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 288A Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods A—Quantitative Methods (4)
This first course in a three-course series focuses on the importance of data interpretation.
Prereq: EDS doctoral student (ED81 or ED82) or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 288B Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods B—Qualitative Methods (4)
This course focuses on student’s skill development in qualitative research with emphasis on designing qualitative studies.
Prereq: EDS doctoral student (ED81 or ED82) or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 288C Advanced Research and Evaluation Methods C—Quantitative Methods (4)
This course focuses on analyzing quantitative data.
Prereq: EDS doctoral student (ED81 or ED82) or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 289A Dissertation Writing Seminar (4)
This seminar provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing.
Prereq: Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 289B Dissertation Writing Seminar (4)
This seminar provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing.
Prereq: EDS 289A, and Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 289C Dissertation Writing Seminar (4)
This seminar provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing.
Prereq: EDS 289B, and Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 289D Dissertation Writing Seminar (4)
This seminar provides an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and critique in-progress dissertation research and writing.
Prereq: EDS 289C, and Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 290 Research Practicum (1–12)
Supervised research studies with individual topics selected according to students’ special interests.
Prereq: MA candidate and consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 291A Leadership Research Practicum (2)
Students use their placements in local schools and educational settings to examine leadership research and practice topics raised in the Leadership core courses
Prereq: Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 291B Leadership Research Practicum (2)
Students use their placements in local schools and educational settings to examine leadership research and practice topics raised in the Leadership core courses
Prereq: EDS 291A, and Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 293A Advanced Leadership Research Practicum (2)
Students use their placements in local schools and educational settings to examine leadership research and practice topics raised in the Leadership core courses
Prereq: Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 293B Advanced Leadership Research Practicum (2)
Students use their placements in local schools and educational settings to examine leadership research and practice topics raised in the Leadership core courses
Prereq: EDS 293A, and Joint EdD in Educational Leadership student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 294A Colloquium on Educational Leadership (2)
Program faculty and visiting lecturers present leadership research in progress.
Prereq: graduate student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 294B Colloquium on Educational Leadership (2)
Program faculty and visiting lecturers present leadership research in progress.
Prereq: EDS 294A, and graduate student status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 296 Research Advisory Course (2–12)
The RAC will provide a structured environment for mentoring that is designed around the current academic needs of each student.
Prereq: ED82 major or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 297 Directed Group Study (1–6)
Study and analysis of specific topics under the guidance of a faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 298 Independent Study (1–6)
Individual guided study and/or independent research in an area not covered by present course offerings.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 299 Dissertation Research (1–12)
Directed research on dissertation topic for students who have been admitted to candidacy for the EdD or PhD program.
Prereq: admission into the EdD or PhD program (major codes ED81 and ED82) and consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
EDS 500 Apprentice Teaching in Education (2–4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in teacher education courses, includes discussion of teaching theory and practice, ins
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Environmental Studies ENVR

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

ENVR 500 Apprentice Teaching in Environmental Studies (4)
A course in which teaching assistants are aided in learning proper teaching methods by means of supervision of their work by the faculty: handling of discussion
Prereq: graduate standing.
Earth and ocean science Renewable and environmental energy

Ethnic Studies ETHN

ETHN 200A Departures: A Genealogy of Critical Racial and Ethnic Studies (4)
Introduction to critical racial and ethnic studies and how this perspective departs from traditional constructions of race and culture; examination of relevant
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 200B Formulations: Interdisciplinarity and Knowledge Production in Ethnic Studies (4)
This course uses model studies to explore how comparative and relational problems are posed as research projects, how research questions are constructed, and ho
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 201 Historical Methods and Archives (4)
This course seeks to develop research skills in historical methods; to understand techniques and tools historians use to create historical narratives using arch
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 202 Qualitative Methods/Ethnography (4)
This course focuses on conceptual and methodological frameworks of ethnography and qualitative inquiry, including research design, grounded theory, the field no
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 203 Cultural Studies and Cultural Production (4)
This course will train students in approaches to interdisciplinary research concerned with power and the production of knowledge, with a focus on conducting mul
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 214A Representing Native America (4)
This course provides an introduction to the history and theory of museum representation of American Indians in order to explore its relation to colonialism and
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 214B Representing Native America: Exhibition Design (4)
This course follows the introduction to the history and theory of museum representation of American Indians in order to explore its relation to colonialism and
Prereq: ETHN 214A or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 252 Race, Gender, and Space (4)
This course offers scholars of race, gender, and sexuality an introduction to spatial theory and geographic methodologies.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 255 Race and Psychoanalysis (4)
This seminar explores the centrality of race to the formation of the discipline of psychoanalysis as well as the relevance of psychoanalysis to the study of rac
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 256 Gender, Sexuality, and Race (4)
This course studies the body cross-culturally as the site for the construction of gender, sex, ethnic, and racial identities.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 257A Social Theory (4-4)
An intensive survey of social and cultural theory, focusing on how constructions of science, language, politics, and social inequality shaped early modernity, r
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 260 Transnationalism and Borderlands: The Local and Global (4)
This course critically reviews the analytical frameworks of transnationalism and borderlands.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 265 Critical Immigration and Refugee Studies (4)
This course surveys the field of immigration and refugee studies and introduces students to recent theories and cutting-edge research in the field.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 266 Popular Culture and Pedagogy (4)
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 267 History and Memory (4)
We analyze how concepts of power and memory are appropriated in diverse narratives: literature, theatre, personal testimonies, monuments, museums, memorials; an
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 268 Theories and Cultures of US Imperialism (4)
How did the United States become an empire?
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 270 Indigenous Epistemologies and their Disruptions (4)
This seminar will explore indigenous epistemologies, their ontological dimensions, the methodological issues surrounding related research, and their significanc
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 275 Marxist Thought (4)
This seminar examines critical engagements between scholarship from postcolonial, feminist and other radical Marxist traditions.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 280 Black Thought: Roots and Routes (4)
This course explores major currents in black intellectual history, and some paths less well tread, structured thematically, geographically, and chronologically
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 291 Comprehensive Examination Preparation (4)
Organized group preparation for comprehensive examination.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 298 Directed Reading (1–12)
This is an independent research or individual guided tutorial in an area not covered by present course offerings.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (8)

ETHN 200C Projects (Proseminar): Research in Ethnic Studies (4)
Students examine research designs presented by faculty and advanced graduate students to study how to conceive of and pose research questions, integrate theoret
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 230 Departmental Colloquium (1)
This course is a forum for the presentation of recent research by guests, faculty, and students.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 287 Ethnography Practicum (4)
This course offers students a primer in ethnographic research.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 289 Topics in Ethnic Studies Research (4)
This course is a research seminar on themes of contemporary and historic importance in ethnic studies.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 291A Comprehensive Research Preparation: The Literature Review (4)
Using key theoretical approaches, debates, and frameworks of ethnic studies, students develop a critical analysis of how existing scholarship within the field o
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 291B Comprehensive Research Preparation: The Methodologies Paper (4)
Implementing interdisciplinary research methods, students produce independent, generative research germane to the study of race and ethnicity.
Prereq: ETHN 291A.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 299 Thesis Research (1–12)
Open to graduate students conducting doctoral thesis research.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
ETHN 500 Apprentice Teaching in Ethnic Studies (4)
A course in which teaching assistants are aided in learning proper teaching methods by means of supervision of their work by the faculty: handling of discussion
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Family Medicine and Public Health FPM

FPM 231 Exposure Assessment and Biomarkers in Epidemiology (2)
To address how exposure assessment accuracies or biases can influence study outcomes and conclusions in epidemiology.
Public health and epidemiology
FPM 233 Clinical Nutrition (2)
Clinical nutrition is the study of nutrition and diet as related to the prevention and treatment of human disease.
FPM 237 Microarray Technology and Informatics (2)
This course is an introduction to microarray technology and analysis of gene expression data.
FPM 238 Introduction to Clinical Family Medicine (1–7)
Introduction to clinical ambulatory medicine where students spend one afternoon per week in a physician’s practice participating in patient care commensurate wi
Prereq: medical student status.
FPM 244 Clinical and Public Health Elective, Baja California, Mexico (2)
(Cross-listed with MED 248) Integrated clinical and public health experience with US and Mexican graduate student and faculty teams over three to four days in B
Prereq: UC San Diego SOM student and graduate students with consent of instructor.
FPM 246 Occupational/Environmental Health (2)
An introduction to the history and epidemiology of work-related disease.
Prereq: SM 208.
FPM 257 Cancer: Cause and Prevention (2)
This course will provide an overview of the problem of cancer and its avoidable causes.
FPM 258A Public Health Doctoral Lecture Series I (2)
This first quarter of a three-quarter sequence combines didactic instruction, interactive sessions and student presentations.
Prereq: Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health graduate student, SOM student.
FPM 258B Public Health Doctoral Lecture Series II (2)
This second quarter of a three-quarter sequence combines didactic instruction, interactive sessions and student presentations.
Prereq: Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health graduate student, SOM student, FPM 258A.
FPM 258C Public Health Doctoral Lecture Series III (2)
This third quarter of a three-quarter sequence combines didactic instruction, interactive sessions and student presentations.
Prereq: Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health graduate student, SOM student, FPM 258B.
FPM 259A Applied Epidemiology—Scientific Analysis (4)
Students will explore an epidemiologic research question by reviewing relevant published literature, and then design and conduct appropriate data analysis using
Prereq: Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health graduate students.
Public health and epidemiology
FPM 259B Applied Epidemiology—Scientific Writing (4)
Students will learn the principles of scientific writing, review examples of scientific literature, and then complete a manuscript suitable for publication base
Prereq: Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health graduate student, FPM 259A.
Public health and epidemiology Writing, reading and study skills
FPM 259C Applied Epidemiology—Scientific Presentations (4)
Students will learn the principles of scientific presentations, for the classroom, and for scientific meetings (both oral and poster presentations).
Prereq: Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health graduate student, FPM 259B.
Public health and epidemiology
FPM 270 Cultural Perceptions of Health and Disease (4)
To improve knowledge about health and illness within cultural contexts, including review and discussions of epidemiologic studies describing health indicators/b
Prereq: medical or graduate student. Other students admitted with consent of instructor.
FPM 272 Community Advocacy (4)
The UC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic Project operates in partnership with two community programs for the homeless and an inner-city elementary school.
Prereq: medical student.
FPM 276 Health Behavior Interventions I (4)
Course will include a discussion of intervention goals suggested by major theories of health behavior change.
Prereq: must be enrolled in the SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health.
FPM 277 Health Behavior Interventions II (4)
This course focuses on critical analyses of success and failure of behavior theories as applied to interventions in multiple fields (e.g., smoking, dietary beha
Prereq: must be enrolled in the UC San Diego/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health (PU 75 and PU 76).
FPM 278 Scale Development for Behavioral Health Measurement (4)
Course will present theory and methods for developing scales to assess health behavior constructs (e.g., self-efficacy, social support).
Prereq: must be enrolled in the SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health. Graduate level statistics o...
FPM 286 Free Clinic II (2 or 4)
The Free Clinic Project operates at three community-based sites.
Prereq: FPM 272.
FPM 291 Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health: An Introduction (4)
Focus on disseminating and scaling up health interventions in real-world settings.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (5)

FPM 247 Clinical Epidemiology Seminar (2)
This seminar is designed to expand the student’s understanding of clinical epidemiology by investigating several major controversial issues, such as treatment o
Public health and epidemiology
FPM 280A Practicum in Health Behavior I (4)
Students will learn about grant writing, project management, and preparation of manuscripts for publication and presentations for scientific meetings, and also
Prereq: must be enrolled in the SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health (PU75 and PU75). Courses mus...
FPM 280B Practicum in Health Behavior II (4)
Students will learn about grant writing, project management, and preparation of manuscripts for publication and presentations for scientific meetings, and also
Prereq: must be enrolled in the SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health (PU75 and PU75). Courses mus...
FPM 280C Practicum in Health Behavior III (4)
Students will learn about grant writing, project management, and preparation of manuscripts for publication and presentations for scientific meetings, and also
Prereq: must be enrolled in the SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health (PU75 and PU75). Courses mus...
FPM 288 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (4)
Focus on qualitative methods addressing both theoretical and practical dimensions of conducting qualitative research.

Global Health GLBH

GLBH 202 Global Health Epidemiology (4)
This course will address basic epidemiology principles, concepts, and procedures that are used in the investigation of health-related states or events from a gl
Prereq: graduate-level standing or department approval required.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 211 Clinic on the Border: Health Frontiers in Tijuana (4)
Introduces students to the physical and mental health needs of vulnerable migrants and socially marginalized communities, including substance users, LGBTQ, depo
Prereq: Students must apply to participate in the program quarterly.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 212 “Experiencing Epidemics”: Anthropologies of Infectious Diseases (4)
This course aims to discuss infectious diseases as a dynamic field of study, fruitful for global health research because it allows us to observe the interplay b
Prereq: graduate-level standing.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 213 Global Health Program Design and Evaluation (4)
This seminar examines program development focused on designing logic models and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plans from problem identification to proposal re
Prereq: department approval required, graduate-level standing.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 214 Program Management in Global Health (4)
This seminar examines program development, capacity strengthening, and strategic analysis in global health through reading, discussion, project work, and presen
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 215 Community Health Workers (4)
Community health workers (CHWs)—people from the community in which they are working, who receive training on the job—are a cornerstone of health programs around
Prereq: graduate level standing.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 241 Clinical Perspectives in Global Health (4)
This course aims to understand the salient aspects of global health from the point of view of the clinician who translates epidemiological knowledge into treatm
Prereq: graduate-level standing.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 245 Native American Health and Healing (4)
This course examines fact and fiction with respect to epidemics of contagious diseases including smallpox and tuberculosis, alcohol and drug dependency, diabete
Prereq: graduate-level standing.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 249 Social Epidemiology (4)
This course provides an overview of social epidemiology, a branch of epidemiology that focuses on the study of how health-related states or events are impacted
Prereq: graduate-level standing.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 260 Global Health Policy (4)
Students will learn fundamental principles and concepts of global health policy, law, and governance.
Prereq: graduate-level standing.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 261 Global Health Policy, Diplomacy, and Advocacy (4)
Students will explore the application of global health policy, governance, and law principles to the practice of global health through case studies and interact
Prereq: GLBH 260.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 274 Global Mental Health (4)
(Cross-listed with ANTH 276.) This course will examine core topics in global mental health research and practice, including cross-cultural classification of men
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 281 Essentials of Global Health (4)
This course provides an overview of global health as a field of research and practice, with an emphasis on use of surveillance and research methods to understan
Prereq: graduate level standing.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (7)

GLBH 200 Global Health Master’s Core Seminar (4)
This seminar course consists of workshops to expand on a student’s thesis project and readings synthesizing key concepts and problems in the field of global hea
Prereq: graduate-level standing.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 201 Special Topics in Global Health (4)
Selected topics in global health.
Prereq: graduate-level standing.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 248 Introduction to Global Health Research (4)
Students will gain competency in common research methods and be introduced to implementation challenges in global health.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 297 Global Health Internship (4)
Offers global health master’s students the opportunity to intern and gain credit for their global health field work.
Prereq: students must complete Special Studies paperwork, have a faculty adviser, and receive department approval.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 298 Directed Study (2–12)
Supervised study and readings of topics in global health literature.
Prereq: graduate-level standing. Students must receive approval from the program to enroll with a faculty member in a ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 299 Independent Research (2–12)
Mentored course in which students will work closely with a faculty adviser to prepare a publishable masters project based on their undergraduate senior thesis o
Prereq: graduate-level standing. Students must receive approval from the program to enroll with a faculty member in an...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
GLBH 500 Teaching Apprenticeship (1–4)
The course is designed for students to participate in the undergraduate teaching program as a teaching assistant.
Prereq: graduate-level standing. Department approval required; students must be a TA for the global health program to ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference

Global Policy and Strategy (GPCO) GPCO

GPCO 400 Policy-Making Processes (4)
This course is designed to teach students how to “read” a country’s political and economic system.
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 401 Microeconomics for Policy and Management (4)
This course introduces microeconomics, emphasizing applications to public policy.
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
Economics: micro and macro
GPCO 403 International Economics (4)
The theory and mechanics of international economics.
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 404 Market Failures and Policy Interventions (4)
Builds on GPCO 410, Microeconomics for Policy and Management.
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 406 Public Finance and Taxation (4)
This course introduces principles of taxation and expenditure analysis, public budgeting, and assessment of budget priorities.
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 407 Policy Analysis and Decision Theory (4)
This course introduces students to the methods of policy analysis and decision-making theory, including methods to assemble panel data to capture the impact of
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 408 Policy Analysis and Public Welfare (4)
The course explores the political and economic foundations of public policy making, examining both the processes through which the preferences of individuals ar
GPCO 410 International Politics and Security (4)
Development of analytic tools for understanding international relations with applications to contemporary problems such as the environment, nuclear proliferatio
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 412 Globalization, the World System, and the Pacific (4)
This course examines globalization and other economic and political factors that shape the international relations of the Pacific Rim.
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 415 Accounting and Finance for Policy Makers (4)
This course covers basic knowledge and skills of accounting and finance necessary for policy makers in for-profit, nonprofit, and public sectors.
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 453 Quantitative Methods I (4)
This course is designed to provide proficiency in quantitative methods that are used for optimization and decision making.
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 454 Quantitative Methods II (4)
The course introduces the theory and application of econometric regression for policy analysis.
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 462 Public Policy Capstone (4)
The capstone paper should demonstrate mastery of the three components of a public policy program: 1) development of the methodologies for rigorous data collecti
Prereq: MPP students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 463 Strategy and Negotiation (4)
Using class exercises, this capstone class introduces the fundamentals of business strategy, based on case studies requiring market and corporate analysis, and
Prereq: GPIM 474. GPS students only.
GPCO 466 Real World Projects in Energy and the Environment (4)
The course will emphasize real world application of theories and methods of policy analysis to projects with real clients in the area of energy and the environm
Prereq: GPCO 400 and GPPS 428 or consent of instructor.
GPCO 467 Policy Responses to Global Problems (4)
This capstone is designed to test the analytic skills of students, using them to explain complex real-world problems: security, persistent recurring conflict, p
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 470 Master of Chinese Economic and Political Affairs Capstone (4)
This is the first quarter of a two-quarter requirement.
Prereq: GPS students only or consent of instructor.
GPCO 471 MCEPA Capstone Part II (4)
Students will work closely with the faculty of record and a GPS professor who specializes in the research who are chosen for the capstone project.
Prereq: GPCO 470 or consent of instructor.
GPCO 481 The Politics of International and National Policy Making (4)
This course provides an introduction to the international political economy of the Pacific Rim.
Prereq: MAS-IA students only.
GPCO 482 Global Economics and Markets (4)
This course studies major economies of the Pacific region by combining standard tools in economics with institutional background on each economy.
Prereq: MAS-IA students only.
GPCO 483 Workshop on Policy Issues in the Pacific Rim (4)
Capstone class: Students collaborate on long-term projects analyzing important political, economic, and business issues in the Pacific regions using the tools a
Prereq: GPCO 481 and GPCO 482 or consent of instructor.

Global Policy and Strategy (GPEC) GPEC

GPEC 400 Global Risk, Uncertainty, and Investment (4)
Course studies how firms and individuals make decisions in the context of risk and uncertainty.
GPEC 406 Finance and Development (4)
This course analyzes the roles of money and financial institutions in the economy.
Prereq: GPCO 403 and GPCO 415 or consent of instructor.
GPEC 409 Economic Policy in Latin America (4)
This course examines the economic policies implemented by Latin American countries over the last half century, focusing on their role in the process of economic
Prereq: GPCO 401 and GPCO 403 or consent of instructor.
GPEC 411 Topics in China’s Development (4)
Why has China been growing so fast in the past few decades?
GPEC 412 Comparative Development of the East Asian Economies (4)
This course studies the economic development, current economic issues, and future prospects and challenges of East Asia, broadly defined as China, Japan, Korea,
GPEC 416 International Trade Agreements (4)
Examines international trade agreements, their design, the strategic interactions that determine implementation and sustainability, and consequences for global
GPEC 431 Fiscal and Monetary Policy (4)
Effects of fiscal and monetary policies on aggregate variables such as output, nominal and real interest rates, price level, and employment.
GPEC 432 Immigration and Immigration Policy (4)
The goals of the course are to help students acquire analytic skills used in the study of labor economics and international migration.
GPEC 434 The Present and Future of the Global Economy (4)
In a world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, policymakers must take into consideration a broad range of scenarios.
Prereq: GPCO 401, GPCO 406, and GPCO 453.
GPEC 435 Topics in International Trade (4)
This course helps students master analytical tools used by international economists.
GPEC 443 GIS and Spatial Data Analysis (4)
This course introduces GIS and spatial data analysis for social science research.
GPEC 444 Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing (4)
Students will learn to design and maintain geospatial databases, validate the topology of a dataset, and produce clear and informative maps and reports.
GPEC 445 Spatial Analysis for Sustainable Development (4)
Organized thematically by the sustainable development goals (SDGs), this course surveys the latest literature employing spatial data or remote sensing to improv
Prereq: GPEC 443.
GPEC 446 Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making (4)
The goal of this course is to learn how to evaluate quantitative information in business, policy, and economic contexts, and to make sound decisions in complex
Prereq: GPCO 453 and GPCO 454 or consent of instructor.
Statistics: inference
GPEC 447 Data Science Approaches to Spatial Analysis (4)
Course introduces spatial data science techniques and key applications.
Prereq: GPEC 443 and GPEC 444.
GPEC 450 Macroeconomics of Development (4)
This course will cover topics such as: economic growth in the long run; cross-country differences in income, labor supply, human capital, investment, and welfar
Economics: micro and macro
GPEC 451 Economic Development (4)
This course examines comparative patterns of industrialization and agricultural modernization with a focus on certain common features of the modernization proce
Prereq: GPCO 401 and GPCO 403.
GPEC 452 Migration and Development (4)
This course explores the role of migration in the process of economic development.
Prereq: GPCO 453 and GPCO 454.
GPEC 453 Sustainable Development (4)
The course will cover the various aspects of the concept and application of sustainable development: the ways in which sustainable development can be measured,
GPEC 454 Managing the Macroeconomy (4)
This course introduces major issues in macroeconomic policy.
Prereq: GPCO 401 and GPCO 453.
GPEC 456 Macroeconomic Policy and Public Finance (4)
This course covers the determination of national income, inflation, unemployment and employment, aggregate supply and demand, short- and long-run growth, and th
Prereq: GPCO 401 and GPCO 406.
Economics: micro and macro
GPEC 462 Southeast Asian Economies (4)
This course applies theoretical frameworks in microeconomics, international economics, and economic development to study comparative economic development and cu
Prereq: GPCO 401 and GPCO 403 or consent of instructor.
GPEC 464 Designing Field Experiments (4)
This course covers the applied practice of quantitative impact evaluation.
Prereq: GPCO 453, 454, 468, and GPEC 446, or consent of instructor.
GPEC 468 International Health Economics (4)
Course provides an overview of health economics, focusing on developing countries.
GPEC 471 The Japanese Economy (4)
This course is a broad survey of the Japanese economy, together with in-depth examination of some distinctively Japanese phenomena such as savings behavior, fin
Prereq: GPCO 401 and GPCO 403.
GPEC 480 Comparative Development of the Latin American Economies (4)
This course studies the development, current economic issues, and future prospects and challenges of Latin America, broadly defined to include Mexico and Centra
GPEC 485 The Korean Economy (4)
Analytical review of South Korea’s economic performance.
GPEC 486 Economic and Social Development of China (4)
This course examines China’s development experience from a generally economic standpoint.
GPEC 488 Environmental and Regulatory Economics (4)
This course provides a broad overview of environmental and regulatory economics and its interface with public policy.
Prereq: GPCO 401 and GPCO 454 or consent of instructor.
GPEC 243 GIS and Spatial Data Analysis (4)
This course provides an introduction to GIS and spatial data analysis for applied social science research.
GPEC 244 Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing (4)
Students will learn to design and maintain geospatial databases, validate the topology of a dataset, and produce clear and informative maps and reports.
GPEC 246 Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making (4)
The goal of the course is to teach how to evaluate quantitative information in business and economics contexts, and to make sound managerial decisions in comple
Statistics: inference
GPEC 286 Economic and Social Development of China (4)
This course examines China’s development experience from a generally economic standpoint.

Global Policy and Strategy (GPGN) GPGN

GPGN 495 Advanced Projects in Energy Analytics (4)
This course discusses and evaluates recent prominent policy analysis on the transformation of energy markets around the world, with a special emphasis on electr

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (7)

GPGN 490 Special Topics in Pacific International Affairs (4)
A seminar course at an advanced level on a special topic in Pacific international affairs.
GPGN 491 Cross-Disciplinary Special Topics (4)
A seminar course at an advanced level on a special topic.
GPGN 492 Independent Consulting Research Project (4)
This course offers students the opportunity to work with a nonacademic client on a specific, well-defined business problem identified by the client.
GPGN 494 Special Topics in Remote Sensing and Data Analytics (4)
The course allows students to explore different areas of research that require the use of Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing, and the hard skil
Prereq: GPEC 444 or consent of instructor.
GPGN 497 Internship (2)
Independent research that draws on an internship with an organization relevant to career track and/or regional specialization.
GPGN 498 Directed Group Study (2)
Directed reading in a selected area.
GPGN 499 Independent Research (2–12)
Independent research under the guidance of a faculty member of GPS.

Global Policy and Strategy (GPIM) GPIM

GPIM 410 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Japan (4)
This research-oriented class introduces: (a) frameworks from organization theory and strategy on innovation, corporate renewal, and system change; (b) the speci
GPIM 411 Business and Management in Japan (4)
This course introduces the core features of Japanese business and industrial organization, as well as Japanese management and HR practices.
GPIM 420 Marketing (4)
The role and function of marketing in organizations and society.
GPIM 421 Marketplace Behavior and Survey Methods (4)
This course provides an overview of consumer behavior and best practices of measurement: introduction of foundational principles of judgement and decision-makin
GPIM 424 Corporate Finance (4)
The topics covered are dividend policy and capital structure, options, debt financing, and short- and long-term in financial planning.
GPIM 430 Corporate Nonmarket Strategies (4)
The course examines the evolution of nonmarket strategies in the private sector, and the impact of trends such as globalization, technological advancement, and
GPIM 431 Competition Policy as Industrial Policy (4)
Course examines the use of competition/antitrust policies to achieve industrial policy goals, focusing on the U.S., EU, China, Korea, and emerging markets such
GPIM 432 Technology, Trade, and Globalization (4)
This course examines the tensions between technology and globalization on the one hand and national identity on the other.
GPIM 439 Managing Business Reinvention in a Disrupted World (4)
Course teaches the management tools with which managers can prepare for digital transformation and technological disruptions, and how to build forward-looking p
GPIM 447 Organizational Economics (4)
This course examines the economics of decisions and strategies made within nongovernmental organizations.
GPIM 452 Big Data for Policy, Government, and Management (4)
This course will use tools and case studies to illustrate the promise and challenges of analyzing big data sets.
GPIM 457 Cost-Benefit Analysis (4)
Examination of public policy analysis, such as cost-benefit analysis and project evaluation, for use in policy formation.
GPIM 461 Doing Business in China (4)
This course describes the Chinese commercial, organizational, and cultural environment.
GPIM 465 Doing Business in India (4)
India is the largest country in the world with one of the largest and fastest growing economies.
GPIM 470 International Business (4)
This course introduces basic concepts of international business decision making.
GPIM 471 Start-Ups: From Founding to Launch (4)
New businesses contribute significantly to economic growth, consumer well-being, and labor market development.
GPIM 472 Innovation in the New Economy (4)
This course examines the microeconomics of technological change and innovation.
Prereq: GPCO 454 or consent of instructor.
GPIM 473 Projects with Start-Ups (4)
This course provides the opportunity to apply theories and empirical evidence on the drivers of entrepreneurial success in real-world circumstances.
Prereq: GPIM 472.

Global Policy and Strategy (GPLA) GPLA

GPLA 410A Low Intermediate Japanese Language for Professional Proficiency (4-4-4)
This course is designed to enable students at a low-intermediate level of proficiency to maintain and improve their Japanese language skills through a combinati
GPLA 411A Intermediate Japanese Language for Professional Proficiency (4-4-4)
This course is designed to enable students at an intermediate level of proficiency to maintain and improve their Japanese language skills through a combination
GPLA 412A Advanced Intermediate Japanese Language for Professional Proficiency (4-4-4)
This course is designed to enable students at an advanced-intermediate level of proficiency to maintain and improve their Japanese language skills through a com
GPLA 441A Intermediate Spanish Language for Professional Proficiency (4-4-4)
This course is designed to enable students at an intermediate level of proficiency to maintain and improve their Spanish language skills through a combination o

Global Policy and Strategy (GPPA) GPPA

GPPA 400 American Politics and Policy (4)
This course studies the structure of American government and the political dimensions of policy problems.
GPPA 402 Race and Identity in America (4)
Some of the most enduring divisions and greatest inequalities in American social and political life center on race.
GPPA 404 Governance, Public Administration, and Development (4)
Good governance and public administration underpin the effective implementation of almost the entire development agenda.
GPPA 405 Managing the Distributive Politics of Public Policy (4)
Why do public authorities inefficiently distribute scarce economic resources?
GPPA 408 Politics, Policy, and Markets in Modern Financial Crises (4)
The course examines the 2008–2009 financial crisis through the lens of public and private sector participants with an interest in exploring the real-world chall
GPPA 409 Economic Diplomacy (4)
Governments use the tools of diplomacy as they negotiate the framework of rules and disciplines within which markets and trade operate and as they promote oppor
GPPA 410 Making Policy with Data (4)
This course is designed to teach empirical analysis of policy and programs in the field of economic development.
Prereq: GPCO 454 or consent of instructor.
GPPA 430 Education Policy Around the World (4)
What policies should countries adopt if they want to improve the quality of their education system?
Prereq: GPCO 453 and GPCO 454 or consent of instructor.
GPPA 435 Comparative Social Welfare Policy (4)
Provides an overview of how governments develop and administer policy aimed at providing a basic floor for human welfare and insuring citizens against economic
Prereq: GPCO 453 or consent of instructor.
GPPA 440 Diversity Policy, Politics, and Management (4)
Course examines how management, economics, and political science can inform our understanding of the impact of diversity in practice, and how policy and managem
GPPA 445 Ethnicity and International Politics (4)
Ethnicity has emerged in recent decades as an important variable in political economy.
GPPA 451 Violence in Latin America (4)
This class explores the security crisis in Latin America.
GPPA 460 Modeling Environmental Systems (4)
This is a core skills course meant to bring students into basic modeling of natural-human systems.
Prereq: GPCO 407 and GPEC 446.
GPPA 461 Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (4)
Class introduces students to frameworks applied by scholars and practitioners to characterize and mitigate risks posed by climate change.
Earth and ocean science
GPPA 463 Fundamentals of Energy Systems and Innovation (4)
This course is designed to introduce the fundamentals of the energy system and outline its possible futures, including the science, engineering, and political e
GPPA 464 Environmental Justice (4)
Exposure to and damages from environmental harms such as rising temperatures, air pollution, and water pollution differ across and within countries.
GPPA 470 Energy and Environmental Policy in Asia (4)
This course focuses on the drivers and potential policy solutions to environmental challenges facing Asia, including detailed treatment of climate change and ai
GPPA 472 Latin American Environmental and Energy Policy (4)
This course examines the human dimension of environmental change, focusing on topics such as biodiversity conservation, climate change, land use systems, defore
GPPA 477 Cyber Security (4)
Course on the challenges of improving cyber security in the United States and globally.
GPPA 483 Food Security (4)
The course will introduce students to the world food economy and its drivers.

Global Policy and Strategy (GPPS) GPPS

GPPS 400 International Relations of Asia-Pacific (4)
International relations and developing international political economies of nations bordering the Pacific.
GPPS 401 The New “New” Civil Wars (4)
Post-2003 civil wars are different from previous ones in striking ways.
GPPS 402 International Political Economy: Money and Finance (4)
This course uses major banking, debt, and currency crises as lenses for focusing on the governance of international monetary and financial relations.
GPPS 403 Chinese Security, Technology, and Innovation (4)
This course examines China’s efforts to become a world-class technological and military power, focusing on the technological foundations of its security as it r
GPPS 404 Chinese Politics (4)
This course will analyze post-1949 Chinese politics, including political institutions, the policy making process, and citizen political behavior.
GPPS 405 US-China Relations (4)
Can the United States and China manage to develop a constructive relationship or are they headed toward a hostile relationship?
GPPS 406 China in the Global Economic Order (4)
China’s role in the global economy and its implications for regimes of global governance.
GPPS 407 The International Relations and National Security of China (4)
This course examines the nature, evolution, dynamics, and key elements of China’s approach and engagement with the international system, especially in the twent
GPPS 408 Korean Security (4)
This course will consider major security issues on the Korean peninsula, including the evolution of the US-South Korea alliance and the management of the curren
GPPS 409 Gender in International Relations (4)
Course examines the way that gender, gender norms, and women influence international politics, seeking to better understand variation in women’s participation i
GPPS 411 Interest Groups and the Policy-making Process (4)
What role do interest groups play in policy-making processes?
GPPS 412 Policy-making in the American States (4)
The course focuses on the structure of political institutions at the state level in the U.S.
GPPS 413 Elections, Parties, and Governance (4)
The course looks at how different kinds of electoral systems determine the menu of options before voters.
GPPS 414 Contested Civil Society: Representation and Control in the People’s Republic of China (4)
Course examines the institutions the contemporary Chinese state uses to enhance stability by representing and controlling potential threats within civil society
Control systems
GPPS 415 Informal Institutions and Policy (4)
This course will introduce students to informal institutions, focusing on cooperation, common pool resources problems, and the informal governance of groups.
GPPS 416 Postwar Politics in Japan (4)
Overview of postwar politics in Japan, including American Occupation reforms, political institutions, major political factors, mass and elite, and political beh
GPPS 417 International Political Economy: Trade and Investments (4)
Examination of the effects of national governments and international collaboration on global trade and investments, with a focus on the roles of national trade
GPPS 418 The Political Economy of State Capacity (4)
How do states develop the ability to carry out public policies?
GPPS 420 Workers and Labor in Global Markets (4)
This course focuses on the relationships between workers, employers, and governments in global supply chains.
GPPS 421 The Politics of Economic Inequality (4)
The importance of inequality in income, wealth, and access to resources and opportunities can hardly be overstated.
GPPS 422 Making Good (Enough) Choices (4)
The course introduces students to decision models in order to better understand how real people make choices “in the wild” and what this means for policy design
GPPS 423 Corporate Social Responsibility (4)
Nongovernmental organizations monitor compliance with norms through shareholder activism, consumer pressures, political protest, creating “brands,” and legal ac
GPPS 424 Emerging Technologies and International Politics (4)
This course explores how emerging technologies influence interactions among states and how international relations shape development and adoptions of new tech.
GPPS 426 Quantitative Methods in International Relations (4)
Course provides an introduction to quantitative research on international relations, specifically on conflict and political violence.
GPPS 427 International Law and Regulation (4)
This course will introduce students to the major techniques for managing international problems through legal and administrative regulation.
GPPS 428 The Politics of Energy and Environmental Regulation (4)
The class introduces students to major theoretical perspectives that are used to show how societies design and implement policies related to energy and applies
GPPS 429 Geopolitics, Insurgency, and Weak States (4)
This course acquaints students with the leading theories on the causes and consequences of civil war since 1945 and the challenges associated with rebuilding so
GPPS 430 Human Rights, Public Policy, and International Relations (4)
Prepares students to analyze the causes of repression and the effectiveness of political intervention.
GPPS 432 The Maritime Domain: Ocean Policy and Commerce, Security, Sustainability, and Technological Change (4)
The maritime domain is a complex, competitive, and dynamic environment, and includes the seas, rivers, and coasts, as well as the trade that crosses them and th
GPPS 433 Debating US Security Policy (4)
Course engages central debates regarding US grand strategy and encourages analysis of regional crisis-spots using replicable open-source data.
GPPS 434 Humanitarian Interventions (4)
This course encourages sustained debate about US interventions into conflict and post-conflict settings abroad since the end of the Cold War.
GPPS 435 State-Building and Modeling State Capacity (4)
The search for the “root cause” of legitimate state capacity is a central question in political science.
Prereq: GPCO 453 and GPCO 454 or consent of instructor.
GPPS 436 Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism (4)
This course will acquaint students with prominent theories of counterinsurgency and counterterrorism and the gap between theory and practice; content of twentie
GPPS 438 Central Issues in International Peace and Security (4)
This class has two goals.
GPPS 439 Eurasian Security (4)
The class focuses primarily on Russian grand strategy, requiring an evaluation of security relationships with states in “its own” backyard from the Kremlin’s po
GPPS 440 Contemporary Ukraine: Nation-Building and State-Building (4)
Ukraine is the site of the largest conventional war in Europe since the 1940s.
GPPS 441 Government and Regulation (4)
This course goes beyond the debates of the role of the market and the state in the process of economic growth and political development, seeking to provide an u
GPPS 442 Foundations of Strategic Studies (4)
This course surveys the major contours of intellectual debates and conceptual frameworks that structure the field of international security studies.
GPPS 443 U.S. National Security and Decision Making (4)
The course provides a practitioner’s perspective on the methodologies of and influences on decision making in the US national security apparatus.
GPPS 444 A History of Warfare (4)
Why does the conduct of war often outstrip the policy maker’s ability to optimize outcomes?
GPPS 446 Democratization in Latin America (4)
This course examines the interplay between structural factors, institutions, and key actors in politics and society in order to understand the democratization o
GPPS 447 Conflict and Violence in Latin America (4)
Latin America and the Caribbean is one of the most violent regions in the world.
GPPS 449 The Making of US Foreign Policy (4)
Analysis of the interests, structure, and procedures of the main executive branch agencies involved in the formulation of foreign policy, and of the roles of Co
GPPS 450 The Political Economy of Foreign Aid (4)
The course is designed to develop the analytical tools to assess how foreign aid is allocated and whether it is effective.
GPPS 451 Public Opinion and Foreign Policy (4)
This course investigates how the public forms opinions about foreign policy and the various means, both direct and indirect, through which public opinion can in
GPPS 452 Quantitative Analysis of Public Opinion and Electoral Choices (4)
This course is an introduction to the quantitative study of how political preferences are aggregated and how political elites choose where and how to campaign.
Prereq: GPCO 408 and GPCO 453.
GPPS 453 Contemporary US-Mexico Relations (4)
Course explores the complex, dynamic, and asymmetrical bilateral relations between the U.S.
GPPS 454 Current Issues in US-Latin American Relations (4)
Issues to be actively debated include the collective defense of democracy, coping with revolutionary change, counter-narcotics, anti-corruption, international f
GPPS 455 Financing the Chinese Miracle (4)
This course investigates both the risks and the institutional and political underpinnings of financial deepening and financial repression in China.
GPPS 456 Evaluating Social Programs (4)
Introduction to elements of program and policy design and evaluation.
Prereq: GPCO 454 or consent of instructor.
GPPS 461 Political Upheaval and Democratic Erosion in the Modern Era (4)
This course explores the key forces that appear to chip away at democracy, including rising economic inequality, populism, ethnic and religious nationalism, ide
Prereq: GPPS 401 and GPPS 430.
GPPS 463 Politics of Southeast Asia (4)
This course provides an introduction to five Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
GPPS 465 Management of Nonprofit Organizations (4)
Analyzes the particular environment in which nonprofit organizations define and achieve their objectives.
GPPS 469 Comparative Grand Strategy and Defense Policy (4)
This course surveys theoretical explanations for why states choose the strategies they do and how they implement their diplomatic and military policies in order
GPPS 473 Political Economy of Energy in Asia (4)
This course examines the political economy of energy in Asia across a number of key themes, including the interaction between the economics and politics of ener
GPPS 476 Chinese Sources and Methods (4)
This course involves intense engagement with original Chinese sources as a way to explore the evolution of the Chinese Communist Party and the contemporary Chin
GPPS 478 Japanese Foreign Policy (4)
Examines the domestic and strategic sources of Japan’s foreign policy in the postwar era.
GPPS 479 Politics and Institutions in Latin America (4)
Overview of Latin American politics and the “rules of the game,” both formal and informal.
GPPS 484 Korean Politics (4)
This course will examine characteristics and distinctive aspects of contemporary Korean society and politics.
GPPS 204 Chinese Politics (4)
This course will analyze post-1949 Chinese politics, including political institutions, the policy-making process, and citizen political behavior.
GPPS 256 Program Design and Evaluation (4)
Introduction to elements of program design and evaluation.

Healthcare Leadership LHCO

LHCO 202 Strategic Management and Organizational Change (4)
This course examines principles and applications of strategic management and the change management concepts necessary to effectively apply these principles in h
Prereq: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
LHCO 203 Using and Managing Information and Information Technologies (4)
Designed to familiarize health administrators and professionals with the principles of information systems design and management for health care.
Prereq: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
LHCO 204 Conflict Resolution, Negotiation, and Team Building (2)
This course studies key management concepts and roles of management and how they apply in successful, dynamic organizations.
Prereq: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
LHCO 206 Topics in Financial Management and Decision Making (2)
This course presents real-life applications in healthcare provider organizations of financial management and decision making.
Prereq: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
LHCO 209 Outcomes and Quality Improvement (4)
A critical overview of the tools used to measure outcomes and quality of care, development and use of practical guidelines, advantages and disadvantages of vari
Prereq: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
LHCO 212 Statistics and Applied Decision Making (2)
Students will learn statistical methods and their most common applications in healthcare management.
Prereq: admission to MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
Statistics: inference
LHCO 213 Financial Accounting and Analysis (2)
Students will learn the use of financial information within a healthcare organization.
Prereq: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
LHCO 215 Modern Health Care (2)
Describes and analyzes the healthcare delivery system in the U.S.
Prereq: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
LHCO 216 Healthcare Leadership (4)
Describes the critical knowledge and skills needed to be effective leaders in today’s complex healthcare environment.
Prereq: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
LHCO 217 Project Management for Healthcare Professionals (2)
LHCO 219 Process Improvement in Health Care (4)
Students learn and apply concepts and techniques of business process analysis and improvements as building blocks for operations improvement strategies in healt
Prereq: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
LHCO 220 Topics in Health Law (2)
The survey course introduces students to the relationship of law to health care, including liability, government regulation, financial and ethical issues, contr
Prereq: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
LHCO 221 Current Topics in Healthcare (2)

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (2)

LHCO 218 Professional Development Seminar: Mentorship and Assessment (2)
LHCO 298 Independent Study Project in the Management of Health Care (4)
The Independent Study Project (ISP) is the cornerstone of the MAS Program.
Prereq: LHCO 218, admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program, or consent of department...

History (Graduate) HIGR

HIGR 200 History and Theory (4)
An introductory graduate course for students in all fields.
HIGR 203 Madness and Society (4)
An examination of the place of madness in Western and non-Western cultures.
HIGR 204 History of Capitalism (4)
This seminar will consider a number of classic works and contemporary scholarship that address the resurgent field of the history of capitalism.
HIGR 205 Historical Scholarship on Women and Gender (4)
An introduction to historical scholarship on women and gender, this cross-field course is designed for graduate students from all fields in history as well as f
HIGR 206 Histories of the Body (4)
Historical topics related to the human body, as a target of regulation, a site for the production of knowledge, the locus of an identity shaped by race, gender,
HIGR 207 Nationalism, Colonialism, and Race (4)
A transdisciplinary and comparative course on the interplay of nationalism, colonialism, and race (as well as class and gender/sexuality) in the nineteenth and
HIGR 208 Graduate Professional Development (4)
Provides instruction in academic professionalization, including qualifying exams; prospectus/grant writing; conference presentations; publishing articles/books;
HIGR 209 Historical Pedagogy (4)
An introductory graduate course for students in all field groups.
Prereq: department approval required.
HIGR 210 Historical Scholarship on Modern Chinese History (4)
This course will introduce students to the monographic literature and the main historiographic controversies of modern Chinese history.
HIGR 211 Historical Scholarship on Modern Japanese History (4)
This course will introduce students to the monographic literature and the main historiographic controversies of modern Japanese history.
HIGR 212 Historical Scholarship on Modern East Asian History (4)
This course will introduce students to the monographic literature and the main historiographic controversies of modern East Asian history.
HIGR 214 Historical Scholarship on Modern Korean History (4)
This course will introduce students to the monographic literature and the main historiographic controversies of modern Korean history.
HIGR 217A Historical Scholarship on Premodern Chinese History I (4)
Chinese history from ancient foundations through the Qing fall.
HIGR 217B Historical Scholarship on Premodern Chinese History II (4)
Chinese history from ancient foundations through the Qing fall.
HIGR 217C Historical Scholarship on Premodern Chinese History III (4)
Chinese history from ancient foundations through the Qing fall.
HIGR 220 Historical Scholarship on European History, 1500–1715 (4)
Introduction to the historiography on Renaissance, Reformation, and early modern Europe: an overview of methodologies with emphasis on sources and critical appr
HIGR 221 Historical Scholarship on European History, 1715–1850 (4)
Selected topics in European history from the early modern to the modern era.
HIGR 222 Historical Scholarship on European History, since 1850 (4)
Critical evaluation of selected topics in the period of modern Europe from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
HIGR 224 Readings in Twentieth-Century German History (4)
An introduction to the historiography and major debates in modern German history from the Wilhelmine period to the present.
HIGR 225 Readings in Modern Russian History (4)
Students will read major works on revolutionary Russian and Soviet history.
HIGR 226 Readings in Modern Spanish History (4)
An introduction to the historiography and major debates in modern Spanish history, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
HIGR 228 Historical Scholarship on Greece and the Balkans, 1768–1923 (4)
Critical evaluation of selected topics on Greece and the Balkans during the late Ottoman period (1768–1923).
HIGR 229 Historical Scholarship on Greece and the Balkans, 1923–2000 (4)
Critical evaluation of selected topics on Greece and the Balkans during the twentieth century.
HIGR 234 Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology: New Perspectives (4)
This graduate seminar examines the archaeology of the eastern Mediterranean world from the Neolithic through Ottoman times.
HIGR 238 Introduction to Science Studies (4)
Study and discussion of classic work in history of science, sociology of science and philosophy of science, and of work that attempts to develop a unified scien
Prereq: enrollment in Science Studies Program.
HIGR 241 Introduction to Science Studies Part II (4)
Continuing the introduction developed in part I, this course examines recent key topics and problem situations in science studies.
HIGR 244 Introduction to Sound Studies (4)
Study and discussion of classic and recent scholarship on sound production and cultures of listening.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
HIGR 245 Revolution, Empire, and State Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean (4)
This seminar traces the history of revolution and repression in modern Latin America and the Caribbean.
HIGR 249 Topics in Colonial Latin America (4)
One or two topics in colonial history will be analyzed in depth; reading knowledge of Spanish is expected.
HIGR 252 History, Social Evolution, and Intellectuals in the Andes: Mariátegui, Haya de la Torre, and Arguedas (4)
The course will study three major twentieth-century interpreters of Andean history and society.
HIGR 254 Historical Scholarship in Ancient History (4)
Introduction to the bibliography, methodology, and ancillary disciplines for the study of ancient history together with readings and discussion on selected topi
HIGR 255 Readings in Ancient Greek History (4)
An in-depth examination of selected topics in ancient Greek history.
HIGR 256 Readings in Ancient Roman History (4)
An in-depth examination of original readings written in the Roman period.
HIGR 258 Historical Scholarship in Medieval History (4)
Introduction to the bibliography, methodology, and ancillary disciplines for the study of medieval history together with readings and discussion on selected top
HIGR 264 Topics in Pre-Islamic Jewish History (4)
An in-depth examination of selected topics in the history of Jewish people and Jewish civilizations in pre-Islamic times.
HIGR 265A Historical Scholarship on American History (4-4-4)
A three-quarter sequence of readings and discussions on the bibliographical and monographic literature of American history from the colonial period to the prese
HIGR 274A Historical Scholarship on the Early Modern Middle East (4)
Historiography of the late medieval and early modern Middle East, focusing specifically on the Ottoman Empire.
Prereq: department approval required. Courses in the HIGR 274A-B-C series may be taken out of sequence.
HIGR 274B Historical Scholarship on Modern Middle East, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (4)
Readings in the historiographical literature on the late Ottoman Empire and Turkey.
Prereq: department approval required. Courses in the HIGR 274A-B-C series may be taken out of sequence.
HIGR 274C Historical Scholarship on Modern Middle East, Colonial, National, and Postcolonial Eras (4)
Examines the themes and historiography of Arab nationalism and the colonial and postcolonial Arab East from about 1918 to 1950.
Prereq: department approval required. Courses in the HIGR 274A-B-C series may be taken out of sequence.
HIGR 280 Global History: Approaches to the Early Modern Era (4)
Introduction to methods, theories, and critiques of writing early modern global/world history.
Prereq: graduate standing and department stamp.
HIGR 281 Global History: Approaches to the Modern Era (4)
Introduction to methods, theories, and critiques of writing global/world history in the modern era.
Prereq: graduate standing and department stamp.
HIGR 282 Topics in Global History (4)
An in-depth survey of selected topics in global history.
HIGR 298 Directed Reading (1–12)
Guided and supervised reading in the literature of the several fields of history.
HIGR 299 PhD Thesis Direction (1–12)
Independent work by graduate students engaged in research and writing of doctoral theses.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (24)

HIGR 201 Topical Graduate Seminar (4)
Selected topics organized around a region, period, theme, or concept in history.
HIGR 202A Topical Research Seminar I (4)
A two-quarter research seminar organized around a region, period, theme, or concept in history.
HIGR 202B Topical Research Seminar II (4)
A two-quarter research seminar organized around a region, period, theme, or concept in history.
HIGR 215A Research Seminar in Modern Chinese History (4-4)
A two-quarter research seminar in Chinese history.
Prereq: 215A is a prerequisite for 215B.
HIGR 216A Research Seminar in Modern Japanese History (4-4)
A two-quarter research seminar in Japanese history.
Prereq: 216A is a prerequisite for 216B.
HIGR 218A Graduate Seminar in Premodern Chinese History (4)
Course subject varies among periods before 1900.
HIGR 218B Graduate Seminar in Premodern Chinese History (4)
Course subject varies among periods before 1900.
HIGR 219A Research Seminar in Modern Korean History (4-4)
A two-quarter research seminar in Korean history.
HIGR 223A Research Seminar in Medieval History (4-4)
Research seminar in medieval history with selected topics in medieval history.
HIGR 227A Seminar in Spanish History (4-4)
Readings and critical analysis of selected topics and important works in the history of Spain.
HIGR 230A Research Seminar in European History (4-4)
A two-quarter research seminar in European history.
Prereq: 230A is a prerequisite for 230B.
HIGR 236A Research Seminar in History of Science (4-4)
A two-quarter research seminar comprising intensive study of a specific topic in the history of science.
HIGR 239 Seminar in Science Studies (4)
Study and discussion of selected topics in the science studies field.
Prereq: enrollment in Science Studies Program.
HIGR 240 Colloquium in Science Studies Part I (4)
A forum for the presentation and discussion of research in progress in science studies, by graduate students, faculty, and visitors.
Prereq: enrollment in the Science Studies Program.
HIGR 247A Research Seminar in Colonial Latin America (4-4)
A two-quarter course involving readings and research on sixteenth- through eighteenth-century Latin America.
HIGR 248A Research Seminar in Latin America, National Period (4-4)
A two-quarter course involving readings and research; the first quarter is devoted to the nineteenth and the second quarter to the twentieth century.
HIGR 259 Special Topics in Ancient History (4)
Readings in modern scholarship concerning ancient Greek or Roman history.
HIGR 260A Research Seminar in Ancient History (4-4)
Research seminar in ancient history.
HIGR 267A Research Seminar in United States History (4-4)
Readings and discussion in selected areas of American history for advanced graduate students.
Prereq: 267A is a prerequisite for 267B.
HIGR 275A Research Seminar in Middle Eastern History (4-4)
A two-quarter research seminar in Middle Eastern history.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
HIGR 295 Thesis Seminar (4)
For students advanced to candidacy to the doctorate.
HIGR 500 Apprentice Teaching in History (1–4)
A course in which teaching assistants are aided in learning proper teaching methods by means of supervision of their work by the faculty: handling of discussion
HIGR 502 Apprentice Teaching in Culture, Art, and Technology (CAT) (4)
Consideration and development of pedagogical methods appropriate to undergraduate teaching in the interdisciplinary Sixth College core sequence: Culture, Art, a
HIGR 505 Apprentice Teaching in Jewish Studies (4)
Teaching assistant for lower-level Hebrew courses, JWSP 1, 2, 3.

History: Africa HIAF

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

HIAF 261 Special Topics in African History (4)
This colloquium is intended for students with sufficient background in African history.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

History: East Asia HIEA

HIEA 292 Chinese Classics Reading Group (4)
The Chinese classics reading group translates into English (as a way of understanding and discussing) the Chinese classics and philosophy.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

History: Science HISC

HISC 276 History of Medicine in East and Southeast Asia (4)
This course introduces students to new and classic works in the history of medicine in East and Southeast Asia.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

History: Topics HITO

HITO 274 The Foundations of Constitutional Law (4)
Medieval and early modern origins of constitutional ideas and institutions.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

History: United States HIUS

HIUS 265 The Problem with Freedom (4)
This course examines the legal and cultural constructions of “freedom” in American history, with a focus on its inherent limitations and exclusions.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Humanities HUM

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

HUM 200 Seminar in the Humanities (4)
Selected topics in the history, literature, and thought of Mediterranean antiquity and its successor-cultures.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Writing, reading and study skills

Interdisciplinary Methods ETIM

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

ETIM 289 Interdisciplinary Methods Seminar: Special Topics (4)
Training in interdisciplinary methods, including: 1) the integration of multiple methods and disciplinary frames and the use of hybrid sources; 2) critiques of

Latin American Studies LATI

LATI 298 Directed Reading (1–12)
Guided and supervised reading of the literature of the several areas included in the interdisciplinary fields of anthropology, communications, economics, histor
Prereq: graduate standing in Latin American Studies.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

LATI 200 Core Seminar on Interdisciplinary Research and Methodology in Latin American Studies (4)
A team-taught course wherein members of the faculty group in Latin American Studies present diverse disciplinary and thematic approaches to the region.
Prereq: enrollment in the master’s degree program in Latin American Studies or permission of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
LATI 299 Independent Research (1–12)
Independent work by graduate students engaged in thesis research and writing under the direct supervision of a faculty adviser.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
LATI 500 Teaching Apprenticeship (1–4)
The course is designed for teaching assistants to learn effective teaching methods through supervision and mentorship by the faculty.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Linguistics LIGN

LIGN 210 Phonetics (4)
This is an introduction to articulatory, acoustic, and auditory phonetics.
Prereq: none.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 211 Phonology (4)
Introduction to the description and analysis of the sound patterns of language and to the construction of theoretical models, including cognitive rules, represe
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 214 Topics in Phonetics (4)
This course examines recent developments in controversial areas of phonetics.
Prereq: LIGN 210 and LIGN 211.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 215 Topics in Phonology (4)
Discussion of a topic of current phonological interest, with a focus on descriptive, analytical, and theoretical issues in phonology and phonological theory.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 220 Morphology (4)
Theories of word structure are examined and confronted with data from a variety of languages: derivational and inflectional morphology, the morphology/phonology
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 221 Syntax (4)
An introduction to syntactic phenomena, argumentation, analyses, and theoretical models.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 225 Topics in Syntax (4)
Descriptive and theoretical problems in syntactic analysis.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 228 Probabilistic Models of Cognition (4)
(Same as PSYC 232.) Computational theories of human cognition, particularly Bayesian approaches.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 230 Semantics (4)
Theories of semantic structure.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 232 Semantic Development (4)
(Same as PSYC 235.) This course will explore the development of concepts and linguistic meaning via classic case studies in semantics, including word learning,
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 235 Topics in Semantics (2–4)
Advanced material in special areas of the study of meaning and its relation to formal aspects of human language.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 236 Linguistics Typology (4)
Introduction to the typological study of language, exploring crosslinguistic variation in multiple domains and contrasting alternative approaches to research in
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 238 Topics in Cognitive Linguistics (0–4)
(Same as COGS 238.) Basic concepts, empirical findings, and recent developments in cognitive and functional linguistics.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 240 Field Methods (4)
Techniques of discovering the structure of a language through elicitation of data from native speaker consultants.
Prereq: LIGN 110 or equivalent.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 241 Fieldwork (4)
Fieldwork continuing the research of the previous quarter; student-directed elicitations on topics of interest.
Prereq: LIGN 240.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 245 Computational Corpus Linguistics (4)
Introduction to computational corpus tools for performing empirically grounded linguistic investigations.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 247 Topics in Pragmatics (2–4)
Advanced material covering particular topics relating to the theoretical analysis of the pragmatics of natural languages.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 248 Topics in Morphology (4)
Descriptive and theoretical problems in morphology.
Prereq: LIGN 220.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 251 Probabilistic Methods in Linguistics (4)
Probabilistic approaches to language knowledge, acquisition, and use.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 252 Advanced Probabilistic Models of Language (4)
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 255 Topics in Language Evolution (4)
The study of human language evolution from a variety of perspectives: anatomical, comparative, computational, cultural, experimental, generational, genetic, ges
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 256 Statistical Natural Language Processing (4)
(Same as CSE 256.) Introduction to modern statistical approaches to natural language processing: part-of-speech tagging, word-sense disambiguation and parsing,
Prereq: one of LIGN 165, LIGN 245, CSE 151, CSE 250A, CSE 254. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instruct...
Languages and linguistics Statistics: inference
LIGN 266 Computational Pragmatics (4)
This course will provide an introduction to computational models of pragmatics and their empirical evaluation.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 270 Topics in Psycholinguistics (4)
We will discuss issues in theoretical linguistics from a perspective of language representation and processing, and current development in psycholinguistics and
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 271 Advanced Topics in Psycholinguistics (4)
Advanced material covering topics in the experimental study of language comprehension, relating to different theoretical analyses of syntax, semantics, and prag
Prereq: LIGN 270.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 272 Topics in Neurolinguistics (4)
Issues of language representation and neural instantiation that arise in studies of neural imaging, language disorders, multilingualism and second language acqu
Languages and linguistics Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
LIGN 274 Computational Psycholinguistics (4)
Investigation of problems in psycholinguistics—the study of how humans learn, represent, comprehend, and produce language—from a computational perspective.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 279 Topics in Language Acquisition (4)
Language acquisition is central to theories about human development, cognition, brain organization, and language origins and change.
Prereq: none.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 282 Biology and Environment in Language Acquisition (4)
How the environment and the biology of language, including sensory motor modality and neural development, affect language development.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 283 Language and Conceptual Development (4)
(Same as PSYC 260.) This class will investigate case studies in conceptual development that interact with language acquisition, including domains such as time,
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 500 Linguistics Graduate Instructional Assistant Training (1–4)
This course, a weekly interactive lecture, is designed to give linguistics instructional assistants (IAs) formal training in pedagogical theory, learning evalua
Languages and linguistics

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (16)

LIGN 200 Research Forum (2)
A forum for discussion of current issues.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 280 Sign Language Research (4)
An overview of sign language research in terms of how it informs language theory.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 281 Language Acquisition Theory and Research (4)
Children’s first language acquisition and how it illuminates linguistic, cognitive, and neurolinguistic theory.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 284 Topics in Sign Language Research (4)
The structure and nature of natural sign languages informs multiple questions in linguistics and cognitive and neural science.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 287 Seminar on Special Topics (4)
Special topics in linguistics are discussed.
Prereq: As topics will vary with each offering, the department must approve if students have already obtained the rele...
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 293 Research Practicum (0–4)
Gathering and interpreting data, formulating research questions and hypotheses, making the predictions of hypotheses explicit, finding relevant evidence, and or
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 296 Directed Research (1–8)
Individual research.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 299 Doctoral Research (1–12)
Directed research on dissertation topic for students who have been admitted to candidacy for the PhD degree.
Prereq: advancement to candidacy.
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 502 Apprentice Teaching of Linguistics (1–4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in the department’s linguistics courses, includes discussion of teaching theories, tec
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 503 Apprentice Teaching of American Sign Language (1–4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in American Sign Language, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques and ma
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 504 Apprentice Teaching of French (1–4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in French, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques and materials, conduct
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 505 Apprentice Teaching of German (1–4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in German, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques and materials, conduct
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 506 Apprentice Teaching of Italian (1–4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in Italian, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques and materials, conduc
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 507 Apprentice Teaching of Spanish (1–4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in Spanish, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques and materials, conduc
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 508 Apprentice Teaching of Language/Directed Study (1–4)
The course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in language directed study, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques and m
Languages and linguistics
LIGN 509 Apprentice Teaching, Head Teaching Assistant (1–4)
This course, designed for a graduate student serving as Head Teaching Assistant in the Linguistics Language Program, includes discussion of teaching methods and
Languages and linguistics

Literature: Comparative (Graduate) LTCO

LTCO 201 Theories and Methods of Literary Analysis (4)
Contemporary theories of the significance of literary form.
LTCO 274 Genre Studies (4)
A consideration of a representative selection of works relating to a theme, form, or literary genre.
LTCO 281 Literature and Film (4)
A study of literature and film in relation to one another, to critical and aesthetic theories, and to historical context.
LTCO 282 Literature and Philosophy (4)
Questions and problems from the history of philosophy or from the various fields of philosophy (e.g., epistemology, ethics, logic) in their interaction with int
LTCO 284 Performativity (4)
This interdisciplinary course looks at performativity as a social process of cultural significance.
LTCO 285 Literature and Aesthetics (4)
Research in literary theory and aesthetic philosophies.
LTCO 287 Culture and Political Theory (4)
A comparative approach of political theory based on historical periods (with the tools of new historicism), various cultures (inspired by anthropological resear
LTCO 297 Directed Studies: Reading Course (1–12)
This course may be designed according to an individual student’s needs when seminar offerings do not cover subjects, genres, or authors of interest.
LTCO 298 Special Projects: Writing Course (1–12)
Similar to a 297, but a paper is required.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTCO 299 Dissertation (1–12)
Research for the dissertation.

Literature: Cultural Studies LTCS

LTCS 222 Topics in Theory and History of Film (4)
This course will consider various theoretical approaches to film texts (historical-materialist, feminist, psychoanalytic, semiotic) as well as the history of fi
Writing, reading and study skills
LTCS 225 Interdisciplinary and Historical Analysis of Cultural Texts (4)
The seminar will focus on a particular historical period and examine a variety of cultural texts vis-à-vis related historical, economic, political, and sociolog
Writing, reading and study skills
LTCS 250 Topics in Cultural Studies (4)
This seminar will be organized around any of various topic areas relating to cultural studies.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTCS 256 Cultural Studies of Technoscience (4)
The course will explore work in cultural studies, feminist studies, and queer theory of scientific practices altering social relations, cultural identities, and
Writing, reading and study skills
LTCS 260 National Cultures (4)
Selected topics on the construction of national cultural identities.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTCS 297 Directed Studies: Reading Course (1–12)
This course may be designed according to an individual student’s needs when seminar offerings do not cover subjects, genres, or authors of interest.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTCS 298 Special Projects: Writing Course (1–12)
Similar to a 297, but a paper is required.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTCS 299 Dissertation (1–12)
Research toward the dissertation.
Writing, reading and study skills

Literature: English LTEN

LTEN 222 Elizabethan Studies (4)
Selected topics in the study of literary, dramatic, and other Elizabethan cultural texts.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 231 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature (4)
Consideration of one or more figures, texts, or trends in Restoration and eighteenth-century English literature, including Dryden, Pope, Swift, the early novel,
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 245 Nineteenth-Century American Studies (4)
Consideration of some of the principal writers and movements in nineteenth-century American literature.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 246 Victorian Literature (4)
Consideration of one or more major figures, texts, or trends in the Victorian period.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 252 Studies in Modern American Literature and Culture (4)
Consideration of one or more major figures, texts, or trends in American literature, in particular the relationship between literature and culture.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 254 Topics in US Minority Literatures and Cultures (4)
Consideration of one or more topics in “minority” traditions of cultural production in the United States, with an emphasis on the relationship among history, po
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 256 Postcolonial Discourses (4)
A survey of selected responses to imperialism and colonialism as presented in cultural texts produced by colonized or once-colonized peoples.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 258 Studies in Anglophone African and/or African Diaspora Literature and Culture (4)
Consideration of one or more major figures, texts, performance, or trends in literature and culture of Africa and/or the African Diaspora.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 259 Transnational Literary Studies (4)
New developments in the study of literature in diverse frameworks, including but not limited to globalization, queer theory, diaspora studies, environmentalism,
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 271 Genres in English (4)
Consideration of one or more genres present in English and/or American literature; for instance, the ballad, landscape poetry, comedy, satire, the familiar essa
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 272 Cultural Traditions in English (4)
The study of writing produced over an extended period of time by members of an identifiable cultural formation as defined (e.g., by political/social ideology, c
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 297 Directed Studies: Reading Course (1–12)
This course may be designed according to an individual student’s needs when seminar offerings do not cover subjects, genres, or authors of interest.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 298 Special Projects: Writing Course (1–12)
Similar to a 297, but a paper is required.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTEN 299 Dissertation (1–12)
Research for the dissertation.
Writing, reading and study skills

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

LTEN 281 Practicum in Literary Research and Criticism (4)
This course will focus on strategies for framing, organizing, and drafting projects in literary research.
Writing, reading and study skills

Literature: French LTFR

LTFR 297 Directed Studies: Reading Course (1–12)
This course may be designed according to an individual student’s needs when seminar offerings do not cover subjects, genres, or authors of interest.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills
LTFR 298 Special Projects: Writing Course (1–12)
Similar to a 297, but a paper is required.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills
LTFR 299 Dissertation (1–12)
Research for the dissertation.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills

Literature: German LTGM

LTGM 297 Directed Studies: Reading Course (1–12)
This course may be designed according to an individual student’s needs when seminar offerings do not cover subjects, genres, or authors of interest.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills
LTGM 298 Special Projects: Writing Course (1–12)
Similar to a 297, but a paper is required.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills

Literature: Spanish LTSP

LTSP 258 Spanish American Prose (4)
Consideration of one or more major figures, texts, trends, or problems in Spanish American prose.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills
LTSP 272 Literature and Society Studies (4)
Special topics in practical criticism involving social and economic historical perspectives.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills
LTSP 297 Directed Studies: Reading Course (1–12)
This course may be designed according to an individual student’s needs when seminar offerings do not cover subjects, genres, or authors of interest.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills
LTSP 298 Special Projects: Writing Course (1–12)
Similar to a 297, but a paper is required.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills
LTSP 299 Dissertation (1–12)
Research for the dissertation.
Languages and linguistics Writing, reading and study skills

Literature: Theory LTTH

LTTH 210B Introduction to Literary Theory (4)
This seminar, regularly offered in the winter quarter, introduces various literary theories that are essential for graduate studies in the field of literature a
Prereq: department approval.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTTH 250 Writing and Theory (4)
An overview of issues in modern critical theory as they pertain to writers.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTTH 255 Modern Art Movements and Aesthetics (4)
Writing, reading and study skills
LTTH 260 Job Materials/Career Planning Workshop (4)
Writing, reading and study skills
LTTH 298 Special Projects: Writing Course (1–12)
Similar to a 297, but a paper is required.
Writing, reading and study skills

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

LTTH 210A Proseminar on Literary Scholarship (4)
This proseminar, regularly offered in the fall quarter, consists of seven or eight guest lectures by the literature faculty and introduces their research and me
Prereq: department approval.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTTH 210C Practicum in Contemporary Literary Theory (4)
This course, regularly offered in the spring quarter, prepares students for dissertation research, publication, conference presentation, and job search.
Prereq: department approval.
Writing, reading and study skills
LTTH 261 Teaching Language, Literature, Writing, and Culture: Topics in Pedagogy (4)
Writing, reading and study skills

Literature: World LTWL

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

LTWL 500 Apprentice Teaching in Literature (2 or 4)
Consideration of pedagogical methods appropriate to undergraduate teaching in literature courses under the supervision of instructor of course.
Writing, reading and study skills

Literature: Writing LTWR

LTWR 215 Cross-Genre Workshop (4)
Writing, reading and study skills
LTWR 220 Topics in Writing (4)
This seminar will be organized around any of various topic areas relating to writing (fiction, poetry, cross-genre, theory).
Writing, reading and study skills
LTWR 295 MFA Thesis (1–12)
Writing, reading and study skills
LTWR 298 Directed Studies: Writing Course (1–12)
Writing, reading and study skills

Management MGT

MGT 402 Management Communications (2)
This course focuses on diverse communications platforms and presents techniques from acting training and leadership.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 403 Business Analytics for Managers (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, students will be introduced to key techniques for using data to make informed management decisions.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 403R Business Analytics for Managers (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, students will be introduced to key techniques for using data to make informed management decisions.
Prereq: Executive MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 404 Accounting (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, students will be introduced to the basic concepts and methods used in financial statements.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 404R Accounting (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, students will be introduced to the basic concepts and methods used in financial statements.
Prereq: Executive MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 405 Managerial Economics (4)
Introduction to the use of microeconomics in managerial decision-making.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 405R Managerial Economics (4)
Introduction to the use of microeconomics in managerial decision-making.
Prereq: Executive MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 406 Leading People (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, introduces principles of effective teamwork and leadership and of strategic managerial communication.
Prereq: MBA student or department or instructor approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 406R Leading People (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, introduces principles of effective teamwork and leadership and of strategic managerial communication.
Prereq: Executive MBA student or department or instructor approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 407 Marketing (4)
By taking an analytical approach to the study of marketing problems, this course provides an understanding of customers and competitors as a basis for developin
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 407R Marketing (4)
By taking an analytical approach to the study of marketing problems, this course provides an understanding of customers and competitors as a basis for developin
Prereq: Executive MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 408 Finance (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, this course will focus on basic business financial concepts with particular attention to challenges of finance in start-up
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 408R Finance (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, this course will focus on basic business financial concepts with particular attention to challenges of finance in start-up
Prereq: Executive MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 409 Leading in Networks and Organizations (4)
After identifying characteristics common to technology driven firms, the implications of living in, managing, and leading such an organization are explored.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math Computer networks
MGT 409R Leading in Networks and Organizations (4)
After identifying characteristics common to technology-driven firms, the implications of living in, managing, and leading such an organization are explored.
Prereq: Executive MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math Computer networks
MGT 410 Strategy (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, this course explores the strategic management of technology-driven firms focusing on the analytical tools and techniques th
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 410R Strategy (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, this course explores the strategic management of technology-driven firms focusing on the analytical tools and techniques th
Prereq: Executive MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 412 New Venture Design (4)
An integrated examination of competencies needed to transform innovations into profitable market opportunities.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 412R New Venture Design (4)
An integrated examination of competencies needed to transform innovations into profitable market opportunities.
Prereq: Executive MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 413 Operations Management (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, students will be familiarized with the problems and issues confronting operations managers, and to introduce language, conc
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 413R Operations Management (4)
Through lecture and online delivery, students will be familiarized with the problems and issues confronting operations managers, and to introduce language, conc
Prereq: Executive MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 414 Rady Action Project (4)
Rady action project core course provides students with the opportunity to integrate and apply foundational skills, by working on a consulting project that tackl
Prereq: MBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 414R Rady Action Project (4)
Rady action project core course provides students with the opportunity to integrate and apply foundational skills by working on a consulting project that tackle
Prereq: Executive MBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 415 New Venture Development (4)
A hands-on practicum that aims to equip students with the training and knowledge to assess the viability of a venture idea or early-stage venture.
Prereq: MBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 416 Readings in Management (1 or 2)
Review and discussion of current research and literature on selected topics in business and management.
Prereq: MBA students only or consent of instructor with department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 417 Current Business Law Issues (4)
Explores current issues in business law, emphasizing concerns faced by new companies.
Prereq: MBA students only or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 419 Global Business Immersion (2)
Introduces advanced topics in global business, with a regional emphasis.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 420 Negotiation (4)
Examines methods of conflict resolution needed for effective management in a constantly changing business environment.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 420R Negotiation (4)
Examines method of conflict resolution needed for effective management in a constantly changing business environment.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 421 The Board, the CEO, and Corporate Governance (4)
Provides an understanding of relationships among shareholders, managers, and boards.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor/department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 421R The Board, the CEO, and Corporate Governance (4)
Provides an understanding of the relationships among shareholders, managers, and boards.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor/department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 422 Creativity and Innovation (4)
This course focuses on fostering and maintaining creativity in entrepreneurial ventures and in general management more broadly.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 425 Opportunity and Business Model Analysis (2)
Builds on core management courses and deals with identifying and assessing new technological and product opportunities.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 426 Creating a High-Performing Workplace (2)
Students will learn to develop a workforce that performs at the highest level through strategies and practices that recruit productive people, build commitment,
Prereq: MBA student or department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 427 Decision Analysis (4)
Provides practical techniques to help structure decision problems and analyze them quantitatively.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 428 Managerial Decision-Making (4)
Effective decision-making requires savvy analysis of the uncertainty prevalent in today’s business environments and the conflicting objectives attendant to any
Prereq: MGT 409 and MBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 429 Topics in Corporate Governance (2 or 4)
Introduces advanced topics of special interest in corporate governance.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 430 Biotechnology Industry, Structure, and Strategy (4)
Provides a business overview of the life science industry, its major market segments, financial structure, and financing strategies.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 431 Power and Politics (4)
Organizations are fundamentally political entities, and power and influence are key mechanisms by which things are accomplished.
Prereq: MBA student or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 431R Power and Politics (4)
Organizations are fundamentally political entities, and power and influence are key mechanisms by which things are accomplished.
Prereq: MBA student or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 432 Knowledge Management for Strategic Advantage (4)
Learn to compete through knowledge by analyzing strategy and differing bases of competitive advantage, and discovering how to mobilize the most powerful knowled
Prereq: MGT 403 or MGT 403R and MGT 413 or MGT 413R; MBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 433 Managing Health Care and Life Sciences (4)
Explores the business of health care and life sciences primarily from a U.S.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 434 Strategic Communications and Storytelling (4)
This hands-on skills course explores how to combine narrative and data to engage, persuade, and inspire.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 439 Topics in Organizational Behavior (2 or 4)
Introduces advanced topics of special interest in management and organizational behavior.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 440 Supply Chain Cost Management Strategy (4)
Provides students with a comprehensive understanding of world-class supply management processes, data sources and processes to develop cost models, and a struct
Prereq: MGT 413 and MBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 441 Strategic Sourcing (4)
Addresses the major aspects of strategic sourcing, including alignment with corporate and supply chain strategies, category management, supplier evaluation and
Prereq: MGT 413 and MBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 442 Topics in Decision Sciences (2 or 4)
Introduces advanced topics of special interest in management and decision sciences.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 443 Topics in International Business (2 or 4)
Introduces advanced topics of special interest in international business.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 444 Topics in Business Strategy (2 or 4)
Advanced topics of special interest in business strategy.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 445 Regulation and Innovation (4)
Addresses the complex role of regulation in business innovation.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 446 Spreadsheet Modeling (4)
The course will provide students with knowledge and techniques to apply management science principles and spreadsheet modeling to support decision-making under
Prereq: MGT 413 and MBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 448 Leveraging Blockchain Technologies: The Case Study of Healthcare Transformation (2)
The course explores the potential for blockchain technology to revolutionize the healthcare industry.
Prereq: MGT 413 and MBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 449 Topics in Operations and Technology (2 or 4)
Introduces advanced topics of special interest in operations.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 450 Project Management (4)
Provides management concepts and tools to enable the more effective design, planning, and control of projects.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 451 AI and Disruptive Technology Strategy (4)
Focuses on how AI will redefine businesses in the digital age.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 451R AI and Disruptive Technology Strategy (4)
Focuses on how AI will redefine businesses in the digital age.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 452 New Product Development (4)
Provides comprehensive analytical coverage of the new product development process, focusing on the basic tools, methods, and organizational structures used in n
Prereq: MGT 412 or MGT 412R. MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 452R New Product Development (4)
Provides comprehensive analytical coverage of the new product development process, focusing on the basic tools, methods, and organizational structures used in n
Prereq: MGT 412 or MGT 412R; Executive MBA student or instructor or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 453 Supply Chain Management (4)
Describes the systems approach to managing the entire flow of information, materials, and services from raw materials suppliers through factories and warehouses
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 453R Supply Chain Management (4)
Describes the systems approach to managing the entire flow of information, materials, and services from raw materials suppliers through factories and warehouses
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 454 Disruptive Technologies for Health Care (4)
Introduces how IT will transform health sciences.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 455 Customer Analytics and AI (4)
Many firms have extensive information about customers’ choices and how they respond to business initiatives.
Prereq: restricted to MBA students or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 455R Customer Analytics and AI (4)
Many firms have extensive information about customers’ choices and how they respond to business initiatives.
Prereq: MBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 456 Innovative Product and Program Management (4)
Deals with knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to become a high-performing product and project program manager.
Prereq: restricted to MBA students or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 458 Experiments in Firms (4)
The goals of the course are for students to understand the role of experiments in business, how insights from behavioral economics can be incorporated into expe
Prereq: restricted to MBA students or by instructor or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 458R Experiments in Firms (4)
The goals of the course are for students to understand the role of experiments in business, how insights from behavioral economics can be incorporated into expe
Prereq: restricted to MBA students or by instructor or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 459 Topics in Innovation (2 or 4)
Advanced topics in business innovation, delivered by lecture, case presentation, and group discussion.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 461R Behavioral Economics and Market Design (4)
This course explores the intersection of behavioral economics, decision-making, and market design.
Prereq: Executive MBA student or department or instructor approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 463 Projects in Technology Commercialization (4)
This elective engages students in the process of commercializing technology through experiential learning.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 464 Projects in Business Innovation (4)
Students will use latest research in management, marketing, finance, strategy, and operations to analyze current business problems posed by real companies and w
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 469 Topics in Accounting (2 or 4)
Introduces advanced topics of special interest in accounting.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 470 Digital Disruption (4)
An advanced graduate course focusing on digital business model innovation using customer-centric principles.
Prereq: MGT 407 and MBA or MSBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 471 Digital Transformation (4)
An advanced graduate course focusing on the digitization of traditional businesses.
Prereq: MGT 407 and MBA or MSBA student or by instructor approval or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 473 Data Science with Large Language Models (4)
Learn to use AI tools like ChatGPT for data analysis.
Prereq: MGT 403 or MGT 403R; MBA student or department and instructor approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 476 Marketing Strategy (4)
Addresses formulation and implementation of marketing strategy based on an integrative view of competitive brand strategy over the product life cycle.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 477 Consumer Behavior (4)
The course identifies the factors that influence the selection and usage of products and services.
Prereq: MGT 407 or MGT 407R; MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 477R Consumer Behavior (4)
The course identifies the factors that influence the selection and usage of products and services.
Prereq: MGT 407 or MGT 407R; MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 478 Marketing Communications (4)
This course differentiates decisions/principles considered when developing an overall communications and promotions strategy.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 479 Pricing (4)
This class covers issues in pricing decisions.
Prereq: MGT 407 and MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 480 Sales and Sales Management (4)
Offers a pragmatic view into the world of sales, from its strategic importance to the day-to-day creation and management of a sales organization.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 481 Social Media Marketing (4)
Examine tools and frameworks to understand how companies can effectively implement social media marketing campaigns.
Prereq: MBA student or by instructor approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 482 Brand Management (4)
A brand is a company’s most important asset, driving financial success, loyalty, and competitive advantage.
Prereq: MBA student or by instructor or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 482R Brand Management (4)
A brand is a company’s most important asset, driving financial success, loyalty, and competitive advantage.
Prereq: MBA student or by instructor or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 485 E-Commerce (4)
E-Commerce is the online exchange of information leading to mutually beneficial transactions.
Prereq: MBA student or by department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 486 Real Estate Finance (4)
Examination of real estate capital markets, both debt and equity.
Prereq: MGT 408 or MGT 408R; MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 486R Real Estate Finance (4)
Examination of real estate capital markets, both debt and equity.
Prereq: MGT 408 or MGT 408R; Executive MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 487 Valuation in Corporate Finance (4)
Covering the fundamentals of corporate finance and their application to valuation (including the WACC approach, APV approach, multiples and real option valuatio
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 489 Topics in Marketing (2 or 4)
Introduces advanced topics of special interest in marketing.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 490 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructurings (4)
Explains the mergers and acquisitions process.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 491 Investments (4)
Examines financial theory and empirical evidence useful for making investment decisions.
Prereq: MGT 408 and MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 492 Financial Risk Management (4)
Explains how to identify, measure, and analyze investment risks associated with interest rates, currency exchange, and equity markets, and acquire techniques to
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 492R Financial Risk Management (4)
Explains how to identify, measure, and analyze investment risks associated with interest rates, currency exchange, and equity markets and acquire techniques to
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 493 New Venture Finance (4)
Focuses on the financing of new ventures and technological innovation.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 493R New Venture Finance (4)
Focuses on the financing of new ventures and technological innovation.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 494 Financial Statement Analysis (4)
Develop a deeper familiarity with financial accounting and assumptions underlying measurements reported in financial statements.
Prereq: MBA student or instructor approval or department approval.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 495 Topics in Finance (2 or 4)
Advanced topics in finance.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 496A Venture Capital Management I (2)
Hands-on experience in venture investing.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 496B Venture Capital Management II (2)
Provides hands-on experience in venture investing.
Prereq: MGT 496A and MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 228 Experiments in Organizations (4)
The course focuses on the design and implementation of field experiments in companies, not for profits, and public institutions.
Prereq: admission to management PhD program or by consent of instructor.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (4)

MGT 475 Research for Marketing Decisions (4)
Methods and applications of qualitative and quantitative marketing research to solve substantive marketing problems.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 488R Applied Market Research (4)
The business world revolves around managerial decisions, and those ought to be data driven.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 497 Advanced Management Research Practicum (1)
Internship with approved business or governmental agency, allowing student to pursue topics raised in the management core and elective courses.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math
MGT 499 Individual Directed Study (1–4)
Individual study or research under the direction of a selected faculty member.
Prereq: MBA student or consent of instructor and department stamp.
Accounting and corporate finance Finance and economics Engineering economics and project math

Management (MGTA) MGTA

MGTA 402 Data Driven Communications (2)
MGTA 403 AI-Assisted Math and Programming for Business Analytics (2–4)
Success in business analytics (aka data science for business) requires a solid foundation in mathematics, statistics, and programming.
Prereq: restricted to MS in business analytics students or instructor approval or department approval.
MGTA 414 Web Data Analytics (2)
This course focuses on collecting, drawing inference, and making business decisions based on data.
Prereq: restricted to MS in business analytics students or with department and instructor approval.
MGTA 415 Analyzing Unstructured Data (4)
Unstructured data such as text, images, and video are routinely collected by companies and other organizations.
Prereq: MGTA 452, and restricted to MS in business analytics students or with department and instructor approval.
MGTA 444 Business Analytics Consulting (2)
The framing of the solution approach is arguably the most important step in building a practical solution to a complex business problem.
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, MGTA 453, and restricted to MS in business analytics program.
MGTA 451 Business Analytics in Marketing, Finance, and Operations (4)
Business analytics projects should strive to create substantial value to an organization by solving impactful business problems.
Prereq: restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instructor approval.
MGTA 452 Collecting and Analyzing Large Data (4)
This course aims to provide students with an introduction to data analytics in R where the emphasis is more on business “data” than “analytics.” The emphasis is
Prereq: MGTA 451 and restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instructor approval.
MGTA 453 Business Analytics (4)
This course is designed to help a business manager to use data to make good decisions in complex decision-making situations.
Prereq: MGTA 451 and restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instructor approval.
MGTA 454 Business Analytics Capstone Project (4)
Students will pursue their capstone experience as part of a team to solve practical business problems faced by companies.
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, MGTA 453, and restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instru...
MGTA 454A Business Analytics Capstone Project I (2)
Project-based course, in which students apply knowledge and methods acquired in their course work to a specific business analytics problem faced by a company.
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, MGTA 453, and restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instru...
MGTA 454B Business Analytics Capstone Project II (2)
Project-based course, in which students apply knowledge and methods acquired in their course work to a specific business analytics problem faced by a company.
Prereq: MGTA 454A and restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instructor approval.
MGTA 455 Customer Analytics and AI (4)
Many firms have extensive information about customers’ choices and how they respond to business initiatives.
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, MGTA 453, restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instructor...
MGTA 455R Customer Analytics (4)
Many firms have extensive information about customers’ choices and how they respond to business initiatives.
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, MGTA 453, restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instructor...
MGTA 456 Supply Chain Analytics (4)
This course focuses on improving the performance of production and service operations, as well as supply chains, through the combination of data and analytical
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, MGTA 453, and restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instru...
MGTA 457 Business Intelligence Systems (2)
A decision support system consists of decision model, data, and user interface.
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, MGTA 453, and restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instru...
MGTA 458 Experiments in Business Analytics (4)
Students will learn to design and run experiments to guide policy and business decisions.
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, and MGTA 453. Restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instru...
MGTA 459 Managerial Judgment and Decision-Making (4)
Decision making is difficult with scarce resources, inexact information, and conflicting stakeholder agendas (i.e., most of the time).
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, MGTA 453, and restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instru...
MGTA 460 Business Analytics Project Management (2)
Many projects fail to produce valuable results, are over budget, or not finished on time.
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, MGTA 453, and restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instru...
MGTA 461 Web Mining and Recommender Systems (4)
A graduate course devoted to current methods for recommender systems, data mining, and predictive analytics.
MGTA 462 Big Data Technology and Business (4)
This course is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge to manage large-scale and complex data for business applications.
Prereq: restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instructor approval.
MGTA 463 Fraud Analytics (4)
In this course students will learn everything they need to know to build statistical/machine learning models to find fraud in data events.
Prereq: restricted to MS in business analytics students or instructor approval or department approval.
MGTA 463R Fraud Analytics (4)
In this course students will learn everything they need to know to build statistical/machine learning models to find fraud in data events.
Prereq: restricted to MS in business analytics students or instructor approval or department approval.
MGTA 464 SQL and ETL (2–4)
Most organizations store transaction data (e.g., sales, purchases, production, etc.) in relational databases.
Prereq: restricted to MS in business analytics students.
MGTA 466 Scalable Analytics (2)
This course is designed to provide students with skills and knowledge to perform analytics at scale.
Prereq: MGTA 451, MGTA 452, MGTA 453, and restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instru...
MGTA 479 Pricing Analytics (4)
This class covers the key drivers for making data-driven pricing decisions.
Prereq: restricted to MS in business analytics program or with department and instructor approval.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

MGTA 495 Special Topics in Business Analytics (2–4)
Introduces advanced topics of special interest in business analytics.
Prereq: restricted to MS in business analytics program or by department approval.

Management: Finance MGTF

MGTF 405 Business Forecasting (4)
Introduction to state-of-the-art forecasting methods in finance.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 406 Behavioral Finance (4)
Develop theories of behavior motivated by psychology to describe various features of financial markets.
Prereq: MGTF 402; restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department appro...
MGTF 432 Portfolio Theory in Practice (4)
Provides students with a deeper and broader understanding of risk-return analysis (especially, but not exclusively, mean-variance analysis) than is common among
Prereq: MGT 281 or MGT 491; restricted to master of finance students, MBA students, or consent of instructor.
MGTF 401 Financial Accounting (4)
Overview of financial accounting reporting, with a primary focus on the analysis of economic events and their effect on the major financial statements (balance
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 402 Investment Analysis (4)
Introduces quantitative methods for analyzing the pricing and return behavior of assets such as stocks, bonds, and derivatives; and develops methods for impleme
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 403 Advanced Financial Risk Management (4)
Introduces ways to identify, measure, estimate, and control risks in the context of risk management as applied in fixed income, foreign exchange, and equity mar
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 404 Financial Econometrics and Empirical Methods (4)
Bridging the gap between theoretical financial models and the real world.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 407 Valuation in Corporate Finance (4)
Covering the fundamentals of corporate finance and their application to valuation (including the WACC approach, APV approach, multiples, and real option valuati
Prereq: MGTF 402; restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department appro...
MGTF 408 Real Estate Finance (4)
Examination of real estate capital markets, both debt and equity.
Prereq: MGTF 402; restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department appro...
MGTF 409 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring (4)
Explains the mergers and acquisitions process.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 410 New Venture Finance (4)
Focuses on the financing of new ventures and technological innovation.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 411 Asset Pricing Theory (4)
Many closed-form analytic results in finance are obtained in the continuous-time setting.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 412 Financial Statement Analysis (4)
Develop a deeper familiarity with financial accounting and assumptions underlying measurements reported in financial statements.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 413 Computational Finance Methods (4)
This course introduces students to a variety of mathematical methods as applied in finance, including Monte Carlo simulation, optimization methods, and numerica
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 414 Analyzing Large Data (4)
Introduction to both structured and unstructured data analysis.
Prereq: restricted to master of finance program or by consent of instructor and department stamp.
MGTF 415 Collecting and Analyzing Financial Data (4)
Teaches students how to obtain and process data in order to answer empirical questions in finance.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 417 Professional Communications in Finance (1)
Focuses on communications skills and abilities required for effective professionals in the financial services sector.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 418 Preparing for the CFA Exam (2)
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation is the industry-accepted gold standard for financial analysts.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 419 CFA Level II Exam Preparation (2)
This course prepares the student for taking the CFA Level II exam.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 420 Financial Markets and Institutions (4)
This course is aimed at developing analytical and transferable skills in the area of management of monetary policy and banking and nonbanking financial institut
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 421 Corporate Finance (4)
The course covers the foundations of finance with emphasis on corporate finance applications.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 422 Derivatives and Structured Finance (4)
Provides an overview of options, futures, swaps, and other derivatives, many of which are now commonplace in financial markets.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 423 Data Science for Finance (4)
Introduction to a collection of powerful, open-source tools needed to manage and analyze data and to conduct data science in finance applications.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 424 Data Science for Finance—Machine Learning Applications (4)
This course covers machine learning techniques useful for financial data analysis.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
Machine learning and deep learning
MGTF 430 Asset Management (4)
Students will investigate the reasons behind resource expenditure related to Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT).
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 458 Financial Innovations for Economic Development (4)
This course focuses on the means and methods of finance applied to social, economic, and environmental challenges of development.
Prereq: restricted to master of finance program or by department stamp.
MGTF 490 Capstone: Applied Finance Project (4)

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (2)

MGTF 416 Professional Seminars in Finance (1)
Discussion series involving industry experts, alumni, and executives on current issues in financial services.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.
MGTF 495 Special Topics in Finance (2–4)
Introduces advanced topics of special interest in finance.
Prereq: restricted to master of quantitative finance program or with instructor approval or department approval.

Management: Professional MGTP

MGTP 414 Business Law (4)
Focuses on elements of business law that are essential for the basic management of business operations.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 416 Ethics in Accounting and Business (4)
Addresses ethical theories and critical thinking approaches to analyzing ethical issues.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91).
MGTP 421 Internal Control over Financial Reporting (4)
Examines internal control from both an internal and external audit perspective, including control frameworks, improved information technology, role of corporate
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
Control systems
MGTP 422 Systems, Processes, and Technology for Accounting (4)
This course helps students to see the connection between information systems and business performance.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 424 Professional Communications for Accountants (2)
The course develops essential communication skills for accounting professionals, focusing on written and oral presentations, teamwork, and interpersonal communi
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 429 Advanced Topics in Accounting and Auditing (4)
Covers advanced topics of special interest in accounting and auditing.
Prereq: MGTP 432, restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 431 Not-for-profit and Government Accounting (4)
Addresses issues faced in government and not-for-profit accounting.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 432 Advanced Auditing and Forensic Accounting (4)
Provides students with applied knowledge on how assurance professionals assess and evaluate assurance-related evidence and risks.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 433 Current Issues in the Practice and Regulation of Auditing (4)
This course examines current issues facing private and public sector accounting institutions and their regulators, including the Public Company Accounting Overs
Prereq: MGT 432, restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 434 Financial Statement Analysis (4)
Examines tools and techniques to analyze a firm’s financial position and performance.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 435 Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions (4)
This course explores accounting complexities in mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings, focusing on ASC 805.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 441 Corporate Valuation and Forecasting (4)
Applies economic and financial analysis techniques to forecast the firm’s future performance and estimate the firm’s intrinsic value.
Prereq: MGTP 434, restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 443 Global Taxation and Business Strategy (4)
Examines corporate and tax strategies in an international context.
Prereq: MGTP 434, restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 444 Issues in Financial Reporting for Global Business: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Complex Financial Structures (4)
Helps students understand the complexities involved in international deals.
Prereq: MGTP 434, MGTP 424, restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 451 Accounting Data Analytics (4)
This course focuses on developing a quantitative understanding of modern statistical and machine learning tools in their relationship to accounting, reporting,
MGTP 452 Strategic Cost Management and Technology (4)
The course introduces students to conventional metrics to measure and decompose costs and presents a framework linking characteristics of the cost system to spe
MGTP 495 Special Topic in Accounting (2 or 4)
Advanced topics in accounting.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

MGTP 401 Professional Seminar (1)
Professional Seminar presents current industry research, professional skills development, and industry experts and business leaders as speakers.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 425 Professional Research for Accountants (2)
This course is designed to meet state board requirements for focused instruction on accounting and tax research.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.
MGTP 459 Special Topics in Taxation (2 or 4)
Introduces special topics of taxation.
Prereq: restricted to MPAc students (major code RS91) or by department approval.

Marine Biodiversity and Conservation MBC

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

MBC 258 Marine Conservation and Communication Practicum 1 (2)
This is the first of two required courses in a sequence for MAS-MBC students, which focuses on generation and refinement of MAS-MBC Capstone Projects, professio
Prereq: SIO 295S and SIO 295LS summer courses. Limited to registered students in MAS Marine Biodiversity and Conservat...
MBC 259 Marine Conservation and Communication Practicum 2 (2)
This is the culmination of a required two-course sequence for MAS-MBC students, which focuses on continued refinement of MAS-MBC Capstone Projects, professional
Prereq: MBC 258. Limited to registered students in MAS Marine Biodiversity and Conservation program.
MBC 296 Capstone Independent Study Project (6)
Building on knowledge and experience gained in the MAS Program in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, students will design and execute a complex, interdiscipl
Prereq: SIOB 258. MBC 296 is restricted to students in the Master of Advanced Studies—Marine Biodiversity and Conserva...

Materials Science and Engineering MATS

MATS 201A Thermodynamics of Solids (4)
The thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of solids.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with ECE 238A, MAE 271A, NANO 265.)
Engineering thermodynamics
MATS 201B Solid State Diffusion and Reaction Kinetics (4)
Thermally activated processes, Boltzmann factor, homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions, solid state diffusion, Fick’s laws, diffusion mechanisms, Kirkendall e
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with ECE 238B, MAE 271B.)
MATS 201C Phase Transformations (4)
Classification of phase transformations: displacive and reconstructive transformations: classical and nonclassical theories of nucleation: Becker-Doering, Volme
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAE 271C.)
MATS 202 MATS Academy I (1)
This course focuses on essential topics for student success and the development of soft skills critical to thriving in a graduate program.
MATS 203 MATS Academy II (1)
This is part two of MATS Academy, intended for the continuation of MATS doctoral students.
MATS 205A Imperfections in Solids (4)
Point, line, and planar defects in crystalline solids, including vacancies, self-interstitials, solute atoms, dislocations, stacking faults, and grain boundarie
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAE 272.)
MATS 213A Dynamic Behavior of Materials I (4)
Elastic waves in continuum; longitudinal and shear waves.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAE 273A.)
MATS 227 Structure and Analysis of Solids (4)
Key concepts in the atomic structure and bonding of solids such as metals, ceramics, and semiconductors.
Prereq: graduate student or consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with CHEM 222, MAE 251, NANO 227.)
MATS 231 Mechanics of Soft Materials (4)
Main focus is the large deformations and instabilities in soft materials, such as elastomers, gels, and biomaterials.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Cross-listed with MAE 276.)
MATS 236 Advanced Ceramics (4)
Topics include phase equilibria and crystallography, defects and thermodynamics (Kröger-Vink Notation), glass science, electrical and ionic transport behavior,
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAE 253.)
MATS 251A Electronic and Photonic Properties of Materials (4)
The electronic and optical properties of metals, semiconductors, and insulators.
Prereq: consent of the instructor. (Cross-listed with MAE 265A.)
MATS 251B Magnetic Materials: Principles and Applications (4)
The basis of magnetism: classical and quantum mechanical points of view.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with ECE 221, MAE 265B, NANO 251A.)
MATS 252 Biomaterials and Medical Devices (4)
This class will cover biomaterials and biomimetic materials.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAE 266.)
MATS 253 Nanomaterials and Properties (4)
This course discusses synthesis techniques, processing, microstructural control, and unique physical properties of materials in nanodimensions.
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAE 267.)
MATS 254 Frontier Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Materials and Devices (4)
Fabrication of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) by bulk and surface micromachining of single crystal, polycrystal, and amorphous silicon and other materi
Prereq: consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAE 268.)
MATS 255 Biomaterials and Biomimetics (4)
Fundamentals of materials science as applied to bioengineering design.
MATS 256 Energy Materials and Applications (4)
This class will cover the fundamentals/engineering aspects of various energy materials based on metallic, ceramic, semiconductor; and chemical structures and th
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAE 254.)
MATS 257 Polymer Science and Engineering (4)
Quantitative basic understanding of different branches of polymer science varying from polymer chemistry, characterization, thermodynamics, rheological properti
Prereq: graduate standing. (Cross-listed with BENG 242, NANO 257, MAE 257.)
MATS 261A Processing of Polymers and Composites (4)
Introduction to processing and fabrication methods of polymers and composite materials.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Cross-listed with SE 251A.)
MATS 261B Mechanical Behavior of Polymers and Composites (4)
Material-science oriented course on polymers and composites.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Cross-listed with SE 251B.)
MATS 269 Engineering Solar Cells at the Nanoscale (4)
(Cross-listed with NANO 269.) Fundamentals of photovoltaic energy conversion; limiting efficiencies, loss mechanisms.
Prereq: graduate standing.
MATS 290 Topics in Materials Science and Engineering (1–4)
A course to be given at the discretion of the faculty in which topics of current interest in materials science and engineering will be presented.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (4)

MATS 200 Graduate Seminar (0)
Each graduate student in the Materials Science and Engineering Program is expected to attend a weekly seminar in materials science or related areas.
MATS 295 Research Conference (2)
Group discussion of research activities and progress of group members.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
MATS 296 Independent Study (4)
Prereq: consent of instructor.
MATS 299 Graduate Research (1–12)

Mathematics and Science Education MSED

MSED 296A Theories and Applications of Mathematics and Science Education (4)
The course is designed to cover several major themes in mathematics and science education.
Prereq: admission to the Joint Doctoral Program in Mathematics and Science Education or a master’s degree in biology, ...
MSED 296B Theories and Applications of Mathematics and Science Education (4)
The course is designed to cover several major themes in mathematics and science education.
Prereq: admission to the Joint Doctoral Program in Mathematics and Science Education or a master’s degree in biology, ...
MSED 296C Theories and Applications of Mathematics and Science Education (4)
The course is designed to cover several major themes in mathematics and science education.
Prereq: admission to the Joint Doctoral Program in Mathematics and Science Education or a master’s degree in biology, ...

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (6)

MSED 290 Issues in Science Education Research (4)
Survey of recent literature highlighting critical issues in science education research.
Prereq: admission to the Joint Doctoral Program in Mathematics and Science Education or a master’s degree in biology, ...
MSED 294 Teaching Practicum (4)
In this course, the graduate student will teach or assist a teacher in a K–12 setting.
Prereq: admission to the Joint Doctoral Program in Mathematics and Science Education. (S/U grades only.)
MSED 295 MSED Orientation Practicum (1–3)
Each practicum lasts five weeks and is designed to inform students about a faculty member’s research program.
Prereq: admission to MSED Joint Doctoral Program. (S/U grades only.)
MSED 297 Special Topics in Math and Science Education (1–4)
Study of special topics in mathematics or science education under direction of a faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
MSED 298 Research Project (2–12)
Students will work on an independent research project under the supervision of MSED faculty.
MSED 299 Reading and Research (1–12)
Students will do independent study and research in preparation of their doctoral dissertation under the supervision of MSED faculty.

Music MUS

MUS 200 Contemporary Chamber Opera Performance (4)
Students will collaborate with faculty and guest artists in the preparation and performance of a fully staged contemporary chamber opera.
Prereq: graduate standing in music, MU75/MU76, or consent of instructor.
Music theory
MUS 201A Projects in New Music Performance (1–4, 1–4, 1–4, 1–4, 1–4, 1–4)
Performance of contemporary music.
Music theory
MUS 202 Advanced Projects in Performance (1–4)
Advanced performance of new music with members of the performance faculty (SONOR).
Prereq: graduate standing in music; others by written consent of instructor and department approval.
Music theory
MUS 203A Advanced Projects in Composition (6)
Meetings and laboratory sessions devoted to the study of composition in small groups.
Music theory
MUS 203B Advanced Projects in Composition (6)
Meetings and laboratory sessions devoted to the study of composition in small groups.
Music theory
MUS 203C Advanced Projects in Composition (6)
Meetings and laboratory sessions devoted to the study of composition in small groups.
Music theory
MUS 203D Advanced Projects in Composition (1–4)
Meetings on group basis with faculty composer in sessions devoted to the study of composition.
Prereq: 203A-B-C and consent of instructor.
Music theory
MUS 204 Focus on Composition (2)
The purpose of this seminar is to bring in the entire population of the graduate composition program (all students and faculty) for in-depth discussion of criti
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Music theory
MUS 205 Focus on Integrative Studies (2)
Meets on a biweekly basis to facilitate presentations by advanced students and invited guests and to encourage in-depth discussion between students, faculty, an
Prereq: graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 209 Advanced Music Theory and Practice (4)
Advanced integrated studies in music theory; composition and styles study through analysis and performance.
Prereq: graduate standing in music; others by written consent of instructor and department approval.
Music theory
MUS 210 Musical Analysis (4)
The analysis of complex music.
Prereq: graduate standing in music; others by written consent of instructor and department approval.
Music theory
MUS 211 Introduction to Ethnomusicology (2)
Introduces the field of ethnomusicology by highlighting important thinkers, concepts, and issues and by orienting students toward work of an anthropological, et
Prereq: graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 212 Introduction to System Inquiry (2)
Introduces the network of concepts and approaches that comprise systems inquiry and explores the theoretical, philosophical, and methodological implications of
Prereq: graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 213 Introduction to Critical Studies (2)
Introduces important themes and thinkers from the fields of critical theory and cultural studies and explores how musical behaviors and phenomena relate to matt
Prereq: graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 214 Introduction to Creative Practices (2)
Surveys the terrain of contemporary creative music and investigates the social, cultural, historical, and technological dimensions of its manifestations and pra
Prereq: graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 228 Conducting (4)
This course will give practical experience in conducting a variety of works from various eras of instrumental and/or vocal music.
Prereq: graduate standing in music; others by written consent of instructor and department approval. (Offered in selec...
Music theory
MUS 230 Chamber Music Performance (4)
Performance of representative chamber music literature, instrumental and/or vocal, through coached rehearsal and seminar studies.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Music theory
MUS 234 Symphonic Orchestra (4)
Repertoire is drawn from the classic symphonic literature of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries with a strong emphasis on recently composed and
Prereq: audition required.
Music theory
MUS 245 Focus on Performance (2)
The purpose of this seminar is to bring together performance students, faculty, and guests for discussion, presentation of student and faculty projects, perform
Prereq: consent of instructor. (S/U grade option only.)
Music theory
MUS 270A Digital Audio Processing (4)
Digital techniques for analysis, synthesis, and processing of musical sounds.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Music theory
MUS 270B Musical Cognitive Science (4)
Theoretical bases for analyzing musical sound.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Music theory
MUS 270C Compositional Algorithms (4)
Transformations in musical composition; series and intervallic structures; serial approaches to rhythm and dynamic.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Music theory Graph algorithms
MUS 270D Advanced Projects in Computer Music (4)
Meetings on group basis with computer music faculty in support of individual student research projects.
Prereq: consent of instructor and completion of MUS 270A-B-C.
Music theory
MUS 271A Survey of Electronic Music Techniques I (4)
A hands-on encounter with several important works from the classic electronic repertory, showing a representative subset of the electronic techniques available
Prereq: graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 271B Survey of Electronic Music Techniques II (4)
A continuation of 271A, with emphasis on live interactive techniques (e.g., audio processing; analysis/resynthesis; score following).
Prereq: MUS 271A and graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 271C Survey of Electronic Music Techniques III (4)
A continuation of 271A and B, with emphasis on compositional techniques (e.g., computer-aided composition, production, spatialization).
Prereq: MUS 271B and graduate standing in music.
Music theory

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (20)

MUS 206 Experimental Studies Seminar (4)
Seminars growing out of current faculty interests.
Prereq: graduate standing in music; others by written consent of instructor and department approval.
Music theory
MUS 207 Theoretical Studies Seminar (4)
Seminars on subject areas relating to the established dimensions of music and in which theoreticians have produced a substantial body of work.
Prereq: graduate standing in music; others by written consent of instructor and department approval.
Music theory
MUS 215A Seminar in Integrative Studies I (4)
Seminar discussions and individual meetings devoted to the interdisciplinary study of music, sound, and society.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Music theory
MUS 215B Seminar in Integrative Studies II (4)
Seminar discussions and individual meetings devoted to the interdisciplinary study of music, sound, and society.
Prereq: MUS 215A; graduate standing.
Music theory
MUS 215C Seminar in Integrative Studies III (4)
Seminar discussions and individual meetings devoted to the interdisciplinary study of music, sound, and society.
Prereq: MUS 215A-B; graduate standing.
Music theory
MUS 215D Seminar in Integrative Studies IV (4)
Meetings on a group basis with integrative studies faculty in support of individual student research projects.
Prereq: MUS 215A-B-C; graduate standing.
Music theory
MUS 229 Seminar in Orchestration (4)
A seminar to give practical experience in orchestration.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Offered in selected years.)
Music theory
MUS 232 Proseminar in Music Performance (1–4)
Individual or master class instruction in advanced instrumental/vocal performance.
Prereq: consent of instructor through audition.
Music theory
MUS 251 Integrative Studies Seminar in Ethnomusicology (4)
Provides an in-depth look at the shifting definitions, methods, and scope of ethnomusicology and explores contemporary writings and issues that are shaping the
Prereq: graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 252 Integrative Studies Seminar in Systems Inquiry (4)
Traces the development of systems thinking and encourages work of a transdisciplinary nature, integrating models, strategies, methods, and tools from natural, h
Prereq: graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 253 Integrative Studies Seminar in Critical Studies (4)
Develops critical thinking and self-reflexive inquiry through in-depth study of a diverse range of critical and scholarly traditions as they relate to music.
Prereq: graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 254 Integrative Studies Seminar in Creative Practice (4)
Students will explore a variety of approaches to collaborative work and will be challenged to develop a personal aesthetic in experimental art and new media and
Prereq: graduate standing in music.
Music theory
MUS 267 Advanced Music Technology Seminar (4)
Advanced topics in music technology and its application to composition and/or performance.
Prereq: MUS 173 or equivalent and consent of instructor.
Music theory
MUS 272 Seminar in Live Computer Music (4)
Group projects to create new pieces of live electronic music involving research in electronic music and/or instrumental techniques.
Music theory
MUS 291 Music Research Methods (2)
Consideration and development of research methods appropriate to graduate-level scholarship and practice-based research.
Prereq: graduate standing. (Letter grade option only.)
Music theory
MUS 296 Directed Group Research in Performance (4)
This group research seminar involves the investigation and exploration of new and experimental performance concerns.
Prereq: graduate standing. (S/U grade option only.)
Music theory
MUS 298 Directed Research (1–4)
Individual research.
Music theory
MUS 299 Advanced Research Projects and Independent Study (1–12)
Individual research projects relevant to the student’s selected area of graduate interest conducted in continuing relationship with a faculty adviser in prepara
Prereq: graduate standing in music; others by written consent of instructor and department approval. (S/U grades permi...
Music theory
MUS 500 Apprentice Teaching (1–4)
Participation in the undergraduate teaching program is required of all graduate students at the equivalent of twenty-five percent time for three quarters (six u
Prereq: graduate standing in music; others by written consent of instructor and department approval. (S/U grade option...
Music theory
MUS 501 Apprentice Teaching—Nondepartmental (4)
Consideration and development of pedagogical methods appropriate to undergraduate teaching.
Prereq: graduate standing and consent of instructor. (S/U grade option only.)
Music theory

Neurosciences NEU

NEU 200A Basic Neuroscience (4-4-4)
These courses are designed for graduate students in the neurosciences and other departments that are part of the interdisciplinary program (i.e., biology, cogni
Prereq: graduate student or consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 210 Neurobiology Boot Camp (4)
For incoming doctoral students in neurobiology, computational neurosciences, and neurosciences.
Prereq: graduate standing only. For students in the following major codes: BI77, BI79, NE75, NE78.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 241 Ethics and Survival Skills in Academia (3)
This course will cover “ethical” issues in academia, including dishonesty, plagiarism, attribution, sexual misconduct, etc.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 243 Physiological Basis of Human Information (2)
Psychological processes including attention, perception, and memory will be studied in connection with event-related potentials of the human brain.
Prereq: NEU 238 or PSYC 231, and consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.) (F)
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 266 Development of Neural Circuits (4)
Course focuses on developmental processes during formation of neural circuits.
Prereq: graduate standing only. For students in the following major codes: NE75, NE78, BI77, BI79, or consent of instr...
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology Electric circuits
NEU 268 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology (4)
Molecular and cellular approaches to the study of the nervous system are advancing neurobiology at an increasingly rapid pace.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 270A Neurobiology of Disease: Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration (4)
This course will blend research and clinical perspectives to allow comprehensive learning of CNS diseases.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 270B Neurobiology of Disease: Neurodevelopmental Disorders (4)
This course will blend research and clinical perspectives to allow comprehensive learning of CNS neurodevelopmental disorders.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 277 Neuropsychopharmacology (4)
An examination of the molecular and biochemical bases of drug and transmitter action.
Prereq: graduate standing. (S)
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 285 Clinical Trails: Issues and Dilemmas in Clinical Trials (2)
This course provides a methodological perspective on clinical trials.
Prereq: medical or graduate student standing.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 401 Neurology General Clinical Selective Clerkship (7)
Provides opportunities for practical application of neurological skills to the understanding and treatment of a variety of clinical disorders of the nervous sys
Prereq: successful completion of first two years of medical school. (F,W,S)
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 426 Subintern Pediatric Neurology (7)
Subinterns are responsible for the primary care of hospitalized pediatric neurology patients under direct resident and attending physician supervision.
Prereq: Neurology 401 or consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 427 Neurology Outpatient (7)
The student will rotate through the general and subspecialty (stroke, epilepsy, headache, nerve, and muscle) neurology clinics based at UC San Diego Medical Cen
Prereq: Neurosciences 401 or equivalent. (F,W,S)
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

NEU 276 Neuroscience Research Rounds (1)
Neurosciences group faculty members and graduate students will present and discuss ongoing research.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 298 Neurosciences Independent Study Project (ISP) (1–12)
Prereq: approved ISP proposal. (F,W,S)
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology
NEU 496 Clinical Independent Study (1–21)
Independent clinical study for medical students (S/U grades only.) (F,W,S)
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology Bioengineering: transport and physiology

Neurosciences (Graduate) NEUG

NEUG 221 Advanced Topics in Neurosciences (2)
Specialized advanced topic areas in neurosciences will be addressed in an interactive seminar course format.
Prereq: priority given to neuroscience PhD students, or consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
NEUG 231 Tools for Experimental Data Analysis (4)
This course will cover a set of general data analysis methods that are broadly applicable in many different subdisciplines of psychology/neuroscience.
NEUG 240 Mathematical Foundations for Computational Neuroscience (3)
This course teaches mathematical concepts in neuroscience to students inexperienced in computation and mathematics.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
NEUG 257 Neuroanatomy (4)
Neuroanatomy with functional correlates, concentrating on mammals but also including other chordates and other phyla.
Prereq: for neurosciences graduate students in major codes NE75 and NE78. Other disciplines may enroll with consent of...
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
NEUG 265 Mechanisms of Pain (2)
Anatomical and pharmacological substrates activated following tissue or nerve injury will be discussed.
NEUG 280 Minor Proposition (4)
This intensive writing course offers graduate students in the neurosciences the opportunity to propose and defend an original research project.
Prereq: neurosciences PhD majors only; NE75, NE78, and NE80. (S/U grades only.)

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

NEUG 296 Neurosciences Research Rotation (1–12)
Independent study.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
NEUG 299 Neurosciences Research (1–12)
Independent study.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
NEUG 500 Apprenticeship Teaching (1–4)
Participation in the department teaching program is required of all students working toward a PhD.
Prereq: neurosciences graduate students. (S/U grades only.) (F,W,S)

PAE courses PAE

PAE 210 Professional Practice II (1)
The first in a series of four lecture-based courses dedicated to defining professionalism for healthcare providers.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 211 The Physician Assistant Profession (1)
This lecture-based course explores the historical development of the physician assistant (PA) profession, current policy, and regulations that impact PA practic
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 212 The Physical Exam (3)
This lecture- and lab-based course provides learners with a comprehensive study of physical assessment and diagnosis including the clinical and technical skills
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 213 Human Anatomy (3)
This lecture- and lab-based course provides learners with advanced knowledge of human body organ structures and their organization into functional systems.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 214 Human Physiology and Pathophysiology I (4)
This is the first in a series of two lecture-based courses that offers a comprehensive overview of normal human organ function, alterations in normal function,
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 215 The Medical Interview (3)
This course will equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to perform a patient-centered medical interview, obtain a medical history, respect the va
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 216 Evidence-based Medicine in Practice (1)
This course prepares learners to apply evidence-based medicine skills and concepts in clinical practice.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 220 Professional Practice II (1)
The second in a series of four lecture-based courses dedicated to defining professionalism for healthcare providers.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 221 Clinical Medicine I (6)
The first in a series of four lecture-based courses studying the clinical presentation, diagnosis, evaluation, and management of patients seeking care for commo
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 214.
PAE 222 Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics I (2)
The first in a series of four lecture-based courses that explores the knowledge and concepts required to safely prescribe and monitor medications used to diagno
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 214.
PAE 223 Human Physiology and Pathophysiology II (4)
This is the second in a series of two lecture-based courses that offers a comprehensive overview of normal human organ function, alterations in normal function,
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 214.
PAE 224 Patient Education (2)
This course explores the effects of health literacy, patient education, and shared decision-making on patient care outcomes.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 225 Clinical Reasoning I (2)
The first in a series of four lecture- and lab-based courses designed to engage learners in team-based activities that require them to integrate newly acquired
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 212, PAE 215, a...
PAE 226 Diagnostic Studies I (3)
The first of a two-part series designed to provide learners with an overview of common medical lab science assays utilized for the purposes of patient evaluatio
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 230 Professional Practice III (1)
The third in a series of four lecture-based courses dedicated to defining professionalism for healthcare providers.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 231 Clinical Medicine II (6)
The second in a series of four lecture-based courses studying the clinical presentation, diagnosis, evaluation, and management of patients seeking care for comm
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 214 and PAE 223...
PAE 232 Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics II (2)
The second in a series of four lecture-based courses that explores the knowledge and concepts required to safely prescribe and monitor medications used to diagn
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 214 and PAE 223...
PAE 233 Perioperative Medicine (1)
This lab-based course introduces learners to the roles and responsibilities of the perioperative healthcare team, and the unique needs of patients preparing for
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 234 Clinical Reasoning II (2)
The second in a series of four lecture- and lab-based courses designed to engage learners in team-based activities that require them to integrate newly acquired
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 212, PAE 215, a...
PAE 235 Diagnostic Studies II (3)
The second of a two-part series designed to provide learners with an overview of common diagnostic tests utilized during patient evaluation, diagnosis, and moni
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 236 The Pediatric Patient (2)
This course will equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to evaluate and manage infants, children, adolescents, and their families in primary care
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 240 Professional Practice IV (1)
The final in a series of four lecture-based courses dedicated to defining professionalism for healthcare providers.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 241 Technical Skills and Procedures I (2)
The first in a series of two stand-alone courses designed to introduce learners to the indications, contradictions, step-by-step procedures, and complications o
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 242 Clinical Medicine III (6)
The third in a series of four lecture-based courses studying the clinical presentation, diagnosis, evaluation, and management of patients seeking care for commo
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 214 and PAE 223...
PAE 243 Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics III (2)
The third in a series of four lecture-based courses that explores the knowledge and concepts required to safely prescribe and monitor medications used to diagno
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 214 and PAE 223...
PAE 244 Behavioral and Mental Healthcare (4)
This lecture-based course introduces learners to the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of patients who present with behavioral or mental health concerns in
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 245 Clinical Reasoning III (2)
The third in a series of four lecture- and lab-based courses designed to engage learners in team-based activities that require them to integrate newly acquired
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 212, PAE 215, a...
PAE 246 Rehabilitative Medicine and Palliative Care (1)
This lecture-based course will introduce learners to current concepts in the evaluation and management of patients and families requiring rehabilitative and/or
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 250 Technical Skills and Procedures II (2)
The second in a series of two stand-alone courses designed to introduce learners to the indications, contraindications, step-by-step procedures, and complicatio
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 251 Concepts in Emergency Medicine (2)
This lecture-based course will prepare learners to efficiently evaluate and manage patients seeking care in the emergency department setting.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 252 Clinical Medicine IV (6)
The final of this four-part series of lecture-based courses studying the clinical presentation, diagnosis, evaluation, and management of patients seeking care f
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 214 and PAE 223...
PAE 253 Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics IV (2)
The final in this four-part series of lecture-based courses that explores the knowledge and concepts required to safely prescribe and monitor medications used t
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 214 and PAE 223...
PAE 255 Clinical Reasoning IV (2)
The final course in this four-part series of lecture- and lab-based courses designed to engage learners in team-based activities that require them to integrate
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 212, PAE 215, a...
PAE 256 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (1)
This lecture-based course focuses on the utilization and efficacy of public health interventions.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75).
PAE 290 Didactic Capstone (1)
This forty-hour seminar course evaluates the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors acquired by learners during the didactic phase.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 210, PAE 211, P...
PAE 410 Family Medicine Rotation (4)
This supervised clinical practice experience requires active participation in the clinical evaluation and management of patients seeking preventive, urgent, acu
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 411 Internal Medicine Rotation (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience requires active participation in the comprehensive, longitudinal care of adult patients in an internal me
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 412 Pediatric Rotation (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience requires active participation in the care of patients in the primary care specialty of pediatrics which f
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 420 Women’s Health Rotation (4)
This supervised clinical practice experience requires active participation in the clinical evaluation and management of patients seeking women’s health, to incl
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 430 Mental and Behavioral Health Rotation (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience requires active participation in the care of patients seeking behavioral and mental healthcare across the
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 440 Surgery Rotation (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience requires active participation in the care of patients in a surgical specialty.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 450 Emergency Medicine Rotation (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience requires active participation in the care of patients in an emergency department setting with a focus on
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 451 Clinical Elective Rotation I (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience requires active participation in a medical or surgical discipline.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 452 Clinical Elective Rotation II (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience requires active participation in a medical or surgical discipline.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 453 Clinical Elective Rotation III (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience requires active participation in a medical or surgical discipline.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 461 Primary Care Selective Rotation I (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience is designed for learners with a commitment to a career in primary care.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 462 Primary Care Selective Rotation II (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience is designed for learners with a commitment to a career in primary care.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 463 Primary Care Selective Rotation III (4)
This four-week supervised clinical practice experience is designed for learners with a commitment to a career in primary care.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 471 Specialty Care Selective Rotation I (4)
This four-week supervised clinical experience requires active participation in a specialty/sub-specialty setting.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 472 Specialty Care Selective Rotation II (4)
This four-week supervised clinical experience requires active participation in a specialty/sub-specialty setting.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 473 Specialty Care Selective Rotation III (4)
This four-week supervised clinical experience requires active participation in a specialty/sub-specialty setting.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 481 Rural and Border Health Selective Rotation I (4)
This four-week supervised clinical experience requires participation in a rural or border health setting.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 482 Rural and Border Health Selective Rotation II (4)
This four-week supervised clinical experience requires participation in a rural or border health setting.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 483 Rural and Border Health Selective Rotation III (4)
This four-week supervised clinical experience requires participation in a rural or border health setting.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 491 Clinical Capstone (0.5)
The first of four one-week seminars designed to augment supervised clinical practice experiences wherein learners will apply the knowledge, skills, and attitude
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 492 Clinical Capstone II (0.5)
The second of four one-week seminars designed to augment supervised clinical practice experiences wherein learners will apply the knowledge, skills, and attitud
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 493 Clinical Capstone III (0.5)
The third of four one-week seminars designed to augment supervised clinical practice experiences wherein learners will apply the knowledge, skills, and attitude
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 494 Clinical Capstone IV (0.5)
The fourth of four one-week seminars designed to augment supervised clinical practice experiences wherein learners will apply the knowledge, skills, and attitud
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290.
PAE 495 Program to Practice (1)
This seminar course examines topics to the transition from the role the physician assistant learner to professional practice, including career development, cont
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290 and PAE 494...
PAE 496 Comprehensive Review (1)
This seminar course offers the physician assistant learner a seminar designed to synthesize didactic and clinical education and training as it applies to prepar
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 290 and PAE 494...

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (5)

PAE 200 Special Topics (1–6)
Special topics courses are reserved for learners who require extra time to complete the didactive phase of training due to hardship, leaves of absence, remediat
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and department approval required.
PAE 254 Clinical Inquiry and Research Design (1)
This lecture-based course builds upon foundational knowledge learned in the evidence-based medicine course with greater emphasis on researching clinical questio
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 216.
PAE 400 Special Topics (1–6)
Special topics courses are reserved for learners who require extra time to complete the clinical phase of training due to factors such as hardship, leave of abs
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and departmental approval required.
PAE 454 Independent Study Rotation (4)
This four-week non-clinical experience provides the learner with time to focus their efforts on completing their capstone project.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 410, PAE 411, P...
PAE 489 Independent Study for Clinical Concentrations (4)
This four-week non-clinical experience provides learners on a clinical concentration path with time to focus on completing their capstone project.
Prereq: admission to the Physician Assistant Education Program (PE75) and successful completion of PAE 410, PAE 411, P...

Philosophy PHIL

PHIL 201A Core Course in History (4)
A study of selected texts or topics in the history of philosophy.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 202 Core Course in Ethics (4)
An introduction to some central issues in ethical theory with emphasis on classic texts or contemporary authors.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 204A Core Course in Philosophy of Science (4)
An introduction to one or more central problems in the philosophy of science, or in the philosophy of one of the particular sciences, such as the nature of conf
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 205A Core Course in Metaphysics (4)
An introduction to central topics in metaphysics with emphasis on classic texts or contemporary authors.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 206A Core Course in Epistemology (4)
An introduction to central topics in epistemology with emphasis on classic texts or contemporary authors.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 207 Core Course in Philosophy of Mind (4)
An introduction to central topics in philosophy of mind with emphasis on classic texts or contemporary authors.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 208 Core Course in Philosophy of Language (4)
An introduction to central topics in philosophy of language with emphasis on classic texts or contemporary authors.
Prereq: graduate status or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 209A Introduction to Science Studies: Part I (4)
Study and discussion of classic themes and texts in history of science, sociology of science, and philosophy of science, and of work that attempts to develop an
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 209D Introduction to Science Studies Part II (4)
Continuing the introduction developed in Part I, this course examines recent key topics and problem situations in science studies.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 210 Greek Philosophy (4)
A study of selected texts or topics from the history of Greek philosophy.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 214 Early Modern Philosophy (4)
A study of selected texts or topics from philosophers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, or Locke.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 215 Eighteenth-Century Philosophy (4)
A study of selected texts or topics from philosophers of the eighteenth century: for example, Kant or Hume.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 216 Nineteenth-Century Philosophy (4)
A study of selected texts or topics from philosophers of the nineteenth century: for example, Hegel, Mill, or Nietzsche.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 218 Contemporary Analytical Philosophy (4)
A study of the historical development of the analytical movement, with emphasis on major texts.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 220 Agency, Responsibility, and Freedom (4)
Contemporary debates on the nature of agency, responsibility, and freedom.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 222 Philosophy of Logic (4)
A study of selected issues in the philosophy of logic.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 230 Metaphysics (4)
Topics may include identity, personal identity, universals and particulars, modality and possible worlds, causation, reduction, supervenience, freedom and deter
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 232 Epistemology (4)
This seminar will cover issues such as rival accounts of knowledge, justification, and warrant, traditional and contemporary perspectives on empiricism, rationa
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 234 Philosophy of Language (4)
Central issues in contemporary philosophy of language, such as the nature of linguistic meaning, truth, content, reference, the syntax and semantics of various
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 236 Philosophy of Mind (4)
Contemporary debates on the nature, function, and operation of the mental.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 245 Philosophy of Science (4)
This seminar will cover current books and theoretical issues in the philosophy of science.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 246 Philosophy of Physics (4)
Systematic problems and historical and contemporary perspectives on foundational issues in physics.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 247 Philosophy of Biology (4)
Historical and contemporary perspectives on foundational issues about biology.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 250A Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences (4)
Contemporary debates about the study of the mind-brain as studied in one or more of the empirical cognitive sciences.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 256 Latin American Philosophy (4)
Contemporary or historical approaches to philosophy in or concerned with Latin America.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 260 Ethics (4)
Topics may include metaethics (e.g., the semantics, metaphysics, epistemology, and normativity of ethics), consequentialism and deontology, moral psychology (e.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 263 Bioethics (4)
An examination of moral issues in medicine and the biological sciences, such as patient’s rights and physician’s responsibilities, abortion and euthanasia, the
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 267 Political Philosophy (4)
Topics may include the nature and limits of state authority, liberty and equality, distributive justice, liberalism and its critics (e.g., feminists, libertaria
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 275 German Philosophy Reading Group (1–2)
This course meets regularly to discuss primary or secondary literature in the area of German philosophy (including Kant, Fichte, Hegel, etc.).
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 277 Phenomenology Reading Group (1–2)
This course meets biweekly with students reading and presenting material from the phenomenological literature.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 278 Topics and Methods in Contemporary Philosophy (1–2)
Investigation of central issues in contemporary philosophy.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 280 Philosophy of Science Topics and Methods (1–2)
This course meets weekly to discuss recent books or articles in philosophy of science.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 282 Topics and Methods in Ethics (1–2)
Weekly or biweekly meetings to discuss recent literature in ethics, broadly construed so as to include ethical theory, normative ethics, jurisprudence, and hist
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 283 Topics and Methods in Latin American Philosophy (1–2)
This course is designed for students to gain feedback from students and faculty on works in progress on Latin American philosophy.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 286 Philosophy of Physics Reading Group (1–2)
A research group for graduate students engaged in philosophy or history of the physical sciences.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 287 Greek Reading Group (1–2)
This group provides training in reading and translating philosophical Greek by having students prepare translations of passages and lead discussions.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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PHIL 288 Latin Reading Group (1–2)
This group provides training in reading and translating philosophical Latin by having students prepare translations of passages and lead discussions.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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PHIL 292 Writing Workshop (1–3)
Each enrolled student produces a research essay ready for publication, presents it to students and faculty, and offers critiques of other students’ presentation
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Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (11)

PHIL 200 Proseminar (4)
Introduction to philosophical methods of analysis through study of classic historical or contemporary texts.
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PHIL 209B Seminar in Science Studies (4)
Study and discussion of a selected topic in the science studies field with an emphasis on the development of research and writing skills.
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PHIL 209C Colloquium in Science Studies (4)
A forum for the presentation and discussion of research in progress in science studies by graduate students, faculty, and visitors.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 271 Agency, Morality, and Psychology Research Group (1–2)
This course is designed for students to gain feedback from students and faculty on works in progress on the topics of agency, morality, and psychology, and on c
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 281 History of Philosophy Research and Methods (1–2)
This course meets to discuss work in progress in the history of philosophy.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 284 Philosophy of Biology Research Group (1–2)
A research group for graduate students engaged in philosophy or history of the biological sciences.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 285 Seminar on Special Topics (4)
Focused examination of specific problems or themes in some area of philosophy.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 290 Directed Independent Study (4)
Supervised study of individually selected philosophical topics.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 295 Research Topics (1–12)
Advanced individual research studies under the direction of a member of the staff.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 299 Thesis Research (1–12)
S/U grades permitted.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
PHIL 500 Apprentice Teaching (1–4)
A course designed to satisfy the requirement that graduate students should serve as teaching assistants, either in the Department of Philosophy or in one of the
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Political Science POLI

POLI 200A Foundations of Political Science (4)
An introduction to the theoretical concepts in the discipline of political science that are commonly used across various subfields.
Prereq: graduate student standing.
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POLI 200B Democracy (4)
An overview of the normative and positive issues associated with modern democracies.
Prereq: graduate student standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 200C States and Markets (4)
An overview of the normative and positive issues associated with decentralized (market) versus centralized (political) mechanics of allocation.
Prereq: graduate student standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 203A Analytic Theory I (4)
The first in the two-course sequence on the essentials of game theory and fundamental concepts in the social sciences.
Prereq: graduate student standing.
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POLI 203B Analytic Theory II (4)
The second in the two-course sequence on the essentials of game theory and fundamental concepts in the social sciences.
Prereq: POLI 203A, graduate student standing.
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POLI 204B Quantitative Methods I (4)
The use of quantitative methods (particularly multiple regression and its extensions) in political science.
Prereq: graduate student standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 204C Game Theory 1 (4)
This course introduces students to the rudiments of decision theory and game theory.
Prereq: graduate student standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 205 Game Theory II (4)
This course covers advanced topics in game theory.
Prereq: department approval.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 210AA Systems of Political Thought: Thucydides to Rousseau (4)
This course is a preparation for the field examination in political theory.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 210AB Systems of Political Thought: Kant to Rawls (4)
This course is a preparation for the field examination in political theory.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 211 Formal Models in Political Theory (4)
This seminar introduces students to the uses of formal models to address normative and conceptual questions in political theory.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 212 Contemporary Sociological Theory (4)
(Same as Soc/G 202.) Themes important for social theory at the turn of the twenty-first century: Marxism, Gramsci, Althusser, critical theory (Adorno, Habermas)
Prereq: graduate standing.
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POLI 213 Culture and Political Theory (4)
(Same as LTCO 287.) A comparative approach of political theory based on historical periods (with the tools of new historicism), various cultures (inspired by an
Prereq: graduate standing.
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POLI 214 Marxist and Post-Marxist Political Philosophy (4)
An examination of selected texts in Marxist and post-Marxist political philosophy, with a focus on the theme of individual and collective identity including iss
Prereq: graduate standing.
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POLI 215 Social Norms Change and Development (4)
Study of types of social practices, how to measure them, and how to change them.
Prereq: graduate standing.
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POLI 216 Contemporary Liberal and Democratic Theory (4)
Normative approaches to liberty, equality, justice, and democracy, mostly Anglo-American and empirical approaches to justice.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 220A Comparative Politics: State and Society (4)
This course will provide a general literature review in comparative politics to serve as preparation for the field examination.
Prereq: graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
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POLI 220B Comparative Politics: Institutions (4)
This is a second course in comparative politics designed as a preparation for the field examination.
Prereq: graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
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POLI 220C Origins of the State (4)
Survey of theories, with empirical cases explaining origins of the modern state.
Prereq: graduate standing.
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POLI 221 Clientelism and Corruption (4)
This graduate seminar explores clientelism and corruption.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 222 Gender and Conflict (4)
This course examines how gender, gender norms, and women influence conflict processes.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 223 Corruption and Distribution (4)
This graduate seminar explores distributive politics and corruption.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 223A Comparative Parliamentary Studies (4)
A survey of the academic literature on parliamentary studies, comparing the research on legislative elections, behavior, and organization in American, European,
Prereq: graduate standing.
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POLI 224 The Politics of Democratization (4)
A survey of theories explaining the processes of democratization and democratic stability.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 224A Elections in Consolidating Democracies (4)
Course looks at elections in consolidating democracies with an eye to evaluating existing theories of elections with new data.
Prereq: graduate student standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 225 Political Violence (4)
Contending analysis of the types, strategies, causes, processes, and consequences of political violence such as revolutions, insurgencies, and ethnic conflict.
Prereq: graduate standing.
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POLI 225B The Nation-State (4)
A reading and research seminar on the origins, development, and politics of nationalism and the nation-state.
Prereq: graduate standing.
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POLI 226D Understanding Authoritarianism (4)
This course offers an overview of topics in authoritarian politics.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 227 Comparative Political Economy (4)
An introduction to seminal and current research in comparative political economy.
Prereq: POLI 200C or consent of instructor.
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POLI 228 Historical Political Economy (4)
Historical political economy (HPE) is a thriving field that employs quantitative historical datasets and qualitative case knowledge to study a wide range of pol
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 231 Political Economy of Development (4)
This course explores key factors that shape the development trajectory of nations, drawing on work from political science, economics, and sociology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 231E Politics of Development (4)
This course provides an overview of previous and current efforts to explain political and economic development in non-Western settings.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 233 The Politics of Migrant Inclusion and Exclusion (4)
This graduate seminar provides an overview of the determinants of immigrant exclusion and inclusion around the world.
Prereq: department approval.
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POLI 235A Latin American Politics (4)
Introductory reading seminar on Latin American politics to acquaint students with leading schools of thought, provide critical perspective on premises and metho
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 236 Immigration Policy and Politics (4)
An interdisciplinary seminar covering origins, consequences, and characteristics of worker migration from Third World countries (especially Mexico, Central Amer
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 240 International Relations Theory (4)
A survey of the principal theories and approaches to the study of international relations.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 241 International Conflict (4)
This is a course on modern academic debates in international security.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 241D Political Violence (4)
Contending analyses of the types, strategies, causes, processes, and consequences of political violence such as revolutions, insurgencies, and ethnic conflict.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 242 The European Union and Global Governance (4)
This course explores contemporary research on European Union politics from a comparative and international relations perspective and links this research to broa
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 242D Weapons of Mass Destruction (4)
This course provides an overview of the challenges posed by chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 243 International Security (4)
A colloquium surveying the major theoretical controversies in the study of international and national security.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 244 International Institutions (4)
This course exposes students to contemporary research on international institutions.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 244A European Integration (4)
This seminar provides perspectives on the theories and politics of European integration.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 245 International Political Economy (4)
A seminar surveying the major theoretical controversies in the study of international political economy.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 245A Political Economy of Regional Integration (4)
This graduate course surveys theories of regional political and economic integration and international cooperation from a comparative and international relation
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 246 International Organization (4)
This course will study various theories purporting to explain why states succeed or fall at creating institutions by international governance and what effects,
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 247A Quantitative International Relations (4)
Explores empirical research in international relations with special emphasis on international conflict.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 247B Formal Models in International Relations (4)
Explores formal analytic and primarily game-theoretic research in international relations with emphasis on conflict and bargaining.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 247C History of International Relations (4)
This course is a survey of the history of international relations from 1618 to 1945.
Prereq: 240, 247A, and 247B; graduate standing.
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POLI 250 The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration (4)
This course examines the interplay between racial/ethnic identity and politics.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 251 American Political Institutions (4)
A critical examination of major contributions to the theoretical and empirical literature on the U.S.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 252 American Politics: Behavior (4)
Theoretical and empirical perspectives on voting and other forms of political participation, parties, interest groups, and public opinion in the United States.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 254 American Political Development (4)
This course examines the historical evolution of the American state with particular attention to theories of political development.
Prereq: graduate standing in any discipline of the social sciences or humanities or consent of instructor.
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POLI 255 Urban Politics (4)
Examines central works on the development of political institutions in U.S.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 256 Race, Class, and Institutions in American Political Economy (4)
This course will explore how institutions address and/or perpetuate racial, ethnic, and economic inequality in the US.
Prereq: graduate standing.
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POLI 257 Voting and Elections (4)
This course is designed to acquaint graduate students with the central themes and issues in the study of voting in national elections.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 258 United States Presidency and Executive Politics (4)
The U.S.
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POLI 260 Social Science Replication (4)
The purpose of this class is to replicate new empirical research in the social sciences.
Prereq: POLI 204B and POLI 270 and POLI 271; graduate standing.
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POLI 263 Theory and Analysis of Experiments (4)
This course focuses on the principles that underlie the experimental framework for inference and study design.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 270 Mathematical and Statistical Foundations (4)
This course reviews essential calculus and linear algebra and introduces probability theory (probability rules, random variables, univariate and multivariate di
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills Statistics: inference
POLI 271 Advanced Statistical Applications (4)
Use of advanced quantitative techniques in political science.
Prereq: 204B and 270; graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills Statistics: inference
POLI 272 Bayesian Methods (4)
Provides students a solid understanding of Bayesian inference and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 273 Causal Inference (4)
This course covers designs and methods of causal inference, including randomized experiments, cross-sectional and longitudinal designs, and other tools such as
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 274 Text as Data (4)
This class explores statistical and computational methods to enable students to use text as a data source in the social sciences.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 275 Interviews, Survey Design, and Sampling (4)
This course covers advanced topics in the design and implementation of field surveys and interviews.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 276 Qualitative Methods (4)
Topics include concept formation; set theoretic and QCA approaches; within-case vs.
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 278 Political Economy Models of Elections (4)
This course introduces the formal literature on economic models of voting and electoral politics.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 280 Workshop: International Law and Regulation (4)
Examination of recent research in international law and regulation: development and presentation of research projects by graduate students; presentation of rese
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 281 Workshop: American Politics (4)
Examination of recent research in American politics: development and presentation of research projects by graduate students, presentations of research by facult
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 282 Workshop: Comparative Politics (4)
Examination of recent research in comparative politics, development and presentation of research projects by graduate students; presentations of research projec
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 283 Workshop: International Relations (4)
Examination of recent research in international relations, development and presentation of research projects by graduate students, presentations of research pro
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 285 Workshop: Political Theory (4)
Examination of recent research in political theory: development and presentation of research projects by graduate students, presentation of research by faculty.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 286 Workshop: Methodology (4)
Examination of recent research in political methodology; development and presentation of research projects by graduate students, presentation of research by fac
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 287 Multidisciplinary Methods in Political Science: Social Networks (4)
Examination of research in the natural sciences that may be applied to problems in political science, development and presentation of research projects by gradu
Prereq: 204A and 204B and 204C, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills Computer networks
POLI 288 Multidisciplinary Methods in Political Science: Computational Social Science (4)
An examination of research in the natural sciences that may be applied to problems in political science, development and presentation of research projects by gr
Prereq: 204A and 204B and 204C, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 289 Multidisciplinary Methods in Political Science: Biology (4)
Examination of research in the natural sciences that may be applied to problems in political science, development and presentation of research projects by gradu
Prereq: 204A and 204B and 204C, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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POLI 298 Directed Reading (1–12)
Guided and supervised reading in the literature of the several fields of political science.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (16)

POLI 204A Research Design (4)
This course will study various approaches to knowledge accumulation in social science.
Prereq: graduate student standing.
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POLI 219 Special Topics in Political Theory (4)
This seminar is an examination of the different approaches to the study of political theory.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 229 Special Topics in Comparative Politics (4)
This seminar is an examination of the different approaches to the study of comparative politics.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 248 Special Topics in International Relations (4)
(Same as IRGN 290) This seminar is an examination of the different approaches to the study of international relations.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 253 Research in State Politics (4)
This seminar will survey the existing literature in state politics with an eye toward proposing new research designs.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 259 Special Topics in American Politics (4)
This seminar is an examination of the different approaches to the study of American politics.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 261 Practice of Research (4)
Covers practical steps for choosing research topics and designs, including selecting questions and puzzles, conceptualizing and constructing dependent variables
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 279 Special Topics in Methodology (4)
This course offers selected topics in quantitative methodology.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 284D Workshop: Evidence-Based Teaching (4)
Examination of recent research in undergraduate teaching and learning, with emphasis on practical application of theoretical principles.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 299 Dissertation Research (1–12)
Independent work by graduate students engaged in research and writing of second-year paper and doctoral dissertation, under direct supervision of adviser.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 500 Apprentice Teaching (1–4)
A course in which teaching assistants are aided in learning proper teaching methods by means of supervision of their work by the faculty: handling of discussion
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 501 Seminar on Teaching Development—American Politics (1–4)
A seminar designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in American politics, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques, and material
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 502 Seminar on Teaching Development—Comparative Politics (1–4)
A seminar designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in comparative politics, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques, and mater
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 503 Seminar on Teaching Development—International Relations (1–4)
A seminar designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in international relations, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques, and ma
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 504 Seminar on Teaching Development—Political Theory (1–4)
A seminar designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in political theory, includes discussion of teaching theories, techniques, and materials
Prereq: graduate standing.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
POLI 599 Teaching Methods in Political Science (2)
Training in teaching methods in the field of political science.
Prereq: graduate standing in political science.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Professional program (COSE) COSE

COSE 200 Leadership Skills, Values, and Team Building (4)
The four-day workshop aims to explore and enhance the most practical aspects of leadership: mindset, skills, and behaviors.
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE.
COSE 210 Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (4)
Model-driven architecture and development concepts; business process and workflow modeling; structured analysis and IDEF modeling methods; object, component, an
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE.
COSE 215 Decision and Risk Analysis (4)
Focuses on analytic techniques supporting rational business decision-making, providing systematic approaches to complex decision situations.
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE.
COSE 220 Sustainable Innovation (4)
This course combines: 1) the contextual analysis of systems thinking, 2) fundamentals of ethical sustainability, 3) a business perspective of vision and innovat
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE.
COSE 225 Managing Stakeholder Relationships (4)
Addresses critical processes and frameworks required to build effective business relationships internally and externally.
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE.
COSE 230A Convergent Systems Engineering Quarterly Team Project (1)
Students will work collaboratively on a team project, mostly in a lab setting, to demonstrate their knowledge of leadership teams and enterprise architecting fo
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE.
COSE 230B Convergent Systems Engineering Capstone Team Project (4)
Students will work collaboratively on a team project, mostly in a lab setting, to demonstrate their grasp of the material in the entire project sequence.
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE; three instances of CoSE 230A successfully completed prior to this class; department ap...
COSE 260A Complexity and Large-Scale Systems (4)
Comprehensive introduction to system and event complexity; software and systems engineering practices for complexity management; agile and plan-driven developme
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE.
COSE 260B Enterprise Architecting (4)
Architectural foundations, frameworks, standards, and infrastructures with an emphasis on layered architectures, loose coupling, architecture evolution, service
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE.
COSE 260C Engineering Essentials for Open, Distributed Systems (4)
Engineering tools and their use in defining the layered and service-oriented architectures, Unified Modeling Language and enterprise architecture tools, busines
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE.
COSE 260D Patterns for Enterprise Architecting (4)
Fundamental aspects of pattern methodologies and reuse; requirements, design, and architecture patterns; patterns for service-oriented architectures; enterprise
Prereq: enrollment in MAS-CoSE.

Psychology PSYC

PSYC 201A Statistical Computing and Inference from Data I (6)
The first of a series of intensive courses in statistical computing to draw inferences from data.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 201B Quantitative Methods in Psychology II (6)
The second part of a series of intensive courses in statistical methods and the mathematical treatment of data, with special reference to research in psychology
Prereq: PSYC 201A.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 201C Quantitative Methods in Psychology III (6)
The third part of a series of intensive courses in statistical methods and the mathematical treatment of data, with special reference to research in psychology.
Prereq: PSYC 201B.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 205 Emotion (4)
This seminar provides a selective overview of the scientific study of emotion.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 206 Mathematical Modeling (4)
This course is designed to teach the basics of mathematical modeling.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 209 Judgment and Decision Making (4)
This seminar examines issues in the psychology of judgment and decision making.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 211 Computational Models of Mind (4)
Computational models of perception, cognition, behavior, and social interaction formalize psychological theories, and can offer insights into both how people so
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 212 Visual Science (4)
Each year a different topic in visual science is selected for in-depth review and discussion based on current readings.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 213 Professional Procedures and Survival in Psychology (4)
This course provides a forum for presentation and discussion of the basic issues associated with surviving in a professional (particularly, academic) psychology
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 219 Writing about Thinking (4)
Students will study the cognitive faculties that govern our ability to read for comprehension, along with the opportunities and challenges they create for write
Prereq: restricted to students with the major codes PC76 or PC78 or PC79, or consent of instructor and graduate standi...
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Writing, reading and study skills
PSYC 223 Current Directions in Vision (1)
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 224 Current Directions in Cognitive Neural Systems (CNS) (1)
A weekly seminar series focused on understanding recent advances in the relationship between neural systems and behavior using a variety of experimental approac
Prereq: graduate standing. S/U grades only.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 229 Happiness (4)
This course will address the psychology of happiness.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 230 Computational Approaches to Visual Abstraction (4)
This course explores the problem of how humans produce and comprehend graphical representations, combining approaches from computational neuroscience, cognitive
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 231 Tools for Experimental Data Analysis (4)
This course will provide an introduction to programming and a set of general data analysis methods that are broadly applicable in many different subdisciplines
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 232 Probabilistic Models of Cognition (4)
Computational theories of human cognition, particularly Bayesian approaches.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 233 Learning and Motivation (4)
Advanced topics in learning and motivation, with special emphasis on current research.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 234 Evolution of Language (4)
This seminar will explore issues related to the evolution of human language, and critically evaluate evidence for the diversity of theories about the topic.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 235 Thought and Language (4)
This course will explore the nature of human thought and its relationship to language taking a primarily developmental approach but drawing on contributions fro
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 236 Substance Abuse (4)
Theory and research on the development, progression, and resolution of substance use and abuse will be reviewed and evaluated.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 237 Human Rationality (4)
The traditional view of rationality is based upon abstract, content-independent rules for behavior.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 240 The Primate Brain (4)
This course will explore the neural basis of perception, action and cognition in primate cortex.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 242 Current Directions in Developmental Psychology (1)
Advanced seminar concentrating on methods of research and current experimental literature in developmental psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 243 Sound and Music Perception (4)
This course deals with perception of sound, particularly music, and focuses on unusual aspects of music perception, including musical illusions and absolute pit
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 246 Emotion and Cognition (4)
This seminar focuses on the interplay between emotion and cognition.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 247 Learning by Thinking in Children (and Adults) (4)
We often learn through observations or from testimony from others.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 249A Advanced Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis I (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in applied behavior analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 249B Advanced Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis II (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in applied behavior analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 249C Advanced Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis III (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in applied behavior analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 251 Advanced Topics in Learning and Motivation (1)
Weekly meetings for graduate students actively engaged in research on conditioning.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 252 Cognitive Neuroscience (4)
This is a series of weekly seminars on current trends in neuropsychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
PSYC 255A Advanced Topics in Biological Psychology I (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in biological psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 255B Advanced Topics in Biological Psychology II (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in biological psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 255C Advanced Topics in Biological Psychology III (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in biological psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 257 Development and Neurobiology of Theory of Mind (4)
Surveys research on people’s everyday attribution of mental states to predict/explain actions, their naïve theory of mind, from developmental and neurocognitive
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
PSYC 258 Delay of Gratification (4)
This course will review the research on delay of gratification.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 260 Language and Conceptual Development (4)
This class will investigate case studies in conceptual development that interact with language acquisition, including domains such as time, space, number, and t
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 262 Functional Construction of the Vertebrate Brain’s Social Behavior Network (4)
The vertebrate brain contains a network of strongly interconnected structures that play essential roles in the regulation of social behavior.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Computer networks
PSYC 263 Science of Mindfulness (4)
This graduate seminar addresses the science behind mindfulness.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 264A Advanced Topics in Language Processes I (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in language processes.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 264B Advanced Topics in Language Processes II (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in language processes.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 264C Advanced Topics in Language Processes III (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in language processes.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 265 Social Psychology and Medicine (4)
Concentrates on what psychology has to contribute to the understanding of illness, its treatment, and the social context in which these processes occur.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 266 Psychology of Reading (4)
This seminar will cover aspects of reading, emphasizing cognitive processes involved in skilled reading.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 267A Advanced Topics in Behavior Medicine I (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in behavior medicine.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 267B Advanced Topics in Behavior Medicine II (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in behavior medicine.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 267C Advanced Topics in Behavior Medicine III (1)
Research and discussion on selected topics in behavior medicine.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 268 Neurobiology of Action (4)
This seminar provides an overview of the past and current research on the neurobiology of actions in normal and diseased states such as addiction, Parkinson’s,
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
PSYC 269 Selected Topics in Cognitive Development (4)
An in-depth analysis of selected empirical and theoretical topics in cognitive development.
Prereq: graduate standing. Restricted to students with major codes PC81, PC82, PC83, PC84, or consent of the instructo...
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 270A Introduction to Laboratory Experimentation I (4)
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 270B Introduction to Laboratory Experimentation II (4)
Continuation of basic laboratory course designed to introduce first-year graduate students to experimental methods in psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 270C Introduction to Laboratory Experimentation III (4)
Final quarter of basic laboratory course designed to introduce first-year graduate students to experimental methods in psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 271 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (4)
This seminar will span the study of learning and memory from an interdisciplinary neuroscience perspective: the goal will be to gain a broad perspective on memo
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
PSYC 272 Selected Topics in Cognitive Psychology (4)
An in-depth analysis of selected empirical and theoretical topics in cognitive psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 273 Selected Topics in Quantitative Methods in Psychology (4)
An in-depth analysis and discussion of selected advanced topics in quantitative methods in psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 274 Current Directions in Social Psychology (1)
A biweekly seminar series focusing on recent advances in both basic and applied research in social psychology including topics such as interpersonal relationshi
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 275 Current Directions in Cognitive Psychology (1)
A weekly seminar series focused on understanding recent advances in any area of cognitive psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 276 Selected Topics in Social Psychology (4)
An in-depth analysis of selected empirical and theoretical topics in social psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 282 Auditory Neuroscience (4)
An in-depth analysis of current theoretical and empirical issues in the neurobiological study of auditory perception and cognition.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Biology: cell, genetics and physiology

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (13)

PSYC 202 Writing and Presenting Academic Research Papers (4)
Instruction on organizing, writing, and presenting empirical research papers.
Prereq: psychology graduate students (major code: PC76 or PC78 or PC79), or consent of instructor.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Writing, reading and study skills
PSYC 203 Department Proseminar (5)
This course is required of all first-year students in the PhD program and serves as an introduction to the department faculty and their research programs.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 210 Area Proseminar: The Methods of Human Cognitive Neuroscience (4)
Covers many of the neuroscience methods available to study human cognition, with emphasis on concepts of data analysis, and comparative assessment of the differ
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
PSYC 217 Area Proseminar in Developmental Psychology (4)
The course examines cognitive development through the school-age period and social and personality development from infancy through early adolescence.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 218 Area Proseminar in Cognitive Psychology (4)
A survey of basic principles and concepts of cognitive psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 220 Area Proseminar in Social Psychology (4)
An introduction to social psychology.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 222 Area Proseminar in Biological Psychology (4)
A survey of the functional neuroanatomical, neurodevelopmental, neurophysiological, and pharmacological correlates of psychological phenomena.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 241 Programming Web-Based Experiments for Psychology Research (4)
This hands-on programming course focuses on the design, implementation, and analysis of online experiments, particularly using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 244 Special Topics in Psycholinguistics (4)
Discussion of theories and experiments investigating language production, comprehension, or acquisition.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 280 Seminar in Communication and Information Processing (1)
S/U grades only.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 296 Research Practicum (1–12)
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 299 Research Practicum (1–12)
Independent research and thesis research.
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference
PSYC 500 Apprentice Teaching (4)
Psychology and cognitive science methods Statistics: inference

Public Health PH

PH 277 Health Policy, Technology, and Public Health (4)
This course provides an overview of the US health policy landscape.
Prereq: must be enrolled in the UC San Diego/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program in public health (PU75, PU76, and PU77), bios...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 200 Foundations of Public Health (4)
This course provides students with an overview of the foundations of public health.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 220A Advanced Methods in Health Services A (4)
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to causal inference methodologies essential for empirical research in public health.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 222 Advanced Methods in Implementation Science (4)
This course examines the use of innovative methods that have been designed or tailored for use in monitoring, evaluating, and facilitating implementation of evi
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 233 Epidemiology of Aging (2)
This course encompasses a range of topics related to aging including the demography of aging, hallmarks of biological aging, physiological reserve and resilienc
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 233L Epidemiology of Aging Lab (2)
The objectives of the epidemiology of aging lab supplement are to familiarize students with aging cohorts, prominent biases, and methodological approaches to ad
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 235 Grant Writing for Public Health (4)
Students will review funded and nonfunded grant proposals for different types of NIH awards, with an emphasis on R01 research awards.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference Writing, reading and study skills
PH 251 Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology (4)
The course introduces the fundamental concepts, principles, and methods in genetic epidemiology.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
PH 260 Scientific Writing (4)
Students will learn the principles of scientific writing, review examples of scientific literature, and then complete a manuscript suitable for publication base
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference Writing, reading and study skills
PH 261 Scientific Presentation (4)
Students will learn the principles of scientific presentations for the classroom and for scientific meetings (both oral and poster presentations).
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 270 Cultural Perceptions about Health and Disease (4)
This course takes an interdisciplinary look at the relationship between culture and health in diverse sociostructural contexts.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 278 Scale Development for Behavioral Health Measurement (4)
Course will present theory and methods for developing scales to assess public health-related constructs (e.g., physical, mental, and social well-being).
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 289R Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health: An Introduction (4)
This course will emphasize the unique aspects of dissemination and implementation research, including the types of questions it seeks to answer, the outcomes ex
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 400 Introduction to Biostatistics (4)
Students will understand principles of measurement of clinical data, recognize data types, and determine statistical methods for analysis of a given dataset.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval. Renumbered from ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 401 Introduction to Epidemiology (4)
This course provides a foundational understanding of principles and methods used to study the distribution and determinants of health and disease in populations
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval. Renumbered from ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 402 Introduction to Health Behavior (4)
This course provides an opportunity to explore the theoretical issues and current methodologies related to understanding and influencing health behavior change
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval. Renumbered from ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 404 Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health (4)
This course examines the relationship between human activities, the environment, and health.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval. Renumbered from ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 405 Introduction to Health Policy (4)
This course will introduce students to health policy making and the organization and financing of health services in the United States, enhance their understand
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval. Renumbered from ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 406 Scientific Writing (4)
This course will prepare students for scientific writing in a variety of contexts.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval. Renumbered from ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference Writing, reading and study skills
PH 410 Health Behavior Interventions (4)
This course focuses on critical analyses of health behavior theories and their applications to interventions in multiple fields, such as (but not limited to) nu
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB87) or program approval and successfully completed PH 402. Renumbe...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 411 Program Optimization and Evaluation (4)
This course covers study designs to iteratively optimize and evaluate public health programs such as a proof-of-concept trial, randomized controlled trial, sequ
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB87, PB90, and PB75) or program approval and successfully completed FMPH 402...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 412 Health Promotion and Communication (4)
This course is focused on the principles of health promotion and health communication, examining the societal impact and needs, behavioral change theory, and st
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, and PB90) or program approval and successfully completed FMPH 402...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 415 Advanced Epidemiologic Methods (4)
This course will provide an in-depth overview of modern epidemiologic concepts, including fundamentals of causal inference; quantitative measures of occurrence,
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB91) or program approval and successfully completed FMPH 401 or PH ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 417 Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology (4)
This is an MPH-level course designed to introduce topics in cardiovascular disease epidemiology using the following definition of epidemiology as a guide: Epide
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB91) or program approval and successfully completed FMPH 401 or PH ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 417R Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology (4)
This is an MPH-level course designed to introduce topics in cardiovascular disease epidemiology using the following definition of epidemiology as a guide: Epide
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB91) or program approval and successfully completed FMPH 401 or PH ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 418 Infectious Diseases and Public Health (4)
Designed to increase understanding of the history, classification, surveillance, prevention, and control of major and emerging infectious diseases.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB91) or program approval and successfully completed FMPH 401 or PH ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 419 Biostatistics II (4)
Students will understand and conduct advanced bio-statistical analyses including: multiple linear and logistic regression, survival analysis, Cox and extended C
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, and PB91) or program approval and successfully completed FMPH 400...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 420 Introduction to Infectious Disease Epidemic and Economic Modeling for Health Policymaking (4)
This course provides an introduction to infectious disease epidemic and cost-effectiveness modeling, with focus on applications to inform health policymaking.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB90, and PB91) or program approval and successfully completed FMPH 401...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 425 Public Mental Health Epidemiology (4)
This course focuses on public health approaches to studying mental illnesses nationally and globally.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB89, and PB91) or program approval and successfully completed FMPH 401...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 426 Public Mental and Behavior Health and Addiction (4)
This course introduces key aspects of mental and behavioral health as well as the etiology, risk factors, and impact of mental disorders in public health.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, and PB89) or program approval and successfully completed FMPH 402...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 427 Mental Health Across the Life Course (4)
This course examines mental health from infancy through childhood into adulthood and aging.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB89) or program approval. Renumbered from FMPH 427. Students may no...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 428 Dissemination and Implementation, Policy, and Health Services in Mental Health (4)
This course will use a dissemination and implementation science methodology and lens to address the gap between promising research results for mental health and
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB88, and PB89) or program approval. Renumbered from FMPH 428. Students...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 429 Substance Use and Population Health (4)
This course offers a window into the patterns, drivers, and consequences of substance use from a public health perspective.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, and PB89). Students cannot receive credit for PH 429 if they have...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 430 Technology and Precision Health (4)
This course will introduce students to the field of precision health and will provide a broad overview of a variety of emerging technologies (artificial intelli
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB90) or program approval. Renumbered from FMPH 430. Students may no...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 431 Public Health Informatics (4)
The course introduces students to informatics concepts, techniques, and systems used in public health practice.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB90) or program approval. Renumbered from FMPH 431. Students may no...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 440 Introduction to Health Economics (4)
This course will introduce key concepts in health economics and apply these concepts to better understand and evaluate health policy issues in the U.S.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB88) and successfully completed FMPH 405 or PH 405. Renumbered from...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 441 The Organization and Financing of the U.S. Health-Care System (4)
Students will learn about the organization and financing of health services in the United States and the implications of system characteristics for quality, equ
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB88) and successfully completed FMPH 405 or PH 405. Renumbered from...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 460 Design and Public Health (4)
The focus of this project-based class is on teaching students fundamentals in design, with a particular focus on human-centered design and community-centered de
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB90) or program approval. Renumbered from FMPH 460. Students may no...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 461 Current Issues in Public Health (2)
Students will be introduced to and discuss important issues in public health in an interactive format with the MPH director, other FMPH faculty, and public heal
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval. Renumbered from ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 462 Non-Communicable Diseases and Global Health (4)
This course will focus on the health and economic burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD) globally, understanding global patterns of major diseases and diseas
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval. Renumbered from ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 463 VIIDAI: Public Health Field Practice in Baja (4)
Students will develop an understanding of field epidemiology, surveillance, survey development, data collection, analysis, and presentation.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91). Students cannot receive credit for P...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 480 Introduction to Foundation and Government Grant Writing (Non-NIH) (4)
Students learn the skill of grant writing as used by academics, practitioners, and leaders of the public health community to support program development and imp
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91).
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference Writing, reading and study skills
PH 496A Public Health Leadership in Practice (1)
This course is required prior to starting an MPH practicum.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91). Renumbered from FMPH 496A. Students ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 499 Public Health Master’s Capstone/Thesis (1–12)
Students complete their capstone/thesis, and potentially submit their capstone/thesis for publication and/or present their capstone/thesis to stakeholders.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval.
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Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (19)

PH 221 Writing Successful Dissertation Research Grants (4)
This course is designed to increase students’ knowledge, confidence, and capabilities in crafting scientific research proposals to support their dissertation re
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference Writing, reading and study skills
PH 231 Introduction to Mixed Methods Research (4)
This course will provide an introduction to the definition, design, and practice of mixed methods research.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 240 Life Course Research (2)
This course examines life course research for health sciences.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 258 JDP Public Health Seminar (2)
This course combines didactic instruction, interactive sessions, and student presentations.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 259 Epidemiology Practicum (4)
Students will explore an epidemiologic research question by reviewing relevant published literature, and then design and conduct appropriate data analysis using
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 275 HSRIS Colloquium Series (1)
The HSRIS colloquium series is a program of empirical research seminars focused on the most important issues facing patients, providers, health care systems, an
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 280 Practicum in Global Health and Health Behavior (4)
Students will learn about grant writing, project management, preparation of manuscripts for publication and presentations for scientific meetings, and also work
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 288 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (4)
The aim of this course is to introduce graduate students to the strengths and appropriate use of qualitative research and analysis methods, with specific applic
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 291 Special Topics in Public Health (1–4)
Topics of special interest in public health.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 296 Community-Engaged Research Practicum (2)
The practicum is designed to provide doctoral students with a short-term, field-based experience in community-engaged research.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 297 Independent Study in Public Health (1–12)
Individual graduate study or research not covered by present course offerings.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 299 Dissertation Research in Public Health (1–12)
Public health doctoral program dissertation research units.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 509 Teaching Methods in Public Health (2)
This course is for graduate students wanting to develop skills and knowledge to become a teaching assistant or as preparation for an academic teaching career.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 403 Public Health Research Methods (4)
This course will focus on fundamental concepts in research design and measurement to understand methodological considerations in quantitative and qualitative sc
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval. Renumbered from ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 413 Ethics in Public Health Research and Practice (4)
The first section of this course provides an introduction to key frameworks and concepts relevant to public health ethics.
Prereq: must be enrolled in the MPH program (PB91, PB87, PB88, PB90, and PB75) or program approval. Renumbered from FM...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 442 Qualitative Research Methods (4)
This course introduces master’s students to qualitative research methods, emphasizing the strategies and applications of this methodology in public health, heal
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75 and PB88). Students cannot receive credit for PH 442 if they have alread...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 491 Special Topics in Public Health (1–4)
Course will cover various topics in the field of public health.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91) or program approval. Renumbered from ...
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference
PH 496B MPH Practicum Field Placement (3)
This course provides MPH students the opportunity to participate in a short-term, field-based public health or population-based experience.
Prereq: must be enrolled in MPH program (PB75, PB87, PB88, PB89, PB90, and PB91). Renumbered from FMPH 496B. Students ...
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PH 498 Independent Study (1–12)
Independent study under the guidance of a Wertheim School of Public Health faculty member.
Prereq: program approval required.
Public health and epidemiology Statistics: inference

Public Health: Biostatistics PHB

PHB 221 Biostatistical Methods I (4)
Introductory graduate course on applied statistical data analysis, focusing on multiple linear regression and using the R statistical software.
Prereq: biostatistics major or program approval.
Statistics: inference
PHB 222 Biostatistical Methods II (4)
Intermediate-level graduate course in the analysis of categorical data.
Prereq: successful completion of FMPH 221 or PHB 221 and FMPH 244A or PHB 244A or MATH 281A or program approval.
Statistics: inference
PHB 223 Analysis of Longitudinal Data (4)
Analysis of longitudinal data applied to biomedical research.
Prereq: successful completion of FMPH 222 or PHB 222 and MATH 281A or MATH 282A or FMPH 244B or PHB 244B or program ap...
PHB 224 Biostatistical Methods in Clinical Trials (4)
The graduate-level course will cover statistical aspects of clinical trial design, monitoring, analysis, and ethics of human subjects research.
Prereq: successful completion of FMPH 221 or PHB 221 and FMPH 222 or PHB 222 and FMPH 223 or PHB 223 or program approv...
Statistics: inference
PHB 225 Topics in Non- and Semi-Parametric Statistics and Functional Data (4)
The graduate-level course will cover modern statistical inference including non- and semi-parametric statistics, resampling methods, and topics from functional
Prereq: successful completion of FMPH 221 or PHB 221, and FMPH 222 or PHB 222, and FMPH 223 or PHB 223 or program appr...
Statistics: inference
PHB 226 Statistical Methods for Observational Studies (4)
An introduction to inference and causal modeling for observational data, including propensity score adjustment, inverse probability weighting, instrumental vari
Prereq: successful completion of FMPH 221 or PHB 221, FMPH 222 or PHB 222, and FMPH 223 or PHB 223 or program approval...
Statistics: inference
PHB 227 Statistical Learning and Multivariate Analysis (4)
This graduate course introduces concepts, methods, and applications of statistical learning and multivariate data analysis, including prediction, classification
Prereq: successful completion of FMPH 221 or PHB 221 and FMPH 222 or PHB 222 or program approval.
Statistics: inference
PHB 228 Statistical Computing (4)
The goal of this course is to give students a useful toolkit for handling statistical computations in R.
Prereq: FMPH 221 or PHB 221, and FMPH 222 or PHB 222, and FMPH 244B or MATH 281A or PHB 244B. Restricted to biostatist...
Statistics: inference
PHB 241 Biostatistics Rotation (3)
This practicum provides hand-on experience with biomedical research and data analysis.
Prereq: successful completion of FMPH 221 or PHB 221 and FMPH 222 or PHB 222; biostatistics major only.
Statistics: inference
PHB 242 Advanced Topics in Biostatistics (4)
Biostatistics elective courses will be taught under this course heading.
Prereq: successful completion of FMPH 221 or PHB 221 and FMPH 222 or PHB 222 or program approval.
Statistics: inference
PHB 244A Foundations in Biostatistics A (4)
This course will mainly focus on probability theory and mathematical statistics, which are essential building blocks for more advanced inference tools.
Statistics: inference
PHB 244B Foundations in Biostatistics B (4)
Continued overview of mathematical foundations in biostatistics.
Prereq: FMPH 244A or PHB 244A, restricted to major code PB76.
Statistics: inference
PHB 248 Applied Survival Analysis (4)
Survival analysis has applications in biomedicine, economics, and engineering.
Prereq: FMPH 244B or PHB 244B.
PHB 280 Biostatistics Journal Club (1)
This is a biweekly, structured journal club.
Statistics: inference

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (5)

PHB 243A Practicum in Biostatistics A (4)
This is the first in a sequence of two core courses for the MS degree in biostatistics.
Prereq: successful completion of FMPH 221 or PHB 222 and FMPH 223 or PHB 223. Restricted to major code PB76.
Statistics: inference
PHB 243B Practicum in Biostatistics B (4)
This is the second in a sequence of two core courses for the MS degree in biostatistics.
Prereq: successful completion of FMPH 243A or PHB 243B. Restricted to major code PB76.
Statistics: inference
PHB 281 Biostatistics Seminar Series (1)
Through a combination of in-person and virtual seminars on Zoom, students will gain insight into current research projects presented by invited speakers.
Prereq: FMPH 290 or PHB 280. Restricted to PB76 and PB77 majors.
Statistics: inference
PHB 298 Special Topics in Public Health (1–12)
Independent study for biostatistics graduate students in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.
Prereq: department approval required.
PHB 299 Dissertation Research (1–12)
Dissertation research for students who are advancing or have advanced to candidacy.
Prereq: department approval required.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO

SIO 295LS Introduction to Marine Biodiversity and Conservation—Lab (8)
Laboratory work on major biological taxa, field trips on biodiversity in situ, computer labs for informatic tools.
Prereq: consent of instructor. Corequisites: SIO 295S and MAS students only.
Earth and ocean science Environmental and atmospheric chemistry

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (3)

SIO 295S Introduction to Marine Biodiversity and Conservation—Seminar (8)
Lectures on ecological, economic, social, and legal issues related to marine biodiversity and case studies on socioeconomic and legal issues.
Prereq: consent of instructors. Corequisites: SIO 295LS and MAS students only.
Earth and ocean science Environmental and atmospheric chemistry
SIO 299 Research (1–12)
(S/U grades only.)
Earth and ocean science Environmental and atmospheric chemistry
SIO 500 Teaching Apprenticeship (1–4)
This practicum for graduate students provides experience in teaching undergraduate oceanography courses.
Prereq: department approval. (S/U grades only.)
Earth and ocean science Environmental and atmospheric chemistry

Scripps: Biological Oceanography SIOB

SIOB 218 Ocean Law and Policy (4)
This course provides an overview of key laws and policies governing US and international ocean and coastal waters, examines timely case studies of policies in p
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 242A Marine Biotechnology I: Tools and Methods (4)
The course will explore cutting-edge techniques as it applies to genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and the bioinformatics needed to analyze s
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 242B Marine Biotechnology II: Applications (4)
This course will explore the diverse biotechnological applications of marine science.
Prereq: SIOB 242A or SIO 242A or consent of instructor.
SIOB 242C Marine Biotechnology III: Introduction to Bioinformatics (4)
Introduction to Unix commands and scripting techniques required for command line interaction with open source bioinformatics tools, including installation, conf
Prereq: SIOB 242A or SIO 242A and SIOB 242B or SIO 242B or consent of instructor.
SIOB 243 Ecological and Medicinal Aspects of Natural Products (2)
This course will provide the foundation of the natural products sciences, including ethnobotanical uses of plants, ecological interactions and contemporary drug
SIOB 265 Marine Chemical Ecology (4)
Chemistry is the language by which most marine organisms communicate with each other and the environment.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 270 Pelagic Ecology (4)
An analysis of the concepts and theories used to explain the biological events observed in the water column.
Prereq: SIOC 210 or SIO 210 and SIOB 280 or SIO 280 or consent of instructor.
SIOB 270A Fisheries Oceanography (4)
Aspects of marine ecology relevant to the reproduction, survival, and distribution of commercially important marine species.
Prereq: SIOB 280 and SIOC 210 and graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOB 271 Marine Zooplankton (5)
Lectures and laboratories treating the morphological, behavioral, and life history variations of the principal phyla of planktonic invertebrates and heterotroph
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOB 272 Advanced Statistical Techniques (4)
An interactive overview of statistical methods, focusing on approaches common within the life sciences.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Statistics: inference
SIOB 273 Professional Ethics in Science (2–4)
A seminar on the historical and contemporary ethics and ethos of scientific research, based on published documents.
Prereq: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
SIOB 274 Natural History Below the Tides (6)
Exposure to local underwater habitats by scuba with basic material to comply with AAUS certification.
Prereq: department stamp required. Students must qualify to take the SIO dive course. This includes a physical exam as...
SIOB 275A Benthic Ecology (4)
Evolution and maintenance of benthic communities from the terrestrial margins to the deep sea.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOB 276 Quantitative Theory of Populations and Communities (4)
An introduction to the quantitative tools and conceptual issues underlying the study of the dynamics and structure of ecological systems.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOB 276L Quantitative Ecology Project Lab (4)
A laboratory complement to SIOB 276, to apply quantitative tools to conceptual issues underlying the study of the dynamics and structure of ecological systems.
Prereq: graduate standing, SIOB 276 or SIO 276 and consent of instructor.
SIOB 277 Deep-Sea Biology (4)
The ecology, zoogeography, taxonomy, and evolution of deep-sea organisms, with emphasis on the benthos.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 280 Biological Oceanography (4)
The biology and ecology of marine plankton, nekton, and benthos.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOB 281 Marine Physiology (4)
Biochemical and physiological mechanisms of adaptation of organisms to the marine environment.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 282 Phytoplankton Diversity (4)
Molecular, biochemical, ecological, and evolutionary perspectives on the diversity of eukaryotic and prokaryotic phytoplankton.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 283 Phycology: Marine Plant Biology (6)
Lecture and laboratory course emphasizing the biology, ecology and taxonomy of marine plants and seaweeds.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 284 Marine Invertebrates (6)
Course emphasizing the diversity, evolution and function morphology of marine invertebrates.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 285 Physical-Biological Interactions (4)
Physical and biological processes affecting growth and patchiness of plankton.
Prereq: SIOC 210 or SIO 210 or consent of instructor.
SIOB 286 Marine Science, Economics, and Policy (4)
This course investigates global issues in marine conservation and potential policy solutions.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOB 287A Marine Microbial Ecology (4)
Recent developments in the study of marine bacteria.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOB 288 Communicating Environmental Science (4)
Students will gain essential skills communicating their research with scientific and general audiences using evidence-based strategies.
SIOB 289 Pollution, Environment, and Health (4)
The goal is to understand the scope of the pollution problem facing the planet.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 290 Marine Biology (4)
An introduction to the field of marine biology, especially to the diversity of marine organisms at all taxonomic levels and their adaptations to the marine envi
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 292 Communicating Science to Informal Audiences (4)
Graduate science students will develop fundamental communication and instructional skills through the understanding and application of learning theory, interpre
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 293 Applications of Phylogenetics (6)
Overview of the computer-based methods for constructing phylogenetic trees using morphological and molecular data.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Biology: cell, genetics and physiology
SIOB 294 Biology of Fishes (5)
The comparative evolution, morphology, physiology, and ecology of fishes.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 295 Behavior and Ecology of Fishes (4)
The course will review recent literature on the behavior and ecology of fishes with emphasis on phylogenetic interpretations of character evolution and/or impli
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOB 298 Special Studies in Marine Sciences (1–4)
Reading and laboratory study of special topics under the direction of a faculty member.
Prereq: graduate standing. (S/U grades permitted.)

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (8)

SIOB 262 Marine Chemical Biology Seminar (1)
Students will give seminars on current research topics that span the interface of marine chemistry and marine biology.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
SIOB 264 Special Topics in Marine Natural Products Chemistry (4)
This course provides the foundation for advanced study in the field of marine natural products chemistry.
Prereq: one-year general organic chemistry. (S/U grades only.)
SIOB 269 Interdisciplinary Forum for Environmental Research (2)
This course provides students from diverse disciplines with a common language to address problems related to the environment and conservation.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
SIOB 278 Seminar in Ocean Biosciences (2)
Presentations of reports, review of literature, and discussion of current research in the marine biological and oceanographic sciences.
SIOB 279 Ecology Seminar in Biological Oceanography (1)
Weekly seminar for students in the biological oceanography curricular group.
Prereq: graduate standing. (S/U grades only)
Earth and ocean science
SIOB 291 Biology Graduate Research Presentations (1)
Graduate students in the biological sciences present research in a seminar or poster format.
SIOB 296 Special Topics in Ocean Biosciences (1–5)
Example topics are reproduction in marine animals, adaptation to marine environments, larval biology, marine fisheries, macromolecular evolution, physical chemi
Prereq: graduate standing. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOB 297 Marine Biology Seminar (1)
Lectures given by visiting scientists and resident staff and students.
Prereq: graduate standing. (S/U grades only.)

Scripps: Climate, Atmospheric and Physical Oceanography SIOC

SIOC 290S Climate Math and Science (6)
The course will introduce key physical and biogeochemical concepts needed to understand the Earth’s climate system.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 291S Introduction to Climate Policy (6)
The course will focus on policy solutions to climate change and introduce key topics in state, national, and international environmental law and policy.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 293 Ocean-Atmosphere Processes and Climate Variability (4)
We will examine the general structure of the ocean and atmosphere and consider processes and interactions that contribute to climate variability.
Prereq: SIOC 290S and graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 296 Climate Science and Policy Forum (1)
Required course for MAS-CSP students will focus on development of MAS Capstone Projects and discussions covering climate science and policy issues, including in
Prereq: graduate standing.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 299 Climate Science and Policy Capstone Project (6–10)
Building on the knowledge and experience gained from the entire curriculum of the Master’s in Climate Science and Policy (MAS-CSP) program, students will design
Prereq: graduate standing. Only students registered in MAS-CSP program.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 200A Computational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing I (4)
Overview of ocean acoustics.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Signals and systems
SIOC 200B Computational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing II (4)
Continuation of SIOC 200A.
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOC 200A or SIO 200A or consent of instructor.
Signals and systems
SIOC 200C Computational Ocean Acoustics and Signal Processing III (4)
Continuation of SIOC 200B.
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOC 200B or SIO 200B or consent of instructor.
Signals and systems
SIOC 201 Geological Record of Climate Change (4)
Introduction to geological archives; the tools for paleoclimate reconstruction and a sampling of important issues from the geological record, including the deve
Prereq: chemistry and physics required for graduate admission to SIO, SIO 101 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 202A Fundamentals of Wave Physics (4–4)
This two-quarter sequence is designed to introduce a broad background of students to basic principles of wave physics, including generation, propagation, disper
Prereq: calculus and partial differential equations.
SIOC 203A Introduction to Applied Mathematics I (4)
(Cross-listed with MAE 294A.) Review of exact methods for ordinary differential equations.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOC 203B Introduction to Applied Mathematics II (4)
(Cross-listed with MAE 294B.) Partial differential equations: characteristics, similarity solutions, Green’s functions, images, wave equation, diffusion equatio
Prereq: MAE 294A or SIOC 203A or consent of instructor.
SIOC 203C Introduction to Applied Mathematics III (5)
Perturbation theory, asymptotic methods, and asymptotic expansions.
Prereq: graduate standing and MAE 294B or SIOC 203B or SIOC 215B or consent of instructor.
SIOC 204 Underwater Acoustics (4)
Theory of radiation, transmission, and scattering of sound with special application to ocean acoustics.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOC 205 Estuarine and Coastal Processes (4)
The course focuses on estuarine and coastal physical dynamics and biogeochemical/ecosystem impacts.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOC 207A Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (4)
Discussion of discrete-time signals and systems, Discrete-Time Fourier Transform (DFT) and window functions, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), design of Finite Impu
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Signals and systems
SIOC 207B Digital Signal Processing I (4)
Discrete random signals; conventional (FFT based) spectral estimation.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Signals and systems
SIOC 207C Digital Signal Processing II (4)
Adaptive filter theory, estimation errors for recursive least squares and gradient algorithms, convergence and tracking analysis of LMS, RLS, and Kalman filteri
Prereq: ECE 251A or ECE 251AN.) Prerequisites: graduate standing ECE 251A (for ECE 251B); SIOC 207B or SIO 207B (for S...
Signals and systems
SIOC 207D Array Processing (4)
The coherent processing of data collected from sensors distributed in space for signal enhancement and noise rejection purposes or wavefield directionality esti
Prereq: graduate standing; ECE 251A or SIOC 207B.
SIOC 210 Physical Oceanography (4)
Physical description of the sea; physical properties of seawater, methods and measurements, boundary processes, regional oceanography.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 211A Ocean Waves I (4)
Propagation and dynamics of waves in the ocean, including the effects of stratification, rotation, topography, wind, and nonlinearity.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOC 211B Ocean Waves II (4)
SIOC 212A Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I (4)
The equations of motions for rotating stratified flow and their application to the atmospheric and oceanic dynamics; Ekman layer dynamics, potential vorticity d
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Fluid mechanics
SIOC 212B Geophysical Fluid Dynamics II (5)
The equations of motion for rotating stratified flow and their application to the atmospheric and oceanic dynamics; Ekman layer dynamics, potential vorticity dy
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOC 212A or SIO 212A and SIOC 214A or SIO 214A or consent of instructor.
Fluid mechanics
SIOC 212C Geophysical Fluid Dynamics III (4)
This course equips physical oceanography students to research unbalanced processes, emphasizing upper ocean and mixed layer dynamics.
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOC 212B or consent of instructor.
Fluid mechanics
SIOC 213 Turbulence and Mixing (4)
Mixing mechanisms, their identification, description, and modeling.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOC 214A Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (4)
A survey of classical problems in fluid mechanics and approximate techniques of analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Fluid mechanics
SIOC 214B Environmental Fluid Dynamics (4)
Single-layer flows with a free surface; two-layer flows, including exchange flows in harbors, estuaries, seas, and buildings.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Fluid mechanics
SIOC 215A Applied Mathematics for Oceanographers I (4)
Intended for first-year graduate students who seek a quantitative way to describe how the ocean works: vector analysis, complex quantities, Fourier and Laplace
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 215B Applied Mathematics for Oceanographers II (4)
An introduction to the mathematical description of waves, beginning with a description of the linear oscillator, and followed by normal modes, the flexible stri
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOC 215A or SIO 215A or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 215C Applied Mathematics for Oceanographers III (4)
An introduction to Perturbation theory, including regular and singular expansions, Poincare’s method, two-scale method, the WKB approximation and boundary layer
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOC 215A or SIO 215A and SIOC 215B or SIO 215B or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 216A Introduction to the Physics of Complex Systems (4)
Emergent complex behavior in nonlinear, dissipative, open dynamical systems will be investigated by studying fundamental properties and their manifestation in e
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOC 216B Applied Complexity (4)
A project-based course focusing on applying methods from the study of complex systems to messy, real-world physical, biological, or social problems.
Prereq: SIO 216 or SIOC 216 or SIOC 216A and graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOC 217A Atmospheric and Climate Sciences I (4)
Thermodynamics and statics of dry and moist air, atmospheric composition, Earth radiation budget, vertical structure of the atmosphere, global energy balance, t
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (Letter grades only.)
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 217B Atmospheric and Climate Sciences II (4)
Fluid dynamics of the atmosphere; derivation of governing equations from the laws of physics, scale analysis, conservation principles, theoretical and observed
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOC 217A or SIO 217A or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 217C Atmospheric and Climate Sciences III (4)
Radiative, physical, and dynamical processes that govern the mean state, variability, and change of the atmosphere and climate, including greenhouse gases, clou
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOC 217A or SIO 217A and SIOC 217B or SIO 217B, or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 217D Atmospheric and Climate Sciences IV (4)
Atmospheric and ocean chemistry that impacts and is impacted by climate change, including the processes related to aerosol microphysics and the controls on atmo
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOC 217A or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 218 Cloud Dynamics and Climate (4)
Cloud identification, cloud properties, dynamical processes governing formation and dissipation of different cloud types, impact of clouds on radiation flux and
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOC 217A or SIO 217A and SIOC 217B or SIO 217B. Nongraduate students may enroll with co...
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 218A Observational Techniques in Oceanography (4)
The course teaches practical knowledge of oceanographic methods, sensors, and platforms, with a focus on physical observations.
Prereq: graduate standing; basic knowledge of physical oceanography and physical principles. For graduate students in ...
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 220 Observations of Large-Scale Ocean Circulation (4)
General circulation of the oceans; tropical, subtropical, and high-latitude current systems of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans and marginal seas; ocean
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOC 221A Analysis of Physical Oceanographic Data (A) (4)
Fundamental elements of analysis of geophysical and oceanographic time series, including sampling problems, least squares techniques, spectral analysis, interpr
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 221B Analysis of Physical Oceanographic Data (B) (4)
Techniques for analysis of physical oceanographic data involving many simultaneous processes, including probability densities, sampling errors, spectral analysi
Prereq: SIOC 221A or SIO 221A or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 221C Data Analysis Laboratory (4)
This course is to give students practical experience with analysis techniques.
Prereq: SIOC 221A or SIO 221A and SIOC 221B or SIO 221B or consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
SIOC 222 Underwater Bioacoustics (4)
Introductory course to familiarize a broad spectrum of participants to underwater sound and its relationship to underwater animals.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOC 223 Proposal Writing and Oceanographic Experiment Design (4)
Students will use concepts developed in class to develop ideas for an observational experiment, culminating in the writing of an NSF-style proposal and oral pre
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science Writing, reading and study skills
SIOC 224 Numerical Modeling of the Climate System (4)
Introduction to the methods used in numerical models of the ocean and atmosphere; survey of numerical methods, introduced in the context of a series of example
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 225 Ice Sheet-Ocean Interactions (4)
Melting of glaciers and ice shelves by the ocean has emerged as a driver of rapid ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica, and hence sea level rise.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOC 228 Machine Learning for Physical Applications (4)
Machine learning has received enormous interest.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Machine learning and deep learning
SIOC 235 Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction and Climate (4)
The class discusses ocean-atmosphere interaction dynamics that cause climate to vary in space and time, and form the physical basis for predicting year-to-year
Prereq: graduate standing, SIO 210 or SIOC 210 and SIO 211A or SIO 211B or SIO 212A or SIO 212B or SIO 217A or SIO 217...
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 237A Introduction to Ocean Optics (4)
Overview of ocean optics.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Optics and waves (advanced)
SIOC 237B Ocean Color Remote Sensing (4)
Overview of ocean color satellite missions.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOC 237C Optical-Biological Interactions in the Ocean (4)
This is a course on the interactions of underwater light with marine plankton and animals.
SIOC 241 Advanced Signal Processing for Structural Vibrations and Acoustics (4)
Review basic fluid and elastic wave propagation in infinite and finite media.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Signals and systems
SIOC 250 Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics (4)
Advanced topics in atmospheric dynamics not covered in the SIO 217 sequence, including baroclinic instability, mechanisms driving the general circulation of the
Prereq: SIOC 212A or SIO 212A or SIOC 217B or SIO 217B or consent of instructor.
SIOC 251 Radiation in the Atmosphere (4)
This graduate-level core course in radiation provides an introduction to basic laws, radiative transfer under clear sky conditions, scattering by individual par
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (Letter grades only.)
SIOC 254 Science of Climate Change (4)
This course will provide the scientific basis for understanding climate change.
Prereq: SIOC 217A or SIO 217A or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 261 Nearshore Physical Oceanography (4)
This course will cover the basic physics of the nearshore region spanning the surf zone to the inner shelf.
Prereq: SIOC 202A or SIOC 211A or SIOC 214A or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 267 Biogeochemistry (4)
Examines quantitatively the impact of the biota on the chemistry of the atmosphere and ocean.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOC 292 Introduction to Climate Science and Policy (4)
This course explores the interaction between climate science, policy, and the larger culture.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Earth and ocean science

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (4)

SIOC 208 Seminar in Applied Ocean Sciences (1)
Topics in applied ocean sciences.
SIOC 209 Special Topics (1–4)
Within the next few years, lectures on various special subjects will be offered by members of the staff.
SIOC 218B Observational Techniques in Oceanography: At-Sea Practicum (4)
Practicum focused on preparing for and carrying out on-site fieldwork using state-of-the art methods (e.g., executing mooring-based data collection with physica
Prereq: graduate standing; basic knowledge of oceanography and data analysis. For graduate students in an oceanographi...
Earth and ocean science
SIOC 219 Special Topics in Physical Oceanography (1–4)
Example topics are case histories and methods in physical oceanography, theories of the ocean circulation, numerical methods in large-scale ocean and atmospheri
Earth and ocean science

Scripps: Geosciences SIOG

SIOG 221 Plate Tectonics in Practice (4)
This course builds upon classic concepts in plate tectonics with an emphasis on practical implementation of tools that are applicable to a wide range of earth s
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 222 Introduction to Industry Reflection Seismic Methods (4)
Seismic methods history; land and marine seismic sources and receivers; seismic wave types; basics of reflection data processing and imaging; vertical seismic p
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 223A Geophysical Data Analysis I (4)
Probability and statistics and their application to make inferences from geophysical data: point processes, distributions, maximum likelihood estimation, hypoth
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 223B Geophysical Data Analysis II (4)
Analysis of geophysical measurements, especially time series, Fourier theory digital signal processing, and spectral analysis.
Prereq: graduate standing and SIOG 223A or SIO 223A or consent of instructor.
SIOG 224 Internal Constitution of the Earth (4)
An examination of current knowledge about the composition and state of the Earth’s interior revealed by geophysical observations.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 225 Physics of Earth Materials (4)
Mathematics and physics of continuous media, focusing on geophysical problems.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 227A Introduction to Seismology (4)
Introduction to seismometers and seismograms; stress and strain; potentials and the wave equation; geometrical ray theory and travel times in layered media; rep
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 227B Advanced Seismology I (4)
Introduction to low-frequency digital data; continuum mechanics and the equations of motion; free oscillation solutions; construction of Earth models; excitatio
Prereq: SIOG 227A or SIO 227A or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 227C Advanced Seismology II (4)
High-frequency wave propagation; methods for computing synthetic seismograms, including WKBJ, reflectivity and finite differences; body-wave spectra; attenuatio
Prereq: SIOG 227A or SIO 227A and SIOG 227B or SIO 227B or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 229 Fundamentals of Gravity and Geodesy (4)
Introduction to potential theory with applications to gravity and geodesy.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 230 Introduction to Inverse Theory (4)
Solution of linear and nonlinear inverse problems in geophysics by optimization techniques such as norm minimization and linear programming.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.) C. Constable
SIOG 231 Geomagnetism and Electromagnetism (4)
Observations of Earth’s internal and external magnetic fields are used to study the core geodynamo and to image the electrical conductivity structure of the cru
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 232 Ethical and Professional Science (2)
Review and group discussion of professional behavior and survival skills in the earth and ocean sciences, including ethics, data management, plagiarism, authors
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
SIOG 233 Introduction to Computing at SIO (4)
Introduction to the SIO computing environment and common software tools in geophysics and other disciplines.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 234 Geodynamics (4)
A general course on the dynamics and kinematics of the solid earth based on the text of Turcotte and Schubert.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 235 Computational Inverse Problems (4)
This course covers computational methods for the solution of geophysical inverse problems and time-dependent data assimilation problems.
Prereq: MAE 294A or SIOC 203A or SIOG 223A or SIOG 230, or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 236 Satellite Remote Sensing (4)
Satellite remote sensing provides global observations of Earth to monitor environmental changes in land, oceans, and ice.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 237 Space Geodesy (2)
This course covers topics in space geodesy related to the recovery and interpretation of crustal deformation measured by the Global Positioning System (GPS) as
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades only)
SIOG 238 Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations (4)
The course will discuss main numerical methods used to solve boundary and initial value problems involving partial differential equations, such as finite differ
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
Differential equations: first order
SIOG 240 Marine Geology (4)
Introduction to the geomorphology, sedimentation, stratigraphy, volcanism, structural geology, tectonics, and geological history of the oceans.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 241 Geological Field Methods for Geophysicists (1)
SIOG 242 Rates and Dates: Applications of Modern Geochronology Methods (4)
This course is designed to give students an understanding of the science behind numerical dating techniques in geological, archaeological, and environmental sci
Prereq: graduate standing.
SIOG 243 Material Characterization (4)
Survey course in materials characterization geared in the earth, environmental, planetary, oceanographic, and biological sciences.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 244 Shape and Structure of the Ocean Floor (4)
Description and explanation of the structural geomorphology of oceanic crust, and of the tectonic and volcanic processes responsible for it.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 246 Global Tectonics and Basin Formation (4)
Plate tectonics of the crust and upper mantle, examining a variety of environments from ridge crests to continental margins, including plate interiors, with an
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 247 Rock Magnetism and Paleomagnetism (4)
Rock magnetism and acquisition of magnetic remanence in geological materials as well as laboratory procedures and data analysis (isolating remanence components
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 251 Whole Earth Geochemistry (4)
A geochemical overview of Earth materials and chemical processes involved in the Earth’s evolution.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 252A Introduction to Isotope Geochemistry (4)
Radioactive and stable isotope studies in geology and geochemistry, including geochronology, isotopes as tracers of magmatic processes, cosmic-ray produced isot
Prereq: graduate-level standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 252B Advanced Isotope Geochemistry I (4)
An advanced treatment of noble gas and stable isotope geochemistry.
Prereq: SIOG 252A or SIO 252A.
SIOG 252C Advanced Isotope Geochemistry II (4)
An advanced treatment of radiogenic and cosmogenic isotope geochemistry.
Prereq: SIOG 252A or SIO 252A and SIOG 252B or SIO 252B.
SIOG 253 Interactions of Oceanic Plates and the California Margin (4)
How the geology of Alta and Baja California has been shaped, especially in the past 30MYR, by changing patterns of ocean plates and microplates that have subduc
Prereq: graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
SIOG 255 Paleobiology and History of Life (6)
An introduction to the major biological transitions in Earth history from the origins of metabolism and cells to the evolution of complex societies.
Prereq: graduate-level standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 255A Topics in Paleobiology and History of Life (3)
Lecture topics on the major transitions in the evolutionary history of life, including origin of metabolisms, microbes, major eukaryote radiations, ecosystems,
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 260 Marine Chemistry (4)
Chemical description of the sea; the distribution of chemical species in the world oceans, and their relationships to physical, biological, and geological proce
SIOG 261 Introduction to Rheology of Solid Earth (4)
This course provides a framework for understanding the intrinsic properties of rocks (mineralogy, diffusion, deformation).
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 263 Aqueous Chemistry (4)
This course emphasizes the chemical principles that control basic aqueous chemistry in marine systems.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 264 Ocean Acidification (4)
This course covers the fundamentals of ocean acidification including the chemical background, past and future changes in ocean chemistry, biological and biogeoc
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 267 Marine Chemistry Laboratory (4)
Applies modern and classic techniques for analysis of seawater chemistry, introducing concepts of signal transduction, calibration, and measurement quality cont
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
SIOG 270 The Archaeology of Climate Change—Social Adaptation and Vulnerability in Temporal Perspective (4)
(Cross-listed with ANTH 270.) This seminar studies the dynamics of climate change and human responses through time.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
Earth and ocean science
SIOG 275 Paleoethnobotany (6)
(Cross-listed with ANTH 275.) This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of practicing archaeobotany.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades permitted.)
SIOG 288 Communicating Environmental Science (4)
Students will gain essential skills communicating their research with scientific and general audiences using evidence-based strategies.
Prereq: graduate standing.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (9)

SIOG 228 Research Seminar (2)
A three-quarter required sequence for the BS/MS in marine biology, geosciences, and ocean and atmospheric sciences students to prepare for the undergraduate-to-
Prereq: current SIO department BS/MS student. Department approval required. Must be taken for letter grade only.
SIOG 200A Geophysics Research Skills I—Effective Writing (2)
This course covers basic writing techniques, including discussion of strategies for effective writing and analysis of written materials.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
Writing, reading and study skills
SIOG 200B Geophysics Research Skills II—Effective Presentation Techniques (2)
This course reviews basic oral presentation skills (with and without slides), including overall structure of a presentation, how to prepare and how to deliver a
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
SIOG 200C Geophysics Research Skills III—Reading, Understanding, and Synthesis (2)
In this course, students will read classic and recent papers revolving around two scientific themes.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor. (S/U grades only.)
SIOG 239 Special Topics in Geophysics (1–4)
Special course offerings by staff and visiting scientists.
SIOG 249 Special Topics in Marine Geology (1–4)
Special course offerings by faculty, staff, and visiting scientists.
Prereq: graduate standing.
SIOG 257 Seminar in Petrology (4)
Discussion of current research in petrology and mineralogy.
SIOG 268 Seminar in Geochemistry and Marine Chemistry (2)
Student seminars on topics related to geochemistry and the chemistry of the marine environment.
SIOG 269 Special Topics in Marine Chemistry (1–4)
Special course offerings by staff and visiting scientists.

Seventh College SEV

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

SEV 500 Apprentice Teaching (4)
This course, designed for graduate students serving as teaching assistants in Seventh College courses, provides training in teaching methods, classroom manageme
Prereq: department approval required. Students will have an application process for this course.

Sociology (Graduate) SOCG

SOCG 234 Intellectual Foundation of the Study of Science, Technology, and Medicine (4)
This course focuses on some classic methodological and theoretical resources upon which the sociology of science, technology, and medicine all draw.
Prereq: graduate standing.
SOCG 238 Survey of the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge (4)
An introduction to some enduring topics in the sociology of scientific knowledge and to some resources for addressing them.
Prereq: graduate standing.
SOCG 247 Madness and Society (4)
An examination of the changing Western responses from the age of Bedlam to the age of Prozac.
Prereq: graduate standing.
SOCG 283 The Making of Modern Medicine (4)
An examination of the intellectual, social, cultural, and political dimensions of the transformation of western medicine from 1750 to 1900, with a primary focus
Prereq: graduate standing.
SOCG 284 Contemporary Biomedicine (4)
Develops central themes in medical sociology in order to understand twentieth- and twenty-first-century medical practice and research.
Prereq: graduate standing.
SOCG 288 Knowledge Capitalism (4)
This seminar examines the place of scientific knowledge and information and communication technology in the transformation of capitalist economy and society.
Prereq: graduate standing.
SOCG 200 Introductory Methods/Epistemology (4)
This course introduces various methods for observing and analyzing the social world, principles for choosing among them, and general issues of research design.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 201 Classical Sociology Theory (4)
This course discusses major themes in the work of nineteenth- and twentieth-century social thinkers, including Tocqueville, Marx, Weber, and Durkheim.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 202 Contemporary Sociological Theory (4)
Themes important for social theory at the turn of the twenty-first century: Marxism (Gramsci, Althusser), critical theory (Adorno, Habermas), interpretation (Ge
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 203 Field Methods (4)
Research will be conducted in field settings.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 204 Text and Discourse Analysis (4)
Techniques of gathering and analyzing transcripts of naturally occurring conversations, interviews, discourse in institutional settings, public political discou
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 205 Quantitative Methods I (4)
This course covers some of the elementary techniques used 1) to select random samples, 2) to detect statistical patterns in the sample data, and 3) to determine
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 206 Quantitative Methods II (4)
The course covers some of the more advanced techniques used 1) to select random samples, 2) to detect statistical patterns in the sample data, and 3) to determi
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 207 Comparative-Historical Methods (4)
A broad-based consideration of the use of historical materials in sociological analysis, especially as this facilitates empirically oriented studies across diff
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 209 Social Networks (4)
This course provides an accessible, graduate level introduction to social network analysis as a theoretical and methodological approach—one takes relationships
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
Computer networks
SOCG 211 Introduction to Computational Social Science (4)
This course provides an overview and practical, hands-on introduction to some of the common tools employed in computational approaches to social science researc
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 212 Social Stratification (4)
The causes and effects of social ranking in various societies.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 214 Urban Sociology (4)
A survey of topics in urban sociology, including the city and suburb as social forms, civility among strangers, urbanism and culture, the political economy of m
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 215 Social Psychology (4)
An examination of theories of human behavior and personality development as affected by social group life.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 216 Sociology of Culture (4)
The history of the concept of culture; cultural pluralism in advanced industrialized societies; the differentiation of cultural institutions; cultural policy an
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 222 Social Movements (4)
An examination of theories accounting for the causes and consequences of social movements, including a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of such theori
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 224 Populism: Then and Now (4)
The rise of radical right-wing, authoritarian populism in democratic societies is one of the most remarkable features of our time.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 225 Comparative Political Economy (4)
An examination of the history and performance of key economic, political, and social institutions and policies in the United States and other nations.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 226 Political Sociology (4)
This course discusses the relationship between state and society in a comparative perspective.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 227 Ethnographic Film: Media Methods (6)
Ethnographic recording of field data in written and audiovisual formats, including film, video, and CD-ROM applications.
Prereq: graduate standing; SOCI 1, SOCI 2; or consent of instructor.
SOCG 229 Sociology of Family and Households (6)
The overall goal of this graduate seminar is to provide students with a working knowledge of conceptual frameworks and theories relevant to the sociological stu
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 230 Advanced Approaches to Sociological Theory (4)
This course is a discussion of recent topics in sociological theory, usually focusing on a single approach, like postcolonialism, feminism, or Western Marxism.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 232 Advanced Issues in the Sociology of Knowledge (4)
The social construction of knowledge and the social institutions in which these processes take place are examined.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 243 Sociology of Social Control (4)
An examination of the sociological literature on social control, looking at theoretical developments over time and examining the contemporary literature dealing
Prereq: graduate standing.
Control systems
SOCG 244 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (4)
Analysis of enduring topics in the study of race and ethnicity, including stratification, discrimination conflict, immigration, assimilation, and politics.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 245 Gender, Work, and the Economy (4)
This course studies social constructions of gender within economic opportunities and constraints.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 246 The Welfare State (4)
Surveys major theories of the development and functioning of the welfare state, addressing the roles of economic development, political institutions, stratifica
SOCG 255A Introduction to Science Studies: Part I (4)
(Same as Phil 209A, HIGR 238, and COGR 225A.) Study and discussion of classic work in history of science, sociology of science, and philosophy of science, and o
Prereq: enrollment in Science Studies Program.
SOCG 255D Introduction to Science Studies: Part II (4)
(Same as COGR 225D, HIGR 241, Phil 209D.) Continuing the introduction developed in Part I, this course examines recent key topics and problem situations in scie
Prereq: SOCG 255A is a prerequisite for SOCG 255D; enrollment in Science Studies Program or instructor’s permission.
SOCG 256 Sociology of Religion (4)
This course examines religion as a social institution that liberates and oppresses, serves as catalyst for and impediment to social change, and intersects with
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 258 Institutional Change in the Contemporary World; Latin American Societies in a Comparative Perspective (4)
This course explores institutional change in contemporary Latin America and compares this area with other transitional societies.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 264 Economic Sociology (4)
This course provides an overview of the classical and current debates in the economic sociology literature.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 267 Sociology of Gender (4)
Course examines social construction of gender focusing on recent contributions to the field, including micro- and macro-level topics, i.e., social psychological
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 269 The Citizenship Debates (4)
Will examine the controversies surrounding the construction of the modern citizen and the good society of the liberal outlook, and their alternatives in the com
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 270 Sociology of Education (4)
The course will begin by discussing the history and goals of education, as well as how sociologists have sought to understand this institution.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 278 Immigration, Assimilation, and Identity (4)
This course focuses on theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of immigration, assimilation, and identity.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 280 Sociology of Forced Migration (4)
This course analyzes the origins of refugee flows, government policies, the role of nongovernmental organizations, and refugee experiences.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 282 Immigration and Citizen (4)
Alternative theories of the relations of immigrants and host societies, and an examination on the debates on, and dynamic of, immigration expansion and restrict
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (11)

SOCG 208A Graduate Student Seminar (1)
Introduction to the sociology graduate program and faculty.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 208B Graduate Student Seminar (1)
Second part of the introduction to the sociology graduate program and faculty.
Prereq: SOCG 208A; graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 252 Research Practicum I (4)
In this seminar students work on a research project, which might have originated in a paper written for another course.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 253 Research Practicum II (4)
In this seminar students revise an existing research paper (usually the one they wrote for Sociology 252) for submission to an academic journal.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 255B Seminar in Science Studies (4)
(Same as Phil 209B, HIGR 239, and COGR 225B.) Study and discussion of selected topics in the science studies field.
Prereq: enrollment in Science Studies Program.
SOCG 255C Colloquium in Science Studies (4)
(Same as Phil 209C, HIGR 240, and COGR 225C.) A forum for the presentation and discussion of research in progress in science studies, by graduate students, facu
Prereq: enrollment in the Science Studies Program.
SOCG 263 Graduate Seminar in the Sociology of Art (4)
This seminar explores the production and interpretation of art forms in cross-cultural context.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 290 Graduate Seminar (4)
A research seminar in special topics of interest to available staff, provides majors and minors in sociology with research experience in close cooperation with
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 298 Independent Study (1–8)
Tutorial individual guides study and/or independent research in an area not covered by present course offerings.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology; department approval.
SOCG 299 Thesis Research (1–12)
Open to graduate students engaged in thesis research.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology.
SOCG 500 Apprentice Teaching (2–4)
Supervised teaching in lower-division contact classes, supplemented by seminar on methods in teaching sociology.
Prereq: graduate standing in sociology. Technology done under the direction of a faculty member. College stamp require...

Synthesis Program SYN

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

SYN 500 Apprentice Teaching in Synthesis Program (2 or 4)
Consideration and development of key changing planet topics and pedagogical methods appropriate to undergraduate teaching in the interdisciplinary Synthesis Pro
Prereq: department approval required.
Writing, reading and study skills

Theatre and Dance (Graduate) TDGR

TDGR 200 Dynamics (1)
A daily program of physical, vocal, and speech exercises designed to prepare the student to move in a focused way into specific class areas with minimum amount
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 201 Stage Combat (2)
A study of the dramatic elements of stage violence, and practical work in developing the physical skills necessary to fully realize violent moments on the stage
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 204A Text Analysis (4)
Topics to be covered will include (1) concept of poetic language; lexical and syntactic analysis of dialogue; (2) the semantic context of dialogue; (3) thematic
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 204B Contemporary Theories of Theatre (4)
An investigation of contemporary theories of theatre with an emphasis on structural and poststructural perspectives on text and textuality.
Prereq: TDGR 204A; admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 204C Collective Creation (4)
The culmination of the TDGR 204 sequence, in which students in all disciplines create and perform publicly presented original theatre pieces.
Prereq: TDGR 204B; admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 206 Faculty Directed Production (2–6)
Faculty directed production, from the rehearsal process through public performance.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 207 Production (2–6)
The collaborative process from the rehearsal process through public performance.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 208 Dance Making Processes (4)
This course serves as a laboratory for experimentation in the choreographic strategies and structures of contemporary dance making.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 210A Process I—Part I (4)
The actors focus on the nature of the acting process, using various exercises to stimulate imagination and to inspire instinctual choices.
Prereq: admission to the MFA program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 210B Process I—Part II (4)
Intensive studio examination of realistic texts using improvisational and imaginative techniques to realistically based texts commonly from American theatre.
Prereq: TDGR 210A and admission to the MFA program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 210C Process I—Part III (4)
The intensive study of the dramatic and fictional work of Anton Chekhov and an actor’s approach to that work.
Prereq: TDGR 210B and admission to the MFA program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 211B Speech for the Actor (2–4)
Continued introduction of the principle of phonetics and articulation.
Prereq: TDGR 211A and admission to the MFA program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 211C Speech for the Actor (2–4)
Continued introduction of the principle of phonetics and articulation.
Prereq: TDGR 211B and admission to the MFA program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 213A Movement for Theatre I (2-2-2)
An intensive studio course in the art of movement as a basis for theatre performance.
Prereq: THGR or TDGR 213A for B, THGR or TDGR 213B for C; admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 214A Voice for Theatre I—Part I (3)
Voice exercises designed to “free the voice” with emphasis on diaphragmatic breathing, articulation exercises, and singing exercises.
Prereq: admission to the MFA program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 214B Voice for Theatre II—Part I (3)
Voice exercises designed to “free the voice” with emphasis on diaphragmatic breathing, articulation exercises, and singing exercises.
Prereq: TDGR 214A and admission to the MFA program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 214C Voice for Theatre I—Part III (3)
TDGR 216A Pedagogical Practices (4)
This course is designed to enhance dance practitioners’ understanding of pedagogical processes.
Prereq: admittance to the MFA dance program or consent of instructor required.
TDGR 218A Professional Practices (4)
This seminar focuses on the specific considerations that support and sustain a professional career as a contemporary dance maker and performer.
Prereq: admittance to the MFA dance program or consent of instructor required.
TDGR 219 Directing Process Studio (4)
Preparation, presentation, and discussion of representative scenes from various periods of dramatic literature.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 220A Process II: Classical Text I (4)
An intensive studio examination of problems and potentials associated with the theatrical realization of the classical text.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 220B Process II: Classical Text II (4)
An intensive studio examination of problems and potentials associated with the theatrical realization of the classical text.
Prereq: TDGR 220A and admission to the MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 220C Process II: Classical Text III (4)
An intensive studio examination of problems and potentials associated with the theatrical realization of the classical text.
Prereq: TDGR 220B and admission to the MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 221 Graduate Studio: Contemporary Movement Practices (4)
Develops movement practices with a view to supporting and sustaining varied dance making interests.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 221A Speech for the Actor II (3-3)
Advanced work in phonetics and articulation.
Prereq: graduate standing; THGR or TDGR 221A prerequisite for THGR or TDGR 221B; admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 223A Movement for Theatre II (3-3)
An advanced course in the art of movement for the theatre, building on the knowledge gained in Theatre 213.
Prereq: THGR or TDGR 223A for B; admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 224A Voice for Theatre II (3-3)
Advanced voice training designed to help the actor fuse voice, emotion, and body into a fully realized reflection of the text.
Prereq: THGR or TDGR 224A for B; admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 225A Singing for the Actor II (1-1)
Continuing vocal technique for the musical theatre.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 226 Stage Managing Assistantship (4–12)
TDGR 229 Theatre Externship (6–12)
Selected professional opportunities in repertory and commercial theatre, designed to engage the student in particular creative responsibilities under the guidan
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program, or consent of instructor.
TDGR 230 Acting Process III: Actors’ Studio (2–4)
An advanced studio for graduate actors and directors, this work will explore a single text from the modern theatre under the direction of a master teacher-artis
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 231A Professional Preparation for the Actor (4)
A twice-weekly seminar focusing on the actor’s confrontation with the industry, including in-depth preparation for auditions; cold readings; and meetings/interv
Prereq: admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 233 Acting for the Camera (1)
This course is designed to aid the actor in the transition from stage to film work.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 235 Singing for the Actor III (1)
Continuing vocal technique for the musical theatre.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 239 Skills (4)
A unifying approach to acting skills (voice, movement, and speech) designed to result in providing the graduating actor with a daily regimen appropriate for pro
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 244 New Plays Workshop (4)
A course where playwrights and actors work together to develop new plays-in-progress.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 254 Television Writing (4)
A one-quarter course covering the hour-long format (five weeks) and situation comedies (five weeks).
Prereq: admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
Writing, reading and study skills
TDGR 255 Writing for Performance (4)
This course is open to any graduate student who wants to expand their knowledge and experience of writing for performance.
Prereq: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Writing, reading and study skills
TDGR 256 Contemporary Plays (1–4)
A guided reading course focusing exclusively on very recent plays in an attempt to become aware of what is being written now.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 257A Screenwriting (4-4)
Students will develop the concept for an original piece for television or film and will write the screenplay.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program and THGR or TDGR 250.
Writing, reading and study skills
TDGR 258A Dramatization and Adaptation (4)
Seminar will deal with dramatization and adaptation of literary texts for the purpose of theatrical production.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 260 New-Play Festival (4)
The collaborative process of new-play development through readings, rehearsals, and public performance.
Prereq: admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 262 Crossing Boundaries: Design Improvisations (4)
Conceiving interactive designs.
Prereq: admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 268 Storyboarding (4)
Course will cover multiple applications of storyboarding as a tool of communication and expression; comic books, theatre, opera, film, TV, and commercial applic
Prereq: admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 269A Photoshop I (4)
Course will introduce the basic functions and applications of Photoshop as they may be applied to theatrical design.
Prereq: admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 269B Photoshop II (4)
Advanced Photoshop techniques will be explored and applied to the creation of multimedia projects.
Prereq: admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 270A Design Studio I (4)
This course will focus on beginning-level problems in theatre design, including text analysis, research, conceptualization, and visual expression.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 270B Design Studio I: Costume Design (4)
This course will focus on beginning-level problems in theatre design, including text analysis, research, conceptualization, and visual expression.
Prereq: THGR 270A, graduate standing, consent of instructor.
TDGR 270C Design Studio I: Lighting Design (4)
This course will focus on beginning-level problems in theatre design, including text analysis, research, conceptualization, and visual expression.
Prereq: THGR 270A or TDGR 270A, THGR 270B or TDGR 270B, graduate standing, and consent of instructor.
TDGR 270D Design Studio I: Sound Design (4)
This course will focus on beginning-level problems in theatre design, including text analysis, research, conceptualization, and visual/auditory expression.
Prereq: THGR 270A, THGR 270B, graduate standing, consent of instructor.
TDGR 273 Fashioning the Body (4)
A survey/history of artistic and cultural stylistic change as embodied in clothing from early Western civilization to the contemporary period.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 274 Advanced Scenic Design (4)
This course explores advanced problems in scenic design through development and critique of creative class projects and production works-in-progress.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 275 Advanced Lighting Design (4)
Creative projects and topics in lighting design to develop the student’s techniques and professional practices.
Prereq: second- or third-year design students only; admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 276 Advanced Costume Design (4)
Projects in costume design, emphasizing script analysis, research, conceptualization, and visual expression.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 280A Stage Management 1 (4)
Discussion and research into the duties, responsibilities, and roles of a stage manager.
Prereq: admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 280B Stage Management 2 (4)
The second of the three-part introductory stage management series, this course further explores the stage manager’s process, focusing on the technical rehearsal
Prereq: TDGR 280A; admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 280C Stage Management 3 (4)
The final course in the three-part introductory stage management series focuses on the stage manager’s role once a production has opened.
Prereq: TDGR 280A and TDGR 280B; admission to MFA theatre program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 282 Advanced Sound Design (4)
Creative projects to develop student’s techniques and professional practices.
Prereq: admission to the MFA program or consent of instructor.
TDGR 289 Introduction to Doctoral Studies (4)
Seminar acquaints doctoral students of all levels with research methods, theoretical models, publishing protocol, professional preparation, and pedagogical appr
Prereq: admission to PhD program in theatre or consent of instructor.
TDGR 289B Prospectus Class (4)
This course will support students in developing the dissertation prospectus.
Prereq: admission to PhD program in theatre.
TDGR 290 Dramatic Literature and Theatre History Prior to 1900 (4)
Selected material from following topics: Classical Drama, Asian Drama, Medieval and Early Modern Drama, Shakespeare, European Drama 1600–1900.
Prereq: admission to PhD program in theatre.
TDGR 291 Dramatic Literature and Theatre History 1900 to the Present (4)
Selected material from following topics: European Theatre 1900–Present, American Theatre 1900–Present, Contemporary Theatre and Performance.
Prereq: admission to PhD program in theatre.
TDGR 292 Cultural and Critical Theory (4)
Selected material from following topics: Performance Theory, Dramatic Theory, Critical Theory, Cultural Studies.
Prereq: admission to PhD program in theatre.
TDGR 293 Directed Studies (4–12)
Individual or small group directed study.
TDGR 299 Thesis Project (2–12)
Specific projects in theatre individually determined to meet the developing needs, interests, and abilities of MFA candidates.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (21)

TDGR 212 Acting Practicum (2)
One-on-one laboratory workshop that examines practical applications of accents, speech and voice work, dialect, movement and combat work specific and ancillary
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 215A Special Topics in Dance Making (4)
This seminar focuses on concepts that inform creation, performance, research, and critical analysis of current and emerging dance making practices with varying
Prereq: admittance to the MFA dance program or consent of instructor required.
TDGR 227A Production Practicum (4)
Taken each term by all graduate contemporary dance making and performance students.
Prereq: admittance to the MFA dance program or consent of instructor required.
TDGR 240 Directing Seminar (1–6)
A seminar focusing on the current directing projects of all graduate directing students.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 245 Directing Practicum (2–6)
Students enrolled in this course will work on productions in the function of a director.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 250 Playwriting Seminar (4)
A seminar focusing on the current playwriting project of all graduate playwriting students.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
Writing, reading and study skills
TDGR 251 Playwriting Practicum (2–6)
Creative writing project developing original scripts from outline to the final play.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
Writing, reading and study skills
TDGR 252 Dramaturgy Seminar (4)
The seminar will deal with all dramaturgical issues pertaining to departmental productions: production research, textual and analysis, translation, adaptation,
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 253 Dramaturgy Practicum (1–6)
Students enrolled in this course will work on productions in the function of a dramaturg.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 271 Design Seminar (2)
A seminar focusing on all aspects of the design profession, including current projects of graduate design students.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 278 Special Topics in Theatre Design (1–6)
A course designed to expose the theatre design student to a variety of specialized topics, including millinery, pattern drafting and draping, scenic painting, m
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 279 Design Practicum (2–6)
This course covers the artistic, aesthetic, and practical aspects of the designers’ work as they develop and execute the design toward a fully realized producti
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 286 Special Topics in Stage Management (1–6)
A course for MFA students in stage management.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 288 Stage Management Seminar (4)
A weekly seminar in which all graduate stage managers participate.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 289C Research Seminar (6)
This course will support students in developing their dissertation.
Prereq: admission to PhD program in theatre.
TDGR 289D Professionalization Seminar (6)
This course will support students in developing the skills they need to pursue a career beyond the PhD.
Prereq: admission to PhD program in theatre.
TDGR 294 Dissertation Research (4–12)
Research and preparation of doctoral dissertation.
TDGR 295 Acting Practicum (2–6)
This course covers the artistic, aesthetic, and practical aspects of the actors’ work as they develop and execute the character/role toward a fully realized pro
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 296 Stage Management Practicum (2–6)
Taken each term by all graduate stage management students.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 297 Thesis Research (2–12)
Thesis research for MFA.
Prereq: admission to the MFA theatre program.
TDGR 500 Introduction to Apprentice Teaching (2–4)
This course, designed to meet the needs of the graduate students who serve as teaching assistants, includes analysis of texts and materials, discussion of teach
Prereq: graduate standing and consent of the instructor.

Urban Studies and Planning USP

USP 224 Land Use Planning (4)
Introduction to land use planning in the United States: zoning and subdivision, regulation, growth management, farmland preservation, environmental protection,
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills
USP 271 Sustainable Development (4)
Sustainable development is invoked by a wide range of actors and sectors that seek to promote environmentally sound and socially just approaches to economic dev
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

USP 265C Advanced Special Topics in Transportation (4)
Transportation topics may include policies such as congestion pricing, transit districts, street parking, or road safety regulation; social and legal implicatio
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
History, politics and social science frameworks Writing, reading and study skills

Visual Arts VIS

VIS 200 Methods and Theories (4)
An interdisciplinary survey of key twentieth- and twenty-first-century methodological approaches to the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 201 Contemporary Critical Issues (4)
An exploration of a range of issues important on the contemporary critical scene through readings and writing assignments.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 202 Art Practice (4)
A workshop/seminar devoted to a particular materials practice (e.g., media, painting, digital media, etc.) that engages with critical questions arising within t
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 203 Working Critique (4)
Workshop in which students engage in an extensive evaluation of one another’s ongoing work in preparation for either the First Year Review or MFA Review.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 204 Rethinking Art History (4)
Critical evaluation of the historical formation and methods, practices, and disciplinary commitments of art history, encompassing both earlier aesthetic paradig
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 205 Introduction to Graduate Studies in Art Practice (4)
This seminar introduces art practice students to the graduate program in a workshop environment.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 207 Working Practice for Art Practice PhDs (4)
Workshop for PhD in Art Practice concentration students cotaught by PhD and MFA faculty offering extensive evaluation and critique of work.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 208 Thesis Exhibition (4)
Each student will be asked to explore a broad range of strategies for publicly presenting their work beyond the studio.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 209 Thesis Writing (4)
This course includes research and discussion of the required thesis for MFA candidates in visual arts.
Visual arts, film and design Writing, reading and study skills
VIS 211 Fact and Fiction (4)
This seminar addresses the space between narrative work generated from a factual base and that generated from a fictional one.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 212 History and Memory (4)
This seminar will engage the space between personal and larger histories.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 213 Public Space (4)
An exploration of what public space is and how it operates, with a view toward an expanded context for considering how public artwork can operate within it.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 214 Performance Strategies (4)
A practice seminar for developing performance-oriented artistic strategies and elements of sound, rhythm, and atmosphere.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 215 Human Interface (4)
Examines human interface as it informs or transforms how we read and participate in culture at large.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 216 The Object (4)
An investigation of the world of artifacts (“works of art” and others) and how they function as agents of communication and modifiers of consciousness.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 217 Communities and Subcultures (4)
A critical examination of the practices of self-defined communities (e.g., Bauhaus, Shaker, surrealists), which have attempted to change the social and spiritua
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 218N Imaging Selves and Others (4)
Explores various strategies exhibited in a wide range of contemporary art practices engaging in the representation of personality, spirituality, and the physica
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 234N Frames of View (4)
Critical and historical analysis of the institutions, social networks, and communicative media through which art is presented to its audiences.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 242 Theories of Media and New Media (4)
Critical study of the ways in which media (film, video, photography) and new media have been theorized.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 243 Aesthetic Theory (4)
Study of the philosophical concepts of the function of art and visual culture and the criteria for its evaluation in diverse epochs and cultures.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 244 Studies in the Relationship of Theory and Practice (4)
Investigations of one or more artist-theorists or movements, contemporary or historical, that put in issue the interface between theory and practice.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 261 Material Culture (4)
This course will sketch the lineaments of material culture studies, a field in the arena of visual studies that engages the issue, broadly framed, of how people
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 262 Design Studies (4)
This seminar will map the agendas of speculative design, understood as the experimental prototyping of alternatives for complex sociotechnical systems.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 280 Workshop in Critical Writing (4)
Practice in writing about art (both one’s own and others) accompanied by analysis of selected contemporary critical writings.
Visual arts, film and design Writing, reading and study skills
VIS 281 Curatorial Practice (4)
Methodological investigation of and training in the practices of art museums, galleries, film and digital environments, public arts organizations, and the like.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 295 Individual Studies for Graduate Students (1–12)
Individual research with the student’s individual faculty adviser in preparation for their comprehensive exhibitions for the MFA degree or qualifying exam for t
Visual arts, film and design

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (16)

VIS 206 Seminar in Art Practice Research (4)
Seminar examines the interrelationship between theory and practice and the nature of artistic production as a form of research.
Prereq: none. (Required for PhD in art practice concentration.)
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 219 Special Topics in Art Practice/Theory (4)
Examines a topic of special interest to permanent and visiting faculty that is not addressed in the regular curriculum.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 220 Professional Practice Seminar (4)
This course is designed to facilitate the completion of our PhD program and the successful transition into an academic career.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 251 Seminar in Medieval Art (4)
European art from late antiquity through the fourteenth century and the historical processes by which “medieval” art has been constructed as a category.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 252 Seminar in Renaissance Art (4)
Concentrates on the art of the Renaissance in Italy and the North through a changing series of topics, e.g., Vision and Composition in Perspective; The Sistine
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 254 Seminar in Modern Art (4)
European and American Art, ca.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 255 Seminar in Contemporary Art (4)
Thematic and critical discussions of recent US and international art, 1960s to the present.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 256 Seminar in Media and New Media (4)
Topics in media (photography, film, video) and new media, contemporary or historical.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 257 Seminar in Meso-American Art (4)
Topics relating to the art and civilizations of Pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America, either specifically art historical (such as iconographic, formal, and
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 258 Seminar in Chinese Art (4)
Advanced studies in the secular and religious art traditions of China.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 259 Seminar in Latin American Art (4)
Historical and theoretical problems in the art of Mexico, Central, and South America art from the colonial period to today, as well as from the Hispanic traditi
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 260 Seminar in North American Indian Art (4)
Topics for this seminar concern Native American art history from ancient to contemporary times.
Prereq: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 298 Directed Group Study (1–12)
Directed group study on specific topics not covered at present in the normal curriculum.
Prereq: consent of department.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 299 Graduate Research (1–4)
Graduate-level research under the direct guidance of a faculty member.
Prereq: consent of instructor.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 500 Apprentice Teaching (1–4)
Apprentice teaching in undergraduate courses given by the Department of Visual Arts.
Visual arts, film and design
VIS 502 Graduate Teaching in Visual Arts (4)
Training in teaching methods in the field of visual arts.
Visual arts, film and design

Wireless Embedded Systems WES

WES 237A Introduction to Embedded Systems Design (4)
Embedded system technologies including processors, DSP, memory, and software.
WES 237B Software for Embedded Systems (4)
Embedded computing elements, device interfaces, time-critical I/O handling.
WES 237C Hardware for Embedded Systems (4)
Embedded system building blocks including IP cores, hardware synthesis, optimizations for size, power, energy, and throughput, FPGA and ASIC design flows, forma
WES 265 Wireless Communications Circuits and Systems (4)
Introduction to noise and linearity concepts.
Electric circuits
WES 267 Digital Signal Processing for Wireless Embedded Systems (4)
Review of discrete-time systems and signals, discrete-time Fourier transform and its properties, the fast Fourier transform, design of finite impulse response (
Signals and systems
WES 268A Digital Communications Systems I (4)
Experiments in the modulation and demodulation of baseband and pass-band signals.
WES 268B Digital Communications Systems II (4)
Advanced projects in communication systems.
WES 269 Codesign of Hardware and Software (4)
Advanced projects in the codesign of software/hardware for a wireless embedded system.
WES 207 Capstone Project: Wireless Embedded Systems (4)
Small teams will demonstrate their critical thinking, organization, and design skills in attacking a problem within the WES field.

Writing Program WCWP

Seminars, independent study, internships and special topics (1)

WCWP 500 Apprentice Teaching in WCWP (2 or 4)
Consideration of pedagogical methods appropriate to undergraduate teaching in Warren College Writing courses, under the supervision of the program director.
Prereq: graduate standing.
Writing, reading and study skills