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First-Year Courses

CHEM 0720 UHC General Chemistry 2
Chemistry 0710 and 0720 comprise a two-term introduction to the fundamental properties of matter.  The courses emphasize the fundamental principles of chemistry as exemplified by applications to industrial and environmental chemistry. CHEM 0720 covers the properties of solids, liquids and gases, chemical dynamics and chemical kinetics.
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CHIN 0001 First Year Chinese 1
This is the first term of first year chin language course intended for those who have no or little experience in this language. This course helps students to develop basic oral and written proficiency and understand the basics of chin language and culture. Students are expected to be able to converse in limited daily life situations and write short paragraphs on personal topics. Class activities will consist of pair work, group work, and presentations on the course materials and other level appropriate authentic materials.
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CHIN 0002 First Year Chinese 2
This is the 2nd term of 1st year chin language course intended for those who have completed chin 1001/0001 or its equivalent. This course continues to help students to develop basic oral and written proficiency and understand the basics of chin language and culture. Students are expected to be able to converse in limited daily life situations and write short paragraphs on personal topics. Class activities consist of pair work, group work, and presentations on the course materials and other level appropriate authentic materials.
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CLASS 0010 Greek Civilization
A general introduction to the culture and society of Ancient Greece, with emphasis on the Archaic Period and the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.
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CLASS 0020 Roman Civilization
A general introduction to the culture and society of the Roman world, with emphasis on the period of the republic and the early empire.
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CLASS 0030 Mythology in the Ancient World
This course examines in cultural context the traditional stories--myth, legend, and folktale--of the ancient Greeks and Romans.  Theories drawn from various disciplines are critically evaluated.  Attention to connections with ritual practice and to expression in daily life, art, architecture, etc. Combined Section:
RELGST 0083
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CLASS 0330 Myth And Science
The Greeks in the sixth to fourth century B.C. Initiated forms of thinking we have from then on called "scientific" and "philosophical".  This course examines the question of how science is distinguished from "non-science" by studying the role of myth and science in ancient Greece.  The aim is to understand what distinguishes the ideas of the first scientists and philosophers from those earlier beliefs called myth. Some of the oldest written texts reveal that humans have always told stories to explain the world around them. When those stories are ancient, we call them myths; when they are recent, we call them science. This course will examine primary source texts from ancient Assyrian and Babylonian civilizations through the Greeks to about the 4th century BC. Authors studied will include the Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, as well as several authors in astronomy, mathematics, and medicine, including Euclid, Archimedes, and the Hippocratic texts. Key questions addressed: How have concepts of the cosmos changed through the period studied? What is the difference between myth and science? What is the place of divinity in past and present thinking? What roles do history and culture play in conceptions of the natural world? Combined Section:
HPS 0427
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CLASS 0400 Ancient Empires
Empires dominate and control resources over broad geographical areas, establishing systems (administrative, religious, and intellectual) to perpetuate and justify that control.  The course will survey the archaeological remains of the principal empires of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean, emphasizing both the modes of control and the themes or messages used to justify it. Combined Section:
HAA 0160
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CLASS 0500 Ancient Art
The Mediterranean Sea is a lake and its shores have produced many important cultures and artistic traditions.  The course will survey the artistic traditions of Turkey and the near east, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.  Special attention will be paid to (1) the relationship between the artistic traditions of individual areas and the societies which produced them, and (2) the way in which influences from one culture were transformed by another.   Combined Section:
HAA 0150
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CLASS 0650 Archaeology of The Body
This interdisciplinary undergraduate course explores the archaeological evidence of the human body in various Mediterranean civilizations.
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CLASS 1210 Greek History
A survey of the history of ancient Greece, with special emphasis on political and social developments during the fifth century B.C. Combined Section:
HIST 1783
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CLASS 1220 Roman History
A survey of the history of Rome from the earliest times through the late empire, with particular emphasis on political and social developments during the late republic and early empire. Combined Section:
HIST 1781
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CLASS 1430 Origins of Christianity
This course presents a historical-critical investigation of Christian origins. Special attention is paid to varieties of 1st century Hellenistic and Palestinian Judaism within the Greco-Roman world. Primary readings include selected Biblical passages and apocrypha, 1st century historians and philosophers (Josephus, Tacitus, Suetonius, and Philo), the New Testament corpus (including Paul and the Pastorals), and selected readings from the Dead Sea Scrolls. In addition there will be assignments from various modern New Testament critics, historians, and theologians. Combined Sections:
HIST 1775
RELGST 1120
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CLASS 1610 Greek Archaeology
This course introduces students to the archaeologist's task of bringing lost societies back to light through the study of their physical remains and material culture. By examining ancient Greek art, architecture, inscriptions, burials, coins, and the many everyday objects that survive from antiquity, archaeologists are able to shine light on details of Greek society that are often totally inaccessible from the surviving literary and historiographical record. The course begins with an examination of the archaeology of the bronze age, and presents a survey of the archaic, classical, and Hellenistic periods, as well as a history of the archaeological discipline itself from the nineteenth century to today.

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CMPINF 0010 BIG IDEAS IN COMPUTING
Computing and information systems underlie nearly every facet of life in today's highly-networked societies. Accordingly, there are many paths through the degree programs offered by the School of Computing and Information, each focusing on different aspects of the theories, practices, and applications of computing and information. This course will introduce students to a variety of core principles and important themes that cross-cut this array of computing- and information-oriented disciplines, as well as explore the types of work that individuals educated in these disciplines engage in.
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