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L61 FYP 101First-Year Seminar: Introduction to Urban Studies3.0 Units
Description:This course provides a survey of the field of Urban Studies, utilizing the city of St. Louis as a field site. The major purpose of the course is to gradually reveal how a city operates internally, and how it operates externally with its sister cities, surrounding metropolitan areas and neighboring states, amidst competing and often contradictory interests. Utilizing historical analysis as a guide, the course will briefly revisit the experiences of previous waves of ethnic groups to the St. Louis metropolitan area, as a lens for understanding the current social, political and economic dilemmas which many urban dwellers in St. Louis now face. The course will reveal to students the intricacies of social welfare issues and policies among high density populations, in St. Louis, that are homogeneous and heterogeneous, at the same time. Visits and discussions with various governmental and nongovernmental agencies, and how such agencies function or dysfunction for various constituencies allow students to ask crucial questions regarding equality of opportunity in a democratic society. Students will also encounter diverse communities and neighborhoods and the intended and unintended consequences of social welfare policies designed to ameliorate urban dilemmas such as poverty and inequality, homelessness, educational underachievement, gentrification, migration and immigration, development, health care, fiscal issues, the informal economy, and issues concerned with crime and social justice, among others. Readings are reinforced and challenged through visits, interactions and observations with broad constituencies and institutions, ranging from city officials to community residents. As such, this course offers a survey discussion of the rich interdisciplinary field of Urban Studies for those who may be interested in pursuing a stand alone major in the field of Urban Studies.
Attributes:A&SFYSA&S IQSC, SD, SSCArchHT, SSCArtSSCBUBAENS
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Fees:
Course Type:IdentSame As:L18 101  L98 1012Frequency:None / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01--W----2:00P-4:50PTBACamp YeakeyNo final1900
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L61 FYP 101ABeyond Boundaries: Earth's Future: Causes and Consequences of Global Climate Change3.0 UnitsLab Required
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01-T-R---1:00P-2:20PTBAWysession, KidderNo final8000
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A--W----3:00P-3:50PTBATBADefault - none1600
Desc:This course is for first-year (non-transfer) students only. Students who are not first year students will be automatically unenrolled from this course.
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B--W----4:00P-4:50PTBATBADefault - none1600
Desc:This course is for first-year (non-transfer) students only. Students who are not first year students will be automatically unenrolled from this course.
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C---R---4:00P-4:50PTBATBADefault - none1600
Desc:This course is for first-year (non-transfer) students only. Students who are not first year students will be automatically unenrolled from this course.
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D---R---4:00P-4:50PTBATBADefault - none1600
Desc:This course is for first-year (non-transfer) students only. Students who are not first year students will be automatically unenrolled from this course.
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E----F--1:00P-1:50PTBATBADefault - none1600
Desc:This course is for first-year (non-transfer) students only. Students who are not first year students will be automatically unenrolled from this course.
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L61 FYP 102BFirst-Year Seminar: Improving Student Success Through Psychological Interventions3.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M-W----1:00P-2:20PTBAChristopher RozekTake Home1900
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L61 FYP 1041First Year Seminar: Gender, Sexuality and Settler Colonialism3.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M-W----1:00P-2:20PTBABrownPaper/Project/TakeHome1500
Desc:Waitlist managed by dept.
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L61 FYP 105BBeyond Boundaries: Endgame of Entrepreneurship: Leveraging Capitalism for Good3.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M------4:00P-6:50PTBASteensma, LuscriPaper/Project/TakeHome6000
Desc:This course is for first year (non-transfer) students only. Students who are not first year students will be unenrolled from this course.
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L61 FYP 1061First-Year Seminar: Feminist and Queer Science and Technology Studies3.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M-W----4:00P-5:20PTBATamsin KimotoPaper/Project/TakeHome1500
Desc:Waitlist managed by dept.
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L61 FYP 111CFirst-Year Seminar: Literature and Democracy3.0 Units
Description:Recent trends in the United States and around the world have led many to believe that the beliefs and institutions undergirding democracy are in peril. This Freshman Seminar examines how literary and theatrical works have explored both the promises and challenges of democracy. Can literary and theatrical works model democracy by articulating multiple points of view in ways that allow for informed civic deliberation? How can literary works allow for free, democratic expression in totalitarian and repressive political contexts? The course begins with an overview of democratic ideas. Next Plato's attack on democracy is taken up, followed by a unit on ancient Greek theater in the contect of democratic institutions. Shakespeare's ambivalent representation of proto-democratic ideas is explored. A large part of the course is devoted to the founding principles - and contradictions - of American democracy. We will read parts of Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America", essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and poems by Walt Whitman. Sustained attention will be given to the systematic exclusions of American democracy (notably, of women and African-Americans) and the efforts to form "a more perfect union," as we read authors such as Margaret Fuller, Susan Glaspell, and James Baldwin. This course is for first-year, non-transfer students only.
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Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Fees:
Course Type:IdentSame As:L16 111CFrequency:None / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M-W----2:30P-3:50PTBAHenkePaper/Project/TakeHome2500
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L61 FYP 112First-Year Seminar: Introduction to Problem-Based Learning in Biology3.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01---R---1:30P-4:20P(None) / Andley, Wang, Celorrio Navarro, Abou-AntounNo final4000
Desc:First class meets in Biology Commons (Life Sciences 201). Students will receive more information regarding groups before or during the first class meeting. Afterward, students will breakout into smaller groups in one of the following rooms: Life Sciences 202, McDonnell 312, 412 or Busch Lab 159. There will be a final presentation (TED talk).
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L61 FYP 1122First-Year Seminar: Introduction to Critical Thinking in Biology3.0 Units

L61 FYP 1140Ampersand: The Biology of Cancer Part I4.0 Units
Description:Cancer is the second-leading cause of death worldwide. In spite of focused research efforts, cancer still poses a unique biomedical puzzle as it is now recognized that cancer is not a single disease, but rather a collection of many disorders with underlying mechanistic complexities that can affect most tissues in the human body. This interactive 1st-semester course provides an introductory overview of the biology of human cancers. We touch upon background topics in DNA structure and replication, gene regulation and transcription, protein synthesis, mutations and DNA repair, but the primary focus is on the genetic and molecular changes that normal cells undergo during transformation into malignant tumors. Part I highlights the first three (of eight) central characteristics of cancer (known as the "hallmarks of cancer") - sustained proliferation, evasion of growth suppression, and replicative immortality. The course is a mix of lectures, student-led discussions/presentations, and activities. Lectures provide an overview of each topic, while activities and discussions of cutting-edge oncology topics in the news and primary literature familiarize students with current trends in cancer research as well as enhance reading and critical analysis skills. Students choose a specific topic/theme within the cancer paradigm for further study and near the end of the semester prepare a presentation to the class on its implications in the cancer universe. Midterm Exams, which attendance is required, will be administered on Wednesday, October 16, 6:30 - 8:30 pm & Wednesday, November 20, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Prerequisite: High school biology and chemistry, while completing AP or Honors biology is highly recommended. Enrollment is limited to 20 students and restricted to first-year students in the "Hallmarks of Cancer & Patient Care" program.
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Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Fees:
Course Type:IdentSame As:L41 144Frequency:Every 2 Years / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01-T-R---2:30P-4:20PTBASmith, ThotalaDec 18 2024 3:30PM - 5:30PM000

L61 FYP 117FYS:Global Population on the Move: Language & Resettlement w/Legal, Healthcare & Educational Systems3.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01-T-R---8:30A-9:50ATBAKerschenProject1500
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L61 FYP 120First-Year Seminar: Horror Across Media3.0 Units
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01-T-R---11:30A-12:50PTBAFleuryNo final000
A-T-----7:00P-10:00PTBAFleuryNo final000

L61 FYP 120AAMP:Introduction to Study of the Mind-Brain: Psychological, Biological, & Philosophical Perspectives3.0 Units
Description:A consideration of three primary areas of research in cognitive science: attention, memory, and language. These topics are used to illustrate the techniques by which mental abilities are investigated and explained in psychology and neuroscience: the focus, in particular, is on the use of reaction time studies, brain imaging, and cell recordings to isolate the basic components that make up complex functions. In addition to the central concepts and theories in each area, the course will address philosophical implications of this research concerning how the mind and brain are related, how the mind-brain encodes or represents information, and the nature of consciousness. And there will be an emphasis on applying these findings to important problems, such as Alzheimer's disease and deficits due to brain damage. The class is taught by three members of the faculty from different disciplines and combines a whole-group lecture with small discussion classes. The goal is to give students a good understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of cognitive science and to help them develop the ability to think and write critically about scientific research into the mind-brain. Prerequisite: admission to the Hewlett Program in the Study of the Mind-Brain. This course is for first-year (non-transfer) students only. Students who are not first year students will be unenrolled from this course.
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Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CP Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:N/AFrequency:None / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M-W----1:00P-2:20PTBABraver, Cohen-ShikoraNo final2000
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L61 FYP 130Beyond Boundaries: The Art of Medicine3.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01-T-----3:00P-4:50PTBAMessbarger, OlynykPaper/Project/TakeHome7500
Desc:This course is for first year (non-transfer) students only. Students who are not in their first year will be unenrolled from this course.
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A---R---3:00P-3:50PTBA[TBA]No final3800
Desc:This course is for first year (non-transfer) students. Students who are not first years will be unenrolled from this course.
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B---R---4:00P-4:50PTBA[TBA]No final3700
Desc:This course is for first year (non-transfer) students. Students who are not first years will be unenrolled from this course.
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L61 FYP 144First-Year Seminar: Monumental Anti-Racism3.0 Units
Description:As sources of national memory and identity, public monuments, place names, historical markers, and other elements of commemorative landscapes are potential sites of cultural violence (e.g., alienation, disrespect, and erasure) contributing to broader conflict and inequality, and therefore important considerations in movements for equal opportunity and justice. Some contend that memory sites are "the new lunch counters," where our racial politics are worked out. This course examines the racial politics of commemorative objects and practices, and commemorative intervention as a strategy of anti-racist activism. We begin with an historical survey of various ways that racism has been inscribed on the commemorative landscape, and readings in history, political theory, cultural studies, and other fields to gain insight on these contested commemorative objects, their development, and social significance. We then turn to a critical assessment of efforts to remove and recontextualize commemorative objects, and to erect new objects commemorating neglected figures and issues. We consider how these reparative efforts relate to what political theorists call remedies of recognition, and specifically how they might aid in advancing equal opportunity and justice. Through our study and engagement with contested commemorative landscapes, including local, national, and global cases, students will become familiar with the burgeoning interdisciplinary field of memory studies, diverse forms and sites of commemoration, local and global efforts to advance what has been termed "commemorative justice," and challenges they face.
Attributes:A&SFYSA&S IQHUM, SCArchHUMArtCPSC, HUMBUBAENH
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CP Fees:
Course Type:IdentSame As:L90 144  L40 144  L98 144Frequency:None / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01---R---3:00P-5:50PTBAWardPaper/Project/TakeHome1500
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L61 FYP 148First-Year Seminar: The Linguistics of Constructed Languages3.0 Units

L61 FYP 150AFirst-Year Seminar: Exploring East Asian Classics3.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M-W----11:30A-12:50PTBAPolettoPaper/Project/TakeHome1500
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L61 FYP 156First-Year Seminar: Literature of Addiction: From Opium to Adderall3.0 Units
Description:This course investigates literary representations of addiction, from Thomas De Quincy's CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER (1821) to Ottessa Moshfegh's MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION (2018). We will study the development of familiar stages in narratives of substance abuse-i.e. experimentation, transcendence, downward spiral, "rock bottom," and recovery/sobriety-posing questions like: What symbolic and literal positions have people with addictions occupied in their societies? How has the modern pharmaceutical industry and the War on Drugs impacted perceptions of "typical" drug use? How do race, gender, age, class, and sexuality factor into the imagination and realities of chemical dependency? To what non-narcotic substances-e.g. media, gambling, sex, adrenaline-do we consider people addicted? We will read diverse selections of poetry, fiction, scholarship, and memoir from authors like Samuel Coleridge, William Burroughs, James Baldwin, Sherman Alexie, Denis Johnson, Irvine Welsh, Paul B. Preciado, Melissa Broder, Tao Lin, Michelle Alexander, Laurie Weeks, Mian Mian, Reginald Dwayne Betts, and Nico Walker. Through discussions and short writing assignments, we will explore various imaginations of people with addictions as tortured souls, creative geniuses, immature party-goers, and/or depraved monsters, seeking to better understand the way experiences of addiction shape perception, and in turn, how perceptions of addiction shape human experience.
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Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Fees:
Course Type:IdentSame As:L14 156Frequency:None / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M-W----11:30A-12:50PTBAHendersonNo final1800
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L61 FYP 1811First-Year Opportunity: Research and Conservation in Zoos and Botanical Gardens2.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01--W----1:00P-3:50PTBALososNo final000
Desc:first class meeting in McDonnell 212

L61 FYP 1910Ampersand: Phage Hunters3.0 Units
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1:00P-2:50P
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Hafer, ShafferNo final000
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L61 FYP 2010Ampersand: The Science of Biotechnology3.0 Units
Description:Biotechnology is truly interdisciplinary, incorporating a myriad of pieces from biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, computer sciences, management, public policy, and law that apply the scientific process to societal challenges. This course introduces topics for science and engineering majors with an interest in biotech, and it teaches scientific concepts to business students considering careers in biotech management and entrepreneurship. Students whoi complete Biol 2010 understand key science concepts, how discoveries lead to applications addressing global challenges, how to effectively use a variety of resources to explore connections between science and biotech business, how to synthesize information from different fields, and how to exhibit strong teamwork skills and communicate information in written and oral forms. This course also provides a gateway for students interested in the two-year Biotech Explorers Program (BEP). The first two weeks of the course introduce students to the history of biotechnology, the BEP, and the use of case studies. The remainder of the course uses a series of four three-week units that combine lecture material, in-class group assignments, and readings to introduce the science and scope of biotechnology. For each unit, student teams also develop short case studies of St. Louis biotech companies and present their findings to the class. A series of site visits introduce students to the vibrant St. Louis biotech community. This course is for students in the Biotech Explorers Program only.
Attributes:A&SAMPA&S IQNSMBUSCI
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Fees:
Course Type:IdentSame As:L41 2010Frequency:None / History

L61 FYP 2243Ampersand: Mediterranean Migration: Dynamics and Consequences on the EU and MENA Regions3.0 Units
Description:First course in the Ampersand: Safe Asylum program. What are the causes, dynamics and consequences of international population movements? What are the key trends and patterns of migration in the major world region? How does migration trends form both destination and origin societies? What are the effects of migration and increasing ethnic diversity on national identity and politics? How has the Global North elected to manage the forced flow of people from the Global South? We will address these questions among others and survey the critical assessments of the policies whereby the host nations try to manage these flows and discourage mobility. The readings of the first weeks of the Spring semester - based on our main textbook the Age of Migration- will give us a profound understanding of the theories of migration, and empirical research from a variety of disciplines; namely Sociology, Political science, history, anthropology and geography. We will also have an opportunity to hear from some of the leading scholars and Journalists, lawyers specialized in international migration law...We will also watch short documentaries to get a closer sense of cases in the EU and MENA regions. Our End of the Semester project will be exploring success stories of migrants in St. Louis; this could be building on your project in the Fall semester; or we could agree on identifying success stories of refugees/ migrant communities in the state. E.g. the Iraqi, Senegalese, Bosnian communities. Need Travel Info.
Attributes:A&SAMPA&S IQHUM, LCDArchHUMArtHUMBUBA, ISENH
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:C Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:L75 2243Frequency:None / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M-W----11:30A-12:50PRudolph / 102 TarbouniPaper/Project/TakeHome000
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L61 FYP 2850Ampersand: The Holocaust: A European Experience3.0 Units
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01-T-R---4:00P-5:20PTBAPytkaNo final1900
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Home/Ident

A course may be either a “Home” course or an “Ident” course.

A “Home” course is a course that is created, maintained and “owned” by one academic department (aka the “Home” department). The “Home” department is primarily responsible for the decision making and logistical support for the course and instructor.

An “Ident” course is the exact same course as the “Home” (i.e. same instructor, same class time, etc), but is simply being offered to students through another department for purposes of registering under a different department and course number.

Students should, whenever possible, register for their courses under the department number toward which they intend to count the course. For example, an AFAS major should register for the course "Africa: Peoples and Cultures" under its Ident number, L90 306B, whereas an Anthropology major should register for the same course under its Home number, L48 306B.

Grade Options
C=Credit (letter grade)
P=Pass/Fail
A=Audit
U=Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
S=Special Audit
Q=ME Q (Medical School)

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