Courses

• CAS MU 117: Music Appreciation I
  Introduction to music through study of representative styles and forms in the history of Western music. Music as a changing language of human communication. No prior musical experience required. Lectures, performances. CAS MU 118 continues but does not presuppose CAS MU 117.
• CAS MU 118: Music Appreciation II
  Introduction to music through study of representative styles and forms in the history of Western music. Music as a changing language of human communication. No prior musical experience required. Lectures, performances. CAS MU 118 continues but does not presuppose CAS MU 117.
• CAS MU 229: Masterpieces of Opera
  History of opera from late-Renaissance experiment through Handel, Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Berg, Stravinsky, Britten, Harbison. Emphasis on opera as a complex, multimedia genre continually redefining itself, its (often) noble aims conflicting with financial realities, inflated egos, a fickle public.
• CAS MU 230: Mozart
  Study of Mozart's work in major genres--sonata, symphony, quartet, concerto, opera--viewed in the context of rapidly changing eighteenth-century political and intellectual currents: equality vs absolutism, free-market economy vs aristocratic patronage, freemasonry vs the church. Origins of the "Amadeus" myths.
• CAS MU 242: Music and Society
  A survey of the complex and fascinating relationship between music and the society which it mirrors. From Plato to punk.
• CAS MU 243: Music as Social Experience
  From various theoretical perspectives, investigates how musical practice interacts with social ideas and understandings. Topics include gender relationships in Bizet's Carmen, the spiritual efficacy of Tibetan Buddhist chant, dystopia in Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, and the politics of Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock performance.
• CAS NE 100: NeuroEthics: Philosophy and Practice
  The nature of humanness, equality, privacy, free will, responsibility, and mental health are topics that lie at the intersection of neuroscience and ethics. This freshman seminar explores the social and moral implications of new developments in psychopharmacology, brain-machine interfaces, psychosurgery, and functional neuroimaging.
• CAS NE 201: Introduction to Cellular and Systems Neuroscience
  An introduction to the basic principles of neuronal excitability and the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neural communication, development, and plasticity. Focus on individual sensory and motor systems. Also offered as CAS BI 201.
• CAS NE 202: Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
  Cognitive neuroscience seeks to understand the brain basis of cognition. This course introduces research methods and human neuroanatomy, and provides a survey of topics including learning and memory, attention, perception, language, social cognition, and executive function. Also offered as CAS PS 202.
• CAS NE 204: Introduction to Computational Models of Brain and Behavior
  Introduction to important concepts in cognitive neuroscience and computational modeling of biological neural systems. Combines a systems-level overview of brain function with an introduction to modeling of brain and behavior using neural networks. Also offered as CAS CN 210.
• CAS NE 391: Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience III
  Research in neuroscience for students at the junior level. Students design and implement a research project with a faculty member.
• CAS NE 392: Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience III
  Research in neuroscience for students at the junior level. Students design and implement a research project with a faculty member.
• CAS NE 401: Senior Independent Work
  Laboratory research project chosen and performed under supervision of an affiliated neuroscience faculty member. Research lab must be chosen and the project approved by the program and College by the time of registration. Grade is determined by laboratory participation, written report, and oral presentation.
• CAS NE 402: Senior Independent Work
  Laboratory research project chosen and performed under supervision of an affiliated neuroscience faculty member. Research lab must be chosen and the project approved by the program and College by the time of registration. Grade is determined by laboratory participation, written report, and oral presentation.
• CAS NE 491: Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience IV
  Research in neuroscience for students at the senior level. Students design and implement a research project with a faculty member. A minimum of 12 hours per week in lab or field work, not including preparation or evaluation time. Research topic must be defined at the time of registration. Course grade is determined by laboratory performance and written report.
• CAS NE 492: Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience IV
  Research in neuroscience for students at the senior level. Students design and implement a research project with a faculty member. A minimum of 12 hours per week in lab or field work, not including preparation or evaluation time. Research topic must be defined at the time of registration. Course grade is to be determined by laboratory performance and written report.
• CAS NG 305: Class Stat&Soc
  
• CAS NG 340: Culture and Society of Niger
  Focuses on the following themes: geography and history of Niger; women and family life; the economic situation; industry and commerce; agriculture and the possibility of food self-sufficiency; religion and life cycles; ethnicity; educational reform; health, medical services, and population issues; democratization; and traditional occupations in Niger. Guest speakers, student presentations, group discussions, reading assignments, and field trips. This course is offered in two sections: one is taught in English and the other in French; both require some readings and guest lectures in French.
• CAS NS 221: Oceanography
  A survey of the characteristics and processes of the global ocean. Oceanographic concepts are introduced and developed from their bases in biology, physics, chemistry, and geology.
• CAS NS 222: Maritime Studies
  A multidisciplinary study of the history, literature, and art of our maritime heritage, and the political and economic problems of contemporary maritime affairs.

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