Courses

• CAS CH 421: Biochemistry I
  Introductory biochemistry. Protein structure and folding, enzyme mechanisms, kinetics, and allostery; nucleic acid structure; macromolecular biosynthesis with emphasis on specificity and fidelity; lipids and membrane structure; vitamins and coenzymes; introduction to intermediary metabolism. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion, four hours lab.
• CAS CH 422: Biochemistry II
  Cell metabolism, with special emphasis on the uptake of food materials, the integration and regulation of catabolic, anabolic, and anaplerotic routes, and the generation and utilization of energy. Lectures include consideration of events in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion, four hours lab.
• CAS CH 455: Advanced Computational Chemistry
  Introduction to advanced computational chemistry software for calculating a wide range of molecular and material properties. Laboratory focuses on the application of powerful simulation codes in a high performance cluster computing environment. Three hours lecture, one-and-a-half hours lab per week.
• CAS CH 491: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry IV
  See CAS CH 191, 192 for description.
• CAS CH 492: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry IV
  See CAS CH 191, 192 for description. Presentation at departmental "Undergraduate Research Symposium" at the end of the semester is required for CH 492.
• CAS CH 525: Physical Biochemistry
  Cannot be taken as advanced course for chemistry majors or in addition to CAS CH351/352. Introduction to physical chemical principles with topics in biochemistry, solution and solid phase chemistry of biomolecules as studied by equilibrium, hydrodynamics, and spectroscopic/quantum mechanical methods.
• CAS CH 528: Biochemistry Laboratory II
  For students enrolled concurrently in GMS BI 555, 556. First semester emphasizes the purification and characterization of proteins and DNA. Second semester emphasizes protein, carbohydrate, and lipid chemistry. Development and use of modern instrumentation and techniques. Same as CAS BI 528 and the laboratory portion of CAS CH/BI 422. Four hours lab, one hour discussion.
• CAS CH 541: Natural Products Chemistry
  Chemical and biosynthetic pathways leading to important natural products derived from fatty acids, terpenes, amino acids, polyketides, shikimic acid, and other biosynthetic intermediates. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS CH 550: Materials Chemistry
  The basic chemistry and physical properties of hard or soft materials (alternate years). Topics include synthesis, properties, and applications of materials such as nanowires, quantum dots, surface chemistry, fuel cells, super- and semiconductors, and biomaterials, and connections between materials properties and energy capture and storage.
• CAS CI 101: History of Global Cinema 1: Origins through 1950s
  Gives overview of history of global cinema from beginning of cinema through the 1950s. Introduces concepts of modes of production, national and transnational frameworks, film aesthetics, film authorship, and other factors that influenced production, circulation, and reception of films worldwide. Carries humanities divisional studies credit in CAS.
• CAS CI 102: History of Global Cinema 2: 1960s to the Present
  Overview of global cinema from the 1960s to the present. Topics include international new waves from the 1960s to the 1980s; recent global art cinemas; American film from the decline of studio era to the blockbuster. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS.
• CAS CI 201: Literature and the Art of Film
  Provides an overview of fundamental concepts for the analysis and understanding of film. Films are screened weekly and in conjunction with works of literature. Students must register for screening, discussion, and lecture. Also offered as CAS EN 175.
• CAS CI 202: Understanding Film
  Introduces key aesthetic aspects of film. Exploration of a range of styles and genres in film, including narrative and non-fiction forms, dominant and alternative styles. Historical examples of these different styles that illustrate the expressive possibilities of image and sound.
• CAS CI 269: Holocaust Literature and Film (in English translation)
  Questions of representation in literature and film about the Holocaust, including testimonial and fictive works by Wiesel and Levi, Ozick, and others; films include documentaries and feature films. Discussions of the Holocaust as historical reality, metaphor, and generative force in literature. Also offered as CAS RN 385 A1 and CAS XL 281 A1.
• CAS CI 270: Israeli Culture through Film
  Israeli society, from its origins to contemporary times, through the medium of film. Topics include immigration; Jewish religious life; war; the ongoing impact of the Holocaust on Israeli society; gender; and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Introduction to film analysis and interpretive methods. Also offered as CAS LH 283 and CAS LH 453.
• CAS CI 303: Understanding TV
  History of television (and its foundation in radio) as it emerged, stabilized, interacted with other media, was regulated/deregulated, was shaped by and shaped the culture. Focuses on broadcasting's beginnings, expansion, establishment as the national, mass medium in America, and eventual fracturing into niches.
• CAS CI 321: Introduction to Brazilian Cinema
  An overview of Brazilian cinema in the 60s, 70s and 80s, its discourse on revolution and marginality, as well as its connection to artistic, musical, and literary movements. Focus on the work of avant-garde filmmakers and younger generations. Also includes attention to Cuban cinema. Taught in English. Also offered as CAS LP 310.
• CAS CI 340: Jane Campion: A Girl?s Own Story
  In-depth study of Jane Campion, whose prolific output has largely resisted any attempt to represent "the" woman's voice -- a pressure Campion has had to face due to being a rare female director working in a male-dominated industry. Also offered as CAS WS 305 E1.
• CAS CI 369: Greek Tragedy and Film
  Explores Greek tragic myth's afterlife, both directly and obliquely, in cinema and in the modern literature spawning cinema: how certain Greek tragic myths have come to life as film and how "non-mythic" stories have acquired a mythic power in literary and cinematic form. Also offered as CAS CL 325.
• CAS CI 373: Women and Film
  Study of principally American films, exploring how the medium has shaped and been shaped by cultural perceptions of women. Readings provide background for interpretation of films ranging from screwball comedy to film noir, "women's films," and films by women directors. Also offered as CAS WS 346.

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