Category Archives: Liberal Arts & Sciences – Electives

All Liberal Arts Elective Courses: Quantitative Reasoning, Physical Science OR Life Science, Societies & the Social Sciences, Expressive Culture, General Liberal Arts Electives

Spring 2022

General Chemistry I & Laboratory (CHEM-UA 125)

This course constitutes an introduction to inorganic and physical chemistry for science majors, engineers, and the prehealth professions. Emphasizes the fundamental principles and theories of chemistry. Topics include the theories of atomic structure; stoichiometry; properties of gases, liquids, solids, and solutions; periodicity of the properties of elements; chemical bonding; equilibrium; kinetics, thermodynamics; acid-base reactions; electrochemistry, coordination chemistry, and nuclear chemistry. The underlying unity of chemistry is a basic theme. Laboratories provide an introduction to basic techniques used in experimental chemistry. Many experiments use a computer interface to provide experience in modern methods of data collection and to allow thorough analysis of experimental results. Proper laboratory procedures, chemical safety rules, and environmentally sound methods of chemical disposal and waste minimization are important components of the course. Experiments are selected to provide illustration and reinforcement of course topics, including manual and automated titrations, basic chromatography, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, and colorimetry.

Chemistry (Undergraduate)
5 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7849)

CHEM-UA 125-000 (9353)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7850)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7851)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7852)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CHEM-UA 125-000 (9300)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Klopfenstein, Mia

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7853)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ellis, Stephen

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7854)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ellis, Stephen

CHEM-UA 125-000 (10575)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Klopfenstein, Mia

CHEM-UA 125-000 (25574)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ellis, Stephen

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7855)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7856)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Chen, Yizhen

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7857)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by McHenry, Trent

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7858)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Dar, Aisha

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7859)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Mazzaferro, Nicodemo

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7860)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sburlati, Sophia

CHEM-UA 125-000 (10576)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kurikka Valappil Pallachalil, Muhammed Shafi

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7861)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7862)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Tiwari, Akash

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7863)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by McHenry, Trent

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7864)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Chen, Yizhen

CHEM-UA 125-000 (7865)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Epstein, Sam

CHEM-UA 125-000 (25832)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Chong, Sarah

CHEM-UA 125-000 (25833)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Klopfenstein, Mia

CHEM-UA 125-000 (25834)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ellis, Stephen

CHEM-UA 125-000 (25835)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Fri9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Yardumian, Isabelle

Physical Science OR Life Science Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Thermodynamics & Kinetics (CHEM-UA 652)

Continuation of V25.0651. Develops the close connection between the microscopic world of quantum mechanics and the macroscopic world of thermodynamics. Topics include properties of gases, elementary statistical thermodynamics, and thermodynamics of single and multicomponent systems.

Chemistry (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

CHEM-UA 652-000 (7942)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Hocky, Glen

CHEM-UA 652-000 (7943)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Weiss, Philip

CHEM-UA 652-000 (7944)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Weiss, Philip

Physical Science OR Life Science Undergraduate
Spring 2022

Quantum Mechanics & Spectroscopy (CHEM-UA 651)

An introduction to quantum mechanics–general principles and applications to important model systems. Covers electronic structure of one- and many-electron atoms, theory of chemical bonding in diatomic and polyatomic molecules. Includes principles and applications of molecular spectroscopy–rotational, vibrational, electronic, and nuclear magnetic resonance. Elements of photochemistry are also included.

Chemistry (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Spring 2022)

CHEM-UA 651-000 (8675)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Bacic, Zlatko

CHEM-UA 651-000 (20971)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sabo, Dubravko

CHEM-UA 651-000 (8717)at Washington SquareInstructed by

CHEM-UA 651-000 (25441)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Sabo, Dubravko

Physical Science OR Life Science Undergraduate
Fall 2022 Fall 2023 Spring 2024

Unruly Images: Centering the (In)visible and (Im)possible (OART-UT 833)

This course explores unruly images, bodies, faces, spaces, aesthetics, and even feelings that exist at the margins of categorization, making these powerful subjects for artistic work. We will manipulate image-making tools and give form to expressions that reveal the hidden structures of power. Through lectures, discussions, workshops, and readings, we will look at topics such as memes and glitch art, cyberface and AR filters, monsters and glitched bodies, uncanny valley and AI images, as well as liminal space and collaborative world-building. We will pay particular attention to selected writings from Hito Steyerl, Legacy Russell, Rosa Menkman, and Adam Greenfield, and apply these critiques to emerging perceptual technologies (volumetric 3D capturing, machine learning, AR/VR, web-based 3D game engines) that students will use to create their projects.

Open Arts Curriculum (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Expressive Culture General Elective IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Media & Entertainment) Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Spring 2020 Spring 2021

Software Engineering (CSCI-UA 474)

An intense hands-on study of practical techniques and methods of software engineering. Topics include advanced object-oriented design, design patterns, refactoring, code optimization, universal modeling language, threading, user interface design, enterprise application development, and development tools. All topics are integrated and applied during the semester-long group project. The aim of the project is to prepare students for dynamics in a real workplace. Members of the group meet on a regular basis to discuss the project and to assign individual tasks. Students are judged primarily on the final project presentations.

Computer Science (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)

CSCI-UA 474-000 (21436)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Bloomberg, Amos

IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Programming & Data) Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Spring 2020 Spring 2021 Spring 2022 Summer 2021

Object Oriented Programming (CSCI-UA 470)

Object-oriented programming has emerged as a significant software development methodology. This course introduces the important concepts of object-oriented design and languages, including code reuse, data abstraction, inheritance, and dynamic overloading. It covers in depth those features of Java and C that support object-oriented programming and gives an overview of other object-oriented languages of interest. Significant programming assignments, stressing object-oriented design.

Computer Science (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

IMA Electives IMA Electives (Legacy Structure - Programming & Data) Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Fall 2019 Fall 2023

Japanese Animation & New Media (EAST-UA 708)

This course looks at the terms and conditions of Japanese animation (primarily, though not exclusively, anime) as, in many ways, a new and unique mode of expression. The course is framed in which anime might, or might not, shift earlier modes of expression (both literary and animated): the prevalence of mythology in animation and the tension between mythology and ideology; the importance of genre; and the impact of ?old? and ?new? media on narrative structure and reception. Implications of these conditions for thinking about ?Japanese? culture are also considered.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2023)

EAST-UA 708-000 (19320)09/05/2023 – 12/15/2023 Tue7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by Looser, Thomas

Expressive Culture Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Summer 2020

Japanese Cinema: Theory & History (EAST-UA 613)

Examines key theoretical and methodological issues in the study of Japanese cinema, such as the connections between Japanese films and cultural traditions, the effect of Americanization and modernization, the formation of national identity and specificity, and the ?otherness? of Japanese cinematic form.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 6 Weeks

Sections (Summer 2020)

EAST-UA 613-000 (5154)07/06/2020 – 08/16/2020 Tue,Thu12:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Choi, Eun Jeong

EAST-UA 613-000 (5226)07/06/2020 – 08/16/2020 Tue,Thu12:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Choi, Eun Jeong

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Fall 2021

Social Neuroscience (PSYCH-UA 35)

This course will provide a broad overview of social neuroscience. We will consider how social processes are implemented at the neural level, but also how neural mechanisms help give rise to social phenomena and cultural experiences. Many believe that the large expansion of the human brain evolved due to the complex demands of dealing with social others—competing or cooperating with them, deceiving or empathizing with them, understanding or misjudging them. What kind of “social brain” has this evolutionary past left us with? In this course, we will review core principles, theories and methods guiding social neuroscience, and research examining the brain basis of social processes, including theory of mind; empathy; emotion; reading faces, bodies, and voices; morality; among others. Overall, this course will introduce students to the field of social neuroscience and its multi-level approach to understanding the brain in its social context.

Psychology (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Physical Science OR Life Science Undergraduate
Fall 2021

The Cold War in Asia: 1945-2001 (EAST-UA 552)

This course will focus on U.S. foreign policy in Asia since 1945. The ways U.S. global interests and concerns sought to shape Asian realities (and were shaped in turn by them) will be the touchstone for examining the Cold War in Asia. We will examine the following topics: the occupation of Japan and early US global economic visions; the US and the Chinese revolution before the Korean War; the Korean War and the isolation of China; the Vietnam War and the Kennedy/Johnson years; Nixon’s global geopolitical vision and his policies towards Vietnam, China, and Japan; Carter and the meaning of human rights diplomacy in Asia; Reagan and the Asian issues involved in an intensified Cold War against Russia; George H. W. Bush and Asia’s place in “a New World Order;” and finally, the Clinton and George W. Bush years. Throughout the course, we shall examine key de-classified National Security documents, interpreting their meaning and language, while carefully assessing the arguments used to justify American policy.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate

Intro to Buddhism (EAST-UA 832)

An introduction to this complex religion, emphasizing its history, teachings, and practices. Discusses its doctrinal development in India, then emphasizes certain local practices: Buddhism and the family in China; Buddhism, language, and hierarchy in Japan; the politics of Buddhist Tibet; and Buddhist art. Finally the course touches on Buddhism in the United States.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Cultures and Contexts Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Spring 2025 Undergraduate
Fall 2021

Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners (EAST-UA 231)

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)

EAST-UA 231-000 (9307)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Liu, Catherine

EAST-UA 231-000 (8905)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Li, Xin

EAST-UA 231-000 (8906)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Li, Xin

EAST-UA 231-000 (21453)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Jiao, Xiao-Xiao

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Fall 2021

Asia’S Revolutns: China/ India/Vietnam, 1885-1962 (EAST-UA 531)

The aim of this introductory course is to develop a comparative understanding of the national independence movements in China, India, and Vietnam, as well as the context within which they unfolded, in the period 1885-1962. The course will introduce students to some of the figures in modern Asian history who played a major role in the transition of India and Vietnam from colonial subordination to independent nationhood and of China from its semi-colonial status to liberation. The principal figures whose writings will be studied and compared are Mohandas Gandhi, Mao Zedong, and Ho Chi Minh in order to develop a third angle of comparison. The course will give due attention to other relevant figures such as Gokhale, Tilak, Jinnah, and Nehru in the case of India; Li Hongzhang, Sun Yatsen, Chen Duxiu, La Dazhao, and Chiang Kai-shek in the case of China; Phan Boi Chau in the case of Vietnam.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Fall 2021

Readings in Chinese Culture I (EAST-UA 221)

Designed to enhance Chinese proficiency through reading authentic materials rich in cultural connotations. Stresses primarily reading and writing. The objectives are: to develop speaking skills needed for semi-formal or formal presentation on academic topics; to develop specialized vocabulary; to further improve reading speed and develop skills needed to conduct textual analysis on and, on some occasions, translate texts with syntactical sophistication and stylistic nuance; to develop responsiveness to and ability to interpret linguistic features of different genres and writing styles; to advance strategies for autonomous learning of Chinese from an analytical perspective.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Sections (Fall 2021)

EAST-UA 221-000 (21447)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon,Wed2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Jiao, Xiao-Xiao

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Fall 2021

Introduction to Classical Chinese (EAST-UA 226)

This course is designed to give students an introduction to basic syntax, grammar, and vocabulary of Classical Chinese through close readings of authentic texts. Almost all these texts are historically significant canon texts that are extremely rich in classical Chinese cultural connotation. They are selected from a wide variety of genres, such as historical literature, philosophical and political writings, written correspondence, poetry, essay, some of which are unique to Chinese culture. The course aims to develop the students’ reading and comprehension skills in this highly stylized form of written Chinese, acquaint students not only with the classic Chinese cultural heritage but also underlying working mechanism that is in many ways relevant to the form and usage of today’s Mandarin Chinese.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate
Fall 2021

Readings in Chinese Poetry I (EAST-UA 213)

Designed to help students understand and appreciate the linguistic and aesthetic features of Chinese language rendered in poetic form and to improve their ability to read and interpret authentic texts in general. Integrates language learning with poetry study, introduces the formal structure of Chinese classical poetry and surveys its stylistic variations at different historical conjunctures. Conducted primarily in Chinese. English translations of the poems are provided as references from time to time.

East Asian Studies (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks

Liberal Arts & Sciences - Electives Undergraduate