CHE 001 - Introduction to Chemical and Materials Engineering

Exposes students to topics in chemical and materials engineering. Students will learn about careers in chemical engineering, and materials science and engineering. Topics will include sustainability, polymers, catalysis, semiconductors, 3D printing, separations and engineering processing. Hear talks from industry professionals. First year students entering with declared MSE and CHE majors should take the course in their first year.

CE 120 - Strength and Sustainability of Materials

Explores the fundamental concepts of stress and strain. Analyzes stress-strain of structural elements subjected to axial, flexural, shear, torsional, and combined loading. Introduces Beam theory, introduction to principal stresses, beam deflection, column stability, and pressure vessels. Includes laboratory testing and data interpretation of conventional and non-conventional civil engineering construction materials subjected to different loading systems. Explores material applications, and their sustainability subjected to loads.

CE 180 - Design of Reinforced Concrete Structural Systems

Explores properties of concrete and reinforcing steel. Analysis and strength design of beams, slabs, compression members, and footings subject to bending moments, shear force, torsion, and axial loads according to provisions of the American Concrete Institute. A design project with a written report is required.

ME 143 - Introduction to Drones

This course prepares students with essential foundational, design, integration, and operational knowledge to meet emerging drone workforce demands. Topics include: drone history, classification, applications, safety compliance, drone components, basic aerodynamics, flight dynamics, navigation and control, payload integration, mission planning, sense-n-avoid, drone use cases, and other selected emerging topics.

COGS 001 - Introduction to Cognitive Science

An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science. Basic issues related to cognition, including perception, memory, language, learning, problem solving, spatial cognition, attention, mental imagery, consciousness, brain damage, development, and artificial intelligence, are considered from the perspectives of psychology, philosophy, computer science, and neuroscience.

COGS 110 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Consideration of philosophical and foundational issues in cognitive science, including the Turing Test, the Chinese Room argument, the nature of cognitive architecture, animal cognition, connectionism vs. symbolic artificial intelligence, and the possibility of thinking machines.

COGS 013 - Scientific Thinking

Explores science as an approach to reasoning, as a social process, and as coordinated cultural institutions. Both the benefits and the limitations of science are discussed. Established cognitive biases are described, common errors of thought (such as logical fallacies) are introduced, and the ways in which scientific methods work to overcome these problems are explained. Additional topics include: science and the media; science and society; and methods for detecting pseudoscience, hoaxes, and scams.

ECON 115 - Economics of Industrial Organization

Examination of firm behavior in various competitive environments. Extends the theory of the firm and introduces real-world complications, such as contract enforcement, property rights, and limited information. Analyzes the determinants of market power by firms, strategic interactions among firms, and the role of government regulation.

ECON 006A - Financial Accounting I

A broad introduction to accounting. Students draw up and interpret accounts and are introduced to some key ideas of auditing. It covers the fundamental accounting concepts and how to apply them; record accounting entries, prepare accounts for different business entities and understand the differences between them, the basic principles of auditing.

PHIL 003 - Contemporary Moral Problems

Consideration of topics in applied ethics, which may include euthanasia, abortion, economic justice, world hunger, the treatment of animals, and punishment. This course will also cover more general approaches to ethical thinking, such as theories based on rights and entitlements.

PHIL 128 - Human Rights

Explores some of the foundational philosophical questions concerning human rights. Examines their nature, their grounds, and their moral and legal functions. Also explores applied human rights issues like immigration, subsistence, and human rights law.

PHIL 131 - Plato & Aristotle

Selected topics in ancient philosophy, for example, close readings of texts from Plato, Aristotle, the Presocratics, or Hellenistic philosophers.

SPAN 002 - Elementary Spanish II

Introduction to speaking, reading, writing, and understanding Spanish. Classes will be conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 002 - Elementary Spanish II

Introduction to speaking, reading, writing, and understanding Spanish. Classes will be conducted in Spanish.