This course will approach the study of language and interaction in digital spaces from both theoretical and practical angles. From the theoretical side, we will explore why digital media are of interest for linguistic and other social science researchers, focusing on previous research findings about communicative behavior in social media. From the practical side, we will teach students to perform analysis of digital media linguistic behavior, covering all steps in the research process from data collection/selection to quantitative and qualitative analysis and reporting.

This course will focus on roles and responsibilities of credentialed clinicians (i.e Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physicians, Physician Assistants, etc) working in an occupational setting. This course is set up to cover three key areas to facilitate contributions to workplace safety: 1) Policies related to Injury management in the workplace. 2) Ergonomic and Functional Capacity Assessment. 3) Prevention and Intervention strategies to mitigate the occurrence of musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace by credentialed clinicians.

This course focuses on two major components of understanding the modern energy-climate dilemma: fossil fuels and the changing climate. Class sessions explore the history, methods, economic challenges, and environmental implications of fossil fuel production and usage around the world, particularly as it relates to our current climate concerns.

Vectors are living organisms that can transmit infectious diseases between humans or from animals to humans. Vector-borne diseases have impacted human lives and society through history. This introductory course examines the major vector-borne diseases affecting humans through multiple perspectives (biomedical, cultural, political, and social) on a global scale. Special attention will be paid to arthropod-borne diseases with the greatest impact on history such as mosquitoes, ticks, and lice. Lectures will be supplemented with readings and videos.

This course asks what is it that we seek to protect and how might we succeed in our efforts? Topics and class activities will include biodiversity, conservation design, environmental assessment, and environmental justice.

Students will be introduced to the theories and methods that geographers employ to analyze health-environment relationships. The course will consider a series of case studies, covering topics such as: chemical risk, environmental injustice, emerging infectious diseases, obesity and hunger, climate change and health, and food-borne illnesses.

This course will examine the role of the United States in the Cold War, focusing on the social, cultural, economic, and political facets of this conflict in U.S. history between 1945 and 1991.

An exploration of the symbiotic relationship between text and photography, from the earliest inception of photography to its present incarnation as the cornerstone of social media.

This is an elective course in which a student completes an approved research project with a designated mentor in the College of Medicine. Prior to enrollment in the course, the research proposal must be approved by the course director. Once enrolled, the student will work on the project longitudinally with their mentor throughout their fourth year. This will culminate in a formal research abstract.

This course will introduce students to concepts, tools, and techniques necessary for planning and control of production and other operations of an organization. Organizational processes from sourcing and inventory management to production planning and scheduling as well as quality control will be covered. Students will learn how to model and analyze operations, and to evaluate impact of various strategies on the processes and on products/service quality, productivity, efficiency, and cost effectiveness, especially when there are uncertainties.