This course is designed to engage class participation in the study of learning and teaching in the second language classroom through the study of sociocultural perspectives on second language learning and an exploration of current theories of human cognition and learning. At the heart of the course lies a field based research project in which students investigate their own teaching practices, with the primary focus of their inquiry on direct student-teacher interaction and its impact on learning (micro genesis).

An investigation of issues in Medieval Philosophy. Topics will be chosen which illustrate continuity both with Ancient Greek Sources and with problems in Modern Philosophy. Possible Topics: Neo-Platonism, Faith and Reason, Freedom and Determinism, Universals, the Existence of God, Renaissance reactions. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

A topical study in ethics, emphasizing, but not restricted to, contemporary issues. Topics may include the nature of practical reason, justification of moral theories, moral luck, amorality and immorality, moral language, and weakness of will. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles.

An analysis of the philosophical issues raised by religion, such as the problem of religious knowledge, the nature of religious language, science and religion, concepts of God, death, and evil.

A continuation of PHY 520, introducing the quantum description of systems with spin, and approximation methods. Principles of quantum mechanics will be illustrated by their application to model systems selected from the fields of atomic, solid state, nuclear, and particle physics. Prereq: PHY 520.

Electron band theory, lattice dynamics, electron-phonon and electron- electron interactions, superconductivity and superfluidity, Fermi liquid theory.

This course explores the American tradition of political thought, its formation, and the ways it is involved in major problems of culture, political economy, ideology, and identity. Alternative ideas of work, power, political obligation, science and technology, and related issues are examined. Relationships of theory and practice, public and private, and government and society are analyzed.

A survey of the major theoretical approaches to the study of international systems and processes.

This seminar focuses on research strategies that can be utilized in dealing with problems in transnational politics. May be repeated to a maximum of six hours with consent of the instructor.

An intensive examination of the facts, methods and concepts involved in the study of sensory and perceptual processes.