Flexible course hours that supplement an existing course or provide introductory training in a particular area of writing, rhetoric, or digital studies. Repeatable up to 6 hours.

An undergraduate seminar that prepares qualified undergraduate students to become engaged and effective peer consultants in the UK Writing Center. Students in the course are actively involved in reading, writing, listening, observing, speaking, researching, and presenting as they become immersed in the theory and practice of Writing Center consulting.

This course is designed for students interested in the basics of editing and publishing and offers instruction and extensive practice in editing and revising both the student's own writing and the prose works of others. In addition to learning techniques of revision, verification of sources, and preparation of manuscripts, students will be expected to learn about the editing profession generally and to follow trends in editing and publishing. Not for students with writing deficiencies. Does not fulfill ENG Major 400-level course requirement.

Students will consider the ways writers address environmental issues by exploring various forms of environmental writing, from personal narrative to literary nonfiction to advocacy.

This course presents a balanced analysis of the economic, social, and political events in the past years that have shaped the business and investment climate in Spain and Latin America. The goal is to increase student awareness of and familiarity with the role played by the incorporation of Spain in the European Union, and the implementation of Free Trade in current Latin American economies. The student who successfully completes this course will not only better understand these socio-economic phenomena but will also hone their communicative and argumentative skills in Spanish.

This course provides elementary language instruction with an emphasis upon the spoken languge of everyday use where appropriate. Writing and the elements of grammar are gradually introduced. Students may not repeat this course under the same subtitle.

An in-depth investigation of some aspect of folk culture (including artifacts, oral literature or rituals) and/or mythology with emphasis on a specific topic within a single cultural context or across cultures, e.g. the legend in European society, Chinese folklore in contemporary film, etc. MCL majors and graduate students will be expected to conduct part of their research in the target language. May be repeated up to six credits with different subtitles.

This is an introduction to natural science and policy as they pertain to understanding environmental studies. The core ideas include understanding how the ecological theories of population dynamics, community structure, and ecosystems dynamics lay a scientific foundation to understanding the nature of current environmental issues and how they might be addressed individually and through governmental legislation.

This course offers students an opportunity to study unique biological communities and to experience living in a foreign culture. Specific content and location varies. May be repeated to a maximum of two times under different subtitles.

A course in the neurochemistry of the brain. Among topics to be covered: brain cell cytoarchitecture; chemical bases for: neuronal membrane transport, electrical excitability, and ion channels; axonal transport; energy metabolism; synaptic transmission; cellular signaling; Ca2+ homeostasis; neurotransmitters; oxidative stress; apoptosis and necrosis; application of neurochemical principles to the molecular bases of neurodegenerative disorders.