This course is intended to provide a basic understanding of the natural products and processes that shape the nature of modern plants and govern their interactions with the environment and characteristics unique to plants and develop a basic understanding of how these plant attributes relate to organismic function. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the nature of the major plant biomes of the Earth their community dynamics and how member plants compete for space and other resources.

authors in the social political and cultural context of their day. Special concerns include the interrela- tionship between literary production and biography and author's relation to literary tradition and his or her historical as well as current relevance. May be repeated once to a maximum of six credits with a new author or complex of authors. Taught in German.

This course is designed to give you a better understanding about earth history, with emphasis on prehistoric creatures (especially dinosaurs), natural global disasters, and mass extinctions. Background principles including geologic time, vertebrate evolution, and fossils will be summarized and integrated into discussions about dinosaurs and extinctions. Along the way, you should gain a better understanding about how science works, and how our planet has changed through time. The class meets one night a week for those who are working or have other obligations during the day.

The theory of plate tectonics revolutionized our understanding of how Earth works and how Earth has changed over the vast span of geologic time. The theory proved that our planet has evolved in a dynamic but predictable and quantifiable manner since the formation of the solar system. This course, designed primarily for non-science majors, will take a problem-solving approach, applying algebra, trigonometry, and basic statistics to allow students to quantify and predict why, where, how rapidly, and when processes such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate motions occur.

This course is for students who wish to develop the ability to locate and identify data, critically evaluate the data, develop probabilistic models, and present the results of their research. Geology provides important information on the origins of natural resources and the amounts available for exploitation and use. This course will focus on the issues surrounding the water supply and demand in the central Kentucky Bluegrass region, and the impact of global climate change.

Integration of basic rock types, geologic structures, geomorphology, and natural resources in the context of geologic history of the major regions of North America. Global plate tectonics as a framework for evolution of the North American continent. Prereq: GLY 230.

Basic principles and concepts of stratigraphy and sedimentation. Lithologic correlation and the interpretation of geologic history and paleogeography. Field and laboratory analysis of sedimentary rocks including megascopic and microscopic methods. Lecture, three hours per week; laboratory, three hours per week. Prereq: GLY 230 and GLY 360.

Translation of un-adapted texts from Russian to English, theory of translation, practice translation of various Russian texts,?both technical and literary, focus on specific stylistic requirements, translation of short texts from English to Russian, introduction to oral interpretation. Prereq: RUS 302 or consent of instructor.

This course introduces students to rhetorical studies, advanced composition, and research in rhetoric and composition. The course aims to begin preparation for careers in the teaching of writing in secondary schools, two- and four-year colleges, Teaching English?as a Second Language (TESOL), as well as in publishing and freelance writing. Prereq: Fulfillment of the University Writing Requirement.