(3 units)Analysis of gender in the Basque context, past and present, in its domestic, economic and political dimensions, and in the construction of socio-cultural identities.
BASQ 466R - Museums, Architecture, City Renewal: The Bilbao Guggenheim
(3 units)Introduction to the complex architectural, museistic, local/global, artistic, political and epistemological issues presented by the first global museum in its first franchise. (General Capstone Course). NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).
Prerequisite(s): CH 201; ENG 102; junior or senior standing. Instructor permission required. Recommended preparation: BASQ 220.
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Spring
(3 units)Survey of the culture of the Basque, including occupations, cultural institutions, oral traditions and art, as well as their transformations in emigrant settings such as the American West. (General Capstone Course). NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (Formerly ANTH 471/671; implemented Fall 2004.)
Prerequisite(s): CH 201; ENG 102; junior or senior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Spring
(3 units)Ethnic identity maintenance is compared in the Basque diaspora with special attention to the factors of migration, globalization, ethnonationalism, gender, generation, and Basque government relations. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (Formerly ANTH 472/672; implemented Fall 2004.)
BASQ 477 - War, Occupation & Memory in the Basque Country
(3 units)The experiences of Basque resisters, evaders, collaborators, and Jewish refugees in World War II in the French Basque Country provide the focus for discussions about history, memory and anthropology. (General Capstone course.)
Prerequisite(s): CH 201; ENG 102; junior or senior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Fall
BASQ 480 - Consuming Culture: Food, Gastronomy and Lifestyles
(3 units)Examines new and traditional Basque cuisine and its adaptations abroad (especially in the American West). Includes significance of food centered activities to gender relations.
BASQ 631 - Modern Basque History (From 1700 to the Present)
(3 units)Social and political history of the Basque country from the eighteenth century to the present; situates Basque history within major theories of nationalism. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).
BASQ 648 - Basque Art, Politics, and Identity in a Global Context
(3 units)Situates Basque art in indigenous culture and relates it to major Western and non-Western artistic movements and explores identity politics through art.
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Spring
(3 units)Reading and analysis of Basque writer Bernardo Atxaga’s work in connection with world and Basque literary tradition. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).
(3 units)Examination of social and cultural aspects of the Basque language, including language shift, contact, planning and interrelationships among language and gender, ethnicity, and culture. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (Formerly ANTH 456/656; implemented Fall 2004)
(3 units)Analysis of gender in the Basque context, past and present, in its domestic, economic and political dimensions, and in the construction of socio-cultural identities.
BASQ 666R - Museums, Architecture, City Renewal: The Bilbao Guggenheim
(3 units)Introduction to the complex architectural, museistic, local/global, artistic, political and epistemological issues presented by the first global museum in its first franchise. (General Capstone Course). NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652).
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Spring
(3 units)Survey of the culture of the Basque, including occupations, cultural institutions, oral traditions and art, as well as their transformations in emigrant settings such as the American West. (General Capstone Course). NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (Formerly ANTH 471/671; implemented Fall 2004.)
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Spring
(3 units)Ethnic identity maintenance is compared in the Basque diaspora with special attention to the factors of migration, globalization, ethnonationalism, gender, generation, and Basque government relations. NOTE: Course also offered online through Independent Learning (call 775-784-4652). (Formerly ANTH 472/672; implemented Fall 2004.)
BASQ 677 - War, Occupation & Memory in the Basque Country
(3 units)The experiences of Basque resisters, evaders, collaborators, and Jewish refugees in World War II in the French Basque Country provide the focus for discussions about history, memory and anthropology. (General Capstone course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Fall
BASQ 680 - Consuming Culture: Food, Gastronomy and Lifestyles
(3 units)Examines new and traditional Basque cuisine and its adaptations abroad (especially in the American West). Includes significance of food centered activities to gender relations.
(1 unit)Course is used by graduate programs to administer comprehensive examinations either as an end of program comprehensive examination or as a qualifying examination for doctoral candidates prior to being advanced to candidacy.
(1 to 4 units)Provides access to faculty for continued consultation and advisement. No grade is filed and credits may not be applied to any degree requirements. Limited to 8 credits (2 semester) enrollment. For non-thesis master’s degree students only.
(2 units)Development of skills and knowledge necessary to achieve competency in academic environments. Exploration of topics in biochemistry including theory and application of principles.
BCH 121 - Current Issues in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
(1 unit)Introduction to current topics in biochemistry, biotechnology and molecular biology. Content focuses on contemporary issues in the molecular biosciences, including career opportunities.
(3 units)Molecular structures and mechanisms involved in the storage, transmission and utilization of genetic information in simple and complex organisms; principles of recombinant DNA methodology.
(3 units)In-depth examination of metabolism and regulation of carbohydrates, lipids, isoprenoids, amino acids, relationship of metabolism to the life processes of the whole organism.
(5 units)Emphasis on application in medicine. Includes macromolecular chemistry, intermediate metabolism and biochemical regulation, mechanisms in health and disease.
(4 units)Emphasis on application in medicine. Includes macromolecular chemistry, intermediate metabolism and biochemical regulation, mechanisms in health and disease.
(3 units)Molecular structures and mechanisms involved in the storage, transmission and utilization of genetic information in simple and complex organisms; principles of recombinant DNA methodology.
(3 units)In-depth examination of metabolism and regulation of carbohydrates, lipids, isoprenoids, amino acids, relationship of metabolism to the life processes of the whole organism.
(3 units)Systematic analysis of gene function on a genome scale using high-throughput experimental methodologies, bioinformatics tools, and systems biology approaches.
(3 units)Protein structure, biochemical properties, techniques for structure determination and conformation analysis, structure function relationships.
(3 units)A practical overview of major components within the field of bioinformatics for students with or without a mathematical or statistical background.
(1 unit)Presentation and analysis of original research in human/mammalian, insect, and plant cell biology, biochemistry, molecular genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, and microbial metagenomics. Maximum of 8 credits.
(1 unit)Course is used by graduate programs to administer comprehensive examinations either as an end of program comprehensive examination or as a qualifying examination for doctoral candidates prior to being advanced to candidacy.
Units of Independent Study: 1 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
(1 to 4 units)Provides access to faculty for continued consultation and advisement. No grade is filed and credits may not be applied to any degree requirements. Limited to 8 credits (2 semester) enrollment. For non-thesis master’s degree students only.
(3 units)Basic biological concepts, interpretation and application of scientific methods, effects of biological advances on society. Core curriculum science course; cannot be used for credit toward field of concentration in biology.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement or an ACT of 27 or SAT of 610 or Accuplacer EA 80 and CL 84 OR Corequisite. Corequisite(s): MATH 126R or MATH 127R or MATH 128 or MATH 176 or MATH 181.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Science Requirement A Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
BIOL 125 - How Science Works: Biological Case Studies
(3 units)Discussion of diverse biological examples to illustrate critical thinking about ideas and evidence in science.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement or an ACT of 27 or SAT of 610 or Accuplacer EA 80 and CL 84 OR Corequisite. Corequisite(s): MATH 127R or MATH 128 or MATH 176 or MATH 181.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Science Requirement A Offered Every Spring
BIOL 190 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
(3 units)Introduction to the molecular and cellular basis of living organisms, including cell structure and function, principles of genetics and early development.
BIOL 192A - Principles of Biological Investigation-AP
(2 units)Fundamentals of investigative techniques common in all fields of scientific writing and use of research equipment. Restricted to high school Advance Placement biology students.
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Every Spring
(4 units)Cellular functions; integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Primarily for physical education, pre-nursing and other pre-health majors. May not be used for credit toward field of concentration in biology.
(4 units)Circulatory, immune, respiratory, endocrine, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Primarily for physical education, pre-nursing and other pre-health majors. May not be used for credit toward field of concentration in biology.
(1 to 3 units)Research and/or readings in selected topics in biology. Maximum of 8 credits. For freshmen and sophomores only. (Formerly BIOL 299; implemented Spring 2006.)
(3 units)Biological basis of heredity and variations among higher and lower organisms using modern and classical concepts of structure, function and organization of the genetic material. (Formerly BIOL 313; implemented Spring 2006.)
(3 units)History and philosophy of museums; their role in contemporary society; museum organization, management, program planning, funding, publications, guest speakers, supervised field trips to museums.
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