Classes at Tufts
BIOLOGY AND THE AMERICAN SOCIAL CONTRACT
BIO 0002
Scientific background of such biological issues as teaching of evolution and the creationist viewpoint, risk assessment and the causes of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, genetic engineering in medical and agricultural research, the use of animals and humans in research. Case studies of the impact of public and private interests on biological research in the United States
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Natural Sciences
MODERN DRAMA
DR 0004
Drama as a mirror of modern society and psyche. The principal movements from the beginning of the century to the present day through examination of approximately twenty plays and related historical readings. Films of plays, class presentations, and discussions.
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Arts
This course is offered during the following semesters:
Spring Semester
AMERICAN FICTION FROM 1950 TO THE PRESENT
ENG 0064
An exploration of the American literary and cultural landscape since World War II. Readings will likely include representative works by Ralph Ellison, Saul Bellow, Grace Paley, Cynthia Ozick, Tim O'Brien, Toni Morrison, Raymond Carver, and others.
Prerequisites
ENGLISH 0001/0002 REQUIRED or Fulfillment of College Writing Requirement.
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Humanities
MATHEMATICS IN ANTIQUITY
MATH0007
History of mathematics in four ancient civilizations: Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, and Chinese. Number systems and computational techniques; achievements in elementary algebra, geometry, and number theory; famous results, proofs and constructions. Emphasis on solving problems in the style and spirit of each culture.
Prerequisites
Math 4 or equivalent. Engineering students are not permitted to take math 7 for credit.
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Mathematical Sciences
This course is offered during the following semesters:
Spring Semester
HISTORY OF ROCK 'N' ROLL
MUS 0013
An examination of sociocultural meaning and musical structure of rock 'n' roll and related idioms of popular music. Emergence of the idiom in context of the history of American music. Connections among various styles and major artists. Impact of technology and the music industry
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Arts
This course is offered during the following semesters:
Spring Semester
MUSIC IN THE U.S.A. SINCE 1945
MUS 0015
Comparison of musical genres, styles, and traditions in light of the social and cultural history of the United States since World War II. The effect of the mass media and the culture industry on musical production, reception, and transmission. The construction of musical icons in Hollywood, the emergence of rock 'n' roll, the folk revival, race music from bebop to hip-hop, the continuing significance of "classical" music.
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Arts
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC
MUS 0016
(Cross-listed as Psychology 80.) Examination of a wide range of topics in the psychology of music: Music perception; music cognition; music aesthetics; music and emotions; the influence of music on human behavior; the nature and measurement of musical abilities; music education; and child development.
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Arts
Social Sciences
HISTORY OF JAZZ
MUS 0040
Major figures and schools of this American music approached primarily through detailed study of recordings dating from about 1914 through the present. Artists include Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and many others.
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Arts
This course meets the following culture options:
African and African-American Culture
This course is offered during the following semesters:
Spring Semester
INTRODUCTION TO PEACE AND JUSTICE STUDIES
PJS 0001
Main concepts in the field of peace and justice studies. Extent of global militarization and its impact on human needs. Social movements and nonviolent social change. Possibilities of building a stable and just peace.
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Social Sciences
This course is offered during the following semesters:
Fall Semester
SWIMMING I
PE 0002
This course should improve the student's physiological condition, teach an awareness of proper stroke technique, involve methods of teaching swimming, and explore some of the recent research projects in exercise physiology related especially to swimming. One-half course credit.
This course is offered during the following semesters:
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
SAILING
PE 0005
Introduction to sailing in Lark-class dinghies. Emphasis on boat handling skills, sailing theory, sailing techniques, and safety. One-half course credit.
PERSONAL FITNESS AND WELLNESS
PE 0146
Comprehensive study of components essential in promoting a healthy lifestyle. Physical, psychological, intellectual, spiritual, and social dimensions of wellness presented, based on current research and trends. Personalized fitness programs for each student designed under guidance of qualified personal trainer during second half of semester. Fitness regimen monitored, supervised, and evaluated to meet demands of student. One course credit.
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 0012
An introduction to the field of mental and behavioral disorders, emphasizing the relationship between normal and abnormal processes. Empirical and experimental findings relevant to abnormal behavior will be presented.
Prerequisites
Psychology 1 or junior or senior standing.
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Social Sciences
This course is offered during the following semesters:
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
ANIMAL LEARNING
PSY 0026
A survey and analysis of the principles of learning, memory, and cognition in animals. Emphasis on the adaptive nature of learning and the importance of theoretical and methodological issues in the experimental analysis of cognition. Topics include evolution of learning, basic processes in conditioning, stimulus control, attention, time and space orientation, awareness, and the role of feedback and reward.
Prerequisites
Psychology 1.
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Natural Sciences
ANIMAL LEARNING LAB
PSY 0046
A laboratory course in methods and techniques to study animal cognition. Individual and group experiments in different areas of animal learning. Topics include habituation, classical and operant conditioning, stimulus control, memory, and the computer modeling of these processes.
Prerequisites
Psychology 26 and Psychology 32
This course meets the following distribution requirements:
Natural Sciences
Other classes:
a math class about symmetry in wallpaper....no idea why it exists...but if it gets me a math credit, hey.
a class at the museum school in boston that tufts has a program with. it is called "trash assemblage" and i'm absolutely serious.