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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture; 3 credits Atomic structure. Symmetry and Group Theory. Molecular orbitals. Coordination chemistry. Organometallic chemistry. Elements of catalysis and bioinorganic chemistry. Solid-state materials. Prerequisite: Chemistry 60.1 or 61; Chemistry 35 is strongly recommended.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture; 3 credits Principles of chemistry applied to problems of the environment. Sources, reactions, effects of chemical species on the environment. General and specific problems of analysis, interpretation of results, and pollution control. Methods and impact of energy production. Prerequisite: Chemistry 41 or 41W, and 52.
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9.00 Credits
Minimum of 9 hours conference and independent work§; 3 credits each Independent research supervised by a faculty member. Weekly conference. Written and oral report. Students may not receive credit for more than three terms of undergraduate research in the Chemistry 73 and 83 sequences. Prerequisite of 83.1: Chemistry 41 or 41W, 52, an index of 3.30 or higher in chemistry, and permission of the instructor and the chairperson. Prerequisite of 83.2: Chemistry 83.1, an index of 3.30 or higher in chemistry, and permission of the instructor and the chairperson. Prerequisite of 83.3: Chemistry 83.2, an index of 3.30 or higher in chemistry, and permission of the instructor and the chairperson.
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3.00 Credits
Minimum of 3 hours conference and independent work§; 1 credit each Presentation and discussion of current topics. Prerequisite: completion of an approved program of advanced courses and permission of the chairperson.
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9.00 Credits
Minimum of 9 hours recitation, conference, and independent work§; 3 credits Intensive reading and group discussion of a special field. A term report or examination may be required. Students should consult the department bulletin board for current offerings. Colloquium topics may include: statistical mechanics, polymer chemistry, interfacial phenomena, neurochemistry, physical biochemistry, spectroscopy, separation methods, solid-state, modern electrochemical methods. Students and faculty may suggest colloquium topics to the chairperson. Prerequisite: completion of an approved program of advanced courses and permission of the chairperson.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Childhood viewed from the perspectives of health science, history, literature, psychology, sociology, and the arts. The history of childhood; autobiography as inquiry into the child's selfhood; the child's imagination; child developmentand health; adolescence as life-stage and perceptions of adolescence; the child in relation to the family, school, and community; children's experiences of personal, social, and political problems; social, economic, and educational policies affecting children; children's rights and international policy. May be team-taught. (Not open to students who have completed Children's Studies 1.) Prerequisite: Core Studies 1, 3, or 4 and English 1; or Core Curriculum 1.1, 2.2 or 2.3, and English 1; or permission of program director.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Study of applied research with children in social science settings. Discussion of ethical issues that arise when conducting research with children. Students will develop their own research questions and explore appropriate methodologies for examining them. Different approaches to research, both qualitative and quantitative/experimental will be discussed. Students will gain hands-on experience with one or more research methods inside and/or outside of the class. The course emphasizes critical reading and understanding of the research literature and the presentation of research findings. (This course is not open to students who completed this topic as Children's Studies 25 in the spring or fall of 2006.) Prerequisite: Children's Studies 20
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Emerging issues, policies, and research in rapidly developing areas relating to children and youth. Topics vary from term to term. (Not open to students who have completed Children's Studies 5.)
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Development of the human rights of children movement nationally and internationally. Central documents, data bases, national and international legislation in the area of children and youth rights, the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989, and its implementation, Children Ombudsmen in other countries, UNICEF activities, and more. Rights of children to full development, to education, health care, culture, and with such topics as street children, child abuse, child prostitution, discrimination on the basis of sex, race, and religion, child soldiers, and child labor. Prerequisite: Core Studies 1, 3, or 4, and English 1; or Core Curriculum 1.1, 2.2, or 2.3, and English 1; or permission of the program director.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits Focus on children in extreme situations of social, cultural, political, and familial disruption. Examination of such global and domestic situations as war, natural disaster, famine, poverty, abuse, and terrorism which can lead to starvation, disfigurement, slavery, forced prostitution, child soldiers, forced employment, separation, homelessness, and even high incidents of infanticide. Children and September 11, 2001; other conditions faced by children, including foster care, displacement, detention and intra-family abuse; effects of violence and crisis situations on children and educational experience. Focus on preventative measures and alleviation of children's suffering. (Not open to students who have taken Children's Studies 25, Special Topics, during the spring 2002 or fall 2002 semesters.) Prerequisite: Core Studies 1, 3, or 4, and English 1; or Core Curriculum 1.1, 2.2, or 2.3, and English 1; or permission of the program director.
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