Science, Nature, Technology (SNT) Courses - Area V
These courses demonstrate fundamental principles and techniques of scientific inquiry as a means of understanding the natural world and human life. This category includes both courses focusing on scientific findings and concepts, and courses focusing on scientific methodology. Requirement: Two courses, one with a laboratory component.

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Anthropology
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This course presents an introduction to evolutionary processes and biological bases of behavior. Lectures and readings will be organized around a developmental and life history perspective and will emphasize the importance of context in biological mechanisms and the interaction of social life, behavior, and cognition. Examples drawn especially from humans and nonhuman primates will be used to place human behavior in the Context of other species and to illustrate the dual inheritance of biology and culture in our species. Topics covered will include evolutionary mechanisms, adaptation, phylogenetic constraints, neural and neuroendocrine mechanisms of behavior, life history theory, developmental programs, principles of allometry, sexual selection and alternative reproductive strategies, social bonds and socialization, and the cognitive bases of social interaction in humans and nonhumans.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- NBB 201
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Biological and cultural evolution and adaptation of the human species, fossil populations, human variation, and primate behavior. Methods in biological anthropology, survey of the prehistoric evolution of cultures, contemporary issues in paleoanthropology. Weekly lab in biological anthro methods.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Human biology from conception to senescence, in an evolutionary and cross-cultural context, emphasizing neural and neuroendocrine processes underlying behavior and reproduction. Conception, fetal development, birth, infant growth, puberty, pregnancy, adult sexuality, and aging.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course surveys the social behavior, behavioral ecology, and adaptations of nonhuman primate species, the extant prosimians, monkeys, and apes.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course will examine the origins of modern humans, their unique cultural abilities, and their relationships to more archaic beings, such as Neanderthals. What makes us human and how we evolved will be explored.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This class surveys issues, methods and theory in Paleolithic Archaeology. Rather than providing a detailed review of prehistory, it examines key debates and the methods used to address them. Special attention is given to stone tool analysis, including substantial practical work. work.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- ANT 201 or 204 as prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Upper-level intro to basis of complex human behavior in the brain, focused on human brain structure and function. The overall goal is to master the anatomy underlying higher human capacities, acknowledging how our brain's evolutionary past can inform our understanding of how the brain works now.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Comparative study of primate mating strategies and sexual behavior.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Comparative study of primate mating strategies and sexual behavior.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This class aims to integrate data and theory from genetics, geology, and paleoanthropological evidence to trace the evolution of the human species. Opposing theories regarding the interpretation of data will be the focus of student evaluation.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This class aims to integrate data and theory from genetics, geology, and paleoanthropological evidence to trace the evolution of the human species. Opposing theories regarding the interpretation of data will be the focus of student evaluation.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Prerequisite: Anthropology 201 or Biology 142. Application of evolutionary theory to social behavior of a variety of animals, including humans.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Prerequisite: Anthropology 101, 201, or 302. Relationship between ecology and individual and social behavior, dominance relations, intelligence, and communication. Topic varies.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course examines human as well as non-human primate communication systems from an evolutionary perspective. Topics covered include signal structure and function, information content of signals, honesty, deceit, and the evolution of language in humans.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course focuses on theory and method for understanding variation in prehistoric skeletal populations. Determination of age and sexual activity, disease and demography will be undertaken.
- Credit Hours
- 6
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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The course focuses on the key methods adopted in the study of ancient DNA, such as next generation sequencing and population genetics, as well as a thematic approach to the major evolutionary questions. Topics include human migrations, archaic humans, domestication, and ancient pathogens.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- BIOL 315
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This course is concerned with evaluating neuroscientific, psychological and behavioral evidence of modern human cognitive specializations as well as archeological, paleontological, and comparative evidence of their evolutionary origins.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Neurobiological substrates supporting human social cognition and behavior. Review and synthesis of relevant research in neuropsychology, psychiatry, neuroimaging, and experimental animal research.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- NBB 317
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Biological and cultural adaptations to disease, the role of specific diseases in evolution, social epidemiological patterns related to culture, contemporary issues in disease control, and economic development. Diseases covered include malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, diabetes, and depression.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Biological and cultural adaptations to disease, the role of specific diseases in evolution, social epidemiological patterns related to culture, contemporary issues in disease control, and economic development. Considers a variety of diseases including malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, and malnutrition.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Disease emerges as humans disrupt their environment, exposing them to novel pathogens. Students will examine this pattern from the Paleolithic to the present pattern of globalization of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Disease emerges as humans disrupt their environment, exposing them to novel pathogens. Students will examine this pattern from the Paleolithic to the present pattern of globalization of antibiotic-resistant pathogens.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Uses an ecological perspective to address the basic question of why and how humans evolved. Discussions include scrutinizing both biotic and abiotic factors that may have influenced the evolution of early hominids in East Africa.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Seminar or lecture series of topics of anthropological concern. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 4
- GERs
- HSC / SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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(May be repeated for credit when topic varies.) Seminar or lecture series of topics of anthropological concern.
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 5
- GERs
- HSCW / SNLW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
Biology
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Principles of genetics, physiology, ecology, taxonomy, and evolution with special reference to contemporary life situations. Intended for non-science majors. This course does not fulfill requirements for medical and dental schools or for a biology major.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Major topics include: biomolecules, cell structure and function, energy metabolism, and cell reproduction. Fulfills biology major and pre-health requirements. Note: students receiving credit for Biol 141 must still take Biol 141L.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Introduces students to scientific inquiry in the laboratory. Students design, implement, analyze and present authentic research projects. Along with Biology 141, 142 and 142L, meets the requirement for medical and dental school and the biology major.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- BIOL 141 coreq./CHEM 141 prere
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Major topics include: molecular genetics, population genetics, genomics, evolution, gene expression regulation, signal transduction, cancer and development.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- BIOL 141/141L as Pre/Co-req
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Students experience scientific inquiry in the laboratory. Students design, implement, analyze and present authentic research projects.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- BIOL 142 as a corequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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For non-majors, this course is designed to provide undergraduate students with an understanding of those elements of the biological and biomedical sciences, ecology, evolutionary biology, and applied statistics that are of direct importance to their lives as individuals and as citizens.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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A course on topics of special biological interest, designed for non-majors. This course is repeatable when the topic varies.
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 4
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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A course on topics of special biological interest, designed for non-majors. This course is repeatable when the topic varies.
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 5
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Computation is one of the pillars of modern science, in addition to experiment and theory. In this course, various computational modeling methods will be introduced to study specific examples derived from physical, biological, chemical and social systems.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- PHYS 212
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This course offers students hands-on experience to develop an understanding of insect biology. Through lectures, labs and fieldwork, students will develop the skills to distinguish the major groups of insects and to analyze the importance of insects for ecology and human food production and health.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- BIOL 142/240 as PreReq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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A course on topics of special biological interest, designed for Biology majors elective credit. This course is repeatable when the topic varies.
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 4
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- BIOL 142/142L or 152 prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- None
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A course on topics of special biological interest, designed for Biology majors elective credit. This course is repeatable when the topic varies.
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 5
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- BIOL 142/142L or 152 prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- None
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An integrated approach to the synthesis, structure, and function of macromolecular biomolecules, including proteins, carbohydrates, DNA, and RNA. First half of a two-semester biochemistry sequence.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- BIOL 142/142L & CHEM 203/221
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Prerequisites: Biology/Chemistry 301, Chemistry 222, Biology 141. Topics will include nitrogen and fatty acid metabolism, glycolysis, and respiration. The evolution of the pathways associated with these processes will be explored.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- CHEM 302
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The course focuses on the key methods adopted in the study of ancient DNA, such as next generation sequencing and population genetics, as well as a thematic approach to the major evolutionary questions. Topics include human migrations, archaic humans, domestication, and ancient pathogens.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- ANT 315
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Structure and function of animal behavior from a comparative, evolutionary perspective.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- BIOL 142/142L or BIOL_OX 142
- Cross-Listed
- PSYC 320
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Recent progress in the field of primate social behavior, particularly the role of cognition in complex social strategies.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PYSC 110/BIOL 142
- Cross-Listed
- PSYC 325
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Examine the world including issues around natural and unnatural molecules, disease and society in the context of topics like drugs, molecules for Mars, aging, AIDS, bioterrorism, and crime in the courtroom using computer graphics, the molecular structure of small molecules and proteins, and energy.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 222/172 as Prereq
- Cross-Listed
- CHEM 330
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Students will learn evolutionary biology through the use of experimental evolution, real-time evolution in the laboratory. In addition to exploring primary literature, this is a laboratory course in which students will design and execute projects to actively test evolutionary theory in the lab.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- BIOL 142 or BIOL_OX 142 prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Students will learn evolutionary biology through the use of experimental evolution, real-time evolution in the laboratory. In addition to exploring primary literature, this is a laboratory course in which students will design and execute projects to actively test evolutionary theory in the lab.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNLW
- Requisites
- BIOL 142 or BIOL_OX 142 prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course focuses on the conservation of biodiversity and introduces students to ways that ecological and evolutionary principles can be used to conserve and protect species and ecosystems at risk.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- ENVS 131, BIOLOX111, BIOL 142
- Cross-Listed
- ENVS 345
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Includes electrochemical and biophysical mechanisms for neuronal signaling, synaptic transmission, and neural bases of behavior and perception. GER Note: This course and BIOL360L satisfies half of SNTL requirement. This course w/o BIOL360L will award half of SNT only.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- BIOL 142/CHEM 142 as prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- NBB 301
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This course will explore topics in cellular and small network neuroscience by performing virtual electrophysiology experiments on the computer. The content matches the material covered in Biology 360/NBB 301 and will help students understand neurons and neuronal networks in greater depth.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- BIOL 142/360 as Prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- NBB 301L
Chemistry
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No prerequisite courses. Topics such as lasers, CD recording, the pill, photocopying, jet engines, cocaine, genetic engineering, perfume, cooking/baking, and pheromones will be discussed. The goal is to impart an appreciation for various scientific and technical features of everyday life.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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General topics course covering material of societal interest to the general education community.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course will examine the science of chemistry using themes that delineate chemistry as a human activity. The broader impact that the practice of chemistry has on society will be emphasized using current, historical, and interdisciplinary topics.
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Fall, summer. Laws and theories of chemistry; atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, properties of solutions; qualitative analysis.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Spring, summer. Kinetics, equilibrium, electrochemistry, and chemical properties of metals and nonmetals; quantitative analysis.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- Chem 141 as Prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course will build a strong foundation in atomic and molecular structure. It starts with atomic structure and builds to ionic compounds and molecular structure, including stereochemistry and conformation. Students will interpret experimental data to explain structure, properties relationships.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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CHEM 150L is the first lab for students taking Chemistry at Emory. The lab focuses on experimental practices including experimental design, accuracy and precision, data collection and analysis, and the use of evidence to make conclusions. Experiments will connect structure to properties of matter.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- CHEM 150 as co-requisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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CHEM 202 provides a basic understanding of the kinetics and thermodynamics associated with reactions, how these are related to the structures of reactants and products and the pathways between them, and how reactivity can be controlled through choices of reacting molecules and conditions.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 141 or 150 as prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- None
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CHEM 202L students will make qualitative determinations based on quantitative data. They will measure and analyze data including reaction rates, Rf values, etc. Lab will culminate in the development of the synthesis of an alcohol and the isolation of compounds, including a natural product.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- CHEM 150L prereq/CHEM 202 core
- Cross-Listed
- None
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CHEM 202Z will provide students with a basic understanding of covalent bonding models, the energetics of reactions, and the kinetics and thermodynamics associated with reactions. The course will emphasize how reactivity is related to molecular structure and how reactivity can be controlled.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- AP score 4 or IB score 5
- Cross-Listed
- None
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CHEM 202ZL students will use molecular modeling to build 3-D chemical structures. They will then prepare an ester derivative, perform a nucleophilic addition, and stusy elimination reactions. Products of these reactions will be analyzed using a variety of instruments (IR, NMR, HPLC, etc.).
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- AP score 4 or IB score 5
- Cross-Listed
- None
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CHEM 203 will focus on the chemistry of organic and organometallic compounds; specifically how the molecular orbital theory can be used to predict structure and properties. This course covers kinetics, mechanisms, and catalysis.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 202 as prerequisite.
- Cross-Listed
- None
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IN CHEM 203L students will be exposed to the practical aspects of working with small molecules, both organic and inorganic. Students will learn to analyze and synthesize compounds and analyze their characteristic properties such as structure, function, size distribution, and purity.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- CHEM 202L/ZL prereq 203 coreq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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CHEM 203Z builds on themes of structure and reactivity established in CHEM 202Z. The course will blend biomolecular, inorganic, and organic elements of reactivity, using molecular orbital theory to predict structure and properties, and introducing modern examples of catalysis and catalytic cycles.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 202Z as prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Chem 203zL introduces more sophisticated methods for studying the reactivity of compounds. The preparation and structure elucidation of organic and organometallic compounds will be studied in the context of a research lab type setting.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- CHEM 202ZL pre/CHEM 203Z coreq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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The relationship between sequence, structure, and function of macromolecules. The course will progress from exploring these themes in the context of synthesis, characterization, and utility of simple organic polymers to understanding the properties of complex,chemically diverse biomolecules.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 203 or 222 as prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- None
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The relationship between sequence, structure, and function of macromolecules focusing on the practical aspects of macromolecular synthesis, structural and functional characterization, and degradation.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- CHEM 203L prereq./204 coreq.
- Cross-Listed
- None
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CHEM 205 will address the origins of electronic orbitals and the quantized energy states associated with molecular motions. How light causes transitions between energy levels will be central to our discussion, illuminating topics from spectroscopy to the Earth's climate and solar energy conversion.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 203/MATH 111 prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- None
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CHEM 205L will connect your understanding of the interaction of light & matter to the determination of molecular structure through spectroscopic methods. Students will assign atomic/molecular spectra & analyze results to determine critical properties of the compound using rigorous math on real molecules.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- CHEM203L/MATH111CHEM205
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Classes of organic compounds. Functional groups, bonding, stereochemistry, structure and reactivity, carbonyl chemistry, carboxylic acids. GER Note: When a student completes this course and associated lab course they will have satisfied the requirement for SNTL.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 142 as prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This lab covers techniques for isolation, purification, preparation, and identification of organic compounds. Investigative experiments uncover relationships between molecular structure and function. Important skills are collecting and interpreting data, keeping a lab notebook, and working safely.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- Chem 221 as Pre/Co Req
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Spring, summer. Nucleophilic substitution, elimination reactions, electrophilic additions, electrophilic substitution, carbohydrates, amino acids and proteins.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 221/221Z/202 as prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course introduces more sophisticated methods for the preparation and structure elucidation of organic compounds in the context of a research lab. Emphasis is placed on experimental design, evaluation of data, structure determination using NMR, and keeping a research-style lab notebook.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- CHEM 221L/226L/222 as Pre/Co
- Cross-Listed
- None
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An integrated approach to the synthesis, structure, and function of macromolecular biomolecules, including proteins, carbohydrates, DNA, and RNA. First half of a two-semester biochemistry sequence.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 222/BIOL 141 as prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Prerequisites: Biology/Chemistry 301, Chemistry 222, Biology 141. Topics will include nitrogen and fatty acid metabolism, glycolysis, and respiration. The evolution of the pathways associated with these processes will be explored.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 301or BIOL 301
- Cross-Listed
- BIOL 302
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Chemistry of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins and enzymes; emphasis on structure and reactions of compounds.
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 4
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 222/172 as Prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Examine the world including issues around natural and unnatural molecules, disease and society in the context of topics like drugs, molecules for Mars, aging, AIDS, bioterrorism, and crime in the courtroom using computer graphics, the molecular structure of small molecules and proteins, and energy.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 221/221z as Prereq
- Cross-Listed
- BIOL 330
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This course offers a rigorous treatment of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and kinetics to show how they underlie complex biological processes: protein folding, membrane selfassembly, neuronal function, and enzyme catalysis. Examples are drawn from biomolecular research and medicine.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 204/204L & 205/205L prere
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Introduction to the foundational and practical aspects of modeling chemical reactions with modern computational chemistry techniques. Students will learn how to run quantum chemistry computations to predict thermodynamic properties, simulate spectra, and model the mechanisms of simple reactions.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- CHEM 205/205L prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Introduction to the foundational and practical aspects of modeling chemical reactions with modern computational chemistry techniques. Students will learn how to run quantum chemistry computations to predict thermodynamic properties, simulate spectra, and model the mechanisms of simple reactions.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNLW
- Requisites
- CHEM 205/205L prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course focuses on the chemical principles underlying the processes that allow living systems to function: metabolism, bioenergetics, regulation, signaling and transport. Building on concepts from Chem 204, it emphasizes how chemical insights lead to the development of new drugs and diagnostics.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 204/204L & BIOL 141/no301
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Chemical Biology applies the tools of organic chemistry to manipulate and study biomolecules. This class explores foundational knowledge and breakthrough technologies enabling advances in nucleic acid engineering, high-throughput sequencing, biomolecular imaging, gene editing, and pharmacology.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 204&204L/BIOL 141 prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Intermediate-level course covering structures and reactivity of coordination compounds and solid state inorganic materials. GER Note: Completion of this course and associated lab satisfies the SNTL requirement. Completion of this course and lab only completes half of the SNT requirement.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- CHEM 203/203L and CHEM 205/205
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Experimental techniques commonly used in synthetic inorganic research laboratories. GER Note: When this course and its associated lecture course are completed, students will satisfy the SNTL requirement.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- CHEM 350 as prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
Classics
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A comparative investigation of the relationship between science in the ancient world and the practice of science today.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- HSC / SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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A comparative investigation of the relationship between science in the ancient world and the practice of science today.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- HSCW / SNTW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
Computer Science
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An introduction to tools of computer science that are relevant to bioinformatics, with a focus on fundamental problems with sequence data. Practical topics will include Python programming, data management, and web services. Computational concepts are emphasized with examples from underlying biology.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
Economics
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This course covers the new and growing field of experimental economics. The term experimental economics refers to the use of the laboratory for the purpose of studying specific research questions in economics. Experiments in economics are similar in spirit to those in psychology, physics, chemistry, or biology.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- ECON101/112/Bus 201 as prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the field of neuroeconomics. Upon completion of the course, students will have a basic understanding of the tools used to study the neurobiology of decision making.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- ECON 201 or NBB 301/302
- Cross-Listed
- NBB 481
Environmental Studies
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Introduction to environmental sciences through overarching hot-button research topics in earth science, ecology, resilience, and sustainability. Human impact on the environment will be discussed and debated through interdisciplinary analysis of case studies. Appropriate for majors and non-majors.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course is an introduction to the concepts and methods related to the study of environmental sciences. Students will be introduced to relevant theories from physical, ecological and social sciences. This course is intended for majors and minors in Environmental Sciences.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Human and environmental health are incredibly intertwined. This course will introduce the relationships emerging between humans, animals and environmental change and examine health issues, scientific understanding of causes, and possible future approaches to global environmental and health problems.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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History of earth in context of changing global environments. Emphasizes biological systems interacting with global processes: plate tectonics, climate change, sea level; lab exercises on minerals, rocks, fossils, geologic maps.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- ENVS 120/131, BIOLOX111
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Meteorology is the science of the atmosphere and the weather it produces. It seeks to understand the dynamics of the system in terms of available energy and how those dynamics produce the daily weather and long-term climate of the globe. This course will include a weekly lab.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Introduction to earth processes. Topics include minerals, the rock cycle, the hydrologic cycle, stream dynamics, glacial and coastal processes, energy resources, plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanism.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- ENVS 131/BIOL_OX 111 as Prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Overview of ecology, including ecosystem structure and function, ecosystem dynamics, methods of ecosystem analysis, energy flow, nutrient dynamics, population and community ecology and human dominated ecosystems.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- ENVS 131 or ENVS_OX 131 prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course focuses on interactions between human activities and geologic processes. Topics include floods, earthquakes, volcanism, risk and resilience, air and water pollution, mineral and energy resources and climate change.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- ENVS 131/BIOL_OX 111 as Prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Overview of ocean processes, including the causes and effects of waves and currents, geology of the sea floor, coastal erosion, and related environmental and economic effects.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Overview of ecosystem ecology, including dynamics of large scale systems, landscape ecology, ecosystem structure, and function. Topics in the course will include: methods of ecosystem analysis, energy flow, nutrient cycling, community dynamics, issues of scale, models, and ecosystem properties.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- ENVS 131/BIOL_OX 111 as Prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Climatology studies the properties of the atmosphere and ocean and the resulting climates. We emphasize the energy cascade of the climate system and climate change.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- ENVS 131/BIOL_OX 111 as Prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course covers how the atmosphere, oceans and land work together to produce the characteristics of the planet, how this synergy has changed in the past, and how human activity affects the system.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- ENVS 131/BIOL_OX 111 as Prereq
- Cross-Listed
- None
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This course focuses on the conservation of biodiversity and introduces students to ways that ecological and evolutionary principles can be used to conserve and protect species and ecosystems at risk.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- ENVS 131, BIOLOX111, BIOL 142
- Cross-Listed
- BIOL 345
Interdisciplinary Studies
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IDS205 addresses: What is the nature of scientific evidence? How does it compare to other types of evidence? What counts as evidence in science? In other disciplines? What are the histories of the answers to these questions? How do they affect our everyday lives? Co-requisite: ENGRD 223
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- ENGRD 223 as corequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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IDS205 addresses: What is the nature of scientific evidence? How does it compare to other types of evidence? What counts as evidence in science? In other disciplines? What are the histories of the answers to these questions? How do they affect our everyday lives? Co-requisite: ENGRD 223
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- ENGRD 223 as corequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
Linguistics
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This course examines the relationship between brain mechanisms and language behavior. Topics include aphasia and language disorders, aphasia in the deaf, critical periods in children, and gender differences in brain organization.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- PSYC 309
Music
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- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- NBB 300
Neuroscience and Behavioral Science
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Using active-learning methods and real-world examples, this course is designed to provide a fuller understanding of how the brain works and how neuronal activity underlies complex human behaviors. We will explore topics like: drug overdoses, Botox injections, sensory systems, emotions and memories.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
This course presents an introduction to evolutionary processes and biological bases of behavior. Lectures and readings will be organized around a developmental and life history perspective and will emphasize the importance of context in biological mechanisms and the interaction of social life, behavior, and cognition. Examples drawn especially from humans and nonhuman primates will be used to place human behavior in the Context of other species and to illustrate the dual inheritance of biology and culture in our species. Topics covered will include evolutionary mechanisms, adaptation, phylogenetic constraints, neural and neuroendocrine mechanisms of behavior, life history theory, developmental programs, principles of allometry, sexual selection and alternative reproductive strategies, social bonds and socialization, and the cognitive bases of social interaction in humans and nonhumans.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- ANT 200
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The focus will be to educate students in the scientific method: generating testable hypotheses, sampling randomization and control techniques. Students will learn the basic statistical vocabulary and tests necessary to read and interpret scientific articles in the field.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Study of variable topics of special interest in neuroscience and behavioral biology. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- MUS 309
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Includes electrochemical and biophysical mechanisms for neuronal signaling, synaptic transmission, and neural bases of behavior and perception. GER Note: This course and BIOL360L satisfies half of SNTL requirement. This course w/o BIOL360L will award half of SNT only.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- BIOL 142/CHEM 142 as prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- BIOL 360
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This course will explore topics in cellular and small network neuroscience by performing virtual electrophysiology experiments on the computer. The content matches the material covered in Biology 360/NBB 301 and will help students understand neurons and neuronal networks in greater depth.
- Credit Hours
- 2
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- BIOL 142/360 as Prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- BIOL 360L
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This course presents an integrated coverage of work at the intersection of animal behavior, evolution, and cellular/systems neuroscience. The course surveys the major areas of behavioral neuroscience.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- PSYC 353
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Neurobiological substrates supporting human social cognition and behavior. Review and synthesis of relevant research in neuropsychology, psychiatry, neuroimaging, and experimental animal research.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- ANT 317
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Record intracellulary and extracellulary from invertebrates to examine sensory and motor circuits, synaptic plasticity, and ionic bases of potentials. Part of the semester is devoted to student-designed projects. Special attention is given to scientific writing and presentation of data.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- BIOL 360/NBB301 prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Record intracellulary and extracellulary from invertebrates to examine sensory and motor circuits, synaptic plasticity, and ionic bases of potentials. Part of the semester is devoted to student-designed projects. Special attention is given to scientific writing and presentation of data.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNLW
- Requisites
- BIOL 360/NBB301 prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Prerequisites: NBB 201, 301, and 302; or permission of instructor. A senior seminar utilizing the primary literature to examine current issues, trends, and controversies in the field of neuroscience and behavioral biology.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Fall. Prerequisites: NBB 201, 301, and 302; or permission of instructor. A writing intensive senior seminar utilizing the primary literature to examine current issues, trends, and controversies in the field of neuroscience and behavioral biology. (Satisfies General Education Requirements for post-freshman writing and advanced seminar.)
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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A senior seminar utilizing the primary literature to examine current issues, trends, and controversies in the field of neuroscience and behavioral biology, with a special focus on contemporary European work. This course is limited to those enrolled in Emory study abroad.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
A writing intensive senior seminar utilizing the primary literature to examine current issues, trends, and controversies in the field of neuroscience and behavioral biology, with a special focus on contemporary European work. This course is limited to those enrolled in Emory study abroad
- Credit Hours
- 5
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
This course will trace contemporary issues in neuroscience from their origins in classical times through the 19th century and on to new frontiers with emphasis on primary works by the creators of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
This course will trace contemporary issues in neuroscience from their origins in classical times through the 19th century and on to new frontiers with emphasis on primary works by the creators of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
The primary focus of this course will be to provide an overview of the neuroanatomical foundations of selected neurological disorders. The first part of the course will be an introduction to the functional neuroanatomy of the brain, followed by clinical topics.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Students will learn about pharmacology and the randomized clinical trials process for psychoactive drugs. The neuroscience of and impact of placebo effects on new psychotherapeutic drug approvals will be studied by reading and writing about the relevant primary literature.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- ANT/NBB 317 or BIOL 360/NBB301
- Cross-Listed
- PSYC 426
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Study of variable topics in neuroscience and behavioral biology in a context outside the US. May be repeated when topics vary.
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 4
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Study of variable topics in neuroscience and behavioral biology in a context outside the US. May be repeated when topics vary.
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 5
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the field of neuroeconomics. Upon completion of the course, students will have a basic understanding of the tools used to study the neurobiology of decision making.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- ECON 481
Physics
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Students having taken Physics 116 for credit may not take this course. A descriptive overview of astronomy. The celestial coordinate system, time keeping, the planetary system, ancient astronomy, the sun, stellar evolution, galactic astronomy, cosmology, and the origin of the universe.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Students having taken Physics 115 for credit may not take this course. A descriptive astronomy course with laboratory. The celestial coordinate system, ancient astronomy, light and telescopes, the solar system, the sun, stellar evolution, galactic astronomy, and cosmology.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
For non-majors who have successfully completed PHYS 115 or 116. Topics of contemporary astrophysical research including exoplanets and habitability, the first stars, Galactic and extragalactic astronomy, black holes, quasars, large-scale structure, dark matter, dark energy, and cosmology.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 115 or 116 prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Bicycles, rockets, CDs, jet airplanes, cars, Frisbees, kayaks, TV, lasers, microwave ovens, cell phones' the mysteries of these and other objects are explored, introducing the physics and science in everyday life.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
DVDs, cell phones, computers, TV,microwave ovens, lasers, cameras' the mysteries of these and other everyday objects are explored, introducing the physics and science of everyday life.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
This course will introduce students to the basic science of climate change, possibly the greatest challenge of our time, and discuss the climate history of the Earth and the role of energy in our modern society and economy. No prerequisites are necessary.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
A survey of the major advances in fundamental physics in the 20th century suitable for non-science majors. Subjects in atomic and nuclear physics in the context of their original discoveries, with close attention paid to original writings by the authors of these discoveries.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Introductory classical mechanics and thermodynamics. The student is expected to be competent in algebra, trigonometry, and plane geometry. Physics 141 and 142 are appropriate courses to satisfy a one-year physics requirement for professional schools.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Introduction to electricity, magnetism, optics, and the essentials of quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, and special relativity.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- PHYS 141OR151 as Prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Introductory classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Physics 151 and 152 are primarily for students who are strongly motivated in science and mathematics.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- MATH 111 pre/MATH 112or210 cor
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Electric and magnetic fields and forces, Gauss's law, electrical properties of materials, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic waves, and optical phenomena.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- PHYS 141/151&MATH 112/116/210
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Computation is one of the pillars of modern science, in addition to experiment and theory. In this course, various computational modeling methods will be introduced to study specific examples derived from physical, biological, chemical and social systems.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 151 or (PHYS 141 & MATH 1
- Cross-Listed
- BIOL 212
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Linear algebra, determinants, linear vector spaces, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, the div grad and curl operators, Gauss and Stokes theorems, orthogonal coordinate systems, infinite power series, complex number and variables, Fourier analysis, Laplace transforms, ODEs and PDEs.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 142/152 & MATH 211
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
This course builds on thebasics of the introductory science courses, including the basics of quantum mechanics in PHYS 253 Modern Physics (or its equivalent Physical Chemistry course), to understand the fundamental principles of how various engineering applications and devices work.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 142/152,MATH 112/116, CHE
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Explores some of the ways in which principles and methods used in physics are applied to problems in modern medicine. Includes a study of the physics of modern imaging systems such as MRI, CT, and PET as well as more traditional areas (x-ray, radiation, and nuclear medicine physics). Mathematical and statistical ideas will be developed as needed. For pre-med students, students in health or biological sciences, or physics majors who are curious about medical physics.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 142/152 as a Prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Introduction to combinational and sequential logic circuits, and microprocessor hardware. Topics include transistors, gates, flipflops, counters, clocks, decoders, displays, microprocessors, memory, input/output circuits, and device interfacing.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 142/152 as a Prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Special theory of relativity, wave and particle properties of electromagnetic radiation and matter, introduction to quantum mechanics, Schrodinger equation, atomic models, and simple molecules.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- PHYS 142/152 AND MATH 112
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Covers astronomical coordinates, celestial mechanics, Kepler's Laws, gravitation, planetary analysis techniques, planetary and interplanetary debris composition and structure, ring system formation, extrasolar planetary systems, with laboratory sessions in the Emory observatory.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- PHYS 253 as a Prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Prerequisite: Physics 253. Covers stellar analysis techniques, binary stars, stellar structure, the sun, stellar evolution, stellar variability, stellar death, the Milky Way, galactic structure, structure of the universe, cosmology, with laboratory sessions in the Emory observatory.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Designed to provide students with career goals in the life sciences and medicine knowledge of basic physical principles and their applications to the understanding of living systems and biological processes. Motion, sound, energy, metabolism, fluids, electricity, optics and medical diagnostics.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 142/152 & MATH 112/116
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Newton's laws, energy, momentum, angular momentum, conservation laws, many-particle systems, oscillations, planetary motion and Kepler's laws, Lagrange's and Hamiltonian formalisms, non-inertial reference frames, rotation and tensor of inertia, non-linear dynamics and chaos.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 142/152 & PHYS 220/MATH21
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Electrostatics, Poisson and Laplace equations, steady currents and electromagnetic induction, magnetostatics, integral and differential forms of Maxwell equations, propagation of electromagnetic waves, fundamental laws of optics, basic laws of radiation
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 220 as prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Laws of thermodynamics, entropy, Carnot engine, thermodynamic potentials, Gibbs ensembles, classical and quantum statistics, photon gas, phonons, Debye theory, electron gas, Bose-Einstein condensation, chemical kinetics, phase transitions, and critical phenomena.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 220 & PHYS 253 prereq.
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
The physics behind modern materials used in nanotechnology, information storage and processing, and energy generation such as semiconductor transistors, LEDs, solar cells, photodiodes, lasers, etc. Electronic, optical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials which have enabled the internet age.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 253 or CHEM 205/205L or C
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
The wave equation, electromagnetic theory of light, aberrations, matrix methods, polarization, interference, diffraction, quantum aspects of light, lasers, holography, and fiber optics.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 253 & PHYS 365 & MATH 212
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
The wave equation, electromagnetic theory of light, aberrations, matrix methods, polarization, interference, diffraction, quantum aspects of light, lasers, holography, and fiber optics.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- PHYS 253/365 & MATH 212
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Computational techniques for solving equations as well as for simulating, analyzing, and graphically visualizing physical systems and processes. Projects will be selected from different areas of physics according to student interest and background.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 142/152 AND CS 150/170
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Introduces modern experimental techniques and methods; the experiments include analog electronics, instrumentation and computer interfacing, cryogenics, and electro-optics.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTL
- Requisites
- PHYS 253 as a Prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Introduces modern experimental techniques and methods; the experiments include analog electronics, instrumentation and computer interfacing, cryogenics, and electro-optics.
- Credit Hours
- 5
- GERs
- SNLW
- Requisites
- PHYS 253 as a Prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
The physical view of molecular structure and dynamics and their relation to protein function is addressed in selected exemplary systems. Physical techniques used to molecular information are examined.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Introductory quantum theory, including the Schr??dinger equation, simple soluble problems, hydrogen atom, operator formalism, approximation methods, and perturbation theory.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 220/PHYS253/MATH 212 prer
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Applications of quantum mechanics to atomic, molecular, nuclear, particle, and solid state physics.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PHYS 461 as a Prerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
Psychology
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Introduction to the biological basis of behavior and the experimental approach to cognition.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
This course focuses on the development of a better understanding of the epidemiology, biology, health practices, and research methods involved in college substance use. Students will obtain a strong foundation in epidemiological practices using hands-on analytical sessions using real-world data.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- QTM 100 as corerequisite
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
The neurobiology of sexual desire, hunger, thirst, arousal, drug addiction, and sleeping and waking.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Perception of the world through the senses, gathering information about one's surroundings by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and acting.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Descriptions of, explanations for, and treatment of the major adult psychological disorders.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Theories and research addressing the nature of higher mental processes, including such areas of cognition as categorization, attention, memory, knowledge representation, imagery, psycholinguistics, and problem solving.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
A review of the behavioral and neurobiological actions of all the major psychoactive drugs, focusing on how drugs alter behavior by influencing brain mechanisms.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
The evolutionary basis of learning to adapt to the environment. Detailed analysis of the mechanisms of learning and their evolutionary function.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
This course examines the relationship between brain mechanisms and language behavior. Topics include aphasia and language disorders, aphasia in the deaf, critical periods in children, and gender differences in brain organization.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- LING 309
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Examines the development of abilities such as thinking, reasoning, learning, remembering, language, spatial skills, categorization, and counting.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Structure and function of animal behavior from a comparative, evolutionary perspective.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PSYC 110 or BIOL 141 as prereq
- Cross-Listed
- BIOL 320
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Biological factors influencing learning and memory with attention to the findings from both animal and human research.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Why and how do humans sleep and dream? This is a survey course presenting a biologically informed approach to sleep and dreaming under both typical and pathological conditions. Format will be primarily lecture, but some discussion and active exercises will also be used.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PSYC110/NBB201/NBB301&QTM100
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
Recent progress in the field of primate social behavior, particularly the role of cognition in complex social strategies.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- PYSC 110/BIOL 142
- Cross-Listed
- BIOL 325
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In this class we will focus on how scientists come to know what they know, wiht a particular emphasis on the nature of evidence used to answer specific questions and how this is similar to and how it differs from the kinds of evidence used in other fields.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
-
This course presents an integrated coverage of work at the intersection of animal behavior, evolution, and cellular/systems neuroscience. The course surveys the major areas of behavioral neuroscience.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- NBB 302
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Students will design and conduct their own fMRI study. Students will learn and apply the basic physics underlying MRI, the biological principles of fMRI, the principles of experimental design, the processing steps associated with data analysis, and the use of available software packages.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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Students will learn about pharmacology and the randomized clinical trials process for psychoactive drugs. The neuroscience of and impact of placebo effects on new psychotherapeutic drug approvals will be studied by reading and writing about the relevant primary literature.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- NBB 426
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The goal of this course is to explore the hormonal mechanisms underlying behavior in a peer-oriented environment. We will read and discuss classic and current primary literature.
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None
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The goal of this course is to explore the hormonal mechanisms underlying behavior in a writing-intensive, peer-oriented environment. We will read and discuss classic and current primary literature, and practice writing in style characteristic of scientific discussion.
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- SNTW
- Requisites
- None
- Cross-Listed
- None