Schedule of Classes — Undergraduate / Spring 2019 / Courses Offered for the First Time
New for Fall 2018 |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | |||
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FA
7A
1
Syllabus |
Drawing Under the Influence
[ ca ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes. Additional course fee applies. |
M,W
11:00 AM–12:50 PM
Epstein Bldg FineArts SrStudio |
Closed
17 / 17 / 0 |
Wardwell, Joseph M | View Books | |||
New for Spring 2019 |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | |||
AAAS
130B
1
Syllabus |
Black Brandeis, Black History
[ ss ] |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center101 |
Open
42 / 100 / 0 |
Williams, Chad | View Books | |||
AAAS 157A 1 |
African American Political Thought
[ ss wi ] |
T,Th
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
19 / 999 / 0 |
Spry, Amber D | View Books | |||
AMST/ANT 122A 1 |
Indigenous Ecologies
[ ss ] |
M,W
5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Brown Social Science Center115 |
Open
14 / 999 / 0 |
Bloch, Lee J. | View Books | |||
ANTH 110B 1 |
Control Freaks: Discipline, Rules and Power
[ ss ] |
T,F
11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr124 |
Open
23 / 999 / 0 |
Prentice, Michael | View Books | |||
ANTH
139A
1
Syllabus |
Identity and Technology
[ ss ] |
T,F
12:30 PM–1:50 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr124 |
Open
9 / 999 / 0 |
Prentice, Michael | View Books | |||
BIOL 39B 1 |
Biology of Global Climate Change
[ sn ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
T,F
9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Volen Nat'l Ctr for Complex119 |
Closed
26 / 25 / 0 |
Hitchcock, Colleen | View Books | |||
BIOL
72A
1
Syllabus |
Genetics Principles and Applications
[ sn ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Volen Nat'l Ctr for Complex119 |
Open
17 / 60 / 0 |
Woodruff, Rachel V.E. | View Books | |||
CLAS
144B
1
Syllabus |
Archaeological Ethics, Law and Cultural Heritage
[ djw hum ] |
T,F
11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr112 |
Open
9 / 999 / 0 |
Ratzlaff, Alexandra | View Books | |||
CLAS
160A
1
Syllabus |
Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient World
[ djw hum ] |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104 |
Open
10 / 20 / 0 |
Gillespie, Caitlin | View Books | |||
COML/REC 136A 1 |
All in the Family: Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and the English Novel
[ hum ] |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr218 |
Open
6 / 999 / 0 |
Miller, Robin Feuer | View Books | |||
COSI 139B 1 |
Technology and the Learning Sciences
[ sn ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Goldsmith Math 226 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Alterman, Rick | View Books | |||
COSI 149B 1 |
Practical Machine Learning with Big Data
[ sn ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Gerstenzang 121 |
Open
76 / 999 / 0 |
Hong, Pengyu | View Books | |||
ECON
39B
1
Syllabus |
Writing in Economics
[ ss wi ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
T,Th
5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Lemberg Academic Center 054 |
Open
13 / 15 / 0 |
Chase, Kimberly | View Books | |||
ECON 150B 1 |
Urban and Regional Economics
[ ss ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W
5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr120 |
Closed
31 / 30 / 0 |
Markeson, Bjorn | View Books | |||
ENG 67A 1 |
Cubicles and Side Hustles: Stories of America at Work
[ hum ] |
M,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Brown Social Science Center115 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Schratz, Matthew | View Books | |||
ENG 72A 1 |
The Caribbean's Asias: Asian Migration & Heritage in the Caribbean
[ hum nw ] |
T,F
9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Rabb Graduate Center236 |
Open
5 / 999 / 0 |
Smith, Faith Lois | View Books | |||
ENG 84A 1 |
Nostalgia, Clutter, and Decay: Marking Time in the Enlightenment
[ hum ] |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Rabb Graduate Center375 |
Open
3 / 999 / 0 |
Grant, Sarabeth Ann | View Books | |||
ENG 88B 1 |
Rednecks, Hillbillies, and White Trash: Literature and Culture of the "Deplorables"
[ hum ] The instructor of this course has been awarded a Department Prize Instructorship (DPI). This award gives a doctoral student the opportunity to design and teach a course. Enrollment in this course is open to undergraduate students only. |
T,F
11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr201 |
Open
12 / 20 / 0 |
Miller, Courtney Pina | View Books | |||
ENG 110B 1 |
The Great American Picture Book
[ hum ] |
T,F
12:30 PM–1:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Tharaud, Jerome | View Books | |||
ENG 133B 1 |
Imagining Money: Literature and Economics from Barter to Bitcoin
[ hum ] |
M,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr116 |
Open
15 / 999 / 0 |
Flesch, William | View Books | |||
ENG 152A 1 |
Indian Love Stories
[ hum nw ] |
M,W,Th
1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr112 |
Closed
25 / 25 / 0 |
Anjaria, Ulka | View Books | |||
ENVS 39B 1 |
Climate Change: Causes, Impacts, Responses and Solutions
[ ss ] |
T,Th
6:30 PM–7:50 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitesG12 |
Open
39 / 999 / 0 |
Chester, Charles | View Books | |||
FA 118A 1 |
Studio Seminar
[ ca ] Instructor's Signature Required. |
T
5:00 PM–7:50 PM
Goldman-Schwartz Art Studio115 |
Open
Consent Req. 7 / 999 / 0 |
Freiberg, Ariel R. | View Books | |||
FA 187A 1 |
Approaches to Architecture and the City
[ ca ] |
M,W,Th
12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitesG12 |
Open
16 / 25 / 0 |
Guvenc, Muna | View Books | |||
GER
102B
1
Syllabus |
Küche, Kochen, Kuchen: Advanced German Grammar, Pronunciation, and Baking
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
T,Th
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr218 |
Open
9 / 999 / 0 |
von Mering, Sabine | View Books | |||
HISP 152B 1 |
Monsters and Creatures in Latin American and Latinx Culture
[ hum nw ] Taught in English. |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr122 |
Closed
30 / 30 / 0 |
Arellano, Jerónimo | View Books | |||
HIST 128B 1 |
Borders, Regions and Ethnicities in Modern Europe
[ ss ] |
T,F
12:30 PM–1:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
6 / 20 / 0 |
Flanagan, Drew E | View Books | |||
HIST 153A 1 |
The History of Big Data
[ ss ] |
M,W
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr201 |
Open
6 / 999 / 0 |
Knecht, Rachel | View Books | |||
HIST 161A 1 |
Women's Work: Gender and Capitalism in American History
[ ss ] |
M,W
5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr201 |
Open
18 / 999 / 0 |
Knecht, Rachel | View Books | |||
HIST 167A 1 |
Environmental History of the Americas
[ ss ] |
T,Th
5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr217 |
Open
11 / 999 / 0 |
Lorek, Timothy | View Books | |||
HIST 179B 1 |
India and the Superpowers (USA, USSR, and China): 1947 and Beyond
[ nw ss ] |
T,F
9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
11 / 999 / 0 |
Singh, Avinash | View Books | |||
HIST
187A
1
Syllabus |
Frenemy States: Identity and Integration in East Asia
[ ss wi ] |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104 |
Open
17 / 999 / 0 |
Hang, Xing | View Books | |||
HIST 187B 1 |
Unequal Histories: Caste, Religion, and Dissent in India
[ nw ss ] |
T,F
12:30 PM–1:50 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr201 |
Open
4 / 999 / 0 |
Singh, Avinash | View Books | |||
HSSP
160A
1
Syllabus |
Looking with Uncertainty: The Healthcare Calling and Its Core Human Intelligences
[ ss ] |
W
9:00 AM–11:50 AM
Pollack Fine Arts 007 |
Open
4 / 20 / 0 |
Miller, Alexa | View Books | |||
HWL 7 1 |
Your Brain on Carbon
[ hwl3 ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes. Noncredit. First class meeting in Jan 18. Meets weekly for six class meetings. Module Session 1 |
F
9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr218 |
Open
7 / 20 / 0 |
Fischer, Mary
von Mering, Sabine |
View Books | |||
HWL 15 1 |
Work, Career, and Life
[ hwl3 ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes. Noncredit. First class meeting in Mar 13. Meets weekly for six class meetings. Module Session 2 |
W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Kutz Hall 132 |
Open
6 / 20 / 0 |
Pavese, Josephine Jane | View Books | |||
HWL 19 1 |
Applying to Medical School and Dental School
[ hwl3 ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes. Signature of Ms. Kate Stutz (stutz@brandeis.edu), required. Noncredit. First class meeting is Jan 16. Meets weekly for six class meetings. Module Session 1 |
W
2:00 PM–2:50 PM
Kutz Hall 132 |
Open
Consent Req. 10 / 15 / 0 |
Deo, Jean
Stutz, Kate |
View Books | |||
HWL
30
1
Syllabus |
Financial Literacy for College Graduates
[ hwl3 ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes. Noncredit. First class meeting is Jan 22. Meets weekly for six class meetings. Module Session 1 |
M
5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Kutz Hall 132 |
Open
16 / 24 / 0 |
Marx, Andrew | View Books | |||
HWL
42
1
Syllabus |
The Art of Resilience: Strategies to Thrive in a Stressful World
[ hwl2 ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes. Noncredit. First class meeting Mar 15. Meets weekly for six class meetings. Module Session 2 |
F
9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Pearlman Hall 202 |
Open
8 / 15 / 0 |
Berkenwald, Leah | View Books | |||
IGS
140A
1
Syllabus |
Styles of Globalization
[ ss ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr201 |
Open
18 / 20 / 0 |
Goodhart, Lucy | View Books | |||
LGLS
122B
1
Syllabus |
Native American Tribal Legal Studies
[ ss ] |
T,Th
6:30 PM–7:50 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr216 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Smith, Douglas L | View Books | |||
LGLS 145B 1 |
Building the Massachusetts Constitution
[ ss ] Signature of Anabela Afonso department administrator required. |
M,W
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301 |
Closed
Consent Req. 15 / 15 / 0 |
Breen, Daniel | View Books | |||
MATH
40A
1
Syllabus |
Introduction to Applied Mathematics
[ sn ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118 |
Open
47 / 50 / 0 |
Fai, Thomas | View Books | |||
MATH
121A
1
Syllabus |
Mathematics for Natural Sciences
[ sn ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Gerstenzang 122 |
Open
40 / 100 / 0 |
Touboul, Jonathan | View Books | |||
MATH
124A
1
Syllabus |
Convex Optimization
[ sn ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Goldsmith Math 226 |
Open
11 / 100 / 0 |
Wilmes, John | View Books | |||
MUS 196B 1 |
Sound and Space: Sound Installation and Movement Staging in the Field of Music Composition
[ ca ] Instructor's Signature Required. |
T
6:30 PM–9:20 PM
Slosberg Music 234 |
Open
Consent Req. 6 / 12 / 0 |
Gee, Erin | View Books | |||
MUS 198B 1 |
Proseminar in Music and Disabilities
[ ca ] Instructor's Signature Required. |
M
2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Slosberg Music 212 |
Open
Consent Req. 4 / 999 / 0 |
Jones, Jeannette | View Books | |||
NEJS 123B 1 |
Crossing Boundaries and Being Human in Rabbinic Literature
[ hum ] |
M,W
5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Pearlman Hall 202 |
Open
12 / 999 / 0 |
Kaye, Lynn | View Books | |||
NEJS 125A 1 |
Just Communities and Neighborhoods in Talmudic Literature
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
W
2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Kaye, Lynn | View Books | |||
NEJS 149B 1 |
Jewish Spaces, Global Cities
[ hum ] |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
12 / 999 / 0 |
Freeze, ChaeRan Yoo | View Books | |||
NEJS 187B 1 |
The Book and Writing in the Islamic World
[ hum ] |
M,W
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201 |
Open
9 / 999 / 0 |
Dost, Suleyman | View Books | |||
POL
140B
1
Syllabus |
Contentious Politics in Agrarian Societies: Power, Culture, Development and Resistance
[ ss ] |
T,Th
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr123 |
Open
11 / 999 / 0 |
Thaxton, Ralph | View Books | |||
POL 161B 1 |
Good Neighbor or Imperial Power: The Contested Evolution of US-Latin American Relations
[ oc ss wi ] |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Kutz Hall 130 |
Open
17 / 999 / 0 |
Trelles, Alejandro | View Books | |||
PSYC 78B 1 |
The Psychology of Prejudice
[ ss ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. The instructor of this course has been awarded a University Prize Instructorship (UPI). These prestigious awards give exceptional doctoral students from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences the opportunity to design and teach an upper-division course in their field of research. Enrollment in this course is open to undergraduate students only. Instructor's Signature Required. |
T,F
12:30 PM–1:50 PM
Brown Social Science Center224 |
Open
Consent Req. 18 / 20 / 0 |
Simon, Jeremy | View Books | |||
SOC
150A
1
Syllabus |
HIV/AIDS, Society, and Politics
[ ss ] |
M,W
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Golding Judaica Center103 |
Open
32 / 999 / 0 |
Vijayakumar, Gowri | View Books | |||
WMGS 135B 1 |
Postcolonial Feminisms
[ hum ] |
T,Th
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr201 |
Open
23 / 999 / 0 |
Singh, Harleen | View Books | |||