These are the 1818 courses available for the 2024-2025 academic year.

ANTH 1210 - Humans Past, Present, and Future: Introduction to Anthropology

3 Credits

This course provides an introduction to the primary theories, concepts, and methodologies relating to anthropology. The main subfields of cultural anthropology, archeology, biological anthropology, linguistics, and applied anthropology are surveyed and their integration is highlighted for a more in-depth understanding of the complexities in modern human societies and behavior.

Attributes: Anthropology Elective, Global Citizenship (CAS), Ignatian Service, Service Learning, Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Identities in Context, UUC:Social & Behavioral Sci

ANTH 2200 - Cultural Anthropology

3 Credits

This course provides an introduction to the theoretical foundations and methodological approaches of Cultural Anthropology. It focuses on the concept of culture and how it relates to various topics, including ethnicity, language, adaptive strategies, kinship, political systems, gender, and religion. The purpose of the course is to give students a broad perspective on the types of anthropological research and discuss how the work of anthropologists is relevant to understanding the human condition.

Attributes: Global Citizenship (CAS), International Studies, International Studies-General, MLIC Intercultural, Sociology Elective, Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Global Interdependence, UUC:Social & Behavioral Sci

BIOL 1240 - General Biology: Information Flow and Evolution

3 Credits

This course is part of the two-semester General Biology sequence, and is primarily focused on the core concepts of information flow and storage as well as evolution. Students will learn about the chemical and molecular basis of life, cell structure and function, gene structure, expression and heredity, reproduction, development, and evolution. As they learn concepts in biology, students will practice reasoning scientifically about real-world problems and applications.

Attributes: Natural Science Req (A&S), UUC:Natural & Applied Science

BIOL 1245 - Principles of Biology I Laboratory

1 Credit

This course covers experimental approaches used in molecular and cellular biology, genetics, and animal physiology. Students will learn to use scientific instruments and techniques implemented in these fields. Students will propose and test hypotheses, collect and analyze data, represent data visually, and practice written and oral scientific communication skills.

Attributes: Natural Science Req (A&S)

CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry 1

0 or 3 Credits

Composition of matter, elements and compounds, naming, chemical reactions, gas laws, thermochemistry, periodicity and elemental properties, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular shapes, and intermolecular forces.

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 1050, CHEM 1030, or SLU Chemistry Placement with a minimum score of 1110); (MATH 1200, MATH 1320, MATH 1400, MATH 1510, MATH 1520, SLU Math Index with a minimum score of 950, Math Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1200, or SLU Math Placement with a minimum score of 1400)

Attributes: Natural Science Req (A&S), UUC:Natural & Applied Science

CHEM 1115 - General Chemistry 1 Laboratory

1 Credit

The laboratory course to complement the first semester of General Chemistry. Laboratory: 3 hours/week. Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 1110*, CHEM 1130*, or SLU Chemistry Placement with a minimum score of 1110)

* Concurrent enrollment allowed.

CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry 2

0 or 3 Credits

Continuation of Chemistry 1110 covering redox reactions and electrochemistry, chemical kinetics and thermodynamics, nuclear chemistry, transition metal chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of the elements. Lecture 3 hours/week. Spring and Summer only.

Prerequisite(s): ((CHEM 1110 with a grade of C- or higher or CHEM 1130 with a grade of C- or higher))

Attributes: Natural Science Req (A&S)

CHEM 1125 - General Chemistry 2 Laboratory

1 Credit

The lab course to complement CHEM 1120 and CHEM 1140. Students must have completed CHEM 1115 (or its equivalent) with C- or better. Offered spring and summer.

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 1115 with a grade of C- or higher; (CHEM 1140* with a grade of C- or higher or CHEM 1120* with a grade of C- or higher))

* Concurrent enrollment allowed.

Attributes: Natural Science Req (A&S)

CHIN 1010 - Elementary Chinese I: Language and Culture

3 Credits

Introduction to the sounds, writing system, and basic grammar of modern Chinese and useful cultural knowledge for daily-life communications.

Attributes: MLIC Language

CHIN 1020 - Elementary Chinese II: Language and Culture

3 Credits

Development of Chinese vocabulary, oral comprehension, fundamentals of Chinese grammar, reading, writing, and speaking capabilities. Introduction to Chinese culture.

Prerequisite(s): (CHIN 1010, Chinese Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1010, or LP Chinese Placement with a minimum score of 2)

Attributes: Foreign Language BS Req (CAS), MLIC Language

CHIN 2010 - Intermediate Chinese I: Language and Culture

3 Credits

Development and refinement of Chinese vocabulary, oral comprehension, fundamentals of Chinese grammar, reading, writing, and speaking capabilities.

Prerequisite(s): (CHIN 1020, Chinese Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1020, or LP Chinese Placement with a minimum score of 3)

Attributes: Foreign Language BA Req (CAS), Foreign Language BS Req (CAS), MLIC Language

CHIN 2020 - Intermediate Chinese II: Language and Culture

3 Credits

Development and refinement of Chinese vocabulary, oral comprehension, fundamentals of Chinese grammar, reading, writing, and speaking capabilities.

Prerequisite(s): (CHIN 2010, Chinese Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 2010, or LP Chinese Placement with a minimum score of 4)

Attributes: Foreign Language BA Req (CAS), Foreign Language BS Req (CAS), MLIC Language

CMM 1200 - Public Speaking

3 Credits

Students are introduced to principles of effective public speaking and provided with opportunities to develop public speaking skills. In addition, standards of evaluation for public communication are established for use in evaluating their own and other's public speaking performances.

Attributes: UUC:Oral & Visual Comm

CMM 2400 - Media and Society

3 Credits

This introductory course provides students with the background and critical skills necessary for understanding how media work and how they impact our everyday lives. It seeks to give students critical media analytical skills necessary to succeed as professionals, citizens, and members of a community.

Attributes: Film Studies, International Studies, International Studies-Arts, Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Social & Behavioral Sci

CSCI 1010 - Introduction to Computer Science: Principles

3 Credits

A broad survey of the computer science discipline, focusing on the computer's role in representing, storing, manipulating, organizing and communicating information. Topics include hardware, software, algorithms, operating systems, networks.

Attributes: CSCI Intro to Computer Science

CSCI 1020 - Introduction to Computer Science: Bioinformatics

3 Credits

An introduction to computer programming motivated by the analysis of biological data sets and the modeling of biological systems. Computing concepts to include data representation, control structures, text processing, input and output. Applications to include the representation and analysis of protein and genetic sequences, and the use of available biological data sets.

Attributes: Bio-Chemical Biology Elective, CSCI Intro to Computer Science, UUC:Natural & Applied Science

CSCI 1300 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

4 Credits

A rigorous introduction to programming using an object-oriented language, including use of variables, control structures, existing classes and functions and recursion, as well as user-defined functions and classes. Good software development practices will also be established, including issues of design, documentation, and testing.

Prerequisite(s): ((0 Course from CSCI 1010-1090 with a grade of C- or higher, BME 2000 with a grade of C- or higher, CVNG 1500 with a grade of C- or higher, MATH 3850 with a grade of C- or higher, STAT 3850 with a grade of C- or higher, ECE 1001 with a grade of C- or higher, or GIS 4090 with a grade of C- or higher); (MATH 1200 or 0 Course from MATH 1320-4999))

Attributes: Foreign Language BA Req (CAS)

EAS 1080 - Introduction to Environmental Science

3 Credits

This course is a first introduction to the main topics of environmental science, with emphasis on human interactions with the environment. Sustainability is a unifying theme throughout the course. The knowledge and skills learned in this course will inform and guide students’ life-decisions and their impacts on the environment. Topics covered include the scientific process and critical thinking, matter and energy, ecosystem ecology and biomes, evolution, biodiversity, community ecology, human population growth, geologic processes, land resources and agriculture, nonrenewable and renewable energy, water resources and water pollution, air pollution, solid waste generation and disposal, human health risk, conservation of biodiversity, climate alteration and global warming.

Attributes: International Studies, International Studies-Health, Natural Science Req (A&S)

EAS 1081 - Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory

1 Credit

This is a laboratory to complement EAS 1080, Introduction to Environmental Science. The lab is intended primarily for science, engineering, and other majors with a strong interest in Environmental Science. Topics covered include: matter and energy, evolution, biodiversity, community ecology, human population growth, geologic processes, land resources, agriculture, energy, water, air, solid waste, human health, and climate change.

Attributes: Natural Science Req (A&S)

EAS 1450 - Introduction to Oceanography

3 Credits

This course is one of three courses that can be taken independently and that cover the interactions between land, water, air, and life with special emphasis on humans and the environment. EAS 1430 focuses on the solid earth and surface environments; EAS 1450 focuses on the oceans, and EAS 1420 focuses on the atmosphere. All satisfy the Science Core requirement.

Attributes: Natural Science Req (A&S), UUC:Natural & Applied Science

EDUC 1200 - Growth, Development, and Learning

3 Credits

Addresses opportunities to understand various principles, theories, and strands of developmental stages of life (including psychological development of the child and adolescents.) Human development will be examined through the lens of education. Address the psychology/education of the exceptional child and the process of language acquisition. Field experiences included.

Attributes: UUC:Social & Behavioral Sci

EDUC 1300 - Exceptional Learners

3 Credits

Addresses characteristics of differing abilities related to child development - cognitive, affective, psychological, and psychomotor. Examines historical trends, current issues, and the impact of laws and regulations on educational services, as well as models of service delivery and philosophies that influence educational practices and language acquisition. Focuses on teaching strategies, accommodations, and instructional and assistive technologies that help individual learners succeed. Addresses interdisciplinary collaboration to meet individual learners' needs (child and adolescent). Field experience included.

Attributes: UUC:Dignity, Ethics & Just Soc

ENGL 1500 - The Process of Composition

3 Credits

Develops effective personal and expository prose writing skills, including methods of invention, organization, audience analysis, and style. Focuses on the compositional process.

ENGL 1900 - Advanced Strategies of Rhetoric and Research

3 Credits

Studies complex structures of language including its logical and persuasive possibilities. Emphasizes analytical reading, critical thinking, and research methodology skills.

Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 1500, SLU English Placement with a minimum score of 1900, or SLU English Portfolio with a minimum score of P)

Attributes: Foundations of Discourse (CAS), UUC:Written & Visual Comm

ENGL 2250 - Conflict, Social Justice and Literature

3 Credits

This course introduces literary study within the context and theme of Cultural Conflict and Social Justice. Through the reading of a wide variety of genres - including drama, poetry, and fiction - the course engages students in literary ways of knowing. Methods include close reading, comparative textual analysis, and argumentative writing.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-English, Literature BA Requirement(CAS), UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture, UUC:Dignity, Ethics & Just Soc, Urban Poverty - Social Justice

ENGL 2350 - Faith, Doubt and Literature

3 Credits

This course introduces literary study within the context and theme of Faith and Doubt. Through the reading of a wide variety of genres - including drama, poetry, and fiction - this course engages students in literary ways of knowing. Methods include close reading, comparative textual analysis, and argumentative writing.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-English, Literature BA Requirement(CAS), UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture

ENGL 2450 - Nature, Ecology & Literature

3 Credits

This course introduces literary study within the context and theme of Nature and Ecology. Through the reading of a wide variety of genres - including drama, poetry, and fiction - the course engages students in literary ways of knowing. Methods include close reading, comparative textual analysis, and argumentative writing.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-English, Literature BA Requirement(CAS), UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture

ENGL 2550 - Gender, Identity & Literature

3 Credits

This course introduces literary study within the context and theme of Gender and Identity. Through the reading of a wide variety of genres - including drama, poetry, and fiction - the course engages students in literary ways of knowing. Methods include close reading, comparative textual analysis, and argumentative writing.

Attributes: Literature Requirement (A&S), Catholic Studies-English, Literature BA Requirement(CAS), Literature BS Requirement(CAS), UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture, UUC:Identities in Context, Women's & Gender Studies

ENGL 2650 - Technology, Media & Literature

3 Credits

This course introduces literary study within the context and theme of Technology and Media. Through the reading of a wide variety of genres - including drama, poetry, and fiction - the course engages students in literary ways of knowing. Methods include close reading, comparative textual analysis, and argumentative writing.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-English, Literature BA Requirement(CAS), UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture

ENGL 2750 - Film, Culture and Literature

3 Credits

This course introduces literary study within the context and theme of Film and Culture. Through the reading of a wide variety of genres - including drama, poetry, and fiction - the course engages students in literary ways of knowing. Methods include close reading, comparative textual analysis, and argumentative writing.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-English, Film Studies, Film & Media - Critical Study, Literature BA Requirement(CAS), MLIC Elective, UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture

ENGL 2850 - Nation, Identity and Literature

3 Credits

This course introduces literary study within the context and theme of nation and identity. Through reading a wide variety of genres - including drama, fiction, and poetry - the course engages students in literary ways of knowing. Methods include close reading, comparative textual analysis, and argumentative and reflective writing.

Attributes: Literature BA Requirement(CAS), UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture

FREN 1010 - Communicating in French I

3 Credits

Introduction to French language and culture: reading, writing, speaking, listening. The course emphasizes the acquisition of communicative skills.

Attributes: MLIC Language

FREN 1020 - Communicating in French II

3 Credits

Continuation of FREN 1010. Expansion of oral and written communication skills in areas of immediate needs, personal interests and daily life.

Attributes: Foreign Language BS Req (CAS), MLIC Language

FREN 2010 - Intermediate French Language & Culture

3 Credits

Continued practice in and development of all language skills, enabling the student to function in an increased number of areas. Materials and discussion relating to French culture.

Prerequisite(s): (FREN 1020, French Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1020, or LP French Placement with a minimum score of 3)

Attributes: Foreign Language BA Req (CAS), MLIC Language

FRSC 2600 - Survey of Forensic Science

3 Credits

Students learn scientific methodology, its rules and norms, as applied in the biological and chemical analysis of crime and how these methodologies are used to evaluate legal arguments and solve legal issues. They also learn how the technical/scientific analysis articulates with the different components of the legal system.

Attributes: Anthropology Elective, Natural Science Req (A&S), Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Natural & Applied Science

GK 1010 - Reading Greek I

3 Credits

Pronunciation, vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and practice in reading.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Elective

GK 1020 - Reading Greek II

3 Credits

Vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and practice in reading. Easier Greek authors introduced.

Prerequisite(s): (GK 1010 or Greek Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1010)

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Elective, Foreign Language BS Req (CAS)

GK 2010 - Intermediate Greek Lang & Lit

3 Credits

Vocabulary; intermediate grammar; more extensive reading in easier authors; selections from more difficult ancient authors.

Prerequisite(s): (GK 1020 or Greek Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1020)

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Elective, Foreign Language BA Req (CAS)

GR 1010 - Communicating in German I

3 Credits

Introduction to German language and culture: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Emphasis on the acquisition of communicative skills.

Attributes: MLIC Language

GR 1020 - Communicating in German II

3 Credits

Continuation of GR 1010. Expansion of all language skills, enabling the student to function in simple situations related to immediate needs, personal interests and daily life.

Prerequisite(s): (GR 1010, German Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1010, or LP German Placement with a minimum score of 2)

Attributes: Foreign Language BS Req (CAS), MLIC Language

GR 2010 - Intermediate German: Language & Culture

3 Credits

Continued practice in and development of all language skills, enabling the student to function in an increased number of areas. Materials and discussion relating to German culture.

Prerequisite(s): (GR 1020, German Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1020, or LP German Placement with a minimum score of 3)

Attributes: Foreign Language BA Req (CAS), MLIC Language

HIST 1110 - Origins of the Modern World to 1500

0 or 3 Credits

An historical approach to understanding the development of the modern world to 1500. The course will examine ancient civilizations, the Hebrews, Greece, Rome, Christianity, Islam, Byzantium, the Middle Ages, The Renaissance, and encounters between cultures and regions of the globe.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-History, UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture

HIST 1120 - Origins of the Modern World (1500 to Present)

0 or 3 Credits

An historical approach to understanding the development of the modern world from 1500 to the present. The course will examine the cross-cultural impact of European expansion, the Protestant and Catholic Reformations, the Scientific Revolution, absolutism, the Enlightenment, the French and Industrial Revolutions, nineteenth and twentieth century thought the World Wars, totalitarian and liberation movements, and the challenges of the new global age.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-History, UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture, UUC:Global Interdependence

HIST 1600 - History of the United States of America to 1865

3 Credits

This course covers American history from the period of contact through the Civil War. Topics include the collision of European, African, and Native American cultures in the age of contact and settlement; colonial British North America; the American Revolution and the Constitution; geographic expansion and social, economic, and cultural change in the Jacksonian era; slavery and the sectional conflict, and the Civil War.

Attributes: U.S. History, Pre-1865 U.S. History, UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture, UUC:Identities in Context

HIST 1610 - History of the United States Since 1865

3 Credits

This course will survey the major historical developments in American history as the United States emerged as a major world power. The course will examine such issues as the shift from a rural agrarian to an urban industrial nation, the changing view of the role of government in society and the economy, and the evolution of foreign policy from nineteenth century isolation to world super power in the years after World War II.

Attributes: U.S. History, Post-1865 U.S. History, UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture, UUC:Identities in Context

LATN 1010 - Reading Latin I

3 Credits

Pronunciation, vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and practice in reading. Material includes the first through the fourth declensions; the indicative forms of sum and of the regular verbs; some demonstrative, interrogative, personal, reflexive, possessive, relative, and intensive pronouns.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Elective

LATN 1020 - Reading Latin II

3 Credits

Review of first semester material. Vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and practice in reading. New material includes the regular verb, some irregular verbs, the fifth declension, the comparison of adjectives, the formation and comparison of adverbs, numerals, constructions of time and place, subordinate clauses, and uses of the subjunctive.

Prerequisite(s): (LATN 1010 or Latin Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1010)

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Elective, Foreign Language BS Req (CAS)

LATN 2010 - Intermediate Latin: Language & Literature

3 Credits

This course’s primary focus will be to concentrate on Latin as it exists in the Classical, Vulgar and Medieval written prose corpus of narrative, history, epistolary and fiction. It will review Latin grammar at the intermediate level, expand knowledge of Latin vocabulary and examine advanced Latin syntax to achieve reading comprehension of texts written in original prose Latin.

Prerequisite(s): (LATN 1020 or Latin Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1020)

Attributes: Classical Humanities, Catholic Studies-Elective, Foreign Language BA Req (CAS), Latin

LATN 2020 - Intermediate Latin: Rhetoric and Poetry

3 Credits

Course Description This course’s primary focus will be to concentrate on Latin as it exists in the Classical, Vulgar and Medieval written metrical corpus of poetry, oratory and drama. It will review Latin grammar at the intermediate level, expand knowledge of Latin vocabulary and examine advanced Latin syntax, rhetoric and meter to achieve reading comprehension of texts written in original Latin. However, this course will not only use metrical written/verbal texts but also visual and non-verbal artefacts, and the practices and rituals embedded in the cultures of the Latin to obtain an understanding of the culture of the Latin.

Prerequisite(s): LATN 1020

Attributes: Classical Humanities, Foreign Language BA Req (CAS), Latin

MATH 1200 - College Algebra

0 or 3 Credits

Brief review of algebraic essentials, graphs, functions and their graphs, linear and quadratic functions, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of linear equations. Intended for students needing more preparation before taking MATH 1320 or MATH 1400. (Offered every Fall, Spring and Summer)

Prerequisite(s): (MATH 0250 with a grade of C- or higher, Math Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 0250, MATH 0260 with a grade of C- or higher, SLU Math Placement with a minimum score of 1200, or MATH 1000 with a grade of C- or higher)

Attributes: Mathematics BA Req (A&S)

MATH 1400 - Pre-Calculus

0 or 3 Credits

Functions, graphs and models; modeling with linear and quadratic functions; polynomial and rational functions; modeling with exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; trigonometric identities and conditional equations; additional topics in trigonometry; additional topics in analytic geometry; parametric equations. (Offered every Fall, Spring and Summer)

Prerequisite(s): (Math Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1200, MATH 1200 with a grade of C- or higher, or SLU Math Placement with a minimum score of 1400)

Attributes: Mathematics BA Req (A&S), UUC:Quantitative Reasoning

MATH 1510 - Calculus I

0 or 4 Credits

Functions; continuity; limits; the derivative; differentiation from graphical, numerical and analytical viewpoints; optimization and modeling; rates and related rates; the definite integral; antiderivatives from graphical, numerical and analytical viewpoints. (Offered every Fall, Spring and Summer)

Prerequisite(s): (Math Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1400, MATH 1400 with a grade of C- or higher, or SLU Math Placement with a minimum score of 1510)

Attributes: Mathematics BA Req (A&S), Mathematics BS Req (A&S), UUC:Quantitative Reasoning

MATH 1520 - Calculus II

0 or 4 Credits

Symbolic and numerical techniques of integration, improper integrals, applications using the definite integral, sequences and series, power series, Taylor series, differential equations. (Offered every Fall, Spring and Summer)

Prerequisite(s): (Math Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1510, MATH 1510 with a grade of C- or higher, AP Calculus AB with a minimum score of 4, or SLU Math Placement with a minimum score of 1520)

Attributes: Mathematics BA Req (A&S), Mathematics BS Req (A&S), UUC:Quantitative Reasoning

MATH 2530 - Calculus III

4 Credits

Three-dimensional analytic geometry, vector-valued functions, partial differentiation, multiple integration, and line integrals. (Offered every Fall and Spring)

Prerequisite(s): (MATH 1520 with a grade of C- or higher, Math Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1520, or SLU Math Placement with a minimum score of 2530)

Attributes: Geospatial Elective, Mathematics BA Req (A&S), Mathematics BS Req (A&S), UUC:Quantitative Reasoning

PHIL 1700 - The Examined Life: Ultimate Questions

0 or 3 Credits

This course, PHIL 1700, invites students to explore enduring philosophical questions and to reflectively evaluate the various answers given them by thinkers from a range of social, historical, and religious contexts. Students will tackle ultimate questions in a range of philosophical domains, including issues such as the nature of self and ultimate reality, morality and human meaning, rationality and the pursuit of truth. The aim of the course is to give students an opportunity to critically examine their own beliefs and commitments in dialogue with each other and with great thinkers past and present. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

Prerequisite(s): CORE 1500*

* Concurrent enrollment allowed.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Elective, Urban Poverty - Social Justice, UUC:Philosophy

PHYS 1130 - Introduction to Astronomy

1 or 3 Credits

Modern concepts of the physical nature of the astronomical universe. Fulfills three credit hours of the general science requirement. For non-science majors; does not apply toward the area of concentration with a major in physics.

Prerequisite(s): (1 Course from MATH 1200-4999, Math Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1200, or SLU Math Placement with a minimum score of 1400)

Attributes: Natural Science Req (A&S)

PHYS 1220 - General Physics I

3 Credits

Lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory in mechanics and heat. (Offered every Fall)

Corequisite(s): PHYS 1235

Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students in the Doisy College Health Sciences college.

Attributes: Natural Science Req (A&S)

PHYS 1235 - General Physics I Lab

1 Credit

Should be taken concurrently with PHYS 1220. Laboratory topics on mechanics principles of motion, force, energy and waves.

Corequisite(s): PHYS 1220

PHYS 1240 - General Physics II

3 Credits

Lectures, demonstrations and laboratory in electricity, magnetism, wave motion, sound, optics and modern physics. (Offered every Spring)

Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 1220, PHYS 1310, PHYS 1330, or PHYS 1240)

Corequisite(s): PHYS 1255

Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students in the Doisy College Health Sciences college.

Attributes: Natural Science Req (A&S)

PHYS 1255 - General Physics II Lab

1 Credit

Should be taken concurrently with PHYS 1240. Laboratory on electricity and magnetism principles of fields, circuits and light.

Corequisite(s): PHYS 1240

POLS 1100 - Introduction to American Government

3 Credits

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to politics and government in the U.S. The course will focus primarily on political institutions (the rules and constraints placed upon political actors operating in the three branches of government) and mass behavior (how citizens behave and interpret the political world).

Attributes: Educ Political Science, Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Social & Behavioral Sci

POLS 1300 - Introduction to Law

0 or 3 Credits

The purpose of the course is to provide students an introduction to the law and legal principles.The structure of the court system, civil litigation and methods of alternative dispute resolution will be examined. Elements of the following areas of substantive law: torts, contracts, property, trusts and estates, corporations, family law, and criminal law and procedure will be examined.

Attributes: UG Pol Sci Public Law Elective

POLS 1500 - Introduction to Comparative Politics

3 Credits

This course introduces students to the logic, method, and theoretical approaches of comparative politics. It examines the institutions of government in various kinds of political systems around the world, particularly liberal democratic systems in advanced industrial countries, post-communist regimes, and new democracies in developing countries. It also investigates the process of political change, particularly modernization, democratization, globalization, state-building, and pressures on welfare state.

Attributes: International Studies, UG Pol Sci Comparative, Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Dignity, Ethics & Just Soc

POLS 1600 - Introduction to International Politics

3 Credits

In this class we study the nature of international politics through the use of analytical frameworks, theories, and perspectives. Issues we discuss include international security, international political economy, globalization, international institutions, bargaining, negotiations, history of international politics, political violence, transnational problems, great powers, human rights, international law, cybersecurity, and climate change.

Attributes: Global Citizenship (CAS), International Studies-General, MLIC Elective, UG Pol Sci International Relat, Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Global Interdependence, UUC:Social & Behavioral Sci

POLS 2100 - The American Constitution

3 Credits

This course explores basic themes in the American Constitution—popular sovereignty, separation of powers, and federalism—and the historical struggles between various government actors over the allocation of political power in the American constitutional system from the Constitutional Convention in 1789 to the recent conflict over terrorism and state power.

Attributes: Educ Political Science, Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Social & Behavioral Sci

POLS 2820 - American Foreign Policy

3 Credits

This course provides students with the background knowledge and conceptual tools for understanding contemporary US foreign policy. We discuss some of the most important foreign issues we face today, including security, economic, and cybersecurity policies, cybersecurity, relations with the United Nations and major powers in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. While the course covers materials for postwar American foreign policy, greater focus is placed on the post-Cold War era.

Attributes: Foreign Service Political Sci, UG Pol Sci Policy Elective, UG Pol Sci International Relat, Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Identities in Context

PSY 1010 - General Psychology

3 Credits

Provides a basic and general knowledge of the theoretical, scientific, and conceptual foundations of psychology, including biological, cognitive, emotional, developmental, cultural and social aspects. Includes key concepts and principles, methods for collecting and evaluating evidence, and application of psychological knowledge. This course is a prerequisite for all upper division courses.

Attributes: Psychology Forensic Sci Elec, Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Social & Behavioral Sci

RUSS 1010 - Russian from the Beginning I

3 Credits

Students will demonstrate a novice-mid level on the ACTFL scale in reading, writing, speaking, and listening after having been introduced to a variety of print, audio, video, and digital resources. They will relate basic personal information, to describe routine activities, to reply in basic phrases to everyday queries, and to respond in a general manner to requests for personal information. The importance of linguistic accuracy will be repeatedly emphasized throughout the course as student gain a knowledge of the Russian alphabet, formal/informal greetings, verbal conjugations, and the adjectival and nominal declensions.

Attributes: Foreign Language BA Req (CAS), Foreign Language BS Req (CAS), International Studies, International Studies-Europe, MLIC Language

RUSS 1020 - Russian from the Beginning II

3 Credits

By the end of the course students will demonstrate a novice-high knowledge of reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Russian after their introduction to a variety of print, audio, video, and digital resources. Students will be able to relate personal information about their living situations, families, studies, professions, shopping, and food preferences. Students will attain a novice-high level knowledge of the verbal system (including all aspects and tenses), the verbs of motion, and all adjectival and nominal cases.

Prerequisite(s): RUSS 1010

Attributes: Foreign Language BS Req (CAS), International Studies, International Studies-Europe, MLIC Language, Russian Area Studies

RUSS 2010 - Intermediate Russian: Language and Culture I

3 Credits

Students will be able to navigate successfully in sentence-length discourse in speaking and writing, at a minimum novice-high level, a range of topics relating to personal interests, including daily routine, hobbies, student life, and family history. They will be developing an ability to comprehend and compose paragraphs related to personal interests at the intermediate level, as they more fully master complex sentence formation and usage as well as temporal expressions.

Prerequisite(s): (RUSS 1020 or Russian Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1020)

Attributes: Foreign Language BA Req (CAS), Foreign Language BS Req (CAS), MLIC Language

SE 1700 - Engineering Fundamentals

2 Credits

The course introduces engineering problem solving process. Algorithmic and visual skills and computer tools are introduced. It also exposes students to the engineering career paths.

Attributes: UUC:Ignite Seminar

SOC 1100 - Introduction to Sociology

3 Credits

This introductory course emphasizes fundamental concepts in sociology and their application to contemporary society for the purpose of enhancing the students understanding of the world in which they live.

Attributes: Ignatian Service, Service Learning, Social Science Req (A&S)

SOC 1180 - World Geography

3 Credits

This course provides students with a worldwide overview of the relationship between people and place. Emphasis is given to the relationships among physical geography, environment, population, economy and culture.

Attributes: Anthropology Elective, Foreign Service Elective, Global Citizenship (CAS), International Studies, International Studies-Economy, International Studies-Health, MLIC Elective, Sociology Elective, Soc-Urban, Imm & Demog, Social Science Req (A&S), UUC:Global Interdependence, UUC:Social & Behavioral Sci

SOC 1190 - Cultural Geography

3 Credits

This course will familiarize the student with broad themes in cultural geography. Student will begin to think critically about how humans interact with their environments, analyze daily geographies and complete practice based assignments that explore core concepts of cultural geography.

Attributes: Sociology Elective, Social Science Req (A&S)

SPAN 1010 - Spanish for Beginners

3 Credits

Introduction to the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures. Prepares you to operate within areas of immediate needs and simple situations. No previous experience with Spanish is needed.

Attributes: MLIC Language

SPAN 1020 - Exploring the Hispanic World: Beginning Spanish

3 Credits

A continuation of SPAN 1010, this course is an overview of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures. Prepares you to function in simple situations related to personal interests and daily life. Develops all language skills to move you into the intermediate Spanish level. Some previous experience with Spanish is needed.

Prerequisite(s): (SPAN 1010 or LP Spanish Placement with a minimum score of 2)

Attributes: MLIC Language

SPAN 2010 - Connecting with the Hispanic World: Intermediate Spanish 1

3 Credits

This course invites you to collaborate in Spanish to connect with Hispanic communities. Prepares you to communicate in Spanish through writing, speech and visual media. This is the first course in the Spanish major/minor sequence.

Prerequisite(s): (SPAN 1020, Spanish Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1020, LP Spanish Placement with a minimum score of 3, or SPAN 1200)

Attributes: Foreign Language BA Req (CAS), MLIC Language

STAT 1300 - Elementary Statistics with Computers

3 Credits

Data production and analysis; probability basics, distributions; sampling, estimation with confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, t-test; correlation and regression; Cross tabulations and chi-square. Students learn to use a statistical package such as SPSS. Credit not given for STAT 1300 and any of the following: MATH 1300 or OPM 2070.

Prerequisite(s): (1 Course from MATH 1200-4999, Math Waiver per Advisor with a minimum score of 1200, or SLU Math Placement with a minimum score of 1200)

Attributes: Bio-Chemical Biology Elective, Mathematics BA Req (A&S), UUC:Quantitative Reasoning

THEO 1600 - God-Talk

3 Credits

This course centers around the genre of historical and autobiographical narrative as a way of getting at the ultimate questions at the heart of theology and religion. In dialogue with Jewish and Christian scripture, as well as classic and contemporary spiritual autobiographies written from within the Christian tradition and beyond, students will wrestle with the nature of faith; the nature, existence, and personhood of God; the nature and ends of creation and human life; evil and salvation; and other matters of ultimate concern. Through the narrative, this course will address questions that matter most to the arc of human life.

Prerequisite(s): CORE 1500*

* Concurrent enrollment allowed.

Attributes: Theology BA Requirement (A&S), Theology BS Requirement (A&S), Urban Poverty - Social Justice, UUC:Theology

THEO 2110 - Introduction to the Old Testament

3 Credits

This course explores the various texts of the Old Testament /Hebrew Bible, with attention to their historical and socio-cultural settings, theological ideas, literary genres and key features. We will examine different critical approaches to interpreting biblical texts. In doing so, we will strive to understand ancient Israelite religious perspectives while also relating the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible to contemporary thought, thereby highlighting its permanent significance. This course fits both the Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History and Culture component and the Cura Personalis 2: Self in Contemplation component of the SLU Core.

Prerequisite(s): CORE 1500*; (THEO 1000 or THEO 1600)

* Concurrent enrollment allowed.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Theology, Middle East Studies, Theology BS Requirement (A&S), Theology Old Testament, Theology-Sacred Texts, UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture, UUC:Self in Contemplation

THEO 2210 - Introduction to the New Testament

3 Credits

Writings of the New Testament and other early Christian literature; their formation as historical, cultural, literary, and theological products; their messages to their original audiences and meaning for contemporary readers and communities.

Prerequisite(s): CORE 1500*; (THEO 1000 or THEO 1600)

* Concurrent enrollment allowed.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Theology, Middle East Studies, Theology BA Requirement (A&S), Theology BS Requirement (A&S), Theology New Testament, Theology-Sacred Texts, UUC:Aesthetics, Hist & Culture, UUC:Self in Contemplation

THEO 2510 - Christian Ethics

3 Credits

An exploration of Christian character (virtues), principles of decision making, conscience formation, authoritative sources (scripture, tradition, magisterium, etc.) with analysis of issues such as war, capital punishment, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, etc.

Prerequisite(s): (THEO 1000 or THEO 1600)

Attributes: BHS-Theology/Philosophy, Catholic Studies-Theology, Health Care Ethics Minor Elec, Theology BA Requirement (A&S), Theology BS Requirement (A&S), Theology-Religious Ethics

THEO 2515 - Social Justice

3 Credits

This course is designed to help students engage the realities of social injustice while introducing them to the variety of ways in which the Christian tradition responds to injustice. Students will study selections from scripture, Catholic Social Teaching, Jesuit spirituality, and the lives of Christian teachers, saints, and martyrs. The class specifically addresses issues of racism, classism, sexism, militarism, and environmental degradation in global context through the works of African American, feminist, womanist, and Latino/a theologians. Students will gain a better understanding of Christian perspectives on social justice that can be applied to their own life journey.

Prerequisite(s): CORE 1500*

* Concurrent enrollment allowed.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Theology, International Studies, Theology BA Requirement (A&S), Theology BS Requirement (A&S), Theology-Religious Ethics, UUC:Dignity, Ethics & Just Soc, Urban Poverty- Introduction, Urban Poverty - General, Urban Poverty - Social Justice, UUC:Self in Contemplation, Women's & Gender Studies

THEO 2530 - Social Injustice/Social Gospel

3 Credits

The primary goal of this course is to animate SLU’s mission to form leaders who desire to transform society in the spirit of the Gospels. It will pursue this goal as a reciprocal learning class (i.e., at least 30 hours of service learning in the community) that examines social injustice in Saint Louis according to the Gospel call of personal conversion and social transformation. Prerequisite: THEO 1000.

Prerequisite(s): (THEO 1000 or THEO 1600)

Attributes: Service Learning, Theology BA Requirement (A&S), Theology BS Requirement (A&S), Urban Poverty - Social Justice

THEO 2610 - The Christian Sacraments

3 Credits

The Sacraments, the Church as ultimate manifestation of Covenant of the People of God, development of sacraments in apostolic community and patristic age, modern sacramental theology.

Prerequisite(s): (THEO 1000 or THEO 1600)

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Theology, Theology BA Requirement (A&S), Theology BS Requirement (A&S)

THEO 2710 - Religions of the World

3 Credits

This course is an introduction to the study of religion that prepares students to better understand religion and religious lives through entanglements of global movements and personal identities. It attends to religious literacy and critique through studies of histories, teachings, and practices, as well as the cultural and social contexts of religion. Topics of inquiry include indigenous traditions, Hinduism, Sikhi, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Daoism, Shintoism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and African diasporic religions.

Attributes: Foreign Service Elective, Global Citizenship (CAS), International Studies-Europe, Theology BA Requirement (A&S), Theology BS Requirement (A&S), UUC:Global Interdependence, UUC:Identities in Context

THEO 2820 - Religion and Science

3 Credits

This course examines the history and recent development of three disciplines--cosmology, physics, and biology--to show how religion and science have related to one another in the past and relate to one another in contemporary research and reflection. A final part of the course considers some issues that involve multiple scientific disciplines (e.g., extraterrestrial intelligence, environmentalism, etc.). Credit not given for both THEO 2820 and BIOL 2560 Cross-listed with PHIL 3600.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Theology, Theology BA Requirement (A&S), Theology BS Requirement (A&S)

THEO 2900 - Love and the Human Condition

3 Credits

A theological exploration of human existence as constituted by love, desire, sin and the yearning for salvation. Through examination of classic texts/themes from the Christian tradition, this course will focus on the complex relationship between human and divine love. Specific topics to be covered include: affectivity, knowledge, freedom, built, friendship, self-sacrifice, and human sexuality.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Theology, Theology BA Requirement (A&S), Theology BS Requirement (A&S)

WGST 1900 - Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

3 Credits

Examines issues concerning women and gender in a variety of disciplines, including the humanities, the social sciences, the sciences, and art. Special focus given to enabling students to recognize and critically analyze the notion of gender and patterns of gender roles.

Attributes: Catholic Studies-Elective, Global Local Justice-Domestic, Service Learning, UUC:Dignity, Ethics & Just Soc, Diversity in the US (A&S), Women's & Gender Studies