CLAS Summer Session 2013
Join the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences this summer for one of our many course offerings!
Summer classes begin June 24. Register today!
Accelerated Courses
Unique Opportunities
Old Favorites (core classes)
New Courses
ACCELERATED COURSES
Biology (Click here for course descriptions)
- BI 201, 202, 203 - Fundamentals of Biology (Non-science majors course, 3 credits each section)
- BI 204, 205, 206 - Fundamentals of Biology Labs (Non-science majors labs, 1 credit each section)
- BI 251, 252, 253 - Principles of Biology (Biology majors course, includes lab, 5 credits each section)
- BI 301, 302, 303 - Human Anatomy & Physiology (Biology/Science majors, includes lab, 4 credits each section)
Chemistry
- CHEM 221, 222, 223 - General Chemistry (15 credits)
- CHEM 334, 335, 336 – Organic Chemistry (16 credits)
Geology
- G 201, 202 - Geology (an introductory course for majors and non-majors)
Mathematics and Statistics (Click here for course descriptions)
- MTH 070 - Elementary Algebra
- MTH 095 – Intermediate Algebra
- STAT 243 – Introduction to Probability and Statistics I
- STAT 244 – Introduction to Probability and Statistics II
Physics (Click here for course descriptions)
- PH 201, 202, 203 – General Physics (required for non-majors, required for some allied health majors)
- PH 211, 212, 213 – General Physics with Calculus (required for majors, pre-meds, and engineering students)
- PH 214, 215, 216 – Lab sequence (required for either of the above courses)
World Languages and Literatures (Click here for course descriptions)
- AR 210, 202, 203 – Second-Year Standard Arabic
- ASL 101, 102, 103 – First-Year American Sign Language
- ASL 201, 202, 203 – Second-Year American Sign Language
- CHN 101, 102, 103 – First-Year Chinese
- CHN 201, 202, 203 – Second-Year Chinese
- FR 101, 102, 103 – First-Year French
- FR 201, 202, 203 – Second-Year French
- GER 101, 102, 103 – First-Year German
- GER 201, 202, 203 – Second-Year German
- HEB 101, 102, 103 – First-Year Modern Hebrew
- IT 101, 102, 103 – First-Year Italian
- JPN 101, 102, 103 – First-Year Japanese
- JPN 201, 202, 203 – Second-Year Japanese
- KOR 101, 102, 103 – First-Year Korean
- LAT 101, 102, 103 – First-Year Latin
- RUS 201, 202, 203 – Second-Year Russian
- RUS 301, 302, 303 – Third-Year Russian
- SPAN 201, 202, 203 – First-Year Spanish
- SPAN 201, 202, 203 – Second-Year Spanish
- SPAN 201, 202, 203 – Third -Year Spanish
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES
Biology (Click here for course descriptions)
- BI 410 – Topic: Animal Communication (Biology/Science majors, 4 credits)
- BI 410 - Topic: Marine Mammal Conservation (Biology/Science majors, 4 credits)
English and Writing (Click here for course descriptions)
- ENG 335U – Bollywood Cinema and Indian Fiction
- ENG 371 – The Novel: African Fiction
- ENG 410 – Topic: 21st Century Nonfiction (taught every other year)
- WR 410/510 – Science Journal Editing
- WR 410/510 – Practicum in Clasroom Publishing
Environmental Science and Management (Click here for course descriptions)
- ESM 222 – ScI & Policy Considerations
- SCI 201 – Natural Science Inquiry
- SCI 341U – Bio Concepts & Application
Geography (Click here for course descriptions)
Field work/Field Experience
- GEOG 399 – SPST: Public Space Field Course
- GEOG 399 – SPST: Cataclysms on Columbia
- GEOG 399 – SPST: Urban Geomorphology
- GEOG 399 – SPST: Lower Willamette Field Study
- GEOG 4/520 – Field Methods in Physical Geography
Contemporary Issues
- GEOG 364U – The Middle East
- GEOG 346U - World Population & Food Supply
- GEOG 4/510 – Topic: Oregon Farmscapes
Linguistics (Click here for course descriptions)
- LING 410/510 – Childhood Bilingualism
Mathematics and Statistics
- MTH 4/510 – Topics in Game Theory: Mathematics and Poker
Physics (Click here for course descriptions)
- PHY 337 – Physics in Biomedicine
- PH 475/575 – Stellar Astronomy
Psychology (Click here for course descriptions)
- PSY 410 001 – Neuroscience Outreach: The Brain in Real Life
Sociology
- SOC 410 002 – Topic: Islam & Society
- SOC 410 007 – Topic: Death & Dying
- SOC 410 008 – Topic: Sociology of the Media
- SOC 410/510 004 – Topic: Gender, Sexuality, Schooling
- SOC 410/510 005 – Topic: US Universities & Capitalism
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WS 375U – Topic: Sexual Citizenship and the Politics of Intimacy
- WS 410/510 – Gender, Militirization, and Activitism (online)
World Languages and Literatures
- WLL 399 – Contemporary Indian Short Stories
- FR 399 – French Cultural Studies: La femme francaise
- Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik (German Immersion Summer Course. Click here to apply.)
OLD FAVORITES (CORE CLASSES)
Anthropology
- ANTH 101 – Introduction to Biological Anthropology
- ANTH 102 – Introduction to Achaeology
- ANTH 103 – Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 301 - Culture and Ethnography
- ANTH 305 - Culture Theory
- ANTH 311 – Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
- ANTH 315 – American Culture
- ANTH 325 – Culture, Health and Healing
- ANTH 399 - Archaeological Field School
Biology (Click here for course descriptions)
- BI 234 – Elementary Microbiology (Non-science majors course, 4 credits)
- BI 235 - Microbiology Laboratory (Non-science majors lab, 2 credits)
- BI 341 – Genetics (Biology/Science majors, 4 credits)
- BI 413 - Herpetology (Biology/Science majors, 6 credits, includes lab)
- BI 487 – Immunology & Serology (Biology/Science majors, 4 credits)
Communication
- COMM 220 – Public Speaking
- COM 314U – Persuasion
- COMM 399 – Leadership & Communication
English and Writing (Click here for a list of course descriptions)
- WR 121 - Intro to College Writing
- WR 121 – Intro to College Writing (online)
- WR 214 – Beginning Nonfiction Writing
- ENG 315 – The Shorter Poem
- ENG 318U - The Bible as Literature
- ENG 342U – Restoration & 18th c. Literature
- ENG 345U – Modern British Literature
- ENG 365U – American Fiction II
Environmental Science and Management
- SCI 321U – Energy & Society
- SCI 336U – Water in Environ II
Geography (Click here for a list of course descriptions)
- GEOG 346U – World Population & Food Supply
- GEOG 366U – Historical Geography: North America
- GEOG 348U – Cultural & Political Ecology
- GEOG 364U – The Middle East
- GEOG 399 – SPST: Geography of Columbia Gorge
- GEOG 399 – SPST: Historical Geography of Portland
History (Click here for course descriptions)
- HST 300 – Historical Imagination
- HST 495/595 – Comparative World History
- HST 313U – African History from 1800 to Present
- HST 321U – Early Modern East Asia
- HST 322U – Modern East Asia
- HST 385U – Modern Middle East I
- HST 386U – Modern Middle East II
International Studies (Click here for course descriptions)
- INTL 216 – Asian Studies
- INTL 324U – Tradition & Innovation: SSC
- INTL 341U – Environment & Development in Latin America
- INTL 396 – The US and The World
- INTL 410 – Human Trafficking
- INTL 410 – US/Middle East Relations
- INTL 452 – The European Union
- INTL 471 WIC – Understanding the International Experience (writing intensive course)
Philosophy (Click here for course descriptions)
- PHL 303 – Early Modern Philosophy
- PHL 331U – Philosophy of Education
- PHL 350U – International Ethics
Psychology (Click here for course descriptions)
- PSY 200 – Psychology as Natural Science
- PSY 204 – Psychology as Social Science
- PSY 311U – Human Development
- PSY 342 – Self, Attitudes, Social Influence
Sociology
- SOC 200 – Intro to Sociology (3 sections offered)
- SOC 410/510 001 – Topic: Sociology of Peach
Speech and Hearing Sciences (Click here for course descriptions)
- SPHR 370 – Phonetics and Acoustics
- SPHR 461/561 - Neurology of Speech and Hearing
- SPHR 394 – Guided Observation
- SPHR 487/587 – Basic Audiology
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Click here for course descriptions)
- WS 308U – Women Writing Memoirs
- WS 331U – Women in the Middle East
NEW COURSES
Biology (Click here for course descriptions)
- BI 473 Field Sampling: Methods in Ecology (Biology/Science majors, 4 credits)
English (Click here for course descriptions)
- ENG 305U – Adapting Asian American Literature in Film
- ENG 306U – Ursula K. Leguin: The Mythmaker
- ENG 306U – The Writer's Road [travel narrative]
- ENG 335U – Bollywood Cinema, Indian Fiction
- ENG 371 – The Novel: African Fiction
- ENG 384 – Contemporary Fiction: Haruki Murakami
- ENG 410 – Desire & Comedy: The Decameron
- ENG 410 – Victorian Short Fiction
Geography (Click here for course descriptions)
- GEOG 4/510 – Topic: Oregon Farmscapes
Physics (Click here for course descriptions)
- PH 382/382U – Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (also listed as PH 399 WIC)
Psychology (Click here for course descriptions)
- PSY 410 002 – Psychology of Race & Gender in Sport
Sociology
- SOC 410 006 – Topic: Men & Masculinity
- SOC 410 007 – Topic: Death & Dying
- SOC 410/510 003 – Topic: Prison Culture
- SOC 410/510 004 – Topic: Gender, Sexuality, Schooling
- SOC 410/510 005 – Topic: US Universities & Capitalism
