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Art

• •  ART 103 - Introduction to Art and Art History
• •  ART 111 - Introduction to the Studio
• •  ART 134 - Drawing
• •  ART 195-01 - Introductory Special Topic: Art of Asia
• •  ART 210 - Women, Art, and History
• •  ART 214 - Monastery and Cathedral in Medieval Europe
• •  ART 221 - 19th-Century Painting: Romanticism and Realism
• •  ART 222 - Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
• •  ART 227 - Italian Renaissance Art
• •  ART 230 - Northern Renaissance Art
• •  ART 231 - Modern Art in Europe, 1900–1940
• •  ART 232 - Art Since 1945
• •  ART 233 - American Art
• •  ART 236 - Print Media
• •  ART 238 - Painting
• •  ART 240 - Ceramics
• •  ART 242 - Sculpture
• •  ART 246 - Digital Media
• •  ART 248 - Greek Archaeology and Art
• •  ART 250 - Roman Archaeology and Art
• •  ART 251 - Architecture and Urban Planning in Papal and Fascist Rome
• •  ART 260 - Museum Studies: The Art Museum
• •  ART 295-01 - Special Topic: Gender, Race and Fashion in Western Portraiture
• •  ART 295-01 - Special Topic: The Pre-raphaelites
• •  ART 295-02 - Speicial Topic: The Baroque Imaginary
• •  ART 295-03 - Special Topic: Gender and Chinese Art
• •  ART 310 - Advanced Studio: Hybrid Media
• •  ART 315 - Advanced Studio: Contemporary Practices
• •  ART 316 - Architecture and Urbanism in Paris
• •  ART 320 - Advanced Studio: Site Specific
• •  ART 360 - Exhibition Seminar
• •  ART 400 - Seminar in Art History
• •  ART 400-01 - Seminar in Art History (Spring)
• •  ART 499 - Mentored Advanced Project — Art History
• •  ART 499 - Mentored Advanced Project — Studio

Chinese and Japanese

• •  CHI 101 - Beginning Chinese I
• •  CHI 102 - Beginning Chinese II
• •  CHI 211 - Practicum in Chinese/Japanese Calligraphy
• •  CHI 221 - Intermediate Chinese I
• •  CHI 222 - Intermediate Chinese II
• •  CHI 230 - Chinese Women: Past and Present
• •  CHI 241 - Chinese Philosophical Tradition
• •  CHI 275 - Chinese Literary Tradition (in Translation)
• •  CHI 277 - Modern China through Literature and Film (in Translation)
• •  CHI 331 - Advanced Chinese I
• •  CHI 332 - Advanced Chinese II
• •  CHI 387 - Individual Reading
• •  CHI 461 - Classical Chinese
• •  CHI 498 - Readings in Chinese Literature
• •  JPN 101 - Beginning Japanese I
• •  JPN 102 - Beginning Japanese II
• •  JPN 195-01 - Special Topic: Remembering/Forgetting Modern Japan
• •  JPN 211 - Practicum in Chinese/Japanese Calligraphy
• •  JPN 221 - Intermediate Japanese I
• •  JPN 222 - Intermediate Japanese II
• •  JPN 279 - Modern Japanese Fiction and Film
• •  JPN 331 - Advanced Japanese I
• •  JPN 332 - Advanced Japanese II
• •  JPN 387 - Individual Reading

Classics

• •  CLS 195-01 - Introductory Special Topic: Women in Greek Tragedy
• •  CLS 231 - History of Ancient Philosophy
• •  CLS 242 - Classical Mythology
• •  CLS 248 - Greek Archaeology and Art
• •  CLS 250 - Roman Archaeology and Art
• •  CLS 255 - History of Ancient Greece
• •  CLS 256 - History of Rome
• •  CLS 295-01 - Special Topic: The Roman Empire 44 BCE - 467 CE
• •  CLS 495 - Senior Seminar
• •  GRE 101 - Elementary Greek
• •  GRE 222 - Intermediate Greek
• •  GRE 301 - Homer
• •  GRE 302 - Plato
• •  GRE 303 - Greek Drama
• •  GRE 304 - Greek Prose Writers
• •  GRE 305 - Greek Poetry
• •  GRE 387 - Individual Reading
• •  LAT 103 - Elementary Latin
• •  LAT 222 - Intermediate Latin
• •  LAT 225 - Reading Latin
• •  LAT 318 - Roman Satire
• •  LAT 320 - Cicero
• •  LAT 323 - Vergil
• •  LAT 333 - Roman Historians
• •  LAT 334 - Roman Lyric Poetry
• •  LAT 344 - Roman Thought
• •  LAT 387 - Individual Reading
• •  LAT 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Ennius, Vergil, Ovid

English

• •  ENG 120 - Literary Analysis
• •  ENG 120-01 - Literary Analysis (Fall)
• •  ENG 120-01 - Literary Analysis (Spring)
• •  ENG 120-02 - Literary Analysis (Fall)
• •  ENG 120-03 - Literary Analysis (Fall and Spring)
• •  ENG 120-04 - Literary Analysis (Fall and Spring)
• •  ENG 120-05 - Literary Analysis (Fall)
• •  ENG 120-06 - Literary Analysis (Fall)
• •  ENG 121 - Introduction to Shakespeare
• •  ENG 121-01 - Introduction to Shakespeare (Fall)
• •  ENG 121-01 - Introduction to Shakespeare (Spring)
• •  ENG 121-02 - Introduction to Shakespeare (Spring)
• •  ENG 204 - The Craft of Argument
• •  ENG 205 - The Craft of Fiction
• •  ENG 206 - The Craft of Poetry
• •  ENG 207 - Craft of Creative Nonfiction
• •  ENG 210 - Studies in Genre
• •  ENG 223 - The Tradition of English Literature I
• •  ENG 223-01 - The Tradition of English Lit I (Fall)
• •  ENG 224 - The Tradition of English Literature II
• •  ENG 224-01 - The Tradition of English Lit II (Spring)
• •  ENG 225 - Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures
• •  ENG 226 - The Tradition of English Literature III
• •  ENG 226-01 - Tradition of English Literature III (Fall)
• •  ENG 227 - American Literary Traditions I
• •  ENG 227-01 - American Literary Traditions I (Fall)
• •  ENG 228 - American Literary Traditions II
• •  ENG 228-01 - American Literary Traditions II (Fall)
• •  ENG 229 - The Tradition of African American Literature
• •  ENG 229-01 - The Tradition of African Amer Lit (Fall)
• •  ENG 230 - English Historical Linguistics
• •  ENG 231 - American Literary Traditions III
• •  ENG 232 - Ethnic American Literatures
• •  ENG 273 - Feminism and Difference
• •  ENG 274 - Sex, Gender, and Critical Theory
• •  ENG 290 - Introduction to Literary Theory
• •  ENG 295-01 - Special Topic: Gandhi and Resistance
• •  ENG 295-01 - Special Topic: Radio Days: New Media Writing and the Art of Sound
• •  ENG 295-02 - Special Topic: Fiction Workshop
• •  ENG 295-02 - Special Topic: The Writer in the World
• •  ENG 295-03 - Special Topic: From “Theory” to “Post-Theory”
• •  ENG 303 - Chaucer
• •  ENG 310 - Studies in Shakespeare
• •  ENG 314 - Milton
• •  ENG 316 - Studies in English Renaissance Literature
• •  ENG 323 - Studies in English Literature: 1660–1798
• •  ENG 323-01 - Studies in English Lit:1660-1798 (Spring)
• •  ENG 325 - Studies in Ethnic American Literatures
• •  ENG 325-01 - Studies in Ethnic American Literatures (Fall)
• •  ENG 326 - Studies in American Poetry I
• •  ENG 326-01 - Studies in American Poetry I (Spring)
• •  ENG 327 - The Romantics
• •  ENG 327-01 - The Romantics (Fall)
• •  ENG 328 - Studies in American Poetry II
• •  ENG 329 - Studies in African American Literature
• •  ENG 330 - Studies in American Prose I
• •  ENG 331 - Studies in American Prose II
• •  ENG 331-01 - Studies in American Prose II (Fall)
• •  ENG 332 - The Victorians
• •  ENG 337 - The British Novel I
• •  ENG 338 - The British Novel II
• •  ENG 345 - Studies in Modern Poetry
• •  ENG 346 - Studies in Modern Prose
• •  ENG 349 - Medieval Literature
• •  ENG 349-01 - Medieval Literature (Fall)
• •  ENG 360 - Seminar in Postcolonial Literature
• •  ENG 360-01 - Seminar in Postcolonial Literature
• •  ENG 385 - Writing Seminar: Fiction
• •  ENG 386 - Writing Seminar: Poetry
• •  ENG 390 - Literary Theory

French and Arabic

• •  ARB 101 - Beginning Arabic I
• •  ARB 102 - Beginning Arabic II
• •  ARB 221 - Intermediate Arabic I
• •  ARB 222 - Intermediate Arabic II
• •  ARB 295-01 - Special Topic: Egyptian Arabic Speaking
• •  ARB 295-01 - Special Topic: Egyptian Arabic Speaking
• •  FRN 101 - Introduction to French
• •  FRN 102 - Introduction to French II
• •  FRN 103 - Accelerated Introduction to French
• •  FRN 201 - French Speaking
• •  FRN 221 - Intermediate French I
• •  FRN 222 - Intermediate French II
• •  FRN 301 - Advanced Oral and Written Expression
• •  FRN 303 - French Civilization I: Sites of Myth and Memory
• •  FRN 304 - French Civilization II: Revolutions and Identities
• •  FRN 305 - Contemporary Francophone Cultures
• •  FRN 312 - Introduction to French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Revolution: From Knights to Libertines
• •  FRN 313 - Introduction to French Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries: Literary Revolutions
• •  FRN 316 - Architecture and Urbanism in Paris
• •  FRN 327 - Power and Resistance in 17th- and 18th-Century French Literature
• •  FRN 328 - Comedy in French Literature Prior to the Revolution
• •  FRN 329 - Literature and Society in 19th-Century and Belle Epoque France
• •  FRN 330 - Innovation and Transgression in French from 1870 to 1945
• •  FRN 331 - Modern Francophone Theatre
• •  FRN 341 - Contemporary French Writing
• •  FRN 342 - Orientalism Revisited
• •  FRN 350 - Advanced Topics in Literature and Civilization
• •  FRN 350-01 - Adv Tpcs: Masc/Fem French Lit & Film (Spring)
• •  FRN 350-01 - Advanced Topics in Lit & Civilization (Fall)
• •  FRN 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Faces of Multicultural France in Film

General Literary Studies

• •  GLS 135 - Philosophy and Literature
• •  GLS 195-01 - Introductory Special Topic: Women in Greek Tragedy
• •  GLS 201 - Dramatic Literature 1
• •  GLS 202 - Dramatic Literature 2
• •  GLS 203 - American Theatre
• •  GLS 227 - Topics in German Literature in Translation
• •  GLS 233 - Frames of Reference: Topics in German Cinema from 1920 to the Present
• •  GLS 242 - Classical Mythology
• •  GLS 247 - The Russian Short Story
• •  GLS 248 - The Russian Novel
• •  GLS 251 - Theoretical Approaches to Children’s and Young Adult Literature
• •  GLS 261 - History of Russian Film
• •  GLS 275 - Chinese Literary Tradition (in Translation)
• •  GLS 277 - Modern China through Literature and Film (in Translation)
• •  GLS 279 - Modern Japanese Fiction and Film
• •  GLS 291 - Perspectives in 20th-Century Central and Eastern European Literature
• •  GLS 303 - Studies in Drama I
• •  GLS 304 - Studies in Drama II
• •  GLS 346 - Studies in Modern Prose
• •  GLS 349 - Medieval Literature
• •  GLS 353 - Major Russian Writers

German

• •  GRM 101 - Introductory German
• •  GRM 102 - Continuing German
• •  GRM 121 - Accelerated German
• •  GRM 212 - German Conversation
• •  GRM 221 - Intermediate German I
• •  GRM 222 - Intermediate German II
• •  GRM 227 - Topics in German Literature in Translation
• •  GRM 233 - Frames of Reference: Topics in German Cinema from 1920 to the Present
• •  GRM 302 - Core Seminar I: From Culture to Nation
• •  GRM 303 - Core Seminar II: German Identity Through Wars and Reconciliations
• •  GRM 310 - Topics in German Language and Culture
• •  GRM 331 - The German Cultural Heritage: From Tacitus to Goethe
• •  GRM 343 - Cultural and Intellectual Revolution from Classicism Through Realism
• •  GRM 350 - Contested Subjects: German Culture from the Avant-Garde to Postmodernism
• •  GRM 354 - The Turbulent Century: Literature and Culture in 20th-Century Germany
• •  GRM 372 - Recent Trends in German Literature
• •  GRM 495 - Advanced Seminar in German Studies

Music

• •  MUS 101 - Practicum: Performance Ensembles
• •  MUS 101-02 - Oratorio Society
• •  MUS 101-03 - Collegium Musicum
• •  MUS 101-04 - Grinnell Singers
• •  MUS 101-06 - Grinnell Symphony Orchestra
• •  MUS 101-07 - Latin American Ensemble
• •  MUS 101-08 - Percussion, Marimba, and Steel Pan Ensemble
• •  MUS 101-10 - YGB Gospel Choir
• •  MUS 101-12 - Javanese Gamelan & Dance
• •  MUS 101-14 - Chamber Ensembles
• •  MUS 101-17 - Jazz Ensemble
• •  MUS 101-19 - Symphonic Concert Band
• •  MUS 101-20 - Zimbabwean Mbira Ensemble
• •  MUS 109 - Musicianship
• •  MUS 110 - Introduction to Western Music
• •  MUS 111 - Aural Skills I
• •  MUS 112 - Harmony
• •  MUS 116 - Music, Culture, Context
• •  MUS 120 - Performance: Private Instruction
• •  MUS 122 - Performance: Group Instruction
• •  MUS 201 - Topics in Music and Culture
• •  MUS 201-01 - Tpcs in Mus & Cult: Baroque Improv (Spring)
• •  MUS 201-01 - Tpcs in Mus & Cult: Pop Mus/Blk Atlantic (Fall)
• •  MUS 202 - Topics in American Music
• •  MUS 203 - Regional Studies in World Music
• •  MUS 203-01 - Reg Studies in Wrld Music: African Music (Fall)
• •  MUS 204 - The Jazz Tradition in America
• •  MUS 212 - Aural Skills II
• •  MUS 213 - Form and Analysis
• •  MUS 214 - Advanced Aural Skills
• •  MUS 215 - Introduction to Composition
• •  MUS 216 - Jazz Improvisation
• •  MUS 217 - Conducting
• •  MUS 219 - Electronic Music
• •  MUS 220 - Performance: Advanced Private Instruction
• •  MUS 221 - Performance: Advanced Private Instruction
• •  MUS 261 - Western Music to 1750
• •  MUS 262 - Western Music From 1750 to the Present
• •  MUS 322 - Advanced Studies in Music History and Literature
• •  MUS 323 - Orchestration
• •  MUS 324 - Tonal Counterpoint
• •  MUS 325 - Composition Seminar
• •  MUS 326 - Jazz Composition and Arranging
• •  MUS 420 - Performance: Recital

Philosophy

• •  PHI 101 - Logic
• •  PHI 102 - Symbolic Logic
• •  PHI 106 - Contemporary Ethical Issues
• •  PHI 111 - Introduction to Philosophy
• •  PHI 135 - Philosophy and Literature
• •  PHI 215 - Existentialism
• •  PHI 231 - History of Ancient Philosophy
• •  PHI 233 - History of Early Modern Philosophy
• •  PHI 234 - 19th-Century Continental Philosophy
• •  PHI 235 - 20th-Century Continental Philosophy
• •  PHI 241 - Chinese Philosophical Tradition
• •  PHI 242 - Ethical Theory
• •  PHI 245 - Philosophy of Art
• •  PHI 253 - Philosophy of Mind
• •  PHI 254 - Metaphysics
• •  PHI 255 - History of Scientific Thought
• •  PHI 256 - Philosophy of Language and Cognition
• •  PHI 257 - Philosophy of Science
• •  PHI 258 - Classical and Contemporary American Pragmatism
• •  PHI 261 - Philosophy of Race and Gender
• •  PHI 263 - Political Theory I
• •  PHI 264 - Political Theory II
• •  PHI 265 - Psychoanalysis and the Intersubjective Constitution of the Self
• •  PHI 268 - Cultural Critique: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and Beyond
• •  PHI 271 - Neurophilosophy
• •  PHI 295-01 - Special Topic: Latin American and Latino Philosophy
• •  PHI 336 - Contemporary French Philosophy
• •  PHI 352 - Philosophy of Religion
• •  PHI 391 - Advanced Studies in Continental Philosophy
• •  PHI 392 - Advanced Studies in Anglo-American Philosophy
• •  PHI 393 - Advanced Studies in History of Philosophy
• •  PHI 394 - Advanced Studies in Theories of Value
• •  PHI 394-01 - Adv Stds in Theories of Value: Arendt (Spring)
• •  PHI 491 - Senior Essay

Religious Studies

• •  REL 111 - Mapping the Realm of Religion
• •  REL 115 - Major Western Religions
• •  REL 117 - Major Asian Religions
• •  REL 195A - Introductory Special Topic: Bodies and Souls: An Introduction to Judaism & Christianity
• •  REL 195B - Introductory Special Topic: Christianity, Hinduism and Islam in India
• •  REL 195C - Introductory Special Topic: Religion in East Asia
• •  REL 211 - The Hebrew Bible
• •  REL 213 - Christian Traditions
• •  REL 214 - The Christian Scriptures
• •  REL 216 - Modern Religious Thought
• •  REL 217 - The Jewish Tradition
• •  REL 220 - The Traditions of Islam
• •  REL 221 - Religious Traditions of Japan
• •  REL 222 - Religious Traditions of China
• •  REL 225 - The Buddhist Tradition
• •  REL 226 - Religious Traditions of India
• •  REL 228 - Gods of Bollywood
• •  REL 241 - Religion in U.S. Public Life
• •  REL 266 - Apocalyptic “Sectuality”
• •  REL 268 - Islam and Gender
• •  REL 295-01 - Special Topic: Gandhi and Resistance
• •  REL 295-02 - Special Topic: Global Christianities
• •  REL 295-02 - Special Topic: Islam and Modernity
• •  REL 311 - Theory and Method in the Study of Religion
• •  REL 326 - Anthropology of Religion
• •  REL 352 - Philosophy of Religion
• •  REL 394 - Advanced Topics in Religious Studies

Russian

• •  RUS 101 - Beginning Russian I
• •  RUS 102 - Beginning Russian II
• •  RUS 200 - Conversational Russian
• •  RUS 221 - Intermediate Russian I
• •  RUS 222 - Intermediate Russian II
• •  RUS 247 - The Russian Short Story
• •  RUS 248 - The Russian Novel
• •  RUS 251 - The Theme of the African in Russian Literature and Culture
• •  RUS 261 - History of Russian Film
• •  RUS 331 - Readings in Russian Literature of the 19th Century
• •  RUS 332 - Readings in Russian Literature of the 20th Century
• •  RUS 353 - Major Russian Writers
• •  RUS 495 - Seminar in Russian Culture and Linguistics
• •  RUS 498 - Seminar in Russian Literature and Linguistics

Spanish

• •  SPN 105 - Introduction to the Spanish Language I
• •  SPN 106 - Introduction to the Spanish Language II
• •  SPN 204 - Communication in Spanish I
• •  SPN 205 - Communication in Spanish II
• •  SPN 217 - Intermediate Spanish
• •  SPN 285 - Introduction to Textual Analysis
• •  SPN 295-01 - Special Topic: Reading Post-Conflict Central America
• •  SPN 311 - Constructing Identities in Independent Latin America
• •  SPN 312 - Women and Gender in Spanish Literature
• •  SPN 314 - Studies in Modern Spanish Literature
• •  SPN 315 - Creativity and Dissidence in Modern Latin America
• •  SPN 316 - Advanced Spanish Language
• •  SPN 317 - Readings in U.S. Latin@ Literature and Culture
• •  SPN 320 - Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World
• •  SPN 320-01 - Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World (Spring)
• •  SPN 343 - The Art of Language
• •  SPN 377 - Modernization and Innovation in Contemporary Latin America
• •  SPN 379 - U.S. Latin@ Identities and Sexualities
• •  SPN 383 - The Latin American Colonial World
• •  SPN 384 - Spanish Dialectology
• •  SPN 385 - Studies in the Spanish Vanguard
• •  SPN 386 - Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Spanish Literature
• •  SPN 395 - Advanced Special Topics in Literature and Culture
• •  SPN 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Studies in Contemporary Spanish Literature and Film

Theatre and Dance

• •  THE 100 - Performance Laboratory
• •  THE 104 - Dance Technique I
• •  THE 111 - Introduction to Performance Studies
• •  THE 113 - Movement for the Performer
• •  THE 115 - Theatrical Design and Technology
• •  THE 117 - Introduction to Acting
• •  THE 201 - Dramatic Literature I
• •  THE 202 - Dramatic Literature II
• •  THE 203 - American Theatre
• •  THE 204 - Dance Technique II
• •  THE 205 - Dance Ensemble
• •  THE 210 - Contemporary Dance
• •  THE 211 - Performance Studies: Traditions and Innovations
• •  THE 217 - Intermediate Acting
• •  THE 225 - Choreography: Theory and Composition
• •  THE 235 - Directing
• •  THE 240 - Design for Performance I
• •  THE 245 - Lighting for the Stage
• •  THE 303 - Studies in Drama I
• •  THE 304 - Studies in Drama II
• •  THE 310 - Studies in Dance
• •  THE 311 - Studies in Performance
• •  THE 317 - Advanced Performance
• •  THE 340 - Design for Performance II

Biology

• •  BIO 150 - Introduction to Biological Inquiry
• •  BIO 150-01 - Intro to Biological Inquiry W/Lab (Fall)
• •  BIO 150-01 - Intro to Biological Inquiry W/Lab (Spring)
• •  BIO 150-02 - Intro to Biological Inquiry W/Lab (Fall)
• •  BIO 150-02 - Intro to Biological Inquiry W/Lab (Spring)
• •  BIO 150-03 - Intro to Biological Inquiry W/Lab (Fall and Spring)
• •  BIO 150-04 - Intro to Biological Inquiry W/Lab (Fall)
• •  BIO 150-04 - Intro to Biological Inquiry W/Lab (Spring)
• •  BIO 150-05 - Intro to Biological Inquiry W/Lab (Fall)
• •  BIO 240 - Animal Behavior
• •  BIO 251 - Molecules, Cells, and Organisms
• •  BIO 252 - Organisms, Evolution, and Ecology
• •  BIO 301 - History of Biological Thought
• •  BIO 305 - Evolution of the Iowa Flora
• •  BIO 325 - Fungal Biology
• •  BIO 334 - Plant Physiology
• •  BIO 339 - Biogeochemistry
• •  BIO 340 - Aquatic Biology
• •  BIO 343 - Comparative Vertebrate Morphol
• •  BIO 345 - Advanced Genetics
• •  BIO 346 - Environmental Microbiology
• •  BIO 350 - Animal Development
• •  BIO 355 - Developmental Genetics
• •  BIO 363 - Neurobiology
• •  BIO 364 - Animal Physiology
• •  BIO 365 - Microbiology
• •  BIO 368 - Ecology
• •  BIO 370 - Advanced Cell Biology
• •  BIO 373 - Mechanisms of Evolution
• •  BIO 380 - Molecular Biology
• •  BIO 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Current Topics in Virology
• •  BIO 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Namib Desert Ecology
• •  BIO 395-02 - Advanced Special Topic: Arid-zone Restoration and Conservation Ecology
• •  BIO 399 - Directed Research

Biological Chemistry

• •  BCM 262 - Introduction to Biological Chemistry

Chemistry

• •  CHM 129 - General Chemistry
• •  CHM 210 - Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
• •  CHM 221 - Organic Chemistry I
• •  CHM 222 - Organic Chemistry II
• •  CHM 295-01 - Special Topic: Environmental Chemistry w/lab
• •  CHM 295-02 - Special Topic: An Introduction to X-ray Crystallography
• •  CHM 325 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
• •  CHM 330 - Enzyme Mechanisms
• •  CHM 332 - Biophysical Chemistry
• •  CHM 358 - Instrumental Analysis
• •  CHM 363 - Physical Chemistry I
• •  CHM 364 - Physical Chemistry II
• •  CHM 390 - Seminar: Current Topics in Chemistry
• •  CHM 399 - Directed Research
• •  CHM 423 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
• •  CHM 499 - Mentored Advanced Project

Computer Science

• •  CSC 105 - The Digital Age
• •  CSC 151 - Functional Problem Solving
• •  CSC 151-01 & 02 - Functional Problem Solving (Fall and Spring)
• •  CSC 161 - Imperative Problem Solving and Data Structures
• •  CSC 161-01 - Imperative Prob Slvng & Data Structures (Fall and Spring)
• •  CSC 205 - Computational Linguistics
• •  CSC 207 - Algorithms and Object-Oriented Design
• •  CSC 208 - Discrete Structures
• •  CSC 211 - Computer Organization and Architecture
• •  CSC 213 - Operating Systems and Parallel Algorithms
• •  CSC 232 - Human-Computer Interaction
• •  CSC 261 - Artificial Intelligence
• •  CSC 295-01 - Special Topic: Algorithmic Art
• •  CSC 295-01 - Special Topic: Value Sensitive Design
• •  CSC 295-02 - Special Topic: Computer Vision
• •  CSC 295-02 - Special Topic: Life Beyond Grinnell - Learning from CS Alumni
• •  CSC 295-03 - Special Topic: Roots of Professional Practice: A Philosophy of Unix
• •  CSC 295-04 - Special Topic: Women and Computing
• •  CSC 301 - Analysis of Algorithms
• •  CSC 302 - Programming Language Concepts
• •  CSC 323 - Software Design
• •  CSC 325 - Databases and Web Application Design
• •  CSC 341 - Automata, Formal Languages, and Computational Complexity
• •  CSC 362 - Compilers
• •  CSC 364 - Computer Networks

General Science

No Active Courses Available

Mathematics and Statistics

• •  MAT 115 - Introduction to Statistics
• •  MAT 123 - Functions and Differential Calculus
• •  MAT 124 - Functions and Integral Calculus
• •  MAT 131 - Calculus I
• •  MAT 133 - Calculus II
• •  MAT 208 - Discrete Structures
• •  MAT 209 - Applied Statistics
• •  MAT 215 - Linear Algebra
• •  MAT 218 - Combinatorics
• •  MAT 220 - Differential Equations
• •  MAT 222 - Geometry
• •  MAT 246 - Elementary Number Theory
• •  MAT 271 - Problem-Solving Seminar
• •  MAT 295-01 - Special Topic: Symmetry in Math, Art, Music, and Science
• •  MAT 295-03 - Special Topic: Statistical Analysis of Spatial Data
• •  MAT 306 - Mathematical Modeling
• •  MAT 309 - Design and Analysis of Experiments
• •  MAT 310 - Statistical Modeling
• •  MAT 314 - Topics in Applied Mathematics
• •  MAT 316 - Foundations of Analysis
• •  MAT 321 - Foundations of Abstract Algebra
• •  MAT 324 - Algebraic Number Theory
• •  MAT 326 - Field Theory
• •  MAT 331 - Topology
• •  MAT 335 - Probability and Statistics I
• •  MAT 336 - Probability and Statistics II
• •  MAT 338 - Complex Analysis
• •  MAT 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Numerical Analysis
• •  MAT 444 - Senior Seminar

Physics

• •  PHY 109 - Physics in the Arts
• •  PHY 116 - The Universe and Its Structure
• •  PHY 131 - General Physics I
• •  PHY 132 - General Physics II
• •  PHY 180 - Bridges, Towers, and Skyscrapers
• •  PHY 220 - Electronics
• •  PHY 232 - Modern Physics
• •  PHY 234 - Mechanics
• •  PHY 310 - Computational Physics
• •  PHY 314 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
• •  PHY 335 - Electromagnetic Theory
• •  PHY 337 - Optics Wave Phenomena
• •  PHY 340 - Astrophysics
• •  PHY 360 - Solid State Physics
• •  PHY 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Introduction to General Relativity and Its Applications
• •  PHY 399 - Directed Research
• •  PHY 456 - Introduction to Quantum Theory
• •  PHY 457 - Advanced Quantum Theory
• •  PHY 462 - Advanced Laboratory

Psychology

• •  PSY 113 - Introduction to Psychology
• •  PSY 214 - Social Psychology
• •  PSY 220 - Decision-Making
• •  PSY 222 - Industrial Psychology
• •  PSY 225 - Research Methods
• •  PSY 233 - Developmental Psychology
• •  PSY 243 - Behavior Analysis
• •  PSY 246 - Physiological Psychology
• •  PSY 248 - Abnormal Psychology
• •  PSY 250 - Health Psychology
• •  PSY 260 - Cognitive Psychology
• •  PSY 295-01 - Special Topic: Sensation & Perception
• •  PSY 311 - History of Psychological Theories
• •  PSY 315 - Advanced Social Psychology
• •  PSY 317 - Personality Psychology
• •  PSY 332 - Advanced Developmental Psychology
• •  PSY 334 - Adult Development
• •  PSY 335 - Psychology of Motivation
• •  PSY 336 - Advanced Behavioral Neuroscience
• •  PSY 337 - Psychological Measurement
• •  PSY 348 - Behavioral Medicine
• •  PSY 355 - Psychology of Language
• •  PSY 360 - Advanced Cognitive Psychology
• •  PSY 370 - Multicultural Psychology
• •  PSY 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Advanced Health Psychology
• •  PSY 395-02 - Advanced Special Topic: Computational Neuroscience
• •  PSY 495 - Senior Seminar

Anthropology

• •  ANT 104 - Introduction to Anthropology
• •  ANT 200 - Cultural Politics of Hybridity
• •  ANT 205 - Human Evolution
• •  ANT 210 - Illness, Healing, and Culture
• •  ANT 221 - Primate Behavior and Taxonomy
• •  ANT 225 - Human Variation
• •  ANT 227 - Mothers and Infants
• •  ANT 235 - The Anthropology of American Culture
• •  ANT 238 - Cultural and Political Ecology
• •  ANT 240 - Intentional Communities
• •  ANT 242 - African Cultures
• •  ANT 246 - Anthropology of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
• •  ANT 247 - Contemporary Europe
• •  ANT 251 - Native North American Indian Cultures
• •  ANT 252 - Culture and Agriculture
• •  ANT 253 - Anthropology of Ethnicities
• •  ANT 257 - Latin American Cultures
• •  ANT 260 - Language, Culture, and Society
• •  ANT 261 - Agriculture, Religion, and Empire: Old World Prehistory
• •  ANT 262 - Archaeology of North America
• •  ANT 265 - Ethnography of Communication
• •  ANT 267 - Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas
• •  ANT 280 - Theories of Culture
• •  ANT 285 - Anthropology, Violence, and Human Rights
• •  ANT 290 - Archaeological Field Methods
• •  ANT 291 - Methods of Empirical Investigation
• •  ANT 292 - Ethnographic Research in Complex Societies
• •  ANT 295-01 - Special Topic: Language, Youth, and Identity
• •  ANT 295-01 - Special Topic: Practicing Anthropology
• •  ANT 295-02 - Special Topic: Language Contact
• •  ANT 295-03 - Special Topic: Social Enterprise and Innovation
• •  ANT 295-04 - Special Topic: Peoples and Cultures of the U.S./Mexico Borderlands
• •  ANT 310 - Postmodernism and Beyond
• •  ANT 321 - Human Ethology
• •  ANT 325 - Biological Basis of Human Society
• •  ANT 326 - Anthropology of Religion
• •  ANT 375 - Experimental Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology
• •  ANT 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: War, Religion, and Politics in the Puebloan Southwest
• •  ANT 399 - Directed Research
• •  ANT 490 - Senior Thesis

Economics

• •  ECN 111 - Introduction to Economics
• •  ECN 205 - Current State of the U.S. Economy
• •  ECN 215 - Labor Economics
• •  ECN 218 - Gender and the Economy
• •  ECN 220 - Foundations of Policy Analysis
• •  ECN 225 - Marxian Economics
• •  ECN 229 - American Economic History
• •  ECN 230 - Economic Development
• •  ECN 233 - International Economics
• •  ECN 240 - Resource and Environmental Economics
• •  ECN 245 - Financial Economics
• •  ECN 250 - Public Finance
• •  ECN 262 - Empirical Methods in Economics
• •  ECN 280 - Microeconomic Analysis
• •  ECN 282 - Macroeconomic Analysis
• •  ECN 286 - Econometrics
• •  ECN 295-01 - Special Topic: Korea’s Economic Development
• •  ECN 326 - Financial and Managerial Accounting
• •  ECN 327 - Corporate Finance
• •  ECN 338 - Applied Game Theory
• •  ECN 339 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
• •  ECN 369 - Seminar in Environmental Economics
• •  ECN 370 - Seminar in Political Economy
• •  ECN 372 - Seminar in Economic Development
• •  ECN 374 - Seminar in International Trade
• •  ECN 375 - Seminar in International Finance
• •  ECN 376 - Seminar in Income Distribution
• •  ECN 378 - Seminar in Law and Economics
• •  ECN 380 - Seminar in Monetary Economics
• •  ECN 382 - Seminar in Industrial Organization
• •  ECN 384 - Seminar in the Economics of Education

Education

• •  EDU 101 - Educational Principles in a Pluralistic Society
• •  EDU 150 - Teaching Writing
• •  EDU 210 - Historical Perspectives on U.S. Education
• •  EDU 211 - The Politics of Educational Assessment
• •  EDU 212 - Critical Pedagogy and School Reform
• •  EDU 213 - Critical Issues in English Language Teaching & Learning in the U.S. and Abroad
• •  EDU 214 - Nature of Science and Science Teaching
• •  EDU 215 - Reading and Writing Youth Culture
• •  EDU 217 - Comparative and International Education
• •  EDU 221 - Educational Psychology
• •  EDU 250 - Differentiating Instruction for All Students
• •  EDU 295-01 - Special Topic: Placed-Based Education
• •  EDU 340 - Research and Methods in Teaching the Young Adult w/Lab
• •  EDU 341 - Research and Methods in the Teaching of Language Arts and Reading
• •  EDU 342 - Research and Methods in the Teaching and Learning of World Languages
• •  EDU 343 - Research and Methods in Teaching and Learning in the Social Studies
• •  EDU 344 - Research and Methods in Teaching and Learning in the Mathematics
• •  EDU 345 - Research and Methods in Teaching and Learning in the Sciences
• •  EDU 346 - Research and Methods in Teaching and Learning ESL/Bilingual Education
• •  EDU 460 - Seminar in Teaching the Young Adult
• •  EDU 469 - Student Teaching Internship in The Disciplines

History

• •  HIS 31x - Advanced Studies in American History
• •  HIS 32x - Advanced Studies in Latin America and the United States
• •  HIS 33x - Advanced Studies in Western European and British History
• •  HIS 34x - Advanced Studies in Russian History
• •  HIS 35x - Advanced Studies in Historiography and Ancient History
• •  HIS 36x - Advanced Studies in African & Middle-Eastern History
• •  HIS 37x - Advanced Studies in Asian History
• •  HIS 100 - Making History
• •  HIS 100-01 - Making History (Fall)
• •  HIS 100-01 - Making History (Spring)
• •  HIS 100-02 - Making History (Fall)
• •  HIS 100-02 - Making History (Spring)
• •  HIS 100-03 - Making History (Fall)
• •  HIS 100-04 - Making History (Fall)
• •  HIS 201 - Colonial Latin America
• •  HIS 202 - Modern Latin America
• •  HIS 204 - Radical Movements in 20th-Century Latin America
• •  HIS 212 - Democracy in America, 1789–1848
• •  HIS 214 - The American Civil War and Reconstruction
• •  HIS 220 - U.S. Environmental History
• •  HIS 222 - The History of Women in the United States
• •  HIS 225 - Native American History, 1491–1865
• •  HIS 227 - African American History
• •  HIS 228 - The Promised Land: U.S. Immigration History
• •  HIS 229 - American Economic History
• •  HIS 233 - Medieval Europe, 500–1350
• •  HIS 234 - Europe in Renaissance and Reformation, 1350–1650
• •  HIS 235 - Britain in the Modern World I, 1550–1815
• •  HIS 236 - Britain in the Modern World II, 1815–present
• •  HIS 237 - The Spectacle of Modern France
• •  HIS 238 - The Making of Modern Germany
• •  HIS 239 - Tyrants and Tunesmiths: Opera, Politics, and Society in Modern Europe
• •  HIS 241 - Origins of Modern Russia
• •  HIS 242 - The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
• •  HIS 244 - Ivan and Fritz Go to War: World War II on the Eastern Front
• •  HIS 255 - History of Ancient Greece
• •  HIS 256 - History of Rome
• •  HIS 261 - Southern Africa
• •  HIS 262 - Modern Africa from the Sahara to the Zambezi
• •  HIS 266 - History of Modern Middle East
• •  HIS 268 - Islam and Gender
• •  HIS 271 - Imperial Collisions in the Asia-Pacific
• •  HIS 295-01 - Special Topic: The Roman Empire 44 BCE - 467 CE
• •  HIS 295-02 - Special Topic: Islam and Modernity
• •  HIS 295-03 - Special Topic: China’s Revolutions
• •  HIS 295-04 - Special Topic: Early British History
• •  HIS 314-01 - US Civil War: History & Memory (Fall)
• •  HIS 329-01 - Latin America and the U.S. (Fall)
• •  HIS 336-01 - The European Metropolis (Spring)
• •  HIS 361-01 - Sacred & Secular Hist in Mod Middle East (Spring)
• •  HIS 373-01 - Chimerica: History of Specl Relationship (Fall)
• •  HIS 397 - Advanced Independent Study
• •  HIS 499 - Mentored Advanced Project

Physical Education

• •  PHE 100 - Physical Education Activity Instruction (Practica)
• •  PHE 101 - Sport Performance: Intercollegiate Competitive (Practica)
• •  PHE 110 - Wellness Dynamics
• •  PHE 112 - Outdoor Leadership
• •  PHE 200 - Organization and Administration of Athletics
• •  PHE 201 - Sport Theory Courses
• •  PHE 202 - Coaching Methods
• •  PHE 211 - Foundations of Athletic Training
• •  PHE 212 - Wellness II
• •  PHE 213 - Lifeguard Instructor Training
• •  PHE 235 - Psychological Foundations of Sport
• •  PHE 236 - The Role of Sport in Society

Political Science

• •  POL 101 - Introduction to Political Science
• •  POL 216 - Politics of Congress
• •  POL 219 - Constitutional Law and Politics
• •  POL 222 - American Immigration Politics
• •  POL 237 - Political Parties
• •  POL 239 - The Presidency
• •  POL 250 - Politics of International Relations
• •  POL 251 - International Political Economy
• •  POL 255 - The Politics of New Europe
• •  POL 257 - Nationalism
• •  POL 259 - Human Rights: Foundations, Challenges, and Choices
• •  POL 261 - State and Society in Latin America
• •  POL 262 - African Politics
• •  POL 263 - Political Theory I
• •  POL 264 - Political Theory II
• •  POL 273 - Politics of Russia
• •  POL 275 - Politics of the People’s Republic of China
• •  POL 295-01 - Special Topic: Democratization and the Politics of Regime Change
• •  POL 295-01 - Special Topic: Technology and Politics
• •  POL 295-02 - Special Topic: Civil Wars and the International System
• •  POL 310 - Advanced Seminar in American Politics
• •  POL 319 - Advanced Seminar in Constitutional Law
• •  POL 320 - Applied Policy Analysis
• •  POL 350 - International Politics of Land and Sea Resources
• •  POL 352 - Advanced Seminar on the U.S. Foreign Policymaking Process
• •  POL 354 - Political Economy of Developing Countries
• •  POL 355 - Courts and Politics in Comparative Perspective
• •  POL 357 - Diffusion of Democracy
• •  POL 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Islam and Politics

Sociology

• •  SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology
• •  SOC 220 - Sociology of Global Development
• •  SOC 230 - Conflict and Conflict Management
• •  SOC 240 - Social Movements
• •  SOC 242 - Deviance and Social Control
• •  SOC 248 - Self and Society
• •  SOC 250 - Social Inequality
• •  SOC 260 - Human Sexuality in the United States
• •  SOC 265 - Sociology of Health and Illness
• •  SOC 270 - Gender and Society
• •  SOC 275 - Race and Ethnicity in America
• •  SOC 280 - Bound By Borders: A Sociology of Law and Migration
• •  SOC 285 - Contemporary Sociological Theory
• •  SOC 291 - Methods of Empirical Investigation
• •  SOC 292 - Ethnographic Research in Complex Societies
• •  SOC 295-01 - Special Topic: Economic Sociology
• •  SOC 295-01 - Special Topic: Global Perspectives on Racisms, Science, and the State
• •  SOC 295-02 - Special Topic: Sociology of Religion
• •  SOC 295-03 - Special Topic: Sociology of Education
• •  SOC 300 - Practicum in Applied Sociology
• •  SOC 320 - The Family
• •  SOC 350 - NGOs: Organizing To Do Good
• •  SOC 360 - Work in the “New” Economy
• •  SOC 370 - Members Only: A Political Sociology of Citizenship
• •  SOC 390 - Advanced Studies in Sociology
• •  SOC 390-01 - Advanced Studies in Sociology: Identities and Inequalities: Race, Gender, and Social Class Revisited (Fall)
• •  SOC 399 - Directed Research

Academic Resource Centers

• •  LIB 100 - Library Research Techniques
• •  MAT 100 - Mathematics Laboratory
• •  RED 100 - Reading Laboratory
• •  SCI 100 - Science Laboratory
• •  SCI 240 - Science Education Methods
• •  WRT 101 - Basic Principles of Writing
• •  WRT 102 - Advanced Principles of Writing
• •  WRT 120 - Oral Communication Skills
• •  WRT 150 - Teaching Writing

American Studies

• •  AMS 130 - Introduction to American Studies
• •  AMS 211 - Invention of Race and the Africanist Presence in American Studies
• •  AMS 225 - Theory and Method in American Studies
• •  AMS 235 - The Anthropology of American Culture
• •  AMS 275 - Topics in American Culture
• •  AMS 295-01 - Special Topic: Placing, Projecting, and Protecting American Identities in Movies
• •  AMS 391 - Advanced Topics in American Studies
• •  AMS 495 - Senior Seminar
• •  AMS 495-01 - Senior Seminar: J. B. Grinnell-the Man, Myths and the Magnificent!

East Asian Studies

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Environmental Studies

• •  ENV 120 - Environmental Challenges and Responses
• •  ENV 125 - Introduction to Earth Systems Science with Lab
• •  ENV 145 - Nations and the Global Environment
• •  ENV 154 - Natural Hazards and Disasters
• •  ENV 195-01 - Introductory Special Topic: Landscape Awareness
• •  ENV 251 - Water, Development and the Environment
• •  ENV 261 - Climate Change, Development and the Environment
• •  ENV 295-01 - Special Topic: Agriculture and Empires
• •  ENV 295-01 - Special Topic: Environmental Chemistry w/lab
• •  ENV 495 - Senior Seminar
• •  ENV 495-01 - Senior Seminar on Tropical America

Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies

• •  GWS 111 - Introduction to Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
• •  GWS 211 - Foundations of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies
• •  GWS 235 - Feminism and Popular Culture
• •  GWS 249 - Theory and Methodology in Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
• •  GWS 295-01 - Special Topic: Contemporary British Feminism
• •  GWS 295-01 - Special Topic: Queer Cinema
• •  GWS 324 - Critical Race Feminisms
• •  GWS 331 - Studies in American Prose II: Feminist Memoirs
• •  GWS 495 - Senior Seminar
• •  GWS 495-01 - Senior Seminar: Where Are We Now?

Global Development Studies

• •  GDS 111 - Introduction to Global Development Studies
• •  GDS 154 - Natural Hazards and Disasters
• •  GDS 251 - Water, Development, and the Environment
• •  GDS 261 - Climate Change, Development and the Environment
• •  GDS 295-01 - Special Topic: Cultural Values and Sustainable Development in Africa: the Ghanian Example
• •  GDS 346 - Sustainable Development in the Modern World System

Latin American Studies

• •  LAS 111 - Introduction to Latin American Studies
• •  LAS 221 - Introduction to U.S. Latin@ Studies
• •  LAS 499 - Senior Research

Linguistics

• •  LIN 114 - Introduction to General Linguistics
• •  LIN 205 - Computational Linguistics
• •  LIN 295A - Special Topic: Syntax
• •  LIN 295B - Special Topic: Phonetics and Phonology
• •  LIN 395 - Seminar in Linguistics
• •  LIN 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Linguistics Seminar: Language Change
• •  LIN 397 - Independent Study
• •  LIN 499 - Senior Research Project: Mentored Advanced Project

Neuroscience

• •  NRS 250 - Neuroscience: Foundations, Future, and Fallacies
• •  NRS 395-02 - Advanced Special Topic: Computational Neuroscience
• •  NRS 495 - Neuroscience Seminar

Policy Studies

• •  PST 220 - Foundations of Policy Analysis
• •  PST 320 - Applied Policy Analysis
• •  PST 420 - Advanced Policy Research

Russian, Central & East European Studies

• •  RES 291 - Perspectives in 20th-Century Central and Eastern European Literature
• •  RES 295-01 - Special Topic: Polish-Jewish Relations in the Twentieth Century
• •  RES 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Comparing Genocides
• •  RES 495 - Senior Research or Seminar

Technology Studies

• •  TEC 154 - Evolution of Technology
• •  TEC 215 - Solar Energy Technologies
• •  TEC 295-01 - Special Topic: Value Sensitive Design

Western European Studies

• •  WES 297 - Guided Reading Project
• •  WES 397 - Senior Independent Study