ONLINE COURSES - SUMMER AND FALL 2012
Students can find a listing of fully online courses for Summer and Fall 2012 with dates and times through the Schedule of Classes in My Info. When searching for online courses, students should select "Online" under course type. A simple list of available online courses for Summer 2012 can be found at this link also.
A full listing of current online courses (including undergraduate and graduate level courses) is also available through Extended University's Montana State Online, which can be found at http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/online.aspx.
Other online courses are available throughout the state of Montana at various institutions and can be viewed on the Montana University System website at: http://mus.edu/online/gened.asp.
NEW & SPECIAL COURSES - SUMMER AND FALL 2012
PLEASE NOTE, THESE ARE ONLY "NEW" OR REVISED COURSES.
MANY COURSES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED WITH NEW RUBRICS AND/OR NUMBERS.
DETAILS REGARDING THOSE COURSES CAN BE FOUND ON THE "NEW NUMBERS INFORMATION PAGE."
IF YOU CANNOT LOCATE A SPECIFIC COURSE ON LINE, PLEASE CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT THAT OFFERS THE COURSE.
SUMMER 2012:
MODERN LANGUAGES
SPNS 324 - ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION - 3 CREDITS
Days & Times: MTW 10:00-12:20 PM - (Second Summer Session)
Instructor: James Martin
PREREQUISITE: SPNS 323
Brief Course Description: Development and refinement of advanced oral and
writing skills, intensive practice in expository and imaginative composition,
review of idiomatic expressions, and vocabulary expansion.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
UC 202 - LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS/LEADING ACROSS CULTURES - 3 CREDITS
Days & Times: TR 3:00- 5:30 PM (Second Summer Session)
Instructor: Deidre Combs & Carmen McSpadden
Prerequisites: None
Brief Course Description: “Gathering 17 countries is an amazing opportunity for MSU students - we are bringing the world to Montana, and MSU is sharing Montana with the world." This course opens your mind to new possibilities, new cultures, and new people from around the world. Small class size enables interaction and growth while professors offer years of experience as leaders within their fields.Intercultural experiences with students from the Middle East and Northern Africa, with activities that include dialogues focused on challenging world issues, leadership skill building across cultures, and the Amazing Leadership Race Workshop.Provides MSU Leadership Fellow recognition on your MSU transcript.
FALL 2012:
EARTH SCIENCES
ERTH 102 Topics in Earth Science Section Offerings Fall 2012
Section 001: Extraterrestrial Impacts
Instructor: James Schmitt
Tuesdays 3:05-4:20, one session per week, Gaines 143
Brief description of the course:This course will examine the history of impacts of extraterrestrial bodies (asteroids, meteoroids, comets) on Earth, from formation of the Solar System until today. The role of these bodies in delivering water to Earth’s early oceans, causing mass extinctions, and providing us with samples of inaccessible objects from the distal reaches of the Solar System will examined. Assessment and monitoring of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and their potential for impacting Earth will also be examined.
Section 002: Geology and Human Health
Instructor: David Mogk
Tuesdays 8:00-9:15 Gaines 143
Brief description of the course: Discover the connections between geology and human health as we explore topics such as: radon, asbestos, heavy metals in the environment, volatile organic compounds, persistent pharmaceuticals, disease vectors related to climate change, and much more.
Section 003: Military Geology
Instructor: Gary Michelfelder
Tu-Thurs 1:40-2:55 Room 043 Gaines; Meeting first 5 weeks of term
Brief Course Description: This course focuses on the role of geology in military operations past and present. It is intended to familiarize students with the fundamental principles of geology, and geomorphology as applied to military problems, such as water resources, combat engineering, geologic factors that either start or influence the outcome of war, and long-term environmental consequences of war.
Section 004: Himalayan-Tibetan Geology
Instructor: David Lageson
Tu-Thurs 1:40-2:55 Room 043 Gaines; Meeting second 5 weeks of term
Brief Course Description: This course will introduce students to the greatest mountain belt on Earth, the trans-Alpine-Himalayan-Tibetan orogen. Modern geologic understanding of the Himalaya began with British surveyors in the 19th century and continues to the present-day with fundamental discoveries about the structure of thickened continental crust, the mechanisms of collisional tectonics and lateral escape, the interdependency of tectonics and climate, and how the present-day geomorphology of the Himalaya is responding to global warming and climate change. The culture of mountain people living in the shadows of the Himalaya will also be discussed, and how their lives are intimately coupled to the geology of the dynamic landscape that is the Himalayan orogen.
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