Introduction to Middle East Politics

Tweets and texts ear­lier this year caused polit­i­cal sci­ence Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor Brent Sasley to change the course syl­labus. […]

Exercise and Weight Management

It’s a course that improves the body even as it feeds the mind. Kine­si­ol­ogy Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor Chris Ray’s pop­u­lar online offer­ing Exer­cise and Weight Man­age­ment helps stu­dents develop weight man­age­ment strate­gies in a flex­i­ble, acces­si­ble plat­form. Stu­dents are out­fit­ted with an accelerom­e­ter and instructed to use online dietary intake logs that track their daily and semester-long calo­rie intake. Simul­ta­né­ously, they are exposed to 15 lessons […]

Gaming Studio

Not many classes fea­ture a sci­ence fic­tion shoot-out in outer space or a fantasy-based action adven­ture. But these and other make-believe scenes play out in the Gam­ing Stu­dio course offered by the Depart­ment of Art and Art His­tory. Stu­dents learn the basics of how games are cre­ated, from con­cept to pre­pro­duc­tion to pro­to­type, then use a Unity 3D game engine to pro­duce and test their […]

Video for iPhone

Instead of ban­ning cell phones in his class­room, film Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor Bart Weiss put them on the syl­labus. […]