Freshman seminars Small, discussion-based classes in which students have the opportunity to explore specific topics within or beyond a major. Freshman seminars are 1.0 unit, and for the P/NP grading option only Winter 2015 Dept. of Bioengineering (BENG 87) o Engineering Stem Cells o Medical Technologies and the Public Division of Biological Sciences (BILD 87) o Earth’s Fragile Biosphere o The Philosophy of Science and the Science of the Supernatural Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry (CHEM 87) o Chemistry in the Industrial World o Crime Scene Investigations: Fact and Fiction Dept. of Cognitive Science (COGS 87) o How Minds and Groups Make Religion and Superstition o How Humans Read other Minds Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE 87) o Computing and the Universe o Neural Networks as Models of the Mind o The Slide Rule and How it Works Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC 87) o iThrive at UC San Diego: International Student Success o God, Sex, Chocolate: Desire and the Spiritual Path Environmental Studies (ENVR 87) o Andean/Amazonian Historical Perspectives *For date, time, section ID, and course description of each seminar, please visithttp://ugseminars.ucsd.edu/UGSEM_SeminarListing.asp Students who will conclude Fall Quarter at UCSD with 45 units or more must contact the department hosting the freshman seminar for authorization to enroll. Please contact your departments via VAC. Dept. of Ethnic Studies (ETHN 87) o Listening to the World: Hearing Difference in Music Film Studies (FILM 87) o Cult Films of the 1950s-2000s o Fantasy, Sci Fi, & Horror: the Last 60 Years o What Film Can Teach Us About Life Dept. Of School of Medicine (FPMU 87) o Physical Activity and Public Health, National and Global Dept. of History (HITO 87) o Opening the Door to the Past: Practice in Historical Analysis o Piracy in Popular Culture Judaic Studies (JUDA 87) o A Guest Writer: Nathan Englander Dept. of Literature (LTWL 87) o Facebook America Dept. of Mathematics (MATH 87) o Math in the Movies o Teaching Math: The Challenge o The Asian Game of Go Dept. Of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE 87) o Bio inspired Materials Dept. of Music (MUS 87) o Forbidden Music, Hidden Language o Anatomy of the Groove Dept. of Physics (PHYS 87) o From Quarks to Cosmos o Introduction to Latex: typeset your own science/engineering papers o Thinking like a Physicist The Study of Religion (RELI 87) o Beginning Meditation and the Four Noble Truths Dept. of Scripps Institute of Oceanography (SIO 87) o Scientific and Societal Dimensions of the El Nino Phenomenon o Treasures of the Earth: Minerals, Crystals, and Gems o Understanding and Protecting our Planet o New Cosmology Dept. of Sociology (SOCI 87) o Globalization and the Exploitation of Children o Seeing the Invisible: How Gender and Sexuality Shape Opportunity o Sociology of Popular Music Dept. of Theatre & Dance (TDGE 87) o Dance Movement Exploration o Theatre in Performance o Design and Architectural Space Thurgood Marshall College (TMC 87) o Principles of Clarity