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The course covers topics on the patterns of inheritance,  the molecular properties of genes and chromosomes,  transcription and translation, genetic methods and technology, and genetic analysis of individuals and populations. This includes an in-depth understanding of Mendelian patterns of inheritance and variations that could occur due to multiple alleles, lethal genes, chromosomal variations, linkage, gene interaction and other genetic phenomena. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the underlying molecular and biochemical basis of inheritance. Quantitative and population genetics are also discussed with the emphasis of understanding the processes and forces in nature that promote genetic change. 

This course examines the introduction to digital music and audio through computer programming, sound synthesis, and audio effects, with a focus on learning through creative work. Students will gain core abilities in computer programming that will enable them to generate and process sound for use in creative disciplines such as interactive game audio, sound design, web sound, sound art and composition.

This course examines various topics that play a role in financial markets and institutions. Topics include: money and capital markets at the micro level; financial assets; financial assets, risks, and risk-bearing; theory of equilibrium pricing of financial assets; interest rate determination and structure; asymmetric information in financial markets; financial institutions; risk management of financial institutions; behavior and regulation of financial institutions; and other contemporary issues and recent developments in financial systems.

In this course, students study the main cycles into which Early Irish literature is divided for purposes of analysis; the varying views of modern scholarship regarding the nature and function of early Irish saga; the main features of heroic biography and apply the template to the sagas read; the underlying moral or message of the sagas studied; and the relevance of Early Irish saga for the modern reader.

This course is an anthropological analysis of responses to death and dying, drawing on cross-cultural case studies and relevant anthropological theories of grief, mourning, and funerary practice. It contextualizes a variety of historical and contemporary responses to death and critically examines the development of "modern" death practices.

This course examines musical genres worldwide within their respective social and cultural contexts. It explores some of the most important ideas that have informed the thinking of researchers working in this field - such as the connections between music and gender, social structures, forms of capital, politics, identity, health and the environment. The course also interrogates notions of the nature and experience of music, why musical genres differ and why music has such important but diverse significance worldwide. 

This is a research methodology course that provides a basic understanding of how to conduct and evaluate qualitative and quantitative research for making effective advertising and PR decisions. It covers the scientific and conceptual foundations of behavioral research and the technical specifics in conducting research (e.g., measurement issues, sampling, data collection methods, and the use of statistics in data analysis). 

This experiential learning course is an opportunity to work directly for social ventures in management level roles under the guidance of a faculty instructor and professional mentors. Students have opportunities to manage teams, solve real-life problems, and gain hands-on business experience, which will strengthen soft skills, help implement academic business concepts in a practical way, and greatly improve students' ability to compete in the job market.