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Jan Term 2024 Courses
Most courses meet in-person for 8 class days, from Tuesday, January 2 - Friday, January 12. Monday, January 8th, is a reading day (no class). A handful of courses (primarily language courses) are on an extended schedule, from Thursday, December 14, 2023 - Friday, January 12, 2024.
Students may enroll in one course in Jan Term (regardless of credit hour count).
**Course list and course details are subject to change. For the most up-to-date information on courses, please refer to the schedule in my.SMU.
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| Course | Title | Meetings | University Curriculum | Common Curriculum | Faculty | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV 1331 | Digital Media Landscapes | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | CC: TAS | Nicole Haddad - nhaddad@smu.edu | Digital Media Landscapes | |
| ADV 1341 | Principles of Marketing in Advertising | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Charles Besio - cbesio@smu.edu | Principles of Marketing in Advertising | ||
| ADV 1360 | Creative Production | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Mark Allen - mjallen@smu.edu | Creative Production | ||
| ADV 2323 | Word & Image, Art & Design: 1900 – Present | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Michael Corris - mcorris@smu.edu | Word & Image, Art & Design: 1900 – Present | ||
| ADV 5302 | The Advertising Industry in Dallas | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Peter Noble - noble@smu.edu | The Advertising Industry in Dallas | ||
| ADV 5303 | Design & Personality | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Alan Lidji - alidji@smu.edu | Design & Personality | ||
| ANTH 2301 | Introductory Cultural Anthropology | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HD; IIC | CC: SBS; HD | Aanmona Priyadarshini - apriyadarshini@mail.smu.edu | Introductory Cultural Anthropology |
| APSM 4375 | Sports Data and Analytics | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | CC: QA | Tim Jacobbe - jacobbe@smu.edu | Sports Data and Analytics | |
| ARHS 1313 | Pharaohs, Pyramids, and other Wonders of the Nile: Introduction to the Art of Ancient Egypt | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA; GE; HC | CC: HC | Stephanie Langin-Hooper - langinhooper@smu.edu | Pharaohs, Pyramids, and other Wonders of the Nile: Introduction to the Art of Ancient Egypt |
| ARHS 3302 | Ancient Maya Art and History | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: GE; HD; HC; HFA | CC: HC; HD | Adam Herring - aherring@smu.edu | Ancient Maya Art and History |
| ASAG 3305 | Art, Word & Image in Contemporary Art | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Michael Corris - mcorris@smu.edu | Art, Word & Image in Contemporary Art | ||
| ASDR 1300 | Introduction to Drawing | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA | CC: CA; CAC | Nishiki Sugawara-Beda - nishikis@smu.edu | Introduction to Drawing |
| ASPT 1300 | Introduction to Painting | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA; OC | CC: CA; CAC | Ian Grieve - igrieve@smu.edu | Introduction to Painting |
| BIOL 1300 | Biology for Liberal Arts | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: QR; SE | CC: ES | Bianca Batista - bbatista@smu.edu | Biology for Liberal Arts |
| CCPA 1301 | Survey of CCPA | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Kim Commerato Lance - kcommerato@smu.edu | Survey of CCPA | ||
| CCPA 2300 | Public Speaking in Context | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: OC | CC: OC | Sandy Duhe - sduhe@smu.edu | Public Speaking in Context |
| CEE 1331 | Meteorology | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: QR; SE | CC: ES | Steven McCauley - smccauley@mail.smu.edu | Meteorology |
| CHEM 3371 | Organic Chemistry | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | David Son - dson@smu.edu | Organic Chemistry | ||
| CISB 4397 | Entrepreneurship: Starting A Business | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Patricia Kriska - pkriska@mail.cox.smu.edu | Entrepreneurship: Starting A Business | ||
| CS 4340 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: TM | Stephen Robertson - sdrobert@mail.smu.edu | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | |
| EDU 2349 | Mustang Emotional Intelligence (Positive Psych) | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: CE; IIC | CC: CIE | Francesca Go - fgo@smu.edu | Mustang Emotional Intelligence (Positive Psych) |
| EDU 2350 | Educational Psychology | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: HD; IIC | CC: HD | Johnitha Johnson - johnithaj@smu.edu | Educational Psychology |
| ENGL 1365 | Literature of Minorities | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HD; LL | CC: LAI; HD | Bruce Levy - blevy@smu.edu | Literature of Minorities |
| ENGL 1380 | Introduction to Literature | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA | CC: CA; CAA | Russell McConnell - rhmcconnell@smu.edu | Introduction to Literature |
| ENGL 2311 | Introduction to Poetry | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: LL; OC; WRIT | CC: LAI; W | Katie Condon Hermes - kmhermes@smu.edu | Introduction to Poetry |
| ENGL 2390 | Introduction to Creative Writing: Flash Fiction Writing | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA; WRIT | CC: CA; CAC; W | Richard Hermes - rhermes@smu.edu | Introduction to Creative Writing: Flash Fiction Writing |
| FILM 1302 | Contemporary Media Industries | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HSBS; IL | CC: TAS | David Sedman - dsedman@smu.edu | Contemporary Media Industries |
| FILM 3305 | Producing | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Mark Kerins - mkerins@smu.edu | Producing | ||
| FINA 3320 | Financial Management | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Mukunthan Santhanakrishnan - muku@smu.edu | Financial Management | ||
| FREN 1401 | Beginning French: Term One | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: SL | Caroline Grubbs - cgrubbs@smu.edu | Beginning French: Term One | |
| FREN 1402 | Beginning French II | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: SL | CC: SLM | Omar Al-Rashdan - oalrashdan@smu.edu | Beginning French II |
| HIST 2337 | History of US Sports | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HC; HD | CC: HC; HD | Alexis McCrossen - amccross@smu.edu | History of US Sports |
| HRTS 3316 | Ethnoviolence | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HD; IL; KNOW; OC | CC: HD | Ben Voth - BVOTH@SMU.EDU | Ethnoviolence |
| HRTS 3341 | Failure of Humanity in Rwanda | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HD; HSBS; KNOW | CC: HC; HD | Herve Tchumkam - htchumkam@smu.edu | Failure of Humanity in Rwanda |
| ITAL 1401 | Beginning Italian: First Term (online) | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: SL | Daniele Forlino - dforlino@smu.edu | Beginning Italian: First Term (online) | |
| ITAL 1402 | Beginning Italian: Second Term | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: SL | CC: SLM | Damiano Bonuomo - bonuomo@smu.edu | Beginning Italian: Second Term |
| JOUR 2310 | Fashion, Media & Culture | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Ethan Lascity - elascity@smu.edu | Fashion, Media & Culture | ||
| MKTG 3340 | Principles of Marketing in Advertising | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Charles Besio - cbesio@smu.edu | Principles of Marketing in Advertising | ||
| MUHI 1302 | Music in World Societies | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA; HD | CC: CA; CAA; HD | Kristina Nielsen - kfnielsen@smu.edu | Music in World Societies |
| OREM 2375 | Cultural and Ethical Implications of Technology | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: TM; HFA; OC; IL | CC: TAS; CIE | Gretchen Coleman - gmiller@lyle.smu.edu | Cultural and Ethical Implications of Technology |
| OREM 3340 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | Stephen Robertson - sdrobert@mail.smu.edu | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | ||
| PHIL 1305 | Introduction to Philosophy | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: OC; PRIE | CC: PREI | Philippe Chuard - pchuard@smu.edu | Introduction to Philosophy |
| PHYS 1303 | Introductory Mechanics | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: QR; SE | CC: ES; ES8 | Simon Dalley - sdalley@smu.edu | Introductory Mechanics |
| PHYS 1304 | Introductory Electricity and Magnetism | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: QR; SE | CC: ES; ES8; QA | Durdana Balakishiyeva - dbalakishiyeva@smu.edu | Introductory Electricity and Magnetism |
| PRW 3305 | Personal Responsibility & Community | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | CC: CE; CIE; OC | Donna Gober - dgober@smu.edu | Personal Responsibility & Community | |
| PSYC 1300 | Introduction to Psychology | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: IIC | CC: SBS | Michael Lindsey - lindseym@smu.edu | Introduction to Psychology |
| RELI 1304 | Introduction to Western Religions | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: PRIE | CC: PREI | Mark Chancey - mchancey@smu.edu | Introduction to Western Religions |
| SPAN 1401 | Beginning Spanish I | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: SL | Caroline (CJ) Enloe - cenloe@smu.edu | Beginning Spanish I | |
| SPAN 1401 | Beginning Spanish I | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: SL | Constantin Icleanu - cicleanu@smu.edu | Beginning Spanish I | |
| SPAN 1402 | Beginning Spanish II | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: SL | CC: SLM | Sarah Bogard - sbogard@smu.edu | Beginning Spanish II |
| SPAN 1402 | Beginning Spanish II | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: SL | CC: SLM | Miroslava Detcheva - mdetcheva@smu.edu | Beginning Spanish II |
| SPAN 2401 | Intermediate Spanish I | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | UC 2016: GE; LL | CC: LAI; GPS | Susana Fernandez Solera Adoboe - adoboe@smu.edu | Intermediate Spanish I |
| SPAN 3375 | Topics in Spanish-Speaking Communities in the United States: La sociopolítica del español en los Estados Unidos | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: WRIT | Joy Saunders - jsaunders@smu.edu | Topics in Spanish-Speaking Communities in the United States: La sociopolítica del español en los Estados Unidos | |
| STAT 2331 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: QF | CC: QR | Jessica Wickersham - jwickersham@smu.edu | Introduction to Statistical Methods |
| STAT 4340 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: TM | Stephen Robertson - sdrobert@mail.smu.edu | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | |
| THEA 2311 | The Art of Acting | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA; OC | CC: CA; CAC; OC | Jon Hackler - jhackler@smu.edu | The Art of Acting |
| WL 3341 | Failure of Humanity in Rwanda | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HD; HSBS; KNOW | CC: HC; HD | Herve Tchumkam - htchumkam@smu.edu | Failure of Humanity in Rwanda |
| WL 3372 | Relocating Latinos and Their Cultures | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HD; LL; OC | CC: LAI; HD; OC | Leticia T. McDoniel - mcdoniel@smu.edu | Relocating Latinos and Their Cultures |
| WL 3381 | The Greco-Roman World in Literature and Film | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HC; LL | CC: LAI | Justin Germain - jgermain@smu.edu | The Greco-Roman World in Literature and Film |
| EDU 2350 | Educational Psychology | ONLINE Special dates: Dec. 14 - Jan. 12 | Jonitha Johnson - jonithaj@smu.edu | Educational Psychology |