Spring and Summer Courses 2020

STA 418/518 - Statistical Computing and Graphics with R

R is an amazing set of tools to help you to solve problems with data. In this

course we will discuss data visualizations, tidy data, special data types, and

statistical modeling using the statistical programming language R. As part of the

course, students will work on projects to find insight for problems using real

data.

Spring/Summer 2020, Music Theatre, and Dance offering several ONLINE course options

MUS 300 - Exploring American Music now fulfills both Cultures - U.S. Diversity and Identity Issues

Other Spring/Summer offerings include:

DAN 200 – Introduction to Dance (Fulfills Foundations – Arts)

MUS 100 – Introduction to Music Literature (Fulfills Foundations – Arts)

MUS 218 – World Music (Fulfills Cultures -Global Perspectives and Foundations – Arts)

MUS 301 – History of Rock and Roll (Human Rights Issues course)

THE 101 – Introduction to Theatre (Fulfills Foundations – Arts)

PLS 102 American Government and Politics (Online) and

PLS 105 and PLS/ENG 303

Enjoy talking about politics with your friends? Are you intrigued by the

presidential election? Want to learn more? Take PLS 102 American Government

and Politics (12-week term online). Fulfills Social and Behavioral Science Gen Ed

requirement.

Interested in human rights? Take PLS 105 Introduction to Human Rights (Spring

term online). Fulfills Phil & Lit Gen Ed requirement.

Concerned about climate change? Want to know more about the role of law

and policy? Take PLS/ENS 303 U.S. Environmental Policy (Spring term online).

Fulfills Issues requirement.

English Foundations Classes

Get started (or caught up!) on your English major or minor! All three English Foundations classes--ENG 215, 216, and

261--will be offered in Spring 2020 (216 and 261 in hybrid format; 215 in traditional format). The English Department

recommends that you complete all three Foundations by the end of your third semester as a major so that you can

take upper-level classes without worrying about whether you have the prerequisites.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Spring 2020, TR, 12-3:20pm, Hybrid, Face-to-Face, on Tuesdays. This exciting course helps you understand the spatial qualities of our world. Do you like maps? You will learn to interpret maps, and learn the technology and GIS skills to make your own maps. GIS and Geospatial technologies is 2nd Fastest Growing U.S. occupations (Bureau of Labor Statistics), www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/cartographers-and-photogrammetrists.htm, Median Pay, $30/hr, $64,400/yr, Questions? Contact Prof. Kin Ma, Email: kin.ma@gvsu.edu, 616-331-3351

French

Have you always wanted to become conversational in French and develop intercultural competence? Or maybe you just need to finish the language requirement? This is the course for you! Sign up for

FRE 201 and get ready for an engaging, interactive, and immersive 6 weeks of French. Cultural topics include tourism in French-speaking countries, living arrangements, graphic novels, performing arts,

and social media. Uses same text as FRE 101-102-150. Questions about the course or prerequisites? Contact Prof. Pettes Guikema at pettesj@gvsu.edu.