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Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies

Residential College Courses (RCO)

New or amended courses for 2010–11

114 Elementary Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3:3)

GE Core: GMT

Students may not earn credit for both RCO 114 and STA 108; may not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for ECO 250 or 350 or who are concurrently enrolled in ECO 250.

Survey of statistics intended for undergraduates in any discipline. Graphical displays, numerical measures, relationships between variables, elements of good data collection. Basic probability, introduction to inferential techniques including confidence intervals and significance testing. Emphasis on statistical literacy.

153 Experimental Course: Reading Horror Films in Contemporary Culture (1:1)

How horror films participate in cultural narratives about social identity regarding race, gender, and sexuality. Students will address specific ways in which horror films make and reproduce meaning about social roles and norms. (Offered spring '10)

301 Independent Study (1–3)

May be repeated for credit when topic varies

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the nature and structure of research/scholarship in a variety of academic disciplines.