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Africa and the African Diaspora add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
American Conversations add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
American Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Art and Art History add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Asian Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- Asian Studies 397: Human Rights/Asian Context (Fall 2022)
Biology add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Biology Research
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- Biology 123: Human Biology (Fall 2022)
- Biology 150: Biodiversity Foundations (Fall 2022)
- Biology 324: Evolutionary Genetics (Fall 2022)
Chemistry add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- Chemistry : Library Resources for Introductory Chemistry Courses
- Chemistry 124: A Matter of the Environment
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Classics add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Computer Science add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Dance add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- Dance 100: Introduction to Dance (Fall 2022)
Economics add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Education add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- Education 250AB: Second Language Acquisition (Fall 2022)
Enduring Questions (formerly Great Conversation) add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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English add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- English 185A: Introduction to Literary Studies (Fall 2022)
- English 223: Old and Middle English Literature: The Weird and the Wonderful (Fall 2022)
- English 395: Chaucer and Ethics (Fall 2022)
Environmental Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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Family Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Film and Media Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
First-Year Seminar add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- First-Year Seminar 120AB: Campus Community: Discourse, Relationships, and Spaces (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120D: Identities in Culture and Community (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120E: Identity, Media & American Culture (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120F: Race, Power, Identity, Politics: The Language of Activism (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120G: What Kind of Creature is a Human Being? (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120H: Heritage and Identity (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120I: Heritage and Identity (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120J: Meaning Making (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120K: The Mongols: Shaping History Past and Present (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120L: The 1960s Through Music (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120M: Hindsight is 2020: Lessons in Teaching and Learning (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120N: Nordic Romantic Science (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120O: Cues, College and Contentment (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120P: Imagining Democracies Globally (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120Q: Celebrity: American Idols and Icons (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120R: Follow My Lead (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120S: Race & the Supernatural in Performance (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120T: Art and Gender in 17th Century Italy (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120U: Relationships in Young Adulthood (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120V: The Language of Race (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120W: Crime and Punishment: Race, Equity, and Justice (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar 120X: Queerness & Sex in Russia/USA (Fall 2022)
- First-Year Seminar RAMAT 110: Race and Family: Narratives and Sociohistorical Contexts (Fall 2022)
French add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to French Research
Gender and Sexuality Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
History add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to History Research
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- History 240: Crime and Punishment in East Asia (Fall 2022)
- History 250: China: Past and Present (Fall 2022)
- History 282: Trail of Tears (Fall 2022)
- History 320: Holocaust in History and Memory (Fall 2022)
- History 345: Engendering Modern East Asia (Fall 2022)
Interdisciplinary Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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Kinesiology add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- Kinesiology 195: Introduction to Kinesiology (Fall 2022)
- Kinesiology 390: Kinesiology Seminar (Fall 2022)
Linguistic Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Management Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Management Studies Research
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- Management Studies 250: Marketing (Fall 2022)
Mathematics add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Music add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Music Research
explore Supporting Diversity in the Music Experience: General Resources
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- Music 112: Introduction to Musicianship (Fall 2022)
- Music 141: Introduction to Musicology (Fall 2022)
- Music 230: African American Song Literature (Fall 2022)
- Music 231: History of Jazz (Summer 2022)
- Music 237: Local & Global Musicking [World Music] (Fall 2022)
- Music 241: History & Literature of Music I (Fall 2022)
- Music 345A: Music of South Asia (Fall 2022)
- Music 345B: Race, Identity, and Representation in American Music (Fall 2022)
- Music CURI: Musical Geography Project (Summer 2022)
Nursing add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Nursing Research
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- Nursing 310: Pathopharmacology (Fall 2022)
Philosophy add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Physics add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Political Science add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- Political Science 121AB: International Relations (Fall 2022)
- Political Science 215: Politics of Authoritarian Survival (Fall 2022)
- Political Science 252: Politics and Development (Fall 2022)
- Political Science 282: Russian and Eurasian Politics (Summer 2022)
- Political Science 322AB: Economic Statecraft (Summer 2022)
- Political Science 370AB: Courageous Resistance (Fall 2022)
Psychology add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- Psychology 125A: Principles of Psychology (Fall 2022)
- Psychology 230AB: Research Methods (Fall 2022)
- Psychology 341: Infant Development (Fall 2022)
Race and Ethnic Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Religion add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Religion Research
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- Religion 127A: The Bible and Ecological Desire (Fall 2022)
- Religion 127B: The Bible and Ecological Desire (Fall 2022)
- Religion 241A: Ecology, Justice & Christianity (Fall 2022)
- Religion 241B: Ecology, Justice & Christianity (Fall 2022)
Social Work add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Sociology/Anthropology add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Sociology/Anthropology Research
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- Sociology/Anthropology 269: Urban Sociology (Fall 2022)
Spanish add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- Spanish 271: Cultural Heritage of Spain (Fall 2022)
- Spanish 276: Spanish as a First and Second Language (Fall 2022)
- Spanish 311: Language, Power and Ideology (Fall 2022)
Statistics and Data Science add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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Theater add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Theater Research
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- Theater 110: Introduction to Theater (Summer 2022)
- Theater 110B: Intro to Theater (Fall 2022)
- Theater 180: Text & Performance (Fall 2022)
- Theater 271: History of Theater Since 1700 (Fall 2022)
Writing add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- Writing 109: Summer Bridge (Summer 2022)
- Writing 120B/F: Living Well in the Time of Climate Change (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120C: Science Fiction (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120D: Intersectionality: Writing as a Tool for Justice (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120E: Making Ecology Personal (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120H: Friendship (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120I: Wellness and Disability in the Nordic Region (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120J: Games and Community (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120K/L: Human Migrations (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120M: Language Matters (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120N: A Good Place (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120O: Travel (Fall 2022)
- Writing 120R: The Roots of Inequality: Race, Caste, Religion? (Fall 2022)
- Writing 237: McNair Research Writing (Summer 2022)
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Useful Research Tools
Citing Sources/Guides to Citation Styles
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Guide
Finding Statistical Information
Guide to GIS and Geographic Information Science
Guide for International Students
Family History: Guide to Family History Research
Family History: Norwegian Immigrants: Finding Family Members in the US
Family History: Norwegian Roots: Finding Family Members, Farms, and Communities in Norway
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