Course Catalog - 2016-2017

     

HURC 007 - VISITING RESEARCH

Long Title: VISITING RESEARCH
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 0
Description: Research conducted by visiting student scholars. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 101 - JETT-MOELLER RESEARCH INTRO

Long Title: JETT-MOELLER RESEARCH INTRODUCTION
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The course will provide foundational research skills to a select group (7) of freshman students - equivalent of Century Scholars. Instruction will be provided by faculty and Fondren Library staff, under the coordination of the Office of Fellowships & Undergraduate Research and Humanities Research Center. Department Permission Required.Cross-list: UNIV 101. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 201 - INTRO TO MEDICAL HUMANITIES

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL HUMANITIES
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Examines the history of medicine, concepts of disease vs illness, narrative medicine, health disparities, religion, spirituality, and the role of science and technology on the practices of healthcare. Students will develop skills in close reading, interpretation, historical contextualization, critical thinking. This course is required for the minor in Medical Humanities.
 

HURC 210 - INTRODUCTION TO POSTHUMANISM

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO POSTHUMANISM
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Recent advances in sciences and humanities show that the line between the human and non-human has become blurred. This interdisciplinary course will ready fictional, scientific, and philosophical texts to challenge traditional representations of the human by finding the human already enmeshed in or produced through relationships with technology, the animal, and the environment.
 

HURC 211 - 19c PSYCH FICTION & MEDICINE

Long Title: 19TH CENTURY PSYCHOLOGICAL FICTION AND MEDICINE
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The Romantic and Victorian periods saw debates among literary and medical authors over the nature, function, and location of consciousness. This course explores these debates to learn the history of a literary and medical movement, critically engage with present-day debates about these texts, and reflect on the changing relationship between sciences and humanities in general.
 

HURC 213 - THE DOCTOR IS ON

Long Title: THE DOCTOR IS ON
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Fictionalized characters such as House, Doogie Houser, and Hawkeye Pierce reinforce stereotypes as much as they challenge assumptions and (re)define cultural attitudes toward doctors (and the medical profession in general). This course examines the portrayal of healthcare professionals in television, fiction and film to discuss philosophical and ethical questions as well as the modern medical apparatus from biopolitical and social systems perspectives.
 

HURC 238 - SPECIAL TOPICS

Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Internship/Practicum, Lecture, Seminar
Credit Hours: 1 TO 4
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Topics and credit hours may vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 245 - INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES

Long Title: INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Interdisciplinary study of cultural forms as diverse as poetry, advertisement, and film as well as topical interdisciplinary courses on literature and the arts, psychology, cultural studies, film media, anthropology, social theory, philosophy, law, and ethics. Taught by English Department Ph.D. candidates. Cross-list: ENGL 245. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 299 - ENGLISH LIT/PUBLIC HUMANITIES

Long Title: ENGLISH LITERATURE AND THE PUBLIC HUMANITIES
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: In this course, students learn to apply critical humanistic methods to issues of public importance, especially in the Houston area. Participants study necessary applications of humanistic inquiry to civic life and contribute to this work themselves. Consult the Humanities Research Center or the English department for more information. Cross-list: ENGL 299. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 301 - HRC UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP

Long Title: HRC UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The HRC Undergraduate Fellowship requires students to attend a series of workshops and lectures on digital platforms in the humanities. Fellow will also conduct research with HRC faculty. Contact HRC to apply. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
Course URL: http://www.hrc.rice.edu/undergraduate.aspx
 

HURC 302 - HRC ENERGY COURSE

Long Title: HURC CULTURES OF ENERGY UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: HRC Cultures of Energy undergraduate course requires students to attend a series of lectures by leading energy humanists and participate in monthly interdisciplinary discussion groups. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 303 - HRC RICE SEMINAR COURSE

Long Title: HRC RICE SEMINAR UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: HURC Rice Seminar undergraduate course requires students to attend a series of lectures by scholars studying the historical and modern day issues of the year's Rice Seminar topic and participate in monthly discussion groups. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 304 - HRC SUPERVISED RESEARCH

Long Title: HRC SUPERVISED RESEARCH
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: A course designed for students who want to pursue intensive semester-long study of a particular topic that is the specialty of visiting faculty or postdoctoral fellow. Department Permission Required.
 

HURC 305 - URBAN SPACES, MAPPED PLACES

Long Title: URBAN SPACES, MAPPED PLACES
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will challenge students to understand what information about a city can be analyzed and conveyed via cartography. Students will acquire mapping skills using CartoDB, Mapbox and Leaflet and will examine historical cartography via Adobe Illustrator and qGIS. Readings will include urban theory, representation in cartography, critical debates on big data and social media, and works of fiction that involve mapping and the city. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 305 if student has credit for HART 405.
 

HURC 306 - HEALTH AND HUMANITIES MC

Long Title: HEALTH AND HUMANITIES MASTER CLASS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Faculty from Rice University, University of Texas School of Public health, and University of Houston, as well as practitioners in the Texas Medical Center, will lead class discussions on different aspects of the health industry today. The class will meet Tuesday evenings at the McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science and at Rice Thursdays at noon. Students will read essays, case studies, and fiction or watch films to prepare for each discussion. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 506. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 306 if student has credit for HURC 506.
 

HURC 307 - CRITICAL HUMA - HEALTH & BODY

Long Title: CRITICAL HUMANITIES - HEALTH AND BODY
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course comprises six modules co-taught by faculty and medical professionals. Modules will address DNA and genetics, changes in medical education, the pathologization of difference, the process of dying, disability and ability, the doctor-patient relationship, and more.
 

HURC 308 - ARTS OF ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN

Long Title: ADVANCED STUDY IN MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE: ARTS OF ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AT THE MENIL COLLECTION
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: An introduction to issues specific to the acquisition, collection maintenance, display and publication of arts from the ancient Mediterranean, and to the civic engagement and operation of a small, important collection, specifically the Menil collection. Undergraduate students will be taught about the practices of research in a museum environment and will develop knowledge about curatorship. Cross-list: HART 312, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 508. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 308 if student has credit for HURC 508.
 

HURC 309 - AMER CHRISTIANITY RACE BIOLOGY

Long Title: AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY, RACE, AND BIOLOGY, 1700-PRESENT
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course examines the relations between American Christianity, modern conceptions of race, and biological knowledge of human difference. We will explore how American understandings of race have been shaped, justified, and contested by a powerful resonance between two seemingly opposed traditions: religion and science. Cross-list: RELI 355.
 

HURC 310 - CINEMATICS: ECOLOGIC PARADIGM

Long Title: CINEMATICS: THE ECOLOGICAL PARADIGM
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course introduces the study of film form in relation to ecological experience. Topics include screen space, sound effects, camera movements, and the many ways these can be related to produce meaning. Students explore how film aesthetics "think" through social and species coexistence, life, death, technology, globality, or even "galacticality," with or without environmentalism.
 

HURC 311 - PUBLIC HUMANITIES MASTERCLASS

Long Title: PUBLIC HUMANITIES MASTERCLASS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The course explores the place of humanities in the public sphere, presenting tools for critical assessment. Undergraduate and graduate students from across campus form research cohorts with Rice faculty, outside scholars, and members of local institutions. Graduate students serve as mentors for undergraduates and will be assessed on papers and the class sessions they design and lead. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 511. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 311 if student has credit for HURC 511. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 341 - MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE

Long Title: MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE: EXHIBITING ART, EXHIBITING CULTURE
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: A wide-ranging introduction to museum studies with a particular focus on the collection and exhibition of cultural heritage materials. We will examine how heritage objects are displayed and represented in museums of art, natural historical history, and heritage. Topics include looking and ethics of collecting, policies of display, changing roles for museums; exhibition design and curatorial practice. Cross-list: ANTH 341.
 

HURC 361 - THE HUMANITIES OF CARE

Long Title: THE HUMANITIES OF CARE & END OF LIFE
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Pairing the perspectives of medicine, bioethics, and the medical humanities with thematic case studies in art, literature, cinema, and visual culture, the class examines the humanities of care and the end of life. Cross-list: RELI 361.
 

HURC 401 - MASTERCLASS

Long Title: MASTERCLASS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course consists of a series of sessions with Rice faculty and outside speakers that focus on specific texts to explore important critical questions and debates. There will be 3 Masterclass sessions per term. At the end of the year; the students will present their own work in a symposium. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 402 - DIGITAL HISTORY MASTER CLASS U

Long Title: DIGITAL HISTORY MASTERCLASS - UNDERGRADUATE PARTICIPANTS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Introduction to the emerging field of digital history, with hands-on examples and a focus on career and postgraduate opportunities in GIS research, computational text analysis, and new media for scholarly communication. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 403 - SAWYER SEMINAR

Long Title: SAWYER SEMINAR: PLATFORMS FO KNOWLEDGE IN A WIDE WEB OF WORLDS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The seminar explores digital knowledge platforms (e-learning, publishing, collaborative research, crowd-sourced) that uphold our academic mission to disseminate knowledge by enabling teachers, students and researchers to discover, analyze, and share information without regard to barriers of space and time. These same platforms, however, raise questions about expertise, access, metrics, power shifts, and academic autonomy. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 404 - THE POET AND THE MUSEUM

Long Title: THE POET AND THE MUSEUM
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course considers what it means for poets to seek meaning and inspiration in the world of the visual arts. Students will visit Houston art venues to examine objects of cultural heritage, seek insight about the practice of making, preserving and presenting art with curators and conservators, and will have an opportunity to work with two practicing artists.
 

HURC 405 - DIACHRONIC MAPPING

Long Title: DIACHRONIC MAPPING: THE RICE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The objective of this course is to collaboratively design a digital atlas of the Rice Campus where visual archives, locatable in time and space, can be embedded. The evolution of the campus will be presented by historians and training sessions in ArcGIS, Rhino, and Shared Shelf will be conducted by specialists. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 605. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 405 if student has credit for HURC 605. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 406 - MASTERCLASS IN PUBLISHING

Long Title: MASTERCLASS IN PUBLISHING, EDITING, PRESENTING AND PUBLIC WRITING
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Offers undergraduate and graduate students insight into the public life of writing with particular attention to academic and literary publishing, editing, and presenting. Sessions organized around topics in these areas and visits with experts (agents, editors, authors, presenters, etc.) with experience in publishing, and creating series, festivals, and other forms of presentation. Meets 3 times per semester, helps develop internship possibilities for participants, and develop strategies for increasing the presentation of public writing at Rice. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 606. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 406 if student has credit for HURC 606. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 407 - INTRO TO SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will introduce graduate and upper-level undergraduate students to scholarly publishing, exploring its history, functions, processes and possible futures. It will feature guest lectures from those involved in publishing at Rice and discussions of issues such as open access, peer review, authorship, audience, and preservation. Students will be trained in conducting peer review, performing copy editing, and producing and promoting academic publications. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 607. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 407 if student has credit for HURC 607.
 

HURC 408 - FUTURES OF THE BOOK

Long Title: FUTURES OF THE BOOK
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: From an ongoing interest in the book as a physical object, to the exploration of its potentials expanding into a four-dimensional digital realm, to rapidly changing demands for the storage and retrieval of knowledge, this master class will provide a platform to engage experts from various disciplines in a debate on the shifting futures of the book. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: ARCH 456, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 608. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 408 if student has credit for HURC 608.
 

HURC 423 - PRACTICUM IN CULTURAL HERITAGE

Long Title: HRC PRACTICUM IN CULTURAL HERITAGE
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Internship/Practicum
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This research-based course is conducted in partnership with cultural heritage institutions in Houston. Qualified and advanced students work 10 hours/week on site with curators, artists, archivists, center directors, and others to develop projects in specific research areas. Students meet regularly with instructor to discuss research and to present work at an end of semester symposium. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 430 - PRACTICUM IN HEALTH HUMANITIES

Long Title: HRC PRACTICUM IN HEALTH HUMANITIES
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Internship/Practicum
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This research-based course is conducted in partnership with health institutions in Houston. Qualified and advanced students work 10 hours/week on site with health professionals, archivists, center directors, and others to develop projects in specific research areas. Students meet regularly with instructor to discuss research and to present work at an end of semester symposium. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 431 - POLITICS OF PSYCHIATRIC MEDIA

Long Title: CONTAGIOUS POLITICS OF PSYCHIATRIC MEDIA
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Medical humanities/media archaeology will critique how psychiatry uses novels, photography, film, drugs, and the internet to capture patients and explain their disorders. Case studies vary year to year, but may include Tourette's syndrome, hysteria, internet addition, and viral extremism.
 

HURC 432 - SPATIAL HUMANITIES

Long Title: SPATIAL HUMANITIES
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will trace the social and urban evolution of a city as it existed and as it was often imagined. views created by artists, maps by historical cartographers, and ground-floor plans by architects (from iconographic, cartographic and architectural archives) will be located in both time and space while their associated visual and spatial data will be integrated across digital platforms. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 501 - MELLON GRADUATE SEMINAR I

Long Title: ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE, LIMITS: THINKING THROUGH THE LONG ANTHROPOCENE IN THE UNITED STATES
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: An advanced graduate seminar treating the history of religions and human sexualities within American culture from the colonial period to the present, with a special focus on how sexuality functions as both a focus of religious experience and expression and the privileged object of moral discipline and institutional anxiety. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
Course URL: http://www.hrc.rice.edu/mellonseminars.aspx
 

HURC 502 - MELLON SEM:THE QUANTIFIED SELF

Long Title: HRC MELLON RESEARCH SEMINAR
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: We live in the era of big data. This seminar will explore how the digital residue of our daily lives is reshaping our understanding of selfhood, social relationships, and human behavior. We will develop critical frameworks for what it means to quantify the self in the 21st century. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
Course URL: http://www.hrc.rice.edu/mellonseminars.aspx
 

HURC 506 - HEALTH AND HUMANITIES MC

Long Title: HEALTH AND HUMANITIES MASTER CLASS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 2
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Faculty from Rice University, University of Texas School of Public health, and University of Houston, as well as practitioners in the Texas Medical Center, will lead class discussions on different aspects of the health industry today. The class will meet Tuesday evenings at the McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science and at Rice Thursdays. at noon. Students will read essays, case studies, and fiction or watch films to prepare for each discussion. Graduate students will have additional assignments. Graduate students will not write 5 papers required of undergraduates and may opt out of 3 lectures and the corresponding discussions. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 306. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 506 if student has credit for HURC 306.
 

HURC 508 - ARTS OF ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN

Long Title: ADVANCED STUDY IN MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE: ARTS OF ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AT THE MENIL COLLECTION
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: An introduction to issues specific to the acquisition, collection maintenance, display and publication of arts from the ancient Mediterranean, and to the civic engagement and operation of a small, important collection, specifically the Menil collection. Additionally, graduate students will engage in directed research on artifacts using archival records, library resources and the objects themselves. Cross-list: HART 540, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 308. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 508 if student has credit for HURC 308.
 

HURC 511 - PUBLIC HUMANITIES MASTERCLASS

Long Title: PUBLIC HUMANITIES MASTERCLASS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The course explores the place of humanities in the public sphere, presenting tools for critical assessment. Undergraduate and graduate students from across campus form research cohorts with Rice faculty, outside scholars, and members of local institutions. Graduate students serve as mentors for undergraduates and will be assessed on papers and the class sessions they design and lead. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 311. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 511 if student has credit for HURC 311. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 601 - GRADUATE MASTERCLASS

Long Title: MASTER CLASS IN LITERARY STUDIES
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Internship/Practicum
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course is a discussion of issues and methods associated with HURC 401. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 602 - RICE SEMINARS

Long Title: RICE SEMINARS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Year long intellectual inquiry during which faculty and grad students develop, present, and discuss original scholarship that explores aspects of the seminar's annual topic. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 604 - INTRO TO DIGITAL HUMANITIES

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL HUMANITIES
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course introduces students to current digital humanities projects as well as tools for approaching humanities research in new ways. Faculty from across the humanistic disciplines will address trends in this expanding field and guide hands-on workshops. Sessions will also focus on the job market and grant opportunities. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 605 - DIACHRONIC MAPPING

Long Title: DIACHRONIC MAPPING: THE RICE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The objective of this course is to collaboratively design a digital atlas of the Rice Campus where visual archives, locatable in time and space, can be embedded. The evolution of the campus will be presented by historians and training sessions in ArcGIS, Rhino, and Shared Shelf will be conducted by specialists. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 405. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 605 if student has credit for HART 405/HURC 405. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 606 - MASTERCLASS IN PUBLISHING

Long Title: MASTERCLASS IN PUBLISHING, EDITING, PRESENTING AND PUBLIC WRITING
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Offers undergraduate and graduate students insight into the public life of writing with particular attention to academic and literary publishing, editing, and presenting. Sessions organized around topics in these areas and visits with experts (agents, editors, authors, presenters, etc.) with experience in publishing, and creating series, festivals, and other forms of presentation. Meets 3 times per semester, helps develop internship possibilities for participants, and develop strategies for increasing the presentation of public writing at Rice. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 406. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 606 if student has credit for HURC 406. Repeatable for Credit.
 

HURC 607 - INTRO TO SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will introduce graduate and upper-level undergraduate students to scholarly publishing, exploring its history, functions, processes and possible futures. It will feature guest lectures from those involved in publishing at Rice and discussions of issues such as open access, peer review, authorship, audience, and preservation. Students will be trained in conducting peer review, performing copy editing, and producing and promoting academic publications. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 407. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 607 if student has credit for HURC 407.
 

HURC 608 - FUTURES OF THE BOOK

Long Title: FUTURES OF THE BOOK
Department: Humanities Research Center
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: From an ongoing interest in the book as a physical object, to the exploration of its potentials expanding into a four-dimensional digital realm, to rapidly changing demands for the storage and retrieval of knowledge, this master class will provide a platform to engage experts from various disciplines in a debate on the shifting futures of the book. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: ARCH 656, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HURC 408. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HURC 608 if student has credit for HURC 408.