Students attending Colorado State University in Fall 2015 will have several new classes available to choose. The new classes range from freshmen level classes such as PSY 152 Science of Learning, to graduate level courses such as FSHN 750 Nutritional Basis of Chronic Disease.

“I feel like there are benefits of taking a class the first time it’s offered,” said Eliza Gilbert, a journalism and media communications sophomore. “Both the students and the professor can learn a lot together.”

When choosing new classes, Robert Tuttle, a senior political science and sociology double major, said that the instructor teaching the course is a part of the decision.

“The professor is a really big factor,” Tuttle said. “I use online sources like ratemyprofessors or koofers for every class I take to see what other people say about the professor. I think that makes one of the biggest differences in how much you get out of the class.”

Gilbert shared the same opinion regarding the importance of instructors.

“There are a lot of factors that play a role in which classes I take,” Gilbert said. “If I can find a professor who I’ve had before and I enjoyed, that is always a big plus. I enrolled in a class this semester solely because I liked the professor, actually.”

Here is the list of classes that are being offered to students for the first time in Fall 2015 according to Jeanne Breiner, assistant registrar:

AM    275    001    Product Development I
ANEQ    481A1    001    Processed Meats
AREC    341    001    Environmental Economics
AREC    647    001    Land Use Economics and Spatial Modeling
AREC    770    001    Advanced Methods in Applied Economics
ATS    581A1    001    Science, Policy and Mgmt. of Envrmntl Issues
BMS    421    001    Perspectives in Cardiopulmonary Diseases
BUS    614    001    Accounting Concepts
BZ    296    001    Group Study—Biology
BZ    481A3    001    Marine Mammology
CBE    180A1    L03    MATLAB for Chemical and Biological Engineers
CHEM    571A    001    Quantum Chemistry: Foundations
CHEM    571B    001    Quantum Chemistry: Electronic Structure
CHEM    581A1    001    Science, Policy and Mgmt. of Envrmntl Issues
CM    581A2    L01    Next Generation Sequencing Platform/Libraries
CS    535    001    Big Data
ECON    740    001    Advanced Natural Resource Economics
EDAE    530    801    Adult Basic Education
EDAE    664    001    Assessment and Evaluation in Adult Education
EDCO    653    001    Counseling for Cultural Diversity
EDHE    651    801    Pre-College Program Models
EDOD    772    722    Theory Building in Applied Disciplines
EDOD    773    722    Systems Leadership
ETST    330    001    African American Resistance and Self-Creation
ETST    381A1    001    Hate Crime: Race, Gender, Religion, Sexuality
ETST    545    001    Immigration and Citizenship in U.S. History
F    466    001    Urban and Community Forestry
FIN    604    100    Employee Benefits
FIN    606    100    Fundamentals of International Finance
FIN    608    100    Fundamentals of Firm Valuation
FIN    609    100    Fundamentals of Personal Finance
FSHN    509    819    Nutrition Counseling and Education Methods
FSHN    750    001    Nutritional Basis of Chronic Disease
FTEC    465    001    Food Production Management
FTEC    496A    001    Grp Stdy: Fermentation Science-Current Issues
GEOL    543    001    Carbonate Sedimentology
GES    480A2    001    Sustainability and the Law
HDFS    488E    001    Field Placement: Leadership/Entrepreneurship
HDFS    497A    001    Group Study-Peer Advising
HDFS    497B    001    Group Study-Undergrad Outreach and Leadership
HDFS    497C    001    Group Study-Student Respect/Wellness Ed
HDFS    497D    001    Group Study-Asian/Pacific American Cltrl Ctr
HDFS    497E    001    Group Study-Black/African American Cltrl Ctr
HDFS    497F    201    Group Study-Honors Human Development
HDFS    497G    001    Group Study-Human Development
HDFS    692B    001    Family Issues: Parenting
HES    232A    L01    Techniques of Teaching Physical Activity-Weight Training
HES    232B    L01    Techniques of Teaching Physical Activity-Aerobics
HIST    369    001    History of Sexuality in America
HIST    480A6    001    The Victorians: 19th Century Britain
HONR    292    001    Honors Seminar—Knowing in Arts and Humanities
HONR    293    001    Honors Seminar—Knowing Across Cultures
HORT    464A    001    Arboriculture: Face-to-face
IU    381A3    001    Leadership “On the Court” I
JTC    280A1    001    Quantitative Analysis in Journalism and Media
JTC    320A    001    Reporting: General News
JTC    320B    001    Reporting: Sports
JTC    320C    001    Reporting: Business
JTC    358    001    Advertising Media Buying and Selling
JTC    793B    001    Seminar-Survey Design
LEAP    180A1    L01    Community Arts Project Management
MATH    101    001    Math in the Social Sciences (GT-MA1)
MATH    105    001    Patterns of Phenomena (GT-MA1)
MATH    157    001    One Year Calculus I A
MECH    392    001    Graduate Education and Research Seminar
MIP    315    001    Human and Animal Disease
MKT    367A    001    Sports Marketing: Face-to-face
MKT    486    001    Marketing Practicum
MKT    610    100    Qualitative Marketing Research Methods
MU    530    001    Music Through the Middle Ages
NR    564    001    Systems Thinking and Biodiversity
NR    581A5    001    Evidence-Based Conservation
NRRT    650    001    Financial Management in Tourism
PBHL    540    001    One Health in Public Health
POLS    451    001    Public Policy Design and Governance
PSY    152    001    Science of Learning
PSY    600J    001    Advanced Psychology-Health Psychology
REL    601    100    Fundamentals of Real Estate Finance
RRM    450    001    Leadership in the Hospitality Industry
SOC    343    001    Sport and Society
STAT    341    001    Statistical Data Analysis I
STAT    400    001    Statistical Computing
STAT    511A    001    Design/Data Analysis for Researchers I: R
STAT    511B    001    Design/Data Analysis for Researchers I: SAS
TH    240    001    Reading Shakespeare for the Theatre
TH    292    001    Design and Technology Seminar
VM    732    001    Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
VS    681A2    001    Performance Dog Medicine and Surgery

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