Real Life Hogwarts

So, you've got your acceptance letter in hand to start studying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and you have the list of required textbooks for your required courses, but before we hit Diagon Alley, let's see what courses you will actually be taking, shall we?

Hogwarts Courses of Study

Year 1:

Transfiguration

Charms 

Potions 

History of Magic 

Defense Against the Dark Arts 

Astronomy
Herbology
Flying

Additional Courses Year 2:

Arithmancy 

Muggle Studies 

Divination 

Study of Ancient Runes 

Care of Magical Creatures 

Additional Courses Year 3:

Alchemy 

Of course, these are just the Departments. You still need to decide on the specific courses to take, baring in mind you must take a minimum of one class from each of them. Students who wish to take more than one course concurrently must speak to their House Leader as well as the Headmaster for approval. Certain classes have pre-requisites or are year specific. Let's see what our options are, shall we?

Department: Transfiguration

ANT 2511 - Biological Anthropology

This is an overview of biological anthropology. It covers areas such as evolutionary theory and genetics (critical thinking and scientific process), human variation (diversity), and epidemiology (environment). It also has a historical component.

*ANT 2511L - Biological Anthropology Laboratory

ANT 4525 - Human Osteology and Osteometry

The identification of human skeletal remains, including: instrumentation and procedures; techniques for determining age at death, sex, and ancestry; and measurement of the human skeleton for comparative purposes.

ANT 4586 - Prehistoric Human Evolution

A survey of the fossil record from the early primates through the ascent of Homo sapiens, focusing on the human lineage. Biosocial patterns and cultures of the past are also covered.

BCH 3023 - Introductory Biochemistry

Introduction to the chemistry and intermediary metabolism of biologically important substances.

*BCH 3023L - Basic Biochemistry Laboratory

BME 3312 - Molecular and Cellular Engineering

This course is designed to convey the basics of biological systems and the roles that engineers play in industrial biology to engineering students (primarily) and to students that are majoring in other sciences.

BME 4332 - Cell and Tissue Engineering

Engineering principles and molecular cell biology are applied to develop a fundamental understanding of property-function relationships in cells and tissues and exploit them in the rational design of tissue replacements.

BSC 2093C - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Basic biochemistry, cell structure and function, tissues, anatomical terminology, anatomy and physiology of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Lecture and Laboratory.

BSC 5425 - Genetic Engineering and Recombinant DNA Technology

This lecture-based course will use a problem solving approach, provide fundamental knowledge of scientific concepts and principles that form the basis of experimental methodologies in genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology.

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Department: Charms 

JPN 4020 - Japanese Calligraphy

This course provides students with the correct order of strokes in kanji writing, the foundation for appreciating calligraphic letters used for commercial purposes as well as subjects of fine arts practiced in Japan today and in the past.

GRA 3118 - Design Signs and Symbols

This course will explore institutional identity design. Special emphasis will be placed on the design and application of monographs, logotypes, and other marks commonly used to symbolize organizations.

LIS 5315 - Instructional Graphics

Theoretical aspects, planning and production of instructional graphic material. The theory of graphic communications. Interpreting needs for instructional materials appropriate for given behavioral objectives.

ANTHRO 160AC - Forms of Folklore

A world-wide survey of the major and minor forms of folklore with special emphasis upon proverbs, riddles, superstitions, games, songs, and narratives.

ANTHRO 161 - Narrative Folklore

The study of folktales, myths, legends, and other forms of verbal art; methods and theories of folklore.

ANTHRO N162 - Introduction to Arabic Folklore

This course is concerned with the principal genres of Arabic folklore and the oral tradition in Arab culture. The reading material is in English and will be supplemented by slide presentations, a museum exhibit, and films.

RELS 3120 - Myth and Symbol

Investigation of meaning and significance of religious myths and symbols, and theories used to study them.

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Department: Potions 

BOT 3850 - Medical Botany

Study of agents that are produced by plants and that are toxic or psychoactive in human beings or are useful as remedies. Lecture only.

BOT 4810C - Economic Botany

Study of the uses of plants by man for food, chemicals, fibers, and medicines.

BOT 4851 - Plants and Human Health

This course is a study about the natural history and nature of plant chemical constituents, and about the historic, present, and future roles of plants in human health.

CHM 4274 - Introduction to Drug Discovery

This course explores the entire drug discovery process, from initial target identification and hit generation through lead optimization and clinical trials to FDA approval. Case studies will be used to illustrate the process.

CLA 3503 - Ancient Medicine: Quacks, Doctors, and Magicians

This course will investigate the historical importance of Greek and Roman medicine and cover its main developments from its beginnings around 1000 BCE until the dethronement of Hippocratic/Galenic theories around the 17th c. CE.

HSC 3503 - Principles of Toxicology

Covers basic principles of toxicology, incl. molecular/cellular sites of action of toxicants, physiological effects of toxicants on individual organ systems. Environmental toxicity is also covered.

MCB 5815 - Medical Mycology

A modern biological survey of the medically important fungi (yeasts and molds) important to microbiologists and environmental scientists.

PCB 3404 - Medicines of the Rainforest

This course examines the natural sources of medicinal compounds and their traditional use throughout history. It also provides a review of the approaches utilized in the development of therapeutic agents based upon these natural resources.

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Department: History of Magic 

ANT 4012 - Fantastic Archaeology

Mysteries including the Lost Continent of Atlantis, Ancient Astronauts, Piltdown Man, Psychic Archaeology, Noah’s Ark, and the Shroud of Turin will be examined, while emphasizing skills in critical thinking that have much wider practical applications.

ANT 4241 - Anthropology of Religion

The cross-cultural study of the social and cultural aspects of religion will be explored. Religious activities in traditional and modern societies will be discussed. Ritual behavior, religious practitioners, and symbols of belief will be considered.

ANT 4197 - Archaeology of Death and Burial

This course examines mortuary practices cross-culturally and from an archaeological perspective to reveal both similarities and differences in the ways that societies around the world and through time deal with death and bury the dead.

CLT 3370 - Gods, Heroes, and Monsters in the Ancient World

Classical Mythology surveys the myths, legends, and sagas of the Greeks and Romans chronologically (c. 1200 BCE to 17 CE) and thematically, through literature (prose and poetry), iconography (art and architecture), and film (documentary and dramatic.)

GET 4250 - Dungeons Dragons & Dwarfs Germanic Myth & Pop Cult

This course explores historical, literary and visual (re)constructions and adaptations of Germanic mythology and history from antiquity to the present.

LIT 3451 - Literature and the Occult

An introduction to the occult tradition as a major ingredient in English, Continental, American, and Multicultural literature. Focuses on values/ethics, race/ethnicity and gender; thinking and writing skills.

KULH1003 – Witchcraft and Magic

This course will look at aspects of the cultural history of magic with a focus on the period of the witch hunts in early modern Europe. It will explore how conceptions of magic, witchcraft and trolldom changed over time; how they were put to use in philosophical reflections, demonological manuals, legislative texts and oral traditions; and how these ideas became social realities. From the 1500’s, combating witchcraft with legislation and judicial prosecution became an important concern for authorities all over Europe. Witchcraft trials consequently became a nexus between law, theology and the culture of the common people. In this course, the students will study the cultural and social basis of this development, and get to know a selection of Norwegian witchcraft trials. The students will also be introduced to the later redefinitions of magic expressed in modern occultism and neopaganism.

REL 3308 - World Religions

World Religions gives students an overview of the major religions of the world from their origins through the modern period. Special attention is given to the analysis of myths, rituals, history, and other features of the religions.

IRSK2303 – Celtic Mythological Texts

The main emphasis will be on the study of Irish and Welsh mythological texts.

ANT2800 – Classical Mythology

This course offers an introduction to Greek and Roman mythology through an examination of the gods, goddesses, and heroes presented in the Greek and Roman art and literature. The course looks at the role of mythology in the cultural and religious milieu of antiquity, the relationship between humanity and the supernatural/divine, the moral questions often posed by these stories, and the reception of various myths in later literature, art, and film. The course will also look into the historical development of the study of mythology. 

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Department: Defense Against the Dark Arts

 *Note, DADA has two track options: Sustainable Environmental Engineering and Criminal Justice. Students must select one track for the course of their education.

Sustainable Environmental Engineering Track:

ECH 5786 - Green Engineering

Synthesis and design of green chemical, biological and energy conversion processes and products. Environmental impact analysis; green chemistry and materials; life cycle analysis; industrial ecology; systematic methods and real-life examples.

ECH 4783 - Sustaining the Earth: An Engineering Approach

An approach of the global perspective on ecological principles revealing how all the world’s life is connected and sustained within the biosphere and how engineering provides the tools to design solutions engaging the environment, societies, and economics.

ECP 3302 - Environmental Economics

An economic analysis of environmental issues. The economics of resource use and pollution control are examined using the concepts of externalities, cost-benefit analysis, public goods, and property rights.

EML 4450 - Alternative & Renewable Energy

An overview of energy conversion for electrical power generation and transportation, both conventional and sustainable.

ENV 4001 - Environmental Systems Engineering

Introduction to environmental engineering. Protection of human health, air, water, and land resources. Sustainable design, water quality, solid and hazardous waste management, air quality control, contaminated environments. Application of mass balances.

EVR 3874 - Sustainable Human Systems

Evaluates sustainability, resilience, inequality, environmental justice, and environmental health. Provides framework for public policy that can shape sustainable agriculture, energy and water systems, and sustainable cities.

EVR 5956 - Methods of Sustainable Development

Sustainable development includes preservation of natural resources, aspects of social justice and preservation of communities while pursuing economic growth. This course focuses on sustainable development theory, especially at the international level.

EVR 4873 - Environmental Policy and Sustainability

This interdisciplinary course is designed to provide students with an informative overview and comprehensive assessment of environmental policy application to sustainability issues, problems, and solutions.

Criminal Justice Track:

CJE 1643 - Advanced Crime Scene Technology

This course covers advanced principles, theories and applications in crime scene technology. Specialized collection procedures of weapons, traffic crash evidence, arson, gunshot residue, blood spatter, and recovery of buried bodies and surface skeletons are also included. Data analysis, reporting and plan of action development are emphasized.

CJE 2645 - Introduction to Forensic Science
This course exposes the student to the capabilities and functions of a full-service crime laboratory. Also covered is evidence selection and submission to crime lab in accordance with established standards and legal requirements including chain of custody.

CJE 2671 - Latent Fingerprint Development
This course emphasizes the techniques involved in detection, enhancement and recovery of latent fingerprints from physical evidence. Chemical and mechanical methods and surfaces will be analyzed and evaluated for proper application in both theory and practice.

CJE 2672 - Fingerprint Classification
This course teaches the Henry modified system of fingerprint classification and prepares the student for a position as an inked fingerprint examiner.

CJE 2676 - Biological Evidence
This course exposes the student to the forensic value, handling, preservation, testing and documentation of biological evidence. This course also addresses safety issues involved in handling biological evidence.

DSC 1002 - Domestic & International Terrorism

This course introduces participants to various aspects of domestic and international terrorist organizations. The student will be introduced to basic principles of terrorist investigations, domestic security threats, and the motivational factors and tactics that drive these organizations. The student will learn techniques for evaluating their own organizations vulnerability against attacks that involve chemical, biological, hazmat, radioactive, or sabotage. Students will learn the roles and responsibilities of state, local and federal agencies in terrorism investigations and responses. The course introduces participants to various aspects of domestic and international terrorist organizations.

Psychology 270 - Abnormal Psychology

You will not only examine theories and research in psychopathology, but you also will see how the field of psychopathology seeks answers to some of the most puzzling questions facing humankind. Two important aspects of this course that bear mentioning are the use of a scientific clinical approach to understanding psychopathology and the use of paradigms as an organizing principle.

SP306 - Introduction to Forensic Psychology

This module will introduce students to key topics in Forensic Psychology including theories of offending, the development of offending, the rehabilitation of offenders, the criminal justice system, criminal statistics, policing, and the public's response to crime. In particular, this module will focus on (1) fundamental applications of psychology, as a science, for understanding important forensic issues, and (2) key research methods common in forensic psychological research. Throughout the module, students will be encouraged to apply contemporary psychological concepts and methods to understand the important forensic psychological issues outlined.

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Department: Astronomy 

AST 2002 - Descriptive Astronomy

An introductory and overview of astronomy course. It is designed to introduce a broad range of topics in astronomy that will be discussed in greater detail in more advanced classes.

AST 3044 - Archaeoastronomy

Astronomical concepts and observational techniques used by prehistoric/ancient peoples for detecting change of seasons, constructing calendars, predicting eclipses, etc. Particular attention is given to Stonehenge, and to works of N.A. Indians, the Maya and Aztecs, and the Egyptians. Lecture and Laboratory.

AST 3652 - Navigation

Timekeeping, use of sextant, constellations, celestial navigation with minimum equipment, spherical astronomy.

GLY 4045 - Moons, Planets, and Meteors: An Introduction to Planetary Science

Solar System exploration, from Aristotle to NASA. Modern views on the origins of meteorites, the Moon, Mars, Venus, and other planetary bodies, and the methods of planetary study. Meteor impacts, their effects, future hazard. Space science as a tool in the study of the Earth. Field trips, lectures, Internet exercises.

ASTRON 3 - Introduction to Modern Cosmology

Description of research and results in modern extragalactic astronomy and cosmology. We read the stories of discoveries of the principles of our Universe. Simple algebra is used.

AST 2004 - Stellar Astronomy and Cosmology

An introduction and overview of the Stellar astronomy and Cosmology. It is designed to complement Intro to Modern Cosmology to give a comprehensive overview of the science of Astronomy.

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Department: Herbology 

ANG 5406 - Ethnobotany: People, Plants and Culture

This course examines the structure and function of plants, the development of the field of ethnobotany, and the practice of ethnobotany.

BOT 3015C - General Botany

A general survey of the plant kingdom. Introduction to plant anatomy, morphology, physiology, genetics, reproduction, classification, evolution and ecology. Lecture and Laboratory.

BOT 3152C - Field Botany

A field course emphasizing Identification and classification of native and naturalized flowering plants of local region including historical, climatic, and floristic aspects of plant communities. Fieldwork required. Lecture and Laboratory.

BOT 3373C - Vascular Plants: Form and Function

Introduction to morphology, physiology and evolution of vascular plants, integrating form and function to understand diversity. Lecture and Laboratory.

BOT 4601 - Plant Ecology

This course covers plant ecology on a number of different scales, from that of individuals and their physiology, to those of populations, communities, landscapes, and biomes. The course will emphasize critical thinking and writing skills.

BOT 4434C - Mycology

A survey of the fungi with emphasis on their taxonomy, morphology, physiology and economic importance. Lecture and Laboratory.

BOT 4404C - Phycology

An introduction to freshwater and marine algae, their classification, distribution and ecology. Lecture and laboratory. 

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Department: Flying 

EGN 3353 - Basic Fluid Mechanics

Fundamental and experimental concepts in ideal and viscous fluid theory; momentum and energy consideration, introduction to hydraulics, pipe flow. Lecture.

EML 3701 - Fluid Systems

Principles of fluid flow; piping and duct systems; fluid machinery; metering of compressible and incompressible flow; boundary layer theory; dimensional analysis; introduction to aerodynamics.

EAS 4121 - Hydro and Aerodynamics

Advanced fluid dynamics, ideal and viscous flows, applications to flow around immersed bodies.

MAP 2302 - Differential Equations

First order linear and nonlinear differential equations, higher order linear equations, applications.

EML 4419 - Propulsion I

Introduction to the design of propulsion systems. Basic analysis of internal combustion, jet and rocket engines. Application to ground and air transportation. Advanced propulsion concepts. Special topics for class discussion.

EML 4123 - Heat Transfer

Conduction, convection and radiant heat transfer; thermal properties of materials; role of fluid flow in convective heat transfer; design and selection of heat exchangers.

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Department: Arithmancy 

CIS 3362 - Cryptography and Information Security

This course examines classical cryptography, entropy, stream and block ciphers, public key versus symmetric cryptography, one-way and trap-door functions, plus other specific tools and techniques in popular use.

CIS 4364 - Cryptology and Information Security

Covers the fundamentals of computer security. The following topics are addressed: Network Security, Cryptography, Access Control, Security Architecture and Models, Applications and Systems Development, Vulnerability Assessment.

COP 4020 - Programming Languages

An introduction to the specification, design, and analysis of programming languages. Topics include syntax, operational semantics, type systems, type safety, lambda calculus, functional programming, polymorphism, side effects, and objects.

COT 3100 - Introduction to Discrete Structures

Introduction to set algebra, propositional calculus and finite algebraic structures as they apply to computer systems.

COT 4115 - Advanced Discrete Structures with Cryptology

Advanced topics in discrete mathematics: number theory, groups, rings and fields, finite fields, and combinatorics, as applied to computer systems. Theoretical application of mathematic concepts to coding theory and cryptology.

COT 4521 - Computational Geometry

Computational geometry is the study of efficient algorithms to solve geometric problems. Topics covered include Polygonal Triangulations, Polygon Partitioning, Convex Hulls, Voronoi Diagrams, Arrangements, Search and Intersection, and Motion Planning.

MAD 4471 - Introduction to Cryptography and Coding Theory

Cryptology combines the studies of cryptography, the creating of masked messages, and cryptanalysis, the unraveling of masked messages. Coding theory is the study of coding schemes used to detect and correct errors that occur during the data transmission.

MAD 2104 - Discrete Mathematics

This course covers set theory, logic, proofs, counting techniques, and graph theory.

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Department: Muggle Studies 

*See note at end of page 

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Department: Divination 

*Note, Divination has two track options: Psychological Manipulation and Data Analytics. Students must select one track for the course of their education.

Psychological Manipulation Track:

PSB 3842 - Sleep and Dreams

An overview of the psychological and physiological foundations of sleep and dreams. Disorders and disturbances of sleep and cultural perspectives on sleep and dreams.

PSY 2012 - Introduction to Psychological Science

It presents psychological theory and methods in a survey of various areas of psychology including clinical, cognitive, developmental, health, industrial, social and biopsychology.

SOP 4450 - Psychology of Religion

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the empirical study of the psychology of religion and spirituality. This course will also focus on the origin of this field of study, including the pioneering work of William James.

RELS 2225 - Meditation and Mystical Experience

Examination of various techniques of meditation and their results, drawing from Yoga, Zen, Buddhist, Christian, and secular sources, including first-hand accounts of meditational practice and philosophic and psychological studies in the area of mysticism.

EXP 4204C - Perception

Topics include sensory and physiological bases of perception and how people process relevant information in their environments.

Data Analytics Track:

LIS 4317 - Introduction to Visual Analytics

This course introduces the science of analytical reasoning facilitated by combining statistical analysis with visualizations methods and techniques to promote effective understanding, reasoning and decision-making involving data.

LIS 4761 - Introduction to Data & Text Mining

Introduction to the Data Mining provides an in-depth study of what data mining is, how it is used, and how it has evolved, including different data types and applications of new technologies.

LIS 4800 - Introduction to Data Science

Introduction to Data Science will provide an overview of an up-and-coming field in the information sciences working with large amounts of data as it pertains to the collection, organization, analysis, visualization and preservation of that data.

LIS 4805 - Predictive Analytics

This course will introduce the students to predictive analytics and analysis of probabilities and future trends using statistical algorithms and machine-learning tools.

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Department:Study of Ancient Runes 

*Note: Students must complete one language cluster either CUNEIF 106A & B, EGYPT 100A & B, or NFI 2101 & 2102. Students wishing to continue in their selected language beyond Elementary level should speak to the teacher.

CUNEIF 106A - Elementary Hittite

Introduction to Cuneiform Hittite language and grammar with reading of selected historical and religious texts.

CUNEIF 106B - Elementary Hittite

Continuation of 106A

EGYPT 100A - Elementary Egyptian

An introductory course intended for students who have never before studied Middle Egyptian, the stage of the ancient Egyptian language used as a written language from ca. 2100 BCE until 300 CE. This course introduces the principles of the hieroglyphic writing system, and the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary necessary to begin reading, transliterating, and translating Middle Egyptian texts. Basic grammar covered includes non-verbal sentences and infinitival forms.

EGYPT 100B - Elementary Egyptian

Continuation of 100B

EGYPT 202 - Hieratic

Hieratic is the cursive form of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, which was mostly written on papyrus and ostraca (potsherds used as a writing surface) with a brush and ink. This course introduces the Hieratic writing system used in Middle and Late Egyptian texts. The course will include reading, transcription, and translation of selected texts written in Hieratic, dating from the Old Kingdom to the Ramesside Period.

EGYPT 205 - Ptolemaic Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts

This course introduces the hieroglyphic texts of the temples of the Ptolemaic and Roman periods--a time when an increase in the number of signs, and the values that they could hold, widened the scribal playing field for creating expressions that function on multiple aural, visual, and thematic levels. In addition to studying the language, grammar, content, and purpose of the texts, we will examine individual scribal techniques used to foreground words and phrases singled out for emphasis, showing how they create interconnections between texts, reliefs, and architecture in the three-dimensional space of the temple.

NFI2101 – Runology – Runic Inscriptions from the Migration Period to the Viking Age

Runology is concerned with some 1300 years of the history of writing. Runes constituted the script used by many Germanic peoples from the second century A.D. Their use died out in Norway around 1400. This advanced course covers the runic inscriptions from the Migration Period and the Viking Age. In addition to close study of runic writing, there is also focus on particular issues of the period.

NFI2102 – Runology - Runic Inscriptions of the Middle Ages

Runology covers 1300 years of the history of writing. Runes were a distinctive writing system for a number of Germanic peoples from the second century AD until runic writing died out in Norway in the 15th century. This course provides a study in depth of the runic inscriptions from the Middle Ages 1050-1400. In addition to a close study of inscriptions, the inscriptions are also studied in the context of cultural history, in particular with reference to the relationship between the runes and the Latin alphabet and why did runic writing continue to be in use after the introduction of the Latin alphabet?

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Department: Care of Magical Creatures

BSC 4315 - Deep Sea Biology

This course explores the evolution, ecology, and physiology of deep-sea organisms, as well as the interconnectedness of deep-sea organisms and ecosystems with the surface ocean.

BSC 4052 - Conservation Biology

This course provides an extensive introduction to current models and empirical study in conservation biology, including substantial hands-on experience with programming methods for study of data and models.

BSC 4866 - Restoration Ecology

A lecture/discussion- based course that explores the application of ecological principles to rebuilding of ecosystems; examples from Florida are emphasized.

EVR 3218 - Wildlife Research Techniques

This course will review the ways in which data are collected, analyzed, and reported, so that informed decisions about wildlife management and conservation can be made.

PCB 4723 - Animal Physiology

Advanced presentation of mechanisms employed by animals to interact with their environment and to maintain their organization. Lecture only.

*PCB 4723L - Animal Physiology Laboratory

ZOO 2303 - Vertebrate Zoology

The origin, diversity, and adaptations of the vertebrates. Phylogenetic systematics (cladistics) will be used as the basis for determining evolutionary relationships of organisms. Monophyletic groupings provide a framework for examining behavior, physiology, and ecology in an explicit evolutionary context.

ZOO 4513 - Animal Behavior

An introduction to comparative animal behavior, with analysis of types of animal behavior, their function and evolutionary origin. Lecture only.

CBH 4004 - Comparative Animal/Human Psychology

The study of the evolution of behavior, similarities, and differences in capacities for environmental adjustment and for behavioral organization among important types of living beings.

RELS 3157 - Monsters, Vampires, and Religion: An Awesome Alliance

As they read Religion and its Monsters by Timothy Beal and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, students enhance their knowledge of the role monsters play in religion and develop proficiency in recognizing and analyzing religious undercurrents in our contemporary fascination with monsters. Students draw on skills/interests from their majors to complete a project about monsters in a contemporary novel.

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Department: Alchemy

CHM 2032 - Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry I

Fundamental concepts of general, organic, and biological chemistry.

CHM 2414C - Science of Cooking

An active, experiential-learning environment of interdisciplinary explorations of science as a process, information, and techniques underlying contextually interesting topics pertaining to delicious substances.

ARK2130 – From the Bronze Age to the Vikings and Beyond. Archaeological Analysis of Past Technology

The course provides a general understanding of metal and ceramic technology and seeks to relate manufacture and use of artefacts to their relevant social contexts in the Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the Medieval Period in the Nordic region. Combined with insights from ethnography and ethnoarchaeology in various parts of the world, you will learn how items of bronze, iron and clay were manufactured and used, and gain insight into the artefacts’ find context on sites from the Bronze Age, the Iron Age and the Medieval Period. The course has a prominent practical component where the theory form the lectures will be put into practice. In the laboratories prepared bags of selected materials and accompanying work sheets will be distributed. These weekly meetings are informal and a lively discussion of the selected material, the technology and its social links is encouraged.

MENA3300 – Nanotechnology

The course addresses nanoscience and nanotechnology, with emphasis on properties and applications for functional materials, and how these change in the nanodimension. The course includes both synthesis, characterization and description of how and why physical and functional properties change with nanodimension, as well as how this is used in applications. The course also deals with the ethical, legal and social aspects (ELSA) of nanotechnology.

MØNA2507 – Gunpowder Empires: Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals

What is today the Middle East, Balkans, Caucasus, Central Asia, Pakistan and India was long dominated by Islamic empires, who shared many cultural reference points, texts, technologies and techniques of ruling. In this course students learn about the main features of early modern Islamic empires, with an emphasis on the Ottomans, Safavids and Mughals. While the Ottoman polity emerged in Anatolia in 1299, and rose to prominence in the fifteenth century, both the Safavids and Mughals came to power in Iran and northern India respectively in the early sixteenth century. Emphasising the interconnectedness of this part of the world, the circulation of scribes, intellectuals and artists, and also the war-making practices of these three polities, the course tries to give students a historical depth of understanding of the dynamism and flexibility of these Islamic polities before European hegemony.

Note: All courses are from real universities in the Muggle World. Muggle Studies was left off due to the ease and variety of options regarding local history courses.