Jan Term 2025 Courses

Most courses meet in-person for 8 class days, from Monday, January 6 - Thursday, January 16. Monday, January 13th, is a reading day (no class). A handful of online adapted courses (primarily language courses) are on an extended schedule, from Thursday, December 19, 2024 - Friday, January 17, 2025.

Students may enroll in one course in Jan Term (regardless of credit hour count).

**Course list and course details are subject to change.  For the most up-to-date information on courses, please refer to the schedule in .


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Course Title Meetings University Curriculum Common Curriculum Faculty Course Description
ADV 1331Digital Media Landscapes9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Technological Advances and Society (TAS)Nicole Haddad
- nhaddad@smu.edu
ADV 1341Marketing Principles of Adv9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCharles Besio
- cbesio@smu.edu
ADV 1360Creative Production9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakMark Allen
- mjallen@smu.edu
ADV 2323Word and Image9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakMichael Corris
- mcorris@smu.edu
ADV 5301Advanced Advertising Research - Diagnosis, Strategy and Planning9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakNeil Elliott
- naelliott@smu.edu
ADV 5302The Advertising Industry in Dallas9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakPeter Noble
- noble@smu.edu
ADV 5303Design and Personality9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakAlan Lidji
- alidji@smu.edu
ANTH 3385Sustainable Living9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakChristopher Roos
- croos@smu.edu
ARHS 1313Intro Art Ancient Egypt9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Historical Contexts (HC)Stephanie Langin-Hooper
- langinhooper@smu.edu
ARHS 3302Ancient Maya Art History9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Human DiversityAdam Herring
- aherring@smu.edu
ASAG 1310Word and Image9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Historical Contexts (HC)Michael Corris
- mcorris@smu.edu
ASAG 3305Art, Word, and Image9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakMichael Corris
- mcorris@smu.edu
ASDR 1300Introduction to Drawing9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Creativity & Aesthetics (CA)Nishiki Sugawara-Beda
- nishikis@smu.edu
ASPT 1300Introduction to Painting9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Creativity & Aesthetics (CA)Philip Van Keuren
- pvankeur@smu.edu
BIOL 1300Biology for Liberal Arts9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Exploring Science (ES)Bianca Batista
- bbatista@smu.edu
BIOL 1300Biology for Liberal Arts9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Exploring Science (ES)Carolyn Harrod
- charrod@smu.edu
BL 3335Business Law9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakBarbara Kincaid
- bkincaid@smu.edu
CEE 1331Meteorology9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Exploring Science (ES)Steven McCauley
- smccauley@smu.edu
CHEM 1303General ChemistryONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17CC: Exploring Science (ES)Brian Zoltowski
- bzoltowski@smu.edu
CHEM 1304General Chemistry9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Exploring Science (ES)Peng Tao
- ptao@smu.edu
CHEM 3371Organic ChemistryONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17David Son
- dson@smu.edu
CS 4340Stat Methods for Engineers9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakAshley Edison
- aedison@smu.edu
DS 1300Practical Intro Data Science9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Technological Advances and Society (TAS)Charles South
- csouth@smu.edu
EDU 2350Educational PsychologyONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17CC: Human DiversityJohnitha Johnson
- johnithaj@smu.edu
FILM 1303Introduction to Screenwriting9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: WritingAmber Bemak
- abemak@smu.edu
FILM 3305Producing9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Quantitative ApplicationsDevon Smith
- devons@smu.edu
FREN 1401Beginning French IONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17Caroline Grubbs
- cgrubbs@smu.edu
FREN 1402Beginning French IIONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17CC: Second Language Modern (SLM)Omar Al-Rashdan
- oalrashdan@smu.edu
HIST 2337US Sports History9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Historical Contexts (HC)Alexis McCrossen
- amccross@smu.edu
HRTS 3316Ethnoviolence9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Human DiversityBenjamin Voth
- bvoth@smu.edu
HRTS 3341Failure of Humanity in Rwanda9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Human DiversityHerve Tchumkam
- htchumkam@smu.edu
ITAL 1401Beginning Italian: First TermONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17Daniele Forlino
- dforlino@smu.edu
ITAL 1402Beginning Italian: Second TermONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17CC: Second Language Modern (SLM)Damiano Bonuomo
- bonuomo@smu.edu
MATH 1309Calculus Busi-Social Sci9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Quantitative Reasoning (QR)Laurel Neustadter
- lneustadter@smu.edu
MKTG 3340Fundamentals of Marketing9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCharles Besio
- cbesio@smu.edu
MUHI 1302Music in World Societies9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Human DiversityKristina Nielsen
- kfnielsen@smu.edu
OREM 2375Cult & Ethic Implic of Tech9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Technological Advances and Society (TAS)Gretchen Coleman
- gmiller@smu.edu
OREM 3340Stat Mthds for Eng & Appd Sci9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakAshley Edison
- aedison@smu.edu
PHIL 1305Introduction to Philosophy9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Philosophical, Religious & Ethical Inquiry (PREI)Philippe Chuard
- pchuard@smu.edu
PSYC 1300Introduction to Psychology9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS)Michael Lindsey
- lindseym@smu.edu
PSYC 2351Psychopathology9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakMary O'Boyle
- moboyle@smu.edu
PSYC 3310Memory and Cognition9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakHolly Bowen
- hbowen@smu.edu
SPAN 1401Beginning Spanish IONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17Gema Lopez Hevia
- glopezhevia@smu.edu
SPAN 1401Beginning Spanish IONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17Joy Saunders
- jsaunders@smu.edu
SPAN 1402Beginning Spanish IIONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17CC: Second Language Modern (SLM)Sarah Bogard
- sbogard@smu.edu
SPAN 1402Beginning Spanish IIONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17CC: Second Language Modern (SLM)Miroslava Detcheva
- mdetcheva@smu.edu
SPAN 2401Intermediate Spanish IONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17CC: Literary Analysis & Interpretation (LAI)Susana Fernandez-Solera
- adoboe@smu.edu
STAT 4340Statistics for Engineers9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakAshley Edison
- aedison@smu.edu
THEA 2311The Art of Acting9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Creativity & Aesthetics (CA)Reiko Aylesworth
- raylesworth@smu.edu
UNIV 2349Mustang Emotional IQONLINE, special dates Dec. 19 - Jan. 17Francesca Go
- fgo@smu.edu
WL 3317French Gastronomy and Culture9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakThierry Tirado
- ttirado@smu.edu
WL 3341Failure of Humanity in Rwanda9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Human DiversityHistorical ContextsHerve Tchumkam
- htchumkam@smu.edu
WL 3372Relocating Latino Cultures9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Literary Analysis & Interpretation (LAI); Oral Communication (OC); Human Diversity (HD)Leticia McDoniel
- mcdoniel@smu.edu
WL 3381GrecoRoman World in Lit & Film9am - 4pm with an hour lunch breakCC: Literary Analysis & Interpretation (LAI)Justin Germain
- jgermain@smu.edu