COMMUNITY EDUCATION AUDIT
Spring 2013 Course List
$295 each
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 103-002/Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology
An introduction to the study of human biological and cultural evolution using the methods and theories of biological anthropology and archaeology. The course surveys some basic principles of evolutionary theory, primatology, the hominid fossil record, origins of modern humans, their physical variation, and archaeological evidence for the evolution of symbolic behavior, agriculture, and civilization. Offered every semester.
Instructor:Jill A. Rhodes
Times: 10:40 am - 11:45 am; M,W,F
ANTH 104 001/Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics
A comparative examination of the cultural diversity of humanity. Using case studies of peoples in differing contexts, the course presents theories and data on a range of topics for understanding contemporary human conditions, including subsistence strategies, political and economic systems, religion and expressive behavior, language, culture change, and the interdependence of cultures throughout the planet.
Instructor: TBA
Times:10:25 am - 11:40 am; T, Th
ANTH 104 002/Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics
Instructor: TBA
Times:1:15 pm - 2:30 pm; T, Th
ANTH 213 001/Bioarchaeology
This course provides an introduction to bioarchaeology, a field of study that integrates aspects of biological anthropology and archaeology in an examination of the human component of the archaeological past. Bioarchaeology examines human skeletal remains from archaeological contexts with an aim at reconstructing human life histories, activity and disease with an ideological emphasis on anthropological problem solving and integration of archaeological data. Lectures will cover the fundamentals of bioarchaeology analysis. Topics to be explored include aspects of diet and nutrition, migration, paledemography, behavior and bones, gender and identity, disease burden, and trauma and bioarchaeology of violence among other topics.
Instructor: Jill A. Rhodes
Times:2:30 pm - 3:45 pm; M,W
ANTH 303 001/Gender and Culture
A study of the construction of gender across cultures. The course considers how culture influences and shapes gender roles in varying human domains, such as religion, creative traditions, work, scholarship and research, and popular culture.
Instructor:Marc A. Boglioli
Times: 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm T, Th
ANTH 320 001/Selected Topics Biological Anthropology: Paleopathology
An investigation of one or more major subject areas in biological anthropology. Topics vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise and may include intensive courses in primatology, human adaptability, osteology, anthropological genetics or other aspects of human biology. Prerequisite: ANTH+103. Offering to be determined.
Instructor:Jill A. Rhodes
Times:10:25 am - 11:40 am; T, Th
ANTH 332 001/ Wildlife and Culture
This class is a cross-cultural exploration of the ways that people think about and interact with wild animals. Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, we will ponder abstract philosophical questions like “What is an animal?”, “What is natural?” and “What is human?” As an ESS course, however, this class will pay special attention to the ways that different perspectives on wild animals influence larger global concerns, such as biodiversity, invasive species, animal conservation, and animal rights. Upon completion of this class, students should: 1) possess a broad knowledge of the plasticity of thought and practices relating to wild animals that exists within particular societies, between different societies, and across time; 2) understand the important role that wild animals play in helping human beings define and understand themselves; and 3) appreciate the value of cross-cultural research methodologies. Pre-requisites: ANTH 104 is recommended.
Instructor:Marc A. Boglioli
Times: 9:25 am - 10:30 am; M,W,F
ARABIC
ARBC 102 001/ Elementary Modern Standard Arabic
Instructor: Mona Zaki
Times: 1:15 p.m. – 2:20 p.m..; M, W, F
ARBC 102H 001/ Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II
This two-credit course allows students to supplement their study of Arabic by working intensively on spoken Arabic. Emphasis is on developing the ability to produce and respond to spontaneous, fluid, clear, and syntactically correct spoken Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Students who have been placed in Arabic 1H in the fall and Arabic 2H in the spring are exempt from taking the co-curricular conversation courses, based on oral interviews during the placement period. Offered: spring Semester.
Instructor:Mona Zaki
Times:1:15 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.; M, W, F
ARBC 104 001/ Arabic Conversation II
This two-credit course allows student enrolled in Arabic I (Elementary Arabic) to supplement their study of Arabic by working intensively on spoken Arabic. Emphasis is on developing the ability to produce and respond to spontaneous, fluid, clear, and syntactically correct spoken Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Meets: The course meets one hour per week. Offered spring semester.
Instructor: Mona Zaki
Times: 11:50 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.; T, TH
ARBC 202 001/ Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II
An advanced-level course in Arabic that will allow students to build active vocabulary and develop a higher level of proficiency in reading, writing, and oral expression. Students' command of Arabic grammar will be solidified through the mastery of basic grammatical terms and knowledge of syntax and morphology. The course will incorporate various readings, class discussion, and non-textual materials such as films and audio exercises that will provide a cultural component. Prerequisite: ARBC+201 or permission of instructor.
Instructor: Mona Zaki
Times: 2:30 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.; M, W, F
ARBC 302 001/Advanced Arabic II
The second semester of the third year Arabic sequence with a focus on the finer points of grammar and syntax. Listening, speaking, reading and writing skills will continue to be developed. Authentic texts and audio-visual materials will be used in conjunction with standard textbook materials to develop student proficiency. Prerequisite ARBC+301or permission of instructor. Offered spring semester.
Instructor:Mona Zaki
Times:10:45 am - 11:50 am; M,W,F
ART HISTORY
ARTH 102 001/Western Art II: Pre-Modern
This course is a chronological survey of western art and architecture from the fourteenth century through the early twentieth century. It explores various geographic regions and diverse contexts, religious, social, political and economic, in which the works were made. Key art historical periods such as the Renaissance, the Baroque, and subsequent movements such as Romanticism, Impressionism, and Modernism are discussed. Students will master a chronological history of art and architecture in relation to the cultures in which they were produced. Offered spring semester.
Instructor: P. Kuntz
Times: 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.; T, TH
ARTH 219 001/Special Topics in Art History: African Art
A topic or period of art history not covered by regular offerings. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Course may be repeated. Offering to be determined.
Instructor: TBA
Times:1:15 pm - 3:45 pm; W
ARTH231 001/Native Arts and Archeology of Latin America
This course focuses on the development and character of indigenous cultures of Latin America before the arrival of Europeans. Themes of power, economy, religion, ritual, and symbolism that uniquely characterize Latin American native societies are examined primarily through art, architecture and material culture. The course follows a topical and comparative approach drawing on data from archaeology, art history, ethnography and ethnohistory. Prerequisite: ANTH+103, ANTH+104 or permission of instructor. Check ANTH listings for up-to-date offering times. Same as: ANTH+231.
Instructor: Maria A. Masucci
Times: 11:50 am - 1:05 pm; T, Th
ARTH 243 001/History of Photography
This course provides a loosely chronological overview of diverse photographic production beginning with early optical devices such as the camera obscura and continuing to contemporary digital practices. Students will become familiar with various photographic processes and techniques (daguerreotypes, albumen prints, platinum prints, pinhole photography, color, and others); styles and movements (f64, street photography, post-modernism, and others); individual practitioners; and theories of photography proposed by Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes, Susan Sontag, and others. We will also explore how and why the history of photography has been, only recently, integrated into the larger history of art by studying the broad, societal, and technological roles of photography.
Instructor: TBA
Times: 10:35 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.; M, W
ARTH 256 001/ The Art of Ancient Egypt: History and Modern Myth
In this course we study the art and architecture of ancient Egypt, from the Predynastic era through Roman rule, from the fourth millennium BCE to the fourth century CE. Students will master the major sites and monuments of ancient Egypt, achieving an in-depth understanding of the artistic, religious, political, and social contexts of these works. The second major goal of the course will be to study the historiography of ancient Egypt and consider contemporary constructions of the culture of ancient Egypt, examining the effect of global forces such as colonialism and discourses such as Orientalism on the creation of a history of Egypt. The strong local collections of ancient Egyptian art will be incorporated into the course through museum visits, discussion, and paper assignments. Offered spring semester in odd-numbered years.
Instructor:Marguerite A. Keane
Times:9:00 am - 10:15 am T, Th
ARTH 260 001/History of Architecture From A to Z: Alberti to Zaha Hadid
This course will explore the history of architecture from the revival of the classical architectural treatise in the 15th century by Leon Battista Alberti through contemporary use of computer generated designs such as works by Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid's Bridge Pavillion, Zaragoza, Spain. (In 2004 Zaha Hadid was the first women to win the Pritzker Prize.) While we will explore some of the great monuments in the history of architecture such as Brunelleschi's dome of Florence Cathedral or Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum, discussing questions of design and technological innovation, we will also address broader questions surrounding the built environment as reflections of contemporary attitudes. Architecture, past and present, will be analyzed with respect to continuing ideals and contrasting innovations. We will also address issues such as sustainable and "green" architecture; the role of the female architect and the gendering of places and spaces; affordable housing; and the offered fall semester in even-numbered years.
Instructor: P. Kuntz
Times: 10:25 am - 11:40 am; T, Th
ARTH 305 001/ 19th Century Art
This course surveys art from the late eighteenth-century to the turn of the twentieth, with a focus on the social and political contexts in which works were produced, exhibited, sold and interpreted. The changing definitions of modernity and modernism in the visual arts; ideal images of masculinity and femininity; the hierarchy of artistic genres and the rise of landscape painting are among the many themes discussed.
Instructor: TBA
Times: 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.; M, W
BIOLOGY
BIOL 102 001/The Biological Basis of Human Sexuality
An introduction to human sexuality, broadly defined from a biological point of view. General topics include consideration of genetic, gonadal, hormonal, phenotypic, and brain sex. Discusses sexual arousal, human sexual response cycles, contraceptive techniques, pregnancy, birth, and sexually transmitted diseases, as well as the biological contributions to sexual behavior. Includes a study of the relationship of the reproductive system to other systems of the body. Offered annually.
Instructor: Christina R. McKittrick
Times: 1:15 pm - 2:20 pm; M,W,F
BIOL 160 002/Diversity of Life: Animals, Plants, and Microbes
A survey of the animals, plants, fungi, protista, and bacteria of Planet Earth, with comparative analysis of adaptations for survival, reproduction, development, and metabolism. Laboratory emphasizes experimental methods of science as well as morphology and physiology of the major phyla. Offered spring semester.
Instructor: David M. Miyamoto
Times: 9:00 am - 10:15 am; T, Th
BIOL 215 001/Environmental Science
This course explores the science behind environmental problems and solutions. Students study current environmental issues in the context of their scientific (biological, chemical, geological) underpinnings, while also considering the political, social and cultural dimensions of these issues. The course also addresses the role of scientific knowledge in understanding and resolving environmental problems, such as climate change, population growth, deforestation, extinction, air and water pollution, food production, and environmental health. These topics are explored through readings, films, student writing, research and field trips. Offered annually.
Instructor: Sara Webb
Times: 9:00 am - 10:15 am; T, Th
BIOL 215 002/Environmental Science
Instructor: Sara Webb
Times: 11:50 am - 1:05 pm T,Th
BIOL 302 001/Geographic Information Systems
This course explores GIS (Geographic Information System) and related spatial analysis tools, which are used to elucidate the natural landscape and human modification of the earth's surface. Students will acquire cartographic, ArcGIS, and remote sensing skills through case studies and individual research investigations.
Instructor: Lisa M. Jordan
Times: 9:00 am - 10:15 am T, Th
BIOL 356 001/Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology
The structure and function of neurons, the basic building blocks of the nervous system, are investigated. The course builds to an understanding of how neuronal cell function determines higher brain processes, such as sensation and memory. The laboratory employs living neurons' growth in culture to explore topics such as growth of neurites, cell signaling pathways, and neural degeneration. Prerequisite: BIOL+250. Offered annually.
Instructor:Roger B. Knowles
Times:9:00 am - 10:15 am T, Th
BUSINESS
BST 321 001/Corporate Finance
A study of selected problems and issues in the field of finance. Topics include the use of financial statements, ratio analysis and the valuation of assets, especially derivatives (e.g., futures and options). Prerequisite: ECON+301. Offered annually.
Instructor: Marc I. Tomljanovich
Times: 10:40 am - 11:55 am; M,W
CHEMISTRY
CHEM 103 001/Turning Green: An Introduction to Green Materials & Alternatives
This introductory course focused on the challenges involved with manufacturing and using materials and chemicals in the modern world. Substances ranging from adhesives to asphalt, fibers to food, cars to clothes, carpets to cosmetics, diapers to drugs, inks to insecticides, perfumes to pesticides, pharmaceuticals to plastics, wood to water treatment chemicals and many others are based on the synthesis, processing, formulation, use and eventual disposal or recycling of chemical entities. Thus, an understanding of the basis for the environmentally sound production of diverse chemicals and materials as well as emerging alternative processes is vital for the sustainable and safe use of items made from chemicals. In this course we will explore, describe and evaluate the myriad of ways in which selected, important chemicals and materials are made and used as we ask, how can these processes and products become benign by design, eco-effective and "green"? Offered Fall Semester alternate years.
Instructor: Alan M. Rosan
Times: 10:25 am - 11:40 am T, Th
CHEM 160 002/Principles of Chemistry II
A continuation of CHEM 6/6A covering the structure of solids, kinetics, thermodynamics, equilibria, electrochemistry, and the principles of descriptive inorganic chemistry, including the transition metals. Meets: Three hours class, three hours laboratory. Prerequisite: CHEM+150 or CHEM+151. Offered spring semester.
Instructor: Racquel C. DeCicco
Times:8:10 am - 9:15 am; M,W,F
CHEM 340 001/Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry
A systematic study of modern inorganic chemistry beginning with the chemistry of the main group elements. Topics include periodic trends and chemical relationships and unusual bonding interactions. Focuses on the chemistry of the transition elements, including stereochemistry and isomerism, bonding (crystal and ligand field theory), magnetic and spectroscopic properties, metal-metal bonds, metal clusters, organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry. Meets: Three hours class. Prerequisite: CHEM+250. Offered fall semester.
Instructor: Mary-Ann Pearsall
Times: 9:00 am - 10:15 am T, Th
CHEM 350 002/Organic Chemistry II
A continuing systematic study of organic reactions organized on the basis of reaction mechanisms. Topics include aromaticity, carbonyls, carboxyls, amines, orbital symmetry controlled processes, and organic synthesis. Includes spectroscopic analysis. Discusses classes of compounds of biological significance. Meets: Three hours class, three hours laboratory. Prerequisite: CHEM+250. Offered spring semester.
Instructor: Racquel C. DeCicco
Times: 10:40 am - 11:45 am; M,W,F
CHINESE
CHIN 300 001/Ind. Study Chinese
A course for students who wish to continue the study of Chinese at an advanced level. Amount of credit established at time of registration. Course may be repeated. Signature of instructor required for registration.
Instructor: TBA
Times: TBA
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
CE 250 001/Leadership For Social Responsibility
Topics and skills important to effective civic engagement. Topics include goal setting for civic engagement, working effectively in groups, understanding your leadership style, reflecting on community service, event planning and marketing, reflective listening, coalition building, motivating and managing volunteers, and others as the needs of the group dictate.
Instructor: Amy E Koritz
Times: 2:40pm-3:55pm, T, Th
CLASSICS
CLAS 240 001/Archaeology of Greece and Rome
An introduction to the material culture of the Greek and Roman worlds, including the main periods and styles of pottery, vase painting, sculpture, and other arts, as well as cities, sanctuaries, and architectural forms, from the Aegean Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. While furnishing an overview of the ancient classical world, the course considers what art and archaeology can tell us about civilization and society and about issues such as public and private, sacred and profane, male and female.
Instructor: J. Muccigrosso
Times: 10:25am-11:40am, MWF
CLAS 215 001/ Classical Mythology
A study of Greek and Roman myth and legend in literature and art, with an exploration of the basic meaning of myth and its nature and function in various cultures. Considers the Indo-European and Near Eastern sources of classical myths as well as their influence in later European art and literature.
Instructor: E. Farey
Times: 1:15p.m. – 2:20 p.m.; MWF
CLAS 310 001/ Current Controversies in Classics
This course investigates selected topics in Classics, chosen to fit students' interests. Students read recent works presenting different views of a current issue in the field. We evaluate the ancient sources (the evidence), scholars' reasoning about them, the state of the current debate, and its relevance to broader interests in the humanities and contemporary society. Through study of different types of scholarly writing, and regular writing of their own, students enter into the scholarly conversation in the field. Topics include, for example: ancient sexuality; multiculturalism and minorities; the fall of Rome; paganism compared with Christianity; new archaeological finds. Required for all majors, except those writing an Honors thesis in the department. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
Instructor: J. Lenz