Enables students to explore various themes in post-1865 American culture. Examines these themes, which vary each year, in their social context. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context.
Examines major themes in the development of colonial societies in North America from the 15th to the early 19th centuries. Explores intercultural relations, economic development, labor systems, religion and society, and family life. Specific course focus may vary. Approved for GT-HI1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: United States context. Requisites: History (HIST) majors are restricted from taking this course.
Continuation of ANTH 2010. Emphasizes genetics, human variation, and microevolution. Recommended prereq., ANTH 2010. Credit not granted for this course and ANTH 2060. Approved for GT-SC1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
Covers physical principles of performing astronomy from space for science and exploration. The basic design of launch vehicles and spacecraft, orbital dynamics, and instruments will be described in the context of specific space missions (e.g. Hubble Telescope, Mars rovers) as well as prospects for future space observatories in orbit and on the Moon. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
Covers the development of scientific modes of thought, theory, and research from mythological origins (e.g., Hesiod's poetry) through pre-Socratic philosophers. Culminates in theories and research of Plato and Aristotle, including the Roman Empire. Students read original sources in translation. No Greek or Latin required.
Provides an overview of the economy, examining the flows of resources and outputs and the factors determining the levels of income and prices. Explores policy problems of inflation, unemployment, and economic growth. Credit not granted for this course and ECON 1000 and 1001. Meets MAPS requirement for social sciences: general. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECON 2010 (minimum grade C-).
Continuation of Intermediate Finnish I. Provides practical, communicative language skills for use in a variety of situations. Examines intermediate language structure and grammatical forms. Introduces students to Finnish history and contemporary culture and society. Directed independent language study course, requires work outside of class. Department enforced prereq., FINN 2010 - DILS (minimum grade C-).
Continuation of INDO 2010. Aims to increase the students' proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in modern Indonesian. Students will use only Indonesian in class. Evaluation based on classroom performance, homework, tests, and final project. Students will be provided with opportunities to participate in local Southeast Asian cultural events. Students with previous experience with Indonesian or Malay should contact the instructor for placement. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of INDO 2010 (minimum grade C).
Introduces students to the literature, history, culture and art of Europe and the Mediterranean basin from late antiquity through the renaissance. The course is interdisciplinary and focuces on topics which reveal the dynamism and diversity of pre-modern culture.
Three demonstration lect., one two-hour lab/rec. per week, plus three evening exams in the fall and spring semesters. Covers electricity and magnetism, light, and modern physics. Natural science majors with a knowledge of calculus and others taking calculus are urged to take the calculus-based courses PHYS 1110, 1120, 1140, and 2130, rather than PHYS 2010 and PHYS 2020. This course is designed for premed students and students in the biological sciences. Approved for GT-SC1. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of PHYS 1110 or PHYS 2010 (minimum grade C-).
Explores the concept of citizenship through readings, discussion, and service-learning. Working with Sewall faculty mentors, students discuss citizenship and related topics and learn concretely about aspects of the larger community by choosing a local community organization, becoming actively involved in its programs, and presenting their work at a culminating symposium. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours.
Develops intermediate reading, writing, speaking, and verbal comprehension skills. Uses the Directed Independent Language Study (DILS) model that combines in-class exercises and lectures with independent study. Reviews and continues content of SWED 2010. Directed independent language study course requires work outside of class. Department enforced prereq., SWED 2010 (min. grade C-).
Aims at increasing students' proficiency in colloquial forms of Tibetan. This course expands knowledge of the vocabulary and grammar of colloquial Tibetan and also continues to develop knowledge of reading and writing modern Tibetan. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of TBTN 2010 (minimum grade C).
Examines the construction of gender and sexual identities in the modern world. Focuses on the role of social attitudes and material circumstances in shaping how individuals understand themselves and are understood by others, as well as the actions they take to accept, negotiate, and resist these pressures. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
Explores from both the reader's and writer's perspectives the forms of creative nonfiction, including personal essay and memoir. Students will read and write extensively within this genre, develop skill in revision and peer critique, and learn how to submit work for publication. Does not fulfill core requirements. Department enforced prereq., WRTG 1150 or equivalent (completion of lower-division writing requirement).
Introductory course in poetry writing. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ENGL 1191 (minimum grade B). Not open to graduate students.
Examines nonviolence as a strategy of social action. Focuses on ethics and dynamics of nonviolent action; racial and economic justice movements; civil disobedience; and conscientious objection to war.
Examines the interaction of dramatic literature and performance in European theatre from 1800 to present, with attention to innovators like Ibsen, Strindberg, Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, Pirandello, Brecht, Beckett, and Churchill.
Emphasizes proportion and perspective through observation based drawing. Students are introduced to various drawing materials and learn to translate what they see into drawing media using two basic subjects: still-life and the figure. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARTS 1010 and prerequisite or corequisite course of ARTS 1020 (all minimum grade C-).
Offers subjects not covered by existing courses. Offered when department approves a special topic. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours for different topics.
Lab in human osteology and musculoskeletal system emphasizing comparative primate morphology, adaptation, and the fossil record documenting the natural history of primates. Recommended coreq., ANTH 2010. Approved for GT-SC1. Meets MAPS requirement for natural science: lab, when taken with ANTH 2010. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
Black holes are one of the most bizarre phenomena of nature. Students are introduced to the predicted properties of black holes, astronomical evidence for their existence and formation, and modern ideas about space, time, and gravity. Approved for the arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
