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Fall 2019

Architectural Graphics — ARC2104.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Donald Sherefkin

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Credits: 2

An introduction to a broad range of drawing techniques, including observational drawing, diagrammatic sketching, and geometric constructions. We will also master the conventions of architectural drawing, from plans and sections to three-dimensional projections. Weekly workshops and drawing assignments are required. Corequisites: Architecture 1 - Elements *When you register

Visual Arts

Architecture I - Elements — ARC2101.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Donald Sherefkin

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Credits: 4

Introduction to the discipline of architectural exploration. Architecture I focuses on the formation of architectural concepts through the development of spatial investigations using scale models and drawings. We begin with a series of abstract exercises which explore ways in which meaning is embedded in form, space and movement. These exercises gradually build into more

Visual Arts

Artist's Portfolio — DAN4366.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Dana Reitz

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Credits: 2

Explaining artwork often goes against the grain, yet artists are regularly called upon to articulate their processes, tools, and dynamics of collaboration. To help secure any of the myriad forms of institutional support including funding, venues, and engagements, artists must develop–creatively and flexibly–essential skills. Finding a public language for what is the private

Dance Drama Music

Banjo — MIN2215.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: John Kirk

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Credits: 2

Beginning, intermediate, or advanced group lessons on the 5-string banjo in the claw-hammer/frailing style. Student will learn to play using simple song sheets with chords, tablature, and standard notation. Using chord theory and scale work, personal music-making skills will be enhanced. Awareness of traditional styles of playing the instrument will be furthered through a

Music

Bass Intensive — MIN4026.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Michael Bisio

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Credits: 2

Advanced studies in theory relating to performance. Corequisites: Students must be enrolled in Bass with Bisio (MIN4417) simultaneously, no exceptions. This class is only for advanced students and by permission of instructor.

Music

Bass with Bisio — MIN4417.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Michael Bisio

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Credits: 2

Private instruction covering techniques and theory appropriate to the student’s level and goals. Corequisite: Must participate in Music Workshop (Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm).

Music

Bebop, Rock Beyond I — MIN4216.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Michael Wimberly

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Credits: 4

Bebop, Rock Beyond is a drum set course exploring the musical techniques associated with cutting edge drummers while expanding your musicianship. We will look at the drumming architects of Bebop and Rock, such as Max Roach, Elvin Jones, John Bonham, and Bill Buford, in addition to innovative musicians who are taking drum set playing Beyond the traditions of rock and jazz. This

Music

Beginning Cello — MIN2354.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Nathaniel Parke

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Credits: 2

The basics of cello. In a small group, students will learn how to play the cello, with an emphasis on a group performance at the term's conclusion. Corequisites: Must attend and participate in Music Workshop (Tuesday, 6:30 - 8pm).

Music

Beginning Composing — MCO4120.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Allen Shawn

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Credits: 4

This class explores and reviews notation and the rudiments of music through the act of composing small pieces for a variety of instruments. It is intended for students who have taken instrumental lessons for a few years or more and who can read music in at least one clef. It is meant for those who have never imagined composing music as well as for those who have already begun

Music

Beginning Guitar — MIN2247.01, section 1

Fall 2019

Instructor: Hui Cox

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Credits: 2

Introduces the fundamentals of acoustic guitar playing, including hand positions, tuning, reading music, major and pentatonic scales, major, minor, and seventh chords, chord progressions, blues progressions, and simple arrangements of songs. Corequisites: Must participate in Music Workshop (Tuesday, 6:30 – 8pm).

Music

Beginning Guitar — MIN2247.02, section 2

Fall 2019

Instructor: Hui Cox

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Credits: 2

Music

Beginning Violin/Viola — MIN2241.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Kaori Washiyama

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Credits: 2

Basic techniques will include the reading of music in either treble/or alto clefs in the easy keys. Basic hand positions and appropriate fingerings will be shown, and a rudimentary facility with the bow will be developed in order that all students may participate in simple ensemble performance by the end of the term. The student must have a basic knowledge of reading music.

Music

��Ź�� County Choral Society — cancelled

Fall 2019

Instructor: Cailin Manson, Kerry Ryer-Parke

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Credits: 1

The ��Ź�� County Choral Society, a community chorus conducted by Cailin Marcel Manson, promotes choral singing by presenting several concerts per year, and eagerly invites student participation. Auditions are not required, and singers of all levels and abilities are welcomed. To receive credit, students must attend all rehearsals and performances. Performances may be held

Music

Beyond the Boss: Organizational Models for the 21st Century — APA2247.02

Fall 2019

Instructor: David Zicarelli

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Credits: 1

Almost all work in the world is performed in groups and all groups involve some kind of organization. Whether it’s a fast-food restaurant, a band, an activist group, or even a college class, we investigate ideas of organization — often invisible — that we picked up from somewhere: families, teachers, bad bosses, and/or movies just to name a few. This course offers the

CAPA

Calculus A — MAT4133.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Andrew McIntyre

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Credits: 4

This course covers the breadth of university calculus: differentiation, integration, infinite series, and ordinary differential equations. It focuses on concepts and interconnections. In order to cover this much material, computational techniques are de-emphasized. Following mathematics courses will focus on techniques and applications, putting the concepts from Calculus A into

Science and Mathematics

Camera and the Body: Peculiar Ways of Knowing — DAN4142.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Elena Demyanenko with guest faculty Ray Sun

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Credits: 4

This hands-on course co-taught by dance faculty Elena Demyanenko and guest video-artist Ray Sun will utilize moving camera exercises, selected film screenings and improvisational games to give students an opportunity to expand and refine their own visual sensibilities, with the goal of creating collaborative multi-media projects. We will explore and analyze the creative choices

Dance

Cello — MIN4355.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Nathaniel Parke

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Credits: 2

Studio instruction in cello. There will be an emphasis on creating and working towards an end-of-term project for each student. Students must have had at least three years of cello study. Corequisites: Music Workshop attendance 7 times per term.

Music

Chemistry 1: Chemical Principles (with Lab) — CHE2211.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Janet Foley

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Credits: 4

This course is the first of a four-course chemistry sequence covering general, organic and biochemistry. Students do not need to take the entire sequence. We will focus on introductory chemical principles, including atomic theory, classical and quantum bonding concepts, molecular structure, organic functional groups, and the relationship between structure and properties. The

Science and Mathematics

Chemistry 3 — CHE4213.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Amber Hancock

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Credits: 4

Chemistry 3 focuses on why chemical reactions happen, what the steps are, how we discover them, and how we use this to look at practical problems such as the synthesis of drugs, or the kinetics of atmospheric reactions. Emphasis will be on mastering general principles of chemistry such as nucleophiles and electrophiles, molecular orbital concepts, thermodynamics and kinetics in

Science and Mathematics Environment

Chemistry 3 —

Fall 2019

Instructor: Amber Hancock

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Credits: 4

Chemistry 3 focuses on why chemical reactions happen, what the steps are, how we discover them, and how we use this to look at practical problems such as the synthesis of drugs, the design of solar cells, or the kinetics of atmospheric reactions. Emphasis will build on your understanding of general principles of chemistry such as nucleophiles and electrophiles, molecular

Science and Mathematics Environment

Chemistry 3 Lab —

Fall 2019

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This lab is required as a corequisite for chemistry 3. Students must enroll in both, simultaneously.

Chinese Zen — CHI4323.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Ginger Lin

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Credits: 4

Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist concepts

Cultural Studies and Languages

Choice and Consequence: Alternative History — DRA2277.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Sherry Kramer

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Credits: 4

The theater is the place where we learn how to be. At its best, it is a rehearsal for the great moments of our life, including our happinesses. Love, death, we see it on stage and it prepares us for our life.” —John Guare A play is a metaphoric and empathic art form that seduces us into imaginatively making choices and suffering consequences along with the characters on stage.

Drama

Climate Under Siege: Public Policy Forums@CAPA — APA2179.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Brian Campion Susan Sgorbati

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Credits: 1

Whether it’s in your community, your state, your country or in the world, understanding the impacts of global warming and how to participate in future policy decisions has become an essential role of the citizen. This Fall 2019's Public Policy Forum @ CAPA presents an opportunity to learn from policy makers, academics, and leading thinkers and activists on many aspects of

CAPA Environment

Collaboration in Light, Movement, and Clothes — DAN4286.01

Fall 2019

Instructor: Michael Giannitti, Dana Reitz, Charles Schoonmaker

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Credits: 4

Visual elements are a significant component of performance, whether it be theater, performance art, music or dance. With many performance projects, there is little time to contemplate, rethink or adjust designs in the actual performance space; there is rarely an opportunity to watch a collaborative art develop. In this class, equipped space is available to give the time to

Dance Drama