Bass with Bisio — MIN4417.01
Private instruction covering technique and theory appropriate to the student’s level and goals.
Corequisites: Must participate in Music Workshop.
Spring 2018
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Beginning Cello II — MIN4354.01
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: Music Workshop attendance 7 times per term.
Beginning Guitar — MIN2247.01
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: Attendance at Music Workshop
Beginning Violin and Viola — MIN2241.01
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 bow will be developed in order that all students may participate in simple ensemble performance by the end of term. Student must arrange for the use of a college instrument, if needed
Ź County Choral Society — MPF2164.01
The Ź County Choral Society 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. Rehearsals and performances may be held at various locations in Ź, and
Ź Review: A Practicum in Literary Editing and Publishing—Poetry — LIT4330.02
This two-credit course involves working on the editing, promotion, and production of Ź’s newly relaunched national print literary magazine, Ź Review. Students will serve as Editorial and Publicity Assistants for the magazine, studying and practicing all aspects of magazine editing, as well as helping with the journal’s day-to-day operations. The course will
Ź Review: A Practicum in Literary Editing and Publishing—Prose — LIT4330.01
This two-credit course involves working on the editing, promotion, and production of Ź’s newly relaunched national print literary magazine, Ź Review. Students will serve as Editorial and Publicity Assistants for the magazine, studying and practicing all aspects of magazine editing, as well as helping with the journal’s day-to-day operations. The course will
Biochemistry — CHE4335.01
Biochemistry is an intermediate chemistry course in which students apply principles from general and organic chemistry, as well as general biology, to understand the molecular processes that characterize life. Biochemistry is a broad discipline that is growing rapidly in its scope – new developments and discoveries are being made daily. The goal of this class will be to give
Black Nature Writing — LIT2278.01
In this class you will investigate the many faces that nature bears in the poetry of writers of African-descent. You will read poems from the Antebellum period through the contemporary period, poems that defy the myth that Black poets solely write about an urban experience in predictable ways. For Black poets, nature serves as a catalyst for contemplating freedom, complicating
Cello — MIN4355.01
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.
Ceramics: Roots of Form — CER2138.01
Exploring the unique, material nature of clay as a medium for personal and visual expression will be the focus of this course. All ceramic forms, whether sculptural or utilitarian require a basic knowledge of the ceramic medium and a variety of construction methods will be introduced employing hand building techniques to achieve this goal. The primary study will be to explore
Chemistry 2: Organic Structure and Bonding (with lab) — CHE4212.01
Building on structural and reactivity insights developed in Chemistry 1, this course delves into molecular structure and modern theories of bonding, especially as they relate to the reaction patterns of functional groups. We will focus on the mechanisms of reaction pathways and develop an understanding for how those mechanisms are experimentally explored. There will be numerous
Chemistry 4 Lab: Independent Research Projects — CHE4216.01
Students will apply the principles of Chemistry 1, 2, and 3 to the execution of substantive research projects of their own design. They will also be responsible for independently analyzing their data and publicly presenting their findings.all
Choice and Consequence: Alternative History — DRA2277.01
“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.
Chromophilia: Explorations in Color — VA4215.01
Chromophilia, a term coined by contemporary aesthetic philosopher David Batchelor, refers to intense passion and love for color. What is it about color that has the power to induce reverie, and conversely to manipulate, or disgust? How de we understand and respond to color from philosophical, phenomenological, and cultural vantage points? How as artists can we become the master
Clarinet — MIN4223.01
Study of clarinet technique and repertoire with an emphasis on tone production, dexterity, reading skills, and improvisation. This course is for intermediate-advanced students only.
Corequisites: Must participate in Music Workshop (T 4:30 -6:00pm).
Climate Science and Policy — ENV4109.01
This course interrogates the nexus between climate science and policy, allowing students to analyze one of our most pressing issues through an integrated socio-ecological lens. Students will examine major climate policies and proposals - like the Paris Agreement, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, Clean Power Plan, and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - with
Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingualism — PSY4136.01
The majority of children in the world today are growing up in multilingual environments. In this advanced research course, you will read and discuss classic and current research into the ways that language status, i.e. monolingualism or bilingualism, shapes brain development and memory storage. With a classmate, you will present research findings twice during the semester, and
College and the American Dream — SOC4102.01
While college has long been viewed as the primary pathway to upward mobility, recent debates about higher education have called into question its utility and relevance in the new risk society. Is a college degree truly worth it, and, if so, for whom? Who enrolls in college and what are their reasons for doing so? How do access to, and experiences of, higher education vary by
Community Transformation: A Multi-Party Negotiation over Trans-boundary Water Resources in the Indus Basin between Pakistan and Afghanistan — MED4208.01
This seven-week course will explore the complex issues involved in a multi-party collaborative problem-solving process. Systems analysis, conflict resolution models and negotiation strategies will all be covered as to their strategic utility in these types of complicated disputes. Students will read the AREU (Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit) report on the conflict over
Comparative Animal Physiology (with lab) — BIO4201.01
A rigorous course in which physiological processes of vertebrates and invertebrates are studied at the cellular, organ, organ system, and whole animal levels of organization. The unifying themes of the course is the phenomenon of homeostasis (whereby an animal maintains its organization in the face of environmental perturbations).Topics include digestion and nutrition,
Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01
Political institutions are the decision norms and organizations that govern political life. Academic and policy interest in such institutions is flourishing as many previously authoritarian states seek to craft their first democratic political institutions or constitutions. This basic course introduces students to major political institutions and the debates about their
Composition Projects — MCO4109.01
In this course, students propose a term-long project with extended instrumentation or length (8+ minutes), of which a part will involve live instrumentalists. We will work together to recruit faculty, student, or outside instrumentalists (with resources provided), towards an end-of-term concert. Class discussion will involve feedback on projects and compositional process, and
Conflict Resolution: Theories and Practice — MED2112.01
This course will present an interdisciplinary approach to the theory of conflict resolution. Theories of conflict resolution, not mediation skills, will be introduced and then explored through a number of different prisms. These will include the macro issues of the nature of peace, the environment, the media, NGOs, as well as the role of religion and the Bible. There will also
Confucianism vs. Daoism — CHI4402.01
The Twenty-four Stories of Filial Piety are well known Chinese stories that exemplify the devotion of children to their parents that is the chief virtue in Confucianism. The Daoist Tales of Zhuangzi on the other hand offer a much different set of values. These tales "translated" from classical Chinese into modern Mandarin at the student's language level will serve as a starting