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Projects in Sculpture: Making It Personal — SCU4797.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Jon Isherwood
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Credits: 4
The question is what do you want to say? As we develop our interests in sculpture it becomes more and more imperative to find our own voice. The role of the artist is to interpret personal conditions and experiences and find the most effective expression for them. This course provides the opportunity for a self directed study in sculpture. Students are expected to produce a
Visual Arts

Projects: Dance — DAN4794.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
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Credits: 2
For students with prior experience in dance composition who wish to be involved in making new work for performance. Attention will be given to all of the elements involved in composition and production, including collaborative aspects. Students are expected to show their work throughout stages of development, complete their projects and perform them formally or informally by
Dance

Propaganda in Modern Chinese Culture — CHI4603.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Ginger Lin
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Credits: 4
Whether on banners hung in public places or in shrill voices blaring from one of millions of loudspeakers spread across the country, propaganda slogans have been a major aspect of the Chinese Communist Party鈥檚 efforts to forge a modern socialist society. In this course, a selection of these slogans from the beginning of the communist era up to the present will be used as a
Languages

Psychological Assessment Workshop — PSY4212.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: David Anderegg
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Credits: 4
This advanced seminar will focus on techniques of psychological test construction.  Issues of reliability and validity of psychological tests will be explored as we construct and validate 鈥渘ew鈥 projective tests based upon traditional models. We will explore scoring systems from the standpoint of theoretical and empirical utility. This will be a hands-on workshop and
Society Culture and Thought

Psychology of Gender and Sexuality — PSY2119.02

Spring 2019
Instructor: Ella Ben Hagai
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Credits: 2
In this seminar, we will explore the processes of gender identity development in childhood and adolescence. We will examine gender identity development among gender conforming (cisgender) and transgender children and young adults. In addition, we will review research on the determinant of sexual orientation and the psychological processes influencing sexual desire and romantic
Society Culture and Thought

Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematical Modeling — MAT2244.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Kathryn Montovan
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Credits: 4
This foundational class covers modes of reasoning used in quantitative sciences and mathematics, using environmental questions for many classroom examples and projects. We will start by interrogating numbers and equations, applying problem-solving strategies, and gaining a deeper understanding of functions. We will apply these skills while learning the art of mathematical
Science and Mathematics

Quantum Mechanics — PHY4211.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Hugh Crowl
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Credits: 4
The microscopic world is fundamentally different from the macroscopic one we encounter on a daily basis. The classical view of particles, mass, and even location break down at the smallest scales. The development of quantum mechanics as a field in the 1920s was a fundamental leap forward for our understanding of atomic physics. Countless current technologies and scientific
Science and Mathematics

Race and Gender in Franco-Maghrebi Literature and Film — FRE4806.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Blase Provitola
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Credits: 4
In the context of recent debates on multiculturalism and French national identity, this advanced course provides an introduction to some of the major issues impacting the French-speaking countries of North Africa and their diasporas in France. Through novels and auto-fiction, films, and other visual materials such as bandes dessin茅es, this course will encourage students to
Languages

Reading and Writing Poetry: the Art of Revision — LIT4239.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Natalie Scenters-Zapico
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Credits: 4
Kevin Young writes about the haunting qualities of revision in The Grey Album, 鈥溾 have been thinking about the idea of a shadow book鈥攁 book that we don鈥檛 have, but know of, a book that may haunt the very book we have in our hands.鈥 Every writer must become enamored with the art of revision, and become familiar with the many shadows, or potential iterations, of any poem. In
Literature

Reading and Writing the Lyric Essay — LIT4166.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Mark Wunderlich
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Credits: 4
The lyric essay is a term given to work that is both poetic and discursive and that defies clear categorization. In these hybrid forms, the essayist may begin breaking into lines of verse, or poet may engage in a lengthier argument too rangy for the confines of a syllable count. In this course we will read Whitman鈥檚 Specimen Days, Dickinson鈥檚 letters, short essays by Virginia
Literature

Reading and Writing: the Missing Person — LIT4138.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Kathleen Alcott
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Credits: 4
Traditionally, the fiction writer鈥檚 task has been to chart the space between inner and outer lives, illustrating for the reader how one operates on the other. But in the cases of certain fictive persons and their realities, is total access always the best way forward? In this craft seminar on experimental characterization, we will explore works in which the author defines the
Literature

Reading Poetry: A Basic Course — LIT2357.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Michael Dumanis
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Credits: 4
In what ways is reading poetry a fundamentally different practice from reading prose? What can we discover about a poem by examining its structure and the choices the poet made? In this introductory course we will carefully consider a range of different poems from different historical periods, as well as a number of contemporary works, as we try to ascertain what a poem is,
Literature

Reinventing Radio — APA2159.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Thom Loubet
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Credits: 4
With the development of the podcast and online radio, audio documentary has made a major resurgence in popular culture. This course will explore the basic skills and techniques required to tell stories through sound. Along with the technical tools required, the focus will be on learning how audio production can enhance communication with an audience and inform their local
CAPA

Religious Architecture of Islamic Cultures — AH2126.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Razan Francis
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Credits: 4
This introductory course explores the architecture of the Islamic world from the beginning of Islam to the present, extending from Spain to India. By examining architectural monuments from different periods and locales, the course demonstrates how architectural production was not only informed by religious ritual, but also shaped by cultural encounters with a diversity of
Visual Arts

Rhythmic Fundamentals — MFN2117.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
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Credits: 2
This course serves as an introduction to learning note values, rhythm notation and analysis, dictation, transcription, and ear training. Students will learn how to identify musical meters and rhythmic phrasing across several styles of music, including classical, jazz, folk, pop, electronic, and rock. It is preferable that each student has a beginner鈥檚 knowledge of the
Music

Sage City Symphony — MPF4100.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Kerry Ryer-Parke
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Credits: 1
Sage City Symphony is a community orchestra which invites student participation. The Symphony is noted for the policy of commissioning new works by major composers, in some instances student composers, as well as playing the classics. There are openings in the string sections, and occasionally by audition for solo winds and percussion. There will be two concerts each term.
Music

Saxophone — MIN4237.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
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Credits: 2
Study of saxophone technique and standard repertoire (jazz or classical), with an emphasis on tone production, dexterity, reading skills, and improvisation. This course is for intermediate-advanced students only. Corequisites: participation in Music Workshop (T 6:30-8pm)
Music

Scripting for Computer Graphics — CS2118.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Justin Vasselli
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Credits: 4
Computer Graphics is one of the most fun and accessible fields within Computer Science. The visual nature of it lends itself well to creative and artistic minds. It鈥檚 the perfect melding of math, computing and art. This course will cover the key ideas behind computer graphics. We will discuss different rendering algorithms and how they work, how 3D models are represented in
Science and Mathematics

SCT Advanced Work Preparation Module — SCT4104.04

Spring 2019
Instructor: SCT Faculty
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Credits: 1
This one credit module is designed for students preparing to do advanced work in fall 2018. In a series of workshops, students will work on formulating clear lines of inquiry and developing a research plan for their advanced work in SCT. Students will look at various examples of advanced work as presented by current seniors. Various SCT faculty members will present techniques
Society Culture and Thought

Senior Projects in Music 鈥 A Deeper Look — MCO4376.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
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Credits: 4
Senior music concentrators and seniors who have enjoyed a strong background in Music, may plan to present advanced work in the form of a concert or other time-based demonstration. In this course, they will meet in small salon-like groups of 4-6 for a weekly in-depth seminar during which they present their concepts and material for comment, edit and revision as necessary,
Music

Senior Seminar in Society, Culture and Thought — SCT4750.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Miroslava Prazak
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Credits: 4
This research seminar offers students the opportunity to conduct advanced work in social science in the form of an independent research project. For some students, this will be the first half of a year-long thesis that involves field work and/or the collection of data. For others, this will be a one-semester long project. For all students, however, the process in these fourteen
Society Culture and Thought

Shakespeare: The Comedies — LIT2287.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Manuel Gonzales
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Credits: 4
The class will dive deep into reading and discussions of five Shakespeare comedies, The Tempest, Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Midsummer Night's Dream, and As You Like It, focusing on the structure, plot, character, and language, as well as influences and original source material for these plays. We will also read and discuss Eastward Ho!, a comedy co-written by
Literature

Social Change Agents: Advanced Peacebuilding — APA4122.02

Spring 2019
Instructor: Vahidin Omanovic
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Credits: 1
Be the change you want to see in the world. This Module will be a chance for students to reflect on their identities, inner issues they are aware or not aware and the desire to be social change agents. Together we will explore key topics of non-violent communication, personal potentials for peacebuilding, community building skills and different methods to deal with our
CAPA