Bard College at Simon's Rock
FALL 2008 Course Listing
as of October 3, 2008
 
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Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
 
B.A. Seminar Top
All Offerings
  BAS352 NEW Fatal Progress: Fact & Fiction 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL3-10 H Holladay   15 12  
J Lapseritis   15 12  
  BAS385 . Land, Life, & Lit in Lat Amer 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-10 C Coggins   15 13  
M Roe   15 13  
 
First Year Seminar Top
All Offerings
  FS100A . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-09 C van Kerckvoorde FY 14 8  
  FS100B . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-02 C Callanan FY 14 14  
  FS100C . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-02 P Filkins FY 14 14  
  FS100D . First Year Seminar I 4 WF 10:30-11:55 am DAC-023 B Rodgers FY 14 14  
  FS100E . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-128 B Conolly FY 14 14  
  FS100F . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL3-11 R Carey FY 14 14  
  FS100G . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm FSH-201 P Shields FY 14 13  
  FS100H . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-12 M Vecchio FY 14 14  
  FS100I . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-12 B Mathews FY 14 14  
  FS100J . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 11:00-12:25 pm DAC-125 I Bickford FY 14 15  
  FS100K . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 I Bickford FY 14 14  
  FS100L . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-201 K Beaumont FY 14 14  
  FS100M . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 14 7  
  FS100N . First Year Seminar I 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am CL1-02 B Smith FY 14 6  
  FS100O . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 12:20- 1:45 pm FSH-201 M Vecchio FY 14 14  
 
Sophomore Seminar Top
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  SS251A . Sophomore Seminar 4 TR 09:00-10:25 am CL3-11 M Tebben   14 14  
  SS251B . Sophomore Seminar 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-04 A Abbas   14 16  
  SS251C . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain   14 12  
  SS251D . Sophomore Seminar 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL1-04 M Wong   14 13  
  SS251F . Sophomore Seminar 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-04 N Yanoshak   14 15  
  SS251G . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am CL1-01 C Coggins   14 15  
  SS251H . Sophomore Seminar 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-04 I Bickford   14 15  
  SS251I . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am CL3-12 N Bonvillain   14 13  
  SS251J . Sophomore Seminar 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm CL1-01 V Rosado   14 14  
  SS251K . Sophomore Seminar 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-023 L Wallach   14 9  
  SS251L . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am DAC-023 A Walker   14 3  
 
African American Studies Top
All Offerings
  ANTH222 NEW CP African Urban Life 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-13 K Boswell   16 6  
  LIT261 NEW CP Contemporary African Lit 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 B Mathews FY 15 16  
 
Anthropology Top
All Offerings
  ANTH100A . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 K Boswell FY 16 15  
  ANTH100B . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL1-02 K Boswell FY 16 13  
  ANTH105 NEW Public Culture in Africa 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 A Iroh FY 15 4  
  ANTH200 . Intro to Cultural Studies 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-025 A Iroh FY 15 6  
  ANTH222 NEW CP African Urban Life 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-13 K Boswell   16 6  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
  ASIA237 . CP Unity Buddhism & State Jpn 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-14 M Naamon WP 15 13  
  BIO220 . CP Medical Anthropology 3 TR 09:00-10:25 am FSH-201 M Naamon FY 15 21  
  LING216M2 . Language & Power 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 15  
  LING218M1 . Language & Gender 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 18  
 
Art History Top
All Offerings
  ARTH102 . Survey of Western Art II 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 16  
  ARTH114 NEW CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  ARTH220 . CP Imagining the Harem 3 W 6:00- 8:45 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
 
Arts Top
All Offerings
  ARTS225 . Creative Process in the Arts 3 R 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-115 W Shifrin FY 15 11  
T 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-128 W Shifrin FY 15 11  
 
Asian Studies Top
All Offerings
  ARTH114 NEW CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  ASIA237 . CP Unity Buddhism & State Jpn 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-14 M Naamon WP 15 13  
  WS218M2 . CP Wmn's Wds in Chn Jpn Korea 2 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-12 J Weinstein FY 15 16  
 
Biology Top
All Offerings
  BIO100 . Intro to Life Sciences 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am FSH-102 R Schmidt FY 30 28  
  BIO100LA . Intro to Life Sciences Lab   T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-202 S Mechanic-Meyers FY 15 15  
  BIO100LB . Intro to Life Sciences Lab   R 09:00-11:45 am FSH-202 S Mechanic-Meyers FY 15 13  
  BIO210 . Molecular Techniques 3 WF 10:30-11:55 am FSH-202 S Mechanic-Meyers   12 5  
  BIO220 . CP Medical Anthropology 3 TR 09:00-10:25 am FSH-201 M Naamon FY 15 21  
  BIO310 . Evolution 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am FSH-211 R Schmidt   15 13  
  BIO312 NEW Biochemistry 4 T 09:00-11:45 am FSH-202 J Lapseritis   15 5  
TR 12:30- 1:55 pm FSH-112 J Lapseritis   15 5  
 
Chemistry Top
All Offerings
  CHEM100A . Chemistry 4 TR 09:00-10:25 am FSH-102 P Dooley WP 18 11  
  CHEM100B . Chemistry 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am FSH-102 P Dooley WP 18 18  
  CHEM100LA . Chemistry I Lab 1 T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-128 P Dooley WP 12 8  
  CHEM100LB . Chemistry I Lab 1 T 6:00- 8:45 pm FSH-128 E Dongala WP 12 9  
  CHEM100LC . Chemistry I Lab 1 R 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-128 P Dooley WP 12 13  
  CHEM302 . Organic Chemistry 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm FSH-201 E Dongala   12 5  
TR 10:30-11:55 am FSH-128 E Dongala   12 5  
 
Computer Science Top
All Offerings
  CMPT240 . Intro to Robotics 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-113 M Bergman WP 10 8  
  CMPT250 . Computer Organization 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-112 P Shields WP 14 8  
  CMPT320 . Theory of Computation 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-112 P Shields   15 4  
 
Dance Top
All Offerings
  DANC101 . Beg. Modern Dance Technique 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 12  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
  DANC201 . Intermediate Modern Dance 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 1  
  DANC112 . Meaning through Movement I 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 4  
  DANC212 . Meaning through Movement 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 2  
  DANC114 . Intro Ballet I 2 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-108 R Aver Thung FY 15 11  
  DANC214 . Intermediate Ballet I 2 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-108 R Aver Thung   15 5  
 
Economics Top
All Offerings
  ECON101 . Macroeconomics 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-023 F Unal FY 16 16  
  ECON106 NEW Money Systems 3 MW 09:00-10:25 am CL3-11 D Neilson FY 15 16  
  ECON209 NEW Intermediate Political Economy 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-14 F Unal   15 8  
 
Environmental Studies Top
All Offerings
  ENVS100 . Intro to Environmental Studies 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm FSH-211 S Fowle Schroeder FY 18 15  
MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-11 S Fowle Schroeder FY 18 15  
  ENVS200 . Principles of Ecology 4 MWF 2:00- 2:55 pm FSH-211 R Schmidt WP 15 5  
T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-211 R Schmidt WP 15 5  
  ENVS308 . Limnology 4 F 3:30- 6:15 pm FSH-211 D Roeder   15 8  
MF 12:30- 1:55 pm FSH-211 D Roeder   15 8  
 
Foreign Languages - Arabic Top
All Offerings
  ARAB100 . Accelerated Beginning Arabic I 4 MW 2:00- 2:55 pm CL3-14 G Asfar FY 15 12  
TR 09:00-10:25 am CL3-14 G Asfar FY 15 12  
  ARAB204 NEW CP MdrnArabic Prose,Poetry,Pol 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 G Asfar   15 6  
 
Foreign Languages - Chinese Top
All Offerings
  CHIN100 . Accel Beginning Chinese I 4 MWF 2:00- 2:55 pm CL3-09 J Weinstein FY 20 21  
T 3:30- 5:25 pm CL3-09 J Weinstein FY 20 21  
  CHIN204 . Intermediate Chinese I 3 MF 3:30- 4:55 pm CL3-09 J Weinstein WP 15 4  
 
Foreign Languages - French Top
All Offerings
  FREN100 . Accelerated Beginning French I 4 MW 09:30-10:25 am CL3-13 M Tebben FY 22 19  
TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 M Tebben FY 22 19  
  FREN204 . Intermediate French I 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-14 G Asfar WP 15 13  
  FREN204B . Intermediate French I 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-12 E Dongala WP 15 10  
  FREN215 . French Lit of Conversation 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 M Tebben WP 15 6  
  FREN315 . French Lit of Conversation 4 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 M Tebben WP 15 1  
 
Foreign Languages - German Top
All Offerings
  GERM100 . Accel Beginning German I 4 MTWR 12:30- 1:45 pm CL3-11 C van Kerckvoorde FY 20 19  
  GERM204 . Intermediate German I 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-03 C van Kerckvoorde WP 15 7  
 
Foreign Languages - Latin Top
All Offerings
  LATN100 . Accel Beginning Latin I 4 MW 10:30-11:25 am CL3-09 C Callanan FY 20 21  
TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-09 C Callanan FY 20 21  
  LATN204 . Inter Latin I: Virgil's Aeneid 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm FSH-112 C Callanan WP 15 7  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
 
Foreign Languages - Spanish Top
All Offerings
  SPAN100A . Accel. Beg. Span I 4 MTWRF 09:30-10:25 am CL3-09 G Morales-Gotsch FY 18 16  
  SPAN100B . Accel. Beg. Span I 4 MTWRF 10:30-11:25 am CL3-10 G Morales-Gotsch FY 18 17  
  SPAN101 . Accel. Beg. Span II 4 MTWRF 10:30-11:25 am CL1-03 M Roe WP 18 9  
  SPAN204 . Intermediate Spanish I 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-04 M Wong WP 15 16  
  SPAN205 . Intermediate Spanish II 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-01 E Chamorro WP 15 15  
  SPAN214 NEW CP Latin America Today 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-03 M Wong WP 15 12  
 
Geography Top
All Offerings
  GEOG316 . Projects in Political Ecology 4 F 2:00- 4:55 pm CL3-13 C Coggins WP 16 12  
 
History Top
All Offerings
  HIST217 NEW Colonialsm,Capitalsm & Slavery 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-13 R Carey FY 15 16  
  HIST231 . American Environmental History 3 WF 10:30-11:55 am CL1-02 R Carey   15 7  
 
Learning Resources Top
All Offerings
  LR201M1 . The Art of Tutoring Writing 1 R 5:30- 7:30 pm FSH-201 N Bonvillain   99 23  
 
Linguistics Top
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  LING100 . Introduction to Linguistics 3 MWF 1:00- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 14  
  LING216M2 . Language & Power 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 15  
  LING218M1 . Language & Gender 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 18  
 
Literature Top
All Offerings
  LIT100 . Guest Writers 2 TR 5:00- 6:25 pm CL1-03 B Mathews FY 25 27  
  LIT151 NEW Intro to Creative Writing 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-04 P Filkins FY 12 11  
  LIT203 . Art of Fiction: The Novel 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-128 B Rodgers FY 15 12  
  LIT221 . Major British Authors 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-03 H Holladay FY 15 10  
  LIT222 . Shakespeare 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-11 H Holladay FY 15 13  
  LIT240 NEW Literary Realism & Naturalism 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-02 W Brown FY 15 7  
  LIT261 NEW CP Contemporary African Lit 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 B Mathews FY 15 16  
  LIT318 . Writers from Eastern Europe 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm CL3-14 B Rodgers WP 15 14  
  SOCS220 NEW Incarceration in America 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-125 E Lagemann   15 12  
R Fiske   15 12  
 
Mathematics Top
All Offerings
  MATH101 . Math & Its Applications 3 F 09:30-10:25 am FSH-112 R Snyder WP 15 11  
MW 09:30-10:25 am CL1-04 R Snyder WP 15 11  
  MATH109 . Elementary Functions 3 MWF 09:30-10:25 am CL1-01 D Sharpe WP 15 20  
  MATH110A . Introduction to Statistics 3 F 1:00- 1:55 pm FSH-112 R Snyder WP 15 15  
MW 1:00- 1:55 pm FSH-102 R Snyder WP 15 15  
  MATH110B . Introduction to Statistics 3 F 2:00- 2:55 pm FSH-112 R Snyder WP 15 13  
MW 2:00- 2:55 pm FSH-102 R Snyder WP 15 13  
  MATH210A . Calculus I 3 MWF 09:30-10:25 am FSH-201 B Wynne WP 15 18  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
  MATH210B . Calculus I 3 MWF 1:00- 1:55 pm CL1-01 B Wynne WP 15 19  
  MATH211 . Calculus II 3 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL1-01 W Dunbar WP 15 5  
  MATH220 . Linear Algebra 3 MWF 10:30-11:25 am FSH-201 W Dunbar WP 15 9  
  MATH320 . Modern Algebra I 4 MWF 2:00- 2:55 pm CL1-01 B Wynne   15 7  
  MATH354 . Topology I 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-01 W Dunbar   15    
 
Music Top
All Offerings
  MUS117 . Chorus 1 W 7:00- 8:55 pm KLG J Brown FY 99 26  
  MUS206 . Theory I: Intro Tonal Harmony 3 MWF 10:30-11:25 am DAC-128 L Wallach FY 15 10  
  MUS211 . Intro to Electronic Music 3 WF 5:00- 6:25 pm DAC-135 C Davis WP 15 10  
  MUS217 . Music Since WWI 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B L Wallach FY 15 4  
  MUS317 NEW Music Since WWI 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B L Wallach FY 15 4  
  MUS219 NEW Jazz Improvization Workshop I 2 F 2:00- 4:55 pm KLG J Myers FY 12 11  
  MUS222 . Jazz Ensemble 1 T 7:30- 9:25 pm KLG J Myers FY 24 19  
  MUS225 . Vocal Performance Opera & Thea 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm KLG-B G Teeley WP 12 9  
  MUS325 . Vocal Performance:Opera & Thea 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm KLG-B G Teeley WP 12 2  
  MUS227 NEW CP Music in World Cultures 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B J Myers FY 12 11  
  MUS327 NEW CP Music in World Cultures 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B J Myers WP 2 5  
  MUS278 . Collegium 1 M 4:30- 5:00 pm KLG-B L Bardo FY 99 8  
5:00- 6:00 pm KLG L Bardo FY 99 8  
  MUS280 . Madrigal Group 1 M 3:30- 4:45 pm KLG J Brown WP 12 9  
  MUS289 . Chamber Orchestra 1 R 7:30- 9:00 pm KLG A Legene FY 99 14  
  MUS308 . Theory III: Mdl & Tnl Countrpt 4 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm DAC-128 J Myers WP 12 14  
 
Natural Sciences Top
All Offerings
  GEOG316 . Projects in Political Ecology 4 F 2:00- 4:55 pm CL3-13 C Coggins WP 16 12  
  NATS150A . Science Seminar:Climate Change 4 R 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-211 D Roeder FY 15 11  
TR 12:30- 1:55 pm FSH-211 D Roeder FY 15 11  
  NATS150B . Science Seminar:Climate Change 4 R 09:30-10:25 am FSH-113 G Eshel FY 15 15  
TR 10:30-11:55 am FSH-113 G Eshel FY 15 15  
 
Philosophy Top
All Offerings
  PHIL105 . Philosophical Problems 3 MW 09:00-10:25 am CL3-10 B Conolly FY 15 9  
  PHIL212 NEW Philosophy of Mind 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-10 B Conolly FY 15 14  
 
Physics Top
All Offerings
  PHYS100A . Physics I 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am FSH-113 E Kramer WP 15 11  
  PHYS100B . Physics I 4 MWF 1:00- 1:55 pm FSH-113 E Kramer WP 15 8  
  PHYS100LA . Physics I Lab 1 T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-113 E Kramer WP 16 7  
  PHYS100LB . Physics I Lab 1 F 2:00- 4:55 pm FSH-113 E Kramer WP 15 11  
  PHYS220 . Intro to Quantum Physics 3 MWF 09:30-10:25 am FSH-113 M Bergman WP 18 6  
  PHYS304 . Electricity & Magnetism 4 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm FSH-113 M Bergman   15 2  
 
Political Science Top
All Offerings
  POLS225 . Modern Political Ideologies 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL1-04 A Abbas FY 15 18  
  POLS318 . The First Amendment 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-125 B Resnik   15 9  
 
Psychology Top
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Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
  PSYC100 . Intro to Psychology 3 MWF 09:00-09:55 am LEC-LC A O'Dwyer FY 30 35  
  PSYC201 . Intro to Cognitive Psychology 3 R 3:30- 6:15 pm CL3-09 A Smith   15 9  
  PSYC203 . Social Psychology 3 TR 09:00-10:25 am CL1-02 A O'Dwyer   18 13  
  PSYC206 . Theories of Personality 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-03 V Brush WP 15 11  
  PSYC219 NEW CP Psychology of Race&Ethnicty 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-03 L Anderson WP 15 11  
  PSYC302 . Abnormal Psychology 4 MW 09:00-10:25 am CL1-03 V Brush   16 8  
 
Social Science Top
All Offerings
  SOCS220 NEW Incarceration in America 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-125 E Lagemann   15 12  
R Fiske   15 12  
  SOCS320 NEW Proseminar Soc Scientific Inq 4 R 2:00- 4:45 pm CL1-02 A Abbas   16 12  
5:30- 7:30 pm CL1-02 A Abbas   16 12  
 
Studio Arts Top
All Offerings
S1 SART102A . Photography 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-025 T Marcuse FY 15 14  
S1 SART102B . Photography 3 TR 6:30- 7:55 pm DAC-025 L Tyler FY 15 7  
  SART103M2 . Drawing & Painting From Nature 2 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-074 W Jackson FY 15 1  
S2 SART106A . Intro to Ceramics 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-072 B Krupka FY 12 12  
S2 SART106B . Intro to Ceramics 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-072 B Krupka FY 12 11  
  SART124 . Graphic Design 3 WF 10:30-11:55 am DAC-139 A Hillman FY 15 15  
  SART137M1 NEW Historical Survey of Sculpture 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson FY 12 1  
  SART202 NEW Drawing from Direct Observatn 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-024 W Jackson FY 14 10  
  SART210 . Intaglio Printmaking 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-028 A Hillman FY 12 7  
S2 SART215M2 NEW Clay Modeling From Life 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson WP 12 5  
S1 SART224 NEW Experiments in Photography 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-025 A Hillman WP 15 15  
  SART225 . Survey of Documentary Film 3 R 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-128 L Burke FY 15 13  
T 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-001 L Burke FY 15 13  
  SART226 . Elec. Arts Studio: Video Prod 3 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-120 L Burke FY 12 9  
S2 SART264 NEW Visual Engineering 3 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-052 M Palumbo FY 12 7  
S2 SART364 NEW Visual Engineering 4 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-052 M Palumbo WP 12 2  
  SART267 . Ceramics Studio 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-072 B Krupka   12 4  
  SART367 . Ceramics Studio 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-072 B Krupka   12 3  
  SART467 . Ceramics Studio 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-072 B Krupka   12 1  
  SART307 . Documentary Photography 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-025 T Marcuse WP 15 11  
  SART333 . Figure Drawing Studio 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-024 W Jackson WP 14 14  
  SART433 . Figure Drawing Studio 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-024 W Jackson WP 14    
 
Courses preceded by S# have an afternoon/evening studio requirements:
S1 You must have time available during at least one of the following times: MTWRF 6:30 - 9:15, F 2:00 - 4:45
S2 You must have 9 hours available from the following times: TR 7:00 - 10:00pm Sunday 12:00 - 6:00pm
 
Theater Top
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  MUS225 . Vocal Performance Opera & Thea 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm KLG-B G Teeley WP 12 9  
  MUS325 . Vocal Performance:Opera & Thea 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm KLG-B G Teeley WP 12 2  
T1 THEA100 . Improv and Imagination 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 16  
  THEA107M1 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 10  
  THEA107M2 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 9  
  THEA108 . Costume & Prop Design & Exec 3 M 2:00- 4:25 pm DAC-023 K Voyce FY 12 8  
T1 THEA109 NEW Topics in Theater 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-023 A Michel WP 12 7  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
T1 THEA409 NEW Topics in Theater 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-023 A Michel WP 12 3  
  THEA115 . Stagecraft 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-023 V McQuiston FY 15 6  
THEA117 . Viewpoints 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-002 A Michel FY 12 11  
  THEA206 . Theater Production 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-002 A Michel WP 12 3  
  THEA406 . Theater Production 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-002 A Michel WP 12 5  
T1 THEA225 . An Actor Prepares:Sense Memory 3 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-002 K Allen FY 12 10  
T1 THEA227 NEW Playwrighting 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-115 M Vecchio FY 8 6  
T1 THEA327 NEW Playwrighting 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-115 M Vecchio FY 3 3  
T1 THEA427 NEW Playwrighting 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-115 M Vecchio FY 2 2  
T1 THEA230 NEW Neutral Mask 3 R 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 9  
 
Courses preceded by T1 have a technical lab requirement:
You must be available either Tuesday or Friday 3:30 - 5:00
 
Womens Studies Top
All Offerings
  ARTH220 . CP Imagining the Harem 3 W 6:00- 8:45 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  WS101 . CP: Intro to Women's Std 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-12 M Case FY 15 14  
  WS218M2 . CP Wmn's Wds in Chn Jpn Korea 2 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-12 J Weinstein FY 15 16  
 
Cultural Perspectives Top
All Offerings
  ANTH100A . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 K Boswell FY 16 15  
  ANTH100B . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL1-02 K Boswell FY 16 13  
  ANTH222 NEW CP African Urban Life 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-13 K Boswell   16 6  
  ARAB204 NEW CP MdrnArabic Prose,Poetry,Pol 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 G Asfar   15 6  
  ARTH114 NEW CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  ARTH220 . CP Imagining the Harem 3 W 6:00- 8:45 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  ASIA237 . CP Unity Buddhism & State Jpn 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-14 M Naamon WP 15 13  
  BIO220 . CP Medical Anthropology 3 TR 09:00-10:25 am FSH-201 M Naamon FY 15 21  
  LIT261 NEW CP Contemporary African Lit 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 B Mathews FY 15 16  
  MUS227 NEW CP Music in World Cultures 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B J Myers FY 12 11  
  MUS327 NEW CP Music in World Cultures 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B J Myers WP 2 5  
  PSYC219 NEW CP Psychology of Race&Ethnicty 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-03 L Anderson WP 15 11  
  SPAN214 NEW CP Latin America Today 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-03 M Wong WP 15 12  
  WS101 . CP: Intro to Women's Std 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-12 M Case FY 15 14  
  WS218M2 . CP Wmn's Wds in Chn Jpn Korea 2 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-12 J Weinstein FY 15 16  
 
Modular Courses Top
All Offerings
  FS100M . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 14 7  
  LING216M2 . Language & Power 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 15  
  LING218M1 . Language & Gender 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 18  
  LR201M1 . The Art of Tutoring Writing 1 R 5:30- 7:30 pm FSH-201 N Bonvillain   99 23  
  SART103M2 . Drawing & Painting From Nature 2 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-074 W Jackson FY 15 1  
  SART137M1 NEW Historical Survey of Sculpture 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson FY 12 1  
S2 SART215M2 NEW Clay Modeling From Life 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson WP 12 5  
  THEA107M1 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 10  
  THEA107M2 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 9  
  WS218M2 . CP Wmn's Wds in Chn Jpn Korea 2 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-12 J Weinstein FY 15 16  
 
 
 
 
 
Courses appropriate for first-year students
Home FOCUS Report
 
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
 
First Year Seminar Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  FS100A . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-09 C van Kerckvoorde FY 14 8  
  FS100B . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-02 C Callanan FY 14 14  
  FS100C . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-02 P Filkins FY 14 14  
  FS100D . First Year Seminar I 4 WF 10:30-11:55 am DAC-023 B Rodgers FY 14 14  
  FS100E . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-128 B Conolly FY 14 14  
  FS100F . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL3-11 R Carey FY 14 14  
  FS100G . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm FSH-201 P Shields FY 14 13  
  FS100H . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-12 M Vecchio FY 14 14  
  FS100I . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-12 B Mathews FY 14 14  
  FS100J . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 11:00-12:25 pm DAC-125 I Bickford FY 14 15  
  FS100K . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 I Bickford FY 14 14  
  FS100L . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-201 K Beaumont FY 14 14  
  FS100M . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 14 7  
  FS100N . First Year Seminar I 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am CL1-02 B Smith FY 14 6  
  FS100O . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 12:20- 1:45 pm FSH-201 M Vecchio FY 14 14  
 
African American Studies Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  LIT261 NEW CP Contemporary African Lit 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 B Mathews FY 15 16  
 
Anthropology Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  ANTH100A . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 K Boswell FY 16 15  
  ANTH100B . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL1-02 K Boswell FY 16 13  
  ANTH105 NEW Public Culture in Africa 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 A Iroh FY 15 4  
  ANTH200 . Intro to Cultural Studies 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-025 A Iroh FY 15 6  
  BIO220 . CP Medical Anthropology 3 TR 09:00-10:25 am FSH-201 M Naamon FY 15 21  
  LING216M2 . Language & Power 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 15  
  LING218M1 . Language & Gender 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 18  
 
Art History Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  ARTH102 . Survey of Western Art II 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 16  
  ARTH114 NEW CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  ARTH220 . CP Imagining the Harem 3 W 6:00- 8:45 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
 
Arts Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  ARTS225 . Creative Process in the Arts 3 R 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-115 W Shifrin FY 15 11  
T 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-128 W Shifrin FY 15 11  
 
Asian Studies Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  ARTH114 NEW CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  WS218M2 . CP Wmn's Wds in Chn Jpn Korea 2 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-12 J Weinstein FY 15 16  
 
Biology Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  BIO100 . Intro to Life Sciences 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am FSH-102 R Schmidt FY 30 28  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
  BIO100LA . Intro to Life Sciences Lab   T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-202 S Mechanic-Meyers FY 15 15  
  BIO100LB . Intro to Life Sciences Lab   R 09:00-11:45 am FSH-202 S Mechanic-Meyers FY 15 13  
  BIO220 . CP Medical Anthropology 3 TR 09:00-10:25 am FSH-201 M Naamon FY 15 21  
 
Dance Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  DANC101 . Beg. Modern Dance Technique 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 12  
  DANC201 . Intermediate Modern Dance 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 1  
  DANC112 . Meaning through Movement I 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 4  
  DANC212 . Meaning through Movement 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 2  
  DANC114 . Intro Ballet I 2 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-108 R Aver Thung FY 15 11  
 
Economics Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  ECON101 . Macroeconomics 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-023 F Unal FY 16 16  
  ECON106 NEW Money Systems 3 MW 09:00-10:25 am CL3-11 D Neilson FY 15 16  
 
Environmental Studies Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  ENVS100 . Intro to Environmental Studies 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm FSH-211 S Fowle Schroeder FY 18 15  
MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-11 S Fowle Schroeder FY 18 15  
 
Foreign Languages - Arabic Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  ARAB100 . Accelerated Beginning Arabic I 4 MW 2:00- 2:55 pm CL3-14 G Asfar FY 15 12  
TR 09:00-10:25 am CL3-14 G Asfar FY 15 12  
 
Foreign Languages - Chinese Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  CHIN100 . Accel Beginning Chinese I 4 MWF 2:00- 2:55 pm CL3-09 J Weinstein FY 20 21  
T 3:30- 5:25 pm CL3-09 J Weinstein FY 20 21  
 
Foreign Languages - French Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  FREN100 . Accelerated Beginning French I 4 MW 09:30-10:25 am CL3-13 M Tebben FY 22 19  
TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 M Tebben FY 22 19  
 
Foreign Languages - German Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  GERM100 . Accel Beginning German I 4 MTWR 12:30- 1:45 pm CL3-11 C van Kerckvoorde FY 20 19  
 
Foreign Languages - Latin Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  LATN100 . Accel Beginning Latin I 4 MW 10:30-11:25 am CL3-09 C Callanan FY 20 21  
TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-09 C Callanan FY 20 21  
 
Foreign Languages - Spanish Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  SPAN100A . Accel. Beg. Span I 4 MTWRF 09:30-10:25 am CL3-09 G Morales-Gotsch FY 18 16  
  SPAN100B . Accel. Beg. Span I 4 MTWRF 10:30-11:25 am CL3-10 G Morales-Gotsch FY 18 17  
 
History Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
  HIST217 NEW Colonialsm,Capitalsm & Slavery 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-13 R Carey FY 15 16  
 
Linguistics Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  LING100 . Introduction to Linguistics 3 MWF 1:00- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 14  
  LING216M2 . Language & Power 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 15  
  LING218M1 . Language & Gender 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 18  
 
Literature Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  LIT100 . Guest Writers 2 TR 5:00- 6:25 pm CL1-03 B Mathews FY 25 27  
  LIT151 NEW Intro to Creative Writing 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-04 P Filkins FY 12 11  
  LIT203 . Art of Fiction: The Novel 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-128 B Rodgers FY 15 12  
  LIT221 . Major British Authors 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-03 H Holladay FY 15 10  
  LIT222 . Shakespeare 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-11 H Holladay FY 15 13  
  LIT240 NEW Literary Realism & Naturalism 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-02 W Brown FY 15 7  
  LIT261 NEW CP Contemporary African Lit 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 B Mathews FY 15 16  
 
Music Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  MUS117 . Chorus 1 W 7:00- 8:55 pm KLG J Brown FY 99 26  
  MUS206 . Theory I: Intro Tonal Harmony 3 MWF 10:30-11:25 am DAC-128 L Wallach FY 15 10  
  MUS217 . Music Since WWI 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B L Wallach FY 15 4  
  MUS317 NEW Music Since WWI 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B L Wallach FY 15 4  
  MUS219 NEW Jazz Improvization Workshop I 2 F 2:00- 4:55 pm KLG J Myers FY 12 11  
  MUS222 . Jazz Ensemble 1 T 7:30- 9:25 pm KLG J Myers FY 24 19  
  MUS227 NEW CP Music in World Cultures 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B J Myers FY 12 11  
  MUS278 . Collegium 1 M 4:30- 5:00 pm KLG-B L Bardo FY 99 8  
5:00- 6:00 pm KLG L Bardo FY 99 8  
  MUS289 . Chamber Orchestra 1 R 7:30- 9:00 pm KLG A Legene FY 99 14  
 
Natural Sciences Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  NATS150A . Science Seminar:Climate Change 4 R 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-211 D Roeder FY 15 11  
TR 12:30- 1:55 pm FSH-211 D Roeder FY 15 11  
  NATS150B . Science Seminar:Climate Change 4 R 09:30-10:25 am FSH-113 G Eshel FY 15 15  
TR 10:30-11:55 am FSH-113 G Eshel FY 15 15  
 
Philosophy Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  PHIL105 . Philosophical Problems 3 MW 09:00-10:25 am CL3-10 B Conolly FY 15 9  
  PHIL212 NEW Philosophy of Mind 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-10 B Conolly FY 15 14  
 
Political Science Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  POLS225 . Modern Political Ideologies 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL1-04 A Abbas FY 15 18  
 
Psychology Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  PSYC100 . Intro to Psychology 3 MWF 09:00-09:55 am LEC-LC A O'Dwyer FY 30 35  
 
Studio Arts Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
S1 SART102A . Photography 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-025 T Marcuse FY 15 14  
S1 SART102B . Photography 3 TR 6:30- 7:55 pm DAC-025 L Tyler FY 15 7  
  SART103M2 . Drawing & Painting From Nature 2 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-074 W Jackson FY 15 1  
S2 SART106A . Intro to Ceramics 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-072 B Krupka FY 12 12  
S2 SART106B . Intro to Ceramics 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-072 B Krupka FY 12 11  
  SART124 . Graphic Design 3 WF 10:30-11:55 am DAC-139 A Hillman FY 15 15  
  SART137M1 NEW Historical Survey of Sculpture 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson FY 12 1  
  SART202 NEW Drawing from Direct Observatn 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-024 W Jackson FY 14 10  
  SART210 . Intaglio Printmaking 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-028 A Hillman FY 12 7  
  SART225 . Survey of Documentary Film 3 R 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-128 L Burke FY 15 13  
T 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-001 L Burke FY 15 13  
  SART226 . Elec. Arts Studio: Video Prod 3 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-120 L Burke FY 12 9  
S2 SART264 NEW Visual Engineering 3 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-052 M Palumbo FY 12 7  
 
Courses preceded by S# have an afternoon/evening studio requirements:
S1 You must have time available during at least one of the following times: MTWRF 6:30 - 9:15, F 2:00 - 4:45
S2 You must have 9 hours available from the following times: TR 7:00 - 10:00pm Sunday 12:00 - 6:00pm
 
Theater Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
T1 THEA100 . Improv and Imagination 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 16  
  THEA107M1 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 10  
  THEA107M2 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 9  
  THEA108 . Costume & Prop Design & Exec 3 M 2:00- 4:25 pm DAC-023 K Voyce FY 12 8  
  THEA115 . Stagecraft 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-023 V McQuiston FY 15 6  
THEA117 . Viewpoints 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-002 A Michel FY 12 11  
T1 THEA225 . An Actor Prepares:Sense Memory 3 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-002 K Allen FY 12 10  
T1 THEA227 NEW Playwrighting 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-115 M Vecchio FY 8 6  
T1 THEA327 NEW Playwrighting 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-115 M Vecchio FY 3 3  
T1 THEA427 NEW Playwrighting 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-115 M Vecchio FY 2 2  
T1 THEA230 NEW Neutral Mask 3 R 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 9  
 
Courses preceded by T1 have a technical lab requirement:
You must be available either Tuesday or Friday 3:30 - 5:00
 
Womens Studies Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  ARTH220 . CP Imagining the Harem 3 W 6:00- 8:45 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  WS101 . CP: Intro to Women's Std 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-12 M Case FY 15 14  
  WS218M2 . CP Wmn's Wds in Chn Jpn Korea 2 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-12 J Weinstein FY 15 16  
 
Cultural Perspectives Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  ANTH100A . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 K Boswell FY 16 15  
  ANTH100B . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL1-02 K Boswell FY 16 13  
  ARTH114 NEW CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  ARTH220 . CP Imagining the Harem 3 W 6:00- 8:45 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  BIO220 . CP Medical Anthropology 3 TR 09:00-10:25 am FSH-201 M Naamon FY 15 21  
  LIT261 NEW CP Contemporary African Lit 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 B Mathews FY 15 16  
  MUS227 NEW CP Music in World Cultures 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B J Myers FY 12 11  
  WS101 . CP: Intro to Women's Std 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-12 M Case FY 15 14  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
  WS218M2 . CP Wmn's Wds in Chn Jpn Korea 2 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-12 J Weinstein FY 15 16  
 
Modular Courses Top
Courses appropriate for First Year students without special preparation
  FS100M . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 14 7  
  LING216M2 . Language & Power 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 15  
  LING218M1 . Language & Gender 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 18  
  SART103M2 . Drawing & Painting From Nature 2 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-074 W Jackson FY 15 1  
  SART137M1 NEW Historical Survey of Sculpture 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson FY 12 1  
  THEA107M1 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 10  
  THEA107M2 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 9  
  WS218M2 . CP Wmn's Wds in Chn Jpn Korea 2 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-12 J Weinstein FY 15 16  
 
 
 
 
 
Open Classes Only
Home FOCUS Report
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
 
B.A. Seminar Top
Classes with seats available
  BAS352 NEW Fatal Progress: Fact & Fiction 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL3-10 H Holladay   15 12  
J Lapseritis   15 12  
  BAS385 . Land, Life, & Lit in Lat Amer 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-10 C Coggins   15 13  
M Roe   15 13  
 
First Year Seminar Top
Classes with seats available
  FS100A . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-09 C van Kerckvoorde FY 14 8  
  FS100G . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm FSH-201 P Shields FY 14 13  
  FS100M . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 14 7  
  FS100N . First Year Seminar I 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am CL1-02 B Smith FY 14 6  
 
Sophomore Seminar Top
Classes with seats available
  SS251C . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain   14 12  
  SS251D . Sophomore Seminar 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL1-04 M Wong   14 13  
  SS251I . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am CL3-12 N Bonvillain   14 13  
  SS251K . Sophomore Seminar 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-023 L Wallach   14 9  
  SS251L . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am DAC-023 A Walker   14 3  
 
African American Studies Top
Classes with seats available
  ANTH222 NEW CP African Urban Life 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-13 K Boswell   16 6  
 
Anthropology Top
Classes with seats available
  ANTH100A . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 K Boswell FY 16 15  
  ANTH100B . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL1-02 K Boswell FY 16 13  
  ANTH105 NEW Public Culture in Africa 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 A Iroh FY 15 4  
  ANTH200 . Intro to Cultural Studies 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-025 A Iroh FY 15 6  
  ANTH222 NEW CP African Urban Life 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-13 K Boswell   16 6  
  ASIA237 . CP Unity Buddhism & State Jpn 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-14 M Naamon WP 15 13  
 
Art History Top
Classes with seats available
  ARTH114 NEW CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  ARTH220 . CP Imagining the Harem 3 W 6:00- 8:45 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
 
Arts Top
Classes with seats available
  ARTS225 . Creative Process in the Arts 3 R 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-115 W Shifrin FY 15 11  
T 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-128 W Shifrin FY 15 11  
 
Asian Studies Top
Classes with seats available
  ARTH114 NEW CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  ASIA237 . CP Unity Buddhism & State Jpn 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-14 M Naamon WP 15 13  
 
Biology Top
Classes with seats available
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
  BIO100 . Intro to Life Sciences 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am FSH-102 R Schmidt FY 30 28  
  BIO100LB . Intro to Life Sciences Lab   R 09:00-11:45 am FSH-202 S Mechanic-Meyers FY 15 13  
  BIO210 . Molecular Techniques 3 WF 10:30-11:55 am FSH-202 S Mechanic-Meyers   12 5  
  BIO310 . Evolution 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am FSH-211 R Schmidt   15 13  
  BIO312 NEW Biochemistry 4 T 09:00-11:45 am FSH-202 J Lapseritis   15 5  
TR 12:30- 1:55 pm FSH-112 J Lapseritis   15 5  
 
Chemistry Top
Classes with seats available
  CHEM100A . Chemistry 4 TR 09:00-10:25 am FSH-102 P Dooley WP 18 11  
  CHEM100LA . Chemistry I Lab 1 T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-128 P Dooley WP 12 8  
  CHEM100LB . Chemistry I Lab 1 T 6:00- 8:45 pm FSH-128 E Dongala WP 12 9  
  CHEM302 . Organic Chemistry 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm FSH-201 E Dongala   12 5  
TR 10:30-11:55 am FSH-128 E Dongala   12 5  
 
Computer Science Top
Classes with seats available
  CMPT240 . Intro to Robotics 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-113 M Bergman WP 10 8  
  CMPT250 . Computer Organization 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-112 P Shields WP 14 8  
  CMPT320 . Theory of Computation 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-112 P Shields   15 4  
 
Dance Top
Classes with seats available
  DANC101 . Beg. Modern Dance Technique 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 12  
  DANC201 . Intermediate Modern Dance 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 1  
  DANC112 . Meaning through Movement I 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 4  
  DANC212 . Meaning through Movement 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 15 2  
  DANC114 . Intro Ballet I 2 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-108 R Aver Thung FY 15 11  
  DANC214 . Intermediate Ballet I 2 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-108 R Aver Thung   15 5  
 
Economics Top
Classes with seats available
  ECON209 NEW Intermediate Political Economy 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-14 F Unal   15 8  
 
Environmental Studies Top
Classes with seats available
  ENVS100 . Intro to Environmental Studies 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm FSH-211 S Fowle Schroeder FY 18 15  
MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-11 S Fowle Schroeder FY 18 15  
  ENVS200 . Principles of Ecology 4 MWF 2:00- 2:55 pm FSH-211 R Schmidt WP 15 5  
T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-211 R Schmidt WP 15 5  
  ENVS308 . Limnology 4 F 3:30- 6:15 pm FSH-211 D Roeder   15 8  
MF 12:30- 1:55 pm FSH-211 D Roeder   15 8  
 
Foreign Languages - Arabic Top
Classes with seats available
  ARAB100 . Accelerated Beginning Arabic I 4 MW 2:00- 2:55 pm CL3-14 G Asfar FY 15 12  
TR 09:00-10:25 am CL3-14 G Asfar FY 15 12  
  ARAB204 NEW CP MdrnArabic Prose,Poetry,Pol 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 G Asfar   15 6  
 
Foreign Languages - Chinese Top
Classes with seats available
  CHIN204 . Intermediate Chinese I 3 MF 3:30- 4:55 pm CL3-09 J Weinstein WP 15 4  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
 
Foreign Languages - French Top
Classes with seats available
  FREN100 . Accelerated Beginning French I 4 MW 09:30-10:25 am CL3-13 M Tebben FY 22 19  
TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 M Tebben FY 22 19  
  FREN204 . Intermediate French I 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-14 G Asfar WP 15 13  
  FREN204B . Intermediate French I 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-12 E Dongala WP 15 10  
  FREN215 . French Lit of Conversation 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 M Tebben WP 15 6  
  FREN315 . French Lit of Conversation 4 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 M Tebben WP 15 1  
 
Foreign Languages - German Top
Classes with seats available
  GERM100 . Accel Beginning German I 4 MTWR 12:30- 1:45 pm CL3-11 C van Kerckvoorde FY 20 19  
  GERM204 . Intermediate German I 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-03 C van Kerckvoorde WP 15 7  
 
Foreign Languages - Latin Top
Classes with seats available
  LATN204 . Inter Latin I: Virgil's Aeneid 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm FSH-112 C Callanan WP 15 7  
 
Foreign Languages - Spanish Top
Classes with seats available
  SPAN100A . Accel. Beg. Span I 4 MTWRF 09:30-10:25 am CL3-09 G Morales-Gotsch FY 18 16  
  SPAN100B . Accel. Beg. Span I 4 MTWRF 10:30-11:25 am CL3-10 G Morales-Gotsch FY 18 17  
  SPAN101 . Accel. Beg. Span II 4 MTWRF 10:30-11:25 am CL1-03 M Roe WP 18 9  
  SPAN214 NEW CP Latin America Today 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-03 M Wong WP 15 12  
 
Geography Top
Classes with seats available
  GEOG316 . Projects in Political Ecology 4 F 2:00- 4:55 pm CL3-13 C Coggins WP 16 12  
 
History Top
Classes with seats available
  HIST231 . American Environmental History 3 WF 10:30-11:55 am CL1-02 R Carey   15 7  
 
Learning Resources Top
Classes with seats available
  LR201M1 . The Art of Tutoring Writing 1 R 5:30- 7:30 pm FSH-201 N Bonvillain   99 23  
 
Linguistics Top
Classes with seats available
  LING100 . Introduction to Linguistics 3 MWF 1:00- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 14  
 
Literature Top
Classes with seats available
  LIT151 NEW Intro to Creative Writing 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-04 P Filkins FY 12 11  
  LIT203 . Art of Fiction: The Novel 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-128 B Rodgers FY 15 12  
  LIT221 . Major British Authors 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-03 H Holladay FY 15 10  
  LIT222 . Shakespeare 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-11 H Holladay FY 15 13  
  LIT240 NEW Literary Realism & Naturalism 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-02 W Brown FY 15 7  
  LIT318 . Writers from Eastern Europe 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm CL3-14 B Rodgers WP 15 14  
  SOCS220 NEW Incarceration in America 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-125 E Lagemann   15 12  
R Fiske   15 12  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
 
Mathematics Top
Classes with seats available
  MATH101 . Math & Its Applications 3 F 09:30-10:25 am FSH-112 R Snyder WP 15 11  
MW 09:30-10:25 am CL1-04 R Snyder WP 15 11  
  MATH110B . Introduction to Statistics 3 F 2:00- 2:55 pm FSH-112 R Snyder WP 15 13  
MW 2:00- 2:55 pm FSH-102 R Snyder WP 15 13  
  MATH211 . Calculus II 3 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL1-01 W Dunbar WP 15 5  
  MATH220 . Linear Algebra 3 MWF 10:30-11:25 am FSH-201 W Dunbar WP 15 9  
  MATH320 . Modern Algebra I 4 MWF 2:00- 2:55 pm CL1-01 B Wynne   15 7  
  MATH354 . Topology I 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-01 W Dunbar   15    
 
Music Top
Classes with seats available
  MUS117 . Chorus 1 W 7:00- 8:55 pm KLG J Brown FY 99 26  
  MUS206 . Theory I: Intro Tonal Harmony 3 MWF 10:30-11:25 am DAC-128 L Wallach FY 15 10  
  MUS211 . Intro to Electronic Music 3 WF 5:00- 6:25 pm DAC-135 C Davis WP 15 10  
  MUS217 . Music Since WWI 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B L Wallach FY 15 4  
  MUS317 NEW Music Since WWI 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B L Wallach FY 15 4  
  MUS219 NEW Jazz Improvization Workshop I 2 F 2:00- 4:55 pm KLG J Myers FY 12 11  
  MUS222 . Jazz Ensemble 1 T 7:30- 9:25 pm KLG J Myers FY 24 19  
  MUS225 . Vocal Performance Opera & Thea 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm KLG-B G Teeley WP 12 9  
  MUS325 . Vocal Performance:Opera & Thea 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm KLG-B G Teeley WP 12 2  
  MUS227 NEW CP Music in World Cultures 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B J Myers FY 12 11  
  MUS278 . Collegium 1 M 4:30- 5:00 pm KLG-B L Bardo FY 99 8  
5:00- 6:00 pm KLG L Bardo FY 99 8  
  MUS280 . Madrigal Group 1 M 3:30- 4:45 pm KLG J Brown WP 12 9  
  MUS289 . Chamber Orchestra 1 R 7:30- 9:00 pm KLG A Legene FY 99 14  
 
Natural Sciences Top
Classes with seats available
  GEOG316 . Projects in Political Ecology 4 F 2:00- 4:55 pm CL3-13 C Coggins WP 16 12  
  NATS150A . Science Seminar:Climate Change 4 R 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-211 D Roeder FY 15 11  
TR 12:30- 1:55 pm FSH-211 D Roeder FY 15 11  
 
Philosophy Top
Classes with seats available
  PHIL105 . Philosophical Problems 3 MW 09:00-10:25 am CL3-10 B Conolly FY 15 9  
  PHIL212 NEW Philosophy of Mind 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-10 B Conolly FY 15 14  
 
Physics Top
Classes with seats available
  PHYS100A . Physics I 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am FSH-113 E Kramer WP 15 11  
  PHYS100B . Physics I 4 MWF 1:00- 1:55 pm FSH-113 E Kramer WP 15 8  
  PHYS100LA . Physics I Lab 1 T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-113 E Kramer WP 16 7  
  PHYS100LB . Physics I Lab 1 F 2:00- 4:55 pm FSH-113 E Kramer WP 15 11  
  PHYS220 . Intro to Quantum Physics 3 MWF 09:30-10:25 am FSH-113 M Bergman WP 18 6  
  PHYS304 . Electricity & Magnetism 4 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm FSH-113 M Bergman   15 2  
 
Political Science Top
Classes with seats available
  POLS318 . The First Amendment 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-125 B Resnik   15 9  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
 
Psychology Top
Classes with seats available
  PSYC201 . Intro to Cognitive Psychology 3 R 3:30- 6:15 pm CL3-09 A Smith   15 9  
  PSYC203 . Social Psychology 3 TR 09:00-10:25 am CL1-02 A O'Dwyer   18 13  
  PSYC206 . Theories of Personality 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-03 V Brush WP 15 11  
  PSYC219 NEW CP Psychology of Race&Ethnicty 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-03 L Anderson WP 15 11  
  PSYC302 . Abnormal Psychology 4 MW 09:00-10:25 am CL1-03 V Brush   16 8  
 
Social Science Top
Classes with seats available
  SOCS220 NEW Incarceration in America 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-125 E Lagemann   15 12  
R Fiske   15 12  
  SOCS320 NEW Proseminar Soc Scientific Inq 4 R 2:00- 4:45 pm CL1-02 A Abbas   16 12  
5:30- 7:30 pm CL1-02 A Abbas   16 12  
 
Studio Arts Top
Classes with seats available
S1 SART102A . Photography 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-025 T Marcuse FY 15 14  
S1 SART102B . Photography 3 TR 6:30- 7:55 pm DAC-025 L Tyler FY 15 7  
  SART103M2 . Drawing & Painting From Nature 2 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-074 W Jackson FY 15 1  
S2 SART106B . Intro to Ceramics 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-072 B Krupka FY 12 11  
  SART137M1 NEW Historical Survey of Sculpture 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson FY 12 1  
  SART202 NEW Drawing from Direct Observatn 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-024 W Jackson FY 14 10  
  SART210 . Intaglio Printmaking 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-028 A Hillman FY 12 7  
S2 SART215M2 NEW Clay Modeling From Life 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson WP 12 5  
  SART225 . Survey of Documentary Film 3 R 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-128 L Burke FY 15 13  
T 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-001 L Burke FY 15 13  
  SART226 . Elec. Arts Studio: Video Prod 3 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-120 L Burke FY 12 9  
S2 SART264 NEW Visual Engineering 3 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-052 M Palumbo FY 12 7  
S2 SART364 NEW Visual Engineering 4 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-052 M Palumbo WP 12 2  
  SART267 . Ceramics Studio 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-072 B Krupka   12 4  
  SART367 . Ceramics Studio 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-072 B Krupka   12 3  
  SART467 . Ceramics Studio 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-072 B Krupka   12 1  
  SART307 . Documentary Photography 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-025 T Marcuse WP 15 11  
  SART433 . Figure Drawing Studio 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-024 W Jackson WP 14    
 
Courses preceded by S# have an afternoon/evening studio requirements:
S1 You must have time available during at least one of the following times: MTWRF 6:30 - 9:15, F 2:00 - 4:45
S2 You must have 9 hours available from the following times: TR 7:00 - 10:00pm Sunday 12:00 - 6:00pm
 
Theater Top
Classes with seats available
  MUS225 . Vocal Performance Opera & Thea 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm KLG-B G Teeley WP 12 9  
  MUS325 . Vocal Performance:Opera & Thea 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm KLG-B G Teeley WP 12 2  
  THEA107M1 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 10  
  THEA107M2 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 9  
  THEA108 . Costume & Prop Design & Exec 3 M 2:00- 4:25 pm DAC-023 K Voyce FY 12 8  
T1 THEA109 NEW Topics in Theater 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-023 A Michel WP 12 7  
T1 THEA409 NEW Topics in Theater 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-023 A Michel WP 12 3  
  THEA115 . Stagecraft 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-023 V McQuiston FY 15 6  
THEA117 . Viewpoints 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-002 A Michel FY 12 11  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Max Current Wait
  THEA206 . Theater Production 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-002 A Michel WP 12 3  
  THEA406 . Theater Production 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-002 A Michel WP 12 5  
T1 THEA225 . An Actor Prepares:Sense Memory 3 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-002 K Allen FY 12 10  
T1 THEA227 NEW Playwrighting 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-115 M Vecchio FY 8 6  
T1 THEA230 NEW Neutral Mask 3 R 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 9  
 
Courses preceded by T1 have a technical lab requirement:
You must be available either Tuesday or Friday 3:30 - 5:00
 
Womens Studies Top
Classes with seats available
  ARTH220 . CP Imagining the Harem 3 W 6:00- 8:45 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  WS101 . CP: Intro to Women's Std 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-12 M Case FY 15 14  
 
Cultural Perspectives Top
Classes with seats available
  ANTH100A . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 K Boswell FY 16 15  
  ANTH100B . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL1-02 K Boswell FY 16 13  
  ANTH222 NEW CP African Urban Life 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-13 K Boswell   16 6  
  ARAB204 NEW CP MdrnArabic Prose,Poetry,Pol 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 G Asfar   15 6  
  ARTH114 NEW CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  ARTH220 . CP Imagining the Harem 3 W 6:00- 8:45 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 15  
  ASIA237 . CP Unity Buddhism & State Jpn 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-14 M Naamon WP 15 13  
  MUS227 NEW CP Music in World Cultures 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B J Myers FY 12 11  
  PSYC219 NEW CP Psychology of Race&Ethnicty 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-03 L Anderson WP 15 11  
  SPAN214 NEW CP Latin America Today 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-03 M Wong WP 15 12  
  WS101 . CP: Intro to Women's Std 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-12 M Case FY 15 14  
 
Modular Courses Top
Classes with seats available
  FS100M . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 14 7  
  LR201M1 . The Art of Tutoring Writing 1 R 5:30- 7:30 pm FSH-201 N Bonvillain   99 23  
  SART103M2 . Drawing & Painting From Nature 2 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-074 W Jackson FY 15 1  
  SART137M1 NEW Historical Survey of Sculpture 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson FY 12 1  
S2 SART215M2 NEW Clay Modeling From Life 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson WP 12 5  
  THEA107M1 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 10  
  THEA107M2 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 12 9  
 
 
 
 
 
Recent Changes
Home FOCUS Report
Course Number Title Days Time Room
RAP100A Aqua Energizer M 5:30- 6:30 pm KAC-PL
RAP100B Aqua Energizer T 09:30-10:30 am KAC-PL
RAP100C Aqua Energizer W 5:30- 6:30 pm KAC-PL
RAP100D Aqua Energizer R 09:30-10:30 am KAC-PL
RAP101A Aqual Living Fitness M 09:30-10:30 am KAC-PL
RAP101B Aqual Living Fitness W 09:30-10:30 am KAC-PL
RAP101C Aqual Living Fitness F 09:30-10:30 am KAC-PL
RAP105 Qi-Gong R 7:30- 8:30 pm KAC-AR
RAP108 Hip Hop Syncro W 7:30- 8:30 pm KAC-PL
RAP112 Red Cross Lifeguard Training T 6:00- 8:30 pm KAC-PL
RAP114 Living Fitness S 09:00-10:30 am KAC-GYM
RAP117A 20/20/20 M 08:00-09:00 am KAC-AR
RAP117B 20/20/20 W 08:00-09:00 am KAC-AR
RAP120A Pilates T 5:00- 6:00 pm KAC-AR
RAP120B Pilates R 5:00- 6:00 pm KAC-AR
RAP122 Swim America Instructor S 10:20-12:00 pm KAC-PL
W 6:00- 8:00 pm KAC-PL
RAP124 Scuba R 5:30- 8:30 pm KAC-PL
RAP126 Swim Lessons T 7:00- 8:00 pm KAC-PL
RAP128 Squash Clinic F 4:00- 5:00 pm KAC-RB
RAP129 Weight Train 1 M 10:00-11:00 am KAC-AR
RAP132 Racquetball/Tennis R 4:30- 5:30 pm KAC-RB
RAP133 Water Polo F 7:30- 8:30 pm KAC-PL
RAP134 Weight Training T 6:00- 7:00 pm KAC-WR
RAP136A Gentle Yoga M 09:00-10:00 am KAC-AR
RAP136B Gentle Yoga T 11:00-12:00 pm KAC-AR
RAP136C Gentle Yoga R 11:00-12:00 pm KAC-AR
RAP138 Hatha Yoga T 6:00- 7:15 pm KAC-AR
RAP140 Integral Yoga U 09:00-10:30 am KAC-AR
RAP142 Kali Ray Yoga U 4:00- 5:30 pm KAC-AR
RAP142B Kali Ray Yoga U 4:00- 5:30 pm KAC-AR
RAP144A Kripalu Yoga R 6:00- 7:15 pm KAC-AR
RAP144B Kripalu Yoga F 09:00-10:00 am KAC-AR
RAP144C Kripalu Yoga S 10:30-11:30 am KAC-AR
RAP150A Kickboxing W 5:00- 6:00 pm KAC-AR
RAP150B Kickboxing S 09:00-10:00 am KAC-AR
RAP300A Master's Swim Club T 6:00- 7:00 pm KAC-PL
RAP300B Master's Swim Club R 6:00- 7:00 pm KAC-PL
RAP300C Master's Swim Club S 09:00-10:00 am KAC-PL
 
 
 
 
 
All Courses by Number of Enrolled Students
Home FOCUS Report
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Current Max Wait
SART433 . Figure Drawing Studio 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-024 W Jackson WP   14  
MATH354 . Topology I 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-01 W Dunbar     15  
DANC314 NEW Advanced Ballet 2 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-108 R Aver Thung . 1 1  
SART137M1 NEW Historical Survey of Sculpture 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson FY 1 12  
SART467 . Ceramics Studio 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-072 B Krupka   1 12  
DANC201 . Intermediate Modern Dance 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 1 15  
FREN315 . French Lit of Conversation 4 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 M Tebben WP 1 15  
SART103M2 . Drawing & Painting From Nature 2 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-074 W Jackson FY 1 15  
THEA427 NEW Playwrighting 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-115 M Vecchio FY 2 2  
MUS325 . Vocal Performance:Opera & Thea 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm KLG-B G Teeley WP 2 12  
SART364 NEW Visual Engineering 4 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-052 M Palumbo WP 2 12  
DANC212 . Meaning through Movement 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 2 15  
PHYS304 . Electricity & Magnetism 4 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm FSH-113 M Bergman   2 15  
THEA327 NEW Playwrighting 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-115 M Vecchio FY 3 3  
SART367 . Ceramics Studio 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-072 B Krupka   3 12  
THEA206 . Theater Production 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-002 A Michel WP 3 12  
THEA409 NEW Topics in Theater 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-023 A Michel WP 3 12  
SS251L . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am DAC-023 A Walker   3 14  
SART267 . Ceramics Studio 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-072 B Krupka   4 12  
ANTH105 NEW Public Culture in Africa 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 A Iroh FY 4 15  
CHIN204 . Intermediate Chinese I 3 MF 3:30- 4:55 pm CL3-09 J Weinstein WP 4 15  
CMPT320 . Theory of Computation 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-112 P Shields   4 15  
DANC112 . Meaning through Movement I 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 4 15  
MUS217 . Music Since WWI 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B L Wallach FY 4 15  
MUS317 NEW Music Since WWI 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B L Wallach FY 4 15  
MUS327 NEW CP Music in World Cultures 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B J Myers WP 5 2  
BIO210 . Molecular Techniques 3 WF 10:30-11:55 am FSH-202 S Mechanic-Meyers   5 12  
CHEM302 . Organic Chemistry 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm FSH-201 E Dongala   5 12  
TR 10:30-11:55 am FSH-128 E Dongala   5 12  
SART215M2 NEW Clay Modeling From Life 2 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 W Jackson WP 5 12  
THEA406 . Theater Production 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-002 A Michel WP 5 12  
BIO312 NEW Biochemistry 4 T 09:00-11:45 am FSH-202 J Lapseritis   5 15  
TR 12:30- 1:55 pm FSH-112 J Lapseritis   5 15  
DANC214 . Intermediate Ballet I 2 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-108 R Aver Thung   5 15  
ENVS200 . Principles of Ecology 4 MWF 2:00- 2:55 pm FSH-211 R Schmidt WP 5 15  
T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-211 R Schmidt WP 5 15  
MATH211 . Calculus II 3 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL1-01 W Dunbar WP 5 15  
THEA227 NEW Playwrighting 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-115 M Vecchio FY 6 8  
FS100N . First Year Seminar I 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am CL1-02 B Smith FY 6 14  
ANTH200 . Intro to Cultural Studies 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-025 A Iroh FY 6 15  
ARAB204 NEW CP MdrnArabic Prose,Poetry,Pol 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 G Asfar   6 15  
FREN215 . French Lit of Conversation 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-14 M Tebben WP 6 15  
THEA115 . Stagecraft 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-023 V McQuiston FY 6 15  
ANTH222 NEW CP African Urban Life 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-13 K Boswell   6 16  
PHYS220 . Intro to Quantum Physics 3 MWF 09:30-10:25 am FSH-113 M Bergman WP 6 18  
SART210 . Intaglio Printmaking 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-028 A Hillman FY 7 12  
SART264 NEW Visual Engineering 3 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-052 M Palumbo FY 7 12  
THEA109 NEW Topics in Theater 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-023 A Michel WP 7 12  
FS100M . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 7 14  
GERM204 . Intermediate German I 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-03 C van Kerckvoorde WP 7 15  
HIST231 . American Environmental History 3 WF 10:30-11:55 am CL1-02 R Carey   7 15  
LATN204 . Inter Latin I: Virgil's Aeneid 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm FSH-112 C Callanan WP 7 15  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Current Max Wait
LIT240 NEW Literary Realism & Naturalism 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-02 W Brown FY 7 15  
MATH320 . Modern Algebra I 4 MWF 2:00- 2:55 pm CL1-01 B Wynne   7 15  
SART102B . Photography 3 TR 6:30- 7:55 pm DAC-025 L Tyler FY 7 15  
PHYS100LA . Physics I Lab 1 T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-113 E Kramer WP 7 16  
CMPT240 . Intro to Robotics 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-113 M Bergman WP 8 10  
CHEM100LA . Chemistry I Lab 1 T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-128 P Dooley WP 8 12  
THEA108 . Costume & Prop Design & Exec 3 M 2:00- 4:25 pm DAC-023 K Voyce FY 8 12  
CMPT250 . Computer Organization 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-112 P Shields WP 8 14  
FS100A . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-09 C van Kerckvoorde FY 8 14  
ECON209 NEW Intermediate Political Economy 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-14 F Unal   8 15  
ENVS308 . Limnology 4 F 3:30- 6:15 pm FSH-211 D Roeder   8 15  
MF 12:30- 1:55 pm FSH-211 D Roeder   8 15  
PHYS100B . Physics I 4 MWF 1:00- 1:55 pm FSH-113 E Kramer WP 8 15  
PSYC302 . Abnormal Psychology 4 MW 09:00-10:25 am CL1-03 V Brush   8 16  
MUS278 . Collegium 1 M 4:30- 5:00 pm KLG-B L Bardo FY 8 99  
5:00- 6:00 pm KLG L Bardo FY 8 99  
CHEM100LB . Chemistry I Lab 1 T 6:00- 8:45 pm FSH-128 E Dongala WP 9 12  
MUS225 . Vocal Performance Opera & Thea 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm KLG-B G Teeley WP 9 12  
MUS280 . Madrigal Group 1 M 3:30- 4:45 pm KLG J Brown WP 9 12  
SART226 . Elec. Arts Studio: Video Prod 3 F 2:00- 4:55 pm DAC-120 L Burke FY 9 12  
THEA107M2 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 9 12  
THEA230 NEW Neutral Mask 3 R 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 9 12  
SS251K . Sophomore Seminar 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-023 L Wallach   9 14  
MATH220 . Linear Algebra 3 MWF 10:30-11:25 am FSH-201 W Dunbar WP 9 15  
PHIL105 . Philosophical Problems 3 MW 09:00-10:25 am CL3-10 B Conolly FY 9 15  
POLS318 . The First Amendment 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-125 B Resnik   9 15  
PSYC201 . Intro to Cognitive Psychology 3 R 3:30- 6:15 pm CL3-09 A Smith   9 15  
SPAN101 . Accel. Beg. Span II 4 MTWRF 10:30-11:25 am CL1-03 M Roe WP 9 18  
THEA107M1 . Studies in Prodcn: Performance 2 T 2:00- 4:45 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 10 12  
THEA225 . An Actor Prepares:Sense Memory 3 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-002 K Allen FY 10 12  
SART202 NEW Drawing from Direct Observatn 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-024 W Jackson FY 10 14  
FREN204B . Intermediate French I 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-12 E Dongala WP 10 15  
LIT221 . Major British Authors 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-03 H Holladay FY 10 15  
MUS206 . Theory I: Intro Tonal Harmony 3 MWF 10:30-11:25 am DAC-128 L Wallach FY 10 15  
MUS211 . Intro to Electronic Music 3 WF 5:00- 6:25 pm DAC-135 C Davis WP 10 15  
LIT151 NEW Intro to Creative Writing 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-04 P Filkins FY 11 12  
MUS219 NEW Jazz Improvization Workshop I 2 F 2:00- 4:55 pm KLG J Myers FY 11 12  
MUS227 NEW CP Music in World Cultures 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm KLG-B J Myers FY 11 12  
SART106B . Intro to Ceramics 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-072 B Krupka FY 11 12  
THEA117 . Viewpoints 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-002 A Michel FY 11 12  
ARTS225 . Creative Process in the Arts 3 R 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-115 W Shifrin FY 11 15  
T 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-128 W Shifrin FY 11 15  
DANC114 . Intro Ballet I 2 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-108 R Aver Thung FY 11 15  
MATH101 . Math & Its Applications 3 F 09:30-10:25 am FSH-112 R Snyder WP 11 15  
MW 09:30-10:25 am CL1-04 R Snyder WP 11 15  
NATS150A . Science Seminar:Climate Change 4 R 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-211 D Roeder FY 11 15  
TR 12:30- 1:55 pm FSH-211 D Roeder FY 11 15  
PHYS100A . Physics I 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am FSH-113 E Kramer WP 11 15  
PHYS100LB . Physics I Lab 1 F 2:00- 4:55 pm FSH-113 E Kramer WP 11 15  
PSYC206 . Theories of Personality 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-03 V Brush WP 11 15  
PSYC219 NEW CP Psychology of Race&Ethnicty 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-03 L Anderson WP 11 15  
SART307 . Documentary Photography 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-025 T Marcuse WP 11 15  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Current Max Wait
CHEM100A . Chemistry 4 TR 09:00-10:25 am FSH-102 P Dooley WP 11 18  
SART106A . Intro to Ceramics 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-072 B Krupka FY 12 12  
SS251C . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain   12 14  
ARAB100 . Accelerated Beginning Arabic I 4 MW 2:00- 2:55 pm CL3-14 G Asfar FY 12 15  
TR 09:00-10:25 am CL3-14 G Asfar FY 12 15  
BAS352 NEW Fatal Progress: Fact & Fiction 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL3-10 H Holladay   12 15  
J Lapseritis   12 15  
DANC101 . Beg. Modern Dance Technique 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-108 W Shifrin FY 12 15  
LIT203 . Art of Fiction: The Novel 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-128 B Rodgers FY 12 15  
SOCS220 NEW Incarceration in America 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-125 E Lagemann   12 15  
R Fiske   12 15  
SPAN214 NEW CP Latin America Today 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-03 M Wong WP 12 15  
GEOG316 . Projects in Political Ecology 4 F 2:00- 4:55 pm CL3-13 C Coggins WP 12 16  
SOCS320 NEW Proseminar Soc Scientific Inq 4 R 2:00- 4:45 pm CL1-02 A Abbas   12 16  
5:30- 7:30 pm CL1-02 A Abbas   12 16  
CHEM100LC . Chemistry I Lab 1 R 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-128 P Dooley WP 13 12  
FS100G . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm FSH-201 P Shields FY 13 14  
SS251D . Sophomore Seminar 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL1-04 M Wong   13 14  
SS251I . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am CL3-12 N Bonvillain   13 14  
ASIA237 . CP Unity Buddhism & State Jpn 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-14 M Naamon WP 13 15  
BAS385 . Land, Life, & Lit in Lat Amer 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-10 C Coggins   13 15  
M Roe   13 15  
BIO100LB . Intro to Life Sciences Lab   R 09:00-11:45 am FSH-202 S Mechanic-Meyers FY 13 15  
BIO310 . Evolution 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am FSH-211 R Schmidt   13 15  
FREN204 . Intermediate French I 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-14 G Asfar WP 13 15  
LIT222 . Shakespeare 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-11 H Holladay FY 13 15  
MATH110B . Introduction to Statistics 3 F 2:00- 2:55 pm FSH-112 R Snyder WP 13 15  
MW 2:00- 2:55 pm FSH-102 R Snyder WP 13 15  
SART225 . Survey of Documentary Film 3 R 3:30- 4:55 pm DAC-128 L Burke FY 13 15  
T 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-001 L Burke FY 13 15  
ANTH100B . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am CL1-02 K Boswell FY 13 16  
PSYC203 . Social Psychology 3 TR 09:00-10:25 am CL1-02 A O'Dwyer   13 18  
MUS308 . Theory III: Mdl & Tnl Countrpt 4 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm DAC-128 J Myers WP 14 12  
FS100B . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-02 C Callanan FY 14 14  
FS100C . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-02 P Filkins FY 14 14  
FS100D . First Year Seminar I 4 WF 10:30-11:55 am DAC-023 B Rodgers FY 14 14  
FS100E . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-128 B Conolly FY 14 14  
FS100F . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL3-11 R Carey FY 14 14  
FS100H . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-12 M Vecchio FY 14 14  
FS100I . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-12 B Mathews FY 14 14  
FS100K . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-128 I Bickford FY 14 14  
FS100L . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm FSH-201 K Beaumont FY 14 14  
FS100O . First Year Seminar I 4 TR 12:20- 1:45 pm FSH-201 M Vecchio FY 14 14  
SART333 . Figure Drawing Studio 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm DAC-024 W Jackson WP 14 14  
SS251A . Sophomore Seminar 4 TR 09:00-10:25 am CL3-11 M Tebben   14 14  
SS251J . Sophomore Seminar 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm CL1-01 V Rosado   14 14  
LING100 . Introduction to Linguistics 3 MWF 1:00- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 14 15  
LIT318 . Writers from Eastern Europe 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm CL3-14 B Rodgers WP 14 15  
PHIL212 NEW Philosophy of Mind 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-10 B Conolly FY 14 15  
SART102A . Photography 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am DAC-025 T Marcuse FY 14 15  
WS101 . CP: Intro to Women's Std 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-12 M Case FY 14 15  
MUS289 . Chamber Orchestra 1 R 7:30- 9:00 pm KLG A Legene FY 14 99  
Course Number Title Credits Days Time Room Instructor FY Current Max Wait
FS100J . First Year Seminar I 4 MW 11:00-12:25 pm DAC-125 I Bickford FY 15 14  
SS251F . Sophomore Seminar 4 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-04 N Yanoshak   15 14  
SS251G . Sophomore Seminar 4 MWF 10:30-11:25 am CL1-01 C Coggins   15 14  
SS251H . Sophomore Seminar 4 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-04 I Bickford   15 14  
BIO100LA . Intro to Life Sciences Lab   T 2:00- 4:45 pm FSH-202 S Mechanic-Meyers FY 15 15  
LING216M2 . Language & Power 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 15 15  
MATH110A . Introduction to Statistics 3 F 1:00- 1:55 pm FSH-112 R Snyder WP 15 15  
MW 1:00- 1:55 pm FSH-102 R Snyder WP 15 15  
NATS150B . Science Seminar:Climate Change 4 R 09:30-10:25 am FSH-113 G Eshel FY 15 15  
TR 10:30-11:55 am FSH-113 G Eshel FY 15 15  
SART124 . Graphic Design 3 WF 10:30-11:55 am DAC-139 A Hillman FY 15 15  
SART224 NEW Experiments in Photography 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-025 A Hillman WP 15 15  
SPAN205 . Intermediate Spanish II 3 TR 3:30- 4:55 pm CL1-01 E Chamorro WP 15 15  
ANTH100A . CP Intro Cultural Anthropology 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 K Boswell FY 15 16  
ARTH114 NEW CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia 3 MW 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 15 16  
ARTH220 . CP Imagining the Harem 3 W 6:00- 8:45 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 15 16  
ENVS100 . Intro to Environmental Studies 4 M 3:30- 6:15 pm FSH-211 S Fowle Schroeder FY 15 18  
MW 10:30-11:55 am CL3-11 S Fowle Schroeder FY 15 18  
THEA100 . Improv and Imagination 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm DAC-002 K Beaumont FY 16 12  
SS251B . Sophomore Seminar 4 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL1-04 A Abbas   16 14  
ECON106 NEW Money Systems 3 MW 09:00-10:25 am CL3-11 D Neilson FY 16 15  
HIST217 NEW Colonialsm,Capitalsm & Slavery 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-13 R Carey FY 16 15  
LIT261 NEW CP Contemporary African Lit 3 MW 2:00- 3:25 pm CL3-11 B Mathews FY 16 15  
SPAN204 . Intermediate Spanish I 3 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL1-04 M Wong WP 16 15  
WS218M2 . CP Wmn's Wds in Chn Jpn Korea 2 MWF 11:30-12:25 pm CL3-12 J Weinstein FY 16 15  
ARTH102 . Survey of Western Art II 3 TR 2:00- 3:25 pm DAC-125 J DelPlato FY 16 16  
ECON101 . Macroeconomics 3 TR 10:30-11:55 am DAC-023 F Unal FY 16 16  
SPAN100A . Accel. Beg. Span I 4 MTWRF 09:30-10:25 am CL3-09 G Morales-Gotsch FY 16 18  
SPAN100B . Accel. Beg. Span I 4 MTWRF 10:30-11:25 am CL3-10 G Morales-Gotsch FY 17 18  
LING218M1 . Language & Gender 2 TR 12:30- 1:55 pm CL3-09 N Bonvillain FY 18 15  
MATH210A . Calculus I 3 MWF 09:30-10:25 am FSH-201 B Wynne WP 18 15  
POLS225 . Modern Political Ideologies 3 MW 10:30-11:55 am CL1-04 A Abbas FY 18 15  
CHEM100B . Chemistry 4 TR 10:30-11:55 am FSH-102 P Dooley WP 18 18  
MATH210B . Calculus I 3 MWF 1:00- 1:55 pm CL1-01 B Wynne WP 19 15  
GERM100 . Accel Beginning German I 4 MTWR 12:30- 1:45 pm CL3-11 C van Kerckvoorde FY 19 20  
FREN100 . Accelerated Beginning French I 4 MW 09:30-10:25 am CL3-13 M Tebben FY 19 22  
TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-13 M Tebben FY 19 22  
MUS222 . Jazz Ensemble 1 T 7:30- 9:25 pm KLG J Myers FY 19 24  
MATH109 . Elementary Functions 3 MWF 09:30-10:25 am CL1-01 D Sharpe WP 20 15  
BIO220 . CP Medical Anthropology 3 TR 09:00-10:25 am FSH-201 M Naamon FY 21 15  
CHIN100 . Accel Beginning Chinese I 4 MWF 2:00- 2:55 pm CL3-09 J Weinstein FY 21 20  
T 3:30- 5:25 pm CL3-09 J Weinstein FY 21 20  
LATN100 . Accel Beginning Latin I 4 MW 10:30-11:25 am CL3-09 C Callanan FY 21 20  
TR 10:30-11:55 am CL3-09 C Callanan FY 21 20  
LR201M1 . The Art of Tutoring Writing 1 R 5:30- 7:30 pm FSH-201 N Bonvillain   23 99  
MUS117 . Chorus 1 W 7:00- 8:55 pm KLG J Brown FY 26 99  
LIT100 . Guest Writers 2 TR 5:00- 6:25 pm CL1-03 B Mathews FY 27 25  
BIO100 . Intro to Life Sciences 4 MWF 09:30-10:25 am FSH-102 R Schmidt FY 28 30  
PSYC100 . Intro to Psychology 3 MWF FOCUS Report
 
ANTH100: CP Intro Cultural Anthropology Home
Anthropology contributes to an understanding of human behavior by studying variability in cultural
practices in time and space. With an emphasis on the historical development of the discipline,
reasons for some of our own behaviors and practices, as well as for those of a wide range of other
societies, are explored. Ethnographic findings from around the world provide a basis for the
comparison of social systems. Students are introduced to the comparative, holistic, and culturally
relative study that typifies the anthropological approach.
 
ANTH105: Public Culture in Africa Home
For many centuries, African societies nurtured a repertoire of visual, oral and material cultural
practices that were embedded in the everyday life of its people. More recently, colonialism,
globalisation, and transnationalism, have played a significant role in the presence and forms of
public culture in African societies. The aims of this course are: (1) to explore how these forms of
cultural presence that cut across, art, architecture, the city, film, fashion, music, television,
oral traditions, leisure and consumption reflect Africa¿s own modernity; (2) to interrogate global
circulation of cultural capital and the relations of power and agency inherent in such exchanges.
 
ANTH200: Intro to Cultural Studies Home
Cultural studies is arguably one of the most contested of academic fields. This also makes it one of
the more dynamic areas of study as it has shifted and adapted its concerns, theory and methodology
along with broader changes in society. Such dynamism allows for studies that draw from and operate
within multiple disciplinary domains in the arts and social sciences to often confidently claim the
label of cultural studies. Cultural studies is considered an activist field of enquiry where
individual subjectivity is accommodated. It is also considered an area of study that reconciles the
historical disjuncture in western societies between high and low culture while establishing everyday
life as a veritable subject for knowledge production. There are other ways in which cultural studies
has been theorised and conceived but this course is not particularly concerned with what cultural
studies is or stands for. Instead, we will map some of its historical paths, explore a number of its
trajectories and concerns ¿ i.e. social class, cultural identity, media/audience and everyday life ¿
and unpack its theoretical and methodological dispositions. The aim is to enable students to develop
their concept of cultural studies scholarship and explore how such can be applied toward
interrogating contemporary social and cultural forms. Students will participate in collaborative
research and independent writing projects that will be a major part of their evaluation.
 
ANTH222: CP African Urban Life Home
This course focuses on the vibrant, diverse urban cultures in Africa. Students will address in their
exploration of African urban life the socio-economic forces that have contributed to these cities¿
creation, and explore urban residents¿ needs, desires, and dynamic interaction with these built
environments. Colonization, urbanization, and migration will be examined to illustrate how town and
country continue to be interlinked for urban Africans and to reveal how colonial and postcolonial
state projects were imposed on and resisted by Africans in varied urban environments. We will
discuss the means by which men, women, and youth locate their respective places in these urban
spaces to examine the gendered, economic, religious, and creative aspects of city life from the
perspective that anthropology can bring to this subject. The course will draw upon ethnographic work
completed in cities primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nairobi, Lusaka, Cape Town, Accra,
Bamako, Abidjan, and Dakar to name a few. Prerequisites: ANTH 100 or prior completion of at least
one 200-level social science course.
 
ARAB100: Accelerated Beginning Arabic I Home
This accelerated course introduces the rudiments of written and spoken Modern Standard Arabic. In
addition to regular practice in writing the alphabet, word formation, elementary calligraphy, and
basic grammar, the course offers exercises in phonology, morphology, and syntax. By the second
semester, students can read and understand a variety of Arabic texts about customs and institutions
of the Middle East. The course also explores selected topics on Arab culture and civilization, such as the role of classical Arabic in Muslim art and architecture and the connections between the Arabic language and Islam. Successful completion of this year-long course fulfills the general language requirement or the cultural perspectives requirement.
 
ARAB204: CP MdrnArabic Prose,Poetry,Pol Home
This course features reading, the study of grammar and syntax, literary analysis, translation, and
discussion of selections of modern Arabic prose and poetry by authors from Palestine, Lebanon,
Syria, Iraq, and Egypt. The course will also include reading and discussion of essays and articles
in English, from a wide variety of sources, which offer perspectives on the Arab world in its
relations with the West, and on the social, cultural, and political implications of U.S. involvement
in countries of the Middle East. In addition to a thorough review of Modern Standard Arabic grammar,
the course will include written and oral assignments based on the readings, and will culminate in a
dossier, prepared by each student, which includes translations, analysis of grammar and syntax, and
an essay on topics drawn from the readings. Prerequisite: Arabic 101CP or Permission of Instructor.
 
ARTH102: Survey of Western Art II Home
This course, the second half of the Western art survey, covers developments in European and American
art since c. 1400. Lectures and class discussions focus on the changing roles of art and the artist
in society; on art as the expression of individual and cultural values; and on the methodologies of
art theory, criticism, and interpretation. Students develop their critical and analytical skills
while becoming familiar with a broad selection of works in relation to their cultural context.
Course fee to cover museum trip.
 
ARTH114: CP Global Art: Mid East & Asia Home
Envision the forty sandstone cave sculptures of the colossal Buddha near Datong. Or the clay army of
men and horses guarding the tomb of the first Qin emperor, each figure referring to a living person.
Or the multicolored, intricate altars of the mandala (cosmic diagram) in Tibetan monasteries. Or the
Ottoman manuscript illumination painted in breath-taking miniaturist detail. Or the foliage of the
Japan Zen garden symbolizing the stages of life. Or the painted Indian images of the Hindu god of
wisdom Ganesha, elephant-headed and pot-bellied - all these objects offer the opportunity to express
religious tenets of Asian peoples. Meanwhile, literati landscape painting, Persian carpets, Japanese
woodblock prints, the ceramic vessels of the tea ceremony, the architectural achievements of the
Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal, reputedly an Indian ¿monument to love and grief¿ dedicated to
a wife who died in childbirth, are quasi-secular forms of art. This course surveys the art and
architecture of the Middle East and Asia from a variety of historical periods. We consider the role
of material products in cultures as diverse as the Maghreb (northwestern coast of Africa) and the
Ottoman Empire, China, India, and Japan. We explore the role of artworks as conduits of state
ideology and other registers of power, including gender and class. We look at iconography in several
media and relate these objects and their motifs to social practices. Like the mod 1 which precedes
it, this module's major goal is to situate the arts in their indigenous contexts of time, space and
function. The course borrows methods and information from other disciplines to deepen an
understanding of the art objects. The course also utilizes computer technologies to offer students
images of ancient ruins, for example, and regular access to our library's databases to locate recent
scholarly thinking on these topics. Particular attention is given to locations where Simon's Rock
offers study abroad trips. Modules 1 and 2 may be taken separately or consecutively. Each course
earns credit toward the Cultural Perspectives or Arts requirement.
 
ARTH220: CP Imagining the Harem Home
For centuries western observers have been fascinated by the harem, based as it was in slavery and
multiple wives. This course interrogates that cross-cultural fascination, as evidenced in paintings
and prints of the harem made mostly in the 19th-century in England and France. We use poetry,
literature, and travel accounts to understand such imagery, including written works by Victor Hugo,
Lord Byron, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Florence Nightingale. We take a backward look at 18th-century
writers and artists such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Montesquieu, and even Mozart. Some early 20th-century texts are also analyzed: French photographs of North African "harem women" c. 1930 and a mini-series titled The Harem made for television in the 1990s. The course integrates some theoretical writing by authors such as Edward Said and Homi Bhabha.
 
ARTS225: Creative Process in the Arts Home
This class explores how Western artists working in all mediums describe their own creative process
and represent the creative process as subject matter in their art. The course will open with
readings in psychology and philosophy that provide definitions of creativity. The majority of
course texts consists of artists¿ statements about many aspects of art making and examples of art
work which comments on its own making. Weekly written or artistic responses to all readings are
required. There will also be ample opportunity for students to engage in and observe their own
creative process in art projects done in and outside of class. Class content will consist of
discussion of the readings, creative exploration, and presentation of homework projects. No prior
experience in the arts is required.
 
ASIA237: CP Unity Buddhism & State Jpn Home
If a group of Japanese are asked their religion the most likely response is that they have none.
The reason is that the Japanese consider Shinto and Buddhism as part of their culture, not as a
religion in the western context. While a separation of "church and state" is written into the
Japanese constitution, in fact such a division does not exist in Japan, today, nor any time in the
past. Buddhism and Shinto totally interpenetrate social, political, economic and cultural life in a
way that eludes those who impose a religion category onto Buddhism and Shinto in Japan. In this
course we will examine the unity of Buddhism, and to a lesser extent Shinto, in the political,
cultural, social, and economic realms from the 5th century to the present. Starting before the
introduction of Buddhism to Japan we will examine how Buddhist philosophy, power and practices
formed and transformed Japanese life. At the end of the course the student will have a better
appreciation of Buddhism and its role in Asian social and cultural development.
 
BAS352: Fatal Progress: Fact & Fiction Home
This course will use dystopian novels dealing with scientific and environmental subjects as a
starting point for a scientific examination of such issues as genetic engineering; global warming;
endangered species and loss of biodiversity; environmental pollution; and pandemics. Class time
will be divided between discussions of the novels' literary merit, imaginative and prophetic power,
and presentations and discussions of the science underlying the concerns identified by the novels.
Readings from scientific texts and peer-reviewed journals will be assigned as necessary. We will
read novels including such works as: John Brunner's THE SHEEP LOOK UP; Margaret Atwood's ORYX AND
CRAKE; T.C. Boyle's A FRIEND OF THE EARTH; and Albert Camus¿s THE PLAGUE. Selections from Rachel
Carson¿s SILENT SPRING, Richard Ellis¿s THE EMPTY OCEAN, and other non-fiction books may be
assigned.
 
BAS385: Land, Life, & Lit in Lat Amer Home
This seminar explores the connections between Latin America's varied cultural landscapes and the
ways in which its peoples and others have written about them. Readings will include fictional and
non-fictional works in translation that range from ethnographic and geographic studies, to travel
essays, to novels and poetry. We will also examine myths, oral culture, films, maps, architectural
monuments, and other seminal "readings" of culture, place, identity, and history. By exploring
works that represent a broad spectrum of disciplinary and cultural perspectives we will develop a
deeper appreciation of regions such as Amazonia, the Andean Highlands, Patagonia, the Pampas, the
Caribbean and Pacific coastal zones, and the interior of Meso-America and Central America. Texts
of greatest concern for our purposes will both limn the joys and sorrows of everyday life, on the
one hand, and provide a richer view of geography and history, on the other. By the end of the term,
we will have examined aspects of pre-Columbian cultural ecology and trade systems; the colonial
encounter and the transformation of peoples, landscapes, and sense of place; and a multiplicity of
readings surrounding the ideas of "globalization," accommodation, and resistance.
 
BIO100: Intro to Life Sciences Home
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts, methods of observation,
and major currents of thinking in the life sciences today. The three major topics are the molecular
basis of cellular function, animal life strategies and evolution, and the flow of matter and energy
in the biosphere. Students enrolled in this course must participate in the laboratory.
 
BIO100L: Intro to Life Sciences Lab Home
Either Bio 100LA or LB are required for students enrolled in BIO 100.
 
BIO210: Molecular Techniques Home
This is primarily a laboratory course designed to give students a working knowledge of techniques
currently used in recombinant DNA technology. Laboratory exercises will include investigating
nucleosome structure, restriction endonuclease mapping, sequence analysis, DNA hybridization, PCR
and a long term cloning project. In addition, the current literature in this dynamic field and will
be reviewed with emphasis on analyzing research methods. This course will equip students to
undertake more complex laboratory projects in molecular biology and will prepare them for advanced
or graduate study in the field.
 
BIO220: CP Medical Anthropology Home
Medical anthropology studies cross-cultural medical practices, the relationship between society and
disease processes and social and cultural aspects of health and health care. This course is an
introduction to medical anthropology that employs a holistic framework to further our understanding
of both non-industrial and industrial societies. We will explore contemporary theories and methods
of medical anthropology while looking at health, illness, disease, ecological approaches, the
therapeutic process, aging, the critical-interpretive approach, and medical ethics. The student
should gain an understanding of medicine and socio-cultural phenomenon. This course fulfills the
science requirement.
 
BIO310: Evolution Home
This course covers the concepts and consequences of organic evolution. Topics include the history of
the concept of evolution, nature of variation in species and populations, origin of species, and the
process of speciation. Also covered are such topics as the origin and history of life on earth, new
theories of evolution such as punctuated equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamics, and
cladistic methods for reconstructing historical relationships. Prerequisite: at least one 200-level
biology course.
 
BIO312: Biochemistry Home
This course is designed to demonstrate how the chemistry of living systems is a natural extension of
the basic principles of inorganic and organic chemistry. We will explore the structures and
functions of biologically active molecules using an inquiry based model of instruction. Recent
advances in biochemical research will be incorporated with background from the text and papers of
fundamental value to the field. Topics include: biosynthesis of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids,
steroids, carbohydrates; protein structure and enzyme catalysis; bioenergetics and metabolic
pathways; and biochemical evolution. This course will be laboratory intensive, both in the classical
"wet" lab and in utilizing the modern tools of molecular modeling to get a sense of the diversity of
problems biochemists broach. A service-learning project is also included. Prerequisites: Chemistry
303 and Biology 201, or permission of the instructor.
 
CHEM100: Chemistry Home
This course covers the basic principles of chemistry. Topics include writing and dealing with
chemical equations; understanding chemical relations and reactions; chemical bonding; the atomic
theory; nuclear chemistry; a smattering of quantum theory, and the consequences of that quantum
theory; and solutions and states of matter. The laboratory deals with the safe handling of chemicals, the apparatus of chemistry and the chemical lab, the quantification of data, and chemical identifications based on these data. Prerequisites: Mathematics 109 or equivalent, and either Physics 101 or some high school chemistry, which can be taken concurrently.
 
CHEM100L: Chemistry I Lab Home
Students enrolled in CHEM 100 must choose a lab section CHEM 100LA, LB or LC).
 
CHEM302: Organic Chemistry Home
This course deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of the chemistry of carbon compounds.
Topics include bonding, classification of functional groups, organic chemical nomenclature, electron
delocalization, stereochemistry, beginning of reaction mechanisms, spectroscopy, and simple chemical
syntheses. The laboratory experiments address the skills and techniques of organic chemistry labs,
including syntheses, separations and extractions; some laboratory experiments demonstrate lecture
topics. Prerequisites: Chemistry 100 and 101.
 
CHIN100: Accel Beginning Chinese I Home
This accelerated course fulfills the general language requirement in one year and prepares the
beginner for intermediate courses. The class meets five hours per week.
 
CHIN204: Intermediate Chinese I Home
This course continues to develop the four skills¿speaking, listening, writing, and reading¿of
Mandarin Chinese. By the end of the intermediate sequence, students will be familiar with all major
grammatical concepts and able to converse comfortably on a wide range of subjects. Students will be
able to write and recognize nearly 2000 characters in traditional and/or simplified forms. In
addition to the linguistic components, each student will select one or more research topics within
Chinese culture for oral, written, and web-based projects. Successful completion of this year-long
course fulfills either the language requirement or the cultural perspectives requirement.
Prerequisite: CHIN 101, or permission of the instructor.
 
CMPT240: Intro to Robotics Home
This course gives an introduction to the background and theory of robotics, as well as to the
practical electronic, mechanical, and programming aspects of building and controlling robots. Topics
include sensors, feedback, control, and mechanical construction. For ease of prototyping we use an
off the shelf robot controller, the Handy Board, an 8-bit microprocessor that can run Interactive C,
and the LEGO Technic system. Along with a variety of sensors, these materials will allow the class
to work through a series of projects that introduces robotics. In a broader sense, this course
serves as an introduction to solving engineering problems. Course prerequisite: permission of the
instructor. No previous programming or robotics experience is required.
 
CMPT250: Computer Organization Home
An introduction to low level computer organization using a virtual computer. Students will learn
about the key components of a computer system including the CPU, memory devices and input/output
units and display. Students will interact with the computer in a variety of ways including using
switch and display panels, writing and debugging machine language and assembly language programs.
Other topics include: binary arithmetic, simple logic gates, CPU components, ASCII and keyboard
input, memory mapped displays, machine language vs assembly language and hardware interrupts.
Prerequisites: experience programming in any high level language is strongly recommended.
 
CMPT320: Theory of Computation Home
The studies of models of computation and their associated formal languages and grammars. Topics
will include finite automata, pushdown automata, turing machines, regular and contextfree languages,
the Chomsky hierarchy, the Church-Turing thesis, and some major limitation results on computability
and complexity. Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: CMPT 243
 
DANC101: Beg. Modern Dance Technique Home
This class introduces a modern dance technique that develops expressiveness, proper alignment,
efficient and clear movement, musicality, spatial awareness, coordination, flexibility, strength,
and the ability to dance with others. The course includes warm-up exercises, dance combinations,
anatomical information, and imagery and breathing exercises. Reading, written assignments, and films
help students formulate personal values regarding dance. The course is designed for students with
little or no previous training.
 
DANC112: Meaning through Movement I Home
Movement is a powerful means of communication, ranging from literal gesture to the art of the
virtuoso. The course explores how this extensive physical vocabulary can be used to express a
variety of themes. Each class focuses on an idea and how it can be captured in movement. These
themes range from very personal ones, such as autobiography and emotions, to the political, such as
war and technology; from the philosophical, such as control and chance, to the aesthetic, such as
simplicity and complexity. Improvisation and choreography are the main structures used in class.
Homework includes two of the following options: choreography of one work per week on a class theme,
a written response to an assigned reading on that theme, or an original response on the theme, which
may take the form of creative writing or essay, visual art work, or musical composition. The course
is open to students with no prior movement experience (100-level) and to students in dance and
theater wishing to continue the exploration of movement as an expressive medium (200-level).
 
DANC114: Intro Ballet I Home
In this class, dancers acquire a traditional approach to ballet techniques along with an innovative
foundation which aims for anatomically friendly movement. It offers a flexible blend of classical
ballet, kinesiology, and Tai chi principles in order to encourage flow, efficiency, and a whole body
approach. Clear and efficient technique is developed through barre and center work, and an ongoing
emphasis on musicality, use of breath, awareness of the floor and space, and moving in relation to
others. Individual expression and movement quality are encouraged and developed.
 
DANC201: Intermediate Modern Dance Home
This class introduces a modern dance technique that develops expressiveness, proper alignment,
efficient and clear movement, musicality, spatial awareness, coordination, flexibility, strength,
and the ability to dance with others. The course includes warm-up exercises, dance combinations,
anatomical information, and imagery and breathing exercises. Reading, written assignments, and films
help students formulate personal values regarding dance. The course is designed for students with
little or no previous training.
 
DANC212: Meaning through Movement Home
Movement is a powerful means of communication, ranging from literal gesture to the art of the
virtuoso. The course explores how this extensive physical vocabulary can be used to express a
variety of themes. Each class focuses on an idea and how it can be captured in movement. These
themes range from very personal ones, such as autobiography and emotions, to the political, such as
war and technology; from the philosophical, such as control and chance, to the aesthetic, such as
simplicity and complexity. Improvisation and choreography are the main structures used in class.
Homework includes two of the following options: choreography of one work per week on a class theme,
a written response to an assigned reading on that theme, or an original response on the theme, which
may take the form of creative writing or essay, visual art work, or musical composition. The course
is open to students with no prior movement experience (100-level) and to students in dance and
theater wishing to continue the exploration of movement as an expressive medium (200-level).
 
DANC213: The Body in Multimedia Art Home
Students in this course will study the history and theory of body use in multi media art, and will
create pieces reflecting their own ideas about how movement can be combined with other art forms in
performance. The focus will be on 20th century US multimedia art and its roots in European Dada, Surrealism and the Bauhaus. Course material includes readings and films; oral and written research projects; movement improvisation and choreography. Prerequisite: one previous course in the arts, or permission of instructor.
 
DANC214: Intermediate Ballet I Home
A continuation of Dance 114.
 
ECON101: Macroeconomics Home
This course is a study of economic activity in relation to the level and growth potential of
national income. The emphasis is on a conceptual understanding of topics such as income
determination, inflation, unemployment, economic development, and the monetary system.
 
ECON106: Money Systems Home
What is money? Why does it have value, and how is that value affected by the actions of participants
in the money system (e.g., the IMF, world central banks, commercial banks, and individuals)? This
class provides an introduction to the institutions, operation, and origins of the modern money
system and to how economists and others think about that system. It assumes no previous knowledge of
economics, though students with prior knowledge of economics will find connections to these fields.
The course incorporates primary readings from economists including Young, Bagehot, Hicks, and
others, as well as contemporary analysis of the IMF and the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central
banks. No prerequisites, open to first year students.
 
ECON209: Intermediate Political Economy Home
This course offers an introduction to theories of political economy, including radical economics,
which offer alternatives to the neoclassical view of the modern capitalist economy. Political
economy views the economy as a set of social relationships and processes which construct us, our
economy, and our society, and radical economics extends this to focus on the ways in which these
processes contribute to producing exploitation and inequality. Rooted in the theories of Karl Marx
and Thorstein Veblen, these approaches describe a diverse and often contested terrain of theories
and interpretations of the modern social landscape. In the century or so since Marx's death, radical
theories and ideas have emanated across the globe, crossing not only geographical, but intellectual,
cultural, and political boundaries, as well. Today, political economy would more aptly describe this
diversity of perspectives, including the critique of class dynamics, as well as the anti-racist,
anti-colonial, and feminist movements. This course will examine these evolving ideas during the
course of the semester. Prerequisites are Macroeconomics, Microeconomics or permission of instructor
(prior coursework in politics is recommended).
 
ENVS100: Intro to Environmental Studies Home
Here we consider alternate energy technologies, air and water pollution, risk assessment,
environmental law and impact assessment, and the ways in which this society attempts to manage our
environmental issues. Frequent field trips during laboratory time are required.
 
ENVS200: Principles of Ecology Home
This course examines the structure and function of ecosystems and the ecological bases of
environmental problems through lectures, discussions, and laboratory work. Topics include the nature
of the physical environment and its interactions with the biota, energy relationships within
ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, structures and dynamics of populations, and interactions within
and among populations Field trips to major Berkshire natural communities familiarize students with
regional dominant species. Prerequisite or corequisite: Environmental Studies 100 or permission of
the instructor.
 
ENVS308: Limnology Home
An introduction to the study of inland lakes and rivers, this course covers the biological,
chemical, and physical factors of the aquatic environment and their interactions. Emphasis is placed on the identification of aquatic organisms, methods of chemical analysis, interpretation of data, and critique of current literature. Laboratory fee. Prerequisite: high school biology and chemistry, and permission of the instructor.
 
FREN100: Accelerated Beginning French I Home
This accelerated course fulfills the general language requirement in one year and prepares the
beginner for entry into intermediate level courses. The class meets five times per week. Enrollment
by permission of the instructor.
 
FREN204: Intermediate French I Home
Designed for students whose background in French is not sufficient for a higher level, this course
provides a systematic review of French grammar, regular practice in listening and speaking, and
readings in French prose. By the end of the second semester students understand simple French prose
and speech and can express themselves in simple fashion, orally and in writing. Satisfactory
completion of both semesters of this course fulfills the language requirement.
 
FREN215: French Lit of Conversation Home
This course explores written works that bear the imprint of oral conversation in some way. Texts
from the early modern period (the Renaissance and the 17th century) incorporate conversations wholly
into fictional works; later works illustrate the evolution of conversation in literature and society
as the conversational form is transformed into letters, epistolary novels, and the modern novel. To
be discussed: What form does conversation take in a "written conversation"? Is "dialogue" the same
as "conversation" in these works? How is the novel rooted in conversation? Is the concept of a
"written conversation" consistent across these works and across history? The course is conducted
entirely in French. Qualified students may choose to take this course at the 300-level: these
students will meet for an additional hour per week to discuss supplemental readings and will be
required to write longer papers. Prerequisite: (215) French 205 or equivalent; (315) French 206 or
higher and permission of instructor.
 
FREN315: French Lit of Conversation Home
This course explores written works that bear the imprint of oral conversation in some way Texts
from the early modern period (the Renaissance and the 17th century) incorporate conversations wholly
into fictional works; later works illustrate the evolution of conversation in literature and society
as the conversational form is transformed into letters, epistolary novels, and the modern novel. To
be discussed: What form does conversation take in a "written conversation" Is "dialogue" the same
as "conversation" in these works? How is the novel rooted in conversation? Is the concept of a
"written conversation" consistent across these works and across history? The course is conducted
entirely in French. Qualified students may choose to take this course at the 300-level: these
students will meet for an additional hour per week to discuss supplemental readings and will be
required to write longer papers Prerequisite: (215) French 205 or equivalent; (315) French 206 or
higher and permission of instructor.
 
FS100: First Year Seminar I Home
All first-year students are required to take the two-semester First-Year Seminar. It introduces
students to the close reading of texts and the writing of substantive analytical essays that are the
basis of much college work. Students examine differing treatments of common situations, emotions,
conflicts, and questions that have engaged great writers over the centuries. the seminar focuses on
the themes of self-discovery, the relationship of the individual and society, and the nature of
values and responsibility. It draws on and develops the methods introduced in the Writing and
Thinking Workshop, fostering critical thinking and the effective articulation of ideas. In the fall
semester, readings for the course include Sophocles's Oedipus Cycle, Plato's The Last Days of
Socrates, and Dante's Inferno as well as a wide array of articles, essays, poems, and stories chosen
to enhance discussion of the major texts and the issues they raise and to provide a variety of
topics for students to explore in writing. In the spring semester students further develop their writing and thinking skills through reading, disucussion and expository writing about Shakespeare's Hamlet, Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, and a wide variety of supplementary works. The course focus on values, self-discovery, cultural imperatives, freedom, and understanding continues. Class sessions are supplemented by lectures and other activities that provide background and context for the texts, presented by faculty from all the divisions and by guests.
 
GEOG316: Projects in Political Ecology Home
Political ecology, a growing discipline with roots in the fields of cultural ecology and political
economy, is the study of how culture, power, and truth are deployed in the quest to define and
control natural resources. This course is an introduction to the practice of political ecology
through collaborative research and writing. Each student participates in the design of a joint
research plan composed of individual projects that include gathering and analyzing data, and writing
individual chapters or essays that are compiled and edited to take the final form of a book,
monograph, or report. The topic for the second project is permaculture and sustainable agriculture.
 
GERM100: Accel Beginning German I Home
This accelerated course fulfills the general language requirement in one year and prepares the
beginner for intermediate courses. The class meets five times per week. Enrollment is by permission
of the instructor.
 
GERM204: Intermediate German I Home
This course is designed to improve oral and written proficiency through the reading and analysis of
novels by such authors as Durrenmatt, Hesse, Kafka, and Frisch. The principal points of German
grammar are reviewed.
 
HIST231: American Environmental History Home
Americans have a peculiar relationship to the world around them. They work, play, shape, use, and
invest in the environment at the same time they draw, photograph, and write about "Nature." But
every time a person steps foot out of their front door, she or he understands the outside world and
all those activities in it, in unique and individual ways. The timber company executive has a
different view of nature than the loggers who cut the trees; the advertising firm that prints the
REI catalogue thinks about wilderness differently than the people who hike, bike, and camp in it.
Midwestern farmers, New York apartment dwellers, Texas cattle ranchers, and Jackson Hole ski bums
all have different perceptions about American nature, and those individual perceptions help shape
the different ways they interact with the non-human world. This course examines how Americans have
perceived nature and how those perceptions have shaped the nation's history, both natural and
social. It is split into four sections, beginning with how Americans have defined nature in
literature, art, and popular culture. What do Americans identify as natural? What are its
characteristics? Next, the course turns to what happens when Americans have put those visions into
practice. How have Americans created so-called wilderness areas and at what cost? The course will
also look at what American culture labels "civilization": cities, suburbs, and other supposedly
human environments. Who is allowed in? Who is excluded and why? The course ends with a section on
the living world. How and why have Americans manipulated plants and animals over time? Have they
manipulated humans? In focusing on the cultural and material constructions of nature, students will
not lose sight of the larger social history of American natural spaces. Who has labored in nature?
How do racial and gender hierarchies help to define the American natural environment? How have
ordinary Americans understood the natural landscape?
 
LATN100: Accel Beginning Latin I Home
Latin is the language not only of Vergil, Cicero, Horace, Catullus and Tacitus, but also of poets,
historians, scientists, philosophers and theologians through the time of St. Augustine down to the
Middle Ages and on into the Renaissance and beyond. It is the language in which western culture was
transmitted to Western Europe, beside being the source of a large proportion of English vocabulary. Students with no (or relatively little) previous experience of Latin will acquire a working knowledge of the language. Latin will be learned as a language spoken and heard in the classroom, not as abstract rules and paradigms. We will speak, chant, sing and perform skits in Latin, in addition to reading. Explanations will be given in English, and we will practice translating in both directions. By the end of the spring continuation of this course, students will be able to hold their own in conversation and also, with the aid of a dictionary, to read most Latin authors.
 
LATN204: Inter Latin I: Virgil's Aeneid Home
Designed for students with a background of high school Latin who would like to continue their study
of the language to meet the college's language requirement in one year, this course includes reading
and translation of major Latin authors, including Virgil, Cicero, Catullus, and Caesar.
Prerequisite: two years of high school Latin or permission of the instructor. Offered every other
year.
 
LING100: Introduction to Linguistics Home
This course presents an overview of the field of linguistics, introducing basic concepts, topics and
analytical methods. It includes study of the structure of language (systems of sound, structure,
and meaning), non-verbal communication, historical and comparative linguistics and language
acquisition.
 
LING216: Language & Power Home
This course examines interconnections between language and power relations. Language form and
linguistic usage are shown to be influenced by contextual features of inequalities in the social
power of participants. Linguistic usage is informed by such parameters as class, gender, race,
ethnicity, and social status as demonstrated by casual and formal interactions in everyday contexts
as well as in institutional settings such as medicine and law. The role that language in the media
plays in solidifying and furthering social and political power relations will also be studied.
 
LING218: Language & Gender Home
This course examines relationships between language and gender. Specifically, how and to what
extent are gender differences manifested in language? Do women and men employ alternatives of
pronunciation, vocabulary and grammatical structure? Are men's and women's conversational
strategies significantly different? Do languages encode divergent cultural messages about women and
men through the ways in which they label or talk about people? Although the majority of data
considered is derived from English, linguistic and cultural evidence from other societies will also
be explored.
 
LIT100: Guest Writers Home
This course gives students the opportunity to get to know the work of the authors who are visiting
campus as part of the Poetry and Fiction series in a given semester. Course work includes attending
the authors' three public readings, as well as the afternoon master classes offered by each writer,
and one preparatory session on each writer, for which students read and prepare a presentation on
one of the writer's works. Students write responses to each of these sessions and complete a final
project, which might be a review for the newspaper, an analytical paper, or a story, personal essay,
or poem in imitation of one of the writers. The guest writers for the Fall 2008 semester are Lydia
Davis, Peter Carey, Kevin Young and Yusef Komunyakaa.
 
LIT151: Intro to Creative Writing Home
This workshop serves as an introduction to creative writing through the translation and adaptation
of literary texts. Exercises will include the adaptation of an older text to a more contemporary
idiom, work on new versions of previously translated texts, the alteration of voice and imagery to
affect dramatic context, and the creation of original works through imitation.. Specific emphasis
will be given to stylistic and tonal choices made in the translation process, as well as the array
of options available in using translation as a tool for both interpreting textual origins and the shaping of the text in English. While students with at least a year of foreign language study will be encouraged to work directly from the original language, no prior knowledge of a foreign language is required. Successful completion of the course will serve as a prerequisite for advanced workshops in fiction and poetry.
 
LIT203: Art of Fiction: The Novel Home
According to one contemporary author, all novelists share a single goal, "to create worlds as real
as but other than the world that is." Free to tell us what might happen, what might have happened,
or even what couldn't happen once upon a time," novelists help us understand the social, political,
intellectual, and emotional frameworks within which what did happen is constructed. This course
explores the created worlds of such traditional novelists as Fielding, Austen, and Dickens, of such
modernists as Woolf, Dostoyevsky, and Hemingway, as well as the challenging self-reflective
universes of such contemporaries as Coetzee, Lessing, and Borges.
 
LIT221: Major British Authors Home
A study of the works of three of the greatest British writers, this course begins with an
examination of the extraordinary variety and rich humanity of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales,
then turns to a consideration of the grandeur and complexity of John Milton's vision in Paradise
Lost and other poems, and finally moves on to an encounter with the fierce indignation and satiric
genius of Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal and Gulliver's Travels.
 
LIT222: Shakespeare Home
A study of eight to ten of the major plays that illustrate the variety of Shakespeare's achievement
in different dramatic modes - history, comedy, tragedy, and romance - and his imaginative
development as a poet and playwright in the context of the Elizabethan age. Prerequisite:
English 100 or permission of the instructor.
 
LIT240: Literary Realism & Naturalism Home
Between the Civil War and World War I, realism and naturalism emerged as the dominant modes of
literary expression in America. Influenced by such European writers as Zola, Balzac, Flaubert, and
Dostoevski, American writers turned away from romanticism, insisting that the ordinary and the local
were as suitable for artistic portrayal as the magnificant and the remote. While the realists
focused primarily on the motives and actions of ordinary men and women, the naturalists inclined
toward greater frankness in their depiction of the downtrodden and abnormal and the deterministic
forces of nature and chance. The fiction of this period provides a dramatic historical and social
portrait of America as it moved into the twentieth century. Writers studied include W.D. Howells,
Henry James, Stephen Crane, Mark Twain, Hamlin Garland, Jack London, Edith Wharton, Theodore
Dreiser, and Frank Norris.
 
LIT261: CP Contemporary African Lit Home
Since the publication 50 years ago of "Things Fall Apart," African writers have produced a range of
novels and other works examining the continent's colonial legacy; its struggle for independence; the
competing claims of tradition and modernity; the nature of the family; the presence of violence and
conflict; and the relationship of the people, their countries, and continent to the West. The
project of many of these writers has been to define (or redefine) Africa and its people on their own
terms and in their own voice, after centuries in which both the land and its inhabitants were
defined from without by writers as diverse as Joseph Conrad, Ernest Hemingway, Isak Dinesen, Edgar
Rice Burroughs, and others. In this course, we will read novels, plays, poems, essays and other
works -- including recent issues of literary magazines from the United States, Britain and Kenya --Â
in order to probe the current state of African writing and to examine the picture of Africa that
emerges from the efforts of a broad array of its writers.
 
LIT318: Writers from Eastern Europe Home
This course examines modern and contemporary writing from countries known from 1945-1989 as Eastern
Europe- Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, and Yugoslavia. As these countries
split apart and redefine themselves, becoming known again (as they were before World War II) as
Central Europe, students will read some of the diverse body of literary works their writers have
produced in the pre- and post-World War II period. Readings include such prewar classics as Hasek's
The Good Soldier Schweik, Schulz's The Street of Crocodiles, and the stories of Franz Kafka; the
poetry and essays of Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz; Tadeusz Borowski's harrowing tales of life
and death in Auschwitz, This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen; Milan Kundera's novels of exile,
disillusionment, and sexual comedy, such as The Book of Laughter and Forgetting; the plays and
essays of Vaclav Havel, who went from jailed dissident to president of Czechoslovakia; and works by
other writers. Students are expected to read a book a week.
 
LR201: The Art of Tutoring Writing Home
Who had the harder task: Dante to travel through Hell, or Virgil to guide Dante through safely?
This course will examine the nuances of the writing process -- its temptations, pitfalls, and paths
to salvation -- from the point of view of the guide. We will discuss the tutor-tutee relationship
and the goals of tutoring sessions, then consider the writing process from assignment to conception
to execution. Specific topics will include: assessing individual student needs; prewriting
strategies; diagnosing a paper; finding a paper's 'center of gravity'; questioning techniques;
subtleties of essay structure; proofreading strategies; and the true meaning of 'Vague &
Bogus.' Completion of this module is required of all writing tutors. Students will keep a tutoring
journal, tutor and be tutored on one essay, conduct one General Education faculty interview, and
write a final process paper based on the tutoring journal.
 
MATH101: Math & Its Applications Home
This course develops the mathematical and quantitative skills required of an effective citizen in
our complex society. The emphasis is on the interpretation of material utilizing mathematics, as
opposed to the development of simple numerical skills. Possible topics include the application of
elementary algebra to common practical problems; exponential growth, with applications to financial
and social issues; an introduction to probability and statistics; and the presentation and
interpretation of graphically presented information. Instruction in the uses of a scientific
calculator and of a computer to facilitate calculations is an integral part of the course.
 
MATH109: Elementary Functions Home
A study of coordinate geometry and polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric
functions. The class prepare the students for calculus, and should be taken only by those who intend
to continue in mathematics beyond this course. Prerequisite: Mathematics 101.
 
MATH110: Introduction to Statistics Home
This course offers an introduction to statistical methods for the collection, organization,
analysis, and interpreation of nuymerical data. Topics include probability, binomial and normal
distributions, sampling, hypotheses, testing, confidence limits, regression and correlation, and
introductory analysis of variance. The course is oriented toward the increasingly important
applications of statistics in the soical science. Prerequisite: Mathematics 101.
 
MATH210: Calculus I Home
A course in differential and integral calculus in one variable. Topics include an introduction to
limits and continuity, the derivative and its applications to max-min and related rate problems, the
mean value theorem, the definite integral, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Prerequisite:
Mathematics 109.
 
MATH211: Calculus II Home
Topics include techniques of integration, applications of the definite integral, infinite series,
and Taylor series. Prerequisite: Mathematics 210.
 
MATH220: Linear Algebra Home
This course deals with linear mathematics, including the geometry and algebra of linear equations,
the mathematics of matrices, and vector spaces. The course provides an important foundation for the
mathematical representation of phenomena in the social sciences and physical sciences, as well as
for more advanced analysis and algebra courses. Prerequisite: Mathematics 211 or permission of the
instructor.
 
MATH320: Modern Algebra I Home
This course deals with linear mathematics, including the geometry and algebra of linear equations,
the mathematics of matrices, and vector spaces. The course provides an important foundation for the
mathematical representation of phenomena in the social sciences and physical sciences, as well as
for more advanced analysis and algebra courses. Prerequisite: Mathematics 211 or permission of the
instructor.
 
MATH354: Topology I Home
An introduction to topology-the study of properties preserved under continuous deformation. topics
include a brief introduction to set theory; open, closed, connected, and compact subsets of
Euclidean space; and the classification of surfaces. Prerequisite: Mathematics 221 or permission
of the instructor.
 
MUS117: Chorus Home
The rehearsal and reading of works from part-song and choral literature from the Middle Ages to
present. Chorus is open to all students and community members by audition. Previous singing
experience and some music reading ability are desirable preparation.
 
MUS206: Theory I: Intro Tonal Harmony Home
The analysis and composition of four-part harmonic progressions using simple triads, inversions,
seventh chords, and standard cadences. Simple melodic analysis and figured bass are included. Theory
II explores more complex progressions, diminished and augmented triads, and modulation. Part-singing
and dictation are regular features of all theory classes.
 
MUS211: Intro to Electronic Music Home
An introduction to the processes of sound synthesis and sound assembly through the structure of a
computer-controlled MIDI studio with backup sequencing and notational software. The course covers
digital and sampling synthesis, compositional structures that can be programmatically manipulated
through editing and real-time intervention, and many other facets of creating music with the
studio-as-instrument. Prerequisites: musical background comparable to one semester of theory and
permission of the instructor. Enrollment is limited due to constraints on studio access.
 
MUS217: Music Since WWI Home
This course invites students to treat music written in the 20th century as an open text and to write
their own histories of it based on their perceptual and aesthetic interactions with a wide variety
of musical gestures, while considering the views of such writers as Adorno, Benjamin, McLeary,
Nattiez, and Attali. The class focuses especially on the "loose canon" of early 20th-century
masters, particularly exploring the values influencing the continual reassessment of the works of
Schoenberg. The issue of relationship to audience is investigated. The class views videos of modern
operas and attends a concert in New York or Boston. Students do listening/reading assignments and
three self-generated investigations (paper/projects). Some music-reading ability is recommended.
 
MUS219: Jazz Improvization Workshop I Home
This course develops essential skills in jazz, with particular focus on improvisation. Activities
include application of melodic and harmonic concepts to a broad range of standard professional
repertoire, harmonic analysis, and possible public performances. Prerequisite: performing experience
and permission of the instructor.
 
MUS222: Jazz Ensemble Home
The rehearsal and reading of jazz literature from a wide range of styles. Open to all students and
community members by audition. Some ability to read music is required.
 
MUS225: Vocal Performance Opera & Thea Home
This course has an emphasis on performance technique, and focuses on various styles of vocal
repertoire, including operatic and musical theater. We will discuss the elements that singers need
to integrate. Such as vocal range, care of the voice, breathing technique, the physiology of
singing, different styles and how to approach them. The work will be on an individual basis, with
each student presenting a prepared song or aria, as well as in groups working on duets, trios, or
scenes. Students should have some background in singing, the ability to learn and memorize music
independently, and be ready to work in front of the class. We will be working toward a performance
workshop at the end of the semester. Prerequisite: performing experience and permission of the
instructor. Incoming freshman who are interested in the course should email me at
solsticewoman@aol.com . **Students are required to attend 1 and 1/2 hour technical lab each week.Â
This lab will be Tuesday or Friday 3:30 - 5:00.**
 
MUS227: CP Music in World Cultures Home
This course is an introduction to a variety of traditional and contemporary musical styles from
contrasting cultures. It also explores the ways music interacts with religion, philosophy, social
systems, and other arts. No previous musical training is required.
 
MUS278: Collegium Home
The Collegium (early music ensemble) will explore music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
through playing period instruments such as recorders and viols, and singing. Guitarists and
violinists may also be accepted. Each semester will focus on music of a particular country or genre.
Simon's Rock owns a limited number of recorders and viols which are available to the users at no
charge. Rental instruments can also be available for a modest fee. Music will usually be provided,
with the caveat that during some semesters students may be required to buy a particular collection
of music as part of specific studies.
 
MUS280: Madrigal Group Home
This chamber choir of 6 to 10 voices will rehearse and perform a capella vocal music concentrating
on the vast repertoire of Renaissance madrigals and motets. It may also perform vocal music from the
middle ages and contemporary a capella madrigals. It is open to all students by audition. Previous
choral experience and basic music reading skills are required.
 
MUS289: Chamber Orchestra Home
The chamber ensemble is engaged in the reading, rehearsal, and performance of classical and modern
literature for larger chamber and smaller orchestral ensembles. It is open to students of
intermediate to advanced skill on orchestral instruments (strings, woodwind, brass). Individual
students may be selected to perform solo concertos with the ensemble.
 
MUS308: Theory III: Mdl & Tnl Countrpt Home
An accelerated survey of species counterpoint, up to three parts in fifth species. The tonal segment
of this course includes analysis based on Schenker's concepts of tonal layers, as studied in Theory
III, integrated with the more rigorous description of dissonance treatment that emerges from the
contrapuntal approach. The work of the second half of the semester culminates in the composition of
an extended polyphonic work utilizing contrapuntal techniques.
 
MUS311: Theory V: 20th Century Music Home
A rough chronological study of the post-tonal languages of "art" music in the twentieth century. The
class considers theoretical writings by composers and theorists such as Schoenberg, Schenker as adapted by Salzer, Forte, Perle, Yeston, Hindemith, Boulez, Cage, and Tenney. Attention is paid to the realignment of musical parameters (timbre, texture, rhythm) as architectural elements. Students do short analytic assignments, developing familiar graphic techniques and exploring alternative methods of visual presentation. Each student selects a composer or theorist for in-depth investigation and presentation of findings to the class. Prerequisite: Theory II (minimum); Theory III and IV (recommended).
 
MUS317: Music Since WWI Home
This course invites students to treat music written in the 20th century as an open text and to write
their own histories of it based on their perceptual and aesthetic interactions with a wide variety
of musical gestures, while considering the views of such writers as Adorno, Benjamin, McLeary,
Nattiez, and Attali. The class focuses especially on the "loose canon" of early 20th-century
masters, particularly exploring the values influencing the continual reassessment of the works of
Schoenberg. The issue of relationship to audience is investigated. The class views videos of modern
operas and attends a concert in New York or Boston. Students do listening/reading assignments and
three self-generated investigations (paper/projects). Some music-reading ability is recommended.
 
MUS325: Vocal Performance:Opera & Thea Home
This course has an emphasis on performance technique, and focuses on various styles of vocal
repertoire, including operatic and musical theater. We will discuss the elements that singers need
to integrate. Such as vocal range, care of the voice, breathing technique, the physiology of
singing, different styles and how to approach them. The work will be on an individual basis, with
each student presenting a prepared song or aria, as well as in groups working on duets, trios, or
scenes. Students should have some background in singing, the ability to learn and memorize music
independently, and be ready to work in front of the class. We will be working toward a performance
workshop at the end of the semester. Prerequisite: performing experience and permission of the
instructor. Incoming freshman who are interested in the course should email me at
solsticewoman@aol.com . **Students are required to attend 1 and 1/2 hour technical lab each week.Â
This lab will be Tuesday or Friday 3:30 - 5:00.**
 
MUS327: CP Music in World Cultures Home
This course is an introduction to a variety of traditional and contemporary musical styles from
contrasting cultures. It also explores the ways music interacts with religion, philosophy, social
systems, and other arts. No previous musical training is required.
 
NATS150: Science Seminar:Climate Change Home
This course examines the science behind what could be the most pressing issue affecting life on
Earth. Topics include the heat budget (the balance of incoming and outgoing radiation) of the Earth,
the greenhouse effect, past climate change, climate modeling, the carbon cycle, and the impact of
global climate change on human society and the biological world. Students will actively engage in
scientific investigation, including collecting and analyzing data, and hypothesis forming and
testing. They will also use mathematics and mathematical modeling, which will be introduced as
needed. The course satisfies the science requirement, and is designed to be suitable for all
students, regardless of previous science background. Prerequisite: placement into a credit-bearing
mathematics course. NATS 150 A is co-taught by Mike Bergman and Don Roeder and NATS 150B is
co-taught by David Myers and Bill Dunbar.
 
PHIL105: Philosophical Problems Home
This course serves as an introduction to some of the main issues in western philosophy. Emphasis is
placed on analytical thinking, speaking, and writing. Issues to be addressed include:
external-world skepticism, the existence of God, determinism and free will, personal identity, the
objectivity of morality, and the nature of science. Grades will be assigned on the basis of papers,
exams, and class participation.
 
PHIL212: Philosophy of Mind Home
What is the mind? Is it a kind of independent immaterial substance, or is it merely a property or
effect of the brain, in the way that light is a property or effect of a lightbulb? Or is what we
call mind really just a naive way of talking about the neurological processes within the brain? Can
the whole of our conscious life, our cognitive, emotional, and moral experience, be reduced to
complex chemical processes within the brain? This course will consider such questions as these, and
explore how we think about the mind, what it is, how it is related to the body and brain, and
whether, how, and to what extent mind is comparable to a computer. While our discussions will be
informed by current research in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, we shall proceed primarily by
means of conceptual and descriptive analysis, drawing from classic and contemporary readings in both
the analytic and phenomenological traditions. The course will also consider several closely related
problems, including personal identity and freedom of the will, and we seek to gain a better
understanding of the mind and its relation to the world. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or
permission of instructor.
 
PHYS100: Physics I Home
An introductory course, employing calculus, which presents the unifying principles of physics, a
historical perspective on the development of physical sciences, and practice in analysis of physical
phenomena. Topics include linear and rotational motion, Newton's laws, work, energy, momentum,
gravitation, and thermodynamics. Prerequisite or corequisite: Mathematics 210 (Calculus I).
 
PHYS100L: Physics I Lab Home
Physics laboratory courses coordinated with the Physics 100/101 sequence. Experiments in each of
the important areas covered in the lecture courses demonstrate the principles studied and give
students hands-on experience with instrumentation and data-taking. Physics 100L is a prerequisite
for 101L.
 
PHYS220: Intro to Quantum Physics Home
This course examines key observations exhibiting the inadequacy of classical physics at the
microscopic level and introduces the idea of quantization. The course begins with the Bohr semi
classical model of the atom, the wave-particle duality, and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
It then covers the Schrodinger equation and the probabilistic interpretation of quantum mechanics.
After the class solves one-dimensional problems, orbital and spin angular momentum is introduced,
culminating in a three-dimensional description of the hydrogen atom. The class concludes with the
Pauli Exclusion Principle and multi-electron atoms. The course provides an introduction to modern
physics that is necessary for those intending further study in physics and chemistry.
Prerequisites: Physics 100 and Mathematics 211. Suggested corequisite: Mathematics 230.
 
PHYS304: Electricity & Magnetism Home
Of the four or five basic interactions of nature, the electromagnetic is perhaps the most pervasive,
playing an important role at every scale of nature from the subatomic to the intergalactic. This
course begins with the fundamental interaction of charged particles, develops the concepts of fields
and potentials, and leads to the unification of these concepts in Maxwell's equations. Applications
to the structure of matter, electronics, and radiation are included throughout. Prerequisite:
Physics 101.
 
POLS225: Modern Political Ideologies Home
This course is a survey of modern and contemporary political ideologies and worldviews. It begins
with an exploration of the term "ideology" and its importance to the study and practice of politics.
How are ideas are composed to form ideologies and then structure the world for us in turn? What is
it about us as human beings that requires ideologies? Are ideologies only a modern phenomenon? We
see how the key concepts of politics are framed within each ideology we encounter, en route to
figuring out how each ideology structures the very domain we call politics, and of democratic
politics in particular. The course also hopes to make us more attentive in our use of words and categories in politics, and to see the nuances within categories we employ in our everyday lives, such as '"liberal" and "conservative." We will sample texts representative of, and responsive to, ideologies including liberalism (John Locke to Isaac Kramnick), conservatism (Edmund Burke to Phyllis Schlafly), socialism (Charles Fourier to Tom Hayden), anarchism (Henry David Thoreau to Emma Goldman), fascism (Benito Mussolini to Andrew MacDonald), feminism (Mary Wollstonecraft to Chandra Mohanty), environmentalism (Ralph Waldo Emerson to Vandana Shiva), nationalisms old and new (Joseph Mazzini to Benedict Anderson to Edward Said), globalism (Samuel Huntington to Fred Dallmayr).
 
POLS318: The First Amendment Home
An advanced seminar examining the first amendment rights of speech, press, religion, and assembly,
this course assumes some knowledge of judicial process and the U.S. political system. Theory and
history are explored through close analysis of landmark court cases in particular areas. The course
argues for a pedagogy that will bring to life the principles of democratic process and their utility
and vitality in promoting diversity, dignity, and debate in contemporary life. Prerequisite:
Politics 100, 101, 214, 217 or SOCS 214.
 
PSYC100: Intro to Psychology Home
A survey of the rich and varied determinants of human behavior, this course examines the biological
bases of behavior; the origins of perception, thought, emotion, and language; the components of
learning and how people develop over the life span; and the formation of personality, psychological
disorders, and forms of psychotherapy. It examines human beings as individuals and within the
context of society.
 
PSYC201: Intro to Cognitive Psychology Home
This course offers a survey of the major topics of cognition: perception, learning, memory, problem
solving, reasoning, and language. The course will also show how the major findings in these areas of
cognition are obtained by research methods of experimental psychology, supplemented by methods of
computer science and neuroscience. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or permission of the instructor.
 
PSYC202: Developmental Psychology Home
This course covers the major issues in human development from the prenatal stage to adolescence,
introducing the concepts of behavioral, psychoanalytic, and Piagetian developmental theory. Topics
include genetic and prenatal influences, early parent/child interaction, cultural differences in
child-rearing, the acquisition of language, cognitive and moral development, sex-role development,
and social/cultural conditions affecting development. A volunteer experience at a local day-care
center may be substituted for a term paper. Prerequisite: Psychology 100.
 
PSYC203: Social Psychology Home
Each individual is embedded in a variety of social contexts. This course focuses on the ways in
which interactions between people in groups produce change and on how these interchanges affect the
individuals involved. Topics include conformity to authority, social influence and persuasion,
interpersonal attraction, attitude formation and change, and cooperation and competition. Major
research strategies in social psychology will also be introduced. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or
permission of the instructor.
 
PSYC206: Theories of Personality Home
History is replete with theories about how the human infant develops adult psychological function.
These theories have focused on a range of contributing factors, from inborn biological states or
drives to environmental events. This course examines the major theories of personality developed by
Freud, Jung, Erikson, Sullivan, and Rogers as well as more recent theorists in self-psychology and
object relations. Readings include both a text and primary sources. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or
permission of the instructor.
 
PSYC219: CP Psychology of Race&Ethnicty Home
This course is designed to examine both theoretical and applied topics in the psychology of race and
ethnicity and especially as it relates to people of color in the U.S. It intends to expose students
to a wide range of concepts, modes of inquiry and theoretical perspectives on race and ethnicity to
include the behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychoanalytic and socio-cultural psychologies. It
will also consider the psychology of race from a historical view as contrasted with current and
future directions in research and practice. Some relevant areas will include: the social
construction of race, racial identity development and hybrid identities; psychology of oppression,
psychology of success, liberation psychology, acculturative stress and coping, etc. Prerequisite:
prior completion of one social science class in psychology and/or a course addressing
race/ethnicity.
 
PSYC302: Abnormal Psychology Home
This course systematically reviews and discusses the principal forms of psychopathology, with an
emphasis on empirical research. The DSM IIIR is the focus for classification and definition of the
clinical syndromes. Readings include a text, case study book, and original sources. The course is a
seminar, and students contribute formal presentations. Prerequisite: Psychology 100; Psychology 206
advised.
 
PSYC306: Conflict & Conflict Resolution Home
Conflicts are inevitable aspects of all human lives; however, what happens over the course of a
conflict depends on a variety of factors. What predicts when a conflict will emerge? What predicts
when a conflict will escalate? What predicts resolution or a successful negotiation of a resolution?
These are all questions addressed in this course, which has three goals. The first two are somewhat
academic: (1) that students will become familiar with the literature and research on conflict and
negotiation; and (2) that students develop knowledge about the variables that play a role in
conflict and the resolution of conflicts. The final goal is more "hands-on": (3) that students
acquire greater skills for negotiating or resolving conflicts. During the first half of the
semester, students write weekly thought papers on the readings and weekly in-class exercises. During
the second half of the semester, students research a topic of particular interest outside of class.
 
SART102: Photography Home
Basic photographic equipment, darkroom techniques, and image-making are introduced. Independent work
in the darkroom is conducted and evaluated through lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and
critiques. The history of photography is studied through a series of slide and video presentations.
Students experiment with a variety of images and ideas before pursuing a specific direction. Each
student presents a portfolio of selected prints at the conclusion of the semester. Studio fee.
Students supply their own cameras, film, and printing paper.
 
SART103: Drawing & Painting From Nature Home
This course is designed for beginning students. It introduces the fundamentals of drawing and
painting, and encourages the use of new media as tools of compositional exploration and
experimentation. Working from organic and inorganic forms, textures, structures, and patterns,
students explore and develop a variety of techniques and methods for meeting their individual
artistic goals.
 
SART106: Intro to Ceramics Home
Through a group of simple hand-building exercises and firings in a studio built sawdust kiln,
students will be introduced to the fundamentals of ceramics. We will look at some 6,000 year old
ceramic shards from the Fiji Islands and compare them to our own "primitive" products. From these
humble beginnings we will seek some sophistication in the ceramic process and its history, using
slip, glaze, and decorative methods to produce some useful pottery. This course satisfies one half
of the arts requirement.
 
SART124: Graphic Design Home
This introductory studio course explores the relationship of words and images as the foundation of
applied visual communication and design. Students may work with traditional two-dimensional studio
media, but many of the assignments will also involve the use of the computer to produce visual
statements. Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and other basic computer graphics
programs will be introduced as studio tools. Projects will include the design of letter form
compositions, text pages, logos, broadsides, posters and small books. The history of graphic design
will be studied through a series of slide presentations. Studio fee. No prerequisite.
 
SART137: Historical Survey of Sculpture Home
This course provides an introductory survey of pre-historical to contemporary objects and related
sculpture-making technologies. Because materials and techniques typical of the 3-D disciplines have
a strong relationship to aesthetic realities - this overview provides a perspective for
understanding the roots of known methods and for the creation of new work in many disciplines where
two dimensions are not sufficient. Objects, images, and techniques considered will be selected from
available database archives, as well as various physical collections, studio demonstrations, and
field trips. Prerequisites: Any prior experience with 3-D methods will be welcome, but not required.
 
SART202: Drawing from Direct Observatn Home
This course provides a broad spectrum of drawing experiences, all of which require direct
observation and recording using dry and/or wet media. The core elements of graphic documentation and
expression are stressed. These include accurate rendering of proportion, scale, light and shade,
texture, luster/lumen, and color. For each project, class members will produce a series of studies
and a finished image meeting the criteria for the assignment. Prerequisites: A drawing course or
permission of the instructor.
 
SART210: Intaglio Printmaking Home
Intaglio printmaking is explored through work with drypoint, engraving, etching, aquatint, soft
ground, collagraph, and photo-etching processes. Demonstrations, lectures, critiques, and
discussions supplement studio work. The unique character of the printed image is studied from
historical and visual viewpoints. Studio fee. Prerequisite; a drawing or design module.
 
SART215: Clay Modeling From Life Home
The skills addressed in this course are fundamental to work in many 3-D disciplines including
sculpture and ceramics. Studio skills will emphasize the recreation of observed form(s), using
oil-based / non-hardening clay. In addition to creating basic tools from scratch and making piece
molds, bas-relief and 3-D clay modeling will be addressed using both additive and subtractive
techniques. Prerequisite: SART 136 Introduction to Sculpture or permission of the instructor.
 
SART224: Experiments in Photography Home
Experimental ideas and processes are introduced and explored. Projects are designed to expand
conceptions of the possibilities of the photographic medium by investigating alternative and
experimental processes and imagemaking. We will be working with multiple and sequential imagery,
along with a range of darkroom techniques, including photograms, solarized prints and layered
negatives. The course also introduces the techniques and possibilities inherent in
computer-processed compositions, and digital photography is presented as a means of creating unique
images and prints. Presentations, technical demonstrations and critiques supplement independent
studio work. Each student presents a portfolio of selected prints at the conclusion of the course.
Students supply their own camera, film, paper, and related supplies. Prerequisite: Studio Art 102,
the core photography course, or equivalent experience.
 
SART225: Survey of Documentary Film Home
This course will chart the development of the documentary film genre, from the late 19th Century
explorations of the Lumiere Brothers on up through the resurgence of the form in the early years of
the 21st Century, with such films as The Fog of War, My Architect, and Capturing the Friedmans. Some
of the filmmakers whose work will be examined include Robert Flaherty, Dziga Vertov, Leni Riefenstahl, John Ford, the Maysles Brothers, Frederick Wiseman, Alain Resnais, Marcel Ophuls, Michael Moore, Errol Morris, and Barbara Kopple. Class time will be devoted to viewing films, discussion/analysis of the film "texts," and lectures on historical and technological aspects of documentary film. Homework will include readings of the textbook and assigned readings, weekly written responses, and two or three essays.
 
SART226: Elec. Arts Studio: Video Prod Home
This course is designed for students interested in digital video production. The strong emphasis of
the course is on studio production, utilizing the camera, sound, and lighting resources of the
Electronic Arts Studio (EAS) in the Daniel Art Center. Students will be trained in the use of the
advanced technology that this space contains, as well as in the theory and methodology of television
production within a studio environment. Along with receiving solid grounding in uses of the studio
and control room, the students will analyze and discuss various examples of studio production,
ranging from types of broadcast journalism through purely fictional applications. Students will
participate in projects that deal with intricate lighting, 3-camera design, chroma-key effects, and
live-to-tape production. The assignments given in this course are designed to expose the students
to the range of possibilities of the Electronic Arts Studio at Simon's Rock, and of television
studios and sound stages in general.
 
SART233: Figure Drawing Studio I Home
Students may draw from the model, using a variety of media. Materials and techniques introduced in
Studio Art 101 are pursued to a more advanced level. Superficial muscle and skeletal anatomy are
introduced. There are peer and instructor critiques as well as assigned readings from selected
texts. Models are provided. Students suppy their own materials. Prerequisite: Studio Art 101 or
a portfolio of recent drawings.
 
SART264: Visual Engineering Home
Objects are all around us, each with its own specific purpose and function. An object's formal
characteristics are often dictated by how it functions and endures. Form creates the tangible and
visual qualities of an object. Design is born where these two important factors intersect. "Visual
engineering" is the process whereby technical challenges and creative solutions are equally
considered in the design and creation of objects. This course will establish and develop design and
technical skills that will enable students to conceive, design, and fabricate objects. Conceptual
sketches, detailed drawings and a hands-on approach will be required in conjunction with the use of
hand and power tools and various materials.Additionally, each project will highlight specific design
objectives and challenges within a given set of parameters. Strong emphasis will be placed on idea
development and craftsmanship. Studio fee. Prerequisite: one studio art course.
 
SART267: Ceramics Studio Home
A study of functional and creative ceramics. The class explores the ceramics process from clay and
glaze composition to construction and wheel forming methods, glazing and decorating, and firing in a
variety of kilns. Studio sessions include slide and video lectures, demonstrations, group and
individual critiques, and visits to local studios and exhibits. Studio fee. Prerequisite: Studio Art
106 or 104.
 
SART307: Documentary Photography Home
This class is both a studio art class and a photography history class. The idea is to become
immersed in the topic of documentary photography both by examining its history and by making
photographs. We will make a thematic survey of documentary photography and read contemporary
photographic criticism. At the same time students will work on visual assignments that will relate
to topics discussed. Topics will include photography and social change, war photography, the FSA
photographers, urban street photography, issues of voyeurism, race and class, revisionist
documentary photography, and the relationship between documentary, art photography and
photojournalism. Each class will be divided into two sections. In the first half we will look at slides and examine the history and criticism of documentary photography. The second section will be reserved for the review and critique of student work. In the beginning of the course students will work on assignments exploring different aspects of documentary photography; after mid-term students will complete an extended documentary project. Prerequisite SART 102 Intro to Photography.
 
SART364: Visual Engineering Home
Objects are all around us, each with its own specific purpose and function. An object's formal
characteristics are often dictated by how it functions and endures. Form creates the tangible and
visual qualities of an object. Design is born where these two important factors intersect. "Visual
engineering" is the process whereby technical challenges and creative solutions are equally
considered in the design and creation of objects. This course will establish and develop design and
technical skills that will enable students to conceive, design, and fabricate objects. Conceptual
sketches, detailed drawings and a hands-on approach will be required in conjunction with the use of
hand and power tools and various materials.Additionally, each project will highlight specific design
objectives and challenges within a given set of parameters. Strong emphasis will be placed on idea
development and craftsmanship. Studio fee. Prerequisite: one studio art course.
 
SART367: Ceramics Studio Home
A study of functional and creative ceramics. The class explores the ceramics process from clay and
glaze composition to construction and wheel forming methods, glazing and decorating, and firing in a
variety of kilns. Studio sessions include slide and video lectures, demonstrations, group and
individual critiques, and visits to local studios and exhibits. Studio fee. Prerequisite: Studio Art
106 or 104.
 
SART433: Figure Drawing Studio Home
Students may draw from the model, using a variety of media. Materials and techniques introduced in
Studio Art 101 are pursued to a more advanced level. Superficial muscle and skeletal anatomy are
introduced. There are peer and instructor critiques as well as assigned readings from selected
texts. Models are provided. Students suppy their own materials. Prerequisite: Studio Art 101 or
a portfolio of recent drawings.
 
SART467: Ceramics Studio Home
A study of functional and creative ceramics. The class explores the ceramics process from clay and
glaze composition to construction and wheel forming methods, glazing and decorating, and firing in a
variety of kilns. Studio sessions include slide and video lectures, demonstrations, group and
individual critiques, and visits to local studios and exhibits. Studio fee. Prerequisite: Studio Art
106 or 104.
 
SOC100: Intro to Sociology Home
This course analyzes the forces that shape the behavior of members of social groups and the forces
that generate solidarity and conflict. Topics include social class and stratification, individual
and society, order and change, and objectivity and subjectivity in the evaluation of social
behavior.
 
SOCS220: Incarceration in America Home
This course considers the problem of incarceration in America. The Pew Public Safety Performance
Project recently released a report indicating that the United States leads the world in the number
of citizens it imprisons. One in 99.1 American adults is now in a US prison or jail. Further, race,
age and gender play significant roles: for example, one in every fifteen black males aged 18 or
older is in prison, as opposed to one in every 106 white males. Likewise, one in every 100 black
women aged 35-39 is in prison, as opposed to one in every 355 white women. We will ask, Why are so
many people going to prison? What are the consequences for them and for our society? And what might
be done to change the current situation? Through class discussions, lectures, field-work, and
internships, this course will study the high rate of incarceration in the United States, different interpretations of the causes of this problem, and the effect of high rates of incarceration on the individuals involved as well as on our society. Building on what we learn, we will also talk about the ultimate question: What might be done to change things? Prerequisite: prior completion of one social science class; not open to first-semester students. This course is being co-taught by Rebecca Fiske and Ellen Lagemann.
 
SOCS320: Proseminar Soc Scientific Inq Home
This Proseminar will provide juniors with an opportunity for immersion in social theory, social
research, and social action through intensive interaction with scholars active across the broad
spectrum of the disciplines. Through lectures, symposia, seminars, readings, discussions,
excursions, and scholarly writing, this seminar is aimed at fostering critical engagement with
problems that impede the development of a just and sustainable global civil society. The theme for
this inaugural Junior Fellows Program is "home" as trope, element, and object of social scientific
inquiry. We will explore our explicit and implicit attachments to home as a notion and an actual
place, as a part of both our intellectual and experiential comportments. We will also take seriously
the challenge of late modernity to questions of subjectivity, identity, alienation, desire, and
freedom. Students and faculty will meet in weekly seminars, and in discussions with outside speakers
and scholars whose work resonates with this year's theme, and will generate scholarly work related
to their own connection to this theme. As part of the course, students will submit an abstract or a
proposal regarding their own projects to a conference or publication. Prerequisite: Acceptance into
the Junior Fellows Program.
 
SPAN100: Accel. Beg. Span I Home
This accelerated course fulfills the general language requirement in one year and prepares the
beginner for intermediate courses. Five class meetings a week. Enrollment by permission of
instructor.
 
SPAN101: Accel. Beg. Span II Home
This accelerated course fulfills the general language requirement in one year and prepares the
beginner for intermediate courses. Five class meetings a week. Enrollment by permission of
instructor.
 
SPAN204: Intermediate Spanish I Home
Designed for students who have had two years of high school Spanish, this course offers an intensive
grammar review followed by oral and written practice. By the end of the year students are able to
understand clearly what they read and hear and to express themselves in simple fashion, orally and
in writing. This course fulfills the language requirement in one year for students with sufficient
background.
 
SPAN205: Intermediate Spanish II Home
Using films from Spain as the basis for our discussion and linguistic analysis, we will continue
our review of grammatical structures and oral and written practice in Spanish. We will focus on the
works of several directors Buñuel, Saura, Erice, and Almodóvar and watch their films outside of
class. Other course materials will include readings in Spanish from a variety of sources.
Prerequisite: Spanish 204 or permission of instructor.
 
SPAN214: CP Latin America Today Home
This course considers a variety of contemporary issues central to the cultures, politics and
economies of Latin America. Topics include social conflict, cultural plurality, urbanization, drug
trafficking, and national identity. Course materials include theoretical and literary works.
Conducted in Spanish. Prereq: Span 205 or permission of instructor.
 
SS251: Sophomore Seminar Home
This seminar explores the development of some of the ideas central to our definition of the modern
world. Its focus is on how 19- and 20-century thinkers confronted the accepted order of things, how
they challenged accepted ideas, and how they constructed the radically different conceptions of the
world that we have inherited. Texts include Darwin's The Descent of Man, Marx and Engels's The
Communist Manifesto, Nietzsche's The Genealogy of Morals, Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents,
Forster's A Passage to India, DuBois's The Souls of Black Folk, Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway or To the
Lighthouse, and Kafka's The Trial. Class sessions are supplemented by lectures and other activities
that provide contexts of the readings, presented by faculty from all the divisions and by guests.
 
THEA100: Improv and Imagination Home
The ability to play is at the heart of all performance, yet most novice performers believe it to be
the frivolous pursuit of children. Because imagination can be perceived as the enemy of analysis,
improvisation often strikes terror in the hearts of even the most experienced performers. Through a
carefully crafted sequence of exercises, this module challenges these concepts and rekindles the
performers ability to play, imagine and improvise. As these qualities are introduced they will be
developed as techniques for performance and analysis. Habitual responses, cultural influences and
status as self censorship are examined with exercises in self awareness, observation, and personal
reflection. An excellent introductory course for students from all backgrounds.
 
THEA107: Studies in Prodcn: Performance Home
This module is concerned with the faculty-supervised, student-generated, dramatic endeavor. This
project is realized with limited technical support and is intended to be an intensive interface
between the student director, the student performers, and the faculty supervisor. The student actors
and stage managers involved are introduced to the principles and elements of performance without the
rigors of the faculty-directed, semester-long project. Generally, the content of the performance is
equivalent to a one-act play. This course includes some basic research and readings pertaining to
acting/directing theory and texts related to the performance material(s) themselves. A paper is due
at the end of the module and all students are expected to fulfill their assigned duties and adhere
to the rehearsal schedule. Almost all rehearsal occurs during class time, with the direct
supervision of the faculty instructor. This module is intended as an introductory course in the
theater program. It has no prerequisites for any participating student, except for the student
director. The student director must have the instructor's permission.
This module is concerned with the faculty-supervised, student-generated, dramatic endeavor. This
project is realized with limited technical support and is intended to be an intensive interface
between the student director, the student performers, and the faculty supervisor. The student actors
and stage managers involved are introduced to the principles and elements of performance without the
rigors of the faculty-directed, semester-long project. Generally, the content of the performance is
equivalent to a one-act play. This course includes some basic research and readings pertaining to
acting/directing theory and texts related to the performance material(s) themselves. A paper is due
at the end of the module and all students are expected to fulfill their assigned duties and adhere
to the rehearsal schedule. Almost all rehearsal occurs during class time, with the direct
supervision of the faculty instructor. This module is intended as an introductory course in the
theater program. It has no prerequisites for any participating student, except for the student
director. The student director must have the instructor's permission.
This module is concerned with the faculty-supervised, student-generated, dramatic endeavor. This
project is realized with limited technical support and is intended to be an intensive interface
between the student director, the student performers, and the faculty supervisor. The student actors
and stage managers involved are introduced to the principles and elements of performance without the
rigors of the faculty-directed, semester-long project. Generally, the content of the performance is
equivalent to a one-act play. This course includes some basic research and readings pertaining to
acting/directing theory and texts related to the performance material(s) themselves. A paper is due
at the end of the module and all students are expected to fulfill their assigned duties and adhere
to the rehearsal schedule. Almost all rehearsal occurs during class time, with the direct
supervision of the faculty instructor. This module is intended as an introductory course in the
theater program. It has no prerequisites for any participating student, except for the student director. The student director must have the instructor's permission.
 
THEA108: Costume & Prop Design & Exec Home
This is a hands on course where students will learn the process and general skills needed for
theatrical costume and prop execution from inception to finished product. They will learn to assess
a play for its needs; research time periods and places, and adapt them to a play. Strong emphasis
will be placed on planning effectively in order to produce real costumes and props for a given play,
as envisioned by a director, within a budget and a proscribed period of time. Some time will be
spent on getting input from a director, actors and other designers, using that information in a
design concept and getting final approval before starting. Along with methods of effective research
and planning, students will be exposed to the rudimentary skills needed to find, purchase, adapt
and/or construct costumes and props.
 
THEA109: Topics in Theater Home
This course will be taught as a seminar. It is designed for Directors, Designers (Lighting, Set,
Costume and Sound) and Playwrights/Dramaturgs. However, anyone interested in how theatre is created
is welcome---including avid, passionate theater audience members. During the course of the semester
we will look at the Design process involved in bringing a theatre text from the page to the stage.
We will do this in two ways. First, the students in the course will have the opportunity to observe
the design process between the director and designers for the fall theatre production in the
McConnell Theatre. The designers for this production will be guest lecturers in the course.
Second, the students in the course will research, explore and discuss theatre design. Through
readings, field trips to local museums and theatre productions and practical application of design
theory (ie collages and renderings for costumes, floor plans for sets, photos of lighting ideas,
sample sound cues, etc...) students will be introduced to an overall history of theatre design as
well as applying theory to dramatic texts which we will study. The goal of the course is to expose
students to the creative process involved in the development of the overall production concept for a
work of theatre by the director and design team. Guest lecturers are Kaye Voyce (costume designer),
Dan Scully (lighting design), Victor McQuiston (set design) and Chris Martinelli (sound design).
 
THEA115: Stagecraft Home
This course presents the fundamentals of technical theater and culminates in practical work on
productions. The course supports individual interests and gives a basic working knowledge of the
art of creating an environment for performing. This course is the prerequisite for production.
 
THEA117: Viewpoints Home
This course introduces the "Viewpoints" (a performing technique developed from Modern Dance theory
by director, Anne Bogart) to actors of all levels. The Viewpoints is a technique which allows the
actor to become an active collaborator in the artistic process, empowering him/her to open his/her
awareness during performance to the innumerable possibilities of each moment. Through a series of
group and individual exercises actors will learn this technique and apply it to text. No pre req.
**Students are required to attend 1 and 1/2 hour technical lab each week. This lab will be Tuesday
or Friday 3:30 - 5:00.**
 
THEA206: Theater Production Home
Students of different experience and abilities learn about all aspects of theater by participating
in the college's productions as actors, directors, technicians, carpenters, designers, costumers,
and stage managers, as well as doing publicity and front-of-house management. Prerequisite THEA 115
Stagecraft or permission of the instructor.
 
THEA225: An Actor Prepares:Sense Memory Home
The exploration of sense memory and emotional memory was first written about and developed by
Russian actor and director Constantin Stanislavski. Lee Strasberg continued this work further with
the Group Theatre in New York and at the Actor's Studio. Although it is sometimes referred to as "the method", in this class we will specifically explore sense memory exercises and their application as a skill for the preparation of work on text, character and relationship. These exercises will also aid in development of concentration, relaxation, and creative choice in monologue, song, and scene work. Pre req: Thea 201 or Thea 100.
 
THEA227: Playwrighting Home
This course gives students the opportunity to explore their potential as playwrights. Designed for
novices as well as those with writing experience, the course examines basic dramatic construction
and offers students assignments designed to develop their skills. Each advanced student writes a
play and is encouraged to have it performed for the Simon's Rock community. Prerequisite: LIT 150
Intro to Creative Writing, a 100-level Theater course or permission of the instructor.
 
THEA230: Neutral Mask Home
This course examines stillness, presence and economy as a basis for performances. Pre-Mask
exercises integrate physical skills and the individual's ability to be "present" and to "fill" the
theater. The exercises taught in this course are derived from the teachings of Jacques Le Coq whose
recent book "The Moving Body" contains mask and clown exercises he compiled before his death two
years ago. Each student will have the opportunity to work with classical scenarios in mask and out
of mask. This course is highly recommended for those who wish to work with classical texts and
serves as a prerequisite for the Clown and Comic Acting course, THEA 402. Each student will create
and perform in three masks: a neutral mask and two personal masks. Prerequisite: Viewpoints OR
Movement: Analysis of Expression OR Improvisation, OR permission of the instructor.
 
THEA327: Playwrighting Home
This course gives students the opportunity to explore their potential as playwrights. Designed for
novices as well as those with writing experience, the course examines basic dramatic construction
and offers students assignments designed to develop their skills. Each advanced student writes a
play and is encouraged to have it performed for the Simon's Rock community. Prerequisite: LIT 150
Intro to Creative Writing, a 100-level Theater course or permission of the instructor.
 
THEA406: Theater Production Home
Students of different experience and abilities learn about all aspects of theater by participating
in the college's productions as actors, directors, technicians, carpenters, designers, costumers,
and stage managers, as well as doing publicity and front-of-house management. Prerequisite THEA 115
Stagecraft or permission of the instructor.
 
THEA409: Topics in Theater Home
This course will be taught as a seminar. It is designed for Directors, Designers (Lighting, Set,
Costume and Sound) and Playwrights/Dramaturgs. However, anyone interested in how theatre is created
is welcome---including avid, passionate theater audience members. During the course of the semester
we will look at the Design process involved in bringing a theatre text from the page to the stage.
We will do this in two ways. First, the students in the course will have the opportunity to observe
the design process between the director and designers for the fall theatre production in the
McConnell Theatre. The designers for this production will be guest lecturers in the course.
Second, the students in the course will research, explore and discuss theatre design. Through
readings, field trips to local museums and theatre productions and practical application of design
theory (ie collages and renderings for costumes, floor plans for sets, photos of lighting ideas,
sample sound cues, etc...) students will be introduced to an overall history of theatre design as
well as applying theory to dramatic texts which we will study. The goal of the course is to expose
students to the creative process involved in the development of the overall production concept for a
work of theatre by the director and design team. Guest lecturers are Kaye Voyce (costume designer),
Dan Scully (lighting design), Victor McQuiston (set design) and Chris Martinelli (sound design).
 
THEA427: Playwrighting Home
This course gives students the opportunity to explore their potential as playwrights. Designed for
novices as well as those with writing experience, the course examines basic dramatic construction
and offers students assignments designed to develop their skills. Each advanced student writes a
play and is encouraged to have it performed for the Simon's Rock community. Prerequisite: LIT 150
Intro to Creative Writing, a 100-level Theater course or permission of the instructor.
 
WS101: CP: Intro to Women's Std Home
Women¿s studies is an approach to broadening our concept of ¿the human¿ by placing women¿s
experience at the center of analysis. This course investigates the ways in which women have been
defined in our society, the effect of this definition on our lives, and the ways in which women see
themselves. Special attention is given to issues of particular importance to young women, including
eating disorders, pornography, rape, sexuality, and ideal constructions of femininity and
womanhood.
 
WS218: CP Wmn's Wds in Chn Jpn Korea Home
Women in East Asian societies have long had distinct ways of expressing their stories. The literary
forms, and even the very languages women used in the traditional periods were often distinctly their
own, yet their writings have come to influence both male and female writers of the contemporary era.
This course focuses on three autobiographical texts, "The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon" from Japan,
"The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong" from Korea, and Yang Jiang's "Six Chapters from My Life Downunder"
from China. These real women's stories are juxtaposed against fictional work by traditional and
modern authors including Murasaki Shikibu, Shen Fu, Ding Ling, Tanizaki Junichiro, Kono Taeko, Xi
Xi, Li Ang, and Zhu Tianwen. This course assumes no previous background in Asian culture.