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Five College Architectural Studies Courses
Spring 2008
Amherst College
Architecture Studio
European Architecture and Design
Professor Thom Long
Fayerweather 101 / Animation Lab - Sel/Mudd
M / W 1 – 4
European Studies 52:
Cross-listed as Art & Art History 16
In this introductory architectural design studio, we will explore the
intellectual and creative process of making and representing architectural
space. We will develop and hone our analytical and representational skills
as we dissect a collection of critical twentieth-century European buildings
and design movements. While we explore the interdisciplinary endeavor
of designing space, we will also discuss and examine the role of architecture
in the public and private lives of individuals and collectives––historically
and today. We will also explore traditional and contemporary architectural
design tools (physical and digital representation), and learn techniques
of design from 2D and 3D composition to model and design specific spaces.
Our final task will be to design a structure (TBD) located on a socially
or politically significant European site. This course will combine lectures,
reading, discussion, and extensive studio design. Limited to 8 students.
No prerequisites.
Interdisciplinary Architecture Courses
Amer Art/Arch 1600-Present
ARAH-37
Art & Art History
Description:
Through the study of form, content, and context (and the relationship
among these categories) of selected works of painting, architecture,
and sculpture made in colonial America and the United States from the
seventeenth to the twentieth century, this course will probe changing
American social and cultural values embodied in art. We will study individual
artists as well as thematic issues, with particular attention to the
production and reception of art in a developing nation, the transformation
of European architectural styles into a new environment, the construction
of race in ante- and post-bellum America, and the identification of an
abstract style of art with the political ascendance of the United States
after World War II. Introductory level. Limited to 35 students. Second
semester. Professor Clark.
The Modern World
ARAH-45
Art & Art History
Description:
This course will explore the self-conscious invention of modernism in
painting, sculpture and architecture, from the visual clarion calls of
the French Revolution to the performance art and earthworks of “art
now.” As we move from Goya, David, Monet and Picasso to Kahlo,
Kiefer and beyond, we will be attentive to changing responses toward
a historical past or societal present, the stance toward popular and
alien cultures, the radical redefinition of all artistic media, changing
representations of nature and gender, as well as the larger problem of
mythologies and meaning in the modern period. Study of original objects
and a range of primary texts (artists’ letters, diaries, manifestos,
contemporary criticism) will be enhanced with readings from recent historical
and theoretical secondary sources. Two lectures per week. Limited to
80 students. Second semester. Professor Staller.
Baroque Art
ARAH-56
Art & Art History
Description:
(Also European Studies 56.) After the canonization of the notion of artistic
genius in the Italian Renaissance and the subsequent imaginative license
of artists known as Mannerists, phenomena sponsored throughout Europe
by the largesse of merchants, courtiers, aristocrats, princes, and Churchmen
alike, a crisis occurred in European society—and art—in the
second half of the sixteenth century. Overturned dogmas of faith, accompanied
by scientific discoveries and brutal political changes, brought about
the reconsideration of fundamental values that had undergirded many facets
of life and society in Europe at the beginning of the seventeenth century,
the starting point of this course. Unexpectedly, these upheavals led
to a renewed proliferation of innovative art. In this century of remarkably
varied artistic production, paradoxes abounded. Some artists sought the
illusion of reality by imitating unimproved, even base nature through
close observation of the human body, of landscape, and of ordinary, humble
objects of daily use, as others continued to quest for perfection in
a return to the lofty principles implicit in ancient artistic canons
of ideality. More than ever before, artists explored the expression of
passion through dramatic narratives and sharply revealing portraiture,
but, famously, artists also imbued art meant to inspire religious devotion
with unbounded eroticism or with the gory details of painful suffering
and hideous death. They depicted dominating political leaders as flawed
mortals—even satirized them through the new art of caricature—at
the same time that they developed a potent and persuasive vocabulary
for the expression of the rulers’ absolutist political power. This
class, based on lectures but regularly incorporating discussion, will
examine in depth selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture
produced by artists in the countries which remained Catholic after the
religious discords of this period—e.g., Caravaggio, Bernini, Poussin,
Velázquez, and Rubens in Italy, France, Spain, and the Spanish
Netherlands—as well as engaging the cultural, social, and intellectual
framework for their accomplishments. Upper level. Requisite: One other
course in art history or consent of the instructor. Limited to 25 students.
Second semester. Professor Courtright.
Sacred Images & Space
ARAH-66
Art & Art History
Description:
(Also Asian 61.) An interdisciplinary study of the visual culture of
the Buddhist and Shinto religious traditions in Japan. The class will
examine in depth a number of Japan's most important sacred places, including
Ise Shrine, Todaiji, Daitokuji and Mount Fuji, and will also look at
the way contemporary architects such as Ando Tadao and Takamatsu Shin
have attempted to create new sacred places in Japan today. Particular
emphasis will be placed on the ways by which the Japanese have given
distinctive form to their religious beliefs through architecture, painting
and sculpture, and the ways these objects have been used in religious
ritual. Second semester. Professor Morse.
Art of Beholding
ARAH-92-01
Art & Art History
Description:
What would it be like to “Behold” a work of art-- that is,
to engage its human realization, rather than merely or exclusively observe,
analyze or situate it culturally and historically? This seminar will
offer a working hypothesis concerning the definition and potential of “Beholding” the “art” of
art and provide each member of the seminar the opportunity to test and
experience this hypothesis by way of a semester-long encounter with one
work of art of their own choosing, drawing on an immediately experienced
work of painting, sculpture or architecture from any period, location,
or artistic tradition. Foundational works to be discussed will include
Zen Buddhist temples, paintings and drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn, Gothic
stained-glass windows, and Michelangelo’s last Pieta. In sharing
the progress of each encounter during our class meetings, we will aim
to re-imagine together contemplative action as the highest aspiration
of human being. One lecture per week. Limited to 12 students. Professor
Upton.
An Intro to Sociology
SOCI-12
Sociology
Description:
Sociology is built on the premise that human beings are crucially shaped
by the associations each person has with others. These associations range
from small, intimate groups like the family to vast, impersonal groupings
like a metropolis. In this course we will follow the major implications
of this way of understanding humans and their behavior. The topics we
will explore include: how group expectations shape individual behavior;
how variations in the size, structure, and cohesion of groups help account
for differences in individual behavior as well as differences in the
patterns of interaction between groups; how groups, including societies
as a whole, reproduce themselves; and why societies change. As a supplement
to readings and lectures, students will be able to use original social
survey data to explore first-hand some of the research techniques sociologists
commonly use to explore the dynamics of social life. Limited to 35 students.
Second semester. Professor Lembo.
World of Cities
HIST-70
History
Description:
This course will offer students a global introduction to the development
of cities around the world. Readings will include case studies of cities
in North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as at least one field trip
to a metropolis (New York) and one to a small regional city (Holyoke).
The course will emphasize the movement of people, capital, and ideas
among very different cities around the globe. In addition to city-specific
readings, the course will explore different theoretical approaches to
urban history and urban planning. It will focus on differences among
cities, while also asking whether universal patterns are discernible
in urban development across ages and cultures. The location of class
meetings alternates yearly between Amherst College and the University
of Massachusetts. In spring 2008 the course will be taught at the University
of Massachusetts. Three class meetings per week Limited to 50 students.
Second semester. Professors Couvares and Page (University of Massachusetts).
Memory
PSYC-34
Psychology
Description:
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the study of memory.
We will begin by examining empirical research on memory for different
kinds of content: factual information vs. personal events vs. cognitive
skills. This research will be used to evaluate several contemporary models
of memory. From there, we will examine how memory theories have been
applied to understanding “real world” issues such as eyewitness
testimony, and the false/recovered memory debate. We will also discuss
developmental changes in memory—from infancy to old age. We will
supplement our analysis of memory with evidence from the rapidly growing
field of cognitive neuroscience. Requisite: Psychology 11. Limited to
40 students. Second semester. Visiting Professor Stein.
Environ Hist: Lat Amer
HIST-54
History
Description:
Environmental history has taken off in exciting new directions. Lamentations
about the felling of the trees have given way to larger questions that
connect environmental history with social, political, and economic issues.
What unexpected links exist between environmental problems (such as environmental
degradation, desertification, soil salination, species extinction, biotic
invasions, deforestation, and animal grazing) and human problems (such
as declining subsistence, income inequality, scientific racism, regional
underdevelopment, incomplete capitalist transformation, social marginalization,
and political violence)? Taking environmental history seriously forces
us to revise our understanding of social changes, the rise and fall of
civilizations, and contemporary problems of political instability. And
putting current environmental debates into historical context enables
us to ask: What models of environmental activism have worked in Latin
America, and which have not? Why? Can history guide us in our current
efforts to develop a sustainable approach to the environment that helps
the land and its fauna but does so in a way that brings greater justice
and self-determination to the people who live there, while at the same
time balancing the interests of the state and of investors? Discussion
and secondary readings will be supplemented by original documents, testimonials,
on-line materials, movies, images, and art. Two meetings per week. Second
semester. Professor López.
Sculpture I
ARAH-14
Art & Art History
Description:
An introduction to the practice of sculpture in a contemporary and historical
context. A series of directed projects will address various material
and technical processes such as construction, modeling, casting and carving.
Other projects will focus primarily on conceptual and critical strategies
over material concerns. By the end of the course, students will have
developed a strong understanding of basic principles of contemporary
sculpture and have acquired basic skills and knowledge of materials and
techniques. Further, students will be expected to have formed an awareness
of conceptual and critical issues in current sculptural practice, establishing
a foundation for continued training and self-directed work in sculpture
and other artistic disciplines. Two three-hour class meetings per week.
Requisite: Art 02 or 04 or consent of the instructor. Limited to 14 students.
First semester: Visiting Lecturer Culhane. Second semester: Professor
Keller.
Public Art in the US
ARAH-92-02
Art & Art History
Description:
What is public art and what role does it play in public life and collective
memory in the United States? This seminar will consider art that is commissioned,
paid for, and owned by the state as well as private works scaled to public
encounter. We will focus on works of art made in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries in the United States and will look closely at the evolution
of public art in the nation’s capitol -- from Horatio Greenough’s
monumental, nude statue of George Washington to Maya Lin’s Vietnam
Veterans Memorial. We will consider the relationship between those who
commission, those who live with, and those who decide the fate of public
art, such as Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc and the memorials unfolding
at the 9/11 site in lower Manhattan. We will ask whether and how public
art mediates between private and public life, when and how it defines
national values, and why so many have aroused controversy. Class discussion,
student presentations, short papers, and a research project are expected.
One class meeting per week. Limited to 15 students. Professor Clark.
Mount Holyoke College
Interdisciplinary Architectural Studies
Image and Environment
Architecture: The Fall of Human Culture
Art (History) 100s (01) / IA
A survey of architecture as a functional and expressive medium from the
ancient world to the present. Accommodating domestic life, religious
ritual, political, commercial, and leisure activities, architecture both
shapes and reflects the natural environment, technology, social values,
and visions. While the history of Western architecture constitutes the
primary focus, the course will include buildings from around the world.
Meets Humanities I-A requirement
M. Davis
4 credits; enrollment limited to 60; 2 meetings (75 minutes)
Seminar in American Art
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
Art (History) 350s (01) / IA
This seminar will explore Frank Lloyd Wright's 60-year career in architecture.
We will pay particular attention to ways in which he handled form, space,
and structure to frame human activity and to create a modern American
style. We will also explore the social implications of Wright's approach
to domestic design and community planning.
Meets Humanities I-A requirement
M. Davis
Prereq. jr, sr; 8 credits in art history, architectural studies, or American
studies, or permission of instructor; 4 credits; enrollment limited to
15; 1 meeting (3 hours)
The Art and Archeology of the Roman Provinces
Art (History) 216s (01)
Credits4
At its height, the Roman Empire spanned a vast area, from modern Scotland
to Libya and Iraq. Within that territory lived peoples of multiple races,
languages, and religions. This course explores the art and architecture
created in this global culture from its beginning in 30 BCE to the dedication
of the first Christian capital, Constantinople, in 330 CE. Subjects include
propaganda, arena spectacles, the home, mystery religions, and the catacombs.
Meets Humanities I-A requirement
B. Bergmann
Prereq. soph, jr, sr, or permission of instructor; 4 credits; enrollment
limited to 40; 2 meetings (75 minutes)
Modern Art: 1885-1945
Art (History) 244s (01)
Credits 4
This course examines the great ruptures in European art that today we
call modernist. It relates aspects of that art to the equally great transformations
in European society: revolutionary ferment, the rise and consolidation
of industrial capitalism, colonization and its discontents, and world
war. Among the major figures to be studied are Duchamp, Matisse, Malevich,
Picasso, Seurat, and van Gogh.
Meets Humanities I-A requirement
M. Foa
Prereq. soph, jr, sr, or permission of instructor; 4 credits; enrollment
limited to 40; 2 meetings (75 minutes)
Contemporary Art
Art (History) 245s (01)
Credits 4
This course traces the different paths of painting, sculpture, and photography
in the United States and, less so, Western Europe since World War II.
Initially, most of these paths traced a relationship with the "crisis
of modernism," but increasingly, they have taken on a different
vitality, drawing energy from a wide variety of postmodern and postcolonial
subjects and debates: identity politics, transnationalism, diaspora.
Can something that can be identified as an avant-garde practice exist
in such a context? What kinds of questions are appropriate to ask about
works that stridently attempt to suspend the very category of art?
Meets Humanities I-A requirement
A. Lee
Prereq. soph, jr, sr, or permission of instructor; 4 credits; enrollment
limited to 40; 2 meetings (75 minutes)
Issues in Art History
Art (History) 290s (01)
Art and Cultural Politics
Credits 4
The course explores the roles that art has played in politics from antiquity
to the present, paying special attention to war booty and the ongoing
struggles over cultural property. We will consider the current debate
about public and private ownership of ancient and foreign art, and the
ways it assumes status as a bearer of cultural values. The purposeful
destruction and effacement of monuments will be a focus.
Meets Humanities I-A requirement
B. Bergmann
Prereq. Soph, jr, sr, or permission of the instructor; 4 credits; enrollment
limited to 15; 1 meeting (2 hours 50 minutes)
Topics in Art History: Michelangelo and Bernini: Genius and Contexts
Art (History) 301s (01)
Credits 4
Both Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564) and Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
were geniuses and men of their times. The seminar will compare and contrast
their lives and works in the context of the markedly different cultural
realities of Renaissance and Baroque Italy. Topics will include their
failures as well as their successes.
Meets Humanities I-A requirement
J. Varriano
Prereq. 8 credits in art history, or permission of instructor; 4 credits;
enrollment limited to 18; 1 meeting (3 hours)
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Anthropology 105s (01)
Credits 4
Introduces the analysis of cultural diversity, including concepts, methods,
and purposes in interpreting social, economic, political, and belief
systems found in human societies.
Meets multicultural requirement; meets Social Sciences III-A requirement
D. Battaglia
4 credits; enrollment limited to 40; 2 meetings (75 minutes)
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies 100s (01)
Credits 4
This course uses films, discussions, and field trips to introduce students
to the complexity of selected environmental problems, attempts to foster
an understanding of their origins, and discusses potential solutions.
In addition, it introduces basic ecological principles; economic, political,
and cultural concepts; and their importance to understanding and solving
environmental problems. Does not meet a distribution requirement
L. Knapp
4 credits; enrollment limited to 40; 2 meetings (75 minutes)
Biogeochemistry of Northern Ecosystems
Environmental Studies 344s (01)
Credits 4
(Speaking- and writing-intensive course; Biology 344s) Global climate
models and recent evidence show that ecosystems in the northern latitudes
are extremely sensitive to climate change. This interdisciplinary science
course examines boreal, subarctic, and arctic ecosystems through the
study of nutrient cycling, plant ecology, hydrology, soil processes,
and biosphere-atmosphere interactions. Topics include fundamentals of
biogeochemical cycling of major elements such as carbon and nitrogen
at scales from the microscopic to global, sensitivity and feedbacks to
climate change, and disturbance processes such as fire and permafrost
degradation.
Does not meet a distribution requirement
J. Bubier
Prereq. at least 8 credits of 200-level lab science and permission of
the instructor. Global Biogeochemistry (Chem 232) recommended.; 4 credits;
enrollment limited to 15; 1 meeting (3 hours)
The Art and Science of Computer Graphics
Computer Science 110s (01)
Credits 4
The goal of this course is to develop an understanding of the theoretical
and practical concepts underlying two- and three- dimensional computer
graphics. The course will emphasize hands-on studio experience. Students
will complete a series of projects, through which they will experiment
with modeling, color, lighting, perspective, and simple animation. Computer
programming will be used to design more complex models and to control
their interactions. Lectures, augmented by guided viewings of state-of-the-art
computer generated and enhanced images and animations, will be used to
deepen student understanding of the hands-on experience.
Meets Science/Math II-A requirement
J. Teresco
Prereq. None; 4 credits; enrollment limited to 20
Introduction to Sociology
Sociology 123s (01)
Credits 4
This course uses a sociological framework to examine the nature and structure
of modern industrial societies. To identify central trends in society
and culture, this course covers several basic themes, such as social
inequality and social interaction, that have appeared repeatedly in the
works of major social thinkers.
Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement
E. Townsley
4 credits; enrollment limited to 40; 2 meetings (75 minutes)
Force, Motion, and Energy
Physics 115s (01)
Credits 4
Studies the mechanics of material objects. Topics include Newton's laws,
projectile motion, circular motion, momentum, kinetic and potential energy,
angular momentum, gravitation, and oscillations. Calculus is used at
the level of Calculus I.
Meets Science/Math II-B requirement
W. Lopes
4 credits; enrollment limited to 42; 4 meetings (50 minutes), 1 lab (3
hours)
Visual Investigations: Drawing I
Art (Studio) 120s (01)
Credits 4
Introduction to both the technical and conceptual aspects of drawing
as a primary tool for visual expression and analysis. Art historical
contexts as well as the dialogue between the arts and other disciplines
will be considered. Emphasis is placed on learning to see, and to think
visually. Required for the studio art major and minor. Meets Humanities
I-A requirement.
4 credits; enrollment limited to 18; 2 studios (2-1/2 hours) and 6 hours
unarranged; NOTE: Students preregistering for this course must attend
the first class meeting of the semester, or their names will be dropped
from the class roster
Visual Investigations: Sculpture I
Art (Studio) 246s (01)
Credits 4
Introduction to fundamental sculptural techniques and three-dimensional
thinking. Various media are explored. Required for the studio art major
and minor; priority given to majors, minors, and prospective majors.
NOTE: Students enrolled in all sculpture courses will be responsible
for some of the cost of course materials, in addition to the standard
studio fee of $50.
Meets Humanities I-A requirement
J. Smith
Prereq. Art (Studio) 120 or permission of instructor; 4 credits; enrollment
limited to 16; 2 studios (2 hours 40 minutes) and 6 hours unarranged;
this course may be taken for 2 credits with permission of the instructor.
Topics in Studio Art: Digital Hybrids
Art (Studio) 280s (02)
Credits 4
This class investigates digital tools in the context of other fine-arttraditions,
particularly photography and printmaking. What is therelationship between
new technology and image-making? What role canthe computer play--conceptually,
aesthetically, technically? We willexperiment with interactive and motion
graphics, projected and printedimages, and multi-media input and output
options. Emphasis onself-directed exploration.
Meets Humanities I-A requirement
K. Stack
Prereq. Drawing, sophomore standing or permission of instructor; 4 credits;
enrollment limited to 10; 2 meetings (2 hours, 15 minutes); Students
enrolled in this course will be responsible for some of the cost of course
materials, in addition to the standard studio fee of $50; This course
may be taken for 2 credits with permission of the instructor.
Hampshire College
Architecture Studio
(In) Determinable Space
HACU-0205-1 (132350)
Instructor Permission Required
EDH 3 SEM TTH 09:00AM 11:50AM
Thom Long
Capacity 12
Description
(In) Determinable Space: This studio architecture course will be design
investigation of a particular theme in, or approach to, architecture
and the built environment (details TBD and change per semester). In this
course, students will develop and apply traditional and contemporary
architectural skills (sketches, plans, elevations, models, computer diagramming,
and various modes of digital representation (TBD) to inter-disciplinary
and socially pertinent design problems. Creative and indexical study
and analysis will be used to generate and foster a broad range of concepts
and language necessary to identify and define spaces. The objective of
the course is to solve a cross-section of simple and complex architectural
issues involving site, construction, inhabitation, function, form and
space through rigorous, open-ended, and creative design work. There are
no prerequisites for this Five College Architectural Studies course--though
one semester of design is recommended. The specific topic and lab fee
TBD. Enrollment will be determined after the first class meeting..
Interdisciplinary Architectural Studies
Investigating Art
HACU-0112-1 (132335)
EDH 2 SEM T 09:00AM 11:50AM / EDH 2 SEM TH 10:30AM 11:50AM
K. Koehler
Capacity 23
Description
Investigating Art: This course will concentrate on contemporary exhibitions
of art in the Five College Museums. We will visit a number of exhibitions
and permanent collections, covering the art of a variety of times and
places. This course will consider the historical context, critical analysis,
and curatorial issues of the art on display, as well as exhibition design
and museum architecture. The course will include class lectures and discussions,
as well as weekly field trips to area museums. Occasional evening lectures
and symposia by visiting artists, critics and curators are also required.
This is a speaking and writing intensive course; students will be responsible
for a creating a portfolio of progressively more rigorous exhibition
reviews, critical art writing, and scholarly papers, as well as presentations
and group reports. Thursdays will be a lecture/discussion at Hampshire,
and Tuesdays we will meet in one of the Five College Museums.MCP, PRJ,REA,
WRI
Utopia: Visionary Art, Architecture and Theory
HACU-0291-1 (132389)
Instructor Permission Required
EDH 1 SEM M 01:00PM 03:50PM
K. Koehler
Capacity 25
Description
Utopia: Visionary Art, Architecture and Theory: This course is an examination
of utopian plans in modern architecture and art, including the works
of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, William Morris, Ebenezer Howard, Bruno Taut,
Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, El Lissitzky, Kandinsky,
Buckminster Fuller, Coop Himmelblau, and others. This class will consider
the expression of utopia in architectural drawings, buildings, and plans
in relationship with other art forms (painting, sculpture, the decorative
arts, etc.) The course will consider the role of history in utopian schemes--how
different projections about life in the future are also harsh criticisms
of the present, which often rely upon real or imagined views of social
organizations in times past. The course begins with an examination of
significant literary utopias, including the books by Sir Thomas More,
Edward Bellamy, and William Morris. Different philosophies and approaches
to utopian design will be studied, as in the theories of Jean Jacques
Rousseau, Pktr Kropotkin, Ernst Bloch, Karl Mannheim and Lewis Mumford.
This class will also examine the critically important relationship between
theory and practice, by looking at the successes and failures of actual
attempts at utopian communities, and will conclude with a discussion
of contemporary sensations of dystopia and chaos, and consider whether
utopian imagining is possible for the 21st century.
Designing With Light
IA-0231-1 (132420)
EDH 19 CRS TTH 12:30PM 01:50PM
P. Kallok
Capacity 16
Description
Designing With Light: What draws us to the light? What is the depth of
our connection? We use light as a mode of artistic expression: to illuminate,
to underscore, to surprise or intimidate. Why? After beginning with a
study of the fundamentals of theatrical lighting design, we will then
proceed to explore the use and design of light in other disciplines such
as dance, music, sculpture, interior design, performance art, and architecture.
The influential work of lighting designers from these disciplines will
be examined. Through the study of how light defines and reinforces line,
movement, texture, scale, and color in many disciplines, we gather skills
and techniques that will inform our own personal use of lighting design.
Students will experiment with light manipulation in class and work on
group and individual projects throughout the semester. EXP, PRS, PRJ
This Land is your Land: Land and Property in America
SS-0125-1 (132490)
FPH 105 SEM MW 01:00PM 02:20PM
Faculty R. Rakoff
Capacity 23
Description
This Land is your Land: Land and Property in America: Conflicts over
land use are among the most contentious in America. Much is at stake:
private property rights, the public good, the character of communities,
environmental quality ? even the very definition of nature itself. In
this class we will analyze recent land use controversies, including suburban
and rural sprawl, urban redevelopment, and conflicts over the management
of public lands. Readings will include essays on the contested meanings
of land and property as well as political economic analyses of the American
land use system. Students will be asked to write interpretive essays
on the various meanings attached to land as well as more analytical papers
on the politics of property and land use. Each student will also undertake
independent research on a specific land use controversy of his or her
choice. PRJ, REA, WRI
Ideas in Sculpture and Design
IA-0184-1 (132411)
ASH 112 CRS W 03:30PM 05:00PM
ARB STUDIO 2 CRS F 03:30PM 05:00PM
N. Cohen
Capacity 16
Description
Ideas in Sculpture and Design: In this course, students will be introduced
to many of the ideas that have shaped sculpture, three-dimensional design,
and other elements within the built environment. The course will combine
a classroom format with a studio component, giving students the opportunity
to engage in research as well as study three-dimensional form and space,
primarily through drawing. The class will also explore collage and sculptural
reliefs. Please note: this is not a hands-on sculpture course. By means
of slide lectures, studio work, museum field trips, group discussions
and independent research projects, students will gain a greater understanding
of three-dimensional art and design. Students will share their drawings
throughout the course and keep individual design notebooks. In a final
project, students will complete independent research in their own areas
of interest and present their findings to the class through a variety
of media. This course satisfies Division I distribution requirements.
PRJ, PRS, REA, EXP, WRI.
Musical Acoustics
NS-0102-1 (132444)
CSC 3-OPEN SEM TTH 12:30PM 01:50PM
CSC 3-PHYC LAB TH 02:00PM 04:30PM
F. Wirth
Capacity 16
Description
Musical Acoustics: All facets of musical performance, the production
of sound, its transmission and alteration by the performance space, and
its perception by members of the audience are candidates for study in
acoustics. In this course, we will develop the physics of vibrating systems
and wave propagation and study the measurement of sound. There will be
weekly problem sets and a class presentation by each student on a topic
of interest. A weekly lab will allow students to investigate various
acoustical systems and measuring devices. Students will perform simple
experiments, learn to operate the lab equipment, and read papers from
the original literature. Students will develop an independent project
in musical acoustics.PRJ, PRS, QUA
Sovereignty and Spectacle in Postcolonial Southern Asia
SS-0229-1 (132505)
ASH 111 SEM MW 02:30PM 03:50PM
Faculty
Capacity 25
Description
Sovereignty and Spectacle in Postcolonial Southern Asia: What is the
relationship between sovereignty 150 license to determine the terms of
life and death with impunity -- and spectacle in the urban centers of
postcolonial South and Southeast Asia? Contrary to political theories
that define sovereignty within the limits of the legal state, we will
ask how illegitimate claims to sovereign justice are negotiated in streets,
neighborhoods and cities in relation to two phenomena: local strongman
regimes and the riot crowd. Both assert an inalienable right to act in
the name of ethical community through spectacular and public shows of
actual and suggested violence. Questions we will address include: Is
there a link between public performances of state sovereignty and the
intimidating pageantry that often accompanies strongman and crowd justice?
How do rumors and similar subterranean discourses affect how displays
of 145high146 and 145low146 sovereignty are imagined and enacted? And
finally, is there something specific to these forms of sovereignty and
spectacle that render them.
Psychology of Perception: What We See Isn't What's Really
CS-0147-1 (132292)
ASH 112 CRS TTH 02:00PM 03:20PM
J. Trudeau
Capacity 23
Description
Psychology of Perception: What We See Isn't What's Really: There is frequently
a dramatic difference between our subjective experience of the world
around us and the physical reality of our surroundings. This course will
explore how we receive information from our environment and the cognitive
processes we then undertake in order to transform that information into
a subjective perception. Our focus will be primarily on visual, auditory,
and nociceptive (pain) sensation and perception, but we will be considering
all available sources of information input from the environment. Illusions
and mis- perceptions will be examined alongside normal perception. We
will also be devoting considerable effort to exploring the methods used
to examine differences and links between physical sensation and psychological
perception. REA WRI
Aesthetics, Race, Nation
HACU-0248-1 (132369)
FPH 104 SCR TH 12:30PM 03:20PM
M. Roelofs
Capacity 25
Description
Aesthetics, Race, Nation: This course investigates the ties between aesthetics,
race and nation. Racial and national identities are aesthetic artifacts-in-process.
Conversely, aesthetic productions underwrite experiences of the proper,
the proprietary, the intimate, the home, the public, the workplace, the
global, and other determinants of identity and difference. What is the
role of taste, objects, spatiality, affect, imagination, and bodily contact
in delimiting the irrevocably malleable boundaries of subjects and collectives?
How do aesthetic forms both help to create difference and curtail it?
How do love, hate, and violence coagulate into aesthetic forms by which
we inhabit social positions, relationships, and a sense of possibility?
Readings by major figures in the history of aesthetics will be conjoined
with contemporary cultural/philosophical writings, artworks, and other
productions across media and traditions. Students will write a final
research project on a theoretical question in connection with a cultural
artifact of their own choosing.
Radical Innovation in Digital Arts
CS-0255-1 (132302)
Prerequisites Required
Satisfies Distribution
ASH 126 SEM TTH 10:30AM 11:50AM
C. Perry
Capacity 25
Description
Radical Innovation in Digital Arts: For some artists, "digital art
technologies" are just electronic versions of familiar paintbrushes,
cameras, musical instruments, and other traditional art media. Other
artists and technologists, however, are using digital tools to develop
entirely new forms of art- making --- forms that complement or even replace
traditional forms of art. In this course we will explore and extend work
of this latter category. Students will work in teams to imagine, design,
implement, and use radically new digital art-making technologies. Class
time will be devoted to presentations on emerging arts technologies (both
by faculty and by students), brainstorming sessions, and organizational
meetings for project teams. Students will be expected to conduct background
research, develop ideas, implement technologies, and produce demonstration
artworks largely outside of class. Prerequisite: significant prior experience
in computer science and/or in the use of some form of digital arts technology
(for example digital animation, digital imaging, or computer music).
This course satisfies Division I distribution requirements. EXP, PRJ,
PRS, QUA
Arts Concentrators Division II Seminar:
An Exploration of the Relationship Between Form, Content, and Meaning
in Artistic Work
HACU-0294-1 (132391)
Prerequisites Required
ARB STUDIO 1 SEM TTH 12:30PM 03:20PM
S. Landau
Description
Arts Concentrators Division II Seminar: An Exploration of the Relationship
Between Form, Content, and Meaning in Artistic Work: This class will
be structured around a series of assignments designed to be adapted to
each students? particular artistic concerns and interests. The objective
of the course is to create an environment where, along with addressing
questions related to their own Division II concentration, students will
be challenged to step outside of their current path of inquiry in order
to return to it with fresh artistic perspectives. In critiques of students?
artistic work and discussions centered around artists presentations and
theoretical readings we will continually readdress the primary relationship
between the formal and the conceptual in artwork across disciplines.
Through our discussions and readings we will be exploring the meaning
of an evolving and pluralistic definition of art and artistic practice.
Some of the authors we will read include Barths, Brecht, McEvilly, and
Phelan. Students will also have the chance to develop their ability to
write and speak clearly about their own artworks.Prerequisite: This coure
is open to students with a filed Division II contract in any visual or
interdisciplinary artistic field.
Design Fundamentals I
IA-0180-1 (132409)
Note(s) Crosslisted with LM-0180-1
LCD SHOP SEM TTH 02:00PM 03:20PM
Faculty D. Cohn
Capacity 16
Description Design Fundamentals I: This is an introductory level design
class that will begin with a series of guided activities and culminate
in a final independent project. Students will become familiar with a
range of basic design tools and skills, such as drawing, model making
and prototyping in materials such as cardboard, metal and plastic. We
will also consider aesthetics, manufacturability and usability of the
objects we create. Throughout the course students will work towards improving
visual communication skills and the ability to convey ideas. EXP,PRS,PRJ.
Design Response
IA-0293-1 (132432)
Prerequisites Required
CRS TTH 02:00PM 03:20PM
W. Kramer
Capacity 16
Description
Design Response: In this course we will explore the techniques of design
choices: choices in approach style and execution. We will try to address
the process of designer response through a series of practical, collaborative
exercises and hopefully gain some insight into such questions as: 1.
How can a designer validate his response? 2. What criteria should a designer
establish during first readings? 3. How is style determined? 4. How is
artistic consensus achieved? 5. How are style and approach expressed?
6. What is the importance of medium and technique to presentation and
portfolio work? Expectations: As an advanced design course, you will
be expected to do a considerable amount of work on your own. Your designs
will be presented in class for critique and evaluation. Work will be
based on a selected number of scripts in conjunction with individual,
progress conferences and more formalized presentations. In order to receive
an evaluation for this course, you must complete all assignments, participate
actively in critique sessions and turn in a self-evaluation and a full
portfolio. Prerequisite: IA 125 or equivalent
Structure of Randomness
NS-0167-1 (132452)
CSC 316 SEM MWF 02:30PM 03:50PM
K. Hoffman
Capacity 23
Description
Structure of Randomness: Many events, like developing cancer or winning
the lottery, are apparently random when considered individually, but
often possess a great deal of predictability when studied collectively.
The elaboration of this insight is one of the most far-reaching developments
of the last century, an understanding of which is arguably essential
for anyone trying to make sense of the data and choices thrown at us
daily. A variety of random processes have also been increasingly used
to analyze and create music, art, and poetry. In this course we will
develop the idea of stochastic (i.e., random) models for thinking about
a wide range of phenomena in the sciences, arts, and everyday life. Topics
will include elementary probability theory; risk analysis; stochastic
music; computer generated art; elementary statistics. It is designed
for all students, regardless of field of interest or prior love of mathematics.
Computers will be used throughout the course, but no prior experience
is assumed. EXP, PRJ, QUA,
Smith College
Architectural Studios
Introduction to Architecture: Language and Craft
Art 285
Art Studio
Kirin Makker
MW09:00-11:50
Credits: 4
The primary goal of this studio is to gain insight into the representation
of architectural space and form as a crafted place or object. Students
will gain skills in graphic communication and model making, working in
graphite, pen, watercolor, and other media. We will look at the architecture
of the past and present for guidance and imagine the future through conceptual
models and drawings. Overall, this course will ask students to take risks
intellectually and creatively, fostering a keener sensitivity to the
built environment as something considered, manipulated, and made. Prerequisite:
one art history course at the 100 level. Enrollment limited to 12. LSS
285 can substitute for ARS 285 in the studio art major.
Advanced Architecture: Complex Places, Multliple Spaces
Art 388
Art Studio
Kirin Makker
MW01:10-04:00
Credits: 4
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This course considers architecture as a socially constructed place. We
will examine the built environment through readings, slide presentations,
and film. A final project, involving either the manipulation/examination/interpretation
of place and space through modeling and graphic communication or a multi-media
research project exploring a socially constructed place will be required.
Prerequisites: ARS 163, 283, 285, and two art history courses, or permission
of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 12.
Interdisciplinary Architectural Studies
American Studies 201: Introduction to the Study of American Society
and Culture
Subject: American Studies
Kevin Rozario
TTh10:30-11:50
Credits: 4
An introduction to the methods and concerns of American Studies through
the examination of a critical period of cultural transformation: the
1890s. We will draw on literature, painting, architecture, landscape
design, social and cultural criticism, and popular culture to explore
such topics as responses to economic change, ideas of nature and culture,
America's relation to Europe, the question of race, the roles of women,
family structure, social class, and urban experience. Open to all first
and second year students, as well as to junior and senior majors. Other
times available.
American Studies 302: Seminar: The Material Culture of New England,
1630-1860Subject: American Studies
Nan Wolverton
Th02:00-04:00
Credits: 4
Using the collections of Historic Deerfield, Inc., and the environment
of Deerfield, Massachusetts, students explore the relationship of a wide
variety of objects (architecture, furniture, ceramics, and textiles)
to New England's history. Classes are held in Old Deerfield, MA. Admission
by permission of the instructor.
Art 101: Approaches to Visual Representation: Cities
Subject: Art History
Frazer Ward
TTh10:30-11:50
Credits: 4
Emphasizing discussion and short written assignments, these colloquia
have as their goal the development of art historical skills of description,
analysis, and interpretation. Each section is limited to 18 with priority
given to first and second year students. Characteristic forms and building
types, and the ritual, symbolic, political, economic, and cultural signification
of cities. Examples drawn from different historical periods, with primary
focus on Europe and the Americas. We shall examine the multiple, competing
forces that encouraged, effected, constrained, or thwarted change in
the layout and life of cities.
Art 222: The Art of China (L)
Art History
Marylin Rhie
MWF01:10-02:30
Credits: 4
The art of China and peripheral regions as expressed in painting, sculpture,
architecture, porcelain, and the ritual bronzes. The influence of India
is studied in connection with the spread of Buddhism along the trade
routes of Central Asia.
Art 240: Art Historical Studies: Magnificence and the Arts in Medicean
Florence, c.1450-1500
Art History
Instructor: TBA
TTh09:00-10:20
Credits: 2 OR 4
Topics course. Pending CAP Approval
This course will examine the extraordinary achievements of Florentine
visual culture in the fifteenth century (painting, drawing, sculpture,
architecture, manuscript illumination, prints, woodwork and the so-called ‘decorative
arts') as the product of various kinds of interaction and collaboration:
between patrons and artists; between masters, apprentices and workshops;
between practioners of the various arts of design; between humanists,
poets and artists. The patronage of successive members of the Medici
family (Cosimo il Vecchio, Piero and Giovanni di Cosimo, Lorenzo the
Magnificent) will be analysed, as well as the change in cultural climate
after the expulsion of the Medici in 1494, and the influence of the millenarian
preacher, Girolamo Savonarola. The many artists to be discussed will
include Filippo and Filippino Lippi, Baldovinetti, the Pollaiuolo brothers,
Verrocchio, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Giuliano da Sangallo,
Piero di Cosimo, and the young Michelangelo.
Art 240: Art Historical Studies: History of European Decorative Arts,
1400-1800
Subject: Art History
John Moore
MW02:40-04:00
Credits: 2 OR 4
Topics course. Costly raw materials and boundlessly creative workmanship
were expended to fashion and acquire cameos and engraved gems, ceramics,
clothing, embroidery, enamel, furniture, ivory, jewelry, manuscripts,
medals, metalwork, printed books with luxurious bindings, and tapestries.
This course will examine these and other "minor" arts with
an eye toward reconstructing their rich cultural, symbolic, and aesthetic
charge; their role in the conduct of diplomacy and statecraft; and original
contexts of production, marketing, patronage, use, collecting, and display.
This course includes required field trips.
Art 315: Studies in Roman Art (S): At Home in Pompeii
Subject: Art History
Barbara Kellum
Th01:00-02:50
Credits: 4
Topics course. The houses of ancient Pompeii with their juxtapositions
of wall-paintings, gardens, and objects of display, will serve as the
focus for an analysis of domestic spaces and what they can reveal about
family patterns and the theatrics of social interaction in everyday life
in another time and place.
Biological Sciences 103: Economic Botany - Plants and Human Affairs
Subject: Biology
Robert Nicholson
MW07:30-09:00
Credits: 3
A consideration of the plants which are useful or harmful to humans;
their origins and history, botanical relationships, chemical constituents
which make them economically important, and their roles in prehistoric
and modern cultures, civilizations and economies. Classes of plants surveyed
include those that provide food, timber, fiber, spices, essential oils,
medicines, stimulants and narcotics, oils and waxes, and other major
products. Topics include the history of plant domestication, ethnobotany,
biodiversity issues, genetic engineering and biotechnology. No prerequisites.
Enrollment limited to 25. (E)
Biological Sciences 122: Horticulture
Subject: Biology
Michael Marcotrigiano
TTh09:00-10:20
Credits: 3
An overview of the field of horticulture. Students learn about plant
structure, growth, and function. Methods for growing plants, identification
and management of plant pests, plant propagation, plant nutrition, garden
soils, and plant biotechnology. Class presentation. Laboratory (BIO 123)
must be taken concurrently. Enrollment limited to 32.
Biological Sciences 123: Horticulture Laboratory
Subject: Biology
Gabrielle Immerman
TTh01:00-02:50
Credit: 1
Practical lab experiences including an analysis of plant parts, seed
sowing, identification of diseases and insect pests, plant propagation
by cuttings and air layering, transplanting and soil testing. BIO 122
must be taken concurrently. Enrollment limited to 16 per section.
Other times available.
Biological Sciences 154: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation
Subject: Biology
Stephen Tilley
MWF11:00-12:10
Credits: 4
Students in this course will investigate the origin, nature and importance
of the diversity of life on Earth; key ecological processes and interactions
that create and maintain communities and ecosystems; principle threats
to the biodiversity; and emerging conservation strategies to protect
the elements and processes upon which we depend. Throughout the semester,
we will emphasize the relevance of diversity and ecological studies in
conservation. Assessment is based on a combination of quizzes, exams
and a short writing assignment. Laboratory (BIO 155) is recommended but
not required. Enrollment limited to 40 students.
Other times available.
Biological Sciences 264: Plant Systematics
Subject: Biology
Carl Burk
MWF01:10-02:30
Credits: 3
Classical and modern approaches to the taxonomy of higher plants, with
emphasis on evolutionary trends and processes and principles of classification.
Laboratory (BIO 265) must be taken concurrently.
Biological Sciences 265: Plant Systematics Laboratory
Subject: Biology
Carl Burk
Th03:00-04:50
Credit: 1
Field and laboratory studies of the identification and classification
of higher plants, with emphasis on the New England flora. BIO 264 must
be taken concurrently.
East Asian Studies 216: Urban Modernity in Colonized Korea
Subject: East Asian Studies
Jina Kim
TTh10:30-11:50
Credits: 4
With a population of 21 million, congested streets, and soaring skyscrapers,
Seoul has become an important socioeconomic, political, and cultural
center. This course explores the colonial history of the city beginning
with Japanese colonization of Korea during the first half of the 20th
century. It moves on to a consideration of the postwar U.S. military
occupation of South Korea during the latter half of the 20th century
and traces changes in the city's culture, people, politics, commerce,
and industry. Attention will be given to the entrance of new technology,
rise of new architectural spaces, emergence of new subjectivities, and
migration of people. (E)
Economics 230: Urban Economics
Subject: Economics
Randall Bartlett
MWF11:00-11:50
Credits: 4
Economic analysis of the spatial structure of cities – why they
are where they are and look like they do. How changes in technology and
policy reshape cities over time. Selected urban problems and policies
to address them, include housing, transportation, concentrations of poverty,
and financing local government. Prerequisite: 150.
Engineering 100: Engineering for Everyone
Subject: Engineering
Linda Jones
TTh09:00-10:20, F01:00-04:00
Credits: 4
EGR 100 serves as an accessible course for all students, regardless of
background or intent to major in engineering. Engineering majors are
required to take EGR 100 for the major, however. Those students considering
majoring in engineering are strongly encouraged to take EGR 100 in the
fall semester. Introduction to engineering practice through participation
in a semester-long team-based design project. Students will develop a
sound understanding of the engineering design process, including problem
definition, background research, identification of design criteria, development
of metrics and methods for evaluating alternative designs, prototype
development, and proof of concept testing. Working in teams, students
will present their ideas frequently through oral and written reports.
Reading assignments, in-class discussions, will challenge students to
critically analyze contemporary issues related to the interaction of
technology and society.
Engineering 330: Engineering and Global Development
Subject: Engineering
Donna Riley
Day/Time: not available
Credits: 4
This course examines the engineering and policy issues around global
development, with a focus on appropriate and intermediate technologies.
Topics include water supply and treatment, sustainable food production,
energy systems, and other technologies for meeting basic human needs.
Students will design and build a prototype for an intermediate technology.
Enrollment limited to 12. (E)
Environmental Science & Policy 150: Modeling Our World: An Introduction
to Geographic Information Systems
Subject: Environmental Science
Instructor: TBA
MWF01:10-02:30
Credits: 4
Same as GEO 150. A geographic information system (GIS) manages location-based
(spatial) information and provides the tools to display and analyze it.
GIS provides the capabilities to link databases and maps and to overlay,
query, and visualize those databases in order to analyze and solve problems
in many diverse fields. This course provides an introduction to the fundamental
elements of GIS and connects course activities to GIS applications in
landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, archeology, flood
management, sociology, coastal studies, environmental health, oceanography,
economics, disaster management, cultural anthropology, and art history.
Enrollment limited to 20.
Environmental Science & Policy 300: Seminar in Environmental Science
and Policy
Subject: Environmental Science
L. David Smith
T01:00-04:00
Credits: 4
Current patterns of human resource consumption and waste generation are
not ecologically sustainable. Effective solutions require a working knowledge
of the scientific, social, political, and economic factors surrounding
environmental problems. This seminar examines the impact of human activities
on natural systems; the historical development of environmental problems;
the interplay of environmental science, education, and policy; and efforts
to build a sustainable society. Discussions will center on conflicting
views of historical changes, ecological design and sustainability, biodiversity,
environmental policy, media coverage of environmental issues, ecological
economics, and environmental justice. An extended project will involve
active investigation, analysis, and presentation of an environmental
issue of local or regional importance with the explicit goal of identifying
sustainable alternatives. Prerequisite: all courses completed or concurrent
for the Environmental Science and Policy minor or by permission of the
instructor.
French Studies 244: French Cinema: Cities of Light: Urban Spaces in
Francophone Film
Subject: French
Dawn Fulton
TTh03:00-04:20, M07:30-09:30
Credits: 4
Topics course. From Paris to Fort-de-France, Montreal to Dakar, we will
study how various filmmakers from the francophone world present urban
spaces as sites of conflict, solidarity, alienation and self-discovery.
How do these portraits confirm or challenge the distinction between urban
and non-urban? How does the image of the city shift for "insiders" and "outsiders"?
Other topics to be discussed include immigration, colonialism, and globalization.
Works by Sembene Ousmane, Denys Arcand, Mweze Ngangura, and Euzhan Palcy.
Offered in French. Prerequisite: FRN 230 or permission of the instructor.
Weekly required screenings.
Geology 109: The Environment
Subject: Geology
Amy Rhodes
MW02:40-03:40
Credits: 4
An investigation of the earth's environment and its interrelationship
with people, to evaluate how human activity impacts the earth and the
sustainability of natural resources. We will study various natural processes
important for judging environmental issues currently faced by citizens
and governments. Topics include land-use planning within watersheds,
water supply, non-renewable and renewable energy, air pollution, and
global climate change.
Other times available.
Geology 251: Geomorphology
Subject: Geology
Robert Newton
MWF10:00-10:50, M01:10-04:00
Credits: 4
The study of landforms and their significance in terms of the processes
that form them. Selected reference is made to examples in the New England
region and the classic landforms of the world. During the first part
of the semester laboratories will involve learning to use geographic
information system (GIS) software to analyze landforms. During the second
part of the semester laboratories will include field trips to examine
landforms in the local area. Prerequisite: 111, 108,121 or FYS 134.
Geology 370: Economic Geology
Subject: Geology
Section 01
Lawrence Meinert
MWF11:00-12:10
Credits: 4
Since pre-history all civilizations have used natural resources for food,
shelter, and clothing. Economic geology focuses on the discovery and
understanding of natural resources, particularly metals such as copper,
iron, gold, and silver. This course focuses upon the geological and geochemical
processes that concentrate elements to economic levels. Since ore deposits
can occur in almost all rock types, this course builds on other geology
courses to better understand how ore deposits have formed in the past
and how we can use knowledge of existing deposits to make new discoveries.
Prerequisite: GEO 222 (may be taken concurrently), or permission of the
instructor.
Government 311: Seminar in Urban Politics
Subject: Government
Martha Ackelsberg
Spring 2008
T03:00-04:50
Credits: 4
This course will examine a variety of movements, both historical and
contemporary, that have been centered in cities, in an effort to understand
their special characteristics, and the relationship between urban spaces
and political action.
Inter/Extradepartmental 100: The Art of Effective Speaking
Subject: Speech
Instructor: TBA
T01:00-02:50
Credit: 1
This one-credit course will give students systematic practice in the
range of public speaking challenges they will face in their academic
and professional careers. During each class meeting, the instructor will
present material on an aspect of speech craft and delivery; each student
will then give a presentation reflecting her mastery of that week's material.
The instructor videotapes each student's presentations and reviews them
in individual conferences. During on class meeting, the students will
also review and analyze videotapes of notable speeches. Two sections,
each limited to 10 students. Classes will be held for six weeks of the
spring semester, beginning the week of February 2nd. Conferences will
be scheduled separately. Students must come to the first class prepared
to deliver a 3 to 5 minute speech of introduction: Who I Am and Where
I'm Going. Students also need to bring a blank videotape to class. All
the speeches students make during class will be recorded on this tape.
Offered spring semester every year. (E)
Other times available.
Physics 100: Solar Energy and Sustainability
Subject: Physics
Instructor: TBA
Day/Time: not available
Credits: 0 OR 4
The United States reliance on non-renewable resources to satisfy its
exponentially growing energy demands comes at a severe environmental,
economic, and political cost. Are there alternatives? Are they affordable?
What are the scientific tradeoffs and constraints? This course offer's
a hands-on exploration of renewable energy technologies, with an emphasis
on the underlying physical principles. Students will study and use systems
that generate electrical power from the sun, wind, and the flow of water;
they will investigate how to store and distribute this energy (both off-grid
and on); they will experiment with the use of passive and active solar
thermal collector technology to provide domestic hot water and space
heating; and the will consider how to make use of these technologies
and their understanding of the underlying physics to design, model, and
construct a solar powered building. The course will consist of a mix
of experiments, field trips, and weekly seminars. Enrollment limited
to 16. (E)
Physics 115: General Physics I
Subject: Physics
Joyce Palmer-Fortune
MWF11:00-12:10
Credits: 5
The concepts and relations describing motion of objects (Newtonian and
relativistic). Prerequisite: one semester of introductory calculus, (MTH
111 Calculus I or equivalent). Permission of the instructor required
if taken concurrently.
Other times available.
Sociology 218: Urban Sociology
Subject: Sociology
Section 01
Jonathan Wynn
MW01:10-02:30
Credits: 4
A study of the sociological dimensions of urban life. Main areas of inquiry:
the processes of urban change; the city as a locus of various social
relationships and cultural forms; urban poverty and social conflict;
homelessness; and strategies for urban revitalization.
UMass
The City
Page, Max
MWF - 9:05 - 9:55
Design II
KRUPCZYNSKI+TA
Fine Arts Center 429-431
MW - 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Design II
SCHREIBER
Fine Arts Center 429-431
T/TH - 8:00 - 10:30
Furniture Technology & Design
MANN
T/TH - 11:15 - 12:30
S-Open Door
GORDON HALL
W 12:00 - 1:00
Intro to Architecture
Rohan, Timothy
MWF - 10:10 - 11:00
20th Century Architecture
Rohan, Timothy
Bartlett
M/W - 4:40-5:30 |
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