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Asian Studies: III. Advanced Asian Studies Senior Seminar
The Senior Seminar addresses topics and questions that engage several areas of Asia and Asian Studies as a discipline. Topic may change yearly. The senior seminar is a required course for Asian Studies senior majors; ordinarily it may be taken by other students as well. |
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ASIA 302 - Senior Thesis Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
1 unit(s)
A 1-unit thesis written in the fall or spring semester. Students may elect this option only in exceptional circumstances and by special permission of the program director.
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ASIA 303 - Gifted: Art from India at Vassar
1 unit(s)
(Same as HIST 303 ) Exciting examples of Indian art are held in the storage rooms below Vassar’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center: eighteenth century miniatures of the god Krishna dallying with his lady love, Indo-Chinese paintings of princes and courtesans on glass, the Buddha and demi-gods carved in stone. Why did alumnae including Ruth Lamb Atkinson ‘18 and Aroline Beecher ‘21 choose these objects for Vassar, and how did they obtain them? When and how have these objects been (or not been) displayed? What were the original meanings and purposes of these arts in South Asia? We use the Archives & Special Collections Library, other primary sources, scholarship, and the art itself to research and contextualize the history of the collection and its individual objects in preparation for an exhibition of South Asian art at the Loeb, planned for Spring 2017. Julie Hughes.
Not offered in 2016/17.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 304 - Approaching the Taj Mahal Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as HIST 304 ) What lies behind the legendary beauty and romance of the Taj Mahal? To understand the monument from its 17th century construction through modern times, we look beyond the building to its wider historical and historiographical contexts. In addition to the key primary sources, we critique scholarly and popular literature inspired by the Taj. Throughout, we ask how these sources have influenced what people see when they look at the Taj Mahal. Julie Hughes.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 305 - People and Other Animals in India
1 unit(s)
(Same as ENST 305 and HIST 305 ) How have Indians defined the proper relationship between themselves and the animals around them? What challenges and opportunities have animals and people met with as a result? How have our ideas changed animals’ lives and the environments we both live in, and how have animals affected human lives and histories? We read excerpts from foundational ancient and classical texts, alongside British and Indian texts on war horses and elephants. We delve into the primary sources on Cow Protection and royal sport. We read children’s literature and make extensive use of non-textual sources including miniature paintings, photography, and taxidermy. To provide a framework for our studies, we consult scholarship in the emerging field of human-animal history. Julie Hughes.
Not offered in 2016/17.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 306 - Women’s Movements in Asia
1 unit(s)
(Same as SOCI 306 and WMST 306 ) This interdisciplinary course examines the reemergence of women’s movements in contemporary Asia by focusing on their cultural and historical contexts that go beyond the theory of “resource mobilization.” Drawing upon case studies from Korea, Japan, India, and China, it traces the rise of feminist consciousness and women’s movements at the turn of the twentieth century, and then analyzes the relationships between contemporary women’s movements and the following topics: nationalism, political democratization, capitalist industrialization, ambivalence toward modernization, and postmodern conditions. Seungsook Moon.
Not offered in 2016/17.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 332 - Tantra Seminar
1 unit(s)
(Same as RELI 332 )
Prerequisite(s): one 100-level course in Asian Studies or Religion.
Not offered in 2016/17.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 337 - Indian National Cinema Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as FILM 337 ) This course is designed to introduce students to the dynamic and diverse film traditions of India. It examines how these texts imagine and image the Indian nation and problematizes the “national” through an engagement with regional cinemas within India as well as those produced within the Indian diaspora. Readings are drawn from contemporary film theory, post-colonial theory, and Indian cultural studies. Screenings may include Meghe Dhaka Tara / The Cloud-Capped Star (Ritwik Ghatak, 1960), Mother India (Mehboob Khan, 1957), Shatranj Ke Khilari / The Chess Players (Satyajit Ray, 1977), Sholay (Ramesh Sippy, 1975), Bombay (Mani Ratnam, 1995), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham/ Happiness and Tears (Karan Johar, 2001), Bride and Prejudice (Gurinder Chadha, 2004), and Mission Kashmir (Vidhu Vinod Chopra, 2000). Sophia Harvey.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 175 or FILM 210 and permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods plus outside screenings.
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ASIA 339 - Contemporary Southeast Asian Cinemas
1 unit(s)
(Same as FILM 339 ) This survey course is designed to introduce students to the dynamic and diverse film texts emerging from and about Southeast Asia. It examines how these texts imagine and image Southeast Asia and/or particular nations within the region. More specifically, the course focuses on the themes of urban spaces and memory/trauma as they operate within texts about Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Timor-Leste. The course reading material is designed to provide (1) theoretical insights, (2) general socio-cultural and/or political overviews, and (3) more specific analyses of film texts and/or filmmakers. Sophia Harvey.
Prerequisite(s): FILM 175 or FILM 210 and permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 75-minute periods plus outside screenings.
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ASIA 341 - The Goddess Traditions of India, China and Tibet
1 unit(s)
(Same as RELI 341 ) Beginning with a study of the Great Mother Goddess tradition of India and its branching out into China and Tibet, this course considers the history, myths and practices associated with the various goddess traditions in Hinduism and Buddhism. The relationship of the goddess and her worship to issues of gender, caste, and ethics, and spiritual practice are also considered. Rick Jarow.
Not offered in 2016/17.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 345 - Violent Frontiers: Colonialism and Religion in the Nineteenth Century
1 unit(s)
(Same as RELI 345 ) What is the relationship between religion and colonialism and how has this relationship shaped the contemporary world? During the nineteenth century the category of religion was imagined and applied in different ways around the globe. When colonialists undertook to ‘civilize’ a people, specific understandings of religion were at the core of their undertakings. By the mid-nineteenth century, Europe’s territorial energy was focused on Asia and Africa. Themes for discussion include various nineteenth-century interpretations of religion, the relationship between empire and culture, the notion of frontier religion, and the imagination and production of society. Michael Walsh.
Not offered in 2016/17.
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ASIA 351 - Special Topics in Chinese and Japanese Literature and Culture
1 unit(s)
(Same as CHJA 351 ) Topics vary each year. Can be repeated for credit when a new topic is offered.
Prerequisite(s): two courses in a combination of language, linguistics, literature, culture, or Asian Studies, or permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 75-minute periods.
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ASIA 358 - Seminar in Asian Art Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as ART 358 ) Topics vary each year.
Topic for 2016/17a: Art in China from 1900 to Today: Vision, Politics, and Globalism. This seminar offers an in-depth investigation of art in China from the early twentieth century to the present. We discuss a vast array of artistic media, from painting, printmaking, and sculpture, to popular imagery, photography, film, fashion, architecture and urban space. The course emphasizes careful visual analysis, supplemented by readings that examine the evolving circumstances in which artists in modern China have created their works. Issues we confront in the seminar include art’s role as an instrument of political authority, opposition, and subversion; artists’ experiments with technology and new media; and the rise of Chinese art as a global phenomenon, with attention to the complex and divergent realities of today’s China as envisioned by artists in the twenty-first century.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 362 - Senior Seminar: Women in Japanese and Chinese Literature
1 unit(s)
(Same as CHJA 362 and WMST 362 ) An intercultural examination of the images of women presented in Japanese and Chinese narrative, drama, and poetry from their early emergence to the modern period. While giving critical attention to aesthetic issues and the gendered voices in representative works, the course also provides a comparative view of the dynamic changes in women’s roles in Japan and China. Peipei Qiu.
Prerequisite(s): one 200-level course in language, literature, culture or Asian Studies, or permission of the instructor.
All selections are in English translation.
Not offered in 2016/17.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 363 - Decolonizing International Relations
1 unit(s)
(Same as POLI 363 ) Colonial frameworks are deeply constitutive of mainstream international relations. Issues of global security, economy, and politics continue to be analyzed through perspectives that either silence or are impervious to the voices and agencies of global majorities. This seminar challenges students to enter into, reconstruct, and critically evaluate the differently imagined worlds of ordinary, subaltern peoples and political groups. We draw upon postcolonial theories to explore alternatives to the historically dominant explanations of international relations. Himadeep Muppidi.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2016/17.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 364 - The West in Japanese Literature since the Nineteenth Century
1 unit(s)
(Same as JAPA 364 ) This course examines the influence of the West on Japanese literature after the nineteenth century and follows the process of the construction of modern Japanese identity. Authors may include: Natsume Sôseki, Akuagawa Ryûnosuke, Tanizaki Junichirô, Kojima Nobuo, Murakami Ryû and Yamada Amy. Translated Japanese literary works are closely read, and various theoretical readings are assigned. This course emphasizes discussion and requires research presentations. Ms. Dollase.
Prerequisite(s): one 200-level course in language, literature, culture or Asian Studies, or permission of the instructor.
This course is conducted in English.
Not offered in 2016/17.
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ASIA 365 - Imagining Asia and the Pacific
1 unit(s)
(Same as ANTH 365 ) Does “the Orient” exist? Is the Pacific really a Paradise? On the other hand, does the “West” exist? If it does, is it the opposite of Paradise? Asia is often imagined as an ancient, complex challenger and the Pacific is often imagined as a simple, idyllic paradise. This course explores Western scholarly images of Asia (East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia) and of the island Pacific. It also traces the impact of Asian and Pacific ideas and institutions on the West. Each time offered, the seminar has at least three foci, on topics such as: Asia, the Pacific and capitalism; Asia, the Pacific and the concept of culture; Asia, the Pacific and the nation-state; Asia, the Pacific and feminism; Asia, the Pacific and knowledge. Martha Kaplan.
Prerequisite(s): previous coursework in Asian Studies/Anthropology or permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2016/17.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 366 - Seminar in Transcending the Limit: Literary Theory in the East-West Context Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as CHJA 366 ) This course examines various traditional and contemporary literary theories with a distinct Asianist—particularly East Asianist—perspective. At least since the eighteenth century, Western theoretical discourse often took into serious consideration East Asian literature, language and civilization in their construction of “universal” theoretical discourses. The comparative approach to literary theory becomes imperative in contemporary theoretical discourse as we move toward ever greater global integration. Selected theoretical texts from the I Ching, Hegel, Genette, Barthes, Derrida, Todorov, and Heidegger as well as some primary literary texts are among the required readings. Haoming Liu.
Prerequisite(s): one literature course or permission of the instructor.
All readings are in English.
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ASIA 368 - The Court, Consorts, and Courtesans
1 unit(s)
(Same as CHIN 368 ) The course is designed to serve the increasing needs among students with very high or near native Chinese proficiency who want to read more sophisticated literary texts in the original and thereby to benefit their Chinese literary reading and writing as well as their knowledge of traditional Chinese literature and culture. The course chooses primary texts mainly from the Three Kingdoms, Six Dynasties and the Tang times in medieval China and frames them in historical and literary continuum. These texts include Cao Zhi, Xie Lingyun, Liu Yiqing, Gan Bao, Du Fu, Li Shangyin and Tang romances. Some relevant modern texts and criticisms such as Lu Xun, Chen Yinke, and Qian Zhongshu are also incorporated to make up such continuum. Students are required to submit a series of writing exercises in Chinese that analyse, discuss and rewrite the original texts. Students gain great familiarity with how meanings were generated in medieval Chinese poetry and fiction, acquire insights into more personal and intimate perspectives of historical events and social mores, and improve their own Chinese reading and writing. Haoming Liu.
Prerequisite(s): advanced Chinese or its equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
Most of the readings are in Chinese.
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 75-minute periods.
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ASIA 369 - Masculinities: Global Perspectives
1 unit(s)
(Same as SOCI 369 ) From a sociological perspective, gender is not only an individual identity, but also a social structure of inequality (or stratification) that shapes the workings of major institutions in society as well as personal experiences. This seminar examines meanings, rituals, and quotidian experiences of masculinities in various societies in order to illuminate their normative making and remaking as a binary and hierarchical category of gender and explore alternatives to this construction of gender. Drawing upon cross-cultural and comparative case studies, this course focuses on the following institutional sites critical to the politics of masculinities: marriage and the family, the military, business corporations, popular culture and sexuality, medicine and the body, and religion. Seungsook Moon.
Prerequisite(s): previous coursework in Sociology or permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2016/17.
One 3-hour period.
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ASIA 385 - Asian Healing Traditions Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as RELI 385 ) This seminar offers a comprehensive view of the traditional medical systems and healing modalities of India and China and examines the cultural values they participate in and propound. It also includes a “laboratory” in which hands-on disciplines (such as yoga and qi-gong) are practiced and understood within their traditional contexts. From a study of classical Ayur Vedic texts, Daoist alchemical manuals, shamanic processes and their diverse structural systems, the seminar explores the relationship between healing systems, religious teachings, and social realities. It looks at ways in which the value and practices of traditional medical and healing systems continue in Asia and the West. Rick Jarow.
Prerequisite(s): RELI 231 or permission of the instructor.
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ASIA 387 - Modern China: Wealth, Power and Revolution Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as HIST 387 ) The search for wealth and power in China has been profoundly shaped by the country’s twentieth-century revolutionary experiences. In contextualizing China’s ambitions from its history from the eighteenth century to the present, this seminar critically explores the rise and fall of an expansive Qing Empire, debates the vibrancy of Republican-era Chinese society, and investigates the contingencies and legacies of the communist revolution. In addition, we explore the multifaceted experiences of intellectuals, cadres, diplomats,politicians, businessmen, scientists, artists, students, workers, and peasants living in the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan through the lens of gender, ethnicity, work, diaspora, and ideology. Students understand the rise of China today within the context of its dynamic recent past.
One 2-hour period.
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ASIA 399 - Senior Independent Study Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
Prerequisite(s): two units of Asian Studies Program or approved coursework and permission of the program director.
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Astronomy: I. Introductory |
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ASTR 101 - Solar System Astronomy Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
A study of the solar system as seen from earth and space: planets, satellites, comets, meteors, and the interplanetary medium; astronautics and space exploration; life on other planets; planets around other stars; planetary system cosmogony. Colette Salyk.
Open to all classes.
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ASTR 105 - Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
This course is designed to acquaint the student with our present understanding of the universe. The course discusses the formation, structure, and evolution of gas clouds, stars, and galaxies, and then places them in the larger content of clusters and superclusters of galaxies. The Big Bang, GUTS, inflation, the early stages of the universe’s expansion, and its ultimate fate are explored. Debra Elmegreen.
Open to all classes.
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ASTR 150 - Life in the Universe Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
An introduction to the possibility of life beyond Earth is presented from an astronomical point of view. The course reviews stellar and planetary formation and evolution, star properties and planetary atmospheres necessary for a habitable world, possibilities for other life in our Solar system, detection of extrasolar planets, the SETI project, and the Drake equation. Debra Elmegreen.
Prerequisite(s): high school Physics and Calculus.
Open only to freshmen; satisfies the college requirement for a Freshman Writing Seminar.
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Astronomy: II. Intermediate |
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ASTR 220 - Stellar Astrophysics Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
The physical theory of stellar interiors, atmospheres, and energy sources. Stellar evolution. Spectral sequence and its origin. Supernovae, white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. Debra Elmegreen.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 114 , or permission of the instructor.
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ASTR 230 - Planetary and Space Science Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Atmospheres, surface features, and interiors of the planets. Interaction of the sun with the other members of the solar system. Planetary formation and evolution. Life on other planets. Space exploration. Colette Salyk.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 114 , or permission of the instructor.
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ASTR 240 - Observational Astronomy Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
This course introduces the student to a variety of techniques used in the detection and analysis of electromagnetic radiation from astronomical sources. All areas of the electromagnetic spectrum are discussed, with special emphasis on solid-state arrays as used in optical and infrared astronomy. Topics include measurement uncertainty, signal-to-noise estimates, the use of astronomical databases, telescope design and operation, detector design and operation, practical photometry and spectroscopy and data reduction. Students are required to perform a number of nighttime observations at the college observatory. Colette Salyk.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 113 or PHYS 114 , or permission of the instructor.
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ASTR 290 - Field Work Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
Execution and analysis of an off-campus field study in astronomy. The course requirements are to be arranged with an individual instructor. The department.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
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ASTR 298 - Independent Work Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
Intermediate-level execution of an independent observational, theoretical, or library study in astronomy. The course requirements are to be arranged with an individual instructor. The department.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
One 2-hour period and individual conferences with the instructor.
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Astronomy: III. Advanced |
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ASTR 300 - Senior Thesis Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
Investigation and critical analysis of a topic in observational or theoretical astronomy. Observational research may include building or experimenting with a non-trivial hardware or software system. A written thesis and oral presentation of results to the department are required for the course. A student electing this course must first gain the support of at least one member of the Astronomy department faculty, who will determine the format of final deliverables for the course. The Senior Thesis is a 1-unit course with 1/2 unit graded provisionally in the Fall and 1/2 unit graded in the Spring. The final grade, awarded in the Spring, shall replace the provisional grade in the Fall.
Yearlong course, ASTR 300-301 .
One 2-hour period and individual conferences with the instructor.
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ASTR 301 - Senior Thesis Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Continuation of 300. The Senior Thesis is a 1-unit course with 1/2 unit graded provisionally in the Fall and 1/2 unit graded in the Spring. The final grade, awarded in the Spring, shall replace the provisional grade in the Fall. The department.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Yearlong course, ASTR 300 -301.
One 2-hour period and individual conferences with the instructor.
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ASTR 320 - Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
A study of the observations and theory related to interstellar matter, including masers, protostars, dust, atomic, molecular and ionized gas clouds. Radiative transfer, collapse and expansion processes, shocks and spiral density waves are discussed. Debra Elmegreen.
Prerequisite(s): one 200-level physics course or one 200-level astronomy course, Junior or Senior status, or permission of the instructor.
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ASTR 322 - Galaxies and Galactic Structure
1 unit(s)
Observations and theories of the formation and evolution of galaxies. Properties of star-forming regions; contents, structure, and kinematics of the Milky Way and spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies. Active galaxies, interacting galaxies, clusters, and high redshift galaxies. Debra Elmegreen.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 114 and either ASTR 105 or ASTR 220 , or permission of the instructor; not open to freshmen.
Not offered in 2016/17.
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ASTR 340 - Advanced Observational Astronomy Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This course applies in depth the methods introduced in ASTR 240 . Students are expected to pursue individual observational projects in collaboration with the instructor. The amount of time spent in the observatory and how it is scheduled depends on the nature of the project, although 1/2 Unit projects require half the total time of full unit projects. Colette Salyk.
Prerequisite(s): ASTR 240 and permission of the instructor.
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Athletics and Physical Education: I. Introductory |
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PHED 101 - Indoor Rowing Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
This course is designed to teach a working knowledge of cardiovascular and low impact muscular endurance training. The proper technique and use of the rowing machines as well as strategies for training and developing a training program are taught to achieve and maintain fitness goals.
Two 75-minute periods.
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PHED 110 - Introduction to Athletic Injury Care Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
This course exposes students to the techniques necessary both to prevent and also to recognize, treat, and rehabilitate common sports injuries. Anatomy and the function of joints, as well as the spine, groin, head and face injuries, are studied. Hands-on involvement in the course is required. Ms. Finerghty.
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PHED 111 - Weight Training Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This course is designed to provide the student with a thorough understanding of strength training and how to develop a lifting program. Students actively participate in the fitness room performing a weight training program based on their individual weight training goals.
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PHED 115 - Triathlon Training
0.5 unit(s)
An introduction to the disciplines of swimming, cycling and running in a comprehensive training program which prepares class members to compete in triathlons. Primary topics include strategies for training and designing training programs. Students must have experience in each discipline. Ms. Prater-Lee.
Prerequisite(s): permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2015/16.
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PHED 121 - Bowling Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This is a beginning-bowling course designed to introduce physical education students to basic skills and knowledge involved in bowling. The course includes instruction in selection of bowling equipment (bowling balls and shoes), approach and starting positions, the pins including their numbers and names, their arrangement and how they fall, and the fundamentals for the approach and delivery of the ball. The fundamentals of the delivery include starting position, the push away, footwork, arm-swing: both back swing and forward swings, the release of the ball, finishing at the foul line, and the follow through. Also covered include mechanics of the hook ball, strike angles, spare angles, increasing and decreasing speed of the ball, aiming methods emphasizing the spot bowling method of targeting, keys of major faults and minor faults. Mr. Wolter.
Additional fee may be required.
Two 75-minute periods.
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PHED 125 - Beginning Golf I Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 unit(s)
The course is designed for individuals with limited or no previous golf experience. The objective of this course is to provide the student with the basic skills of golf. Upon completion of the course the students should be familiar with golf equipment and set make up; have a knowledge of the fundamentals of the golf swing, chipping and putting; have a knowledge of the game of golf and how to play, and have a general understanding of the rules and etiquette of golf.
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PHED 126 - Beginning Golf II Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This course is a continuation of PHED 125 for individuals with limited or no previous golf experience. The objective of this course is to provide the student with the basic skills of golf. Upon completion of the course the students should be familiar with golf equipment and set make up; have a knowledge of the fundamentals of the golf swing, chipping and putting; have a knowledge of the game of golf and how to play and have a general understanding of the rules and etiquette of golf.
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PHED 130 - Beginning Badminton Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Introduction to the basic overhead and underhand strokes and their use in game situations. Singles and doubles strategy and rules of the game. Designed for the student with no previous instruction in badminton.
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PHED 135 - Flag Football Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
The course is intended to introduce students to the basic concepts, rules, skill, and offensive and defensive strategies of flag football. Skills and strategies are developed and utilized in scrimmage situations.
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PHED 137 - Fundamentals of Soccer Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This course is designed to teach the basic skills necessary to play soccer. Students learn fundamental techniques and strategies of the game. The course is largely practical, but it also provides theoretical discussion in exercise physiology and biomechanics allowing students to learn the science of soccer.
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PHED 140 - Beginning Basketball Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
This course develops individual skills (ball handling, shooting, passing, rebounding, and defense) as well as offensive and defensive strategies. Mr. Dunne.
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PHED 142 - Fencing Fundamentals Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
This course is designed to give students an understanding of the three basic weapons (foil, epee, sabre). Body stance and positions, footwork, bladework, basic fencing strategy and tactics, history of the sport and progression from controlled bouting to open fencing is taught. Equipment is provided.
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PHED 144 - Intermediate Fencing
0.5 unit(s)
This course reviews and builds upon the basics of Epee and Sabre and then moves into the tactics and strategy of all three fencing weapons. Fencing rules and proper referencing are discussed in an effort to provide a greater understanding of competitive fencing at all levels of the sport. Equipment is provided.
Prerequisite(s): PHED 142 , or permission of the instructor.
Not offered in 2015/16.
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PHED 145 - Volleyball Fundamentals
0.5 unit(s)
This course develops individual skills (passing, setting, spiking, and blocking) as well as offensive and defensive strategies. This course is for students with little or no vollyball experience. Mr. Penn.
Not offered in 2015/16.
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PHED 147 - Learning the Creator’s Game: Introduction to Lacrosse
0.5 unit(s)
This class is designed to teach new and novice players the basic skills necessary to play lacrosse. Students learn fundamental stick skills, individual and team concepts and general rules of play. The sport is taught in the non-contact mode and sticks are provided. The strategies are applied to both men’s and women’s styles of play. Students also learn the historical and cultural elements of lacrosse as a Native American creation to today’s present game.
Not offered in 2015/16.
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PHED 150 - Beginning Swimming I Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
The course is intended to develop a physical and mental adjustment to the water in students who have a fear of the water or little or no formal instruction. The course includes the practice of elementary skills applying principles of buoyancy, propulsion, and safety.
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PHED 151 - Beginning Swimming II Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
The course is designed for students who have the ability to float on front and back and who are comfortable in the water but have limited technical knowledge of strokes.
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PHED 190 - Fundamentals of Conditioning Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 unit(s)
A course designed to give the student an understanding of fitness, its development and maintenance. Included are units on cardiovascular efficiency, muscle strength, endurance, flexibility, weight control, weight training, and relaxation techniques.
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PHED 191 - Beginning Squash I Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
An introduction to the basic shots of the game and their use. Introduces the rules and provides basic game situations. Assumes no previous experience or instruction in squash. Ms. Parker.
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PHED 192 - Beginning Squash II Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Further development of the basic shots and strategies of the game. Ms. Parker.
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PHED 193 - Beginning Tennis Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Introduction of the basic strokes, rules of the game, and match play.
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PHED 197 - Low Intermediate Tennis Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Continued work on basic strokes and tactics.
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Athletics and Physical Education: II. Intermediate |
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PHED 210 - Nutrition and Exercise Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Students learn about elements that lead to a healthy lifestyle. Nutrition and exercise as a means of disease prevention is discussed. Students also learn about the benefits of exercise and how to develop an exercise plan. The digestion, absorption and biochemical breakdown of food is analyzed. Attention is given to the body’s use of macro and micronutrients. Ms. Finerghty.
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PHED 225 - Intermediate Golf I Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Expectation is that there is some technique with woods and irons and experience playing on a course. The student is put through a thorough analysis of basic swings and develops consistency and accuracy with all clubs. The student is expected to master history, rules of the game, etiquette, and all aspects of tournament play.
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PHED 226 - Intermediate Golf II
0.5 unit(s)
A continuing development and refinement of all aspects of the game.
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PHED 230 - Intermediate Badminton Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Review and further development of basic strokes and tactics. Instruction in advanced strokes and strategy for singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Designed for the student with previous badminton experience. Ms. Campbell.
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PHED 245 - Intermediate Volleyball Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Students are expected to master higher levels of setting, spiking, serving, blocking, as well as more complex offensive and defensive strategies.
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PHED 250 - Intermediate Swimming I Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Stroke technique and propulsive skill development, primarily focused on freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke, and some butterfly. Ms. Prater-Lee.
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PHED 251 - Intermediate Swimming II Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Further development of swim stroke technique and efficiency. Ms. Prater-Lee.
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PHED 255 - The Psychology of Sport
1 unit(s)
(Same as PSYC 255 ) This course assesses the factors that influence behaviors related to participation in sports. The relationships of individual differences, attention, arousal, anxiety, and motivation, team cohesion, leadership, and audience effects on sports performance may be addressed. N. Jay Bean.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 105 or PSYC 106 .
Not offered in 2016/17.
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PHED 270 - Intermediate Squash I Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This course is for the intermediate player who wants to improve and build upon basic technique and tactics. It is designed to continue racquet skills development, variation of pace, deception, offense, defense and knowledge of the rules. Ms. Parker.
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PHED 271 - Intermediate Squash II Semester Offered: Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Review and further development of advanced strokes and strategies. Ms. Parker.
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PHED 272 - Intermediate Tennis I Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
This class is for the intermediate player who wants to improve and build upon basic technique. The course is designed to continue work on groundstrokes, volleys and serves, as well as develops more specialty shots and strategies. These include topspin, slice, approach shots, overheads and lobs, spin serves, and service returns and singles and doubles strategy.
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PHED 273 - Intermediate Tennis II Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Further development of stroke technique, specialty shots and strategies.
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PHED 290 - Field Work Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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PHED 297 - Reading Course Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 unit(s)
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PHED 298 - Independent Work Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
Permission granted by the chair of the department for the study of a topic in depth.
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PHED 378 - Advanced Swimming and Aquatic Conditioning
0.5 unit(s)
This course teaches stroke technique refinement and in-water conditioning and training skills. Goals are to improve lap swimming efficiency and physical conditioning. Ms. Prater-Lee.
Prerequisite(s): satisfactory completion of the Intermediate course, the Red Cross Level V course, or the ability to perform the equivalent swimming skills.
Not offered in 2015/16.
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PHED 390 - Water Safety Instructor’s Course
1 unit(s)
Fulfills the requirements for the American Red Cross instructor rating. Includes skill development, stroke analysis, learning progressions, class organization, and practice teaching. Prepares the student to teach basic and emergency water safety, infant and preschool aquatics, and all levels of swimming. Ms. Prater-Lee.
Prerequisite(s): Advanced skill in swimming, Red Cross Lifeguard Training certification or Emergency Water Safety certification, and permission of the instructor.
Note: Additional fee is required to complete the Red Cross certification and to receive academic credit.
Not offered in 2015/16.
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PHED 393 - Advanced Tennis Semester Offered: Fall
0.5 unit(s)
Emphasis on advanced strokes, analysis of errors, tactics for singles and doubles.
Prerequisite(s): good ground strokes, serve, and volley.
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PHED 399 - Senior Independent Work
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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BIOC 290 - Field Work
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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BIOC 298 - Independent Work
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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BIOC 300 - Senior Thesis Research Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Design and execution of a substantial independent original research project under supervision of a member of the faculty. The project follows a set of defined deadlines for completion of the work. It culminates in a substantial manuscript-style thesis submitted to the research mentor and a second reader from the faculty, and an oral presentation of the thesis research to the Biochemistry Program.
Prerequisite(s): BIOC 399 and permission of the instructor.
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BIOC 377 - Senior Laboratory in Macromolecule Function Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
A protein and its gene are characterized by chemical modification and site-directed mutagenesis. Coursework includes student presentations and extensive laboratory work. Mr. Eberhardt.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 324 /CHEM 324 .
Two 4-hour periods.
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BIOC 399 - Senior Independent Work
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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BIOL 105 - Introduction to Biological Processes Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
Development of critical thought, communication skills, and understanding of central concepts in biology, through exploration of a timely topic. The content of each section varies. The department.
See Freshman handbook for section descriptions.
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BIOL 106 - Introduction to Biological Investigation Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
Investigation of biological questions via extended laboratory or field projects. Emphasis is placed on observation skills, development and testing of hypotheses, experimental design, data collection, statistical analysis, and scientific writing and presentation. The department.
Prerequisite(s): for all students wishing to take BIOL 106 one of the following is required: BIOL 105 , a 4 or 5 in AP Biology, or a 5, 6, or 7 in IB Biology (HL). Students with other advanced biology content or any other concerns should confer with the department chair regarding placement into 106.
One 75-minute period and one 4-hour laboratory.
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BIOL 141 - Introduction to Statistics Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as MATH 141 ) The purpose of this course is to develop an appreciation and understanding of the exploration and interpretation of data. Topics include display and summary of data, introductory probability, fundamental issues of study design, and inferential methods including confidence interval estimation and hypothesis testing. Applications and examples are drawn from a wide variety of disciplines. When cross-listed with biology, examples will be drawn primarily from biology.
Prerequisite(s): three years of high school mathematics.
Not open to students with AP credit in statistics or students who have completed ECON 209 or PSYC 200 .
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BIOL 172 - Microbial Wars
1 unit(s)
(Same as STS 172 ) This course explores our relationship with microbes that cause disease. Topics including bioterrorism, vaccinology, smallpox eradication, influenza pandemics, antibiotic resistance, and emerging diseases are discussed to investigate how human populations are affected by disease, how and why we alter microorganisms intentionally or unintentionally, and how we study disease causing microbes of the past and present. The use of new technologies in microbiology that allow us to turn harmful pathogens into helpful medical or industrial tools are also discussed. David Esteban.
Not offered in 2016/17.
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BIOL 178 - Special Projects in Biology Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 unit(s)
Execution and analysis of a laboratory or field study. Project to be arranged with individual instructor. The department.
Open to freshmen and sophomores only.
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Biology: II. Intermediate Prerequisites for 200-level courses are BIOL 106 and either BIOL 105 , AP Biology with a 4 or 5 AP score, or IB higher level 5, 6 or 7 test score, unless otherwise noted.
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BIOL 202 - Plant Physiology and Development Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
An examination of the cellular and physiological bases of plant maintenance, growth, development, and reproduction; with emphasis on the values of different plants as experimental systems. To get a complete introduction to the biology of plants, you should also take BIOL 208 . A. Marshall Pregnall.
Three 50-minute periods; one 4-hour laboratory.
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BIOL 205 - Introduction to Microbiology Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
An introduction to the world of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses. The study of bacteria is stressed. Studies of the morphology, physiology, and genetics of bacteria are followed by their consideration in ecology, industry, and medicine. David Esteban.
Two 75-minute periods; two 2-hour laboratories.
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BIOL 208 - Plant Diversity and Evolution Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Plants are critically important for our continued existence on Earth. We are totally dependent on plants for the oxygen we breathe and the food that we eat. We rely heavily on plants for clothing, shelter, and many other essentials. Plants provide us with medicines, poisons, and mind-altering drugs. Plants inspire art, and many plants have become powerful cultural symbols. Thus, biologists, ecologists, environmentalists, anthropologists, and many others want to understand plants. In this course we will examine major events in the evolution of plants and other photosynthetic organisms, including photosynthetic bacteria, and algae. We will focus on their distinctive biological features, their environmental significance, and their value as model organisms for research. Laboratories include observations, experiments, and field trips. This course is appropriate for students majoring in biological sciences or environmental studies, and for those interested in ethnobotany. To get a complete introduction to the biology of plants, you should also take BIOL 202 . Mark Schlessman.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 106 , or ENST 124 , or permission of the instructor prior to registration.
Two 75-minute periods; one 4-hour laboratory.
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BIOL 218 - Cellular Structure and Function
1 unit(s)
An introduction to cell biology, with a focus on subcellular organization in eukaryotes. The regulation and coordination of cellular events, and the specializations associated with a variety of cell types are considered. Topics include organelle function, the cytoskeleton, and mechanisms of cell division. Laboratory work centers on investigations of cell function with an emphasis on biological imaging. Nancy Pokrywka.
Not offered in 2016/17.
Two 75-minute periods; one 4-hour laboratory.
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BIOL 226 - Animal Structure and Diversity Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
The members of the animal kingdom are compared and analyzed in a phylogenetic context. Emphasis is placed on the unique innovations and common solutions evolved by different taxonomic groups to solve problems related to feeding, mobility, respiration, and reproduction. Laboratory work centers on the comparative study of the anatomy of species representative of the major animal phyla. The department.
Two 75-minute periods; one 4-hour laboratory.
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BIOL 228 - Animal Physiology Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
A comparative examination of the mechanisms that animals use to move, respire, eat, reproduce, sense, and regulate their internal environments. The physiological principles governing these processes, and their ecological and evolutionary consequences, are developed in lecture and applied in the laboratory. Kelli Duncan, Megan Gall.
Recommended: PSYC 200 or MATH 141 ; CHEM 108 , CHEM 109 , and PHYS 113 .
Two 75-minute periods; one 4-hour laboratory.
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BIOL 232 - Developmental Biology Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
The study of embryonic development including gametogenesis, fertilization, growth, and differentiation. Molecular concepts of gene regulation and cell interactions are emphasized. The laboratory emphasizes classical embryology and modern experimental techniques. J. William Straus.
Two 75-minute periods; one 4-hour laboratory.
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BIOL 238 - Molecular Genetics Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Principles of genetics and methods of genetic analysis at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. Emphasis is placed on classical genetic experiments, as well as modern investigative techniques such as recombinant DNA technology, gene therapy, genetic testing, and the use of transgenic plants and animals. Jennifer Kennell, Nancy Jo Pokrywka.
Three 50-minute periods; one 4-hour laboratory.
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BIOL 241 - Ecology Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
Population growth, species interaction, and community patterns and processes of species or groups of species are discussed. The course emphasizes these interactions within the framework of evolutionary theory. Local habitats and organisms are used as examples of how organisms are distributed in space, how populations grow, why species are adapted to their habitats, how species interact, and how communities change. Field laboratories at Vassar Farm and other localities emphasize the formulation of answerable questions and methods to test hypotheses. Carol Christenson, Megan Gall, Margaret Ronsheim.
Three 50-minute periods; one 4-hour field laboratory.
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BIOL 244 - Genetics and Genomics Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
From understanding the role of a single gene in a single organism to understanding how species evolve, the field of genomics provides a lens for studying biology at all scales. In this course we develop a foundational understanding of genetics concepts and processes, and then deploy this foundation to probe some of the hottest questions in genomics. How do genomes evolve? What makes us human? How can we combat emerging diseases? In the lab component, students learn molecular biology and bioinformatics techniques, design and engineer a synthetic bio-machine from standard genomic parts, and use genomic approaches to understand how organisms interact with the environment. Jodi Schwarz.
Three 50-minute periods; one 4-hour laboratory.
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