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And Process for All — MED2110.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Peter Pagnucco
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Credits: 4
In American society, conflict resolution need not mean a punch in the nose-instead, we have process. This course is an experiential examination of two primary conflict resolution processes, litigation and mediation; and is intended for students willing to try things out. First, we will explore what society might want from a conflict resolution process and examine some of the
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Animation Projects — MA4201.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Sue Rees
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Credits: 4
The course will be for sustained work on an animation or set design. Students will be expected to create a complete animation, or project. The expectation is that students will be fully engaged in their project, and with critiques. Locations will be explored for showing of work including investigating digital projections on different surfaces and forms. Animation students
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Archive Fever — MA2124.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Erika Mijlin
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Credits: 4
A course on the creation, maintenance and philosophical/social implications of digital archives. The Archive, as a concept, suggests important questions about history, power, memory, access, self-determination, public and private spheres, etc. This course will address the Archive as a powerful idea, through reading and discussion, but also as an active and ongoing construction,
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Art in the Public Realm: Oslo Project II — VA4107.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Jon Isherwood; Susan Sgorbati
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Credits: 2
Through the experience of developing with Jon Isherwood a site-specific, commissioned work of art for the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway, students in this course will examine the definition, unique challenges, history, and implementation of public art. In the second-half of this year-long course, the class will continue to conduct case studies of public art projects and to
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Asceticism — HIS4131.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Stephen Higa
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Credits: 4
In our world of decadence and consumerism, it is almost impossible to fathom a world of discipline, renunciation, self-denial, and martyrdom. The records of early Mediterranean asceticism—from the Greco-Roman philosophers to the Christian saints—overflow with stories of men who stood on pillars for years on end and women who wandered the harsh deserts completely nude. In this
Social Science

Astrogeology — ES2109.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Tim Schroeder; Hugh Crowl
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Credits: 4
***Title Change from Planetology*** This course will investigate the physical conditions and processes necessary for creating a habitable planet. We will study the formation of stars and planets, and the evolution of planets after formation into safe harbors for life. This will include investigation of how both stellar and geological processes affect the habitability of
Science Mathematics and Computing Environment

Banjo — MIN2215.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: John Kirk
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Credits: 2
Beginning, intermediate, or advanced group lessons on the 5-string banjo in the claw-hammer/frailing style. Student will learn to play using simple song sheets with chords, tablature, and standard notation. Using chord theory and scale work, personal music-making skills will be enhanced. Awareness of traditional styles of playing the instrument will be furthered through a
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Bass with Bisio — MIN4417.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Michael Bisio
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Credits: 2
Beginning to advanced lessons in bass technique and appropriate theory. Corequisite: Must participate in Music Workshop (Tuesday, 6:30-8pm).
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Beginning Guitar — MIN2247.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Hui Cox
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Credits: 2
Introduces the fundamentals of acoustic guitar playing, including hand positions, tuning, reading music, major and pentatonic scales, major, minor, and seventh chords, chord progressions, blues progressions, and simple arrangements of songs. Corequisite: Must participate in Music Workshop (Tuesday, 6:30-8pm).
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Beginning Guitar Intermediate — MIN4238.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Hui Cox
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Credits: 2
Continues the fundamentals of acoustic guitar playing, including hand positions, tuning, reading music, major and pentatonic scales, major, minor, and seventh chords, chord progressions, blues progressions, and simple arrangements of songs explored in Beginning Guitar course. Previous musical experience is required, and the student must have own instrument.
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Beginning Potters Wheel — CER2107.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Aysha Peltz
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Credits: 4
This class is an introduction to using the potters wheel as a tool for generating clay forms with an emphasis on pottery making. While focusing on the development of throwing skills, students will explore various possibilities for assembling wheel-thrown elements and will experiment with both functional and non-functional formats. Students will be introduced to the whole
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Beginning Violin and Viola — MIN2241.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Kaori Washiyama
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Credits: 2
Basic techniques to include the reading of music in treble and/or alto clefs and in various "easy" keys. The study of left-hand position and fingering and the simple use of the bow will lead to short ensemble performances by the end of the term. Student must arrange for the use of a college instrument, if needed.
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Beginning Workshop in Recording — MSR2152.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: TBA
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Credits: 4
Each class will have a discussion of a particular aspect of the music-recording process and a hands-on working session illustrating the focus of that class. Classes will include an introduction to Pro Tools computer audio recording, basic recording acoustics, microphone theory and technique, audio signal path, tonal and dynamic control, and creating spatial ambience.
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Bennington Biodiversity Project — BIO4303.02

Spring 2015
Instructor: Kerry Woods
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Credits: 2
An All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) is an effort to compile the full list of species of all taxa present in some area on the planet. No ATBI has ever been (or ever will be?) completed, but this class is an ongoing effort towards a working ATBI for the 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ campus (which is unusually diverse for its area). Each cycle of the class addresses some taxonomic or
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Biochemistry — CHE4301.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Janet Foley
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Credits: 4
Biochemistry is an intermediate chemistry course in which students apply principles from general and organic chemistry, as well as general biology, to understand the molecular processes that characterize life. Biochemistry is a broad discipline that is growing rapidly in its scope - new developments and discoveries are being made daily. The goal of this class will be to give
Science Mathematics and Computing

Biogeography, Paleoecology, and Human Origins — BIO4317.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Kerry Woods
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Credits: 4
An exploration of ecological and evolutionary patterns in broad spatial and temporal perspective -- "big picture" biology. Our questions are: What shapes patterns in biodiversity and in the ranges and distributions of organisms? How do ecological systems respond to long-term and large-scale changes in environment (glaciation, global climate change, plate tectonics, meteorite
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Biomimicry in Architecture — ARC4206.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Karolina Kawiaka
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Credits: 4
This is an advanced studio class for students who are self-directed and have a proficient understanding of basic architectural concepts, history and theory. Students will develop skills needed to communicate architectural concepts and develop personal approaches to the design process. Such factors as climate, place, orientation, program, cultural ideas about place and space,
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Black Markets — Canceled

Spring 2015
Instructor: Robin Kemkes
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Credits: 4
Why do some transactions -- the sale of illegal drugs and weapons, human trafficking, finance, piracy, trade in endangered species, and harvesting of Siberian timber -- operate outside the formal economy? In this course we will study how the boundaries of the formal economy are negotiated, how black markets arise in relation to the formal economy, and the conditions under which
Environment Social Science

Brass Chamber Ensemble — Canceled

Spring 2015
Instructor: TBA
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Credits: 2
The Brass Ensemble explores the wide breadth of music and expression available to instruments made of brass. From antiquity, where the terrifying sounds of brass instruments heralded war and communicated power, to the gaudy wobble of medieval dance music; the beautiful introspection of renaissance wind music, or the beautifully ornamented architecture of baroque music; the
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Brass Instruments — Canceled

Spring 2015
Instructor: TBA
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Credits: 2
Individual instruction for brass players (including trumpet, French horn, trombone, and tuba). Strategies will be developed for each student to enhance their technique and musicianship. Course work will include the study and practice of music in a variety of styles including baroque, classical/romantic, contemporary, and jazz/improvisation, depending on the level and specific
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Calculus: Analysis of the Infinite — MAT4145.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
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Credits: 4
Calculus is the mathematics of quantities that are infinitely small or infinitely many in number. For example, in physics, the curved trajectory of a planet can be understood by splitting it into infinitely many, infinitely short straight line pieces. An area can be computed by splitting the shape into infinitely many, infinitely small squares or triangles. The paradox of
Science Mathematics and Computing

Camera Mounts I — SCU2117.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: John Umphlett
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Credits: 2
Have you ever wanted to mount a camera somewhere, or on something to capture a shot otherwise unreachable? Catapult a phone in a directed safe controlled path for a smooth shot of Jill smoldering her cigarette into the heel of her shoe. Sure there are endless attachments for your devices on kickstarter that someone else is making, but how about you take a shot at it. This seven
Visual Arts

Camera Mounts II — SCU4117.02

Spring 2015
Instructor: John Umphlett
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Credits: 2
This second part seven-week intensive course is a continuation of part one. Now you will be responsible for the image capture idea and will need to develop drawings, working products, and maintain a research and development log. The video or still camera must be considered seriously as now your image will carry and equal value as the mounting mechanism for your evaluation. You
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CAPA Workshop: Rethinking Education — APA4208.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Liz Coleman
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Credits: 4
We start with as deep and thoughtful an exploration as we can manage of what education should be, then look at what it is in order to take on the challenge of what it will take to close the gap between the two. We focus initially on the United States where its historic position as a model to the world with respect to public education has radically altered. Despite having a
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