A two-credit class that guides students through the proposal writing process required for entry into the BDIC major. Students will investigate career and graduate school options, finalize their course selections for the BDIC major and choose a faculty sponsor within the scope of the class. Admission to the class by application only.

This course explores the social and cultural expression of Zapatismo from its initial revolutionary uprising in the Mexican indigenous borderlands of Chiapas on New Year’s Eve, 1994 through its present-day global vision of an alternative world model.

This course focuses on individual and small-group behavior in the organizational setting. The class will focus on: (1) understanding human behavior in an organizational context; (2) understanding of oneself as an individual contributor and/or leader within an organization, and ways to contribute to organizational change; (3) intergroup communication and conflict management; and (4) diversity and organizational climate.

This course focuses on individual and small-group behavior in the organizational setting. The class will focus on: (1) understanding human behavior in an organizational context; (2) understanding of oneself as an individual contributor and/or leader within an organization, and ways to contribute to organizational change; (3) intergroup communication and conflict management; and (4) diversity and organizational climate.

This course offers a broad survey of skills and tools used in field-based environmental investigations. Students will gain hands-on experience with methods for collecting data from abiotic and biotic ecosystem components. Specific topics covered will include land-use mapping and spatiotemporal analysis; water, soil, and air quality monitoring; wildlife and vegetation surveying; and carbon storage and decomposition rate estimation. Additional topics will include experimental design, data analysis, and science communication.

The downhill skiing course is designed to give folks experience navigating downhill terrain regardless of experience level. For folks with little to no experience, we will start ground up, building foundational skiing skills over the course of 4 weeks. Students can choose to participate in a formal lesson or learn in a more applied way through experience. For those with preexisting ski skills, you will have the class time to get as many runs in as possible with a group who will provide technical feedback and good company.

Indoor rock climbing is designed to give students experience on indoor climbing walls focusing on technique and strength development. Students will spend time at the Hampshire rock wall and local rock climbing gyms with the goal of becoming more efficient climbers. Classes will include technique and strength activities/drills in an effort to challenge students at their ability level. When weather becomes warmer, we may spend one to two days outside climbing to explore how indoor skills apply to outdoor scenarios. 5-College students will be graded pass/fail.

Indoor rock climbing is designed to give students experience on indoor climbing walls focusing on technique and strength development. Students will spend time at the Hampshire rock wall and local rock climbing gyms with the goal of becoming more efficient climbers. Classes will include technique and strength activities/drills in an effort to challenge students at their ability level. When weather becomes warmer, we may spend one to two days outside climbing to explore how indoor skills apply to outdoor scenarios. 5-College students will be graded pass/fail.