Design IV Studio

Several complex design projects selected and explored from commercial, institutional, hospitality and retail perspectives. Interdisciplinary and/or large-scale team projects are undertaken. Emphasis placed on individual design approach illustrating student's strengths. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BS-Arch majors.

Fei Cao

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Primary Title:  
Visiting Researcher in Applied Mathematics
Institution:  
Amherst College
Department:  
Mathematics
Email Address:  
fcao@amherst.edu

Critcl Perspctv/Collab Leadrsh

This course challenges students to interrogate the perceived dichotomy between leading as a solitary versus collaborative endeavor. Students examine theories and histories of leadership and collaboration through a critical lens and explore alternative ways of imagining change-making as a collaborative leadership act. Through reading, writing, reflection and practice, the course offers students new perspectives on how they might lead collaboratively. Recommended as a foundation for students whose future academic work is likely to include significant group work. Enrollment limited to 40.

Lab for Science of Reading

Students engage in field-based practice in classrooms where they observe, practice, and analyze structured literacy instruction. Weekly lab meetings provide a structured space to connect field observations to the science of reading frameworks (Simple View of Reading, Scarborough’s Rope, 4- Part Processor, etc.), DESE Early Literacy Standards, and strategies introduced in EDC 350. S/U only. Corequisite: EDC 350. Restrictions: Students on the teacher licensure track only. (E)

Introduction to Film Studies

This course is designed to introduce students to key issues in film studies, focusing on the history of American cinema from 1895 to 1960. We will pay particular attention to the "golden age" of Hollywood, with forays into other national cinemas by way of comparison and critique. Screenings will range from actualities and trick films, to the early narrative features of D. W. Griffith,Oscar Micheaux, and Lois Weber, to the development of genres including film noir (Double Indemnity), the woman's film of the 1940s (Now, Voyager), the western (Stagecoach) and the suspense film (Rear Window).

Sport Finance&Busins

Analysis of the financial and economic issues related to the operation of public and private sport organizations. Exploration of specific areas of student interest through development of comprehensive business plans. Specific topics include: structure of sport industry; determinants of profitability; forms of ownership, taxation, financing, and economic impact studies.
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