This course will cover beginning and intermediate topics related to the creation of two and three-dimensional animations on the computer. Lectures, readings and homework assignments will explore subjects related to digitally drawn animation, 3D character animation using supplied rigs, basic modeling, shading and rendering, and combining 2D and 3D elements together.

Are you interested in teaching summer camp outdoors? Teaching nature classes in outdoor settings? Becoming an environmental educator? This course will teach you a variety of skills, knowledge, and instructional techniques. This course includes a "lab" session where you will: observe expert outdoor environmental educators, design one class/activity, and practice teaching. Lab sessions will be held at The Hitchcock Center for the Environment located on Hampshire's campus near the farm. Students must be willing/able to spend time teaching and learning outdoors.

This course can be summed up as: everything you wanted to know about aliens but were afraid to ask (a scientist). The course will explore the topic of extraterrestrial intelligence from the perspective of several different fields. We will look at the history of UFO sighting claims and analyze the reliability of eye-witness testimonies, explore psychological & sociological reasons behind claims of alien abductions, and analyze the current state of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) from the perspective of astronomy and planetary research.

The goal of this new course is two-fold: (a) considering competing theories of what names ("Venus") and definite descriptions ("the morning star") mean (looking at classic work by Frege, Russell, Donnellan and Kripke); (b) considering the way that truth and context relate to performativity (Austin), convention (Strawson, Lewis), and indexicality (Kaplan). No prior courses in philosophy required.