Space and Design

(Offered as ARCH 105 and ARHA 105) This hands-on design studio will foster innovation as it guides students through the development of conceptual architecture. Through a series of projects that build on each other, students will develop their own design language and experiment with architecture at several scales - from an interior screen that plays with light, shadow and color, to a dynamic built structure and its integration into a site.

Gender and Education

(Offered as AMST 308 and SOCI 308) The relationship between girls’ empowerment and education has been and continues to be a key feminist issue. For instance, second wave liberal feminist approaches sought to make schools more equitable through equal access to educational resources for girls and the elimination of gender discrimination. Yet the relationship between gender and schooling remains a complex site of research and policy.

Belonging in School

(Offered as AMST 200 and SOCI 200) Large numbers of students continue to drop out or disengage from American schools each year. Critical educational researchers have argued that many school practices, policies, and cultures “push out” the most marginalized students, or at the very least, do not take sufficient steps to create a culture of belonging. This course examines political, social, and institutional belonging as well as the conditions of schooling that prompt students’ formal and less formal forms of school disengagement.

Jason J Burbank

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Departmental Assistant
Institution:  
UMASS Amherst
Department:  
Facilities & Campus Services
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jburbank@facil.umass.edu
Office Building:  
Physical Plant Building

FYS- Flavor Your World

Ever wonder how the Science of Food impacts your eating choices? Have a friend - or are the one - that hates cilantro? This is the world of Sensory Science, where we will study the relationship between your five senses and their influence on everyday food choices. Prepare your eyes, ears, tongue and mind: we'll challenge your sensory perception! (Please note: This is not a cooking class.)

FYS- Grow or Not to Grow

When it's unbearably hot outside, you seek shade underneath a tree or run to the nearest air-conditioned room. But what about that tree? What can it do to beat the heat? It can hardly move out of the sun, or crawl into an air-conditioned room. So, why does the tree appear to be fine on dangerously hot days? How does the tree balance survival, growth, and reproduction? A plant's dilemma! Join me as we explore these questions and more, illuminating the hidden side of plants!

S-SustainableBuildngSystemSem

The course serves as a dynamic sampling of the multiple disciplines necessary to create or modify the Built Environment. Discussions based on lectures presented by various educators, researchers, and practitioners; experts in their fields will provide students with a broadened perspective, which will help foster critical thinking and provide a more expansive view of the Built Environment.

S-SustainableBuildngSystemSem

The course serves as a dynamic sampling of the multiple disciplines necessary to create or modify the Built Environment. Discussions based on lectures presented by various educators, researchers, and practitioners; experts in their fields will provide students with a broadened perspective, which will help foster critical thinking and provide a more expansive view of the Built Environment.

FYS- Maps and More

What is spatial thinking? Whether it is an outbreak of a disease, the discovery of a new species, the path of a tornado, or the location of the nearest pizza place, knowing about where things happen is important to how we understand and relate to our local environment and to the world at large. This course will help students develop problem-solving skills, cultivate critical thinking skill, and foster data literacy skills, through employing cutting-edge technology to address real-world problems.

FYS- Maps and More

What is spatial thinking? Whether it is an outbreak of a disease, the discovery of a new species, the path of a tornado, or the location of the nearest pizza place, knowing about where things happen is important to how we understand and relate to our local environment and to the world at large. This course will help students develop problem-solving skills, cultivate critical thinking skill, and foster data literacy skills, through employing cutting-edge technology to address real-world problems.
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