Students may take up to two semesters of ARH 291, “Topics in Art History,” as long as the topics are different: This course investigates feminist art practices in fine art, craft, and social movement imagery of the United States of America from 1900 to the present. We will approach our subject with an intersectional lens, meaning we will consider histories of gender as they are intertwined with other forms of identity such as race, class, sexuality, ability, and so on.

Students may take up to two semesters of ARH 291, “Topics in Art History,” as long as the topics are different: Why have individuals and groups been moved to destroy art? How has art been construed as both essential, bewitching and dangerous?

Topics course. Students may take up to four semesters of ARH 280 Art Historical Studies, as long as the topics are different: The course is an introduction to Buddhist grottoes of East Asia. We will learn the historical trajectories of Buddhist grottoes, including the development of cave architecture, mural painting, and sculpture. It pays special attention to the site specificity of the visual imageries, and their transmissions, commissions, and functions.

This course explores how art and architecture have profoundly shaped visual experiences and shifting understandings of the past and present. Featuring different case studies, each section includes work with original objects, site visits and writings about art.

This course explores how art and architecture have profoundly shaped visual experiences and shifting understandings of the past and present. Featuring different case studies, each section includes work with original objects, site visits and writings about art.

A calculus-based introduction to the properties, structure, formation and evolution of stars and galaxies. The laws of gravity, thermal physics and atomic physics provide a basis for understanding observed properties of stars, interstellar gas and dust. We apply these concepts to develop an understanding of stellar atmospheres, interiors and evolution, the interstellar medium, and the Milky Way and other galaxies. Prerequisites: two semesters of college-level physics and second-semester calculus.

An introduction to observational astronomy for students who have taken or are currently taking a physical science class. Become proficient using the telescopes of the McConnell Rooftop observatory to observe celestial objects, including the Moon, the Sun, the planets, stars, nebulae and galaxies. Learn celestial coordinate and time-keeping systems. Find out how telescopes and digital cameras work. Take digital images of celestial objects and learn basic techniques of digital image processing. Become familiar with measuring and classification techniques in observational astronomy.

An investigation of ethical questions that arise in the world of business, including the business of the academy; and scrutiny of the moral principles that may enable us to cope successfully with these questions.

This course will provide you with a general understanding of young people’s risk for initiating/misusing thefollowing licit substances: caffeine, cigarette, marijuana, and alcohol. In this course, you will gain knowledgeabout the prevalence of these substances, who’s at risk and why, and what motivates people to use them. Youwill also be introduced to general treatment and motivational-based intervention approaches in combating theuse/misuse of these substances.

This seminar focuses on people’s motivations to participate in political activism, especially activism around social issues. Readings include theoretical and empirical work from political psychology paired with personal accounts of activists. Weconsider accounts of some large-scale liberal and conservative social movements in the United States. Students conduct an in-depth analysis of an activists oral history obtained from the Voices of Feminism archive of the Sophia Smith collection. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.