Explores the relationship between environmentalism and ecological thinking in Jewish religious, philosophical, mystical, and ethical texts and practices. How has religion, both historically and now, encouraged or impeded ecologically mindful lives? Can an intellectual, spiritual, and activist vocabulary invest environmental awareness with religious meaning and purpose? Includes guest lectures by leading local figures in the Jewish environmental movement. Students interested in other religious or secular traditions are welcome to pursue a comparative final project. No prerequisites.

This elementary French course is designed to give those with no previous experience in French the opportunity to begin to acquire the fundamentals of the French language and Francophone culture. It emphasizes communicative proficiency, the development of oral and listening skills, self-expression, and cultural insights. Classroom activities are focused on acquiring the four language competencies (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). The course starts with a short video presentation and incorporates authentic French material.

The U.S. estimates the cost of carbon is $37/ton. Is this estimate too low? Too high? What will emission reductions cost? This course is a cooperative research effort to understand and evaluate the Integrated Assessment Models used to estimate the costs and benefits of carbon emission reductions. We begin with the IPCC predictions of the physical impacts of climate change and then turn to the economic models that translate physical predictions into cost estimates.

Students explore the creative and artistic side of science through independent research projects that address world-pressing problems in Ecophysiology. Projects will be based on large, long-term, publicly available datasets from world-renowned field stations. Students will use RStudio to become proficient in the art of data visualization, data exploration, and data analysis. We explore how to make scientific presentations come alive and make research more palatable to the general public.

Students explore the interaction between an organism's physiology and its environment. Topics include changes in climate and resources on physiological processes, with a strong emphasis on plants. Through understanding the physiology of the individual, students are able to understand the physiology of the ecosystem. The lab includes field activities at the MacLeish Field Station, where students gain hands-on experience with sophisticated equipment. There is a strong emphasis on using R studio for data analysis of large data sets.

This course is intended for students, including first-years, who do not necessarily plan to declare a major in Architecture. Its format is a combination of studio work and seminar-type discussion to introduce students to the role of architecture within contemporary culture. The course examines this through the visual depiction and representation of architecture in media, such as monographs, journals, newspapers, advertising, film, television, blogs and new media. Course work consists of drawings, model-making, readings, viewings, class visits and written responses.

Introduction to the art of conducting. This course examines philosophical and practical aspects of the modern conductor's role. Topics include a musical gestural vocabulary, baton technique and score study/internalization of the printed page. Prior music performance experience and study of Western music theory is highly recommended; admission by permission of the instructor. May be repeated for credit.

By permission of the department.

Same as ARS 389. This class is for students who have taken introductory landscape studios and are interested in exploring more sophisticated projects. It is also for architecture and urbanism majors who have a strong interest in landscape architecture or urban design. In a design studio format, the students analyze and propose interventions for the built environment on a broad scale, considering multiple factors (including ecological, economic, political, sociological and historical) in their engagement of the site. The majority of the semester is spent working on one complex project.

Communicating with images is different than communicating with words. By learning how the eye and brain work together to derive meaning from images, students take perceptual principles and translate them into design principles for effective visual communication. Course lectures, readings, and exercises cover graphic design, visual information, information graphics and portfolio design. Students are introduced to graphic design software, on-line mapping software and develop skills necessary to complete a portfolio of creative work or a visual book showcasing a body or reaearch.