Students in this course will be exposed to the process of designing and creating web pages, following some of the most commonly used technologies used in real-life scenarios. Successful students will therefore learn both how to build web pages and how to create simple programs. Students will be building web pages from the beginning of the course, focusing both on web page look and feel as well as the underlying code. Students will learn to use HTML, JavaScript, and cascading style sheets. No previous computer programming experience is assumed.

Each colloquium is conducted by means of directed discussion, with emphasis on close reading and the writing of short analytical essays. Priority is given to incoming students in the fall-semester sections of the colloquia. Other students should consult the course director about possible openings. Enrollment in each section limited to 20. A study of the way filmmakers edit, distort, clarify, and otherwise interpret Shakespeare's plays; the process of metamorphosing theatre into film, imagery into image.

According to modern science the universe as we know it began expanding about 14 billion years ago from an unimaginably hot, dense fireball. Why was the universe in that particular state? How did the universe get from that state to the way it is today, full of galaxies, stars and planets? What evidence supports this "big bang model"? Throughout this course we focus not simply on what we know about these questions, but also on how we know it and on the limitations of our knowledge. Designed for non-science majors. Enrollment limited to 20.

Advanced exploration of photographic techniques and visual ideas. Examination of the work of contemporary artists and traditional masters within the medium. (Varying topics to include large-format photography and advanced darkroom processes). A required fee of $75 to cover group supplied materials will be charged at the time of registration. Students may require additional supplies as well and will be responsible for purchasing them directly. Prerequisites: 282 and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15.

Topics course This museum-based seminar focuses on a collection of photographs of the ancient ruins of Rome collected by Caroline Sturgis Tappan (1819-88). These photographs are paired with Piranesi prints from the Yale Art Museum for the fall 2016 Smith College Museum of Art exhibition When in Rome? Student research in this seminar contributes directly to exhibition planning.

This seminar focuses on four aspects of international financial markets: (1) International Portfolio Diversification with an emphasis on the role of the emerging economies; (2) Global Financial Crises and their impact on the economy; (3) Global Economic Imbalances provides an analysis of comparison of saver economies such as China, Germany and Japan with that of the borrowing economies such as the United States; (4) The Foreign Exchange Market focuses on currency crises and international disputes about China's exchange rate policy.

This course explores the eight years of the Clinton Presidency. It covers the elections, policy debates, foreign policy, battles with the Republican Congress and impeachment. The purpose is to begin the task of bringing perspective to those years. Prerequisites: One American government course and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 20.

A study of Western philosophy from Bacon through the 18th century, with emphasis on Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and especially Kant. Maximum number of students per section 15.

A study of Western philosophy from Bacon through the 18th century, with emphasis on Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and especially Kant. Maximum number of students per section 15.

A survey of European women's experiences and constructions of gender from the French Revolution through World War I, focusing on Western Europe. Gendered relationships to work, family, politics, society, religion and the body, as well as shifting conceptions of femininity and masculinity, as revealed in novels, films, treatises, letters, paintings, plays and various secondary sources.