A study of the leading ideas of the Western political tradition, focusing on such topics as justice, power, legitimacy, revolution, freedom, equality and forms of government-democracy especially. Lecture/discussion format taught in independent sections, with one or more sections designated Writing Intensive (WI sections are limited to 30). Open to all students. Entering students considering a major in government are strongly encouraged to take the course in their first year, either in the fall or the spring semester. Offered both semesters each year.

Sectioned course. The understanding of the principles and development of diving skills necessary to perform at least 10 different dives from five categories. Enrollment limited to 8.

Limited enrollment. Offered both semesters each year at Smith and in the Five Colleges.

Material builds on introductory organic chemistry topics covered in CHM 222 and focuses more heavily on retrosynthetic analysis and multistep synthetic planning. Specific topics include reactions of alkyl halides, alcohols and ethers; aromaticity and reactions of benzene; and cycloaddition reactions including the Diels-Alder reaction. Prerequisite: CHM 222 and successful completion of the CHM 222 lab. Enrollment limited to 16 per lab section.

Topics course. Limited to senior majors. Since the 1960s, "the underground" has been imagined as a privileged space of artistic innovation, political radicalism and authentic selfhood. Even today, hip-hop and punk musicians describe themselves as "underground" if they wish to emphasize their integrity; it is the place to go to keep things real, to avoid "selling out," to evade being co-opted by the dominant order. But what does it mean to be underground? Where did the underground idea come from?

This course prepares students to communicate comfortably in Spanish about themselves and their environment, and to acquaint them with basic socio-historical aspects of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Students participate in activities that involve interacting with others, presenting information and understanding (spoken, written) texts in the target language, and that allow them to learn about the structure of the language (its grammar). Five contact hours. Students completing this course can go to SPN 220, if they receive an A- or higher. Enrollment limited to 18 per section.

An introduction to statistical and other strategies for summarizing and evaluating sociological data. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, correlation, presentation and assessment of research findings, deduction and induction, error and bias, confidence. Enrollment limited to 40. Prerequisite: SOC 101.

This course prepares students to communicate comfortably in Spanish about themselves and their environment, and to acquaint them with basic socio-historical aspects of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Students participate in activities that involve interacting with others, presenting information and understanding (spoken, written) texts in the target language, and that allow them to learn about the structure of the language (its grammar). Five contact hours. Students completing this course can go to SPN 220, if they receive an A- or higher. Enrollment limited to 18 per section.

This course prepares students to communicate comfortably in Spanish about themselves and their environment, and to acquaint them with basic socio-historical aspects of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Students participate in activities that involve interacting with others, presenting information and understanding (spoken, written) texts in the target language, and that allow them to learn about the structure of the language (its grammar). Five contact hours. Students completing this course can go to SPN 220, if they receive an A- or higher. Enrollment limited to 18 per section.

By permission of the instructor, for qualified juniors and seniors. A scholarly project conducted under the supervision of any member of the department.