Evolutionary history of the terrestrial arthropods (body plans, relationships, fossil history); physiology (the implications of cuticle, thermoregulation, flight); reproduction (life cycles, metamorphosis, mating systems); behavior (communication, sociality); ecology (parasitism, mutualism, predator-prey and plant-insect interactions). Each student will collect, mount, and identify specimens for her own collection.

How are animal bodies built to deal with living on earth? In this course we will study the function of cells, organs, and organ systems that have evolved to help animals make their way through the physical and chemical environment. In lecture and in lab, we will consider the common needs of animals -- needs such as feeding, breathing, and reproducing -- and the diverse solutions they have devised. A range of life, from unicellular organisms to animals with backbones (including mammals), will be considered.

The course examines the most popular mythical love tales in classical art and their reception since the Renaissance.The aim of the course is to acquaint students with visual modes of storytelling and compare them with narratives in literature and in (records of) performance.

The course considers excavations of the key Greek and Roman sites, such as Troy, Knossos, Olympia, Pompeii, and Aphrodisias, and with them the growth of archaeology as a hobby, a discipline, and a science. Moments of discovery, acts of preservation and restoration, tourism and popular reception will be covered.

Early European explorers, modern travelers, collectors, curators, and archaeologists have contributed to the development of ancient Latin American collections in museums across the globe. This course traces the history of these collecting practices and uses recent case studies to demonstrate how museums negotiate--successfully and unsuccessfully--the competing interests of scholars, donors, local communities, and international law.

This course advances students' Chinese reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills by studying journalistic reports on the most pressing issues in China and the U.S. It also introduces the formal expressions, writing styles, and terminology commonly used in Chinese media.

What lies at the intersection of language and art? In this studio course, students will look at contemporary and historical artwork, exhibitions, and theory that highlight this question with the aim of gaining a clearer understanding of how language functions in their personal practice. This may include the discussion and creation of two- and three-dimensional works that incorporates text or letterform, art that is inspired by a specific text, and writings on art. Additionally, we will discuss the role of critique for artists and approaches students can take in talking about their work.