Examination of the Civil Rights Movement from the Brown v. Topeka decision to the rise of Black power. All the major organizations of the period, e.g., SCLC, SNCC, CORE, NAACP, and the Urban League. The impact on white students and the anti-war movement. (Gen.Ed. HS, U)

Introduction to contemporary public policy issues and debates. Various perspectives on public policy, including equality, justice, and efficiency. Emphasis on in-class discussion and debates. Applications may include environmental policy, affirmative action, immigration, welfare policy, education, health, and other public policies.

Introduction to the American constitution as law. The importance of the text and the traditions of interpretation. The courts, congress, and the presidency. Also local power, the bill of rights, and the fourteenth amendment. (Gen.Ed. SB)

Physical and electronic structure of semiconductors, band theory, semiconductor statistics, scattering processes and carrier transport, optical properties, modern quantum electronic devices. Prerequisite: E&C-ENG 607.

Stage Rigging is a hands-on class focused on the safety and accepted practice of theatrical rigging. During the two class periods per week, students will participate in hands-on demonstrations from skilled professionals as they learn everything from tying the proper knot to mathematical formulas detailing load distribution. In addition, students in the class will be responsible for the rigging of each of the main stage productions of the Theater Department, Street Scene and Peter Pan.

A survey of Renaissance music from Dunstable and Dufay to Gesualdo, Monteverdi, and Gabrieliofrom faux bourdon to the invention of opera. Emphasis on musical masterpieces; reference to parallel developments in the visual arts. Prerequisite: MUSIC 300.

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Exercises in play construction involving characterization, dialogue, and plot development; and completion of a short playscript.

Development of the professional theater in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Reading and analysis of plays in their theatrical and cultural contexts. Meets Junior Year writing requirement. Prerequisite: THEATER 120.

Principles of rigging, advanced rope techniques, and chainsaw applications for tree pruning and removal.