Sectioned course. American Red Cross Certification in Lifeguard Training and Basic First Aid/AED (Automated External Defibrillator) and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Prerequisites: 300 yard swim using crawl, breast and side strokes, and retrieval of 10 lb. brick from 8 ft. depth. Enrollment limited to 10.

Sectioned course. This course will focus on the improvement of swimming skills. Performance goals include being able to swim all 4 strokes and the turns associated with those strokes at a level that surpasses initial performance by the end of the semester. Students are assessed at the beginning and end of the semester with the aid of video feedback. Prerequisite: ability to swim at least one length of the pool. Enrollment limited to 12.

This is a full-year course.

This is a full-year course.

Each colloquium is conducted by means of directed discussion, with emphasis on close reading and the writing of short analytical essays. Priority will be 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.

Open to seniors by permission of the department.

A study of the curriculum and the application of the principles of teaching in the elementary school. Two class hours and a practicum involving directed classroom teaching. Prerequisite: three courses in the department taken previously, including 235 and 238, grade of B- or better in education courses. Admission by permission of the department.

Admission by permission of the department, normally for majors and minors who have had four semester courses in economics above the introductory level. Students contemplating a special studies should read the guidelines for special studies in the department's "Handbook for Prospective Majors." on the departments webpage: www.smith.edu/economics. This is a full-year course.