Same as LSS 389. This class is intended for students who have taken introductory landscape studios and are interested in exploring more sophisticated projects. It is also for Architecture + Urbanism majors who have a strong interest in landscape architecture or urban design. In a design studio format, the students will analyze and propose interventions for the built environment on a broad scale, considering multiple factors (including ecological, economic, political, sociological, and historical) in their engagement of the site.

Topics course. An intensive examination of a theme in studio work. Students will work within the medium of their area of concentration. Each class will include students working in different media. Group discussion of readings, short papers, and oral presentations will be expected. The course will culminate in a group exhibition. A required fee of $75 to cover group supplied materials will be charged at the time of registration. Enrollment limited to 15 upper-level studio majors.

Topics course. Is the United States committed to promoting democracy and human rights abroad or just advancing its own strategic and domestic corporate interests? What influence does the United States have on the development of democracy around the world, and the emergence of ? and compliance with ? international human rights conventions, protocols and laws? This seminar begins with a historical overview of American democracy and human rights rhetoric and policies, and seeks to uncover the range of political ,economic, cultural and strategic motivations underlying U.S. behavior.

This course investigates and evaluates contemporary South Korean popular culture and the 21st century cultural phenomenon called hallyu (Korean Wave). It will consider the popularity of the Wave and the backlash against it both in East Asia and globally. It will raise the issue of how film, television, music, manhwa (comic books), sports and the Internet-participate in the transnational production and circulation of culture, identity, modernity, tradition, ideology, and politics.

Painting from models, still-life, and landscape using varied techniques and conceptual frameworks. A required fee of $25 to cover group supplied materials will be charged at the time of registration. Prerequisites: 266 and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15.

A survey of the genre from its beginnings in the political and artistic avant-garde movements of Europe at the turn of the 20th century through contemporary American conceptual bookworks. In particular, the course will examine the varieties of form and expression used by book artists and the relationships between these artists and the socio-cultural, literary, and graphic environments from which they emerged.

An analysis of selected microeconomic and macroeconomic issues about which our two political parties disagree. Specific issues will include health care; Social Security and other entitlement programs; taxes, government spending, and budget deficits; immigration, and the role of government in the economy. Prerequisites: ECO 250, ECO 253, and ECO 220 or its equivalent.

Summarizing, interpreting, and analyzing empirical data. Attention to descriptive statistics and statistical inference. Topics include elementary sampling, probability, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing and regression. Assignments include use of statistical software and micro computers to analyze labor market and other economic data. Prerequisite: 150 or 153. Students will not be given credit for both ECO 220 and any of the following courses: MTH 190/PSY 190, GOV 190, MTH 241, MTH 245, or SOC 201.

Summarizing, interpreting, and analyzing empirical data. Attention to descriptive statistics and statistical inference. Topics include elementary sampling, probability, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing and regression. Assignments include use of statistical software and micro computers to analyze labor market and other economic data. Prerequisite: 150 or 153. Students will not be given credit for both ECO 220 and any of the following courses: MTH 190/PSY 190, GOV 190, MTH 241, MTH 245, or SOC 201.

Summarizing, interpreting, and analyzing empirical data. Attention to descriptive statistics and statistical inference. Topics include elementary sampling, probability, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing and regression. Assignments include use of statistical software and micro computers to analyze labor market and other economic data. Prerequisite: 150 or 153. Students will not be given credit for both ECO 220 and any of the following courses: MTH 190/PSY 190, GOV 190, MTH 241, MTH 245, or SOC 201.