Are people born knowing right and wrong, good and evil? What does ?evil? look like, and do you know it when you see it? This course will investigate how humans have represented ?good,? ?evil,? and related concepts across a variety of cultural contexts throughout time. Concerns guiding our readings may include the suffering of the innocent, the existence of evil, and the development of a moral consciousness and responsibility. We may also consider how discourses of good and evil shape and are in turn shaped by race, gender, and class.

Intensive writing course dealing with various topics in economics. Fulfills the Junior Year Writing requirement for students whose primary major is Economics at UMass Amherst.

What shapes the built environment of cities and towns we inhabit? Have you considered a career in the stewardship of the built environment? By exploring perspectives within sustainability, planning, and urban design, we can learn to better understand the cities we live in and why they function the way they do. Through sustainability tools and techniques, students will learn to engage with their surroundings while understanding the importance of creating an inclusive, equitable, and resilient built environment that moves beyond economic benefits to consider social and environmental impacts.

What shapes the built environment of cities and towns we inhabit? Have you considered a career in the stewardship of the built environment? By exploring perspectives within sustainability, planning, and urban design, we can learn to better understand the cities we live in and why they function the way they do. Through sustainability tools and techniques, students will learn to engage with their surroundings while understanding the importance of creating an inclusive, equitable, and resilient built environment that moves beyond economic benefits to consider social and environmental impacts.

There's more than one way to find success in college and the path to getting there is different for every student. Our goals in this course are to connect with fellow students and the instructor as you become a contributing member of the community, both at UMass and beyond; start planning your individual academic goals and pathways toward achieving them; explore the different majors in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and start thinking like a social scientist.

There's more than one way to find success in college and the path to getting there is different for every student. Our goals in this course are to connect with fellow students and the instructor as you become a contributing member of the community, both at UMass and beyond; start planning your individual academic goals and pathways toward achieving them; explore the different majors in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and start thinking like a social scientist.

This is the first part of a two course series dedicated to the Anatomy & Physiology of domestic animals. This course covers gross anatomy and physiology of domestic animals, using a comparative approach of species encountered in the veterinary field. The anatomy is approached in a functional and systemic way in laboratory sessions. Students use anatomical models and preserved specimens of a variety of species to study gross anatomy of various systems. This semester the focus is on the skeletal, muscular, digestive, cardiovascular, reproductive and urinary system.