This course helps students explore the way that sport overlaps with and directly influences many aspects of the "American Dream" such as politics, economics, and racial and gender based (in)equality. Students investigate historical and current trends in sport and have the opportunity to examine individuals who had an impact on sport and American society.

The physical and psychological components of stress, identification of personal stress response patterns and techniques for daily stress management. Enrollment limited to 30

The goal of this course is to teach emergency medical care that enables the student to (1) recognize symptoms of illness and injuries; (2) implement proper procedures; (3) administer appropriate care; (4) achieve and maintain proficiency in all caregiving skills; (5) be responsible and behave in a professional manner; and (6) become certified in Community First Aid/AED and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Enrollment limited to 10.

The goal of this course is to teach emergency medical care that enables the student to (1) recognize symptoms of illness and injuries; (2) implement proper procedures; (3) administer appropriate care; (4) achieve and maintain proficiency in all caregiving skills; (5) be responsible and behave in a professional manner; and (6) become certified in Community First Aid/AED and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Enrollment limited to 10.

A beginning survey course of the disciplines that address physical activity and sport. The course takes into account the general effects of physical activity and how one studies and analyzes these experiences. Course content includes an examination of behavioral, sociocultural, and biophysical experiences and professional possibilities.

Enrollment limited to 15. Juniors and seniors only. Instructor permission required.

This 1-credit lecture series introduces students to theory and practice in fields related to the environment, sustainability and climate change. Students gain insight into how their liberal arts education and skills in critical thinking and analysis apply to a variety of environmental issues and sustainability contexts. Speakers, including distinguished alumnae, are drawn from the five colleges, the Pioneer Valley and beyond. S/U only. This course can be repeated for credit.

This course is designed to develop a student’s abilities as an environmental problem solver through practice. The problems come in two forms: a campus or local problem related to environmental sustainability or resilience, and the problem of what to do with one’s life. To address each, students engage in a semester-long group project that addresses a real-world environmental issue or question (projects vary from year to year) and a more individualized examination of the student’s own values, career aspirations and skills.

This course focuses on the interpretation and communication of environmental issues and solutions from multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives. Using contemporary environmental topics as a foundation, this course emphasizes careful assessment of both message and audience to design effective communication strategies for complex topics.

Offered as ANT 224 and ENV 224. Anthropology seeks to understand human life in all its complexity, but what constitutes the human is far from straightforward. This course examines the changing ways that Anthropos is being understood in an era of rapid global climate change and our planet’s sixth mass extinction event, both driven by human activities. We review perspectives on the relationship between humans and their environment from various cultural perspectives, considering how they engage notions of race, class, and gender, and what they imply for nature conservation.