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Course Catalog 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Oberlin College Courses Offered in 2012-13 (and planned offerings in future years)

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  • DANC 100 - Contemporary Dance I-Beginning


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU
    Introduction to basic physical/intellectual principles of modern dance technique with an emphasis on the development of the body as an instrument of expression.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: H. Handman-Lopez, C. McAdams, E. Rosasco
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Notes: May be repeated for credit. Students on the wait list must attend the first class meeting in order to be considered for any openings. During the initial registration period, limited numbers of class seats are reserved for each class: first through fifth year students. During the add/drop period, consent of instructor is required.
  

  • DANC 105 - Introduction to Somatic Studies: Exploration through Movement


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3EX
    A vibrant state of well-being is an essential foundation to health. This hands-on course explores different movement modalities, using movement and analysis to gain a better understanding of our physical potential, while increasing our awareness of each person’s unique muscular usage in combination with his/her thinking patterns.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: D. Vogel
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    No previous dance experience is necessary, only an honest desire to explore movement and a commitment to health and wellness in your own life. Students on the wait list must attend the first class meeting in order to be considered for any openings.
  

  • DANC 113 - Ballet I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU
    Introduction to classical ballet with an emphasis on alignment, injury prevention, and expression.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: E. Rosasco
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Notes: Students on the waitlist must attend the first class meeting in order to be considered for any openings. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 132 - Contact Improvisation


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU
    The points of contact-visual, physical, rhythmic, emotional-set up the physical meeting ground for dancing. In this class we will acquire the physical skills (such as rolling, learning when and when not to give weight, how to receive weight, and how to fall softly) in order to facilitate a conscious, engaged dancing with one other.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: A. Albright
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: May be repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 190 - West African Dance Forms in the Diaspora I: Survey


    Next Offered: 2013-14
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    This course will survey dance movement forms and technique from West Africa to the New World through dance performance. A survey of dance performance using academic discourse as well as a movement vocabulary will be used. The influence of West African movements on the New World will include forms from Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti. This class will be taught from a traditional West African perspective and Pan-African world view.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: M. Sharpley
    Cross List Information This course is cross listed with AAST 190.
  

  • DANC 191 - West African Dance Forms in the Diaspora II: Cuba


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    This course will expand and build upon the dance movements, forms, and techniques explored in DANC/AAST 190. It will focus on extensive dance performance within Matanzas, Cuba, which has a strong historical link to West Africa. The class will explore the dances and rhythms of the following traditions: Yambu, Rumba Columbia, Guaguanco and the Orisha dances. These dances will be examined in their total context with costumes and music.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: M. Sharpley
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: DANC/AAST 190 or previous dance experience.
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with AAST 191.
  

  • DANC 192 - West African Dance Forms in the Diaspora III: Haiti


    Next Offered: 2013-14
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, CD
    This course will expand the dance movements, forms and techniques from the 190 and 191 classes. Extensive dance performance in rituals of Haiti will be examined. The student will explore the dance and rhythms of the RADA and Petro traditions within Haiti, including costumes and music.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: M. Sharpley
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: DANC/AAST 190 or 191 or previous dance experience.

     
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with AAST 192
  

  • DANC 200 - Contemporary Dance II-Low Intermediate


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU
    A continuation of dance technique for those who have successfully completed DANC 100 or the equivalent.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: R. Wesner
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    A placement (audition) class to determine eligibility for this course will be held during the first class meeting. Consented students will add the course during the add/drop registration period. Note: May be repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 201 - Contemporary Dance 2 - High Intermediate


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU
    A continuation of dance technique for those who have successfully completed DANC 200 or the equivalent.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: H. Handman-Lopez
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    A placement (audition) class to determine eligibility for this course will be held during the first class meeting. Consented students will add the course during the add/drop registration period. Note: May be repeated for credit
  

  • DANC 203 - Somatic Landscapes


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR
    Somatic Landscapes begins with the premise that we live in the world through our bodies. Thus, if we want to become conscious of our relationship to the earth, we must first become mindful of our bodies. This course uses both academic analysis and physical sensation to cultivate a curiosity about what we might learn from our experience of place. Moving beyond the geographical location of the college, we will include the larger Oberlin community and landscape as our classroom.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: A. Albright
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • DANC 207 - Improvisation I


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2014
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU
    Improvisation is the process of making choices within a given structure while moving and discovering the collective ‘choice’ as it evolves. The class will go from highly defined structures to more open improvisations over the course of the semester. Solo and group structures will be used. Elements such as time, space, motion, shape, weight, focus and range will be emphasized as key choices in this exploration.
    Enrollment Limit: 16
    Instructor: N. Martynuk
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: DANC 100 or DANC 200 or equivalent dance experience.
  

  • DANC 211 - Production Project


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-2 hours
    Attribute: 1-2HU
    Independent individual or collaborative work based in performance. Open to dancers, musicians, poets, designers, etc. Project leader must determine details of project in conjunction with a faculty sponsor. Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: A. Albright, H. Handman - Lopez, N. Martynuk, C. McAdams, E. Rosasco
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: May be repeated for a total of six credits. Please note certain sections are for letter grade, others are P/NP.
  

  • DANC 212 - Ballet II


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU
    In this continuation of ballet technique, an intermediate vocabulary is explored with particular attention to phrasing. A placement (audition) class to determine eligibility for this course will be held during the first class; students accepted into this course will add it during the add/drop period.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: E. Rosasco
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    May be repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 214 - Moving into Community


    Next Offered: 2013-14
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU
    What does it mean to engage one’s citizenship as a dancer? This course will introduce students to a variety of movement projects within the Oberlin community. We will look at both historical precedents and contemporary examples of choreographers such as David Dorfman, Liz Lerman, and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar of Urban Bush Women in order to explore the issues of social power and cultural work involved in community-based teaching and performance.

     
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Instructor: A. Albright
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • DANC 221 - Body Re-education


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU
    This course focuses on the relationship of mind and body in affecting physical change to re-educate and align the body. Students will explore functional anatomy through readings and movement sessions as well as analyzing personal alignment and movement patterns. A body-based language describing and analyzing movement, anatomy, and imagery is used in the movement sessions. Readings are assigned.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: D. Vogel
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Students on the wait list must attend the first class meeting in order to be considered for any openings. Prerequisite: DANC 100 or DANC 113.
  

  • DANC 222 - Choreography I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU
    This class focuses on methods of generating material and shaping movement phrases toward the creation of solos and small group dances. Weekly studies are assigned, exploring the use of space, gesture, dynamics, rhythm, shape and texture. Methods of composition include use of improvisation as well as an introduction to the basic forms of theme and variation, canon and repetition. Readings, discussions and performances are required.
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Instructor: N. Martynuk
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: DANC 100 required and one semester of DANC 250, DANC 273 or DANC 350 recommended.
  

  • DANC 230 - Autobiography and Performance


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4HU, CD, WP
    Autobiography and Performance is a course which integrates performance practices with intellectual theories in order to investigate the various ways individuals choose to construct a representation of their self/selves. We will consider how one’s history, gender, race or ethnic identification, sexuality and ability shape the creation of an autobiographical performance. How does the presence of the performer’s body affect our reception of the autobiographical voice?

     
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: A. Albright
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with THEA 230
  

  • DANC 250 - Dance History: Dance in the 20th Century


    Next Offered: 2013-14
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    This course investigates the role of dance in 20th century America. We will explore the way a variety of social and theatrical dances both shaped and were shaped by discourses of feminism, nationalism, African American cultural identity, and modernism.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: A. Albright
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
  

  • DANC 270 - Queer Acts


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    This course will engage with that sexy, yet elusive, cultural concept called ‘Queer Theory.’ We will study both queer theories and contemporary queer practices by looking at the performance work of Ann Liv Young, Ethyl Eichelberger, Tim Miller, Split Britches, Holly Hughes, Marlon Riggs, Diane Torr, The Five Lesbian Brothers, Bill T. Jones and others. The central question of the course will be: ‘Is the act of performing inherently queer?’ Drag will be encouraged, but not required.
    Instructor: A. Albright
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with THEA 271
  

  • DANC 293 - Seeing Work: Out of Oberlin


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU
    This OASIS course takes students beyond Oberlin to see performances, films and exhibitions, to expand our notions and further our explorations of the fields of cinema, dance, music, theater and art. We will travel approximately eight times during the semester to Cleveland (Cleveland Public Theater) or Columbus (The Wexner Center at OSU) to see–in Ben Shahn’s phrase, ‘the shape of content’. Students will assess/discuss and respond in written form in their online OASIS portfolios.
    Enrollment Limit: 18
    Instructor: E. Brown-Orso, T. Lopez, C. McAdams
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: Recommended for OASIS program. Restricted to OASIS program. Consent required.
  

  • DANC 295 - Dance Conditioning


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU
    This course focuses on creating optimal physical conditioning for the intermediate and advanced dancer. Among other modalities, resistance training using Pilates-based exercises and physioball training will be explored. Focus will be on correcting inefficient alignment, balancing muscle usage, and improving range of motion.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: D. Vogel
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: DANC 200 or DANC 212.  Students on the wait list must attend the first class meeting in order to be considered for any openings.
  

  • DANC 300 - Contemporary Dance III - Advanced


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU
    A continuation of dance technique for those who have successfully completed DANC 200, DANC 201 or the equivalent.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: H. Handman-Lopez, R. Wesner
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    May be repeated for credit. A placement (audition) class to determine eligibility for this course will be held during the first class meeting. Consented students will add the course during the add/drop registration period.
  

  • DANC 303 - Oberlin Dance Company


    Semester Offered: First Module, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Attribute: 2 HU
    Students will learn a faculty-choreographed dance for performance in Hall Auditorium. The course will emphasize rehearsal and performance techniques such as learning and retaining movement quickly and taking responsibility for expressively developing one?s own role. Placement by audition the first day of classes.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: R. Wesner
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: May be repeated for credit .
  

  • DANC 304 - Apprenticeship


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU
    This is an OASIS course. Students will work in the creation of a faculty-directed theatrical movement piece to be performed as part of the evening-length work completed during Winter Term 2013 and presented at Cleveland Public Theater. The course will emphasize rehearsal techniques such as improvisational processes to create an ensemble; students will also be expected to learn and retain movement quickly and take responsibility for expressively developing their own roles. Placement by audition.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: N. Martynuk
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: Recommended for OASIS program. Restricted to OASIS program. Consent required. Placement by audition on the first day of classes or when auditions are announced.
  

  • DANC 305 - Collaborative Investigations in Choreography and Composition


    Next Offered: 2014-15
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU
    The goal of this course is to initiate and support contact among students who have a strong interest in developing collaborative work with each other. We will investigate and experiment with various models of collaboration; participants will create studies in response to artistic challenges and problems. As a means to better understand the medium of their collaborators, students will also investigate those disciplines in which they are less accomplished. Artists we may study include: Adams/Sellars, Cage/Cunningham, Glass/Wilson, The Rachel’s/Bogart.
    Enrollment Limit: 16
    Instructor: T. Lopez, N. Martynuk
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Experience with choreography for Dance 305, or with musical composition for Tech 305. P/NP grading only.
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with TECH 305
  

  • DANC 307 - Improvisational Performance


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU
    We will practice and refine the skill of honing improvisational structures and practices toward creating an improvised dance in performance. Students will contribute to an original score by the faculty director. The project will culminate in performance at the end of the semester. Placement by audition at the first class.
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Instructor: E. Rosasco
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • DANC 311 - Practicum in Dance


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-2 hours
    Attribute: 1-2HU
    Independent individual projects that are not performance-based, such as teaching or community service work. Students determine project details in conjunction with faculty sponsor.
    Instructor: A. Albright, H. Handman - Lopez, N. Martynuk, C. McAdams, E. Rosasco, D. Vogel
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: May be repeated for credit. Certain sections are for letter grade; others are graded P/NP.
  

  • DANC 312 - Ballet III


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2014
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Attribute: 2 HU
    In this configuration of ballet technique, an advanced vocabulary is explored with particular attention given to further refinement of phrasing and musicality.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: Elesa Rosasco
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    May be repeated for credit. A placement (audition) class to determine eligibility for this course will be held during the first class meeting.  Consented students will add the course during the add/drop registration period.
  

  • DANC 332 - Varsity Contact


    Next Offered: 2013-14
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, WR
    This course will build on the foundational skills acquired in DANC 132. We will both deepen and expand our work in performance, creative and critical writing, and working with various communities. Students interested in this course must be able to attend Sunday jams and various weekend events.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: A. Albright
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Contact Improvisation (DANC 132)
  

  • DANC 350 - Contemporary Global Dance


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    What happens to hip hop when it travels from the streets of New York City to the Parisian-Arab suburbs, or to disaffected youth in the ex-soviet bloc? What is the role of belly-dancing in Yoruba ritual in Brazil? What does contemporary African dance look like? These are some of the questions we will ask as we trace a variety of contemporary dance forms from their place of origin across the globe.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: A. Albright
  

  • DANC 390 - Essence Dance Class


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-3 hours
    Attribute: 1-3HU, CD
    This course is designed to promote and develop creativity in dance performance through the Black experience. A variety of dance forms will be used such as: modern, Afro-forms, and black urban vernacular dances. Students are expected to purchase costumes.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: M. Sharpley
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: AAST 101, DANC/AAST 190, or DANC/AAST 191 preferred . Notes: May be repeated for a maximum of four accumulated hours. P/NP grading only.
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with AAST 390.
  

  • DANC 391 - Dance Diaspora


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-3 hours
    Attribute: 1-3HU, CD
    Faculty directed performance project.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: M. Sharpley
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Notes: May be repeated for a maximum of four accumulated hours. Auditions are held in spring semester for fall enrollment. African American Studies majors and Dance majors will have first priority.
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with AAST 391.
  

  • DANC 393 - Collaboratons: Dance, Music, Media, Performance


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU
    This OASIS course is a workshop format that focuses on the integration of dance, music, and media. Students will experiment with different creative processes and models for collaborative composition and create studies in response to artistic challenges and technical problems. To better understand the medium of their collaborators, students will also investigate those disciplines in which they are less accomplished. Student created collaborative work will be integrated into a performance project at Cleveland Public Theater during Winter Term 2013.
    Enrollment Limit: 18
    Instructor: E. Brown-Orso, T. Lopez, N. Martynuk
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: Required for OASIS program. Restricted to OASIS program. Consent required.
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with TECH 393 and CINE 393.
  

  • DANC 394 - Collaborations: Dance, Music, and Media


    Next Offered: 2013-14
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU

    This upper-level workshop will focus on the integration of dance, music, and media.  Of specific interest will be the “dance for the camera,” which we will examine through viewings, lectures, and discussion.  Class projects will be realized by collaborative teams and will draw on both fixed-media and real-time techniques in combining electroacoustic music, movement, and digital media.

     
    Enrollment Limit: 16
    Instructor: C. McAdams, P. Swendsen
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
     

    Prerequisites: DANC 222 or DANC 207; Timara Prerequisite: TECH 204.
  

  • DANC 395 - Special Topics in Choreography


    Next Offered: 2013-14
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU
    This is an upper-level composition course for the student interested in creating dances with text, site-specific work, or other student-initiated projects. This semester the course will focus on the use of music and on student independent work.

     
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: N. Martynuk
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Notes: May be repeated for credit. Consent of instructor required.
  

  • DANC 400 - Senior Project


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU
    Independent individual projects that represent culminating work in the dance major. Projects are an outgrowth of work done in the area of Focused Study as defined by the student when declaring the major. Students determine project details in conjunction with their faculty sponsor. Consent of the instructor is required.
    Instructor: A. Albright, N. Martynuk, C. McAdams, E. Rosasco, D. Vogel
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • DANC 420 - Honors Project


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3-6 hours
    Attribute: 3-6HU
    Intensive independent work in dance on a research thesis or creative project to be decided upon in consultation with an advisor. Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: A. Albright, N. Martynuk, C. McAdams, E. Rosasco
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program
  

  • DANC 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3HU
    Signed permission of the instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 5
    Instructor: A. Albright, N. Martynuk, C. McAdams, E. Rosasco, D. Vogel
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • EAST 109 - Topics in Chinese Film: Introduction to Modern Chinese Cinema


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Cinema Studies, Comparative Literature
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    A study of the booming cinema scene in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Topics include the history of popular Chinese cinema and the relationship between style and politics. Directors include Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Wong Kar-wai, Stanley Kwan, Ang Lee, and Tsai Ming-liang. Taught in English.
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: H. Deppman
  

  • EAST 110 - Northeast Asian Prehistory to Eary History


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Anthropology
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 SS, CD
    The modern territories of Korea, Mongolia, Siberia, Manchuria and Japan have formed a complex interaction sphere for thousands of years. Centered on the Korean Peninsula, this course offers a chronological survey covering the Holocene to the Mongol Empire and an introduction to the anthropological models key to understanding the last 10,000 years in Northeast Asia and the place of prehistory in the modern societies of the region.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: J. Wright
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
  

  • EAST 116 - Traditional Japanese Literature in Translation


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Comparative Literature
    Next Offered: 2013-14
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    An introduction to Japan’s literary and theatrical genres from 7th to 19th century. The class readings range from ancient epic poetry to urban haiku, prose tales about love, war, and power, realistic and fantastic drama, and essays such as the Pillow Book. We will consider the precursors of modern manga, anime, realism, and the avant garde. The class includes visits to the Art Museum and screenings of Noh and kabuki plays.
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: A. Sherif
  

  • EAST 118 - Modern Japanese Literature and Film


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Comparative Literature, Cinema Studies
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    This course is an introduction to influential literary and cinematic currents in Japan from the 19th century to the present, We may read literary works by Murakami, Ichiyo, Tanizaki, Soseki, Oe, and view films of Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and Ozu. We will explore issues of style, influence, and national literature/film against the backdrop of cultural and social history, and investigate the reception of these works in relation to gender, aesthetics, and nationalism. Taught in English.
    Enrollment Limit: 35
    Instructor: J. Herlands
  

  • EAST 120 - Chinese Calligraphy


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    This course is an introduction to Chinese calligraphy, focusing on the mastery of the standard script kaishu. It will also cover the historical development and aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: K. Li
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Some knowledge of Chinese characters.
  

  • EAST 121 - Chinese Civilization


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD
    An introduction to the history of China from the archaeological origins of Chinese civilization to the period of the mature imperial state in the 17th century. The diverse origins of China’s civilization are stressed as topics in political, social, and economic history are explored, as well as developments in religion and thought, language and literature, and art. The course is the normal introduction to further study of Chinese history and culture and, in particular, provides a valuable context for themes treated in Modern China.
    Enrollment Limit: 50
    Instructor: D. Kelley
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 105.
  

  • EAST 122 - Modern China


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD
    This history of China from the founding of the Manchu Qing (Ch’ing) dynasty in 1644 takes a China-centered perspective. Along with political and institutional developments, long-term changes in the society and economy of China are stressed, and the indigenous bases for those changes are explored so that China’s 20th century revolutionary upheaval will be seen to be more than a ‘response to the Western impact’ or an ‘emergence into modernity.’
    Enrollment Limit: 50
    Instructor: D. Kelley
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 106.
  

  • EAST 131 - Japan from Earliest Times to 1868


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD
    This course examines the origins of Japanese civilization and surveys the classical, medieval, and early modern periods. From the emergence of a court-centered state through the rise and fall of a warrior-dominated society, Japan’s pre-modern history is explored by focusing on political, social, cultural, and intellectual developments. Early interactions with Asia and the West will be considered as a means of questioning the ‘opening’ of Japan in the mid-nineteenth century.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: E. O’Dwyer
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 159.
  

  • EAST 132 - Modern Japan


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD
    This course surveys Japan’s modern transformation from the Meiji Restoration of 1868 to the present. It examines how political, social, and economic modernization were simultaneous projects while considering their impact on the lives of citizens at home and imperial subjects abroad. We focus on how economic volatility, popular struggles for representative democracy, war, and colonization represent aspects of Japan’s twentieth century experience as well as widely shared dilemmas of modernity.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: E. O’Dwyer
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HIST 160.
  

  • EAST 143 - Approaches to Chinese and Japanese Art


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    This combined introduction to the Arts of China and Japan will follow a rough chronology from ancient to modern. We will focus on smaller contexts, including temples, tombs, and artistic circles and examine a range of media (e.g. painting, sculpture, prints). Primary themes will include how socio-political circumstances inform artistic production, the spatial or social networks of art, cultural exchange, and tensions between court-sponsored traditions and other artistic practices.
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Instructor: B. Cheng
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with ARTS 204
  

  • EAST 151 - Chinese Thought and Religion


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    A historical survey of the three major religious and philosophical traditions of China: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Attention is given to how each comprehends the universe and translates its ideal into philosophical thought, religious practice, and social and moral imperative. Interaction and mutual borrowing among the three will be examined to show how each was changed or inspired by the others and evolved under their influence.
    Enrollment Limit: 55
    Instructor: J. Dobbins
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 235.
  

  • EAST 152 - Japanese Thought and Religion


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD
    A historical survey of the development of Shinto and Buddhism in Japan and the roles they have played in Japanese culture and society. Among the topics to be discussed are the ancient myths of Shinto, the transmission of Buddhism to Japan, the emergence of new forms of Buddhism (i.e., Zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren), and the use of Shinto as a nationalistic ideology.
    Enrollment Limit: 55
    Instructor: J. Dobbins
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with RELG 236.
  

  • EAST 163 - Korea: Past, Present and Future


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD, WR
    This course is designed to introduce students to a broad survey of Korea’s history, both ancient and modern. It will examine various interpretive approaches to the political, social, cultural, and diplomatic history of Korea. We will also investigate contemporary nationalist theories of Korean development, including Japanese imperial legacies of colonial conquest, and how they have informed Koreans’ view of their ancient past as well as influenced current debates about the two Koreas’ reunified future.
    Enrollment Limit: 50
    Instructor: S. Jager
  

  • EAST 206 - Topics in Chinese Literature: Sex and the Country


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Comparative Literature, Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    This course studies the use of “sex” and “country” as a site and a metaphor in modern Chinese literature. Broadly defined, sex signals issues of sexuality, gender relations, reproduction, and seduction, while the country represents the nation, nature, and peasants. Studying a wide selection of short stories, novels, and films, we will pay special attention to the ways writers use love and passion to negotiate the larger political and cultural issues of modern China. Taught in English.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: H. Deppman
  

  • EAST 210 - Pastoralism Past and Present in Northeast Asia


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 SS, CD
    New Course Added 05.08.12

    Nomadic pastoralism is a ‘third way’ of human subsistence separate from farming or foraging, a sustainable human adaptation to grassland environments practiced through particular technologies and domesticated animals. We will focus on the novel human ecology and social organizations that emerges from mobile ways of life drawing on modern, ethnohistorical and archaeological examples. Northeast Asian steppe pastoralism will be the central example, with additional case studies from Eurasia, North and South America and Europe. May count toward the major in Anthropology.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: J. Wright
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
  

  • EAST 265 - The Politics of Memory


    Next Offered: 2013-14
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD, WR
    The aim of this course is to explore the complexities of war and memory from a comparative, regional perspective, with particular emphasis on East Asia. By comparing different histories and memories of war, this course will explore how public memory of wars are formed, produced, commemorated and transformed. It will also explore the political relevance of war memories on contemporary East Asian politics.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: S. Jager
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Any 100-level East Asian history course.
  

  • EAST 267 - Japanese Food Cultures


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, CD
    New course added 05.08.12.

    This humanities-centered approach to the study of food and culture emphasizes Japanese foodways, broadly conceived. Through readings, discussions inside and outside of class, presentations, blogs, wikis, and a research project, we will construct a body of knowledge about the interrelations between food, Japanese culture, and ourselves. We will consider food both as a theoretical concept and as a material object in order to explore the representation of food from a variety of disciplinary standpoints.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: J. Herlands
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • EAST 322 - Avant Garde in Japanese Culture


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Comparative Literature
    Next Offered: 2013-14
    Semester Offered: First Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR
    This course explores the avant-garde in Japan’s literary and visual cultures (19th century to the present). What was considered aesthetic and ideological innovation in cultural production in times of radical change and of relative stability? We will also examine the role of avant-garde art and political activism in elite, mid-brow, and mass culture, and in nation building. This class uses cultural theory and comparative analyses of gender and class. Taught in English.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: A. Sherif
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: Previous course work in literature, cinema, art, history, or East Asian Studies is strongly encouraged.
  

  • EAST 330 - NGO’s and Civil Society in East Asia


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    History
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD
    This seminar examines the development of the nonprofit sector and civil society in East Asian countries in the context of globalization and the global associational revolution since the 1970s. It introduces the theoretical discourse on civil society, and contrasts modernization efforts and state-civil society relationships in China, Korea and Japan, with an emphasis on China.
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Instructor: Q. Ma
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: Coursework in East Asian history or politics.
  

  • EAST 362 - The Korean War


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    History
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD, WR
    This seminar is designed to explore the cultural, social and political history of the Korean War in the context of the recent debate about the ‘origins’ of the Cold War, Cold War ideology, American-Korean relationship in the context of the war, memory of the Korean War in South Korea and the United States, as well as specific battles, key players and contested memories about the war, among other issues.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: S. Jager
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: At least two courses in East Asian History.
  

  • EAST 401 - Honors Program


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU
    Consent of program director required.
    Instructor: M. Blecher, Q. Ma
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Registration limited to seniors. Admission to the Honors Program is subject to the approval of the East Asian Studies faculty during the student’s junior year.
  

  • EAST 500 - Capstone Project


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0 hours
    Attribute: 0HU
    Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: M. Blecher, B. Cheng, J. Dobbins, S. Gay, S. Jager, D. Kelley, E. O’Dwyer
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP grading only.
  

  • EAST 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3HU, CD
    Independent study of an East Asian Studies subject beyond the range of catalog course offerings. Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 5
    Instructor: M. Blecher, B. Cheng, J. Dobbins, S. Gay, S. Jager, D. Kelley, E. O’Dwyer
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • ECON 101 - Principles of Economics


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    This course introduces the student to the economic problems of unemployment, inflation, the distribution of income and wealth, and the allocation of resources. The basic tools of analysis for studying these problems are developed and the role of public policy in securing economic objectives is explored. The course is designed to serve as a foundation for further work in economics and as a desirable complement to study in history, politics and sociology.
    Enrollment Limit: 50
    Instructor: C. Chiapa, J. Hawkins, E. McKelvey, J. Suter
  

  • ECON 102 - Principles of Economics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    This course is equivalent to ECON 101. It covers the same substantive material but introduces students to the application of mathematical tools in economics.
    Enrollment Limit: 50
    Instructor: B. Craig
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 133.
  

  • ECON 109 - Principles of Accounting


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    Accounting is the creation, reporting, and interpretation of financial information. The course will show how accounting data can be used by people outside an organization–for example, investors and regulators–to evaluate its financial performance. It will also show how accounting data can be used within an organization as a planning and management tool. The course will be particularly useful to those interested in careers in business, economics, arts and non-profit management, law, and government.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: P. Pahoresky
  

  • ECON 203 - Labor and Poverty in South Africa


    Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2 SS
    New course added 06.07.12.

    The course gives a general overview of the South African labor market, its characteristics and problems. Comparison is made with other Southern African countries’ labor markets. It also looks at poverty as one of the socio-economic challenges in South Africa. Factors such as the history of poverty research, definition of poverty, measurement and state of poverty in South Africa are looked at.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: B. Sakatane
    Consent of the Instructor Required: No
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Econ 101 or equivalent
  

  • ECON 207 - Urban Economics


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    How and why do cities form? How do economic forces shape the city?s formation, location, size and function? We begin by looking at the economies and diseconomies of urban scale and the urban hierarchical network, as well as theories of land markets. We move to an economic and policy-centered analysis of the challenges of urban life, such as zoning, housing, transportation, suburbanization and the provision of public services.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: R. Cheung
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: ECON 101 or its equivalent.
  

  • ECON 209 - Economic Development


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, CD, QP-H
    This course offers a survey of the different theories and the empirical evidence on the factors that determine economic performance in low and middle income countries. The first part broadly covers the meaning and measurement of development, such as indicators of poverty, inequality and demographic variables. The second part will introduce the student to the major theories that try to explain economic development. The final section will focus on policy issues, especially the dismal record of foreign aid.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: C. Chiapa
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Econ 101 or its equivalent.
  

  • ECON 211 - Money, the Financial System and the Economy


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    The course deals with the linkages between financial markets, financial institutions, monetary policy and the economy. Topics will include the function of money in the economy, the determination of interest rates and exchange rates, the origin and evolution of financial intermediation, and the role of the financial system in the transmission of monetary policy.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: E. McKelvey
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ECON 101 or its equivalent.
  

  • ECON 219 - Labor-Management Relations


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H, WR
    An introduction to the problems of labor economics and industrial relations, primarily in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the growth of the labor force, wages, the increased importance of white-collar employment, the goals of labor and management, collective bargaining and major issues of public policy.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: H. Kasper
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ECON 101 or its equivalent.
  

  • ECON 224 - Law and Economics


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H, WR
    Using principles of economics to analyze legal issues provide insight into how laws create incentives that affect welfare-maximizing behavior. This course explores and justifies major areas of law, such as property, contracts and torts, through application of basic economic theory. We further evaluate the economic role of remedies when such legal rules are violated. Advantages and limitations of economic analysis of law also are considered.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: J. Hawkins
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ECON 101 or its equivalent.
  

  • ECON 227 - International Trade and Finance


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Latin American Studies, Russian and East European Studies
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    An introduction to international economics with an emphasis on the economic analysis of international transactions, financial interdependence, and current trade conflicts, as well as discussions of the historical development and contemporary role of international institutions.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: B. Craig
    Prerequisites & Notes
    ECON 101 or its equivalent.
  

  • ECON 231 - Environmental Economics


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Environmental Studies, Law and Society
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    The course is an introduction to the theory and practice of environmental economics. Emphasis is placed on understanding how the basic tools of economic analysis are used to identify sources of environmental problems, value environmental resources, and design environmental policy within the framework of a market based economic system.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: J. Suter
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ECON 101 or its equivalent.
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with ENVS 231.
  

  • ECON 242 - Financial Economic History


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS
    This course examines United States economic history from the colonial period to the present, focusing on how the financial and monetary system evolved in response to bank panics, stock market crashes, and wars. Economic analysis is applied to study economic trends and key developments important for understanding contemporary economic issues.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: E. Tallman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: Prerequisite: ECON 101 or its equivalent. Recommended: ECON 211.
  

  • ECON 251 - Intermediate Macroeconomics


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    This course provides a detailed overview of the basic macroeconomic theories used to analyze aggregate spending and production, economic growth and business cycles. Theories covered in the class will be applied to examples drawn from current events and contemporary policy debates.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: E. McKelvey
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 101 and sophomore standing or a 200-level course in economics.
  

  • ECON 253 - Intermediate Microeconomics


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    An introduction to the art of building mathematical models of the behavior of individual economic agents. Topics include models of consumers, producers, their interaction with each other in different market forms and strategic situations, and the welfare implications of economic outcomes in the presence and absence of markets.
    Enrollment Limit: 40
    Instructor: R. Cheung, J. Hawkins
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 101 and sophomore standing or a 200-level course in economics and MATH 133 Proficiency in calculus at the level of Math 133 is essential.
  

  • ECON 255 - Introduction to Econometrics


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4SS, QP-F
    This is an introduction to the application of statistical methods to the estimation of economic models and the testing of economic hypotheses using non-experimental data. The central statistical tool is multivariate regression analysis. Topics covered include: the Gauss-Markov theorem, testing hypotheses, and correcting for heteroskedasticity, autocorrelation and simultaneous equation bias. In the weekly computer lab sessions econometric software is used to analyze real-world data.
    Enrollment Limit: 24
    Instructor: B. Craig
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MATH/STAT 113, MATH 133, both ECON 251 and ECON 253, or consent of instructor.
  

  • ECON 317 - Industrial Organization


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: First Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    Analysis of the modern theory and empirical evidence about the organization of firms and industries, why firms and industries take on particular forms, and what is the impact of that organization on market outcomes for consumers and producers. Specific topics include monopoly behavior, strategic firm behavior in markets with “few firms”, mergers, antitrust, governmental regulation, and consumer welfare.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: V. Saini
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 253 and MATH 133.
  

  • ECON 320 - Labor Economics


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H, WR
    The labor market and its relation to the economy as a whole. Emphasis on wage theory, the economic impact of trade unionism, unemployment, education, discrimination and major issues of public policy.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: H. Kasper
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ECON 253 or consent of instructor.
  

  • ECON 322 - Public Economics


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    We use tools of economic analysis to study the public sector, which plays a dominant role in our lives. We examine the foundation of welfare economics, developing rationales for the existence of government. We introduce major concepts of public finance: externalities, public goods, voting and redistribution. We supplement the theory with discussions on relevant policy issues (public education, health care reform, social security, etc.) and with examples of empirical research related to taxation and expenditure.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: R. Cheung
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Econ 253 or consent of the instructor.
  

  • ECON 323 - Education and Welfare


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    This course focuses on two distinct, but related issues: the reasons for and consequences of welfare assistance in the U.S.; and the determinants of school achievement and its economic rate of return. The relation between employment, individual aspirations, and family structure is examined, especially as they relate to poverty and fertilitY.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: H. Kasper
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Econ 253.
  

  • ECON 326 - International Trade


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Latin American Studies, Russian and East European Studies
    Semester Offered: First Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    This course offers the advanced theory of international trade, focusing on the factors which determine trade patterns, the gains from trade, and the domestic and international distribution of the gains from trade. Trade restrictions in the form of tariffs and quotas will be analyzed as well to understand how government policies can alter both trade flows and the distribution of gains from trade.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: B. Craig
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 253 and MATH 133 or equivalent. This course may also count for the majors in Latin American Studies, Russian and East European Studies.
  

  • ECON 327 - International Finance


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H

    In this class, students explore the key economic building blocks of international finance and open-economy macroeconomics, including balance-of-payments relationships, purchasing-power parity, interest-rate parity, models of exchange-rate determination, and economic policies under fixed and floating exchange-rate regimes. The course also includes an introduction to some advanced micro-based models. To master these concepts, we investigate such recent issues as: U.S. current-account sustainability, China’s undervalued exchange rate, the viability of the European monetary union, and the Japanese yen “carry trade.” 
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: O. Humpage
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 251 and MATH 133. Note: Taught in alternate years.
  

  • ECON 331 - Natural Resource Economics


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Enviromental Studies, Law and Society
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    This course applies microeconomic analysis to the allocation and management of natural resources and the environment. Economic modeling is used to analyze the optimal use of resources such as land, water fisheries, forests, and fossil fuels. In addition, the economic aspects of policies related to urban sprawl, water conservation, biodiversity, and renewable resource use will be explored.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: J. Suter
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 253 and MATH 133. ENVS 231 recommended.
    Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with ENVS 331.
  

  • ECON 340 - Financial Derivatives


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    This course provides a thorough review of financial derivative contracts and their extraordinary growth in recent decades, from forwards and futures, to options, swaps, and credit derivatives. While we pay some attention to the role of derivatives in the panic of 2008, the emphasis is on how these instruments work, how they can be used to redistribute risk, and on principles and models of valuation.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: E. McKelvey
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: ECON 251 or ECON 211, ECON 253, MATH 133, and either MATH 335 or consent of instructor. Students may not receive credit for both ECON 241 and ECON 340.
  

  • ECON 351 - Macroeconomic Theory


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Mathematics
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H
    This course examines central issues in macroeconomic research and policy. Building on basic models developed in ECON 251, the course develops more rigorous models to investigate economic growth, consumption and savings, investment, and business cycle fluctuations emphasizing the roles of monetary and fiscal policies, and their macroeconomic effects.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: E. Tallman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 251, ECON 253, and MATH 133. ECON 255 is also recommended.
  

  • ECON 353 - Microeconomic Theory


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: Second Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-F
    Analysis of selected topics in microeconomic theory at a level consistent with a first-year graduate course. Topics include optimization, risk and uncertainty, economics of information, game theory, market design (auctions and contract theory), welfare economics, and general equilibrium.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: V. Saini
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 253 and MATH 231 are required. MATH 232 is recommended.
  

  • ECON 355 - Advanced Econometrics


    Next Offered: 2013-2014
    Semester Offered: First Semester 2013-2014
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-F
    The course will cover advanced topics in econometrics as a sequel to ECON 255. The course will focus on applying econometric techniques to practical estimation problems, and therefore will be accessible to all students who successfully completed the introductory course. Topics covered include basic time series analysis, reduced form econometric estimation techniques in the presence of endogeneity, such as first difference estimators, fixed and random effects, instrumental variables, simultaneous equations, and the estimation of treatment effect in experimental and quasi-experimental settings, and limited dependent variable models (Logit, Probit, and Tobit). Practical exercises will be conducted in Stata.

     

     
    Enrollment Limit: 24
    Instructor: T. Pfutze
    Prerequisites & Notes
    ECON 255, MATH 133, and ECON 253.
  

  • ECON 357 - Time Series Econometrics


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS
    This course investigates how to estimate econometric models from time series data. Topics include stationary and non-stationary time series models, vector auto-regression models, and other advanced topics. Students will develop the tools to derive and test model specifications and an appreciation of the problems associated with modeling time series data.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: E. Tallman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: ECON 251, ECON 255.
  

  • ECON 404 - Seminar: Economics Analysis of Law


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    Law and Society
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, WR
    We use microeconomic theory and basic empirical tools to evaluate how legal rules and institutions alter behavior. Topics under common law, such as property, torts, crime, and the litigation process, as well as regulatory law, such as antitrust, are considered. We also explore the role of noneconomic, normative aspects, such as morality and fairness, in evaluating legal rules from an economic perspective.
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Instructor: J. Hawkins
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: ECON 253 required; ECON 255 recommended. This course may count toward the Law and Society major.
  

  • ECON 427 - Seminar: International Finance


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H, WR
    This course offers students the opportunity to explore issues in international finance and open-economy macroeconomics through their own research. Students will choose topics and develop their interests in close cooperation with the professor. Ideally, the research will contain econometric applications or quantitative mathematical modeling. The process will develop research skills while familiarizing students with some of the current and on-going debates in the area. We will also introduce many of the basic building blocks of international finance at seminar meetings.
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Instructor: O. Humpage
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: Econ 251 and Econ 253 required; Econ 255 recommended.
  

  • ECON 437 - Seminar: Experimental and Behavioral Economics


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, WR
    This seminar will introduce students to the modern tools of laboratory economics experiments with a special focus on the use of experiments for informing public policy related to pollution regulation, common pool resource use, and the provision of public goods. Students will survey the experimental economics literature and will undertake an independent research project in which they design and implement their own economics experiment.
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Instructor: J. Suter
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite & Notes: Econ 253 and Econ 255
  

  • ECON 440 - Seminar: US Monetary Policy


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, WR
    This seminar addresses questions like – What does monetary policy do? What should monetary policy do? – by examining the performance of the Federal Reserve during watershed events. Topics will include the formulation, implementation, and transmission of policy, and will emphasize empirical methods enabling students to conduct independent policy research.
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Instructor: E. Tallman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 251 and ECON 255 or consent of instructor
  

  • ECON 491 - Honors Program


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-6 hours
    Attribute: 1-6SS, WR
    This program is open by departmental invitation near the end of the junior year to major students whose general and departmental records indicate their ability to carry the program and the likelihood that they will profit from it. The program extends through the senior year and involves the independent preparation of a thesis, defense of the thesis, active participation with other Honors students and the department staff in a weekly seminar meeting during the second semester, and both written and oral examinations by an outside examiner.
    Instructor: R. Cheung
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • ECON 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3SS
    Signed permission of the instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 5
    Instructor: R. Cheung, B. Craig, J. Hawkins, H. Kasper, E. McKelvey, A. Ortiz Bolanos, T. Pfutze, V. Saini, J. Suter, E. Tallman
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • EDUA 101 - Language Pedagogy: The Theory & Practice of Teaching and Learning Languages


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 Hours
    Attribute: 4 HU, CD
    What does it mean to know a language? And how do you teach languages effectively? Encouraging students to look at language in new and revealing ways, this course provides an introduction to the field of applied linguistics and language pedagogy. The course includes a practicum in which students work as teachers or tutors in the language(s) of their competency, including English. Spanish-speaking students will work in SITES. Open to all students, regardless of linguistic background.
    Enrollment Limit: 25
    Instructor: K. Faber
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
  

  • EDUA 102 - Spanish Teaching Practicum


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0-2
    Attribute: 0-2 HU, CD
    This practicum is offered for variable credits (0-2) to students who have successfully taken EDUA 101 and wish to continue in the SITES program. Every credit represents a weekly time commitment of approximately 3 hours (including 1 hour teaching). P/NP Grading only.
    Enrollment Limit: 65
    Instructor: K. Faber
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: EDUA 101. P/NP Grading only. May be repeated for credit, up to 5 credits total, after which zero-credit enrollment is possible.
  

  • EDUA 312 - Alternative Pedagogies: Theory and Application


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU
    What are alternative pedagogies? What do they look like? How are they different from and similar to “traditional” ways of teaching and learning? Through readings, discussions, field trips, structured observations and student-facilitated classes, we will explore the theory and application of alternative pedagogies and what supports and constrains their use. 16 hours of structured observation/interaction with young learners outside of class time will be required.
    Enrollment Limit: 18
    Instructor: D. Roose
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Sophomore standing or above and work with children in an educational setting
  

  • EDUA 320 - Children and Society: Is There Still a Childhood?


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 Hours
    Attribute: 4 HU
    New course added 10.23.12.

    Through the lenses of children’s literature, developmental psychology and sociological and historical research we will explore the historical role of children and childhood and then examine some of the social, educational and economic issues affecting children and childhood in U.S. society today. Individual and group research will include interviews and library work. The last third of the course will be seminar-based with students sharing research. Field trip(s) required.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Instructor: D. Roose
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Sophomore level or higher
  

  • EDUA 560 - OCEAN Graduate Workshop-College Writing


    Semester Offered: Summer 2012
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Attribute: 1 EX
    This course helps teachers enhance content knowledge and explore effective college-level pedagogy including identifying appropriate materials for course preparation and student use, and appropriate grading standards. This section focuses on identifying key expectations for writing at the college level. It provides teachers with strategies to support and encourage college-level writing. Teachers use college-level writing textbooks, write essays about writing and teaching writing, and discuss writing and revision processes, and rubrics for grading college-level writing.
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Instructor: L. Podis
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to limited selection of graduate level students.
  

  • EDUA 561 - OCEAN Graduate Workshop-Shakespeare and Performance


    Semester Offered: Summer 2012
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Attribute: 1 EX
    This course helps teachers enhance content knowledge and explore effective college-level pedagogy including identifying appropriate materials for course preparation and student use, and appropriate grading standards. This section explores one Shakespeare play in depth. Teachers read the play, scholarship on context, and selected criticism; view several performances of the work (usually on video; and participate in staging various scenes from within the work to learn how to teach Shakespeare using a participatory performance by students.
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Instructor: P. Gorfain
    Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to a selected graduate audience only.
 

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