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Course Catalog 2008-2009 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Oberlin College Courses

 
  

  • CSCI 290 - Studies in Computation and Modeling


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 NS

    A case-studies course considering applications of computation and modeling across natural and social scientific disciplines. Students will learn the modeling techniques used in these fields and apply them in some cases to solve problems. The course features the participation of faculty from several Oberlin departments as well as internationally known modeling expert guests.
    Instructor: R. Salter
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Math 133
  

  • CSCI 299 - Seminar: Mind and Machine


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    NSCI
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    An interdisciplinary exploration of how we think and how machines ‘think’. Contributions to our understanding of the mind from artificial intelligence, neural networks, cognitive psychology, philosophy of mind, linguistics, and neuroscience will be covered. The course will be focused around three questions: How do we study the mind? How can the mind be modeled? Do machines have a mind? No background in computer use, programming or neuroscience is required. However, students with a background in any or all of these areas will find this course useful and are encouraged to enroll. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: A. Borroni
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Open to students from all departments and programs at all class levels.
  

  • CSCI 311 - Database Systems


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 NS, QP-F

    This course examines the logical organization of databases: the entity-relationship, network, relational, and object-oriented models, and their languages. Other topics include security and integrity, concurrency control, and distributed database systems.
    Instructor: J. Donaldson
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: CSCI 151.

    Taught in alternate years only.
  

  • CSCI 317 - Computer Architecture


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 NS, QP-F

    An in-depth study of the advanced techniques used in modern processors to achieve high performance. Topics covered will include Amdahl’s law, superscalar and pipelined processors, pipeline hazards, instruction-level parallelism, cache memory design, and multiprocessor design. Enrollment Limit: 48.
    Instructor: B. Kuperman
    Prerequisites & Notes

    Prerequisite: CSCI 210 or consent of the instructor.

    Taught in alternate years only.
  

  • CSCI 331 - Compilers


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 NS, QP-F

    A laboratory course on translating programs to machine language. Emphasis will be given to the four main steps of compilation: lexical analysis, parsing, type checking and code generation; some attention will also be paid to code optimization. Alternative strategies will be considered for each of these steps. Each student will write a compiler (approximately 4,000 lines of C code) for a language developed for this course. Given in alternate years only.
    Instructor: J. Donaldson
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: CSCI 210 and CSCI 383 or consent of the instructor
    Notes: Taught in alternate years only
  

  • CSCI 333 - Natural Language Processing


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    An introduction to computational models of natural (human) language at the lexical, syntactic, and semantic levels. The course covers algorithms for sentence parsing and analysis. Applications include language generation and machine translation.
    Instructor: J. Donaldson
    Prerequisites & Notes
    CSCI 151.
  

  • CSCI 341 - Operating Systems


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    The theory of operating system fundamentals and a survey of operating system functions. Concepts and techniques of concurrent programming are covered, relevant to the design of operating system kernels. Such functions as memory management, processor allocation, and device management are included. The Unix operating system serves as a case study.
    Instructor: J. Donaldson
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: CSCI 210 and CSCI 241 or consent of instructor.
  

  • CSCI 342 - Computer Networks


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F

    This course is canceled effective 10.29.2008.

    Networks are a central part of any modern computing system. This course will first consider the design of contemporary local and wide-area networks in terms of their abstract layers (i.e. the TCP/IP and OSI reference models) and then focus on actual implementations of those layers. The course will include a study of the protocols used in the Internet.
    Instructor: R. Salter
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: CSCI 210, (CSCI 241 recommended), or consent of the instructor. Taught in alternate years only.
  

  • CSCI 343 - Computer and Information Security


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    This class will introduce students to fundamental concepts in computer and information security. Topics that may be covered include: threats and vulnerabilities, malicious software, defensive programming techniques, basic cryptography, models of security, auditing, intrusion detection, basic database security, digital rights management, and issues of laws and ethics related to information security. This course is designed to present a broad survey of the field rather than an in depth study of a particular portion.
    Instructor: B. Kuperman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: CSCI 151, CSCI 241 recommended.
  

  • CSCI 357 - Computer Graphics


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS

    An introduction to the theory and practice of computer graphics. Topics include graphics hardware, 2D and 3D transformations, perspective displays and clipping, hidden surfaces, color and shading, lighting models, splines, and fractals. Programming projects make use of the OpenGL library.  This course emphasizes algorithms and techniques for 3D image synthesis.
    Instructor: R. Geitz
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 232, CSCI 241, CSCI 280. Notes: Taught in alternate years.
  

  • CSCI 359 - Digital Animation


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 NS , QP-F

    This is a programming-based introduction to the theory and practice of 3D digital modeling and computer animation. Topics will include traditional animation techniques such as storyboarding, keyframing and tweening, as well as digital techniques for modeling, lighting, tracking and simulation.
    Instructor: R. Geitz
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Math 232 and CSCI 151 or consent of the instructor.
    Notes: CSCI 280 is recommended but not required. Taught in alternate years only.
  

  • CSCI 364 - Artificial Intelligence


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 NS

    A study of the techniques currently being used in programs that mimic intelligent or human behavior. Topics include production systems, search strategies, resolution theorem proving, rule-based deduction and plan-generating systems, and knowledge representation techniques.
    Instructor: A. Sharp
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: CSCI 151 or consent of the instructor.
    Note: Taught in alternate years only.
     
     
  

  • CSCI 383 - Theory of Computer Science


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3NS, QP-F

    This is a course on models of computation and the limits of computability. The first part of the course discusses mathematical models of computation and the problems that can be solved by each model. The second part of the course discusses problems that cannot be solved by any algorithmic process. The final sections of the course are devoted to a categorization of problems by how efficiently they can be solved.
    Instructor: A. Sharp
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 220 and CSCI 280 or consent of the instructor.
  

  • CSCI 401 - Honors


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2-4 hours
    Attribute: 2-4NS

    Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: A. Borroni, J. Donaldson, R. Geitz, B. Kuperman, R. Salter, A. Sharp
  

  • CSCI 995 - Private Reading


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 0.5-3 hours
    Attribute: 0.5-3NS

    Signed permission of the instructor is required.
    Instructor: A. Borroni, J. Donaldson, R. Geitz, B. Kuperman, R. Salter, A. Sharp
  

  • DANC 100 - Modern 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. Students who are wait-listed during initial registration must come to the first class meeting to be considered for admission to this course.  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 thru 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
    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. Identical to Athletics 105.
    Cross List Information
    This course is cross-listed with Athletics 105.
  

  • 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
    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 118 - Ritual and Performance I: The World According to the Yoruba


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 SS, CD, WR

    This course will explore religious phenomena, performance, and artistic “agency” of the Yoruba and their descendants. We will look at Yoruba syncretic beliefs in the New World as well as the Old World. The discussions will include ritual secrets, traditional artistic representation, and the choices made in the performance “arena.” After reading and discussing the written, verbal, and artistic expression on this subject by practitioners, artists, and intellectuals, students will use dance movement, artistic representation, and “nommo”—the word to represent their own construct of a ritual. Enrollment Limit:15.
    Instructor: A. Sharpley

    Prerequisites & Notes
     

     
    Cross List Information
    This course is cross-listed with AAST 118.
  

  • DANC 130 - Seeing a dance; Seeing through dance


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, WR

    New Course Added 11.19.2008.

    While writing cannot replicate movement, it can translate visceral images, sensations, and impressions into a rich medium in and of itself. By writing from within dance as dancer or as audience member, students in this writing-intensive class will translate dance into prose. Students will write as dance reviewers, dancers, dance historians, and essayists. This course will include multiple dance viewings and is open to all students interested in dance; dance experience is not required. Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Instructor: A. Thorndike
  

  • 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. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Instructor: A. Cooper Albright
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: May be repeated for credit.
  

  • DANC 161 - Capoeira Angola I


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD

    Capoeira Angola is the African-Brazilian martial art that combines dance, music, and combat to create a game of strategy, style and wit. This course will introduce students to the aspects of Capoeira Angola including the movement, music, philosophy and history traced through great masters of the past to its African beginnings in the Bantu’s dance of N’golo. Each class will involve daily physical training and music lessons. Students will also engage in readings and discussions aimed at providing a historic context for contemporary styles and traditions. Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Instructor: J. Emeka
    Prerequisites & Notes
    During registration, students should register for AAST 161; during add/drop, students may change to DANC 161 if they prefer.
    Cross List Information
    This course is cross-listed with AAST 161.
  

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


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    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


    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
    Cross List Information
    This course is cross-listed with AAST 191.
  

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


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second 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. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: A. Sharpley
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: DANC/AAST 190 or previous dance experience. Identical to AAST 192. 
  

  • DANC 200 - Modern Dance II-Intermediate


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU

    A continuation of dance technique for those who have successfully completed DANC 100 or the equivalent. A placement (audition) class to determine eligibility for this course will be held on the first day of class; students accepted into this course will add it during the add/drop period. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: E. Rosasco
    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


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, 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 and the various natural and man-made environments we have created, we must first become mindful of our relationship to our physical selves. In order to develop our responsibility to ecological well-being, we must first develop an ability to respond to the most local of our living environments – our bodies. This course combines intellectual inquiry (reading and writing) with somatic exercises (doing) to create an integrated approach to living in the world. Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: A. Cooper Albright
  

  • DANC 207 - Improvisation I


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    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. Some previous dance experience required. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: E. Rosasco
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: DANC 100 or DANC 200 or equivalent dance experience.
  

  • DANC 210 - Physical Performance


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    This studio course explores movement through both highly structured and improvisational exercises. The emphasis is on developing an expressive and malleable physicality in the service of theatrical performance in theatre, art (installations), music and dance. Physical awareness, presence, alignment and strength will be addressed through the consistent practice of movement drawn from Bartenieff Fundamentals, Laban Effort/Shape work, and contemporary techniques in modern dance. Group improvisations, ensemble work and compositional strategies will be drawn from Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints. Assignments include readings, written responses, and creating studies in physical performance.  Enrollment Limit: 14.
    Instructor: N. Martynuk
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • 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. Cooper Albright, H. Handman, N. Martynuk, C. McAdams, E. Rosasco, A. Thorndike
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: May be repeated for a total of six credits. Please note certain sections are for letter grade, others are CR/NE/P/NP.
  

  • DANC 212 - Ballet II


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Attribute: 2 HU

    In this continuation of ballet technique, an intermediate vocabulary is explored with particular attention given to phrasing.  Attendance at three to five dance performances is required.  Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Instructor: E. Rosasco
  

  • DANC 214 - Moving into Community


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    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. Cooper Albright
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Instructor Consent required.
  

  • 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. Consent of the instrutor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: D. Vogel
    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. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 10.
    Instructor: N. Martynuk
    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: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 Hours
    Attribute: 4 HU, CD, WR

    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? Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: A. Cooper Albright
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Identical to THEA 229 and GAWS 230.
  

  • DANC 235 - Values, Voice, and Identity in Contemporary Dance Making


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    New Course Added 11.19.2008.

    In this composition course, students will consider the development of values and worldviews through dance and dance-video making. The course encourages students to investigate their values and aesthetics while developing a framework to further understand diverse perspectives in dance making. Students with choreography experience will have the opportunity to continue to develop their body of work while students new to composition will experiment with various structures and devices. All students will develop a digital portfolio. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: A. Thorndike
    Prerequisites & Notes
    DANC 100 or equivalent
  

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


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, 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. Cooper Albright
  

  • DANC 262 - Intermediate/Advanced Capoeira Angola


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, CD

    This is a continuation in the study of Capoeira Angola. Students will continue to build strength, coordination, rhythm, and balance as well as learn to play rhythms on all the instruments of Capoeira Angola with special attention given to the berimbau. Readings and discussions will further explore the history and emergence of Capoeira Angola as a tool for African spirituality, liberation and cultural revolution within the new world. Throughout the semester students will engage in special events and performances that present our work to the campus community. Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Instructor: J. Emeka
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: AAST 161 or consent of instructor.  Identical to AAST 262.
  

  • DANC 273 - Western Dance History and Aesthetics


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    This course will trace the historical revolution of Western theatrical dance from its origins in the courts of aristocratic Europe through present-day America and Europe. Along the way, a number of theoretical questions will receive special consideration: the definition of dance, the differences between social and theatrical dance, the varied ways in which movement conveys meaning, the relationship of dance to the other arts, and the manner in which genres of dance (“ballet,” “modern,” “post-modern”) are defined.


    Instructor: R. Copeland
  

  • DANC 295 - Dance Conditioning


    Semester Offered: First Semester, 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.  Consent of instructor required.   Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Instructor: D. Vogel
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: DANC 200 or DANC 212 Consent of instructor required Students on the wait list must attend the first class meeting in order to be considered for any openings.
  

  • DANC 300 - Modern 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 or the equivalent. A placement (audition) class to determine eligibility for this course will be held during the first day of class; students accepted into this course will add it during the add/drop period.  Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: H. Handman - Lopez
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: May be repeated for credit.  A placement (audition) class to determine eligibility for this course will be held during the first day of class.  Consented students will add the course during the add/drop registration period.
  

  • DANC 303 - Oberlin Dance Company


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 1-4 hours
    Attribute: 1-4HU

    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. A placement (audition) class to determine eligibility for this course will be held during the first day of class; students accepted into this course will add it during the add/drop period. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Instructor: H. Handman - Lopez
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: May be repeated for credit .
  

  • DANC 305 - Collaborative Investigations in Choreography and Composition


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    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. Consent of instructor required.

       
    Instructor: N. Martynuk, T. Lopez
    Prerequisites & Notes

    Identical to Tech 305.
    Prerequisites: Experience with choreography for Dance 305, or with musical composition for Tech 305.
    P/NP/CR/NE Grading only.
     
     
  

  • DANC 307 - Improvisational Performance


    Next Offered: 2009-10
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    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. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 10.
    Instructor: N. Martynuk
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: DANC 207 or comparable experience.
    Consent of instructor required.
  

  • 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. Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: A. Cooper Albright, H. Handman, N. Martynuk, C. McAdams, E. Rosasco, A. Thorndike
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: May be repeated for credit Note: Certain sections are for letter grade; others are graded CR/NE, P/NP.
  

  • DANC 312 - Ballet III


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Attribute: 2 HU

    In this continuation of ballet technique, an advanced vocabulary is explored with particular attention given  to  further refinement of phrasing and musicality.  Attendance  at  several dance performances is required. Consent of instructor is required. Enrollment limit: 25.
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: 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: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, 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. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15
    Instructor: A. Cooper Albright
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Contact Improvisation (DANC 132) 
  

  • DANC 350 - Dance History: Contemporary Global Dance


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, 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. Cooper Albright
    Prerequisites & Notes
     

     
  

  • DANC 360 - Curiosity and Inquiry: Embodied Dance Research


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    New Course Added 11.19.2008.
    Emphasizing practice first, this dance research methods course presents students with the opportunity to develop and pilot embodied research ideas, while learning about several approaches to dance research and the underlying principles of all research. This course will emphasize ethnographic, historical, and creative research methods. This course is open to upper-division students with dance experience and an interest in embodied research, creative or scholarly. Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Instructor: A. Thorndike
  

  • 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. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: M. Sharpley
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: AAST 101, DANC/AAST 190, or DANC/AAST 191 preferred . Notes: May be repeated for a maximum of four accumulated hours.
    Cross List Information
    This course is cross-listed with AAST 390.
  

  • DANC 391 - Dance Diaspora


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2-3 hours
    Attribute: 2-3HU, CD

    Faculty directed performance project. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: M. Sharpley
    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 394 - Collaborations: Dance, Art and Music


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3 HU

    We will investigate the history of choreographers’ and directors’ collaborations with artists and composers; the lectures and studio projects will be taught in conjunction with TIMARA and Art faculty. Students will form collaborative teams among the disciplines for their creative projects. Consent of the instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 10
    Instructor: C. McAdams
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: DANC 222 or DANC 207
  

  • 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, H. Handman, N. Martynuk, C. McAdams, E. Rosasco, D. Vogel, A. Thorndike
  

  • DANC 401 - Senior Seminar


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 Hours
    Attribute: 2 HU

    This seminar addresses many of the skills essential in launching a dancing life after graduation from college. We will cover areas such as creating and maintaining a personal physical practice, options for further professional training and graduate school programs, 21st-century dance scenes in America, and how to assess and articulate one’s own aesthetic and ethical values in dance. The course will include field trips and meetings with professionals in the field. Strongly recommended for Dance majors. Consent of instructor required.
    Instructor: Ann Cooper Albright
  

  • 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
    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.
    Instructor: A. Albright, N. Martynuk, C. McAdams, E. Rosasco, D. Vogel
  

  • EAST 106 - Topics in Chinese Literature


    Next Offered: 2010-2011
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, CD

    This course is an introduction to modern Chinese fiction. As we read, we will take into account the political controversies over the notion of Chinese sovereignty and will divide the readings into three major geographical categories: China, Taiwan, and Overseas. While this division calls attention to different cultural movements in each region and raises questions specific to each work, it also encourages us to compare the diverse social structures within which these texts are produced. Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Instructor: H. Deppman
  

  • EAST 109 - Topics in Chinese Film


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    CINE
    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD

    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: 20.
    Instructor: H. Deppman
  

  • EAST 116 - Traditional Japanese Literature in Translation


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR

    An introduction to Japan’s major literary works and the rich cultural traditions of Japan, from 7th to 19th century. We will read from early epic poetry to haiku, prose monogatari about love, war, and power, and the idiosyncratic zuihitsu essay genre. The class includes screenings of kabuki and noh performances, as well as visits to the Edo print collection in the Allen Art Museum. Enrollment Limit: 35.
    Instructor: A. Sherif
    Prerequisites & Notes
    No prior knowledge of Japanese Language or history is required.
  

  • EAST 118 - Modern Japanese Literature in Translation


    Next Offered: 2009-2010
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, CD, WR

    This course is an introduction to the rich body of Japanese literary and cinematic tradition of Japan from the nineteenth century to the present,  Texts may include  literary works by Murakami Haruki, Higuchi Ichiyo, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, Natsume Soseki, Oe Kenzaburo, avant-garde cinema, anime, the film of Kurosawa Akira, Mizoguchi Kenji, and Ozu Yasujiro, haiku, renga, and free verse poetry. We will explore issues of style, influence, and national literature/film against the backdrop of cultural and political history, and investigate  the reception of these works in relation to ideas of gender, aesthetics, and nationalism. No knowledge of Japanese language required.  Enrollment Limit: 35.
    Instructor: A. Sherif
  

  • EAST 120 - Chinese Calligraphy


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 2 hours
    Attribute: 2HU, 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. Prerequisite: Some knowledge of Chinese characters. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Instructor: K. Li
  

  • 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: C. Jacobson
    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: 50.
    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: CD, 3SS

    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: 50.
    Instructor: E. O’Dwyer
    Cross List Information
    This course is cross-listed with HIST 160.
  

  • EAST 141 - Approaches to Chinese Art


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD

    This introduction to the arts of China focuses on artistic production from three perspectives: the artisan, artist, and the art market. We will explore art and architecture across a broad geographic and temporal frame (Neolithic-20th century), but focus on smaller contexts and themes within the larger framework, e.g. tombs, cave-temples, imperial courts, literati and avant-garde circles, and the religious or socio-political networks that informed these contexts. An underlying aim is to develop visually literacy in speech and writing using the terminology of the discipline. Enrollment limit: 30.
    Instructor: B. Cheng
    Cross List Information
    This course is cross-listed with ARTS 250.
  

  • EAST 142 - Approaches to Japanese Art


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU, CD

    This survey of Japan will highlight a range of artistic media from ancient times to the modern day. We will examine the art and architecture of religious and secular traditions, with an emphasis on painted traditions (narrative handscrolls, prints, and screens). Primary themes will include the contexts of artistic production (as informed by gender or socio-political circumstances), the spatial or social networks of their use, cultural exchange with China, 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 251.
  

  • 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 matured under their influence. Enrollment Limit: 65.
    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 play 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 native forms of Buddhism (e.g. Zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren), and the use of Shinto as a nationalistic ideology. Enrollment Limit: 65.
    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, WR, CD

    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.
    Instructor: S. Jager
  

  • EAST 220 - Classical Chinese Poetry in Translation


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, CD

    New Course Added 11.19.2008.


    This course follows the evolution of the major genres and forms of Chinese poetry from the earliest book of songs compiled about the sixth-century BCE, through the Song Dynasty. Major themes addressed will be the negotiation of literati identity through poetic writing, the interaction of popular and elite forms, and women’s writing in a poetic tradition where men frequently assume female personae. Enrollment Limit: 35.
    Instructor: P. Chen
  

  • EAST 241 - Living with the Bomb


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    GSFS
    Next Offered:


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, WR, CD

    This team-taught course will examine the moral, ideological and historical complexity of the explosion of the atomic bomb during World War II, and subsequent responses in both the United States and Japan. Feminist theories, studies of nationalism, and critical race theory will shape our comparative analyses of political, military, and scientific decisions, as well as cultural responses in Japan and the United States. Course materials include literature, film, visual arts, government documents, survivor narratives, and recent historical analyses. Enrollment Limit: 45.
    Instructor: W. Kozol, A. Sherif
    Cross List Information
    This course is cross-listed with CAST 241.
  

  • EAST 245 - Avant Garde: Japan Film, Literature


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 HU, CD, WR

    This course explores the notion of 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 and mass culture, and in nation building. Taught in English. Enrollment limit: 35.
    Instructor: A. Sherif
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Previous coursework in literature, film, East Asian history, art history is strongly encouraged.
  

  • EAST 262 - Asia’s Modern Wars


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    ANTH
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3 SS, WP, CD

    New Course added 11.07.2008.

    This course will examine the relationship between war and nation-building in East Asia, focusing particularly on the question of how war—and the discourse about war—has shaped modern Chinese, Korean and Japanese identities. The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive background of Chinese, Korean and Japanese modern national and diplomatic history through the study of Asia’s modern wars.
    Instructor: S. Jager
  

  • EAST 264 - Contemporary South Korean Politics, Culture and Society


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3 SS, CD, WR


    New Course Added 11.09.2008.

    This course will examine contemporary South Korean culture and society in the context of changing national, regional and global politics, including democratization, the “rise” of civil society, the “rise” of China, the North Korean nuclear proliferation crisis, historical revisionism and anti-Americanism. Detailed analysis of contemporary Korean films and other popular media of the past decade will inform our discussions.
    Instructor: S. Jager
    Prerequisites & Notes
     
  

  • EAST 285 - Gender, Modernity and Social Change in Korea


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: CD, 3SS

    This course explores the shifting categories of femininity and masculinity, and women?s roles and experiences of social change within the context of the opening of Korea to foreign powers and the push towards modernization. We will examine how gender intersects with political and economic developments in the modern history of Korea beginning in the late 19th century with particular emphasis on the effects of Japanese colonialism. The course will include comparisons with historical examples in China and Japan.
    Instructor: S. Kim
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite and Notes: A background in East Asian history or Gender Studies is strongly recommended.
  

  • 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: Second 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 1970’s. 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. Consent of instructor required.  Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Instructor: Q. Ma
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Coursework in East Asian history or politics.
  

  • EAST 362 - The Korean War


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: CD, 3SS, 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
  

  • EAST 401 - Honors Program


    Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3HU

    Consent of program director required.
    Instructor: Staff
    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: B. Cheng, J. Dobbins, S. Gay, S. Jager, D. Kelley, E. O’Dwyer, Staff
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: P/NP or CR/NE 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.
    Instructor: B. Cheng, J. Dobbins, S. Gay, S. Jager, D. Kelley, E. O’Dwyer, Staff
  

  • ECON 050 - Subprime Mortgage Meltdown: Analysis of Market and Regulatory Failure


    Semester Offered: Special Times: Four week course in First Module
    Credits (Range): 1 Hour
    Attribute: 1 SS

    This is a 4-week mini-course examining the causes behind the subprime mortgage crisis: the securitization of mortgages, off-balance-sheet bank lending, loose monetary policy, lax oversight by financial market and banking regulators, and fraud. The course will also examine the effects of the crisis on the greater Cleveland housing market. Taught by James Rokakis, Cuyahoga County Treasurer. Meets evenings, Sept. 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9.
    Instructor: J. Rokakis
  

  • 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: B. Craig, H. Kasper, J. Lipow, J. Suter
  

  • ECON 102 - Principles of Economics


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

    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: S. Mishra
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: MATH 133.
  

  • ECON 109 - Principles of Financial and Managerial Accounting


    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 4 hours
    Attribute: 4SS

    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 209 - Economic Development


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

    The theory and evidence on economic development from both a macroeconomic and microeconomic perspective. Topics include economic growth, income distribution, poverty, instability, the economic role of institutions, the political economic determinants of macro policies, and the effects of international markets integration. The course will also look at how market fragmentation, incomplete information, and incentive problems affect the markets for land, labor, and credit markets.
    Instructor: A. Ortiz Bolanos
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Economics 101
  

  • 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: A. Ortiz Bolanos
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ECON 101.
  

  • 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: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS, WR, QP-H

    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.
    Instructor: H. Kasper
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ECON 101.
  

  • ECON 227 - International Trade and Finance


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    LATS, REES
    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 equivalent.
  

  • ECON 231 - Environmental Economics


    This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
    ENVS, 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.
    Cross List Information
    This course is cross-listed with ENVS 231.
  

  • ECON 242 - Panics, Crashes & Wars: Financial Evolution in US 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 the evolution of the financial and monetary system in response to bank panics, stock market crashes, and wars. The course will show how economic analysis can provide a deeper understanding of these events. We will also study general economic trends and the key developments that are important for understanding contemporary economic issues, such as the recent sub-prime credit crisis. Enrollment limit: 40.
    Instructor: E. Tallman
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ECON 101
  

  • ECON 245 - Economics of Heathcare


    Next Offered: 2009-10
    Semester Offered: First Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3SS, QP-H

    Health care economics is the study of how resources are allocated to the production of health care and the distribution of that care. The course will look at the conflict between the provision of high-quality, universal health care and health care cost containment; the pros and cons of using markets to distribute health care; and the institutional features of the markets for health insurance, medical education, hospitals, ethical drugs, and medical innovation and technology. Enrollment Limit: 40.
    Instructor: L. Fernandez
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ECON 101.
  

  • 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: 30.
    Instructor: E. Tallman
    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

    Intermediate price, distribution and welfare theory, with special attention to the relation of theory to decision making by households and by business firms in markets characterized by varying degrees of competition and concentration. Enrollment Limit: 40.
    Instructor: J. Lipow
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 101 and sophomore standing or a 200-level course in economics. (Calculus, MATH 133 for second semester.)
  

  • 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 estimation software (Eviews) is used to analyze real-world data. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: L. Fernandez & B. Craig
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: MATH 113 or 114, MATH 133, both ECON 251 and ECON 253, or consent of instructor.
  

  • ECON 313 - Games and Strategy in 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

    This course is an introduction to the use of non-cooperative game theory in economic analysis. The course will cover both static and dynamic games with both complete and incomplete information. Applications will be drawn from many fields of economics, including: industrial organization, labor economics, corporate finance, macroeconomics, international trade, and public choice. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: L. Fernandez
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 253 and MATH 133, or consent of instructor.
  

  • ECON 315 - Financial Markets


    Next Offered: 2009-10
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3 SS, QP-H

    A microeconomics approach to the study of the functions of financial markets. Topics include the fundamentals of risk and return, the valuation of equity and fixed income securities, the term structure of interest rates, investment and security analysis, and questions of market efficiency.   
    Instructor: D. Cleeton
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 253 and ECON 206 or 211.

     
  

  • 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
    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 performance. Specific topics include mergers and acquisitions, strategic pricing policies, advertising, joint ventures, research and development, and antitrust and governmental regulation. Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Instructor: S. Mishra
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 253 and MATH 133.
  

  • ECON 320 - Labor Economics


    Next Offered: 2009-10
    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 Hours
    Attribute: 3 SS, 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.
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ECON 253 or consent of instructor.
  

  • ECON 321 - Poverty and Affluence


    Semester Offered: Second Semester
    Credits (Range): 3 hours
    Attribute: 3SS

    This course describes alternative theories of the functional distribution of income and examines the empirical evidence. It emphasizes the determinants of the personal distributioof income, and presents measures of income inequality to understand the causes and consequences of inequality. Factors of inequality such as schooling, labor force behavior, and discrimination are considered separately. It presents a thorough discussion and analysis of the roles of state-federal income maintenance programs to assist the poor, including the effects of the 1996 United States. welfare reforms. The distribution of personal wealth is also examined. Includes limited discussion of income equalities across countries.
    Instructor: H. Kasper
    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: ECON 253 and MATH 133.
 

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