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Course Catalog 2005-2006 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Oberlin College Courses

 

Art Studio
  

  • ARTS 041 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Art and the Environment

    3 HU
    First Semester. Students will be introduced to a number of artists whose ideas and work are influenced by their interest and concern for the environment. We will work in both two and three dimensions using found, recycled, and borrowed materials. An introduction to basic building techniques and tools will assist students in their ability to express their ideas. Readings, research, and critiques are a required part of the course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Ms. Macias

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 043 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Mixed Media Drawing/Painting

    3 HU
    First Semester. This course will facilitate exploration of materials in both traditional and experimental systems. Emphasis will be placed on large-scale drawings, but not limited to this venue. Increased technical proficiency with a variety of media and increased understanding of each student’s individual expression will serve as two basic goals for the course. Students will develop both critical thinking and technical drawing skills, and will be given opportunities to explore collage, contemporary concepts, paint, and model building.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 18.
    Ms. Umbenhour

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 045 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Introduction to Digital Photography

    3 HU
    Second Semester. This class will introduce students to digital photography techniques and concepts. Topics will cover PhotoShop, different methods of input and output. Assignments are conceptually driven and thematically will address the changing nature of truth in our contemporary culture.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Staff

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 047 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Painting

    3 HU
    Second Semester. This course will examine the medium of paint as a contemporary venue. While the course is designed to enhance the student’s understanding of perceptual painting and methods, the intent is to integrate social and cultural concerns and processes into the discourse of painting. We will facilitate these issues through four (painting, installation, collage, and performance based) projects. Readings, critiques, and one oral presentation required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: One semester of drawing required
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Ms. Umbenhour

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 048 - Visual Concepts and Processes: What’s Natural Isn’t Real

    3 HU
    Second Semester. This is a studio course where students are introduced to painting in acrylics or oils from the landscape. The aim of the course is to infuse the practice of perceptual painting with an understanding of cultural and artistic conventions within which the practice exists. To establish this context the time spent painting in the studio will be supplemented by several trips to the Allen Art Museum, and some reading. The class will be focused on the practice of painting and drawing learning both how the art we make influences what we see and how what we see influences the art we make.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Ms. Schuster

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 049 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Sculpture

    3 HU
    Second Semester. Referencing your own body as it traverses daily through time and space, students will explore the basics of three-dimensional space. Using paper, cardboard, plaster, wood and found objects in addition to form, texture, sound, scale, and proportion, students will complete three major projects. Weekly homework assignments will expand upon classroom projects. Although craft and technique are important, they are not a driving force. Required forms of participation also include critiques, weekly discussions, and reading assignments. A sketchbook will be required. Students should expect to spend 12 hours per week outside of class to meet the minimum requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 18.
    Mr. Coleman

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 052 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Photography

    3 HU
    First and Second Semester. This is an introductory course to B&W photography. Studio assignments are designed to contextualize photography in terms of its history, its relationships to the other art media, and its cultural implications. Besides studio assignments and group critiques there also will be slide lectures, technical demonstrations, and reading and writing assignments.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 12
    Mr. Nguyen-Duy, Staff

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 053 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Silkscreen

    3 HU
    Second Semester. This course is designed to introduce all silkscreen processes plus their interaction with photography and other media. Assignments are structured to expand the understanding of art through the exploration of relevant personal concerns, whether they are driven by gender, political, moral, spiritual, philosophical or conceptual issues. Group critiques, slide lectures, and labs are essential ingredients of the course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 14.
    Mr. Pearson

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 054 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Photography: Color Photography

    3HU
    First Semester. This is an intermediate class dealing with color photography and the staged narrative. It is assumed that students who are registered for the class are already familiar with black and white darkroom practices. During the course of the semester students will be introduced to a variety of contemporary topics via projects, lectures, reading and writing assignments.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Mr. Nguyen-Duy

    Credits: 3 Hours
  

  • ARTS 056 - Something From Something

    3 HU, CD
    Second Semester. This course is a ‘hands on’ exploration of vernacular visual traditions existing within African American Culture. We will examine design choices/material processes used to define and describe the specificity of lived experience within African American culture. Our focus is upon elders within black communities and the stories that they tell through their work. These ‘folk artists’ function as influences upon contemporary African American artists ranging from Alison Saar, to Renee’ Stout. These vernacular traditions will serve as resources that extend our own working processes as we tell our own stories.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Counts as Visual Concepts and Processes for art majors. Identical to AAST 074. Consent of the instructor is required.
    Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Mr. Coleman

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 059 - Visual Concepts and Processes: Digital Video

    3 HU
    First and Second Semester. This is an introductory “hands-on” technical course in digital video production and editing. This course is designed to provide an overview of the history and practice of time-based media. The goal is to outline the varied terrain of the art of the moving image and to examine the vocabulary of constructing sequences, and editing, otherwise known as “sculpting in time.”

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Ms. Brown-Orso

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 060 - Problems in: Drawing

    3 HU
    First and Second Semester. This course is intent on developing skills and methodologies introduced in Drawing 040. Assignments will engage postmodern strategies relevant to graphic representation. Emphasis will be placed on formal concerns of subject, image, material, and technique. Projects will explore the nature of figuration and the use of figure in a narrative pictorial context. Other projects will research symbolism in painting and the sequential development of abstraction as an expressive method and metaphoric iconography.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Completion of ARTS 040
    Consent of instructor required
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Ms. Umbenhour, Staff

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 062 - Problems in: Intermedia/Drawing, The Nature of the Abstract

    4 HU
    Second Semester. What is Abstract Art? How did it come into being? Does it have content? Is it founded in concrete ideas? Is it divorced from social accountability? Is it entropic? What does it communicate or express? These are a sample of the questions to be raised and addressed in this class. They will be addressed through a series of controlled drawing assignments designed to develop both critical thinking and technical drawing skills. Note: Students are strongly advised not to register for any other studio courses when taking this course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Mr. Pearson

    Credits: 4 hours
  

  • ARTS 065 - Problems in: Painting, An Introduction to Figure Painting

    3 HU
    First Semester. The course will focus on painting from a live model using oil paints. We will begin with self-portraiture and portraiture and then will begin to explore the genre of the male and female nude.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required
    Enrollment Limit: 18
    Ms. Schuster

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 067 - Problems in: Moving Image

    3 HU
    Second Semester. This course will introduce various forms of advanced digital video production and editing techniques. Some of these techniques will include stop-motion animation, lighting, sound design, multiple projection and DVD mastering.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ARTS 059 Visual Concepts and Processes: Digital Video. Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Ms. Brown-Orso

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 069 - Problems in: Re-imagining the Book

    3 HU
    Second Semester. This course will explore and expand upon the notion of the book as both an object and a text. Using narrative and non-narrative techniques in relation to concept, content, image, and form, students will design and construct a series of books. We will make frequent trips to view the artist’s book collection in the Clarence Ward Art Library in Oberlin. Materials and techniques such as basic use of tools, collage, design, learned and invented bindings, will be covered. This class will focus on inventive approaches to the book NOT traditional bookmaking or binding. Readings, sketchbook, discussion and critique are required forms of participation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required
    Enrollment Limit: 15
    Ms. Macias

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 070 - Problems in: Painting, Narrative and the Contemporary Figure

    3 HU
    Second Semester. Students must have completed one course in drawing and painting, and have had some experience working with oil paint and from a live model before this course. You will work from live models and from your imaginations. We will look at the way the human figure is used by a number of contemporary artists and study the form and content that drive contemporary figure painting.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required
    Enrollment Limit: 10
    Ms. Schuster

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 072 - Blues Aesthetic: Continuity and Transformation

    3 HU, CD
    Second Semester. The emphasis of this course is upon the thesis that the Black or ‘Blues Aesthetic’ is a cultural perspective that emerges from within the experiences of Black people, facing the socio-political and economic conditions of modern and contemporary America. Our focus will be upon the traditions of African American music, literature, theater/film, and specifically the visual arts. This course is cross-referenced with AAST 072.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Mr. Coleman

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 074 - Problems in: Painting, Mixed Media

    3 HU
    Second Semester. An extension of ARTS 043 Visual Concepts and Processes: Mixed Media Drawing and Painting. Projects are research based and interdisciplinary in nature. As students explore techniques of painting, photography, mono printing, and collage, they will investigate how visual form and structure reinforce concept and intent.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ARTS 043 Consent of instructor required Enrollment Limit: 15 Ms. Umbenhour

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ARTS 092 - Intermedia Seminar: Digital and Tactile

    3HU
    First Semester. The goal of this course is to explore ways to bridge digital techniques with physical art-making processes. Students will be creating projects that integrate digital media techniques such as video, digital still photography, scanning, printing and projection with traditional materials such as painting, paper, sculpture and more. The course will introduce students to some basic digital processes and will explore a variety of means for outputting imagery from the computer and integrating them with tactile media.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Completion of one Visual Concepts and Processes course.
    Consent of both instructors required.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Ms. Brown-Orso, Ms. Schuster

    Credits: 3 Hours
  

  • ARTS 095 - Senior Studio and Thesis

    6 HU
    First and Second Semester. A year-long team-taught studio course for highly self-motivated students. Taught by two different faculty each semester. Participants will work toward a critical articulation of their work and process, through the development of a visual thesis that may include painting, digital media, installation, sculpture, photography, performance or silkscreen or any combination thereof. Students will produce a thesis exhibition, artist’s statement, and a professional portfolio by the end of the second semester. It is strongly suggested that students complete all winter terms prior to their senior year, since students will be required to continue working toward their final exhibition during this time.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Admission by portfolio review.
    Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Ms. Brown-Orso, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Macias, Ms. Schuster

    Credits: 6 hours
  

  • ARTS 324 - Time Travelers: the Story of Mediterranean Archeology

    Second Semester.The discipline of archaeology fosters our dialogue with the past and its interpretation. This course will trace the development of Mediterranean archaeology through the modern European discovery of the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Western Asia. The historiography of this discipline and the scholarly, political, and cultural issues surrounding archaeological investigation will also be explored.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 30
    Ms. Kane

    Credits: 3 Hours

Astronomy
  

  • ASTR 100 - Introductory Astronomy

    3 NS, QPh
    First Semester. This course, designed primarily for students with little scientific background, is an introduction to what we know about astronomy and how we know it. We will study the light, the tools of astronomy, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. We will also cover sky basics such as seasons, moon phases, eclipses, and constellations. There will be required participation in five planetarium sessions (half an hour per biweekly session) and four observatory sessions during the semester.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 120.
    Mr. Stinebring

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ASTR 117 - Meteorite Impacts in Space and Time

    1 NS
    Second Semester. Second Module. This course examines where and why impacts take place and what happens when they do. Enormous amounts of energy are released when meteorites, asteroids, comets, and planets collide at “cosmic velocities.” Serious collisions create impact craters, which occur in abundance throughout the solar system. Topics will include: Did an asteroid kill all the dinosaurs? Do meteorites from Mars contain evidence of extraterrestrial life? Could a large impact end human civilization? This course is cross-referenced with GEOL 117.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 60.
    Mr. Simonson

    Credits: 1 hour
  

  • ASTR 301 - Astrophysics I: Stars and Planets

    3 NS
    Next offered 2006-2007.

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ASTR 302 - Astrophysics II: Galaxies and Cosmology

    3 NS  
    Second Semester. This course will explore basic astrophysical topics beyond the local stellar neighborhood. We will consider the “ecology” of the Milky Way galaxy and use it to understand galaxies in isolation and in clusters. Cosmological topics will include the dynamics of an expanding universe including an acceleration term. Results from anisotropy studies of the cosmic background radiation will be studied in some detail. Evidence for dark matter and dark energy will be thoroughly reviewed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: PHYS 212.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Mr. Stinebring

    Credits: 3

Athletics and Physical Education
  

  • ATHL 110 - Lifeguard Training

    3 EX
    First and Second Semester. Includes American Red Cross Lifeguard Training, Waterfront Lifeguard, and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Successful completion of course certifies student for pool and waterfront but not surf or water park life-guarding.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: 500 yard nonstop swim demonstrating front crawl and breaststroke diving and underwater swim ability including retrieval of 10 pound brick from 13 feet depth. Estimated additional fee of $40 covers required books and chapter fee.
    Enrollment Limit: 16.
    Ms. Bruce, Mr. Fino

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ATHL 111 - Water Safety Instructor

    3 EX
    Second Semester. Fundamentals of Instructor Training course included. Coursework: multiple planning and teaching experiences with peers, adult non-swimmers and school-aged children. Successful completion certifies student to teach American Red Cross courses: Infant and Preschool Aquatic Program (IPAP), seven level Learn to Swim program, Community Water Safety and Water Safety Aide.  

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: Lifeguard training recommended but not required. Strong aquatic skills including four competitive strokes and diving. Estimated additional fee of $45 covers required books, materials and chapter fee.
    Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Ms. Bruce

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ATHL 116 - American Red Cross First Aid and CPR

    1 EX
    First Semester. First and Second Module. American Red Cross Adult CPR and First Aid. Certification provided with successful completion of course requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading. Estimated additional fee of $35 covers required books and chapter fee.
    Enrollment Limit: 12.
    Mr. Fino, Ms. Pope

    Credits: 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 117 - Hatha Yoga

    1 EX
    First and Second Semester. Hatha Yoga is a mindful physical practice which develops strength, flexibility, and balance, and cultivates attention and concentration. The class will focus on the practice of yoga postures. The history and philosophy of yoga will also be given.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading. Participants will be required to bring a sticky mat, strap, and two firm yoga blankets. These will be available from the instructor at the first class.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Mr. Stewart

    Credits: 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 118 - Continuing Hatha Yoga

    1 EX
    Second Semester. The continuing Hatha Yoga class involves exploration of more advanced asana (postures), pranayama (breath control) and further treatment of the history and philosophy of yoga.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: ATHL 117 or other work with instructor. Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading. Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Mr. Stewart

    Credits: 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 120 - Aerobics I

    0.5 EX
    First and Second Semester.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Ms. Block

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 123 - Women’s Weight Training

    0.5 EX
    First Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Ms. vanDerHulst

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 124 - Women’s Intro to Cross Training

    0.5 EX
    First Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Ms. Surovjak

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 125 - Women’s Advanced Cross Training

    0.5 EX
    First Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Ms. Surovjak

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 126 - Free Weight Training I

    0.5 EX
    First and Second Semester. First and Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Staff

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 128 - Running Conditioning

    0.5 EX
    First Semester. Second Module. Second Semester, First and Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Appenheimer, Mr. Hudson

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 129 - Free Weight Training II

    0.5 EX
    First and Second Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 30.
    Mr. Ramsey

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 130 - Women’s Rugby

    0.5 EX
    Second Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Ms. Surovjak

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 131 - Cycling Conditioning

    0.5 EX
    First Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Hudson

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 144 - Bowling I

    1 EX
    First and Second Semester.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading. Additional fee: $15.
    Enrollment Limit: 24.
    Mr. Reid

    Credits: 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 146 - Golf Instruction

    0.5 EX
    First Semester, First Module. Second Semester, Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Mr. New, Mr. Ramsey

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 147 - Horseback Riding

    0.5 EX
    First and Second Semester.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading. Additional fee: $150 per module for one afternoon or evening/week.
    Enrollment Limit: 48.
    Staff

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 151 - Racquetball

    0.5 EX
    First Semester, Second Module. Second Semester, First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Staff

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 152 - Tennis I

    0.5 EX
    First Semester, First Module. Second Semester, Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Ms. Champion

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 153 - Team Handball

    0.5 EX
    Second Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 24.
    Ms. Champion

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 160 - International Squash

    0.5 EX
    First Semester, Second Module. Second Semester, First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 10.
    Ms. Bruce, Mr. Nelson

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 180 - Basic Self Defense for Women

    0.5 EX
    First and Second Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Mr. Gresco

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 181 - Advanced Self Defense for Women

    0.5 EX
    Second Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 20
    Mr. Gresco

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 191 - Volleyball I

    0.5 EX
    Second Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Ms. Surovjak

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 196 - Indoor Soccer (Coed)

    0.5 EX
    First Semester, Second Module. Second Semester, First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Mr. New, Ms. Wildman, Mr. Nelson

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 197 - Beginning Swimming

    0.5 EX
    Second Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 10.
    Ms. Bruce

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 198 - Intermediate Swimming

    .5 EX
    Second Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Ms. vanDerHulst

    Credits: 0.5 hours
  

  • ATHL 203 - Swim Conditioning

    0.5 EX
    First Semester, First and Second Module. Second Semester, Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Notes: CR/NE or P/NP grading. Must be able to swim to enroll.
    Enrollment Limit: 40.
    Mr. Michaels

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 220 - Aerobics II

    0.5 EX
    First and Second Semester.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Enrollment Limit: 20 or 30 depending on section.
    Ms. Block

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 244 - Bowling II

    1 EX
    First and Second Semester.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Notes: CR/NE or P/NP grading. Labs required. Additional fee: $15.
    Enrollment Limit: 18.
    Mr. Reid

    Credits: 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 254 - Flag Football

    0.5 EX
    Second Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Ramsey

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 321 - Hammer Strength

    0.5 EX
    First and Second Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Ramsey

    Credits: 0.5 hour
  

  • ATHL 400 - Basketball

    0-1 EX
    First Semester, Second Module. Second Semester, First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Dobbs

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 401 - Cross Country

    0-1 EX
    First Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Appenheimer

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 402 - Football

    0-1 EX
    First Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Ramsey

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 403 - Soccer

    0-1 EX
    First Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. New

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 404 - Swimming

    0-1 EX
    First Semester, Second Module. Second Semester, First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Michaels

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 405 - Outdoor Track

    0-1 EX
    Second Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Hudson

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 406 - Baseball

    0-1 EX
    Second Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Lahetta

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 407 - Tennis

    0-1 EX
    Second Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Hunsinger

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 408 - Lacrosse

    0-1 EX
    Second Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Walz

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 409 - Indoor Track

    0-1 EX
    Second Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Hudson

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 451 - Cross Country

    0-1 EX
    First Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Appenheimer

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 452 - Field Hockey

    0-1 EX
    First Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Ms. Ranieri

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 453 - Volleyball

    0-1 EX
    First Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Ms. Surovjak

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 454 - Swimming

    0-1 EX
    First Semester, Second Module. Second Semester, First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Fino

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 455 - Basketball

    0-1 EX
    First Semester, Second Module. Second Semester, First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Ms. Champion

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 456 - Outdoor Track

    0-1 EX
    Second Semester, Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Hudson

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 457 - Lacrosse

    0-1 EX
    Second Semester, Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Ms. Ranieri

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 458 - Tennis

    0-1 EX
    Second Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Hunsinger

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 459 - Indoor Track

    0-1 EX
    Second Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Hudson

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 460 - Soccer

    0-1 EX
    First Semester. First Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Mr. Nelson

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 461 - Softball

    0-1 EX
    Second Semester. Second Module.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
    Ms. vanDerHulst

    Credits: 0 to 1 hour
  

  • ATHL 501 - Sport in Society

    3 EX
    Second Semester. Designed to explore the role of sport in today’s society. The class will focus on sport as a social institution as well as a microcosm of society. Sport and its relationship to culture, race, gender, socialization and education will all be studied and discussed. Evaluation will be on discussion participation, group projects, and a paper.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Mr. New

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ATHL 503 - Issues of Women in Sport

    3 EX
    Second Semester. Examines the unique issues of women in sport, with particular emphasis on gender differences, Title IX and the growth and development of women’s sports. Evaluation will be based on discussion participation, group projects, exam and/or a final paper.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Ms. Surovjak

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ATHL 509 - Principles of Athletic Training

    3 EX
    First Semester. A lecture course which examines the prevention, recognition, and treatment of athletic injuries. Instruction will include injury evaluation techniques commonly used in the various athletic training settings. Pertinent aspects of human anatomy and physiology will be reviewed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Recommended for those interested in pre-med or in serving as student-trainers. Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Mr. Carver

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ATHL 513 - Problems for Investigation

    1-2 EX
    First and Second Semester. Designed for upper-class students with projects or interests not covered by other offerings in the department, or for those who wish to pursue a topic in more depth than is possible in the regular curriculum. A formal paper will be part of the requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of chair required.
    Staff

    Credits: 1 to 2 hours
  

  • ATHL 524 - Advanced Athletic Training

    3 EX
    Second Semester. The study of advanced topics in athletic training including rehabilitation and therapeutic techniques. This course is designed for the student who expresses interest in the field of sports medicine for the care and prevention of athletic injuries. Lecture and practical hands-on experience are used to enhance the knowledge of athletic training.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Mr. Carver

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • ATHL 600 - Independent Fitness

    Maximum of two credit hours may apply toward graduation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required. Notes: CR/NE or P/NP grading.

    Credits: 0.5 hour

Biology
  

  • BIOL 32 - Body in Health and Disease

    1-2 NS
    First Semester. Intended primarily for non-science majors, this colloquium explores how the body functions. Focus of study is shaped by students’ interests and previously has concerned reproductive and sexual health, as well as approaches, both conventional and alternative, to preventing and treating disease.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Consent of instructor required.
    Enrollment Limit: 8.
    Mr. Allen

    Credits: 1 to 2 hours
  

  • BIOL 115 - Field Botany

    2 NS
    Second Semester. Second Module. A study of vegetation emphasizing vascular plants as they occur in Northern Ohio. Identification of species and types of plant communities and selected aspects of natural history will be emphasized.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: BIOL 118, 119, or consent of instructor.
    Enrollment Limit: 17.
    Mr. Benzing

    Credits: 2 hours
  

  • BIOL 118 - Organismal Biology (Lecture only)

    3 NS
    First Semester. This course provides prospective biology majors and others with an integrated introduction to the biology of organisms, from the subcellular level, through the cellular, tissue, organ, and whole organismal level.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Ms. Cruz, Ms. Laskowski

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • BIOL 119 - Organismal Biology (Laboratory only)

    1 NS
    First Semester. Laboratory exercises will emphasize anatomical and physiological studies of higher vertebrate and flowering plant whole organisms. Preserved animals are dissected in some laboratories. Some exercises and discussions are designed to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills in data analysis and interpretation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Students must be concurrently enrolled in or have already had BIOL 118. Priority will be given to first- and second-year students.
    Enrollment Limit: 24.
    Ms. Bennett, Ms. Cruz, Ms. Laskowski

    Credits: 1 hour
  

  • BIOL 120 - Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology

    4 NS
    Second Semester. This course provides prospective biology majors and others with an integrated introduction to key biological principles of genetics, ecology, and evolution. The labs feature exercises and discussions designed to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills in data analysis and interpretation.


    Prerequisites & Notes
    Note: Priority will be given to first- and second-year students.
    Ms. Bennett, Ms. Garvin, Mr. Laushman

    Credits: 4 hours
  

  • BIOL 201 - Invertebrate Biology

    4 NS
    First Semester. Invertebrates represent over 97 percent of the animal kingdom. This course is a study of the anatomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology of representatives of the major phyla and their evolutionary relationships. Lectures will emphasize functional adaptations of the major organ systems. Laboratories will include observation, collection, identification and dissection of terrestrial, aquatic, and marine invertebrates.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: BIOL 120.
    Enrollment Limit: 15.
    Staff

    Next offered 2006-2007.

    Credits: 4 hours
  

  • BIOL 203 - Vertebrate Structure and Evolution

    6 NS
    Second Semester. A study of vertebrate structure from evolutionary and functional perspectives. This topic is introduced by a discussion of the origin of vertebrates and their phylogeny and basic embryology. The morphological differences in each major organ system are studied primarily in terms of phylogenetic history and functional adaptation. All students must participate fully in the anatomical laboratory exercises.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: BIOL 119 or consent of instructor. Note: BIOL 120 recommended.
    Enrollment Limit: 20.
    Ms. McCormick

    Next offered 2006-2007.

    Credits: 6 hours
  

  • BIOL 204 - Plant Biology

    4 NS
    First Semester. An introduction to the anatomy, development, and physiology of plants with emphasis on flowering plants. Lectures and laboratories will highlight fundamentals of plant structure and function including adaptive features for life in specific types of environments.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: BIOL 118/119, and 120 or consent of instructor.
    Enrollment Limit: 16.
    Mr. Benzing, Mr. Miller

    Credits: 4 hours
  

  • BIOL 205 - Community Ecology

    4 NS, Wri
    First Semester. This course is a study of the natural patterns and processes that occur between and among species. Topics will include symbiosis, island biogeography, diversity and succession. Readings from the primary literature will be the focus of classroom discussions and writing assignments. Labs will include weekly field trips to familiarize students with local natural communities and field techniques, and the scientific process.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: BIOL 120 and consent of instructor. Note: This course is offered in alternate years.
    Enrollment Limit: 14.
    Ms. Garvin

    Credits: 4 hours
  

  • BIOL 207 - The Fungi

    3 NS
    First Semester. First Module. A study of the major groups of the fungi. Lectures and laboratory will deal with the ecological and economic importance, the life cycles, and evolutionary relationships of the fungi. Laboratories will emphasize the collection and identification of local edible and poisonous species of mushrooms with weekly Tuesday field trips. Thursday labs will be devoted to identifying new specimens and examination of important, smaller, less well-known fungi.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: BIOL 118/119 and 120 or consent of instructor.
    Enrollment Limit: 16.
    Mr. Miller

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • BIOL 208 - Population Biology

    3NS, QPh
    First Semester. Population biology deals with the biotic and abiotic factors that influence population size and stability. Variation in these factors leads to temporal and spatial differences among populations. Major topics include: population growth; demographic variation and stability; population genetics, competition, and predation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: BIOL 120.
    Enrollment Limit: 25.
    Mr. Laushman

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • BIOL 211 - Genetics

    3 NS
    Next offered 2005-2006.

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • BIOL 212 - Behavioral Ecology

    4 NS
    Second Semester. Behavioral ecology is the study of how behavior (broadly defined) influences lifetime reproductive success of individuals. It is therefore deeply rooted in evolutionary theory, and considers the ways in which behavior may be adaptive. Topics will include life history strategies, optimal foraging and habitat selection, signaling and communication, sexual selection and mating strategies, and social organization and cooperation. Lectures, laboratories, and discussion sessions will primarily emphasize field studies and will illustrate observational, experimental, comparative, and modeling approaches. Laboratories occasionally meet at night.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: BIOL 120. Note: BIOL 212 meets during alternate spring semesters.
    Enrollment Limit: 24.
    Staff

    Next offered 2006-2007.

    Credits: 4 hours
  

  • BIOL 213 - Cell and Molecular Biology (Lecture only)

    3 NS
    First Semester. A detailed study of cell structure and function at the molecular level. Topics to be discussed include structure and function of membranes and cell organelles; gene structure, function and regulation; bioenergetics; cell cycle control, signal transduction and genetic engineering. The intent of the course is to integrate molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology in order to provide a firm foundation for many of the more specialized courses in the major.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: BIOL 118/119 or 120 and CHEM 102 or 103. Note: Not recommended for first-year students.
    Ms. Peters, Ms. Romberg

    Credits: 3 hours
  

  • BIOL 214 - Cell and Molecular Biology (Laboratory only)

    1 NS
    First Semester. Laboratory exercises are designed to illustrate processes central to cell and molecular biology and to familiarize students with basic skills required at the laboratory bench.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Co-requisite: BIOL 213.
    Enrollment Limit: 20 per section.
    Ms. Romberg, Ms. Thornton, Ms. Peters

    Credits: 1 hour
 

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