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GLocalization 101: Governing Globalized Localities — APA2129.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Credits: 4
"GLocalization" is an ongoing phenomenon. It has been described as a re-scaling of state power in the midst of geopolitical fragmentation and reconfiguration. Moving upward, we see nation-states delegating responsibility and sovereignty to international bodies. Moving downward, we see central governments devolving power and functions to state and "megapolitan" regional
CAPA Environment Society Culture and Thought

Harvest: Quyurciq — VA4319.02

Spring 2023
Instructor: Yoko Inoue
Credits: 2
Harvest: Quyurciq examines the Alaska Native harvest of sea otters and, by extension, broader topics of environmental management, Native science, and Indigenous sovereignty. We will view and thoroughly discuss various topics and subjects of a documentary film, Harvest: Quyurciq. The course content is particularly suitable for students studying environmental science, marine
Environment Visual Arts

How Do Animals Work? — BIO2102.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Elizabeth Sherman
Credits: 4
How do animals work? Why do different animals work in different ways? The blue whale in the Pacific, the tapeworm lodged in the gut of a fox, and the flour beetle in your cupboard all must eat and grow and reproduce yet they differ enormously in size, longevity, and environment. The particular ways in which each of these animals has solved these problems are different yet there
Science Mathematics and Computing Environment

How to Build a Forest — BIO2131.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie
Credits: 4
Bennington’s campus supports beautiful examples of temperate deciduous mixed hardwood forests. This class is a deep dive into forest ecology, land use change, and forest succession at a local scale. Students will explore the local forest community composition, structure, and function over the last 15,000 years and discuss the environmental conditions, disturbance dynamics, and
Science and Mathematics Environment

How to Build a Habitable Planet — PHY2118.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
This course will investigate the physical conditions and processes necessary for creating a habitable planet. We will study the formation of stars and planets, and the evolution of planets after formation into safe harbors for life. This will include investigation of how both stellar and geological processes affect the habitability of planets, and consideration of the possible
Environment Science and Mathematics

How to Study a Disaster — ANT2136.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: David Bond
Credits: 4
Disasters loom large in the contemporary. In films and front-page news, images of societies splintering apart proliferate. Surely one of the most remarkable things about social life in the present is the ease with which we can conjure up its spectacular destruction. The point of this seminar is to take disaster seriously. We will do this both by reviewing historical and
Social Science Environment

Intro to Maps and Geographic Information Systems — ES2110.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
This is an introductory course on the theory and practice of analyzing and displaying geo-spatial information. The methods that students will learn have wide-ranging applications in the natural and social sciences. Students will learn how to utilize mapping and spatial geographic information systems software to analyze patterns within spatial datasets and communicate
Science and Mathematics Environment

Intro to Maps and Geographic Information Systems — ES2110.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
This is an introductory course on the theory and practice of analyzing and displaying geo-spatial information. The methods that students will learn have wide-ranging applications in the natural and social sciences. Students will learn how to utilize mapping and spatial geographic information systems software to analyze patterns within spatial datasets and communicate
Science and Mathematics Environment

Intro to Maps and Geographic Information Systems — ES2110.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Timothy Schroeder
Credits: 4
This is an introductory course on the theory and practice of analyzing and displaying geo-spatial information. The methods that students will learn have wide-ranging applications in the natural and social sciences. Students will learn how to utilize mapping and spatial geographic information systems software to analyze patterns within spatial datasets and communicate
Science and Mathematics Environment

Intro to Maps and Geographic Information Systems —

Fall 2021
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
This is an introductory course on the theory and practice of analyzing and displaying geo-spatial information. The methods that students will learn have wide-ranging applications in the natural and social sciences. Students will learn how to utilize mapping and spatial geographic information systems software to analyze patterns within spatial datasets and communicate
Science and Mathematics Environment

Intro to Maps and Geographic Information Systems — ES2110.01

Fall 2020
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
This is an introductory course on the theory and practice of analyzing and displaying geo-spatial information. The methods that students will learn have wide-ranging applications in the natural and social sciences. Students will learn how to utilize mapping and spatial geographic information systems software to analyze patterns within spatial datasets and communicate
Science and Mathematics Environment

Intro to Maps and Geographic Information Systems — ES2110.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 2
This is an introductory course on the theory and practice of analyzing and displaying geo-spatial information. The methods that you will learn have wide-ranging applications in the natural and social sciences. Students will learn how to utilize mapping and spatial database software to analyze data and plot information on maps. Students will be expected to develop their own work
Science and Mathematics Environment

Intro to Maps and Geographic Information Systems — ES2110.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
This is an introductory course on the theory and practice of analyzing and displaying geo-spatial information. The methods that students will learn have wide-ranging applications in the natural and social sciences. Students will learn how to utilize mapping and spatial geographic information systems software to analyze patterns within spatial datasets and communicate
Science and Mathematics Environment

Introduction to Climate and Weather — ES2115.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 2
This course will offer a brief introduction to the physics of Earth’s atmosphere and how movement of heat and water through earth systems is related to the establishment of climate conditions on Earth’s surface and the weather patterns within those systems. Human societies interact with these systems in many ways, which in-turn impact and change the systems. We will study how a
Science and Mathematics Environment

Introduction to Maps and Geographic Information Systems — ES2110.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 2
This is an introductory course on the theory and practice of analyzing and displaying geo-spatial information. The methods that students will learn have wide-ranging applications in the natural and social sciences. Students will learn how to utilize mapping and spatial database software to analyze data and plot information on maps. Students will be expected to develop their own
Science and Mathematics Environment

Introduction To Quantitative Reasoning and Modeling — MAT2102.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Katie Montovan
Credits: 4
This foundational class covers modes of reasoning used in quantitative sciences and mathematics. While learning the art of mathematical modeling, i.e. translating the physical systems/real-life situations into mathematics, we will apply problem-solving and practice effective communication of mathematics. This process involves isolating the essential variables and interactions,
Environment Science and Mathematics

Introduction To Quantitative Reasoning and Modeling — MAT2102.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Katie Montovan
Days & Time: TU,FR 8:30am-10:20am
Credits: 4

This foundational class covers modes of reasoning used in quantitative sciences and mathematics. While learning the art of mathematical modeling, i.e. translating the physical systems/real-life situations into mathematics, we will apply problem solving and practice effective communication of mathematics. This process involves isolating the essential variables and

Education Environment Mathematics

Introduction To Quantitative Reasoning and Modeling — MAT2102.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Kathryn Montovan
Credits: 4
This foundational class covers modes of reasoning used in quantitative sciences and mathematics, using environmental questions for many classroom examples and projects.  We will start by interrogating numbers and equations, applying problem-solving strategies, and gaining a deeper understanding of functions. We will apply these skills while learning the art of mathematical
Environment Science and Mathematics

Introduction To Quantitative Reasoning and Modeling — MAT2102.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Katie Montovan
Credits: 4
This foundational class covers modes of reasoning used in all quantitative sciences and mathematics. We will start by interrogating numbers and equations, applying problem solving strategies, and practicing effective communication of mathematics. We will apply these skills while learning the art of modeling, i.e. translating the physical systems/real-life situations into
Environment Science and Mathematics

Introduction To Quantitative Reasoning and Modeling — MAT2102.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Kathryn Montovan
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This foundational class covers modes of reasoning used in all quantitative sciences and mathematics. We will start by interrogating numbers and equations, applying problem solving strategies, and practicing effective communication of mathematics. We will then apply these skills while learning the art of modeling, i.e. translating the physical systems/real-life situations into
Environment Science Mathematics and Computing

Introduction to the Atmosphere — ES2111.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Credits: 4
Through weather, air pollution, and climate, the atmosphere impacts the health and safety of our daily lives. This ever-present influence prompts many of us to ask questions about the atmosphere from a very young age. Questions like: Why is the sky blue and a sunset red? How do clouds form? What drives the wind? We will explore all of these questions and more as we examine the
Science and Mathematics Environment

Introductory Data Analysis: Environmental Sensors — ES2114.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 2
This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of quantitative data analysis using data gathered from various environmental sensors deployed around Bennington’s campus. We will use spreadsheets and basic python coding to compile descriptive statistics, combine data from multiple sources, produce visual graphics, and perform regression analysis to quantify
Science and Mathematics Environment

Is This Land Made for You and Me? — APA2337.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 4
This course will address Land Use in Vermont through the perspectives of land as a geographical and historical resource, land as the policies and practices of management and stewardship of public and private property, and land as components of the built environment, specifically looking at the Bennington region and Bennington College. Issues of racial and economic justice, as
CAPA Environment