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Sensor Workshop — CS2125.02

Spring 2018
Instructor: Andrew Cencini
Credits: 2
This seven-week course will bridge the physical and virtual world in computer science, and involve building the hardware and software needed to develop a simple temperature and humidity sensing unit using a Raspberry Pi single-board computer and simple low-cost electronic components. Students will learn basics of Python programming and data collection, combined with general
Science and Mathematics Environment

Social Capital for Regenerative Communities — APA2303.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Tatiana Abatemarco Susan Sgorbati
Credits: 2
Social capital expands the measure of value to social support and connectedness, which are externalized by the neoclassical economic model. Regenerative agriculture is the movement to create agricultural systems that build soil biodiversity and sequester carbon dioxide. This class will explore the possibility for social capital as a means to ensure that regenerative agriculture
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Social Practices in Art — DA4103.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: robert ransick
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Social practices in art incorporates many diverse strategies from tactical media, online networking, manifestos, street interventions, social sculpture, design, performance, activism, open systems, public discourse and more. In this course we examine the history of social practice and focus in on current practitioners. Students work collaboratively on projects that critically
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Social Practices in Art — DA4103.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Robert Ransick
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
In this course we examine the history of social practice and focus in on how artists are moving out of the studio and into the public realm with their work.  Social practices in art incorporates many diverse strategies from interactive media, online networks, public discourse, activism, manifestos, street interventions, social sculpture, design, performance, open systems
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Spaces, Places, and Identities — PSY4190.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Ronald Cohen
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
“Spaces” have geographical coordinates, “places” are territories of meaning, and “identities” are the senses we have of ourselves and others. This course will examine links among these through (1) reading theory and research in several social science disciplines, (2) writing short essays, and (3) completing one or two research papers.
Environment Society Culture and Thought

Spatial Inequality — PEC4129.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Lopamudra Banerjee
Credits: 4
Economic inequality is a matter not only of unequal distribution in income and wealth, but also of unevenness in people’s access to basic needs, such as health, nutrition, and environmental conditions of well-being. This advanced seminar will explore issues of inequality from a spatial perspective, focusing on how people’s geographic locations shape their ability to access
Environment Society Culture and Thought

Speaking of Earth: Environmental Speeches that Moved the World — MOD2163.02

Spring 2018
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
In this course, based on the book Speaking of Earth, edited by Alon Tal, we will read twenty inspiring speeches by leading environmentalists around the world that examine a broad range of environmental issues. Included in the course is Rachel Carson's defense of her ground breaking book Silent Spring, Prince Charles's passionate call for sustainable agriculture, and the Dalai
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Speaking of Earth: Environmental Speeches that Moved the World — MOD2163.03

Fall 2021
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
In this course, based on the book Speaking of Earth, edited by Alon Tal, we will read twenty inspiring speeches by leading environmentalists around the world that examine a broad range of environmental issues. Included in the course is Rachel Carson's defense of her ground breaking book Silent Spring, Prince Charles's passionate call for sustainable agriculture, and the Dalai
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Speaking of Earth: Environmental Speeches that Moved the World — MOD2163.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Michael Cohen
Credits: 1
In this course, based on the book Speaking of Earth, edited by Alon Tal, we will read twenty inspiring speeches by leading environmentalists around the world that examine a broad range of environmental issues. Included in the course is Rachel Carson's defense of her ground breaking book Silent Spring, Prince Charles's passionate call for sustainable agriculture, and the Dalai
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Statistical Methods for Data Analysis — MAT2104.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Katie Montovan
Days & Time: TU,FR 8:30am-10:20am
Credits: 4

In this course, we will focus on developing the statistical skills needed to answer questions by collecting data, designing experimental studies, and analyzing large publicly available datasets. The skills learned will also help students to be critical consumers of statistical results. We will use a variety of datasets to develop skills in data management, analysis, and

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Statistical Methods for Data Analysis — MAT2104.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Katie Montovan
Credits: 4
In this course, we will focus on developing the statistical skills needed to answer questions by collecting data, designing experimental studies, and analyzing large publicly available datasets. The skills learned will also help students to be critical consumers of statistical results. We will use a variety of datasets to develop skills in data management, analysis, and
Environment Science and Mathematics

Statistical Methods for Data Analysis — MAT2104.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Katie Montovan
Credits: 4
This course focuses on developing the statistical skills needed to design studies, analyze large datasets and to be a critical consumer of statistical results. We will design studies, collect and analyze data, and create effective presentations of results. We will also analyze large observational datasets. Emphasis will be placed on gaining a solid conceptual understanding of
CAPA Environment Science Mathematics and Computing

Statistical Methods for Data Analysis — MAT2104.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Katie Montovan
Credits: 4
This course focuses on developing the statistical skills needed to design studies, to analyze large datasets and to be a critical consumer of statistical results. We will design studies, collect and analyze data, and create effective presentations of results. We will also analyze large observational datasets. Emphasis will be placed on gaining a solid conceptual understanding
Environment Science and Mathematics

Statistical Methods for Data Analysis — MAT2104.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Katie Montovan
Credits: 4
In this course, we will focus on developing the statistical skills needed to answer questions by collecting data, designing experimental studies, and analyzing large publicly available datasets. The skills learned will also help students to be critical consumers of statistical results. We will use a variety of datasets to develop skills in data management, analysis, and
Environment Science and Mathematics

Statistics and Their Presentation — MAT2236.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Kathryn Montovan
Credits: 4
Statistics is the art of finding meaning in spite of unavoidable uncertainties. Statistics is an important part of modern society -- with politicians, businessmen, economists, and all kinds of scientists depending on statistics and statistical models to estimate and confirm patterns within their data. In this course, we will focus on using basic statistical methods to
Environment Science Mathematics and Computing

Statistics for Data Analysis — MAT4216.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Josef Mundt
Credits: 4
In this course, we will focus on developing the statistical skills needed to answer questions by collecting data, designing experimental studies, and analyzing large publicly available datasets. The skills learned will also help students to be critical consumers of statistical results. We will use a variety of datasets to develop skills in data management, analysis and
Environment Science and Mathematics

Structural Geology and Field Methods — ES4104.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
Students in this course will learn to visualize and analyze the three-dimensional, dynamic complexity of the solid Earth. Understanding how our planet works requires knowing how to extrapolate limited surface data downward to unseen depths using geometric tools and logical abstractions. The class includes a significant field component to learn data collection techniques. In
Science and Mathematics Environment

Studying Place by Metes and Bounds — ENV4232.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Valerie Imbruce; Miroslava Prazak
Credits: 4
***New Course Description*** In New England, parcels of land were traditionally described in reference to specific existing landscape features—a system called “metes and bounds.” This course, grounded in the ecology, history and culture of the Bennington region over its 250-plus year history, explores human interactions with the biophysical environment to produce livelihoods
Social Science Environment

Studying Place by Metes and Bounds — ENV4232.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Miroslava Prazak
Credits: 4
In New England, parcels of land were traditionally described in reference to specific existing landscape features—a system called “metes and bounds.” This course, grounded in the ecology, history and culture of the Bennington region over its 250-plus year history, explores human interactions with the biophysical environment to produce livelihoods as well as economic commodities
Society Culture and Thought Environment

Studying Place by Metes and Bounds — ENV4232.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Timothy Schroeder, Ronald Cohen
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
In New England, parcels of land were traditionally described in reference to specific existing landscape features—a system called “metes and bounds.” This course, grounded in the ecology, history and culture of the Bennington region over its 250-plus year history, explores human interactions with the biophysical environment to produce livelihoods as well as economic commodities
Environment

Studying Place by Metes and Bounds — ENV4232.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Miroslava Prazak
Credits: 4
In New England, parcels of land were traditionally described in reference to specific existing landscape features—a system called “metes and bounds.” This course, grounded in the ecology, history and culture of the Bennington region over its 250-plus year history, explores human interactions with the biophysical environment to produce livelihoods as well as economic commodities
Society Culture and Thought Environment

Studying Place: Projects — ENV4216.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Kerry Woods, Donald Sherefkin
Credits: 4
***New description*** How have interactions between culture and biological/physical environment shaped the history and current nature of the Bennington community and its surroundings? How does their interplay constrain and enable its future? How might planning for Bennington’s future best recognize this history and build on the landscape presented by it? Students will
Visual Arts Science Mathematics and Computing Environment

Sustainability and Social Justice — POL4256.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Tim Schroeder
Credits: 4
This course will explore how different social movements have incorporated principles of ecological sustainability and social justice into their activism. We will examine how environmentalists (mainstream and radical), indigenous rights activists, feminists, immigrants’ rights activists, anti-immigrant groups, religious organizations, conservatives and labor unions have
CAPA Environment Society Culture and Thought

Sustainability and Social Justice — POL2257.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: John Hultgren
Credits: 4
This course will explore how different social movements have incorporated principles of ecological sustainability and social justice into their activism. We will examine how environmentalists (mainstream and radical), environmental justice organizers, indigenous rights activists, feminists, immigrants’ rights activists, anti-immigrant groups, religious organizations,
Environment Society Culture and Thought

Sustainable Agriculture, Building Regenerative and Resilient Communities — APA2348.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Kelie Bowman
Days & Time: TU 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

Climate change, poverty, and food access are all compelling and urgent issues confronting our society. Growing local food is one significant way we can respond. Having received the Bennington Fair Food Initiative Grant with the mission to develop educational training programs in agriculture/food system workforce development and to create small business, this class will be

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