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Commonplace Treasure — PAI4406.01

Instructor: J Blackwell
Credits: 4
A course built around finding or recognizing the value, beauty, poetry, and remarkable power in mundane everyday occurrences, objects, and ephemera. Students will be encouraged to slow down and notice resources that they ordinarily rush by. Class exercises will include list making, photography, journaling, sketching, collecting and editing materials for paintings. The goal of

Communicating Science to the Public — SCMA4106.01

Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
One of the largest challenges scientists and media face is communication of complex scientific ideas to the public. This is despite the vast importance of this enterprise: if science is the advancement of human knowledge, scientists have an obligation to communicate what they learn to the public. In this class, we will learn strategies for communicating science to the public

Communities and the Environment — PEC2112.01

Instructor: Robin Kemkes
Credits: 4
From the Himalayas to Mexico to New England communities past and present have served as stewards of the forests, fisheries and water resources upon which they depend for their livelihoods. This course will explore how communities retain, regain or form new governance structures for managing critical natural resources. We will begin by introducing a theoretical basis for

Community and Liberation Psychology — PSY4382.01

Instructor: Özge Savaş
Credits: 4
In this course, students will become familiar with the foundational texts of community and liberation psychology. We will read and discuss Latin American origins of Liberation Psychology using texts written by Ignacio Martin Baró, Paulo Freire and others, as well as the foundational decolonial texts that emerged from continental Europe such as ones written by Franz Fanon. We

Community Transformation: A Multi-Party Negotiation over Trans-boundary Water Resources in the Indus Basin between Pakistan and Afghanistan — MED4208.01

Instructor: Susan Sgorbati with guest Michael Cohen
Credits: 2
This seven-week course will explore the complex issues involved in a multi-party collaborative problem-solving process. Systems analysis, conflict resolution models and negotiation strategies will all be covered as to their strategic utility in these types of complicated disputes. Students will read the AREU (Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit) report on the conflict over

Comparative Animal Physiology — BIO4201.01

Instructor: elizabeth sherman
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Physiological processes of vertebrates and invertebrates are studied at the cellular, organ, organ system, and whole animal levels of organization. The unifying themes of the course are the phenomenon of homeostasis (whereby an animal maintains its organization in the face of environmental perturbations) and the relationship between structure and function. The student will

Comparative Animal Physiology — BIO4201.01

Instructor: Elizabeth Sherman
Credits: 4
A rigorous course in which physiological processes of vertebrates and invertebrates are studied at the cellular, organ, organ system, and whole animal levels of organization. The unifying themes of the course are the phenomenon of homeostasis (whereby an animal maintains its organization in the face of environmental perturbations) and the relationship between structure and

Comparative Animal Physiology — BIO4201.01

Instructor: Elizabeth Sherman
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Physiological processes of vertebrates and invertebrates are studied at the cellular, organ, organ system, and whole animal levels of organization. The unifying themes of the course are the phenomenon of homeostasis (whereby an animal maintains its organization in the face of environmental perturbations) and the relationship between structure and function. The student will

Comparative Animal Physiology (with lab) — BIO4201.01

Instructor: Betsy Sherman
Credits: 4
A rigorous course in which physiological processes of vertebrates and invertebrates are studied at the cellular, organ, organ system, and whole animal levels of organization. The unifying themes of the course is the phenomenon of homeostasis (whereby an animal maintains its organization in the face of environmental perturbations).Topics include digestion and nutrition,

Comparative Animal Physiology (with lab) — BIO4201.01

Instructor: Betsy Sherman
Credits: 4
A rigorous course in which physiological processes of vertebrates and invertebrates are studied at the cellular, organ, organ system, and whole animal levels of organization. The unifying themes of the course are the phenomenon of homeostasis (whereby an animal maintains its organization in the face of environmental perturbations) and the relationship between structure and

Comparative Animal Physiology (with lab) — BIO4201.01

Instructor: Betsy Sherman
Credits: 4
A rigorous course in which physiological processes of vertebrates and invertebrates are studied at the cellular, organ, organ system, and whole animal levels of organization. The unifying themes of the course are the phenomenon of homeostasis (whereby an animal maintains its organization in the face of environmental perturbations) and the relationship between structure and

Comparative Animal Physiology (with lab) — BIO4201.01

Instructor: Elizabeth Sherman
Credits: 4
A rigorous course in which physiological processes of vertebrates and invertebrates are studied at the cellular, organ, organ system, and whole animal levels of organization. The unifying themes of the course are the phenomenon of homeostasis (whereby an animal maintains its organization in the face of environmental perturbations) and the relationship between structure and

Comparative Democratization — POL2102.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 4
The twentieth century has been described as a century of democratization. This is in recognition of the third wave of democratization that saw the creation or restoration of about eighty democracies in southern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa during the last quarter of the century. This introductory course will examine the drivers, patterns, outcomes,

Comparative Democratization — POL2102.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 4
The twentieth century has been described as a century of democratization. This is in recognition of the third wave of democratization that saw the creation or restoration of about eighty democracies in southern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa during the last quarter of the century. This introductory course will examine the drivers, patterns, outcomes,

Comparative Political Corruption — POL4102.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 2
Political corruption is broadly understood to involve the exploitation of public office for private gain. It is a longstanding problem, and it persists more or less in every society, including old democracies and developing countries. This course explores the definitions, drivers, patterns, effects and control of political corruption from a global perspective. Key topics

Comparative Political Corruption — POL4102.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 2
Political corruption is broadly understood to involve the exploitation of public office for private gain. It is a longstanding problem, and it persists more or less in every society, including old democracies and developing countries. This course explores the definitions, drivers, patterns, effects and control of political corruption from a global perspective. Key topics

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 4
Political institutions are the decision norms and organizations that govern political life. Academic and policy interest in such institutions is flourishing as many previously authoritarian states seek to craft their first democratic political institutions or constitutions. This basic course introduces students to major political institutions and the debates about their

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 4
Political institutions are the decision norms and organizations that govern political life. Academic and policy interest in such institutions is flourishing as previously authoritarian states seek to craft democratic constitutions, while established and new democracies contend with non-democratic, illiberal, or populist challenges to their political systems. This course

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Credits: 4
Political institutions are the decision norms and organizations that govern political life. Academic and policy interest in such institutions is flourishing as previously authoritarian states seek to craft democratic constitutions, while established and new democracies contend with non-democratic, illiberal, or populist challenges to their political systems. This course

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Political institutions are the decision norms and organizations that govern political life. Academic and policy interest in such institutions is flourishing as many previously authoritarian states seek to craft their first democratic political institutions or constitutions. This basic course introduces students to major political institutions and the debates about their