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How to Build an Organism (with Lab) — BIO2220.01

Instructor: Blake Jones
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
The organism sits at the heart of biological evolution. Judged on its form and performance, the organism is the ultimate object of natural selection, and thus understanding its development and function is key for understanding the evolution of life. In this course you will learn fundamentals across the levels of biological organization to understand how genetic information

How to Collaborate: Threeing — APA2214.03

Instructor: Caroline Woolard, MFA Teaching Fellow
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
If group work is both the most necessary and the most difficult endeavor of our time, what methods are necessary for collaboration in the visual arts? In this seminar and studio, students will focus on a method for group work that was developed by the video-artist (not politician) Paul Ryan between 1971 and the end of his life, in 2013. Threeing is "a voluntary practice in

How to Read a Story — LIT2179.01

Instructor: doug bauer
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
The challenge in this class will be to read and then to write critically about great literature with an appreciation of its aims and ambitions, and with earned opinions regarding the writers' intentions. (In this effort you'll be reading criticism of the works that will inform but not dictate your own carefully considered views.) All that while also retaining the immediate

How to Read a Translation — LIT2187.01

Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
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Credits: 2
What, exactly, is a literary translation? A faithful rendering of an original text? But then, what do we mean by "faithful"? What do we mean by "original"? Form, syntax, grammar, not to mention puns, wordplay, and allusion are all part of the action in reading, writing, and the interpretative art we call translation. Time, too, plays a role: languages are dynamic, even

How to Read a Translation — LIT2187.02

Instructor: Marguerite Feitlowitz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
What, exactly, is a literary translation? A faithful rendering of an original text? But then, what do we mean by “faithful”? What do we mean by “original”? Form, syntax, grammar, not to mention puns, wordplay, and allusion are all part of the action in reading, writing, and the interpretative art we call translation. Time, too, plays a role: languages are dynamic, even

How to Restore a Forest — BIO2151.01

Instructor: Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie
Days & Time: TU,FR 10:30am-12:20pm
Credits: 4

Bennington’s campus supports beautiful examples of temperate deciduous mixed hardwood forests. Our forests are also impacted by legacies of past land-use and introduced plant species that affect biodiversity and ecological function. This class is a hands-on exploration of ecological restoration and invasive species removal in our own back yard. Students will

How to Study a Disaster — ANT2136.01

Instructor: David Bond
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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

How to Think Like a Data Scientist — CS4115.01

Instructor: Tim Schroeder
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Credits: 4
This class will cover the methods used to gather, clean, normalize, visualize, and analyze quantitative data to inform decision making in multiple fields of study. We will use spreadsheets, SQL and Python to work on real-world datasets using a combination of procedural and basic machine-learning algorithms. Students will also learn to ask good, exploratory questions and develop

How to Think Like a Data Scientist — CS4115.01

Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
In this course, you will be introduced to the importance of gathering, cleaning, normalizing, visualizing and analyzing data to drive informed decision-making, no matter the field of study. You will learn to use a combination of tools and techniques, including spreadsheets, SQL, and Python to work on real-world datasets using a combination of procedural and basic machine

How Water Behaves — DRA4216.01

Instructor: Dina Janis
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This class will be a Production Performance class designed to develop, explore and present this new work by playwright Sherry Kramer. It will be audition based and will have room for various ensemble members in addition to assistant directors, dramaturgs, and designers.

Human Growth and Development — CMH5110.01

Instructor: Faculty TBA
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 3

This course examines the biological, psychological, social, and cognitive development of individuals across the lifespan. Students will explore key theories of human development, including those of Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky, and their implications for counseling practice. Special attention is given to developmental challenges, transitions, and crises

Human Mobility and Human Rights — MOD2167.03

Instructor: Andrea Galindo
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Credits: 1
Human mobility has been an inherent human condition throughout history. From earliest human history, people have migrated in search of a better life, to populate other places on the planet, or to escape and survive human-made or natural dangers. However, it was the creation of the concept of modern State that established geographic boundaries, and enabled States to exercise

Human Nature(s) — PSY4209.01

Instructor: Ronald Cohen; Elizabeth Sherman
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Credits: 4
This course will address recent developments in several fields (evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology among them) which have reinvigorated fundamental questions about humans, their conduct, and the cultures and societies they produce. We will examine several of these questions in detail: what is the nature of altruism? of aggression? of conflict? of reconciliation?

Human Neuroscience and Psychophysiology Lab — PSY4133.01

Instructor: Harlan Fichtenholtz
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Credits: 4
There are numerous methods to assess neurological function. In this course students will be introduced to the field of Psychophysiology. Psychophysiology is concerned with physiological responses as reflections of psychological traits, states, and processes. Students will study the form and function of major physiological response systems and gain laboratory experience in the

Human Neuroscience and Psychophysiology Projects — PSY4225.01

Instructor: Harlan Fichtenholtz
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
Students will investigate the relationship between psychological constructs and physiological responses through term long research projects. Equipment is available for students to collect data from multiple modalities including, cardiovascular function (electrocardiogram, ECG), muscle responses (electromyogram, EMG), neural responses (electroencephalogram, EEG ERP), eye

Human Rights — Canceled

Instructor: Mansour Farhang
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Credits: 2
This course is designed to study the origins and evolution of the idea of human rights and probe the development of the international human rights movement since World War II. Following a general examination of the concept of individual rights, the course focuses on the history, theory, practice and possibilities of universal human rights standards. Topics include the notion of

Human Rights and Covid-19 — APA2344.03

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
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Credits: 1
States are not responsible for COVID-19, but they are responsible for how they respond to it. The virus cannot be used as an excuse to roll back on fundamental human rights. Human rights are universal legal guarantees that protect individuals and groups against actions that interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity. Under international human 

Human Rights in Action — APA2349.02

Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
In 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt, instrumental for the approval of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, said “In a true sense, human rights are a fundamental object of law and government in a just society. Human rights exist to the degree that they are respected by people in relations with each other and by governments in relations with their citizens.” We have come a long way

Human Rights in Global Politics — POL2111.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Human rights are universal in principle, but often they are systematically violated in practice, especially in developing countries of the global south. This introductory course explores the international politics of human rights, with a particular focus on the developing world. Topics to be examined in lectures, written assignments, discussions, presentations, simulations and

Human Rights in Global Politics — POL2111.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time: TU,FR 8:30am-10:20am
Credits: 4

Human rights are universal in principle, but often they are systematically violated in practice, especially in developing countries of the global south. This introductory course explores the international politics of human rights, with a particular focus on the developing world. Topics to be examined in lectures, written assignments, discussions

Human Rights in Global Politics — POL2111.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Human rights are universal in principle, but often they are systematically violated in practice, especially in developing countries of the global South. This introductory course explores the international politics of human rights, with a particular focus on the developing world. Topics to be examined through lectures, written assignments, discussions, presentations, simulations

Human Rights in Global Politics — POL2111.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Human rights are universal in principle, but often they are systematically violated in practice, especially in developing countries of the global south. This introductory course explores the international politics of human rights, with a particular focus on the developing world. Topics to be examined in lectures, written assignments, discussions, presentations, simulations and

Human Rights in Global Politics — POL2111.01

Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
Human rights are universal in principle, but often they are systematically violated in practice, especially in developing countries of the global south. This introductory course explores the international politics of human rights, with a particular focus on the developing world. Topics to be examined in lectures, written assignments, discussions, presentations, simulations and

Human Sexuality for Counselors — CMH5111.01

Instructor: Faculty TBA
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 3

This course specifically addresses how mental health counselors can navigate discussions of human sexuality in the therapeutic context. Students will explore topics such as sexual health, intimacy, consent, and addressing sexual issues in clients with mental health concerns. Emphasis is placed on creating a non-judgmental, sex-positive counseling