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Modern Logic (Summer Course) — CS2142.01
Formal logic is the study of the structure of reasoning itself—how arguments are built, when they succeed, and why they fail. In an age of information overload, knowing how to dissect an argument, detect reasoning errors, and construct rigorous proofs is a superpower. This course introduces the foundations of formal logic, with an emphasis on precision, clarity, and critical
Modern Music and Jazz Theory — MTH4121.01
This course will review both diatonic and modal harmony as it applies to chord structures, chord progressions, scales used in jazz improvisation, how to interpret chord alterations, and how to identify key centers.
We will learn how to translate the chord symbols found in “lead sheets” (music with only chord symbols and melody) and develop the necessary skills to create
Modern Observational Techniques — PHY4107.01
How are we able to learn about the universe around us? All information astronomers gather about the universe comes to us in the form of light. Sensing this light can be as simple as looking up at a nearby star or as complex as pointing a computerized telescope with a state-of-the-art digital detector at a distant galaxy. This class will focus on observing with a focus on using
Modernist Monuments: Yeats, Pound and Eliot — LIT4218.01
This course will provide an in-depth exploration of poetry and critical work of three founding figures of English-language modernist literature: William Butler Yeats, Ezra Pound, and T.S. Eliot. We will also, time permitting, consider works by other major authors of the modernist movement, including Thomas Hardy, W.H. Auden and Gertrude Stein. At its inception, the modernist
Modernist Poetry — LIT2367.01
In the first half of the twentieth century, mainly between the two world wars, Modernist poets broke from Romantic and Victorian poetic traditions. The poets during this time used deeply various aesthetic strategies, yet some similarities can be discovered—Modernists privileged difficulty over clarity, the imagination over realism, skepticism over conviction, and fragmentation
Modernizing the Nation: From the Edo Period to the Meiji Period — JPN4120.01
During the Edo Period (1603-1868, Japan closed its doors to other countries for about two hundred fifty years, and this isolation helped Japan develop its own unique culture. It, however, ended in 1867 when Japanese culture was introduced to the Western world at an International Exposition in Paris. On the contrary to the Edo period, the next era, Meiji, brought rapid
Module: Climate Change and Air Quality - Environmental Law and Policy — MOD2250.03
Climate change has been described as one of the most serious challenges the world faces, threatening the environment and economic prosperity. Obtaining a balance between economic growth and development and regulation of carbon emissions and other air pollution has never been more difficult or more critical than it is today. This course will examine environmental policy
molds — SCU2215.02
This course explores the art and technique of mold making and its supportive processes.Think about all the teeth molds we make when we munch through our evening supper. Our mouths often act as molds to shape the pressures related to communication and speech. This class will investigate processes related to many different types of molds,
Monitoring the Paran Creek Watershed — ES2113.01
Much discussion of environmental protection is based on the unit of a local watershed. Fully considering a watershed requires relating landscapes, land cover, and human land use to the waterways that we rely upon to live. This field-based class will work with community groups and environmental professionals to begin a long-term watershed monitoring system for Paran Creek. This
Monsters, Magic, and Madness in Western Music — MHI4136.01
Magic bullets forged in a pact with the Devil. A blood-stained bride driven to despair and murder on her wedding night. An opium dream of a diabolical witches' Sabbath. Composers and performers have represented horror, madness, magical creatures, and supernatural elements in innumerable and thrilling ways since the Middle Ages. In this course, we will study key musical works
Moral Hazards: Economic Growth and “Development” in Latin America — SPA4602.01
At the beginning of this history of promise and postponement, as such courses are wont to ratify, it would behoove anyone to reach a general and at least somewhat contextualized understanding of the relevance of such terms and realities as colonization, dependency, liberalism, industrialization, the role of the state, import substitution, populism, debt crises, privatization,
More-than-human Dances — DAN2366.01
Through creative embodied inquiry and somatic practice, we will disorient and deconstruct human-centric ways of being, doing and performing. We will engage the more-than-human as teacher, as agent, and collaborator, by attuning ourselves toward more-than-human timescales, spatialities, relationships, and modes of perception and embodiment. Physical investigations will be
Morning Butoh – A Practice of Renewing and Redefining Self — DAN2012.01
No previous experience in dance or movement practice is required. This course is open to and welcomes all students who are interested in liberating their bodies from socially pre-conditioned selves, and investigating the physical embodiment of transformation.
By studying some breath, somatic and movement practices that are linked to butoh, which originated in Japan as a
Morning Butoh- A Practice of Renewing and Redefining Self — DAN2012.01
No previous experience in dance or movement practice is required. This course is open to and welcomes all students who are interested in liberating their bodies from socially pre-conditioned selves, and investigating the physical embodiment of transformation.
By studying some breath, somatic and movement practices that are linked to butoh, which originated in Japan as a
Morning Dance: Beginning-level Dance Technique — DAN2365.01) (faculty update 12/2/2024
This beginning-level dance course requires no previous dance training and welcomes absolute beginners who would like to start a day with physical practice and body attunement. Students are introduced to some basic principles of dancing by learning various movement patterns, choreographed sequences and by engaging in improvisational and compositional movement practice. As early
Morning Dance: Beginning-level Dance Technique — DAN2365.01
This beginning-level dance course requires no previous dance training and welcomes absolute beginners who would like to start a day with physical practice and body attunement. Students are introduced to some basic principles of dancing by learning various movement patterns, choreographed sequences and by engaging in improvisational and
Morning Dance: Beginning-level Movement Practice — DAN2435.01
This beginning-level dance course requires no previous dance training and welcomes absolute beginners who would like to start a day with physical practice and body attunement. Students are introduced to some basic principles of dancing by learning various movement patterns, choreographed sequences and by engaging in improvisational and
Morning Mind-Body Teleportation: An Intimate Conversation with Self and Others — DAN2362.01
How can we be together and create something together, when we are physically not in the same space and time? In light of the above question, this course will be fully remote, facilitated through a combination of synchronous remote sessions and individual outside-class projects. Throughout the course, with body-centered minds, we will interview each other, and exchange
Morning Mind-Body Teleportation: An Intimate Conversation with Self and Others — DAN2362.01
How can we be together, interact with each other, create something together, share physical experiences….when we are physically not in the same space and time? In light of the above question, this course will be fully remote, facilitated through a combination of synchronous remote sessions and individual outside-class projects.<
Morning Plainchant — MPF2202.01
We sing together in the early morning. Every week. Public plainchant from the mass and private chants from the monastic Hours. Latin chants that celebrate Christian feasts, chants that echo songs from ancient Rome, chants that explode from the late medieval Cult of Mary, and its companion phenomenon, courtly love. As we sing we sense the breath and thought of thousands of
Morning Teatime: Discovering Japanese Language and Culture Through Art and Pop Culture — JPN2115.01
Start your day with a cup of tea and a journey into Japan’s vibrant cultural world. This introductory-level Japanese course offers a relaxed, immersive introduction to the Japanese language and culture, paired with an exploration of the visual art, history, and traditions that shape contemporary Japan
Mother Figure and Motherly Figures — ITA4603.01
This course explores the concept of motherhood and the role of the mother in Italian culture through literature, film, art, and music. Some of the questions that the course will try to answer are: What are the implications and ramifications of such a crucial institution as motherhood in Italian society, for both women and men? How does motherhood affect the modern family, and
Mother Figure and Motherly Figures in Italian Culture – Taught in English — ITA2117.01
This course explores the concept of motherhood and the role of the mother in Italian culture primarily through literature and film, but also through art and music. Particular attention will be given to the history of Italian women’s writing and Italian feminist thought. Some of the questions that the course will ask are: What are the implications and ramifications of the