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Broadway Musicals and the American Dream — DRA2268.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Jean Randich
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This course offers a chronological survey of American musical theater history, through a thematic focus on the Broadway musical’s circulations of the “American Dream.” The course examines not only changing notions of the American Dream from the late nineteenth through the early twenty-first centuries, but considers contrasting definitions of the myth, as articulated through
Drama

Broken Promises: Crime, Punishment, and Social Contract Theory — POL2112.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Crina Archer
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
In liberal democratic states, an important component of justification for punishing criminals is drawn from the social contract theory tradition of Western political thought. The state has a right to punish the lawbreaker, social contract theory tells us, because the state’s enforcement of the laws is authorized by a mutual promise that lies at the basis of all political
Society Culture and Thought

Budapest Band — MPF4243.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This ensemble will focus on music that would be heard in popular Budapest music venues between the years 2001-2013: Gypsy jazz, Klezmer, Balkan dance music, Afro-pop, etc. We will learn repertoire and also study the historical and cultural roots of these various genres. The ensemble will then be an integral part of Jean Randich’s Drama course, Faculty Performance Production:
Music

Buddha Mind in China — CHI4120.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: ginger lin
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Although it was born in India, Buddhism has had a deep and profound influence on Chinese and East Asian culture, but this philosophy remains relevant to modern life in both the East and West. Students will be introduced to the spirit of Buddhism through modern Mandarin interpretations of classic Chinese Buddhist poems and stories. Students will explore Chinese Buddhist concepts
Languages

Building a Responsive Electronic Instrument — MCO2000.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This class will focus on imagining and developing electronic set-ups for use in improvisation. Over the course of the term, students will develop at least two different electronic set-ups or instruments. We will look at artists using electronics in music and improvisation, such as Zeena Parkins, Laetitia Sonami, Ikue Mori, Peter Blasser, and John Driscoll, and discuss their
Music

Building Materials/Woodshop — SCU2109.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: John Umphlett
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This seven-week course is recommended for students interested in developing their technical skills in making sculpture and building methods. There will be a fundamental introduction to working with wood and general shop safety, with a focus on design. Processes such as joinery, scraping, and laminating will be covered, among others. The course is project-based. Students will be
Visual Arts

Building Regenerative and Resilient Communities — APA2441.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This course will be an introduction into a new CAPA Initiative called Building Regenerative and Resilient Communities. In response to the pandemic, climate change, social justice inequity, and the problem of food insecurity, there is an opportunity to build our communities whether they are local, regional or global; to imagine the community that we want to live in. Through a
CAPA

Business Incubator — MOD2145.02

Fall 2014
Instructor: alison dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
Do you imagine someday starting your own venture? Do you have an idea for a business, organization or social enterprise? Are you a working artist, musician or entrepreneur? Are you considering a self-employed career path? Group sessions and one-on-one coaching will help entrepreneurs develop and hone practical plans to support, strengthen and forward their business ideas.
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

Business Incubator — MOD2145.02

Fall 2015
Instructor: Alison Dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
Do you imagine someday starting your own venture? Do you have an idea for a business, organization or social enterprise? Are you a working artist, musician or entrepreneur? Are you considering a self-employed career path? Group sessions and one-on-one coaching will help entrepreneurs develop and hone practical plans to support, strengthen and forward their business ideas.
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

Business Incubator — MOD2145.02

Fall 2013
Instructor: Alison Dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
Do you imagine someday starting your own venture? Do you have an idea for a business, organization or social enterprise? Are you a working artist, musician or entrepreneur? Are you considering a self-employed career path? Group sessions and one-on-one coaching will help entrepreneurs develop and hone practical plans to support, strengthen and forward their business ideas.
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Business, Ethics, Society — MOD2146.03

Fall 2014
Instructor: alison dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
What are the relationships between economic, social and ecological prosperity? Is the creation of a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society possible given today's economic models and market dynamics? What are our obligations as individuals to contribute to setting the economic agenda for our society? What new approaches and models are redefining the relationship between
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

Business, Ethics, Society — MOD2146.03

Fall 2013
Instructor: Alison Dennis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
What are the relationships between economic, social and ecological prosperity? Is the creation of a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society possible given today's economic models and market dynamics? What are our obligations as individuals to contribute to setting the economic agenda for our society? What new approaches and models are redefining the relationship between
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Butoh — DAN2105.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Kota Yamazaki
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
Class starts with quiet and soft warm-up exercises with the intention of letting all tension go from your body and mind. A relaxed body with no expectation will allow you to be open and available to whatever comes to you. In Butoh, by accepting both what's surrounding you and what's happening inside yourself, using imagination and establishing a sense of presence, your body
Dance

Butoh Extension—In search of dance of darkness — DAN4245.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This advanced level project-based course is designed for students, who have prior experience of making a work around a body, especially (yet not limited) in dance, theater and visual arts context. Inspired by butoh-based movement practice and philosophies, students will seek a way of liberating a body from socially pre-conditioned self. While engaging in some particular somatic
Dance

Butoh I: Body Weather Laboratory — DAN2127.02

Spring 2019
Instructor: Oguri
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
This course provides a foundational physical training for the performer, with emphasis on physical articulation and individual movement patterns. This training demands a thorough reexamination of the body and movement within different and changing environments. It includes 3 training modalities: 1) MB Training: Rigorous mind/body, muscle/bone movement/balance training;
Dance

Butoh II: Body Weather Laboratory — DAN4131.02

Spring 2019
Instructor: Oguri
Days & Time:
Credits: 2
For students with some previous experience with movement this course provides a foundational physical training for the performer, with emphasis on physical articulation and individual movement patterns. This training demands a thorough reexamination of the body and movement within different and changing environments. It includes 3 training modalities: 1) MB Training: Rigorous
Dance

Butoh Intensive- In Search of Dance of Darkness — DAN4245.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Mina Nishimura
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This advanced level intensive course is designed for students who have prior experience of making a work around a body, especially (yet not limited) in dance, theater and visual arts contexts. Inspired by butoh-based movement practice, Buddhism and French post-structuralism philosophies, students will seek a way of liberating a body from a socially pre-conditioned self. While
Dance

Butoh Intensive- In Search of Dance of Darkness — DAN4245.01) (day/time updated as of 9/27/2023

Spring 2024
Instructor: Mina Nishimura
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This advanced level intensive butoh course is designed for students, who have prior experience of making a work around a body, especially (yet not limited) in dance, theater and visual arts context. Inspired by butoh-based movement practice and eastern philosophies, students will seek a way of liberating a body from socially pre-conditioned self. While studying particular
Dance

Butoh Intensive: In Search of Dance of Darkness — DAN4245.01

Spring 2026
Instructor: Mina Nishimura
Days & Time: WE 8:30am-12:10pm
Credits: 4

This advanced level intensive course is designed for students who have prior experience of making a work around a body, especially (yet not limited) in dance, theater and visual arts contexts. Inspired by butoh-based movement practice, Buddhism and French post-structuralism philosophies, students will seek a way of liberating a body from a

Dance

Butoh Intensive—In search of dance of darkness — DAN4245.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Mina Nishimura
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This advanced level intensive butoh course is designed for students, who have prior experience of making a work around a body, especially (yet not limited) in dance, theater and visual arts context. Inspired by butoh-based movement practice and eastern philosophies, students will seek a way of liberating a body from socially pre-conditioned self. While studying particular
Dance Drama

Calculus A — MAT4133.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This course covers the breadth of university calculus: differentiation, integration, infinite series, and ordinary differential equations. It focuses on concepts and interconnections. The sequel course, Calculus B, focuses on techniques and applications, putting the concepts from Calculus A into practice. This is an advanced course; Calculus AP or IB are not sufficient
Science and Mathematics

Calculus A — MAT4133.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This course covers the breadth of university calculus: differentiation, integration, infinite series, and ordinary differential equations. It focuses on concepts and interconnections. In order to cover this much material, computational techniques are de-emphasized. Following mathematics courses will focus on techniques and applications, putting the concepts from Calculus A into
Science and Mathematics

Calculus B — MAT4218.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Carly Briggs
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This course is a sequel to Calculus A. While Calculus A covers a broad range of concepts, Calculus B focuses on the techniques to put those concepts into practice, and the various problems to which those techniques may be applied. There will be applications to physics, chemistry, biology, environmental studies, economics, and other areas of mathematics. Topics include: standard
Science and Mathematics

Calculus: A Classical Approach — MAT4288.01) (day/time change as of 5/16/2023

Fall 2023
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre
Days & Time:
Credits: 4
This course covers the breadth of university calculus: differentiation, integration, infinite series, and ordinary differential equations. It focuses on concepts and interconnections. In order to cover this much material, computational techniques are de-emphasized. The approach is historically based and classical, following original texts where possible. Further techniques and
Science and Mathematics