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Communicating Science to the Public — SCMA4106.01

Fall 2013
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
Science Mathematics and Computing

Communities and the Environment — PEC2112.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Robin Kemkes
Days & Time:
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
Environment Social Science

Community and Liberation Psychology — PSY4382.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Özge Savaş
Days & Time:
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
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

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

Spring 2018
Instructor: Susan Sgorbati with guest Michael Cohen
Days & Time:
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
CAPA Environment

Comparative Animal Physiology — BIO4201.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Elizabeth Sherman
Days & Time:
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
Science Mathematics and Computing

Comparative Animal Physiology — BIO4201.01

Fall 2014
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
Science Mathematics and Computing Environment

Comparative Animal Physiology — BIO4201.01

Fall 2013
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
Science Mathematics and Computing

Comparative Animal Physiology (with lab) — BIO4201.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Betsy Sherman
Days & Time:
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
Science and Mathematics Environment

Comparative Animal Physiology (with lab) — BIO4201.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Betsy Sherman
Days & Time:
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,
Science and Mathematics Environment

Comparative Animal Physiology (with lab) — BIO4201.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Elizabeth Sherman
Days & Time:
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
Science and Mathematics

Comparative Animal Physiology (with lab) — BIO4201.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Betsy Sherman
Days & Time:
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
Science and Mathematics Environment

Comparative Democratization — POL2102.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
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,
Society Culture and Thought

Comparative Democratization — POL2102.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
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,
Social Science

Comparative Political Corruption — POL4102.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
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
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Comparative Political Corruption — POL4102.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
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
Society Culture and Thought

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Spring 2023
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
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
Society Culture and Thought

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
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
Society Culture and Thought

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Fall 2013
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
Social Science

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
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
Society Culture and Thought

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
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
Society Culture and Thought

Comparing Political Institutions — POL2101.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time:
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
CAPA Society Culture and Thought

Composing for Drum Set — MCO2131.02

Fall 2025
Instructor: Michael Wimberly
Days & Time: TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 1

This 7 week course will shift how drummers think and play the drum set. Students will be encouraged to move beyond just playing beats and grooves to thinking more compositionally. If you are able to play the drums, we will not completely ignore rhythms, however,learning how the drum set can be a melodic and harmonic instrument is one of the

Composition