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Piano Lab 1 — MIN2232.02; section 2

Fall 2015
Instructor: Matthew Edwards
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Course is intended for students with prior music study or music in their plan. This introductory course provides a comprehensive foundation for aspiring pianists. Topics include music notation, rhythm, piano technique, theory, history, sight-reading, ear-training, improvisation, and collaboration. Co-requisite: Attend Music Workshop (T 6:30pm-8:00pm).
Music

Piano Lab II — MIN4236.02; section 2

Fall 2015
Instructor: Matthew Edwards
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Continuing course in basic keyboard skills.  Students already fluent with notation and with music in their plan are encouraged to take this level, or talk with the instructor. Corequisite: Attend Music Workshop (T 6:30pm-8:00pm)
Music

Piano Lab II — MIN4236.01; section 1

Fall 2015
Instructor: Joan Forsyth
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Continuing course in basic keyboard study. Students already fluent with notation and with music in their plan are encouraged to take this level, or talk with the instructor. Corequisite: Must attend Music Workshop (T 6:30pm-8:00pm).
Music

Plays From Plays From Plays — DRA2155.01; first seven weeks

Fall 2015
Instructor: Kathleen Dimmick
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Where do plays come from? In this course we’ll look at the bloodline of plays: origination myths, tales, folklore, and, of course, other plays. We’ll read and discuss plays by Aeschylus, Euripides, Shakespeare, Buchner, Zola and their followers – Racine, Alfred Jarry, Sarah Kane, Neal Bell, Elizabeth Egloff, and others.
Drama Literature

Preparing for Field Work in Public Action — CANCELLED

Fall 2015
Instructor: Erika Mijlin
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 1
This module is designed for Seniors who are preparing to do Field Work related to public action. Seniors working on public action projects are especially encouraged to enroll. As a group, we will discuss and workshop strategies for: clarifying project purpose and goals; connecting this FWT with your Plan; researching and understanding the organizations or groups you will be
CAPA Modules: Transferable Approaches

Problems of Political Development — POL4255.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Rotimi Suberu
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Unlike the more stable democracies of Western Europe and North America, many countries of the developing world lack durable, legitimate and effective political institutions or governmental systems. These countries are in the throes of wrenching political transitions and crises that compound weak political institutions with economic malaise, social polarization and/or cultural
Society Culture and Thought

Projects in Sculpture: Making it Personal — SCU4797.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Jon Isherwood
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The question is what do you want to say? As we develop our interests in sculpture it becomes more and more imperative to find our own voice. The role of the artist is to interpret personal conditions and experiences and find the most effective expression for them. This course provides the opportunity for a self directed study in sculpture. Students are expected to produce a
Visual Arts

Quantum Mechanics — PHY4211.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The microscopic world is fundamentally different from the macroscopic one we encounter on a daily basis. The classical view of particles, mass, and even location break down at the smallest scales. The development of quantum mechanics as a field in the 1920s was a fundamental leap forward for our understanding of atomic physics. Countless current technologies and scientific
Science Mathematics and Computing

Reader's Theater Ensemble — DRA2247.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Dina Janis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
In this performance-based course we will investigate the Reader's Theater form. Students will concentrate on beginning vocal techniques and training, as well as the practice of reading out loud in performance. Individual as well as group projects will be developed and performed during the term. Corequisite: Dance or Drama lab assignment.  
Drama

Reading and Writing Short Stories — LIT4219.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Benjamin Anastas
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This is a course for fiction writers on how to write a short story, a genre we’ll define using the formula first proposed by Edgar Allan Poe: a work of fiction that can be read in one sitting. Students can expect to read about forty stories over the semester from a wide range of periods and traditions; write frequent exercises to begin the term; and produce two complete stories
Literature

Recording and Mixing Music — MSR2116.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: David Baron
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
An introductory course to recording and mixing.  We will learn the basics of recording, editing, and mixing in the Jennings Recording studio. Microphone types and placement for acoustic instruments.  Pro Tools operation. Outboard microphone preamps. Audio editing. Monitoring correctly and efficiently. Basic mixing of multitrack material. This is a hands-on course
Music

Recording Studio as an Instrument — MSR2210.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: David Baron
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
The Beatles came to Abbey Road as a typical musical combo.  A few records into their career the recording studio got more and more important as a part of the compositional, arrangement, and creative process. We will approach the recording studio as an instrument. Creative uses of sampling, microphone techniques, composing in the studio, musique concrète, collaging,
Music

Research Methods in Psychology and Cognition — PSY2209.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Harlan Fichtenholtz
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The goal of this course is to learn the guidelines (practical, professional, and ethical) for conducting research in the psychological and cognitive sciences.  How do you answer questions about individual differences? Why do we remember what we do? Can you change someone’s behavior? Critical thinking and effective verbal and written communication are emphasized as students
Society Culture and Thought

Rhetoric: The Art and Craft of Persuasion — PHI2144.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Karen Gover
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The ability to speak and write persuasively is an essential skill for everyone.  Whether you are writing a plan essay, applying for a job, or running for public office, you need to be persuasive and compelling.  This course is a practical workshop in rhetoric.  Students will write, deliver, and critique short speeches in class.  We will learn classic
Society Culture and Thought

Saxophone — MIN4237.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Bruce Williamson
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Study of saxophone technique and standard repertoire (jazz or classical), with an emphasis on tone production, dexterity, reading skills, and improvisation. This course is for intermediate-advanced students only. Co-requisite: Must participate in Music Workshop (Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm).
Music

Science and Math Fifth Term Seminar — SCMA4105.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Andrew McIntyre and Kerry Woods
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This two-credit seminar is required for all fall-term juniors whose Plan significantly involves mathematics or science (other students may register with permission of instructors if background is appropriate). The seminar uses students’ ideas/plans for advanced work as a vehicle for intensive exploration of the scientific process. We will look at the research methods employed
Science Mathematics and Computing

Scripting for Computer Graphics — CS2122.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Justin Vasselli
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Computer Graphics is one of the most fun and accessible fields within Computer Science. The visual nature of it lends itself well to creative and artistic minds. It’s the perfect melding of math, computing and art. This course will cover the key ideas behind computer graphics.  We will discuss different rendering algorithms and how they work, how 3D models
Science Mathematics and Computing

Seeing It Through: Developing Movement Material — DAN4121.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Elena Demyanenko
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
Trusting the experience of each individual body, we will make new movement material from a variety of sources. By asking questions about this newly found material, we will be able to locate the essential properties in an immediate, tangible way. Then, we will work on how to evolve and transform them. Students’ compositional drafts will be viewed and discussed
Dance

Senior Projects — MPF4104.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Kitty Brazelton
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
Salon-style, seniors will meet to discuss advanced work, whether composition and performance related to senior concerts or other culminating work. Critical exchange and support between salon members is required, along with practical help in planning productions.
Music

Senior Projects — ARC4109.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Donald Sherefkin
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This is an advanced studio class for students who have a proficient understanding of architectural concepts, history and theory.  Each student will develop a personal project. Students must submit a detailed proposal as an attachment by May 6th, to dsherefkin@bennington.edu Weekly readings will be assigned.  
Visual Arts

Senior Projects — LIT4322.01

Fall 2015
Instructor: Benjamin Anastas
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
For seniors working on special projects or senior theses. Each student will devote the term to completing the draft of a unified manuscript--typically 75 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction, 50 pages of criticism, 30 pages of poetry, or a lengthy translation project. Each week, the class will critique individual manuscripts-in-progress. These peer critiques will be
Literature

Senior Seminar in Society, Culture, and Thought — SCT4750.01; section 1

Fall 2015
Instructor: Eileen Scully
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This advanced research seminar offers students the opportunity to conduct advanced work in social science in the form of an independent research project. For some students, this will be the first half of a year-long thesis that involves field work and/or the collection of data. For others, this will be a one-semester long project. For all students, however, the
Society Culture and Thought

Senior Seminar in Society, Culture, and Thought — SCT4750.02; section 2

Fall 2015
Instructor: Paul Voice
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This advanced research seminar offers students the opportunity to conduct advanced work in social science in the form of an independent research project.  For some students, this will be the first half  of a year-long thesis that involves field work and/or the collection of data.  For others, this will be a one-semester long project. For all students,
Society Culture and Thought

Senior Seminar in Society, Culture, and Thought — SCT4750.03; section 3

Fall 2015
Instructor: David Anderegg
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This advanced research seminar offers students the opportunity to conduct advanced work in social science in the form of an independent research project. For some students, this will be the first half of a year-long thesis that involves field work and/or the collection of data. For others, this will be a one-semester long project. For all students, however, the
Society Culture and Thought

Senior Seminar in Society, Culture, and Thought and CAPA — SCT4750.04; section 4

Fall 2015
Instructor: David Bond
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This advanced research seminar offers students the opportunity to conduct advanced work in social science and public action in the form of an independent research project. For some students, this will be the first half of a year-long thesis that involves field work and/or the collection of data. For others, this will be a one-semester long project. For all students, however,
CAPA Society Culture and Thought