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The Hotchkiss SchoolCourse Catalog

2017-18

2017-18 Hotchkiss School Course Catalog V-17Nov29

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityGK180—FIRSTYEARGREEK ThisintensivecourseprovidesanintroductiontoAtticGreek,the

dialectofclassicalAthens.StudentswillalsostudyavarietyoftopicsrelatingtoGreekmythology,history,philosophy,andculture.ThemajorityofGreekgrammarandsyntaxiscoveredinthisclass.

Classical&ModernLanguages Year P,LM,UM,S NCAA Available

GK280—READINGSINGREEKHISTORY Prerequisite:GK150,GK180,orplacementexam.ThiscoursecompletesthestudyofGreekgrammarandsyntax.StudentsthenbegintoapplytheirknowledgeofGreektowardreadingtextsillustrativeofGreekhistoryandculture.AuthorsreadaretypicallydrawnfromtheclassicaleraofAthens,suchasLysias,Plato,Herodotus,Thucydides,andXenophon.ThelatterpartoftheyearistypicallydevotedtoHomer.


GK381—READINGSINGREEKLITERATURE Prerequisite:GK250,GK280,orplacementexam.StudentsinthiscoursewillhonetheirreadingandtranslationskillsbyreadingGreekpoetryintheoriginalwithaviewtowardliteraryinterpretation.AuthorstypicallyreadincludeHomer,Greeklyricpoets(suchasSappho),andtheGreekplaywrightsSophocles,Euripides,andAristophanes.

Classical&ModernLanguages S1 P,LM,UM,S NCAA Available

GK382—READINGSINGREEKLITERATURE Prerequisite:GK250,GK280,orplacementexam.StudentsinthiscoursewillhonetheirreadingandtranslationskillsbyreadingGreekpoetryintheoriginalwithaviewtowardliteraryinterpretation.AuthorstypicallyreadincludeHomer,Greeklyricpoets(suchasSappho),andtheGreekplaywrightsSophocles,Euripides,andAristophanes.


GK481—ADVANCEDGREEK Prerequisite:GK381/382orplacementexam.ThisisusuallyasmallclassforadvancedstudentsofGreek.Theinterestsofstudentsandinstructordeterminethesubjectmatter.


GK482—ADVANCEDGREEK Prerequisite:GK381/382orplacementexam.ThisisusuallyasmallclassforadvancedstudentsofGreek.Theinterestsofstudentsandinstructordeterminethesubjectmatter.


GK951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINGREEK Prerequisite:GK481/GK482.StudentswhohaveexhaustedtheGreekcurriculummaypetitionthedepartmentforanindependentstudyonanauthorortextnotcoveredbythestandarddepartmentofferings.

Classical&ModernLanguages S1 P,LM,UM,S NONE Available

GK952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINGREEK Prerequisite:GK481/GK482.StudentswhohaveexhaustedtheGreekcurriculummaypetitiontheDepartmentforanindependentstudyonanauthorortextnotcoveredbythestandarddepartmentofferings.


LA150—FIRSTYEARLATIN ForthosewithlittleornobackgroundinLatin,thisisacomprehensiveintroductiontoclassicalLatinandanexcellentfoundationforstudentsinterestedinLatinliteratureandRomanculture.Withanemphasisonvocabulary,grammar,andsyntax,thisclassalsohelpsthoseinterestedinimprovingtheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarandvocabulary.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityLA250—SECONDYEARLATIN Prerequisite:LA150orplacementexam.Thiscourseincludesa

comprehensivereviewofLatingrammarandanintroductiontoadvancedsyntaxandextensivereadinginLatin.Inthesecondsemester,thiscourseintroducesstudentstothereadingofLatinprosethroughavarietyofauthors.StudentswillreadselectionsfromauthorssuchasCaesar,PlinyandNeposinordertogainasenseofRomancultureandhistoryinauthor'stimeperiodandtodevelopreadingandtranslationskills.


LA280—ADVANCEDSECONDYEARLATIN Prerequisites:LA150orplacementexam,andpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscourseisforstudentswhohavedemonstratedanoutstandingfacilityinLatin.ItincludesarapidandcomprehensivereviewofLatingrammar;studentswillthenbeginreadingauthenticLatintexts.SelectionsfromNepos’LiveswillprovidestudentstheopportunitytostudyGreekhistory,toconsiderthecharacteristicsimportanttoRomansinthefirstcentury,andtodeveloptheirtranslationskills.Inthesecondsemester,studentswilldevelopclosereadingandanalyticalskillsthroughreadingavarietyofauthors,includingPlinytheYoungerandLivy.ThroughselectionsofthepoetryofOvid,studentswillstudythemythsandstoriesoftheRomansandtheirrelationtothepoliticalandsocialclimateoftheearlyRomanEmpire.

Classical&ModernLanguages Year P,LM,UM,S NONE Available

LA350—THIRDYEARLATIN Prerequisite:LA252,LA282,orplacementexam.ThisyearcourseprovidesstudentswiththeopportunitytostrengthentheirreadingandtranslationskillsthroughfocusonimportanttextsfromtheendoftheRomanRepublic,includingatleastonespeechbyCicero.StudentswillanalyzeLatintextsandotherhistoricaldocumentsinordertogainafullerunderstandingofthepoliticalandsocialdynamicsofthefirstcenturyBCE.


LA380—HONORSTHIRDYEARLATIN Prerequisites:LA282orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.Inthefirstsemester,thisclassisdevotedtothestudyofCicero,withreadingstypicallytakenfromtheProCaelioorCatilinarianorations,withaviewtowardappreciatingLatinprosestyleandrhetoric.Inthesecondsemester,thefocusofthereadingcomponentturnstoLatinpoetry,andstudentsexplorefirst-centuryRomanculturethroughthepoetryofCatullus.Throughouttheyear,studentsreviewLatingrammarandsyntax,withadifferentconceptemphasizedeachweek.StudentsarestronglyencouragedtotaketheSATSubjectTestinLatinattheendofthiscourse,andthecoursepreparesstudentsforAPLatinthefollowingyear.ForthepurposesoftheClassicsDiplomarequirements,itcountsasafourth-yearcourse.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityLA451—ROMANCULTUREINLATINLITERATURE Prerequisite:LA350,LA380,orplacementexam.Studentswill

explorethestrange,extravagant,andsometimesevenluridcultureandhistoryoftheRomanEmpireanditsemperors.ReadingselectionswillbedrawnfromtheliteratureoftheearlyRomanEmpire.


LA452—MYTHANDHISTORYINLATINEPIC Prerequisite:LA350,LA380,orLA451.StudentsreadselectionsfromtheAeneidthatillustratetheRomanideaoftheTrojanWarandtheworldoftheHomericepics.Usingmaterialfromslide,computer,andvideopresentations,studentswillalsoevaluateVergil’sdepictionoftheMycenaeanworldagainstarchaeologicalevidenceofthatculture.ThiscoursehelpspreparestudentsforAPLatinthefollowingyear.


LA550—APLATIN:CAESARANDVERGIL Prerequisites:LA380,LA452,orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.ThisclassfollowsthenewAPsyllabusandtreatsindepthCaesar’scommentariesontheGallicWarandVergil’sAeneid.StudentsareexpectedtohaveasolidgraspofLatingrammarandgoodreadingandtranslatingskills.Somebackgroundreadingwillberequiredoverthesummerinpreparation,andstudentsareexpectedtotaketheAPexaminthespring.

Classical&ModernLanguages Year P,LM,UM,S NCAA,AP Available

LA651—ADVANCEDREADINGSINLATINLITERATURE Prerequisite:LA550ortheequivalent.Thisisaseminar-styleclassforadvancedstudentsofLatin.Authorsreadvaryfromyeartoyearandaretypicallydeterminedbythemutualinterestofthestudentsandinstructor.


LA652—ADVANCEDREADINGSINLATINLITERATURE Prerequisite:LA550ortheequivalent.Thisisaseminar-styleclassforadvancedstudentsofLatin.Authorsreadvaryfromyeartoyearandaretypicallydeterminedbythemutualinterestofthestudentsandinstructor.


LA951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINLATINLITERATURE Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.StudentswhohaveexhaustedtheLatincurriculummaypetitionanymemberoftheClassicsfacultyforanindependentstudyonanauthorortextnotcoveredbythestandardcourseofferings.Thiscoursemaybetakenmorethanonce.


LA952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINLATINLITERATURE Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.StudentswhohaveexhaustedtheLatincurriculummaypetitionanymemberoftheClassicsfacultyforanindependentstudyonanauthorortextnotcoveredbythestandardcourseofferings.Thiscoursemaybetakenmorethanonce.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityCL451—THEGREEKWORLD Thiscourse,designedforbothClassicsstudentsandothers

interestedintheClassicalworld,willexplorethemajorpolitical,social,andculturaldevelopmentsinthehistoryoftheAncientGreekworldfromtheMycenaeanperiod(1600-1200B.C.E.)tothedeathofAlexandertheGreatin323B.C.E.Itwillfeatureaninterdisciplinaryapproach,examiningnumeroussources--archaeological,art-historical,andliterary(intranslation).StudentswilldevelopanunderstandingofthehistoricalcontextsofancientGreekdemocracy,philosophy,drama,science,andmorewhilelearninghowtoevaluateandanalyzeinformationfromavarietyofprimarysources.ThiscoursewillpreparestudentstoappreciatethewaysinwhichtheClassicalpastinfluencedsubsequentEuropeanhistory,literature,andthoughtaswellasthewaysinwhichthatinfluencecontinuestoday.

Classical&ModernLanguages,Humanities&SocialSciences

S1 UM,S NCAA Notoffered2017-18

CL452—THEROMANWORLD Thiscourse,designedforbothClassicsstudentsandothersinterestedintheClassicalworld,willexploretheoriginsoftheRomanworld,thegrowthandeventualdeclineofRomanpower,andtheinfluenceRomecontinuestohaveinthemodernworld.Taughtwithprimarysources(intranslation),thiscoursewillprovideanopportunityforstudentstostudythepoliticalandmilitaryhistoryofRomefromthemythsaroundthefoundingofthecityandthedevelopmentofthedemocracyintheRepublic,tothereturntoautocraticruleundertheemperors.StudentswillalsoexamineRome’sliteraryandartistichistoryaswellasimportanttechnologicaladvances.ThisoverviewofhistoryandculturewillpreparestudentstoappreciatethewaysinwhichtheClassicalpastinfluencedmovementsinEuropeanhistory,literature,andthoughtaswellaswaysthatinfluencecontinuestoday.

Classical&ModernLanguages,Humanities&SocialSciences

S2 UM,S NCAA Notoffered2017-18

CL951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINCLASSICS StudentsmaypetitionanymemberoftheClassicsfacultyforanindependentstudyofsomeaspectoftheancientworldthatisnotcoveredbytheclassicallanguagecourses,includingarchaeologyandtheclassicaltradition.


CL952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINCLASSICS StudentsmaypetitionanymemberoftheClassicsfacultyforanindependentstudyofsomeaspectoftheancientworldthatisnotcoveredbytheclassicallanguagecourses,includingarchaeologyandtheclassicaltradition.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityCN150—FIRSTYEARCHINESE

ThiscourseisdesignedforstudentswithnopreviousknowledgeofChinese.ThepurposeofthiscourseistolaythegroundworkforthestudyofModernChinese.ThecoursebeginswithbasictraininginpronunciationandtoneswhileintroducingprinciplesforChinesecharacterformation.Instructionaimsatintegratingallfourlanguageskillsofauralcomprehension,speaking,reading,andwritinginabalancedandmutuallysupportivemanner.Culturalcomponentswillbeconjoinedwiththelanguagelearning.Computerprogramswillbeusedextensivelyinthefourskillstraining.Bothconversationalandcompositionalpresentationstylesattheelementarylevelwillbeequallyemphasizedinordertohelpstudentscommunicatemeaningfully,constructively,andappropriatelyinauthenticcontexts.Thiscourseisopentoallstudents.


CN160—ACCELERATEDFIRSTYEARCHINESE ThiscourseisforstudentswhohavehadsomeexposuretoChinese,buthavenotmasteredmanyofthefundamentals.UsingthesametextbookasinCN150,thecoursestressesthesamepatternsasthe150level,butcoversthematafasterpace.Labworkisrequiredfivedaysaweek.PlacementinthiscourseforthosehavingpreviouslystudiedChineseisbyplacementexam.


CN250—SECONDYEARCHINESE ThiscourseisacontinuationofCN150oritsequivalent.Studentswillbuildonskillsofauralcomprehension,speaking,reading,andwritingdevelopedinthefirst-yearChinesecourse.Bothpedagogicallypreparedtextsandauthenticmaterials,includingarticlesfromChinesenewspapers,willbeusedinthiscourse.Aculturalcomponentwillbeconjoinedwiththelanguagelearning.Computerprogramswillagainbeusedextensively.Studentswillgainanincreasedvocabularyandagreaterunderstandingofmorecomplexgrammaticalstructures.Bothconversationalandcompositionalpresentationstylesatthelowerintermediatelevelwillbeequallyemphasizedinordertohelpstudentscommunicatemeaningfully,constructively,andappropriatelyinauthenticcontexts.


CN280—ADVANCEDSECONDYEARCHINESE Thisadvancedsecond-yearcoursecontinuestheworkbeguninCN150/CN160level,butinmoredepth.Aural-oralskills,reading,andwritingcontinuetobeexplained.Prerequisites:CN150,CN160,orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityCN350—THIRDYEARCHINESE Prerequisite:CN250,CN280,orplacementexam.Thiscourseis

designedtoconsolidateandexpandstudents’fourlanguageskillsdevelopedfromtheirbaseinthefirsttwoyearsofChineseoritsequivalent.Manyofthegrammaticalconstructionsintroducedinearliercourseswillbereinforced,withincreasingsophisticationintermsofstyleandusage.Bothpedagogicallypreparedtextsandauthenticmaterials,includingarticlesfromChinesenewspapers,willbeusedinthiscourse.RigorouspracticeofspokenandwrittenChineseinawiderangeofsituationsofdailylifewillbeconductedinordertohelpstudentscommunicateconstructively,creatively,andappropriatelyattheintermediatelevel.


CN380—ADVANCEDTHIRDYEARCHINESE Prerequisites:CN250,CN280,orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscourseisaprerequisiteforstudentswhoplantotaketheAPChinesecourse.Thecourseaimstoenhanceaural-oralskillsandtrainstudentsinmoreadvancedstudyofgrammar,reading,andwriting.MediaCenterworkisrequireddaily.BecausethisisasignificantlymoresophisticatedcoursethanCN350,studentswillbeadmittedonlybytherecommendationofthedepartmentorthroughaplacementexam.


CN450—FOURTHYEARCHINESE Prerequisite:CN350,CN380,orplacementexam.ThiscourseisdesignedtohelpstudentsdevelopModernChineseproficiency,whilecontinuingtodevelopthefourbasiclanguageskills.Studentswillreadadvancedliteraryandnon-literarytextsonarangeoftopicsrelatedtocurrentevents,socialsciences,andthehumanities.Authenticmaterialsfrommultimedia,newspaper,shortstories,andessayswillbeemployedtohelpstudentsimprovetheirlinguisticskillswithamanageabledegreeofchallenge.Studentswillbetrainedtodiscuss,debate,narrate,anddescribeinChinese.


CN490—APCHINESELANGUAGEANDCULTURE Prerequisites:CN380orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.TheAPcoursepreparesstudentstodemonstratetheirlevelofChineseproficiencyacrossthethreecommunicativemodes(interpersonal,interpretive,andpresentational)andthefivegoalareas(communication,cultures,connections,comparisons,andcommunities).Itsaimistoprovidestudentswithongoingandvariedopportunitiestofurtherdeveloptheirproficienciesacrossthefullrangeoflanguageskillswithinaculturalframeofreference,whichreflectstherichnessofChineselanguageandculture.TheAPexamorafinalprojectwillberequiredaspartofthiscourse.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityCN550—ADVANCEDFIFTHYEARCHINESE Prerequisites:CN450,CN490,orplacementexamandpermissionof

thedepartment.Thecoursecontinuestodevelopstudents’generalModernChineseproficiency.Whilecontinuingtodevelopthefourlanguageskills,studentswillreadrigorouslybothliteraryandnon-literarytextsonawiderangeoftopicareasrelatedtocurrentevents,socialsciences,andthehumanities.Authenticmultimediamaterialsfromvideo,television,andInternetwillbechieflyemployedtohelpstudentsunderstandtoday’sChina.Studentswillwriteintensively.Inaddition,elaboratediscussionsonthereadingmaterialswillbeconductedregularlytodevelopstudents’skillsofabstractreasoning,debating,anddeliveringformalspeechesinChinese.


CN650—SIXTHYEARCHINESE:TOPICSINCHINESECULTURE

Prerequisite:CN550orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.ThisisacourseofvariablecontentsfocusingondifferenttopicsofChinesehistory,literature,philosophy,religion,etc.(Topicsmaychangefromyeartoyear.)Thiscourseisdesignedforhigher-levelstudentswhoareinterestedinin-depthstudyofChineseculturalheritageorwhowishtorefinetheirproficiencyinreadingandwritingskills.Coursematerialswillbetakenfromauthenticsources.


CN951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINCHINESE Prerequisites:CN650andpermissionofthedepartment.StudentswhohaveexhaustedtheChinesecurriculummaypetitionaninstructorforanindependentstudyinanareanotcoveredbytheChineseofferings.


CN952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINCHINESE Prerequisites:CN650andpermissionofthedepartment.StudentswhohaveexhaustedtheChinesecurriculummaypetitionaninstructorforanindependentstudyinanareanotcoveredbytheChineseofferings.


FR150—FIRSTYEARFRENCH ThiscourseisforstudentswhohavehadlittleornoexposuretoFrench.French150emphasizeslearningincontext,languageproficiency,andthebasicpatternsofthelanguage.Thecourseencouragesthedevelopmentofaural-oralskills,aswellasreadingandwritingskills.StudentsinthiscoursewillbegintodeveloptheirknowledgeoftheculturesandlifestylesoftheFrench-speakingworld.Regularuseofthedigitalauditoryresourcesisintegraltothecourse.


FR160—ACCELERATEDFIRSTYEARFRENCH Prerequisite:Placementexam.ThiscourseisforstudentswhohavehadsomeexposuretoFrench,butwhohavenotmasteredmanyofthefundamentals.French160emphasizesthesamepatternsasthe150level,butcoversthematafasterpace.StudentsinthiscoursewillbegintodeveloptheirknowledgeoftheculturesandlifestylesoftheFrench-speakingworld.Regularuseofthedigitalauditoryresourcesisintegraltothecourse.

Classical&ModernLanguages Year P,LM,UM,S NCAA Notoffered2017-18


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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityFR250—SECONDYEARFRENCH Prerequisite:FR150,FR160,orplacementexam.Inaninteractive

setting,aural-oralskills,reading,andwritingcontinuetobeemphasized.Basiccompositionwritingisintroducedinthiscourse.Considerableemphasisisplacedonstudents’individualeffortswithrespecttogrammarandvocabularyreviewandacquisition.Audioexercisesareusedtostrengthenthestudents’graspofvocabularyaswellasoralandwrittenexpression.StudentsinthiscoursewillcontinuetodeveloptheirknowledgeoftheculturesandlifestylesoftheFrench-speakingworld.


FR280—ADVANCEDSECONDYEARFRENCH Prerequisites:FR150,FR160,orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.Inaninteractivesetting,thisacceleratedsecond-yearcoursereviewsthebasicelementsofFrenchgrammarandsyntax.Compositionwritingisintroducedearlyintheyear.Considerableemphasisisplacedonstudents’individualeffortswithrespecttogrammarandvocabularyreviewandacquisition.Audioexercisesareusedtostrengthenthestudents’graspofvocabularyaswellasoralandwrittenexpression.StudentsinthiscoursewillcontinuetodeveloptheirknowledgeoftheculturesandlifestylesoftheFrench-speakingworld.Courseworkmaybeenrichedbysupplementalreadings.


FR350—THIRDYEARFRENCHPrerequisite:FR250,FR280,orplacementexam.Thiscourseincludessignificantvocabularyenrichment,athoroughreviewofgrammarandthereadingofvariousworksoffrancophoneliterature.Studentsalsohavetheopportunitytodiscusscurrentpoliticalandsocialissuesinthefrancophoneworld.Writing,bothfreeandstructured,isstressed,asisoralparticipation.Studentswillreadanovelduringthespringterm.Filmsareusedtoenhancethestudyoflanguageandculture.StudentsareurgedtoparticipateinashortculturalandlinguisticimmersiontriptoQuebecCityduringthewinterterm.


FR380—ADVANCEDTHIRDYEARFRENCHPrerequisites:FR250,FR280,orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourseaimstoenhanceaural-oralskills,vocabularydevelopment,andwritingskills.Itprovidesstudentswithanintroductiontoreading,literaryanalysis,andwriting.Studentsreadatleasttwofull-lengthworks,and,throughtheuseofacollege-levelanthology,exploreFrenchandfrancophoneprose,poetryandtheater.Oralpresentations,films,andmultimediaresourcesareusedtoexploretheculturalandhistoricalbackgroundofthereadings.StudentsareencouragedtoparticipateinashortculturalandlinguisticimmersiontriptoQuebecCityduringthewinterterm.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityFR450—FOURTHYEARFRENCH Prerequisite:FR350,FR380,orplacementexam.Thiscourseis

designedforstudentswhohavecompletedthediplomarequirementforlanguageinFrenchandwishtocontinuetheirstudyofFrench,orwhohaveplacedintoitthroughplacementexamination.Inthiscourse,studentsmayexploretheculture,civilizationandspecifichistoricalperiodsofdifferentcountriesoftheFrench-speakingworldthroughthestudyofselectedliteraryworks,movies,andmultimediaresources.Classdiscussionsandstudents’presentationsmayalsobebasedoncurrentpoliticalandsocialissuespertinenttothesecountries.Thecourseaimstoenhancelistening,reading,andwritingskills.Itplacesparticularemphasisondevelopingoralproficiency.Thiscoursedoesnotincludeaformalreviewofgrammar,nordoesitpreparestudentsfortheAPexaminFrenchLanguageandCultures.


FR470—ADVANCEDFOURTHYEARFRENCH Prerequisites:FR350,FR380,orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.ThistransitionalcoursetoAPFrenchisforlowermidsanduppermidswhohavesuccessfullycompletedathirdyearcourseandwhowillbenefitfromenrichingtheirvocabularyandincreasingtheirexposuretothestructureofthelanguage,reviewinggrammarandpracticingfluencythroughfilms,selectedliteraryworks,andmultimediaresources.Classdiscussions,writtenworkandstudentpresentationswillbeintegraltostudents’growthandenhancetheirlistening,speaking,readingandwrittenskills.StudentsinthiscoursewilllikelyplantoenrollintheAPFrenchLanguageandCulturescourseduringthefollowingschoolyear.

Classical&ModernLanguages Year LM,UM NCAA Available

FR490—APFRENCHLANGUAGE Prerequisites:FR350,FR380,FR470orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursepreparesstudentsfortheAPFrenchLanguageandCulturesexamination,whichallwillbeexpectedtotake.ThiscourseisdesignedforstudentswhohavealreadyacquiredastrongworkingknowledgeofthemechanicsoftheFrenchlanguage.TheemphasiswillbeonreadinganddiscussionofglobalandcontemporarythemesidentifiedandtargetedbytheAPexam.Grammarreviewwillbeintegratedintostudents’writtenandoralwork.Contemporarymaterialsandmediaresourceswillbeusedinordertodiversifythestudents’exposuretothelanguageandculture.Useofthemediacenterwillbeanintegralpartofthecourse.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityFR510—FIFTHYEARFRENCH Prerequisites:FR450andpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourse

isdesignedforthosewhohavenottakenAdvancedPlacementFrench,butwhowishtocontinuetheirstudyofthelanguageforafifthyear.Thecourseaimsprimarilytorefinestudents’readingandwritingskillsandatthesametimetoimprovetheirauralcomprehensionandfluidityofexpression.Studentsareencouragedtoreadandrespondtoliterature,bothpersonallyandanalytically.Throughclassdiscussionsandresearchprojects,theywillexploretheculturalandhistoricalbackgroundoftheselectedliteratureanduseitasavehicletounderstandingthemselvesandothers.Avarietyofmaterialisusedinthiscourse,includingtheselectedworksofliterature,contemporarymediaresourcesandfilms.Compositions,literaryanalysisandoralpresentationsarebasedonthematerialsstudied.


FR540—FIFTHYEARFRENCH:ADVANCEDFRANCOPHONELITERATURE

Prerequisites:FR490,orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.Thecourseaimsprimarilytorefinestudents’readingandwritingskillsandatthesametimetoimprovetheirauralcomprehensionandfluidityofexpression.Studentsareencouragedtoreadandrespondtoliterature,bothpersonallyandanalytically.Throughclassdiscussionsandresearchprojects,theywillexploretheculturalandhistoricalbackgroundoftheselectedliteratureanduseitasavehicletounderstandingthemselvesandothers.Avarietyofmaterialisusedinthiscourse,includingtheselectedworksofliterature,contemporarymediaresourcesandfilms.Compositions,literaryanalysisandoralpresentationsarebasedonthematerialsstudied.


FR650—SIXTHYEARFRENCH:TOPICSINFRANCOPHONECULTURES

Prerequisite:FR540orplacementexamandpermissionofthedepartment.ThisyearcourseisopentostudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedFrench540andwhowishtocontinuethestudyoffrancophoneliterature.Studentsareencouragedtoreadandrespondtoliterature,bothpersonallyandanalytically.Throughclassdiscussionsandresearchprojects,theywillexploretheculturalandhistoricalbackgroundoftheselectedliteratureanduseitasavehicletounderstandingthemselvesandothers.Avarietyofmaterialisusedinthiscourse,includingtheselectedworksofliterature,contemporarymediaresourcesfilms.Theworksstudiedvaryfromyeartoyearaccordingtothestudentsandinstructorsinterests.Compositions,literaryanalysisandoralpresentationsarebasedonthematerialsstudied.Dependingonenrollment,thiscoursemaybegivenonanindependentstudybasis.


FR951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINFRENCH Prerequisites:FR650andpermissionofthedepartment.StudentswhohaveexhaustedtheFrenchcurriculummaypetitionaninstructorforanindependentstudyinanareanotcoveredbytheFrenchofferings.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityFR952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINFRENCH Prerequisites:FR650andpermissionofthedepartment.Students

whohaveexhaustedtheFrenchcurriculummaypetitionaninstructorforanindependentstudyinanareanotcoveredbytheFrenchofferings.


GM180—ACCELERATEDFIRSTYEARGERMAN Thiscourseisopentoallstudents,includingthosewithlittleornoexperienceinGerman.Thecoursestressesafour-skillapproachtolearningGermanwithequalemphasisontheabilitytoread,write,speak,andunderstandGerman.Studentsareintroducedtothemaingrammaticalstructuresofthelanguageinsituationsthatarerelevanttotheirageandexperience,usinganintroductoryleveltextbook.Workbookandlabbookassignmentsarecompletedon-lineusingmaterialthataccompaniesthetextbook.ThisandallGermancoursesaretaughtexclusivelyinthetargetlanguage.


GM280—ADVANCEDSECONDYEARGERMAN Prerequisite:GM160orplacementexam.ThisisacontinuationofGM160.Inadditiontomasteringmorecomplexgrammaticalstructures,studentsbeginreadingmaterialofgreaterlength.Manyformsofshortmodernprosesuchasposters,advertising,letters,andshortstoriesareincluded.Emphasiscontinuestobeplacedoncommunicationinbothspeakingandwriting.StudentsparticipateinthenationalAATG(AmericanAssociationofTeachersofGerman)examafterthewinterbreak.ThecoursewillconcludewiththereadingofastandardGermanliteracytext.On-lineworkbookandlabbookworkwillcontinueduringthefirstsemester.


GM380—ADVANCEDTHIRDYEARGERMAN Prerequisite:GM280orplacementexam.Throughouttheyearstudentswillreviewanddeepentheunderstandingofthemorecomplexgrammarprinciplesthroughavarietyofchallengingandfunactivities.Atthesametimestudentsarerequiredtobeginwritinglongeressaysonrelevanttopics.Studentsareaskedtoorganizeideasintothoughtfulproseandalsotoreviseandrewriteactively.Alongsidesignificantreview,thiscourseemphasizesthereadingofavarietyofworksbyErichKästnerandFriedrichDürrenmattamongothers.StudentsofGM380participateinthelevel3nationalAATGexamafterthewinterbreak.SuccessfulcompletionofthiscoursemeetstheSchool’slanguagerequirement.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityGM490—APGERMANLANGUAGE Prerequisite:GM380orplacementexam.Thecoursecontinuesthe

explorationofGermanliterature;thecornerstoneoftheclassistheshortstory.AfterusingavarietyofmaterialsforathoroughreviewofGermangrammar,thestoriesareexaminedcarefullyasliteraryworks.Studentsareaskedtokeepathoughtfuljournalthroughouttheyear.Homeworkandclassworkaredesignedtofacilitatepreparationforvariousstandardizedtests.StudentsofGM490takethelevel4nationalAATGexaminationafterthewinterbreak.Thecoursewillconcludewithanin-depthlookatGermancinemafromitsbeginningintheearly20thcenturytothepresent.StudentswishingtotaketheAPexamorsimilarSATSubjectTestareencouragedtodoso.


GM520—FIFTHYEARGERMAN:ADVANCEDLITERATURE

Prerequisite:GM490orplacementexam.ThiscoursepicksupwhereGM490leavesoff.ThefocusisGermanliterature.Studentsareexpectedtoreadexcerptsoftextsrangingfromearlypiecestoreadingsoftheday’sheadlines.Thestudentswillbeaskedtopreparewrittenreports,essays,andclassesexclusivelyinGerman.StudentswhodidnottakestandardizedexamsduringGM490willbeencouragedtodosoduringtheirtimeinGM520.\


GM951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINGERMAN Prerequisites:GM650andpermissionoftheDepartment.StudentswhohaveexhaustedtheGermancurriculummaypetitionaninstructorforanindependentstudyinanareanotcoveredbytheGermanofferings.


GM952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINGERMAN Prerequisites:GM650andpermissionofthedepartment.StudentswhohaveexhaustedtheGermancurriculummaypetitionaninstructorforanindependentstudyinanareanotcoveredbytheGermanofferings.


RU160—ACCELERATEDFIRSTYEARRUSSIAN Thecoursestressesafour-skillapproachtolearningRussian,withequalemphasisontheabilitytoread,write,speak,andunderstandRussian.StudentsareintroducedtotheCyrillicalphabet,bothwrittenandtyped,andwilllearnthemaingrammaticalstructuresofthelanguageinsituationsthatarerelevanttotheirageandexperience.Duringthedoubleperiodonceaweek,thecoursewillfocus(inEnglish)onRussianculture,history,andliterature;otherwise,thecoursewillbetaughtexclusivelyinRussianandisdesignedforstudentswhohavecompletedorareintheirfinalyearofcompletingtheSchool’slanguagerequirement.Ifthereisenoughinterest,Hotchkisswillofferanoptional,chaperonedtriptoRussiaforthosestudentsstudyingthelanguage.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilitySP150—FIRSTYEARSPANISH Spanish150isintendedforstudentswhoarebeginningSpanishor

whohavehadlimitedexposuretothelanguagebeforecomingtoHotchkiss.Thecourseassumesnopreviousknowledgeandwillcoverbasicgrammarthroughthesimplepasttenses.ThiscoursewillbeconductedprimarilyinSpanish.Inadditiontoreadingandwriting,studentswillalsoworktodeveloplisteningandspeakingskills.Tothatend,interactiveexercisesfromthetext-basedprogramwillbeusedinclassandinthelanguagelaboratory.Oralaswellaslisteningtestingwillbeincludedthroughouttheyear.StudentswillstudythecultureandhistoryofvariousSpanish-speakingcountriesthroughreadings,videoandaudiomaterials.SuccessfulcompletionofSpanish150willnormallypreparethestudentsforSpanish250.ExtremelyablestudentsmaybeabletomovetoSpanish280withtheapprovalofthedepartmentandpossibleadditionalworkoverthesummer.


SP180—ACCELERATEDFIRSTYEARSPANISH Prerequisite:Placementexamorpermissionofthedepartment.Spanish180isanadvancedfirst-yearprogramforstudentswhohavehadsignificantexposuretothelanguagebutarenotproficientenoughinthevariousskillstoplaceintoasecond-yearcourse.TheexpectationforplacementinSpanish180isdemonstratedknowledgeofsomebasicvocabularyandsyntax,familiaritywithgenderagreement,andanactiveproficiencyofverbconjugationinthepresenttense.SpanishwillbethelanguageofinstructioninthiscourseandstudentswillbeexpectedtoexpressthemselvesonlyinSpanish.Inadditiontocontinuingtodevelopvocabularyandgrammar,the180curriculumincludesacompletestudyofthepasttenses,thefutureandanintroductiontothepresentsubjunctive.Atthesametimelistening,speakingandwritingskillswillbestressedthroughin-classandlanguagelaboratoryinteractiveexercises.Theseskillswillbepracticedthroughauthenticreadings,videosandaudiomaterials.StudentswhodowellinSpanish180mayqualify,withtheapprovalofthedepartment,forSpanish280,thepre-AdvancedPlacementcourse.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilitySP250—SECONDYEARSPANISH Prerequisite:SP150,SP180,orplacementexam.Spanish250isthe

continuationofSpanish150.Inadditiontocontinuingtodevelopanactivevocabulary,furthergrammaticalpointswillbeintroducedincludingthecontinuedstudyofthesimplepasttensesandtheintroductionofthepresentandpasttensesofthesubjunctive.StudentswillcontinuetostudythecultureandliteratureoftheHispanicworld.Therewillbeincreasedexpectationsinspeakingwithoralpresentationsandinteractiveexercisescontinuingandincreasingfromfirstyear.Thetext-basedmaterialswillcontinuefromSpanish150includingtheuseofauthenticvideoandaudiomaterials.Speakingandlisteningtestswillbemorefrequent,andstudentsshouldexpecttouseSpanishexclusivelyinclass.SuccessfulcompletionofSpanish250willnormallyqualifythestudenttocontinueintoSpanish350.


SP280—ADVANCEDSECONDYEARSPANISH Prerequisite:Placementexamorpermissionofthedepartment.TheworkofSpanish280isacontinuationofSpanish180.Inadditiontomoresophisticatedgrammar,studentswillconcludetheirstudyofthesubjunctivemood,includingthepasttensesubjunctiveandcompoundtenses.Increasedsophisticationwillbeexpectedbothinoralexpressionandwriting,andstudentswillpracticeconversationalskillsthroughavarietyofexercisesandactivities.Spanish280studentswillcontinuetostudyHispanicculturethroughreadings,videosandauthenticsoundrecordings,andanintroductiontoliteraryanalysiswillbegininthesecondsemester.Withthecompletionofbasicgrammar,studentswillworktoimprovetheirwritingbydevelopingorganizationandanalyticalskillsinthelanguage.Theseactivitiesaredesignedtoprovideasolidfoundationacrossthemodesofcommunication,andthiscourseisdesignedtohelppreparestudentsfortheAdvancedPlacementcoursethefollowingyear.Nevertheless,matriculationintoSpanish390isnotautomatic,andenrollmentintothatclassrequirestherecommendationofthedepartment.


SP350—THIRDYEARSPANISHPrerequisite:PlacementexamorSP250,SP280.Thiscoursewillofferacommunication-basedapproachtolanguagelearningthroughoralwork,readingoffictionandnon-fictionpieces,writtenexercises,andinteractiveprojects.TheprogramTejidosmakesuseofaudio,video,andprimary-sourcereadingsfromliteratureandjournalism.Thisisarigorousthird-yearcoursewhoseaimistopreparestudentsforadvancedstudyaswellasgivethemthetoolsnecessaryforrealworldcommunicationintheSpanish.Inaddition,cultureandcontemporaryissuesintheHispanicworldwillbeamainfocusofstudy,usingoutsidematerialsincludingvideosandInternetsites.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilitySP390—APSPANISHLANGUAGE Prerequisite:Placementexamorpermissionofthedepartment.This

coursedevelopsvariousadvancedlanguageskills.Thematerialsusedinthecourseincludeshortliteraryworks,expositorymaterials,authenticbroadcastsfromSpanish-languagetelevisionandradio,andgrammarreviewexercises.ThesematerialsareallchosenwithregardtotheAPLanguageexamination,whichtestsallaspectsoflanguageproficiency.Auraltestingandoralpresentationsareasignificantpartofthecourse,andstudentsdoconsiderableworkindevelopinganalyticalreadingskillsandthewritingofwell-organizedessays.StudentsareexpectedtotaketheAPexaminationinMay.


SP451—FOURTHYEARSPANISH Prerequisite:PlacementexamorSP350.Thiscourseworkstoimproveallskillsofthelanguagewithheavyemphasisonreading,auralcomprehension,andoralproficiency.Thecourseapproachesthestudyofthelanguagethroughthestudyofculture.Video,music,literaryworks,andjournalismaretheprimarysourcesforstudy.Studentswritepapers,giveoralpresentations,andworkonresearchprojectsinthelanguage.ThecoursealsomakesuseofmaterialavailableinSpanishontheInternet.


SP452—FOURTHYEARSPANISH Prerequisite:PlacementexamorSP350.Thiscourseworkstoimproveallskillsofthelanguagewithheavyemphasisonreading,auralcomprehension,andoralproficiency.Thecourseapproachesthestudyofthelanguagethroughthestudyofculture.Video,music,literaryworks,andjournalismaretheprimarysourcesforstudy.Studentswritepapers,giveoralpresentations,andworkonresearchprojectsinthelanguage.ThecoursealsomakesuseofmaterialavailableinSpanishontheInternet.


SP520—FIFTHYEARSPANISH Prerequisites:SP370,SP390,orSP450.Thiscourseisanadvanced-levelcoursewithanintroductiontoSpanishandLatinAmericanliterature.Studentswilldoextensivereading,learntherudimentsofliteraryanalysis,andworktoimprovetheiressay-writingabilityinSpanish.StudentsmaytakeSP550uponcompletionofthiscourse,withpermissionoftheinstructor.


SP550—APSPANISHLITERATURE Prerequisite:Placementexamorpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursewillpreparestudentsfortheAPexaminationinSpanishLiterature.WorkstobestudiedaretakenfromtheextensiverequiredreadinglistcompiledbytheCollegeBoard.Selectionsaredrawnfromallgenresandallsignificantliteraryperiodsfromthe16thcenturytothepresent.StudentsareexpectedtotaketheAPexaminationinMay.


SP650—SIXTHYEARSPANISH:ADVANCEDSPANISHSEMINAR

Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.ThiscourseisopentostudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedSP550,ortakentheSpanishAPLiteratureExamandwhowishtocontinuethestudyofSpanishliterature.Thiscourseisusuallygivenonanindependentstudybasis,andtheworksstudiedvaryfromyeartoyearaccordingtothestudents’andinstructor’sinterests.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilitySP951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINSPANISH Prerequisite:FR650andpermissionofthedepartment.Students

whohaveexhaustedtheSpanishcurriculummaypetitionaninstructorforanindependentstudyinanareanotcoveredbytheSpanishofferings.


SP952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINSPANISH Prerequisite:FR650andpermissionofthedepartment.StudentswhohaveexhaustedtheSpanishcurriculummaypetitionaninstructorforanindependentstudyinanareanotcoveredbytheSpanishofferings.


HU150(English)—PREPHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescription.

English Year P NCAA Available

HU250(English)—LOWERMIDHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescription.

English Year LM NCAA Available

EN350—UPPERMIDENGLISH:AMERICANLITERATURE

(APEnglishLiterature&Composition)Alluppermidstakethiscourse,whichstudiesrepresentativevoicesandvisionsinAmericanliterature.Thematicconcentrationsfromavarietyofliterarygenresandtimeperiodsmayincluderesponsestotheland,Puritanperspectives,experiencesofwomen,theJazzAge,theAfrican-Americanexperience,andahostofothers.RepresentativeauthorsincludeFitzgerald,Hemingway,Hawthorne,Emerson,Thoreau,Whitman,Dickinson,Miller,andEllison.ThesyllabusforEN350meetstheCollegeBoardrequirementstopreparestudentsfortheAPLiteratureandCompositionexam.Inthesecondsemester,studentsshoulddiscusswiththeirinstructorswhethertakingtheAPexamwouldbeintheirbestinterest.

English Year UM NCAA,AP Available

EN451—SENIORENGLISH:ELECTIVES Arrangedbyliteraryperiod,author,genre,ortheme,eachofthesecoursesemphasizescriticalreadingandwritingskills.Studentsmustwritefrequentessaysandparticipateinclassdiscussions.AllstudentsinEN452willcompleteasubstantialindependentessay(Teagle).Coursesfor2015-2016mayincludethefollowing:Adaptation:FictiontoFilm,African-AmericanVoices:ACenturyofSong,ContemporaryWorldLiterature,ExpositoryWriting:CreativeNon-Fiction,LatinAmericanLiterature,LiteraryOrigins:RootsoftheWesternLiteraryTradition,MagicalRealism,Modernism,NativeAmericanLiterature,Nature,Ouroboros:FictionalWritingaboutWriters,Romanticism,RussianLiterature,Shakespeare:History,Theories,PoemsandPlays,ShortStories:ReadingandWriting,Post-ModernandContemporaryDramaandWorldLiterature.

English S1 S NCAA Available


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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityEN452—SENIORENGLISH:ELECTIVES Arrangedbyliteraryperiod,author,genre,ortheme,eachofthese

coursesemphasizescriticalreadingandwritingskills.Studentsmustwritefrequentessaysandparticipateinclassdiscussions.AllstudentsinEN452willcompleteasubstantialindependentessay(Teagle).Coursesfor2015-2016mayincludethefollowing:Adaptation:FictiontoFilm,African-AmericanVoices:ACenturyofSong,ContemporaryWorldLiterature,ExpositoryWriting:CreativeNon-Fiction,LatinAmericanLiterature,LiteraryOrigins:RootsoftheWesternLiteraryTradition,MagicalRealism,Modernism,NativeAmericanLiterature,Nature,Ouroboros:FictionalWritingaboutWriters,Romanticism,RussianLiterature,Shakespeare:History,Theories,PoemsandPlays,ShortStories:ReadingandWriting,Post-ModernandContemporaryDramaandWorldLiterature

English S2 S NCAA Available

EN465—CREATIVEWRITING:POETRY Mustbetakeninadditiontoanupper-levelEnglishclass.AnelectivecoursethatmaybetakeninadditiontoastandardEnglishcourse,CreativeWritingallowsmotivateduppermidsandseniorstoreadandwritepoetryandfictionaswellasstudytheformsandstructuresofbothgenres.Studentswillworkontheirwritingindividually,ingroups,inworkshops,andatconferences.

English S1,S2 UM,S NCAA Available

EN540—SHAKESPEAREANDTHEBIBLE:LITERARYCRITICISM

English540isanadvancedseminarforaccomplishedstudentswhohaveaseriousinterestinthehumanities.ThiscoursecentersuponaclosereadingofsixorsevenofthebetterknownplaysofShakespeare,amongthehistories,tragedies,andromanceswithinabiblicalandphilosophicalcontext,drawingdirectlyuponbooksoftheOldandNewTestaments,fromGenesistoRevelation.Suchtopicsasthearchetype,epistemology,andtheaestheticsofPlatoandAristotlemayalsobeincluded.Thiswriting-intensivecourseemphasizesliteraryanalysisandexposition.Studentscraftasubstantialindependent(Teagle)essay.Requiredsummerreadingsincludeselectionsfrombiblical,theological,andhistoricalsources.

English Year S NCAA Available

EN550—HONORSSENIORENGLISHPrerequisites:Permissionofthedepartment,basedonwritingsample,teacherrecommendations(classparticipation,attitude,effortandability),grades,and(AP)testscores.Thisadvancedcourseallowsseniorswhoarepassionateaboutwordstoread,write,andspeakwitheachotheraboutcomplextexts.Foradmissiontothishighlyselectivecourse,weseekanunusualinterestandabilityinliterature.British,American,andEuropeanliteraturesconstitutetheprimarytextsforthiscourse,whichalsoincludesanintensivestudyofpoetictechniquesandliteraryanalysis.Studentscraftweeklythemesandasubstantialindependent(Teagle)essay.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityEN951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINENGLISH

Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Advancedstudentsmayarrangewithamemberofthedepartmenttoundertakeindividualsemesterprojectsinareasofspecialinterest.Awrittenproposalindicatingthepurposeandplanofstudymustbesubmittedtothedepartmentheadanddeanofacademiclifeforapproval.

English S1 UM,S NONE Available

EN952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINENGLISH Prerequisites:PermissionoftheDepartment.AdvancedstudentsmayarrangewithamemberoftheDepartmenttoundertakeindividualsemesterprojectsinareasofspecialinterest.AwrittenproposalindicatingthepurposeandplanofstudymustbesubmittedtotheDepartmentHeadandDeanofAcademicLifeforapproval.

English S2 UM,S NONE Available

BI422—BIOMEDICAL/BIOTECHNOLOGICALETHICS Appliedbiologicalscienceandtechnologyarespurringcontroversiesthatmakeheadlinesonadailybasis:geneticengineering,genetherapy,cloning,fetaltissuetransplants,andcross-speciesorgantransplantationarejustsomeoftheemotionallychargedtopicsthathavegarneredmediaattention.Increasingly,thebiologicalsciencesareprovidingthebasisfortechnologiesthattransformhumanbeings—asindividualsandancestorsorprogeny.Withthesenewpowerscomenewethical,social,andevenpoliticalproblems:inreproductivedecision-making,inthetreatmentofdiseases,inmedicalresearch,intheworkplaceandinsurance,inrationingofhealthcareresources,infoodproduction,andmore.Thiscourseusesaseminardiscussionformatanddrawsonthebestrecentworkattheintersectionofappliedbiologyandethicstohelpstudentsacquireclearknowledgeofthesciencebehindthesecomplexissues,andtodeepentheircriticalunderstandingoftheethicalchoicesthatfaceusasindividualsandasasociety.

Humanities&SocialSciences,Science

S2 UM,S NCAA Available


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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityEC471—DESIGNFORSOCIALIMPACTI Howcanweuseinnovativedesignprinciplestoidentifyandtackle

complex,real-worldproblemsinourcommunityandinsocietyatlarge?Thiscoursewillteachstudentstoutilizeiterativedesign-thinkingprinciples—conductingcontextualinquiry,buildingempathy,identifyingstakeholders,defininganactionableproblem,developingrapidprototypes,andevaluatingsuccess—inordertodevelopinnovativesolutionstoproblemsfacedbycommunities,policy-makers,andbusinessowners.Throughexperientiallearning(“learningbydoing”),underpinnedbytheoryandcasestudyanalysis,studentswilllearntoapplycutting-edge,human-centereddesigntechniquescurrentlyemployedbystartupfoundersandsocialentrepreneursthroughouttheworld.StudentswillworkonsmallteamsthroughoutthesemestertocreateaninnovativesolutiontoanimportantcommunityissueatHotchkiss.Studentswillbeevaluatedbasedontheirabilitytocollaboratewithteammatesandstakeholders,creativelyapplydesign-thinkingtechniques,proposeandtestinnovativesolutions,managetheirprojecttimelinesanddeliverables,andtelltheirstoryattheendofthesemesterviapresentationandvideo.Thosewhoareinterestedininnovation,design,entrepreneurship,economics,sustainability,and/orpublicpolicyareencouragedtoenroll.Studentsmaytakethisclasswithoutalsotaking“EC472-DesignforSocialImpactII.”

Humanities&SocialSciences S1 UM,S NCAA Waitlist

EC472—DESIGNFORSOCIALIMPACTII Prerequisite:EC471-DesignforSocialImpactI.Thesecondsemestercoursebuildsuponthedesign-thinkingprincipleslearnedinEC471todevelopaninnovativesolutiontoaproblem,issue,orbusinessspaceoutsideoftheHotchkisscommunity.Studentswillspendasignificantportionofthesemesteroffcampus,workingalongsidestakeholderstodefineanactionableproblem;designandconductrapid,iterativeexperiments;andmeasuresuccessalongtheway.Thesemesterwillculminatewiththefinalpresentationofaproduct,service,orpolicyproposalthatwillfillanimportantsocialorbusinessneed.Studentswillbeevaluatedbasedontheirabilitytocollaboratewithteammatesandstakeholders,creativelyapplydesign-thinkingtechniques,proposeandtestinnovativesolutions,managetheirprojecttimelinesanddeliverables,andtelltheirstoryattheendofthesemesterviapresentation.


EC551—APMACROECONOMICS APMacroeconomicsoffersanintroductiontomacroeconomictheoryandisdevotedtounderstandingnationalincomeaccounting,theproblemsofunemploymentandinflation,governmentspending,andtheroleoftheFederalReservebankingsystem.Readingaboutanddiscussingcurrenteventsareanintegralpartofthecourse,andstudentswillalsolearnaboutnewdevelopmentsineconomictheory.ThiscoursepreparesstudentsfortheAPMacroeconomicsexam,whichtheywillbeexpectedtotake.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityEC552—APMICROECONOMICS APMicroeconomicsoffersanintroductiontomicroeconomictheory,

withanemphasisoninternationaltrade,individualandfirmdecision-making,andtheroleofgovernmentinregulatingindividualandbusinessbehavior.Studentstakingthiscourseareencouraged,butnotrequired,totaketheAPexam.

Humanities&SocialSciences S2 UM,S NCAA,AP Waitlist

EC652—ADVANCEDTOPICSINMACROECONOMICTHEORYANDPOLICY

Pre-requisite:APMacroeconomicsandpermissionoftheinstructor.Coursedescription:Thiscourseintroducesstudentstomoderntheoreticalmethodsinmacroeconomicsandtheirapplicationtoadvancedtopicsnottypicallyaddressedinintroductoryeconomictheorycourses.Topicsvaryfromyeartoyear,buttypicallyinclude:growththeory;fiscalandmonetarypolicy;casestudiesinfinancialcrisesanddevelopment;foreignexchange;internationaleconomicregulation;businesscyclesandpolicyresponses.Coursereadings,discussions,andresearchandwritingassignmentsareorganizedaroundthreetofourcentralquestionsthatchallengestudentstosynthesizefindingsandtheorieswhilealsoofferingnewperspectivesoncomplexmacroeconomicandpolicyissues.

Humanities&SocialSciences S2 UM,S NCAA Available

EC951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINADVANCEDECONOMICS

Thisisaninterdisciplinary,project-orientedcourseinwhichstudentspursue,indetail,aparticularfieldofeconomicsthatisofinteresttothemandisrelevanttotheirunderstandingofcontemporaryeconomicissues.Classmeetingsareheldinseminarformat.Inadditiontotherequiredreadings,studentsproducearesearchprojectintheirparticularareaofinterest.

Humanities&SocialSciences S1 UM,S NONE Available

EC952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINADVANCEDECONOMICS

Thisisaninterdisciplinary,project-orientedcourseinwhichstudentspursue,indetail,aparticularfieldofeconomicsthatisofinteresttothemandisrelevanttotheirunderstandingofcontemporaryeconomicissues.Classmeetingsareheldinseminarformat.Inadditiontotherequiredreadings,studentsproducearesearchprojectintheirparticularareaofinterest.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityES421—ENVIRONMENTALETHICS Scienceitselfcannotanswerkeyethicalquestionsraisedbythe

expandedpowerithasgivenustoaffecttheenvironment.Yetifsciencewithoutethicsissilent,ethicalthinkingabouttheenvironment,withouttheaidofthesciences,isutterlyblind.Thefactsmatter;probabilitiesofvariousoutcomescanmakeanenormousdifference.Whatshouldwedowithrespecttovariousenvironmentalproblems?Howshouldweweighconflictingvaluesandinterestsindeterminingpoliciesforourrelationswiththenon-humanworld?Thisinterdisciplinarycourseexplorestheinterwovenscientificandethicalissuesthatariseinconnectionwithtoday’scontroversialenvironmentaltopics,suchasendangeredspecies,atmosphericpollutionandclimatechange,riversystemsmanagement,hazardouswastecontrolandsiting,andtheuseofanimalsforvarioushumanendeavors.Wewillalsostudythehistoricaldevelopmentofmoralthinkingwithregardtonatureingeneral,andcontemporaryargumentsovertheassignmentofindependentmoralimportancetoanimalsandecosystems.

Humanities&SocialSciences,Science

S1 UM,S NONE Available

HI350—U.S.HISTORYSURVEY Theyear-longcourseisabroadsurveyofU.S.historyfromcolonizationtothepresent,focusingonmajorthemesintheevolutionoftheU.S.fromcolonytodemocraticrepublicandworldpower.

Humanities&SocialSciences Year UM NCAA Available

HI390—APU.S.HISTORY Prerequisites:Oneyearofhighschoolhistoryandpermissionofthedepartment.Thisyear-longcourseisanintensivesurveyofU.S.history,fromcolonizationtothepresent,thatwillpreparestudentsfortheAPU.S.Historyexam.Uponcompletionofthecourse,studentswillberequiredtotaketheAPexamandcompletearesearchpaper.ThisrequiresahigherlevelofsophisticationandapplicationthanHI350.Classroomdiscussionandanalyticalinterpretationaresignificantcomponentsofthiscourse.

Humanities&SocialSciences Year UM,S NCAA,AP Available

HI421—AFRICA:ANHISTORICALSURVEY Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseatHotchkissorpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursewillcoverselectedtopicsinAfricanhistory,fromancientEgypttoindependencefromEuropeancolonization.AnoverviewofAfricangeographywillbefollowedbyaseriesofareastudiesthatwillhighlightthegrowthofpoliticalorganization,religions,andchangingtechnology.TopicswillincludetheNeolithicrevolutionalongtheNileRiver,thedevelopmentofearlykingdomsinWestAfrica,andtheintroductionofChristianityandIslam.Specialemphasiswillbeplacedontheroleoftrade(includingtheslavetrade),andhowtradingroutesandmarketsbroughtchangetoAfricaandinfluencedsocietiesonothercontinents.Thefinalunitwillfocusonindividualnationsandtheirexperienceofcolonizationandindependence.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHI422—TOPICSINMODERNAFRICA Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseatHotchkissor

permissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursewillstudyselectivetopicsinAfricanhistory,fromthemovementforindependenceinthemid-1900sthroughtoday.Thefocuswillbeonindividualcountriesandtheirpoliticalandenvironmentalissuesandculturaldevelopments.Topicswillalsoincludecurrenteventsthathavelocal,regional,andinternationalimpact,suchasinsurgencymovements,miningforpreciousgemsandmetals,healthissues,includingHIV/AIDS,andtheimpactofinternationalintervention.WewillconcludewithalookatcontemporaryAfricanleaderswhohaveenteredtheworldstageinthefieldsofpolitics,activism,andthearts.


HI430—TOPICSINU.S.HISTORY:THECONSTITUTIONANDTHESUPREMECOURTINCONTEMPORARYAMERICA

Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseatHotchkissorpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscourseexplorestherolethattheSupremeCourtplaysinAmericansocietythroughananalysisofselectedtopicsinconstitutionallaw.Thecoursebeginswithanoverviewofthehistoryandfunctioningofthecourt,thenmovesontoexaminetopicssuchasfreedomofspeechandreligion,dueprocess,equalprotection,andsearchandseizure.Thecourseutilizesthecasemethodtodevelopstudents’analyticalthinkingandwriting.Currentevents,casesontheCourt’sdocket,andpresent-daypoliticalrealitiesfigureprominently.Assignmentsincludecasebriefs,essaysontrendsinthelaw,oralpresentations,andleadershipofclassdiscussions.Classparticipationisessential.Twomajorassignments,whichtaketheplaceofexams,aremootcourtexercises,duringwhichstudentsresearch,writebriefs,argue,andwritejudicialopinionsonrealandhypotheticalcases.StudentsareencouragedtoreadTheNewYorkTimesandseverallegalnewssitesonadailybasis.

Humanities&SocialSciences Year UM,S NCAA Available

HI431—TRADITIONALEASTASIA Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseatHotchkissorpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursewillexaminethehistoryofChina,Japan,and,toalesserextent,Korea,fromtheearliesttimesuntilthepresent.Wewillconsiderreligiousandartistictraditions,theeffectsofcontactwiththeWestandeachother,andhowthetumultuous20thcenturystillshapestheregiontoday.Studentswillbeexpectedtodoindependentresearchandwritingandleadclassdiscussions.


HI432—MODERNEASTASIA Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseatHotchkissorpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursewillexaminethehistoryofChina,Japan,and,toalesserextent,Korea,fromtheearliesttimesuntilthepresent.Wewillconsiderreligiousandartistictraditions,theeffectsofcontactwiththeWest,andeachother,andhowthetumultuous20thcenturystillshapestheregiontoday.Studentswillbeexpectedtodoindependentresearchandwritingandleadclassdiscussions.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHI442—WAR,COLLAPSEOFEMPIRES,ANDTHERESURRECTIONOFCIVILSOCIETY:THEHISTORYOFEUROPESINCE1890

Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseorpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursewillexaminethetrajectoryofEuropeanhistoryoverthepast125years,fromapositionofglobaldominancetothenadirofmaterialdestructionandtheambiguityoftransnationalpoliticalconstruction.WewillbeginwiththeimperialistexperienceandtheFirstWorldWar,thenexaminethedestructionoftheGerman,Russian,andAustro-HungarianEmpiresanditsimpactonthenewinternationalorder.Then,wewillturnourattentiontothefightbetweenfascismanddemocracy,communismandcapitalism,andamongresurgentnationalistforces.Finally,wewilllookatthecomplexityofbuildingtheEuropeanUnionandtheattempttobalancetheeconomicandnationalintereststhatcomposeit.


HI451—WORLDWARIIASGLOBALWAR Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseatHotchkissorpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursewillexaminetheSecondWorldWarfromavarietyofperspectivestoassessitsglobalconsequencesforinternationaljustice,nucleararmsandarmaments,decolonization,andrulesofwarfare.StartingwithcausesofthewarinEuropeandAsia,thecoursewillexaminetheearlyyearsofthewarandthestrategicgeopoliticaldevelopmentsthatcontributedtoitsexpansion.SpecificattentionwillbepaidtothepivotalroleoftheSovietUnion,Japan’soccupationofChinaandIndochina,theHolocaustasaproductofthewar,andthedecisiontodroptheatomicbomb.Inaddition,studentswillexaminetheimpactofthewaronthedomesticfrontsofboththeAlliedandAxisPowers.ThecoursewillconcludewithanexaminationoftheWarCrimestrials,theestablishmentoftheUnitedNations,andtheoriginsoftheColdWar.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHI455—TOPICSINU.SHISTORY:RACEINAMERICANHISTORY

Race,ToniMorrisonexplains,“functionsasametaphor”that,throughoutAmericanhistory,hasbeen“necessarytotheconstructionof‘Americanness.'”Thiscoursewillexaminehowpolitical,legal,social,andculturalconstructionsofAmericanidentityhavebeeninextricablylinkedtoevolvingandcompetingconceptsofraceoverthecourseofAmericanhistory.OurstudywillbeginwithanevaluationofhowscholarsinthehumanitiesandsocialscienceshavedefinedandanalyzedraceinAmericanhistoriography.Withafirmgroundingintheory,thecoursewillthenusebothprimaryandsecondarysourcestotracethehistoryoftheUnitedStatesas“Americans”encounteredandidentifiednew“racial”groupsandredefinedtheboundariesof“Americanness.”WewillpayparticularattentiontotheracializationofNativeAmerican,enslavedAfrican,Irish,Chinese,Hispanic,African-American,Jewish,Japanese,andArabpeople.Usingthescholarshipofleadinghistorians,sociologists,anthropologists,jurists,andurbantheorists,wewillstudyhowhistoricalconceptsofracehaveinfluencedgenderidentities,popularviolence,residentialsegregation,wealthinequality,lawenforcement,andaccesstoeducationandemployment.Inadditiontoseminar-stylediscussion,studentswillcommunicatetheirknowledgeanddemonstratetheirmasteryofthecoursematerialthroughaseriesofassessments,includinginfographics,multimediapresentations,podcasts,shortdocumentaryfilms,andaresearchpaperandpresentation.


HI471—HISTORYOFTHEMIDDLEEASTTO1917 Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseatHotchkissorpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourseexaminesthepolitical,social,andculturalhistoryoftheMiddleEastandNorthAfricafromthelatesixthcenturythroughWorldWarI.WewillstudythebirthandexpansionofIslam,theriseandfalloftheAbbasidandUmayyidCaliphates,theCrusades,andtheempiresthatruledintheregionbetweenthe13thand20thcenturies.Usingawidevarietyofliterary,artistic,andprimarysources,wewillexploretheexperienceofwomenandreligiousminorities,theeconomy,andtherelationsandperceptionsthatexistedbetweentheMiddleEastandtheWestfromtheCrusadestothepresent.ThecoursewillconcludewiththecontractionoftheOttomanEmpire,theEuropeanpowers’competitiontogaincontrolovertheregions,andthefalloftheempireafterWWI.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHI472—HISTORYOFTHEMIDDLEEASTSINCE1917 Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseatHotchkissor

permissionofthedepartment.ThiscourseexploresthehistoryofthemodernMiddleEastfrom1917tothepresent.ThecoursebeginsatthepointwhenEuropeannations,competingforpowerintheregions,setupprotectorates,ormandates,toindirectlycontroltheArabworld.ThecoursewillexaminetheSecondWorldWarasexperiencedbythepeopleintheregionandtheexplosivechangesthatoccurredattheendofthewar.Wewilllearnabouttheprominentintellectualandculturalmovementsofthe1930sand1940s,includingliberalism,modernism,andZionism.Aswestudythehistoryoftheregionbetween1947andthepresent,wewillfocusonthethemesofIsraeli-Arabinteraction,theemergenceofradicalIslamicthought,andthepathtoIslamism(fundamentalism),Al-Qaeda,andtheIraqWar.Wewilldiscussanddebateissuesthroughoutthecourse,includingissuesofU.S.involvementintheregionandthecurrentwaronterror.


HI481—RUSSIANHISTORY:THECREATIONOFEMPIRE Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseorpermissionof

thedepartment.Thiscourseexaminesthepolitical,social,andculturalhistoryofRussia,fromitsearliestrecordedhistorytothefullfloweringofitsTsaristEmpireunderPetertheGreatandCatherinetheGreat.WewillstudytheChristianizationofKievanRusin988,thearrivalandinfluenceoftheMongolsinthe13thcentury,thegrowthofMoscow,theearlytsarsIvantheGreatandIvantheTerrible,andthevastexpansionofRussiaintoAsiaandCentralAsiatoitspositionasthelargestcountryintheworld.Thecoursewillconcludeattheendofthe18thcenturywiththecomplexandlargelysuccessfulreignofCatherinetheGreat,ahigh-watermarkoftheRussianEmpire.Thiscoursewillberuninaseminarstyle,withparticularemphasisonclassparticipationandwriting.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHI482—RUSSIANHISTORY:THERISEANDFALLOFCOMMUNISM Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseorpermissionof

thedepartment.Thiscourseexaminesthepolitical,social,andculturalhistoryofRussiathroughthe19thand20thcenturies,withparticularfocusontheriseandfalloftheSovietUnion.WewillbeginourstudywithNapoleon’sinvasionof1812,theshiftingundercurrentsofprogressandreactionin19th-centuryTsaristRussia,andthedemiseoftheRomanovDynastyduringWorldWarI,followedbyastudyofthefoundingoftheSovietstateandits75-yearholdonthecountryduringthe20thcentury.OurfocuswillbeonboththeUSSRandhowtheSovietUnioninteractedwithitsAsianandEuropeanneighbors.Wewillmakeconsiderableuseofshortstoriesandnovelstosupplementthehistoryreadingforthecourse,and,throughoutthesemester,wewillfocusoncontemporaryissuesofRussianpoliticsandsociety.Thiscoursewillberuninaseminarstyle,withparticularemphasisonclassparticipationandwriting.


HI490—APEUROPEANHISTORY Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseorpermissionofthedepartment.Thisyear-longcourseisanintensivesurveyofthehistoryofEurope,from1450tothepresent,thatwillpreparestudentsfortheModernEuropeanHistoryAPexam.Uponcompletingthiscourse,studentswillberequiredtotaketheAPexam.Classroomdiscussionandanalyticalinterpretationaresignificantcomponentsofthiscourse.

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HI952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINHISTORY Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Advancedstudentsmayarrangeindividualsemesterprojectswithamemberofthedepartmentinareasofspecialinterest.Thedepartmentheadmustapproveallindependentstudyprojects.


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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityPL452—TOPICSINPHILOSOPHY:EXISTENTIALISM Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseorpermissionof

thedepartment.Doeshumanlifehavemeaning?IsthereaGod?Whatdoesitmeantobeauthentic?Inthiscourse,wewillbetakinguptheseandotherquestionsthatwerecentraltothethoughtofthemodernphilosopherswehavecometoknowastheExistentialists.ThroughclosereadingofprimarytextsbyCamus,Dostoyevsky,Nietzsche,Sartre,andothers,wewilluncoverwhatExistentialistsmeanwhentheyclaimthatGodisdead,lifeisabsurd,orthatmeaningmustbeahumancreationarisingfrompersonalexperience.Coursematerialswillincludephilosophicalwritings,plays,fiction,andfilm.


PL481—HUMANNATUREANDTHEGOODLIFE Whatmakeshumanbeingstick?Dopeopleshareacommonnature?Aretherecommonorevenuniversalcapacities,needs,desires,orbehavioraltendenciesthataredistinctivelyhuman?Ifso,whicharemostimportant,andwhichposethebiggestproblemsforus?(Forexample,arehumansalwaysself-interested,orisaltruismarealpossibilityforus?Isreasontheessentialhumantrait,ordoweoftenexaggeratetheextenttowhichwearemovedbyrationalconsiderations?)Canwemeaningfullytalkingeneraltermsofagoodlifeforhumanbeings,oristhegoodlifewhateveryouthinkisgood?Givenwhatyouhaveobservedabouthumanbeingsandtheirbehavior,whatlimitsshouldagoodsocietyplaceontheirliberty?Drawingonphilosophy,psychology,anthropology,biology,andreligion(WesternandEastern),thiscoursewillcriticallyexaminevariousprovocativemodelsofhumannatureandthealternativeethicalidealsandsocialpracticestheysupport.Whichofthemodelsseemmostilluminating?Whatchangesdotheysuggestinourvalues,oursocialarrangements,orlaws?Whatemergesasyourconceptionofthegoodlife?


PL482—EVIL,GOOD,ANDOURHISTORY:THEHOLOCAUST

ThisinterdisciplinarycourseexaminestheNaziexterminationofEuropeanJewsinthe1940s,studyingtheeventsfrommultipleperspectives:theperspectivesofthosewhokilledorsupportedthekilling,thosewhowerevictims,thosewhostoodby,andthosewhotriedtoprotecttheintendedvictims.ButthecoursewillalsoexaminehowaregimeandprogramsuchasHitler’scouldcomeintobeingandgainpublicacceptanceoracquiescenceinthefirstplace.Studentswillbeinvitedtoconsidertheethical,political,psychological,andspiritualimplicationsoftheHolocaustforpeopletoday.Thecoursewillmakeuseoffirst-personaccountsanddocumentsfromtheHolocaust,aswellastheworkofhistorians,novelists,philosophers,theologians,andsocialpsychologists.Guestspeakerswillbeinvitedtovisittheclass.StudentswillseeanumberoffilmsthattrytodocumentorartisticallyengagetheHolocaust.Neartheendofthecourse,studentswilltakeafieldtriptoaHolocaustmuseum,eitherinWashington,D.C.,orinNewYorkCity.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityPL581—INTERNATIONALAFFAIRSANDETHICS Doethicalconcernshaveanyroletoplayinglobalaffairs?Self-

styled“realists”arguethatadherencetomoralityininternationalrelationsleadstodisaster.Others,however,arguethatethicalprinciplesandhumanrightsshouldguidepolicychoicesalongsidecalculationsofnationalinterest.Who’scorrect?Inaworldmadesmallerbyeconomicglobalization,technology,andthedevelopmentofinternationalpoliticalinstitutions,theissueshavetakenanewshape.Bringingtogetherphilosophy,history,politics,andlaw,thiscoursewillexamineethicsandinternationalaffairsfromaninterdisciplinaryperspective.Wewillpursuesuchquestionsasthefollowing:Whatmorallimitsshouldwerecognizeintheuseofviolenceandwarininternationalaffairs?Towhatextent,ifany,shouldthepromotionofhumanrightshelptoguideforeignpolicydecisions?WhatauthorityshouldbevestedininternationalinstitutionsliketheUNortheInternationalCriminalCourt?Isnationalpatriotismapositivevirtue,oranoutdated,dangerousnotion,tobereplacedbyloyaltiesas“acitizenoftheworld?”Dorichcountries(ortheircitizens)oweanyassistancetopoorones?Arecurrenttrendsinglobalizationunjust,assomecriticsargue,ornecessaryforprogress?


PL595—FUNDAMENTALQUESTIONSOFPHILOSOPHY

Thiscourseexaminesquestionsdrawnfromthehistoryofphilosophyandtheworkofcontemporarythinkers:Whenareweentitledtoclaimweknowsomething,andwhatdoesitmeantomakesuchaclaim?Canyoureallyknowanythingbeyondhowthingsseemtoyou?Isthereanyrationalbasisformoraljudgments,oranynon-arbitrarymethodforchoosingamongconflictingmoralclaims?IsbeliefinGodrationallydefensibleorlogicallyincoherent?Istheselfanillusion?Wewillpayparticularattentiontoquestionsarisingfromdifferencesbetweenthescientificimageofhumanbeingsandtheeverydayimageofpeopleandtheirplaceintheworld:Doesworkinneurosciencedemonstratethatweshouldabandonbeliefinfreewillorstopholdingpeopleresponsiblefortheiracts?Isconsciousness(yourdesireforacupofteaorthepainyoufeelfromaheadache)whollydescribableinphysicalterms?Priorstudyofphilosophyisnotrequired,andreadingsandassignedessayswillbeofmanageablelength.Butthecoursewillmakedemandsonaparwithacollegeintroductiontosuchissues.Studentsshouldbewillingtoshareresponsibilityforseminardiscussion:readingclosely,questioningvigorously,entertainingconclusionsthatchallengetheirideas,andworkingtodevelopclarityanddepthintheirownphilosophicalwriting.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityPL951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINPHILOSOPHY Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Studentswithspecial

interestsandwillingnesstotakeonextraacademicresponsibilitymayarrangesemesterprojects,eitherindividuallyorinsmall-groupseminars,usuallymeetingonceaweek.Normally,theindependentstudyoptionisforstudentswhohavealreadytakenatleastoneelectiveinPhilosophyorReligion.Independentstudiesshouldnotduplicatematerialofferedintheelectiveprogram.


PL952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINPHILOSOPHY Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Studentswithspecialinterestsandwillingnesstotakeonextraacademicresponsibilitymayarrangesemesterprojects,eitherindividuallyorinsmall-groupseminars,usuallymeetingonceaweek.Normally,theindependentstudyoptionisforstudentswhohavealreadytakenatleastoneelectiveinPhilosophyorReligion.Independentstudiesshouldnotduplicatematerialofferedintheelectiveprogram.


RE431—MYSTICISM,MYTHOLOGY,&RELIGIONMeditation,yoga,prayer,possession,andritual—howcanwemakesenseofthewaysinwhichhumansusethesepracticesaspathwaystospiritualgoals?Whatstoriesdowetellaboutourselvesandourplaceintheuniverse?Canspiritualitybeseparatedfromreligion?Thiscoursewillexplorethecontemplativeandmysticaltraditionsofworldreligions,includingMahayanaBuddhism,Taoism,SufiIslam,Hinduism,indigenousNativeAmericanreligions,andJewishKabbalah.Studentswillinvestigatehowmythsandreligiouspracticesdefineliberation,thesacred,enlightenment,anddivinity.


RE462—THEABRAHAMICTRADITIONS WhydoorthodoxJewishmenweartheirsideburnsincurls?WhatisthesignificanceoftheMuslimHajj?WhatdoChristiansunderstandthemselvestobedoingwhentheyimmerseorpourwateronanadultorchildandcallit“baptism?”ThiscourseservesasanintroductiontotheAbrahamicreligioustraditions—Judaism,Christianity,andIslam—aswellasthestudyofreligionasanacademicdiscipline.Together,wewillfamiliarizeourselveswiththeteachings,rituals,myths,andhistoryoftheseimportanttraditionsandconsidertheirimpactonmodernpolitics,society,andculture.Drawingonfiction,film,andjournalism,wewilltrytounderstandwhatthesereligionsmean“fromtheinside”fortheindividualsandcommunitiesthatpracticethem.


RE472—RELIGIONSOFASIA WhatarethemeaningsbehindthefantasticimagesofGodsintheHindutradition?WhyhaveBuddhistscommittedviolenceincountrieslikeMyanmarandSriLanka?ThiscourseservesasanintroductiontothereligioustraditionsofAsia—whichmayincludeHinduism,Buddhism,Sikhism,Islam,Jainism,Confucianism,andTaosim.Together,wewillfamiliarizeourselveswiththeteachings,rituals,myths,andhistoryofthesetraditionsandexplorethewaysinwhichreligioninAsiaisactualizedthroughsocial,cultural,andpoliticalrealities.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityRE951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINRELIGION Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Studentswithspecial

interestsmayarrangesemesterprojects,eitherindividuallyorinsmall-groupseminars,usuallymeetingonceaweek.Normally,theindependentstudyoptionisforstudentswhohavealreadytakenatleastoneelectiveinPhilosophyorReligion.Independentstudiesshouldnotduplicatematerialofferedintheelectiveprogram.


RE952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINRELIGION Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Studentswithspecialinterestsmayarrangesemesterprojects,eitherindividuallyorinsmall-groupseminars,usuallymeetingonceaweek.Normally,theindependentstudyoptionisforstudentswhohavealreadytakenatleastoneelectiveinPhilosophyorReligion.Independentstudiesshouldnotduplicatematerialofferedintheelectiveprogram.


SS425—THEAMERICANCIVILWAR,1861-1865:FROMSECESSIONTORECONSTRUCTION

Prerequisite:previousHistoryorHumanitiescourseorpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursewillcoverselectedtopicsoftheCivilWarfromtheSecessionCrisistothesurrenderatAppomattoxCourtHouse.Majorthemeswillbetheelectionof1860,theSecessioncrisis,theFortSumtercrisis,citizen-soldiersmobilizingforwar,militaryturningpoints,andtheimpactofthewaronAmericansociety.TheclasswillalsoexaminethepresidenciesofJeffersonDavisandAbrahamLincoln–bothascommanders-in-chiefandthearchitectsofpoliticalpolicy.Theclasswillalsoexamineslavery,emancipation,andreunificationassignificantsocialandpoliticalchallenges.Finally,theclasswillalsoexaminekeymilitaryengagementswithemphasisonunderstandingtheoperationsandbattlesinthecontextoftheevolutionof19th-centurywarfare.Readingswillincludeworksoffiction,primarysourcedocuments,journalarticles,andinterpretivemonographs.


SS431—NATIONALSECURITY HowdidtheColdWarinfluencetheframingofideologicalandeconomicchallengestocapitalistdemocraciesandprivilegedmilitaryresponses?Wastheframeworkofnationalsecurity,anditsroleinshapingU.S.ColdWarpolicy,aproductivewayofaddressingtheglobalchallengesoftheage?Howhastheframeworkofnationalsecuritychangedinthepost-Cold-Warage?Inthepost-9/11age?Howdodomesticpolitics,ideologicalassumptions,andculturalunderstandingsoftheroleoftheUnitedStatesinworldaffairsinfluenceandshapeU.S.policy?ThiscoursewillexploretheoriginsanddevelopmentofNationalSecurityasbothaconceptualtheoryandasaninstitutionalframeworkforU.S.foreignpolicy.TracingitsoriginsfromtheoutbreakofWorldWarII,thecoursewillinvestigatetheframingofessentialsecurityissuesthroughbothpoliticalandmilitarylensesduringtheColdWarthroughthepost-9/11age.Thecoursewillexaminebothstate-basedthreatsaswellasthoseposedbynon-stateactors.Wewillalsoexaminetheprocessofthreatassessment,aparticularlychallengingfunctioninthepost-Cold-Warera.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilitySS432—GLOBALIZATIONANDINTERNATIONALRELATIONS

Howcanweunderstandthechallengesmodernpowerfulnationsfaceinadvancingtheirinterests,security,andambitions?Howdorapidchangesinglobalstrategic,economic,andgeopoliticalenvironmentschallengenationstopreservetheirthreatenedstandingortoseekopportunisticadvancement?Howaccuratehaveinternationalrelationsframeworks,suchasPoliticalRealism,beeninassessing–andpredicting–interstatebehavior?Thisclasswillconsiderandemployconceptualtools,includingcrisisescalation,bipolarity,zero-sumgamethinking,spheresofinfluence,nationalsecurity,anddeterrencetounderstandthenatureofsuperpowerrivalry,pastandpresent.ThecoursewilldrawonreadingsfromadiversegroupofmodernscholarsaswellancientsourcesinconsideringthecasesofclassicalGreeceinthe5thcenturyBC,Europein1914,theoutbreakoftheColdWar,andthepost-9/11age.


SS461—SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY Wouldyoustealsomethingifnoonewaswatching?Doviolentvideogamesleadustouseviolenceinreallife?Whydowepostcommentsonlinethatwewouldneversaytoaperson'sface?Inthiscourse,we'llstudyhowsocialcontextandthepresenceofothersinfluencesourthoughts,feelings,andbehaviors.We'llcovertopicssuchassocialself-concept,conformity,aggression,altruism,prejudice,andinterpersonalrelationships.Althoughwetendtothinkofourselvesashavingastableandessentialself,thiscourseexploresthewaysinwhichouridentitiesareshapedbywhereweareandwhowe'rewith.


SS492—APCOMPARATIVEGOVERNMENTANDPOLITICS

Prerequisite:PreviousHistoryorhumanitiescourseorpermissionofthedepartment.Thissemestercourseexploreswhycountriesvaryintheirdomesticpoliticalinstitutions,thepoliticalbehavioroftheircitizensandelite,theirpublicpolitics,andtheirpoliticaleconomy.Thecourseemphasizescertainthemes,includingglobalization,democratization,politicalchange,publicpolicy,andcitizen-staterelations.ThesixcorecountriesstudiedareBritain,China,Iran,Mexico,Nigeria,andRussia.ThiscoursepreparesstudentsfortheAPGovernmentandPoliticsexamination.Uponcompletionofthiscourse,studentstaketheAPexam.

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CO451—PROGRAMMINGINJAVA Thiscourseisdesignedtobeafirstcourseinobject-orientedprogramming.StudentswilllearnthefundamentalsofconstructingeffectiveprogramsthroughthestudyoftheJavaprogramminglanguage.Topicscoveredincludebasicprogramstructure,classes,objects,conditionalprogramming,looping,graphics,andsimpleI/O.Studentslearnthroughacombinationofwrittenworkandcomputer-basedprogramming.ThiscoursepreparesstudentstostudythematerialinAPComputerScience.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityCO552—APCOMPUTERSCIENCEA Prerequisite:CO451orpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourse

extendsthestudyofcomputerprogrammingintotheareasofalgorithmsanddatastructures.Studentslearnhowtocreatemoresophisticatedprograms,aswellashowtomakeeffectivedesigndecisionsinlarge-scaleprogramming.Thecoursealsoextendsandexpandsthestudents’knowledgeoftheJavaprogramminglanguage.StudentswhocompletethecoursearepreparedtotaketheAPexam.

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CO651—DIGITALINNOVATIONI Prerequisite:CO552orpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourseisdesignedtocontinuestudents’studyofsoftwareengineeringbyworkinginteamsonprojectsoftangiblebenefittothecommunity.Inthissemester,studentswillfocusoncustomerengagement,requirementsgathering,andproductprototyping,withthegoalofcompletingafinishedprototypetocapturetheuserexperiencefortheirapplication.Studentswilllearneitheramobileapp-basedprogramminglanguageorawebapp-basedprogramminglanguagetoimplementtheirprototypes.MoststudentswillcontinuetheirprojectsinthesecondsemesterinCO652.

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CO652—DIGITALINOVATIONII Prerequisite:CO651orpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursecontinuestheworkofCO651bytakingstudentsthroughtheimplementation,testing,anddeliverystagesoftheirprojects.Studentswillcontinuetoworkinteamstofinishaddingfunctionalitytotheirprototypesandworkwiththeircustomerstoensuresatisfaction.Studentswillexpandtheirprogrammingknowledgewiththeadditionalskillsnecessarytofinishtheirprojects.Teamswillalsofocusonfullydocumentingtheirworkandprovidingcustomerswiththeinstructionsandsupporttoolsnecessarytousetheproductinthefuture.


CO951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINCOMPUTERS Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Advancedstudentsmayarrangeindividualsemesterprojectsinareasofspecialinterestwithamemberofthedepartment.


CO952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINCOMPUTERS Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Advancedstudentsmayarrangeindividualsemesterprojectsinareasofspecialinterestwithamemberofthedepartment.


MA110—INTERMEDIATEALGEBRA Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Thiscourse,whichcoversmanyofthesametopicsasMA150,isforstudentswhoneedadditionaltimeforreviewandindividualattention.StudentswithgeometrycreditwhocompletethiscoursewillmoveontoMA310orMA350thefollowingyear,whilestudentswithoutgeometrycreditwillmoveontoMA250.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMA150—INTERMEDIATEALGEBRA Thisalgebracoursefocusesonmathematicalmodelingusing

functionsandtheirtransformations.Particularattentionisgiventolinear,quadratic,exponential,andabsolutevaluefunctions.Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontomodulararithmetic,statistics,anddataanalysis,includingtheideasofmean,median,dispersion,andregression.Thiscourseassumesstudentsareproficientinbasicnumericoperations,includingworkwithfractionsanddecimalnumbers.Studentswithgeometrycreditwhocompletethiscoursewillmoveontosomelevelofadvancedalgebra(MA310,MA350,MA370,MA380)thefollowingyear,whilestudentswithoutgeometrycreditwillmoveontogeometry(MA250orMA280).

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MA250—GEOMETRYPrerequisite:IntermediateAlgebra(MA110,MA150orequivalent).Thiscourseemphasizesaproblem-solving,hands-onapproachtothestudyofgeometry,utilizingproofsanddeductivereasoning.StudentsuseGeometer’sSketchpadtomodelproblemsdynamically.Topicsincludepolygonsandpolyhedra,parallellinesandplanes,coordinategeometry,similarandcongruentfigures,quadrilaterals,circles,volumesandsurfaceareasofsolids,transformations,andbasictrigonometry.Algebraconceptsarereviewedandpreviewedinanintegratedfashion.Successfulcompletionofthiscoursesatisfiesthegeometrydiplomarequirement.Studentswhocompletethiscoursewillmoveontosomelevelofadvancedalgebra(MA310,MA350,MA370,MA380)thefollowingyear.


MA280—HONORSGEOMETRY Prerequisite:IntermediateAlgebra(MA150orequivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscourseparallelsMA250,withtopicscoveredingreaterdepthandatafasterpace.Additionaltopicsmayalsobestudied.Successfulcompletionofthiscoursesatisfiesthegeometrydiplomarequirement.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoHonorsAdvancedAlgebraandTrigonometry(MA380),AdvancedAlgebra,Trigonometry,andPrecalculus(MA370),orAdvancedAlgebraandTrigonometry(MA350).SomeexceptionalstudentswhodemonstratedmasteryofadvancedalgebraontheplacementtestmayenrollinHonorsPrecalculus(MA480)afterthiscourse.


MA310—ADVANCEDALGEBRAANDTRIGONOMETRY

Prerequisites:IntermediateAlgebra(MA110,MA150,orequivalent),Geometry(MA250orequivalent),andpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourse,whichcoversmanyofthesametopicsasMA350,isforreturningstudentswhoneedadditionaltimeforreview,moreexamples,andindividualattention.StudentscompletingthiscourseshouldnotexpecttotakeAP-trackPrecalculus(MA451).Successfulcompletionofthiscoursesatisfiesthemathematicsdiplomarequirement.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoMathematicalModeling(MA431/2),Precalculus(MA441/2),orStatistics(MA460).



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMA350—ADVANCEDALGEBRAANDTRIGONOMETRY

Prerequisite:IntermediateAlgebra(MA150orequivalent),Geometry(MA250orequivalent).Thiscourseexploresadvancedalgebra,trigonometry,andselectedtopicsindiscretemathematicsbyinvestigatingreal-worldproblems.Itprovidesathoroughexaminationoffunctions,includingexponential,logarithmic,quadratic,andtrigonometricfunctions.Instudyingthesetopics,studentswillexplorecomplexnumbers,transformations,andinverserelations.Inaddition,theywillreceiveanintroductiontodynamicalsystems,sequences,series,countingtechniques,probability,andstatistics.Throughoutthecourse,studentswillapplyvariousmethodsofmodeling,includingregression.Successfulcompletionofthecoursesatisfiesthemathematicsdiplomarequirement.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontosomelevelofPrecalculus(MA441/2,MA451/2,MA481/2).OtheroptionsafterthiscourseincludeMathematicalModeling(MA431/2),Statistics(460),orAPStatistics(MA540).


MA370—ADVANCEDALGEBRA,TRIGONOMETRY,ANDPRECALCULUS

Prerequisites:IntermediateAlgebra(MA150orequivalent),Geometry(MA250orequivalent),andpermissionofthedepartment.Thisacceleratedcourseisdesignedforableandmotivateduppermidstudentswhowishtoenrollincalculusintheirsenioryear.ThecourseincludestopicsfromMA350andMA451/2,withanemphasisonfunctions,iteration,transformation,modeling,andproof.Successfulcompletionofthiscoursesatisfiesthemathematicsdiplomarequirement.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoCalculus(MA510)orABCalculus(MA550),buttheyarenoteligibleforBCCalculus(MA580).OtheroptionsafterthiscourseincludeAPStatistics(MA540)orStatistics(MA460).

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MA380—HONORSADVANCEDALGEBRAANDTRIGONOMETRY

Prerequisite:IntermediateAlgebra(MA150orequivalent),Geometry(MA250,MA280orequivalent),andpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscourseparallelsMA350,withtopicscoveredingreaterdepthandemphasisonlogicalreasoning,abstraction,andproof.Additionaltopicsmayalsobestudied.Successfulcompletionofthiscoursesatisfiesthemathematicsdiplomarequirement.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoHonorsPrecalculusBC(MA481/2)orPrecalculusAB(MA451/2).


MA431—MATHEMATICALMODELINGANDAPPLICATIONSI

Prerequisites:AdvancedAlgebra(MA310orMA350,orequivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourseofferstheopportunitytoinvestigatemathematicsbeyondourthirdlevelandstudytopicsoutsidethetraditionalhighschoolcurriculum.Topicsincludeapplicationsoflinearfunctions,anintroductiontodifferenceequations,andthemathematicsofrelatedmedicalandfinancialapplications.Thiscourseiscalculator-intensive.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallycontinuewithMA432inthesecondsemester.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMA432—MATHEMATICALMODELINGANDAPPLICATIONSII

Prerequisites:AdvancedAlgebra(MA310orMA350,orequivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourseofferstheopportunitytoinvestigatemathematicsbeyondourthirdlevelandtostudytopicsoutsidethetraditionalhighschoolcurriculum.Topicsincludesomeorallofthefollowing:gametheory,optimizationtheory,votingtheory,introductoryprobabilityandstatistics,matrices,MarkovChainsandLeslieModels,finitedifferences,andfractalgeometry.ThiscoursemaybetakenforcreditwithouttakingMA431.


MA441—PRECALCULUSI Prerequisites:AdvancedAlgebraandTrigonometry(MA310,MA350,orequivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.ThisisthefirstoftwosemestercoursesdesignedtopreparestudentstotakeCalculus(MA510)thefollowingyear.ItisnotdesignedtopreparestudentsforAPCalculus(MA550).Topicsincludesomeorallofthefollowing:introductorydataanalysis,least-squaresregressiontechniques,functions,translationsandcompositionoffunctions,andoptimizationtheory.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallycontinuewithMA442inthesecondsemester.Anothersecond-semesteroptionafterthiscourseisMathematicalModeling(MA432).


MA442—PRECALCULUSII Prerequisites:PrecalculusI(MA441orMA451)andpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursecontinuestheworkbeguninMA441,preparingstudentstotakeCalculus(MA510)inthefollowingyear.ThecourseisnotdesignedtopreparestudentsforAPCalculus(MA550).Functionsstudiedindepthincludethefollowing:exponential,logarithmic,polynomial,trigometric,rationalandpowerfunctions.Othertopicsincludeconicsections,obliquetriangletrigonometry,ratesofchange,andanintroductiontolimits.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoCalculus(MA510)thefollowingyear.OtheroptionsincludeStatistics(MA460)orAPStatistics(MA540).


MA451—PRECALCULUSIAB Prerequisite:AdvancedAlgebraandTrigonometry(MA350orequivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.ThisisthefirstoftwosemestercoursesdesignedtopreparestudentstotakeAPCalculusABoranequivalentcollegecalculuscourse.Topicsstudiedinclude:modelingwithexponential,logarithmic,power,polynomial,andrationalfunctions;advancedcountingandprobability.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallycontinuewithMA452inthesecondsemester.Movingtoadifferentprecalculustrack(MA482orMA442)ispossiblewithpermissionofthedepartment.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMA452—PRECALCULUSIIAB Prerequisites:PrecalculusIAB(MA451)orPrecalculusIBC(MA481)

andpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursecontinuestheworkbeguninMA451,preparingstudentstotakeAPCalculusABoranequivalentcollegecalculuscourse.Topicsstudiedinclude:analytictrigonometry;conicsections,parametricequationsandpolarcoordinates;vectorsandmatrices;andanintroductiontocalculuswithafocusonlimits.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoAPCalculusAB(MA550)orCalculus(MA510),buttheyarenoteligibleforBCCalculus(MA580).OtheroptionsincludeStatistics(MA460)orAPStatistics(MA540).


MA460—STATISTICS Prerequisites:AdvancedAlgebra(MA310,MA350orequivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourseprovidesstudentswiththeopportunitytoexploreselecttopicsofstatisticsthroughextensivehands-onworkwithdata.Studentswillstudymethodsofcollecting,displaying,andanalyzingdata;experimentaldesign;andinference.Throughtheuseofcalculatorsandcomputers,studentswilldiscoverforthemselveshowtousemathematicalmodelsandsimulationsfordecision-makingintherealworld.ThiscoursewillnotpreparestudentsfortheAPStatisticsexam.


MA481—HONORSPRECALCULUSIBC Prerequisite:HonorsAdvancedAlgebraandTrigonometry(MA380orequivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.ThisisthefirstoftwosemestercoursesdesignedtopreparestudentstotakeAPCalculusBC(MA580)thefollowingyear.ThecourseparallelsMA451withtopicscoveredingreaterdepth,andwithemphasisonlogicalreasoning,abstraction,andproof.Additionaltopicsmayalsobestudied.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallycontinuewithMA482inthesecondsemester.MovingtoMA452ispossiblewithpermissionofthedepartment.


MA482—HONORSPRECALCULUSIIBC Prerequisite:HonorsPrecalculusIBC(MA481)orPrecalculusIAB(MA451)andpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursecontinuestheworkbeguninMA481,preparingstudentstotakeAPCalculusBC(MA580)thefollowingyear.ThecourseparallelsMA452,withtopicscoveredingreaterdepth,andwithemphasisonlogicalreasoning,abstraction,andproof.Additionaltopicsmayalsobestudied.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoAPCalculusBC(MA580),butenrollinginAPStatistics(MA540)orAPCalculusAB(MA550)isalsopossible.


MA510—CALCULUS Prerequisite:Precalculus(MA370orMA442orMA452orequivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.Thisappliedcalculuscourseintroducesstudentstotheideasandmanyapplicationsofcalculus.ThiscoursecoversmostofthetopicsincludedinAPCalculusAB(MA550),suchaslimits,methodsofdifferentiation,relatedrates,optimization,advancedgraphing,Riemannsums,methodsofintegration,area,andvolume,butitisnotdesignedtopreparestudentsfortheAPCalculusexam.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMA540—APSTATISTICS Prerequisite:AdvancedAlgebraandTrigonometry(MA350or

equivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.Thisnon-calculus-basedstatisticscourseintroducesstudentstomethodsandtoolsforcollecting,analyzing,anddrawingconclusionsfromdata.IncoveringtheAPsyllabus,thecourseemphasizestopicsindataexploration,experimentaldesign,probability,andstatisticalinference.Thiscourseiscalculator-intensive.StudentsareexpectedtotaketheAPexam.

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MA550—APCALCULUSAB Prerequisite:APtrackPrecalculus(MA452orMA482orequivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscoursecoversdifferentialandintegralcalculus,satisfiestheABsyllabusoftheAPprogram,andincludesadditionaltopicsfromtheBCsyllabus.StudentsareexpectedtotaketheAPexam.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoAdvancedCalculuswithApplications(MA651)andCalculusBasedStatistics(MA655).TheymayalsoenrollinAPStatistics(MA540).


MA580—APCALCULUSBC Prerequisite:HonorsPrecalculus(MA482orequivalent)andpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscoursecoversdifferentialandintegralcalculusandsatisfiestheBCsyllabusoftheAPprogram.StudentsareexpectedtotaketheAPexam.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoLinearAlgebra(MA661).TheymayalsoenrollinCalculusBasedStatistics(MA655)orAPStatistics(MA540).


MA651—ADVANCEDCALCULUSWITHAPPLICATIONS

Prerequisite:APCalculus(MA550)andpermissionofthedepartment.ThiscourseinitiallypicksupcalculusandcompletestheBCCalculuscurriculumwhereABCalculusleavesoff,coveringpowerseriesanddifferentialequations.Thecoursethenexploressomepracticalapplications,oftenrelyingonnumericalmethodsandtheircomputerimplementation.StudentswillprogramwithMathematicaanduseothercomputerresourcesthroughoutthesemester.StudentswhohavecompletedAPCalculusBC(MA580)arenotpermittedtoenrollinthiscourse.StudentswhocompletethiscoursemayenrollinDiscreteMathematics(MA652)orCalculusBasedStatistics(MA655)inthesecondsemester.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMA652—DISCRETEMATHEMATICS Prerequisites:APCalculus(MA550orMA580)andpermissionofthe

department.Thisone-semester,college-levelcourseisforstudentswithastronginterestinmathematicswhohavesuccessfullycompletedAPCalculus(ABorBC).ItscontentismodeledprimarilyontheIBFurtherMathematicsHLtopics.Thiscourselaysasolidfoundationformoreadvancedcoursesinavarietyofdisciplines:SetTheory,withoutwhichapreciseformulationofmathematicaltheoremsandtheirproofswouldbeimpossible;NumberTheory,whichstudiesthepropertiesofintegersandthusliesattheheartofinformationtechnologyandcryptography;andGroupTheory,whichisthemathematicallanguageofsymmetryandthusformsthemathematicalunderpinningtotopicsfromtheconservationlawofenergyinphysicstoharmonyandvoiceleadinginmusicandtheRubik’scube.ThiscoursemaybetakenforcreditwithouttakingMA651.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoLinearAlgebra(MA661).TheymayalsoenrollinCalculusBasedStatistics(MA655)orAPStatistics(MA540).


MA655—CALCULUSBASEDSTATISTICS Prerequisites:APCalculus(MA550orMA580)andpermissionofthedepartment.Thisone-semester,college-levelcourseisforstudentswithastronginterestinmathematicswhohavesuccessfullycompletedAPCalculus(ABorBC).Thecourseisofferedbothsemesters.Itscontent,calculus-basedmathematicalstatistics,ismodeledononeoftheInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)FurtherMathematicsHLtopics.Thecoursecoversbasicprobabilisticconceptsofstatisticsinarigorousway,suchasrandomvariables,discreteandcontinuousdistributions,hypothesistesting,andsomemultivariatestatistics.UnlikeAPStatistics,thiscoursedoesnottouchupondataandexperimentaldesignquestions.Thisintroductorycoursecanserveasagatewaytomorerigorouscoursesonprobability,statistics,orstochasticsystems.StudentswhocompletethiscoursecanmoveontoDiscreteMathematics(MA652),LinearAlgebra(MA661),orAPStatistics(MA540).

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MA661—LINEARALGEBRAPrerequisite:APCalculusBC(MA580)orAdvancedCalculuswithApplications(MA651)andpermissionofthedepartment.Thisone-semester,college-levelcourseisforstudentswithastronginterestinmathematicswhohavesuccessfullycompletedAPCalculusBCorAdvancedCalculus(MA651).Linearalgebrastudiesthepropertiesoflinearstructuresinn-dimensionalspaces.Topicscoveredincludevectorspacesandvectorspacehomomorphisms,thegeometryofn-dimensionalspace,eigenvaluesandeigenvectors,quadraticforms,anddeterminants.ThiscoursemaybetakenforcreditwithouttakingMA662.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoMultivariableCalculus(MA662),buttheymayalsoenrollinCalculusBasedStatistics(MA655)orDiscreteMathematics(MA652).



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMA662—MULTIVARIABLECALCULUS Prerequisite:LinearAlgebra(MA661)andpermissionofthe

department.Thisone-semester,college-levelcourseisforstudentswithastronginterestinmathematicswhohavesuccessfullycompletedLinearAlgebra(MA661).Multivariabledifferentialcalculusstudieslocalpropertiesoffunctionsinn-dimensionsbygeneralizingtheconceptoflocallinearapproximation(derivative),thusapplyingthelinearalgebrastudiedinMA661.ImportantapplicationsofthederivativeincludetheInverseandImplicitFunctiontheorem,aswellastheclassificationofcriticalpointsoffunctionsinhigherdimensions.Multivariableintegralcalculusstudiesprocessesofaccumulationonk-dimensionalobjects(manifolds)embeddedinn-dimensionalspace.Wearethusledtoconceptssuchashigher-dimensionalvolumes,fluxofavectorfieldthroughtheboundaryofaregioninspace,and,finally,totheFundamentalTheoremofCalculus(Stokes’sTheorem)inn-dimensions.StudentswhocompletethiscoursetypicallymoveontoTopicsinAdvancedMathematics(MA671orMA672).


MA671—TOPICSINADVANCEDMATHEMATICS Prerequisites:MA661/2andpermissionofthedepartment.Theformatofthiscoursevaries,dependingonenrollmentandteacher’sandstudents’interests.Thisisanadvancedcourseformotivatedanddisciplinedstudentscapableofindependentworkontopicsinhighermathematics.Thechoiceoftopicstobestudiedismadebytheinstructorincollaborationwiththestudentstakingthecourse.Topicsinthepastfewyearsincludedcomplexanalysis,actuarialmathematics,cryptography,montecarlomethods,ODEanddynamicalsystems,Fourieranalysis,andgametheory.MA661LinearAlgebra(orequivalent)and,formosttopics,MA662MultivariableCalculus(orequivalent)arenecessaryprerequisites.Thiscoursemaybetakenmultipletimeswithdifferenttopics.


MA672—TOPICSINADVANCEDMATHEMATICS Prerequisites:MA661/2andpermissionofthedepartment.Theformatofthiscoursevaries,dependingonenrollmentandteacher’sandstudents’interests.Thisisanadvancedcourseformotivatedanddisciplinedstudentscapableofindependentworkontopicsinhighermathematics.Thechoiceoftopicstobestudiedismadebytheinstructorincollaborationwiththestudentstakingthecourse.Topicsinthepastfewyearsincludedcomplexanalysis,actuarialmathematics,cryptography,MonteCarlomethods,ODEanddynamicalsystems,Fourieranalysis,andgametheory.MA661LinearAlgebra(orequivalent)and,formosttopics,MA662MultivariableCalculus(orequivalent)arenecessaryprerequisites.Thiscoursemaybetakenmultipletimeswithdifferenttopics.


MA951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINMATHEMATICS Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.StudentswhohaveexhaustedthemathematicscurriculummaypetitionamemberoftheDepartmentforanindependentstudyinanareanotcoveredbythedepartment’sofferings.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMA952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINMATHEMATICS Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Studentswhohave

exhaustedthemathematicscurriculummaypetitionamemberoftheDepartmentforanindependentstudyinanareanotcoveredbythedepartment’sofferings.


SC150—PREPSCIENCECORE SC150isaskills-basedsciencecoursecenteredonanunderstandingofenergyconversionandconservation.Focusingprimarilyonthedevelopmentoflaboratoryandproblemsolvingskills,thecoursewillintegrateconceptsessentialtothemasteryofphysics,chemistryandbiology.StudentswillgainaglobalperspectiveonscientificinteractionsthroughtheexplorationofthenaturalandconstructedenvironmentsofHotchkiss.

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SC441—INTRODUCTIONTOFORENSICSCIENCE Thiscourseintroducesstudentstothescientificprinciplesandtechniquesintheforensicsciences.Thesetechniquessolvebothcrimesandacademicmysteries.Theinterdisciplinaryandbroadnatureofforensicsbecomesapparentasthestudentsengageinproblem-solvingexercisesthatdemonstratetheinterconnectednessoftheacademicdisciplines.Throughacombinationoflabs,readings,discussions,andlectures,studentswilllearnthescientificinvestigativetechniquesusedtosolveacademicandcriminalmysteries.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilitySC462—ENGINEERING,FABRICATION,ANDDESIGN Thiscourseisanopportunitytobecomecompetentwiththevarious

fabricationtoolsintheEFXLabandemploydesignthinkingmethodologywithengineeringskillstocreatephysicalsolutionstoreal-worldproblemsthataffectourlocalcommunity.Studentswillbeginthecoursebylearningvaluablefabricationskillsthroughsmallprojectsandtutorialsinthelab.Thecoursewillcenteraroundengineeringaphysicalsolutiontoaddressaspecific,actionableproblemforidentifiedstakeholders/endusersinsmallgroupsorteams.Wewillintroduceadesignthinkingmethodologythatbeginswithidentifying,understanding,andobservingaproblemfromthepointofviewofthoseaffectedthroughuserresearch.Groupswillthenbegintheprocessofbrainstormingdifferentsolutionsandcreatingprototypes,testingtheseideasundertypicalusecases,andloopingbacktoendusersforfeedbacktodirectfuturedevelopment.Theywilliteratedesignstocreateamoreeffectivesolution,clearlydocumentingprogressandjustifyingdesigndecisionswithqualitativeandquantitativeevidencegatheredthroughexperimentation.Attheconclusionofthecourse,groupswillcreateafinalreportandcreateabusinessplantobringthefinalproducttothedesired/appropriatemarket.Theywillpresenttheirinnovationbeforeapanelofengineeringexpertsandstakeholders.Studentswillbeevaluatedontheirabilitytocollaboratewithteammatesandstakeholders,creativelyapplydesign-thinkingtechniques,prototypeandtestengineeredsolutions,manageprojecttimelinesanddeliverables,andcommunicateprogressandlearningwithclearandeffectivedocumentationthroughoutandafinalpresentation.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilitySC650—APPLIEDSCIENTIFICRESEARCH:GENETICS

Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.OneyearofAPScienceisrecommended,preferablyAPBiology.AppliedScientificResearchisastudent-directedresearchcourse;itwillrequireagreatdealofindependentwork,bothinandoutofthelaboratory.Inconjunctionwiththeinstructor,studentswilldesignanindependentresearchprojectinanareaofsciencerelatedtomolecularbiologyorbiochemistry.Projectsoutsidethesedisciplinesarepossible,butwillrequireconsiderableinitiativeonthepartofthestudent.Thebeginningofthecoursewillfocusonexperimentaldesign,datacollectionandanalysis,basicstatistics,laboratorynotebookpreparation,andpresentationskills.Readingandcritiquingprimaryresearchliteraturerelatingtothestudents’areasofresearchanddissectingthesciencebehindstudentprojectswillalsobeafocusofthecourse.Oncethestudentshavefinalizedtheirprojects,themajorityoftheireffortswillbededicatedtorunningtheirprojectandgatheringtheirdata.Failureisabigpartoftheresearchprocess,anditislikelythatstudentswillneedtorestartoraltertheirprojectatleastonce.Thefirstsemesterwillculminateinaresearchposterandpresentationofthestudents’worktoalargeraudienceoftheirpeersandteachersforevaluation.Revisionsandextensionsofthestudents’researchprojectswillcontinueinthesecondsemester,andasecond,finalpresentationwillbemadeinthefourthmarkingperiod.Afinalresearchpaperandposterarealsorequired.Anystudentwishingtoenhancehisorherresearchexperiencebywayofengaginginsummerworkwithacollegeoruniversitylaboratorywillworkwiththeinstructorinordertoidentifyanappropriatevenue.

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SC921—DIRECTEDSTUDYINSCIENCE Studentswhohaveexhaustedthecourseofferingsinaparticulardisciplinemayarrangeforadvancedstudy,eitherindividuallyorinsmallgroups.

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SC922—DIRECTEDSTUDYINSCIENCE Studentswhohaveexhaustedthecourseofferingsinaparticulardisciplinemayarrangeforadvancedstudy,eitherindividuallyorinsmallgroups.

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BI350—BIOLOGY Thissurveycoursecoversthepracticalapplicationsofbiologyandconnectionswithdisciplinessuchastheothernaturalsciences,humanities,andsocialsciences.Open-endedinvestigationsandenhancedexperimentaldesignbuilduponastudent’spriorscienceexperiences.Thiscoursepreparesstudents(withsomeindependentreview)fortheSATSubjectTestinBiology.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityBI435—HUMANNEUROANATOMYANDBEHAVIOR

HumanNeuroanatomyandBehaviorisfocusedonthestructureandcorrespondingfunctionofthehumanbrain,andthisthemewillbeexaminedonmanydifferentlevels—behavioral,systemic,tissue-specific,cellular,andmolecular.Laboratorieswillincludedissectionstoexamineanatomicalstructure.Casestudieswillbeusedtodevelopaworkingknowledgeofthenervoussystem.Utilizinganunderstandingofthecomponentsofthebrainanditssupportingsystems,studentscanthenbegintoexaminehumanbehavior,andcarefullyandcriticallyinvestigatetherapidlyexpandingfieldofbiopsychology.Previousstudyofbiologyishelpful,butnotrequired.

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BI432—HUMANANATOMYANDPHYSIOLOGY HumanAnatomyandPhysiologyisacoursedesignedtoexaminesystemsofthehumanbodyintermsofstructureandcorrespondingfunctionatmanydifferentlevels—molecular,cellular,tissue,system,andorganism.Muchofthematerialleadsdirectlyintodiscussionsofhealthanddisease,fitness,behavior,anddevelopment.Thelaboratorysessionsaredesignedtoexploresomeoftheseareasingreaterdetailandallowstudentstoapplyconceptsintroducedduringlectures.Theaimistohelpstudentsdevelopadeeperandmorepersonalizedunderstandingofthebiologicalandchemicalprocessesgoingonwithin.Havingaknowledgeofbasicbiologicconceptsishelpful.

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BI550—APBIOLOGY Usingevolutionarythinkingasaunifyingconcept,thisfirst-year,college-levelbiologycoursecoversthefollowingmajorthemes:chemicalbasisoflife,metabolismofcells,geneticcontinuity,homeostasisinanimalsandplants,andhowpopulationsevolveandarepartofecosystems.Developmentoflaboratory,analytical,andwritingskillscommensuratewithcollege-levelexpectationsisemphasized.Oncompletingthiscourse,astudentisexpectedtotaketheAPexam;studentswillalsobepreparedfortheSATSubjectTestinBiology.

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CH350—CHEMISTRY CH350isayear-longcoursefocusingonaquantitativeapproachtointroducetheconceptsandprinciplesofgeneralchemistry.Laboratoryexperimentationwillincludetheuseofprobes,micro-scaleandlarge-scaleequipment.Thiscoursepreparesstudents(withsomeindependentreview)fortheSATSubjectTestinChemistry.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityCH541—INTRODUCTORYORGANICCHEMISTRY CH350orequivalentorpermissionfromdepartment.Introductory

OrganicChemistryisacoursefocusingonthefundamentalchemistryofcarbonanditscompounds.Thecoursewillbeginwithalookatthechemistryofcarbon,andthentheseprincipleswillbeappliedtothestudyofhydrocarbons.Thechemistryofalkylhalides,alcohols,aldehydes,ketones,amines,esters,andcarboxylicacidswillcompletethestudyofcarboncompounds.Laboratoryactivitieswillformamajorcomponentofthecourserequirementwiththepossibilityofsomeindependentresearchtopicsincorporatedintothematerial.Wherepossible,emphasiswillbeplacedontheimportanceoforganicmoleculestoourpresent-daysociety,andenvironmentalissueswillbeaddressedwhereappropriate.

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CH550—APCHEMISTRY Prerequisites:Completionof,orconcurrentenrollmentin,400levelmath,andpermissionofthedepartment.ThisisanAPcoursethatintroducesthescientificprinciplesthatformthefoundationofchemistry.Inaddition,thefactsofdescriptivechemistryandtheobservedpropertiesofsubstanceswillbeinterwovenwiththeoreticalprinciplesasmuchaspossible.Thematerialsusedwillbetypicalofafirst-yearcollegechemistrycourseforsciencemajors.ItisexpectedthatstudentsenrollinginthiscoursewilltaketheAPexamattheendoftheyear.StudentsarealsopreparedfortheSATSubjectTestinChemistry.

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ES451—LIMNOLOGYThisprogramemphasizestheuseofthewatershedapproachtothestudyoffreshwaterecosystems.Studentsinthiscourseengageinintensivefieldresearchaimedatdevelopingtheirunderstandingofavarietyoffreshwatersystems(lakes,impoundments,riversandstreams,wetlands,andgroundwater).Thefocusisontheimportanceofwaterasthebiosphere’scirculatorysystem.Flowingwatertransportsenergyandmaterials,linkingdistantandvariedsystems(biologicalaswellascultural)intoacoherentwholethatdemandsourattentionandthoughtfulstewardship.Thegoalofthecourseistogivestudentsasolidbackgroundinthefundamentalsofaquaticecology.Towardthatend,studentslearnbasicprinciplesofaquaticecology,avarietyofsamplingandmeasurementtechniques,andtheuseofcomputersoftwarefordatacompilation,analysis,andpresentation.Thoseskillsareappliedtowardthecompletionofanindividualresearchprojectintendedtobeofpracticalvaluetothestudent,theSchool,andthecommunity.Studentsareexpectedtoparticipateinfrequentearly-morningfieldstudyandsamplingtripstonearbyaquaticsystems(withanemphasisonLakeWononscopomuc)andoneextendedfieldtripeachsemester.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityES452—STREAMECOLOGY “...boundedontheEastby?...TheHousatonicRiver!”TheHousatonic

RiveristhecentralarteryofourhomeinthenorthwestcornerofConnecticut.Thiscourseusestheriver,itstributaries,itswatershed,anditshistorytoprovidestudentswithastrongfoundationinthescienceofecologyandhelpthemdevelopamorenuancedsenseofplace.Duringthewinterterm,wewilluseGeorgeBlack’sexcellentTroutPoolParadoxasaguidetothefundamentalecologyofriversandthespecificcultural,political,andeconomichistoryoftheHousatonic.EmphasisisplacedonthepastimpactoftheironindustryonthewatershedandmoderncaseslikePCBcontaminationanddamre-licensing.Inthespring,thecourseshiftstopracticingfield-basedscience.Weeklytripstovarioussiteswillallowstudentstomakeobservationsandcollectdataaimedattestinggeneralecologicalprinciplesandtheirapplicationtoflowingwaterecosystems.Emphasisisplacedonaquaticinsectsasindicatorsofecosystemfunctionandhealthandon“readingastream”withaneyetowardtrouthabitatpreference.

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ES540—APENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Thiscourse,usingahands-onapproach,focusesonthescienceunderlyingenvironmentalproblemsandissues.Thegoalofthiscourseistoprovidestudentswiththescientificprinciples,concepts,andmethodologiesrequiredtounderstandtheinterrelationshipsofthenaturalworldandtoanalyzebothnaturalandhuman-madeenvironmentalproblems.ThevariousecosystemsinHotchkiss’snaturalareas(fields,forests,wetlands,brooks,ponds,andlakes)providethelaboratoryforhands-onlearning.Workingonindependentprojectsoftheirowndesign,oraspartoftheSchool’songoingresearchoflocalmammals,vegetation,andbodiesofwater,studentsapplybasicecologicalprinciples,datacollection,andresearchmethodstoquestionsabouttheimpactofhumaninterventionanddisturbance.Studentslearnthatlocalenvironmentalissuesoftenhaveglobalimplicationsandthathumanbeingscan,andmust,assumestewardshipoflocalenvironments.StudentstakingAPEnvironmentalScienceshouldbeawarethatthereisamajorfieldcomponent,includingearly-morningfieldworkandseveralall-dayfieldtrips.Oncompletingthiscourse,astudentisexpectedtotaketheAPexam.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityES651—APPLIEDSCIENTIFICRESEARCH:PRINCIPALSOFBIOCHEMISTRY

Prerequisites:Departmentalapprovalrequired,andafullyearofbiologyorchemistryarestronglyencouraged.Togeneratetheenergythatdrivesoureconomies,wehavealteredthecarboncycle.Tofeedourgrowingpopulation,wehavealteredthenitrogenandphosphoruscycles.Feedbacksbetweenthosesystemsandothersthreatentodestabilizeecosystemsonscalesfromthelocaltotheglobal.Thiscourseaimstogivestudentsanin-depthintroductiontothebiological,ecological,andchemicalprocessesthatcontrolthestocksandflowsofC,N,andPthroughanintensivefieldandlaboratory-basedcurriculum.Theprimarygoalofthecourseistogivestudentsexposureto,andpracticein,researchingquestionsbasedinlandscapeecologyandbiogeochemistry.Throughacombinationofpresentationsandliteraturereview,studentswilllearnaboutfield-basedexperimentaldesignandsamplingmethods,andtechnicallyrefinedmethodsofsampletestingusingtheSchool'sarrayofsensitiveelementalanalysisinstruments.Therewillalsobeanemphasisontheanalysisandpresentationofspatiallydistributeddataandthecommunicationofresultstovariousaudiencesusingcontextuallyappropriatemedia.Interestedstudentsshouldhaveastrongbackgroundinthesciencesandademonstratedabilitytoworkindependently.

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PY445—ASTRONOMY:AUSER’SGUIDETOTHEUNIVERSE

Thiscourseisanintroductiontothemysteriesoftheheavens.Readingsinthecourseexploremoderntheoriesofcosmologyandtheeffortsof20th-centuryastronomerstoexploreandexplaintheuniverse.Thiscoursebeginswithabriefoverviewofthefundamentalphysicsprinciplesthatarecentraltoanunderstandingofastronomy:forcesandmotions,thenatureofgravity,andlightandoptics.Wecontinuewithanexaminationofoursunandsolarsystemandmoveontoamoregeneralstudyofstellarevolutionandgalaxyformation.Next,weexploreawidevarietyofexoticastronomicalphenomenathattheheavenshold—quasars,pulsars,blackholes,andsupernova—asfascinatingastheyarebizarre.ThestudyoftheseobjectsleadsintoadiscussionofEinstein’sGeneralTheoryofRelativity.Finally,weconsiderthepossibilityofextraterrestriallifeandponderthequestion:“Arewealone?”Thelaboratorycomponentofthiscourseconsistsofbothexperimentalworkduringclassandobservationsofthenightsky.Theobservationprogramrequiresregulareveningsessions.Althoughhelpful,nopreviousstudyofphysics,astronomy,chemistry,orearthscienceisrequired.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityPY550—APPHYSICS1 Prerequisite:Completionof,orconcurrentenrollmentin,400level

math,andpermissionofthedepartment.APPhysics1isaone-yearcourseofatwo-year,algebra-basedphysicsprogram.InAPPhysics1,wewillstudyprimarilyNewtonianmechanics;work,energyandpower,withmechanicalwavesandsound;andelectriccircuits.AdditionaltopicsbeyondtheAPcurriculumwillbepresented.Aworkingknowledgeofalgebraandbasictrigonometryisrequiredforthiscourse.Inastudent-centeredapproach,topicswillbeexploredwithphysical,analytic,andcomputationalmodelsto“discover”physicallaws.ThisclasswillpreparestudentsfortheAPPhysics1Exam.

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PY560—APPHYSICS2 Prerequisite:Pre-calculusandPhysics1oritsequivalent.Physics2isthesecondyearoftheAPPhysicsalgebra-basedprogram.Itbuildsontheideasofmechanics,electriccircuits,andwavesthatstudentsstudiedinPhysics1andfurthersstudents’competenciestostudyphysicsthroughthedirectedinquiryinstructionalapproach.Thesevenunitsthatwillbediscussedinthiscourseareelectrostatics,electriccircuits,magnetismandelectromagneticinduction,thermodynamics,fluids,geometricandphysicaloptics,andatomic,nuclearandquantumphysics.Conservationlaws,conceptsofdynamics,andbehaviorofmatterattheatomiclevelwillprovidetheunifyingthreadacrossallunits.

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PY581—APPHYSICSC:MECHANICS Prerequisites:Concurrentenrollmentin,orcompletionof,calculusandpermissionofthedepartment;priorstudyofphysicsisstronglyrecommended.Thisrigoroussecond-yearphysicscourseisdesignedforstudentswhohavealreadyacquiredastrongfoundationinphysicsandpre-calculus.Thecourseprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytostudyatalevelcommensuratewiththatofacollegeengineeringphysicscourse.Thesemesterisdevotedtothestudyofvectors,kinematics,particledynamics,workandenergy,impulseandmomentum,rotation,gravitation,planetarymotion,andoscillations.ThematerialcoveredqualifiesstudentsfortheAPPhysicsCexaminationinmechanics,andstudentsareexpectedtotaketheAPexam.Thiscourseincludesasophisticatedlaboratoryprogram,withanemphasisonrotationalsystems.Theemphasisthroughoutthecourseisontheorydevelopmentandmathematicalproblemsolving.Throughoutthecourse,calculusisusedfreelyinformulatingprinciplesandinsolvingproblems.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityPY582—APPHYSICSC:ELECTRICITYANDMAGNETISM

ThiscourseisacontinuationofPY581,althoughPY581isnotaprerequisite.Thecoursefocusesonthestudyofelectriccharge,Gauss’sLaw,electricpotential,capacitorsanddielectrics,electriccurrent,magneticfields,Ampere’sLaw,electromagneticinduction,andelectricalresonance.Thecourseincludesasophisticatedlaboratoryprogram,withanemphasisontopicsrelatedtoelectriccircuits.ThematerialcoveredqualifiesstudentsfortheAPPhysicsCexaminationinEandM,andstudentsareexpectedtotaketheAPexam.

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PY652—APPLIEDSCIENTIFICRESEARCH:OBSERVATIONALASTRONOMY

Prerequisites:Departmentalapprovalrequired,andPY441isstronglyrecommended.Astronomyisauniquesciencebecausewecannotperformexperiments;wecanonlyobservethelightthathappenstohittheEarth.Inthiscourse,studentswillutilizeapermanentlymounted,20-inchreflectingtelescopeandccdcamerasystemtoimagestarsthatvaryinbrightnessovertime.Theywillperformphotometry(measurethebrightness)ontheseimages,andtrytocharacterizethecauseofvariability.Thecausecanbeinherentinstabilityinthestaroranexoplanetpassingbetweenthehostplanetandus.Usingtechnicalhardwareandsoftware,studentswillpracticescientificobservationalskills,conductdataanalysis,andclearlycommunicatetheirresults.Interestedstudentsshouldhaveabackgroundinastronomyandademonstratedabilitytoworkindependently.Thecoursewilldemandconsiderableorganizationandinitiativeonthepartofthestudent.

Science S2 UM,S NCAA Notoffered2017-18

AR520—APARTHISTORY ThiscourseismodeledontheCollegeBoard’sredesignedAPArtHistorycurriculumand“isequivalenttoatwo-semesterintroductorycollegecoursethatexplorestopicssuchasthenatureofart,art-making,andresponsestoart.Byinvestigatingaspecificimagesetof250worksofart,characterizedbydiverseartistictraditionsfromprehistorytothepresent,thecoursefostersin-depth,holisticunderstandingofthehistoryofartfromaglobalperspective.Studentsbecomeactiveparticipantsintheglobalartworld,engagingwithitsformsandcontent,astheyexperience,research,discuss,read,andwriteaboutart,artists,artmaking,andresponsestoandinterpretationsofart.”Forafulldescriptionofthecourse,pleasevisit:http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-art-history-course-description.pdf

Humanities&SocialSciences,VisualandPerformingArts

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityAR340—INTRODUCTORYCERAMICS Noclayexperienceisnecessaryfortheexplorationofthe

multifacetedworldoffunctionalandsculpturalceramics.Inapersonal,inventiveandflexiblestudioenvironment,studentslearnaboutceramicsthroughavarietyofforming,glazing,andfiringtechniques.Formalinstructioninhand-buildingandwheel-throwingispresented.Studentsmixallglazesfromrawmaterialsandlearnglazechemistrywhileexperimentingwitharangeofapproachestosurfacedecoration.Otherprocessesandtechniquesincludetheuseofcoloredclays,slipdecoration,underglazes,andcarving.Variousfiringtechniquesareexplored,includingsawdustfiring,rakufiring,andtraditionaloxidation-and-reductionfiring.

VisualandPerformingArts Year UM,S NONE Available

AR342—INTRODUCTORYCERAMICS Prerequisite:Permissionoftheinstructor–studentsmusthaveceramicexperiencetoqualifyforthesecond-semestercourse.ThiscourseisacontinuationofAR340,withanemphasisonworkingonthewheel.

VisualandPerformingArts S2 UM,S NONE Available

AR441—ADVANCEDCERAMICS Prerequisites:AR340,AR342orpermissionoftheinstructor.Thiscoursepursuesadvancedhand-building,wheel-throwing,andsculpturaltechniques.

VisualandPerformingArts S1 UM,S NONE Notoffered2017-18

AR442—ADVANCEDCERAMICS Prerequisites:AR340,AR342orpermissionoftheinstructor.Thiscoursepursuesadvancedhand-building,wheel-throwing,andsculpturaltechniques.

VisualandPerformingArts S2 UM,S NONE Notoffered2017-18

HU150(Art)—PREPHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescriptionofthiscourse.

VisualandPerformingArts Year P NONE Available

HU250(Art)—LOWERMIDHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescriptionofthiscourse.

VisualandPerformingArts Year LM NONE Available

AR480—PORTFOLIO Prerequisite:HU250Artorportfolioreview.Thiscourseisforstudentswithaninterestinexploringtheexpressivepotentialofvisualart.Followingapre-APportfoliocurriculum,AR480pursuesintermediatedrawing,painting,andprintmakingtechniquesinvestigatedthroughasubstantialrangeofmedia.Thereisanopportunityforthestudyofmixedmediaandsculpture.Strongemphasisisplacedonself-expression,conceptualproblem-solving,explorationofmediaandtechnique,thedevelopmentofindividualthemes,andevaluationofperformance.Drawing,colortheory,andcompositionfundamentalsarefurtherexpandedwiththeintroductionofnewpaintingandprintmakingtechniques.Studentsexplorethefigure,stilllife,landscape,abstractsubjects,andworkfromimagination.StudentsmaypreparefortheAdvancedPlacementPortfolioandthecollegeapplicationprocess,giventhequalityoftheirwork.Readingswillsupplementstudiostudy,includinghistoricaltexts,contemporarypublications,Internetresearch,regularmultimedialectures,TremaineArtGallerytalks,artistresidencies,andmuseumtrips.Opportunitiesforregionalandnationalcompetitionsareencouragedandfacilitated.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityAR482—PORTFOLIO Prerequisite:HU250Artorportfolioreview.AR482providesthe

opportunityforstudentstojoinAR480inthesecondsemester.Thiscourseisforstudentswithaninterestinexploringtheexpressivepotentialofvisualart.Followingapre-APportfoliocurriculum,AR482pursuesintermediatedrawing,painting,andprintmakingtechniquesinvestigatedthroughasubstantialrangeofmedia.Thereisanopportunityforthestudyofmixedmediaandsculpture.Strongemphasisisplacedonself-expression,conceptualproblemsolving,explorationofmediaandtechnique,thedevelopmentofindividualthemes,andevaluationofperformance.Drawing,colortheory,andcompositionfundamentalsarefurtherexpandedwiththeintroductionofnewpaintingandprintmakingtechniques.Studentsexplorethefigure,stilllife,landscape,abstractsubjects,andworkfromimagination.StudentsmaypreparefortheAdvancedPlacementPortfolioandthecollegeapplicationprocess,giventhequalityoftheirwork.Readingswillsupplementstudiostudy,includinghistoricaltexts,contemporarypublications,Internetresearch,regularmultimedialectures,TremaineArtGallerytalks,artistresidencies,andmuseumtrips.Opportunitiesforregionalandnationalcompetitionsareencouragedandfacilitated.


AR530—ARCHITECTURE Prerequisite:HU250orportfolioreview.Enrollmentinthiscourseassumesgenuineinterestandcommitmenttoaninventivecurriculumthatstressesinnovationandanentrepreneurialpointofview.Studentschallengecontemporarydesignconventionsrelativetoourbuiltenvironment.Thisyear-longcoursepresentsaseriesofthree-dimensionalproblem-solvingexercises,followedbyaseriesofpracticalarchitecturaldrawingandmodel-makingprojects.Studentslearntosensitivelymanipulatematerialsincombinationwithaformalunderstandingofscale,proportion,andform.Studentsreceiveafoundationinthehistoryofarchitectureandcontemporarydesignissuesthroughassignedreadings,TEDlectures,visitingspeakers,imagepresentations,anddesignresearchforstudioprojects.Assignmentsrangefromdesigningaspacewitheightcolumnsandacontinuousplane;orcreatinganinnovativelightsculpture;totheexecutionoffloorplans,sections,elevations,andpresentationmodelsforreal-world“Green”residentialprojects.Onoccasiontheclasswilladdressarchitecturalanddesignchallengesinresponsetonationalandinternationalcatastrophes.Inrecentyearsstudentshavedesignedshort-andlong-termarchitecturalsolutionstohousingandservicedemandsforNewOrleans,Haiti,andJapan.StudentshavetheopportunitytovisitlocalconstructionsitesandNewYorkCityarchitecturalsites.Manystudentswillassemblecollegeportfolios.Opportunitiesforregionalandnationalcompetitionsareencouragedandfacilitated.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityAR532—ARCHITECTURE Prerequisite:HU250orportfolioreview.Thiscourseisa

continuationoftheworkdevelopedinAR530.Whilewefeelthatstudentslearnmoreandbenefitmostfromayear-longstudioexperience,thisdesigncourseallowsmotivatedstudentstoenterourprogrammid-year.PleaseseethedescriptionforAR530andnotethatthethirdmarkingperiodcurriculumincludesseveralinventive,three-dimensional,problem-solvingexercisesandsculpturalassignmentsbeforepursuingaseriesofpracticalarchitecturaldrawingandmodel-makingprojects.Opportunitiesforregionalandnationalcompetitionsareencouragedandfacilitated.


AR580—ADVANCEDPORTFOLIO Prerequisites:AR480,AR482orportfolioreview.Thiscourserequiressubstantialcommitmentandawillingnesstoexplorenewdirectionsandexpressapersonalvision.TheAPPortfolioProgramisstronglyencouragedforthoseinterestedandqualified.Thecourseofferstheinvestigationofadvanceddrawingtechniques,advancedprintmakingprocesses,andadvancedpaintingbeyondintermediatecolorandcomposition,allowingforconcentrationinoiloracrylic.Thereisanopportunityforthestudyofsculptureinavarietyofmedia.Seniorswillreceivesubstantialsupportinthecreationofportfoliosforcollegeapplication.Studentsareencouragedtobeinventive,independent,andpassionateinthedevelopmentandexpressionofapersonalvision.Readingsinhistoricaltexts,contemporarypublications,Internetresearch,regularmultimedialectures,TremaineArtGallerytalks,artistresidencies,andmuseumtripssupplementstudiostudy.Opportunitiesforregionalandnationalcompetitionsareencouragedandfacilitated.


AR582—ADVANCEDPORTFOLIO Prerequisites:AR480,AR482orportfolioreview.AR582providestheopportunityforstudentstojoinAR580secondsemester.Thiscourserequiressubstantialcommitmentandawillingnesstoexplorenewdirectionsandexpressapersonalvision.TheAPPortfolioProgramisstronglyencouragedforthoseinterestedandqualified.Thecourseofferstheinvestigationofadvanceddrawingtechniques,advancedprintmakingprocesses,andpaintingbeyondcolorandcomposition,allowingforconcentrationinoiloracrylic.Thereisanopportunityforthestudyofsculptureinavarietyofmedia.Seniorswillreceivesupportinthecreationofportfoliosforcollegeapplication.Studentsareencouragedtobeinventive,independent,andpassionateinthedevelopmentandexpressionofapersonalvision.Readingsinhistoricaltexts,contemporarypublications,Internetresearch,regularmultimedialectures,TremaineArtGallerytalks,artistresidenciesandmuseumtripssupplementstudiostudy.Opportunitiesforregionalandnationalcompetitionsareencouragedandfacilitated.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityAR951—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINART Eligibility:Studentsmustreceivepermissionfromthedepartment

andmusthaveexhaustedallregularartcourseofferings.IndependentArtisaspecificcoursebeyondArchitecture,AdvancedPortfolioorArtHistory.Eligibilityisstrictlylimitedtothosestudentswhohavecompletedourprogramthroughthe500-courselevelorthe400-courselevelcourseinCeramics.Thecourseisdesignedbythestudentandtheinstructor.AwrittenproposalandIndependentStudyCourseapplicationindicatingthepurposeandplanofstudymustbesubmittedtotheinstructor,departmenthead,anddeanofstudiesforapproval.Thiscourseisofferedonlytohighlymotivatedstudentsinachosenareaofconcentration.Independenceandcommitmenttothedevelopmentofapersonalbodyofworkareessential.Studentsmustbewillingandabletotakeontheresponsibilityofanindependentcoursewheredailyoutputistheirprimaryobligation.Double-periodstudioclassesandasingle-periodcritiqueclasswillbescheduledweekly.Substantialresearchandwritingarerequired.StudentsareencouragedtoprepareanAPStudioArtPortfolioiftheyhaven’talreadydonesotodate.Artfacultywillalsoassiststudentsinassemblingportfoliosforcolleges.ForArtHistorystudents,APArtHistoryortheequivalentisaprerequisite.Thecoursewillinvolvereadingandresearchonaparticularartmovement,artist,orschoolofartists.Inthepast,studentshavestudied20th-Centuryart,popart,Picasso,andLichtenstein.Weeklywritingassignmentswillbecritiquedbyboththestudentandtheinstructor.Thecoursetypicallyculminateswitharesearchpaper.Opportunitiesforregionalandnationalcompetitionsareencouragedandfacilitated.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityAR952—INDEPENDENTSTUDYINART Eligibility:Studentsmustreceivepermissionfromtheprogram

directorandmusthaveexhaustedallregularartcourseofferings.IndependentArtisaspecificcoursebeyondArchitectureorAdvancedPortfolio.Eligibilityisstrictlylimitedtothosestudentswhohavecompletedourprogramthroughthe500-courselevelorthe400-courselevelcourseinceramics.Thecourseisdesignedbythestudentandtheinstructor.AwrittenproposalandIndependentStudyCourseapplicationindicatingthepurposeandplanofstudymustbesubmittedtotheinstructor,directoroftheartprogram,anddeanofstudiesforapproval.Thiscourseisofferedonlytohighlymotivatedstudentsinachosenareaofconcentration.Independenceandcommitmenttothedevelopmentofapersonalbodyofworkareessential.Studentsmustbewillingandabletotakeontheresponsibilityofanindependentcoursewheredailyoutputistheirprimaryobligation.Double-periodstudioclassesandasingle-periodcritiqueclasswillbescheduledweekly.Someresearchandwritingarerequired.StudentsareencouragedtoprepareanAPStudioArtPortfolioiftheyhaven’talreadydoneso.Artfacultywillalsoassiststudentsinassemblingportfoliosforcolleges.Forarthistorystudents,APArtHistoryortheequivalentisaprerequisite.Thecoursewillinvolvereadingandresearchonaparticularartmovement,artist,orschoolofartists.Inthepast,studentshavestudied20th-Centuryart,popart,Picasso,andLichtenstein.Weeklywritingassignmentswillbecritiquedbyboththestudentandtheinstructor.Thecoursetypicallyculminateswitharesearchpaper.Opportunitiesforregionalandnationalcompetitionsareencouragedandfacilitated.


DA581—INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCEDBALLET Thiscourseisdesignedtocoordinate,strengthenandrefinetheclassicalmovementvocabulary.TheclassfollowstheRAD(RoyalAcademyofDance)systemandmethodology.Focusisonproperplacementandalignmentwithspecialattentionanddetailgiventoworkingwithlevelhipandshoulderstructure,workingandgettingonthestandingleg,useofbreathtowardsthegoaloflengthandextension,buildingandincreasingenduranceandstrengthinconnectingmovement.Studentsareencouragedtoworkattheirownindividuallevel,butareexpectedtobeself-motivatedforskilldevelopment.Classformatincludes;floorbarre,standingbarrework,centeradagioandstaccatosequence.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityDA582—INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCEDBALLET Thiscourseisdesignedtocoordinate,strengthenandrefinethe

classicalmovementvocabulary.TheclassfollowstheRAD(RoyalAcademyofDance)systemandmethodology.Focusisonproperplacementandalignmentwithspecialattentionanddetailgiventoworkingwithlevelhipandshoulderstructure,workingandgettingonthestandingleg,useofbreathtowardsthegoaloflengthandextension,buildingandincreasingenduranceandstrengthinconnectingmovement.Studentsareencouragedtoworkattheirownindividuallevel,butareexpectedtobeself-motivatedforskilldevelopment.Classformatincludes;floorbarre,standingbarrework,centeradagioandstaccatosequence.


HU250(DANCE)—LOWERMIDHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescriptionofthiscourse.

VisualandPerformingArts Year LM NCAA Available

HU150(Music)—PREPHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescriptionofthiscourse.

VisualandPerformingArts Year P NCAA Available

HU250(Music)–LOWERMIDHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescriptionofthiscourse.


MU311—INTRODUCTIONTOMUSICPERFORMANCEThiscourseisdesignedforuppermidsandseniorswhowishtostartlearningamusicalinstrumentandhavenopriorexperience.Inadditiontoprivatelessons,studentswillbeenrolledinmusictheoryandmusichistoryclasses.Thiscoursewillworkonbasicmusicalandtechnicalskills,suchasnoteandrhythmprocessing,basictechnique,scales,andsmallrepertoirepieces.Studentsareexpectedtopracticeregularly.Bytheendofthesemester,theyshoulddemonstrateminimumreadingandperformanceproficiencyinsmall,in-classperformances.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemester.Whenregisteringforthiscourse,newstudentsshouldindicatetheinstrumentoftheirchoice.


MU312—INTRODUCTIONTOMUSICPERFORMANCE Departmentalpermissionisrequiredtostartthecourseatthesecondsemester.Thiscourseisdesignedforuppermidsandseniorswhowishtostartlearningamusicalinstrumentandhavenopriorexperience.Inadditiontoprivatelessons,studentswillbeenrolledinmusictheoryandmusichistoryclasses.Thiscoursewillworkonbasicmusicalandtechnicalskills,suchasnoteandrhythmprocessing,basictechnique,scales,andsmallrepertoirepieces.Studentsareexpectedtopracticeregularly.Bytheendofthesemester,theyshoulddemonstrateminimumreadingandperformanceproficiencyinsmall,in-classperformances.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemester.Whenregisteringforthiscourse,newstudentsshouldindicatetheinstrumentoftheirchoice.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMU351—INTERMEDIATEMUSICPERFORMANCE Prerequisite:HU250,MU311/2,oraudition.Studentswithprevious

musicexperiencewishingtocontinuetheirmusicalstudiesshouldchoosethiscourse.Inadditiontoprivatelessonsintheirinstrumentofchoice,studentswillbeenrolledinamusichistoryandmusictheoryclass.Ifastudenthasalreadyfulfilledthehistoryandtheoryrequirements(eitherbytakingpreviousmusiccoursesoraplacementexam),heorshewillbeplacedinoneoftheSchoolensembles(chorus,orchestra,orjazz)pendingtheresultsofanaudition.Whilecontinuouslyworkingontechnicaldevelopmentintheirrespectiveinstruments,studentswillgainadeeperunderstandingofthemusicalrepertoire,practices,andcomposers.Performanceelementssuchasdynamics,articulation,rhythmicprecision,memory,andstylewillberefinedthroughoutthiscourse.Studentsareexpectedtomaintainregularpracticehours,inadditiontoperformingatleastonceasemesterinastudioorsoireerecital.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemester.Whenregisteringforthiscourse,newstudentsshouldindicatetheinstrumentoftheirchoice.


MU352—INTERMEDIATEMUSICPERFORMANCE Prerequisite:HU250,MU311/2,oraudition.Departmentalpermissionisrequiredtostartthecourseatthesecondsemester.StudentswithpreviousmusicexperiencewishingtocontinuetheirmusicalstudiesatHotchkissshouldchoosethiscourse.Inadditiontoprivatelessonsintheirinstrumentofchoice,studentswillbeenrolledinamusichistoryandmusictheoryclass.Ifastudenthasalreadyfulfilledthehistoryandtheoryrequirements(eitherbytakingpreviousmusiccoursesoraplacementexam),heorshewillbeplacedinoneoftheSchoolensembles(chorus,orchestra,orjazz)pendingtheresultsofanaudition.Whilecontinuouslyworkingontechnicaldevelopmentintheirrespectiveinstruments,studentswillgainadeeperunderstandingofthemusicalrepertoire,practices,andcomposers.Performanceelementssuchasdynamics,articulation,rhythmicprecision,memory,andstylewillberefinedthroughoutthiscourse.Studentsareexpectedtomaintainregularpracticehours,inadditiontoperformingatleastonceasemesterinastudioorsoireerecital.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemester.Whenregisteringforthiscourse,newstudentsshouldindicatetheinstrumentoftheirchoice.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMU451—SENIORMUSICPERFORMANCE Prerequisite:MU351/352oraudition.Thiscourseisdesignedfor

seniorswishingtocontinuetheirmusicalstudieswhodonotplantopursuethehonorstrack.AsacontinuationofMU351/352,studentswillreceiveprivatelessonsintheirinstrumentofchoiceandbeplacedinoneoftheSchoolperformingensembles(chorus,orchestra,orjazz).Technicalandmusicalconceptswillbeworkedatgreaterdepththroughoutthiscourse.Studentsareexpectedtomaintainregularpracticehours,inadditiontoperformingatleastonceasemesterinastudioorsoireerecital.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemester.Whenregisteringforthiscourse,newstudentsshouldindicatetheinstrumentoftheirchoice.


MU452—SENIORMUSICPERFORMANCE Prerequisite:MU351/352oraudition.Departmentalpermissionisrequiredtostartthecourseinthesecondsemester.ThiscourseisdesignedforseniorswishingtocontinuetheirmusicalstudiesatHotchkisswhodonotplantopursuethehonorstrack.AsacontinuationofMU351/352,studentswillreceiveprivatelessonsintheirinstrumentofchoiceandbeplacedinoneoftheSchoolperformingensembles(chorus,orchestra,orjazz).Technicalandmusicalconceptswillbeworkedatgreaterdepththroughoutthiscourse.Studentsareexpectedtomaintainregularpracticehours,inadditiontoperformingatleastonceasemesterinastudioorsoireerecital.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemester.Whenregisteringforthiscourse,newstudentsshouldindicatetheinstrumentoftheirchoice.


MU551—HONORSMUSICPERFORMANCE Prerequisite:Audition.Thiscourseexpectsthehighestlevelofmusicalperformancefromitsstudents.Inadditiontointensivepractice,studentsareexpectedtoconstantlymaintainarepertoirewithatleastthreecontrastingpiecesandperforminatleasttwopublicperformanceseachsemester.Pianistsarerequiredtoperformallpiecesfrommemory,whileotherinstrumentalistsmustperformatleastonesolopiecefrommemory.Studentstakingthiscoursewillbeleadingmembersoforchestra,chorus,andchambermusicgroups.Studentsshouldbeabletodemonstratesignificanttechnicaldexterityanddeepmusicalunderstanding,withtheabilitytoidentify,workon,andsolvemusicalproblemsindependently.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemester.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMU552—HONORSMUSICPERFORMANCE Prerequisite:Audition.Thiscourseexpectsthehighestlevelof

musicalperformancefromitsstudents.Inadditiontointensivepractice,studentsareexpectedtoconstantlymaintainarepertoirewithatleastthreecontrastingpieces,andperforminatleasttwopublicperformanceseachsemester.Pianistsarerequiredtoperformallpiecesfrommemory,whileotherinstrumentalistsmustperformatleastonesolopiecefrommemory.Studentstakingthiscoursewillbeleadingmembersoforchestra,chorus,andchambermusicgroups.Studentsshouldbeabletodemonstratesignificanttechnicaldexterityanddeepmusicalunderstanding,withtheabilitytoidentify,workon,andsolvemusicalproblemsindependently.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemester.


MU581—SENIORHONORSMUSICPERFORMANCE Prerequisite:MU551/552oraudition.ThiscourseisdesignedforseniorswhohavealreadytakemMU551/552(HonorsMusicPerformance)duringtheiruppermidyear.AsacontinuationofMU551/552,itcarriesallthesameexpectationsandrequirements.


MU582—SENIORHONORSMUSICPERFORMANCE Prerequisite:MU551/552oraudition.ThiscourseisdesignedforseniorswhohavealreadytakenMU551/552(HonorsMusicPerformance)duringtheiruppermidyear.AsacontinuationofMU551/552,itcarriesallthesameexpectationsandrequirements.


MU349—HOTCHKISSCHORUS Prerequisite:Audition.Chorusmeetsfortwoclassperiodseachweek.Thepurposeofthecourseistoexposestudentstoawidebodyofchoralliteraturethroughtherehearsalandperformanceofrepresentativepiecesofgreatchoralliterature.Thechoruswillperformthreetimesduringtheyear:theannualFestivalofLessonsandCarols,awinterconcert,andaspringconcert.Thisyear-longcourseisworthahalfcredit.Newstudentswishingtojoinchoruswillberequiredtoauditionandshoulddemonstrateminimumproficiencyinsightreading.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemesteraspartoftheconcertattendancerequirement.


MU359—HOTCHKISSORCHESTRA Prerequisite:Audition.Strings,woodwinds,brass,andpercussionstudentsinterestedinhavinganorchestralexperienceshouldsignup.Theensemblefocusesonthestandardorchestralrepertoire,workingonpiecesrangingfromtheBaroque,Classical,Romantic,andContemporaryperiods.Soloopportunitiesexistforhighlyaccomplishedstudentsinterestedinperformingaconcerto.TheorchestrarehearsesandperformsregularlyinKatherineM.ElfersHallintheEstherEastmanMusicCenter.Newstudentswishingtojoinorchestrawillberequiredtoauditionandshoulddemonstrateminimumproficiencyintheirinstruments.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemesteraspartoftheconcertattendancerequirement.Yearcourse(one-halfcredit).



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityMU369—HOTCHKISSJAZZENSEMBLE Prerequisite:Audition.RightBrainLogic,Hotchkiss’sjazzensemble,

givesstudentsauniqueopportunitytoworkonhighlychallenging,complex,andexcitingjazzmusic.Theensembleperformsjazzstandardsaswellasoriginalmusic,emphasizingnotonlythestudent’smusicalskillstoperformtheworks,butalsohisorherabilitytoreactcreativelytothemusicandimprovise.Newstudentswishingtojointhejazzensemblewillberequiredtoauditionandshoulddemonstrateminimumproficiencyintheirinstruments.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemester.Yearcourse(one-halfcredit).


MU459—MUSICTECHNOLOGY TakingadvantageoftheSchool’sstate-of-the-artrecordingandmusicproductionfacilities,studentswillconcentrateonthebasicsofacoustics,thedigitalconversionprocess,andcomputeroperationsspecifictoaudioapplications,aswellasmusicalconcepts.Studentswilllearnhowtooperatemicrophones,mixingboards,amplifiers,converters,anddigitalaudioworkstationsinordertoperformtaskssuchasrecording,mixing,arranging,editing,scoring,andcomposing.Onceabasiclevelofproficiencyisachieved,studentswillbeexpectedtoworkonprojectsthatrangefromrecordingacolleaguetoproducingahigh-definitionrecordingofoneoftheguestseriesconcerts.Yearcourse(one-halfcredit).


MU469—HISTORYOFJAZZ Thiscourseexploresthehistoryofjazzandmodernmusicstylesfromragtimetothepresentday.Allmajorstyles,performers,andrecordingswillbeanalyzedanddiscussed.StudentswillalsostudythesocialaspectsthathelpedshapethisAmericanart.Allstudentsarerequiredtoattendatleastthreemusicconcertspersemester.Yearcourse(one-halfcredit).


NON-CREDITMUSICLESSONS Thisoption,whichprovidesoneprivatelessonaweek,isrecommendedforstudentswhodonotwishtotakemusicforacademiccredit.Sincetheselessonsarenotpartofthestudent’sregularacademicprogram,aseparatefee,notpartofthetuitionexpenses,ischargedeverysemester.Inordertosignupfornon-creditlessons,parentsmustfilloutanonlineformwhichisavailablebeforethestartofeachsemester.Onceastudentbeginstakinglessons,thereisnorefundshouldthestudentdecidetodiscontinuethelessons.Musiclessonfeeswillbepostedonthestudent’stermbill.Sign-upcontractsandquestionsaboutnon-creditmusiclessonsshouldbedirectedtoMs.SueClementeatthebusinessoffice,nottotheregistrar’soffice.Ifaparticularinstrumentbecomesover-enrolledbytheacademicmusiccourses,non-creditlessonsforthatinstrumentmaynotbeavailable.

VisualandPerformingArts,Notforcreditcourses

Year P,LM,UM,S NONE Available

HU150(Photography)—PREPHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescriptionofthiscourse.

VisualandPerformingArts Year P NCAA Waitlist

HU250(Photography)—LOWERMIDHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescriptionofthiscourse.

VisualandPerformingArts Year LM NCAA Waitlist


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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityPO431—INTERMEDIATEPHOTOGRAPHYTECHNIQUESI

Thiscourseforstudentswhowishtolearnmoreaboutphotographictechniquesandbestpractices.ItisidealforstudentswhotookphotographyastheirHumanitiesartandforthosenewtophotographyatHotchkiss.Thisclasswillcovercommercialphotography,including,butnotlimitedto:studiophotography,portraiture,andpublic/sportingevents.Studentswillexplorein-depthlightingtechniques,shootingstrategies,andmediaediting.Studentswillhavetheopportunitytovisitworkingcommercialstudiosandgalleriesandworkwithprofessionalphotographers.Inthesecondmarkingperiodstudentswillbeexpectedtoexploreindepthachosenareaofconcentrationthroughindependent,supervisedstudy.


PO432—INTERMEDIATEPHOTOGRAPHYTECHNIQUESII

Thisspringsemesterclassexploresthemediumofphotographyindepth,combiningtraditionalphotographicmethodsanddarkroomexperiencewithnewandinnovativetechniques,suchaslaser-engravingnegativesandcreatingdigitalartworkfromanalognegatives,andalternativeprintprocesses.Studentswillinteractwithguestartists,photographersandcollaboratewiththesciencedepartment.


PO470—ADVANCEDDIGITALPHOTOGRAPHY Prerequisites:Humanitiesphotography,orPO431,orPO432.Thiscourseseekstonurturestudentswhohaveanaturaltalentinphotographyandhelpthemhonetheirskillsanddeveloptheirownartisticvoiceinthemedium.Expandinguponanestablishedunderstandingofbasicphotographicmethods,studentswillexploreadvanceddigitaltechniquesandfocusondesignprinciplesandconceptdevelopment.Studentsaregivengreaterresponsibilityandindependenceintheplanningandexecutionoftheirworkandwillbeencouragedtodevelopandarticulateaconcisevision.SomeassignmentbriefswillrelatetoTremaineArtGalleryexhibitionsandthemespercolatingthroughouttheSchoolandcommunity.ItisexpectedthatstudentsatthislevelwillprepareanAPqualityportfolioofworkwhichcanbesubmittedtotheAPCollegeBoardinMay.Facultywillalsoassiststudentsinassemblingportfoliosforcollegeapplications.StudentsareadvisedtoownaDSLRcamera.


PO472—ADVANCEDDIGITALPHOTOGRAPHY Prerequisites:Humanitiesphotography,orPO431,orPO432.Thiscourseisdesignedtohelpstudentswhohavealreadyspenttimedevelopingaphotographyportfoliotodevelopfurthertheirideasandpolishtheirwork.WhilenotasubstituteforPO470,itcanservetohelpstudentspresenttheirworkinaprofessionalwayandengageinameaningfulcritiqueoftheirownworkandthatoftheirpeers.FacultywillalsoassiststudentsinassemblingportfoliosforcollegeapplicationsandAPportfolio.StudentsareadvisedtoownaDSLRcamera.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityPO551—ADVANCEDDIGITALSTUDIO ThisIndependently-drivenstudy,withcomplimentaryweekly

lectures,introducesstudentstocontemporaryinnovationsindigitaltechnologyrelatingtophotography,filmandvisualart.Studentsdevelopasequenceofstudioprojectsandpersonalisedassignmentswhichareexploredindependentlywithregularcheck-inperiodsthroughouttheweek.Studiesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,theexplorationofphotography,lenslessphotography,lightpainting,projectionmapping,laserengraving,anddigitaleffects.Collaborationbetweenphotography,film,art,scienceandthelibraryresourceswilltakeplacethroughoutthecoursewhenappropriate.Theclasswillalsoutilizetheschool'snewEFXlab.Studentswillattendlectures,takeclasstrips,andbeinvolvedwithTremaineArtGalleryevents.


PO552—ADVANCEDDIGITALSTUDIO Thisindependently-drivenstudy,withcomplimentaryweeklylectures,introducesstudentstocontemporaryinnovationsindigitaltechnologyrelatingtophotography,film,andvisualart.Studentsdevelopasequenceofstudioprojectsandpersonalisedassignmentswhichareexploredindependentlywithregularcheck-inperiodsthroughouttheweek.Studiesinclude,butarenotlimitedtotheexplorationofphotography,lenslessphotography,lightpainting,projectionmapping,laserengraving,anddigitaleffects.Collaborationbetweenphotography,film,art,scienceandthelibraryresourceswilltakeplacethroughoutthecoursewhenappropriate.Theclasswillalsoutilizetheschool'snewEFXlab.Studentswillattendlectures,takeclasstrips,andbeinvolvedwithTremaineArtGalleryevents.


PO451—THENARRATIVEFILM Thisfilmproductioncoursefocusesontheelementsofvisualstorytelling.Studentsscreenshortandfeature-lengthfilmstoacquireanunderstandingoffilmlanguageandstructure.Particularattentionisgiventohowthecameratellsthestory,findinganauthenticvoice,andshapingthenarrativeintheeditingprocess.Usingasemi-professionaldigitalcamera,theCanonXA10,andeditingonAdobePremiere,studentsproduceshortfilmsindividuallyorinacollaborativegroup.FinalprojectsarescreenedbeforeanaudienceattheendoftheyearandmaybesubmittedtotheHotchkissFilmFestivalheldinMay.


PO452—THENARRATIVEFILM Thiscoursecontinuesthestudyofvisualstorytellingwithafocusonscreenwriting.Studentswillreadfull-lengthscreenplays,studynarrativefilmstructureandcollaborateonwrittenscenes.Thereisemphasisonwritingdialogue,structuringscenes,anddirectingactors.Studentsworkonscriptsinaworkshopsettinganddirecttheirownshortfilms.Studentsuseasemi-professionaldigitalcamera,theCanonXA10andeditonAdobePremiere.Finalprojectsarescreenedbeforeanaudienceattheendoftheyear.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityPO460—THEDOCUMENTARYFILM

Throughin-depthanalysisoffulllengthdocumentaries,studentsstudythemediumfromitshistoricaloriginsthroughtocurrentreleases.Emphasiswillbeoncamerastyleandthefilmmaker’srelationshipwiththesubjectasameansofcommunicatingthestory.Professionalswillbeinvitedtoworkwithstudents,sharefilmsandconveytheirownvisionandmethods.Empoweredbyadeeperunderstandingofthemedium,studentswillplan,shootandedittheirownshortdocumentaryfilm.Studentsuseasemi-professionaldigitalcamera,theCanonXA10andeditonAdobePremiere.FinalprojectsarescreenedbeforeanaudienceattheendoftheyearandmaybesubmittedtotheHotchkissFilmFestivalheldinMay.


PO462—THEDOCUMENTARYFILM Throughin-depthanalysisoffulllengthdocumentaries,studentswillstudythemediumfromitshistoricaloriginsthroughtocurrentreleases.Emphasiswillbeoncamerastyleandthefilmmaker’srelationshipwiththesubjectasameansofcommunicatingthestory.Professionalswillbeinvitedtoworkwithstudents,sharefilmsandconveytheirownvisionandmethods.Empoweredbyadeeperunderstandingofthemedium,studentswillplan,shootandedittheirownshortdocumentaryfilms.Theclassshootsonasemi-professionaldigitalcamera,theCanonXA10andeditsonAdobePremiere.Finalprojectsarescreenedbeforeanaudienceattheendoftheyear.


PO561—ADVANCEDFILMMAKING Prerequisite:PO451andPO452orPO460,orpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourseisforstudentswhowishtocontinuetheirstudyinnarrative,documentaryorexperimentalfilmforasecondyear.Studentsarerequiredtoproposeaspecificareaofstudyandbewillingtoworkindependently.Equally,studentswillcollaborateinworkshopsettings,attendscreenings,participateindiscussions,andvisitwithprofessionals.StudentsworkontheCanonXA10andAdobePremiere.


PO562—ADVANCEDFILMMAKING Prerequisite:PO451andPO452orPO460,orpermissionofthedepartment.Thiscourseisforstudentswhowishtocontinuetheirstudyinnarrative,documentaryorexperimentalfilmforasecondyear.Studentsarerequiredtoproposeaspecificareaofstudyandbewillingtoworkindependently.Equally,studentswillcollaborateinworkshopsettings,attendscreenings,participateindiscussions,andvisitwithprofessionals.StudentsworkontheCanonXA10andAdobePremiere.


HU150(Theatre)—PREPHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescriptionofthiscourse.

VisualandPerformingArts Year P NCAA Available

HU250(Theatre)—LOWERMIDHUMANITIES PleaserefertotheInterdisciplinaryCoursessectionforadescriptionofthiscourse.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityTH431—SCENICANDCOSTUMEDESIGNFORTHEATRE

Inthiscourse,studentswillexplorethevariousaspectsofdesignasitpertainstotheatricalproductions.Studentswillstartwithscriptanalysisandmoveintosketchingandrenderingtechniques,eventuallymovingtowardsthemoretechnicalaspectsofgroundplans,elevations,andscalemodels.Studentswilllearnhowtodoappropriateresearchintermsoftheatricaldesign.Studentswillbegradedwithanemphasisonthemeritoftheirartisticideasratherthanaccuracyoftechnicaloutput.Thatisnottosaythattechnicalaccuracyisnotimportant,itismorethatthisisacoursebasedintheartofdesign.Studentswilllearntogiveandreceiveconstructivefeedbacktoeachotherandtheinstructorinaselflessandcollaborativemanner.


TH442-LIGHTINGANDSOUNDDESIGNFORTHEATRE Inthiscourse,studentswillexplorethevariousaspectsofdesignastheypertaintotheatricalproductions.Studentswillstartwithscriptanalysisandresearchtechniques,eventuallymovingtowardsthemoretechnicalaspectsofLightplots,Channelhookups,andprogramming.Studentswillbegradedwithanemphasisonthemeritoftheirartisticideasratherthanaccuracyoftechnicaloutput.Thatisnottosaythattechnicalaccuracyisnotimportant;itismorethatthisisacoursebasedintheartofdesign.Studentswilllearntogiveandreceiveconstructivefeedbacktoeachotherandtheinstructorinaselflessandcollaborativemanner.


TH451—TECHNICALDIRECTIONFORTHEATRE Prerequisite:Permissionofthedepartment.Inthiscourse,studentswillexplorethevariousaspectsofTechnicalDirectionastheypertaintotheatricalproductions.Studentswillstartwithanoverviewofconstructionmaterialsandmethodscommonlyusedintheatretoday,includingunderstandinghowthedifferencebetweenbuilding,forexample,ahousetocodeisdifferentfrombuildingscenery.Studentswillreadtheplaysforwhichthescenerytheyarebuildingisbased,andwilllearnhowtoanalyzeatextasaTechnicalDirector.Studentswillbeexpected,overthecourseoftheprojects,tobeabletocreateconstructiondrawingsforavarietyofscenictypes(realisticinterior,stylistic,organic)aswellascalculateandworkwithinbudgetsandphysicalbuildlimitations.Studentswillbegradedontheirabilitytoconveycreative,accurate,andappropriatebuildingsolutionsfortheprojectsgiven.Studentswillbegivenbasicdraftinglessonsandwillbeexpectedtobeabletousetheseskillstocreateaccurateconstructiondrawings.Ideally,studentswouldbeabletoenrollintheHotchkissDramaticAssociationafternoonCo-Curricularineitherthewinterorspringseasons,wheretheywouldactastheAssistantTechnicalDirectoronamainstageproductioninWalkerAuditorium.Withinstructoroversight,theywouldberesponsibleforoverseeingallaspectsofscenicconstruction.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityTH552—ADVANCEDTHEATER:PAGETOSTAGE ThisCourse,opentoSeniorsonly,willhavethestudents

collaborativelychoose,develop,andultimatelyperformallaspectsofalliveperformanceinWalkerAuditoriumattheendofthesemester.Focuswillbeoncollaboration.StudentswillbeginbyreadinganddiscussingpotentialscriptsasaProducerwould,askingquestionsbothesotericandfactual:Whatmessagedowewanttocommunicate?Doesthisresonatewithouraudience?Dowehavethetime/budget/personneltoproducethissuccessfully?Onceascriptischosen,studentswillarrangethemselvesintoroles-bethatcast,director,setdesigner,makeupdesigner-withencouragementtodelveintonewtaskswhenpossible.Studentswilldeveloptheshowthroughoutthesemester,ultimatelystagingTWOperformancesinWalkerAuditoriumaroundexamweek.Atypicalweekwouldincludetwotothreemeetingsoftheentiregroup,withtherestoftheclasstimeallocatedtoworkingdirectlywiththeteacheroftheirtopic(i.e.ActorswouldmeetwiththeFacultyActingTeacher,SetDesignerswouldmeetwiththeFacultyTechDirector).Studentsmustapplyforthiscourseandbeapprovedbeforetheendoftheprecedingschoolyear,aspreparatoryreadingwillbeexpected.Applicationswillbeavailableinthetheatreoffice.Thiscoursewillbeofferedintwoseparatesemesters:intheFall(TH571)studentscanproduceaplayasitoffsetstheHDAmusical,andplaysrequirefewerresources;intheSpring(TH572)studentswillbeencouragedtoproduceamusicalordevisedpiecebasedonenrollmentasthesetypesofproductionsrequiremoreresourcesand/ortime.

VisualandPerformingArts S2 S NONE Available

TH455–DIRECTING Thetheatredirectormusthaveaworkingknowledgeofbothactinganddesign.Bybuildingskillsinbasicplayanalysis,studentsequipthemselvestotackleanypieceofdramaticliterature.Plotstructure,characteranalysis,objectives,tactics,stagepicture,andmanymoreelementsareintegraltothesuccessfuldirector’sprocess.Scenesfromplayswillbeanalyzed,studentswilllearnhowtocreateadirector’spromptbook,and–usingfellowstudentsasactors–wewilltakeaparttherehearsalprocessandlearnthiscraftinamostlyexperientialfashion.Thiscoursemayberepeatedinsubsequentsemesterswithaspecialstudiesdesignation.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityTH471–ADVANCEDACTING:CONTEMPORARYTHEATREPERFORMANCE

Studentsatthislevelarepreparedtoengageinthekindofintensiveanalysisandrehearsalrequiredinmountingalongone-actorfull-lengthcontemporaryplay.Webegintheprocessbyaskingsomebasicquestions:Whatgetsinthewayoftruthfulacting?Howdoesanactormakeconnectionstootheractors?Howdoestheactoruseimprovisationasameanstodiscoverselfandcharacter?PlaywrightssuchasLynnNottage,SamShepherd,RebeccaGilman,SarahRuhl,DavidHenryHwang,AugustWilson,andothersproviderichmaterialforthiswork.Eachsemesterbeginswithsimilartechniquework,butendswithadifferentpublicperformance.Thiscoursemayberepeatedinsubsequentsemesterswithaspecialstudiesdesignation.


TH472—ADVANCEDACTING:PLAYINGSHAKESPEARE

ActorswillworkwithmonologuesandscenesfromawiderangeofShakespeare’splays.Wewillalsospendconsiderabletimedevelopingthevocalfreedomnecessaryforanimatingthetext.Inadditiontoworkingonscenesandmonologues,wewillworkondevelopingstagecombatskills(primarilywithrapiers),andchoreographingafightscenefromShakespeare.Thiscoursemayberepeatedinsubsequentsemesterswithaspecialstudiesdesignation.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityTH551—ADVANCEDTHEATRE:FROMPAGETOSTAGE

Prerequisites:Applicationandapprovalfromthedepartment.Inthiscourse,opentoseniorsonly,studentscollaborativelychoose,develop,andultimatelyperformallaspectsofaliveperformanceinWalkerAuditoriumattheendofthesemester.Focuswillbeoncollaboration.Studentswillbeginbyreadinganddiscussingpotentialscriptsasaproducerwould,askingquestionsbothesotericandfactual:Whatmessagedowewanttocommunicate?Doesthisresonatewithouraudience?Dowehavethetime/budget/personneltoproducethissuccessfully?Onceascriptischosen,studentswillarrangethemselvesintoroles-bethatcast,director,setdesigner,makeupdesigner-withencouragementtodelveintonewtaskswhenpossible.Studentswilldeveloptheshowthroughoutthesemester,ultimatelystagingtwoperformancesinWalkerAuditoriumaroundexamweek.Atypicalweekwouldincludetwotothreemeetingsoftheentiregroup,withtherestoftheclasstimeallocatedtoworkingdirectlywiththeteacheroftheirtopic(i.e.ActorswouldmeetwiththeFacultyActingTeacher,SetDesignerswouldmeetwiththeFacultyTechDirector).Studentsmustapplyforthiscourseandbeapprovedbeforetheendoftheprecedingschoolyear,aspreparatoryreadingwillbeexpected.Applicationswillbeavailableinthetheatreoffice.Thiscoursewillbeofferedintwoseparatesemesters.Inthefall(TH571)studentscanproduceaplayasitoffsetstheHDAmusical,andplaysrequirefewerresources;inthespring(TH572)studentswillbeencouragedtoproduceamusicalordevisedpiecebasedonenrollmentasthesetypesofproductionsrequiremoreresourcesand/ortime.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityIC452-BEYONDWORDS:ANINTRODUCTIONTOINTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATION

YoumightbefluentinSpanish,French,German,Chinese,butcanyoucommunicateeffectivelyacrossculturesbyshowinganunderstandingofandsensitivitytoculturaldifferences?Weliveinaneraofunprecedentedinterconnectednessbetweenpeoplefromwidelydifferentculturalbackgrounds.Wenowengageininterculturalcontactmorefrequentlythaneverbeforeandinterculturalcompetencehasbecomeacrucialskilltopossessinthe21stcentury.Inthiscourse,wewilllearnbasicconceptualtoolsandtheoriesofinterculturalcommunication.Studentswillanalyzetheirpersonalinterculturalexperiencesanddeconstructinterculturalcommunicationprocessespresentedincoursematerials,includingliterature,filmandarepertoireofcriticalincidents.Bytheendofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:identifykeytheoriesandconceptsofinterculturalcommunicationthathavepragmaticutilityforpurposesofcommunicatingacrosscultures;engageinandcriticallyreflectonactivitiesintendedtodeveloptheirsensitivitytoculturaldifferences;observethecomplexitiesofinterculturalcommunicationprocessesbyreflectingonthenatureofcultureshock,culturaladaptation,integration,andinterculturalconflicts.Thisisasecondsemestercourse.

InterdisciplinaryCourses S2 UM,S NONE Available

IC951-EXPERIENCEDBASEDINDEPENDENTSTUDY AnExperienceBasedIndependentStudyisanoptionalcourseofstudyforseniorsand,withpermission,uppermids.Thepurposeofthisopportunityistoallowstudentstopursueinterestsinlearningaskillorcraft,oridentifyingandsolvingaproblem.Toqualifyforacademiccredit,studentsmustcompleteregularwritingassignmentsandmustsubmitanessayassessingtheprocessandoutcomesoftheirworkoverthecourseofthesemester.StudentsmustapplyforthisopportunityandsubmittheapplicationtotheAcademicLifeofficenolaterthanoneweekafterthestartofclassesinagivensemester.TheAcademicLifeOfficeinconjunctionwithasubcommitteeoftheEducationalPolicyCommitteewillevaluateallapplications.Thisisapass/failcourse.


IC952-EXPERIENCEDBASEDINDEPENDENTSTUDY AnExperienceBasedIndependentStudyisanoptionalcourseofstudyforseniorsand,withpermission,uppermids.Thepurposeofthisopportunityistoallowstudentstopursueinterestsinlearningaskillorcraft,oridentifyingandsolvingaproblem.Toqualifyforacademiccredit,studentsmustcompleteregularwritingassignmentsandmustsubmitanessayassessingtheprocessandoutcomesoftheirworkoverthecourseofthesemester.StudentsmustapplyforthisopportunityandsubmittheapplicationtotheAcademicLifeofficenolaterthanoneweekafterthestartofclassesinagivensemester.TheAcademicLifeOfficeinconjunctionwithasubcommitteeoftheEducationalPolicyCommitteewillevaluateallapplications.Thisisapass/failcourse.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHU150—PREPHUMANITIES PrepHumanitieshascomponentsinEnglish,history,philosophyand

religion,andthearts,eachofwhichisexplainedbelow.StudentsshouldreadtheoverallHumanitiesstatementabovebeforereadingthediscipline-specificdescriptionsbelow.Studentscompletingthiscoursewillearnatotalofthreecredits.

InterdisciplinaryCourses Year P NCAA Available

HE150—PREPHUMANITIESENGLISH HumanitiesEnglishinvitesstudentstodeveloptheirreading,writing,andspeakingskillsinacollaborativeenvironmentastheyrespondtothestoriesthatshapecontemporaryandcanonicalliterature.Thiscoursebuildsverbalabilitythroughthecreativeprocessinwhichfinishedworkresultsfromacommitmenttothephasesofwritingasanart,ofrhetoricasaskill.Understandinggrammaticalrulesandexpandingvocabularybecomenecessaryasfreedomanddisciplinecombinetotransformenthusiasticpracticeintopolishedperformance.Therigorofthecourserests,inpart,onencounterswithchallengingliterarytextsofvariousgenresandonengagementwithalternativemedia.CloseexaminationandreadingprovideforcomprehensionandapplicationofthecriticalquestionsconnectingthevariousHumanitiesdisciplines.Throughinterdisciplinarystudyandexperience—bothanalyticalandsensory—studentslearntorespondskillfullyandauthenticallytoconflictingindividualandsocialvalues.


HH150—PREPHUMANITIESHISTORY ThehistorycomponentofprepHumanitieswillstudythemesinhistoryandwillbelinkedtoEnglish,philosophyandreligion,andthearts.ThecoursebeginsinthefallwiththebackgroundtotheEuropeanEnlightenmentandendsinthespringwiththeFrenchRevolution.ThereadingsforHumanitieshistorywillbeprimaryandsecondarysourcesaddressingEuropeanditsrelationswiththeAmericasandtheIslamicworld.Theteacherswillhelpthestudentslearntheskillsofhistoricalstudy—includinghowtotakenotes,readandanalyzeprimaryandsecondarysources,organizeandwriteessays,andundertakeresearch.Thecoursewillincludeasequenceofresearchprojectsandpapers.Studentswillbeexpectedandencouragedtoparticipatefullythroughoutthecoursebycarefulreading,thinking,anddiscussion.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHP150—PREPHUMANITIESPHILOSOPHYANDRELIGION

Studentswillexaminehowreligionandphilosophyhaveshapedthepastandtheworldinwhichwelivetoday,tryingtounderstandsympatheticallyworldviewsotherthantheirown.Inadditiontohistoricalstudy,however,philosophyandreligionstudentswillworkonanotherlevel:asphilosophers.Studentswon’tbeabletorelyonatextbook;almostalltheirreadingwillcomefromtheworksofphilosophersandreligiousauthors.Studentswillhavethechancetopracticephilosophy,engagingthethinkersasconversation-partners.Closeattentionwillbegiventothedevelopmentofskillsincriticalreading,analyticalwriting,andframingconstructivearguments.BeginningwithstudyofinheritedreligiousandphilosophicaltraditionsofEurope,thecoursemovestointellectualdevelopmentsintheRenaissanceandReformation.Fromtherestudentsexploretheemergenceofanewworld-viewintheScientificRevolutionandtheunfoldingofnewconceptionsof“howweknow”andhowsocietyshouldbegoverned.The18th-centuryEnlightenmentwillreceivespecialattentiontounpackitsmostpowerfullyinfluentialideasanditsinternalcontradictions.Astheyearmovestoaclose,thecourseexaminescriticalreactionstotheEnlightenmentandexploreshowphilosophyandreligionhelpedshapetherevolutionsthatbroughtthe18thcenturytoaclose.


HA101—PREPHUMANITIESVISUALARTThiscourseisanexcitingandaccessiblestartingpointforstudentswhowishtolearnthefundamentalskillsandexpressivepotentialofproblem-solvingdesign,drawingfromobservation,colortheory,collage,mixedmedia,andpainting.Thiscourseprovidesstudentswitharigorousgroundinginseeing,composition,andtheexpressionofideasthroughimages.Theartprogrambelievesthatanyone,withproperinstruction,canlearntosuccessfullymanipulateawiderangeofmediainthecreationofmeaningfulvisualimages.Everystudentwillbetaughttounderstandandcomposewithline,value,shape,form,space,color,andlight.Emphasiswillbeplacedonhowbesttoeditandarrangeone’simagecreationandsubjectmatter.Thiscoursewillcombinepertinentdesignandfinearttopicswitharangeofmediaandsubjectmatter.Studentsareencouragedtobeinventiveandexpressivewithnewlyacquiredknowledge.TheywillcombineideasfromHumanitiesdisciplinesandarthistoryinthemakingofimaginativeimages,offeringapersonalresponsetotheirlearningexperience.Inastudioatmosphereofchallenge,encouragement,andsupport,studentswilllearnhowtoconfidentlycreateandcritiqueartwork.Eachmarkingperiod,amajorassignmentinartwillbecloselylinkedtothoseinEnglish,philosophyandreligion,andhistory.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHA102—PREPHUMANITIESMUSIC

StudentstakingmusicaspartoftheHumanitiesProgramwillhaveauniqueopportunitytoinserttheirindividualmusicalexperiencesinabroadcontextofhistoricalandcontemporarylearning.Whyismusicsuchanimportantformofhumanexpression?Whatfactorsinfluenceandinspirecomposers?Howdoesmusicrelatetotheotherarts,andtocontemporarysociety?Ismusiccapableofaffectingthebehaviorofpeople?HowistheiPodchangingmusic?Studentswillbeencouragedtothinkabouttheseandotherrelevantquestionsfromtwodistinctangles:aslistenersandperformers.Aslisteners,studentswillbeexpectedtoanalyzemusiccritically,developinganappreciationformusicaltheoryandform.Therelevanceofdiversehistoricalandgeographicalbackgroundswillalsobeexplored.PeriodsandtopicssuchastheEnlightenment,Romanticism,nationalism,andthecivilrightsmovementwillofferseamlessconnectionpointsbetweenmusicandtheotherHumanitiescourses.Asperformers,studentswillhaveanopportunitytotakeprivatelessonsinoneofthefollowinginstruments:bass,cello,clarinet,double-bass,drums,flute,Frenchhorn,guitar(electricandclassical),harp,oboe,piano,jazzpiano,percussion,saxophone,trombone,trumpet,violin,viola,andvoice.Besidesconstantregularpractice,allstudentsareexpectedtoperformpublicly,eitherasasoloistorasamemberofamusicalensemble.Themaingoalofthiscourseistodevelopperformerswhoareabletoconstructindependently.authenticmusicalinterpretations,invariousstyles,basedonmulti-disciplineinformationprovidedbytheHumanitiesProgram.Sincethecoreoftheperformancecomponentistaughtthroughindividuallessons,thiscoursewelcomesmusiciansofalllevelsandexperiences.


HA105—PREPHUMANITIESPHOTOGRAPHY TheprepHumanitiesphotographycoursebeginswithananalyticalexplorationof2Dcompositionandphoto-basedimagemakingtechnologies.Weexplorephotograms,pin-holephotography,35mmfilmphotography,scanning,digitalphotography,anddigitalimagemanipulationthroughoutthefirstyearofstudy.Studentsusethemediumofphotographytoexploreconceptsandfactsintroducedthroughthehumanitiesclasseswhilemaintainingthefocusoffindingtheirownvoicethroughthepracticeofexperientialartmaking.Wewillstrivefortechnicalcompetency,aswellasdemonstrableawarenessofculturalandart-historicalcontexts,asthiscourseprogressesovertheyear.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHA103—PREPHUMANITIESTHEATRE Beforeonecanfullyappreciatethemultifacetednatureoftheatre

asanartform,oneshouldstudyitshistoryandpracticeitsskills.BeginningwiththeGreeksandcontinuingtothepresentday,theatremakesusask:“Whatdoesitmeantobealive?Howshouldweact?WhatmustIdo?”Throughoutthisyear-longcourse,studentswilldiscovernumerousconnectionpointstoideasfromotherHumanitiesdisciplines,allofwhichworktogethertoinviteresponsestothesefundamentalquestions.Thefirstsemesterisessentiallyanactor"bootcamp",inwhichstudentsareaskedtoreallystretchthemselvesphysically,vocally,andemotionally.Eachclasslearnstofunctionasanensemble,andadeeptrustdevelopsasaresultofsharedstruggle.EachsemesterculminatesinagroupperformanceattheArtsSalon.Everystudentwilldiscovertherichnessofthisartthroughexperimentationwithmonologues,shortscenes,maskwork,voiceandmovementexercises,andimprovisation.Astheyearprogresses,studentsstretchtheirimaginationsanddeveloptheirvocalandphysicalskillsthroughanintroductiontotechniquesdesignedbyleadersinthedevelopmentofactortraining.


HU250—LOWERMIDHUMANITIES LowermidHumanitieshascomponentsinEnglish,history,philosophyandreligion,andthearts,eachofwhichisexplainedbelow.StudentsshouldreadtheoverallHumanitiesstatementabovebeforereadingthediscipline-specificdescriptionsbelow.Studentscompletingthiscoursewillearnatotalofthreecredits.

InterdisciplinaryCourses Year LM NCAA Available

HE250—LOWERMIDHUMANITIESENGLISH ThelowermidcourseinHumanities,likeallotherlowermidEnglishsections,willstresstheskillsoflanguagethroughreadinganddiscussinggreatliterature;writinganalytical,creative,andpersonalessays(inparticular,throughaDailyThemeunitduringonemarkingperiod),andstudyinggrammar.TheliteraturewillconsistofbothAmericanandglobalworkschoseneithertocomplementthechronologyofHumanitieshistoryortoreflect,inaworkoutsidethatchronology,athemeofcentralimportance.InkeepingwiththephilosophyoftheHumanitiesprogram,thearts,English,history,andphilosophyclasseswillcontinuetomeshinbothplannedandunexpectedways,includingvariousinterdisciplinaryassessments,generallyinvolvingatleasttwoofthesubjectareas.ThiscoursebuildsonHE150.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHH250—LOWERMIDHUMANITIESHISTORY ThehistorycomponentoflowermidHumanitiesstudiesthemesin

UnitedStateshistoryislinkedtoEnglish,philosophyandreligion,andthearts.Wewillexaminethetimeperiodc.1776—present,beginningwiththefoundationofrepublicangovernmentintheUnitedStatesandendingwithcivilrightsinthe21stcentury.Studentswillbuildupontheskillsdevelopedintheprepyearandfocusonwritinganalyticalessays,readinginterpretiveaccountsofevents,rootinghistoricalargumentsintothecontextofscholarship,andintegratingstatistics,charts,andnon-verbalevidenceinconstructinghistoricalarguments.Thecoursewillincludeparticularemphasisonresearchskillsandculminatewithamajorresearchproject.Studentswillbeexpectedandencouragedtoparticipatefullythroughoutthecoursebycarefulreading,thinking,anddiscussion.


HP250—LOWERMIDHUMANITIESPHILOSOPHYANDRELIGION

Exploringphilosophicalandreligiousdevelopmentsfromtheendofthe18thcenturytothepresent,thecourseexamineschallengestoolderworldviewsandimagesofhumannaturefromnewdevelopmentsinscience;tensionsbetweentraditionalwaysoflifeandnewculturalnorms;conflictingideasoftheroleandproperlibertyoftheindividualinchangingsocieties;newcritiquesofhowpowerandwealtharedistributed,onbothnationalandgloballevels;conversationsamongreligionsinashrinkingworld;growingawarenessofculturalrelativism,andtheemergenceofinternationalhumanrights.


HA201—LOWERMIDHUMANITIESVISUALART ThiscourseisanaturalandwelcomingnextstepforthoseenrolledintheprepHumanitiesartcurriculum,aswellasforthoseenrollingasnewlowermids.Thiscoursefocusesonbuildingfundamentalvisualskillsandexploringtheexpressivepotentialofproblem-solvingdesign.Greateremphasisisalsoplacedonresearchingandrealizingfoundationalconceptualthemes.Inadditiontodrawingfromobservation,studentswillstudycolortheory,increainglyexpressivepaintingtechniquesandprintmaking.Inastudioatmosphereofchallenge,encouragement,andsupport,studentswillconfidentlylearntocreateandcritiqueartwork.Studentswillcontinuetolearnabouttheprocessandpracticeoforganizingandmanipulatingline,value,shape,form,space,color,andlight.Studentswillcontinuetofocusonhowbesttointerpret,edit,andcomposeconceptuallydrivenimagery.Atthisintermediatelevel,studentsareexpectedtobeincreasinglyindependent,inventive,andexpressivewithnewlyacquiredskillsandknowledge.MostmajorassignmentsinartarecloselylinkedwiththemesandeventsstudiedinEnglish,philosophy&religion,andhistory,allowingforastudiedandthoughtfulresponsetotheirbroaderhumanitieslearning.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHA204—LOWERMIDHUMANITIESDANCE ThelowermidHumanitiesdancecurriculumcontinuesthestudyof

shape,design,perspective,spatialuse,timechange,patternformation,anddirectionsinlinearandcurvilinearforms.LowermidHumanitiesdancestudentswillexploreinmoredepthconceptsofspaceandtime,improvisation,choreographictoolsofABA,rondo,canon,sonata,counterpoint,palindrome,fugue,andmovementfornarrative/theme.Studentswillbeexpectedtorefinetheirworkandexploreself-evaluation.Therewillbeemphasisplacedondancehistoryandthecross-connectiontoAmericanandEuropeanhistory.ThecoursewillcovertheinfluenceandimportanceofIsadoraDuncan—herlife,personalphilosophy,andherwork.StudentswillbeaskedtocreateafinishedworkutilizingandincorporatingDuncan’sstyleofmovement.Inthethirdandfourthmarkingperiods,studentswillconcentrateonmoderndancevs.classicaldance,andchangeofartisticexpressioninthetimeframeof1900-presentday.


HA202—LOWERMIDHUMANITIESMUSIC ThemusiccomponentofthelowermidHumanitiesprogramfollowsthesameguidingprinciplesoftheprepyearcurriculum:developperformerswhoareabletoconstructindependentlyauthenticmusicalinterpretations,invariousstyles,basedonmulti-disciplineinformationprovidedbytheHumanitiesProgram.Consequently,itoffersasimilarweeklyroutineoflessons,musichistoryand/ortheoryclasses,andensemblerehearsals.Twoweeklylessonsprovidestudentswithin-depthinstructioninthefollowinginstruments:bass(acousticandelectric),cello,clarinet,drums,flute,Frenchhorn,guitar(electricandacoustic),harp,oboe,piano,jazzpiano,percussion,saxophone,trombone,trumpet,tuba,violin,viola,andvoice.Themusicappreciationcomponentwillfocuson19th-CenturyRomanticismandNationalism,Impressionism,Atonalmusic,Serialism,Jazz,andPopularmusic.Theimpactofthefirstandsecondworldwars,theRussianRevolution,andthe’60saroundtheworldwilloffernaturalandmeaningfulconversationpointswiththeotherHumanitiesdisciplines.Studentswillbeassignedtoappropriatemusicalensembles,dependingontheirchoiceofinstrument:theHotchkissOrchestra,theHotchkissJazzEnsemble,andtheHotchkissChorus.Minimalmusicalproficiencyisrequired,sobeginnerstudentsmaynotbeallowedtojoinanensemble.StudentspursuingthelowermidmusicHumanitiesprogramwillbeexpectedtoengageinregularandrigorouspracticeinordertoperforminclass,humanitiesseminars,andregular,scheduledstudentrecitals.StudentswillberequiredtoutilizetheirmusicalperformanceskillsinordertoillustrateandsupporttopicsstudiedintheHumanitiesprogram.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHA205—LOWERMIDHUMANITIESPHOTOGRAPHY ThelowermidHumanitiesphotographycoursecoversthe19th,

20thcenturiesandbeyond.Thiscourseexamineshowtheemergingartformofphotography,inventedinthe1840s,impactstheindividualandsociety,thenandnow.Aswellasstudyingprominentphotographersandfilmmakers,studentswillexplorenewwaysofseeingandimagemakinginthedigitalrealm,withopportunitiestoexpandintovideo.AssignmentsrootedinhumanitiesthemeswillengagethepracticalapplicationsofAdobePhotoshopandFinalCutPro.Lecturesbyphotographers,fieldtrips,andTremaineArtGalleryexhibitswillroundouttheexperience.

InterdisciplinaryCourses Year LM NCAA Waitlist

HA203—LOWERMIDHUMANITIESTHEATRE Buildingontheskillsestablishedinthepreptheatrecourse,lowermidsfocusondevelopinganindividualactingprocess.Inthefirstfewweeksofthecoursestudentsdiscussandpracticethreetraitsthatformthefoundationofthecourse:discipline,awareness,andcreativity.Inthefirstsemester,thefocusisonindividualacting.Studentsuseavarietyofexercisestoexplorescriptanalysis,movement,voice,characterdevelopment,andauditionstrategies.Assessmentsincludesonnetrecitation,mockaudition,observationproject,andpresentationsonplaywrightsfromtheEnlightenmentthroughRealism.TheculminatingactivityistheArtsSalon,whichconsistsofacollectionofmonologues.Thesecondsemesterchallengesstudentstocontinuehoningindividualskillswhilealsoexpandingtopartnerandsceneacting.Theyinvestigatestatus,relationship,staging,andstrategiesforeffectivecollaboration.Assessmentsincludeaduologue,asecondmockaudition,presentationsonmodernandcontemporaryplaywrights,ajournal,andashortsceneaspartofthefinalArtsSalon.Asthecourseembracesapracticalapproachtohelpstudentsdevisepersonallyeffectiveactingprocesses,studentswillberequiredtoauditionforsomeoftheHDAproductionsthroughouttheschoolyear.



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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHD150-PREPSEMINAR PrepSeminar,whichmeetsonceperweek,isarequired,year-long

courseforallpreps.Thegroupmeetsinmixed-gendersectionsof10-12studentsandisfacilitatedbyHDfaculty.Theclasswillutilizethetoolsoflarge-andsmall-groupdiscussion,reflectivewritingassignments,andactive,experientiallearningtoexploretopicsincluding,butnotlimitedto,belonging,trust,inclusion,respect,andsafety.Thegoalsofthecoursearetoconnecttheprepclassasagroup,introduceskillstohelpstudentsnavigatetheprepexperience,provideaspacetoreviewthesocialchallengesthataffectthequalityofcommunitylife,andtoexplorewaystocreateandremaininsuccessfulrelationshiptoselfandothersinourintercultural,pluralisticcommunity.Thecourseisacontinuationoforientation,supportingprepsthroughthetransitiontoHotchkissandboardingschoollife.Itisdesignedtofosterintrapersonalandinterpersonalcompetenciesthatwillassiststudentsinbuildinghealthyrelationshipswithpeersandadults.Therewillbenoacademiccreditgivenforthiscourse;studentswillbegradedonapass/failbasis.Allprepsmusttakethiscourseinadditiontothenormalfive-courseload.

HD Year P NONE Available

HD250-HUMANDEVELOPMENT Thiscourse,whichmeetsonceperweek,isarequirementforalllowermids.ThegoalsofHD250aretoincreaseourstudents’understandingoftheirownpersonalgrowthanddevelopment,tohelpourstudentsrecognizeandprepareforthechallengesofbecominghealthy,autonomousyoungadults,andtofosteranunderstandingofadolescentsinthiscommunityandothercultures.Studentswilllearntoidentifyandinterpretreliableinformationandresourcesthatsupporttheirhealthneedsandtheneedsoftheirfriendsandfamilies.Subjectmatterincludesadolescentdevelopment,physicalwellnessandemotionalhealth,communityliving,families,drugs/alcoholissues,relationships,andsexuality.Studentswillbeprovidedinformationintheseareasthroughreadings,presentations,videos,literature,andcurrentresearch.Classtimewillfocusondiscussion,reaction,andclarificationoftheinformation.TwoseniorTAsareassignedtoeachfaculty-ledsectionofHD250.Therewillbenoacademiccreditgivenforthiscourse.Studentswillbegradedonapass/failbasis.Alllowermidswilltakethiscourseinadditiontothenormalfive-courseload.

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Title Description Department Term Grade Designation AvailabilityHD550-HUMANDEVELOPMENTTEACHINGASSSITANT

Prerequisites:Application,interview,andHumanDevelopmentfacultyapproval.Studentsacceptedintothiscoursewillbeteachingassistants(TAs)inaHumanDevelopmentclass.TAs(HD550)areassignedtofaculty-ledsectionsoftheHD250courseforlowermids.HD550studentswillbecomefamiliarwithaccurateandcurrentinformationaboutrelevanthealthandpsychologytopics.Theywilllearnfacilitationskillstoassistpeersindevelopingthecritical-thinkinganddecision-makingskillsnecessaryformakingreasonableandsafedecisions.Theclasswillusethetoolsoflargeandsmallgroupdiscussion,research,reflectivewritingassignments,andactive,experientiallearning,toexploretopicsincludingbutnotlimitedtotheoriesofpsychologyandadolescentdevelopment.ThesubjectareasthatwillbeincludedinHD250areidentity,relationships,communitylife,sexuality,drugandalcoholuse,physicalwellness,andemotionalhealth.Coursecontentwillincludetraininginmotivationalinterviewingskillsandgroupfacilitationskills.StudentswillalsofacilitatediscussionsatspecialHDevents,contributetovirtualresourcesforthecommunity,andmayfacilitateconversationsaboutresourcesanddecisionmakinginotherschoolsettings,inadditiontoclasseswithlowermids.Studentsapplyingforthiscourseshouldhaveaninterestinpsychology,social/emotionaltopics,groupprocess,developingfacilitationskills,andmentoringyoungerstudents,aswellasexaminingtheirownpersonalgrowthanddevelopment.Theyshouldalsohaveaninterestinhelpingpeersexploretheirvaluesandrelationshipswithselfandothersinourintercultural,pluralisticcommunity.Theselectionprocessforthiscoursebeginsintheuppermidyear.

HD Year S NONE Available

AMERICANREDCROSSWATERFRONTLIFEGUARDTRAINING

Thiscourse,taughtduringonemarkingperiod,willteachtheparticipantstheskillsandknowledgeneededtopreventandrespondtoaquaticemergencies.Thecoursecontentandactivitiesprepareourcandidatestorecognizeandrespondquicklyandeffectivelytoemergenciesandtopreventdrowningandinjuries.UponcompletionofthiscoursethesuccessfulparticipantwillbeabletoworkasacertifiedRedCrossLifeguardatTheHotchkissSchoolandotherfacilitieswherethiscertificationisrecognized.Thiscourseisnottaughtforacademiccredit.Tobeeligibleforthelifeguard-trainingcourse,thecandidatemustbe15yearsofageonorbeforethefinalscheduledsessionofthiscourseandmustcompletesomeswimmingprerequisites.Classsizeislimitedtoapproximately10participantsforeachinstructor.Theclasswillmeetthreeeveningsaweekfrom6:00-6:45p.m.andonatleastthreeSundaysagreeduponbytheparticipantsinthecourseandtheinstructors.AnOxygenAdministrationmodulemaybeofferedinadditiontothiscourseattheinstructor’sdiscretion.

Notforcreditcourses Year P,LM,UM,S NONE Available

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