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3.00 Credits
A study f the C nstituti n and f maj r legal interpretati ns that have reflected s cial, ec n mic, and p litical changes. Current civil and legal rights f the individual are discussed fr m the standp int f an era in which the gr wing sc pe f g vernment has s metimes clashed with the rights f the individual and s metimes upheld and increased them.
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3.00 Credits
Tut rials in which student and instruct r determine a pr ject and the number f credits t be earned. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and permissi n f the instruct r.
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3.00 Credits
An intr ducti n t W rld Ge graphy stressing the l cati n and interrelati nships f the vari us nati ns n ur planet al ng with their cultural, linguistic, ec n mic, and religi us makeup. The r le f weather and climate, cean currents, rivers, c astline features, m untains, and ge l gical m vement will be examined. Attenti n will als be given t the ge l gical, t p graphical, ec n mic, and hist rical f rces that have f rmed them and the challenges they face in the 21st century. Skills prerequisite: ENG 020.
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2.00 Credits
An intr ducti n t c ntemp rary astr n my with attenti n t light ptic visible bjects. In additi n t learning n rthern hemisphere c nstellati ns, students will learn ab ut the birth, death and life f stars, nebulae, galaxies, c mets, aur ras and eclipses. Details ab ut the m n, ur planets, and the s lar system will be supplemented with inf rmati n n deep sky bjects and meth ds t best study the night sky.
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4.00 Credits
A systematic, integrated appr ach t the sciences f ge l gy, cean graphy, mete r l gy, and ec l gy f planet Earth. The c urse emphasizes the synergy f interrelated phen mena while f cusing n Earth as a system. Students are enc uraged t l k bey nd the traditi nal b undaries f physical science and learn t rec gnize the increasingly significant r le f humanity as an agent f gl bal change. Skills prerequisite: ENG 020 and ENG 060.
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4.00 Credits
Intended f r science maj rs. This c urse emphasizes the r le f GIS in scientific investigati ns, res urce management, and planning. T pics include gathering and rganizing ge graphically referenced inf rmati n and the representati n f spatial inf rmati n thr ugh maps, databases, plans, and images. Students w rk with a variety f case studies fr m the fields f envir nmental science, natural res urces, and public health. Skills prerequisite: ENG 020, MAT 021 r MAT 028. Prerequisite: ENV 105 r ENV 165 r GEY 121, r permissi n f the instruct r.
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3.00 Credits
Independent study f r students admitted t the Berkshire H n rs Sch lar Pr gram. Student and instruct r determine a pr ject and the number f credits t be earned. Regularly scheduled meetings between student and instruct r are required. Prerequisite: Permissi n f the instruct r and the H n rs Pr gram C rdinat r.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary h n rs c ll quium that f cuses n the devel pment f a plan f r sustainable ec t urism in the Berkshire regi n. Students will w rk in small gr ups t gather and analyze data f r a preliminary plan t be submitted at the end f the semester. T pics will include the natural, hist ric, scenic, and ec n mic res urces/p tential f the regi n within the c ntext f sustainability. Analysis f the current array f Berkshire ec t urism enterprises will set the stage t identify future ec t urism p ssibilities. Students will als investigate the r le Berkshire's natural res urces play in advertising. A high level f participati n and initiative is expected fr m each student. C urse f rmat includes classr m seminars, rep rt critiques, and ff-campus field experience (i.e., a weekend trip t Cape C d). S me readings are required bef re the c urse begins, and students may be required t attend a regi nal c nference n ec t urism. Prerequisites: ENG 101, and membership in the Berkshire H n rs Sch lar Pr gram.
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3.00 Credits
Intended t familiarize students with issues that characterize the Seventeenth Century. This c urse will expl re tensi ns between science and religi n, ld W rld and New W rld, and s me f its maj r figures. Rather than f cus s lely n Eur pe, ur investigati n is gl bal and extends t civilizati ns fr m Africa and Asia as well as the New W rlds f N rth and S uth America. In additi n t readings, w rks f music and art that illuminate the themes f the 17th Century may als be studied. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and twelve c llege-level credits c mpleted with a grade-p int average f 3.3, r permissi n f instruct r. (This c urse is pen t first semester students.)
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4.00 Credits
An expl rati n f the life sciences, past and present. Designed t put life sciences int phil s phical, hist rical, and ethical perspective, the c ll quium f cuses n key pr blems and their treatment thr ugh hist ry (e.g., rigin f life, classificati n f rganisms, energy c nservati n), pr cesses f disc very and reas ning (e.g., evidence vs. revelati n, eureka-m ments, serendipity, l gical reas ning, scientific research, cl ning). The c ll quium als examines v gue ideas (e.g., bi diversity, esprit de systeme, h peful m nsters, survival f the fittest, human 'races', bi feedback) as well as bi l gical misc ncepti ns,decepti ns, and h axes (e.g., pref rmati n, phren l gy, creative Darwinism, Piltd wn man, intelligent design). Prerequisite: Membership in the H n rs Pr gram r permissi n f the instruct r.
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