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3.00 Credits
Wave propagation in fluids and solid structures; sound sources and sound radiation by vibrating structures; fluid-structure interaction; sound transmission and attenuation; laboratory and field measurements; design criteria and methods. Prerequisites Mechanical Engineering 37.
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Techniques and theories of acting for students with substantial prior acting experience in productions and/or classes. The role of the actor in relation to the play as a whole. Work on stage speech, movement, projection, characterization, and interpretation through various types of scenes. Prerequisites Permission of instructor based on brief interview and audition (through which first-year students may place out of Drama 10). This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Arts This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the themes and styles of the French novel in the seventies and eighties: the search for identity, new narrative forms inspired by film and mass language. Books selected from among prize-winning novels of these decades. Texts examined in their literary and cultural context. Authors include Duras, Le Clézio, Modiano. Prerequisites French 31 and 32, or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
A study of British literature and culture of the period from 1660 to 1740. Emphasis on Restoration drama, political satire, and the emerging English novel. Writers include Dryden, Rochester, Behn, Swift, Pope, and Defoe. Prerequisites ENGLISH 0001/ 0002 REQUIRED or Fulfillment of College Writing Requirement. Recommended that the student already have taken either English 20,21,22, or 23. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities
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3.00 Credits
Introductory surveys focused on special topics that explore and compare systems of power, difference and inequality in the United States. Foundation Courses also introduce the concepts and methodology of interdisciplinarity, and familiarize students with the goals of the American Studies Program at Tufts. No prerequisites.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the meanings of race in modern America, the ways in which racism as a system functions, the root causes and consequences of racist ideologies, and current and future activist approaches to achieving social change. Course material is multicultural in focus, with attention to Native American, Asian American, African American, European American, and Latino/a perspectives. The course is interdisciplinary in approach, and active student participation is an important component. Prerequisites English 1 or equivalent. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Introductory, interdisciplinary survey comparing how individual and collective identities have formed in the United States, and how these identities have been analyzed and interpreted by scholars across various disciplines. Emphasizes how identity formation has been shaped by social, political and cultural systems, with particular attention to spatial and social location. Content of the course will vary depending on the discipline and area specialty of the faculty teaching it; consult the American Studies website for further details. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Changing topics in American cinema with an emphasis on examining technical film properties, determinants of national and international film distribution, and issues relating to race, ethnicity, gender, and class.
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Environmental Studies 14.) Interdisciplinary examination of how visual, metaphorical, and political representations impact perception of the natural environment. Historical, scientific, and multicultural contexts of environmental conflict, ecological degradation, and environmental racism in the Americas are examined through analysis of film, fiction, poetry, and critical essays. (Also offered as 100-level.)
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3.00 Credits
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