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3.00 Credits
This course discovers patterns in nature and the way these patterns have influenced the development of patterns in art and design in a range of cultures, through analysis of symmetry patterns using mathematical, visual, musical, and kinesthetic tools.
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3.00 Credits
Food is a part of our daily lives that influences our society in every way, from cultural and spiritual practices to economies and politics. This course will examine the complex interrelationship between humans and food, with a focus on the ecology of food systems. Topics include organic versus conventional farming, mass versus localized food production, genetically modified crops and political processes that govern agro-ecosystem productivity.
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3.00 Credits
This course will take an ecosystem approach to the study of urban gardens, with a focus on organic food production. Topics include local food crop adaptations, principles of horticulture, soil fertility, pest management, and urban garden ecosystem services. Social benefits of urban gardening will also be explored, as well as field trips for experiential understanding of these topics.
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3.00 Credits
This course will use experiential exercises to help us better understand the scientific and ethical factors related to our individual and collective impact on the planet. Students will gain knowledge about environmental science as it relates to our daily lives in the Bay Area, and use that knowledge to ultimately shrink our ecological footprint.
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3.00 Credits
Every day we see the sun and feel the wind, and we hear that these resources could someday supply energy for our homes and businesses. Through experiential exercises and field trips, this course focuses on the basic principles of renewable energy technologies and our relationship with the emerging market of solar, wind, geothermal, and wave energy. We will also examine the social and political factors connected to these technologies, and look at the prospects of creating local energy supplies.
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3.00 Credits
In this class, students will work primarily at seeing the world around them more clearly as well as trying to understand what information their eyes are bringing to them. Through visual pieces and by looking at those created by others, they will deepen this understanding. Students will explore ways in which they can engage with and explore the nature of visual experience.
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3.00 Credits
This class will provide an experiential exploration of the ways in which we, as human beings, construct and present ourselves. We will use frameworks from psychology and cultural studies to understand the presentation and performance of self in the public world. We will look at the traditions of self-portraiture, autobiography, memoir, and diary keeping as forms of self-description and self-presentation. We will explore contemporary forms of these activities that have arisen on the Internet, including blogging, social networking, chat, massive multiplayer online games, and more.
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3.00 Credits
This course chronicles the role that photographs and documentaries play in constructing personal and collective memory. Students will explore the personal portrait, photojournalism, diary films, cinéma-vérité films, and current social documentaries through class screenings, groudiscussion, exhibitions, and readings. The final project will include both a critical paper and a visual project.
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3.00 Credits
This is an intensive participatory and studio-based course. Students will explore creativity through writing, performance, visual art, and media- "playing" and "trying on" techniques across disciplines as we investigate the creative moment. Emphasis is on producing creative work in clasindividually and in collaboration with other students.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an overview of development through the lifespan, including childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and aging experiences. Physical, social, emotional, and cognitive issues are covered, as well as the expected developmental milestones during each of these phases of development.
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