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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
I. Helfant, Staff This seminar examines the works of one or more Russian writers or filmmakers, or areas of popular culture, with attention paid both to textual analysis and to the larger socio-historical context. A background in Russian literature and history is assumed. The course focuses upon reading, writing, and discussion in order to further develop students' abilities to express themselves at an advanced and abstract level in Russian and their appreciation of stylistic variation in the Russian language. The course also covers the theory and practice of translating from Russian to English, as well as conducting research using Russian sources. The seminar culminates in a final project in which each student translates, contextualizes, and presents to the class a previously untranslated document of his or her choice. Prerequisite: offered to senior majors and minors in Russian and to other qualified students with permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A.S. Nakhimovsky, Staff This course examines both fiction and non-fiction written in the context of the Stalinist gulag. Writers to be studied include Solzhenitsyn, Shalamov, Ginzburg, Chukovskaya, Akhmatova, and Gorky (Belomorkanal). A historical perspective is provided through Dostoevsky's Notes from the House of the Dead. A background in 20th-century Russian literature and history is assumed. Primary reading in Russian. Prerequisite: offered to senior majors and minors in Russian and to other qualified students with permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course examines various works written over the past two decades and (for the most part) available only in Russian. The seminar involves both close textual analysis and a consideration of the special interplay between politics and culture in the setting. A background in modern Russian literature and in Soviet history is assumed. Prerequisite: offered to senior majors and minors in Russian, and to other qualified students with permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course introduces students to the scientific study of the ocean. Students acquire a basic understanding of global ocean processes and a more in-depth understanding of waters through which they will sail during their subsequent sea component. The course focuses on modern understanding of oceanography and includes an introduction to oceanographic research techniques students will use at sea. The development of proposals of independent student research projects to be carried out at sea is a key component of this shore-based course. The course covers the four interrelated disciplines of oceanography - physics, chemistry, biology, and geology.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course provides a multidisciplinary study of the sea and sea voyage in the Western tradition and the role of the sea in the historical development of the modern world system of labor, trade, and scientific resource management.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course provides the theoretical background necessary for operating vessels at sea. In lectures, lab sessions, field trips, and student projects, SEA captains introduce the principles fundamental to sailing-vessel operations. Students learn and apply essential concepts in general physics, astronomy, and meteorology.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course, completed during the first three weeks of the sea component, allows students to acquire the skills and knowledge of the practicing oceanographer by observing and applying the concepts and sampling techniques introduced on shore. As students become familiar with the operation of a research vessel under sail, they learn to carry out routine lab procedures and safely deploy and recover oceanographic equipment. The extraction of physical data and processing of chemical and biological samples is carried out by the lab watch once the equipment is recovered and secured.
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3.00 Credits
Staff During the second three weeks at sea, scientific sampling continues and students are given increasing responsibility for routine lab work, the sampling program, and operation of the vessel. Science watch officers begin to take a back seat on lab operation, allowing students to make decisions and keep things running, while they focus on helping with data processing and paper writing. By the end of the cruise, students will be overseeing the lab watch, directing their peers, and planning and carrying out station work with minimal staff supervision. The major focus of this course is the completion of student research projects.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course provides practical experience in conducting oceanographic research on board a sailing research vessel. During four weeks at sea, the scientific staff guides students from an introductory learning phase to increasing responsibility in station planning, equipment deployment, and data interpretation. Each day, students participate in lectures, discussions, or hands-on study of specific topics in oceanography, nautical science, or maritime studies. Students also receive individual and small-group instruction by the scientific and nautical staff during regular watches in the lab and on deck.
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