Various topics in environmental studies are considered in this course, which can vary across disciplines, but be suitable for all students participating in the environmental studies program. Subjects may include climate change adaptation and resilience, environmental justice, green technology and biomimicry, food systems, or environmental history. The subject matter of the course may vary each time the course is offered. This course may be repeated for credit, provided the topic or focus changes significantly. For a description of each course, see the current online Schedule of Classes. Prerequisites: see course description.
Introduction to Environmental Studies
This course introduces students to Environmental Studies, an interdisciplinary field examining the complex relationship between people and their environments. We will explore how natural and cultural forces interact to form our ecosystems, our experiences, and our imaginations. Analyzing evidence, arguments, and concepts from across multiple disciplines, we will examine important environmental issues past and present, as well as efforts to understand and to address those issues. ENST100 is a survey of theoretical frameworks and analytical techniques from scientific, artistic, economic, political, historical, and philosophical perspectives on the environment. Consequently, our focus is as much on concepts and critical thinking as on content. By providing students with the opportunity to interact with peers and learn about abundant environmental opportunities at St. Mary’s College and beyond, the course also foster community and environmental citizenship. This course satisfies the requirement for the ENST Minor of ENST 233 Environmental Perspectives. Students who have taken ENST 280 may not take this course.
GIS Applications
This interdisciplinary course teaches the students how to apply geographic information systems (GIS) to solve geographic problems. The course covers how GIS can be applied in multiple disciplines including biology, environmental studies, archaeology, anthropology, economics, and sociology, and meets the Environmental Studies program requirements. It covers basic GIS theory including vector and raster GIS data formats, global positioning system (GPS), projections and coordinate systems, tabular and geospatial analysis, and accuracy issues. The laboratory portion of the course gives students hands on experience using ArcGIS to create and manage GIS data, collect GPS data, perform geospatial analyses, and create cartographically sound maps. A semester project enables students to learn how to design, perform, and document results of a GIS project.
Introduction to Historical Methods and Skills
Historical Methods serves as an introductory course to the discipline of History. Students will be introduced to and will get a chance to practice the skills of historical reading and thinking, the techniques of historical research, the steps involved in organizing and structuring an argument and a research essay, and the conventions of historical writing. The development of these skills will culminate in the creation and presentation of a research paper. This course is recommended for students in their early stages of their college careers.
ALBA, ITALY PROGRAM
MUSA 473 is a special courses offered only through the College’s program in Alba, Italy. MUSA 473 provides a way for students to earn credit for participating in a two-week international music festival in the summer.
Classroom Assistantship in Anthropology
Supervised experience in the understanding, explanation and demonstration of anthropological concepts and practice. Meeting regularly with the instructor, classroom assistants help an instructor in duties that may include convening meetings with students outside of regular class time, reading drafts of students’ papers, correcting (but not grading) short homework assignments and drafting examination questions. This course will follow the general college guidelines. Students eligible for classroom assistantships must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, be of junior or senior standing or must have completed two courses of 200-level or above work in anthropology, and must have successfully completed the course which they will assist. May be repeated for a total of eight credits, but does not contribute to the minimum credit requirement for the major. Applications need the written support of a faculty member and must be submitted to the department chair.
Community Arts
This course explores the foundations of and current practices in community arts. Students will learn about pedagogical issues encompassed in community art outreach and how practitioners seek to provide meaningful art programs to diverse audiences. Students will learn about the mission, goals, and funding for arts organizations at the local, state, and national level. Students will participate in multiple art projects on and off campus that engage the community through a variety of media. There are no prerequisites for this course. This course satisfies the ELAW requirement and the Core requirement for the arts.
Painting and Drawing from Life
The principles, practices, and history of painting and drawing from direct observation. Students learn beginning techniques of drawing and painting from direct observation and the conceptual framework for a variety of approaches to life painting and drawing. Studio work from the model, still life, and landscape. Critique and discussion of traditional and contemporary observational drawing and painting. This course satisfies the Core Requirement for Art.
Women, Gender, and Politics in the Muslim world
Practices like veiling, female circumcision, and honor killings that are central to Western representations of Muslim women are also contested issues throughout the Muslim world. This course examines various debates about Islam and women, and explores the interplay of religious, historical, cultural, political, legal, and economic factors in shaping Muslim women’s lives across the globe. Topics of focus may vary each semester, but often include European colonialism and the politics of studying Muslim women; changing ideological and political trends about women and society; the Islamic legal heritage and problems in reforming Islamic law; gender jihad and activism; women and revolutions; and dilemmas faced by Muslim women in asserting themselves as legitimate voices in the contemporary global world. Prerequisite: one course in RELG, WGSX, or consent of the instructor. Cross-listed as RELG355.
Islamic Empires in the Medieval and Early Modern Eras
This class is a general survey that introduces Islamic political thought as manifested by the Islamic states of medieval and early-modern times. It examines Islamic notions of law, state and authority that emerged as a response to current political developments such as the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates, the extinction of the caliphate by the Mongols in 1258 and the political fragmentation that followed, and finally the rise of the so-called Gunpowder Empires. The survey will focus mainly on the Ottoman Empire, but also explore the interactions between the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires. Prerequisite: One course in HIST or one course in RELG, or consent of the instructor. Cross-listed as RELG314.
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