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AN 101 • Introduction to Cultural Anthropology • 3 • Joowon Park M/T/W/R 9:30 AM – 11:50 AM

An overview of concepts, theories, and methods of cultural anthropology. Students learn about central anthropological topics, such as kinship, gender, class, race, environment, ritual and religion, ethnicity, economy, and politics, and gain understanding and appreciation for cultural differences.

Note(s): Fulfills Social Sciences requirement; fulfills Humanistic Inquiry requirement.  

EC 104 • Introduction to Microeconomics • 4 • Rodrigo Schneider M/T/W/R 9:00 AM – 12:05 PM

Prerequisites: Placement in this course requires a score of at least 650 on the SAT Mathematics (MSAT I) examination, a score of at least 570 on any Mathematics SAT II subject examination (MSAT II), or a score of at least 28 on the Mathematics ACT examination, emailed to lroutled@skidmore. If scores are unavailable, 91¾«¼ò°æ will determine eligibility through a review of the student's high school transcript.

An introduction to the study of markets. Students will develop the basic economic model of supply and demand to illustrate how choices regarding the production and distribution of goods and services are made by firms and households in a market economy. Students will also examine the possibility of market failure and the appropriate government response. Policy topics may include poverty and homelessness, health care, the environment, antitrust, discrimination, international trade, unions, and minimum wage laws.

 

GE 102 • The History of Earth, Life, and Global Change • 4 • Suraj Bajgain M/T/W/R 9:00 AM – 11:40 AM

Introduction to the deep time history of biospheric responses to changes in Earth's climatologic and geologic systems. The course draws upon geologic principles and theories to explore the planet's origin and the processes that perpetually modify the global environment. Topics also include the origin of life, the causes and consequences of major environmental crises in Earth's history, and the role of humanity as an agent of global change.

Note(s): Three hours of lecture, two hours of lab per week. Fulfills Natural Sciences requirement; fulfills Scientific Inquiry requirement.  

 

BI 170 • Human Genetics • 4 • Bernie Possidente • Lab fee $80 M/T/W/R/F 1:30 PM – 4:40 PM

An introduction to the principles of genetics and their application to human biology. Topics include the history of genetics; the structure, function, and inheritance of genes; medical genetics; and genetic engineering.

Note(s): Summer: Nine hours of lecture, six hours of lab per week. (Fulfills natural sciences and QR2 requirements.)

EN 105 • Writing Seminar II: Under the Influence • 4 • Thaddeus Niles M/T/W/R 1:15 PM – 3:35 PM

"Under the Influence - Argument and Persuasion in our Lives" 

Argument seems inescapable. Its rituals have shaped the Western academic tradition, which is perhaps reason enough to study it more closely.  But argument is also a central feature of our lives as citizens and consumers. In this writing course, students will consider the nature of persuasion, various methods of thinking critically, and approaches to translating these methods to academic texts.  Class projects include essays examining the language and logic of persuasive appeals, as well as a final collaborative project. 

 

MF 101 • Introduction to Media Studies • 4 • Maura Jasper  M/T/W/R/F 1:15 PM – 3:40 PM

An introduction to multiple forms of modern and contemporary mass media. The course examines film and at least two other forms of mass media (such as television, radio/audio, digital media, print mass media). Students will learn how to analyze media images, texts, and systems and understand how media both informs and is informed by social structures and forces.