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2018-2019 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ARCH 335 - Structure, Form and Order
Prerequisites: MATH 136 or MATH 213 and PHYS 109 , PHYS 201 or ENGR 210
Introduces the fundamental concepts of structural form and behavior through a combination of lectures and studio exercises. Basic structural forms and their taxonomy will be studied in nature and through history, using visual presentations, readings, and hands-on experiments. Load paths and basic load tracing through common structural systems will be investigated. An introduction to vector based force representation will also be covered as a continuation of topics covered in Physics. In addition the students’ studio projects will be utilized for assignments. The development of a strong structural vocabulary will also be stressed.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 413 - Advanced Architectural Design Studio
Prerequisites: ARCH 231 , ARCH 313 , ARCH 325 , ARCH 335 ;
Pre- or Co-requisite: ARCH 322
Students may select from a number of thematically focused directed studios in order to fulfill the Advanced Architectural Design Studio requirement for the Bachelor of Science and BS + Masters of Architecture degree programs. Students completing a Bachelor of Science are required to take either an Advanced Architectural Design Studio or an Advanced Topical Design Studio. Minimum passing grade of “C” required.
5 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ARCH 416 - Advanced Topical Design Studio: Urban
Cross-Listed with: ARCH 516 - Graduate Topical Design Studio: Urban
Prerequisites: ARCH 231 , ARCH 313 , ARCH 325 , ARCH 335
This advanced design studio examines the role of Architecture as a critical component of the larger built environment and of the public realm. As such, the projects engaged within this studio focus on issues and concerns impacting local and/or global communities. This studio also explores the role of architecture in relation to allied disciplines such as Urban Design, Historic Preservation, Planning and Landscape Architecture, and in relation to the various formal and informal constituencies that influence the shape of the urban fabric. Minimum passing grade of “C” required.
5 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ARCH 430 - Special Topics in Architecture
Prerequisites: Junior Standing
Architecture Elective
Variable content course dealing with significant aspects and themes in Architecture, in the areas of history/theory of architecture, environmental and behavior; technical systems, and professional practices.
3 credits
Special Offering
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ARCH 434 - Design of Structures I
Prerequisites: ARCH 335
A numeric and graphical approach to the design and analysis of basic structural systems. Basic principles of mechanics: forces, equilibrium, geometric properties of areas, material properties, support conditions, stress strain relationships will be presented. The selection and configuration of efficient structural systems for common building types will be emphasized. Projects requiring the design and analysis of simple funicular structures will be assigned.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 435 - Design of Structures II
Prerequisites: ARCH 434
A qualitative and quantitative analysis of structural materials, structural members, and structural assemblies. Emphasizes the fundamental design principles of wood, steel and concrete structures. Foundation and lateral load resisting systems will be studied. Case studies of significant architectural structures will be assigned to develop design and analytical skills, including the use of structural analysis software. The integration of the structural system with other systems within the building and its relationship to the enclosure system will be addressed. Advanced structural technologies, such as tensile, shell, and high-rise systems will be introduced.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 461 - Landscape Architecture: Theory and Practice
Co-listed with: ARCH 561
Prerequisites: ARCH 313 , ARCH 321 , and junior standing
Architecture Elective
Introduces the theoretical underpinnings and design processes of landscape architecture as a discipline and as a contemporary practice. Modes of interpreting, inventorying, and working with the landscape and the materials used in landscape construction will be examined. Class lectures, case study research and simple design exercises will look at landscape design at multiple scales. The central role of landscape design as an integral component of sustainable development practices will also be examined
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 477 - Architecture in Context
Prerequisites: Junior standing
Architecture Elective
Through a variety of study and documentation techniques, students examine the architecture and urbanism of the Study Abroad setting as important cultural manifestations of a people and their history. Readings and lectures by University and local faculty provide historical or theoretical background for students’ on-site observations. The current practice of architecture will likewise be illuminated by visits with local practitioners and tours of their work. Through an appreciation of the range of issues, which can influence architectural and urban form in the study abroad setting, it is hoped that students will be able to reflect more objectively on their own culture, environment and creative processes.
3 credits
May be offered Fall, Spring as part of Study Abroad programs.
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ARCH 484 - Construction Estimating and Scheduling
Prerequisites: ARCH 231 , ARCH 331
Architecture Elective
An introduction to the fundamentals of construction estimating and scheduling. Conceptual, square foot, systems and unit price estimates will be studied along with basic CPM scheduling theory to include bar charts and network schedules.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 488 - Computer Applications for Professional Practice
Prerequisites: ARCH 287 and completion of the Architecture Core program
The course is structured to explore new modes of contemporary practice, specifically Integrated Project Design/Delivery, and the role of B.I.M. (Building Information Modeling) as it pertains to design and decision-making in contemporary architectural practice. This course will explore the use of B.I.M. and related analytical tools to get immediate feedback on buildings systems and sustainability alternatives that can inform the design process. We will focus on developing proficiency in the use of B.I.M. software while at the same time looking at how this tool and related computer technologies are changing the way that information is generated and utilized within the practice environment. Collaborative Projects with other disciplines explore how information, including cost, scheduling and building material usage, is shared among the various parties involved in the design and construction process.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 501 - Elements and Principles of Architectural Design
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: ARCH 511 - Graduate Core Architectural Design Studio I
This course is a companion to ARCH 511 - Graduate Core Architectural Design Studio I . It is and introduction to the essential elements of architecture and the basic principles of its composition. Design and conceptual thinking skills will be developed through lectures, diagramming and case study analysis of important architectural precedents. These assignments will further skills development work being conducted within the companion studio course.
3 credits
Summer
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ARCH 511 - Graduate Core Architectural Design Studio I
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: ARCH 501 - Elements and Principles of Architectural Design
This course is an intensive introduction to architectural design and the basic skills needed to analyze and communicate architectural design intentions using 2d and 3d representational techniques. The course will introduce principles of two and three-dimensional composition within the context of basic architectural issues of shelter, space and tectonics. Compositional issues of scale, proportion, organization, hierarchy, movement, color and light will be developed through lectures, sketch assignments and fully rendered architectural explorations. Issues of site, shelter and tectonics will be explored through a variety of abstract conditions from urban to rural and level to sloping sites.
5 credits
Fall
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ARCH 512 - Graduate Core Architectural Design Studio II
Prerequisites: ARCH 511 - Graduate Core Architectural Design Studio I
This studio course builds on Graduate Studio I by introducing more complex notions of site, climate and culture while also integrating more complex programmatic and tectonic responses to user needs. More complicated notions of building organization, spatial hierarchy, circulation, structure and enclosure will be explored in plan and in section. A variety of sites will serve as the catalyst for an investigation of how the fundamental need for shelter and material expression are affected by regional and cultural traditions and particular climatic conditions. The urban site is explored through a focus on the buildings relationship to the public realm and to the varied programs that animate it in plan and are elaborated on in the sectional development of the building. Faculty lectures will be integrated into the semester and a digital portfolio will be required.
5 credits
Spring
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ARCH 513 - Comprehensive Project Design Studio
Prerequisites: ARCH 331 , ARCH 332 , ARCH 333 , ARCH 413 , ARCH 416 , ARCH 435
This studio will provide the opportunity for advanced students working individually and/or in small groups, to bring all components of their architectural education together to focus on an architectural design problem/project. Students will fully assess an architectural problem, designated site and relevant precedents in order to establish appropriate design criteria. Advancing the problem/project through conceptual, schematic and design development stages students will respond to programmatic, structural and environmental systems, accessibility and life-safety issues. They will advance their design resolution from site response, building materials and assemblies selection and attention to sustainable design criteria to the detailed development key spaces. Each individual or group will prepare construction contract documentation, drawings and outline specifications, for key components of the design project. Students will prepare a project assessment to evaluate the appropriateness of their problem/project design response to the architectural program and related cultural and environmental issues.
5 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 515 - Graduate Architectural Design Studio
Prerequisites: Completion of ARCH 413 , ARCH 416 , ARCH 331 , ARCH 332 , ARCH 333 , ARCH 434
Students may select from a number of directed studios in fulfilling the Graduate Architectural Design Studio requirement for the Master of Architecture degree. Offerings at this level are enriched by studios focusing on topics such as urban design, housing, sustainable design, contemporary technologies, interior architecture, historic preservation and others.
5 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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ARCH 516 - Graduate Topical Design Studio: Urban
Prerequisites: Enrollment in the MS in Architecture program or permission of instructor
This graduate design studio examines the role of Architecture as a critical component of the larger built environment and of the public realm. As such, the projects engaged within this studio take on issues and concerns impacting local and/or global communities. This studio also explores the role of architecture in relation to allied disciplines such as Urban Design, Historic Preservation, Planning and Landscape Architecture, and in relation to the various formal and informal constituencies that influence the shape of the urban fabric. As the graduate offering of ARCH 416 lectures and reviews are shared; however, grading criteria, assignments and the quality of design / research will reflect graduate level coursework and achievement expectations.
5 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 521 - Sustainable Design Seminar
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
This seminar covers core concepts of sustainable building, development and land use. Topics will include trends in green building legislation on local and national levels; researching sustainable products, materials, systems and technologies; case studies of high performance buildings and architectural design; integration of architecture and MEP systems; the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design building rating program (LEED); the relationship between ‘green’ building in context and transportation and land use; indoor air quality, daylight and natural ventilation; tools for sustainable design analysis; existing building assessment and improvement; balancing the costs and benefits of sustainable design.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 522 - Environmental Design Research
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Environmental Design Research introduces diverse theoretical approaches and research methods, for assessing inhabited environments with cultural, social and energy sustainability criteria. Readings include contributions from environmental psychology, anthropology, sociology, and cross-cultural studies as well as energy assessment literature. A semester long fieldwork project is undertaken to observe, conduct interviews and report to local architects and their clients how their buildings are used and experienced by diverse groups of inhabitants.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 524 - Evolution of Urban Form
Cross-Listed with: ARCH 324
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 or permission of instructor
Examines and analyzes the evolution of urban form, from Neolithic villages to cities of the emerging modern era. Addresses why cities have taken the forms they have, and their formal, physical, and spatial elements. Students consider urban structure and dynamics relative to architectural expression, building types, and urban open spaces. As the graduate offering of ARCH 324 lectures are shared; however, grading criteria, assignments and quality of independent research will reflect graduate level coursework and achievement expectations.
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 529 - History of Landscape Architecture
Cross-Listed with: ARCH 329
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 and Senior Standing w/ permission of instructor or dean
History of Landscape Architecture is a survey of the development of man’s relationship to and shaping of the land. This course will survey the landscape and gardens from the beginnings of civilization until contemporary times, although the primary emphasis will be on the Italian Renaissance, the gardens of France in the age of Louis XIV, and the English garden. The course will also include contributing cultures, such as China, India and Japan, as well as study the growth of parks in the 19th century, particularly in the United States. As the graduate offering of ARCH 329 , lectures are shared; however, grading criteria, assignments and quality of independent research will reflect graduate level coursework and achievement expectations.
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 530 - Special Topics in Architecture
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in B.S./M. Arch. Program, or Senior standing with permission of the instructor
Architecture Elective
Variable content course dealing with significant aspects and themes in Architecture, in the areas of history/theory of architecture, environmental and behavior; technical systems, and professional practices.
3-4 credits
Special Offering
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ARCH 533 - Detailing the High-Performance Building Envelope
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in M.Sc.in Arch. or M.Arch programs or Senior Standing w/ permission of the instructor or Dean
The course examines the issues associated with designing high-performance building enclosures both at a conceptual level and at a detailed level. Concepts of advanced building envelopes that are integrated with other building systems are examined. Tools and methods for assessing the life cycle of an assembly, for choosing materials and for optimizing façade configurations to achieve satisfying internal comfort, thermal, light, and acoustic performance are studied. Modes of assembly that minimize heat loss are evaluated using computational tools. Field trips to fabrication facilities and construction sites cast light on production processes. The dynamics of the interaction between architect and façade consultant and specifier are also investigated.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 535 - Introduction to Proactive Simulation
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
The elective course is an introduction to building performance simulation (BPS) methods and tools. It is concerned with the proactive integration of BPS within the design process. The course will introduce the students to the workings of several software tools that complement each other in the area of energy, bulk air flow, and lighting simulation. The course also brings Integrated Project Delivery concepts and methods to bear and critically examines the role of project data management into emerging design methodologies. The course prepares students to think strategically when approaching modeling as a well as developing an ability to examine critically modeling outputs. The course is grounded in reality by also introducing on-site data acquisition and building post-occupancy evaluation techniques.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 536 - Special Topics in Sustainable Design
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Architecture or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
Architecture Elective
Special Topics in Sustainable Design is a variable content course dealing with significant aspects of Sustainable Design in Architecture.
3-4 credits
Special Offering
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ARCH 537 - Special Topics in Urban Design
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Architecture, or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
Architecture Elective
Special Topics in Urban Design is a variable content course dealing a significant aspect and themes in Urban Design such as Urban Ecology, Community Development, Planning or Landscape Architecture.
3-4 credits
Special Offering
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ARCH 538 - Special Topics in Digital Media
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Architecture, or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
Architecture Elective
Special Topics in Digital Media is a variable content course dealing with a significant aspect or theme in Digital Media as it relates to architectural design, theory, or practice.
3-4 credits
Special Offering
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ARCH 542 - Professional Practice
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Introduces students to architectural business and practice management; codes, regulations and laws; administration of the construction contract; and emphasizes the architect’s professional and legal responsibilities. Also addresses the traditional arrangements for project design and construction, and difference in relationships with the client between the design and construction phases. Lectures, discussions, and assignments address each subject in order to develop an understanding of the moral, legal and general responsibilities of the design professional.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 561 - Landscape Architecture: Theory and Practice
Cross-Listed with: ARCH 461
Prerequisites: ARCH 321 , and senior standing
Architecture Elective
Introduces the theoretical underpinnings and design processes of landscape architecture as a discipline and as a contemporary practice. Modes of interpreting, inventorying, and working with the landscape and the materials used in landscape construction will be examined. Class lectures, case study research and simple design exercises will look at landscape design at multiple scales. The central role of landscape design as an integral component of sustainable development practices will also be examined. As the graduate offering of Arch 461 lectures are shared; however, grading criteria, assignments and the quality of independent research will reflect graduate level coursework and achievement expectations.
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 572 - Urban Design Theory from the Industrial Revolution to the Present
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Architecture Elective
The Industrial Revolution brought about the radical transformation of the traditional city. We will examine the changes that brought about the rise of the Industrial City, and look at the wide array of reactions to it - utopian and otherwise - including the modern movement. We will then consider the legacy of the modern movement and the post-modern critique. Finally we will consider the dynamic processes that continue to shape the contemporary city and have caused the more recent restructuring of our metropolitan regions and fostered the growth of “Global Cities”. Challenges such as urban sprawl, the decline of the public realm, and the degradation of the natural environment will be considered in the light of “The Edge City”, “The Informational City”, “Sustainable Urbanism” and “Landscape Urbanism”. Theories of Urban Design will be examined not purely as formal operations, but also as products of a particular historical, social, political and economic context. Special attention will be given to the identification of those urban ideas or values whose persistence, in the face of tremendous change, place them at the core of any future consideration of the form of the city and the role of architecture within it.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 573 - Modernism in the Non-Western World: A Comparative Perspective
Prerequisites: ARCH 325 or AAH 323 , Senior standing
Architecture Elective
Provides an in-depth examination of modern architecture in the non-Western world, i.e., outside the United States and Europe. The major thrust of the course is to investigate critically how modernism has disseminated and/or articulated in the non- Western world. Discusses the works of predominant urban designers and architects, key theoreticians, Western and non- Western, in different parts of the world as manifested from the times of its emergence during the Colonial period to the present time. Elaborates upon varied perceptions of and theoretical approaches to modernity, bringing students up to date on present responses to global architecture.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 574 - Regionalism in Architecture
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Architecture Elective
Provides the necessary theoretical framework to examine the processes that result in the regional particularization of architecture as well as substantive knowledge of architectural context and architectural practice in various regions of the world. Addresses the value and significance of the way local conditions contribute to the formation of architecture, and critically distinguishes between the various ways architects have tried to express regional identity.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 575 - Contemporary Asian Architecture & Urbanism
Prerequisites: Senior Standing in the B.S./M.Arch or Urban Studies CORE concentration and minor
Architecture Elective
Twentieth-Century architecture in Asia, from the Middle-east to Indonesia has gone through several stages; from modernism and nationalism, and in the latter half, to issues of regionalism, historicism, “Islamic architecture” and a synthesis of all these. In the 21st century globalization is reflected in new buildings and cities, and notions of cultural and environmental sustainability have come to the forefront. The seminar examines the influences and frameworks - both societal and personal - that form the architectures, architects and their work, and the milieu within which urban places are conceived. The seminar assists in the difficult task of interpreting and understanding current and emerging urban development and building design in rapidly changing societies. Given that the 21st century might well be the century of India and China this discourse is of great relevance to architecture worldwide.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 576 - Theoretical Origins of Modernism
Prerequisites: ARCH 325 , Senior standing
Architecture Elective
This course introduces students to some of the key theorists who laid the philosophical groundwork for modern architecture, among them Laugier, Durand, Ruskin, Viollet-le-Duc, Morris, Wagner, and Loos. It emphasizes close readings of original theoretical texts and evaluation of subsequent critical assessments. It analyzes thematically the concerns of modern thinkers as they emerge and then transform across time - rationalism, the artist as romantic individualist, architecture as an agent of social reform, the craft ideal, organicism, the questions of ornament and style. Lectures and discussions explore the theorists’ pivotal ideas, their influence on the contemporary world of architectural practice, and their relation to the intellectual, social, and political predicaments of the day.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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ARCH 577 - The Skyscraper
Prerequisites: Senior standing in the B.S./M.Arch. program or in the Urban Studies Minor
The course explores the skyscraper in historical perspective, beginning with mid-19th century developments in American technology and urbanization and ending with the recent phenomenon of the skyscraper as export, as shown in the continuing competition for height in the cities of the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. It examines key stages in the development of the skyscraper in relation to technological innovations and economic change as well as in reference to architects’ theoretical ideals, urban visions, and imaginative reinterpretations of the building type. As a modern phenomenon bound up with the culture of cities, the skyscraper serves as a compelling lens through which to assess architecture’s engagement with the experience of modernity, in light of literature, the fine arts, photography, and film.
3 credits
Annually
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ARCH 587 - Advanced Computer Applications in Design
Prerequisites: ARCH 287 and Graduate standing or permission of instructor and Dean
Architecture Elective
Advanced computer aided design using high-end interactive three-dimensional software, with particular emphasis on animation, modeling, dynamic and rendering techniques, as they relate to architectural design and production processes.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 588 - Digital Manufacturing
Prerequisites: ARCH 287 and Graduate standing or permission of instructor or Dean
Architecture Elective
Advanced CAD-CAM (Computer Aided Design - Computer Aided Manufacturing), Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering techniques are explored as Digital Manufacturing techniques, in relationship to architectural design and production processes.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 593 - Sustainable Paradigms
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Architecture Elective
Sustainable Paradigms is a graduate architectural elective seminar/ lecture course that primarily focuses on the interdependencies of ecological, social, cultural, economic and technological issues pertaining to architectural/urban/landscaped environments. It views them in a holistic manner and examines existing values/paradigms on sustainability and focuses on emerging conditions to rethink, reevaluate and update our relationship with nature and resources while appropriating innovative sustainable technologies and renewable means for attaining a better quality of life. The course explores how sustainable principles are applied to both integrated design and construction, as well as to the assessment of existing built environments, including building envelope and technical building systems. Its primary goal is to demonstrate, through cases, how sustainability issues can be part of planning efforts, from macro (global, regional social and cultural in urban and suburban contexts) to micro scale (local; as part of community, at home or work place). The course will also investigate and develop research methodologies to evaluate local/regional environments using sustainability criteria.
3 credits
Fall
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ARCH 594 - Urban Ecology
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or Senior standing w/ permission of the instructor
Urban Ecology focuses on issues of sustainable urbanism and examines the interdependencies of social, cultural, ecological, economic and technological variables that pertain to the planning and design of sustainable communities in urban spaces. The course holistically explores how several nested scales of design interventions can synergistically produce more livable and ecologically viable urban environments. The course investigates and develops research methodologies to evaluate local/regional environments including global contexts using sustainability criteria to help the designer tackle brown/grey field redevelopment and retrofit/restructure existing urban environments according to sustainability standards.
3 credits
Spring
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ARCH 613 - Graduate Thesis Design Studio
Prerequisites: ARCH 513 , ARCH 515 , ARCH 641
Arch 613 is focused on the development of a thesis project in the design studio from the proposition put forward and developed in the research seminar, and its subsequent documentation through the production of a thesis project document. The thesis is more than simply the student’s final project - it is a final project that demonstrates competence at integrating building systems and materials, social, formal and urbanistic concerns into the design of a building, yet goes beyond this to make a speculative proposition about what architecture should be.
5 credits
Fall, Spring
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ARCH 641 - Graduate Thesis Research Seminar
Prerequisites: Completion of two ARCH 413 studios
A graduate research seminar which investigates through readings, discussions, and faculty and student presentations, issues which should be at the core of the development of an independent thesis project proposal, and which are critical for full engagement with the profession of Architecture and the pursuit of lifelong learning: Ideas/ Values: Theoretical, Philosophical and Ethical Concepts; Site: The Physical and Cultural Context; Use/Habitation: Programming, Project definition and Project Planning; Materials/Technology: Integration of Concepts and Properties; Creativity/Communication: Design Thinking, Visual and Verbal Communication.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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AAH 121 - History of Art and Architecture I
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
An introduction to the visual cultures of the ancient and medieval worlds, including Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Key issues and monuments focus the discussion, and works of art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, are examined in relation to their political, religious and social contexts.
3 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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AAH 122 - History of Art and Architecture II
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
A continuation of History of Art I, this course introduces the visual cultures of Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia beginning with the Renaissance and ending with our own modern day. Using key issues and monuments as the focus of discussion, the works of art covered include painting, photography, film, sculpture and architecture. Emphasis is placed on the political, religious and social contexts of the object, as well as the artistic process.
3 credits
Fall, Spring, Summer
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AAH 305 - Theory and Methods of Art and Architectural History
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
This course will deepen the students’ understanding of the modes of analysis in the history of the arts and architecture and their philosophical bases, including connoisseurship, iconography, theories of the evolution of art, psychoanalysis, the psychology of perception, issues of gender and ethnicity, and theories of art criticism. Critical discussion of readings and writing will be stressed.
3 credits
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AAH 311 - History of American Art
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
Survey of the history of painting, sculpture, and the “minor arts” in the United States to show how these arts have expressed American ways of living and how they have been related to American ideas.
3 credits
Spring
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AAH 312 - History of Modern Art
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
A survey of modern art from 1863-1963 that examines the major movements of the historical avant-garde in painting, sculpture, and photography. Major themes include the construction of gender, the notion of the primitive, expression, approaches to abstraction, responses to the city, art and politics in the 1930s, and the post-World War II cultural shift from Europe to America. Aspects of modernism as an international phenomenon will be addressed by reference to work from the urban centers of Europe, central Europe and Russia, the USA, South America, and Asia.
3 credits
Fall
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AAH 315 - The History and Theory of Photography
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
This course will introduce students to the history of one of the most important modern image making technologies, photography. Since its arrival in the 1830s, photography has challenged traditional definitions of art as well as participated in broader social developments through its implementation in surveillance, control, as well as personal self-expression. This course will trace the development of the field of photographic practice from the 1830s to its contemporary and digital manifestation today. In addition to a survey of artistic movements, technological developments, and producing agents, the course will cover the often-?conflicting theoretical accounts of the nature of this medium and its role in modern and contemporary culture. The wide variety of photographic expressions, from documentary to fashion to advertisements to art, creates a problem for photography’s position in relation to traditional art history. This methodological problem, locating the cultural space in which photography operates, is also central to this course’s thematic.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 321 - Art and Architecture in the Classical World
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
An in-depth investigation of Classical arts within the context of the institutions, values, and ideas that emerged in the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome. Analyzes special topics in ancient architecture such as the art and architectural theory and practice of antiquity, with the intent of accounting for the goals and aspirations of specific cultures, societies, and patrons. Topics investigate how Classical societies interacted with each other and with other cultures outside the sphere of Western civilization. Geographical areas of examination include mainland Greece and the Mediterranean islands, Asia Minor, Italy, North Africa, and Western Europe; the time frame spans from circa 750 BC to circa 500 AD.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 322 - Art and Architecture in the Medieval World
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
An in-depth investigation of the arts of the Middle Ages within the context of the institutions, values, and ideas that emerged in the civilization of the Early Christian, Byzantine, and Western Medieval era. Analyzes special topics in Medieval art and architecture such as art and architectural theory and practice of the Middle Ages, with the intent of accounting for the goals and aspirations of specific cultures, societies, and patrons. Topics investigate how medieval cultures interacted with each other, and with other cultures outside the sphere of Western civilization. Geographical areas of examination include Western and Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa; the time frame spans from circa 300 to circa 1500 AD.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 323 - Art and Architecture in the Islamic World
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
Explores the syncretic nature of Islamic arts and architecture having taken root in very diverse cultural and geographic areas spanning the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Far East Asia. Lectures and readings will investigate the impact of Islamic regulations on religious and secular architecture, and will discuss the importance of concepts such as decoration and ornamentation. The development of a specific artistic approach, giving rise to an emphasis on geometry, calligraphy and “the arabesque” shall be investigated through examples from architecture, fiber arts, metal work, glass, ceramics, stucco and stone carving, and miniature painting.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 324 - Art and Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
Prerequisites: AAH 121 and AAH 122 or permission of the instructor
During the Italian Renaissance, artists and architects produced works for their cities, for courts and rulers, and for one another. While this course addresses the major monuments of Italian Renaissance, questions about viewership and audience will drive our inquiry, as we consider “for whose eyes was this monument constructed?” Artists and architects increasingly took this question of viewership into account, and so we will examine the objects and structures they created as embedded within their local cultural, intellectual, and political contexts.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 330 - Topics in Art and Architectural History
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
Variable content course dealing with the interactions of arts and architecture in different parts of the world at various time periods.
3 credits
Special Offering
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AAH 421 - Issues in Contemporary Art
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 and one 300 level AAH course
Fulfills Visual Arts Studies major requirement and a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration and/or minor
A course addressing major conceptual and thematic concerns in art since the 1960s. Movements and approaches covered include: Minimalism, Conceptualism, Appropriation, Installation, Abstraction, Video, Photography, and Performance. The themes explored range from racial and sexual identity, to globalization, to public space, to the environment, to outsider art. Course content will be presented in the form of works of art from the 1960s to the present, critical essays that contextualize the work and field trips to galleries, openings, museums and studios. Satisfies Feinstein Service Learning in Visual Arts Studies, and Art and Architectural History.
3 credits
Spring
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AAH 423 - Nature and Art
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration.
An interdisciplinary seminar where students will have the opportunity to investigate and question how nature, through our perception of it, becomes a cultural construct. The concepts of Natural History, Landscape, Body Perception, Biophilia and Environmental Ethics are some of the core issues that will be discussed in this seminar. Various aspects of the natural world will be analyzed in relation to how artists or trends, from different cultures and time periods, have been used and inspired by them and how we might still continue to do so today.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 430 - Special Topics in Art and Architectural History
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122 and one 300 level AAH course
Variable content course dealing with significant aspects and themes in the development of Art and Architectural History, such as art institutions and historiography, the nature of creativity and originality, the making of the art object, self-representation and the artist’s identity, architecture and worship, representations of the body, rituals and public space, representing nature, and symbols of authority.
3 credits
Special Offering
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AAH 450 - Senior Thesis
Prerequisites: Senior standing, consent of AAH program faculty and Dean
Optional course for senior-level Art and Architectural History majors; designed to study an issue or topic in depth. Students are required to produce a work of historical research suitable for publication in student-level journals in Art and Architectural History. Topics determined by the expertise of the instructor and the anticipated interests of the students.
3 credits
Annually
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AAH 530 - Special Topics in Art + Architectural History
Prerequisites: Graduate standing, or Senior Standing with permission of the instructor
Variable content course dealing with significant themes, periods and individuals in Art + Architectural History. The course is offered in a graduate seminar format, with graduate academic and scholarly expectations as well as support for faculty and student pursuits. The course may be taken more than once depending on topical content.
3 credits
Special Offering
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AAH 560 - The Newport Seminar
Prerequisites: None
The course will examine the history of American arts through the study of the material culture of Newport, Rhode Island. Newport’s history, like any other, can be written in more than one way. On the one hand, Newport is a microcosm of the development of the fine arts in America. In this version of the history, the aesthetic development of Newport reaches its zenith in the Gilded Age. However, this interpretation of Newport’s history omits much. Newport’s story is shaped by many - and not all of them are elites. We will examine the “thick” history of Newport by looking not only at high style arts but also at commonplace objects as well. We will develop an understanding of the making of a specific place over a long span of time, from the colonial period to the present. In creating our history, we will take an interest in a broad spectrum of the arts. American arts flourished in Newport. We will look at architecture and landscapes as well as at painting, sculpture, art glass, and furniture. Our goal is not only to recognize works of art as exemplars of a specific style but also to understand who made the objects and why.
3 credits
Annually
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BIO 103 - Biology I and Lab
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration. BIO 103/BIO 104 , may be used to fulfill the Core Curriculum science requirement
Designed as a foundation for science-based disciplines, this course begins with a survey of basic chemistry as it applies to the structure and function of cells. An exploration of cellular physiology includes organelle function, metabolic processes and human organ systems highlighted as an example of the integrated workings of different cell types. The laboratory reinforces the concepts of the class and includes techniques in biological chemistry, microscope use and instrumental analysis. *Students in the Biology and Marine Biology programs must have a C-average in BIO 103 and BIO 104 to continue in these programs.
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 104 - Biology II and Lab
Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration BIO 103 /104 or BIO 104/NATSC 226 may be used to fulfill the Core Curriculum science requirement
This course highlights the mechanisms of evolution, the diversity of life, population, and the principles of ecology. Laboratory and field exercises reinforce these concepts and develop technical and analytical skills. *Students in the Biology and Marine Biology programs must have a C-average in BIO 103 and BIO 104 to continue in these programs.
4 credits
Spring
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BIO 105 - Life Science for Elementary Education and Lab
Prerequisites: None
This course is designed as a foundation in the biological sciences for future elementary school teachers. The goal of this course is for future teachers to gain a better understanding of major biological principles and processes so that they will be more comfortable with and proficient in teaching life science in the elementary classroom. As such, this course focuses on science content and not science pedagogy, though the teaching of biology in the classroom will be discussed. Topics will include basic cell biology, the flow of energy and material through living systems, genetics and heredity, basic human development, mechanisms of evolution, the diversity of life, and the principles of ecology. The laboratory reinforces the concepts of the class and provides students with a hands-on, inquiry-based introduction to the process of science.
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 200 - Genetics
Prerequisites: BIO 103 , BIO 104 , and CHEM 191 , or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
Fundamental concepts of inheritance, variation, mutation, and evolution. Examples selected from both the plant and animal kingdoms best illustrate various topics in Mendelian, population and molecular genetics.
4 credits
Fall, Spring
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BIO 204 - Introduction to Marine Biology
Prerequisites: None
Marine biology is the application of basic biological principles (e.g., cell biology, physiology, biomechanics, biodiversity, behavior, ecology, etc.) to marine organisms and their environments. This course will introduce marine ecosystems with emphasis on the physiological adaptations, body types and behavioral strategies of resident species. Patterns of diversity will be examined taxonomically and geographically, and biological interactions will be considered in relation to many different species, including our own.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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BIO 210 - Botany and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 , or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
Survey course investigating systematic, evolutionary, and functional development of plants. In all categories the focus is on the interrelationship of the plant kingdom and its environment.
4 credits
Alternate Spring
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BIO 215 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 and BIO 104 , or consent of instructor
This course is the first of a two-semester course sequence in human anatomy and physiology. Over the course of this semester we will explore and study the anatomy and functioning of the integumentary, skeletal, digestive, muscular and nervous systems of the human body. Laboratory work includes vertebrate dissections, and investigation of physiological processes in humans and other vertebrates.
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 216 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 215 or consent of instructor
This course is the second of a two-semester course sequence in human anatomy and physiology. Over the course of this semester we will explore and study the anatomy and functioning of the sensory organs, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems of the human body. Laboratory work includes vertebrate dissections, and investigation of physiological processes in humans and other vertebrates.
4 credits
Spring
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BIO 220 - Marine Vertebrate Zoology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 , or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration
Comparative survey of the evolution, physiology, behavior, adaptations, and natural history of marine fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Course emphasizes animals found locally in Narragansett Bay.
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 225 - Evolution
Prerequisites: BIO 103 and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 , or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
Examines evidence for evolution from a variety of sources in addition to the major principles and mechanisms involved. Open to non-science students as well as science majors.
3 credits
Fall
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BIO 230 - Microbiology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration Fulfills a course requirement in the Environmental Science Core Concentration
Survey of microorganisms, emphasis on bacteria and the medical aspects of microbiology. Study of cultivation, methods of identification, and ecological activities of bacteria.
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 231 - Bioethics: Life, Health and Environment
Prerequisites: BIO 103 or CORE 101 or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement for the Bioethics Certificate. This course does not fulfill a course requirement in the Biology major, minor or core Concentration
The ethical, legal and social implications of recent advances in biological research, environmental issues and technological applications generate discussions between scientists, politicians, lawyers, clergy and citizens throughout the world. Bioethics is a comprehensive interdisciplinary course about biomedical and environmental legal and ethical practice. Students will discuss the conflicts what arise in society that biologists/biotechnologists face when working in biotechnology, human and animal health, environmental health and ethical research practices in basic/applied science. Through critical thinking and “real case” scenarios students will be able to reach an appropriate course of action to understand and resolve bioethical concerns in society.
3 credits
Alternate Fall
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BIO 235 - Biological Illustration
Prerequisites: None
This course will help students improve their skills in the scientific, artistic and technical aspects of “seeing” biological subjects and creating realistic illustrations that convey scientific information about them (i.e., the drawing as data) in accurate and visually appealing ways. Pencil, ink and color media will be used with a range of subject matter to practice line drawings, shading, stipple and other aspects of rendering. The course begins with a series of basic exercises to help students improve their critical observation, visual interpretation and drawing skills. Subsequently, a series of projects will help students refine their skills for finishing illustrations in forms suitable for exhibition and publication. A final project will allow students an opportunity to explore creative and expressionistic dimensions of biological illustration. Throughout the course, critique sessions will allow students to discuss and evaluate each others’ work.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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BIO 240 - Concepts of Ecology
Prerequisites: BIO 103 or NATSC 103 , and BIO 104 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration. Fulfills a course requirement in the Environmental Science Core Concentration
Focuses on effects and controls of pollution in the environment, conservation, and natural population controls. For the non-science as well as the science major.
3 credits
Spring
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BIO 250 - Introduction to Biostatistics
Cross-Listed with: MATH 250
Prerequisites: MATH 213 BIO 104 and sophomore standing or consent of instructor
Fulfills the statistics requirement for the Biology, Marine Biology and Environmental Science Majors
The course is a team-taught introductory course in statistics with applications to biological problems. Students will learn statistical concepts and the technical details behind those concepts as well as when and how to apply particular procedures. This class is a mix of theoretical understanding of statistical principles and problem application using statistical software. Particular topics include the following: Measures of the central tendency and of dispersion and variability, hypothesis testing, Analysis of Variance and linear, multiple and polynomial regression.
3 credits
Fall
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BIO 255 - Survey of Marine Autotrophs
Prerequisites: BIO 103 , BIO 104 .
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration
Marine autotrophs constitute an evolutionarily diverse assemblage of organisms, encompassing the smallest forms of life on earth, as well as some of the largest. This course explores the diversity and evolution of those organisms who, through photosynthesis, source nearly all complex life with sugar and oxygen. The biodiversity of benthic and planktonic marine autotrophs in coastal and open oceans will be studied, including examination of the local micro- and macroscopic marine floras.
3 credits
Spring, Alternate Years
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BIO 302 - Ichthyology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 or NATSC 103 , and BIO 104 or NATSC 204 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration
Provides a comparative examination of the evolution, morphology, physiology, and natural history of fishes from diverse habitats (freshwater, estuarine, and marine). Correspondingly, an underlying theme of the course is the behavioral and functional adaptations of fishes that allow these animals to survive in different environments. While course material provides students with an application of the tremendous diversity that exists among fishes, particular emphasis is placed on species inhabiting local areas. Upon completing the course, students will first understand the ecology and evolution of fishes, and second, recognize the challenges imposed on fishes and the means by which groups have adapted to their specific environment. Moreover, laboratory sessions include comparative studies of selected examples and field trips to local environments.
4 credits
Alternate Spring
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BIO 304 - Herpetology
Prerequisites: BIO 103 or NATSC 103 ; BIO 104 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
A phylogenetic survey of reptiles and amphibians emphasizing structure, evolution, reproduction, life history, environmental physiology, and behavior. A series of lectures/discussions is supplemented by field study of local fauna and preserved specimens.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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BIO 305 - Neotropical Marine Biology
Prerequisites: At least one biology course at RWU and Consent of Instructors
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration
Neotropical Marine Biology is a field-intensive course focused on the emergence of the Central American Isthmus as a significant geological event that shaped the evolution of tropical marine organisms. Students will study the tremendous biodiversity harbored in Panamanian waters while studying the evolutionary processes that have shaped Panamanian environments over the past three million years. The course offers hands-on opportunities to study core concepts of biology in a tropical setting.
4 credits
Winter Intersession, Alternate Years
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BIO 310 - Tropical Ecology
Prerequisites: At least one Biology course or consent of instructor
Fulfills a Marine Biology elective in the Organismal and Ecology category
Examines diversity of life in a tropical region including exploration of coral reefs, sandy shores, mangrove swamps, and freshwater habitats. May also include special area in-depth investigations of student interest.
3 credits
Winter Intersession, Alternate Years
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BIO 312 - Conservation Biology
Prerequisites: BIO 104 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Environmental Science Core Concentrations
This course provides an overview of contemporary conservation biology as an interdisciplinary field that investigates human-environment relationships as they relate to the preservation and restoration of biodiversity from local to global scales, inclusive of species, their populations’ gene pools, and ecosystems. Topics to be analyzed include: causes of biodiversity loss; ecosystem services; population ecology, genetics and management; design and management of conservation landscapes; restoration ecology; sociocultural aspects of conservation issues; and examples of conservation success.
3 credits
Alternate Fall
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BIO 315 - Animal Physiology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 and BIO 104 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration Fulfills a Marine Biology elective in the Organismal and Ecology category
This course examines how animals work, and how their physiology allows them to function in their particular environment. It combines classical comparative physiology with physiological ecology, looking at the physiological bases of energy metabolism, respiration, circulation, locomotion, and integration in both vertebrate and invertebrate animals in a variety of environments, including extreme habitats like the deep ocean, deserts, and polar climates. In the laboratory, students test physiological concepts based on data collected from live subjects (invertebrate and vertebrate).
4 credits
Alternate Spring
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BIO 318 - Aquatic Animal Health and Lab
Cross-Listed with: AQS 318
Prerequisites: AQS 262 and AQS 264 ; or consent of instructor
The course addresses important diseases and disease prevention methods in aquatic animals from an aquaculture/fisheries and ornamental perspective. Subjects covered include selected anatomical and physiological systems and water/environmental systems important to understanding, preventing and treating diseases of various bivalve molluscs, lobsters/crabs, cephalopods, echinoderms and fish. Lectures will include aspects of biosecurity and water quality that affect disease occurrence and the spread of infectious agents. Current aquaculture/ fisheries issues will be discussed. The laboratory portion of the course will provide experience in the methods used in handling, anesthesia, euthanasia, treatment, use of diagnostic tests, prevention of disease spread and maintaining healthy cultured and display animals.
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 320 - Marine Ecology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 or NATSC 103 and BIO 104 or NATSC 204 , CHEM 191 and CHEM 192 or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration. Fulfills a course requirement in the Environmental Science Core Concentration
Senior-level, advanced study of the marine habitat, using the field as a laboratory in conjunction with scheduled classroom discussions and lectures. Problems of an ecological nature are studied and guidance provided by faculty.
4 credits
Alternate Fall
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BIO 323 - Developmental Biology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 200 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
Comprehensive introduction to the molecular and cellular aspects of development emphasizing cellular differentiations, reproduction, morphogenesis, and growth regulation.
4 credits
Alternate Fall
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BIO 325 - Molecular Cell Biology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 200 or consent of the instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration and the Biotechnology Certificate
This course examines the logic and mechanisms of gene regulation and the key experiments that revealed how oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes control the cell cycle. The molecular basis for cell signaling, cell adhesion, cytoskeleton dynamics, and organization of the extracellular matrix, are reviewed. In the laboratory students carry out experiments with mouse cells in order to learn the techniques of mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, immunoblotting and immunofluorescence. Microarray technology and its application to the diagnosis of disease is also examined.
4 credits
Spring
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BIO 326 - Field Ecology: Ecology of the Rockies
Prerequisites: BIO 104
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Environmental Science Core Concentration
This is a field-intensive ecology course to study the various communities found in the Beartooth Mountain region of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. We will use the natural laboratory of the Rocky Mountains to teach students various topics in Plant, Community and Ecosystem Ecology. Students will learn numerous field techniques to understand the structure and the dynamics of the communities. Topics will include Community properties including population structure, Competition, Succession, Soil Ecology, Riparian woodlands, Disturbance & Fire Ecology, Physiological ecology and Human Impact on the region. Students will learn about Environmental (Regional and National) issues that are impacting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
3 credits
Summer Session II
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BIO 330 - Neurobiology
Prerequisites: BIO 103 and BIO 104 , MATH 213 , CHEM 301 , Recommended: BIO 200 and BIO 325
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
This survey of the fundamental ideas of neuroscience examines four major topics: i) the molecular biology, biochemistry and physiology of neurons and synapses; ii) development and evolution of the major sensory and motor pathways in vertebrates; iii) information processing in the visual system; and iv) artificial neural networks. Students will carry out a number of experiments using either computer simulations or live material (earthworms).
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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BIO 331 - Bioinformatics and Lab
Cross-Listed with: COMSC 331
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and COMSC 110 or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration and Biotechnology Certificate
The course reviews the fundamental concepts of molecular and evolutionary biology, with a focus on the types of questions that lend themselves to computer analysis. In web-based exercises students will become familiar with the content and format of the most commonly used databases and learn to query them with the associated search engines. Some of the basic algorithms used to compare and order sequence data will be presented, along with the programs that are used to evaluate the inferred patterns statistically and to present them graphically. A weekly computer-programming lab will train students to write simple scripts to extract sequence information from databases and to search for specific patterns within these data.
4 credits
Alternate Spring
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BIO 332 - Fisheries Science
Prerequisites: BIO 103 or NATSC 103 , and BIO 104 or NATSC 204 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration
A multidisciplinary course that examines the biology, ecology, and population dynamics of aquatic fishery resources. This information is further integrated with the study of human socioeconomics in an effort to better understand the management and conservation of exploited fisheries. Topics covered in the class include: fish life history characteristics and population dynamics; stock assessment and identification; socioeconomics; fishing gear technology and its impact on populations, communities, and ecosystems; and strategies for management and conservation.
3 credits
Fall, Alternate Years
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BIO 333 - Biochemistry for the Life Sciences
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and CHEM 301
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
This is a one-semester, lecture-only Biochemistry course that covers the fundamental concepts of modern biochemistry using examples of particular relevance for students who wish to pursue careers in the biological sciences and health professions. This course does not satisfy the prerequisite for CHEM 435 - Advanced Biochemistry . Students who have completed BIO 390 /CHEM 390 may not register for BIO 333.
3 credits
Spring
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BIO 335 - Invertebrate Zoology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 or NATSC 103 , and BIO 104 or NATSC 204 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration
Emphasizes classification, life history, and ecology of invertebrates. Includes field trips to local areas to acquaint students with the inshore fauna of Rhode Island and the Northeastern coast.
4 credits
Spring
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BIO 336 - Tropical Marine Invertebrate Zoology
Study Away
3 credits
Fall
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BIO 340 - Biotechnology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 200 or BIO 325 or CHEM 301 or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
Laboratory-intensive course.
Students acquire the core set of skills involved in cloning specific genes. Techniques include the purification of DNA and RNA molecules; analysis of their size by gel electrophoresis; enzymatic amplification of DNA by PCR; construction of recombinant DNA molecules; detection of specific genes by Southern hybridization and DNA sequencing. Application of these techniques to the areas of evolutionary biology, forensics, and medicine are illustrated.
4 credits
Alternate Spring
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BIO 345 - Aquaculture
Prerequisites: NATSC 204 or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration Fulfills a Marine Biology elective in the Applied category
Introduces the basic principles of aquaculture. Surveys the variety of aquatic plant and animal culture technologies currently in play throughout the world. Provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to address and solve common problems encountered in aquatic farming.
3 credits
Alternate Fall
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BIO 350 - Marine Mammalogy
Prerequisites: BIO 103 , and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration
A survey of the biology of marine mammal groups, the cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians, polar bears and sea otters. Topics to be discussed include systematics, evolution, natural history, physiology, behavior, reproduction, anatomy, and current issues in marine mammal conservation.
3 credits
Spring
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BIO 355 - Marine Phycology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 , and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration
Study of marine algae and their biology. Correlated laboratory and field studies, and independent investigations of unsolved problems concerning the relationship of the algae and their environment.
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 356 - Biology of Plankton and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 , and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 , or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration. Fulfills a Marine Biology elective in the Organismal and Ecology category
Despite their small size, plankton constitute one of the largest components of the world’s biomass. As primary producers and primary consumers, planktonic organisms are the essential food source at the base of marine and freshwater food webs. Plankton also play important roles in nutrient recycling and in regulating the concentration of atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide and oxygen. This survey course will investigate the biology and ecology of marine planktonic organisms including systematic studies of select planktonic groups (e.g. Diatoms, Dinoflagellates, Copepods), ecological studies of marine phyto and zooplankton (e.g. harmful algal blooms, grazing) and discussions of environmental parameters that affect primary and secondary production and plankton distribution. The laboratory portion of the course will emphasize methodologies for sampling, collecting, handling and culturing planktonic organisms. Several class research projects will precede a 4-5 week research project to be completed independently in consultation with course instructors.
4 credits
Alternate Spring
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BIO 360 - Limnology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 or NATSC 103 , and BIO 104 or NATSC 204 , CHEM 191 and CHEM 192 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology and Marine Biology Core Concentration. Fulfills a course requirement in the Environmental Science Core Concentration
Examines flora and fauna in freshwater and estuarine environments and their interrelationships with the physical and chemical properties of these waters.
4 credits
Alternate Fall
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BIO 361 - Coral Reef Ecology
Study Away
4 credits
Fall
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BIO 362 - Animal Behavior
Cross-Listed with: PSYCH 362
Prerequisites: PSYCH 100 , BIO 103 , and BIO 104 or NATSC 103 ; or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration
Proseminar course.
Emphasizes common challenges that various species face. The mechanisms responsible for behavior, including sensory receptors, filters, neurobiology and the endocrine system are discussed. The development of behavior, as well as behavior genetics and evolution are examined. Students then focus on communication and adaptations for survival, and social organization in animal groups. Students present the results of a literature search.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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BIO 363 - Immunology
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and CHEM 301 , or permission of the instructor
Fulfills a course requirement for the Biology Core Concentration
This course examines the development and function of the immune system in health and disease. Our understanding of immunology derives from a combination of physiological, biochemical and genetic analyses that have elucidated the mechanism of innate immunity, the generation of antibody diversity, and cellular basis for adaptive immunity. Evaluation: Problem sets, semester exams, presentation of a research article and a cumulative final exam.
3 credits
Spring, Alternate Years
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BIO 370 - Virology and Lab
Prerequisites: BIO 103 , BIO 104 , and BIO 200 or consent of instructor
Fulfills a course requirement in the Biology Core Concentration. Fulfills a Marine Biology elective in the Molecular category
An introduction to the basic biology of viruses. Selected human, animal, insect, and plant viruses will be studied using principles from genetics, cell biology, immunology, ecology and evolutionary biology. The use of viruses in molecular biology, gene therapy and biological control will be discussed. Laboratory work includes the study of viral life cycles as well as techniques used in the detection and isolation of viruses.
4 credits
Spring
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