Courses

Introduction to language and techniques of writing for visual media, television and online alike. Students will also develop skills in using audio and video tools to capture and edit data and to tell clear, accurate, and powerful visual stories. The course can be used as an elective for the journalism minor.

The physiology of the vocal mechanism and techniques for teaching voice production. The development of individual skill in singing is stressed.

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Prereq.: 12 credits in social sciences or in courses in the Department of Linguistics and Communication Disorders, or permission of instructor. A research seminar using sociolinguistic and anthropological perspectives to explore current language use and attitudes in New York. Students will formulate research questions, and design and carry out original field research projects to answer these questions. Not open to student who have passed LCD 288/ANTH 288. (SYN)

Prereq.: 12 credits in social sciences or in courses in the Department of Linguistics and Communication Disorders, or permission of instructor. A research seminar using sociolinguistic and anthropological perspectives to explore current language use and attitudes in New York. Students will formulate research questions, and design and carry out original field research projects to answer these questions. Not open to student who have passed LCD 288/ANTH 288. (SYN)

How volcanoes form, where they form, what they erupt. The relation between volcanism and major Earth movements. How volcanoes change during their lifetimes. Possible prediction of volcanic eruptions. The influence of volcanoes on human activities now and in the past.

A discussion-based review of interactions between volcanic eruptions and the climate system throughout Earth history. Students will examine relationships among volcanology, petrology, climatology and meteorology through analysis of peer-reviewed scientific literature.

An examination of some of the major problems in contemporary religious thought. Possible topics: the existence of God, the nature of faith; mysticism; the problem of evil; philosophical aspects of eschatology; the impact of science on religion. May be repeated once for credit provided the topics is different.

A study in the literatures and cultures of Africa that may include focus on poetry, drama, film, fiction, and non-fiction prose. May be repeated for credit if the topic is different.

This advanced course will allow students to refine their craft and techniques learned in Alternative Processes in Photography I while also learning other advanced methods for making photographic objects. Topics to be discussed will include combining historic processes with contemporary photographic techniques and practices. Critiques will discuss how the language of the processes used will contribute to the content of the photographs being made. Course is repeatable, up to 3 times, for credit.