Instructor: Stephanie Gould Description: In this class students will examine practical steps to improve their overall approach to learning and put their new strategies into practice by learning to knit. Students will learn and discuss current ideas about how learning works and document their process of learning a new skill through daily reflections and an… [Read More]

Instructor: Andrew Carr Description: This course is intended for freshmen and sophomore students interested in science with no previous college-level research experience. Students will perform original re-search and experience the excitement of learning things no one knew before. Stu-dents will work in small groups to advance a research project of interest to the larger scientific… [Read More]

Instructor: Chris Goldsmith Description: Movies: how do they work? In this course, we will pay attention to the grammar and syntax of movies-things like cuts, camera movement, lighting, scene structure, and sound design-and examine how they interact with the acting, dialogue, and plot to create a movie. We’ll think about what it means for a… [Read More]

Instructor: Colin Foss Description: Genies, these spiritual beings with their wish-granting and narrative powers, have for centuries endured as fantastical figments within modern cultures. From the original compilation of “One Thousand and One Nights” in 18th-century France, to recent films including Disney’s Aladdin, these genies–also known as djinn–have been represented as important and exoticized touchstones… [Read More]

Instructor: Brett Boessen Description: This course will help you engage with fundamental principles of game design in a supportive and collaborative environment, in order to provide you the tools necessary to create your own games. Meeting Dates: 01/02/2024 – 01/24/2024 Meeting Times: M-F 01:00PM – 05:00PM Meeting Location: Ida Green 116 Section Requisites: A laptop… [Read More]

Instructor: Keith Kisselle Description: The video game and the HBO series The Last of Us includes the idea of zombie fungi, much of which is based on actual science. Fungi have amazing abilities to heal, hurt, partner, parasitize, revitalize, and kill. With a long evolutionary history on the planet and a vast array of metabolic… [Read More]

Instructor: Margie Norman Description: “You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” Friedrich Nietzsche Parents and relatives: “What are you going to major in at Austin College?” Me: “I don’t know yet!” .strange looks. There is an inherent desire in most individuals to have a set plan in place to… [Read More]

Instructors: Saritha Bangara & Ashley Tharayil Description: This course will explore the Indian diet. Students will be introduced to different Indian cuisines, recipes and ingredients while also learning about diet related conditions and diseases that are prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. Ischemic heart disease, COPD, cancer, stroke, and diarrheal diseases are the top 5 killers… [Read More]

Instructor: Elena Olive Description: This course offers an interactive learning experience in which students will explore Spain’s rich variety in traditions, history, language, art, food, and music. While propagation of Spanish cultural identity during Francisco Franco’s dictatorship was reduced to images of bullfights, flamenco dancers, and sunny beaches, in this class we will examine the… [Read More]

Instructor: Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan Description: In this project-based course, students will examine mindfulness as a critical life skill and its potential for applications in the workplace or a future career. Backed by research, mindfulness is the practice of actively cultivating awareness of one’s mental, emotional, and physical environments in order to be present, engaged, and compassionate… [Read More]