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]
How Movies Work: Barbie Edition
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]
Genies, Desire, and Orientalism
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]
Gamemaking Workshop
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]
Fungi: Friend or Foe?
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]
From Chaos to Career
Instructor: Margie Norman Description: “Have you been asked the question, “”What are you going to major in at Austin College?”” and upon answering, “”I don’t know yet””, people give you a strange look? There is an inherent desire in most individuals to have a set plan to follow in order to land that perfect “”JOB””.… [Read More]
A Dash of India
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]
Cultural Diversity in Spain
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]
Critically Mindful, Mindful Engagement
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]
Children’s Literature
Instructor: Kyla Prusak Description: This course studies literature through a wide-ranging study of genre, author’s craft, culture, themes, characterization. Students learn to use this literature as models for writing, comprehension strategies. Teaching strategies are created with each book that is read to clarify for students the learning potential for readers from beginning reading strategies like rhyming… [Read More]
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