Summer & May Term Courses (Jan 25th, 2021)

See dynamic schedule for current listings with descriptions for Special Topics courses.

May Term (May 26-June 25)

Term CRN Course Title Credit Instructor(s) Proposed Gen Ed Perspectives Prerequisites May 30036 ENG 286 Using BC Art to Develop Curric 1 Cohen, J & Doherty, M (Active Learning Experience) May 30037 ARH 286 Using BC Art to Develop Curric 1 Cohen, J & Doherty, M (Active Learning Experience) May 30042 AST 286 Understanding Modern China 1 Sowers, N & Wang, J (International Non-Western) May 30038 GST 286 Civic Engmt & Social Change 1 Woodward, A & Cochrane, A (Active Learning Experience) GSTR 210 May 30043 HHP 217 Walking for Fitness 0.25 Mortara, A May 30044 HHP 217 Walking for Fitness 0.25 Mortara, A May 30041 REL 209S The Guilty Vicarage 1 Smith, D (Religion Perspective) GSTR 210 TAD 130 or TAD 265 or TAD 275 or May 30039 TAD 386 Vehicle Dynamics and Design 1 Mahoney, M PHY 127 May 30040 THR 186 Introduction to Film Studies 1 Gray, G (Arts Perspective)

May Term Descriptions:

ENG/ARH 286-Using BC Art to Develop Curriculum: In this course, students will study how to use art objects and their cultural contexts as the basis for developing materials geared toward teaching and learning about art objects in a high school setting. Students will explore object-centered inquiry through their writing and reading, pursue case studies of other exhibit- and object-based curricular projects, and write their own lessons in consultation with the instructors based on small pre-selection groups of art objects held in the Berea College Art Collections. Since the Art Collections are not presently open to the public, this course will be conducted remotely.

AST 286: China has reemerged as an economic powerhouse over the last 30 years. While this seems fast to the typical American, a closer look at China's history and society would reveal an expansive culture of innovation, resources, and productivity. A good way to understand the transition and growth of the economy within the much longer historical context that the nation deserves is to learn more about its people, its markets, and its institutions. Students will develop their perspective of modern China, broaden their understanding of the power of economic growth, and learn about the complexity of opportunity and challenge that comes with the economic transformation of "socialism with Chinese characteristics."

Beginning with a critical review of the key issues about China in the media today, such as the COVID pandemic, the US-China trade-war, China's Belt-Road Initiative, and the controversies over China's social media apps Tik Tok and WeChat, we seek to understand China's economic transformation from developing economy to industrial giant over the last 30 years. We will examine factors that promoted China's economic growth by revisiting the macroeconomic patterns in China's economy before and since its ascension to the World Trade Organization in late 2001. From this history we can develop an understanding of some of the economic tradeoffs for the environment, for the workforce, and for doing business in China that were made in the name of economic prosperity. We will explore these through a model of inquiry where students will research a social or economic side effect that they will share with the class. Then we focus on the ways that current policy in China is designed to address these side effects in order to discern the economic direction of the country going forward. In the last week of the course, and based on a better understanding of modern China, its domestic strengths and challenges, students will explore its rapidly changing place in the world.

GST 286-Civic Engagement: An introduction to civic engagement and social change for students interested in applying knowledge from their academic disciplines to contemporary issues and community contexts. The course examines trends in civic engagement over time, including forms it has taken and problems and potential associated with these. Social change theories and strategies are studied through the lens of personal and place-based narratives and case studies at the local, state, and national levels. Through an applied project, students will engage with community leaders and organizations involved in place-based development, outreach, and change. Students will also explore and reflect upon the intersections of self, organizations, and communities. While the course will emphasize civic engagement examples and themes based in the United States, it offers a framework for considering connections with international contexts and communities.

REL 209S-The Guilty Vicarage: Mysteries of the 20th and 21st century that revolve around clergy, churches, and notions of the divine will be studied and discussed. Special attention will be paid to how these mysteries reflect on important theological themes found in the Bible, The Apostles' Creed, and the Rule of Faith.

TAD 386-Vehicle Dynamics and Design: This course will be an exploration into the Vehicular Dynamics and Chassis Design. This course will allow students to explore the foundational elements of good vehicular design while also exploring key elements of mathematics and applied physics as it applies to ride, handling, safety, and efficiency.

THR 186-Introduction to Film Studies: This class aims to provide an introduction to the basic tools of film analysis. We will examine how elements like mise-en- scene, cinematography, editing, and sound work together to create meaning in a range of films. We will also examine how these elements are put together in different types of films--narratives, documentaries and experimental cinema--and how films function in society to circulate ideas and ideologies. It will acquaint students with various skills to analyze film aesthetics, as well as the tremendously important role movies play in our culture. The class is divided roughly evenly into lecture, media examples, and discussion periods. Course Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Demonstrate understanding of the nature and process of film creation. (2) Demonstrate ability to read and analyze film as you would a novel, a poem or a short story. (3) Articulate familiarity with theoretical ideas presented by major film theorists. (4) Outline the major aesthetic trends in the history of cinema.

Continued Summer Term (May 26-July 27)

Term CRN Course Title Credit Instructor Gen Ed Perspectives (Proposed) Prerequisites Summer 30011 AFR 136 African Trad Religion (REL) 1 Anibueze (International Non-Western; Religion Perspective) Summer 30013 AFR 136 African Trad Religion (REL) 1 Anibueze (International Non-Western; Religion Perspective) Summer 30010 ANR 130 Plant Science 1 Hall (Natural Science Lab) MAT 012 Summer 30034 APS 121 Appalachian Cultures 1 Green (AfrAmer, Appl, Wmn Perspective) Summer 30030 ART 134 Fibers & Color Theory 1 Kriner (Arts Perspective) Summer 30024 AST 286 U.S.-Japan Foreign Policy 1 McKee Summer 30001 BUS 120 Accounting I 1 Hale (Practical Reasoning) MAT 012 Summer 30003 CLS 222 Classical Mythology (REL) 1 Carlevale (Arts Perspective; Religion Perspective) American Literature After Summer 30035 ENG 200L the Civil War 1 Bruder (Arts Perspective; Western History Perspective) Summer 30009 GER 140 German Civilization 1 Jones (International Perspective; Western History Perspective) Summer 30018 GST 186 Libraries as Change Agents 1 Peach (Active Learning Experience; Practical Reasoning) Sem-Contemporary Global Summer 30005 GSTR 410 Issues 1 Gift Writing Sem Summer 30006 GSTR 210 II:Ident&Diversity 1 Creel GSTR 110 Summer 30007 GSTR 332 Scientific Origins 1 Adams PRQ Summer 30008 GSTR 332 Scientific Origins 1 Adams PRQ Writing Sem Summer 30016 GSTR 210 II:Ident&Diversity 1 Dreiling GSTR 110 Sem-Contemporary Global Summer 30021 GSTR 410 Issues 1 Martin Understandings of Summer 30022 GSTR 310 Christianity 1 Clavere GSTR 210 Understandings of Summer 30023 GSTR 310 Christianity 1 Hofmeister GSTR 210 Summer 30031 HHP 218 Weight Training 0.25 Dalessio Summer 30032 HHP 218 Weight Training 0.25 Dalessio College Algebra with Summer 30002 MAT 115 Modeling 1 Hebble (Pract Reasoning-Quantitative) Summer 30004 MAT 012 Elementary Algebra II 1 Phillips MUS Summer 30017 100S Music & Culture of the 1980s 1 Dreiling (Arts Perspective) Summer 30025 PSC 286 U.S.-Japan Foreign Policy 1 McKee Summer 30026 PSC 250 International Relations 1 McKee PSC 100 Behavioral Neuroscience w/ Summer 30015 PSY 212 Lab 1 Messer (Psychology with lab) PSY 100 Summer 30027 PSY 225 Stats & Rsrch Meth-Behav Sci 1 Jones Summer 30012 REL 136 African Trad Religion (AFR) 1 Anibueze (International Non-Western; Religion Perspective) Summer 30014 REL 136 African Trad Religion (AFR) 1 Anibueze (International Non-Western; Religion Perspective) Summer 30033 REL 222 Classical Mythology (CLS) 1 Carlevale (Arts Perspective; Religion Perspective) Summer 30028 SPN 101 Introduction to Spanish I 1 Marte Summer 30029 SPN 102 Introduction to Spanish II 1 Marte SPN 101 Summer 30019 THR 286 Feminist Solo Performance 1 Barton (AfrAmer, Appl, Wmn Perspective; Arts Perspective) Summer 30020 THR 286 Feminist Solo Performance 1 Barton (AfrAmer, Appl, Wmn Perspective; Arts Perspective) Summer 30045 THR 286 Theatre Without Borders 1 Martin (Arts Perspective: International Non-Western) GSTR 210

Summer Term Descriptions:

AST/PSC 286: This course will serve as an introduction to the process and content of foreign relations between the United States and Japan. Reaching back to the beginnings of this relationship in the mid-1850s, students will learn the historical context of this relationship spanning from contact with Commodore Matthew Perry in the 1850s, through Japan's Meiji Restoration, WWI and WWII, to the post-war treaties and contemporary relationship between the U.S. and its greatest ally in East Asia. Students should gain a better understanding of the historical context of this relationship, how foreign policy is created and how domestic politics and international relations intersect.

MUS 100S-Music and Culture of the 1980s: This course is designed to provide students with a better understanding of the significant music developments and historical events that shaped the 1980s. Students will examine social, political, and cultural trends associated with this period and the relationship between music and culture during this pivotal decade. Music studied will include, but is not limited to Pop, Rock/Hard Rock, Hip-Hop/Rap, Grunge, New Wave, and Country. The course will also cover social/cultural topics including the War on Drugs, the birth of MTV, the end of the Cold War, Reaganomics, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

THR 286 Feminist Solo Performance: An active introduction to the basic principles of the Solo performance process. Feminist Solo Performance is a way to highlight and honor the importance of issues pertaining to Women. Students will study important artists such as bell hooks and Anna Deveare Smith. Students will also create and perform their own texts to later implement in a Final Solo performance. Upon conclusion of this course, students should have a deeper understanding of the Solo performance technique, African-American culture, and Feminist tradition.

THR 286-Theatre Without Borders: This class will examine the diversity and cultural context of contemporary theatre text and performance from a global perspective. The fact that we are “closer” through increased technology than ever before makes this examination and reflection on our own performance practices even more essential. Students will read, write, view, reflect, and create around a central concept: How can we increase our understanding and humanity around culture, and how has theatre, storytelling, and creativity from around the world encouraged this?

Summer Housing and Meal Plan Cost and Fees:

All Summer/Labor Only May Term Summer Term

(May 26 – August 6) (May 26 – June 25) (May 26 – July 27) Housing TBA Housing TBA Housing TBA

(May 26 – August 6) (May 26 – June 25) (May 26 – July 27) Meal TBA Meals TBA Meals TBA Total: TBA TBA Total: TBA

Mandatory Summer Fees

Health $50

Activity Fee $19

Technology Fee (If enrolled in classes) $40

Accident Fund Fee $1

Total $110