学术及课程
Pre-College students will join 火博体育大学 students in class and can choose from the following foundational liberal arts options. 我们所有的课程都是小范围的 from 5 to 20 students – and enrollment includes the benefit of numerous college support resources on campus, such as our writing center, library, and more.
- 住宅的学生 必须报读两门课程
- 通勤的学生 可以报读一门或两门课程
2024课程描述
人类过去人类学(AN 102)
希瑟·赫斯特教授
上午10点至11点50分
3 Credits
An introduction to the biological and cultural evolution of humans. 在学习
the origins of human diversity, students come to understand concepts of time, space,
and context as critical factors in our ability to reconstruct the human past. Students
engage in a variety of scientific evaluation sessions involving data common to archaeological
analysis of human evolutionary and cultural change to learn how this reconstruction
occurs.
人类遗传学(BI 170)•实验室费用80美元
伯尼Possidente教授
上午9点至下午12点10分
4 Credits
An introduction to the principles of genetics and their application to human biology.
Topics include the history of genetics; the structure, function, and inheritance of
genes; medical genetics; and genetic engineering.
Note(s): Nine hours of lecture, six hours of lab per week.
微观经济学导论(EC 104)
罗德里戈·施耐德教授
上午9点到下午12点05分
4 Credits
Prerequisites: Placement in this course requires a score of at least 650 on the SAT Mathematics (MSAT
I) examination, a score of at least 570 on any Mathematics SAT II subject examination
(MSAT II), or a score of at least 28 on the Mathematics ACT examination, 发邮件至lroutled@skidmore. If scores are unavailable, Skidmore will determine eligibility
through a review of the student's high school transcript.
市场研究导论. 学生将发展基本的经济
model of supply and demand to illustrate how choices regarding the production and
distribution of goods and services are made by firms and households in a market economy.
Students will also examine the possibility of market failure and the appropriate government
response. Policy topics may include poverty and homelessness, health care, the environment,
antitrust, discrimination, international trade, unions, and minimum wage laws.
日本近代史(HI 247P)
詹妮弗·戴教授
上午9点到下午12点05分
4 Credits
An examination of the historical transformation of the Japanese archipelago from a
feudal society to a modern state and imperial power, and to a postwar economic giant
以及20世纪90年代的“泡沫经济”. 学生们将探索日本女性和
men have transformed elements of other cultures to create forms of government, society,
以及日本独有的艺术. Sources include a diary, short stories, legal
文件及影片.
Writing Seminar II: Under the Influence (EN 105)
塞迪斯·奈尔斯教授
下午1:15 - 3:35
4 Credits
"Under the Influence - Argument and Persuasion in our Lives"
争论似乎不可避免. Its rituals have shaped the Western academic tradition,
which is perhaps reason enough to study it more closely. 但争论也是一个中心
feature of our lives as citizens and consumers. 在这门写作课程中，学生将
consider the nature of persuasion, various methods of thinking critically, and approaches
to translating these methods to academic texts. 课程项目包括论文考试
the language and logic of persuasive appeals, as well as a final collaborative project.
Introduction to Comparative and International Politics (PL 103)
夏尔曼威利斯教授
下午1:30 - 3:20
3 Credits
A survey of the key concepts and principles of comparative politics and international
relations. Issues covered include state building and state failure; the functioning
of democratic and non-democratic regimes and the ideologies that support them; the
changing nature of the international system; the causes of war and search for peace;
and problems of national and transnational security, such as terrorism, globalization,
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and environmental challenges.
Introduction to Psychological Science (PS 101)
卢卡斯·拉弗尼埃教授
下午1:30 - 4:35
4 Credits
An introduction to the science of psychology through a survey of theories, methods,
以及行为准则. Students will learn about empirical studies that are central
心理学的各个分支学科.
Physics: Sound & 音乐与实验(py109)
Jill Linz教授
下午1:30 - 4:40
4 Credits
The physical principles of sound - how it is produced, propagated and perceived. Emphasis
will be placed on music and music theory and will look at some of the mechanisms used
to produce different types of musical sounds as well as the physical principles guiding
the development of music theory throughout history. 每周的实验课程将提供
hands-on experience in understanding the physical principles discussed in lecture.
宗教:美国众神(RE 105W)
切尔西·泰勒教授
下午1:15 - 3:40
4 Credits
An introduction to the diversity of religions in America and to basic categories and
宗教学术研究中的问题. 美国是其中一个
世界上宗教多元化的国家. 本课程探讨这种多样性
the past and in the present, and explores traditions imported to America, recent traditions
born in America, and/or traditions indigenous to the Americas. 学生将探索
what counts as “religion” in America and how religious traditions shape and are shaped
by other forms of difference (race, class, gender, age, sexuality, etc.)
*可能更改的课程. All course placements are subject to approval by the Pre-College 项目负责人.
Faculty
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Jennifer Day
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Her forthcoming monograph examines international law and transnational fugitives in modern China. It examines the role of Sino-foreign diplomats, jurists, and political actors in creating the boundaries of legitimate political actions. 它讲述了一个故事 about how the Qing and its Republican successor states negotiated for the right to declare their enemies, define their crimes, and gain juridical sovereignty over transborder 19世纪60年代到30年代的叛军. Her next book project will explore the politicization of history in modern China. It seeks to understand how policymakers, bureaucrats, intellectuals, and grassroots educators understood the goals of historical education from the late Qing to the post-Mao period. |
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Heather Hurst
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Heather Hurst specializes in Mesoamerican archaeology with a focus on the study of art production, iconography, materials analysis, identity, and the role of art in society. She has ongoing fieldwork on Maya mural painting in Guatemala, as well as 对墨西哥奥尔梅克岩石艺术的研究. Her publications and illustrated volumes include The Murals of San Bartolo, El Petén, Guatemala. 第一部分，北墙，第一部分， The West Wall. She collaborates with chemists, conservators and epigraphers, resulting in recent articles including, “Strategies for 14C Dating the Oxtotitlán Cave Paintings, Guerrero, Mexico,” and “Maya Codex Book Production and the Politics of Expertise.” Dr. Hurst earned her Ph.D. 获得耶鲁大学人类学学士学位. 她的课程包括中美洲 Archaeology, Archaeological Field Methods, Imaging/Imagining the Past, and Built Environments. |
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卢卡斯LaFreniere
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Fun fact: I used to give counseling on a 90-year-old sailing vessel to youth charged 青少年犯罪. |
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Jill Linz
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With a background in theoretical physics and classical music, Jill joined the physics faculty in 1992. 不久之后，她开发了Sound & 音乐，一个入门的声学 course that is a popular class for non-science students and science students alike. She has also developed courses in advanced acoustics and music synthesis techniques. 她的作品包括一本名为《《Atomville历险记:Macroscope》，以及一个名为“Atom Music”. |
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Thad Niles
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Professor Niles has been an ESL specialist at Skidmore since 2010, teaching composition and coordinating the college's first intensive English program. 萨德的职业 interests include the learning experiences of international students, academic literacies/English for Academic Purposes, Structural-Functional Linguistics/Genre Pedagogy, and new teaching grammars. |
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伯尼Possidente
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罗德里戈•施奈德
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Chelsea Taylor
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Research and teaching interests include history of religions in the United States, Christian nationalism, Evangelicalism, religion and popular culture, performance studies, adaption studies, gender and sexuality studies. |
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夏尔曼威利斯
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在获得博士学位之前.D., she received her BA in Political Science from the University of Southern Maine and MA in International Affairs from American University’s School 国际航运. |
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