APPENDIX 02
The B.A. Program in Critical and Visual Studies
Proposal for Curriculum Revision
Pages 11 and 12
Below are lists of courses designated as “Concentration” and “Distribution” in CVS’s
program application. Only a minority designated as “Concentrations” can be associated
with real course numbers and descriptions in the catalog. The bulk of the courses are
under Special Topics or Special Studies: SS-490, HUM-490/590 and SCI-490/590. See
pages 7 through 14 for course descriptions and listings of Special Topics courses.
The Concentrations (page 12)
In consultation with the advisor, students choose five courses from one of the concentrations. The
following list of courses includes courses currently taught within a two-year cycle; not all courses are
offered each year. Approved studio courses may also count toward a concentration. Additionally, each
semester there are special topics courses in each department, which may fulfill a concentration, with the
permission of the student’s advisor. In the following lists, special topics courses for 2007-2008 are shown
at the end of each list in italics.
VISUAL CULTURE & CINEMA
3 REGULAR COURSES IDENTIFIED:
Visual Culture
Poetics of Cinema
Indian cinema
African Cinema
Weimar Film & Culture
Japanese Cinema
Heroines and Anti-Heroines in World Cinema
Hollywood to the Middle East: In Search of Arab Identity
Contemporary International Cinema
Feminist Film & Film Theory
HUM-440
The Artist in Fiction & Film
Hip-Hop Culture
Bodies & Cultural Landscapes
Modernist Visual Culture
SS-369
Perception & Creativity
CST-320
Art/Work: Documenting Cultural Production
Fashion & Modernism
The Public & Archaeology
Visual Anthropology
1
Philosophy, Film & Religion
Architecture as Vision Machine
Arts, Culture & Community Development
Practicum in Feminist Activism
The New Circus: Political, Post-Modern
CULTURAL THEORY & CRITICISM
2 REGULAR COURSES IDENTIFIED:
SS-330
Cultural Studies
Darwin, Marx, Nietzsche & Freud
Feminism: Thought and Practice
Science and the Origins of Race
History of Sexology
Reading Race
Foucault and Critical Theory
Benjamin; Art and the Mass Media
SS-355
Mass Media and Society
Freud and Lacan
Comparative Cultural Forms
Image/Text
Hip-Hop Culture
Bodies & Cultural Landscapes
Body Politics
Fashion & Modernism
William Blake: Artist Against Empire
American Studies/Visual Studies
Literature of Asia: Remapping Identity through Asian Diasporic
Literature &Film
Reading Proust
ECOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY
2 REGULAR COURSES IDENTIFIED:
SCI-176/7
Ecology
Ecology of Sustainability
Planet Earth
SCI-301
Science and Society
2
Toxics
URBAN STUDIES
Imagining New York
SS-310
Cities Across Cultures
Bodies & Cultural Landscapes
New York City Research Seminar
GLOBALIZATION
2 REGULAR COURSES IDENTIFIED:
Internet and Democracy
Beyond Slavery
SS-537
Globalization (The Contemporary World Economy?)
Ethnicity to Nationalism
Cities Acrosss Cultures
Global Cities
Global Feminism
SS-340
Middle Eastern Society and Culture
Distribution (A Partial List of Courses) (page 11)
Approved studio courses may also count toward the distribution requirement.
LITERATURE, ART & MEDIA STUDIES
The Baroque
Surrealism
HUM-440
The Artist in Fiction & Film
HUM-355
Lit of Pop. Culture
ENG-481
Black Lit. Postwar
ENG-365
Medieval Lit and Cult.
HUM-475
Asia/America: Literatures & Cultures
ENG-455
The Comic Apocalyse
ENG-310
Perspectives on US Literature
ENG-420
British Writers
3
ENG-440
Shakespeare
ENG-471
Democratic Vistas
ENG-330
New York School of Poetry
Japanese Cinema
Films of Hitchcock
Cinema and Ideology
Cinema and Thought
Third World Cinema
SS-537
Globalization (The Contemporary World Economy?)
SS-610
Art Worlds
CST-320
Art/Work: Doc. Cult. Prod.
CULTURAL STUDIES & CULTURAL THEORY
Cultural Studies
SS-510
Controversies in Cultural Theory
Everyday Life
Cinema and Ideology
Cinema and Thought
SS-537
Globalization (The Contemporary World Economy?)
SS-560
Spaces, Movements, Identities
SS-610
Art Worlds
CST-320
Art/Work: Doc. Cult. Prod.
Philosophy & Contemporary Cultural Theory
SS-369
Perception and Creativity
SS-460
Modern Political Thought
Philosophy and Contemporary Cultural Theory
Documentary, History, Memory
Politics of the Past
Hip Hop Culture
SCIENCE & SOCIETY
SCI-176/7
Ecology
SCI-301
Science and Society
Ecology of Sustainability
SCI-200
Math and the Imagination
Biology of Color
4
CHEM-501
Chemistry and Art
Women in Science
Science and the Origins of Race
PHIL-301
Logic
Philosophy of Mathematics
SS-391
Child and Adolescent Development
Sex and Gender
SS-210
General Psychology
SS-444
Abnormal Psychology
PHILOSOPHY & AESTHETICS
Freud & Lacan
PHIL-265
Aesthetics
PHIL-301
Logic
Ethics
PHIL-207
Hist of Philosophy
Modern Political Thought
Existentialism
PHIL-307
Philosophy and Contemporary Cultural Theory
Philosophy of Rel
PHIL-320
Existentialism
Feminist Thought
Utopias/Dystopias
Marx, Nietzsche and Foucault
Walter Benjamin
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Philosophy of Mind
Phenomenology
Art Worlds
HISTORY & POLITICS
HUM-420
Survey of African-American Culture
War and Culture in the US
Japanese Cinema
SS-537
Globalization (The Contemporary World Economy?)
5
SS-310
Cities Across Cultures
SS-340
Middle Eastern Soc & Cult.
SS-343
Latin American Society
Disease and History
SS-366
The Caribbean Experience
SS-460
Modern Political Thought
SS-205
Political Institutions
SS-461
International Politics
SS-355
Mass Media and Society
Science and the Origins of Race
Weimar Film and Culture
Middle East Since 1914
SS-459
Italy: History and Culture
SS-508
Capitalism and Socialism
SS-350
Technology and the Future of Work
SS-480
Africa: Society and History
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SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES
Category: Liberal Arts and Sciences
Source: My Pratt. May 21, 2008 https://my.pratt.edu
Social Science & Cultural Studies Department
SS-490: Special Topics
Course Description in Pratt Bulletin: Special topic offerings in the social sciences
focus on areas of topical interest and current faculty research. They allow a place in the
curriculum for more concentrated study in traditional fields as well as reconceptualization
of existing modes of understanding the social world. The subject matter of these courses
change semester-to-semester as a reflection of new scholarly developments and the
emerging interests of the students and faculty. SS-490 counts in the same way as any
other social science elective and students may take a SS-490 listing only once. Since
schedules and topics change frequently students should seek information on current SS490 offerings from the chair of the Social Science and Cultural Studies Department.
1
Context/Concepts in Critical
08/SP-SS-490-11
Teacher: Sameetah Agha
Teacher: Lisabeth During
37
SPT: the End of Philosophy
07/FA-SS-490-07
2
Dewey/Pragmatism
07/SPR-SS-490-13
Teacher: Robert Richardson
38
SPT: Visual Anthropology
07/FA-SS-490-09
Teacher: Thomas Miller
3
Ethnicity and Nationalism
07/S2-SS-490-C1
Teacher: Kumru Toktamis
39
SPT: Weimar Film/Culture
07/FA-SS-490-02
Teacher: Lisabeth During
4
Hollywood to the Middle East
08/SP-SS-490-13
Teacher: Ahmed Ibrahim
39
SPT: American Studies/Visual
08/SP-SS-490-10
Teacher: Ann Holder
Teacher: Kimberly Lamm
5
Intro to South Asian Archaolo
08/SP-SS-490-02
Teacher: Uzma Rizvi
40
SPT: Arch as Vision Machine
08/SP-SS-490-09
Teacher: Michael Eng
6
Philosophy Film and Religion
08/SP-SS-490-06
Teacher: Lisabeth During
41
SPT: Beyond Slavery
08/SP-SS-490-12
Teacher: Richard Goodman
7
Special Topics
08/FA-SS-490-12
Teacher: Miriam Greenberg
Course description pending.
42
SPT: Imagining New York
08/SP-SS-490-08
Teacher: May Joseph
8
Special Topics
08/FA-SS-490-13
Teacher: Jonathan Beller
Course description pending.
43
SPT: Science/Origin of Race
08/SP-SS-490-07
Teacher: Bennie Brown
9
Special Topics
08/S1-SS-490-A3
44
SPT: Bodies in Cultural Landscape
08/SP-SS-490-15
7
Teacher: May Joseph
Course description pending.
10
Special Topics
08/SP-SS-490-K1
Teacher: Ann Holder
Course Description Pending
45
SPT: Cognitive Psychology
08/FA-SS-490-07
Teacher: Rebecca Winkel
11
Special Topics
08/SP-SS-490-K2
Teacher: Ann Holder
Course Description Pending
46
SPT: Conflict War 20th Century
08/S1-SS-490-A2
Teacher: Ahmed Ibrahim
12
Special Topics
08/SP-SS-490-K3
Teacher: Ann Holder
Course Description Pending
47
SPT: Darwin Marx Nietzsche
08/FA-SS-490-05
Teacher: Bennie Brown
13
SPT: Foucault & Crit. Theory
07/SPR-SS-490-03
Teacher: Bennie Brown
48
SPT: Disease & History
08/S2-SS-490-C2
Teacher: John Frangos
14
SPT: Port Cities
07/SPR-SS-490-11
Teacher: Uzma Rizvi
49
SPT: FDC of Postcolonial
08/FA-SS-490-16
15
SPT: Post-Colonial Africa
07/S1-SS-490-A3
Teacher: Paul Dambowic
50
SPT: Foundations in Critical
08/SP-SS-490-04
Teacher: Michael Eng
16
SPT: DarwinMarxNitsche/Freud
07/FA-SS-490-05
Teacher: Bennie Brown
51
SPT: Hip Hop Culture
08/FA-SS-490-08
Teacher: Joshua Karant
17
SPT: Disease in History
07/S2-SS-490-C4
Teacher: John Frangos
Course description pending.
52
SPT: Hong Kong Cinema
08/FA-SS-490-14
Teacher: Michael Eng
18
SPT: Fashion/Modernism
07/SPR-SS-490-08
Teacher: Joshua Blackwell
53
SPT: Idea of Sustainability
08/FA-SS-490-02
Teacher: Peter Nekola
19
SPT: Feminism- Thought & Pract
07/SPR-SS-490-07
Teacher: Michael Eng
54
SPT: Intro to World Music
08/S1-SS-490-A1
Teacher: Richard Goodman
20
SPT: Freud/Psych Thought
07/S1-SS-490-A1
Teacher: Robert Ausch
55
SPT: Islam and Modernity
08/FA-SS-490-03
Teacher: Ahmed Ibrahim
21
SPT: Imperialism-Theory/Practi
07/FA-SS-490-04
Teacher: Patricia Hoffbauer
56
SPT: Media Lab
08/FA-SS-490-09
Teacher: Nelson Hancock
22
SPT: Indian Cinema
07/FA-SS-490-11
Teacher: Mareena Daredia
57
SPT: Metaphysics
08/SP-SS-490-14
Teacher: Robert Richardson
23
SPT: International Economics
58
SPT: New York City
8
07/S1-SS-490-A2
Teacher: Naveen Seth
07/FA-SS-490-12
Teacher: Miriam Greenberg
24
SPT: Internet/Democracy
07/SPR-SS-490-04
Teacher: Ross Poole
59
SPT: Philosophy of Mind
08/SP-SS-490-01
Teacher: Robert Richardson
25
SPT: Islam-Bet Trad/Modernity
07/S2-SS-490-C3
Teacher: Admin User
60
SPT: Popular Culture
08/FA-SS-490-04
Teacher: Richard Goodman
26
SPT: Marx and Cultural The
07/SPR-SS-490-10
Teacher: Ross Poole
61
SPT: Posthumanism/Politics
08/FA-SS-490-06
Teacher: Ivan Zatz-Diaz
27
SPT: Middle East Since 1914
07/FA-SS-490-03
Teacher: Ahmed Ibrahim
Teacher: Admin User
62
SPT: Public and Archaeolo
08/FA-SS-490-01
Teacher: Uzma Rizvi
28
SPT: Phenomenology
07/S2-SS-490-C2
Teacher: Robert Richardson
63
SPT: Visual Anthropology
08/SP-SS-490-03
Teacher: Nelson Hancock
29
SPT: Philosophy of Emotions
07/FA-SS-490-06
Teacher: Robert Richardson
64
SPT: Visual Cultures/Critical
07/FA-SS-490-13
Teacher: Jonathan Beller
30
SPT: Public /Archaeology
07/FA-SS-490-01
Teacher: Uzma Rizvi
65
SPT: Visual Cultures/Critical
08/FA-SS-490-15
31
SPT: Race amd Colonialism
07/SPR-SS-490-09
66
SPT: Womem in Islam
08/S2-SS-490-C1
Teacher: Kumru Toktamis
32
SPT: Rethinking Leftist Politics
07/SPR-SS-490-02
Teacher: Ivan Zatz-Diaz
33
SPT: Speaking Through the Body
07/SPR-SS-490-01
Teacher: Lisabeth During
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ENGLISH AND HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT
HUM-490: Special Studies
Course Description in Pratt Bulletin (page 182): Students explore material of current
or topical interest or consider special facets of literary work in a concentrated way. These
modules are designed to help students fulfill their liberal arts requirements. Subject
matter of the modules changes from semester to semester to reflect new scholarship and
the developing interests of both faculty and students.
1
Guy Debord
07/SPR-HUM-490-05
Teacher: Ethan Spigland
26
SSS- American Portraiture
07/SPR-HUM-490-13
Teacher: Kimberly Lamm
2
Intermediate French
(202)08/SP-HUM-490-04
Teacher: Sharon Snow
27
SSS- Childrens Literature
07/SPR-HUM-490-12
3
Introduction to French
(102)08/SP-HUM-490-11
Teacher: Sharon Snow
28
SSS- French 102
07/SPR-HUM-490-11
Teacher: Sharon Snow
4
Special Studies
07/FA-HUM-490-20
Teacher: Kimberly Lamm
29
SSS- French 202
07/SPR-HUM-490-04
Teacher: Sharon Snow
5
Special Topics
08/FA-HUM-490-06
Teacher: Samantha Hunt
Course description pending.
30
SSS- French New Wave Cinema
07/SPR-HUM-490-06
Teacher: Ethan Spigland
6
SPT-Critical Theory/Writers
07/FA-HUM-490-01
Teacher: Jonathan Beller
31
SSS- Freud and Lacan
07/SPR-HUM-490-07
Teacher: Suzanne Verderber
7
SPT-Heroines/Anti Heroines
07/FA-HUM-490-03
Teacher: Amy Guggenheim
32
SSS- Intro to Sexuality
07/SPR-HUM-490-16
Teacher: Admin User
8
SPT-Japanese Cinema
07/FA-HUM-490-17
Teacher: Ethan Spigland
33
SSS- Intro to Sexuality
07/SPR-HUM-490-17
Teacher: Admin User
9
SPT-Japanese Cinema
07/FA-HUM-490-18
Teacher: Ethan Spigland
34
SSS- Surrealism in Theory
07/SPR-HUM-490-09
Teacher: Amy Guggenheim
10
SPT-Modernist Visual Culture
07/FA-HUM-490-19
Teacher: Christopher Vitale
35
SSS- Surrealism Practicum
07/SPR-HUM-490-10
Teacher: Amy Guggenheim
11
SPT: Bodies on Boundarie
08/FA-HUM-490-19
Teacher: Christopher Vitale
Course description pending.
36
SSS-Feature Writing
07/SPR-HUM-490-08
12
SPT: Cinema/Fiction in East
07/SPR-HUM-490-19
37
SSS-Fem. Film and Film Theory
07/SPR-HUM-490-18
10
Course description pending.
Teacher: Jonathan Beller
13
SPT: Feature Writing
08/SP-HUM-490-08
Teacher: Eleanor Bader
38
SSS-French New Wave Cinema
07/SPR-HUM-490-03
Teacher: Ethan Spigland
14
SPT: Intermediate French
08/FA-HUM-490-05
Teacher: Sharon Snow
Course description pending.
39
SSS-Italian 202
07/SPR-HUM-490-01
15
SPT: Media Theory
08/SP-HUM-490-21
Teacher: Jonathan Beller
40
SSS: American Studies/Visual
08/SP-HUM-490-13
Teacher: Ann Holder
Teacher: Kimberly Lamm
16
SPT: Poetics in Cinema
08/SP-HUM-490-09
41
SSS: Children's Literature
08/SP-HUM-490-12
Teacher: Sean Kelly
17
SPT: Political Theater 21st C.
07/FA-HUM-490-21
Teacher: Jennifer Miller
42
SSS: Femiinism/Contempary
08/FA-HUM-490-12
Teacher: Jennifer Miller
Course description pending.
18
SPT: Political Theater Hist
08/FA-HUM-490-21
Teacher: Jennifer Miller
Course description pending.
43
SSS: Feminist Film/Film Theory
08/SP-HUM-490-18
Teacher: Jonathan Beller
19
SPT: Postmoernism/Creative
08/FA-HUM-490-08
Teacher: Ira Livingston
Course description pending.
44
SSS: Poetics of Cinema
08/FA-HUM-490-03
Teacher: Amy Guggenheim
Course description pending.
20
SPT: Reading Proust
08/SP-HUM-490-02
Teacher: Ethan Spigland
45
SSS: Poetics of Cinema
08/FA-HUM-490-04
Teacher: Amy Guggenheim
Course description pending.
21
SPT: The Documentary Image
08/FA-HUM-490-13
Teacher: Christopher Vitale
Course description pending.
46
SSS: Practicum in Feminist
08/SP-HUM-490-20
Teacher: Jennifer Miller
22
SPT: The Literary Avant-Garde
08/FA-HUM-490-07
Teacher: Rachel Levitsky
Course description pending.
47
Sss: Reading "race." Whiteness
07/SPR-HUM-490-14
Teacher: Kimberly Lamm
23
SS: Advanced French I
08/FA-HUM-490-24
Teacher: Sharon Snow
Course description pending.
48
SSS: The New Circus:Popular
08/SP-HUM-490-19
Teacher: Jennifer Miller
24
SS: The Situationists
08/FA-HUM-490-17
Teacher: Ethan Spigland
Course description pending.
49
SSS: Theories of Networks
08/SP-HUM-490-16
Teacher: Christopher Vitale
11
25
SSS- American Photography
07/SPR-HUM-490-15
Teacher: Kimberly Lamm
50
SSS: Writing and Performance
08/FA-HUM-490-02
Course description pending.
51
The Retoric of Endless War
08/FA-HUM-490-09
Teacher: Suzanne Verderber
Intermediate French (202)08/SP-HUM-490-04
Teacher: Sharon Snow
French 202 is the second of two courses which comprise Intermediate French. The class
is conducted as much as possible in French, and focuses equally on listening, speaking,
reading and writing. The thrust this semester is more advanced spoken and written
French. We begin with a review of the present tense of regular, irregular and pronominal
verbs and the formation of their imperative forms. Forming the simple future tense and
the conditional mood will enable students to express projected and hypothetical ideas.
The class will then learn to form and use the present and past subjunctive moods,
essential in romance languages. In grammar, the continued study of pronouns will refine
speech and written sentences. We will read (and recite) poems of Baudelaire, Apollinaire,
and XXX and read short stories by Maupassant and Yourcenar for vocabulary,
comprehension and style. Finally, a French feature film will be viewed and discussed.
Introduction to French (102)08/SP-HUM-490-11
Teacher: Sharon Snow
This course is a continuation of French 101, and is required for credit for both courses.
The course focuses equally on oral comprehension and speaking, reading and written
expression. Students will learn to speak by mimicking, responding to questions and
participating in brief conversations with one another. New vocabulary will be presented
in the context of everyday life in France. Memorization of vocabulary and verb
conjugations will enable students to converse with basic fluency about the things that
interest them. Written assignments will anchor the spoken forms in accurately spelled
words and will provide practice of new grammar. This semester, students will finish
learning the most commonly used irregular verbs in the present tense. In addition, the two
most important past tenses (the passé composé and the imparfait) will enable students to
talk and write about past events in their lives and in the world. As in the previous
semester, fluency in spoken and written French will progress from simple sentences to
paragraphs and short compositions. The class will enjoy poems, songs and readings on
cultural topics. Finally, the class will view and discuss a featurae-length French film.
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Mathematics and Science Department
SCI-490: Special Topics
Course Description in Pratt Bulletin: Focuses on areas of topical interest and current
faculty research. The subject matter of these courses changes from semester to semester
as a reflection of new scholarly developments. and interests of students and faculty. Since
schedules and topics change frequently. students should seek information on current SCI490 offerings from the Chair of the Department of Math and Science.
1
SPT: Planet Earth
08/FA-SCI-490-02
Teacher: Anatole Dolgoff
Course description pending.
7
SPT: Botany
08/FA-SCI-490-01
Teacher: A Moore
Course description pending.
2
SPT: Astronomy
08/FA-SCI-490-08
Teacher: Steve Kreis
Course description pending.
8
SPT: Electronics
08/FA-SCI-490-09
Teacher: Joel Levitt
Course description pending.
3
SPT- Plant Morphology
07/SPR-SCI-490-03
Teacher: Adele Rossetti-Morosini
9
SPT: Natural Catastrophies
08/SP-SCI-490-08
Teacher: Anatole Dolgoff
4
SPT- Scientific Illustration
07/SPR-SCI-490-07
Teacher: Adele Rossetti-Morosini
10
SPT- Tree Morphology
07/SPR-SCI-490-06
Teacher: Adele Rossetti-Morosini
5
SPT-Astronomy07/FA-SCI-490-03
Teacher: Damon Chaky, 2 Credits
11
SPT: Science of Light 08/FA-SCI-490-06
Teacher: Richard Leigh
6
SPT: Women in Science
08/FA-SCI-490-07
Teacher: Laura Karol
Course description pending.
12
SCI-490: Human Evolution
Teacher: Christopher Jensen
SCI-490 Human Evolution
Teacher: Christopher Jensen
In this course we will investigate how evolution has shaped the human species, with a particular emphasis
on the dialogue between biological and cultural evolution. We’ll consider the connection between our
evolutionary origins and contemporary civilization by analyzing modern art, design, and architecture in
light of human evolutionary history. Throughout the semester you will develop an informed perspective for
assessing the degree to which human evolutionary history exerts an influence on contemporary culture.
SPT-Astronomy07/FA-SCI-490-03
Teacher: Damon Chaky
This is a TWO CREDIT course in basic astronomy, which will provide an overview of our current
understanding of the universe around us. Topics will include the origin of the universe, galaxies, stars,
planets, interstellar matter, black holes, space travel, the possibility (or not) of extraterrestrial life... as well
as the observational techniques we use to reveal the universe.
SPT: Science of Light 08/FA-SCI-490-06
Teacher: Richard Leigh
This course will introduce students to:
- The fundamental physical nature of light, and how it is emitted, transmitted, and absorbed;
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- How light is perceived by the human nervous system and translated into concepts and images in the brain;
and
- Technical applications useful to Pratt students in careers in art and design or architecture.
SCI-590: Special Studies in Science
Course Description in Pratt Bulletin: Special studies courses cover a variety of new or
experimental topics for graduate students. The subject matter changes from semester-tosemester. depending on student and faculty interests.
1
SPT- Port Cities
07/SPR-SCI-590-04
8
SPT: Science of Photography
08/SP-SCI-590-09
Teacher: Barbara Charton
2
SPT-Chem of Art Conservation
07/SPR-SCI-590-05
Teacher: Barbara Charton
9
SSS-Wall Fresco Lab
07/FA-SCI-590-07
3
SPT-Ecology of Sustainability
07/SPR-SCI-590-02
10
SSS: Adv Chem for the Arts
08/FA-SCI-590-15
Teacher: Eleonora Del Federico
Course description pending.
4
SSS: Intro to Chem for Art
08/FA-SCI-590-01
Teacher: Barbara Charton
Course description pending.
11
SSS: Color Sci Illustration
08/FA-SCI-590-13
Teacher: Adele Rossetti-Morosini
Course description pending.
5
SSS: Science Illustration
08/FA-SCI-590-09
Teacher: Adele Rossetti-Morosini
Course description pending.
12
SSS: Evolution of Cooperation
08/FA-SCI-590-07
Teacher: Christopher Jensen
Course description pending.
6
SPT: Ancient Mosaic Lab
08/SP-SCI-590-11
Teacher: Kara Winters
Course Description Pending
13
SSS: Natural Catastrophes
08/FA-SCI-590-05
Teacher: Anatole Dolgoff
Course description pending.
7
SPT: Chem of Art Conservation
08/SP-SCI-590-05
Teacher: Eleonora Del Federico
14
SPT- Toxics07/FA-SCI-590-03
Teacher: Damon Chaky
SPT- Toxics07/FA-SCI-590-03
Teacher: Damon Chaky
This course will focus on toxic and hazardous substances in the environment, with particular emphasis on
trace metals and organic compounds associated with construction materials and the urban/industrial
environment. We will examine issues such as urban air quality and indoor air pollution, the persistence of
toxic chemicals in the environment, and the regulation and cleanup of toxic substances. Case study
discussion will focus on sources and exposure to toxic substances in the built environment in general, and
the New York City urban environment in particular. [The course is intended for graduate students in urban
planning, but is open for undergraduate enrollment for all majors through the crosslisted section SCI-590-3]
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