An examination of the compexity, beauty and visual harmony of traditional Japanese architecture, this two-quarter class will focus on the history and development of native architectural forms, the arrival of Buddhism and its effect on structural design, and on the tools and techniques used to create structures as complex as the great temples at Nara and as unpretentious as a teahouse. Considerable time will be spent in the shop and the second half of the course will be devoted to a group project, the construction of a traditional shoin-style entry gate.

This course emphasizes beginning-level skill development in camera function, exposure, and black-and-white film development and printing. There’s also an introduction to computer imaging. We will focus on photography’s role in issues of the arts, cultural representation and mass media. Students will have assignments, critiques, collaborations and viewing of work by other photographers. Each student will complete a final project for the end of the quarter.

In this course we’ll be learning to print from color negatives, work with medium format cameras, photograph with electronic flash and work in the studio environment. There will be assignments, critiques and viewing the work of other photographers. All assignments and all work for this class will be in the studio with lighting set-ups. In addition to assignments, students will be expected to produce a final project of their own choosing and turn in a portfolio at the end of the quarter.

This course will introduce students to photographic practice through digital means. Building from students’ existing photographic skills and vocabulary, we will explore image making with both digital and film cameras, and work with computers, scanners, and inkjet printers. Students will create work as exhibition-quality prints, and also create a photographic portfolio for the Web.

This class will explore how photography can be effectively used as a tool for creative documentation. You may work in any photographic mediums with which you are experienced (conventional B/W, color, digital.) Final projects must address a particular topic (from your perspective,) and clearly communicate your message to a broad audience.

Piano and Voice, Intro is a beginning voice and beginning piano class. Participants will learn the basics of music literacy, technique and theory for piano, and begin to develop free, healthy singing voices. Daily practice is required of all students. The quarter culminates in a performance for other class participants and invited family and friends.

This is a graduate course, offered through the Master of Public Administration program, which may be open to undergraduate students. See www.evergreen.edu/mpa/courseinfo.htm for more information.

This course is designed as an intensive study of the aesthetics of rebellion and revolution. Students will study the history of print as a catalyst for social, political and cultural change from the 18th century to present. Building upon the historical uses of printed posters, pamphlets and broadsides, students will create their own political prints using various printmaking methods including screen printing, linoleum block carving and type setting. In addition to their artistic work, students will be expected to research a specific political print movement of their choice and present their research in class. Students will learn fundamental elements of graphic design and obtain technical printmaking knowledge through in-class demonstrations and technical, as well as conceptual, assignments. Regular critiques of student work will be held throughout the quarter.

Reporting and writing on an international or cross-cultural travel experience presents specific challenges and rewards, and calls for specific skills. In this writing-intensive course, we will examine the principles, components and critiques of travel writing, and practice giving shape and focus to a significant travel experience of our own. A written project proposal is due prior to the first week of the quarter. The class will meet at the beginning of the quarter for a hands-on orientation and seminar, and at the end of the quarter for formal readings of student writings. The rest of the course will be conducted online, working on a regular basis via Web-X with faculty and in small groups to discuss common texts in seminar and peer edit each other’s writing. The course is appropriate for students who want to deepen their international or cross-cultural travel experience, including those on study abroad programs or independent learning contracts.

This course will give students a broad overview of prose writing, and help them to broaden, deepen and improve their own writing practice. We will explore every step of the writing process, learning to brainstorm, structure, draft, critique, rewrite, polish and “share out” in ways large and small. The course will also address key principles of good writing, challenges such as procrastination and writer’s block, and ways to develop productive writing routines.

This course will begin to prepare students for calculus and more advanced mathematics. It is a good course for students who have recently had a college-level math class or at least three years of high school math. Students should enter the class with a good knowledge of supporting algebra. The course will include an in-depth study of linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic functions. Collaborative learning, data analysis and approaching problems algebraically, numerically, graphically and verbally will be emphasized.

This course will continue to prepare students for calculus and more advanced mathematics. Students should enter the class with a good knowledge of pre-calculus I (linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions). The course will include an in-depth study of trigonometric, polynomial, and rational functions as well as vectors, parametric equations, and polar curves. Collaborative learning, data analysis and approaching problems algebraically, numerically, graphically and verbally will be emphasized.

This course is designed to acquaint students to cultural adjustment theory, cross-cultural communication and analytical journal writing prior to study abroad. Students explore the meaning of culture; examine our own cultural assumptions; learn effective methods for gathering information in a different culture; and consider the challenges associated with the cultural adjustment process. Course work culminates with constructing and presenting a plan for project work abroad.

What is the connection between “private troubles” and “public issues?” Nearly 50 years ago, C. Wright Mills addressed this question in The Sociological Imagination. He argued that solving many personal troubles depended on our ability to understand “troubles” as public issues, as “problems of history making.” In this class, we will examine this connection using the essential ideas and practices of sociological inquiry as well as accounts of how ordinary people’s collective actions change the circumstances of their lives.

Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines the research and theories of psychology, sociology, gender studies and feminist theory, the course will investigate the psychological lives of men and women in the U.S. today through a gender lens. Topics to be covered include the body, reproduction and sexuality, emotions, relationships, communication, aggression, mental and physical health, family and work.

The field of psychology changes rapidly as the scientific inquiry into biopsychosocial influences of human behavior and mental processes marches on. This course will examine the diverse factors that make up the human experience (personality, human development, sensation and perception, learning, memory, etc.). We will also examine political and economic influences, contemporary trends (managed care, neuropsychology, health psychology, gerontology and organizational psychology) and careers in the field. Students will be required to demonstrate skill at applying theory to practice in their psychological journals and projects.