courses of instruction - Lafayette College

ECONOMICS
325. Real Estate Investment Feasibility
Analysis (Business elective). Real estate
investment analysis incorporates ele
ments from land economics, market re
search, capital budgeting, finance and
the federal income tax, as well as intro
duction to real estate financial feasibility
analysis for students with limited expo
sure to the disciplines upon which con
temporary practice relies. Prerequisite:
Economics 101 or permission of instruc
tor. Mr. Ahene
ENGLISH
180. The Art and History of the Book.
An examination of the development and
use of the printed book in the West dur
ing the last six centuries. The course cov
ers the transition from manuscript to
printed book; the evolution of book pro
duction and design (paper, typography,
binding, illustration, decoration); pat
terns of book distribution and the rise of
the publishing industry; considerations
of audience, reading, and literacy; the
curatorial issues with respect to the
book. Staff
260. The New York Theater. This course
combines reading and analysis of texts
with experience of live theater. On-cam-
pus seminars include discussion of plays
and dramatic theories to explore styles,
themes, and intentions of playwrights
and directors. Students see productions,
tour theaters, and talk with theater pro
fessionals in New York to discover how
text, theory, and practice combine to cre
ate theatrical experience. Prerequisite:
English 110 or equivalent, or permission
of instructor. Mr. O'Neill, Ms. West/all
HISTORY
INTERIM SESSION
290. The Civil War. A study of the most
terrible war in American history, based
on the critically acclaimed documentary
film by Ken Burns and on the writings of
those who lived through the war sol
diers and generals, nurses and house
wives, politicians and slaves. The course
deals with the entire sweep of the war,
from the battlefield to the homefronts,
from the causes of the war and the open
ing guns at Fort Sumter to the still at Ap-
pomattox and Lincoln's assassination.
Other historical films, such as Glory, are
shown, and a field trip is taken to the
Gettysburg battlefield, the scene of the
climactic event of the war.
Mr. D. Miller, Mr. Tiernan
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
482. Applied Mechanical Design.. Stu
dents apply state-of-the-art techniques
in computer-aided engineering to solve
'applied mechanical design problems de
veloped in conjunction with local indus
trial organizations. Students obtain ex
perience in solving real-world problems
in engineering design, expand their ex
pertise in computer-aided engineering,
develop their skills in written and oral
communications. As scheduled. Staff
MUSIC
193. New York Jazz Experience. This
course introduces students to the wide
range of activities and experiences in
New York's jazz community. Through
concerts, jam sessions, conversations
with artists, historical film, oral histo
ries, and selected readings, the course
provides experiences equally valuable to
jazz players and nonmusicians. Though
emphasis is placed on the historical de
velopment, elements, and process of
jazz, the primary focus of the course is
experiential. Mr. Melin, Mr. Stockton
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