school of social science - Hampshire College

FIVE COLLEGE FACULTY OFFERINGS
FIVE COLLEGE ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT
The Five College Astronomy course offerings emphasize
critical thinking and quantitative analysis. both of which are
essential to scientific enquiry of any kind. Furthermore, the
interdisciplinary nature of astronomy. which draws on
mathematics. physics, computer science and the natural
sciences, provides ideal background and training for a range of
scientific professions. Five College Astronomy courses are
usually offered each year; course locations tend to rotate
among the Five College campuses and classes typically meet
for two 70-minute sessions per week, plus additional time for
laboratories. Registration for Five College astronomy classes
should be done directly through Cemral Records at Hampshire
rather than through the school where the course is
offered. Students are urged to consult with Fred Wirth in the
School of Natural Science to find how the Five College
astronomy offerings fit into the Hampshire curriculum.
Additional introductory courses are offered on the other
campuses and may he found in the appropriate catalog.
FIVE COLLEGE DANCE DEPARTMENT
The educational and artistic mission of the Five College
Dance Department (FCDD) is to champion the imaginative,
expressive powers of human movement. The curriculum
emphasizes in-depth study of a broad spectrum of dance as an
art form, including technical, creative, historical cultural and
scientific perspectives. Students are encouraged to balance
performance and creative studies with a comprehensive
understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of
different dance traditions. They may shape their major studies
in either traditional or interdisciplinary ways....,..-reflecting the
wide range of career options and new directions of the
contemporary field.
Each semester the FcnD office publishes an updated list
of all dance courses offered. Copies of this listing are available
at the FCDD office in the Hampshire College Dance Building,
at Central Records, at the Hampshire dance studio
bulletin board, and from the Hampshire dance faculty,
FIVE COLLEGE SELF·INSTRUCTIONAL LANGUAGE
PROGRAM
The Five College Self-Instructional Language Program
affords students the opportunity to study languages that are
not currently being offered through traditional classroom
instruction. At the beginning of the semester the student is
given a goal to be reached by the semester's end. The student
works independently on his or her home campus throughout
the semester using a textbook, workbook, audiotapes,
videotapes, and computer programs (various components are
available for different languages). The student is assigned a
native speaker (usually an international. student from the
home campus) who serves as a conversation partner for one
hour of conversation per week. At the end of the semester, a
professor of the target language is brought to campus to
administer a 20-30 minute oral exam; from that exam, the
professor determines a grade for the course.
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This program is designed for students who are extremely
self-motivated and secure in foreign language study, Students
must have a personal interview with the program director;
those with limited knowledge of a language must schedule a
placement exam the semester before language study begins.
The self-instfuctionallanguage program is being administered
in the Five College Foreign Language Resource Center,
102 Bartlett Hall, University of Massachusetts, by the center's
director, Elizabeth H,D. Mazwcco. Direct all inquiries to
Professor Mazzocco at 413/545-3453. Languages available at
this time include Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Korean,
Modern Greek, Norwegian, Serbo-Croatian, Swahili, Turkish,
and Urdu.
JOINT FIVE COLLEGE FACULTY OFFERINGS
The following course listing includes only those courses
offered by faculty appointed joinrly by the Five Colleges.
Hampshire students may take any course at the other four
institutions as long as they meet the registration requirements
for that course. Students should consult the schools' respective
catalogs, available at Central Records, for complete course
listings.
New Five College appointments will be made in 1997-
98; two in Film Studies, one in International Relations.
FILM STUDIES (Appointment to be announced)
In the first semester, the Five College Appointees in Film
Studies will offer introductory courses at Amherst, Mount
Holyoke, Smich, and the University, In the second semester,
they will offer second-level courses at each of these four
institutions. Consult catalog supplements and the on-line Five
College catalog for most recent information.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (Appointment to be
announced)
The new Five College Appointee in International
Relations will offer courses each semester. Consult catalog
supplements and the on-line Five College catalogue for the
most recent information.
COURSE LIST
SMITH
Dance 243aB
COMPARATIVE CARIBBEAN DANCE II
Yvonne Daniel
SMITH
Dance 375a
ANTHROPOLOGY OF DANCE
Yvonne Daniel
MOUNT HOLYOKE
Asian 130
ELEMENTARY ARABIC I
Mohammed Mossa Jiyad