College of Idaho 2008 - 2009 Catalog

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Courses Planned for Academic Year 2008-2009:

IND-307.01 London: Art, Architecture, Literature 2.0 cr.

Fall 2008. Prereq.: Permission. This course is a prerequisite for the winter session off-campus study course IND307.02 of the same name. An interdisciplinary study of the history, art, architecture, literature, and culture of 19th- and 20th-century London as reflected in the literature, memoirs, art, periodicals, and other public documents of the day. The course will consider the central place of London as an imperial metropole and its continuing existence as a city operating at the center of an emerging modern world leisure economy. Credits earned in IND 307.01 and its companion course, IND 307.02, may be applied in the following ways: students may earn three credits in any two of the following LAC's: Humanities (Literature), Fine Arts, or Cultural Diversity. Altrnatively, students majoring or minoring in History, English or Fine Arts may apply three IND 307 credits towards these majors or minors. Students majoring in History, English, or Fine Arts who wish to apply more than three credits towards their majors must speak to course instructors by the end of the first week of IND 307.01 class for further information.

IND-307.02 London: Art, Architecture, Literature 4.0 cr.

 

Winter 2009. Prereq.: IND-307.01 An interdisciplinary study of the history, art, architecture, literature, and culture of 19th- and 20th-century London as reflected in the literature, memoirs, art, periodicals, and other public documents of the day. The course will consider the central place of London as an imperial metropole and its continuing existence as a city operating at the center of an emerging modern world leisure economy. The central three weeks of the course will be conducted in London. Credits earned in IND 307.01 and its companion course, IND 307.02, may be applied in the following ways: students may earn three credits each in any two of the following LACs: Humanities (Literature), Fine Arts, or Cultural Diversity. Alternatively, students majoring or minoring in History, English or Fine Arts may apply three IND 307 credits towards these majors or minors. Students majoring in History, English, or Fine Arts who wish to apply more than three credits towards their majors must speak to course instructors by the end of the first week of IND 307.01 class for further information.

Florida: Biological Diversity and Coastal Marine Ecology

Winter 2009. Prereq.: BIO-221. This is an off-campus experience led by Dr. Mark Gunderson and Dr. Chris Walser. This experience consists of two courses - BIO-320, Coastal Marine Ecology and BIO-260, Diversity of Life. Students who have already completed BIO-260 enroll for BIO-320 and BIO-398, Readings and Conference.  Students enrolled in this experience cannot register for any other classes during winter term 2009. The course is a study of the biological diversity and ecology of Florida’s coastal marine ecosystems (salt marshes, coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds, open estuary). Students will learn about the physical and chemical characteristics of each system as well as the biology of those organisms (bacteria, protists, plants, and animals) common to each ecosystem. The course includes lectures, laboratory/field activities, and a 10-12 day trip to southern Florida during the last two weeks of the term.