English

In this hands-on course, dive into real-world data and explore how GIS revolutionizes our understanding of the planet, people, and place. GIS combines the art of mapping, science of data analysis, and spatial understanding. From creating captivating maps to unravelling hidden patterns, you'll develop essential skills in demand in industry.

This course provides a study of the basics of costume design for the theatre with a focus on the panoramic view of historic costumes, elements of design, fabric science, costume design and construction, and accessories. Students participate in workshops that offer the opportunity to demonstrate the applications of costume in theatre practice.

This course introduces students to the fundamental theories and concepts of race and ethnicity. These theories and concepts enrich classic sociological canons and provide sociologists racial/ethnic lens for insightful analyses of the racialized institutions behind social phenomena. The first six weeks of this course focuses on these fundamental race/ethnicity theories and concepts. The course also investigates the role of history in the construction of race/ethnicity theories and explores how we can connect the contemporary globalized, multiracial world with these theories generated in the Western context (mostly with the White/Black divide). We then examine how race and ethnicity shape the individual’s personal, cultural, and national identity; interact with capitalist society; serve as a form of social classification, and how they are challenged or reinforced by educational systems in various cultural contexts.  

This course introduces a selection of the main theoretical works in the Western tradition. The readings present some of the most important ideas in the history of thought, including contributions to philosophy, religion, politics, and science. Different approaches to the reading of theoretical texts are discussed and evaluated, including close reading, historical contextualization, and various critical interpretations.