printer friendly pageOSPBER 30: Berlin vor Ort: A Field Trip Module
The cultures of Berlin as preserved in museums, monuments, and architecture. Berlin's cityscape as a narrative of its history from baroque palaces to vestiges of E. German communism, from 19th-century industrialism to grim edifices of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Jander, M. (PI)
;
Pabsch, M. (PI)
OSPBER 35: Documentary Film: Issues and Traditions
Conceptual and historical overview of the forms, strategies, and conventions of nonfiction film with a particular focus on the European tradition of social and political documentary. Building on John Grierson's assertion that documentary film is a "creative treatment of actuality," examine films that proffer a point of view and eschew a pretense of objectivity. Topics include nonfiction storytelling, the documentary aesthetic, filmmaker voice, and the ethics of representation. Historical, political, and social issues from the 1920's to the present as seen through films, considering both form and content as a springboard for analysis.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Krawitz, J. (PI)
OSPBER 37: Leading from Behind? Germany in the International Arena since 1945
Germany's changing role in European and world politics. Have old principles based on lessons from World War II become obsolete? Can Germany be a leading power in global affairs?
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Tempel, S. (PI)
OSPBER 39: Globalization and the Fate of Western Art Music
An activity based directed group. Attendance of several concert performances required.
Last offered: Autumn 2014
OSPBER 40M: An Intro to Making: What is EE
Is a hands-on class where students learn to make stuff. Through the process of building, you are introduced to the basic areas of EE. Students build a "useless box" and learn about circuits, feedback, and programming hardware, a light display for your desk and bike and learn about coding, transforms, and LEDs, a solar charger and an EKG machine and learn about power, noise, feedback, more circuits, and safety. And you get to keep the toys you build. Prerequisite:
CS 106A.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
OSPBER 41: Directed Reading on Global Issues/International Relations
Directed reading/tutorial on a wide range of international relations topics including China's rise, grand strategy, nuclear proliferation, and climate change. Students will be expected to demonstrate understanding of key ideas, core issues, and possible implications of alternative hypotheses. Choice of topic will determine whether a paper is required or mastery of subject can be demonstrated through discussion alone.
Last offered: Winter 2015
OSPBER 44: Berlin and its Artists
Visual environment of Berlin, shaped and reshaped by artists who in turn were transformed by the city. Links between their biographies and Berlin. Retracing artists' lives to unveil contemporary background and characteristic circumstances under which their work was created. Images of Berlin through the eyes of those who contributed to shaping it ¿ from Schlüter to Liebermann to Elíasson. Visits to museums and locations related to the life and work of the artists complement the theoretical discussions. Introduction to the art of drawing, using sketchbooks as a tool for exploring the artworks in Berlin and for understanding what moved the artist to create them.
Last offered: Autumn 2014
OSPBER 46: Gardens of Earthly Delight: Berlin's Culture of Landscape and Public Space
This course examines the cultural geography of Germany¿s social spaces as sites for the development of the personal, social, and political experiences of a German cultural identity. Focusing on literary forms, landscape art, and garden history in Berlin and its environs, we consider the roles of landscape and garden design and how they represent the cultural and social ideology of their times. Activities include readings and field trips. Additional writing for students who choose the 2 unit option.
Last offered: Spring 2015
OSPBER 50M: Introductory Science of Materials
Topics include: the relationship between atomic structure and macroscopic properties of man-made and natural materials; mechanical and thermodynamic behavior of surgical implants including alloys, ceramics, and polymers; and materials selection for biotechnology applications such as contact lenses, artificial joints, and cardiovascular stents. No prerequisite.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
OSPBER 60: Cityscape as History: Architecture and Urban Design in Berlin
Diversity of Berlin's architecture and urban design resulting from its historical background. Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his artistic ancestors. Role of the cultural exchange between Germany and the U.S. Changing nature of the city from the 19th century to the present.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Pabsch, M. (PI)
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