printer friendly pageOSPBER 39: Globalization and the Fate of Western Art Music
An activity based directed group. Attendance of several concert performances required.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Ebron, P. (PI)
OSPBER 40: Global Trends: Anticipating the Future in Order to Shape It
Examination of megatrends such as globalization and interdependence, demographic change, the rise of new powers, increasing prosperity and inequality, demand for limited resources, diffusion of power, and demands on governments everywhere; how they interact, and possible implications for the international system. Also examination of potential game changers such as climate change, new technologies, the global economy, and what the United States does/does not do. Goal is enhanced understanding of the challenges, how they interact, and what can or must be done to preserve peace and prosperity, maximize benefits, and minimize risks.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Fingar, T. (PI)
OSPBER 40B: Introductory Electronics
Electrical quantities and their measurement, including operation of the oscilloscope. Function of electronic components including resistor, capacitor, and inductor. Analog circuits including the operational amplifier and tuned circuits. Digital logic circuits and their functions. Lab assignments. Prerequisite:
PHYSICS 43.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, GER:DB-EngrAppSci, 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.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Fingar, T. (PI)
OSPBER 43: Culture Clashes: Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Germany and the U.S.
This course interrogates cultural products from Germany and the U.S. (novels, graphic narratives, tv and film, advertising images) to explore the cultural imaginaries through which people understand themselves, their compatriots, and the incoming migrants to the geopolitical regions in which they live. In asking what it might take to create racial and ethnic justice in our time, we look at the diversity of group formation, attend to conflicting claims to national belonging, and debate theoretical perspectives on race and ethnicity.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Moya, P. (PI)
;
Saldivar, R. (PI)
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.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Pabsch, M. (PI)
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.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
Instructors:
Moya, P. (PI)
;
Saldivar, R. (PI)
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 66: Theory from the Bleachers: Reading German Sports and Culture
German culture past and present through the lens of sports. Intellectual, societal, and historical-political contexts. Comparisons to Britain, France, and the U.S. The concepts of
Körperkultur, Leistung, Show, Verein, and
Haltung. Fair play, the relation of team and individual, production and deconstruction of sports heroes and heroines, and sports nationalism. Sources include sports narrations and images, attendance at sports events, and English and German texts. Taught in German.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Junghanns, W. (PI)
OSPBER 70: The Long Way to the West: German History from the 18th Century to the Present
Battles still current within Germany¿s collective memory. Sources include the narrative resources of museums, and experts on the German history in Berlin and Potsdam. Field trips.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI, GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Jander, M. (PI)
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