Courses
listed below do not satisfy area or division distribution credit.
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99568 |
ARC 150 Algebra Workshop |
Maria Belk |
M . . . . |
7:00
-9:00 pm |
RKC
101 |
|
2 credits This course provides a review of the algebra
used in math, science, and social science courses. It is designed for
students who would like to improve their algebra skills while taking or in
preparation to take an introductory math, science, economics or statistics
course. Topics include linear equations and their graphs, quadratic
equations, fractions, rational expressions, and exponents. This course
meets for the first ten weeks of the semester, and it will be graded
Pass/Fail. No distributional credit is earned.
99569 |
ARC 190 Algebra, Trigonometry and Functions |
Maria Belk |
. T . . . |
7:00
-9:00 pm |
RKC
101 |
|
2 credits
This course is designed for students who have taken
a precalculus course in high school or at Bard, but would like more
computational practice with algebra, trigonometry, logarithms and
exponentials. This course can be taken at the same time as a math,
science, or economics course, or in preparation to take such a course in a
subsequent semester. This course meets for the first ten weeks of the semester,
and will be graded Pass/Fail. No distributional credit is earned.
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99422 |
ARC 107
Intensive ESL |
Scott Partridge
|
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. Th . .
. W . F |
10:30-
11:50 am 10:30-
11:50 am |
HDR
101/LC 120 ALBEE
106 |
|
(4
credits; 2 semester sequence) A Liberal Arts education
is designed to engage people across a variety of disciplines in order to teach
thinking skills and associative skills; however, if students have never
encountered this type of educational environment before, this broad definition
can hinder meaningful engagement in academic courses. This yearlong class is
designed to give incoming international students an overview of the Liberal
Arts experience through exploring some of the fields of study Bard has to
offer. Through this investigation, students will develop the academic and study
skills needed to survive this challenging academic environment. An emphasis on
reading and writing will provide opportunities for students to develop
vocabulary, improve grammar and strengthen their grasp of the written
language.
99472 |
ARC 205A
Essay and Revision |
Peg Peoples
|
M . W .
. . |
12:00-pm
– 1:20pm |
OLIN
306 |
|
(4 credits) In this course, we will sharpen our skills at composing and
revising academic essays. We will consider close reading strategies, the
process of developing an essay—from early invention practices through intensive
revision strategies—and pay special attention to developing and supporting
claims. We’ll also consider audience and discourse communities, as we respond
to complicated issues with clear, convincing arguments. We will seek to do so
not by simplifying our thinking, but, rather, by using the format of the
essay—particularly structure—to capture and convey our ideas in all their
complexity. A total of 25 pages of revised prose will be expected.
99861 |
ARC 205B
Essay and Revision |
Scott Partridge
|
. W . . .
F |
1:30-pm
– 2:50pm 1:30-pm
– 2:50pm |
HDR101A OLIN
309 |
|
See description above.
99545 |
ARC 215
Essays and Evidence Reading Nature/Reading Us |
Peg Peoples
|
M . W .
. . |
3:00-pm
– 4:20pm |
OLIN
107 |
|
(4 credits) This writing-intensive course will sharpen
students’ skills in writing persuasive analytic essays. Paying particular attention
to the variety of ways we use other people's voices in our own work—to support,
qualify, or broaden the scope of our argument; to get at the underlying
assumptions of another writer's claims; or to acknowledge and offer alternate
viewpoints—we will examine and practice rhetorical devices available to us as
we use textual evidence to convey complex ideas. Our theme for the
semester will be Reading Nature/Reading Us. We will look at both historical and
contemporary work—including visual work—on urban nature, manufactured
landscapes, and the nature we market in malls, theme parks, and films. Students should already possess a clear understanding
of the basic organization of an academic essay. A total of 25 pages of revised
prose will be expected.
99474 |
ARC 212
Grammar, Rhetoric and Style |
Peg Peoples
|
.
T . Th . |
4:00-
5:20 pm |
OLIN
205 |
|
(4 credit) This writing-intensive course
explores the strategies and tools available to writers seeking to capture complex
ideas in clear and concise prose. As we write and revise essays, we will
consider how we, as writers, can control the reader’s experience of the text by
writing sentences that are not only correct but also powerful and
precise. As we expand our range of rhetorical devices, we’ll consider
such questions as, How does grammar relate to content? At what point in the
writing process should I worry about grammar? When is it okay to break
the rules? Through careful attention to our own work, we will gain
greater control over our writing from the sentence up—from basic grammar to
more complex sentence structures and rhetorical moves—to write more forceful,
assertive prose. A total of 25 pages of revised prose will be expected.
99487 |
ARC 235
Composition Theory and Pedogogy |
Philip Pardi
|
.
T . Th . |
4:00-
5:20 pm |
OLIN
303 |
|
(4 credits)
This writing-intensive course is designed for
advanced writers who want to deepen their understanding of composition,
rhetoric, and grammar. Topics will
include composition theory, grammar and its role in the service of meaning and
rhetoric, and revision in both theory and practice. We will address questions of composition pedagogy to see how
successful models of teaching (and tutoring) writing can inform our
understanding of the genre itself, not in theoretical isolation but as a live
and critical practice. Students will
write and revise essays, provide feedback to fellow writers, and complete an
independent project.