This course aims at expanding vocabulary and introducing some complex grammatical structures. This course will allow you to further develop the four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. More focus will be placed on reading comprehension and structure recognition. In this course, you will learn the next eight chapters of Al-Kitaab Part I. You will learn vocabulary related to hobbies, studies, jobs, telling the time, daily schedules and so on.

This is a lower intermediate course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). In this course, you will be able to study the last six chapters of Al-Kitaab Part I. You will develop your lexical competence by learning new vocabulary and learning more about the Arabic morphological system. Thus, you will be introduced to the meanings of some verb forms in Arabic. You will also use your vocabulary knowledge to process difficult reading and listening passages and to guess the meaning of never-seen-before words from context or using morphological rules.

This course further expands your vocabulary base to permit reading of increasing authentic texts from newspapers, journals and other sources while introducing controlled writing assignments. It also focuses on listening comprehension and reading to facilitate interactive conversations on complex subjects.

This course prepares you for independent study in MSA by focusing on stylistic devices, vocabulary refinement and communicative skills. It is ideal for those who wish to hone their ability to comprehend Arabic university lectures and to express themselves on technical subjects in speech and in writing. This course also makes use of additional texts in order to reinforce your ability to read and comprehend complex writings.

This course prepares you for independent study in both MSA and Classical Arabic focusing on stylistic devices, grammar and reading and writing skills. Ideal for those wishing to hone their ability to comprehend Arabic university lectures and to express themselves on technical subjects in speech and writing. This course also makes use of additional texts and short stories from various sources in order to reinforce your ability to read and comprehend complex writings.

In this program we will explore the archaeology of Curaçao and other Pre-Columbian settlements in the Caribbean islands. With a focus toward examining migration theories, settlement patterns, subsistence strategies and the development of cultural complexity through time, we will examine the rich archaeological and historical record of a region that often receives little attention from introductory textbooks and discussions of world prehistory.

Three credits.This course looks at data making and urban sensing robotics. New data collection and computation techniques provide the opportunity for open, experiential and systematic understanding of site. The use of handheld mobile technology and new inexpensive microprocessors and sensors provides opportunity to bring the power of information to the lowest user level without the influence of larger economic and political forces. These research methods have been published with the Journal of Urban Design, ACADIA, and several book chapters and tested in professional urban design projects.

For Architecture majors, this course fulfills the ARCH 4/523 Advanced Media or subject area elective. For Art History majors, this course fulfills the undergraduate Studio Art requirement and graduate elective.In the field, students will practice ways to capture and interpret environments using a variety of art and design media. Capturing a place means recording unique impressions, perceptions and memories along with physical characteristics.

This class will examine the artistic and architectural monuments of Ancient Rome, including the rise of the Roman Republic, the age of Augustus and the Roman Empire, and the origins of Christianity within the late-antique period.  Students will learn about the social, cultural and artistic foundations of Roman culture, combining classroom sessions with visits to many of the city’s most important and impactful monuments (the Roman Forum, the Pantheon, and the Colosseum, to name only a few).  This course will help students see the city around them in a new light, revealing the lasting