Course Offerings

Summer Sessions

Planning for Summer 2010 is underway. A preliminary course list will be available soon. The following is the 2009 course list.

Students can take up to 9 semester credits per session. You are welcome to email casummer@lclark.edu to suggest courses you'd like to see offered. Also, see how summer classes can help you meet Lewis & Clark General Education Requirements.

Go to Academic English Studies department site to see their summer courses.

Session I

ART 117 - Painting I

Fundamentals of using oil paints in a representational and abstract manner.
ART 401 - Art After 1945

Art and Art Criticism from 1945 to the present, looking at contemporary art and its contexts.
BIO 100 - Perspectives in Biology

Students will learn how evolution works through topics such as the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, how HIV evolves in each person it infects, and the evolution of humans.
BIO 198 - Field Paleontology of Oregon

Introduction to field paleontological methods and procedures with a focus on the study of the local fauna over geologic time.
CHEM 105 - Perspectives in Nutrition

The fundamental basis of human nutritional needs and contemporary controversies in nutrition.
ECON 100 - Principles of Economics

Introduction to the study of market economies.
ENG 333 – Major Figures: Charles Dickens

In this course, we’ll read some of his most significant books: Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Hard Times, The Old Curiosity Shop.
HIST 330 - Race and Ethnicity in American History

The distinct experiences and culture of African-Americans in relation to other minority ethnic and racial groups.
MUS 104 - Sound and Sense: Understanding Music

Characteristics and sources of musical sounds, elements of music, musical texture.
MUS 105 - Introduction to World Music

Examination of musics from around the world.
PE/A 101 - Indoor Cycling - Spinning

Spinning
PE/A 101 - Intermediate Sculling

Taught in doubles and quads, intermediate sculling is meant as an introduction to the sculling stroke for those with prior rowing experience.
PE/A 101 - Personal Fitness Training

Students’ fitness levels and interests will be assessed and personal goals and workout programs established.
PE/A 101: Yoga (Summer Intensive)

Yoga class assumes a non-competitive atmosphere in which each student works on breathing, concentration, and flexibility.
PSY 105-01 - Perspectives in Film: Orson Welles

An introduction to the films of Orson Welles. We will view Welles’ major films as an internatonal director (including Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Lady from Shanghai, Touch of Evil, Chimes at midnight, and others).
PSY 190 - Culture, Films and Psychology

This course examines the relations between culture and human behavior through the lens of film.
PSY 300 - Psychology Methodology

Research methodologies and experimental design techniques applied to laboratory investigation of psychological phenomena.
SOAN 201 - Quantitative Research Methods

The survey research process, including hypothesis formation and testing, research design, construction and application of random sampling procedures, measurement validity and reliability, data analysis and interpretation.
SPAN 101 - Beginning Spanish

Basic vocabulary and structural patterns of Spanish, including all verb tenses in the indicative and subjunctive moods.
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish

Study of grammar, vocabulary, culture, and civilization. Drills and activities to develop conversational skills.
TH 249 - Theatre at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Focuses on a week of theatre-going (nine plays) at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon.

Session II

ART 111 - History of Western Art: Renaissance to the Present *CANCELED*

Painting, sculpture, and architecture from the beginnings of the Renaissance to the 20th century.
ART 227 - Special Topics in Studio Art: Video Art

We will cover the basics of camera use, editing software and preparation for production, as well as outputting finished work.
CLAS 298 - Epic Films: Ancient History and Modern Cinema *CANCELED*

We will analyze movies that deal with Greco-Roman antiquity (such as 300, Cleopatra, and Gladiator) and compare them to the actual ancient source material on which the films are based (however loosely).
COMM 210 - Public Discourse

Development of basic public speaking skills, listener-critic abilities, and appreciation for the role of public discourse in society.
ENG 100 – Topics in Literature: Postmodern Fiction

This course will examine the relation of post-World War II and contemporary American fiction to the culture of postmodernism.
IA 212 - United States Foreign Policy

An overview of contemporary U.S. foreign policy from a historical and theoretical perspective.
IA 290 - Middle East Politics

Analysis and explanation of the historical forces that shaped the complexities of this region, placing the area in its proper setting and perspective.
MATH 055 - Review of Algebra

Solving linear, absolute value, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic equations.
MUS 105 - Introduction to World Music

Ethnomusicology, as the study of music in the context of human life, involves both music that is geographically removed from us and music that is close at hand.
MUS 363 - Topics in History and Music II - Music and Film *CANCELED*

This course is an exploration of classical and non-classical repertoire from all the great musical eras, as found in film, from silents to modern.
PE/A 101 - Personal Fitness Training

Students’ fitness levels and interests will be assessed and personal goals and workout programs established.
PE/A 101: Introduction to Sailing

Course objectives are to provide students with the fundamentals of sailing, boat handling and seamanship.
PE/A 101: Yoga (Summer Intensive)

Yoga class assumes a non-competitive atmosphere in which each student works on breathing, concentration, and flexibility.
PHYS 105 - Astronomy

For nonmajors. Present knowledge of the sun, the planets, and other objects in the solar system; of stars, star systems, galaxies, and the universe as a whole.
PSY 105-02 - Perspectives in Film: Alfred Hitchcock

An introduction to the films of Alfred Hitchcock.
SPAN 102 - Beginning Spanish

Basic vocabulary and structural patterns of Spanish, including all verb tenses in the indicative and subjunctive moods.

Contact Us

The Summer Sessions is located in Albany.

email casummer@lclark.edu

voice 503-768-7135
fax 503-768-7105

Director Julia Unangst

Summer Sessions
0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road, MSC 47
Portland, Oregon 97219