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Selected Sample Syllabi
for your Prescott College Classes

These syllabi are kept in The Black Notebook at the Reference Desk. Please look through them - get an idea of what your classes will offer!

Look in the "Colleges and Universitites" section of the Online Reference Collection for online syllabi from other colleges.

Updated March 24, 2008

Syllabi by Area of Study Alphabetical List of Classes By Faculty Name

ADVENTURE EDUCATION    
Environmental Topics in Adventure Education SQ2008 Joel Barnes
Adventure Education SQ2004 Erin Lotz
Sea Kayaking and Marine Natural History WB2005 David Craig
Wilderness Explorations and Landscape Studies: Dos Californias, Phases I, II, III FQ2004 David Craig
Environmental Education Methods for Adventure Educators WB2006 Joel Barnes
Environmental Perspectives & Whitewater Rafting FB2007 Joel Barnes
Basic Rock Climbing FQ2004 Erin Lotz
Women's Topics in Wilderness Leadership FB2004 Erin Lotz
Origins and Directions in Adventure Education FQ2005 Erin Lotz
Map and Compass for Wilderness Travel FQ2004 Lee James
     
ARTS & LETTERS    
Interpreting Nature Through Art & Photography FQ2007 Walt Anderson
Art on the Periphery SQ2006 Julie Comnick
Writing Workshop FQ2005 Miles Waggener
Foundations of Art: 2D FQ2005 Julie Comnick
Visual Arts Exhibitions Practium I/II FQ2005 Paul McKee
Documentary Photography: Theory and Practice FQ2005 Deb Ford
Voices From Latin America: Literature in Translation WB2005 Miles Waggener
Art Survey: Women in Art SQ2004 Roseanne Cartledge
History of Photography SQ2004 Dennis DeHart
     
CULTURAL & REGIONAL STUDIES    
Women and Power in Latin America FQ2006 Heather Craigie
American Paradox:Studies in the History of a Varied People SQ2008 Mary Poole
The Colorline in U.S. History FQ2007 Mary Poole
History of Gender and Sexuality FQ2007 Mary Poole
History of Conflict in the Southwest FQ2007 Mary Poole
Philosophy: Modes of Thinking FQ2004 Sam Henrie
Introduction to Peace Studies FQ2004 Randall Amster
Social Movements WB2005 Randall Amster
Social Problems: Research, Methods, & Theories FQ2004 Randall Amster
Globalization and Popular Resistance in Latin America Today WB2005 Nicanor Dominguez
Latin American History Through Film SQ2003 Nicanor Dominguez
Latin American History: Independence to the Present SQ2004 Nicanor Dominguez
Summer Studies in Peru: Conservation Systems and Culture Summer2004 Nicanor Dominguez
Twentieth Century Revolutions in Latin America FQ2003 Nicanor Dominguez
Revolutions: the Latin American Experience FQ2004 Nicanor Dominguez
Latin American History: Discovery to Independence FQ2003 Nicanor Dominguez
     
EDUCATION    
Foundations of Education SQ2006 Anita Fernandez
ST: Rethinking our Classrooms: Race, POwer and Identity in Education SQ2006 Anite Fernandez
Learning Theories FQ2003 Jordana Dezeeuw Spencer
Foundations of Experiential Education FQ2003 Jordana Dezeeuw Spencer
Environmental Education: Theory   Joel Barnes
     
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES    
Water in the West SQ2008 Joel Barnes
Wildlife Management WB2008 Walt Anderson
Wetland Ecology and Management FB2007 Walt Anderson
Cultural Perspectives on Ecological Design SQ2005 Dana Oswald
Landscape Ecology SQ2005 Dana Oswald
Natural History & Ecology of the Southwest SQ2008 Walt Anderson
Interpreting Nature Through Art & Photography FQ2007 Walt Anderson
Conservation Biology FQ2004 Tom Fleischner
Basic Biological Principles FQ2004 Lisa Floyd-Hanna
Migration: mammals, insects and birds SQ2003 Lenny Gannes
Restoration Ecology: Watersheds of the Southwest SQ2008 Joel Barnes
Basic Concepts of Ecology FQ2001 Lenny Gannes
Conservation Biology FQ2002 Lenny Gannes
Organic Evolution FQ2002 Lenny Gannes
Ecology of Human Evolution SQ2004 Dana Oswald
Fire Ecology FQ2003 Lisa Floyd-Hanna
Field Biology Studies: Colorado Plateau FB2004 Lisa Floyd-Hanna
Marine Conservation, Phases I, II, III (Introduction; Island Ecology & Management; Coastal Zone Management; Fisheries   Lorayne Meltzer
     
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT    
Ecopsychology II WB2004 Tim Jordan
Counseling Skills SQ2004 Wayne Regina
Family Systems Theory SQ2004 Wayne Regina
Models of Leadership: Leadership Through Differentiation FB2004 Wayne Regina
Community Mediation and Principled Negotiation FQ2004 Wayne Regina
Expressive Arts: A Depth Psychology Approach SQ2003 Carol Kennedy
     
INTEGRATIVE STUDIES    
Ecopsychology II WB2004 Tim Jordan
Psychopathology FQ2004 Tim Jordan
Lifespan Development II: Early to Late Adulthood SQ2005 Tim Jordan
Survey of Latin American Culture Through the Arts SQ2005 Nicanor Dominguez
Environmental History of Latin America SQ2005 Nicanor Dominguez
Holy Books, A Survey of Religious Literature SQ2005 Sam Henrie
Religion and Science 2004 Lon Abbott/Grace Burford
Nature and Psyche FB2004 Tom Fleischner/Tim Jordan
Nature's Voice: Reading and Writing About Natural History FQ2004 Tom Fleischner
     
     
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Alphabetical List of Classes

Name of Class   Area of Study
Adventure and Environment   Arts & Letters
Adventure Education   Adventure Education
American Paradox:Studies in the History of a Varied People   Cultural & Regional Studies
Art on the Periphery   Arts & Letters
Art Survey: Women in Art   Arts & Letters
Basic Biological Principles   Environmental Studies
Basic Concepts of Ecology   Environmental Studies
Basic Rock Climbing   Adventure Education
Calculus: Theory and Practice   Environmental Studies
The Colorline in U.S. History   Cultural & Regional Studies
Community Mediation and Principled Negotiation   Human Development
Conservation Biology   Environmental Studies
Counseling Skills   Human Development
Creating and Managing Learning Communities   Education
Creative Nonfiction Workshop: The Literary Buffet   Arts & Letters
Cultural Perspectives on Ecological Design   Environmental Studies
Documentary Photography: Theory and Practice   Arts & Letters
Ecology of Human Evolution   Environmental Studies
Ecopsychology II   Integrative Studies
Environmental Education: Theory   Education
Environmental Education Methods for Adventure Educators   Adventure Education
Environmental History of Latin America   Integrative Studies
Environmental Perspectives & Whitewater Rafting   Adventure Education
Environmental Topics in Adventure Education   Adventure Education
Experiential Education: Theory   Education
Expressive Arts: A Depth Psychology Approach   Human Development
Family Systems Theory   Human Development
Field Biology Studies: Colorado Plateau   Environmental Studies
Fire Ecology   Environmental Studies
Foundations of Art: 2D   Arts & Letters
Foundations of Education   Education
Foundations of Experiential Education   Education
Geologic Evolution of the Southwest   Environmental Studies
Globalization and Popular Resistance in Latin America Today   Cultural & Regional Studies
History and Philosophy of Science   Cultural & Regional Studies
History of Conflict in the Southwest   Cultural & Regional Studies
History of Gender and Sexuality   Cultural & Regional Studies
History of Photography   Arts & Letters
History of the American West to 1890   Cultural & Regional Studies
Holy Books, A Survey of Religious Literature   Integrative Studies
Interpreting Nature Through Art & Photography   ES/A&L
Introduction to Mathematical Modeling   Environmental Studies
Introduction to Peace Studies   Cultural & Regional Studies
Introduction to Special Education   Education
Jungian Studies I   Human Development
Landscape Ecology   Environmental Studies
Latin American History: Discovery to Independence   Cultural & Regional Studies
Latin American History Through Film   Cultural & Regional Studies
Latin American History: Independence to the Present   Cultural & Regional Studies
Learning Theories   Education
Lifespan Development II: Early to Late Adulthood   Integrative Studies
Map and Compass for Wilderness Travel   Adventure Education
Marine Conservation, Phases I, II, III (Introduction; Island Ecology & Management; Coastal Zone Management; Fisheries   Environmental Studies
Migration: mammals, insects and birds   Environmental Studies
Models of Leadership: Leadership Through Differentiation   Human Development
Multicultural Education   Education
Natural History & Ecology of the Southwest   Environmental Studies
Nature and Psyche   Integrative Studies
Nature's Voice: Reading and Writing About Natural History   Integrative Studies
Organic Evolution   Environmental Studies
Origins and Directions in Adventure Education   Adventure Education
Philosophy: Modes of Thinking   Cultural & Regional Studies
Psychopathology   Integrative Studies
Religion and Science   Integrative Studies
Restoration Ecology: Watersheds of the Southwest
  Environmental Studies
Rethinking our Clasrooms: Race, POwer and Identity in Education   Education
Revolutions: the Latin American Experience   Cultural & Regional Studies
Sea Kayaking and Marine Natural History   Adventure Education
Social Movements   Cultural & Regional Studies
Social Problems: Research Methods and Theories   Cultural & Regional Studies
Summer Studies in Peru: Conservation Systems and Culture   Cultural & Regional Studies
Survey of Latin American Culture Through the Arts   Integrative Studies
Therapeutic Use of Adventure Education   Adventure Education
Twentieth Century Revolutions in Latin America   Cultural & Regional Studies
Visual Arts Exhibitions Practium I/II   Arts & Letters
Voices From Latin America: Literature in Translation   Arts & Letters
Water in the West   Environmental Studies
Watersheds of the Southwest   Environmental Studies
Wetland Ecology and Management   Environmental Studies
Wilderness Explorations and Landscape Studies: Dos Californias, Phases I, II, III   Adventure Education
Wildlife Management   Environmental Studies
Women and POwer inLatin America   Cultural & Regional Studies
Women in American History   Cultural & Regional Studies
Women's Literature   Arts & Letters
Women's Studies: Cross-Cultural Perspectives   Cultural & Regional Studies
Women's Topics in Wilderness Leadership   Adventure Education
Writing Workshop   Art & Letters
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Faculty Name

Faculty Name   Area of Study
Lon Abbott   Environmental Studies, Integrative Studies
Randall Amster   Cultural & Regional Studies
Walt Anderson   Environmental Studies, Arts & Letters
Joel Barnes   Adventure Education, Environmental Studies, Education
Melanie Bishop   Arts & Letters
Grace Burford   Cultural & Regional Studies, Integrative Studies
Roseanne Cartledge   Arts & Letters
Julie Comnick   Arts & Letters
David Craig   Adventure Education
Heather Craigie   Cultural & Regional Studies
Jordana Dezeeuw Spencer   Adventure Education, Education
Nicanor Dominguez   Cultural & Regional Studies, Integrative Studies
Reuben Ellis   Arts & Letters
Anita Fernandez   Education
Tom Fleischner   Environmental Studies, Integrative Studies
Lenny Gannes   Environmental Studies
Lisa Floyd-Hanna   Environmental Studies
Deb Ford   Arts & Letters
Sam Henrie   Cultural & Regional Studies, Integrative Studies
Lee James   Adventure Education
Tim Jordan   Human Development, Integrative Studies
Carol Kennedy   Human Development
Erin Lotz   Adventure Education
Paul McKee   Arts & Letters
Lorayne Meltzer   Environmental Studies
Dana Oswald   Environmental Studies
Steve Pace   Adventure Education
Mary Poole   Cultural & Regional Studies
Wayne Regina   Human Development
Paul Smith   Adventure Education
Miles Waggener   Arts & Letters

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