学者 and courses
大学预科的学生将和火博体育学院的学生一起上课，并可以选择 the following foundational liberal arts options. All of our courses are small – ranging 从5到20名学生-招生包括众多大学支持的好处 resources on campus, such as our writing center, library, and more.
- Residential students must enroll in two courses
- Commuting students may enroll in either one or two courses
2024 Course Descriptions
Anthropology of the Human Past (AN 102)
Professor 希瑟·赫斯特
M/T/W/TH/F 10:00 AM – 11:50 AM
3学分
An introduction to the biological and cultural evolution of humans. In learning about
人类多样性的起源，学生开始理解时间，空间，
and context as critical factors in our ability to reconstruct the human past. 学生
参与各种科学评估会议，涉及与考古学相同的数据
分析人类的进化和文化变迁，了解这种重构是如何发生的
发生.
Human Genetics (BI 170) • Lab fee $80
Professor Bernie Possidente
M/T/W/TH/F 9:00 AM – 12:10 PM
4个学分
介绍遗传学原理及其在人类生物学中的应用.
Topics include the history of genetics; the structure, function, and inheritance of
genes; medical genetics; and genetic engineering.
注意(s): Nine hours of lecture, six hours of lab per week.
Introduction to Microeconomics (EC 104)
Professor Rodrigo Schneider
M/T/W/TH 9:00 AM – 12:05 PM
4个学分
先决条件: 参加本课程要求SAT数学成绩至少达到650分
I)考试，SAT II数学科目考试成绩不低于570分
(MSAT II), or a score of at least 28 on the Mathematics ACT examination, emailed to lroutled@skidmore. If scores are unavailable, Skidmore will determine eligibility
through a review of the student's high school transcript.
An introduction to the study of markets. 学生 will develop the basic economic
model of supply and demand to illustrate how choices regarding the production and
在市场经济中，商品和服务的分配是由企业和家庭来完成的.
学生还将研究市场失灵的可能性和适当的政府
响应. Policy topics may include poverty and homelessness, health care, the environment,
antitrust, discrimination, international trade, unions, and minimum wage laws.
History of Modern Japan (HI 247P)
Professor 珍妮花天
M/T/W/TH 9:00 AM – 12:05 PM
4个学分
An examination of the historical transformation of the 日本 archipelago from a
从封建社会到现代国家和皇权，再到战后的经济巨人
and a “bubble economy” in the 1990s. 学生 will explore how 日本 women and
人类改变了其他文化的元素，创造了政府、社会、
and the arts that are uniquely 日本. Sources include a diary, short stories, legal
documents, and films.
Writing Seminar II: Under the Influence (EN 105)
Professor Thaddeus Niles
M/T/W/TH 1:15 PM – 3:35 PM
4个学分
"Under the Influence - Argument and Persuasion in our Lives"
Argument seems inescapable. Its rituals have shaped the Western academic tradition,
which is perhaps reason enough to study it more closely. But argument is also a central
feature of our lives as citizens and consumers. In this writing course, students will
考虑说服的本质，各种批判性思维方法和方法
to translating these methods to academic texts. Class projects include essays examining
有说服力的呼吁的语言和逻辑，以及最终的合作项目.
Introduction to Comparative and International Politics (PL 103)
Professor Charmaine Willis
M/T/W/TH/F 1:30 PM – 3:20 PM
3学分
比较政治学和国际政治学的主要概念和原则的概览
关系. Issues covered include state building and state failure; the functioning
of democratic and non-democratic regimes and the ideologies that support them; the
changing nature of the international system; the causes of war and search for peace;
国家和跨国安全问题，比如恐怖主义，全球化，
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and environmental challenges.
Introduction to Psychological Science (PS 101)
Professor Lucas LaFreniere
M/T/W/TH 1:30 PM – 4:35 PM
4个学分
通过对理论、方法、
and principles of behavior. 学生 will learn about empirical studies that are central
to the various subdisciplines of psychology.
物理:声音 & Music with Lab (PY 109)
Professor 吉尔林茨
M/T/W/TH/F 1:30 PM – 4:40 PM
4个学分
The physical principles of sound - how it is produced, propagated and perceived. 强调
会放在音乐和音乐理论上，看看其中使用的一些机制
产生不同类型的音乐声音以及物理原理的指导
the development of music theory throughout history. The weekly lab sessions will provide
hands-on experience in understanding the physical principles discussed in lecture.
Religion: American Gods (RE 105W)
Professor 切尔西泰勒
M/T/W/TH/F 1:15 PM – 3:40 PM
4个学分
介绍美国宗教的多样性以及基本类别和
questions in the academic study of religion. The United States is one of the most
religiously diverse nations on earth. This course investigates that diversity, in
过去和现在，探索传入美国的传统，最近的传统
born in America, and/or traditions indigenous to the Americas. 学生 will explore
在美国什么是“宗教”，以及宗教传统是如何形成和形成的
by other forms of difference (race, class, gender, age, sexuality, etc.)
*Courses subject to change. All course placements are subject to approval by the Pre-College Program director.
教师
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珍妮花天
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Her forthcoming monograph examines international law and transnational fugitives in 现代中国. It examines the role of Sino-foreign diplomats, jurists, and political actors in creating the boundaries of legitimate political actions. It tells the story about how the Qing and its Republican successor states negotiated for the right to 宣布他们的敌人，定义他们的罪行，并获得跨国界的司法主权 rebels from the 1860s to the 1930s. Her next book project will explore the politicization of history in 现代中国. 它试图理解决策者、官僚、知识分子和基层是如何 从晚清到后毛时代，教育工作者理解历史教育的目标 期. |
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希瑟·赫斯特
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希瑟·赫斯特 specializes in Mesoamerican archaeology with a focus on the study of art production, iconography, materials analysis, identity, and the role of art in 社会. She has ongoing fieldwork on Maya mural painting in Guatemala, as well as research on Olmec rock art in Mexico. Her publications and illustrated volumes include The Murals of San Bartolo, El Petén, Guatemala. Part 1, The North Wall, and Part I1, 西墙. She collaborates with chemists, conservators and epigraphers, resulting in recent 文章包括“14C年代测定策略Oxtotitlán洞穴壁画，格雷罗， Mexico,” and “Maya Codex Book Production and the Politics of Expertise.” Dr. 赫斯特 获得博士学位.D. in Anthropology from Yale University. Her courses include Mesoamerican 考古学，考古现场方法，成像/想象过去，和建筑环境. |
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Lucas LaFreniere
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趣事:我曾经在一艘有90年历史的帆船上给年轻人提供咨询 with juvenile delinquency. |
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吉尔林茨
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吉尔有理论物理学和古典音乐的背景，她加入了物理学 1992年教员名单. Soon after, she developed Sound & Music, an introductory acoustics course that is a popular class for non-science students and science students alike. 她还开设了高级声学和音乐合成技术课程. Her works include a children’s book titled “Adventures in Atomville: The Macroscope” and an experimental music project titled “原子的音乐”. |
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萨德奈尔斯
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奈尔斯教授自2010年以来一直是火博体育的ESL专家，教授作文 and coordinating the college's first intensive 英语 program. Thad’s professional 兴趣包括国际学生的学习经历，学术素养/英语 为学术目的，结构功能语言学/类型教学法，和新教学 语法. |
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Bernie Possidente
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Rodrigo Schneider
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切尔西泰勒
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Research and teaching interests include history of religions in the United States, 基督教民族主义，福音主义，宗教和流行文化，表演研究， adaption studies, gender and sexuality studies. |
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Charmaine Willis
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Prior to obtaining her Ph.D., she received her BA in Political Science from the University 南缅因大学硕士，美国大学国际事务硕士 of International Service. |
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