Fall 2024 ARCH Scholars Courses

Fall 2024 Arch Scholars Courses

• LC 2: Queer America: Archives and History of the LGBTQ+ Community

  FYSE 121-02: Queer America Critical Conversations

  Sandy Slater, MWF 10:00-10:50am, CRN: 13781

  LIBR 105-04: Resources for Research

  Mary Jo Fairchild, W 11:00-11:50am, CRN: 13576

  FYSS 101-58

  TBD, CRN: 13738

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  History & Library Research

  ARCH Scholars

  Increased visibility surrounding queer communities (LGBTQ+) has stimulated vigorous conversations related to collective and individual identities within the community, as well as in relation to larger social and political issues. This course, with its grounding in historical understanding of queer life and identity, provides an opportunity to understand contemporary debates and calls for equity and inclusion through an historical lens. The goal of this learning community is to expand students’ historical imagination of gender and sexuality through various dimensions of scholarship, documentary evidence, and cultural heritage touchstones. In FYSE 121, we will trace the development of queer identities in America from the 1500s to the present. Topics include two-spirits in indigenous societies, sexual practices and laws in the colonial period, nineteenth century science and medicine, queer liberation of the 1970s, as well as the larger political and identity movements of the twentieth century. In LIBR 105 students will work closely with CofC Special Collections to engage a wide variety of primary and secondary sources from the SC LGBTQ: Oral Histories, Archives, and Outreach project while also learning how to find, evaluate, and use quality sources for the purposes of becoming successful researchers and metaliterate learners. Course materials include a variety of interdisciplinary materials including memoirs, literature, music, correspondence, historic photographs, scrapbooks, and oral histories.  We will focus on an Atlantic narrative of queerness, though much of the material focuses on narratives, history, and debates from the U.S. South.

• FYSE 119: Reps with Risk: The Health Consequences of Sports & Physical Activity

  FYSE 119-01: Reps with Risk: The Health Consequences of Sports & Physical Activity

  Susan Rozzi, MW 2:00-3:15pm, CRN: 13672

  FYSS 101-35

  TBD, CRN: 13715

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  Exercise Science

  ARCH Scholars

  Do you love sports? Do you consider yourself an athlete? Do you see a future where you’re working with athletes and physically active people? You’re not alone. Everyday millions of American children, teens, adults, and seniors participate in sports, exercise, or some type of physical activity. With participation comes risk for sustaining a sports injury or suffering a medical event. Musculoskeletal joint injuries and brain trauma can significantly decrease a person’s quality of life. Similarly, suffering a sudden cardiac arrest, a heat stroke, an exertional sickling crisis, or a cervical spine injury can result in permanent disability or death. This course will explore risk factors for sport injuries and severe medical conditions along with interventions for minimizing these risks.

• FYSE 130: How Things Work

  FYSE 130-01: How Things Work

  Ana Oprisan, MWF 12-12:50pm, CRN: 13673

  FYSS 101-41

  TBD, CRN: 13721

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  Physics

  This course is open to students at all levels of expertise, has no prerequisites, and emphasizes the connection of physics to real-world devices. This course aims to prepare students for a conceptual understanding of physical principles. The selected topics covered are Electricity, Magnetism, Heat, Energy, and Optics. This is an inquiry-based course with a hands-on component. Each class meeting will be divided between lectures and hands-on activities. We will learn how thermometers work, refrigerators, Diesel engines, sources of energy, how a printer works, circuit breakers, and electric motors. We will learn as much as possible by doing.

• FYSE 142: Sustainable Seas:Navigating Environmental & Social Issues in Fisheries

  FYSE 142-02: Sustainable Seas: Navigating Environmental & Social Issues in Fisheries

  Nicholas Principe, TR 12:15-1:30pm, CRN: 13661

  FYSS 101-10

  TBD, CRN: 13690

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  Environmental & Sustainability Studies

  ARCH Scholars

  There are over 33,000 species of fish in the world, as many as all other vertebrate species combined, yet those fishes living in our oceans are lumped into a single category called seafood. Unfortunately, pooling that incredible diversity in this way leads many to feel apathetic towards the plight of fish populations. Consequently, many unsustainable fisheries practices go virtually unnoticed and may even be heavily subsidized by wealthy nations. In this course, we will first examine the economic and social drivers of these unsustainable practices and find their link to issues such as bycatch, food insecurity, and sea slavery. Then we will shift focus to the solutions that can help mitigate these problems and lead to a more sustainable sea.

• FYSG 125: Freedom By Water: Black and Afrodescendant Coastal Communities REI

  FYSG 125-01: Freedom By Water: Black and Afrodescendant Coastal Communities REI - Global

  David Dulceany, TR 9:25-10:40am, CRN: 13793

  FYSS 101-28

  TBD, CRN: 13708

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  Latin American & Caribbean Studies

  Everything from Mardi Gras to Jazz, Hip Hop, Salsa, and Reggaeton are part of the cultural heritage and impact of Black coastal communities in the Americas. In this course, students will explore their enduring legacy and ongoing fight for racial and environmental justice. Students will learn about communities as diverse as the Louisiana Creole, the Gullah Geechee, the Garifuna, and similar Black coastal communities in countries such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Peru, and Colombia. Students will learn how these communities have rebelled and resisted enslavement, systemic racism, and environmental crisis to establish resilient coastal communities.

• ANTH 111: The Anthropological Construction & Deconstruction of Race

  The Anthropological Construction & Deconstruction of Race

  ANTH 111-01: The Construction & Deconstruction of Race 

  Allison Foley, TR 9:25-10:40am, CRN: 13654

  FYSS 101-01

  TBD, CRN: 13683

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  Anthropology

  REI-Global

  ARCH Scholars

  What is a social construct and what do we mean when we say race is a social (rather than biological) construct? This course provides a biocultural examination of the role anthropologists have played in constructing and, more recently, in deconstructing the concept of "race". From the classificatory "race science" of the last century to the mapping of modern human genetics, this course will examine the interaction of science, history, politics, and society. In addressing the invention of the social construct of race, we will discuss how contemporary biological anthropologists are deconstructing and undermining the "race" concept through a more comprehensive understanding of human variation. Additional topics will include structural suffering, epigenetics, and geographically-based evolutionary adaptations associated with skin pigmentation, lactose tolerance, and human health and disease.

• CLAS 203: Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey: Gods, Demigods & Monsters

  Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey: Gods, Demigods & Monsters

  CLAS 203-01: Special Topics

  Blanche McCune, MWF 2:00-2:50pm, CRN: 13634

  FYSS 101-21

  TBD, CRN: 13701

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  Classics

  ARCH Scholars

  For nearly three thousand years Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey have been considered not only among the greatest poems ever written but also the greatest stories ever told—why? And how can these ancient Greek epics about larger-than-life gods and warriors speak to our views on mortality, immortality, meaning, and belonging today? In this course we will read these great works in English, book-by-book, over the course of the semester. As we read we will dig into the intricacies of the works: the poetic technique, the historical context, and the reception of the epics by later authors both ancient and modern. Students will also learn to write carefully-crafted essays based on close reading and analysis of ancient literary texts.

• CHEM 111: Chemistry for Future Scientists & Health Professionals

  Chemistry for Future Health Professionals and Scientists

  CHEM 111-03: Principles of Chemistry

  Jennifer Fox, MWF 11:00-11:50am, CRN: 10832

  CHEM 111L: Principles of Chemistry Lab

  Register for a lab section that fits your schedule

  FYSS 101-38

  TBD, CRN: 13718

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  Chemistry

  ARCH Scholars

  Are you interested in being a physician, chemist, biochemist, biologist, geologist, dentist, or pharmacist? One of the keys to success is a solid foundation in introductory chemistry. This course covers all the material of the first semester of general chemistry (CHEM 111) with an emphasis on problem-solving strategies and building foundational skills to prepare science majors to succeed in their future careers. It will also introduce topics like how to analyze the structure of a protein, how to read scientific research articles, and how to get involved in undergraduate research.

• CITA 180: Computers, Music & Art

  CITA 180-01: Computers, Music & Art

  Bill Manaris, MWF 12:30-1:20pm, CRN: 11618

  FYSS 101-39

  TBD, CRN: 13719

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  Computer Science

  ARCH Scholars

  This course will introduce computer programming and music through the study, transcription, and creation of musical works. It will also introduce computer graphics, image processing and visual art. Computing topics include data types, variables, assignment, selection, iteration, lists, functions, classes, events, and graphical user interfaces. Students will experience computer programming as a
  medium for the development of musical and visual art works and practices, such as algorithmic composition, computer art, developing simple instruments, electroacoustic music, minimalism, and computer graphics.

• DATA 101: Storytelling with Data in the Generative AI Era

  Storytelling with Data in the Generative AI Era

  DATA 101-01: Introduction to Data Science

  Lancie Affonso, MW 1:30-2:45pm, CRN: 10775

  FYSS 101-40

  TBD, CRN: 13720

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  Computer Science

  ARCH Scholars

  Throughout the course, we will explore Generative AI tools and engage in discussions about the ethics of their use. Through data visualization and storytelling, you'll transform raw statistics into captivating narratives. You will harness your introductory Python and SQL skills to analyze data for insights and learn techniques for cleaning, visualizing, and interpreting data using cloud computing. Uncovering the stories within datasets, you'll effectively communicate your findings through visuals, speech, and writing, reaching diverse audiences.