Courses that have a 100 number are entry-level courses. In general, 200-level courses are intermediate classes and require sophomore standing (30+ Credits), successful completion of an introductory course, or permission of the instructor. As a rule, upper-level classes, numbered 300 and 400, require at least 30 Credits of college work plus 6 Credits in the focus area, or upper-level status (60+ college Credits). The prefixes indicate the department of the courses. Mini-course (1 credit) course numbers have an M prefix. Workshop (1 credit) course numbers have a W prefix.
Action Learning Seminar and Internship
xxx303/403
Johnpaul Long
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Responsible Action
Thursdays, 4:30 - 7:30 pm
To ensure that students are provided with an opportunity to reflect on their work experience, Action Learning interns are required to participate in the concurrent Action Learning course. Students are encouraged to use the seminar as a place to seek academic and personal support for their field placement work. The instructor will be available to act as a resource for securing placements and will be in contact with on-site supervisors. Please note: Action Learning placements and the required concurrent course are available to matriculated students only. To explore the Action Learning options available, please contact your advisor well before the beginning of the semester. Students must have secured placements before the first seminar meeting in order to participate in the program. Enrollment limit: 10.
German I Tutorial GEN175-2T
Genese Grill
3 credits
Meeting days and times to be coordinated with enrolled students.
In this class students will learn the fundamental building blocks of the German language. They will practice and develop communicative ability (speaking, listening, reading) through lessons and activities in grammar, vocabulary, and cultural context.
Legal Ethics: Theory & Practice Seminar PLS230
Sandra Baird
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Social Awareness
Mondays and Wednesdays
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
June 2 and 4, and July 7 - 23, plus an additional 15 hours of court observation time to be determined by the student
Because of the necessity of absolute trust between a client and her or his attorney, the legal profession has developed a specialized system of ethical standards called the Code of Professional Responsibility. Based on historical precedent, a confidential attorney-client relationship, fiduciary responsibility, and common sense, the Code governs lawyers and legal assistants and penalizes them for breaking its canons. In this course we examine the Code of Professional Responsibility, the reasons for the Code, the importance of adhering to it, and the sanctions applied to those who break its strictures.
Mental Illness in Film and Literature COR/PSY322
Zoe Griffing
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Social Awareness
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 am - Noon
In the movie K-Pax (2001) did the main character Prot really meet the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia or might there have been another explanation? What madness might have been going on in Edgar Allen Poe’s the Tell Tale Heart (1843)? Could you observe the behavior exhibited by John J. Rambo in Rambo: First Blood (1982) and offer your own thoughts on a diagnosis? This course will explore mental illness as it appears in film and literature. If you’re not a psychology major don’t worry, we will begin with an overview of the most common psychological disorders and how to approach diagnosing them.
Painting and Drawing Outside FIN223
Marc Awodey
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Creative Expression
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Noon - 3:00 pm
In this course, we will spend as much time as possible outside and travel to several local sites. We will use many techniques and tools of drawing and painting, traditional as well as unconventional. We will also explore several approaches to thinking about making art and explore personal ans well as political issues in our thought processes. The important talents needed for this course are a willingness to explore, create, and work diligently, and a desire to stretch your mind out to its farthest horizon. Prerequisite: Studio Art I or permission of academic advisor. Fee: $30.
Pro se Legal Clinic Internship PLS303
Sandra Baird
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Responsible Action
Saturdays, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm except June 14 and June 21
Students will work with Attorney Sandy Baird to educate litigants to represent themselves in court and to handle their own legal problems when they cannot afford or do not choose to hire a lawyer. The students will meet on Saturdays during the semester and will participate in the interviews of litigants who attend the clinic. They will train by listening to the instructor and they may have the opportunity to help litigants with paperwork and forms. The cases of the litigants will be discussed with the instructor and comments and analysis will be welcomed from the students.
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MINI-COURSE: Wood-turning MFN232
Ruud Vekemans
1 credit
July 7, 8, and 9; 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
In this workshop, students will learn the tools and techniques of wood-turning. This learning activity will take place at the Vermont Woodworking School in Colchester, Vermont. Students will be responsible for purchasing materials for the project. Students should anticipate costs of $50 - $100. Enrollment limit 8.
Introduction to Furniture-making FIN232
Ruud Vekemans
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Creative Expression
July 14 – 18; 8:30 - 5:00 pm
Students in this class will learn to build furniture in the Shaker tradition. The group will construct a shaker bed and side table. They will learn wood species and selection, grain matching, design elements, safe use of machinery, mortise and tenon joinery, tapering legs, drawer construction, surface preparation and finishing. Completed furniture will be used in the Burlington College dormitories. This learning activity will take place at the Vermont Woodworking School in Colchester, Vermont. Enrollment limit: 8.
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From Roll to Wrap: Summer Movie Fun Camp CIN258
Allan Nicholls
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Creative Expression
June 1 - June 5, 2008, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm with one possible overnight or long day of shooting film
Attention all filmmakers, actors, and anyone with an interest in knowing what goes on in the making of a film! Participants in “From Roll to Wrap” will take an existing script, break it down, cast it, find locations, design a look, choose a genre, go out on location and shoot for two days and one night, return to Burlington College to edit and take on post production and delivery of a completed film....all in one week. Participants will take on roles of producer, director, art director/costume design, sound designer, cinematographer, grip/electric, editor, music supervisor, technical advisor and post production supervisor. Together we will attend all meetings and have a presence in each other’s domain, with each department head assuming responsibility for making the final decision, but the group having their say in every area of discussion. It will be an intensive experiential learning experience illustrative of the cooperative, team effort involved in professional filmmaking, that everyone who takes part will be sure to cherish. Enrollment limit: 15. Course fee: $100 (includes cost of housing and transportation for location shoot; meals not included).
To ensure that students are provided with an opportunity to reflect on their work experience, Action Learning interns are required to participate in the concurrent Action Learning course. Students are encouraged to use the seminar as a place to seek academic and personal support for their field placement work. The instructor will be available to act as a resource for securing placements and will be in contact with on-site supervisors. Please note: Action Learning placements and the required concurrent course are available to matriculated students only. To explore the Action Learning options available, please contact your advisor well before the beginning of the semester. Students must have secured placements before the first seminar meeting in order to participate in the program. Enrollment limit: 10.
Sleepless in Lake Placid: 24-hour Film Project CIN218
Michael Fisher
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Creative Expression
Pre-festival Meeting:
Tuesday, June 3, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Festival: Wednesday, June 11 through Sunday, June 15
Post-festival Meeting: Tuesday, June 17, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
In 2007, the Lake Placid Film Forum inaugurated a filmmaking competition titled “Sleepless in Lake Placid” in which teams of student filmmakers from Vermont, New York State, and New Hampshire were given 24 hours to conceptualize, shoot, and edit a film based on a common premise and incorporating required elements, screened in American Idol-syle public showcase as the centerpiece of festival. Participants in this course will comprise the Burlington College team for the second annual “Sleepless in Lake Placid” competition, and compete against teams from Syracuse University, Concordia University in Canada, and two additional New York State film schools for a top prize of $500. Since the competition will take place on Thursday of the 4 day festival, students participating in the 24-hour film competition will be able to partake of all other aspects of the Film Forum, including viewing unreleased films and attending forum discussions and master classes (see above). Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chair. Enrollment limit: 6 Course fee: $200 (includes team registration, all-inclusive Forum pass, transportation, dormitory-style housing at The Lake Placid Center of the Arts, and production costs; meals not included)
WORKSHOP: Jewelry Box: Inlay and Veneer WFN232
Ruud Vekemans
1 credit
Saturdays, June 7, 14, 21, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
In this workshop, students will learn the techniques of inlay and veneer work as they create a unique jewelry box. This learning activity will take place at the Vermont Woodworking School in Colchester, Vermont. Students will be responsible for purchasing materials for theproject. Students should anticipate costs of approximately $50. Enrollment limit 8.
The Festival Experience: Lake Placid Film Festival WCN224
Barry Snyder
1 credit
Pre-festival Meeting:
Monday, June 9, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Festival: Wednesday, June 11 through Sunday, June 15
Film festivals are a staple in the world of cinema, a forum of exchange between filmmakers, distributors, film scholars, students, the media, and the general public, as well as the mechanism by which new films are introduced to the world. In this workshop, students will gain insight into the world of film festivals through attendance at the 2008 Lake Placid Film Forum, a unique area film festival with an orientation toward public discussion of films and film education. Students will view unreleased films, attend forum discussions and master classes, and rub elbows with industry directors, writers, producers, and actors. Among the guests tentatively scheduled to participate in the 2008 LPFF are director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia); Linda Reisman, head of production at Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope company and producer of films by director Paul Schrader, and Pulitzer Prize winning authors and celebrated screenwriters Richard Russo (Nobody’s Fool, Empire Falls) and William Kennedy (The Cotton Club, Ironweed). Course fee: $325 (includes all-inclusive Forum pass, transportation, and 3 days and nights housing at Comfort Inn on Lake Placid, including breakfast; other meals are not included).
Visions of the Night: A Dream Retreat TPS312
Janet Fredericks and Tom Verner
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Cultural Awareness
Pre-retreat Meeting: Friday, June 13, 1:00 - 2:00 pm, Retreat: July 20 - 25
This course will focus on the relationships between dream, myth, and ritual. We will spend our nights dreaming together and our days exploring and expressing our dreams using a variety of methods synthesized from primitive healers as well as contemporary depth psychologists. This retreat takes place in Lincoln, Vermont. Fee: $300 (includes room and board and bookmaking supplies). Prerequisite: previous coursework in psychology or permission of instructor. Enrollment limit: 10.
Celluloid Masterpiece Theater: Battle of the Sexes WCN110
Barry Snyder
1 credit
June 20 - 22
Discover the great cultural legacy of the cinema’s century-old history in this discussion-based film appreciation workshop focused on five international film masterpieces. This edition of Celluloid Masterpiece Theater will focus on the age-old theme of the battle of the sexes, including the great Ernst Lubitsch’s definitive romantic comedy Trouble in Paradise (1932); Alf Sjostrom’s film version of Swedish playwright August Strindberg’s enduring Miss Julie (1950); the classic Tracy/Hepburn battle-of-the-sexes romp Adam’s Rib (1949); Italian director Federico Fellini’s lyrical paean to love and cruelty La Strada (1954); and Hiroshi Teshigahara’s haunting, surreal 1964 masterpiece, Woman of the Dunes. Lab and usage fees: $10
Lake Champlain Intensive COR138
Matthew Davis
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Scientific Awareness
Monday, June 23 - Friday, June 27
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
During this course, our classroom is the waters and shores of Lake Champlain, and our medium for accessing this classroom is a 32-foot open boat powered by sail and oars. We work together as a group to travel safely to a variety of local unique and historic sites. Our focuses include the natural and cultural history of the region, as well as freshwater ecology and limnology. We also consider the various ecological issues facing Lake Champlain today, and possible solutions. Participants should be prepared to spend most of each day’s session on the water in a variety of possible conditions. Lab and usage fees: $50. Enrollment limit: 6.
Nonlinear Editing: Final Cut Pro Intensive CIN281
Nathan Beaman
3 credits
Liberal Arts Goal: Skills
June 25 - 29, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
The new standard for non-linear editing is Apple’s Final Cut Pro Studio 5. This non-linear program is capable of creating professional-quality videos. Through lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on experience, students learn the basics of non-linear editing, including capturing and logging footage, basic editing techniques, media file management, and output of the final project. Prerequisite: Introduction to Microcomputers, Film Production I, or permission of academic advisor. Lab and usage fee: $200. Enrollment limit: 8.
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The following learning options are available to matriculated students. Please see your academic advisor to develop these learning options.
Guided Independent Study
Generally, a 3-credit learning mode in which one to three students (up to eight in the summer) meet individually or in a group with an instructor for a minimum of nine contact hours over the semester. This mode of learning is generally undertaken by students who have demonstrated to their advisor’s satisfaction their ability to complete the study without direct, ongoing supervision. GISs are usually upper-level, require previous coursework in the discipline, and demand extensive reading, writing, and research.
Seminar
A 3-credit, upper-level learning mode that involves six to 10 students and an instructor in class discussion and significant outside research. A seminar meets for 22.5 hours over the semester.
Tutorial
A learning mode involving one to four students and an instructor who meet 19 hours a semester for 3 academic credits. Students undertaking tutorials should have demonstrated the ability to undertake semi-independent, focused coursework.
Additional Information
Other learning options may work particularly well in the summer semester if you have a work schedule or travel plans that don’t allow you to take a course or intensive. In these learning modes students work with an instructor to develop content and write a course description. With guided independent study, students must be prepared to take primary responsibility for their learning; faculty act as guides and are available for feedback and dialogue. These modes are not generally well suited to experiential or hands-on learning that involves a lot of instruction; advisor permission is required for these learning modes. Course descriptions must be written and approved prior to the beginning of the semester. If you are interested in one of these learning options, please, speak to your academic advisor (matriculated students) or the Admissions Office (non-matriculated students) for more information about available faculty for your particular area of interest.
To Register
Registration forms are available from the Admissions Office at the College, or by calling 802-862-9616, or email: admissions@burlington.edu.
Non-degree students may even register by phone – please have the information for the course(s) you want, and credit card info, handy. Unless otherwise arranged in advance with the Business Office, all registrations must include payment in full.
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