The Department of French and Francophone Studies lays the foundation for an understanding and appreciation of French language and culture through the literature and the history of French arts, thought, and institutions.

COOL CLASSES: “Machine Learning”

Taught by Assistant Professor of Computer Science Sara Mathieson, this computer science course explores both classical and modern approaches to machine learning, with an emphasis on theoretical understanding.

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COOL CLASSES: “Visualizing Border/lands”

Taught by Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Visual Studies Elena Guzman, this anthropology course explores visual representations of the border, including film and photography, but also text and sound.

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience. See what other courses the Department of Anthropology is offering this semester.

Through the Tri-College Consortium, Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore students take classes at all three schools and frequently collaborate on extracurricular activities.

Now in its second semester, the Tri-Co Philly program is educating students on pressing issues through an enlivening set of classes bolstered by extracurricular experiences in the city of Philadelphia.

COOL CLASSES: “The Sense and Senses of Islam”

Taught by Assistant Professor of Religion Guangtian Ha, this religion course introduces students to debates about the senses in Islam, including exploring the relationship between sound and the sacred. The ultimate goal of the class is to prompt students to reflect more critically on the essential role of the senses in our engagement with faith and politics in an age of mass mediation.

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

The Department of French and Francophone Studies lays the foundation for an understanding and appreciation of French language and culture through the literature and the history of French arts, thought, and institutions.

COOL CLASSES: “Relief Printmaking”

This fine arts course covers techniques and approaches to the art of the woodcut and the linocut, emphasizing the study of design principles and the expressive potential of the medium to create a personal visual statement.

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The astronomy major is a good fit for students who want an in-depth education in astronomy that can be applied to a range of careers. Our faculty work at the cutting edge of modern astronomy and cosmology, creating exceptional research opportunities for majors.

COOL CLASSES: “A Musical Millennium: From Convent to Concert Hall”

Taught by Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Myron Gray, this music course examines musical change over a thousand-year span, uncovering how—and why—Western music evolved from a monastic ritual of plain, unaccompanied song into a secular entertainment for elite audiences in modern cities.

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COOL CLASSES: “Modality and Language: Mandarin and ASL as Examples”

Co-taught by C.V. Starr Professor of Asian Studies and Associate Professor of Chinese and Linguistics Shizhe Huang and Swarthmore College Professor of Linguistics and Social Justice Donna Jo Napoli, this course explores five issues in which modality effects might be evidenced in Mandarin and American Sign Language. The class is experimental, with the professors and students forming and testing hypotheses against data.

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.