The Department of Integrative Sciences and Biological Arts plays a fundamental role in formal and informal science learning, science literacy, and science engagement across the college and in the community and includes the study of social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics.
BioPoetics and Science Integration explores the intersection of biology, art, and design, focusing on how biological concepts, scientific inquiry, research, and discoveries can inspire creative expression, experimental practice, and innovative applications. This course examines the use of biological metaphors, poetics, natural history imagery, symbolism, and narratives in artistic and design … Read more
Start Date
05/28
Meeting Day
Wed thru Sat and Mon thru Thu
End Date
06/05
Faculty
Saúl Nava
Time
10am–1pm
Credits
3
Have you ever noticed that when you look at the night sky and gaze at all those mesmerizing stars, you’re actually looking back in time? Did you know that Andromeda, the nearest galaxy to Milky Way, is 2.5 million light years away from us? This means that when you look … Read more
Start Date
06/09
Meeting Day
Online
End Date
07/18
Faculty
Dr. Hossein Alizadeh
Time
–
Credits
3
This Summative Elective course seeks to build a bridge between the artistic aesthetics in Cinema and the scientific rigor of naturally plausible phenomena. In doing so, and through analyses of scientific foundations of scenarios portrayed in different genres of cinema, including but not limited to sci-fi and superhero, students will … Read more
Start Date
07/07
Meeting Day
End Date
08/04
Faculty
Dr. Hossein Alizadeh
Time
no scheduled meeting times–
Credits
3
What is placemaking? If you’ve ever worked on a community art project, thought about how to make your streets safer, or wondered about how cities can be improved by better design, you’ve been involved in placemaking. This course will use the city of Boston, past, present, future, as a case … Read more
Start Date
08/11
Meeting Day
Monday thru Thursday
End Date
08/21
Faculty
Max Grinnell
Time
10am–3pm
Credits
3