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

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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

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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

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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

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