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Dec 04, 2024
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CORE 003 SC - Independent Study Projects
For those students of demonstrated talents and motivation, Core III will consider proposals for either of two sorts of special student-designed independent studies. Both are described below; both involve small groups of students. One type is an ambitious intellectual inquiry, the other, preparation for a collaborative performance. Whichever type of project a group applies for, it must be placed within the context of “Histories of the Present.” Interested students may make a formal application to the Core Steering Committee, which will select a limited number of groups on the basis of the individual project’s soundness, its significance, the feasibility of its realization, the abilities of the applicants, and the appropriate faculty supervision. Both the inquiry and the performance will culminate in a public presentation and in each student’s producing a significant piece of written work. Normally a group must consist of no more than eight students. The students will first consult with the professor who agrees to supervise the project and then draw up as part of the application a schedule of meetings, rehearsals, bibliographies, readings, written work, and any other responsibilities. Please ask the Core Director for the application.
- An Inquiry. A group of students proposes an inquiry into a problem or issue that is related to some aspect of its work in Core I and/or Core II. The problem might be centered in an issue of morals and ethics, in law and government, in politics, in science or social science, in aesthetics, or in methodology. The inquiry must be interdisciplinary in scope. The group will present its findings at an event at the end of the first semester to which the community is invited. Staff.
- A Performance. This might consist of a play written by a student, a short dramatic work by a professional author, a musical performance, an exhibit, etc. The students will be responsible for all aspects of the performance. The student’s supporting written work, addressing the broad themes of the Core curriculum, must be interdisciplinary in scope and may focus on the historical and aesthetic context of the performance, on matters of methodology, or on theory.
Course Credit: 1.0
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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