{"id":618302,"date":"2024-08-30T16:07:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T20:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=618302"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:32:38","slug":"7-rochester-classes-thatll-make-you-want-to-go-back-to-college-asap-618302","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/7-rochester-classes-thatll-make-you-want-to-go-back-to-college-asap-618302\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ classes that\u2019ll make you want to go back to college ASAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From film scoring to entomological exploring, the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ offers courses sure to inspire FOMO\u2014or, the fear of missing out.<\/h2>\n<p>Lifelong learners: Grab your backpack, laptop, and #2 pencils. Whether you&#8217;re a newly minted grad or gearing up for a milestone reunion, these seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\">Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/a> courses will make you want to head back to college faster than you can say \u201cPoint me to the registrar.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><em>Cultivate your inner John Williams<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/em><b>TH 425: Film Score Analysis<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Instructor: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/directory\/watters-mark\/\">Mark Watters<\/a>, director of the Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media and an associate professor of contemporary media and film composition at the University\u2019s Eastman School of Music<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NEo_8urhTdk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From plot to casting to music, we\u2019ve all played couch (or theater) critics when it comes to movies. But what <i>really<\/i> makes a film score work? Students in <b>TH 425: Film Score Analysis<\/b> are guided through various past and current film scores to learn and understand why choices were made during the scoring process and how to implement that information and vocabulary into their own compositions. \u201cI\u2019m very proud of this class,\u201d adds Watters, who petitioned to have the course added three years ago.<\/p>\n<h3><b><em>HGTV could never<\/em><br \/>\nME 204: Mechanical Design<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Instructor:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/me\/people\/faculty\/muir_chris\/index.html\">Chris Muir<\/a>, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_618432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-618432\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-618432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Muir-mechanical-design.jpg\" alt=\"student wearing protective goggles raises her fists in celebration and gives an expression of surprise as she stands in the Goergen Hall atrium surrounded by a crowd of students.\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Muir-mechanical-design.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Muir-mechanical-design-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Muir-mechanical-design-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Muir-mechanical-design-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Muir-mechanical-design-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Muir-mechanical-design-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-618432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b>DIDN\u2019T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL:<\/b> Julie Hernandez \u201924 reacts as her team\u2019s balsa wood structure is destroyed. (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to student feedback,<b> ME 204: Mechanical Design<\/b> is one of the toughest and most influential courses Rochester engineering students have experienced\u2014with good reason. Each fall, seniors design and build prototype devices to solve real-world problems, working on four hands-on projects, culminating in the main event: students work in teams to see who can make a balsa wood structure that bears the largest amount of force in ratio to the structure\u2019s weight. The main takeaway for Muir? <i>The Karate Kid<\/i>-esque \u201cbending bad; axial good.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/me\/news-events\/news\/archive\/2018\/2018-12-18-me-204.html\">Learn why here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><b><em>Beetles and lichens for fall? Groundbreaking<\/em><br \/>\nBIOL 225: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Instructor: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/bio\/people\/faculty\/minckley_robert\/index.php\">Bob Minckley<\/a>, a professor of instruction in the Department of Biology<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_618482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-618482\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-618482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecology-evolutionary-biology.jpg\" alt=\"two students examine two beetles as they walk across the top of a grave stone. \" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecology-evolutionary-biology.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecology-evolutionary-biology-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecology-evolutionary-biology-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecology-evolutionary-biology-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecology-evolutionary-biology-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ecology-evolutionary-biology-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-618482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b>MEET THE BEETLES:<\/b> Janna Looney (left) and Ella Croyle (both from the Class of 2024) examine beetles in the city of Rochester\u2019s Mt. Hope Cemetery. (University photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Don\u2019t be thrown by the conventional course title\u2014this 200-level biology class is a chance for Rochester students to get their hands dirty in the field. For Minckley, the beauty and excitement of <b>BIOL 225: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology<\/b> is that \u201cyou don\u2019t need fancy equipment and you don\u2019t need to go far.\u201d Students explore ecosystems and environments near Rochester\u2019s campus\u2014including Mt. Hope Cemetery and the University\u2019s pollinator garden\u2014while learning how to formulate questions and obtain the necessary data to answer those questions on a series of topics in ecology and evolution. Plus: odds are you\u2019ll get to pick up large bugs.<\/p>\n<h3><b><em>Newborn this way<\/em><br \/>\n<\/b><b>NURS 374: Nursing Care and Health Promotion for Childbearing Clients and Their Families<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Instructor:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/son.rochester.edu\/directory\/jtruax\/\">Jennifer Truax<\/a>, an instructor of clinical nursing at the School of Nursing<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_618492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-618492\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-618492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nursing-care.jpg\" alt=\"two nurses examining a mannequin lying in a hospital bed.\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nursing-care.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nursing-care-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nursing-care-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nursing-care-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nursing-care-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nursing-care-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-618492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><b>SKILLS FOR DAYS: <\/b>Students work with a simulation mannequin during a postpartum exercise. (Mary Cooke Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A high-fidelity maternal care mannequin, skills labs, simulation suites, and yes, even an escape room: <b>NURS 374: Nursing Care and Health Promotion for Childbearing Clients and Their Families<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/son.rochester.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/cutting-edge-course-nur-374.html\">really does have everything<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s the most fun I\u2019ve ever had designing active learning for students,\u201d says Truax. On the cutting edge, the obstetrical nursing course offers hands-on learning experience\u2014and an increased inclusion of LGBTQ+ patient scenarios. A far better way to spend your medically minded time than binge-watching 20 seasons of <i>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/i>.<\/p>\n<h3><b><em>And&#8230;scene<\/em><br \/>\nENGL 273: Performing as Patients: Using Acting Techniques to Help Train Behavioral Health Professionals<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Instructor: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/theatre\/people\/artists-adjuncts\/urie-shawnda\/index.html\">Shawnda Urie<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_618642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-618642\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-618642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/performing-as-patients.jpg\" alt=\"AI-generated illustration of a young woman in a doctor's office speaking to a young doctor. \" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/performing-as-patients.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/performing-as-patients-630x630.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/performing-as-patients-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-618642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PLAYING THE PART: Student actors in ENGL 273 are provided with prompts such as: &#8220;You are a high school senior. You just started a new school and are having issues sleeping. You\u2019re meeting with your primary care physician to discuss your concerns.\u201d (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ illustration \/ Prompting and editing by Lori Packer using DALL-E)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Left- <i>and<\/i> right-brained folks, this one\u2019s for you. In <b>ENGL 273: Performing as Patients: Using Acting Techniques to Help Train Behavioral Health Professionals<\/b>, students take on the role of a \u201cstandardized patient,\u201d one who portrays the history, symptoms, and characteristics of a patient so that trainees can interact with and evaluate them in a quasi-realistic setting. The actors give feedback to trainees on their bedside manner while putting their performance objectives and learning into practice using skills like improvisation and character analysis and development. This course, offered through the English department\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/eng\/undergraduate\/majors\/theater.html\">theater track<\/a>, collaborates with the Department of Psychiatry\u2019s Laboratory for Behavioral Health Skills, connecting River Campus undergraduates with fellow learners at the Medical Center.<\/p>\n<h3><b><em>Conan O\u2019Brien, Ira Glass, and you<\/em><br \/>\nHIST 227: Podcasting History: <\/b><b><i>Hear UR<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Instructors:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/sas.rochester.edu\/his\/people\/faculty\/fleischman_thomas\/index.html\">Thomas Fleischman<\/a>, an associate professor of history, and <a href=\"https:\/\/hajim.rochester.edu\/ame\/people\/faculty\/roessner_stephen\/index.html\">Stephen Roessner<\/a>, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_618522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-618522\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-618522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/podcasting-history.jpg\" alt=\"A student stands behind a boom mic and holds a pair of headphones and laughs while looking at a laptop propped onto a music stand while her instructor stands to the side. \" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/podcasting-history.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/podcasting-history-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/podcasting-history-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/podcasting-history-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/podcasting-history-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/podcasting-history-660x440.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-618522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>CHECK, CHECK, CHECK:<\/strong> Riordan Ryan &#8217;21 (right) does voice overs for her group&#8217;s podcast project with assistant professor Stephen Roessner in the studio in Rettner Hall.\u00a0 (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ photo \/ J. Adam Fenster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A quick scroll through any podcast app confirms that a show exists on any subject of interest. But what if you could make one yourself? At Rochester, students in <b>HIST 227: Podcasting History: <\/b><b><i>Hear UR<\/i><\/b> use the semester to research, develop, and produce one season of episodes for <i>Hear UR<\/i>\u2014a history-oriented podcast that takes on a subject related to the environmental history of Rochester. Previous seasons\u2019 topics include the Genesee River, women\u2019s liberation and cycling, and (no joke) milk. <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6C0D9vZXGs0iQGpRsNIlTt\">Catch up on past seasons here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/6C0D9vZXGs0iQGpRsNIlTt?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><em>The past and future of a global movement<\/em><br \/>\nAAAS 291: 50 Years of Hip-Hop: Reppin\u2019 Black Genders Across the World<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Instructor: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/eng\/people\/faculty\/mccune-jeffrey\/index.html\">Jeffrey McCune Jr.<\/a>, the Frederick Douglass Professor and founding chair of the Department of Black Studies<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 1500px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 10px; padding: 30px 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/playlist\/aaas-291-50-years-of-hip-hop-reppin-black-genders\/pl.u-6mo4aVycy21r9\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\n2023 marked the 50th anniversary of hip-hop\u2014a genius art form and global phenomenon that got its start as a subculture of the Bronx in New York City but is now produced across the Black diaspora. <b>AAAS 291: 50 Years of Hip-Hop: Reppin\u2019 Black Genders Across the World <\/b>examines the representation of genders in hip-hop music and culture\u2014as they are performed, produced, and communicated in visual, sonic, and textual forms. McCune asks students to take on pertinent questions about the music genre\u2019s stakes for Black women and Black men; how Black femme, trans, nonbinary, and queer masculine folks inform the music and culture; and where hip-hop is heading in the future. \u201cMy favorite part is the listening party, where students and I bring in music or videos that we think are representative of the week\u2019s theme,\u201d adds McCune. \u201cWe listened to artists from LL Cool J to Kendrick Lamar, Meghan Thee Stallion to Lil Simz, and examined hip-hop as both entertainment and political-cultural knowledge\u2014both forms that illustrate hip-hop as an influential music across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From film scoring to entomological exploring, the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ offers courses sure to inspire FOMO\u2014or, the fear of missing 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