We recognize nature when we see it, yet trying to describe it leads to vexing questions. What separates nature from human-made artifacts? Is nature always 'good' and the 'organic' always better? This seminar will read and discuss historical and contemporary Western accounts of nature, the natural, and their possible opposites. For full seminar description go to College of Letters & Science Honors website: https://www.duels.ucsb.edu/honors/experiences#seminars

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Letters and Science Honors Program.

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Units

Letter

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

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WELTER V W
Volker Welter
3.9
58 reviews
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141G . Welter V W A Month Ago

class consists of lectures + weekly online quizzes, midterm/final exams. lectures are honestly kind of funny, and the quizzes and exams aren't super tough! welter doesn't allow technology like laptops during class.

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ARTHI136O . Welter V W A Month Ago

Professor Welter is a delightful lecturer and has a good sense of humor. He's always very clear about class expectations and it's easy to do well on weekly quizzes if you pay attention to the readings and his presentations. Attendance wasn't mandatory this year but he said he'd change that next time because so few students showed up...

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136O . Welter V W 3 Months Ago

Professor Welter is really funny and his lectures are pretty interesting if you like Architecture. His class was super easy, consisting of weekly quizzes and 2 midterms. All of the questions from the midterms came directly from the quizzes, so make sure to write those answers down.

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141G . Welter V W 2 Years Ago

Only graded on weekly quizzes (get 2 attempts), midterm, and final - midterm and final questions pulled from quizzes. Everything is straight from the assigned weekly readings (which were pretty light) and lectures. Welter made a boring subject interesting and I would recommend taking this class with him if given the opportunity.

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ARTHI136O . Welter V W 2 Years Ago

I loved Professor Welter. He was very passionate about the class material. The course was well organized and expectations were clear. Weekly readings and quizzes that could be taken twice for full credit on Canvas.

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ARTHI136O . Welter V W 2 Years Ago

Professor Welter is a great lecturer and makes the class really easy to understand. I am by no means an art history major, but I found the content interesting and was able to be relatively successful in this class. Professor Welter is very passionate about architecture, and it really shows in this class.

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