Spring 2021
MECENG 24 001 - SEM 001
Freshman Seminars
Bears in Boats: The History of Women and Men's Rowing at U.C. Berkeley
Oliver M O'Reilly
Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021
We
01:00 pm - 01:59 pm
Internet/Online
Class #:32530
Units: 1
Instruction Mode:
Pending Review
Offered through
Mechanical Engineering
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
8
Enrolled: 12
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 20
Waitlist Max: 12
Open Reserved Seats:
9 reserved for Students with 1-2 Terms in Attendance
Hours & Workload
1 hours of student-instructor coverage of course materials per week, and 2 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
TUE, MAY 11TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Other classes by Oliver M O'Reilly
Course Catalog Description
The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.
Class Description
Seminar Description: Rowing is one of the most celebrated sports in the 152 year history of UC Berkeley. The first crews were formed in the latter half of the 19th century and the men's program rose to prominence in the roaring twenties when a crew from Cal representing the USA won the gold medal for men's 8 with coxswains at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Cal crews repeated this feat in 1932 and 1948. Much of this history is documented in Daniel Brown's "Boys in the Boat." To this day, Cal men's rowing remains one of the premier collegiate rowing programs in the world. Women's rowing rose to prominence in the 1970s and have claimed the NCAA national championship in 2005, 2006, 2016 and 2018.
In this seminar, we will explore the remarkable history of rowing at UC Berkeley.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
9 reserved for Students with 1-2 Terms in Attendance
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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Associated Sections
None