FRESHMAN REGISTRATION AND FAMILY ORIENTATION 09
What other choices do I have in the General Education curriculum?
There are six sections of the Liberal Studies General Education requirements besides Science. Find the pink General Education Program brochure and study your choices in each section. Some General Education courses may fulfill some of the core requirements of your College for your selected major. Your advisor during the afternoon will be able to identify these courses if applicable. Most often the choice will be yours. These courses are intended to prepare students for life beyond the university. Study your choices. Read course descriptions.
GENERAL EDUCATION DESCRIPTIONS
Human Nature/Human Culture
This course is designed to focus student participation on discovering and understanding what it means to be human. The interdependency of human biology and culture are deciphered through a modern anthropological perspective.
Contemporary Global Issues
This course will offer a contemporary multi-disciplinary perspective regarding the major issues and trends confronting the global society in the 21st century. Emphasis will be given to a critical review and assessment of the origin and present condition of the plethora of situations and problems affecting modern global society. The student will also learn to critically evaluate current and future events. The course will incorporate the views and approaches of the following disciplines: sociology/anthropology, economics, geography, political science, and history. (Cross-listed with ECO/GEO/POL/SOC/HIS 202; may only earn credit in one department.)
Archaeology: Discovering Our Past
This course is an introduction to the fascinating world of archaeology designed as a detailed exploration of the methods used to learn about past human lifeways before written records. Each student will be involved in the process of discovering our past.
Art Appreciation
Discovering the visual world. An introduction to the visual arts
of applied arts, architecture, craft arts, film/video arts, painting/drawing,
printing/ graphic arts, and sculpture. The student will learn to use
analysis and evaluation to explore the meaning of art.
General Art
Foundations
An introductory course in visual art, with emphasis on understanding the methods of art making in a variety of studio disciplines. Topics include: recognition of visual elements and principles of design, methods of applying these elements and principles throughout a variety of art forms, thematic development, relationship of the visual arts to other fields of human endeavor, and an introduction to writing about visual art. Course content includes representative paradigms of world art, Western art, multicultural and contemporary art. Critical thinking is explored through responses to the visual arts through active involvement with various creative processes and media. Prerequisite: Art or Art Education major plan, Art minor plan or by instructor consent.
Photography
Appreciation
An
introduction to the information and skills necessary to appreciate fully the
photographic medium. Students will
learn to use analysis and evaluation to critically present their views on the
art of photography with respect to content, technique and historical
context.
World Art
This course will be an
in-depth examination of art forms in various historical, social, and religious
contexts of Africa, South and South East Asia, the Pacific, and the
Visual Language in the
Global Classroom
This
course provides a discovery of the connections between visual art and a variety
of disciplines through a study of cultural values, and education as a social
institution. Students will use analysis and evaluation to explore art as an
inherent social and cultural behavior and its development from early childhood
through adolescence. Creative processes, discussion and critiques, informed by
interdisciplinary, contemporary and global issues, present an opportunity for
students to consider their major in a broader context. Lect.
1, Lab 3. Recommended for students in Teacher
Education. Prerequisite: Completion of at least 45 university
credits.
BIO 102 Cr.
3 Science
Contemporary Issues in
Biological Sciences
An intra-disciplinary approach to investigating
current issues within the biological sciences. Specific topics under the
general categories of health, medicine, environment, genetics, and industrial
technology will be identified, described and characterized. The science
underlying the issue will be explored and the potential impact (past and
future) of applied scientific advances within the respective disciplines will
be examined in depth. Not applicable to a major or minor in biology.
BIO/PSY
107 Cr. 3 Science
Brain Basics
Students will be introduced to the field of neuroscience, including an examination of the cells that make the brain operate, how they operate together to form structures and systems, and how the operation of these systems relates to human behavior. The range of behaviors to be examined will include everyday learning and memory, sleeping and dreaming, as well as an exploration of the brain when abnormal behaviors occur. We will also investigate the impact that advances in the neurosciences have had on society in general. (Cross-listed with PSY; may only earn credit in BIO or PSY.) Not applicable to Biology major or minor.
Introduction to Computing
Computers and computer software are an integral part of modern society. This course explores this relationship. Students will examine the computer as a problem-solving tool through the use of database, spreadsheets and small scale programming. Students will examine the computer as a communication tool through the use of word processing and the Internet. Other topics include the history and future of computer technology, computer hardware basics, man/machine relationships, applications of computers in various disciplines, and social/ethical issues. Credits earned in C-S 101 cannot be applied to the C-S major or minor.
Software Design I
An introduction to the fundamentals of software development; including software classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, logic, selection control, repetition control, subprograms, parameter passage, and rudimentary software engineering techniques. Students complete numerous programming projects using a modern programming language. Prerequisite: MTH 151 or 175, or math placement test scores at, or above, MTH 151.
Microeconomics and Public Policy
Introduction to microeconomic principles and their application to decision making by individuals, businesses, and government. General topics include: supply and demand, market structures, product and factor markets, labor unions, government regulation, income distribution, and economic analysis of current social issues.
Global Macroeconomics
Introduction to the functioning of the world economy. Applications of economic principles to domestic and international problems with an introduction to economic systems, economic thought, and economic history around the world. General topics include: the economics of international trade and exchange rates, global macroeconomics, international monetary systems, and economic development.
Women
in the
An introduction to the status of women in the
ECO/THA 376 Cr. 3 Self & Society
Economics of Art and
Entertainment
The overall goal of this course is to enable participants to make or evaluate selected decisions and policy issues pertaining to the arts and to better understand the unique status the arts hold in the American economy. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Offered Sem. II, every other year.
Understanding Human Differences
The course will focus on human differences and the factors which influence these differences, specifically group identifications. It will explore the interaction between misperceptions and ethnocentric perspectives which foster the development of prejudicial attitudes. It will explain the effect of prejudicial attitudes on expectations for “different” others (stereotyping) and on behavior toward those others (discrimination). It will examine diverse groups in our society and how membership in one or more of these groups affects one’s sense of identity and one’s opportunities.
Literature and Human Experience
Intensive study of selected literary texts, with emphasis on various ways of reading, studying, and appreciating literature as an aesthetic, emotional, and cultural experience. Content varies with instructor. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
American Literature I
An exploration of American literature from early times to the late nineteenth century; including such authors as Bradstreet, Franklin, Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, and Dickinson. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
American Literature II
An exploration of American literature from the late nineteenth century to the present; including such authors as Twain, Freeman, James, Chopin, Frost, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, and Bellow. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
English Literature I
Encounters with major works of English literature from medieval times through the eighteenth century, including fiction, drama, essays, and poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
English Literature II
Encounters with major works of English literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including fiction, drama, essays, and poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
Western Literature I
An examination of the expression and development of the ideas and values of Western Civilization in time-honored works of literature ranging from Biblical times, through the Greek and Roman eras, to the European Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 206 Cr. 3 Humanistic Studies
Western Literature II
An examination of the conflicting ideas and values of Western Civilization as expressed in the literature of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries; with special attention to the literary and cultural impact of science and modern philosophy and the roots and identity of the modern age. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG/ERS 207 Cr. 3 Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women’s Studies
Multicultural
Literature of the
This course examines cultural themes in American literature in an effort to enhance student awareness of the multi-ethnic nature of American culture. Students engage in close reading, discussion, analysis, and interpretation of texts written by individuals from a variety of American ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Content varies with instructors. Prerequisite: ENG 110. (Cross-listed with ERS; may only earn credit in ENG or ERS.)
ENG 208 Cr. 3 International & Multicultural Studies
International Studies in Literature
A study of representative authors from selected regions and ages of the world, ranging from such non-Western traditions as the Indic, Arabic, African, Chinese, and Japanese to such Western traditions as the Icelandic, Scandinavian, Australian, Russian, and South American. Content and focus vary with instructors. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
Literature
of Black
Survey and exploration of Black American prose and poetry from their eighteenth century beginnings to the end of the Harlem Renaissance and the depression years. Prerequisite: ENG 110. (Cross-listed with ERS; may only earn credit in ENG or ERS.)
ENG/ERS
215 Cr. 3
Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women's Studies
African American Authors
A study of the principal post-depression (1940 to present) African American
authors, critics, and scholars which clarifies the relationship between these
writers and the general field of American literature and which illustrates
their unique contributions as representatives of African American culture.
Prerequisite: ENG 110. (Cross-listed with ERS; may only earn credit in ENG or
ERS.)
ENG 220 Cr. 3 Self & Society
Women and Popular Culture
Fundamentals of cultural studies, with a focus on analyzing representations of women in modern American popular culture and their historical reception. Primary texts from media such as film, television, advertising, and popular fiction will be studied for how they communicate cultural values regarding women and femininity. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
Introduction to Environmental Studies
An interdisciplinary, introductory seminar which will explore current environmental issues from a variety of perspectives (scientific, historical, and social) and disciplines (natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.) Attitudes toward the natural world and approaches to public and private decision-making will also be examined. Some field trips will be used to examine local and regional practices and issues.
Introduction
to Minority Cultures in the
An
examination of the persistence of minority and ethnic problems in the
Myth and Reality: An Examination of Ethnic and Racial
Stereotyping
This course will trace how
popular entertainment mediums such as film, television, books, comics,
"wild west shows," music and cartoons have impacted perceptions of
ethnic and racial groups from the early seventeenth century to the present.
Besides analyzing the persuasive power of these types of mediums, it will
examine why such representations were created and why they still persist. The mythopoeic image that surrounds American Indians, African
Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, and other minority groups will be
juxtaposed against the historical reality that these groups have faced and the
contemporary inequalities that we still must confront.
ERS/ENG 207 Cr. 3 Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women’s Studies
Multicultural
Literature of the
This
course examines cultural themes in American literature in an effort to enhance
student awareness of the multi-ethnic nature of American culture. Students
engage in close reading, discussion, analysis, and interpretation of texts
written by individuals from a variety of American ethnic and cultural
backgrounds. Content varies with instructors. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
(Cross-listed with ENG 207; may only earn credit in ERS or
Literature
of Black
Survey and exploration of Black American prose and poetry from their
eighteenth century beginnings to the end of the Harlem Renaissance and the
depression years. Prerequisite: ENG 110. (Cross-listed with ENG; may
only earn credit in ERS or
ERS/ENG 215
Cr. 3 Minority Cultures
or Multiracial Women's Studies
African American Authors
A study of the principal post-depression (1940 to present) African American
authors, critics, and scholars which clarifies the relationship between these
writers and the general field of American literature and which illustrates
their unique contributions as representatives of African American culture.
Prerequisite: ENG 110. (Cross-listed with ERS; may only earn credit in ENG or
ERS.)
Global
Warming and Climate Change
The course explores the scientific basis of global warming and climate change, and their current and likely impacts on human society and the environment, before addressing the action that could be taken by governments, by industry and by individuals to mitigate the effect. Discussion of global warming is situated in the context of models of climate change, focusing on alternative interpretations of the effects of anthropogenic greenhouse gases on global warming.
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ESS
104 Cr. 2 Arts:
The Aesthetic Experience
Dance Appreciation
This course attempts to develop an
awareness and appreciation of the role of dance in human society through the
study of its purposes, functions and various forms.
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FIN 207 Cr. 3 Self & Society
Personal Finance
A survey course covering personal financial issues; topics include goal
setting, budgeting, major purchases, loan provisions, taxation, insurance coverages, investment opportunities (including stocks,
bonds, and mutual funds) and retirement planning. Open to students in all
colleges.
FRE 220 Cr.
3 International & Multicultural Studies
This course offers both
historical and contemporary perspectives on
Maps and Society
This course introduces all aspects of the map and how they affect the individual in society. It examines the evolution of maps, the map as an art form, the map as a communication medium for spatial knowledge, the meaning of maps and their relationship to culture and society past and present, the influence of maps on an individual through mass media and the Internet, and the way maps reflect personal and societal points of view. It focuses on privacy and civil liberty issues of the individual in the age of digital information where maps and map databases can disclose the privacy of personal space. In addition, today's GIS maps embed substantial amounts of personal information that can affect personal security and how our lives are directly, indirectly, knowingly, and unknowingly influenced.
§ GEO 110 Cr. 3 International & Multicultural Studies
World Cultural Regions
This course provides an understanding of the global distribution of world cultures. The cultural, economic and natural patterns and their interrelationships are examined on a global and regional scale. The development and distribution of cultural regions within countries are included when appropriate.
§ GEO 200 Cr. 3 International & Multicultural Studies
Conservation of Global Environments
Introduction to natural resources, resource management, environmental and land use ethics, environmental impacts of resource utilization and strategies to resolve environmental conflicts. Course examines the relationships between society and the environment from the global to the local scale.
Contemporary Global Issues
This
course will offer a contemporary multi- disciplinary perspective regarding the
major issues and trends confronting the global society as it enters the 21st
century. Emphasis will be given to a critical review and assessment of the
origin and present condition of the plethora of situations and problems
affecting modern global society. The student will also learn to critically
evaluate current and future events. The course will incorporate the views and
approaches of the following disciplines: sociology/anthropology, economics,
geography, political science and history. (Cross-listed with SOC, ANT, ECO,
GEO, POL, and HIS 202; may only earn credit in one department)
GER 399 Cr. 3 Humanistic
Studies
German Literature in Translation
A course designed to
introduce students to great works of German literature. The course will center
on representative writings by leading authors of the 19th, 20th, and 21st
centuries whose works illustrate important aspects of German history and
culture. In general these will be longer works of fiction and/or multiple works
by such writers as Kafka, Goethe, Kleist, Mann, Boll, Grass, Wolf, etc. Works
and authors will vary. Offered Sem. II.
Youth Health Issues
This exploratory course is designed to identify the health issues that affect youth throughout various stages of their development. Societal institutions that support the healthy growth and development of youth will be identified, while students consider strategies that enable the healthy mental/emotional, physical and social development of today's youth between the ages of 4-18.
Global Origins of the Modern World
This course explores the origins and development of the modern world, focusing on the dual dynamics of globalization and vital indigenous civilizations. The course will critically examine a minimum of three world civilizations, their ancient antecedents, and will include multiple themes, such as technology and science, religion, gender, war and peace, and the environment.
Global Transition and Change
This course examines world history from the perspective of one specific theme, such as technology and science, religion, gender, cross-culture connections, war and peace, arts and literature, government, or the environment. The course is global in scope, covering a minimum of three world civilizations. Individual sections will trace the development of one theme over the course of major changes in world history, ancient origins to the present. Students will have their choice of sections, thus of themes. Fall 2009 themes: Gender, Human Rights, Gender and Family, Revolution, Environment and Childhood.
HIS 202 Cr. 3 International & Multicultural Studies
Contemporary Global Issues
This course will offer a contemporary multi-
disciplinary perspective regarding the major issues and trends confronting the global society as it enters the 21st century. Emphasis will be given to a critical review and assessment of the origin and present condition of the plethora of situations and problems affecting modern global society. The student will also learn to critically evaluate current and future events. The course will incorporate the views and approaches of the following disciplines: sociology/anthropology, economics, geography, political science and history. (Cross-listed with SOC/ANT/ECO/GEO/POL; may only earn credit in one department.
HIS 205
Cr. 3 Humanistic
Studies
History of Ethical Values in World Religions
This course is a comparative
historical survey of selected religions which focuses upon the distinctive ways
that each religion developed norms of good and bad behavior that it imposed
upon its adherents. What behaviors did each religious tradition label as good
or bad, pure or impure? Why did each tradition place behaviors in those
categories? How did those value judgments concerning good and bad behaviors
change over the centuries? Some of the topics covered in this comparative
historical fashion will include the treatment of women, attitudes toward
abortion, contraception, sex outside of marriage, homosexuality, war, attitudes
towards other religions, and environmental ethics.
HIS 206 Cr. 3 Self & Society
Life in
20th Century
This
course focuses on the individual in a changing society. It will trace
transformations in political and economic institutions, but will focus on the
individual in a time of changing racial, gender, family, and cultural
structures. It will explore the history of the self in American history.
HIS 220 Cr. 3
International & Multicultural Studies
The
A survey of the history of
the
HIS
306 Cr. 3 Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women’s
Studies
History of Ethnic America
The role and impact of immigrants and ethnic minorities on the political,
economic and cultural development of the United States from colonial times to
the present. Emphasis on the immigrant experience — the problems of immigrant adjustment,
patterns of immigrant mobility and assimilation, and the persistence of
ethnicity and ethnic tensions.
HIS
336 Cr. 3 Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women’s Studies
Hispanics in the United States
This course will introduce students
to the diverse experiences of Hispanic peoples in the United States through an
interdisciplinary survey of their social, historical, political, economic, and
cultural experiences.
Creating a Healthy, Active Lifestyle
This
course will focus on the knowledge and skills necessary for developing and
maintaining a healthy, physically active lifestyle throughout one’s lifespan.
Major issues directly affecting one’s health such as physical fitness, movement
skills and activities, health promotion and disease prevention, the effective
use of leisure and content in various wellness topical areas will be included.
Global Impact of
Infectious Diseases
A multifaceted examination of issues related to infectious disease throughout the world. The course will begin with historical examples of how infectious disease has impacted society, from plagues of centuries past to recent emerging diseases. After defining the types of pathogens and methods for their control, the interplay between infectious disease and global economics, health and politics will be evaluated. Additionally, the impact of public perceptions and misconceptions on the spread of infectious disease will be analyzed. Finally, the role of current human activities in shaping disease patterns of the future will be explored. Offered Sem. II.
MLG 299 Cr. 3
Humanistic Studies
Foreign Literature in Translation
The primary focus of this
course is on major and representative works originally written in French,
German, Russian, Spanish and Chinese. The course is team-taught in English by
specialists of the respective literatures. Content and theme vary with
instructors. Offered Sem. II.
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MUS 105 Cr. 2 Arts: The
Aesthetic Experience
Music
Appreciation
The Western classical tradition. A survey of the forms and styles within each period since the Baroque. Emphasis on the content of specific masterpieces to enhance perceptive learning. Not open to students with credit in MUS 110. Not applicable to major or minor.
The Listening Experience in Music
An introductory course to music listening, with emphasis on methods of perceiving and understanding musical information. Topics include factors in listening, recognition of musical elements and other concepts which contribute to aural perception, and understanding the influence of musical context. The course content will include representative examples of world music, compositions by women, and representative music from the Western classical tradition. Prerequisite: Not open to students with credit in MUS 105. Not applicable to major or minor.
Musical Cultures
World music from a global perspective, celebrating both the similarities and differences of musical expressions. Exemplary artistic, folkloric, and popular music cultures of the world are compared to those of the Medieval and Renaissance eras. An introduction to hearing these expressions as cultural phenomena, using objective methods of study that lead to a general understanding of music by visual and aurla analysis and by hearing music in its cultural context. Prerequisite: MUS 105 or MUS 110 or music major, minor.
Latin American Music: Its Context and Impact
A survey of Latin American musical styles, their cultural contexts, and
their impact in the
An assessment of religious, artistic, and popular music, focusing on
major schools and traditions in
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MUS
209 Cr. 3 Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women’s Studies
History of Jazz Culture
A chronological study of the history
of jazz from its African/Creole roots to the present with emphasis on ethnic
cultural contributions and innovations through listening and selected readings.
Musical Classroom
Contextual music methodology course designed for elementary classroom teachers. This course is intended to explore the role of the classroom teacher. The emphasis of the course is to incorporate music into the daily class activities through performance and teaching opportunities. The course content will include listening to representative selections of Western classical, American, and Asian music in relation to its historical, social, and cultural contexts. Not applicable to the music major or minor; most appropriate for Teacher Education.
Introduction to Philosophy
An introduction to the major views on important philosophic topics such as knowledge, religion, morality, art, reality, feminism, and social diversity.
Introduction to Logic
An introduction to logic, the science of valid reasoning. This course introduces the student
to both formal and informal methods of reasoning and evaluating arguments.
PHL 229 Cr.
3 Minority Cultures & Multiracial Women’s Studies
Multicultural Philosophy in the
This survey course will
examine philosophical ideas and systems that are generated from a wide range of
cultural traditions found in the
PHL
230 Cr. 3 International & Multicultural Studies
International Multicultural Philosophy
This survey course will examine
philosophical ideas and systems that are generated from a wide range of
cultural traditions world wide. The aim of this search will be to broaden and
deepen our understanding and appreciation of the multiplicity of philosophical
perspectives which are part of an increasingly diverse, interconnected, and
globalized world. Prerequisite: PHL 100. Offered every fourth
semester.
PHL 332 Cr.3 Arts: The Aesthetic Experience
Philosophy
of the Arts
An examination of
aesthetic experience and the questions that are
relevant to works of art. Questions discussed include: What is art? What is
artistic creation? What is artistic expression? What is artistic form? What is
artistic criticism? Prerequisite: PHL 100.
American National Government
An introduction to the underlying principles and values, administrative and political decision-making processes, and institutions of American national government in an international context utilizing a comparative approach. The course includes discussion, analysis and development of critical thinking skills related to public policy-making problems and current issues. The course emphasizes the development of intellectual skills associated with an informed, involved and active citizenry.
State and Local Government
An introduction to the underlying principles of federalism and focus on
the new increasing decentralization of government program responsibilities to subnational governments in the
Contemporary Global Issues
This course offers a contemporary multi-disciplinary perspective regarding the major issues and trends confronting the global society as it enters the 21st century. Emphasis will be given to a critical review and assessment of the origin and present condition of the plethora of situations and problems affecting modern global society. The student will also learn to critically evaluate current and future events. The course will incorporate the views and approaches of the following disciplines: sociology/anthropology, economics, geography, political science, and history. (Cross-listed with ANT/ECO/GEO/SOC/HIS 202; may only earn credit in one department.)
POL
205 Cr. 3 Minority Cultures or
Multiracial Women’s Studies
Women and Politics
An examination of the positions and roles of women in the political arena. This
course discusses the nature and extent of women’s political involvement, both
in the
POL 234 Cr. 3 International & Multicultural Studies
Comparative Political Systems
The course is devoted to the comparison and the critical analysis of selected topical global societies and regions. A general comparative framework will be utilized to develop a critical assessment of a representative sample of developed and developing contemporary societies. Emphasis will be given to a comparative study of institutions and their functions, various administrative and decision-making processes, and contemporary problems and issues. Finally, implications for the 21st century will also be discussed.
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POL 251
Cr. 3 Humanistic Studies
The Individual and the State: Values and Power
An examination of some historically and currently important issues in political
philosophy concerning the relationship between the individual and the power of
the state. The course focuses on a range of perennial questions in political
thought. Topics addressed include the following questions: By their nature, are
humans good, evil, both or neither? What is the nature and purpose of state
power? Is it properly addressed only to enforce order or may
it be employed to promote equality or enforce morality? Who should rule and
why? What are the limits, if any, of political obligation? Can it be right to
break the law? And, are there human rights beyond the reach of government
power? The course emphasizes development of the intellectual skills necessary
to understand and analyze the assertions of some important political
philosophers on these questions. The course also strongly emphasizes the value,
to both society and the individual student, of thoughtfully confronting these
issues.
General Psychology
A comprehensive introduction to contemporary basic principles and theories of behavior and related processes along with supporting scientific evidence and applications. Topics include sensory processes, perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, developmental change, measurement, social interaction and abnormal behavior.
PSY/BIO
107 Cr. 3 Science
Brain Basics
Students will be introduced to the field of neuroscience, including an examination of the cells that make the brain operate, how they operate together to form structures and systems, and how the operation of these systems relates to human behavior. The range of behaviors to be examined will include everyday learning and memory, sleeping and dreaming, as well as an exploration of the brain when abnormal behaviors occur. We will also investigate the impact that advances in the neurosciences have had on society in general. (Cross-listed with BIO; may only earn credit in PSY or BIO, not both.) Not applicable to a biology major.
PSY
285 Cr. 3 Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women’s Studies
Culture and Mental Health
This course provides an examination of the relationship between culture and
mental health. Specific attention is given to the impact of racism, prejudice,
and minority status on the lives of various American minority groups and how
the effects of these factors reveal themselves within a mental health
framework. An eclectic, multidisciplinary approach that draws from clinical and
social psychology, as well as sociology, is utilized. Prerequisite: PSY 100 and
sophomore standing.
Psychology of Women
Theories
and research concerning the biological, psychological, and social aspects of
female functioning will be evaluated. The course will analyze psychological
literature that addresses itself to the experience, development, and behavior
of women from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Prerequisite: PSY 100
and sophomore standing.
Cross Cultural Development
This course focuses on the ways in which cultures influence the development of individual behavior, values, and attitudes across the lifespan. The course uses cross-cultural studies to examine both the diversity and uniformity of human development. Topics include such fundamental concerns as child rearing, schooling, work, aging, and the development of morality, identity, prosocial behavior and deviance. Prerequisite: PSY 100; ANT 101 or HIS 101.
RUS 305 Cr. 3
Humanistic Studies
Golden Age Russian Literature and Culture,
A course designed to introduce students to the great Russian writers of the 19th century, a period referred to as the Golden Age of Russian literature. Literary works will be discussed in their social, cultural, and historical context. The course will center on works by such writers as Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov. Taught in English.
Analysis of Health, Wellness and Disease for the Healthcare Consumer
In our technological world, health research and information is expanding rapidly and has become readily available to consumers. As life-long consumers of this information and healthcare services, students need to be able to understand the principles on which healthcare is based and to interpret this information in its application to their personal, family and community situations. This course uses an inquiry-based format to consider topics in nutrition, pharmaceuticals, cancer, communicable disease, contraception and sexually transmitted disease, chronic diseases, environmental impacts on health, recreation, fitness, epidemiology and disease prevention.
SAH
307 Cr.
3 Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women’s
Studies
Changing the Culture: Women in Science
This course will focus on the
relationship between science and culture, specifically with regard to women. A
comprehensive approach will be taken to explore both women’s roles in science
and women as objects of scientific investigation. Issues that will be addressed
include cultural and historical attitudes toward women in science, cultural and
historical barriers fought against and overcome by women, and contributions of
women to multiple scientific disciplines. Women as objects of psychological and
physiological investigation will be explored, and knowledge will be applied to
an assessment of how cultural and gender biases have impacted women’s health
and lives. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
The Social World
An analysis of the complex relationship between society, the individual and the physical environment. It examines such questions as: how social patterns develop and persist over time; how the individual is shaped by social, cultural and environmental factors; why societies are constantly changing; and how individuals, through social interaction, shape their social world. Cross-cultural comparisons will be emphasized, showing how society and the physical environment affect the life choices of individuals.
Social Problems
Social analysis, critical thinking, and problem solving are introduced as basic social science skills. These skills are applied to major contemporary social problems related to deviant behavior, social inequality, social change, and problems associated with major societal institutions. A variety of individual and collective responses and social policy strategies at local, national, and international levels are examined.
Contemporary Global Issues
This course will offer a contemporary multi-
disciplinary perspective regarding the major issues and trends confronting the Global Society as it enters the 21st century. Emphasis will be given to a critical review and assessment of the origin and present condition of the plethora of situations and problems affecting modern Global Society. The student will also learn to critically evaluate current and future events. The course will incorporate the views and approaches of the following disciplines: sociology/anthropology, economics, geography, political science and history. (Cross-listed with ANT/ECO/GEO/POL/HIS 202; may only earn credit in one department.)
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
An investigation into the social dynamics shaping racial and ethnic
minority experience in
Theatre Appreciation
A study of theatre as an art form. Emphasis on the role of the audience as collaborators in the performance and their understanding and appreciation of the elements of a theatrical production.
Acting for Non-Theatre
Majors
Multicultural
Dramatic Literature and
Theatre Arts
THA
351 Cr. 3 International &
Multicultural Studies
World Theatre
Survey of historical and contemporary
theatre in cultural context from various cultures/geographic regions around the
world. These areas include
ECO/THA 376 Cr. 3 Self & Society
Economics of Art and
Entertainment
The overall goal of this course is to enable participants to make or evaluate selected decisions and policy issues pertaining to the arts and to better understand the unique status the arts hold in the American economy. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Offered Sem. II, every other year.
First Year Student Seminar
Students of this course will, individually and together in groups, pursue the question “What does it mean to be an educated person?” This question will be examined from many perspectives, particularly through three secondary questions: 1) What are the skills of an educated person? 2) What are the intellectual dispositions? 3) What contexts are needed? In pursuing these questions, students will practice and acquire the basic habits and patterns of inquiry through reading, discussion, writing, and involvement in campus activities.
Gender Race & Class in American Institutions
This course provides an introduction to women’s social roles and contributions and to how gender roles are created, transmitted, interpreted, and institutionalized through family and kinship, education, the media, work, government, and the health care system. It offers a critical perspective on scholarship which omits or distorts female experience, and provides interdisciplinary and integrated approaches to the study of women and gender in society.
WGS
210 Cr. 3 Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women’s Studies
Women’s Voices/Women’s Culture
An examination of how women have
expressed female experience in a variety of forms, including fiction,
autobiography, oral traditions, and song. By analyzing women’s words and forms
of self-expression, students will explore what is individual and what is common
in women’s lives, and will learn tools for understanding female experience and
culture.
Women’s Diversity: Race, Class, and Culture
This course
explores the diversity of women’s experience in