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An examination of subject areas from different historical periods in which the idea of variation is perceived in the fine arts, with an emphasis on visual arts, music, and dance. Also explored is the concept of improvisation as variation as found in painting, music, and film, as well as an examination of common themes with their various interpretations. Crosslisted with MUS 30003 and ART 30003.

Interdisciplinary course explores the theories and skills of interpersonal communication, mass madia, rehtoric, and culture to evaluate how sports are portrayed and consumed.  Topics include types of communication for different roles, the effects of race, gender, politics/nationality and gender on types of sports communication, the evolution of sports media including its role in sports and society, as well as biases and trends.  Sports rhetoric, mythology, and heroism are examined.  Learning outcomes evaluated by a performance assignment.

 

Engages students in exploring and understanding different ways of knowing through activities, readings, and discussion in four breadth areas. Students strengthen skills in reflective and critical thinking, written and oral communication, problem-solving, information literacy, and research writing as they explore knowledge and values in the interdisciplinary context of the liberal arts. Students apply new and experiential knowledge in everyday life as they learn to examine multiple points of view and evaluate sources.

Course focuses on the essential concepts,skills, and technology involved with upper-level undergraduate research.  The course enhances a student's ability to locate, evaluate, and use information from a variety of print and electronic sources in an effective and ethical manner. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of LAS 30012 or LAS 20020.

Explores definitions and theories of environment and performance as well as the intersection, influence, interpretation, and creation of environmnets and performances through one another as seen from different historical periods. Theoretical frameworks are used to examine several performance experiences (theatrical, musical, artistic, virtual, and ritual). Crosslisted with THE 31003 IDS: Environment and Performance.

Introduces the art form of film and emphasizes careful viewing of American and International films of high quality.

An investigation of the body, midn, and spirit in self, culture and nature as developed by Ken Wilber and the Integral Institute. Students explore truth in the domains of philosophy, psychology, and eastern spirituality and consider ways to improve their well-being. Crosslisted with PHL 38123.

Interdisciplinary seminar investiages the social context of the environment and explores the major environmental issues facing our communities and planet. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, including science, religion, sociology, and cultural studies, the outlines of the environmental debate are traced.Topics also include the examination of the consequences of our individual and collective actions for our future. Crosslisted with SOC 32003.

Present students with aspects of broad topic of globalization. Consideration of historical periods which experience surges in process of globalization. Recent globalization, immigration, trade and claims of proponents of economic globalization will be examined along with criticisms of this process. Cross- listed with UNV 32313 and ECO 32313.

This course explores the relationships among the subjects of knowledge, work and meaning. Students seek to integrate ideas and approaches of several disciplines in both individual and group projects.

Interdisciplinary seminar which examines myths, symbols, and ritual in Kenya as intersections of popular culture, spiritual life, political history, and sacred spaces. The course culminates in travel to Kenya, including field experience, original research, and reflective writing. Cross listed with ENG 33000 and REL 33000.

Interdisciplinary study of trauma, post-traumatic stress and memory in written and oral testimonies of the Holocaust. Combines psychology with literature and literary theory concerining Holocaust literature. Crosslisted with ENG 33003.

An examination of a variety of literary works from several genres, focusing on the portrayal of physical environments and the connections between these environments and human spheres of influence. This course will explore how human beings relate to the natural world, and how that relation influences the way we read texts and the world around us, Authors to be studied might include Leopold, Thoreau, Defoe, the Brontes, Wordsworth, Merwin, Snyder and Kingsolver. Crosslisted with BIO 33523, ENG 33523.

Course reviews the written and material record of continuous settlement in the Orkney Islands, dating back 5000 years. Topics include a select review of archeologoical evidence for Neolithic and Bronze Age sites as well as the contemporary socio-cultural structure of the Islands from a literary and anthropological perspective. Crosslisted with ENG 34000 and SOC 34000.

Course introduces students to American Literature, primarily twentieth century, with an emphasis on texts by and about those who are perceived as different. Topics include schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder, post-traumatic stress, depression, gender identity disorder, and self-injury and are explored through novels, memoirs, and autobiographies. Crosslisted with ENG 34003 IDS:Literature of Difference.

States plans for current educational, personal and vocational goals, listing all completed and planned courses, outlining courses in major area of study and containing list of all courses fulfilling breadth areas in liberal arts education.

Course examines hunger as a complex issue of sustainable human development.  Topics to be covered include root causes and consequences of both domestic and global hunger, as well as current responses and potential solutions.  Course also focuses on helping students develop a skill set for global citizenship that includes opportunities for advocacy, leadership, and critical thinking. Course cross listed with course BIO 35200.

Interdisciplinary course combining communication studies, biology, and business management and their applications to disaster response. Topics include causes of disasters and their effects on the environment, economy, communities and businesses. Course includes simulated disaster exercise and possible American Red Cross disaster relief certification. Cross-listed with BIO 35206 and COM 35206

Designed around special theories, practices or interests of an individual or group of students.

Explores film to promote understanding of cultural diversity. Examines the power of media effects and the use of cinematography as a catalyst for public dialogue and political change. Evaluates the practice of visual learning techniques and digital storytelling as a pedagogical tool. Crosslisted with COM 36673, EDU 36673.

Questions of identity and self-definition, from agonizing to liberating, in the work of such writers as Dante, Franz Kafka, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kate Chopin, Simone de Beauvoir, Ralph Ellison and Anne Sexton.

Interdisciplinary elective course culminating in a two-week field experience in Ireland. Students study Ireland's independence movements from 1798 to the early 20th century, focusing on the 1916 Easter Rebellion and the corpus of literature surround that event.  Field experience includes visiting distinctive sites in various regions of Ireland. Course provides an opportunity for inquiry-based examination of a foreign culture  Crosslisted with ENG 37123.

A philosophical examination of the arts and aesthetic experience. Includes aesthetic theories of Artistotle, Kant, Nietzsche, and Grey as well as direct experience in the arts such as literature, poetry, painting, cinema, theatre, and performance art.

Interdisciplinary seminar which interrogates the literarary, artistic, and cultural representations of madness across culture and time. Crosslisted with ENG 37623.

An interdisciplinary examination of jazz and blues in the context of twentieth century American culture. Crosslisted with ENG 38023.

An investigation of the body, mind and spirit in self, culture and nature as developed by Ken Wilber and the Integral Institute. Students explore truth in the domains of philosophy and eastern spirituality and consider ways to improve their well-being.

An investigation of historical prerequisites and the meaning of existentialism. Readings include Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kafka, Rilke, Sartre, Heidegger, Dostoevsky, etc. Crosslisted with ENG 38223, PHL 38223.

Provides theoretical and practical resources to examine and understand international cross-cultural issues. Guides search for understanding and comprehension of the many dimensions of a culture, enabling greater insight into how societal considerations effect the conduct of social interactions both within specific organizations and countries and on an international basis. Includes analysis of how a country's history, culture, economic paradigms, legal system, spiritual heritage and social development influence business, personal and inter-cultural relationships.

Reflects on the Social/Civic and Value/Meaning breadth areas. Begins to view these areas and places within society in critical vein. Relationships are made between values and ways one acts upon these values in society. Question rights and responsibilities of individual and how these conflict with rights and responsibilities to society.