LIBERAL STUDIES COURSES
Note for Liberal Studies Majors: Courses designated "D" or "G" can
be used to complete the Diversity/Global Studies requirement. Courses
designated "W"can be used to complete "Language Skills" requirement 1c.
11:015:380
COMMUNICATION FOR TODAY's LEADER (3)
Students will explore leadership and communication from a theoretical,
as well as a practical, hands-on perspective. Students will apply
leadership theories and principles to personal leadership experiences,
think critically about reading assignments, share leadership triumphs
and challenges through online journaling and papers, as well as
participate in weekly threaded discussions on topics related to course
readings. The course is designed so that students will move through a
series of assignments week by week as a group, logging on several times
per week to participate in threaded discussion and to post assignments.
11:015:385
THE ETHICAL LEADER (3)
Students will explore the inextricable need for ethics within the realm
of leadership. Topics to be addressed include power and self-interest;
how values influence leadership; leaders and followers; and leadership
for the greatest good. Students will participate in dialogue relevant
to current societal situations in business, politics and how
individuals contribute to the moral fabric of our society.
11:373:241
INTRO TO MANAGEMENT (3)
Prerequisite: 11:373:121 or equivalent This on line course covers
general applications of basic concepts, functions, and tools of
management that contribute to success and improve individual
performances in decision-making and other situations and problems in
the field of management.
50:606:301
MASTERING THE LIBERAL ARTS I (3)
Arrange of topics and methods used to challenge students to further
develop the array of advanced skills needed to master the material
taught in upper-division liberal studies courses. Emphasizes the
reading and writing skills needed in advanced humanities courses.
Regular writing and research assignments. Required of all students in
the major.
50:606:302
MASTERING THE LIBERALARTS II (3)
Arrange of topics and methods used to challenge students to further
develop the array of advanced skills needed to master the material
taught in upper-division liberal studies courses. Emphasizes developing
reading, research, and quantitative skills appropriate for the social
sciences and the natural sciences, with particular attention to
psychology, sociology/urban studies, and ecology/biology. Regular
writing and research assignments. Required of all students in the major.
01:050:300
TOPICS IN AMERICAN STUDIES: ROCK 'N' ROLL: A SOCIAL HISTORY (3)
This course will explore post-World War II American culture and society
through the study of rock 'n' roll. We will begin by looking at the
diverse musical forms that combined to create this exciting new sound.
Tracing the evolution of rock and pop music through the present, we
will examine the music as a reflection of social, cultural, economic,
demographic and technological forces. Musical sources will be
supplemented by a variety of readings; documentary and feature-length
films will be screened.
01:050:301
TOPICS IN AMERICAN STUDIES - NEW YORK ON FILM (3)
This course samples the rich record of cinematic representations of New
York City , from the silent era to the present. Readings will include
historical, cultural, aesthetic, industrial and technical approaches to
the persistence, variety and significance of films about the city.
Class meetings will include film screenings
01:050:307
THE CULTURE OF THE SIXTIES (3)
Examination of the culture of the 1960s, with emphasis on the civil
rights movement, the war in Vietnam and student radicalism, Woodstock,
women's liberation, and the sexual revolution, using social history,
literature, music, and film.
01:050:390
SPECIAL PROBLEMS: SEMINAR IN AMERICAN CULTURE (4)
The seminar will offer an in-depth exploration of a topic (to be
determined) having to do with American culture and society. Weekly
meetings will focus on a variety of readings which will include
fiction, non-fiction, popular and scholarly articles. Class size is
limited and students will play an active role, particular by moderating
class discussions (in groups of 2 or 3). This seminar is designed as an
upper-level course for those students who have completed at least half
of their major requirements and are interested in developing their
readings and writing skills, and desire a participatory learning
experience
01:050:324
WAYWARD AMERICANS (3)
Cultural approach to the means by which socially dominant groups in
American society have sought to control deviant behavior. Examination
of social theory, social history, literature, and film.
01:190:309
GREEK AND ROMAN ATHLETICS (3)
The Olympic and other Panhellenic games investigated through their
representation in Greek artifacts and their archaeological settings.
The agonistic ideology of Greek athletic competition explored through
literary sources.
01:190:322
GREEK POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (3)
Political philosophies of Plato and Aristotle, supplemented by readings in contemporary political philosophers.
01:190:381
GREEK DRAMA IN TRANSLATION (3)
Readings in English of the major Greek tragedies and comedies, with
emphasis on dramatic structure, literary analysis, and the theatrical
conventions of the ancient stage.
01:450:262
GEOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND TO CURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS (3)
Contemporary global public issues from the perspective of changes in
geographical relationships. Examination of major environmental, social,
political, and economic trends that involve the restructuring of
society and space at a variety of scales.
01:506:321
DISEASE IN HISTORY (3)
Human disease on a global scale from the Paleolithic period to the present, with emphasis on infectious disease and diet.
01:512:304
THE FORGING OF MODERN AMERICA, 1865-1914 (3)
Political reform movements against the background of industrial
development, urbanization, and immigration in the U.S. from 1880 to
1920.
01:512:305
UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1914-1945 (3)
U.S. history from World War I though World War II, emphasizing major themes in U.S. politics, society, culture, and diplomacy.
01:512:306
UNITED STATES HISTORY, 1945-PRESENT (3)
U.S. history emphasizing the cold war, McCarthyism and the major
political, social, and economic trends of the 1960's and the 1970's.
01:512:376
AMERICAN CULTURE IN THE 1950s (3)
Survey of major cultural and political developments of the 1950s.
Growth of advertising, consumerism, television, popular music, the "Ike
Age," McCarthy; perceptions of race, sex.
01:790:311 EUROPEAN POLITICS (3)
Analysis of national governments in western Europe and of the European
Union (EU). Focus on contemporary issues including economic
liberalization, welfare state reform, European law, foreign policy, and
enlargement to eastern Europe
01:790:312
CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA (3)
Emerging political and social issues in Latin America: development,
democratization, sovereignty, religion, gender, race, migration
01:790:319
ISSUES OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY (3)
Analysis of the major substantive questions facing U.S. foreign policy.
01:790:323
DEFENSE POLICY (3)
Formulation of defense policy and doctrine, weapons development, the
role of threats. Critical review of current U.S. military decisions.
01:790:324
CAUSES OF WAR (3)
Recent scientific research on the emergence of serious disputes,
escalation, conflict spirals, arms races, the outbreak of war,
consequences of war, and conditions of peace.
01:790:340
LAW AND SOCIETY (3)
Examination of different ways of understanding law and its social,
cultural, and political significance. Topics may include the nature of
law, crime and punishment, the "adversary ethic," law and morality,
law's role in structuring social relationships, civil disputes, and
feminism and the law.
01:790:358 GLOBALIZATION, DEMOCRACY AND CONTEMPORARY CAPITALISM (3)
Comparison of contemporary market economies in developed and developing
countries, how they are affected by integration into global markets,
and the implications for democracy.
01:790:361
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION (3)
Review of League of Nations, United Nations, World Court, and specialized agencies.
01:790:362 INTERNATIONAL LAW (3)
Fundamental rules of international law in its relation to the state and the individual. Discussion of cases, status, treaties.
01:790:369
TOPICS IN GOV'T - EXPANDING DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES (3)
Expanding democratic practices and human rights; political growth in
developing States. This semester will focus on Ghana, Argentina,
Philippines, China, and India and see how the growth of democracy and
protection of rights influence and are influenced by cultural mores,
economics, religion and other factors.
01:790:373
LEGAL PHILOSOPHY, RIGHTS, AND JUSTICE (3)
Place of law in the democratic state. The nature of law, its role in
regulating behavior, legal reasoning, rival legal theories; the
conflict between positivism and the theory of law; punishment and
responsibility; various standards of justice.
01:790:381 POST COMMUNIST DEMOCRACIES (3)
Examination of democracy building in the post-communist world. Focus on
the interaction between legacies of communism and new institutional
designs in Russia and eastern Europe. Major patterns of post-communist
politics identified, compared, and analyzed. Emphasis on political
institutions, historical legacies, and cultural contexts.
01:790:406
CIVIL LIBERTIES, CIVIL RIGHTS (3)
Political and civil rights and duties, such as freedom of the person;
elementary freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and religion; freedom
against arbitrary action; discrimination; free interchange of ideas.
01:840:302
CULTURAL CONTEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT (3)
Prerequisite: 01:840:201 or permission of instructor. Emergence of the
Hebrew scriptures from the religious, social, political, and economic
milieu of ancient Israel and influence of contiguous cultures on their
development.
01:840:303
HEBREW PROPHETS; SOCIALAND RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS (3)
Development and diffusion of Israelite prophetic thought from early
associations and with divination in Near Eastern culture through the
Exile and later decline.
01:840:319
RELIGION IN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
Colonial patterns of established churches, revivalism, deism, and
separation of church and state; denominational growth and immigration;
effects of urban development, evolutionary thought, and social reform.
01:840:320
RELIGION OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS (3) (D)
Beliefs and practices in aboriginal North American cultures before
European exploration; subsequent patterns of conflict, acculturation,
and survival.
01:840:343
RELIGION AND POLITICS (3)
Functions of Religion in initiating social and political changes by
envisioning the future, formulating utopian blueprints and providing
transcendent norms for social criticism.
01:920:304
SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR (3)
Prerequisite: 01:920:101. Major forms of social deviance, theories accounting for them, and societal responses to them.
01:920:324
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER (3) (D)
Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Credit not given for
both this course and 01:988:324. Study of sources, maintenance,
consequences, and change of men's and women's roles in society.
Cultural, social, political, economic, and psychological perspectives.
01:920:332
SOCIAL INEQUALITIES (3)
Prerequisite: One of 01:920:311, 312, 313, 314. Facts and theories of
unequal distribution of income, honor, prestige, life chances,
opportunities, social mobility, status attainment. Implications for
social integration and conflict.
01:920:354
THIRD WORLD WOMEN (3) (G)
Comparative analysis of objective conditions and subjective experiences
of women in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and of third-world women in
the U.S. and other industrialized nations.
01:920:442
MASS MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE (3)
Analysis of popular culture, with stress on propaganda techniques and
myth disseminations. Touches on such topics as romantic love, pop music
and sports.
04:547:470
TOPICS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: BUILDING DATA DRIVEN WEBSITES (3)
Comprehensive course of study that covers how to generate both ends of
the webs client/server interaction; how to create a simple database
with several related tables; how to interface a database to a web
server with ColdFusion; how to use Macromedia DreamWeaver as a rapid
application development tool. Using PHP, ASP, Perl (and others) answers
to the five key questions to work with any technology: 1) how do I
connect to a database, 2) how to inform my query, 3) how do I run my
query, 4) where are the results returned and 5) how do I place results
on the page.
11:015:380
COMMUNICATION FOR TODAYS LEADER (3)
Students will explore leadership and communication from a theoretical,
as well as a practical, hands-on perspective. Students will apply
leadership theories and principles to personal leadership experiences,
think critically about reading assignments, share leadership triumphs
and challenges through online journaling and papers, as well as
participate in weekly threaded discussions on topics related to course
readings. The course is designed so that students will move through a
series of assignments week by week as a group, logging on several times
per week to participate in threaded discussion and to post assignments.
21:830:308 CRITICAL THINKING IN PSYCHOLOGY (3)
Prerequisites: 830:101, 102. Scientific method in the context of
popular ideas about psychology. Examination of the best scientific
evidence concerning ESP, astrology, hypnosis, and other claims of
paranormal powers. Analysis of controversial topics at the intersection
of psychology and public policy, such as child-rearing and the
nature/nurture debate.
50:082:487
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY (3)
Prerequisite: 50:082:102 or 103 or permission of instructor. May be
repeated for credit. Intensive investigations of specific movements,
styles, or major artists. Topic changes each time the course is
offered. Check the Schedule of Classes to determine area of study.
50:120:105
THE FACTS OF LIFE (3)
Internet course. Introduction (without laboratory) to biological
principles. Covers basic concepts involved in understanding the
structure, function, and evolution of organisms with an emphasis placed
on the application of biological knowledge to problems of man and
society. Topics include human nutrition, disease, reproduction and
development, genetic engineering, pollution and conservation.
50:130:201
BOTANY (3)
Internet course. an introduction to members of the plant kingdom with
emphasis on their structure and function, growth and development,
worldwide distribution, ecology, and economic importance.
50:202:354
SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: NATURE OF CRIME
Courses may be offered under this general title, dealing with special
topics intended to involve students in topics not currently represented
in the curriculum.
50:220:366
SPECIAL TOPICS ON CONT.ECON. ISSUES: ECON. OF SPORTS
(3)
Examination of major economic issues facing society based on both macro
and micro principles of economics, viewing these issues from a global
context. This broad focus includes comparative analysis from an
international perspective of such types as the economic role of
government, natural resource development and use, labor markets and
human resource development, capital markets and investment in
productive capacity, impact of fiscal and monetary policies on economic
activity levels, international trade and finance policies, strategies
for economic growth and development, and economic systems and economic
reform.
50:350:300
PERSUASIVE WRITING (3) (W)
The fundamental techniques of argument, demonstration, and persuasion;
analysis of sample readings and extensive writing practice.
50:352:325. MULTICULTURAL AMERICAN LITERATURE (D) (3)
Readings in multicultural literature of the United States?for example,
Anglo-European, African-American, Asian-American, Chicano,
Jewish-American, and Native American-with emphasis on relationships
between culture and literary form, theme, and language.
50:352:337
AMERICAN NOVEL TO 1900 (3)
The development of the novel in America through the 19th century. Works
by such authors as Rowson, Brown, Cooper, Hawthorne, Stowe, Melville,
Twain, Crane, and James.
50:512:380
TOPICS IN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
A theme in American history. Open to majors and nonmajors.
50:730:390,391
TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY (3)
A theme in philosophy.
50:790:337
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA (3)
A study of the political history, politics, government, and
contemporary political and economic problems and policies of South and
Southeast Asian political systems, with an emphasis on the Indian
subcontinent in South Asia and Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and
Malaysia in Southeast Asia.
50:989:301
THE ART OF WRITING (3) (W)
Practice in the art of constructing clear, concise prose, with emphasis on developing a personal style.
50:350:364
THE SHORT STORY (3)
A study of the short story as a literary genre by examining the works of major world authors.
50:350:388
WOMEN IN LITERATURE (3) (D)
Analyzes the treatment of women in selected world fiction, drama, poetry, and essays.
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SPECIAL TOPICS: GREAT LITERARY ORIGINS (3)
Readings in the early works of western literature upon which the canon
has been built. Students will read and discuss selections from the
Bible, the Homeric epics, Greek drama, Virgil, Dante and Chaucer.
Emphasis will be placed on the ways in which these ancient works still
speak to contemporary culture. Meets World Masterpieces Requirement No.
3A.
50:352:325
MULTICULTURALAMERICAN LITERATURE/ MONEY, MOBILITY, RACE AND CLASS IN 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE (3) (D)
Readings in multicultural literature of the United States-for example,
Anglo-European, African-American, Asian-American, Chicano,
Jewish-American and Native American--with emphasis on relationship
between culture and literary form, theme and language.
50:352:391
SPECIAL TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: THE IMMIGRANT IN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3)
Primarily, but not exclusively, for advanced students. Courses with
different topics may be repeated for credit. Writing by and about
immigrants to America from colonial to present time. This course will
examine fiction and autobiography that has grown out of the immigrant
experience in this "country of immigrants," focusing on how various
ethnic groups construct their new American identities in the face of
racism and exploitation. Special attention will be paid to the extent
to which these ethnic voices have shaped the themes, styles, and
language of American literature.
50:420:391
SPECIAL TOPICS: FRENCH COMEDY IN TRANSLATION (3)
Treats a particular topic related to French culture or to a historical period.
50:700:498
SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC: HISTORY OF JAZZ (3)
A survey of jazz from its beginnings around 1900 to the most recent
trends and performers; lectures illustrated by recordings and live
demonstrations.
50:790:337
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA (3) (G)
A study of the political history, politics, government, and
contemporary political and economic problems and policies of South and
Southeast Asian political systems, with an emphasis on the Indian
subcontinent in South Asia and Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and
Malaysia in Southeast Asia.
50:790:350
VIOLENCE, REVOLUTION AND TERRORISM (3) (G)
Examines leading social science theories of revolution and political
violence. Focuses on revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements
in selected countries. Discusses policies and strategies for responding
to terrorism.
50:790:469
RICH NATIONS/POOR NATIONS (3) (G)
Comparative analysis of the foreign policies of developing areas
dealing largely with economic, political and historical determinants of
foreign policy objectives within the context of domestic and world
affairs. Emphasis on Asia, Saharan Africa and/or Latin America.
50:790:480
RADICAL POLITICS (3)
Political protest movements and the methods of radical political change.
50:790:489
STUDIES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE: TERRORISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY (3)
Study in special topics intended to involve students in advanced study and research. Subjects usually change from year to year.
50:830:363
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 235
A survey of the field of mental disorder and abnormal behavior and
consideration of diagnostic systems. Constitutional, psychodynamic, and
environmental factors conditioning abnormal behavior.
50:830:325
PSYCHOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD (3)
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 235
The study of child behavior and development up to and including late
childhood. Development of motor abilities, language, intelligence,
social and emotional behavior and attitudes, with emphasis on the
prevention of maladjustment.
50:840:334
RELIGION AND SCIENCE (3)
This course explores the historic tension between science and religion
and analyzes areas of conflict and compatibility. Issues such as
cosmology and creation, evolution and human nature, neurology and
spirituality are discussed.
50:989:300
PERSUASIVE WRITING (3) (W)
Formerly 50:350:300. The fundamental techniques of argument,
demonstration, and persuasion; analysis of sample readings and
extensive writing practice.
62:830:304 COGNITIVE PROCESSES (3)
Prerequisite: 830:101,102
Introduces the study of human cognition. Topics include perception,
attention, memory, knowledge representation, language, problem solving,
thinking, and reasoning. How is the world represented and what are the
processes underlying those representations. Considers the real-world
implications of laboratory findings.
