Winter 2018 Time Schedule
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***T CORE COURSES ARE FOR FRESHMAN ONLY***
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>20853 B 5 MWF 800-920 JOY 114 Miura,Cassie 20/ 20
TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC
WRITING: CULTURES OF SELF-CARE
DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS
COURSE IS TO DEVELOP READING,
WRITING, AND CRITICAL THINKING
SKILLS THAT ARE VITAL IN AN
ACADEMIC CONTEXT. AN EXPLORATION
OF THE THEME 'CULTURES OF SELF-
CARE' WILL GUIDE OUR INQUIRY OVER
THE COURSE OF THE TERM THROUGH
TOPICS RANGING FROM ANCIENT ETHICS
TO BLACK FEMINIST POLITICS AND
CONTEMPORARY CONSUMER CULTURE. WE
WILL CONSIDER WHAT PRACTICES
CONTRIBUTE TO SELF-CARE, HOW
DIVERSE CULTURES HAVE DEFINED THIS
CONCEPT, AND WHY SELF-CARE IS
IMPORTANT TO BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL
AND SOCIETY AT LARGE.
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>20854 F 5 MWF 930-1050 ADMC GWP101 Miura,Cassie 20/ 20
TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC
WRITING: CULTURES OF SELF-CARE
DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS
COURSE IS TO DEVELOP READING,
WRITING, AND CRITICAL THINKING
SKILLS THAT ARE VITAL IN AN
ACADEMIC CONTEXT. AN EXPLORATION
OF THE THEME 'CULTURES OF SELF-
CARE' WILL GUIDE OUR INQUIRY OVER
THE COURSE OF THE TERM THROUGH
TOPICS RANGING FROM ANCIENT ETHICS
TO BLACK FEMINIST POLITICS AND
CONTEMPORARY CONSUMER CULTURE. WE
WILL CONSIDER WHAT PRACTICES
CONTRIBUTE TO SELF-CARE, HOW
DIVERSE CULTURES HAVE DEFINED THIS
CONCEPT, AND WHY SELF-CARE IS
IMPORTANT TO BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL
AND SOCIETY AT LARGE.
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>20855 J 5 TTh 800-1005 ADMC WCG209 Hankinson,Stephanie K 19/ 20
TITLE: GLOBAL NARRATIVES AND
IDENTITY.
DESCRIPTION: IN THIS COURSE,
STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE
INTERSECTIONS OF POWER, IDENTITY
AND INDIVIDUAL AGENCY IN A VARIETY
OF GLOBAL TEXTS. STUDENTS WILL
CULTIVATE SELF-REFLEXIVE READING
AND WRITING PRACTICES, RIGOROUS
CRITICAL THINKING, AND ADAPTABLE
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AS THEY SHAPE
THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO ACADEMIC
WRITING.
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| T CORE 112 INTRO SCIENCE | (NW) |
>20856 B 5 MWF 800-920 ADMC WCG209 OLSON,ALLEN HARVEY 22/ 25
TITLE: ENERGY-FORMS AND FUNCTIONS.
DESCRIPTION: WE WILL EXPLORE THE
CONCEPT OF ENERGY AND ITS
APPLICATIONS, FROM PHOTOSYNTHESIS
TO PHYSICS TO EVERYDAY LIFE. WE
WILL LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF
HARNESSING ENERGY, THE CURRENT
STATISTICS RELATED TO ENERGY
PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION,
AND THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
THROUGHOUT, WE WILL CONSIDER
CHOICES WE HAVE ABOUT ENERGY USE
AT THE INDIVIDUAL, REGIONAL, AND
NATIONAL LEVELS.
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>20857 C 5 MWF 130-250 ADMC BB107 Heller,Jutta 25/ 25
TITLE: DISEASES THAT CHANGED THE
WORLD.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL
INVESTIGATE HUMAN DISEASES THAT
SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED THE COURSE
OF HISTORY. WE WILL CONSIDER THE
BIOLOGY, TRANSMISSION AND
TREATMENT OF THESE DISEASES, AS
WELL AS THEIR HISTORICAL, MEDICAL,
ETHICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ON WORLD
HISTORY.
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>20858 F 5 TTh 1015-1220 TLB 109 Cilli-Turner,Emily 19/ 25
TITLE: PARADOXES-MATHEMATICS OF
NONSENSE.
DESCRIPTION: A PARADOX IS A
STATEMENT WHICH LEADS TO
CONSEQUENCES OR RESULTS WHICH ARE
STRIKINGLY COUNTER TO INTUITION OR
ESTABLISHED RESULT. THIS COURSE
EXPLORES AND ANALYZES DIFFERENT
TYPES OF PARADOXES AND THEIR
RESOLUTIONS. WE WILL STUDY
SELF-REFERENTIAL PARADOXES,
PROBABLISTIC AND STATISTICAL
PARADOXES, VISUAL PARADOXES,
PARADOXES OF INFINITY AND
INFINITESIMAL, AMONG OTHERS.
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| T CORE 113 INTRO SOC SCI | (I&S) |
>20859 A 5 MWF 1100-1220 JOY 109 Hampson,Sarah 25/ 25
TITLE: LAW AND POPULAR CULTURE.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS ABOUT
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW AND
POPULAR CULTURE. WE EXPLORE THE
DEPICTION OF LAW, LAWYERS AND
COURTROOMS THROUGH MOVIES AND
TELEVISION AND INTRODUCE STUDENTS T
CRITICAL SCHOLARSHIP IN BOTH LEGAL
AND MEDIA STUDIES.
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>20860 B 5 TTh 1250-255 JOY 106 CORVA,DOMINIC 13/ 25
TITLE: CANNABIS, LAW AND SOCIAL
CHANGE (IDEALS OF JUSTICE COMMON
CORE QUESTION).
DESCRIPTION: WHAT IS THE PLACE OF
CANNABIS LEGALIZATION IN WIDER
PROCESSES OF SOCIAL CHANGE? THIS
COURSE WILL USE THE LENS OF
CANNABIS POLICY CHANGE TO EXAMINE
BROAD PROCESSES OF POLITICAL,
CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE IN
THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE 1960S
TO THE PRESENT.
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>20861 C 5 TTh 1015-1220 TLB 115 Ishem,Linda 25/ 25
TITLE: COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMON
GOOD.
DESCRIPTION: WE LIVE IN AN ERA OF
GIVING BACK, PAY IT FORWARD, AND
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS. CONTRAST
THAT TO GROWING INCOME INEQUITY,
RAMPANT INDIVIDUALISM, GREED AND
EXCESS. THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO
EXAMINE OUR RIGHTS, ROLE AND
RESPONSIBILITIES AS MEMBERS OF THE
VARIOUS SOCIAL GROUPS TO WHICH WE
BELONG. WE WILL EXPLORE
TENSIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALISM AND
COMMUNALISM; INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; AND
SPECIAL INTERESTS IN RELATION TO
THE COMMON GOOD.
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>22057 D 5 MWF 930-1050 JOY 207 Laing,Sharon Steele 22/ 25
TITLE: MOBILE TECHNOLOGY AND
HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE INTRODUCES
STUDENTS TO THE PRACTICE OF USING
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS
SMARTPHONES, WEARABLE DEVICES,
MOBILE APPS AND SHORT MESSAGE
SERVICE TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES
TO PATIENTS.
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>20862 F 5 TTh 1015-1220 ADMC WCG209 Chaffee,Leighann 25/ 25
TITLE: FOOD, EATING BEHAVIOR, AND
GLOBAL FOOD PATHWAYS.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE
INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO UNIVERSITY
WORK BY FOCUSING ON A CORE
CURRICULUM FROM MULTIPLE AND
INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES.
THIS COURSE WILL USE THE STUDY OF
EATING BEHAVIOR AND GLOBAL FOOD
PATHWAYS AS A THEME TO EXAMINE THE
LEARNING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES,
WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY
PERSPECTIVE EMPLOYING PSYCHOLOGY,
SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK, POLITICAL
SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, AND GEOGRAPHY.
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| T CORE 114 INTRO HUMANITIES | (VLPA) |
>20863 B 5 MW 130-335 PNK 104 Hecht,Merna 25/ 25
TITLE: VOICE AND VISIBILITY:
CHANGING WORLDS WITH THE ARTS.
DESCRIPTION: IN THIS CLASS WE WILL
ENCOUNTER DIVERSE VISUAL AND
LITERARY ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE
GLOBE. WE WILL EXAMINE DIFFERENT
ART FORMS AND TRENDS AS THEY
RELATE TO INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION
AND COMMUNITY VISIBILITY. A WIDE
RANGE OF READINGS WILL BRING US
THE EXPERIENCES OF POETS,
MEMOIRISTS, MURALISTS, GRAFFITI
ARTISTS AND OTHER GLOBAL WRITERS
AND ARTISTS. WE WILL CONSIDER HOW
LITERARY AND VISUAL ART PIECES
CREATED BY WRITERS AND ARTISTS
FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES AND
COUNTRIES SPEAK TO CRITICAL ISSUES
OF THE DAY, PARTICULARLY TO ISSUES
OF WAR, FORCED MIGRATION AND HUMAN
RIGHTS. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF
THE CLASS WILL FOCUS ON HOW THE
VISUAL AND LITERARY ARTS CAN
PROVIDE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN
PRESSING SITUATIONS WITH IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THEIR VOICES
HEARD THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.
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>20864 C 5 TTh 1250-255 JOY 104 Liner,James 24/ 25
TITLE: THE EXAMINED LIFE-
INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMANITIES.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE EXPLORES
WAYS SEVERAL THINKERS, AUTHORS,
AND ARTISTS HAVE CONCEIVED OF THE
EXAMINED LIFE. STUDENTS WILL
PRACTICE THEIR OWN CRITICAL,
REFLECTIVE SELF-EXAMINATION,
INTERROGATE BOTH THE UTILITY AND
THE LIMITATIONS OF VARIOUS
CONCEPTIONS OF THE EXAMINED LIFE,
AND STUDY THE FRAMEWORKS AND
METHODOLOGIES THAT DIFFERENT
HUMANITIES DISCIPLINES USE TO
PRACTICE THE EXAMINED LIFE.
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>20865 D 5 MW 130-335 ADMC GWP101 Falit-Baiamonte,Anthony 24/ 25
TITLE: VISUALIZING AND ENGAGING
CHANGING CITIES.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL
EXPLORE RECENT CHANGES IN US AND
INTERNATIONAL CITIES THROUGH A
FOCUS ON URBAN DESIGN,
CARTOGRAPHY-DEMOGRAPHY, AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. STUDENTS
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH
RESEARCH, SERVICE, AND PUBLIC
SCHOLARSHIP. THROUGHOUT THE
COURSE, SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE
GIVEN TO THE ISSUES OF SOCIAL
JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND DIVERSITY.
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>20866 E 5 TTh 305-510 ADMC GWP216 Liner,James 13/ 25
TITLE: THE EXAMINED LIFE-
INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMANITIES.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE EXPLORES
WAYS SEVERAL THINKERS, AUTHORS,
AND ARTISTS HAVE CONCEIVED OF THE
EXAMINED LIFE. STUDENTS WILL
PRACTICE THEIR OWN CRITICAL,
REFLECTIVE SELF-EXAMINATION,
INTERROGATE BOTH THE UTILITY AND
THE LIMITATIONS OF VARIOUS
CONCEPTIONS OF THE EXAMINED LIFE,
AND STUDY THE FRAMEWORKS AND
METHODOLOGIES THAT DIFFERENT
HUMANITIES DISCIPLINES USE TO
PRACTICE THE EXAMINED LIFE.
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>20867 F 5 TTh 1015-1220 ADMC WCG103 Davenport,Kimberly M. 26/ 25
TITLE: CONCERT MUSIC IN THE 21ST
CENTURY.
DESCRIPTION: EXPLORES THE WORLD OF
"CLASSICAL MUSIC" AND ITS ROLE IN
OUR WORLD TODAY, THROUGH A
MULTITUDE OF LISTENING
EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING LIVE
CONCERT ATTENDANCE AND IN-CLASS
PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL MUSICIANS.
IN ADDITION, STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE
IN HANDS-ON PROJECTS,BOTH AS
INDIVIDUALS AND IN GROUPS.
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