Learning Communities Courses
| American Injustice | ||
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| Time: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. | ||
| SPE 151 801 | Introduction to Speech | Geller |
| ENG 152 801 | Composition II | Midday |
In this charged political climate, teeming with rhetoric about fairness and equality, an ideal scenario has developed for analysis and synthesis. We will seek to examine the issues of equality, fairness and justice in the written and spoken word.
| Mind Speak | ||
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| Time: Monday and Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. | ||
| PSY 151 801 | Introduction to Psychology | Grela |
| ENG 152 802 | Composition II | Humphrey |
“The blending of Philosophy and Composition was a well made move, taught with a precision that made the class a success. I would recommend the community class to any person interested in a deep thinking learning experience.”
- Lauren Deehring, MCC student
Researching and Writing about the World Within. This course will provide students with the opportunity to consider psychological concepts thoroughly, exploring those topics through writing and research. Issues covered include:
- psychological research;
- learning and memory
- personality development
- sleep and dreams
- and much more
Course requirements will include research and analysis papers as well as other assignments and exams. Reading assignments will include research articles on psychology topics and some short literature involving psychological themes and issues. The course will apply college level research and writing as a processing tool.
| Culture and Anarchy: Redemption and Rebellion in American Music. | ||
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| Time: Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. | ||
| MUS 154 802 | American Music | Takayama |
| ENG 152 803 | Composition II | Waters |
This course will attempt to answer the following questions:
- Is music dangerous?
- Why was folk singer Pete Seeger sentenced to a year in jail by the House of Un-American Activities Committee?
- Why were Black Blues performers largely ignored by mainstream radio in the 1940's and television in the 1950's?
- Why did Ed Sullivan decide to crop Elvis from the waist down during his 1957 television performance?
- Why was Bob Dylan tracked by the FBI?
- Why did the Nixon administration attempt to deport John Lennon?
This course will explore the major American musical forms, including folk, blues, jazz and rock and roll.
| Morals and Malice in Middle Earth | ||
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| Time: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. | ||
| PHI 251 804 | Ethics | Gould |
| ENG 152 801 | Composition II | Hazelgrove |
I was pleased with the intimate atmosphere of our class discussions, and feel that I received a more flavorful experience than I would have from taking the strictly composition class in order to meet my degree requirement.
-Megan Bartelheim, MCC Student
This class will examine issues of good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice through the literature of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic, Lord of the Rings.
- What motivates villains like Saruman to do evil?
- What makes ordinary hobbits like Sam and Frodo perform heroic acts?
This is a combination of courses: Ethics (PHI 251) and Composition II (ENG 152) with Jim Gould (Philosophy) and Ted Hazelgrove (English). This is an integrated Learning Community where students and instructors work and learn together so that the two courses become one. Experience two different instructors. See connections between the courses. Stay with the same group of students for two classes.
Who should I contact for more information?
Contact Kathrine Midday at (815) 455-8735 or email kmidday@mchenry.edu.
11/4/09