Learning Communities Courses
Fall 2013 courses include:
- Religion: Who Needs It?
- Striking a Chord
- The Hunger Games
- Exprésate – With Feeling!
- You Will Be Assimilated: Resistance is Futile
- Talking Dirty
- Crunching the Numbers
- Banned, Burned and Offensive: Censorship in America
| Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| PHI 261 001 | World Religions | Young |
| ANT 170 001 | Cultural Anthropology | Cameron |
The Role of Religion in the Human Experience
Whether you think you need religion or not, it has affected cultures around the world for centuries. Explore why and how it affects you. (Tuesday/Thursday 10 to 11:20 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.)
| Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 151 013 | Intro to Sociology | Reagan |
| MUS 151 001 | Music Appreciation | Takayama |
Tuning-in to the Social World Around You
Learn about the meaning and use of music from a sociological perspective – whether it’s art, rebellion, a mirror of a culture or something entirely different. (Tuesday/Thursday 10 to 11:20 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.)
| Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| PHI 251 007 | Intro to Ethics | Gould |
| ENG 152 002 | Composition II | Hazelgrove |
Morality in an Immoral World
Explore good and evil through the popular novel by Suzanne Collins. (Tuesday/Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. and 1 to 2:20 p.m.)
| Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| SPA 251 002 | Intermed Spanish I | Carson |
| SPE 151 028 | Intro to Speech | Gabel |
Polish your presentation skills while improving your Spanish proficiency. Coursework is streamlined to cover topics for both courses and includes both Spanish and English discussion and debate on cultural issues, food (yes, we’ll eat in class), film, speeches (given mostly in English) and literature. Combine creativity, cuisine, culture and communication to Exprésate – With Feeling! (Tuesday/Thursday 10 to 11:50 a.m. and Noon to 1:20 p.m.)
| Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ROB 110 002 |
Robotics | Brzezinski |
| ENG 151 001 |
Composition I | Humphrey |
Explore the social, moral, scientific and creative facets of a world that relies on robots…and then write about them! This is a linked Learning Community that includes hands-on robotics instruction along with English composition. (Monday Noon to 3:50 p.m. and Wednesday 1 to 3:50 p.m.)
| Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| PHI 251 003 |
Intro to Ethics | Seitz |
| PSY 175 001 |
Human Sexuality | Grela |
Yes, this class is all about sex – what’s not to like? Join in this fascinating study of ethics as it relates to the many forms and facets of human sexuality. (Monday/Wednesday 1 to 2:20 p.m. and 2:30 to 3:50 p.m.)
| Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 151 012 | Intro to Sociology | Hoy |
| MAT 120 006 | Gen Ed Statistics | Boring |
Statistics really can tell fascinating stories if viewed through the right lens. Not unlike a delicious s’more at a campfire, we’ll meld the hardness of stats with those soft sociological principles and case studies to create a whole new mental delight. (Monday/Wednesday 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. and 1 to 2:20 p.m.)
| Course Number | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 251 001 | Intro to Literature | VanSickle |
| ENG 152 001 |
Composition II | Midday |
We’ll examine controversial films, music, fiction, poetry, drama and more – all of which someone at one time or another tried to ban. Find out why and how they did or didn’t succeed.
(Monday/Wednesday 10 to 11:20 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.)