Twofer Courses

Hone your research writing skills with the likes of Freddy Krueger, Ellen Ripley, and Norman Bates through an exploration of horror films of the 20th and 21st centuries. Just don't go into the basement.

Explore and write about the evolution of video game soundtracks from repeating four-note patterns to full cinematic scores. Learn about the composers who created the sonic landscapes for our video adventures. Learn how music works with animation, gameplay, and characters. You’ll never listen to your favorite games the same way again!

Part of being a solid marketer is understanding how and why people think, feel, and act the way they do. Explore how human thinking and behavior fuels the art of marketing—and how that translates into customer demand.

Curious about the cultures influencing your world? Sharpen your writing and analytical skills while exploring the dynamics of unique social circles—from local hangouts to online communities. Practice participant-observation and discover how these groups connect and shape the global scene!

Race, class, and gender are social constructions that affect our individual identities and experiences. They also embed us in a structure of power and inequality. Are race, class, gender, and their interrelationships fixed? What goes into maintaining and changing these power hierarchies? Put on your 3D lenses and explore this prism of society!

In higher education, students are introduced to two separate, yet equally important disciplines. Speech provides the skills necessary to effectively communicate with others, and sociology utilizes theoretical perspectives to make sense of the social world around us. These will be your stories.

Are the current cultural obsessions of wellness and self-care helping or hurting the mental health of Americans? Is happiness truly attainable? What does it mean to be happy? We will use the science of psychology and the human brain to stack research and facts against what we think we know. Join for the truth about how to live our #BestLives.

This course combines Introduction to Philosophy, Art Appreciation, and MCC 101 to examine thinking about how you think, thinking about how you see, and seeing what you think about. We’ll focus our thinking and seeing on Community, the Body, and Divinity.