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Fall 2008 courses run August 31- December 14, 2009 unless otherwise noted. University College reserves the right to balance sections of multi-sectioned classes as necessary during the registration and add/drop periods.
Click on an area of study link below to view courses offered in that department.
Note on numbering: Undergraduate courses are those numbered 500 and below. Graduate courses are those numbered 600 and higher. If you are a graduate student, 500-level courses can be taken for undergraduate or graduate credit. Undergraduates cannot take courses at the graduate level unless they receive special permission
Slavery and Abolition
AAS 402-U800 Class #21447
AAS 600-U800 Class #21591
HST 402-U800 Class # 21593
HST 600-U800 Class # 21943
3 credits
Instructor: Milton Sernett
Historical survey of struggle for black freedom under American slavery. Abolitionist movement in the North. Antislavery in New York State. Use of the slavery and abolitionist documentary collections.
Sophomore Poetry Workshop
ETS 215-U800 Class #19685
3 credits
Instructor: Sarah C. Harwell
Intensive workshop dealing with the art and craft of writing poems. Read the work of other writers in this cyberspace class, as well as the work of more established contemporary writers. Via e-mail, students write about a poem a week, with revision and discussion.The course focuses on innovation in the language arts, with the intention that your range as a writer and your sense of artistic possibility will expand. Plus, it's meant to be fun! Sophomore and advanced classes meet together; advanced students do additional work. Limited enrollment.
Sophomore Fiction Workshop
ETS 217-U800 Class #18077
3 credits
Instructor: Sarah C. Harwell
An intensive workshop in the art and craft of writing fiction, primarily the short story. Read the work of other writers in this cyberspace class, as well as the work of more established contemporary writers. Via e-mail, students write two or three short stories, with extensive revisions and discussion. Limited enrollment. Sophomore and Advanced sections meet together online; advanced students do additional work.
Advanced Writing Workshop: Poetry
ETS 401-U800 Class #19687
3 credits
Instructor: Sarah C. Harwell
Intensive workshop dealing with the art and craft of writing poems. Read the work of other writers in this cyberspace class, as well as the work of more established contemporary writers. Via e-mail, students write about a poem a week, with revision and discussion.The course focuses on innovation in the language arts, with the intention that your range as a writer and your sense of artistic possibility will expand. Plus, it's meant to be fun! Sophomore and advanced classes meet together; advanced students do additional work. Limited enrollment.
Advanced Writing Workshop: Fiction
ETS 403-U800 Class #19689
3 credits
Instructor: Sarah C. Harwell
An intensive workshop in the art and craft of writing fiction, primarily the short story. Read the work of other writers in this cyberspace class, as well as the work of more established contemporary writers. Via e-mail, students write two or three short stories, with extensive revisions and discussion. Limited enrollment. Sophomore and Advanced sections meet together online; advanced students do additional work.
Photography & the Fine Arts
FIA 306-U800 Class # 31455
3 credits
Instructor: Sean Callahan
Still photography as a means of pictorial expression in the fine arts from 1840 to the mid-20th century. Interrelationships among photography, painting, and other visual arts. Prerequisite: FIA 106 or equivalent.
Slavery and Abolition
AAS 402-U800 Class #21447
AAS 600-U800 Class #21591
HST 402-U800 Class # 21593
HST 600-U800 Class # 21943
3 credits
Instructor: Milton Sernett
Historical survey of struggle for black freedom under American slavery. Abolitionist movement in the North. Antislavery in New York State. Use of the slavery and abolitionist documentary collections.
Nutrition in Health
NSD 225-U800 Class #25095
3 credits
Instructor: Staff
Nutrient requirements, functions, and sources. Interrelationships and application to food selection for healthy individuals. Weight control, sports nutrition and dietary supplements are discussed. Students cannot receive credit for both NHM/NSD 225 and NHM/NSD 227. Prequisite: UC students only.
Critical Thinking
PHI 171-U800 Class #17183
3 credits
Instructor: Eric Parkinson
Whether you are watching the television, reading a newspaper or book, talking to a co-worker, or attending a class, usually some person or institution is trying to influence your beliefs, attitudes, or actions. Understand the critical skills needed in making decisions about what to believe and what to do, so that we may have more control over how we respond. Discuss general standards for acquiring or changing belief, by means of exploring the nature of justification and/or giving reasons. How are beliefs justified? How is language manipulated to influence beliefs? How can we use logical tools to strengthen our critical faculties?
Ethics and Value Theory
PHI 191-U800 Class #31906
3 credits
Instructor: Staff
Foundations of ethical and moral evaluation. Major figures in the history of ethical theory. Recommen ded for first-year students and sophomores. Credit will not be given for both PHI 191 and PHI 209.
Religions of the World
REL 101-U800 Class #21421
3 credits
Instructor: Larson
The phenomenon of religion throughout the world presents itself in a vast diversity of human expressions. Introduces students to the variety of ways people have articulated their connection with the sacred. Emphasis on the inner dimensions of the "great" religious traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and "primal" religions. Students reflect on religion in the context of the United States, how religious traditions have changed to adapt to American culture, and how religiousness is expressed in the U.S. Students investigate religious communities other than their own and report back to class.
Religion, Meaning and Knowledge
REL 191-U800 Class #31487
3 credits
Instructor: Edward Mooney
Introduction to thinking about religion and its study. Topics and themes may vary, but will focus on interpretations and understandings of the nature of religion itself.
Class, Status and Power
SOC 377-U800 Class #19415
3 credits
Instructor: Richard Ratcliff
Examines social classes and the structures, causes and consequences of social and economic class differences (poverty and wealth, social mobility and the forms and persistence of inequality) as well as the contrasting life styles of the very rich, the poor and working classes, and the many levels of middle class life in between. Internet sources, movies, literature and popular media are used as resources to better understand changing social class realities in modern society.
Social Impact of the Internet
SOC 446-U800 Class #21349
SOC 646-U800 Class #21351
3 credits
Instructor: Gary Spencer
Study the sociological implications of the Internet. Hands-on training in constructing web pages. The Internet is a major communication source for anyone who has access to a computer and a modem. Who uses this communication resource? How? What are the implications for understanding social processes, social interactions, social inequalities, and cultural values? Students will construct their own web pages and do original research on various issues.
Social Change & Conflict in Modern China
SOC 447-U800 Class #31384
3 credits
Instructor: Richard Ratcliff
Social and economic transformations in China in terms of social classes, cultural patterns, urban change, family patterns, ethinc tensions, and struggles over political rights. Questions of Taiwan and Tibet. How China's development affects the U.S.
Sociology of Evil
SOC 449-U801 Class #21353
SOC 649-U801 Class #21355
3 credits
Instructor: Gary Spencer
What are the social conditions and social processes that systematically allow human beings to be treated without human dignity? What does it mean to be systematically dehumanized this way? How is this dehumanization accounted for from the perspectives of victims, perpetrator, and audiences? Can reconciliation ever occur? By studying extreme examples of evil such as enslavement, genocide, and sexual violence, what can we learn about the more subtle ways we dehumanize one another on a routine basis? Attention will also be given to contemporary events such as ethnic cleansing, international trafficking in women and children, and acts of terrorism.
Social Impact of the Internet
SOC 446-U800 Class #21349
SOC 646-U800 Class #21351
3 credits
Instructor: Gary Spencer
Study the sociological implications of the Internet. Hands-on training in constructing web pages. The Internet is a major communication source for anyone who has access to a computer and a modem. Who uses this communication resource? How? What are the implications for understanding social processes, social interactions, social inequalities, and cultural values? Students will construct their own web pages and do original research on various issues.
Sociology of Evil
SOC 449-U801 Class #21353
SOC 649-U801 Class #21355
3 credits
Instructor: Gary Spencer
What are the social conditions and social processes that systematically allow human beings to be treated without human dignity? What does it mean to be systematically dehumanized this way? How is this dehumanization accounted for from the perspectives of victims, perpetrator, and audiences? Can reconciliation ever occur? By studying extreme examples of evil such as enslavement, genocide, and sexual violence, what can we learn about the more subtle ways we dehumanize one another on a routine basis? Attention will also be given to contemporary events such as ethnic cleansing, international trafficking in women and children, and acts of terrorism.
Studio 2: Critical Research and Writing
WRT 205-U800 Class #20387
3 Credits
Instructor: Staff
Introduces basic concepts of rhetoric and communication as applied to writing, revising, and editing. Contrastive study of rhetoric across disciplinary and professional communities. Prerequisite: WRT 105 or 109 or equivalent.
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