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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth look at creative, non-violent, non-litigious, win-win ways to handle conflicts in personal, business, environmental and governmental settings. The class will learn concepts, theories and methods of conflict resolution, study past and present cases, and observe on-going conflict resolution efforts in the Denver area. Prerequisite: HNRS311 or HNRS312 or permission of Principal Tutor. 3 hour seminar. 3 semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive inquiry into ethical and moral issues raised by modern science and technology. Issues covered include: the contention that science is value neutral; the particular sorts of ethical problems faced by engineers in their public and political roles in deciding uses of materials and energy; the personal problems faced in the development of a career in science and technology; the moral dilemmas inherent in using natural forms and energies for human purposes; and the technologically dominated modern civilization. The seminar will consist of readings and discussion of ethical issues in plays, works of fiction, and films. Prerequisite: HNRS411 or HNRS412 or permission of the Principal Tutor. 3 hours seminar; 3 semester hours.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
A Special Topics course will be a pilot course in the McBride curriculum or will be offered as an enhancement to regularlyscheduled McBride seminars. Special Topics courses in the McBride curriculum will not be offered more than twice. Variable credit: 1 - 6 semester hours. Repeatable for credit under different titles.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Under special circumstances, a McBride student may use this course number to register for an independent study project which substitutes for or enhances the regularly-scheduled McBride curriculum seminars. Variable credit: 1 - 6 semester hours. Repeatable for credit.
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4.00 Credits
Nature and Human Values will focus on diverse views and critical questions concerning traditional and contemporary issues linking the quality of human life and Nature, and their interdependence. The course will examine various disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches regarding two major questions: 1) How has Nature affected the quality of human life and the formulation of human values and ethics? (2) How have human actions, values, and ethics affected Nature? These issues will use cases and examples taken from across time and cultures. Themes will include but are not limited to population, natural resources, stewardship of the Earth, and the future of human society. This is a writing-intensive course that will provide instruction and practice in expository writing, using the disciplines and perspectives of the Humanities and Social Sciences. 4 hours lecture/seminar; 4 semester hours.
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2.00 Credits
For students with a minimum of six strong composition and related transfer credits, this course will, with LAIS undergraduate advisory permission, complete the LAIS100 Nature and Human and Value requirement. Prerequsite: two transfer college composition courses. 2 hours lecture/discussion; 2 semester hours.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Pilot course or special topics course. Topics chosen from special interests of instructor(s) and student(s). Usually the course is offered only once. Variable credit: 1 to 6 semester hours. Repeatable for credit under different titles.
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3.00 Credits
Individual research or special problem projects supervised by a faculty member. Primarily for students who have completed their Humanities and Social Science requirements. Instructor consent required. Prerequisite: "Independent Study" form must be completedand submitted to the Registrar. Variable credit: 1 to 6 semester hours. Repeatable for credit.
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3.00 Credits
general introduction to philosophy that explores historical and analytic traditions. Historical exploration may compare and contrast ancient and modern, rationalist and empiricist, European and Asian approaches to philosophy. Analytic exploration may consider such basic problems as the distinction between illusion and reality, the one and the many, the structure of knowledge, the existence of God, the nature of mind or self. Prerequisite: LAIS100. Prerequisite or corequisite: SYGN200. 3 hours lecture; 3 credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course has two focuses. We will look at selected religions emphasizing their popular, institutional, and contemplative forms; these will be four or five of the most common religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and/or Islam. The second point of the course focuses on how the Humanities and Social Sciences work. We will use methods from various disciplines to study religion-history of religions and religious thought, sociology, anthropology and ethnography, art history, study of myth, philosophy, analysis of religious texts and artifacts (both contemporary and historical), analysis of material culture and the role it plays in religion, and other disciplines and methodologies. We will look at the question of objectivity; is it possible to be objective? We will approach this methodological question using the concept "standpoint." Forselected readings, films, and your own writings, we will analyze what the "standpoint" is. Prerequisite: LAIS100. Prerequisiteor corequisite: SYGN200. 3 hours lecture/discussion; 3 semester hours
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