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Views of Human Nature: Introducing IDS Pre: Communications Proficiency Co: Exploration of the concept of human nature from a multi-disciplinary approach, questions about what it means to be human from the viewpoints of various disciplines, such as philosophy, biology, history, art, music, and literature are discussed and analyzed through presentations by faculty from the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. Fulfills open, liberal arts, social science, and humanities electives.
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IDS Seminar Pre: Communications Proficiency Co: This course is designed to challenge the student to explore contemporary issues which can be approached from several different perspectives. Seminar sessions may consist of student panels, demonstrations, and guided student research. Previous topics have included: Violence in Our Lives, Inquiry into the Future of Humanity, School Violence, and the Utopian Society. Fulfills open, liberal arts social science, and behavioral science electives.
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3.00 Credits
IDS Seminar: Health Care: Media and Its Influence Pre: Communications Proficiency Co: This course covers factors influencing health communications. It will explore how factors such as communication theories, the law, politics, ethics, advertising, and the media are interrelated and impact the communication of health information. Fulfills open and humanities electives.
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3.00 Credits
IDS Seminar: Women in Leadership Pre: Communications Proficiency Co: This multi-disciplinary course seeks to draw connections between the student and the women who have played roles in shaping our history. Students will explore new possibilities for their roles as active agents in the family, workplace, local communities and the world. Classes will include video, stories, quest speakers, field trips and the art. The course ends with a luncheon celebration of women leaders.
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3.00 Credits
IDS Seminar: Comics in American Culture Pre: Communications Proficiency Co: This course approaches comic art as a legitimate medium to be understood and appreciated. Students will learn about the history of comics from the late 19th century to the present and gain critical reading skills for deconstructing text/image based information and all other media. This course will help students identify and analyze symbolism, themes, styles, genres and cultural uses of comic art while improving their overall abilities as critical readers. Fulfills open and liberal arts electives.
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3.00 Credits
Popular Culture and Media Pre: Communications Proficiency Co: This course examines popular culture in its many forms and media. Students will learn to assess, explain, and analyze products of popular culture by connecting them with overall cultural values, norms, and ideologies. Issues related to popular culture such as consumerism, mass media, technology, and viewer participation will be explored. Students will learn to become better communicators, and interpreters of cultural products. Fulfills humanities, liberal arts, and open electives.
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3.00 Credits
Understanding Nutrition Pre: Communications Proficiency Co: This course presents an overview of human nutrition by exploring nutrients and how they function in the body. In addition, students will learn tools for planning adequate diets for individuals and groups. The role of foods and nutrients in health and disease is discussed throughout the course, underlining the use of research to validate nutrition claims. Prior course work in biology and/or chemistry is helpful, but not required. Fulfills open, liberal arts, social science and science elective. (3 hours of lecture per week)
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3.00 Credits
Information Technology, Society and Culture Pre: Communications proficiency, CPS100 Co: A study of the diverse effects of the global information technology revolution. Includes an analysis of the social cultural, economic and political impact of psychological implications of these new technologies. Fulfills humanities, liberal arts, and open electives.
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3.00 Credits
Artistic Vision Pre: Communications Proficiency Co: The emphasis of this introductory humanities course is on developing interest in and understanding of art, music, and literature by examining works from ancient to modern times. It includes a consideration of the role of the arts in heightening our awareness of ourselves and the world as well as how art can call attention to social issues such as threats to the environment. No background in the arts is required. Fulfills open, humanities, and liberal arts electives.
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3.00 Credits
Music and Healing Pre: Communications Proficiency Co: Explores music's relationship to psychological and physiological well being, the effect of noise pollution and the importance of early infancy and childhood familial environment for language acquisition. Recent scientific findings in cymatics, brain research, the electromagnetic properties of the body, hemispheric-synchronization and psycho-acoustics will be discussed. No prior knowledge of music is necessary. Fulfills open, liberal arts and humanities electives.
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