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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Development of skills to converse with native speakers, explore contemporary issues in the Spanish-speaking world, narrate events in present and past tenses, and to read newspapers, websites, and short fiction with a dictionary. Students should have prior knowledge of elementary Spanish.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the complex topic of mercury in our environment and its impact on society. Students will engage with faculty to understand the health and environmental consequences of emissions of this toxin and will be challenged to develop recommendations that limit adverse societal impacts working in multidisciplinary teams. Prerequisite: 24 credits in ISP, including ITW 101 and IQL 101. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
In this interdisciplinary study of the writings of Beauvoir and Sartre, we will consider feminist, philosophical, literary, historical, and ethical analyses that examine whether genuine love is possible in existentialist thought. This course will be team-taught by Philosophy and Women's Studies faculty members. Prerequisite: 24 credits in ISP, including ITW 101 and IQL 101. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Multidisciplinary course (general science/education) exploring cutting-edge environmental and social issues such as pollution, global warming, solar energy, and catastrophic events. Issues are student initiated, identified, researched, analyzed, and evaluated from multiple perspectives, emphasizing cooperative learning and community building. Activities will be developed and presented in after-school programs. Prerequisite: 24 credits in ISP, including ITW 101 and IQL 101. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary introduction to the nature, methodology, resources, premises, and problems of the American experience. Usually focuses on a particular decade, region, or theme. May be repeated once for credit as topics change. Prerequisite: ITW 101. Fall, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary examination of American cultures expressed in a variety of contexts, such as aesthetic, social, historical, philosophical, political, linguistic, religious. May be repeated once for credit as topics change. Prerequisite: ITW 101 Thinking and Writing or its equivalent. Annually.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the criminal justice system as it currently operates in its three major components: police, courts, and corrections. A broad-based interdisciplinary perspective is employed to introduce students to the process of criminal justice in the United States. (no prerequisites) Fall, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to game theory and strategic interactions with cases drawn from economics, business, politics, sociology, psychology, international studies, and sports. Topics include prisoner's dilemma, Nash equilibrium, backward induction, signaling, mixed strategies, cooperative and noncooperative games, bargaining, conventions, "the tragedy of commons,"evolutionary game theory, and behavioral critiques of rationality. Prerequisite: 24 credits in ISP, including ITW 101 and IQL 101. Fall.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of schooling and its relationship to culture and society, focusing on women's role in education as both students and educators. Uses a historical, sociological, and feminist lens in examination of women's struggle for equality in education with parallels drawn to struggles of other subjects of marginalization. Prerequisites: 24 credits in ISP, including ITW 101 and IQL 101. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary introduction to African American literature and culture, which considers oral, written, and performed texts by African American cultural practitioners. Literary texts from 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-centuries. African American writers will be read in conversation with critical musical, political, and theoretical works. Prerequisite: ITW 101. Fall.
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