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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the ways historians and other scholars have analyzed mass media and popular culture to understand the past, especially in regions other than the United States. The course examines such topics as how jokes and songs reflect social tensions or create social change; how parades and festivals reinforce or undermine political structures; how sports and television define or counteract gender roles. Open to first-year students and sophomores only.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the history of science and medicine through a close study of selected texts from ancient to modern times. Students examine changing concepts of nature, the human body, and scientific knowledge, and investigate their relation to the economic, political and cultural evolution of different societies. Open to first-year students and sophomores only.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to concepts and contemporary categories of abnormal behavior from several points of view: biological, behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic and humanistic. Additional topics include consideration of how theoretical orientations guide contemporary research and reflect therapy techniques.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the relation between behavior and physical, as well as mental, health. General psychological principles are studied as they apply to health behaviors including the role of behavior in the etiology and treatment of disease; problems with eating, drinking, sleeping, and sex; reactions to disease; and maximization of longevity and quality of life.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to personality theory and research and how they can be used to understand ourselves and others. Applications of personality theories to psychotherapy, popular culture, and assessment of normal and abnormal personality are examined. Contributions of biology, family, and culture to personality development are considered.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of human strengths, caring, and helping behavior from the perspectives of emotions, motivation, traits, and environmental factors. Topics include personal and community well-being, coping and problem-solving, creativity, optimal performance, and altruism.
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2.00 Credits
A component of the SFS Costa Rica Semester Field Studies program with two distinct but integrated modules. The Spanish language module offers listening, oral and written practice of the Spanish language at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of proficiency. Students engage grammar and vocabulary exercises, tools required for their research projects. The socio-culture module helps students develop a more refined understanding of Costa Rican culture and the various communities with which they work. Students participate in lectures, field exercises, and other activities including a homestay. Credits: Two semester hours.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the theories and ethics of social action, with a focus on community service. Theories of social dynamics and ethical systems are explored as a way to understand how social action can be useful to a community as well as the problems that can arise in implementing social action plans. Students participate in a service-learning component, which they reflect upon in writing and discussion, so as to better understand how the theories apply and where they may fall short. Attention is also paid to the ways in which class, race and gender shape the processes and outcomes of social action. Prerequisites: first-year, sophomore or junior standing.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Studies that focuses on a particular year of historical significance. Students study a closely- defined period in the past by examining texts and artwork in their historical, religious, and social context. This team-taught course adopts varied approaches to the study of the past based in the disciplines of Art, English, History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. Possible focus years include 1381, 1492, and 1600. May be repeated for credit.
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2.00 Credits
A seminar focusing on the use of service and community engagement as a pedagogy for higher education. Students study the definitions, theories, and assessments of community-based service-learning as "text." The role of reflection in fostering student learning is explored in depth. This is the first of a two-part sequence on service-learning theory and practice and culminates in the design of a service-learning component for an existing course. Credit: Two semester hours. Prerequisite: One service-learning course.
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