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2.00 Credits
A seminar and practicum focusing on the use of service and community engagement as a pedagogy for higher education. Students carry out the service-learning plan designed in the preceding course and serve as peer mentors for students in INTDS 201. This is the second of a two-part sequence on service-learning theory and practice and culminates in a formal presentation on the service-learning project undertaken. Credit: Two semester hours. Prerequisite: INTDS 201.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the psychological and biological factors that influence human sexual development and identity. Concepts and expressions of human sexuality are considered from psychological and anthropological perspectives. The biological (e.g. evolutionary, physiological, neurobiological, and genetic) influences on human sexual development and function will also be addressed.
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4.00 Credits
An overview of some of the issues pertinent to encounters between Asia and the "West." In particular, the course examines the history and development of such encounters, from colonialistic notions of "Orientalism" to postcolonial critiques to contemporary visions of Asian-Americans. To this end, varying ideas of Asia as the "Other" are contrasted with ideas that Asia has had important influences on the "West." Specific topics vary from year to year, and could emphasize environmental, political, literary or religious aspects. Course materials might include classic texts, scholarly works, memoirs, fiction and
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4.00 Credits
A team-taught interdisciplinary exploration of solutions to contemporary environmental problems. Drawing from the literature on a specific environmental problem, students working in teams will analyze the problem from various vantage points, such as the artistic or literary, ethical, political and economic, scientific or spiritual and will evaluate the social and individual actions prescribed by one or more of their vantage points. Students will create a project-artistic or scientific- that demonstrates their command of course material and provokes discussion of and reflection about possible environmental solutions. Instructors and topics will vary. Prerequisite: Completion of the other course work for the "Art and the Environment" minor or permission of t
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the cultural construction of sexuality. Assuming that culture is one of the lenses through which we view the world, this class provides a basic understanding of interdisciplinary cultural theories that focus on how sexuality, gender and identity are constructed in scientific texts, the media, and other social texts. We will pay particular attention to the construction of a variety of sexual identities: heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer. Prerequisite: LS 206 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
An exploration of various processes employed in the comprehension and appreciation of music from an interdisciplinary perspective using various methods. Theoretical perspectives to be examined include a traditional music appreciation perspective, a psychological/perceptual perspective, and a neuropsychological perspective. The music appreciation perspective will emphasize the identification/recognition of various aspects of music such as rhythm, harmony, and theme in music composition, performance and listening. The perceptual aspects of music comprehension will be explored with classroom and laboratory demonstrations. Neural processing theories will be explored and demonstrated in the Music Department's new Niche Lab and through the use of electroencephalographic recordings from the brains of students as they listen to specific pieces of music presented in four different formats. The periodic sampling of brain activity during the presentation of specific musical pieces will be used to introduce neuropsychological concepts and theories about the importance of attention, hemispheric specialization and lateralization in music processing and memory in music comprehension.
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4.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary course that explores relationships between the visual arts and the nervous system. Contemporary neurological theories of visual perception that address phenomena such as color, depth, size, and movement are compared to elements used by visual artists (line, shape, color, space, perspective, motion, etc.). Experiments measure neurological activity stimulated by selected elements of visual form (line, shape, color). Other laboratory exercises measure viewers' brain activity to compare similarities and differences between artists and non-artists in the perception and creation of works of visual art. Information from these experiments may then be used in the creation of original works of visual art. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 200, FSNeuro 201, Art 285, or Communication Arts 290.
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4.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary exploration of the various processes engaged during the experience and appreciation of dance practice and performance. This investigation focuses on neural processes underlying the psychosocial, kinesthetic, and expressive dimensions of dance. Neural processing theories are explored in both neuroscience laboratories and dance studios using electrophysiological and digital imagery analysis. Dances are experienced and created with neural processing theories in mind. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary examination of the relationships between brain function and language acquisition, comprehension, and production. ?Contemporary neurological and linguistic theories of language development, production, and? processing are applied to topics such as neural processing of multiple languages, manual languages, and neural events associated with spoken and sung words.?Sex and age influences on language acquisition, comprehension, and production are explored.?The organization and operation of the brain's communication systems are studied through clinical neurology cases as well as laboratory experiments to measure neural activity associated with production and comprehension of speech.?The brain activity of multiple-language speakers is compared to those with single-language competence. Laboratory experiences may also explore the neural events associated with second language acquisition.
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4.00 Credits
A historical examination of the major advances made in understanding the brain and nervous system. The impact of important technical and theoretical breakthroughs in neuroscience research is explored from a cultural, historical, ethical, and health-related perspective. These factors are also examined in relation to current and future directions in neuroscience research, such as brain imaging techniques and research investigating the mechanisms and treatment of neuro- degenerative diseases. Prerequisites: Neuroscience 200, FS Neu 201, or History 380.
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