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3.00 Credits
This three hour course is designed to be taken in conjunction with entry level courses in Arts & Sciences disciplines. The course is designed to enhance students' critical thinking and intellectual capacity, communication skills, and life long learning strategies. Assignments and problem solving activities in the course focus on developing thinking in the disciplines through interactive class sessions, experiments, and problem solving applications. The course is intended to be taught concurrently with a departmental course offered in the Video Supplemental Instruction model. Numerous additional assignments and activities enable students to both succeed in the departmental course and develop transferable cognitive skills at the same time. Credit and grades for the A&S 103 course are based on a series of separate assignments specifically designed to enable students to succeed academically in the current and subsequent semesters. A&S 103 assignments would vary according to the discipline course it is linked with, but would include numerous supplemental readings, writing and problem solving activities done individually and in groups/teams. Class attendance and participation are required. Only one of the A&S 103 abc sequence may apply toward graduation requirements. Offered: Every Semester. 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
Do you know what you don't know? Find out in this course as we learn and discuss many of the common things you are expected to know to succeed in college, including the importance of discovering, understanding, analyzing, and using ideas and information in order to achieve academic success and genuine learning. You will learn how to ask meaningful questions, understand the structure and content of information resources, evaluate information, and use information resources as learning tools. The course is not geared to any specific discipline, but is core to success in any discipline. The course is open to all students, but is most beneficial when taken early in a student's academic career. 1 hr
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2.00 Credits
Geography of wine growing; the anatomy and physiology of the grapevine; the sociological forces of alcohol in American culture; wine and classical culture; economic aspects of wine and wine growing. 2 hrs
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
An undergraduate course designed to deal with a topic which is not available in the regular course offerings. 1-4 hrs
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3.00 Credits
A survey of British history and culture from Roman times to the present day. The course includes such topics as British education, the legal system, the economic system, the Common Market, the development of working class movements such as Trade Union Councils, pictorial arts in Britain, dramatic arts, British music, and contemporary communications. The course is taught with lectures from British authorities in the various fields, discussions with lecturers and local faculty, and field trips to places associated with the weekly lectures. Grade for the course is determined by a combination of papers and exams. Offered under the Missouri-London Program in London. Each semester. 3 hrs
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
An examination of selected political, cultural, economic and social forces shaping Europe today and of how they are related to Europe's past. The course is taught in Europe and employs field trips, lectures by European authorities on the various topics and lectures by the accompanying faculty member. Grades determined by a combination of papers and exams. Summers or Interim. 3-6 hrs
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
An examination of selected political, cultural, economic and social forces shaping Asia today and of how they are related to Asia's past. The course is taught in Asia and employs field trips, lectures by Asian authorities on the various topics and lectures by the accompanying faculty member. Grades determined by a combination of papers and exams. Summers or Interim. 3-6 hrs
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
An examination of selected political, cultural, economic and social forces shaping Latin America today, and of how they are related to Latin America's past. The course is taught in Latin America and employs field trips, lectures by Latin American authorities on the various topics, and lectures by the accompanying faculty member. Grades determined by a combination of papers and exams. Offered: Summers or Interim. 3-6 hrs
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3.00 Credits
An examination of societies and cultures around the world. Students visit one or more countries, where they go on field trips, meet with local experts and students, and learn by studying and doing. Grades are determined by written assignments and practical performance. Offered: Summers or Interim 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the social and cultural context of interactional patterns. U.S. and international students are paired in academic activities to encourage mutual understanding and self-awareness. They will draw on a variety of resources and learning modalities to examine aspects of their own and one another's societies, cultures, religions, and family relations. Making use of intercultural theories, students will reflect upon and explore cultural myths and stereotypes and develop a general understanding of cultural similarities and differences. Offered: Fall, Winter 3 hrs
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