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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 1213, 2213, or equivalent. Various points of view and mindsets in the global community with an end to developing writing skills, enhancing creative problem-solving abilities, improving an understanding of cultural diversity and conflict resolution, and enhancing awareness of how values, ethical positions, perspectives manifest themselves and how they evolve over time. (F, Sp, Su)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 1213, 2213, or equivalent. The history of the relations between science and culture in the last two centuries. Students will learn more about the methods and procedures of science, and the way science has been perceived and misperceived in the modern world. (F, Sp, Su)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 1213, 2213, or equivalent. Philosophical arguments and considerations of environmental policy and practice in the modern world. Students will become conversant in the issues and concerns of environmental conservation and ecology. (F, Sp, Su)
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Prerequisite: junior standing. A course about jazz, its social history, and its relationship to world cultures and the international community. Although jazz is no longer the most popular music in the United States, as it once was, its history and the issues surrounding its nature stand at the heart of a diverse America that has borrowed cultures and traditions all over the world. Not only is jazz multicultural but it is also international; it has spread everywhere and has contributed to a developing global psyche. (F, Sp, Su)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. Students gain an understanding of the thought of Socrates (through Plato), especially about the nature of self and society. They learn how Socrates approached problem solving and how to develop these skills. Relates the wisdom of this historical figure to the emerging and often perplexing problems of the present age. (F, Sp, Su)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. Students will investigate their own personal attitudes toward medical, health, and disease with visual imagery they encounter. Students will also develop their powers of observation and attention to detail in order to appreciate nuances of meaning, perception, and interpretation. Students should gain a greater sense of empathy and ability to appreciate the viewpoints of others through consideration of art forms and the artists who created them. (F, Sp, Su)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. Designed to help the student understand how governments deal with the problem of securing the "homeland." Examines what terrorism is, and how America has traditionally dealt with homeland security, and how that perspective is evolving. Once we understand what terrorism is, the focus of the course will be on how law enforcement and the courts have taken on the challenge of providing global security while ensuring justice. (F, Sp, Su)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 1313, 2313, or equivalent. A discussion of slavery as it has occurred and is occurring in various civilizations, from the ancient world to modern times. The goal of the course is to increase familiarity with the brual history of bondage and to build skills in analyzing past events, espectially through writing, and to gain an understanding of the basic methods employed in historical research. (F, Sp, Su)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. The evolution of grasslands and their co-evolution with grazing animals. Explores the ecology and geography of grasslands, especially the prairie and great plains of North America. The course provides a primer on ecology, environmental science, and evolution using grasses and grasslands as examples. (F, Sp, Su)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing. Examines the role of gene manipulation in the past, present, and future. It will begin with descriptions of genes, evolution and fitness, and will conclude by exploring the scientific and political future of genetic engineering. (F, Sp, Su)
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