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4.00 Credits
It is no secret that health care in the United States is in crisis. President Obama has pledged to work with the nation to rehabilitate our health care system. In this course, we will examine how fiction and non-fiction writers challenge such systems to rethink the notion of health as well as the politics of sickness. The writers we will study take on issues like access to health care, models of illness and healing, medicine and social justice, and others. In this online course, readings, podcasts, wikis, and discussion board posts will help us explore the responsibilities of medicine as well as those of the community in which medicine is practiced, for a socially just and comprehensive understanding of illness, health and healing in the United States. Competencies: H4, H3A, aid, A1X, A1C. Faculty: Ann Stanford
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4.00 Credits
The decade of the 1960s was a watershed period in the social, cultural, and political history of the United States. This course will examine the era from a variety of viewpoints in order to promote student understanding and analysis of key movement, episodes and personalities. The course will include investigation of John F. Kennedy's "New Frontier", The Cold War, The Space Race, the Civil Rights and Women's Liberation movements, Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society", the Vietnam War, popular culture, literature, student unrest, and the realignment of traditional political voting blocks. In addition, the course will demonstrate how the decade's music mirrored the changing times. Competences: ale, A3G, H1C, H2A, H4. Faculty: Chuck DiCola
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4.00 Credits
This course sets out to demystify most forms of poetry with particular concentration on poetry composed to be read aloud or performed on a stage, and to allow the student to actually enjoy poetry! The student will be exposed to a great deal of popular poetry and will, perhaps, be a little surprised to find poetry to be accessible. The Oral Tradition, Folk Poetry, Open Mike, performance poetry, poetry read or performed with music or poetry just read aloud, Slam Poetry, rap, song lyrics - all of these often overlapping categories of poetry could be grouped under the title of Spoken Word, and probably, all would be considered popular poetry. The students will be exposed to much of this poetry; Slam Poetry in the home of the National Poetry Slam, The Green Mill, and performance poetry at the Guild Complex and at the Higher Ground Poets. Students will engage in a poetry workshop that is at once sage, gentle, and generous. The workshop will take place in the classroom. Known and not-so-well-known poets will vis it the class to read or perform their poetry and students will become poets and read their works in class. Competencies: A-1-X, A-2-X, A-5, F-X.
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4.00 Credits
The Beatles are significant in many ways: they were an unprecedented show business phenomenon; they were leaders of Sixties cultural rebellion; and they stand, for many, as a signal instance of popular entertainment attaining the status of high art. This course will examine the musical craftsmanship of the Beatles, focusing on their work as songwriters and record makers. Recent audio and print releases documenting the group's performing and recording history provide a unique and detailed glimpse of the Beatles' creative process. We will utilize these materials to closely trace the development of the group's work while using other resources to place it in a larger historical and cultural context. The goal is to shed critical light on this recent chapter in cultural history. That discussion will, in turn, highlight questions about creativity in a modern context where commerce vies with art, technology redefines performance and an emerging global village culture transforms concepts of originality and tradition. Competencies: as, H2G, A1X, A3X, S3F. Faculty: John Kimsey.
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4.00 Credits
Most professions have a set of ethical guidelines governing the way its members ought to behave on the job. Such guidelines delineate the goals and values that apply to professionals and offer general frameworks for individuals who need to resolve value conflicts that come up in the day-to-day life of the working person. Through an exploration of theory and case studies, this course will explore the way professional groups create their ethics statements and the obligations that apply to professionals. Pre-1999 Competencies: AL-G, AL-P, HC-U. BA 1999 Competencies: A-3-C, A-4, H-3-G.
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4.00 Credits
This course will help you, the learner, identify which career path best fits your strengths, skills, and interests, as you pursue your desire to help people. It will also better prepare you for graduate and/or professional training by familiarizing you with the admissions process for various schools in the helping professions (e.g. social work, psychology, counseling, etc.) Competence: FX. Faculty: Derise Tolliver
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4.00 Credits
"It's not illegal." Is this statement a sufficient basis for moral decision-making Do people have one set of values for their "private life" and another set of values for getting by at work Is there a "public" morality If yes, what is its basis "Making Difficult Decisions" provides a window into the ways that people make some of the most difficult choices in their lives (for example, having an abortion, volunteering for military service or declaring conscientious objection, requesting "Do Not Resuscitate" orders for an ill and aged parent, etc.). The course readings, written exercises, and classroom activities will provide students with a framework that will help them to better understand their own moral decision-making. This framework will also help students to better understand the decisions that other people make. A major focus of the course will be the different moral languages that influence the decision-making of most modern Americans, but which many of us are not able to sort out. The course will also emphasize the role that social institutions play in our decision-making processes. Pre-1999 Competencies: AL-G, AL-Q, HC-U. BA 1999 Competencies: A-3-F, A-4, H-3-G.
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4.00 Credits
Popular images of the Sixties, think, say, of hippies, Black Panthers, soldiers fighting in Vietnam, protesters working en masse to stop the war--actually correspond to a span of years that stretches roughly from 1964 (when, for instance, the Beatles arrived in the US) to 1974 (when President Nixon resigned from office). This course will look closely at the lead-up to this period, concentrating on American political and cultural history from the late fifties moment through the assassination of President Kennedy in November 1963. We will examine selected events, movements and figures from this period who are key to understanding what came later. Topics to be studied include the Cold War, anti-communism and the atomic bomb; the Cuban revolution; the civil rights movement and Dr. Martin Luther King; the rise of protest singers and soul music; the administration and assassination of President Kennedy; and the beginnings of the USs full-fledged military incursion into Vietnam. We will read essays and excerpts by authors such as Howard Zinn, Frank Meyer, Dr. King, Bettie Friedan, and Barbara Ehrenreich. We will use a variety of learning tools, including lectures, discussions, journal reflections, and film screenings. Competences: H1X, H4 A1X, A3X. Faculty: John Kimsey
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4.00 Credits
The arts provide a lens through which we can more completely see, hear and understand the magic, mystery and challenge of the human experience. The story of African Americans in this country is one of perserverence and tranformation. In this course, students will explore how the social, political, historical and cultural journey of African Americans is reflected in the production of art. African Americans have a specific perspective on the American national experience. Where would America be without the artistic contributions of the African American cultural community Furthermore, how does art make our lives better Does it In this course, learners will research, analyze, and define African American art and arts and assess their impact on culture. Arts such as theatre, literature, music, and visual and media arts will be discussed. Students should expect to attend several cultural/artistic events throughout the term. These might include poetry readings, musical concerts, theatre, gallery visits, and other local events. Competences: A1X, H1X, H2X. Faculty: Emily Hooper-Lasana
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1.00 Credits
This travel course will provide us with an opportunity to explore and learn in Prague, an amazingly beautiful city in Bohemia, the Czech Republic, that has become a popular destination for young people. Story-book architecture, cobblestone streets, and a dazzling town square compete for attention with beautiful baroque churches, hearty Czech food, and some of the most famous beer in the world. Since the collapse of the Communist government, the Czech people have basked in freedom and now welcome visitors from around the world to a city of rich history and rare beauty. The course will introduce students to centuries of Prague history and architecture, magnificent art, and thrilling music from composers such as Smetana and Dvorak, whose music is regularly played in one-hour concerts that are a daily highlight. We will walk the history of the city, visit its great churches and art museums, talk to the people, immerse ourselves in Czech culture, and hear their remarkable music. In doing so, we will find out why Mozart loved Prague, and why more than 20,000 Americans have chosen to live there
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