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3.00 Credits
(Fall; Yearly; 4.00 Credits; IC,CW) Beginning inthe seventeenth century scientific revolution, continuing with a look at the enlightenment thinkers that brought notions of liberty, economics and pluralism to the United States, this course uses the history of ideas to ask why we Americans are and what ideas helped make us this way. Prerequisites: EN110.
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(Fall; Variable; 4.00 Credits; IC,CW) The purpose of this course will be to gain an understanding of the science behind the genome project and develop an understanding how ethical norms are established and challenged. Students will discuss and debate the potential implications of this new technology for them as individuals and for society in general. Prerequisites: EN 110.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Yearly; 4.00 Credits; IC,CW) This IC course examines creationist and evolutionary views of the origins of life and humans on earth and their relevance to our culture. Critical thinking with an open mind will be encouraged. Topics will include the nature of science and religion and their relationships, the basics of evolutionary theory, and implications of the creation versus evolution debate for our everyday lives. Prerequisites: EN-110.
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(Fall; Yearly; 4.00 Credits; IC,CW) Who are we In what kind of world do we live What can we know about the world and ourselves and how This course examines how the modern has changed our answers to these and other questions. Particular attention will be paid to modern and post-modern understandings of scientific and narrative knowledge as well as cultural transformations in the comprehension of the self. Materials include films, novels, essays, and the visual arts. Prerequisites: EN110.
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(YYearly; 2.00 Credits; IC,CW) This course introduces students to the biology, geology, and history of the Southwestern desert region. It explores how humans have historically interacted in this arid environment and how modern culture has placed environmental burdens on the region's resources. Lectures and discussions will build on the interdisciplinary nature of the course content. The course culminates in a 17 day trip to the deserts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Prerequisite: EN110. Note: A field trip fee is applied to this course. The total fee is $1,600.00. Half ($800.00)is charged in the spring with IC 206. The other half ($800.00)is charged when students register for IC207, in the summer, along with any module fees. Completion of IC206 and IC207 fulfills the IC requirement. Corequisite: IC207. This course requires permission from Professor JimBorgardt.
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3.00 Credits
(YYearly; 2.00 Credits; IC,CW) This course builds on the introduction to the Southwest the students began in IC206, by taking them to the field to explore the biology, geology, anthropology, and history of the Southwest desert region from a variety of perspectives. Students explore how humans have historically interacted in this arid environment and how modern culture has placed environemental burdens on the region's resources. This 2 credit course culminates the IC experience in a 17 day field trip to the deserts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Prerequsites: EN110. There is a fee applied to this course. One half of the total fee is charged with IC206 in the spring. The second half is charged when students register for IC207 in the summer along with any module fees. Completion of IC206 and IC207 fulfils the IC requirement. Corequisite: IC206. This course requires the permission of Prof. Jim Borgardt.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; IC,CW) This course will give students an introduction to the concept of God in western culture and how our understanding of God has changed from the ancient Hebrews to the modern era. Topics will include how concepts of God have been influenced by politics and culture; the interrelationship between popular and intellectual religion; and how religious belief influences, and is influenced by power. Prerequisite: EN110.
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3.00 Credits
(Either Semester; Variable; 4.00 Credits; IC,CW) The goal of this course is to trace evolution of natural history illustration in America from the 18th to 19th century. Students will explore how natural history and systemics develop into evolutionary theories of the 19th century. As part of the investigation of natural history, scientist were often artists responsible for the aesthetic documentation of their natural history observations. Examples include William Barchman, Mark Catesby, Charles Wilson Pealle, and John James Audubon. A field trip fee will be assessed.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Variable; 4.00 Credits; IC,CW) This course will explore the rule of comics in shaping and reflecting American culture. It will explore the basic structure of comics and graphic novels, the historical birth and evolution of the American comic book, and the counter culture response to these comics. Students will write and draw a short story in comic book format as well as write short assignments and a research paper. Prerequisite: EN110. A special fee for supplies and a field trip will apply.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Variable; 4.00 Credits; IC,CW) This course examines the cultural structures, systems, and beliefs that inform perceptions and definitions of our modern world. It also explores how the concept of the modern informs and affects how our identities (racial, ethnic, gender, national, etc.)are shaped and constructed. We use tools of the modern (texts, film, television, and the web) to explore understandings of our own identities as well as identites that are less familiar. The course seeks to assist students in examining their own culture (s) and is not primarily comparative in nature. However, at times cross-cultural comparisons are used in part to facilitate viewing our culture through the eyes of other groups. Prerequisite: EN110.
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