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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to design and implement websites that are "useable" in the sense that they permit visitors to find what they want and carry out their interactions efficiently and easily. We will learn about human perception, task analysis, content and visual organization, prototyping and evaluation. Students use Dreamweaver to design and implement a website for an actual client.
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5.00 Credits
There is a $250 field trip fee for this course (5 days in New York City). An interdisciplinary course examining the Latino experience in the United States. Major demographic, social, economic and political trends will be discussed. In this course we will analyze and gain further knowledge of and appreciation for several significant literary works and key themes relating to the U.S. Latino experience. We will accomplish this through reading the novels of Ernesto Qui onez and several short stories. Along with literature, this class will focus on public art, particularly the Mexican muralists Orozco, Rivera and Siqueiros. From January 16th -20th the class will take a trip to New York City to visit the neighborhoods of Spanish Harlem, Washington Heights, and Queens as well as El Museo del Barrio, The Guggenheim, MoMa and the Metropolitan Museums.
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3.00 Credits
This class will examine the rich traditions of folk music in Kentucky, focusing especially on Appalachian fiddle-tunes, early folk songs, and Bluegrass. We will also investigate those musical genres which exerted the most influence on these traditions, including the music of the British Isles and early American blues. The course will combine readings from a number of sources, listening assignments, and visits by local musicians.
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7.00 Credits
There is a $525 field trip fee for this course (7 days in Puerto Rico). This course will broadly focus on the ecology of the Eastern Caribbean, with an emphasis on the Lesser Antilles. Students will gain an understanding of the geological origin of the islands, the regional weather patterns (especially the importance of hurricanes), terrestrial and aquatic habitats, and associated flora and fauna. We will also discuss the cultural history of the islands. A week-long field trip is planned to Puerto Rico where students will gain an appreciation for the environmental and conservation challenges faced by the region. Students must be in good physical condition and be competent swimmers. Use of snorkeling gear will be required. The course instructor will instruct students in the proper use of equipment before the trip.
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3.00 Credits
The course will focus on the art of painting in France during the 1800s, with an occasional glance at parallel developments in French sculpture and architecture, all considered within an historical context. Major artistic movements addressed include Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism. Time-permitting, the course will conclude with an overview of early-twentieth-century Fauvism and Cubism.
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3.00 Credits
In many ways science fiction bears such a resemblance to the mythologies of ancient cultures that one can almost describe it as modern mythology. In this course we examine in detail myths of ancient Greece and other cultures and observe how themes, motifs, character types, and narrative patterns in these ancient myths influence modern science fiction stories, defining "science fiction" very broadly to include, for example, fantasy. Source material includes films, television shows, novels, short stories, and other media. We will see, for instance, how the hero journey as rendered in the myth of Perseus can be traced in the story of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga. Along the way we will discover that myth is in fact not such an ancient concept but exists in our own culture and responds to many of the same needs today as it did in the centuries long past.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of three major works of Gothic literature - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, and Dracula. Emphasis is on the development of Gothic conventions and the use of Gothic works for entertainment and social criticism. Includes discussion of the film versions of the two novels.
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2.00 Credits
There is a $50 field trip fee for this course (2 days Springfield, IL). A study of the political and constitutional thought of Abraham Lincoln through an examination of his speeches, writings, and political career. Themes developed include, among others: the relationship between politics and morality, the nature of political leadership, the balance between civil liberties and national security in wartime, and Lincoln's transformation of the fundamental values and institutions of the American political system. The course involves an overnight field trip to Springfield, Illinois to visit Lincoln's home and tomb, and the newly-opened Lincoln presidential library and museum.
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3.00 Credits
This is a basic class in the economics/finance field. It is a comprehensive course that will cover everything from investment basics, asset protection and personal-finance planning to asset allocation, insurance and taxes.
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3.00 Credits
Drawing on various country case studies and United Nations and World Health Organization sources, the course examines the historical origins and spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. It identifies the most susceptible members of society to the scourge and efforts to controlling its spread in society.
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