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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary gateway course examining the meaning of a liberal education, emphasizing seminar skills, oral and written communication, and introducing the portfolio. It is taken with LIBS 304 or 308 in the first semester of upper-division study. (These are the prerequisites for all upper-division Hutchins courses.) Successful completion of LIBS 302 is required to continue in the Hutchins program. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in LIBS 302 to continue in Hutchins.
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3.00 Credits
The first course in a two-semester sequence, designed to examine fundamental beliefs, assumptions, and self-evident truths that serve as the foundation for American culture, and then to consider those truths in light of challenges provided by multicultural perspectives.
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3.00 Credits
The second course in a two-semester sequence, designed to familiarize students with non-European cultures, to develop a language and framework for understanding cross-cultural and multicultural realities, and to raise critical questions regarding political, economic, and environmental issues in a global context.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Independent Study for juniors is an individualized program of study taken for a letter grade with a Hutchins faculty sponsor who is willing to supervise it. A student consults with a faculty member on a topic, develops a plan of study, including number of units, project outcomes, number of meetings with the faculty, and deadline for completion. A Project Form is submitted to Admissions after the beginning of the semester and before the last day to add classes. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: LIBS 302 and consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Students will explore basic issues inside the American educational system while fulfilling the state-mandated classroom experience requirement for admission to the credential program.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Directed Study for juniors is an individualized program of study that is taken for credit/no credit. It may be an exploratory study or a project where a student is learning material or skills for the first time. It may be a program of study devised by a faculty member in which the student plays a part. A student consults with a faculty member on a topic, develops a plan of study, including number of units, the project outcomes, number of meetings with the faculty sponsor, and deadline for completion. A Project Form is submitted to Admissions after the beginning of the semester and before the last day to add classes. Cr/NC only. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: LIBS 302 and consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Courses under this core area take as their focus the relationship between the individual and all kinds of human groups. The moral and ethical underpinnings of our patterns of social interaction are investigated with special attention paid to how these do, and should, affect issues such as race, gender, and class. Of particular importance to social scientists are questions concerning whether the goals of human dignity, political justice, economic opportunity, and cultural expression are being enhanced or destroyed by specific historical developments, cultural practices, economic arrangements, or political institutions. C ities and Suburbs The relationship between cities and their suburbs is one of the most contentious issues on the contemporary political scene, yet it is an issue with deep historical roots. This course will examine the economic, political, and social development of urban and suburban communities in the United States past and present. Major topics to be covered include: cultural perceptions of the city and the countryside, the impact of a changing economy, urban renewal, race and segregation, downtowns and shopping malls, and contemporary policy debates over regionalism and sprawl. Sonoma State University 2006-2008 Catalog Hutchins School of Liberal Studies Page 233 C ountercultures New York Beats and Parisian Surrealists. London Punks and San Francisco Hippies. The Lost Generation. Rappers and Slackers. Anarchists and Nike ads. Through literature, film, sociology, and art, this course will examine Bohemian movements and artistic avant-gardes on the fringes of bourgeois society from 19th century Paris to the present. P ostmodernism This course consists of the study of cultural relations from the perspective of what people do. The emphasis is on the study of the explanations themselves as cultural constructions that involve definitions of the self, culture, and cross-cultural relations. Quest for Citizenship In this course students will learn about U.S. Cubans, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans, peoples who became involuntary, territorial, and cultural American citizens, and their historical quest for inclusive citizenship. The readings for this class will lead, at the practical level, to discussions about the nature of citizenship, Colonialism, self-determination, natural rights, and subjectification of citizens according to class, gender, and culture. At the theoretical level they also include discussion of Marxist, liberal, and discursive analyses of power relations and their impact on human bodies.
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3.00 Credits
Included in this core area are courses that deal with science and technology and their relationship to the individual and society. In today’s world, any well-educated person should understand, at least at a general level, both the methods of science and important information which has been discovered through their applications. Here students build upon their understanding of the sciences and come to grips with some of the crucial issues posed by our culture’s applications of science and technology. Students write on topics which address the idea of the material world: scientific aspects of social issues, the contribution science has made to your understanding of an issue of personal concern, your sense of science as a social endeavor.
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3.00 Credits
Through the arts and humanities we explore what and why humans create. These fields include: the broad range of experiences in literature, epics, poetry, drama, and other literary forms; the visual arts; languages; architecture; music; dance; the writings of philosophers; and the thought and literature of the world’s religions. Study in the arts and humanities explores the inner world of creativity and individual values as well as the questions about how we arrive at a sense of meaning and purpose, ethical behavior, and a sense of beauty and order in the world. The Graphic Novel: Art and Literature This class explores the genre of graphic novels (book-length comics) with special attention to art and storyline. The class will begin by looking at the genre of the graphic novel in general. Then we will read from a variety of different graphic novels, with students facilitating seminars and finding supplementary materials to accompany the stories. Themes in the class, depending on the graphic novels of choice, may include Holocaust studies, child abuse, genetic engineering, drug addiction, urban living, modern mythology, relativity theory, greenman, human vs. machine, the Vietnam War, and postmodernism. A field trip to a local comic convention may be a required part of the course. The Body in Question Our era has been called the Culture of the Body. What does this mean for our society and our sense of self? This seminar explores images, themes, and ideas about the body in the arts, media, and popular culture. After exploring the history of the nude in the visual arts, we concentrate on concepts of the body from the 19th century to the present with readings of art criticism, psychology, postmodern critical analysis, sociology, and the history of biology. Museum visits are an important component of the course, as is a visual project created by the student. The Moral Imagination Using material ranging from the ancient to the modern world, this seminar will consider some of the ways by which literature raises and examines a variety of moral issues. Particularly we will be interested in the question: What does it mean (and how is it possible) to lead a moral life? We will also consider such issues as the uses of authority, moral tradition and innovation, and the conflict or agreement between individual (or private) and social (or shared) moral conviction. Themes in the Literary Humanities This seminar investigates the way in which literary works both define the cultures they come from and express deep changes occurring in those cultures. Specific themes for the seminar are chosen each semester the seminar is offered.
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3.00 Credits
Courses in this core area will deal with such issues as the study of biology as it relates to psychology, consciousness as it affects and is affected by perceptions of reality, meaning-making as a necessary human achievement, and identity formation as it is understood in the light of developmental psychology and the nature-nurture controversy. You will have the opportunity to formulate your own thoughts about the status of human consciousness and reality and include that formulation in this section. S tructures of Consciousness A survey of the structures of consciousness and the processes of reality construction, which are fundamental to human experience and inquiry in any field. The course may cover the concepts of consciousness and the unconscious found in such fields as phenomenology, psychobiology, sociology, psychoanalysis, transpersonal psychology, Eastern philosophy, and intellectual history. Page 234 Hutchins School of Liberal Studies Sonoma State University 2006-2008 Catalog A bsurdity and Meaninglessness Life might be without inherent meaning or it might be without a meaning we can understand. Either way, human desires for logic and immortality are futile. Between this yearning for eternal truth and the actual condition of the universe there is a gap that can never be filled. We are forces to define our own meanings, knowing they might be temporary. In this course we will approach the absurdist and existential dilemmas of human existence. We will attempt to describe our desire to make rational decisions despite existing in an irrational universe. We will examine free will, choice, personal responsibility, and the search for order that brings us into direct conflict with nature. But be assured: all will not break down into chaos; our experience of the absurd and consciousness of death will be the proof of our uniqueness as well as the foundation of dignity and freedom. We will revolt against tomorrow and as such come to terms with the present moment. E ncountering the Transcendent A critical look at all sorts of religions, aesthetic, extreme, and transcending experiences. This course will offer students the opportunity to analyze and evaluate religious, aesthetic, sexual, and chemically triggered experiences from a variety of cultures and religious traditions. Drawing upon seminal texts in philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and sociology, we will examine testimony of transcendent experiences found in sacred texts, autobiographies, poetry, popular music, art, and literature. D eath, Dying, and Beyond Confronting death brings us fully to life. This course will examine death, the process of dying, and the spiritual possibilities of passing beyond through art, film, medicine, psychology, guided meditations, and humor. Written and experiential assignments will engage our analytic, creative, and spiritual minds. Be advised that the course can be emotionally challenging.
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