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3.00 Credits
3] This integrative course provides an introduction to the complex and diverse Caribbean region, using readings, films, and other cross-cultural experiences. (Written and Oral Communication and Values Identification)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the literature and culture of immigrant groups using film, literature, and cultural analysis. (Written and Oral Communication and Values Identification)
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3.00 Credits
This integrative course is designed to expose students to the interactions between cultures and transnational corporations and the environments in which they operate, with special emphasis on the cultural dimension and its political effects. Topics include conflicts between host and home cultures, as manifested in the history of the transnationals; colonial heritage and cultural imperialism; governmental policies; trade restrictions and incentives; roles and power balance of transnationals and home/host governments; and questions of ethics. (Written and Oral Communication and Critical Thinking)
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3.00 Credits
This integrative course in the social sciences examines human interaction on the interpersonal, group, organizational, and social levels through the study of power and individuals' reactions to power. Students gain insight into individual, social, economic, and political sources of power in relation to contemporary issues and controversies. (Written and Oral Communication and Critical Thinking)
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3.00 Credits
This integrative course in the social sciences is an exploration of the biopsycho- social events that shape the meaning of life at three critical stages: young adulthood, middle age, and old age. Emphasis is given to interactional issues, cultural values, and theories of development that constitute the adult journey. (Oral Communication and Social Interaction)
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3.00 Credits
This integrative course in the social sciences introduces students to the role the American business system plays in our society. The course spans the macro environment of business, probes the various disciplines of business administration, and explores selected contemporary issues that are entwined with the economic fortunes of American firms. (Oral Communication and Critical Thinking) This course does not fulfill an AUCS requirement for students matriculated in the Barney School of Business.
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3.00 Credits
This integrative course examines what we know about being male and female from a variety of perspectives. Biological and psychological dimensions of gender, as well as the social and cultural frameworks of the ways in which a number of societies choose to define sex roles, are considered, along with a look at how men and women in other societies see their own lives. Factual information, fiction, and film are used to discover how our experience is colored by our own ideas about gender and by the pressure society brings to bear on us. Sources of reading and films include anthropology, cultural studies, philosophy, economics, literature, and sociology. (Values Identification, Critical Thinking, and Written Communication)
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3.00 Credits
This integrative course focuses on the cultural, philosophical, political, and rhetorical influences and impacts of the news media. The course seeks to stimulate awareness of how information is collected and transmitted, critical thinking about issues and events, and greater understanding of one's own culture and others. Students will be challenged to develop the critical tools of rhetorical analysis, the historical background of other cultures and political systems, and awareness of various interest groups that support and influence the media. (Oral and Written Communication and Critical Thinking)
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3.00 Credits
This integrative course will provide a unifying theoretical basis in ethics for the study of ethical decision making in the professions. Case studies in the health professions, business, the media and the arts, and engineering will be presented. Students will prepare and debate case studies. (Oral and Written Communication, Values Identification, and Critical Thinking) Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This integrative course in the sciences is a multidisciplinary exploration of one of the more pressing, current issues of health and society: obesity. It reviews basic energy consumption, usage, and storage, as well as the biological, historical, social, psychological, and health issues related to obesity and its treatment. The economic impact of obesity on health care, employment, travel, and the diet and food industries is also examined. Students gain an overall perspective on the impact that body mass has on society. (Written Communication and Civic Responsibility) Laboratory fee.
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