Winter 2017 Time Schedule
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***T CORE COURSES ARE FOR FRESHMAN ONLY***
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>20659 C 5 TTh 1250-255 JOY 104 CHIN,JIM C 20/ 20
TITLE: HUMOR AND CONTEMPORARY
AMERICAN CULTURE.
DESCRIPTION: THIS WRITING COURSE
EXAMINES AMERICAN HUMOR IN THE
CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY POPULAR
CULTURE AND SOCIETY. TOPICS OF
EXPLORATION WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT
BE LIMITED TO RACE, GENDER, AND
CURRENT EVENTS.
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>22520 D 5 MW 130-335 CP 103 MARTENS,JACOB 15/ 20
TITLE: HABITS OF THE MIND IN A
KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY.
DESCRIPTION: HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT
WE KNOW? WE WILL EXPLORE HOW IDEAS
INFLUENCE US IN UNCONSCIOUS WAYS
BY READING, WRITING, AND
REFLECTING ABOUT THESE IDEAS IN
POPULAR CULTURE, EDUCATION, SOCIAL
MEDIA, AND CURRENT EVENTS.
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>20660 F 5 MW 130-335 DOU 280 ROBERT HOYT,NICOLE L. 20/ 20
TITLE: WRITING YOUR WAY THROUGH
CONTEXT.
DESCRIPTION: WHAT ARE THE VARIED
PURPOSES AND AUDIENCES FOR YOUR
WRITING? USING THE RHETORICAL
SITUATION AS A FOUNDATION, IN
ORDER TO ESTABLISH A DEEPER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE WRITING
PROCESS FOR COLLEGE/CAREER/LIFE,
THIS COURSE WILL EXPLORE A VARIETY
OF ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC
WRITING GENRES.
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>20661 J 5 TTh 305-510 ADMC WCG110 CHIN,JIM C 20/ 20
TITLE: HUMOR AND CONTEMPORARY
AMERICAN CULTURE.
DESCRIPTION: THIS WRITING COURSE
EXAMINES AMERICAN HUMOR IN THE
CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY POPULAR
CULTURE AND SOCIETY. TOPICS OF
EXPLORATION WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT
BE LIMITED TO RACE, GENDER, AND
CURRENT EVENTS.
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| T CORE 112 INTRO SCIENCE | (NW) |
>20662 B 5 MWF 800-920 ADMC GWP101 HELLER,JUTTA 25/ 25
TITLE: DISEASES THAT CHANGED THE
WORLD.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL
INVESTIGATE HUMAN DISEASES THAT
SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED THE COURSE
OF HISTORY. WE WILL CONSIDER THE
BIOLOGY, TRANSMISSION AND
TREATMENT OF THESE DISEASES, AS
WELL AS THEIR HISTORICAL, MEDICAL,
ETHICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ON WORLD
HISTORY.
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>20663 C 5 TTh 1250-255 JOY 110 CILLI-TURNER,EMILY 24/ 25
TITLE: CODEBREAKERS: THE HISTORY
AND SCIENCE OF SECRECY.
DESCRIPTION: SINCE THE ADVENT OF
THE INTERNET, IT HAS BECOME
IMPERATIVE TO KEEP TRANSACTIONS
AND MESSAGES SECURE. THIS COURSE
WILL EXPLORE THE METHODS OF THIS
SECURITY AND PRESENT SOME OF THE
MATHEMATICS INVOLVED IN THE FIELD
OF CRYPTOGRAPHY, WHICH IS THE
SCIENCE OF SENDING SECRET
MESSAGES. A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT
THE FIELD FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO
THE INVENTIVE SECURITY ALGORITHMS
IN USE TODAY WILL BE PRESENTED AND
STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE
MATHEMATICAL PROPERTIES OF MANY
DIFFERENT CODES AND CIPHERS.
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>20664 F 5 TTh 800-1005 JOY 207 HIGLEY,RUS 22/ 25
TITLE: YOU ARE A FORCE OF NATURE:
HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
DESCRIPTION: HUMANS ARE IMPACTING
THE EARTH IN NUMEROUS WAYS.THE
CHOICES YOU MAKE CAN HAVE A
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMPACT. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE COTTON IN A SINGLE T-
SHIRT USES OVER 800 GALLONS TO
GROW. THIS COURSE WILL LOOK AT
MANY OF THESE TOPICS, INCLUDING
CLIMATE CHANGE, E-WASTE, DEATH BY
PLASTIC, TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS
AND AFFLUENZA.
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| T CORE 113 INTRO SOC SCI | (I&S) |
>20665 A 5 MWF 930-1050 ADMC WCG209 LAING,SHARON STEELE 25/ 25
TITLE: MOBILE TECHNOLOGY AND
HEALTHCARE DELIVERY.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE INTRODUCES
STUDENTS TO THE PRACTICE OF USING
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS
SMARTPHONES, WEARABLE DEVICES,
MOBILE APPS, AND SHORT MESSAGE
SERVICE TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES
TO PATIENTS.
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>20666 B 5 TTh 1250-255 JOY 105 HOWSON,CYNTHIA 24/ 25
TITLE: TRAFFICKING, CORRUPTION,
INFORMALITY AND CRIME:
INVESTIGATING THE ILLICIT GLOBAL
ECONOMY.
DESCRIPTION: ILLICIT AND ILLEGAL
FLOWS OF GOODS, SERVICES,
INFORMATION, MONEY AND EVEN
PEOPLE, CROSS NATIONAL BORDERS
EVERY DAY, REPRESENTING A CRITICAL
AND UNDERSTUDIED DIMENSION OF THE
GLOBAL ECONOMY. THIS COURSE
INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE SOURCES
OF REGULATION, NETWORKS AND
INCENTIVES THAT DRIVE ILLICIT
TRANSACTIONS. CASE STUDIES WILL
INCLUDE SMUGGLED GOODS, FROM MUSIC
AND CHEESE TO CREDIT CARD NUMBERS
AND HUMAN ORGANS, AS WELL AS
ILLICIT SERVICES SUCH AS MONEY
LAUNDERING AND COUNTERFEITING.
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>20667 C 5 TTh 1015-1220 TLB 109 ISHEM,LINDA 8/ 25
MUST BE REGISTERED IN T UNIV 101C.
TITLE: COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMON
GOOD.
DESCRIPTION: WE LIVE IN AN ERA OF
GIVING BACK, PAY IT FORWARD, AND
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS. CONTRAST
THAT TO GROWING INCOME INEQUITY,
RAMPANT INDIVIDUALISM, GREED AND
EXCESS. THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO
EXAMINE OUR RIGHTS, ROLE AND
RESPONSIBILITIES AS MEMBERS OF THE
VARIOUS SOCIAL GROUPS TO WHICH WE
BELONG. WE WILL EXPLORE
TENSIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALISM AND
COMMUNALISM; INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; AND
SPECIAL INTERESTS IN RELATION TO
THE COMMON GOOD.
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>20668 F 5 TTh 1015-1220 JOY 113 CHAFFEE,LEIGHANN 24/ 25
TITLE: SOCIAL SCIENCES IN SPORT
AND ATHLETICS.
DESCRIPTION: COURSE WILL USE THE
STUDY OF SPORTS, COMPETITION, AND
PERFORMANCE AS A THEME TO EXPLORE
COMPLEX SOCIAL TOPICS. WE WILL
EXAMINE THE THEME WITH AN
INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE
EMPLOYING PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY,
SOCIAL WORK, POLITICAL SCIENCE,
ECONOMICS, BUSINESS, AND
GEOGRAPHY.
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| T CORE 114 INTRO HUMANITIES | (VLPA) |
>20669 B 5 MWF 1100-1220 ADMC WCG209 FORMAN,MICHAEL 25/ 25
TITLE: FREEDOM, FATE, &
CIRCUMSTANCE.
DESCRIPTION: MOST OF US LOVE OUR
FREEDOM. BUT, WHAT EXACTLY IS IT?
IN OUR LIVES, WE ALWAYS PRACTICE
FREEDOM UNDER THE CONSTRAINT OF
OUR CIRCUMSTANCES. THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES MAY THEMSELVES BE
THE PRODUCT OF OUR OWN ACTS OF
FREEDOM OR THEY MAY SIMPLY REFER
TO FORCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL,
FORCES WHICH ACT, AS IT WERE,
BEHIND OUR BACKS. IN THIS CLASS,
WE EXPLORE FREEDOM AND ACTION
THROUGH WORKS OF PHILOSOPHY, ART,
AND LITERATURE.
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>20670 C 5 TTh 1250-255 ADMC GWP101 MILLER,THEODORE 24/ 25
TITLE: EMPATHY IN CONTEMPORARY
STORYTELLING.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL
CONSIDER THE ROLE OF EMPATHY
WITHIN POST-POSTMODERN LITERATURE
AND FILM BY ANALYZING THE WORK OF
A VARIETY OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS.
EMPLOYING THE LENS OF AFFECTIVE
CRITICISM, STUDENTS WILL
INTERROGATE THE ROLE CONTEMPORARY
ART PLAYS IN MEDIATING DIFFERENCE
AND ESTABLISHING POINTS OF
UNDERSTANDING ACROSS RACIAL,
SEXUAL, AND CLASS-BASED DIVISIONS.
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>20671 D 5 MW 130-335 JOY 206 FALIT-BAIAMONTE,ANTHONY 25/ 25
TITLE: VISUALIZING AND ENGAGING
CHANGING CITIES.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL
EXPLORE RECENT CHANGES IN US AND
INTERNATIONAL CITIES THROUGH A
FOCUS ON URBAN DESIGN,
CARTOGRAPHY-DEMOGRAPHY, AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. STUDENTS
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH
RESEARCH, SERVICE, AND PUBLIC
SCHOLARSHIP. THROUGHOUT THE
COURSE, SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE
GIVEN TO THE ISSUES OF SOCIAL
JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND DIVERSITY.
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>20672 E 5 TTh 305-510 ADMC GWP101 OWINGS,STEPHANIE 19/ 25
TITLE: AFROFUTURISM.
DESCRIPTION: AFROFUTURISM IS A
CULTURAL ESTHETIC COMBINING
SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, MAGICAL
REALISM, HISTORICAL FICTION, AND
AFRO-CENTRICITY. WHAT IS MOST
SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THIS CULTURAL
MOVEMENT REPRESENTED IN ART,
LITERATURE AND FILM IS ITS GOAL TO
CRITIQUE AND REVISE NOTIONS OF
RACE, GENDER, AND CLASS USING
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND FUTURISM
TO CREATE NEW CULTURAL SPACES FOR
PEOPLE OF COLOR.
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>20673 F 5 TTh 1250-255 JOY 106 BURGHART,WILLIAM 25/ 25
TITLE: THE AGE OF ATHENS.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL
INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO HUMANITIES
BY EXPLORING THE WORLD OF
CLASSICAL ATHENS. THE CLASSICAL
ATHENIANS PRIDED THEMSELVES ON
THEIR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND IN THE
COURTS, IN THE ASSEMBLY, AND EVEN
ON THE STAGE THEY DEBATED THE
NATURE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION.
STUDENTS WILL JOIN THE CLASSICAL
ATHENIANS IN THESE DISCUSSIONS NOT
JUST BY READING THESE DEBATES, BUT
BY PARTICIPATING IN THEM!
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| T CORE 133 INTRO TO RESEARCH | (I&S) |
>20674 A 5 MW 130-335 TLB 115 VELASQUEZ,TANYA 11/ 25
MUST BE REGISTERED IN T UNIV 101A.
TITLE: MANY WAYS OF KNOWING:
INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH AND
CRITICAL THINKING.
DESCRIPTION: STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP
THEIR SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATIONS TO
CRITICALLY EXAMINE HOW NEW
KNOWLEDGE IS PRODUCED, FOR WHAT
PURPOSE AND BY WHOM. WE WILL USE A
CRITICAL LENS TO ASK THREE
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC
PROBLEMS: WHO HAS THE POWER TO
DECIDE? THE POWER TO ACT? AND THE
POWER TO CONTROL RESOURCES?
STUDENTS WILL ALSO EXPLORE THE
ROLE OF AGENCY, SELF DETERMINATION
AND COUNTER NARRATIVES AS CENTRAL
TO SOCIAL CHANGE. AS SUCH, OUR
INQUIRY WILL INCLUDE ANALYZING THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS,
INSTITUTIONS AND SYSTEMS OF
INEQUALITY.
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