Academic Catalog 2023-2024

Academic Catalog 2023 - 2024

HUM 2801 Humanities I: Moments of Global Change 3 credits The exploration of the Humanities begins by looking at moments on the world stage when events coalesced to produce monumental and far-reaching change. This course will examine how and why these alterations occurred by using in depth case studies to help students understand the complex social processes that must combine to create fundamental social change on both a large and small scale. (Prerequisite ENG 1101 or HUM 2700) HUM 2802 Humanities II: Modeling Social and Cultural Construction 3 credits In the second of the Humanities series, students will engage in team-based projects and activities in order to resolve various scenarios presented to them. The projects and activities in the course echo the themes with which students will engage throughout the program, focusing on the restructuring and reorganization of society. (Prerequisite ENG 1101 or HUM 2700) HUM 2837 Myths and Legends 3 credits In this class, we will study a variety of myths and legends from around the world. If myths are narratives or stories of explanation, what are we trying to explain, to whom, and why? Beginning with ancient myths, moving through the classical era, and into our contemporary moment, we will look at the ways that myths and legends shape and are shaped by our collective dreams, desires, and fears. HUM 2844 Morality and Ethics 3 credits In this course students will study the various topics, concepts, and figures focusing on the discipline of ethics. The central idea of this course is to gain exposure to and learn how to think about ethics, that is, how we ought to act towards each other. Particular emphasis will be placed on contemporary ethical dilemmas in applied ethics. HUM 2923 Human Rights and Global Justice 3 credits This course examines concept of Human Rights and social justice in a global context. It will pay particular attention to current global affairs from a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective. Additional emphasis will be placed on analyzing the various institutions which promote and protect human rights, such as the UN, Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, and others. HUM 2956 From Villages to Empires 3 credits Why do humans organize themselves into groups, how to they do it and what do these groups hope to gain? Using these fundamental questions as a launching-off point, this course will examine the development of social life and political organization from prehistory through the digital age. From small villages to early cities and the eventual development of massive land-based and overseas empires, students will explore moments of groundbreaking change by examining times when humans pushed the boundaries of social organization and engage in a semester-long discussion about the perpetually developing relationship between the individual, the community, and the state. HUM 3801 Humanities III: Human Condition and Future Humanity 3 credits In the third part of the Humanities series, students will investigate the ways in which the Humanities as a whole, and the courses which they have taken up to this point, discuss and treat the human condition. This course explores the central question of ‘What it means to be human?’ and considers it in light of prospective futures. Where are we going? Where ‘might’ we end up? How do we get there? (Prerequisite ENG 1101 or HUM 2700) HUM 3805 World Revolutions 3 credits The Age of Reason and Enlightenment helped birth the concept of political revolution. This course will begin by reaching a clear definition of "revolution" and examine how the conceptual development of the "citizen" encouraged disadvantaged or ignored groups to grab power for themselves. Beginning with the American Revolution in the 1770s, students will be guided through more than two centuries of revolutions. Employing a comparative approach, this course will challenge students to find common themes and differences between revolutions from Haiti in the 1790s to Eastern Europe in the 1990s. HUM 3830 Thinking Politically 3 credits This course will consider the major questions relating to how we already do, as well as how we ought, to live together. In doing so, this course explores the fundamental principles that determine the interaction between a given society and its members, through classic and contemporary social and political theories, as well as the application of these principles in society through social institutions, and themes such as justice, rights, and globalism.

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