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Fall 2024

• COMM245172, Media and Society – 3 credit hours
  • Instructor: Lydia Timmins, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Communication
  • The relationship between media and culture; how media affect culture (i.e., socialization and role modeling); and exploration of new forms of mass communication.
  • Fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences University Breadth Requirement with a grade of C- or higher. Additionally, may fulfill a Social and Behavioral Science College Breadth Requirement for some majors.
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• ENGL151172, Studies in Popular Fiction: GOTH LIT: HORROR/SCIFI/CRIME – 3 credit hours
  • Instructor: Alexander McKee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of English
  • Study of popular fiction (literary, cinematic and/or multimedia); may focus on period, theme, single author, etc.
  • Fulfills the Creative Arts and Humanities University Breadth Requirement and/or a Creative Arts and Humanities College Breadth Requirement with a grade of C- or higher.
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• UAPP110, Changing the World and Public Policy – 3 credit hours
  • Instructor: Tibor Toth, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & Administration
  • “Going Green,” the haves and have nots, relevant politics – all huge contemporary issues. Can you get a job AND make a difference? Public policy addresses such issues and begins with you. Examines basic policy concepts/strategies used by citizens, government and other societal institutions.
  • Fulfills the Social and Behavioral Science University Breadth Requirement and/or a Social and Behavioral Science College Breadth Requirement with a grade of C- or higher.
  • Click here to view the course syllabus for complete details.
• WOMS201172, Introduction to Women’s Studies – 3 credit hours
  • Instructor: Andrea Glass-Heffner, Ph.D., Affiliated Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies
  • Study of causes and conditions determining women’s status in society, as evidenced in institutional structures and personal relations between men and women. Taught from multidisciplinary perspectives.
  • Fulfills the Social and Behavioral Sciences University Breadth Requirement with a grade of C- or higher. Additionally, may fulfill a Social and Behavioral Science College Breadth Requirement for some majors. Fulfills the University’s Multicultural Requirement.
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Spring 2025

• ANFS102172, Food for Thought – 3 credit hours
  • Instructor: Kali Kniel, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences
  • Overview of our foods today including how the composition, safety, processing and chemistry influence our choices and overall production. The effects of social influences and marketing of foods will be discussed as these are important considerations for individuals and food companies.
  • Fulfills the Math, Natural Sciences and Technology University Breadth Requirement with a grade of C- or higher. Additionally, may fulfill a Math, Natural Sciences and Technology College Breadth Requirement for some majors. Fulfills the University’s Multicultural Requirement.
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• ART204172 – Media/Design/Culture – 3 credit hours
  • Instructor: Jonathan Cox, M.F.A., Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design
  • Current and historical media processes and their impact on art, design and culture. Image making and manipulation, video, audio, interactivity and connectivity. Viewing fine art and design projects, the historical aspects of design and digital media, basic media theory, and universal principles of software and digital media. Projects include writing, creating visual media and making presentations. Unfamiliar media experienced firsthand through exhibitions, screenings, lectures, online exploration and consumer media devices.
  • Fulfills the Creative Arts and Humanities University Breadth Requirement with a grade of C- or higher. Additionally, may fulfill a Creative Arts and Humanities College Breadth Requirement for some majors. Fulfills the University’s Multicultural Requirement.
  • Click here to view the course syllabus for complete details.
• ARTH101172 – Visual Culture – 3 credit hours
  • Instructor: Jason Hill, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Art History
  • Explores the ways we make, perceive and experience images and artifacts. Students will hone their skills in seeing, analyzing historical models and critically engaging in discussions of visual art and material cultures in selected eras and civilizations around the world.
  • Fulfills the Creative Arts and Humanities University Breadth Requirement with a grade of C- or higher. Additionally, may fulfill a Creative Arts and Humanities College Breadth Requirement for some majors. Fulfills the University’s Multicultural Requirement.
    
  • Click here to view the course syllabus for complete details.
• GEOL105172, Geological Hazards and Their Human Impact – 3 credit hours
  • Instructor: Adam Wallace, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences
  • Geological processes and events that adversely affect humans and civilization. Methods for predicting and dealing with geological hazards.
  • Fulfills the Math, Natural Sciences and Technology University Breadth Requirement with a grade of C- or higher. Additionally, may fulfill a Math, Natural Sciences and Technology College Breadth Requirement for some majors. 
  • Click here to view the course syllabus for complete details.
• HIST188172, The History of Now – 3 credit hours
  • Instructor: Darryl Flaherty, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of History
  • This course explores the complexities of our contemporary world through the lens of history. The course grounds itself in the critical questions for our current times and explores a range of topics and themes. The semester opens with a meta-question, can the past teach? We then turn to a range of contemporary concerns related to food; political borders; leisure and play; the social self; climate change; rights for androids; the meaning of music; and what the past tells us about corporations and power.
  • Fulfills the History and Cultural Change University Breadth Requirement with a grade of C- or higher. Additionally, may fulfill a History and Cultural Change College Breadth Requirement for some majors. 
  • Syllabus coming soon.