Humanities and Social Sciences Courses

Introductory Humanities and Social Sciences Courses

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History:

Ancient History

  1. The Ancient World: Greece
  2. The Ancient World: Rome
  3. The City of Athens in the Age of Pericles

American History

  1. American History to 1865
  2. The Emergence of Modern America 1865-Present
  3. The American Revolution
  4. The Civil War and Reconstruction
  5. The Civil War and The Emergence of Modern America 1861-1890
  6. The Places of Migration in United States History
  7. America in Depression and War
  8. War and American Society

European History

  1. The Emergence of Europe: 500-1300
  2. Renaissance to Revolution: 1300-1800
  3. History of Western Thought: 500-1300
  4. The Age of Reason: Europe from the 17th to the Early 19th Centuries

Middle Eastern History:

  1. The Middle East in the 20th Century

Literature:

  1. American Authors: Autobiography and Memoir 
  2. Reading Fiction: Imaginary Journeys 
  3. Reading Poetry 
  4. Introduction to Fiction
  5. American Literature
  6. Forms of Western Narrative 
  7. Classics in Western Philosophy 
  8. Popular Culture and Narrative: Literature, Comics, and Culture Introduction to Literary Theory 
  9. Major English Novels 
  10. Major Authors: America’s Literary Scientists
  11. Foundations of World Culture I: World Civilizations and Texts 
  12. Major Poets 
  13. Shakespeare 
  14. Popular Culture and Narrative: Use and Abuse of the Fairy Tale 

Social Sciences:

  1. Introduction to Psychology 
  2. Social Psychology
  3. What is Capitalism? 
  4. Anthropology of Biology 
  5. People and Other Animals
  6. Asia in the Modern World: Images and Representations 
  7. Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies 
  8. Introduction to Asian American Studies: Literature, Culture, and Historical Experience 
  9. Communicating Across Cultures 
  10. Race and Gender in Asian America 
  11. Darwin and Design 
  12. Introduction to Anthropology
  13. Conversations You Can’t Have on Campus: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Identity 
  14. Ethics in Your Life: Being, Thinking, Doing (or Not?) 
  15. Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

Global Languages and Culture:

  1. Accelerated Introductory Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
  2. Speak Italian with Your Mouth Full 
  3. Spanish I 
  4. Spanish II 
  5. Portuguese I 
  6. Portuguese II
  7. French I 
  8. French II 
  9. German I 
  10. German II 
  11. Kana
  12. Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin
  13. Chinese I 
  14. Chinese II 
  15. Japanese I 
  16. Japanese II
  17. East Asian Culture: From Zen to K Pop 

U.S. Government:

  1. Democracy in America 
  2. Constitutional Law: Structures of Power and Individual Rights
  3. Introduction to the American Political Process
  4. Congress and the American Political System I 
  5. Congress and the American Political System II
  6. Libertarianism in History

Media, Music, Film and The Arts:

Music

  1. Introduction to Western Music 
  2. Introduction to World Music 
  3. Fundamentals of Music 
  4. Introduction to Music Composition 
  5. Composing with Computers I 
  6. Music and Technology: Recording Techniques and Audio Production

Theatre

  1. Playwriting I 
  2. Introduction to Stagecraft 
  3. Foundations of Theater Practice

Media Studies and Film

  1. Introduction to Media Studies 
  2. Documentary Photography and Photojournalism: Still Images of a World in Motion 
  3. Topics in Comparative Media: American Pro Wrestling 
  4. Understanding Television 
  5. Media in Cultural Context: Popular Readerships 
  6. Studies in Film 
  7. French Film Classics 
  8. The Film Experience
  9. Producing Educational Videos 

Game Design

  1. Introduction to Video Game Studies 
  2. Computer Games and Simulations for Investigation and Education
  3. Game Design 
  4. The Mathematics in Toys and Games
  5. Interactive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice 
  6. Video game Theory and Analysis 
  7. Creating Video Games 
  8. Games for Social Change
  9. Games and Culture 

Writing

  1. Writing and Rhetoric: Writing about Sports 
  2. Writing Workshop 
  3. Writing About Literature 
  4. Writing with Shakespeare 
  5. Writing and Experience
  6. Science Writing and New Media 
  7. Composing Your Life: Exploration of Self Through Visual Arts and Writing 
  8. The Science Essay
  9. Digital Poetry 
  10. Writing and Reading Short Stories 
  11. Writing and Reading Poems 
  12. Writing on Contemporary Issues: Culture Shock! Writing, Editing, and Publishing in Cyberspace 
  13. Writing and Rhetoric: Rhetoric and Contemporary Issues