On Campus Course Descriptions
 

January Term 2005
On-Campus Courses

 

      

 

10092

ART 100 A

Performance Art

Katherine Taylor

Students will learn about creating art by using their own bodies as a performance ground for visual representation.  This course will present the student with a brief history of this contemporary art prac-tice as well as give them opportunities to explore ideas through individual as well as group/ community interactive happenings.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: Art 113
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $100
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $50

 

10086

BA 100A

Making Ethical Decisions in the 21st Century

William Warren

This course will allow the student to learn how to face the tough business choices confronting them in the 21st century.  How will we be prepared to make the right decisions?  Who’s right? – The Customer or the Shareholder, The Land Developer or the Environmentalist, the Accountant or the Power Company, Halliburton or the People of Iraq, the Chairman of the Board or the Employee, Cable Networks or the FTC.  Students will interact two days a week with key speakers from the “real world” in an “Inside the Actors Studio” setting (as seen on the Bravo cable network).  The remaining class time will be dedicated to preparation, debate and determining the probability of a positive societal and business outcome in the 21st century.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: S/D/U only
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $20
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $25

 

10010

BIOL 100 A

Freaks of Nature

Lance Barton

This course will examine the fascination that our society has with biological phenomena.  We will examine sources as diverse as Hollywood movies, popular TV shows such as CSI, the tabloids, local and national news broadcasts, and even government publications.  Where is the line between reality and sensationalism?  Topics for discussion will range from genetic engineering, mutations and “mutants,” infectious disease “superkillers” and even the supernatural creatures of legends and folklore.  We will also explore some of the bioethical issues that have historically placed science under harsh public scrutiny.  Ultimately, has popular culture skewed societal and cultural views of the benefits, drawbacks, and even ultimate goals of scientific research? 

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None. Does NOT meet Natural Science (N) Requirement.

Grading: S/D/U only

Cost to be collected by Business Office: $50

Out-of-Pocket Costs: $50

 

10011

BIOL 100 B

Biotechnology: Changing the world around us

John Enwright

Recent advances in biotechnology have mankind on the cusp of a new era.  In the not so distant future it may very well be possible to alter our own genetic makeup and, in some peoples’ minds, improve our species.  This course will examine the history of humanity’s attempts to alter our surroundings, with a focus on altering the genetic makeup of the world around us.  Lectures and laboratory exercises will be used to introduce students to some of the basic concepts of modern genetics and how DNA can be manipulated.

Restrictions: Not open to students who took C/I with John Enwright in Fall 2002
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $50
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $50

 

10093

BIOL 100 C

Hospital Experience (off campus)

Jack Pierce

Students will have the opportunity to explore hospital based career options as they rotate through various departments and areas of the hospital.  Students will receive a general overview of the health care delivery system, observe various health care personnel in action and gain a better understanding of how the different departments of the hospital interrelate. Hospital settings will include WNJ and TMC.  Open to freshmen through seniors. GPA = 3.0 or above.

Prerequisites: Open to freshmen through senior with GPA=3.0 or above. Permission of instructor.
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $30
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $0

 

10081

CHEM 100 A

Frescoes, and Photons: The Analysis of Art Materials

Karla McCain

How are forgeries detected? How are delicate works of art conserved and restored? This course will explore the answers to these questions. This course begins with learning about the chemistry of art materials and their manufacture throughout history. Next, we’ll learn about how modern instrumental techniques are used to examine art materials. Finally, we’ll apply what we’ve learned to art conservation and restoration techniques and to some famous forgery cases. This course will include some lab activities, including analysis of a real painting.

Prerequisites: High school chemistry
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $75
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $75

 

10012

CHEM 100 B

The Science of Forensic Science

Hank Gibson

While forensic science has been popularized through television shows such as CSI and Cold Cases, the essence of the practice of forensic science is science.  This course will explore the science of forensic science, with a focus on chemistry.  Participants in the course will study the chemistry and instrumental methods used within drug analysis, toxicological, arson, and explosion investigations, document analysis, fingerprinting, and DNA analysis.  Through laboratory exercises, personal interaction with practitioners of criminalistic investigations, and classroom presentations by both students and faculty, students will gain an appreciation of the scientific aspects of forensic science.

Prerequisites: Must have taken CHEM 111 (CHEM 15)
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $50
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $50-$75

 

10030

CHEM 100 C

Diseases and Disorders

Betty Stewart

This course will examine a series of metabolic disorders and diseases in humans derived from inborn errors of metabolism and other enzymopathies.  Students will learn about the basic biochemical pro-cesses and enzymatic defects of diseases such as maple syrup urine disease, alcaptonuria, phenyl-ketonuria, Lesch-Nyhan disease, Niemann-Pick disease, Tay-Sachs disease, porphyrias, and trimethyl-aminuria (fish) odor syndrome.

Prerequisites:  Students should have a basic background in chemistry and general biology.
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $15
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $60

 

10013

CS 100 A

Computer Security

Wilbur Powell

This introductory course will cover several aspects of computer security and computer network security.  The broad course objectives will be to learn why and how computers and computer networks are vulnerable to security breaches and what can be done to guard against security threats.  Selected topics:  why operating system patches are necessary and how they work, virus protection software, data encryption.  The course will cover enough networking principles, operating system principles, computer architecture principles, and introductory programming concepts to enable students to understand the nature of security threats.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $0
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $75

 

10014

ECO 100 A

The Rise of China

Charles Krusekopf

In 1978 China embarked on a dramatic economic transformation that resulted in sustained growth rates higher than those seen in any other country in modern times. China now has the second largest economy in the world, and has become a major factor in world trade and economic markets. Her rise has reshaped the economic and political landscape of Asia, and many people feel that China’s rise poses a serious economic and political threat to the United States.

This course will examine the conditions and strategies that have allowed China to continue to grow rapidly even as other Asian economies have stumbled or stagnated in recent years. It will also examine the consequences of this growth from the point of view of different groups within China, China’s neighbors in Asia, and the United States. We will witness and discuss China’s rise through popular and documentary films, readings and first-hand accounts.  The major assignment for the course will be a paper in which the student examines in more detail one aspect of China’s transformation and rise in world affairs.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $100
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $20

 

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10015

ECO 100 B

Economic Issues of the Working Poor

Kevin Simmons

This course focuses on the economic issues surrounding the working poor.  The class will utilize traditional lecture/seminar format but will also require a significant “Service Learning” component.  To satisfy the service element of the course, students will serve as volunteers in agencies which minister to low-income individuals and families.  A class presentation on their experience will serve as an opportunity for reflection about the challenges of being poor in America.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $50
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $100

 

10016

EDUC 100 A

Teaching with Children’s Literature

Jane White

Students will become acquainted with the world of children’s literature - its style, its characters, its moral dilemmas, its excellence. We will generate teaching strategies with each book that we read inside and outside of class, and use those strategies to teach our classmates.  We will explore a children’s literature textbook which highlights the distinctive qualities of children’s literature.  We will be immersed in the books written for children, but with the grace, style, humor, and drama of the best of adult fiction.  Note:  This course is a requirement for those certifying in EC-4 and English 4-8 in the Austin Teacher Program.  Therefore, ATP students will be given first priority in registration.

Prerequisites: Must be ATP student seeking EC-4 or English 4-8 certification. Contact instructor.
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $20
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $50-$100

 

10017

EDUC 100 B

Technology as a Teaching and Learning Tool

John White

In this course students will learn to use a variety of technological tools that support the teaching/ learning process. These five areas will be addressed: Internet resources, course/curricular software, distance /interactive Learning, multimedia software and hardware, and the electronic portfolio/resume. This is a “hands-on” course. Students will complete weekly projects that reflect each afore mentioned area. The course is open to all students regardless of skill level, with preference given to those planning to teach. There are some moderate out of pocket costs for CD’s and meals and gas for short field trips.

Prerequisites: Preference to those planning to teach.
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $0
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $115

 

10018

ENG 100 A

Writing Utopia

Robin Silbergleid

Can you imagine a world without violence?  A world where everyone has adequate food and shelter?  A world where everyone is truly equal?  In this class we will read writing that envisions such utopian worlds, beginning with Thomas More’s influential Utopia and working our way up to Toni Morrison’s Paradise.  Along the way, we will be particularly concerned with how utopian/dystopian literature attempts to grapple with issues of race and gender.  The final project for the course will be a creative assignment in which you will write your own utopia.

Prerequisites: ENG 121 (ENG 15) is suggested. Pre-registration interview. Contact instructor.
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $10
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $100

 

10087

ENG 100 C

Performing Shakespeare’s Transvestite Comedies

Alex Garganigo

There is nothing more exciting than Shakespearean comedy done well; done badly, there is nothing worse. This coming January, we will focus on his transvestite comedies in an attempt to recognize and to reproduce the former in a number of scenes staged on campus. We would love to involve anybody interested in plays featuring women who wear men's clothes, but actor and theater types are especially welcome.   

Prerequisites or Restrictions: Pre-Registration Interview required
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $50
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $50

 

10096

ENG 100 D

Lines on a Map: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh  and the Construction of National Identity

Madhuparna Mitra

How do the geographical boundaries of a nation confer identity on its people? How does the reconfigura-tion of political maps shape or re-shape ethnic, religious, group identity? These questions have been re-peatedly raised, most recently in Eastern Europe, where the former Yugoslavia has split off, amidst con-vulsive wars, into several independent countries, and the former Soviet Union dissolved, mostly non-violently, and spawned many new republics. This course will focus on the national identities of Indians and Pakistanis, and particularly on the lines that were, in 1947, drawn on a map of the then British Em-pire, to create a nation called Pakistan out of the geographical mass called India. In this course, you will read literary texts (essays, short-stories, novels) which reflect on this seminal event, a cartographic ad-justment called “Partition,” that disrupted millions of lives, led to several hundred thousand people being killed, and whose long-term consequences are profound (the creation of Bangladesh, the battle over Kashmir, nuclear proliferation, the rise of religious fundamentalism). No previous knowledge of history is necessary – the course is designed as a journey into history through the medium of literary texts. We will read works by Urvashi Butalia (The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India), Bapsi Sid-hwa (Cracking India), Khushwant Singh (Train to Pakistan), Amitav Ghosh (The Shadow Lines) and others.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $0
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $100

 

10095

ESS 100 B

Nutrition, Exercise and Health

Teresa Hall

Diet and activity level are important determinants of health status.  This course will explore how sound nutrition, complemented by exercise can enhance both health and sport performance. Accurate, up to date information related to nutrition and exercise will be discussed. Topics include the essential nutrients, a balanced healthful diet, weight control and body composition, and myths and misconceptions associated with nutrition for physically active individuals.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: Not open to students with ESS major/minor.
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $0
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $80

 

10019

GS 100 A

Chess

Tim Cutler

Do you like chess? Would you like to learn how to play? Do you already know the moves but want to improve? In this course we will learn the rules, history, tactics, and strategies of the world’s greatest mind game. We will discuss topics in which chess has played a central role, such as man vs. machine contests, chess-in-the-schools programs, issues of gender and intelligence, sanity and insanity, and the Cold War. Along the way, we will begin to appreciate that the cognitive skills strengthened by playing chess are applicable to other facets of our lives. Come discover why one single game has been described as a sport, a science, and an art, all within the confines of sixty-four black and white squares.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $75
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $0

 

10020

GS 100 B

Got Your Parachute Packed? Want to trust that job to someone else?

Margie Norman

There are essential steps in the process to ensuring a safe and strategic landing when it comes to your professional career.  In this course, students will learn these essential steps including self-exploration, values clarification, skills identification, and occupational exploration.  This cannot be accomplished just through lecture, so be prepared for a very interactive course that involves working in teams; examining, researching and developing career theories; informational interviewing; resume writing; interaction with professionals in the real world, and more!  Designed with career choice beginners in mind, this course is open to only freshmen and sophomores.  Juniors and seniors will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and will require instructor approval for admission to the course.

Restrictions: Open to freshmen and sophomores. Juniors and seniors case-by-case only.
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $25
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $75

 

10021

GS 100 C

Bridge for Scholars

Truett Cates

This course introduces students to the game of Bridge, a member of the whist family of card games like its simple cousin, Spades. Daily lectures and readings present the game's basic techniques and strategies to beginners; daily practical sessions emphasize actual play. Requirements include readings, tests, lab reports, and off-campus competition. By the end of the course, students should be competent novices, with a sound foundation and an idea of the complexity of the game.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $45
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $30

 

10022

GS 100 D

Intermediate Contract Bridge

Truett Cates

This course assumes knowledge of the basics of contract bridge. Topics include a review of Standard American bidding, strategy for pairs games and team games, and special topics on declarer play and defense. Readings and supervised play present relevant techniques and strategies. Daily practical ses-sions emphasize actual play.  Requirements include readings, lab reports, and off-campus competition. By the end of the course, students should be competent intermediate level players.

Prerequisites: Experience at competitive contract bridge
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $45
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $40

 

10097

GS 100 E

Medical QiGong

Maria Silén

Medical QiGong is a practice that is based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) developed more than 5,000 years ago and today is regarded as a medical science. This course will explore how concentration on meridians and acupuncture points is complemented by exercise. This exercise consists of easy slow movements and breathing techniques that can enhance health, a stronger immune system, tolerance to stress, and better concentration and performance.  Topics include basic history of Qi, the life energy in nature, Medical QiGong and TCM, and the theory on the function of Qi. The course will also include how Medical QiGong can help promote body healing and prevention of diseases.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $15
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $35

 

10023

HUM 100 S

Lone Star Estrella: A “Reel” Look at Texas and Mexico in the Movies

Victoria Cummins
Light Cummins

Films can bring history alive by using sound and visual images to represent people places and events in the past.  Films, especially feature films, can also distort the past by stereotyping, idealizing or changing the fact base to meet the dramatic or cinematic needs of the film maker. This course will examine historical reality and stereotype in popular culture through the analysis of feature films from Latin America, the USA and Europe that address various historical, political, social and cultural issues related to the popular images of Texas and Mexico and their inter-relationships. Students will see about twenty films, mostly dramas, but including comedies and possibly musicals as well. Short reaction papers will be assigned for some of the films. Please note.  Daily attendance is required.  Films will be viewed and discussed in the group. All students are required to view all films to complete the course. Also, most Latin American movies are subtitled rather than dubbed, and are the equivalent of R or NC -17 rated movies in the American system.  If these kinds of films offend you, you will not enjoy this course. Note: Students who have taken a Jan term film course from either Light or Victoria Cummins are not eligible for this class.

Restrictions:  Not open to students who have taken “Reel Lone Star: Hollywood Looks at Texas” or “The Reel History of Latin America”
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $25
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $50

 

10031

HUM 100 T

Ethno-Religious Nationalisms in the Middle East

Henry Bucher

Beginning with an historical overview of South West Asia and North Africa which we call today the Middle East, the course will then focus on five minorities over time: Copts, Armenians, Shia Muslims, Jews and Palestinians. The course will close with a closer treatment of the Palestinian/Israeli impasse.

Prerequisites: Desire to learn
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $50
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $50

 

10083

HUM 100 U

Heroes, Princesses, and Tricksters

Carol Daeley

This course will examine three “character types” that show up in the myths, legends, and tales of many cultures. From their earliest appearances in oral traditions to their present versions in movies and fiction, certain basic human concerns cluster around them: personal identity, community roles, anxiety about the uncertainties of life, gender roles, the very definition of what it means to be human. The course will have a core set of readings, viewings, and discussions, but students will also define individual projects of their own to explore material of special interest to them.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $0
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $25

 

10024

PHIL 100 A

Democracies and Differences

Rod Stewart

This course will be an interdisciplinary, comparative look at how democracies, old and new, have dealt with issues of dissent and difference, both internal and external.  Using a variety of texts/documents from literature, philosophy, history, and the social and natural sciences, we will begin with a look at how democracy was (first?) conceptualized in the ancient city-state of Athens. From there we will move to early modern Europe and its contact with the New World, then the American and French revolutions and the European and North American Enlightenment. Finally, time permitting, we will look at such issues as minority rights, religious liberty, language rights, compensation/reparations for historical injustices, feminist critiques, disability rights, homosexual rights, and immigration. While much of our focus will end up on recent debates in the U.S., some attention will be given to similarities and differences with other modern democracies (e.g., in the EU, Latin America, India).

Restrictions: Not open to students who took Rod Stewart’s C/I Fall 2003 course.
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $0
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $95-$120

 

10026 REL 100 A Madmen, Martyrs, and Messiahs — and the Women Who Love Them

Todd Penner

This course will explore the construction of the image of the religious leader/hero, focusing on representation in visual media (with a strong accent on movies).  Examining a wide range of different images, including traditional representations of Jesus and apocalyptic scenarios involving America’s “Armageddon,” the primary aim will be to explore the somewhat unusual but always highly evocative portrait of the One “who saves.”  This course will expose the student to everything from traditional religious symbolism, cultural reception, civil religious symbols and ritual, to film and gender theory.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $120
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $60

 

10032 REL 100 B Tibet on Film: Shangri la, the Dalai Lama, Buddha, and Brad Pitt?

Ivette Vargas

This course explores the mystification and representation of Tibetan Buddhist culture as reflected in modern films.  Through critical approaches in the study of religion, we examine how Tibet’s culture and religious traditions, as variously defined, pervade modern cinema and how one may engage in dialogue with this phenomenon. We will use images, metaphors, and teachings found in religion to discuss the layers and elements of meaning portrayed on screen. The course also covers Tibetan (from the peaceful monks to the disaffected, and sometimes violent, exiles) and Western responses to these films and broader issues of Westernization, colonialism, religion and modernity, political perceptions, stereotyping, and romantic notions of a culture. Special attention is given to how movies reflect and shape worldview, how film embodies the commitments and values of society, and how a religious vision (and idealism) is expressed through the medium of film. 

Three aims of the course are: 1) to explore how religion is used and represented in the genre of film; 2) to harness analytical skills to examine film as “texts,” and 3) to develop interpretive faculties by writing informed appraisals and criticisms.  Students view at least 3-4 films and discuss them in conjunction with textual sources (like Heinrich Harrer’s Seven Years in Tibet, and others), film reviews, and internet sites.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: S/D/U
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $30
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $0

 

10090

REL 100 C

American Jesus

Danielle Sigler

From Bruce Barton's exploration of Jesus as an "ad-man" to "Jesus Christ Superstar" to "The Passion," Americans have interpreted, altered, and re-imagined the figure of Jesus in terms of their own experiences. In this class, we will look at a wide variety of traditional and unconventional texts including the Bible, films, music, and paint-by-number pictures, using Stephen Prothero's recent work, American Jesus, as our guide. Our approach will be interdisciplinary and the creative and analytical student assignments will reflect this focus.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $60
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $70

 

10084

SPAN 100 F

Peninsular Spanish Culture: Beyond the Bullfight

Elena Olivé

This course offers an interactive learning experience in which students will explore Spain’s rich variety in traditions, history, language, art, food, and music. While propagation of Spanish cultural identity during Francisco Franco’s dictatorship was reduced to images of bullfights, flamenco dancers, and sunny beaches, in this class we will examine the true range of cultural diversity that has flourished in the country’s seventeen regions since the onset of democracy in the early 1980s. In class students will explore and discuss the impact of cultural trends, as well as political and historical events that have affected Spanish culture throughout time. Students will also engage in hands-on activities as we prepare various Spanish dishes, explore music and dance, and visit restaurants and museums.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $100
Out-of-Pocket Costs:  $50

 

10089

PHIL 100 B

The Comic Book Aesthetic

Andrew Terjesen

The slogan for one comic book store in New York City is “Where Art and Literature Meet.”  This course will embody that attitude towards comic books by examining the manner in which a successful visual narrative is produced.  The class will also emphasize connections between the arts of comic book writing and screenwriting.

Questions to be examined in the course of the JanTerm will include:<

How can a series of static pictures be used to create a flowing narrative?
How can text be integrated with pictures?
Who is the creator of a comic book?  [The writer?  The editor?  The artist?  All three?]
What property rights do creators have?
What is the role of continuity when telling a story with established characters?
Should comics be only escapist literature?
Should the content of comics be controlled?
What are the elements of comedy? Drama? Children’s lit? Horror? Superhero epic? 
What (if anything) makes a work of art meaningful?  Beautiful?
Why do we get so emotionally involved in a work of fiction?
How have comics influenced other artistic forms? 
How have comics been influenced by the history of art and literature?
What are the parallels between comic book making and filmmaking?
How do movies make use of comic book techniques to tell a story?
What possibilities does the internet offer for comic book storytelling?

While the course will touch upon the superhero genre, the course will focus on comics as a medium for telling all kinds of stories [and seek to emphasize the diversity of genres and styles in comics].  Additionally the course will not limit itself to American comics, but also spend significant time discussing comics from Europe and Asia. 

The course will employ a learn-by-doing approach.  Students will be expected to create their own comics and comic scripts.  However, this is not a course in art.  Students will not be evaluated based on their artwork and ARTISTIC SKILLS WILL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR THE COURSE.  Moreover, this course will not actively seek to improve student’s artistic style – though it will expose them to different styles and methods of storytelling. This is a course about aesthetic ideas as they are found in comic books.  Students will be expected to apply ideas - garnered from reading comic books and writings about comic books and aesthetics - to what they do for class. 

Note:  Although this course shares a subject matter and instructor with last year’s “Comic Book Philosophy”, it will be a very different course.  “Comic Book Philosophy” was focused on how comic books express concepts from ethical theory and metaphysics and very focused on the superhero genre.  This course will instead focus on comic books (and movies) as an artform and on issues in aesthetics and the philosophy of literature. Students who took Comic Book Philosophy are welcome to take The Comic Book Aesthetic.

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $25
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $90-$120

 

10088

SCI 100 B

Engineering at Washington University

Don Salisbury

Introductory engineering courses will be offered at the School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, from December 27, 2004 through January 11, 2005. Courses are intended for liberal arts college students who are interested in a 3-2 engineering program. These courses require substantial effort and commitment with classes typically meeting on a full-day schedule, six days a week. The total cost of the program includes tuition, hotel, textbooks, and most lunches.  For information about registration procedures, contact Don Salisbury, ext 2480, dsalisbury@austincollege.edu. Registration deadline is November 19, 2004.

Course offerings:
Engineering Mechanics I                      Prerequisites: Math 151; Phy 111
Intro to Electrical Networks                Prerequisites: Math 151 and 152; Phy 111 and 112

Grading: Optional
Cost to be paid directly to Washington University: $1,600 plus $80 non-refundable registration fee
Out-of-Pocket Costs: Travel to and from St. Louis and some meals

 

10085

SSCI 100 B

Building Ethical Globalization

Keith Kisselle
Don Rodgers

Globalization is often portrayed as a positive force that will lead to both economic and democratic development.  Yet, it can be argued that the current path of globalization has been in direct conflict with efforts to protect the environment and improve the lives of the world’s poor.  This course will provide a brief historical and theoretical overview of the emergence of globalization.  Readings, films, and class discussions will allow us to examine the consequences of globalization through international case studies.  The course will include an evaluation of the of the structure, goals, and accountability of international organizations such as World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the United Nations as well as how free trade agreements, such as NAFTA, have affected social and environmental issues.  Students will participate in a simulation in which they will assume the roles of leaders in business, government, and non-governmental organizations, with the goal of negotiating a global trade agreement.

Prerequisites: none

Grading: Optional

Cost to be collected by the business office: $0

Out-of-pocket costs: $125

 

10091

SSCI 100 C

Public Health Policy Practicum

Marsha Gathron

This practicum is designed to allow students to engage in an on-site observation and investigation of public health care policy. Students will be involved with public health care policy procedures and practices only. Clinical and administrative settings will be identified according to specific public health interest. Guiding questions will include, but not be limited to: 1) What specific public health policy(ies) are apparent? 2) Are these PH policies serving said purpose? 3) What types of PH policies are lacking and why? 4) What suggestions and/or changes are recommended to ameliorate any PH policy concerns within the setting?

Prerequisites:  Junior or senior standing with two courses in areas of Sociology, Psychology, Communication Arts or Biology. Instructor permission required.

Grading: S/D/U

Cost to be collected by Business Office: $0

Out-of-Pocket Costs: $135-$550

 

10029

THEA 100 A

Twentieth Century American Theatre

W. D. Narramore

The history of the American theatre during the twentieth century is the story of the flowering of an art form that gave voice to the characters, themes, and values of the emerging American culture.  There will be lectures, playscript reading and analysis, and videos of various productions and of selected ancillary theatrical events.  Students will read and discuss 12 representative plays of the era;  there will be two exams.  The class will attend one or more professional productions in the Metroplex area as they are available during the term. 

Prerequisites or Restrictions: None
Grading: Optional
Cost to be collected by Business Office: $0
Out-of-Pocket Costs: $100