Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41268

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 210

Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert

  Debra Petersen

Preparation, presentation, and evaluation of original speeches by each student throughout the semester; special emphasis given to selecting and researching topics, organizing evidence, analyzing audiences, sharpening style and tone, communicating ethically and listening critically.

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41269

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert

  Bernard Armada

Preparation, presentation, and evaluation of original speeches by each student throughout the semester; special emphasis given to selecting and researching topics, organizing evidence, analyzing audiences, sharpening style and tone, communicating ethically and listening critically.

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41270

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 302

Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert

Instructor: TBD

Preparation, presentation, and evaluation of original speeches by each student throughout the semester; special emphasis given to selecting and researching topics, organizing evidence, analyzing audiences, sharpening style and tone, communicating ethically and listening critically.

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41271

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 206

Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert

  Anna Kudak

Preparation, presentation, and evaluation of original speeches by each student throughout the semester; special emphasis given to selecting and researching topics, organizing evidence, analyzing audiences, sharpening style and tone, communicating ethically and listening critically.

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41272

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 310

Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert

  Anna Kudak

Preparation, presentation, and evaluation of original speeches by each student throughout the semester; special emphasis given to selecting and researching topics, organizing evidence, analyzing audiences, sharpening style and tone, communicating ethically and listening critically.

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41278

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 452

Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert

  Kristen Einertson

This course teaches students to become more critical consumers and producers of public messages. Students will examine a mix of historical and contemporary examples of persuasive communication in order to develop an awareness of the rhetorical power of messages in everyday life. Critical tools will be covered to help the student learn how to approach a communicative act systematically, identifying crucial interactions and suggesting ways of understanding how those interactions function. The emphasis on critical consumption also enables students to become more effective creators of public messages.

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41288

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 209

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     WGSS Major Approved
     WGSS Minor Approved

  Debra Petersen

This course focuses on theories and research of the historical and contemporary correlation between gender, race, class, and communicative practices, including rhetorical practice and mass communication content. It includes the influence of gender and racial stereotypes on public speech and debate, political campaigns and communication, organizational leadership, news coverage and advertising. Topics include: gendered perceptions of credibility; who is allowed to communicate and who is silenced due to class and racial privilege; and the impact of gender, race and class stereotypes about human nature, expertise, and abilities on individuals and groups that want to participate in public culture and communication. Students analyze and evaluate their own communicative styles in light of course readings and activities.

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41293

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 310

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     WGSS Major Approved

  Anna Kudak

This course examines the influence of culture on our own and others’ communication. Students will be introduced to different aspects and levels of culture, including basic principles and theories that explain cultural differences on the group level, and challenges in intercultural communication, such as stereotypes, ethnocentrism, conflicting ethical standards, and racial disparities. Through lectures, discussions and first-hand practice, students are expected to form global perspectives and become more competent in intercultural communication. Students are advised to take the course either during or after the sophomore year.

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41294

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     WGSS Major Approved

Instructor: TBD

This course examines the influence of culture on our own and others’ communication. Students will be introduced to different aspects and levels of culture, including basic principles and theories that explain cultural differences on the group level, and challenges in intercultural communication, such as stereotypes, ethnocentrism, conflicting ethical standards, and racial disparities. Through lectures, discussions and first-hand practice, students are expected to form global perspectives and become more competent in intercultural communication. Students are advised to take the course either during or after the sophomore year.

4 Credits

Subject: Environmental Studies (ENVR)

CRN: 41452

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 120

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Soc Sci Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

  Paul Lorah

A study of the interaction of humans and the environment over time and space; a broad introduction that integrates a variety of social-science perspectives into an understanding of the environment and the relations between humans and nature. Specific topics include ecology, population, economic development, resources and sustainable development.

4 Credits

Subject: Environmental Studies (ENVR)

CRN: 41453

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 120

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Soc Sci Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

  Paul Lorah

A study of the interaction of humans and the environment over time and space; a broad introduction that integrates a variety of social-science perspectives into an understanding of the environment and the relations between humans and nature. Specific topics include ecology, population, economic development, resources and sustainable development.

4 Credits

Subject: Environmental Studies (ENVR)

CRN: 41454

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 120

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Soc Sci Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

  Susan Caplow

A study of the interaction of humans and the environment over time and space; a broad introduction that integrates a variety of social-science perspectives into an understanding of the environment and the relations between humans and nature. Specific topics include ecology, population, economic development, resources and sustainable development.

4 Credits

Subject: Environmental Studies (ENVR)

CRN: 41455

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 120

Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Sustainability (SUST)

  Susan Caplow

An emphasis on the ways in which people have created, and attempted to solve, environmental problems in different cultural and historical contexts. Examines the roles of the entire spectrum of actors and human communities, including individuals, families, groups and formal organizations, neighborhoods, cities and nations. Students examine how individual dynamics (such as altruism and economic self-interest) and collective dynamics (such as competition, cohesion, social definitional processes and global interdependence) direct humans in their interactions with the environment.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41755

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

  Amy Finnegan

Major aspects of world and local conflict, theories of social science relating to conflict and violence, and various proposals for solutions. Among the aspects of conflict studied are cultural differences, scarcity of resources, economic and social structures, international trade, the arms race, corruption, oppression and war. Proposed solutions assessed include development, structural changes, world governance, multinational agencies, military power, civilian-based defense, active nonviolence for social change, conflict resolution, disarmament, cultural exchange, religious revival and prayer. These topics are considered in the light of theory, history, and literature. Students apply these concepts by investigating one country or geographic area in depth through a semester long research project. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41756

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

Instructor: TBD

Major aspects of world and local conflict, theories of social science relating to conflict and violence, and various proposals for solutions. Among the aspects of conflict studied are cultural differences, scarcity of resources, economic and social structures, international trade, the arms race, corruption, oppression and war. Proposed solutions assessed include development, structural changes, world governance, multinational agencies, military power, civilian-based defense, active nonviolence for social change, conflict resolution, disarmament, cultural exchange, religious revival and prayer. These topics are considered in the light of theory, history, and literature. Students apply these concepts by investigating one country or geographic area in depth through a semester long research project. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41757

Online: Sync Distributed | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

Instructor: TBD

Major aspects of world and local conflict, theories of social science relating to conflict and violence, and various proposals for solutions. Among the aspects of conflict studied are cultural differences, scarcity of resources, economic and social structures, international trade, the arms race, corruption, oppression and war. Proposed solutions assessed include development, structural changes, world governance, multinational agencies, military power, civilian-based defense, active nonviolence for social change, conflict resolution, disarmament, cultural exchange, religious revival and prayer. These topics are considered in the light of theory, history, and literature. Students apply these concepts by investigating one country or geographic area in depth through a semester long research project. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41760

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Writing Intensive

  Obasesam Okoi

Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41761

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 312

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Writing Intensive

Instructor: TBD

Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41762

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 202

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Writing Intensive

Instructor: TBD

Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41765

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 205

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Sustainability (SUST)
     [Core] Signature Work
     Writing Intensive

  Mike Klein

Leadership for Social Justice examines the arc of leadership through the process of creating, sustaining, then institutionalizing positive social change. The course examines models and case studies of authoritative, positional, influential and situational leadership in diverse settings such as community organizing, social movements, social entrepreneurship and nonprofit management. The course also explores approaches to ethical leadership and provides opportunities for students to develop the skills and vision needed to become ethical leaders for social justice. Students will analyze the role of leadership in the tensions between preserving order and promoting transformation. They will develop a critical approach to the dynamics of power in order to effect systemic change. Prerequisites: 80 completed credits

4 Credits

Subject: Political Science (POLS)

CRN: 41971

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 414

Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Writing to learn

  Angela High-Pippert

This course focuses on public policymaking within the United States, with an emphasis on what governments do, why they do it, and what difference it makes. It examines aspects of the policy process, such as agenda-setting and issue attention cycles, before covering substantive public policy issues such as education, civil rights, health care, energy and the environment, defense, and immigration. The ways in which people influence the public policy process through elections, interest groups, and measures of public opinion will also be considered. Prerequisite: POLS 104 or permission of instructor.

4 Credits

Subject: Sociology (SOCI)

CRN: 42025

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 302

Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     School of Ed Transfer Course

  Jessica Hodge

This course provides an introduction to the U.S. criminal justice system and the notions of justice within this system. Students explore the historical and current roles of police, courts and corrections within the criminal legal system, and are introduced to explanations of crime and topics such as wrongful convictions, capital punishment and more. This course meets a requirement in the Justice and Peace Studies program.

4 Credits

Subject: Sociology (SOCI)

CRN: 42027

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 303

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Writing Intensive
     WGSS Major Approved

  Patricia Maddox

Race and ethnicity as significant components of U.S. social structure; the cognitive and normative aspects of culture which maintain and effect varying manifestations of social distance, tension, prejudice and discrimination between majority and minorities at both micro and macro levels, nationally and internationally. This course meets a requirement in American Cultural Studies and Justice and Peace Studies. Prerequisite: sophomore standing

4 Credits

Subject: Social Work (UG) (SOWK)

CRN: 40080

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 233

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just

Other Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     WGSS Major Approved
     WGSS Minor Approved

Instructor: TBD

This course equips students to understand and critically analyze current and past social policies. Policy alternatives are explored with a focus on the values and attitudes as well as the societal, economic and political dynamics from which they originate. Roles and responsibilities of citizens and professionals in formulating and implementing policies responsive to actual social needs are addressed. Prerequisite: SOWK 181 (or 281 under the old course number) or consent of the Program Director.

4 Credits

Subject: Strategic Communication (STCM)

CRN: 42071

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 238

Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert

Instructor: TBD

This course will introduce principles and career outlooks in public relations, advertising and digital communication, highlighting how these disciplines relate to marketing, business and media institutions. The course will adopt a case study approach to understanding the principles. Students should take STCM234 either after or in the same semester of taking STCM111 (cross-listed with JOUR111).

4 Credits

Subject: Women/Gender/Sexuality (WGSS)

CRN: 42162

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 313

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Writing to learn

  Paola Ehrmantraut

This multi-disciplinary course is designed to raise awareness of women's status and women's diversity, to explore gender identities and interrogate the way that these categories are constructed, and to critically examine disciplines and social practices through the lens of feminist theory. Course readings and discussion will examine ideas about race, class, sexuality, and other aspects of identity as they intersect with sex and gender. Available once a year, usually offered in the Fall semester.

4 Credits