Subject: Amer Culture & Difference (AMCD)

CRN: 41024

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 301

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Kanishka Chowdhury

In AMCD 200, students learn about the historical and theoretical foundations of Cultural Studies as an academic discipline and use cultural theory to analyze a variety of cultural products and representations. In this course, students look specifically at dominant and subversive constructions of gender, race, ethnicity, national and sexual identities, and how these constructions are deployed through cultural practices and productions such as sports, film and television, folklore and popular culture, youth subcultures, music, and so on. For example, the course may contain units on "nation" and the creation of American mythologies; the process of hero-making in American history; stereotypes and the representation of race and ethnicity in television and film; representations of gender and sexuality in advertising; as well as a section on American music from jazz, blues, folk and roots music, to rock and roll, punk, and hip-hop. NOTE: Ten seats in this class are reserved for first year and sophomore students.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41051

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Heather Shirey

Street art—including graffiti, murals, and other installations in public space—provides expressive avenues for marginalized voices, shapes urban space, and promotes competing visions of community development. In contrast to art that is created for museums or the commercial art market, street art is uniquely positioned to engage with social issues from a critical perspective. This class will involve an analysis of street art projects from the United States, situated in comparison with projects from around the world. Topics to explored include the history of street art over time (from its origins in graffiti to contemporary mural festivals); the impetus for street art in communities in the USA and globally; models for creating, preserving, and presenting street art; the institutionalization of street art; street art as it relates to diversity and inclusion; and, ultimately, the potential for street art to play a role in social change.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41052

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Art History Museum Studies
     Writing to learn

  Amy Nygaard

This course provides an investigation of the critical issues facing museums in the 21st century. Museum missions, practices, and resources will be interwoven with a discussion of audience, communication, and collaboration. This course will provide an opportunity for discussions with museum professionals. Partnerships with regional museums will provide hands-on project opportunities during the semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 42545

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

  Gretchen Burau

This course surveys historical and contemporary art forms of Oceania, a region that includes Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Sculpture, painting, architecture, and body arts will be explored in relation to gender roles, identity, repatriation, and Western influence. Students will learn how material culture, along with the concepts of mana and tapu, sustained highly stratified cultures in places such as Hawaii and New Zealand. We will also study egalitarian societies in which a balanced relationship is maintained with natural environments through daily practices and spiritual beliefs. Students will work with objects from the American Museum of Asmat Art at the University of St. Thomas (AMAA@UST). Films and other digital resources will be used to illustrate how Pacific cultures have changed over time.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41053

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Victoria Young

Throughout history, humans have set aside spaces for religious purposes. Frequently these are the most visible remains or representatives of a culture and are keys to understanding the place of humans within the world and universe. This course examines sacred architecture and spaces from a variety of perspectives, including materials and structure, ritual function and liturgy, decoration, symbolism, physical context, and social/religious context. The course will examine not only Christian churches, but will also examine non-Christian and non-western traditions of religion and architecture.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41054

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Victoria Young

Throughout history, humans have set aside spaces for religious purposes. Frequently these are the most visible remains or representatives of a culture and are keys to understanding the place of humans within the world and universe. This course examines sacred architecture and spaces from a variety of perspectives, including materials and structure, ritual function and liturgy, decoration, symbolism, physical context, and social/religious context. The course will examine not only Christian churches, but will also examine non-Christian and non-western traditions of religion and architecture.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41055

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Victoria Young

Throughout history, humans have set aside spaces for religious purposes. Frequently these are the most visible remains or representatives of a culture and are keys to understanding the place of humans within the world and universe. This course examines sacred architecture and spaces from a variety of perspectives, including materials and structure, ritual function and liturgy, decoration, symbolism, physical context, and social/religious context. The course will examine not only Christian churches, but will also examine non-Christian and non-western traditions of religion and architecture.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41056

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     [Core] Signature Work
     Writing to learn

  Heather Shirey

ARTH 301 is a signature work course in art history.  Topics vary from section to section, but all art history Signature Work courses focus on interdisciplinary perspectives in the field of art history, the integration of learning, and the relevance of our work as art historians to the university’s mission. The various sections focus on an gaining an understanding of art through a careful exploration of the historical, social, and cultural context of its production. This course calls upon students to reflect on knowledge they have built throughout their academic careers and to explore and integrate their learning in an interdisciplinary fashion. Prerequisites: 4 credits in ARTH coursework and at least 80 credits completed by the start of the course

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41057

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 201

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Craig Eliason

This course focuses on the process of creating a digital typeface design. Students will invent a design brief—a description of the need that their font will serve—and then, letter by letter, create a typeface. Along the way, students will investigate the history of type design, reflect on both the functional and expressive aspects of type designs, and receive feedback on their work in progress. No previous experience is required.

4 Credits

Subject: Business Ethics (BETH)

CRN: 42241

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 116

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Mahak Nagpal

This course explores whether or not traditional concepts associated with the human person, business, and law are capable of addressing changes introduced by technology and its rapid evolution.  In particular, students will be asked to consider whether concepts associated with property, privacy, rights, justice, and the good can accommodate technological innovations such as automation, decision-making by algorithms, big data, and the "de-skilling" of work.  What might this mean for "meaningful work" in the future?  What might it mean for education and culture?  Will technology create an electronic Panopticon, substituting a world governed by big data and a lack of privacy for Weber’s “iron cage?"  In the process, students should ask whether or not technological innovation is outpacing the ability of traditional concepts in business, the law, and philosophy to properly address deeper questions associated with promoting the human good.

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 41159

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 307

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Robert Kennedy

This course explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the history of the Catholic Church as it interacts with the secular world and is shaped by its dominant personalities and events. No other institution in history has survived, and flourished, for so long and in the face of so many challenges. This course will critically reflect upon the history of the Church, from its origins in the Apostolic Age to the modern period, as a series of cycles with a common pattern of creativity, achievement, and retreat. Students may expect to complete the course with an awareness and understanding of the major personalities and events, secular and ecclesial, that have shaped the life of the Church.

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 41160

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 307

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Robert Kennedy

This course explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the history of the Catholic Church as it interacts with the secular world and is shaped by its dominant personalities and events. No other institution in history has survived, and flourished, for so long and in the face of so many challenges. This course will critically reflect upon the history of the Church, from its origins in the Apostolic Age to the modern period, as a series of cycles with a common pattern of creativity, achievement, and retreat. Students may expect to complete the course with an awareness and understanding of the major personalities and events, secular and ecclesial, that have shaped the life of the Church.

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 41169

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center

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

Other Requirements Met:
     [Core] Signature Work

  Michael Naughton

This course provides an investigation into the ways in which Catholicism is inherently social and ecclesial. Its specific focus is on the Christian engagement with the world. The course's framework will be taken from the analysis of society into three spheres of action (culture, politics, and economics) as described in Centesimus annus. We will examine the ways that Revelation, the sacramental life, and the teachings of the Church call Catholics to seek holiness and to witness to their faith in the world. Specific topics may include social and economic justice, politics and public policy, lay and religious apostolates, education, and marriage and family. Course materials may include resources from philosophy, theology, history, economics, and political science.

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 42174

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 301

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Early British Literature
     Writing to learn

  Billy Junker

This course provides an in-depth exploration of a select group of texts or authors from British literature of the Renaissance or early modern era, a time of religious schism, early British imperialism, the rebirth of the classical world, and the birth of the professional theatre in England. Alongside the work of Shakespeare, the selected texts or authors will be studied in terms of a particular historical, cultural, or other context, or in terms of a convergence with authors or texts from other literary traditions or intellectual disciplines. Examples might include Shakespeare and the rise of the Renaissance theatre; Elizabethan writers and the Islamic world; Shakespeare and the idea of the human in the drama, sonnet, and personal essay; your brain on Shakespeare: cognitive literary studies. This course fulfills the Contexts and Convergences requirement in the English major, an Early British Literature requirement, and a Persons course for Catholic Studies students. NOTE: CATH 490-L01 is cross-listed with ENGL 361-L01. There are 10 seats on the CATH 490-L01 side and 10 seats on the ENGL 361-L01 side. Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 121 or 190. 

4 Credits

Subject: Classical Civilization (CLAS)

CRN: 41264

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 306

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Class, Civilization Major Appr
     Class. Civilization Minor Appr
     Writing to learn

  Jordan Mitchell

This Course focuses on analyzing and understanding Classical epic poetry, the ancient presentation of heroic figures and heroic exploits, and recognizing the influence of epic/heroic literature on the modern storytelling device of film. While the genre of epic is central to the course, other genres (both literary and cinematic) which present he-roic figures, e.g., tragedy, history, comedy, action, fantasy, will also be explored. Analyzing the works read or viewed via writing and class discussion will constitute the primary course activities; students will engage in reading, viewing and writing outside of class, while class time will include some writing, viewing and discussion. In order to allow am-ple time for discussion and analysis, the majority of films in their entirety will be viewed outside of class. The course grade will be based substantially on written analysis (i.e., essays, papers) of the texts and films studied. ENGL 203 may also be substituted for this course.

4 Credits

Subject: Classical Civilization (CLAS)

CRN: 41265

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 306

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Class, Civilization Major Appr
     Class. Civilization Minor Appr
     Writing to learn
     WGSS Major Approved
     WGSS Minor Approved

  Jordan Mitchell

Mythology is the embodiment and encoding of the beliefs, principles, and aspirations of ancient cultures. This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to mythology as an introduction and foundation to Classical civilization. Both Greek and Roman myths will be examined from a variety of theoretical perspectives, including aetioligical, structuralist, and psychological theories. Consideration will also be given to the study of literature in translation, art history, religion, and history. The course grade will be principally based on writing assignments and class discussions. ENGL 203 may also be substituted for this course.

4 Credits

Subject: Classical Civilization (CLAS)

CRN: 41266

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 313

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Class, Civilization Major Appr
     Class. Civilization Minor Appr
     Writing to learn

  Liz Hepner

The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in Classfinder, View Searchable Class Schedule

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41282

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Bernard Armada

This course focuses on building a range of communication skills through improvisation activities. Students explore theatrical techniques that teach listening, collaboration, spontaneity, team building, emotional intelligence, storytelling, and confident public speaking with connections to academic, professional, and personal situations. In addition to participating in improvisation activities, students will read the works of expert theorists and practitioners of applied improvisation in corporate and professional settings. No previous improvisation experience necessary.

2 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41283

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Bernard Armada

Building Communication Skills through Improvisation II is the second of the two-course sequence that introduces you to the world of applied improvisation. It is a cutting-edge course designed to help you continue building on the communication skills acquired and developed in COMM 246: Building Communication Skills through Improvisation. Unlike its predecessor, COMM 248:Building Communication Skills through Improvisation II is tailored more specifically for the professional world, training students to use improvisation as a tool for human communication, business, and organizational development. It uses different readings, higher-level assignments, and more complex improvisational techniques while maintaining its core focus on teamwork, creative problem-solving, oral communication, nonverbal communication, audience analysis, clarity, and adaptability.

2 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41284

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Comm Studies Major Approved
     Comm Studies Minor Approved

  Bernard Armada

This is a course for anyone wishing to thrive in public and professional life. Business, science, engineering, and health professionals have always used stories to improve their communication with a variety of audiences such as employees, patients, investors, clients, consumers, and other key stakeholders. However, in recent years, the role of storytelling in professional settings has become even more critical. Today it is one of the most important tools at the disposal of people working in business, science, engineering, and health professions. This course invites students to explore, illustrate, and apply narrative theory to inform practice. Students will learn how stories can enhance clarity and optimize persuasion, how they can foster synergy and motivation, and how they may build healthy organizational cultures. Students also will explore, illustrate, and apply how stories can design brand identity, attract investors, allay concerns, and help resolve crises. Equipped with the practical power of storytelling, students will develop skills that will help their careers and enable them to effectively advance the common good.

2 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: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41426

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 313

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

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Kelli Larson

Even in the land of Super Targets and Big Mac hamburgers, bigger is not always better--at least not in terms of literature. Short stories, because of their compression and intensity, offer lively plots and constant surprises. To the delight of readers everywhere, American authors provide a wellspring of tales that uncover our past, define our present, and speak to our future. In keeping with our diverse American heritage, stories have been chosen from a broad cross-section of literary and cultural traditions. Alongside canonical authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ernest Hemingway, we read the works of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Louise Erdrich, Kate Chopin, and others, examining how these diverse voices diverge from, resist, and transform the traditional American short story canon. This course satisfies a WAC Writing Intensive requirement; an Integrations in the Humanities requirement; and the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Please note that ENGL 201 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 202, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121 or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41427

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 313

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

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  Kelli Larson

Even in the land of Super Targets and Big Mac hamburgers, bigger is not always better--at least not in terms of literature. Short stories, because of their compression and intensity, offer lively plots and constant surprises. To the delight of readers everywhere, American authors provide a wellspring of tales that uncover our past, define our present, and speak to our future. In keeping with our diverse American heritage, stories have been chosen from a broad cross-section of literary and cultural traditions. Alongside canonical authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ernest Hemingway, we read the works of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Louise Erdrich, Kate Chopin, and others, examining how these diverse voices diverge from, resist, and transform the traditional American short story canon. This course satisfies a WAC Writing Intensive requirement; an Integrations in the Humanities requirement; and the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Please note that ENGL 201 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 202, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121 or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41428

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 204

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

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing to learn

  David Gardiner

This interdisciplinary course offers a broad introduction to the study of Irish literature, history and culture. This course focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of Ireland and the Irish Diaspora, from the early Christian period to the present. This course is cross-listed with IRST 200-L01, with 5 seats available on the ENGL 202 side and 15 seats on the IRST side. This course satisfies a WAC Writing to Learn requirement, an Integrations in the Humanities requirement, and the Global Perspectives core requirements. Prerequisite: None.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 42169

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 307

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Film Studies Major Approved
     Film Studies Minor Approved
     Film Studies History&Analysis
     Writing Intensive

  Shannon Scott

Many fans, critics, and creators agree that we are living in a Golden Age of Horror. From new fiction by Carmen Maria Machado and Stephen Graham Jones to films such as TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (Lopez 2017) and MIDSOMMAR (Astor 2019), the genre is proving to be finely crafted and character driven. In other words, horror in the twenty-first century is much more than slasher films, body gore, and jump scares (though there is still plenty of room for those!). The horror genre explores the human condition through the emotion of fear—fear of pain, disease, isolation, of being lost, consumed, or prey to supernatural forces. Horror also teaches us how to handle those fears. According to writer Ruthanna Emrys, “Horror as a genre is built around one truth: that the world is full of fearful things. But the best horror tells us more. It tells us how to live with being afraid.” This course explores horror from fairy tales like Bluebeard, to Gothic classics by Poe, to American cinema’s Universal monster films, to contemporary works by Jennifer Kent, Brian Evenson, and more. This course satisfies the WAC Writing Intensive requirement and an Integration in the Humanities requirement. It also satisfies a Film Studies History and Analysis major and minor requirement. Please note that ENGL 202 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121, or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 42487

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing Intensive

  Gordon Grice

Since the days of Leonardo da Vinci, writers of natural history have straddled science and literature in their attempts to understand the world. We'll read and analyze the works of great naturalists and incorporate some of their strategies--empirical observation, reporting, academic research, memoir--into our own writing. Authors may include Italian biologist Francesco Redi; French naturalist Jean-Henri Fabre; U.S. poet Robert Frost; and others. This course satisfies a WAC Writing Intensive requirement, an Integration in the Humanities requirement, and counts towards the Sustainability minor. ENGL 202-W03 is cross-listed with ENVR 298-W03; there are 15 seats available on the English side and five seats available on the ENVR side. Please note that ENGL 202 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121, or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 42489

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 308

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

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Dan Jones

This course will examine literary texts which feature the connection between the world of business and American culture. Work has always been an integral part of American society, and individuals often identify themselves with the work that they do. Students will closely read a handful of texts--Willa Cather's A LOST LADY, Solomon Northup’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE GREAT GATSBY, Mario Puzo’s THE GODFATHER, Arthur Miller’s DEATH OF A SALESMAN, and Colson Whitehead’s APEX HIDES THE HURT--to explore how the dominant cultural narratives behind common perceptions of American business (such as the American Dream and the self-made person) shift from the pre-Civil War era through the early twenty-first century. This course satisfies a WAC Writing Intensive requirement; an Integrations in the Humanities requirement; and a Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Please note that ENGL 202 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121, or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 42491

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 208

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

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Lucy Saliger

The difficult contradictions in our criminal justice system – one that purportedly aims to reduce violence and crime, keep us safe, and promote justice – hide in plain sight. Yet we as a society may or may not know the contradictory realities: the violence and injustices that can occur in our jails and prisons, disparities in legal representation and sentencing, and a host of tangled methods and aims often in conflict with one another. While popular "crime" shows keep certain stories ever present in our societal imagination, they tend to obscure deeper stories. In this class, we will attempt to enter into those deeper stories using film, online media, and texts. This course satisfies a WAC Writing Intensive requirement, an Integration in the Humanities requirement, and the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Please note that ENGL 202 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121, or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 42490

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Timothy Dewey

This course will examine the enduring appeal and growing influence of conspiracy theories. We will look at key historical events, figures, and social issues in the history of our nation and the conspiracy theories they have spawned, as well as the psychological phenomena most commonly associated with conspiracism, and the rhetoric of political paranoia. The objective of the course is neither to promote nor debunk any particular theory, but to examine the role that conspiracy theories play as modern mythologies, dramatizing our fears and anxieties, and (strangely enough) our enduring (and possibly naïve) hope that things will one day get better. This course satisfies both a WAC Writing Intensive requirement and an Integrations in the Humanities requirement. Please note that ENGL 203 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 202, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121, or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41429

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 452

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

Instructor: TBD

With its focus on thematic and intertextual perspectives, the readings in this course might be ordered any number of ways: according to theme, an idea that develops across genres or literary periods, or by their incorporation of specific oral or textual precedents (e.g. mythology, the Bible, classical writings, legends, or folklore). The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 42488

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Writing Intensive

  Jeannie Hofmeister

“Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.” French novelist Andre Malraux suggests that those who lie are deceiving themselves. Throughout world history people have kept secrets and deliberately lied for their own gain or simply for the thrill of knowing they have the power to deceive. Are there consequences for deliberate acts of deception? In this course, we will analyze how various international writers explore this human characteristic and discuss what we can learn about ourselves by considering the theme of lies and deception in global literature. Possible texts include: THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS by M.L. Stedman, Patrick Shanley's DOUBT, and WHITE IVY by Susie Yang. This course satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities requirement, the Global Perspectives requirement, and a WAC Writing Intensive requirement. Please note that ENGL 203 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 202, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121, or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41430

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 212

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Writing to learn

  Dan Jones

How did the modern warfare of World War I change those who fought and those who stayed at home? Why did so many of the best American artists flee to Paris? How did the traditionalism and stability of the 1950s lead to the radicalism and rebellion of the 60s? How has technology, from the typewriter to the internet, reshaped literature? Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework though extensive readings in American literature from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. Threaded throughout the literature are themes such as progress and innovation, war, the “lost generation,” the New Woman, race, and conformity and individuality. This course fulfills the Historical Perspectives requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190. 

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41431

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 313

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Class, Civilization Major Appr
     Class. Civilization Minor Appr
     Writing to learn

  Liz Hepner

What might it mean to speak of “the classical tradition?” What does that include and exclude? And how does it matter to us today? From the ancient Greek gods in their serenity to the howls of the damned in Dante’s vision of the afterlife, whether mythological or theological, the works to be studied engage us in the most fundamental questions about what it means to be human. Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive readings of representative texts of Western literature in translation from ancient Greece to the Renaissance, including some interactions of the European traditions with ancient or medieval Asian, Mesopotamian, or Middle Eastern literatures. Authors may include Homer, Aeschylus, Sappho, Virgil, Dante, Rumi, Marie de France, and Christine de Pizan. This course fulfills the Historical Perspectives requirement in the English major and a Classical Culture requirement for Classics majors and minors. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This is a cross-listed course with CLAS 298-L01. There are 15 seats on the ENGL 220-L01 side and five seats on the CLAS 298-L01 side,

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41432

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 301

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
     Writing to learn

  Catherine Craft-Fairchild

Increasingly, education for nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals includes the practices of reading literature, writing reflectively, and engaging in role-play to learn how to care for patients (and for themselves). This is sometimes called narrative medicine. By focusing on stories (of the patient, the healthcare professional, and the cultures and systems in which both live) and therefore humanizing the often-impersonal world of the healthcare system, it improves the quality of care for patients and reduces burnout among healthcare professionals. In this course we will engage in practices of narrative medicine, reading and writing about literature as a means of understanding ourselves and others. The texts we'll read illuminate questions about pain and illness, empathy and the training of healthcare professionals, the health implications of racial and economic injustice, and the need for reformation of the healthcare system. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190, or transfer equivalent

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41439

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 307

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Asmita Ghimire

This course introduces students to principles and skills necessary for writing in professional settings. It includes study of rhetoric, ethics, and information design in workplace writing; examination of the roles of professional writers; close readings of texts and documents that model professional techniques; and practice composing in a variety of professional genres. The course will include instruction in ethical communication , rhetorical context, document design, communication technologies, precision, concision, and tone. This course fulfills the Theory and Practice requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 201, 202, 203, or 204

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41440

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 307

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Asmita Ghimire

This course introduces students to principles and skills necessary for writing in professional settings. It includes study of rhetoric, ethics, and information design in workplace writing; examination of the roles of professional writers; close readings of texts and documents that model professional techniques; and practice composing in a variety of professional genres. The course will include instruction in ethical communication , rhetorical context, document design, communication technologies, precision, concision, and tone. This course fulfills the Theory and Practice requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 201, 202, 203, or 204

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41441

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Library LL21

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Katlynne Davis

This course introduces students to principles and skills necessary for writing in professional settings. It includes study of rhetoric, ethics, and information design in workplace writing; examination of the roles of professional writers; close readings of texts and documents that model professional techniques; and practice composing in a variety of professional genres. The course will include instruction in ethical communication , rhetorical context, document design, communication technologies, precision, concision, and tone. This course fulfills the Theory and Practice requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 201, 202, 203, or 204

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41445

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 310

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     English-Theory and Practice

  Juan Li

ENGL 305 is an introduction to the systematic study of the structure and use of the English language, with an emphasis on connections between academic linguistics and relevant social and educational questions. Students will study the English sound system through phonetics and phonology, word formation processes through morphology, and structures and meanings of clauses through syntax and semantics. Throughout the process of learning the linguistic tools to describe the English language, students consider variations of structures and uses in different varieties of English and critically engage with issues related to linguistic difference. With the linguistic toolkit introduced in the class, students will examine instances of language use in various social contexts, addressing the intersections of language and aspects of diversity including race, ethnicity, gender, political perspective, and citizenship. This course fulfills the Theory and Practice requirement in for the English with Literature and Writing major and is a required course for English with Secondary Education majors. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41449

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 227

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Sports Management Minor
     Sports Studies Minor
     Writing to learn
     WGSS Major Approved
     WGSS Minor Approved

  Liz Wilkinson

This course uses literature to investigate how female athletes use their sport and their bodies to fight for women's rights and to change our world. In 1894-1895, Annie Londonderry biked around the world and spoke out for equality. Frances Willard advocated for the eight-hour workday, equal pay for women, and suffrage, then learned to ride a bike at age 53, and wrote about the freedom biking gave to women. In the winter of 1912 in New York, women walked 170 miles in Suffrage Hikes advocating for their right to vote. These women paved the way for athlete-authors such as Lynne Cox (who held the world record for swimming the English Channel) and Maxine Kumin (who, along with being U.S. Poet Laureate and a Pulitzer Prize winner, was a collegiate swimmer and rower). These and other great women writers explore their sports and their bodies in ways that both reflect and contest societal restrictions and expectations. This course will use their texts and other essays, articles, short stories, novels, and poetry from the late 1800s to today to explore the intersections of women, sport, and the body in literature. This course is ideal for students studying literature, gender, and various facets of physical education, sport, health, and human development. Texts may include: A WHOLE OTHER BALL GAME: WOMEN'S LITERATURE ON WOMEN'S SPORT, AROUND THE WORLD ON TWO WHEELS, WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL, SWIMMING TO ANTARCTICA, CARRIE SOTO IS BACK, and GIRL RUNNER. Additionally, we will venture out of the classroom for some women's sports...maybe even play a little ourselves... and invite pro and semi-pro athletes in as guest speakers. This course satisfies the WAC Writing to Learn requirement as well as an Integrations in the Humanities requirement; the Diversity, Inclusion, & Social Justice requirement; and a Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies major and minor requirement. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121 or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41450

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 301

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Catholic Studies Persons
     Early British Literature
     Writing to learn

  Billy Junker

This course provides an in-depth exploration of a select group of texts or authors from British literature of the Renaissance or early modern era, a time of religious schism, early British imperialism, the rebirth of the classical world, and the birth of the professional theatre in England. Alongside the work of Shakespeare, the selected texts or authors will be studied in terms of a particular historical, cultural, or other context, or in terms of a convergence with authors or texts from other literary traditions or intellectual disciplines. Examples might include Shakespeare and the rise of the Renaissance theatre; Elizabethan writers and the Islamic world; Shakespeare and the idea of the human in the drama, sonnet, and personal essay; your brain on Shakespeare: cognitive literary studies. This course fulfills the Contexts and Convergences requirement in the English major, an Early British Literature requirement, and a Persons course for Catholic Studies students. NOTE: ENGL 361-L01 is cross-listed with CATH 490-L01. There are 10 seats on the ENGL 361-L01 side and 10 seats on the CATH 490-L01 side. Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 121 or 190. 

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41451

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 301

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     [Core] Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Kanishka Chowdhury

As a capstone seminar, ENGL 481 is designed to synthesize the intellectual experiences of the English major within the whole of the undergraduate curriculum, and to serve as a transition between undergraduate liberal arts education and the next steps in students' lives in graduate school or other career paths in the humanities. Students in this course will synthesize their disciplinary skills by exploring a particular literary problem or issue in depth; they will focus on, and write about, their own postgraduate vocational plans and aspirations within the field of English or related postgraduate endeavors. Prerequisite: Completion of five English courses at or beyond ENGL 211, including ENGL 280; or, for non-majors, permission of the instructor and department chair.

4 Credits

Subject: Environmental Studies (ENVR)

CRN: 42492

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing Intensive

  Gordon Grice

Since the days of Leonardo da Vinci, writers of natural history have straddled science and literature in their attempts to understand the world. We'll read and analyze the works of great naturalists and incorporate some of their strategies--empirical observation, reporting, academic research, memoir--into our own writing. Authors may include Italian biologist Francesco Redi; French naturalist Jean-Henri Fabre; U.S. poet Robert Frost; and others. This course satisfies a WAC Writing Intensive requirement, an Integration in the Humanities requirement, and counts towards the Sustainability minor. ENVR 298-W03 is cross-listed with ENGL 202-W03; there are 5 seats available on the ENVR side and fifteen seats available on the ENGL side. Please note that ENGL 202 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 121, or 190.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41469

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 308

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Matthew Treon

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41470

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 319

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Matthew Treon

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41471

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL03

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Ora Itkin

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41465

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Sam Hoolihan

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41466

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Sam Hoolihan

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41472

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Thomas Schultz

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41467

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 110

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Instructor: TBD

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41468

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Gregory Winter

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41473

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  James Snapko

FILM 200 introduces students to film analysis, providing the basic tools to understand, appreciate, and analyze the technical and aesthetic dimensions of film and to understand how these elements come together to create meaning. The course will focus on specific filmmaking techniques, provide a brief overview of film history, and introduce students to the concepts of genre, ideology and style. In addition to attending class sessions, students will be required to dedicate approximately two hours per week to viewing films in lab or outside of class.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41474

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     Writing Intensive
     WGSS Major Approved
     WGSS Minor Approved

  Paola Ehrmantraut

Women and Gender in Film explores the diverse roles women have taken in film from an intersectional perspective that includes analysis of gender along with considerations of race, class, migrant status, disability status, religious/spiritual identity, or other dimensions of diversity. Through readings, lectures and film analysis students will be able to consider how gender constructions have influenced the roles women and non-gender conforming individuals could take in film as an industry and in film as an art, focusing primarily in film production in the United States. Through a social justice lens, this course will lead students to become aware of how gender constructions are circulated, recast, and reinforced through film, which can also be a space for resistance, change and imagination of a more egalitarian future. 

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41475

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 307

Online

Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Film Studies Major Approved
     Film Studies Minor Approved
     Film Studies History&Analysis
     Writing Intensive

  Shannon Scott

The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in Classfinder, View Searchable Class Schedule

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41485

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Christopher Kachian

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course addresses issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41486

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing Intensive

  Ora Itkin

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course addresses issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41477

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL30A

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

  Sam Hoolihan

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course addresses issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41481

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Juli Kroll

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course addresses issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41482

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Juli Kroll

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course addresses issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41483

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Thomas Schultz

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course addresses issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41478

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 110

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

Instructor: TBD

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course addresses issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41484

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: In Person

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Valentin Solachau-Chamutouski

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course addresses issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41479

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

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

  Liqing Xu

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course addresses issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41480

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL07

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

  Ashley Shams

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course addresses issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status.

4 Credits

Subject: German (GERM)

CRN: 41636

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318

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

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Writing in the Discipline

  Susanne Wagner

Intended as an introduction to more advanced work in German, this course, which is required of all majors and minors, will offer an overview of the evolution of German culture and civilization (society, politics, the arts) within an historical context. The course will also contain a review of advanced grammar and offer students an opportunity to improve their reading, writing, and speaking skills. Oral and written skills will be assessed. Prerequisite: GERM 212 or equivalent completed with a C- or better

4 Credits

Subject: German (GERM)

CRN: 41637

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318

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

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Writing to learn

  Susanne Wagner

The course offers an innovative and immersive approach to language and culture acquisition through service learning and community engagement. Designed to foster linguistic proficiency, intercultural competence, and a sense of civic responsibility, this course empowers students to apply their German language skills in real-world settings while making a meaningful impact on the local community. The course may be taken twice for a total of 4 credits. Prerequisites: GERM 212 or equivalent, and instructor permission

2 Credits

Subject: German (GERM)

CRN: 41638

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318

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

Other Requirements Met:
     School of Ed Transfer Course

  Susanne Wagner

A survey of German literature from 1770 to 1890. The course will focus on important works by Goethe and Schiller, German Romanticism, and the literature of the later-19th century. Prerequisite: GERM 300

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41733

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 302

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     School of Ed Transfer Course

  Jennifer McCutchen

This course is an intensive study of North American history from the pre-contact era through the Revolutionary War, exploring the social, cultural, and political developments that shaped the coming of the American Revolution. Emphasis will be placed on the ways in which Native peoples, individuals of African descent, women, and non-elites contributed to the development of Colonial and Revolutionary society. The semester begins with an exploration of the French, British, Spanish, and Dutch colonization of the continent, devoting particular attention to first encounters between Europeans and Native peoples. It moves forward chronologically to examine the growing maturation of colonial society and the resulting breakdown of Anglo-American relations, focusing on the ideological underpinnings of the American Revolution. After an exploration of the conflict, the semester concludes by investigating the postwar struggle to draft and ratify the U.S. Constitution.

4 Credits

Subject: Honors (HONR)

CRN: 40751

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 111

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Vanessa Cornett-Murtada

What is your value as a human being in society? What does it mean to be useful? Will you ever achieve enough, produce enough, or be enough? What if we were to shift the paradigm? What would it feel like to live in a culture where being was cherished more than doing? What would it mean to do… nothing? Many contemplative traditions emphasize the importance of “nothing,” the empty spaces in between perceived “somethings.” Although our modern culture celebrates an endless cycle of planning, striving, and multitasking, those activities do not reflect the fundamental nature of human experience. What is the difference between thinking and experiencing, between conceptualizing life and living life? How would life be different if we spent more time in a state of present-moment awareness? This course is designed to challenge cultural assumptions, inspire healthy resistance, and help reclaim personal autonomy. We will explore what it means to be aware, and the extent to which we can deliberately direct our own consciousness. Inclusive, or secular, meditation practice is an effective tool for developing such awareness. Students will investigate a variety of mindfulness practices and consider the research and applications of these in the contexts of other disciplines. Each class period will integrate experiential learning with rigorous self-reflection and discussion of the research on attention, consciousness, and awareness. Students will be expected to establish and maintain a regular meditation practice throughout the duration of the course. Because when we pay attention, nothing might become everything. These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.

2 Credits

Subject: Honors (HONR)

CRN: 42549

In Person | Topics Lecture 2

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Maria Dahmus

Dogs! Environment, Society, and Representation - The relationship between dogs and humans opens up a host of questions about who we are and how we interact with the world around us. Popular characters like Lassie and Snoopy encourage us to think about the limits and possibilities of human characteristics such as friendship, loyalty, happiness, grief, and patience. But more broadly, how do we understand and represent the bond between dogs and humans? What do dogs teach us about ourselves? Dogs as companion species also confront us with questions of what we consider to be nature, wilderness, domestication, and civilization. The increasing attention to dogs’ needs in urban planning has led to the construction of dog parks, dog friendly apartments, boarding facilities, and doggy day cares. How have we reimagined the natural and built environments around us to accommodate and strengthen our bond with dogs? In this course, we will explore these questions through environmental and literary studies. You will have the chance to explore the human/dog bond through fieldwork, literary analysis, discussions with classmates, and conversations with people who work with dogs and communities. These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.

2 Credits

Subject: Honors (HONR)

CRN: 42551

In Person | Topics Lecture 4

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Alisa Lamont

The Art & Science of Giving: Why Philanthropy Matters - Philanthropy is more than giving—it’s an art, a science, and an expression of deeply held values. In this course, you’ll explore why people and organizations give, how philanthropy shapes society, and what it means to both give and receive. Through case studies, guest speakers, and interactive discussions, you’ll examine personal and collective motivations for giving, the role of nonprofit organizations, and philanthropy’s influence on critical social issues. You will also reflect on your values and consider how they might shape your own approach to giving or civic engagement. These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.

2 Credits

Subject: Honors (HONR)

CRN: 42552

In Person | Topics Lecture 5

St Paul: McNeely Hall 117

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Christopher Michaelson

Fantasy Football and the Good Life - This is a course about work and the good life, masquerading as a course about fantasy football. It explores whether there is room in the good life for frivolous pursuits like fantasy football and whether a successful competitor can be a good person. You do not have to have fantasy football experience to take this course. However, you must be willing to learn how to play it while thinking about ethical questions about a pretend sport (fantasy football) that tempts us into exploitation and that is derivative of a real sport (American football) that arguably exploits the incredible athletes who risk their minds and bodies to play it. Class members will form a fantasy football league, joining a $20 billion market of fantasy sports enthusiasts, many of whom work at mundane jobs on weekdays and play on a fantasy field on weekends and believe that the only thing in common between their work and play is that they are both ethics-free zones. While we play, we will examine, among other concepts, fair trade with someone who knows less than you do; conflicts of interest when your best fantasy option plays for your rival; collusion among competitors; and profiting from another’s misfortune. Anyone who wants to be a better fantasy football player, a better person, or both, should take this course. These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.

2 Credits

Subject: Honors (HONR)

CRN: 42553

In Person | Topics Lecture 6

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 205

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Sonia Rey-Montejo, Amy Finnegan

Imagine & Play: Theater for Social Justice - This experiential course is an exploration of the practice of Theatre of the Oppressed (TO), a political and educational tool based in the arts which explores the mechanics and process of struggles for social justice. In this course, the over-arching emphasis will be play and experimentation with a variety of TO methodologies including games, image theatre, forum theatre, legislative theatre and beyond. Students will exercise their creativity and imagination individually and collectively to practice and embody real solutions to ongoing social and political problems. In the course, students will also learn of the historical underpinnings of TO, linking back to struggles in Brazil and throughout Latin America, and they will have the opportunity to engage with contemporary theatre performances in the Twin Cities as well as with artists that utilize theatre as a means to work towards justice and liberation. These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.

2 Credits

Subject: Honors (HONR)

CRN: 42554

In Person | Topics Lecture 7

St Paul: John Roach Center 481

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

  Hugh Smeltekop

From Reflection to Action: Leadership and Service for the Common Good is a community-engaged honors seminar course that will introduce ethical leadership, civic responsibility, and food justice through partnerships with local organizations. Scholars will engage in critical reflection, text analysis and synthesis, and interdisciplinary projects addressing real-world challenges. The course will combine academic inquiry with hands-on experience, preparing scholars to make meaningful contributions to the common good as Aquinas Scholars. These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.

2 Credits

Subject: Irish Studies (IRST)

CRN: 41737

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 204

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

Other Requirements Met:
     IRST Minor Approved
     Writing to learn

  David Gardiner

This interdisciplinary course offers a broad introduction to the study of Irish literature, history and culture. This course focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of Ireland and the Irish Diaspora, from the early Christian period to the present.

4 Credits

Subject: Journalism/Mass Comm (JOUR)

CRN: 41750

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 118

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

Instructor: TBD

This course empowers and supports students’ engagement with traditional and emerging forms of media. Students will not only understand how media contents shape people’s beliefs about different social groups, and how media exposure and usage influence identity development and cultural norms, but also become mindful in their own creation of media content. Students will be able to use media wisely and critically for individual purposes and in broader civic participation. Students will work collaboratively and collectively to build their knowledge structures in media literacy, and to understand how media contents are created, used, interpreted, and re-used by themselves and others. As a result of this course, students will have a firm grasp on not only the relationships of literacy and media, but also concrete experiences in responsible creation and use of media texts including social media posts, wiki entries, short videos, photo essays, etc.

4 Credits

Subject: Journalism/Mass Comm (JOUR)

CRN: 41751

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 238

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

Instructor: TBD

This course empowers and supports students’ engagement with traditional and emerging forms of media. Students will not only understand how media contents shape people’s beliefs about different social groups, and how media exposure and usage influence identity development and cultural norms, but also become mindful in their own creation of media content. Students will be able to use media wisely and critically for individual purposes and in broader civic participation. Students will work collaboratively and collectively to build their knowledge structures in media literacy, and to understand how media contents are created, used, interpreted, and re-used by themselves and others. As a result of this course, students will have a firm grasp on not only the relationships of literacy and media, but also concrete experiences in responsible creation and use of media texts including social media posts, wiki entries, short videos, photo essays, etc.

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)