Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41035

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 311

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Elizabeth Kindall

This course offers a selective introduction to the artistic concepts and visual art of India, China, and Japan. The course will examine visual expression in Asia from the Neolithic period to the 20th century. The purpose of the course is to provide students with the basis for a life-long appreciation of the arts and cultures of South and East Asia through examinations of varying aesthetic viewpoints and critical and creative interpretations of artistic expression.

4 Credits

Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)

CRN: 41056

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414

Online

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

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     [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: 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: 41058

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Lois Eliason

A survey of the art and architecture of western Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Emphasis will be given to issues of iconography, patronage, and style.

4 Credits

Subject: Business Law (BLAW)

CRN: 42259

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 114

Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Dawn Swink

This course will examine in-depth employment law from the perspective of human resources and entrepreneurship. From the stages of hiring (employment at will, covenants not to compete, classification of workers and employment contracts – including handbooks) to interviewing, federal and state employment discrimination laws, sexual harassment in the era of #MeToo, on to FMLA, FLSA, speech in the workplace (including social media) and wrongful termination. Emerging employment law issues will also be included. The course provides hands-on skill development and practical application of key legal concepts.Prerequisites: BLAW 300, 301, 302 or 303. Note: Students who receive credit for BLAW 314 may not receive credit for BLAW 353

2 Credits

Subject: Business Law (BLAW)

CRN: 42260

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 114

Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Stacey Supina

This course will examine the compliance function from a legal, ethical, functional and organizational perspective. It will consider the compliance function in contemporary business settings and industries, such as finance, health care, insurance, and retail. Practices of key regulatory agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission will be discussed along with contemporary regulatory statutes such as the FTC Act, Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, etc. The course will also examine key compliance processes and the means to ensure that compliance efforts are effective. Topics include audits and other internal governance approaches for discovering compliance problems in a timely fashion; investigations; reporting; mitigation; regulatory responses; and remediation. Prerequisites: BLAW 300, 301, 302, 303 or 304 and BETH 300 or BETH 301 and 80 completed credits.

4 Credits

Subject: Business Law (BLAW)

CRN: 42262

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 116

Requirements Met:
     Busn Healthcare Minor Approved
     Writing to learn

  Dale Thompson

[This course will be delivered in a Prof + Prof model. For more information on the professional co-teaching the course, click here.] This course will examine the legal frameworks that provide regulatory, liability, and ethical foundations for the provision and delivery of health care. We will study contracts in health care, torts and medical malpractice, and institutional liability, along with topics such as privacy, intellectual property, anti-fraud programs, and bioethics. Prerequisites: Junior standing

4 Credits

Subject: Business Law (BLAW)

CRN: 42561

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 114

Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Dawn Swink

This course takes a problem-solving approach to the perspective of employment law, human resources, and entrepreneurship.  Topics include drafting executive contracts, workplace policies, International DEI standards (ISO30415), immigration law coverage, and a mock Union mediation and arbitration. Guest attorneys will provide practical skills. The course is designated as Writing to Learn. Prerequisites: BLAW 300

2 Credits

Subject: Business Law (BLAW)

CRN: 42263

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 114

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn
     WGSS Major Approved
     WGSS Minor Approved

  Dawn Swink

This course explores the principle that men and women stand as equals before the law. It examines the ways in which courts and legislatures have interpreted the principle of equal opportunity to resolve gender issues in the workplace, as well as in other aspects of society that affect access to the workplace, including education, marriage, and the family. It also provides an historical overview of the law of equal opportunity and will touch upon modern notions of feminist legal theory. This course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement in the core curriculum. Prerequisite: Junior standing

4 Credits

Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)

CRN: 42174

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

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: Computer & Info Sci (UG) (CISC)

CRN: 42792

In Person | Lecture/Lab

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 428

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 429

Requirements Met:
     Liberal Arts Bus Minor Appr
     Writing to learn

  Michael Hoefer

Introduction to problem solving with computers, using programming languages common to science and engineering disciplines; logical thinking, design and implementation of algorithms; and basic programming structures. Introduction to hardware and software: how computers acquire, store, process, and output information; how computer systems are designed, programmed, and tested. Students will use both a scientific programming language and an application package designed to implement programming features at a level more accessible to non-programmers. This course is designed for students majoring in Engineering or the sciences. Majors in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences should take CISC 131. Please see your academic advisor to ensure you select the appropriate class. Lab included. NOTE: Students who receive credit for CISC 130 may not receive credit for CISC 131. Prerequisite: Placement into MATH 108 or higher or completion of DASC 120 or DASC 112 with a C- or better, or completion of one of: MATH 006, 007, 107,108, 109, 113, 114, or 200.

4 Credits

Subject: Computer & Info Sci (UG) (CISC)

CRN: 41244

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 431

Requirements Met:
     Liberal Arts Bus Minor Appr
     Writing to learn

  Victoria Ferguson-Kramer

This course will prepare students to use computers in a business environment and in daily life. It will provide an introduction to programming and problem solving for non-majors. Spreadsheet and database software will be used to solve problems related to business. The course includes an overview of hardware and software, how computers acquire and process information, and related topics. NOTE: Students who receive credit for CISC 200 may not receive credit for CISC 110 or 216.

4 Credits

Subject: Computer & Info Sci (UG) (CISC)

CRN: 41245

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 431

Requirements Met:
     Liberal Arts Bus Minor Appr
     Writing to learn

  Victoria Ferguson-Kramer

This course will prepare students to use computers in a business environment and in daily life. It will provide an introduction to programming and problem solving for non-majors. Spreadsheet and database software will be used to solve problems related to business. The course includes an overview of hardware and software, how computers acquire and process information, and related topics. NOTE: Students who receive credit for CISC 200 may not receive credit for CISC 110 or 216.

4 Credits

Subject: Computer & Info Sci (UG) (CISC)

CRN: 41259

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 428

Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Michael Hoefer

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of database management, including aspects of data models, database languages, database design, indexing, and other topics in the field. Emphasis on general purpose relational database management systems using Relational Algebra and SQL. Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- in CISC 230

4 Credits

Subject: Computer & Info Sci (UG) (CISC)

CRN: 41260

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 428

Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Michael Hoefer

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of database management, including aspects of data models, database languages, database design, indexing, and other topics in the field. Emphasis on general purpose relational database management systems using Relational Algebra and SQL. Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- in CISC 230

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

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. It also satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities core requirement, the Global Perspectives core requirement, and the WAC Writing to Learn requirement. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This is a cross-listed course with ENGL 220-L01. There are 15 seats on the ENGL 220-L01 side and five seats on the CLAS 298-L01 side,

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41268

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 210

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

  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: 41279

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
     Family Studies Major Approved
     Family Studies Minor Approved
     Writing to learn
     WGSS Major Approved
     WGSS Minor Approved

  Audra Nuru

Theory and practice of interpersonal communication, including how self-concept, language, nonverbal communication, and relationships effect and are affected by communication. Common problems in interpersonal communication, options for managing these problems, and ethical issues in interpersonal communication are examined. Students apply theory and concepts through class exercises, simulations and individual projects.

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41280

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 246

Requirements Met:
     Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
     Writing to learn

  Kristina Wenzel Egan

This course includes major current areas of interest in the field of health communication, including: interpersonal health communication issues, challenges, and complexities; communication aspects of health behaviors and conditions; organizational issues in health communication; global health communication challenges; and technology, media, and eHealth. Special attention will be given to culture and health communication and the creation of health communication campaigns.

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41281

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 210

Requirements Met:
     Sports Management Minor
     Sports Studies Minor
     Writing to learn

  Debra Petersen

This course examines how we communicate about sport, how sport is communicated to us, what is communicated by sports, and what sport communication careers are available. This course provides a survey of the many communication approaches to sport, focusing on interpersonal, mediated, organizational, and public communication to assist us in understanding historic and contemporary sport communication. Guest presenters will provide insights into sport communication careers.

2 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

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

  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

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

  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
     Writing to learn

  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: 41287

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211

Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Bernard Armada

This course is designed to empower you to become a more conscious and intentional architect of your own life, fostering greater inner peace, clarity, and overall well-being. We will explore concepts from communication, mindfulness, and goal-setting methodologies, encouraging you to integrate these insights into your daily life. This is not simply a theoretical exploration, but a practical journey of self-discovery and personal growth. We will delve into the art and science of understanding our inner landscape, fostering constructive self-dialogue, and aligning our actions with our values. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks, practical exercises, and reflective practices, you will learn to: *Enhance Self-Awareness: Develop a deeper understanding of your thoughts, emotions, and behavioral patterns. *Improve Self-Communication: Learn techniques for effective internal dialogue, including managing negative self-talk and cultivating self-compassion. *Establish Meaningful Goals: Discover strategies for setting realistic, achievable, and value-driven goals that contribute to a fulfilling life. *Integrate Theory and Practice: Apply theoretical concepts to real-life situations through experiential exercises, journaling, and group discussions. *Develop Personal Action Plans: Create a personalized plan for ongoing self-development and well-being management.

2 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 41289

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center

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

  James Snapko

This course provides an overview of documentary television and film as part of American culture. Class sessions will focus on how to analyze and interpret claims particular documentaries make, while providing a foundation for understanding aesthetic, rhetorical, and political economic conventions that help shape the meaning of each documentary. To this end, this course will center on current theoretical dilemmas and debates in documentary filmmaking, including questions of how to define documentary, what constitutes the ethical treatment of documentary subjects and subject matter, and how documentaries construct and position audiences. We will explore the concepts of reality, truth and authority, through a variety of readings and viewings.

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
     Writing to learn
     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
     Writing to learn
     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: 41295

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Requirements Met:
     Family Studies Major Approved
     Family Studies Minor Approved
     Writing to learn
     WGSS Major Approved
     WGSS Minor Approved

  Audra Nuru

Examination of communication dynamics within the family system. Patterns of interaction, message exchange, developmental stages, and satisfaction and stability will be explored in light of today's ever-changing family structure. Focus will include traditional (nuclear) and non- traditional family types.

4 Credits

Subject: Digital Media Arts (DIMA)

CRN: 41327

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 201

Requirements Met:
     Film Studies Production/Pract
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing to learn

  Sky Anderson

This class provides a foundation for producing digital photographs, videos and sound recordings that will enable the student to create a wide range of media texts, including journalistic multimedia stories, documentary films, dramatic or comedic productions, and audio productions. The class covers the basics of digital information, basic equipment operation, basic composition for still and moving images, high quality sound recording and basic digital editing, including digital storage and workflow. Students learn how to create digital media with an eye on technique and aesthetic quality.

4 Credits

Subject: Education (UG) (EDUC)

CRN: 42513

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 118

Requirements Met:
     FYE Changemaking
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Writing to learn

  Muffet Trout

This course is a critical analysis of education as a career choice, as a tool of society, and as a crucial path to a positive future in a rapidly changing world. Education's impact is examined from personal, historic, philosophic, social, and policy perspectives; schools are studied as complex organizations within an increasingly assessment and technology-driven context and global environment. The course includes a research-based exploration of critical issues in education and a guided, reflective, in-school field experience (30 hours).

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
     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. This course is cross-listed with IRST 200-L01, with five 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: 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 Prerequisites: ENGL 120, ENGL 121, or ENGL 190

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41431

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 313

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [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. It also satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities core requirement, the Global Perspectives core requirement, and the WAC Writing to Learn requirement. 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 120, ENGL 121, or ENGL 190

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 41442

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 227

Online

Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Laura Zebuhr

Poets and neuroscientists agree that the human mind is essentially literary; it depends on narrative imagining, on story. In this course we ask questions like what it means to have a literary imagination, and how a literary imagination uses language to create worlds, generate beauty, expose injustice, and envision new possibilities for individual and collective change. We also identify the kinds of conversations the discipline of literary studies has historically had about literature, such as about its definition, why it is organized into genres, how those genres work, how we read and write about literature, and why we care about it. NOTE: This is a replacement course for ENGL 280, which has been discontinued. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190, or transfer equivalent

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 42786

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 308

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Caleb Tankersley

In this course, students will explore the broader publishing landscape, from small literary magazines and zines to Big-5 commercial presses and everything between. The course will discuss how to enter the publishing industry, what to expect as a writer, and the industry’s issues and inequalities. We will walk through the hurdles and steps a manuscript must pass to achieve publication, and we’ll workshop materials that will be useful in publishing (such as marketing pitches and query letters). We will also engage with the industry’s history and with the local Twin Cities literary environment. The aim of the course is to empower students with industry knowledge and current trends so that they can be successful as writers or future editors. The course satisfies a WAC Writing to Learn requirement. Prerequisite: ENGL 120, 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 247

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: Engineering (UG) (ENGR)

CRN: 40569

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 325

Requirements Met:
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing to learn

  Ali Ling

Introduction to environmental engineering including assessment of the sources, measuring techniques, and treatment methods for pollution caused by human influence. Design of water and wastewater systems, air pollution mitigation and prevention, pollutant transportation. Prerequisite: CHEM 109 or CHEM 111 with C- or better.

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: Family Studies (FAST)

CRN: 41464

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

  Audra Nuru

As a foundation of the Family Studies major and minor, this course provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the discipline and profession of Family Studies. Students will be introduced to primary family theories and the practical nature of theorizing for understanding, explaining and strengthening all families; read original and translated/applied research on family topics; explore substantive topics of the field; examine the current state of Family Studies and its multidisciplinary roots; become familiar with family studies’ occupations and professional organizations; review ethical principles of working with and studying families; and examine a range of contemporary issues for families in the 21st century.

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: 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: 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: 41484

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 311

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: 41488

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 110

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  James Snapko

This course is designed to introduce students to the filmmaking process, from script to screen. We will concentrate our attention on two main elements - understanding the technical concerns of narrative filmmaking (the apparatuses, learning camera functions and techniques, and using editing software), AND developing students' artistic voice through storytelling and film analysis. The course aims to strengthen students' ability to conceive and flesh out ideas that will lead to compelling, authentic, personally meaningful short films and give them the critical foundation of film study and production tools to execute their ideas. Students will begin to develop their own artistic vision and style through filmmaking. Prerequisite DIMA 240 Digital Imagery and Sound.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41489

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 110

Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     [Core] Signature Work
     Writing to learn

  James Snapko

Contemporary Issues in Film surveys a topic of particular relevance for students near the culmination of their coursework in Film Studies. The course focuses on issues of diversity, creative expression, and unique perspectives in Film Studies and how these unique voices contribute to our understanding of The Common Good. Students will expand their knowledge of Film Studies and they will incorporate disciplinary tools from Film Studies and at least one other academic. discipline, which they will apply to the study of creative production in film. Students will apply knowledge from coursework in multiple disciplines, they will expand their analytical abilities by learning about new films and writing about them, and they will create a portfolio of work that is representative of their learning. Contemporary Issues that will serve as the focus of each course offering may include American Independent Cinema; Masters of Style: Great Directors; and Diverse Perspectives in Film. Prerequisites: FILM 200 or permission of instructor.

4 Credits

Subject: French (FREN)

CRN: 41494

In Person | Topics Lecture 1

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 305

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

  Ashley Shams

This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the history and cultural significance of cuisine in France and other francophone countries. We will examine the ways in which food-related traditions, practices, and policies intersect with topics such as national/regional/personal identity, social inequality, environmental sustainability, and economic development and prosperity in France and the wider francophone world. Students will also expand their active vocabulary and engage in focused review of grammatical structures needed to communicate on these topics. Prerequisite: successful completion of FREN 212 or FREN 300 (or equivalent) or placement at the 300 level or instructor permission. 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: Geography (GEOG)

CRN: 41609

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Owens Science Hall LL54

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Soc Sci Analysis
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Writing to learn

  Tyler McKay

This course explores the effects of social, economic, environmental, political, and demographic change from a geographic perspective. It introduces students to a broad range of topics, including the effects of population growth, human impact on the environment, economic development, and globalization. Offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Geography (GEOG)

CRN: 41610

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Soc Sci Analysis
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Tyler McKay

A country-by-country study of the world. The goal of this course is to emphasize whatever best explains the character of each country. This may be population, economics, resources, or any aspect of nature or humanity that gives an insightful understanding of each country. Offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Geography (GEOG)

CRN: 41611

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 120

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Soc Sci Analysis
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Tyler McKay

A country-by-country study of the world. The goal of this course is to emphasize whatever best explains the character of each country. This may be population, economics, resources, or any aspect of nature or humanity that gives an insightful understanding of each country. Offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: German (GERM)

CRN: 41634

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Language/Culture

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

  Susanne Wagner

Introduction to fundamentals of language structure and vocabulary. Practice in speaking, reading, writing and understanding. Students must be placed into GERM 111.

4 Credits

Subject: German (GERM)

CRN: 41635

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 202

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Language/Culture
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

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

  Valentin Solachau-Chamutouski

Review of fundamentals. Study of cultural texts with practice in speaking, reading, writing and understanding. Prerequisite: GERM 112 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: 41639

Blended Online & In-Person | No Classroom Required

St Paul: No Room

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Writing to learn

  Susanne Wagner

This interdisciplinary, intercultural, and interactive course is designed for students studying and working abroad in a German-speaking country.  It accompanies you on your journey of acquiring intercultural competency, discovering real-world business and STEM concepts, and provides an opportunity to integrate academic learning with valuable work experience in the field.  During your studies and internship(s), you will gain first-hand, practical knowledge augmenting what you have learned in the classroom.  These opportunities will empower you to develop creative, effective solutions to challenges relevant to global companies. Prerequisite: Germ 300 and Germ 330/488.

2 Credits

Subject: Spanish (Grad) (GSPA)

CRN: 41695

Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 1

Online

  Donny Vigil

This course provides an in-depth study of a particular area of Hispanic Linguistics. Topics may vary with each offering and may include History of the Spanish Language, Spanish Pragmatics, and Spanish in the U.S. Credit may be earned more than once under this number for different emphases.

3 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41699

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 309

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Will Cavert

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course surveys the foundation and expansion of global networks from the sixteenth-century exploration to the contemporary world, and it examines the resulting breakthrough in communication and cultural exchanges between Europe and Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Key aspects of the modern world are explored, such as state power and citizenship, economic systems and human labor, ideas about belonging and community, and the relationships and activities that constitute daily life.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41701

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Joseph Wagner

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course surveys the foundation and expansion of global networks from the sixteenth-century exploration to the contemporary world, and it examines the resulting breakthrough in communication and cultural exchanges between Europe and Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Key aspects of the modern world are explored, such as state power and citizenship, economic systems and human labor, ideas about belonging and community, and the relationships and activities that constitute daily life.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41702

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Joseph Wagner

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course surveys the foundation and expansion of global networks from the sixteenth-century exploration to the contemporary world, and it examines the resulting breakthrough in communication and cultural exchanges between Europe and Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Key aspects of the modern world are explored, such as state power and citizenship, economic systems and human labor, ideas about belonging and community, and the relationships and activities that constitute daily life.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41703

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Joseph Wagner

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course surveys the foundation and expansion of global networks from the sixteenth-century exploration to the contemporary world, and it examines the resulting breakthrough in communication and cultural exchanges between Europe and Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Key aspects of the modern world are explored, such as state power and citizenship, economic systems and human labor, ideas about belonging and community, and the relationships and activities that constitute daily life.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41704

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Joseph Wagner

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course surveys the foundation and expansion of global networks from the sixteenth-century exploration to the contemporary world, and it examines the resulting breakthrough in communication and cultural exchanges between Europe and Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Key aspects of the modern world are explored, such as state power and citizenship, economic systems and human labor, ideas about belonging and community, and the relationships and activities that constitute daily life.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41708

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Writing to learn

  Anne Osler

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course surveys the social, political, cultural, and economic history of North America in global context, from the European-American encounter through the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. It examines relations among Native Americans, Africans, Europeans, and their descendants. Major themes include: empires and colonization, race and slavery, the American Revolution, nation building, territorial expansion, the origins of American capitalism and democracy, sectionalism, and the Civil War.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41709

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Writing to learn

  Jennifer McCutchen

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course surveys the social, political, cultural, and economic history of North America in global context, from the European-American encounter through the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. It examines relations among Native Americans, Africans, Europeans, and their descendants. Major themes include: empires and colonization, race and slavery, the American Revolution, nation building, territorial expansion, the origins of American capitalism and democracy, sectionalism, and the Civil War.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41710

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Writing to learn

  Jennifer McCutchen

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course surveys the social, political, cultural, and economic history of North America in global context, from the European-American encounter through the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. It examines relations among Native Americans, Africans, Europeans, and their descendants. Major themes include: empires and colonization, race and slavery, the American Revolution, nation building, territorial expansion, the origins of American capitalism and democracy, sectionalism, and the Civil War.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41711

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 312

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Will Cooley

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. The course introduces students to social, political, cultural, and economic developments from the American Civil War to the present day. It not only traces how ideas and lived experiences within each of those categories of historical analysis changed over time, but also shows how developments in each realm of American life shaped
the others. It pays special attention to how American politics, institutions, and cultural norms emerged from—and produced—a changing role for the United States in its global context. It also interrogates how efforts to define American identity have both provided the terrain for inclusion and been used to justify the exclusion of various people, including racial, ethnic, and immigrant groups, people of different genders and sexual identities, and people of diverse religious and political beliefs.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41712

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 308

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Will Cooley

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. The course introduces students to social, political, cultural, and economic developments from the American Civil War to the present day. It not only traces how ideas and lived experiences within each of those categories of historical analysis changed over time, but also shows how developments in each realm of American life shaped
the others. It pays special attention to how American politics, institutions, and cultural norms emerged from—and produced—a changing role for the United States in its global context. It also interrogates how efforts to define American identity have both provided the terrain for inclusion and been used to justify the exclusion of various people, including racial, ethnic, and immigrant groups, people of different genders and sexual identities, and people of diverse religious and political beliefs.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41713

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

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

  Meliha Ceric

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. The course introduces students to social, political, cultural, and economic developments from the American Civil War to the present day. It not only traces how ideas and lived experiences within each of those categories of historical analysis changed over time, but also shows how developments in each realm of American life shaped
the others. It pays special attention to how American politics, institutions, and cultural norms emerged from—and produced—a changing role for the United States in its global context. It also interrogates how efforts to define American identity have both provided the terrain for inclusion and been used to justify the exclusion of various people, including racial, ethnic, and immigrant groups, people of different genders and sexual identities, and people of diverse religious and political beliefs.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41714

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

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

  Meliha Ceric

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. The course introduces students to social, political, cultural, and economic developments from the American Civil War to the present day. It not only traces how ideas and lived experiences within each of those categories of historical analysis changed over time, but also shows how developments in each realm of American life shaped
the others. It pays special attention to how American politics, institutions, and cultural norms emerged from—and produced—a changing role for the United States in its global context. It also interrogates how efforts to define American identity have both provided the terrain for inclusion and been used to justify the exclusion of various people, including racial, ethnic, and immigrant groups, people of different genders and sexual identities, and people of diverse religious and political beliefs.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41717

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Jordyn May

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. The course introduces students to social, political, cultural, and economic developments from the American Civil War to the present day. It not only traces how ideas and lived experiences within each of those categories of historical analysis changed over time, but also shows how developments in each realm of American life shaped
the others. It pays special attention to how American politics, institutions, and cultural norms emerged from—and produced—a changing role for the United States in its global context. It also interrogates how efforts to define American identity have both provided the terrain for inclusion and been used to justify the exclusion of various people, including racial, ethnic, and immigrant groups, people of different genders and sexual identities, and people of diverse religious and political beliefs.

4 Credits

Subject: History (HIST)

CRN: 41721

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 307

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Historic Analysis

Other Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Zsolt Nagy

Introduces students to historical reasoning. Students learn to analyze evidence from the past in context in order to explain how the past produced the ever-changing present. This course examines the origin, development, reception, alteration, and rejection of various ideologies—including, but not limited to, nationalism, imperialism, communism, liberalism, fascism and Nazism—and the political, social, economic, and cultural changes that they produced. Through a close examination of the twentieth century, students gain appreciation for the intricate nature of power and dependency that characterizes the modern world.

4 Credits