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09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Amer Culture & Difference (AMCD)
CRN: 40218
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 246
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
8:00 am |
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+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 41425
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Fine Arts
OR
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing to learn
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
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+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 42096
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Fine Arts
OR
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing to learn
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 41915
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414
Core Requirements Met:
Fine Arts
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Art History Museum Studies
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Fine Arts
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 42853
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414
Core Requirements Met:
Fine Arts
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Art History Museum Studies
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Fine Arts
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 42848
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203
Core Requirements Met:
Fine Arts
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Fine Arts
UG Core Human Diversity
ARTH 265 Art and Archaeology of Ancient Mesoamerica: This course introduces students to the art, architecture, and archaeology of the Aztecs, Maya, Olmec, Zapotecs, and their contemporaries in Pre-Columbian America. Participants will explore the rich cultural history of this region (that includes parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador), and investigate how the art, architecture, and archeological remains of Mesoamerican peoples can be used to expand our knowledge of their religious practices, ideology, and societal institutions
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
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+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 41916
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Fine Arts
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Fine Arts
A survey of high style and vernacular architecture in the United States from the Native Americans to the present day. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: identify the major themes and styles in American architecture; recognize major monuments and their designers; and understand how an American identity was projected in architecture. This includes understanding American architecture and its relationship to corresponding developments in art, landscape, and the urban fabric. Emphasis will be placed on structures in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
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+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 42855
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 414
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Fine Arts
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Fine Arts
A survey of high style and vernacular architecture in the United States from the Native Americans to the present day. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: identify the major themes and styles in American architecture; recognize major monuments and their designers; and understand how an American identity was projected in architecture. This includes understanding American architecture and its relationship to corresponding developments in art, landscape, and the urban fabric. Emphasis will be placed on structures in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Art History (UG) (ARTH)
CRN: 42858
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 203
Core Requirements Met:
Fine Arts
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Fine Arts
Modernist artists strove to find a visual language of expression appropriate to their time; yet many contemporaries found their works incomprehensible, as do many people today. An open-minded and historically informed investigation of modern art helps to make sense of it. This course will explore the history of European painting and sculpture from 1880 to 1940. It will consider the many movements that characterized modernism, such as Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, Dada, Surrealism, and Constructivism. Issues to be addressed include the rejection of tradition, the development of abstraction, the impact of World War I and its aftermath, the influence of science and technology on art, and the fate of modernism under Hitler's and Stalin's regimes. Particular attention will be paid to the theoretical underpinnings of modern art.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Business Ethics (BETH)
CRN: 42597
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: McNeely Hall 230
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
9:55 am |
Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)
CRN: 41931
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 204
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)
CRN: 41091
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Sitzmann Hall 207
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)
CRN: 42380
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 209
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
What makes a text a work of Catholic literature? How do Catholic writers struggle with the existential questions of meaning, purpose, or suffering in a unique fashion? How do the themes they engage—such as forgiveness, redemption, or the power of grace in the world—place them within the Catholic tradition? Is there a sacramental imagination or incarnational theology at the root of a work of Catholic literature? Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive readings of representative texts of Catholic literature in both English and translation from the medieval era through the present. This course satisfies an Integration in the Humanities requirement and a WAC Writing to Learn requirement; it also satisfies a Traditions 200-level course requirement for Catholic Studies majors and a Historical Perspectives requirement for English majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This is a cross-listed class with English, with 10 seats available on the CATH 222 side and 10 seats available on the ENGL 222 side.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
8:15 am |
8:15 am |
8:15 am |
Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)
CRN: 40686
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
At the center of the Catholic vision are the two great works of divine love: creation and redemption. This course considers the implications of these divine works for a radical reconsideration of the world and the human person. Students will examine characteristic Catholic approaches to and emphases concerning creation, redemption and ecclesiology, and discuss how Catholic understandings of creation and redemption inform, respond to, and critique Catholic practices in various cultural settings. In addition, the course will compare and contrast contemporary Catholic cultural monuments with that produced in earlier eras, and compare and contrast Catholic Christianity with other forms of Christian and non-Christian belief and practices. In illustrating its themes, the course draws upon sources in art, literature, history, philosophy, and theology with special attention given to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural consequences of Catholic doctrine. Prerequisites: CATH 101
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
8:15 am |
8:15 am |
8:15 am |
Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)
CRN: 41435
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
At the center of the Catholic vision are the two great works of divine love: creation and redemption. This course considers the implications of these divine works for a radical reconsideration of the world and the human person. Students will examine characteristic Catholic approaches to and emphases concerning creation, redemption and ecclesiology, and discuss how Catholic understandings of creation and redemption inform, respond to, and critique Catholic practices in various cultural settings. In addition, the course will compare and contrast contemporary Catholic cultural monuments with that produced in earlier eras, and compare and contrast Catholic Christianity with other forms of Christian and non-Christian belief and practices. In illustrating its themes, the course draws upon sources in art, literature, history, philosophy, and theology with special attention given to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural consequences of Catholic doctrine. Prerequisites: CATH 101
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)
CRN: 41933
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
At the center of the Catholic vision are the two great works of divine love: creation and redemption. This course considers the implications of these divine works for a radical reconsideration of the world and the human person. Students will examine characteristic Catholic approaches to and emphases concerning creation, redemption and ecclesiology, and discuss how Catholic understandings of creation and redemption inform, respond to, and critique Catholic practices in various cultural settings. In addition, the course will compare and contrast contemporary Catholic cultural monuments with that produced in earlier eras, and compare and contrast Catholic Christianity with other forms of Christian and non-Christian belief and practices. In illustrating its themes, the course draws upon sources in art, literature, history, philosophy, and theology with special attention given to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural consequences of Catholic doctrine. Prerequisites: CATH 101
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
Subject: Catholic Studies (UG) (CATH)
CRN: 41934
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
At the center of the Catholic vision are the two great works of divine love: creation and redemption. This course considers the implications of these divine works for a radical reconsideration of the world and the human person. Students will examine characteristic Catholic approaches to and emphases concerning creation, redemption and ecclesiology, and discuss how Catholic understandings of creation and redemption inform, respond to, and critique Catholic practices in various cultural settings. In addition, the course will compare and contrast contemporary Catholic cultural monuments with that produced in earlier eras, and compare and contrast Catholic Christianity with other forms of Christian and non-Christian belief and practices. In illustrating its themes, the course draws upon sources in art, literature, history, philosophy, and theology with special attention given to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural consequences of Catholic doctrine. Prerequisites: CATH 101
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Classical Civilization (CLAS)
CRN: 40203
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 306
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Class, Civilization Major Appr
Class. Civilization Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing to learn
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Classical Civilization (CLAS)
CRN: 41251
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 206
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Class, Civilization Major Appr
Class. Civilization Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing to learn
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Classical Civilization (CLAS)
CRN: 41756
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 209
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Sustainability (SUST)
Through lenses both ancient and modern, this course will examine how the ancient Greeks and Romans imagined, sought to understand, appreciated and utilized the earth and its natural resources. Focal points will include ancient concepts of and attitudes toward the environment, the interconnection and interdependency between natural elements as well as between humans and the earth, appreciation for the landscape, and awareness of environmental issues and sustainability. Material remains will include representations of the earth, animals and nature in myth, art, literature & currency. Every module and assignment will include both ancient and modern sources to examine. Prerequisites: Senior, Junior or Sophomore Standing.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)
CRN: 41130
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 305
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
CommGood/Community-Engaged
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)
CRN: 42191
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42232
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Sustainability (SUST)
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
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 the WAC Writing Intensive requirement, an Integration in the Humanities requirement, and counts towards the Sustainability minor. 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 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42233
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Sustainability (SUST)
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
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 the WAC Writing Intensive requirement, an Integration in the Humanities requirement, and counts towards the Sustainability minor. 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 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
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+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42234
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
This course explores films directed by Martin Scorsese as well as the literature that inspired his screenplays, from nonfiction by Nicholas Pileggi and David Gran to fiction by Edith Wharton to critical articles and interviews examining Scorsese’s oeuvre. As an auteur survey, we will look at Scorsese’s early short films and break out films like Mean Streets (1973) and Taxi Driver (1976) and then continue with Scorsese’s films in the late twentieth and early twenty-fist centuries. Thematically, these films frequently feature organized crime and systemic corruption in America, exploring how crime functions within and outside the law (Casino, 1995; The Departed, 2006). Stylistically, many have been groundbreaking in their use of first-person voice over narration, a narrative device used in many noir films of the 1940s but with new vitality in films like Good Fellas (1990) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). In addition, historical dramas like Gangs of New York (2002) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) explore crime in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries of America, illustrating a continuum of corruption into the present day. Scorsese’s films never shy away from the violence of American greed, whether it’s New York in the 1860s or the Gilded Age or the Great Depression, whether it’s in Oklahoma or on Wall Street or inside a boxing ring. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies the WAC Writing Intensive requirement, an Integration in the Humanities requirement, and a Film Studies major/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 121 or 190. NOTE: This is a cross-listed course with ten seats available on the FILM 297-W01 side and ten seats available on the ENGL 202-W01 side.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42381
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 206
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
IRST Minor Approved
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
A survey of Irish Studies – history, literature, politics, and culture – in translation and in English from pre-historical times to the present. Though emphasis will be on the last 100 years and Ireland’s place in Europe, the course will do so through the study and consideration of selected works from nearly 2500 years of Irish writing. Likely authors to be read include Swift, Edgeworth, Yeats, Joyce, Heaney, Boland, O'Brien, and Doyle. This course satisfies an Integration in the Humanities requirement, a Global Perspectives requirement, and a WAC Writing to Learn requirement. It also satisfies a requirement for the minor in Irish Studies. Prerequisite: None. NOTE: This is a cross-listed course with Irish Studies. There are 10 seats on the ENGL side and 10 seats on the IRST side.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
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+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42235
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 222
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
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 read and write 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. This course satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities requirement, a requirement for the English minor in Narrative Medicine, and a WAC Writing Intensive 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 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42237
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 301
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
The difficult contradictions in our criminal legal system – which purportedly aims to reduce violence, addictions, and crime, to keep us safe, and promote justice – hide in plain sight. Thus we simultaneously recognize and do not recognize these contradictory realities: the violence and injustices that often occur in our jails and prisons, profound disparities in legal representation and sentencing bound up with race, class, and nationality, and a host of tangled methods and aims often in conflict with one another. While "crime" news reports, movies, and series keep certain stories ever present in our societal imagination, they tend to obscure deeper stories. In this class, we'll attempt to enter into and understand those deeper stories using both media and texts; writers may include Michelle Alexander, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Brittany Barnett, Johann Hari, Martin Luther King, and Bryan Stevenson. This course satisfies the 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 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42238
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 301
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
The difficult contradictions in our criminal legal system – which purportedly aims to reduce violence, addictions, and crime, to keep us safe, and promote justice – hide in plain sight. Thus we simultaneously recognize and do not recognize these contradictory realities: the violence and injustices that often occur in our jails and prisons, profound disparities in legal representation and sentencing bound up with race, class, and nationality, and a host of tangled methods and aims often in conflict with one another. While "crime" news reports, movies, and series keep certain stories ever present in our societal imagination, they tend to obscure deeper stories. In this class, we'll attempt to enter into and understand those deeper stories using both media and texts; writers may include Michelle Alexander, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Brittany Barnett, Johann Hari, Martin Luther King, and Bryan Stevenson. This course satisfies the 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 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
8:00 am |
||||||
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42239
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 246
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Sustainability (SUST)
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
The Midwest is a geographically sprawling region with astounding environmental diversity and a long history of continuous inhabitation and cataclysmic change - from indigenous societies to colonization, from an agricultural utopia to sprawling urban landscapes. It is home to environmental features essential to the American imagination – the Mississippi, the Great Plains, the Great Lakes. Stories and cultures of its inhabitants have celebrated its beauty and diversity and have born witness to, and often participated in, its transformation. This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the connection between environment and culture in the American Midwest. We’ll study literature, film, history, and works from social and environmental science to help us understand the complexity of Midwest environments and the ways humans have changed and been changed by them. We’ll explore basic principles of critical theory and apply these theories to better understand how race, class, gender, and ecological orientation shape the stories we tell about place. We’ll pay particular attention to patterns in stories and environmental knowledge about the Midwest that help us make sense of change and prepare for the environmental changes becoming a part of our everyday experience. This course satisfies the WAC Writing Intensive requirement, an Integration in the Humanities requirement, and counts towards the Sustainability minor. 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 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
12:15 pm |
12:15 pm |
|||||
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42240
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 301
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
This course will explore the unique perspectives and literary achievements of Minnesota authors. By examining these diverse voices and their cultural and historical points of view, students will gain a deeper understanding of the great contributions these authors have made to the American literary canon. Possible texts include: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, Somewhere in the Unknown World by Kao Kalia Yang, Until They Bring Back the Streetcars Back by Stanley Gordon West, and Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. This course satisfies the WAC Writing Intensive requirement and an Integration 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 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
|||||
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42204
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 301
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
English British Lit. Req.
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
How has the category of “English literature” expanded as a result of global changes over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? How have authors responded to fundamental upheavals in the individual, religion, the British Empire, the role of women, and the value of poetry and art? Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive readings in the British literary tradition from approximately 1789 to the present. Threaded throughout the literature are themes such as revolution and reform, authorship, war, nationality and race, and the relationships between literature and other arts. This course fulfills the Historical Perspectives requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42206
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 209
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
What makes a text a work of Catholic literature? How do Catholic writers struggle with the existential questions of meaning, purpose, or suffering in a unique fashion? How do the themes they engage—such as forgiveness, redemption, or the power of grace in the world—place them within the Catholic tradition? Is there a sacramental imagination or incarnational theology at the root of a work of Catholic literature? Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive readings of representative texts of Catholic literature in both English and translation from the medieval era through the present. This course satisfies an Integration in the Humanities requirement and a WAC Writing to Learn requirement; it also satisfies a Historical Perspectives requirement for English majors and a a Traditions 200-level course requirement for Catholic Studies majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This is a cross-listed class with Catholic Studies, with 10 seats available on the ENGL 222 side and 10 seats available on the CATH 222 side.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
9:55 am |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 40968
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 312
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
English-Theory and Practice
Writing in the Discipline
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 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
||||||
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42209
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
As video games have become increasingly complex, there’s a stronger need than ever for video game writers and narrative designers. But what is a narrative designer? In this course, students will study how professionals write video games and then attempt to do so themselves. Using a variety of simple-to-learn programs, students will collaborate in small development teams in addition to writing their own meaningful video games. Examples such as GONE HOME or UNDERTALE will be analyzed in class. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 40404
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 211
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
English-Theory and Practice
This course is an introduction to the systematic study 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, how words are formed through morphology, how words combine to create clauses and meaning through syntax and semantics. After learning the linguistic tools to describe the English language, students will examine the contexts of language production in real life through the study of U.S. dialects, historical and ongoing changes in English, and various social interactions in language. This course fulfills the Theory and Practice requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42210
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 301
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Context and Convergences
Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
English Diversity Req.
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
UG Core Literature/Writing
Kanishka Chowdhury, Amy Finnegan
This course traces the genealogies of abolition from the efforts to end slavery in this country through contemporary calls to abolish the prison industrial complex. Briefly, in its contemporary incarnation, Abolition is a political method and practice that calls into question existing punishment systems and political and economic formations that perpetuate violence. In this course, we will explore the work of those who practice this philosophy, extending their invitation to dream boldly and lead with care and accountability in how we respond to harm and violence. We will engage literature that helps us understand the essence of abolition and why people across generations have found it useful. We will also familiarize ourselves with contemporary abolitionist practices in the world and invite our learning community to interrogate collectively root causes of violence and imagine a world we long for. We will read essays by Gloria Anzaldúa, W.E.B. DuBois, Angela Davis, Nick Estes, Fred Moten, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Mariame Kaba, and David Walker, and fiction, poetry, and plays by Octavia Butler, Natalie Diaz, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Colson Whitehead, and August Wilson, among others. This course satisfies an Integration in the Humanities requirement; the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement, a WAC Writing to Learn requirement, and major/minor requirements for English and Justice and Peace Studies students. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This course is cross-listed with JPST 298-L01; there are 12 seats on the ENGL 337-L01 side and 8 seats on the JPST 298-L01 side.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 42211
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Context and Convergences
Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
English Diversity Req.
Writing to learn
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
UG Core Literature/Writing
This course surveys literature by women across the long twentieth century—from early-century writers like Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Virginia Woolf to contemporary writers such as Tracy K. Smith, Sarah Howe, and Ada Limón. Along the way, we will discuss social, cultural, and historical context, including contemporary issues. We will also read, analyze, and emulate the recent work of essayists such as Leslie Jamison and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie—writers who have forged new conversations about women, feminism, and gender studies. The course requires community involvement (event attendance and excursions), regular reading and writing assignments, and enthusiastic participation in class discussion. This course satisfies both an Integrations in the Humanities and the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirements, as well as a WAC Writing to Learn requirement. In addition, this course satisfies a major/minor requirement for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies students; it also satisfies the Human Diversity and Context and Convergences requirements for English with Literature & Writing majors, a Human Diversity requirement for English with Professional Writing majors, and a literature requirement for English with Creative Writing majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 42055
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 306
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
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 the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online, View Searchable Class Schedule
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
|||||
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 41911
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Film Studies Major Approved
Film Studies Minor Approved
Writing Intensive
This course explores films directed by Martin Scorsese as well as the literature that inspired his screenplays, from nonfiction by Nicholas Pileggi and David Gran to fiction by Edith Wharton to critical articles and interviews examining Scorsese’s oeuvre. As an auteur survey, we will look at Scorsese’s early short films and break out films like Mean Streets (1973) and Taxi Driver (1976) and then continue with Scorsese’s films in the late twentieth and early twenty-fist centuries. Thematically, these films frequently feature organized crime and systemic corruption in America, exploring how crime functions within and outside the law (Casino, 1995; The Departed, 2006). Stylistically, many have been groundbreaking in their use of first-person voice over narration, a narrative device used in many noir films of the 1940s but with new vitality in films like Good Fellas (1990) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). In addition, historical dramas like Gangs of New York (2002) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) explore crime in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries of America, illustrating a continuum of corruption into the present day. Scorsese’s films never shy away from the violence of American greed, whether it’s New York in the 1860s or the Gilded Age or the Great Depression, whether it’s in Oklahoma or on Wall Street or inside a boxing ring. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies the WAC Writing Intensive requirement, an Integration in the Humanities requirement, and a History/Theory requirement for Film Studies majors and minors. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This is a cross-listed course with English; 10 seats are on the FILM 297-W01 side and 10 seats are on the ENGL 202-W01 side.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 41404
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 209
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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 scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
9:55 am |
Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 41405
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 311
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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 scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 41487
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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 scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 41902
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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 scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 41903
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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 scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 42850
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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 fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 43215
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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 fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Film Studies (FILM)
CRN: 43257
Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
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 fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: German (GERM)
CRN: 40431
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing in the Discipline
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Language/Culture
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
Subject: German (GERM)
CRN: 42395
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
School of Ed Transfer Course
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Language/Culture
Continuation of GERM 341 with emphasis on literary developments in the 20th century. The course will focus on the period preceding World War I, on literary developments during the Weimar Republic, and on the attempts by postwar German authors to deal with the legacy of the World War II. The course also will discuss more recent literature. Prerequisite: GERM 300
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
Subject: History (HIST)
CRN: 40103
In Person | Topics Lecture 1
St Paul: John Roach Center 227
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
David Williard, David Lawrence
This course, team-taught by a historian and a literary scholar, focuses on the long struggle of African Americans for justice and equality in the U.S. Analyzing literary and historical texts, students in this course will learn about and engage in research on African American history and culture. Utilizing historical, literary, and cultural approaches, this interdisciplinary course will immerse students into an exploration of the African American experience from multiple perspectives using dual disciplinary frameworks. For example, students may study Richard Wright’s NATIVE SON, but would read the text within the historical and cultural framework of the Great Migration, connecting Wright’s text not just to other literary texts, but situating it within an historical and cultural context vital to the novel’s creation and essential for its interpretation. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities requirement; a Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement, and a WAC Writing Intensive requirement.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
Subject: Honors (HONR)
CRN: 41428
In Person | Topics Lecture 4
St Paul: John Roach Center 246
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Irish Studies (IRST)
CRN: 42286
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 206
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
IRST Minor Approved
Writing to learn
A survey of Irish Studies – history, literature, politics, and culture – in translation and in English from pre-historical times to the present. Though emphasis will be on the last 100 years and Ireland’s place in Europe, the course will do so through the study and consideration of selected works from nearly 2500 years of Irish writing. Likely authors to be read include Swift, Edgeworth, Yeats, Joyce, Heaney, Boland, O'Brien, and Doyle. This course satisfies an Integration in the Humanities requirement, a Global Perspectives requirement, and a WAC Writing to Learn requirement. It also satisfies a requirement for the minor in Irish Studies. Prerequisite: None. NOTE: This is a cross-listed course with English. There are 10 seats on the IRST side and 10 seats on the ENGL side.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Journalism/Mass Comm (JOUR)
CRN: 41895
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Schoenecker Center 238
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 40447
Online: Sync Distributed | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Sustainability (SUST)
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 41439
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 206
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Sustainability (SUST)
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
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
9:55 am |
Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 40575
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 313
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing Intensive
Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 41954
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 222
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing Intensive
Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 41955
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 308
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Writing Intensive
Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 42044
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Library LL21
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Writing Intensive
Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 43054
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 305
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Students will explore the intersections of art and social justice with a focus on visual arts and social movements in the Twin Cities. Topics of study will include public art, protest art, expression and censorship, issues of art access and accessibility, social movement theory, aesthetic theory, and the Twin Cities as a unique space for social practice art. The class will collaborate with Nikki McComb who uses art to push for social change. In 2016, she launched her #Enough campaign — an artistic effort to end gun violence in Minneapolis and surrounding areas through #ArtIsMyWeapon exhibitions and projects.
2 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 42548
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Sustainability (SUST)
This course provides an overview of the concepts, debates and theories of global social policy, the key actors and policy-making processes, and the different approaches to social policy within different global contexts. It examines the major trends and challenges facing social policy in today’s rapidly changing world and the values on which they are based as well as key critiques of those trends. Locating social policy within the context of globalization processes, this course explores a deeper understanding of the major challenges facing the global community, including poverty, inequality, education, health care, unemployment, population, migration, refugee resettlement, human trafficking, climate change, environmental governance, the growing influence of digital technologies, and the changing nature of work. The course also explores the roles of international organizations, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, transnational corporations, international non-governmental organizations, and transnational advocacy networks in shaping global social policy. This course will equip students with the knowledge and skills to analyze global social policy issues and to be policy leaders in this context.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 42847
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 301
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
Amy Finnegan, Kanishka Chowdhury
This course traces the genealogies of abolition from the efforts to end slavery in this country through contemporary calls to abolish the prison industrial complex. Briefly, in its contemporary incarnation, Abolition is a political method and practice that calls into question existing punishment systems and political and economic formations that perpetuate violence. In this course, we will explore the work of those who practice this philosophy, extending their invitation to dream boldly and lead with care and accountability in how we respond to harm and violence. We will engage literature that helps us understand the essence of abolition and why people across generations have found it useful. We will also familiarize ourselves with contemporary abolitionist practices in the world and invite our learning community to interrogate collectively root causes of violence and imagine a world we long for. We will read essays by Gloria Anzaldúa, W.E.B. DuBois, Angela Davis, Nick Estes, Fred Moten, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Mariame Kaba, and David Walker, and fiction, poetry, and plays by Octavia Butler, Natalie Diaz, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Colson Whitehead, and August Wilson, among others. This course satisfies an Integration in the Humanities requirement; the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement, a WAC Writing to Learn requirement, and major/minor requirements for English and Justice and Peace Studies students. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This course is cross-listed with JENGL 337-L01; there are 8 seats on the JPST 298-L01 side and 12 seats on the ENGL 337-L01 side.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)
CRN: 40760
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 308
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Sustainability (SUST)
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Signature Work
Writing in the Discipline
Leadership for Social Justice examines the arc of leadership through the process of creating, sustaining, then institutionalizing positive social change. The course examines models and case studies of authoritative, positional, influential and situational leadership in diverse settings such as community organizing, social movements, social entrepreneurship and nonprofit management. The course also explores approaches to ethical leadership and provides opportunities for students to develop the skills and vision needed to become ethical leaders for social justice. Students will analyze the role of leadership in the tensions between preserving order and promoting transformation. They will develop a critical approach to the dynamics of power in order to effect systemic change. Prerequisites: 80 completed credits
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Music Classes (UG) (MUSC)
CRN: 42379
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL07
Core Requirements Met:
Fine Arts
OR
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing Intensive
This course focuses on the study of music in the United States within its historical, cultural, and sociological contexts. The course will develop skills in critical listening analysis using appropriate musical terminology, to describe both aural and written traditions of music. Repertoire to be explored include homeland traditions of cultures and population groups brought over through migration/immigration, blends of popular and concert traditions, and new and emerging styles unique to the United States. Historical, cultural, and social contexts will facilitate and understanding of how music reflects particular identities, ideas, values, and issues among population groups in the United States.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
Subject: Music Classes (UG) (MUSC)
CRN: 41797
In Person | Directed Study
St Paul: In Person
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
School of Ed Transfer Course
Writing in the Discipline
A survey of Western European music from 1750 to the present: the Classical and Romantic eras and the Twentieth century. Emphasis of study is on social context and issues of meaning and expression. Continuation of MUSC 411. Writing assignments are designed for teaching to the "Writing in the Discipline" objectives for the Writing Across the Curriculum initiative. This is a core course for students seeking a major degree in music. Offered in spring semester. Prerequisites: MUSC 113 and junior standing
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42427
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 201
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Chinese philosophy embodies three ancient traditions: Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Both Confucianism and Daoism are indigenous to China while Buddhism was imported from India. This course will explore each of these three traditions as well as their interactions and influences on major periods of Chinese history. It will also consider the similarities and differences between “Chinese” and “Western” conceptions of philosophy. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42490
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 201
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
Chinese philosophy embodies three ancient traditions: Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Both Confucianism and Daoism are indigenous to China while Buddhism was imported from India. This course will explore each of these three traditions as well as their interactions and influences on major periods of Chinese history. It will also consider the similarities and differences between “Chinese” and “Western” conceptions of philosophy. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
8:00 am |
8:00 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41799
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 222
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Sports Management Minor
Writing Intensive
An in-depth philosophical examination of conceptual, moral, cultural, and legal issues surrounding regulating, watching, and participating in sports. Possible topics include: the definition of sport; the nature of competition; sportsmanship; being a fan; performance-enhancing drugs; gender; race; and the relationships among athletics, moral education, the law, and social responsibility in high school, collegiate, and professional sports. The course will integrate various disciplinary perspectives on the nature and practice of sport, especially perspectives from philosophical ethics, law, and sociology. Students cannot receive credit for both PHIL 218 and the less in-depth 2-credit version of the course, PHIL 219. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
9:55 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42428
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 222
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Sports Management Minor
Writing Intensive
An in-depth philosophical examination of conceptual, moral, cultural, and legal issues surrounding regulating, watching, and participating in sports. Possible topics include: the definition of sport; the nature of competition; sportsmanship; being a fan; performance-enhancing drugs; gender; race; and the relationships among athletics, moral education, the law, and social responsibility in high school, collegiate, and professional sports. The course will integrate various disciplinary perspectives on the nature and practice of sport, especially perspectives from philosophical ethics, law, and sociology. Students cannot receive credit for both PHIL 218 and the less in-depth 2-credit version of the course, PHIL 219. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
9:55 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41800
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 454
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
This course provides students with skills for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the sorts of reasoning encountered in natural language. Emphasis will be placed on attaining facility with different formal systems for representing and evaluating arguments - including propositional logic, Aristotelian syllogistic, first-order predicate calculus - as well as on acquiring the ability to apply these systems in the analysis and evaluation of arguments in ordinary and philosophical discourse. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42429
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
This course provides students with skills for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the sorts of reasoning encountered in natural language. Emphasis will be placed on attaining facility with different formal systems for representing and evaluating arguments - including propositional logic, Aristotelian syllogistic, first-order predicate calculus - as well as on acquiring the ability to apply these systems in the analysis and evaluation of arguments in ordinary and philosophical discourse. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41892
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the most pressing issues and questions concerning disability. Students will encounter and critically evaluate longstanding stereotypes and biases about the disadvantages of disability. This course examines disability primarily from a philosophical perspective, yet readings from other disciplines will also be used throughout the course. Some of the central questions examined in the course include: What is disability? Is disability merely a medical condition? In what ways do societal barriers disable? How does economic class impact access to educational, medical and social resources? Does disability itself make a person worse off or is it only social stigmatization and lack of accommodation that makes the lives of those with disabilities worse? How have those with disabilities been disadvantaged in the US? What is the basis for human dignity? What conceptual frameworks allow us to uphold the dignity of those with severe disabilities? Which behaviors and assumptions threaten the equality and dignity of those with disabilities? Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41802
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
This Signature Work section of Disability and Human Dignity is a comprehensive introduction to the most pressing issues and questions concerning disability. Students will encounter and critically evaluate longstanding stereotypes and biases about the disadvantages of disability. This course examines disability primarily from a philosophical perspective, yet readings from other disciplines will also be used throughout the course. Some of the central questions examined in the course include: What is disability? Is disability merely a medical condition? In what ways do societal barriers disable? How does economic class impact access to educational, medical and social resources? Does disability itself make a person worse off or is it only social stigmatization and lack of accommodation that makes the lives of those with disabilities worse? How have those with disabilities been disadvantaged in the US? What is the basis for human dignity? What conceptual frameworks allow us to uphold the dignity of those with severe disabilities? Which behaviors and assumptions threaten the equality and dignity of those with disabilities? Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42431
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the most pressing issues and questions concerning disability. Students will encounter and critically evaluate longstanding stereotypes and biases about the disadvantages of disability. This course examines disability primarily from a philosophical perspective, yet readings from other disciplines will also be used throughout the course. Some of the central questions examined in the course include: What is disability? Is disability merely a medical condition? In what ways do societal barriers disable? How does economic class impact access to educational, medical and social resources? Does disability itself make a person worse off or is it only social stigmatization and lack of accommodation that makes the lives of those with disabilities worse? How have those with disabilities been disadvantaged in the US? What is the basis for human dignity? What conceptual frameworks allow us to uphold the dignity of those with severe disabilities? Which behaviors and assumptions threaten the equality and dignity of those with disabilities? Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42432
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 222
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
Action to achieve social justice depends, ultimately, on an understanding of what social justice is. What makes a society just? How is a just society ordered? What does social justice look like up close? If our society is not currently just, how may we justly make it so? This course considers competing (though sometimes overlapping) accounts of social justice that are of continuing relevance today, such as those found in the traditions of classical liberalism, socialism, Catholicism, and critical theory. One goal is to understand where such accounts agree, where they disagree, and why. Another goal is to appreciate how such traditions have animated and continue to animate the pursuit of justice, especially for marginalized persons in the United States. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42485
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 222
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
Writing Intensive
Action to achieve social justice depends, ultimately, on an understanding of what social justice is. What makes a society just? How is a just society ordered? What does social justice look like up close? If our society is not currently just, how may we justly make it so? This course considers competing (though sometimes overlapping) accounts of social justice that are of continuing relevance today, such as those found in the traditions of classical liberalism, socialism, Catholicism, and critical theory. One goal is to understand where such accounts agree, where they disagree, and why. Another goal is to appreciate how such traditions have animated and continue to animate the pursuit of justice, especially for marginalized persons in the United States. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42433
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Family Studies Major Approved
Family Studies Minor Approved
This course examines the nature of human love, particularly within marriages and families. Possible topics include: romantic love, sex, dating, and marriage; true friends and friendships of selfish pleasure or advantage; love of family, strangers, and those one doesn’t like; the nature of love (is it a feeling? Is it an act of will?); reciprocity, permanence, and fidelity; love within families, especially spousal and parent/child bonds. Attention will be given to reflection on these topics from within both Catholic intellectual tradition and other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42484
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Family Studies Major Approved
Family Studies Minor Approved
Signature Work
This course examines the nature of human love, particularly within marriages and families. Possible topics include: romantic love, sex, dating, and marriage; true friends and friendships of selfish pleasure or advantage; love of family, strangers, and those one doesn’t like; the nature of love (is it a feeling? Is it an act of will?); reciprocity, permanence, and fidelity; love within families, especially spousal and parent/child bonds. Attention will be given to reflection on these topics from within both Catholic intellectual tradition and other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42434
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Family Studies Major Approved
Family Studies Minor Approved
This course examines the nature of human love, particularly within marriages and families. Possible topics include: romantic love, sex, dating, and marriage; true friends and friendships of selfish pleasure or advantage; love of family, strangers, and those one doesn’t like; the nature of love (is it a feeling? Is it an act of will?); reciprocity, permanence, and fidelity; love within families, especially spousal and parent/child bonds. Attention will be given to reflection on these topics from within both Catholic intellectual tradition and other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41873
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 201
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
A philosophical examination into the origin, nature, purpose, and legitimacy of government and law, especially as these relate to the good of individuals and the common good. Possible questions include: Are human beings by nature political animals? What justifies political and legal authority? What sorts of political regimes can be just and legitimate? Is there a best type of government? Are there universal human rights and, if so, where do they come from? What are the respective roles of legislator, executive, and judge? Can civil disobedience ever be justified? Can violent revolution? Should government and law take stands on questions of morality, religion, and the meaning of life or try to remain neutral in these matters? The course will consider both classical and contemporary reflection on such topics, including from authors within Catholic intellectual tradition in conversation with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41875
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 201
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
A philosophical examination into the origin, nature, purpose, and legitimacy of government and law, especially as these relate to the good of individuals and the common good. Possible questions include: Are human beings by nature political animals? What justifies political and legal authority? What sorts of political regimes can be just and legitimate? Is there a best type of government? Are there universal human rights and, if so, where do they come from? What are the respective roles of legislator, executive, and judge? Can civil disobedience ever be justified? Can violent revolution? Should government and law take stands on questions of morality, religion, and the meaning of life or try to remain neutral in these matters? The course will consider both classical and contemporary reflection on such topics, including from authors within Catholic intellectual tradition in conversation with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41803
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
This course focuses on Natural Theology and the capacity of natural reason to know God. We will explore some of the most important ways that philosophers have argued for the existence of God and various divine properties through natural reason alone. We will also consider some important critiques of Natural Theology. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41804
Online: Asynchronous | Lecture
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
This course focuses on Natural Theology and the capacity of natural reason to know God. We will explore some of the most important ways that philosophers have argued for the existence of God and various divine properties through natural reason alone. We will also consider some important critiques of Natural Theology. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41878
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
What does it mean for something to be beautiful? Is beauty an objective property of things or is it entirely in the eye of the beholder? Are perceiving beauty, making beautiful things, and being beautiful essential to a flourishing human life? Should beauty be any more important to us than other aesthetic qualities like elegance, ugliness, horror, or being cool? What does it take for something to be a work of art? Do the answers to any of these questions have anything to do with God? In this class, we’ll talk about these questions and about some ways that philosophers have answered them. We’ll spend time discussing views from the ancient and medieval Catholic philosophical tradition. But we’ll spend most of the class discussing modern views, and some views on beauty and art from Indian and Japanese philosophy. Along the way, we’ll listen to some musical pieces, watch some films, and view some paintings that will help us better think about beauty and art. Our goal will be to come to a deeper appreciation of beauty and of its central role in a happy human life. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41879
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305J
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
What does it mean for something to be beautiful? Is beauty an objective property of things or is it entirely in the eye of the beholder? Are perceiving beauty, making beautiful things, and being beautiful essential to a flourishing human life? Should beauty be any more important to us than other aesthetic qualities like elegance, ugliness, horror, or being cool? What does it take for something to be a work of art? Do the answers to any of these questions have anything to do with God? In this class, we’ll talk about these questions and about some ways that philosophers have answered them. We’ll spend time discussing views from the ancient and medieval Catholic philosophical tradition. But we’ll spend most of the class discussing modern views, and some views on beauty and art from Indian and Japanese philosophy. Along the way, we’ll listen to some musical pieces, watch some films, and view some paintings that will help us better think about beauty and art. Our goal will be to come to a deeper appreciation of beauty and of its central role in a happy human life. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
8:00 am |
8:00 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41880
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 247
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Busn Healthcare Minor Approved
Sci, Med, Soc (SMDS) Minor
Explore and analyze ethical issues related to clinical and social aspects of medicine—both from the perspective of Catholic intellectual tradition and from other philosophical perspectives. For example, what is the primary role of a medical practitioner: to give the “customer” what s/he wants, or to promote a more objective standard of health? Under what conditions should a physician or nurse be allowed to opt out of doing work that violates his or her conscience? Is euthanasia ethically acceptable, and should it be legally permitted? And (how) should we provide medical care to those who cannot afford to pay for it? Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
8:00 am |
8:00 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42482
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 247
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Busn Healthcare Minor Approved
Sci, Med, Soc (SMDS) Minor
Signature Work
Explore and analyze ethical issues related to clinical and social aspects of medicine—both from the perspective of Catholic intellectual tradition and from other philosophical perspectives. For example, what is the primary role of a medical practitioner: to give the “customer” what s/he wants, or to promote a more objective standard of health? Under what conditions should a physician or nurse be allowed to opt out of doing work that violates his or her conscience? Is euthanasia ethically acceptable, and should it be legally permitted? And (how) should we provide medical care to those who cannot afford to pay for it? Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42435
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Busn Healthcare Minor Approved
Sci, Med, Soc (SMDS) Minor
Explore and analyze ethical issues related to clinical and social aspects of medicine—both from the perspective of Catholic intellectual tradition and from other philosophical perspectives. For example, what is the primary role of a medical practitioner: to give the “customer” what s/he wants, or to promote a more objective standard of health? Under what conditions should a physician or nurse be allowed to opt out of doing work that violates his or her conscience? Is euthanasia ethically acceptable, and should it be legally permitted? And (how) should we provide medical care to those who cannot afford to pay for it? Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42481
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Busn Healthcare Minor Approved
Sci, Med, Soc (SMDS) Minor
Signature Work
Explore and analyze ethical issues related to clinical and social aspects of medicine—both from the perspective of Catholic intellectual tradition and from other philosophical perspectives. For example, what is the primary role of a medical practitioner: to give the “customer” what s/he wants, or to promote a more objective standard of health? Under what conditions should a physician or nurse be allowed to opt out of doing work that violates his or her conscience? Is euthanasia ethically acceptable, and should it be legally permitted? And (how) should we provide medical care to those who cannot afford to pay for it? Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
9:55 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 41883
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 204
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
An application of concepts and principles in philosophical ethics to issues raised by modern technology. Technologies whose ethical use may be considered include: Information Technologies, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Genomics and Artificial Life, Reproductive Technologies, Biomedical and Therapeutic Technologies, Human Enhancement Technologies, Agricultural Technologies, and Environmental Technologies. Special attention will be paid to the application of moral concepts and principles from Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
9:55 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42480
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 204
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
An application of concepts and principles in philosophical ethics to issues raised by modern technology. Technologies whose ethical use may be considered include: Information Technologies, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Genomics and Artificial Life, Reproductive Technologies, Biomedical and Therapeutic Technologies, Human Enhancement Technologies, Agricultural Technologies, and Environmental Technologies. Special attention will be paid to the application of moral concepts and principles from Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
8:00 am |
8:00 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42437
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 204
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Honors Course
This Honors section of Technology and Ethics is an application of concepts and principles in philosophical ethics to issues raised by modern technology. Technologies whose ethical use may be considered include: Information Technologies, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Genomics and Artificial Life, Reproductive Technologies, Biomedical and Therapeutic Technologies, Human Enhancement Technologies, Agricultural Technologies, and Environmental Technologies. Special attention will be paid to the application of moral concepts and principles from Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and Honors.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
8:00 am |
8:00 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42479
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 204
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Honors Course
Signature Work
This honors section is an application of concepts and principles in philosophical ethics to issues raised by modern technology. Technologies whose ethical use may be considered include: Information Technologies, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Genomics and Artificial Life, Reproductive Technologies, Biomedical and Therapeutic Technologies, Human Enhancement Technologies, Agricultural Technologies, and Environmental Technologies. Special attention will be paid to the application of moral concepts and principles from Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; at least 80 credits completed; and Honors.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42443
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 247
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
A philosophical examination of the mind from both classical and contemporary perspectives. Content that may be covered includes: the relation between the mind and the body/brain, theories of the soul and how it relates to mind and brain, theories of personal identity over time, free will, mental causation, functionalist theories of intelligence, computer/artificial intelligence, and the nature of consciousness. The course considers reflection on these topics from within both Catholic intellectual tradition and other traditions and perspectives, and engages contemporary philosophical work informed by brain and computer science. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42478
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: John Roach Center 247
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
Writing Intensive
A philosophical examination of the mind from both classical and contemporary perspectives. Content that may be covered includes: the relation between the mind and the body/brain, theories of the soul and how it relates to mind and brain, theories of personal identity over time, free will, mental causation, functionalist theories of intelligence, computer/artificial intelligence, and the nature of consciousness. The course considers reflection on these topics from within both Catholic intellectual tradition and other traditions and perspectives, and engages contemporary philosophical work informed by brain and computer science. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42487
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 208
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
Writing to learn
This course does a deep dive into the competing philosophies that drive political polarization, generate clashing laws, and divide countries. Is there a way to heal these divisions? Our investigation proceeds historically so that we can evaluate those arguments that have shaped and continue to shape American and European societies. Particular attention will be paid to the philosophical tensions between communism, liberalism, and the Catholic intellectual tradition. Key questions include whether contemporary social justice issues both within America and across the globe require the development of a new political philosophy and whether a healthy political philosophy necessarily embraces democracy, limitation of government power, belief in God, living wages, a participatory common good, and individual rights. Main texts: Princeton Readings in Political Thought: Essential Texts since Plato, 2nd Edition, edited by Cohen and Fermon; Essential Works of Marxism edited by Arthur P. Mendel; The Social and Political Philosophy of Jacques Maritain and Reflections on America by Jacques Maritain; Multiculturalism and “The Politics of Recognition” by Charles Taylor; and a Course Packet. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)
CRN: 42446
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 208
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
This course does a deep dive into the competing philosophies that drive political polarization, generate clashing laws, and divide countries. Is there a way to heal these divisions? Our investigation proceeds historically so that we can evaluate those arguments that have shaped and continue to shape American and European societies. Particular attention will be paid to the philosophical tensions between communism, liberalism, and the Catholic intellectual tradition. Key questions include whether contemporary social justice issues both within America and across the globe require the development of a new political philosophy and whether a healthy political philosophy necessarily embraces democracy, limitation of government power, belief in God, living wages, a participatory common good, and individual rights. Main texts: Princeton Readings in Political Thought: Essential Texts since Plato, 2nd Edition, edited by Cohen and Fermon; Essential Works of Marxism edited by Arthur P. Mendel; The Social and Political Philosophy of Jacques Maritain and Reflections on America by Jacques Maritain; Multiculturalism and “The Politics of Recognition” by Charles Taylor; and a Course Packet. Prerequisites: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115; and one other PHIL course.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Sociology (SOCI)
CRN: 41256
In Person | Topics Lecture 1
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
School of Ed Transfer Course
This course provides an overview of the concepts, debates and theories of global social policy, the key actors and policy-making processes, and the different approaches to social policy within different global contexts. It examines the major trends and challenges facing social policy in today’s rapidly changing world and the values on which they are based as well as key critiques of those trends. Locating social policy within the context of globalization processes, this course explores a deeper understanding of the major challenges facing the global community, including poverty, inequality, education, health care, unemployment, population, migration, refugee resettlement, human trafficking, climate change, environmental governance, the growing influence of digital technologies, and the changing nature of work. The course also explores the roles of international organizations, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, transnational corporations, international non-governmental organizations, and transnational advocacy networks in shaping global social policy. This course will equip students with the knowledge and skills to analyze global social policy issues and to be policy leaders in this context.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
12:15 pm |
12:15 pm |
N/A |
||||
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Spanish (SPAN)
CRN: 40746
Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 307
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Sustainability (SUST)
CommGood/Community-Engaged
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Language/Culture
The aim of this course is to develop aural and oral skills through the analysis and interpretation of representative cultural expressions of the Spanish-speaking world. This course is intended to stimulate creative, critical thinking in Spanish through activities that require students to argue, persuade, analyze, and interpret other points of view. Oral skills will be assessed. Prerequisite: Successful completion of SPAN 300 or its equivalent with a C- or better. May be taken simultaneously with SPAN 301 or 315.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Strategic Communication (STCM)
CRN: 40236
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: Schoenecker Center 238
Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
This course introduces students with foundational research skills essential to strategic communication. Students will learn how to locate research, interpret research findings, and translate results into actionable strategy. Students will learn about different research methods and how to measure and evaluate public relations and advertising campaign effectiveness. Students are strongly encouraged to take this course after STCM111 and STCM234, or in the same semester of taking STCM234.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:55 am |
9:55 am |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41147
In Person | Topics Lecture 1
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 210
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Honors Course
Writing to learn
This section involves the student in an intensive reading and discussion of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew scriptures. The course investigates methods of biblical interpretation and the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context. In addition, this course explores the Old Testament as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern) in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:30 pm |
1:30 pm |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41502
In Person | Topics Lecture 1
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 208
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
This section involves the student in an intensive reading and discussion of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew scriptures. The course investigates methods of biblical interpretation and the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context. In addition, this course explores the Old Testament as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern) in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41473
In Person | Topics Lecture 2
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 210
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
This section involves the student in an intensive historical, literary, and theological reading of major portions of the New Testament in the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts and from the perspective of modern methods of biblical interpretation. In addition, the course explores the New Testament as a foundational document for modern Christian traditions in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
10:55 am |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 42917
In Person | Topics Lecture 2
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 210
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
This section involves the student in an intensive historical, literary, and theological reading of major portions of the New Testament in the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts and from the perspective of modern methods of biblical interpretation. In addition, the course explores the New Testament as a foundational document for modern Christian traditions in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41223
Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 1
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
A theological and historical introduction to the origins and development of the Christian church from the first to the fifth centuries. Special attention will be given to the historical emergence of Christian doctrines, creeds and canon; the formation of Christian understandings of the human person; the development of liturgical and sacramental traditions; and the interaction of Christianity with other ancient cultures. Contemporary approaches to the study of Christian origins will be emphasized.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
12:15 pm |
12:15 pm |
12:15 pm |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 42926
In Person | Topics Lecture 2
St Paul: Summit Classroom Building 140
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
Through the ages, the relationship between theology and the arts has been mutually enriching, resulting in some of the world's masterpieces of visual art, architecture, music, and literature. The relationship, too, has been strained by iconoclastic movements which express fear that the arts tempt people with idolatry. In this course, students will consider the theological dimensions of the complex relationship between theology and the arts. Emphasis on historical periods, themes, doctrines, intersections, and types of art will vary according to the expertise of the instructors. Prerequisite: one 200-level or 300-level THEO course, one Art History course.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
9:35 am |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41472
In Person | Topics Lecture 2
St Paul: John Roach Center 201
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing Intensive
Through the ages, the relationship between theology and the arts has been mutually enriching, resulting in some of the world's masterpieces of visual art, architecture, music, and literature. The relationship, too, has been strained by iconoclastic movements which express fear that the arts tempt people with idolatry. In this course, students will consider the theological dimensions of the complex relationship between theology and the arts. Emphasis on historical periods, themes, doctrines, intersections, and types of art will vary according to the expertise of the instructors. Prerequisite: one 200-level or 300-level THEO course, one Art History course.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41181
Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 3
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Busn Healthcare Minor Approved
Writing Intensive
This section examines the contributions of Christian faith to reflecting upon, understanding, and resolving issues and ethical questions raised by revolutionary developments in the life sciences, e.g. innovation birth technologies, genetic manipulation and control, human experimentation, the prolonging of life and allocation of scarce medical resources.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
5:30 pm |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41476
In Person | Topics Lecture 3
St Paul: John Roach Center 201
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Family Studies Major Approved
Family Studies Minor Approved
Writing Intensive
This section is designed to acquaint students with the theology of Christian marriage, understood as covenant relationship and as sacrament, that is, an effective sign of God's love in our world. Primary though not exclusive emphasis will be on the Roman Catholic tradition. Students will also examine contemporary cultural attitudes toward sexuality, marriage, and the family in the light of Christian theology.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
5:30 pm |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41188
In Person | Topics Lecture 3
St Paul: John Roach Center 201
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing to learn
This section is designed to acquaint students with the theology of Christian marriage, understood as covenant relationship and as sacrament, that is, an effective sign of God's love in our world. Primary though not exclusive emphasis will be on the Roman Catholic tradition. Students will also examine contemporary cultural attitudes toward sexuality, marriage, and the family in the light of Christian theology.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
12:15 pm |
12:15 pm |
12:15 pm |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41182
In Person | Topics Lecture 1
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
Writing Intensive
This course will explore various approaches to God and God's relationship to humankind, including perspectives written by people traditionally on the margins of theological research. A central question for this section will be how God responds to injustice. This course explores the role of scripture, history, tradition and experience in the understanding of God. It examines both old and new theologies, asking key theological questions such as, “What difference does it make how people picture God?” “How could a good God create a world where evil and suffering are possible?” or “If God has a plan for the world, are we free to make our own choices?”
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
12:15 pm |
12:15 pm |
12:15 pm |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41193
In Person | Topics Lecture 18
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Signature Work
Writing Intensive
Open to all students, not only theology majors, the signature work in theology course is designed as a capstone experience to integrate a student’s entire college career, bringing fullness of expression to the University’s efforts through the liberal arts core to educate morally responsible leaders who, grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition, think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good. There are two types of signature work in theology: signature work that is focused on contemporary challenges, or signature work that is focused on faith and the professions. Signature work that is focused on contemporary challenges will invite students to conduct research and/or experiential learning around matters of pressing concern according to the instructor’s discretion, such as fostering understanding across lines of religious difference; cultivating interfaith leadership; searching for beauty; establishing justice and peace; or responding to contemporary challenges such as environmental sustainability, immigration, or mass incarceration. Signature work that is focused on vocation may explore the integration of theology with a profession of the instructor’s choosing, such as the management professions, the legal professions, the medical professions, the public health professions, the psychological professions, or the engineering professions. Prerequisites: THEO 100 and a student must have at least 80 credits completed.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 40264
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 306
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
This section involves an examination of the views of various religions and ideologies on issues of justice and peace, with special attention to the Catholic and other Christian teachings on such issues as war and peace, violence, economic justice, the environment, criminal justice, and social justice. Special attention is given to how fundamental presuppositions and principles of each group studied affect their views on justice and peace, and contribute to or hinder dialogue and peaceful interaction with other groups. In addition to Christianity, students will study (at least) one far eastern worldview (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism), one tribal religion (Native American, African), Islam, and one secular worldview (e.g. Marxism, capitalism, secular humanism). Students are required to investigate one worldview in depth through a semester-long research project.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41189
Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 14
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
This section involves an examination of the views of various religions and ideologies on issues of justice and peace, with special attention to the Catholic and other Christian teachings on such issues as war and peace, violence, economic justice, the environment, criminal justice, and social justice. Special attention is given to how fundamental presuppositions and principles of each group studied affect their views on justice and peace, and contribute to or hinder dialogue and peaceful interaction with other groups. In addition to Christianity, students will study (at least) one far eastern worldview (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism), one tribal religion (Native American, African), Islam, and one secular worldview (e.g. Marxism, capitalism, secular humanism). Students are required to investigate one worldview in depth through a semester-long research project.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 41190
Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 14
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
This section involves an examination of the views of various religions and ideologies on issues of justice and peace, with special attention to the Catholic and other Christian teachings on such issues as war and peace, violence, economic justice, the environment, criminal justice, and social justice. Special attention is given to how fundamental presuppositions and principles of each group studied affect their views on justice and peace, and contribute to or hinder dialogue and peaceful interaction with other groups. In addition to Christianity, students will study (at least) one far eastern worldview (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism), one tribal religion (Native American, African), Islam, and one secular worldview (e.g. Marxism, capitalism, secular humanism). Students are required to investigate one worldview in depth through a semester-long research project.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 42939
Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 9
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
This course explores the topic of women and the Old Testament from several different vantage points. In the first place, it will try to reconstruct the status and roles of women during the biblical periods at various points in their ancient Near Eastern context. This reconstruction will involve an examination of the legal and narrative material of the Old Testament and cross-cultural studies on women and family life in non-industrial countries. Secondly, the course investigates the conceptions of gender in the Old Testament, including key texts such as the creation stories, the stories about the ancestors, the stories about family honor, the female characters of the historical books of the Bible, the books named after women (Ruth, Esther, Judith), the texts symbolizing women as evil (e.g., the foreign woman, the adulterous wife, the whore of Babylon). Finally, the course studies the interpretive work of biblical scholars and how they utilize various historical and literary-critical methodologies in order to bring issues of gender, race, and class to bear upon the biblical text.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 42940
Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 9
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
This course explores the topic of women and the Old Testament from several different vantage points. In the first place, it will try to reconstruct the status and roles of women during the biblical periods at various points in their ancient Near Eastern context. This reconstruction will involve an examination of the legal and narrative material of the Old Testament and cross-cultural studies on women and family life in non-industrial countries. Secondly, the course investigates the conceptions of gender in the Old Testament, including key texts such as the creation stories, the stories about the ancestors, the stories about family honor, the female characters of the historical books of the Bible, the books named after women (Ruth, Esther, Judith), the texts symbolizing women as evil (e.g., the foreign woman, the adulterous wife, the whore of Babylon). Finally, the course studies the interpretive work of biblical scholars and how they utilize various historical and literary-critical methodologies in order to bring issues of gender, race, and class to bear upon the biblical text.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 42941
Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 9
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
WGSS Major Approved
WGSS Minor Approved
This course explores the topic of women and the Old Testament from several different vantage points. In the first place, it will try to reconstruct the status and roles of women during the biblical periods at various points in their ancient Near Eastern context. This reconstruction will involve an examination of the legal and narrative material of the Old Testament and cross-cultural studies on women and family life in non-industrial countries. Secondly, the course investigates the conceptions of gender in the Old Testament, including key texts such as the creation stories, the stories about the ancestors, the stories about family honor, the female characters of the historical books of the Bible, the books named after women (Ruth, Esther, Judith), the texts symbolizing women as evil (e.g., the foreign woman, the adulterous wife, the whore of Babylon). Finally, the course studies the interpretive work of biblical scholars and how they utilize various historical and literary-critical methodologies in order to bring issues of gender, race, and class to bear upon the biblical text.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 42025
In Person | Topics Lecture 4
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
This course introduces students to central aspects of Christian history, thought, and action concerning ethnicity and race and provides resources to build up what Martin Luther King, Jr., called the “Beloved Community.” The course helps students develop ethical reasoning skills through consideration of various historical and contemporary Christian encounters across lines of racial difference, including examples from monastic communities, papal documents, missionary endeavors, North American churches, and saints from the Catholic tradition.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
1:35 pm |
1:35 pm |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 40243
In Person | Topics Lecture 4
St Paul: Summit Classroom Building 150
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
This section is an introduction to the beliefs, practices, and diverse expressions of the religion and traditions of Islam. We will closely study the foundational sources of the Islamic tradition, the Qur’an and the life and legacy of the Prophet Muhammad, and trace the development of Islamic law, theology, spirituality, literature, and art. We will situate Islam as an Abrahamic religion and examine its commonalities, differences, and historical interactions with Christianity and Judaism. Finally, we will analyze contemporary topics such as Muslim responses to the challenges of modernity, Islam in America, and Islam in geopolitics.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 42936
Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 2
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing to learn
In the last half century religious diversity in the West has rapidly increased, bringing people from different religious traditions into daily contact. This has resulted in new conflicts, sometimes in violence, but also in new collaborations and friendships. Drawing on several approaches to interreligious conflict and relations, this course will examine the dynamic encounters that take place between and among people of different religious identities and ask students to reflect on their own role in religiously complex situations. Students will consider this interreligious reality and their role in it against the backdrop of their own individual relationship to spirituality, faith, and theology. To foster interreligious understanding beyond the classroom, students in this course will spend significant time outside the classroom directly engaging religious diversity.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
+ asynchronous coursework |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 42937
Online: Asynchronous | Topics Lecture 2
Online
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
Writing to learn
In the last half century religious diversity in the West has rapidly increased, bringing people from different religious traditions into daily contact. This has resulted in new conflicts, sometimes in violence, but also in new collaborations and friendships. Drawing on several approaches to interreligious conflict and relations, this course will examine the dynamic encounters that take place between and among people of different religious identities and ask students to reflect on their own role in religiously complex situations. Students will consider this interreligious reality and their role in it against the backdrop of their own individual relationship to spirituality, faith, and theology. To foster interreligious understanding beyond the classroom, students in this course will spend significant time outside the classroom directly engaging religious diversity.
4 Credits
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
12:15 pm |
12:15 pm |
12:15 pm |
Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)
CRN: 43001
In Person | Topics Lecture 3
St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K
Core Requirements Met:
Phil/Theo
OR
Global Perspective AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing to learn
09/04 - 12/20 | ||||||
M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su |
3:25 pm |
3:25 pm |
Subject: Women/Gender/Sexuality (WGSS)
CRN: 42041
In Person | Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 212
Core Requirements Met:
Diversity/Soc Just AND Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
Writing to learn
Old Core (Pre-2020) Requirements Met:
UG Core Human Diversity
This multi-disciplinary course is designed to raise awareness of women's status and women's diversity, to explore gender identities and interrogate the way that these categories are constructed, and to critically examine disciplines and social practices through the lens of feminist theory. Course readings and discussion will examine ideas about race, class, sexuality, and other aspects of identity as they intersect with sex and gender. Available once a year, usually offered in the Fall semester.
4 Credits