Non-classroom experiences in the field of Spanish. Placements are off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurance, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for more details. Restricted to students with junior or senior standing. Graded CR/NC.
Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a political science faculty member. Refer to the acadmic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.
Courses on topics of interest to political science students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.
Non-classroom experiences in the field of political science. Placements are off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurance, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for more details. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. Graded CR/NC.
Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a political science faculty member. Refer to the acadmic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.
Courses on topics of interest to political science students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.
The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the field of aesthetics, which is a branch of philosophy that deals with questions concerning the nature of art. We will explore such questions as: What is beauty and why are human beings interested in it What is the nature/purpose of art Is there an exemplary type of aesthetic experience What distinguishes a work of art from other cultural products, such as furniture or velvet Elvis paintings Can a works aesthetic value remain independent of its moral and political message. In what way is natural beauty different from artistic beauty Students will reflect on these and related issues through examining may of the most influential writes on aesthetics; for example: Plato, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Dewey, and Danto. The overall goal of the class is to introduce students to the depth and range of artistic activities, help student recognize the various ways in which art appeals to human beings, and show students the larger implications that questions about art and beauty can have for understanding human nature. PMI
This course explores the relationship between philosophy and film by examining the ways that philosophy helps us understand film as a unique artistic medium, as well as how film helps us grasp complicated philosophical problems with newfound clarity. The first few weeks of the course use philosophy to analyze the deeper aesthetic foundations and socio-political implications of film as an artistic medium that represents reality. The remainder of the course uses films like the Matrix, Inceptions, The Dark Knight, Memento, Minority Report, and Contact to unpack traditional philosophical problems, such as, the distinction between appearance and reality, the problem of free-will, the conflict between faith and reason, the problem of self-identity, and issues of moral choice and obligation. The overall goals of the class are to deepen students appreciation for film as a mode of intellectual inquiry, broaden the relevancy of philosophy as a way of thinking about the world and enhance critical and creative reasoning. PMI
Capstone research and writing in a collective humanities setting. Students will enroll for one credit in the first semester and two credits in the second semester.
Courses on topics of interest to philosophy students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by the instructor. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.