Fall 2012 FYE Course Descriptions
The following FYE courses are anticipated to be offered in the Fall 2012 program (subject to change).
Classical Studies 117
The Ancient Legacy (Diane Johnson) 5cr, HUM, MWF, 8:30 - 9:50 am, CRN 41537
An introduction to the contributions made by Greece and Rome to the European cultural tradition. Five thematic questions and the answers offered by the ancients are to be examined: God or mortal; citizen and state; the great individual; the life of philosophy and the life of political activity; the burden of immortality.
English 238
Society through its Literature: Graphic Novels (Dawn Dietrich), 5cr, HUM, TR 12:00 - 1:50 pm, CRN 41347
A thematic approach to literature, with different themes exploring the relationship between literary forms and society.
Comic books, though historically depicted as corrupters of youth, agents of illiteracy, signs of moral and intellectual degeneration, and evidence for the decline of western civilization, are gaining a hip, new reputation as an impressive and promising literary medium. This course will study the evolution of English language comics from early turn-of-the-century newspaper comic strips and pulp entertainment to sequential art forms and graphic novels in the twenty-first century.
Education 109
Explorations in the Scholarship of Teaching 4cr, SSC (Bill Lay) TR 9:00 - 10:50 am CRN 43825
OR TR 1:00 - 2:50 pm CRN 43826
Survey of concepts foundational to effective teaching and learning from history, sociology, psychology, political science, communication arts and law. Explores the interdependent and synergistic relationship between various academic disciplines and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
