Courses

What makes a good life? Why should we live one way rather than another? Is there a purpose to life? These are questions that we must all confront whether or not we explicitly think about them or approach them philosophically. One way to approach them philosophically is by thinking about the meaning of life: is there a meaning, and if so, what is that meaning and what is its source?

Foundation course on the global meat industry with emphasis on meat products, modern processing techniques, concepts of food safety, sanitation, inspection, grading and meeting consumer demands.

This course covers important events, themes, and cultures of the medieval millennium in the Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Mediterranean world. Unlike its undeserved nickname the "Dark Ages," the vibrantly cosmopolitan, interconnected, and multicultural history of the Middle Ages is a bright period of innovation, artistic flourishing, and intense exchange.

An exploration of medieval thought; of the interaction of faith, culture and society in the Middle Ages.

This course studies the development of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West. Topics include Medieval Europe, the Dark Ages, the development of Christianity, the rise of Islam, the development of feudalism and centralized monarchies, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Wars of Religion.

In this course students will examine philosophy and philosophical practice as it emerges from the historical experiences of African Americans and the African Diaspora. Participants in the course will evaluate how the African-American philosophical tradition alters conventional philosophical accounts of subjectivity, knowledge, time, language, history, embodiment, memory, and justice. (WI) (MULT)

In this course students will examine philosophy and philosophical practice as it emerges from the historical experiences of African Americans and the African Diaspora. Participants in the course will evaluate how the African-American philosophical tradition alters conventional philosophical accounts of subjectivity, knowledge, time, language, history, embodiment, memory, and justice. (MULT).

Examines the history of building culture emphasizing environmental conditions, resources, and social factors that influence the development of architectural form. This course explores historical works of architecture and urban form to analyze trends and common responses to recurring issues of environmental design.

Creative exploration of varying topics in contemporary animation. Studio work supplemented with lectures, critiques, and reading. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

Thematic survey of art since 1960; exploration of changing roles in art production, performance, presentation and criticism; art and artist in the global context; contemporary theory and criticism.