Spring 2024 Courses

Arts

ARTS 617
Tuesday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Cancelled
Global Hip Hop
Charry,Eric

Over the past several decades hip hop, in its various facets of rap, deejaying, dance, visual art, fashion, and attitude toward authority, has gradually taken over as a primary medium of expression for youth around the world. Used as mass... more

ARTS 618
Wednesday
06:00PM - 09:00PM
Fully Enrolled
Japanese Woodblock Printmaking
Shinohara,Keiji

Japanese woodblock printmaking is a traditional art form, more than 1,000 years old, which relies on hand-pressing techniques, watercolors, and rice paste. Quite distinct from Western printmaking traditions, it uses no oil-based inks or presses. In... more

Education and Human Development

EDHD 624
Thursday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Decolonizing Education
Colvin,Demetrius James

Who determines what is true and worth knowing? How has the construction of knowledge and academic traditions from across the globe been impacted by such phenomena as (post)modernity, (neo)colonialism, and (neo)liberalism? Why do any of the... more

EDHD 686
Tuesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
History of the Brain
Kurtz,Matthew M.

Since antiquity written records have captured ever-changing conceptions of the relationship between, brain and mind that have influenced the way people have thought about behavior, their sense of self and personal responsibility for their actions.... more

Humanities

HUMS 610
Note: Special Schedule
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Literature and the Adolescent Experience
Wolfsdorf,Adam

Semi-Immersion, please note Special Schedule Mondays, 7PM - 8:30PM via Zoom Saturdays, 10AM - 4PM in person SCHEDULE: Monday, February 12: Zoom, 7PM - 8:30PM Saturday, February 24: On Campus, 10AM - 4PM Monday, March 4: Zoom, 7PM - 8:30PM... more

HUMS 610W
Note: Special Schedule
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Literature and the Adolescent Experience
Wolfsdorf,Adam

Semi-Immersion, please note Special Schedule Mondays, 7PM - 8:30PM via Zoom Saturdays, 10AM - 4PM in person SCHEDULE: Monday, February 12: Zoom, 7PM - 8:30PM Saturday, February 24: On Campus, 10AM - 4PM Monday, March 4: Zoom, 7PM - 8:30PM... more

Sciences

SCIE 624
Wednesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Evolution of the Human Animal
Powzyk,Joyce Ann

The 'Human Animal' is a course that examines the concept of human evolution through the lens that we -- the human species -- are also a type of animal, roaming the landscape harvesting food, avoiding predators, and dealing with disease... more

SCIE 686
Tuesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
History of the Brain
Kurtz,Matthew M.

Since antiquity written records have captured ever-changing conceptions of the relationship between, brain and mind that have influenced the way people have thought about behavior, their sense of self and personal responsibility for their actions.... more

Social Sciences

SOCS 624
Thursday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Decolonizing Education
Colvin,Demetrius James

Who determines what is true and worth knowing? How has the construction of knowledge and academic traditions from across the globe been impacted by such phenomena as (post)modernity, (neo)colonialism, and (neo)liberalism? Why do any of the... more

SOCS 629
Thursday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Environmental Justice and Sustainability
Abrell,Elan Louis

ONLINE The US Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as ""the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation,... more

SOCS 633
Tuesday
06:00PM - 08:30PM
Peace versus Power
Gallarotti,Giulio

While globalization and international organizations have currently integrated the world into networks of peace; ethnic, religious and regional conflict have driven nations and groups further apart. This coexistence of conflict and cooperation marks... more

SOCS 638
Monday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
Luxury Commodities and the Emergence of the Modern World
Grimmer-Solem,Erik

ONLINE This course explores the role of luxury consumption in the development of the market economy into a capitalist system with a global division of labor by 1800. It will study how Europeans were exposed to such luxury commodities as spices,... more

SOCS 686
Tuesday
06:30PM - 09:00PM
History of the Brain
Kurtz,Matthew M.

Since antiquity written records have captured ever-changing conceptions of the relationship between, brain and mind that have influenced the way people have thought about behavior, their sense of self and personal responsibility for their actions.... more

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Fall 2023 Course Chart

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Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 courses will include both on-campus and online options. All courses subject to change.

GLS courses have a 
variety of scheduling and
study options. 

The options available for
each course are indicated
within the 
course's description.

Here is the Key:

CERT: This course will 
count toward the req-
uirements for the 
Graduate Certificate 
in Writing.

Crosslisted: Students may 
enroll in the concentration 
option that best 
meets their academic 
needs.

FDN: This course is offered 
with a Foundational 
Writing Option

FDN-CERT: The 
Foundational Writing 
Option of this course 
will count toward the 
Graduate Certificate 
in Writing.

Hybrid: This course 
includes online class
meetings with other 
special scheduling 
features.

Immersion: This course 
will have fewer class 
meetings that will meet 
for longer periods of 
time (e.g., weekends-only,
five-day immersion, etc.).

Online: A limited number 
of seats will be offered 
for students to attend the 
course online, from 
off-campus. 
Online meetings 
are synchronous, 
meaning that students 
must be available at the 
time that class sessions 
are held so that they 
can fully participate 
in discussions.