Category: Liberal Arts Courses

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DEN-101 COMPOSITION I

In DEN 101 Composition I, an introductory composition course, students practice the fundamentals of college writing, reading, and reflecting. In this course, students analyze a variety of written and visual texts and respond in college-level, thesis driven writing and creative projects. DEN 101 stresses important academic skills, including reading strategies, essay planning and organization, citation, revision, proofreading, and presenting before a group. This class satisfies the General Education requirement.

Credits: 3

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DLE-401 ART & MADNESS IN MODERN CULTURE

Madness has been of interest to philosophers, psychologists, social scientists – as well as to artists. The history of art, culture and literature is filled with “mad or romantic geniuses.”, This course proposes a comparative examination of the transition of “marginalized” forms of representation from “insanity” into the field of aesthetic and cultural practice by a consideration of the art and drawing of the insane (from asylums), short story (Edgar Allen Poe), poetry (Sylvia Plath), painting (Van Gogh, Surrealism, de Kooning), and film (Ingmar Berman’s ”Through a Glass Darkly”). The course seeks a balance between critical theory (Plato, Romanticism, Avant-Garde, Feminism), close reading (engaging each person’s affective response), and developments in the changing status of the scientific, social and intellectual situation of works. Course credit may be used as English or Philosophy.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Take one 3.0 credit, 200 level course from one of the following subjects: DAH (Art History), DEN (English), DAS (Academic Studies), DVC (Visual Culture).

DNS-500 GLOBAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE

(This is a faculty led study abroad course * syllabi will differ per destination), On a Global Learning Experience course, students are brought outside the typical classroom, for a 24/7 learning experience in varying locations outside the USA. The course will provide students with tools for analyzing your learning process and identifying cultural patterns, differences, similarities and values encountered during the journey. Students develop a sense of cross-cultural understanding, and navigate towards becoming a global citizen. Students develop a heightened sense of confidence, and leadership as they plan, and execute this excursion. In addition students discover the role of becoming an ambassador for their own culture. Practical issues about studying abroad (safety, money, packing, etc.) are delivered via pre-departure sessions with the International Student Services Office.

SUMMER 2024
COSTA RICA
There’s nothing quite like the rain forests of the ”Rich Coast.” At its heart, the Central American country boasts an epic landscape that is home to nearly 5 percent of the world’s biodiversity. Discover how fragile these endangered ecosystems are as you travel through different rainforest preserves and unearth dazzling displays of color and sound. Explore also the unique art and culture of some of Costa Rica’s most vibrant cities and towns.

Credits: 3

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ELS-101 COMP I FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS

An introductory composition course, ELS 107 Composition I for Non-Native Speakers of English challenges students to write a well-planned, cogent, college-level essay in Standard English. This course stresses basic foundational skills in writing with an integrated focus on strengthening English reading, listening and speaking skills. Students must pass ELS-101 with a grade of C or higher. This course satisfies the General Education requirement.

Credits: 4

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