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All courses listed are at the undergraduate level and will earn three credits unless otherwise noted.

AUCA: Living Responsively to the Arts
AUCC: Living in a Cultural Context: Other Cultures
AUCS: Living in a Social Context
AUCW: Living in a Cultural Context: Western Hertiage
AUCT: Living in a Scientific & Technological World

AUCW 180 Western Heritage: The Humanities - 57496
This integrative course in the humanities considers the con-temporary search for solutions to the age-old problems in gaining understanding of truth, art, and ethics. Central questions of value and meaning are pursued by academic disciplines that came to be called the humanities. The course provides an introduction to these humanities together with their essential components, conventions, and connections. (Written and Oral Communication and Values Identification.)

1/2-1/22 MTRF 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. A 420 Smith

AUCW 210 Discovering America I: American Civilization to 1865 - 57502
This integrative course deals with American society, culture, and thought during the formative period of 1607 to 1865. Five topics will be considered in depth: (1) the social and economic development of the Southern colonies; (2) the evolution of religious beliefs and Institutions; (3) the origins of American politics; (4) Industrialization, westward expansion, and American character; and (5) the debate over slavery. (Written Communication and Critical Thinking)

1/8-1/22 M-F 5:30-9:00 p.m. H207 Camp

AUCW 212 Discovering America III: American Civilization, 1945-Present - 57482
This integrative course is an inquiry into American society, culture, and thought in the post-World War II era. The topics chosen for investigation represent many of the most significant themes and issues that have been and continue to be influential in shaping the contours of recent American cultural experience. Reading for this course will emphasize the diverse perspectives of major American writers, historians, and social scientists on such topics as the pursuit of the "American Dream," racial inequality, the anti-war movement and its aftermath. (Written Communication and Critical Thinking) No prerequisites, open to freshmen.

1/8-1/22 M-F 1:00-4:30 p.m. A322 Canedy

AUCA 110 Romanticism in the Arts: An Introduction - 57513
This integrative course introduces students to several major works of Western art, literature, and music produced during the period 1775-1850, and encourages the investigation of the romantic impulse across the spectrum of the arts. (Written Communication and Values Identification)

1/8-1/22 M-F 9:00-12:30 p.m. E104 Dorse

AUCA 120 The Art and Thought of Classical Greece - 57492
This integrative course in the arts and humanities provides students an opportunity to explore the interrelatedness of the arts and philosophic inquiry in classical Greece . The materials to be considered include poetry, epics, dramas and Platonic dialogues. Some emphasis will be given to architecture, music and the visual arts. (Oral Communication and Values Identification)

1/8-1/22 M-F 1:00-4:30 p.m. A426 Mayer

AUCA 130 Italian Renaissance - 57479
This integrative course will introduce the student to the arts and thought of the Italian Renaissance. The individual's relation to nature, tradition, community and self will be investigated and discussed as the student surveys a number of landmarks of the art, literature, music, and philosophy of the age. (Oral Communication and Critical Thinking)

1/8-1/22 M-F 5:00-8:30 p.m. E211 Lechner

AUCC 110 Hunger: Problems of Scarcity and Choice - 57486
This integrative course, combining perspectives in social sciences and health, introduces students to the multiple dimensions of hunger. Various models are used to examine the causes and consequences of, and treatments for, hunger in the Third World and the United States . (Written Communication and Values Identification)

1/8-1/22 M-F 1:00-4:30 p.m. A423 Walens

AUCC 140 Native American Cultures - 57951
This integrative course, by combining critical perspectives in anthropology, history, and the humanities, seeks to broaden student awareness of the many complex Native American cultures. The topics will focus on social, cultural, and political issues that have been central to the lives of Native American people. Readings will be from various sources: history, literature, autobiography, anthropology, art history, music history. Students will be expected to write critical reports and participate in group art projects and
presentations. (Oral and Written Communication and Values Identification)

Cost includes lodging, travel in NM only, museum, and Pueblo tours. Airfare and meals purchased individually. For fight arrival and departure times and estimated costs contact Professor den Ouden at 768-4745 or denOuden@hartford.edu.

1/8-1/15 All Day New Mexico den Ouden $1,670 **
Note: May also be taken for credit as PHI 265, CRN #57704.
** Cost does not include travel or meals.

AUCC 160 Literature and Culture of Immigrant Groups in America - 57506
An introduction to the literature and culture of immigrant groups using film, literature, and cultural analysis. (Written and Oral Communication and Values Identification)

1/8-1/22 M-F 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. A425 Fierro

AUCC 210 Cultures and Transnational Corporations - 57491
This integrative course is designed to expose students to the interactions between cultures and transnational corporations and the environments in which they operate, with special emphasis on the cultural dimension and its political effects. Topics will include: conflicts between host and home cultures, as manifested in the history of the transnationals; colonial heritage and cultural imperialism; governmental policies; trade restrictions and incentives; roles and power balance of transnationals and home/host governments; and questions of ethics. (Written and Oral Communication and Critical Thinking.)

1/8-1/22 M-F 5:00-8:30 p.m. H403 Ricardo

AUCS 110 Sources of Power - 57514
This integrative course in the social sciences examines human interaction on the interpersonal, group, organizational, and social levels through the study of power and individual's reactions to power. Students gain insight into individual, social, economic, and political sources of power in relation to contemporary issues and controversies. (Written and Oral Communication and Critical Thinking)

1/8-1/22 M-F 5:00-8:30 p.m. A321 McMiller

AUCS 120 Adult Journey: Search for Meaning - 57478
This integrative course in the social sciences is an exploration of the bio-psycho-social events that shape the meaning of life at three critical stages: young adulthood, middle age, and old age. Emphasis is given to interactional issues, cultural values, and theories of development that comprise the adult journey. (Oral Communication and Social Interaction)

1/8-1/22 M-F 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. A423 Sukosky

AUCS 150 Gender, Identity and Society - 57487
This integrative course examines what we know about being male and female from a variety of perspectives. Biological and psychological dimensions of gender, as well as the social and cultural frameworks of the ways in which a number of societies choose to define sex roles, are considered along with a look at how men and women in other societies see their own lives. Factual information, fiction, and film are used to discover how our experience is colored by our own ideas about gender and by the pressure society brings to bear on us. Sources of reading and films include: anthropology, cultural studies, philosophy, economics, literature and sociology. (Values Identification, Critical Thinking and Written Communication)

1/8-1/22 M-F 1:00-4:30 p.m. H221 Dischiavo

*AUCT 150 Technology as a Human Affair - 57520
AUCT 150 LAB - 57516
This course provides an introduction to the interactive relationship between technology and society. Students will study technological advancement as social change, not simply to monitor the transformations of our society but also to understand why they occur and what their consequences are. (Critical Thinking and Oral and Written Communication) Lab fee: $40
*Note: This is a 4 credit course.

1/8-1/22 M-F 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. A427 Misovich and 3:00-4:30 p.m. H319 Misovich

1/8-1/22 LAB M-F 1:00-3:00 p.m. H319 Misovich

*AUCT 150 Technology as a Human Affair - 57515
AUCT 150 LAB - 57521

This course provides an introduction to the interactive relationship between technology and society. Students will study technological advancement as social change, not simply to monitor the transformations of our society but also to understand why they occur and what their consequences are. (Critical Thinking and Oral and Written Communication) Lab fee: $40
*Note: This is a 4 credit course.

1/2-1/18 M-R 4:30-8:00 p.m. UT320 Ciccarelli

1/2-1/18 LAB M-R 8:00-10:00 p.m. UT320 Ciccarelli

*AUCT 150 Technology as a Human Affair - 57544
AUCT 150 LAB - 57543

This course provides an introduction to the interactive relationship between technology and society. Students will study technological advancement as social change, not simply to monitor the transformations of our society but also to understand why they occur and what their consequences are. (Critical Thinking and Oral and Written Communication) Lab fee: $40
*Note: This is a 4 credit course.

1/8-1/22 M-F 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 3:00-4:30 p.m. UT320 Highberg

1/8-1/22 LAB M-F 1:00-3:00 p.m UT320 Highberg

 

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