Spring 2017 Intermediate Learning Communities
Washington, DC Internship — GOV 395 & GOV 396
This learning community exposes students to the workings of the governmental and political processes in Washington, DC. Through internship assignments, classroom instruction, and directed readings and research, students will develop a greater appreciation of the policy-making process. The courses are offered in Washington, DC (each course is a 2-unit course), and registration is by permission of the instructor.
GOV 395-IL Washington Internship — Kraus
and
GOV 396-IL Dynamics of American Government — Kraus
Albany Internship — GOV 390 & GOV 391
This learning community exposes students to the workings of the governmental and political processes in Albany, NY. Through internship assignments, classroom instruction, and directed readings and research, students will develop a greater appreciation of the policy-making process. The courses are offered in Albany, NY (each course is a 2-unit course), and registration is by permission of the instructor.
GOV 390-IL New York State Gov. & Politics — Kraus
and
GOV 391-IL New York Legislature Internship — Kraus
Two-Unit ILC for Nursing Majors: Nutritional Strategies: Bacteria to Humans — MI 200 & NR 224
This learning community, intended for Nursing majors, looks at the cellular nutrition of eukaryotes (humans) vs. the nutrition of prokaryotes (bacteria). It also covers the similarities and differences in the structure, function and role of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins and trace elements in humans and bacteria. Finally, it looks at the immunological aspects of nutrition across the human life span compared to the immunological aspects in disease prevention.
MI 200-IL Microbiology — Bobbitt — Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00–2:30 pm
MI 200L Microbiology Lab— Select any section of MI 200L
NR 224-IL Nutrition & Health — Aurelus — Fridays 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Public Speaking for Business — FI 201 & SPC 103
In addition to addressing the apprehension of public speaking, this ILC is an ideal addition for the business student. Utilizing principles of finance concepts, participants will learn how to effectively present financial information about their company to various stakeholders groups. Students learn skills that allow them to speak informatively, persuasively, and in groups. Through these techniques, students cultivate personal style that results in more powerful presentations, which is a skill that is important to one’s academic and professional advancement.
FI 201-IL Principles of Finance — Tully — Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00–2:30 pm
This course has prerequisites. Please check the Bulletin for details.
SPC 103-IL Public Speaking — Fenley — Mondays & Wednesdays 1:00–2:30 pm
Stories from the Marketplace: Fiction, Business, and Globalization — BU 211(I) & EN 111(W)(I)
This learning community considers how studies in International Business and World Literature can mutually inform each other. We will examine fiction from English-speaking countries such as Great Britain, India, and South Africa, and writing in translation from such areas as Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. We will also consider the relationships between various environmental, economic, political and cultural factors and their impact on managers and employees of international businesses. Students learn to draw parallels across time and countries regarding culture and business issues, which is a skill that is critical to students’ academic and professional advancement.
BU 211-IL International Business (I) — Carter — Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:40-4:10 pm
This course has prerequisite of EC 101 or EC 102.
EN 111(W)-IL World Literature (I) — Arant — Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:20 am -12:50 pm
Two-Unit ILC: Music and the Mind — MU 246 & PS 291
This ILC explores the varied roles of music in American and European film from the early twentieth century to the present and how music not only increases our appreciation of life but can also be used by psychologists to improve the quality of life as part of the treatment of emotional disturbances in children and adults. In the words of William Shakespeare: "Musick has charms to soothe a savage breast."
MU 246-IL Music in Film — Schulenberg — Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:40–11:10 am
PS 291-IL Special Topics: Music in Counseling and Therapy — Groth — Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:20 am–12:50 pm
PS 291 Music in Counseling and Therapy.One unit. This course explores the rapidly expanding field of music therapy in the treatment of emotional disturbances in children, adolescents, adults and the senior population. Special attention is paid to the use of music in counseling individuals diagnosed with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders), PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder), Alzheimer’s Dementia, and Antisocial Personality Disorder. Students will be introduced to the elements of counseling techniques. No prerequisites.
Two-Unit ILC: Blues, Boycotts and the Journey towards the Promised Land — MU 209 (D) & GOV 268 (D)
The pain, struggle, resilience and triumphs of African Americans are documented in many ways. During slavery a rich, imaginative oral tradition thrived. Black influence on popular and dance music became more and more apparent and the Negro Spiritual and Ragtime attracted much admiration. Post-civil war suffering produced the Blues. Blues and Ragtime blended, were influenced by literate whites and Creoles, and Jazz began. Meanwhile, Black leadership emerged anew and established itself.
African American political thought remains a rich and indispensable resource for revealing both the aspirations and the injustices of the nation from its inception and before. This body of work confronts lived despair and promotes cultural flourishing at once. It challenges the nation to be more democratic, more just, more equal.
Many African Americans confronted the dominant culture, as Blacks sought to overcome cultural and systemic prejudice and struggled for equality. Literate thinkers, preachers and activists built on oral traditions and created a body of compelling literature. Blues and Jazz became “the American soundtrack,” broke down racial barriers and evolved into some of the most sophisticated improvisatory art forms the world has ever known. The power struggle of American Blacks has influenced and inspired liberation movements all over the world.
MU 209-IL The History of Blues and Jazz (D) — Wesby — Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays 11:20 am – 12:20 pm
GOV 268-IL African American Political Thought (D) — Moynagh — Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:40–4:10 pm
One-Unit, Team-Taught ILC: How to Marry a Millionaire: Game Theory and the Novels of Jane Austen — EC 291 or EN 291 (W)
Should a woman delay in accepting her favorite suitor? What do beauty contests and the stock market have in common? What is the battle of the sexes? They all involve strategic thinking.This course will introduce some basic ideas from game theory, a multifaceted tool that helps analyze strategic behavior, and use its insights to read Jane Austen’s novels of courtship, such asPride and Prejudice.In addition, we will search for strategic reasoning in folk tales, films, and international affairs.
No previous knowledge of economics, game theory, or Jane Austen is necessary, but enthusiasm for playing games is encouraged!
EC 291(W)-IL How to Marry a Millionaire: Game Theory and the Novels of Jane Austen — Dasgupta — Mondays & Wednesdays 9:40–11:10 am
or
EN 291(W)-IL How to Marry a Millionaire: Game Theory and the Novels of Jane Austen (English literature) — Schotter — Mondays & Wednesdays 9:40–11:10 am
Note: Students must choose whether to earn a unit in Economics with a writing-intensive designation OR to earn a unit in English literature with a writing-intensive designation.
One-Unit, Team-Taught ILC: Cuisine: Chemistry and Culture — AN 240 (I) or CH 291
“Tell me what you eat and I’ll tell you who you are.” In this ILC we will explore Brillat-Savarin’s most famous quote. By combining chemical and biocultural analyses, we will examine how foods have shaped our bodies, history, environment, and cultural practices. At the molecular scale, we will investigate the major food molecules and various chemical processes involved in cooking and food preparation. And at the individual and social scales we will examine how food production, presentation, and consumption create ourselves.
AN 240-IL The Raw and the Cooked: Anthropological Perspectives on Food (I) — Gagnon — Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:40–11:10 am
or
CH 291-IL Special Topics in Chemistry: The Chemistry of Food — DeCicco — Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:40–11:10 am
One-Unit, Team-Taught ILC: Feasting: Food and Drink in the Old World and the New — AN 240 (I) or AH 223 (I)
The important social events of our lives are accompanied by food and drink. Feasts are used to mark moments of celebration, bring people together, and entertain. In this course we will use archaeological, visual, and textual evidence to explore the often unexamined roles of feasting in social life, including creating and paying debts, displaying wealth, building allies and influence, negotiating war and peace, communicating with the gods and honoring the dead. We will examine the central importance of feasting to the cultural and political development of empires both in the Near East and the Andes. Through the study of the material culture of food and feasting, students will be able to intimately connect the lives of ancient communities to their own.
AN 240-I2 The Raw and the Cooked: Anthropological Perspectives on Food (I) — Gagnon — Mondays & Wednesdays 9:40–11:10 am
or
AH 223-I2 City and Empire: Near Eastern Art (I) — Scott — Mondays & Wednesdays 9:40–11:10 am