Associate in Arts Program WINTER SESSION 2016 COURSE LIST
January 4TH February 6TH Del Tech Building
GROUP A:
THEA 102: Introduction to Performance Professor Debra Pelinski
MTWRF, 11:00 - 12:45
Answer quickly: What would you rather do stand up and speak in
front of a hundred people or be caught without your clothes on? Now
that I have your attention, whats your answer? Author and speaker
Janet Esposito, MSW suggests that baring it all comes out ahead
every time. Performance and anxiety are closely intertwined. There
is a great probability that the notion of performance will be a key
element in your obtaining and keeping a job in the arts, in
business, medicine, sports, law, economics, education, health care,
politics etc. In the Introduction to Performance course, an
atmosphere of creativity, spontaneity,
and fun is nurtured so that students experience greater freedom,
flexibility and self-expression in performance situations while
limiting anxiety and fear. Class sessions will include warm ups of
voice and body, theater games, improvisations and other exercises.
Experience the release of fear of public speaking through
participation in Introduction to Performance course
GROUP B & MULTI-CULTURAL:
ARTH 236: Arts of the Islamic World Professor Jennifer Hintlian
MTWRF, 1:00 - 2:45
An outline of Islamic history provides the framework for an
introduction to the arts of the Islamic world. We will consider the
origins of a new style, its transformation through a diversity of
cultures and time periods, and in the process we will think about
how religious and political ideas are expressed in the visual
arts.
According to the prophet Mohammad, God is beautiful and God
loves
beauty, so we will spend our winter days looking at
intentionally beautiful
images of works, dating from the 7th to the 21st Century from
around the
globe.
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GROUP C: POSC 220 INTRO TO PUBLIC POLICY PROFESSOR JOHN MARTIN M
TWRF, 11:00 - 12:45 This course will look closely at the impact of
race and class on the development and implementation of
American
Public Policy. Two specific case studies will be the primary
focus of the course: Katrina (10 years after) and
Ferguson.
Hurricane Katrina Students will learn the basic governmental
components of policy making in America. We will focus on the
respective responsibilities of the distinct levels of American
government: local, state and federal. We will also focus on the
respective roles of the 3 branches of government. Students will
also learn the about the basic stages of public policy, from the
initial
identification and definition of the problem(s), to the
politically contentious process of selecting and supporting the
best response(s) to dealing with the problem. Katrina and Ferguson
are of course very different situations. Still, these case studies
will provide an opportunity to focus upon and consider the impact
of race and class in the United States across a wide range of
public policy areas.
This course can be used to meet the group C group course
Ferguson, MO
requirement of the School of Arts and Sciences.
GROUP D:
BISC 107, ELEMENTARY EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY
PROFESSOR JENNIFER MCCARTHY
MTWRF, 1:00 - 2:45
This course is a brief introduction and overview of the field of
evolutionary ecology. We will discuss the reoccurring themes in
evolutionary ecology; the life histories, behavior and coevolution
of organisms; and their adaptation to anthropogenic change.
GROUP D, LAB:
BISC117, ELEMENTARY EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY LAB PROFESSOR JENNIFER
MCCARTHY TWR, 3:00 - 5:00 Laboratory exercises to complement the
subject matter of BISC107.
SPANISH 105 MATH 010
PROFESSOR CAROL KARPINSKI
MTWRF, 11:00 - 1:15
PROFESSOR BILL BOYER
MTWRF, 1:00 - 2:45
