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Traditional Cultures of the World

Comparative, worldwide survey of traditional, selected and well-studied ways of life using ethnographic writings and films. Examines diverse ways of life, with an emphasis on small-scale societies.

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Contemporary Moral Issues

Applying ethical and social/political theories to contemporary moral problems. Topics selected from current issues in law, business, medicine, sexual morality, and gender/multicultural studies, including abortion, racism, crime, punishment, welfare, domestic violence and pornography.

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Cities and Nature

Impact of urbanization on landforms, climate, vegetation, and animals. Planning implications and case studies.

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Women in American Society

Socio-cultural history of women and women's movements in American society. Emphasis on 19th and 20th centuries. Cultural models of American womanhood - maternal, domestic, sexual, social - their development and recent changes.

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Historical Writing

Research, writing and library usage (including computer-assisted bibliographic searches) as related to history.

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Foundations Criminal Justice

Overview and analysis of the components of the criminal justice system; emphasizing the historical and contemporary aspects of law, policing, courts and corrections.

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The Ancient Maya

Archaeology and ethnohistory of the Maya area of Southern Mesoamerica. Problems of initial settlement of the area and the rise and dynamics of ancient Maya civilization.

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The National Parks

The creation and use of national parks and other protected areas. Origins and globalization of the national parks. Challenges and conflicts related to national parks.

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Sex, Evolution, Human Nature

Evolutionary theory and human evolution; the primate origins of humanity, the evolution of human nature, and the evolutionary foundations of human behavior and cognition.

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Intro to Amer Pop Culture

Historical exploration of popular culture in America as it reflects and contributes to the search for meaning in everyday life. Heroes, myths of success, symbols of power, images of romance, consumerism, race and sexual identity.

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Chicana/o Families

The Chicana/o family's development as an American social institution focusing on cross-cultural, historical and interdisciplinary perspectives.

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African American Music Appreciation

Black music in America; the sociological conditions that help produce various forms of black music.

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Asia

Physical, human and regional geography of Asia from Pakistan and India through Southeast Asia and the Malay Archipelago to China, Japan and Korea.

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Politics of Sexuality

Cultural politics of sexuality within the U.S. and across national and cultural boundaries using feminist theories and methods. A focus on sexual controversies illuminates the relationship between sex, power and social change.

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Conceptions of the Afterlife

How selected religious traditions have sought to answer the question: "What happens when I die." Resurrection, reincarnation, immortality of the soul, heaven and hell.

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Asian American Film and Video

Introduction to major themes in Asian American film and video history and criticism. Asian American aesthetics, history and politics will be examined in areas of film and video direction, production, writing and acting.

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Religion, Media, & Culture

Reporting about religion in secular media; impact of traditional and social media on societal values; ethical challenges faced by journalists; uses of media by religious organizations.