CWU Summer 2021 Wildcat Guide

K5: HUMANITIES

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ABS 110 - Expressive Black Culture: African American Literary Traditions from Folklore to Rap ENG 106 - Literature and the Environment LAJ 215 - Law in American History TH 382 - Diverse Experiences in American Drama WLC 250 - Language and Power CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

HEALTH ANDWELL-BEING PERSPECTIVES ON CURRENT ISSUES

ABS 110 - Expressive Black Culture: African American Literary Traditions from Folklore to Rap AIS 102 - American Indians in the Contact Period ENG 109 - Science Fiction vs Science Fact: Literature, Science, and Technology HIST 301 - Pacific Northwest History HUM 101 - Exploring Cultures in the Ancient World HUM 102 - Exploring Cultures from 16th Through 19th Centuries HUM 103 - Exploring Cultures in Modern and Contemporary Societies LLAS 388 - Mexican Cultural Studies PHIL 104 - Moral Controversies RELS 102 - Food, Sex, and the Other: Everyday Religion and Morality SPAN 456 - The Spanish and Latin American Short Story WLC 341 - Spells of Enchantment: Re-interpreting the Fairy Tale

ENG 107 - Literature, Health, and Well-Being HIST 102 - World History: 1500-1815 MGT 395 - Leadership in Business Organizations

PHIL 105 - The Meaning of Life WLC 250 - Language and Power

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ABS 110 - 5 credits : Interdisciplinary exploration of perspectives in African American folk culture, from oral expressions originating in Africa and developed during slavery to contemporary rap and stand-up comedy. Course explores the worldwide contribution of black oral performative art. AIS 102 - 5 credits : An interdisciplinary approach explores the lifeways and environments of American Indians during the period of European contact. Sources of contact period information come from the archaeological, American Indian and European written, and oral history records. DHC 140 - 5 credits : Variable topic. Courses in the humanities focuses on the analysis and interpretation of human stories of the past, present, and future in order to understand the processes of continuity and change in individuals and cultures through both documented and imaginative accounts. Prerequisites: Admission to the Douglas Honors College. ENG 105 - 5 credits : Human experience as it is imagined, interpreted, and made significant in poetry, prose, fiction, and drama. Prerequisite: Academic Writing I with a grade of C- or higher. ENG 106 - 5 credits : An introduction to literature as it relates to place and the environment. Prerequisite: Academic Writing I with a grade of C- or higher. ENG 107 - 5 credits : An introduction to literature exploring works about health and well-being. Prerequisite: Academic Writing I with a grade of C- or higher. ENG 108 - 5 credits : An introduction to literature as it relates to social justice issues. Prerequisite: ENG 101. ENG 109 - 5 credits : Understanding science, technology, and current issues through science fiction and non-fiction science writing. Prerequisite: ENG 101 HIST 102 - 5 credits : A comparative survey of political, social, economic, and cultural developments in world history from 1500-1815. HIST 301 - 5 credits : Exploration and settlement; subsequent political, economic, and social history with particular emphasis on Washington.

HUM 101 - 5 credits : An interdisciplinary exploration from literature, history, philosophy, and the arts of selected major ancient civilizations in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas from their beginnings through the fifteenth century. Prerequisite: Academic Writing I with a grade of C- or higher. HUM 102 - 5 credits : An interdisciplinary exploration of selected literature, history, philosophy, religion, and the arts in Asia, Africa, Europe, and/or the Americas from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Prerequisite: Academic Writing I with a grade of C- or higher. HUM 103 - 5 credits : An interdisciplinary exploration of literature, history, philosophy, and the arts of selected world civilizations of the 20th and 21st centuries. Prerequisite: Academic Writing I with a grade of C- or higher. LAJ 215 - 5 credits :This course explores the role of law in American society from 1789 to 1939, including connections between law and violence, economics, politics, culture, gender and ethnicity. LLAS 388 - 5 credits : Mexican Cultural Studies introduces students to aspects of Mexican society at the intersection of history, race, ethnicity, gender, economics and class with cultural traditions such as music, culinary arts, popular art, public performances and celebrations, language, and religion. MGT 395 - 5 credits : Examination of theories and practices of leadership in business organizations. Prerequisite: 45 credits or higher. PHIL 101 - 5 credits : Introduces students to the basic concepts, questions, and methods of philosophical inquiry. Topics may include free will and responsibility, knowledge and skepticism, the nature of the divine, moral reasoning, and human rights and social justice. PHIL 103 - 5 credits : An introduction to the study of philosophy through the issue of how we should live, with a particular focus on how we define social justice. PHIL 104 - 5 credits : An introduction to moral reasoning through the study of current ethical problems. Topics may include abortion, capital punishment, consumerism, immigration, sexual ethics, killing in war, and/or torture.

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