Complex Problems & Enduring Questions Courses first-year students | fall 2018
Expand your world Expand yourself
The Core The centerpiece of Jesuit education has always been a common curriculum that emphasizes the study of defining works in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. The Boston College Core is designed to provide a broad understanding of the forces that have shaped world history and culture, challenging students to think across the disciplines, to make good decisions, and to communicate effectively in an increasingly complex world.
To fulfill Core requirements, each student must complete: 1 course in Arts: Art, Art History, Film, Music, Theatre 1 course in Cultural Diversity
Complex Problems Courses
2 courses in History 1 course in Literature:
Each of these six-credit courses, team-taught by Classics, English, German Studies, Romance Languages and Literatures, Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
two Core requirements. Complex Problems courses consist of three 50-minute lectures and one 75-minute lab session each week, along with a weekly meeting during the evening for reflection
1 course in Mathematics
and integration.
2 courses in Natural Science: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Physics 2 courses in Philosophy 2 courses in Social Science:
professors from different disciplines, satisfies
Enduring Questions Courses These linked pairs of courses are taught by
Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
2 courses in Theology 1 course in Writing
professors from different disciplines, who collaborate in choosing common readings and questions for consideration. The same group of 19 students takes each class, which meets for 150 minutes per week. Four evening reflection sections will be scheduled over the course of the semester.
To view all courses that satisfy Core requirements, visit: www.bc.edu/core
Taken together, the courses are worth six credits and fulfill two Core requirements.
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as a member of the class of 2022, you are invited to enroll in one of Boston College’s innovative, team-taught Core courses. Open only to first-year students, there are two types of interdisciplinary offerings: Complex Problems, which probe compelling contemporary issues such as the role of science and technology in American society and race-and gender-based sexual violence; and Enduring Questions, which explore subjects crucial to the human experience including health and illness, love and marriage, and the relationship between humans and the natural world. Complex Problems and Enduring Questions courses extend inquiry beyond the classroom to labs, reflection sessions, conversations with outside speakers, and off-campus field visits, creating an intensive shared learning experience for both teachers and students. They exemplify Boston College’s innovative approach to Core education by establishing a foundation for students’ intellectual development and preparing them to become engaged, effective world citizens. You will have the opportunity to enroll in this fall’s Complex Problems and Enduring Questions courses when you register during your summer orientation session. Both are worth six credits and fulfill two of the University’s Core Curriculum requirements. In November you will be eligible to register for Spring 2019 Core Renewal courses, which are also listed in this brochure. To view faculty members describing their courses and for more information, visit www.bc.edu/corerenewal
Fall 201 8 | complex problems cour ses
Complex Problems | HIST151101 + BIOL150301
Complex Problems | SOCY151101 + AADS150101
Science and Technology in American Society
From #BlackLivesMatter to #MeToo: Violence and Representation in the African Diaspora
Andrew Jewett, History, and Christopher Kenaley, Biology 1 History II + 1 Natural Science MWF 2–2:50 (lecture) + Tues. 6–7:50 (reflection) + 1 lab section (times below) What roles do science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) play in advanced, knowledge-dependent societies? This course examines our institutional and cultural relationships to innovation: hopes and fears about STEM, views of science and religion, conceptions of democracy’s cultural requirements, the emergence of DIY and geek culture, and more. And it explores ethical questions around STEM, including debates over biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, climate change, and mass extinction. The course gives students the basic technical background to address these questions and an opportunity to imagine a technological application of their own for addressing the complex problems of the 21st century. To register for this course:
Régine Jean-Charles, Romance Languages and Literatures, and Shawn McGuffey, Sociology 1 Social Science + 1 Literature MWF 1–1:50 (lecture) + Thurs. 6–7:50 (reflection) + 1 lab section (times below) This course explores pressing problems of modern race- and gender-based sexual violence in the U.S. and throughout the African Diaspora. Utilizing interdisciplinary perspectives in both the humanities and social sciences, we will examine the roots of sexual violence, the ways in which it has been expressed, the meanings attached to it, and its implications for society from an intersectional perspective. Students will: 1) examine the wide-ranging ramifications of racism on rape culture; 2) formulate solutions for intervening in and eradicating rape culture; and 3) summon their imaginations to envision a world without sexual violence. To register for this course:
(1) First, register for both HIST151101 and BIOL150301 (2) Then, register for any one of the following lab sections that fits your schedule
(1) First, register for both SOCY151101 and AADS150101 (2) Then, register for any one of the following lab sections that fits your schedule
HIST151201 (T 3–4:15)
SOCY151201 (T 10:30–11:45)
HIST151202 (T 4:30–5:45)
SOCY151202 (T 12–1:15)
BIOL150201 (Th 3–4:15)
AADS150201 (Th 10:30–11:45)
BIOL150202 (Th 4:30–5:45)
AADS150202 (Th 12–1:15)
“ It made me realize that college is more than just studying something to get a job. It really opened my mind and made me explore things that I didn’t even know I wanted to explore. Honestly, I can’t imagine my freshman year without meeting those professors and the awesome students in my class. They opened my mind to new perspectives.” —Diana Dinkel ’19 Lynch School of Education
Fall 201 8 | enduring questions cour ses
Enduring Questions | UNAS170401 + UNAS170501
When Life Happens: Disability and the Stories We Tell Clare Dunsford, English
When Life Happens: Psychology Views Disability Penny Hauser-Cram, Lynch School of Education 1 Literature + 1 Social Science TTh 9–10:15 + TTh 10:30–11:45 Thurs. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) What is the meaning of disability? How do those with disabilities and their families view themselves and their place in society? How does society view them? In the literature course, students will read memoirs, fiction, and essays written by and about those with disabilities, analyzing rhetorical strategies and questions of representation. In the psychology course, students will explore the meaning of disability from the historical and cultural perspectives promoted by the social sciences and consider the ways in which psychology has both advanced and restricted those with disabilities. Together we will reflect on what disability can tell us about what it means to be human. To register for these courses: Register for both UNAS170401 and UNAS170501 Enduring Questions | ENGL172201 + UNAS170101
Oppression and Change in the Contemporary United States: Writing as Social Action Paula Mathieu, English
Oppression and Change in the Contemporary United States: Sociocultural and Psychological Perspectives Lisa Goodman, Lynch School of Education 1 Writing + 1 Social Science MWF 11–11:50 + TTh 10:30–11:45 Tues. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) Despite our country’s democratic ideals, social oppression remains deeply entrenched today.
This paired social science course and First-Year Writing Seminar will explore privilege and oppression across class, race, gender, and sexual orientation. Starting with our own stories, the social science course will explore the ways that institutional, ideological, and interpersonal oppression shape individual and community well-being. The writing course will explore the same issues as in the social science course, with a goal of using writing to reflect on the roots and manifestations of social inequality and injustice. Students will write and revise in a range of genres with different purposes and audiences. To register for these courses: Register for both ENGL172201 and UNAS170101 Enduring Questions | PSYC109101 + ENGL172301
Thinking about Feelings: The Psychology of Emotion Andrea Heberlein, Psychology
Feeling Like Ourselves: How and Why Literature Moves Us Andrew Sofer, English 1 Social Science + 1 Literature MWF 10–10:50 + TTh 10:30–11:45 Tues. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) Emotion lies at the core of what it means to be human. Thinkers since Aristotle have puzzled over why great literature moves us while social scientists debate what exactly an emotion is and whether certain emotions are universal and fundamental. How is the human experience shaped by emotions, and what is the proper role of emotion in decisionmaking and in life more generally? In these courses, we will explore parallel understandings of emotion in literature and psychology. Along the way, we will use reflections to clarify the place of emotion in our own personal, civic, and social lives. To register for these courses: Register for both PSYC109101 and ENGL172301
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Enduring Questions | UNAS170301 + PSYC109201
Enduring Questions | ECON170201 + UNAS170201
Humans and Other Animals: Changing Perceptions of Humankind’s Place in Nature
Life, Money, and Health: The Economics of Health Care
Rory Browne, Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Tracy Regan, Economics
Humans and Other Animals: The Mental Life of Animals
Life, Liberty, and Health: Policy, Politics, and Law
Jeffrey Lamoureux, Psychology 1 History II + 1 Social Science TTh 12–1:15 + TTh 4:30–5:45 Tues. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) How are humans defined by their relationship with nature, particularly with other animals? Can we learn about the human mind from the abilities of animals? These paired courses will address questions such as these related to our place as humans in the natural world, focusing on the kinship and interactions between humans and nonhuman animals. Readings will engage the entire span of thought on our place in nature, from paradigmatic changes about man’s place at the center of the universe (or not), to contemporary sociobiological views of human behavior as seen through an evolutionary lens. To register for these courses: Register for both UNAS170301 and PSYC109201
Mary Ann Chirba, Law 1 Social Science + 1 History II TTh 1:30–2:45 + TTh 3–4:15 Thurs. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) Recently, health has become a central focus of political infighting, public discord, and personal worry. Health care and health insurance now dominate everything from think tanks to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Meanwhile, concussions go up, NFL ratings go down, drug prices soar, and opioid abuse damages individuals, families, the health care system, and the economy. Such complex issues are best understood through interdisciplinary study. These paired classes will introduce basic principles of economics, law, and public policy through the lens of contemporary problems involving enduring questions of government authority and individual autonomy, morality and ethics, social justice, and human rights. To register for these courses: Register for both ECON170201 and UNAS170201
“ The professors created an interactive experience. It made the material seem more relevant and exciting. You approach topics holistically from different perspectives. This is the way students need to prepare for the real world.” — Kate Mignosa ’19 Connell School of Nursing
Fall 201 8 | enduring questions cour ses
Enduring Questions | SLAV116601 + CLAS170201
St. Petersburg: Dream & Reality Thomas Epstein, Slavic and Eastern Languages and Literatures
Rome: Art, Regime & Resistance Christopher Polt, Classical Studies 1 Literature + 1 History I MWF 3–3:50 + TTh 4:30–5:45 Thurs. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) Rome is the West’s oldest archetype of the imperial city; St. Petersburg the youngest, and perhaps, last. To what kinds of life and culture do great cities give rise? Exploring artistic, intellectual, and social dimensions of Rome and St. Petersburg, we will ask about the responsibility of the human person to the society in which he or she lives. How do artists respond to official conceptions of identity and how, conversely, does the state view its artists and intellectuals? How are local and national selfidentities made and unmade by art and artists? Our reflection sessions will explore how these questions find expression in our own first “great” city, Boston. To register for these courses: Register for both SLAV116601 and CLAS170201
What is a human, and who is an animal? Humanism has questionably attributed reason, morality, speech, ritual, and the capacity to imagine future worlds to humans alone. All major philosophies and religions try to separate humans from animals: in Genesis, God distinguishes Adam and Eve from the beasts, then instructs Adam to name them. Humans still grapple with the ethics of eating, wearing, and experimenting on animals, the environmental effects of raising them, and challenges like habitat change and animal-borne disease. These courses use historical and literary study to interrogate the blurry and problematic boundaries between human and nonhuman animals. To register for these courses: Register for both ENGL172101 and HIST170901 Enduring Questions | POLI102601 + PHIL170701
Taking Power/Seeking Justice: On the Causes and Consequences of Social Change Movements Paul Christensen, Political Science
Seeking Justice/Taking Power: The Philosophy of Radical Social Change Eileen Sweeney, Philosophy 1 Social Science + 1 Philosophy TTh 9–10:15 + TTh 1:30–2:45
Enduring Questions | ENGL172101 + HIST170901
Finding the Animal: Beasts and Boundaries in Literature Robert Stanton, English
From Weevils to Wolves: How Animals Made the World Zachary Matus, History 1 Literature + History I MWF 12–12:50 + MWF 2–2:50 Tues. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester)
Thurs. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) These paired courses will evaluate social change movements in terms of both the ideals of justice and the realities of power, asking such questions as: When are rebellion and civil disobedience just? Why do they succeed or fail? Do they bring about a more just social order? What are the relative costs of radical change versus keeping the status quo? Is it effective to use violence or disregard the law to bring about social change? Is it ethical? What are the ideals and the realities facing those seeking justice and taking power in the twentyfirst century? Students’ final projects will be a case study of a
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social change movement, evaluated both in terms of its ideals and its real outcome. (Students will automatically be enrolled in PHIL1708 in the spring to complete their Philosophy Core with Prof. Sweeney.) To register for these courses: Register for both POLI102601 and PHIL170701 Enduring Questions | ENGL170401 + RLRL337301
Love, Gender, and Marriage: Writing & Rewriting the Tradition Treseanne Ainsworth, English
Love, Gender, and Marriage: The Western Literary Tradition Franco Mormando, Romance Languages and Literatures 1 Writing + 1 Literature MWF 12–12:50 + TTh 12–1:15 Thurs. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) These courses explore the concept of “romantic love” from the Middle Ages through the present, examining the meanings of marriage and gender in legal, literary, and theological texts. This section of First-Year Writing Seminar prepares students for writing at the college level in a variety of genres and across disciplines. To register for these courses: Register for both ENGL170401 and RLRL337301 Enduring Questions | ENGL170101 + HIST170101
Truth-Telling in Literature Allison Adair, English
Truth-Telling in History Sylvia Sellers-Garcia, History 1 Literature + 1 History I MWF 12–12:50 + TTh 1:30–2:45 Thurs. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester)
When does the imagination produce truth? Do literary techniques reveal truth or obscure it? History and English understand “truth” in different ways. These courses consider both perspectives, using texts drawn from medieval to modern times and from Europe, Asia, and the Americas. To register for these courses: Register for both ENGL170101 and HIST170101 Enduring Questions | EESC170201 + ARTH170101
Living on the Water: Coasts, Development, and Sea Level Change from Venice to Boston Gail Kineke, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Living on the Water: Venetian Art, Architecture, and the Environment Stephanie Leone, Art History 1 Natural Science + 1 Arts TTh 9–10:15 + TTh 3–4:15 Tues. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) These paired courses pose two enduring questions: how does the environment impact humans, and how do humans impact the environment? Venice and Boston offer exemplary case studies, historically and presently, to think critically about these fundamental questions of human and natural history from the rich perspectives of geology and art history. To probe the codependence of humans and the environment, students study the natural processes that define coastlines; their impact on Venice’s history, politics, commerce, art, and architecture; the effect of development on the coastline; and the threat of rising sea levels to the future of Venice and Boston. To register for these courses: Register for both EESC170201 and ARTH170101
“ My advice to any high school student on taking any Complex Problems or Enduring Questions course is to not be afraid. College is the time to step into the unknown and try out something new. Taking this course was an opportunity I did not have in high school. Try to look for something that you never thought you might be interested in.” —Jadeen Samuels ’20 Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
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Enduring Questions | BIOL170301 + THTR170201
Your Brain on Theatre: On Stage and Off Daniel Kirschner, Biology
This Is Your Brain on Theatre: Neuroscience and the Actor Patricia Riggin, Theatre 1 Natural Science + 1 Arts MW 9–10:15 + MW 10:30–11:45 Thurs. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) How does one engender empathy? What is memory and how is it transformed? Which is the true self: what we think or what we do? Studies of the brain and peripheral nervous system provide insight into these questions as well as into audience response and actor training—body, voice, and emotion. These courses will examine normal and abnormal brain function, explore the dynamic relationship between performer and spectator, and train students in the craft of acting. The readings, discussions, and theatrical experiences will enable the student “to walk in the shoes” of “the other.” To register for these courses: Register for both BIOL170301 and THTR170201 Enduring Questions | POLI1048 + HIST1706
How Democracies Die: A Political Postmortem Matthew Berry, Political Science
How Democracies Die: A Historical Postmortem Jesse Tumblin, History 1 Social Science + 1 History II MWF 9–9:50 + MWF 3–3:50 Tues. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) or MWF 1–1:50 + MWF 4–4:50 Thurs. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester)
These courses investigate one of the most enduring questions of history and politics: why do republican democracies—governed by the people—sometimes morph into empires that impose top-down rule on different peoples? How and why do systems of government designed to enthrone popular sovereignty and protect individual freedom often end up tyrannizing people, insatiably expanding their own power and devolving into imperial regimes? These courses will draw on prominent examples of tensions between republics and empires from classical Greece and Rome to modern Britain and France. Could the collapse of democracy into empire happen in the United States? Has it? To register for these courses: Register for either POLI104801 and HIST170601 or POLI104802 and HIST170602 Enduring Questions | HIST171301 + UNAS170901
Environmental Crisis: How Past Disasters Shape the Present Evan Hepler-Smith, History
Environmental Crisis: Sustainability, Resources, and the Future Jonathan Krones, Environmental Studies 1 History II + 1 Natural Science MWF 1–1:50 + MWF 2–2:50 Tues. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) In these paired courses, students will explore the past, present, and future of environmental crisis. What can environmental crises, including such spectacular events as hurricanes and oil spills as well as the “slow violence” of climate change, reveal about how humans relate to nature—and each other? What new science, technology, politics, and ethics are forged in the aftermath of disaster? How do these histories inform our response to the current crisis of global unsustainability? Can we balance the needs of a growing world with longterm human survival? To register for these courses: Register for both HIST171301 and UNAS170901
“ It’s something I’ve never experienced before. Other courses deal with information—learning one thing and then applying it to a test or a lab. But with these courses, it’s using what you learn and applying it to life.” — Bruk Adane ’20 Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
Complete your Theology Core in one of the following year-long sequences: Enduring Questions | Theology Core BIOL170501 + THEO170401
In the Beginning: Scientific Explorations of Our Origins Michelle Meyer, Biology
In the Beginning: Biblical Explorations of Our Origins Jeffrey Cooley, Theology 1 Natural Science + 1 Theology I MWF 2–2:50 + TTh 9–10:15
Enduring Questions | Theology Core THEO170501 + RLRL335001
The Pursuit of Happiness in Theology and Spirituality Andrew Prevot, Theology
The Pursuit of Happiness in Literature and Film Laurie Shepard, Romance Languages and Literatures 1 Theology I + 1 Literature MWF 11–11:50 + TTh 4:30–5:45 Tues. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester)
Where did we come from, how did the world come to be? How do the answers to these questions define who we are and determine our purpose? These two courses will introduce students to the fundamental beliefs about human origins among great thinkers in the Western tradition: the originators of Judeo-Christian theology and pioneers of contemporary science.
The Declaration of Independence famously states that “the pursuit of Happiness” is an inalienable right. These linked courses invite students to use both literature and film and theology and spirituality to explore the extraordinary, life-long challenge of pursuing happiness. The courses focus on such enduring questions as: Can happiness co-exist with the desire for wealth? Does our culture’s embrace of individuality and self-expression define our understanding of happiness? Is the pursuit of happiness shaped by relationships with family, society, and God?
To register for these courses:
To register for these courses:
Register for both BIOL170501 and THEO170401. (Students will automatically be enrolled in THEO1700 in the spring to complete their Theology Core with Prof. Cooley.)
Register for both THEO170501 and RLRL335001 (Students will automatically be enrolled in THEO1700 in the spring to complete their Theology Core with Prof. Prevot.)
Tues. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester)
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Enduring Questions | Theology Core THEO1700.01
Theological Inquiry: Origins and Evolution of the Earth Natana Delong-Bas, Theology 1 Theology I MWF 1–1:50 Providing both Christian and Islamic perspectives, this course considers the grand meanings of life and the universe and theological understandings of creation, evolution, and the age of the Earth. To register for this course: Enduring Questions | Theology Core THEO170201 + SLAV116101
The Good Life Stephen Pope, Theology
Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov: What is the Good life? Thomas Epstein, Slavic and Eastern Languages and Literatures 1 Theology I + 1 Literature TTh 1:30–2:45 + TTh 3–4:15 Tues. 6–7:50 reserved for reflection sessions (4 times during the semester) These courses explore the question of the good life from a variety of perspectives and from two disciplines: literature and theology. What constitutes a good life? How to know it? What must I do? In what shall I believe? Grounded in careful reading of great works of literature, theology, and the Bible, these courses center on discussion, reflection and writing about the great questions of life as expressed both by others (in the texts we read) and by ourselves. Our reflection sessions will seek to deepen our understanding and our commitments by meeting with people outside the Boston College community and in dialogue among ourselves. To register for these courses: Register for both THEO170201 and SLAV116101 (Students will automatically be enrolled in THEO1700 in the spring to complete their Theology Core with Prof. Pope.)
Register for THEO170001 Take this class in the fall as a prerequisite; then, you will take the second half of your Theology Core in the spring semester, paired with Prof. Ethan Baxter (Earth & Environmental Sciences), entitled Building a Habitable Planet: Origins and Evolution of the Earth (fulfills Theology II and 1 Natural Science). Enduring Questions | Theology Core THEO1700.02
Theological Inquiry: Artificial Intelligence Matthew Petillo, Theology 1 Theology I MWF 10–10:50 This course invites students to consider the questions and challenges Artificial Intelligence poses for human existence. Can human intelligence and freedom be digitally or mechanically replicated? What are the ethical responsibilities of humans living in a world of thinking machines? While one course approaches these questions from a secular and humanistic perspective, the other assumes a religious and theological viewpoint. Students will engage a variety of academic texts, literature, film, and other creative arts to explore these questions. To register for this course: Register for THEO170002 Take this class in the fall as a prerequisite; then, you will take the second half of your Theology Core in the spring semester, paired with Prof. Marcus Breen (Communications), entitled Being Human in a World of Artificial Intelligence (fulfills Theology II and 1 Social Science).
Fall 201 8 | quick guide: core renewal cour ses listed by core requirement arts
natural science
“ Living on the Water” (ARTH1701) paired with Natural Science (EESC1702)
“ Living on the Water” (EESC1702) paired with Arts (ARTH1701)
“ This Is Your Brain on Theatre” (THTR1702) paired with Natural Science (BIOL1703)
“ Your Brain on Theatre” (BIOL1703) paired with Arts (THTR1702)
history i
“ In the Beginning” (BIOL1705) paired with Theology I (THEO1704)
“ Truth-Telling in History” (HIST1701) paired with Literature (ENGL1701)
“ Environmental Crisis” (UNAS1709) paired with History II (HIST1713)
“ From Weevils to Wolves” (HIST1709) paired with Literature (ENGL1721)
“ Science and Technology in American Society” (BIOL1503) paired with History II (HIST1511)
“ Rome” (CLAS1702) paired with Literature (SLAV1166)
social science
history ii
“ Oppression and Change” (UNAS1701) paired with Writing (ENGL1722)
“ Humans and Other Animals” (UNAS1703) paired with Social Science (PSYC1092)
“ Life, Money, and Health” (ECON1702) paired with History II (UNAS1702)
“ Life, Liberty, and Health” (UNAS1702) paired with Social Science (ECON 1702)
“ Thinking about Feelings” (PSYC1091) paired with Literature (ENGL1723)
“ Science and Technology in American Society” (HIST1511) paired with Natural Science (BIOL1503)
“ Humans and Other Animals” (PSYC1092) paired with History II (UNAS1703)
“ How Democracies Die” (HIST1706) paired with Social Science (POLI1048)
“ Taking Power/Seeking Justice” (POLI1026) paired with Philosophy I (PHIL1707)
“ Environmental Crisis” (HIST1713) paired with Natural Science (UNAS1709)
“ When Life Happens” (UNAS1705) paired with Literature (UNAS1704)
literature
“ From #BlackLivesMatter to #MeToo” (SOCY1511) paired with Literature (AADS1501)
“ Love, Gender, and Marriage” (RLRL3373) paired with Writing (ENGL1704)
“ How Democracies Die” (POLI1048) paired with History II (HIST1706)
“ Truth-Telling in Literature” (ENGL1701) paired with History I (HIST1701)
theology i
“ The Good Life” (SLAV1161) paired with Theology I (THEO1702)
“ The Good Life” (THEO1702) paired with Literature (SLAV1161)
“ St. Petersburg” (SLAV1166) paired with History I (CLAS 1702)
“ In the Beginning” (THEO1704) paired with Natural Science (BIOL1705)
“ Finding the Animal” (ENGL1721) paired with History I (HIST1709)
“ Pursuit of Happiness” (THEO1705) paired with Literature (RLRL3350)
“ The Pursuit of Happiness” (RLRL3350) paired with Theology I (THEO1705)
“ Theological Inquiry: Origins/Evolution” (THEO1700.01) fall prerequisite for Theology II & Natural Science in Spring
“ Feeling Like Ourselves” (ENGL1723) paired with Social Science (PSYC1091)
“ Theological Inquiry: Artificial Intelligence” (THEO1700.02) fall prerequisite for Theology II & Social Science in Spring
“ When Life Happens” (UNAS1704) paired with Social Science (UNAS1705)
writing
“ From #BlackLivesMatter to #MeToo” (AADS1501) paired with Social Science (SOCY1511)
“ Love, Gender, and Marriage” (ENGL1704) paired with Literature (RLRL3373)
philosophy i
“ Oppression and Change” (ENGL1722) paired with Social Science (UNAS1701)
“ Seeking Justice/Taking Power” (PHIL1707) paired with Social Science (POLI1026)
coming spring 2019 You will be able to register for Spring 2019 Complex Problems and Enduring Questions courses in November. You will receive more information about these courses at that time.
complex problems Powering America: The Past and Future of Energy, Technology, and the Environment (Natural Science + History II) Performing Politics (Social Science + Arts)
enduring questions Human Disease: Plagues, Pathogens, and Chronic Disorders (Natural Science) Human Disease: Health, Economy, and Society (Social Science) Metamorphosis: Evolution and the Genetics of Change (Natural Science) Metamorphosis: Story-Telling as an Attempt to Manage Change (Literature) Living in the Material World (Natural Science)
Human Rights in International Politics (Social Science) Human Rights in History (History II) American Social Norms and Values: The Case of Disney (Social Science) Narrative and Myth in American Culture: The Case of Disney (Literature) Constructing Deviance: Madmen, Hysterics, and Criminals (Literature)
Living in the Material World (Literature)
Constructing Deviance: Power, Control, and Resistance (Social Science)
Narrating Black Intimacies (Literature)
Coming of Age: Crisis and Calm Revealed through Film (Arts)
Black Intimacy and Intersectionality in the U.S. (Social Science)
Coming of Age: Crisis and Calm Revealed through Literature (Literature)
Building a Habitable Planet—Origins and Evolution of the Earth: Theological Perspectives (Theology II) Building a Habitable Planet—Origins and Evolution of the Earth: Geoscience Perspectives (Natural Science) God and Love (Philosophy) God and Politics (Social Science) The Art of Creativity: From Buzzword to Artwork (Arts) The Art of Creativity: Crisis and Transformation (Philosophy) Nature and Power: Reading the American Place (Literature) Nature and Power: Making the Modern World (History II) Modern Science & Ancient Faith: Philosophical Perspectives (Philosophy) Modern Science & Ancient Faith: Neuroscientific Perspectives (Social Science)
Being Human in a World of Artificial Intelligence: A Secular-Humanist Perspective (Social Science) Being Human in a World of Artificial Intelligence: A Theological Perspective (Theology II) The Rhetoric of Social Inequality in America (Literature) Social Inequality in America (Social Science) Reading the Impossible Universe (Literature) Inspiration in Imagination (Natural Science) Sic Semper Tyrannis: The Politics of Empire and War (Social Science) Sic Semper Tyrannis: The History of Empire and War (History II)
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