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INTD 0210 - Sophomore Seminar/Liberal Arts |
*Sophomore Seminar in the Liberal Arts*
This course is designed for sophomores who are interested in exploring the meaning and the purpose of a liberal arts education. To frame this investigation, we will use the question "What is the good life and how shall I live it?" Through an interdisciplinary and multicultural array of readings and films we will engage our course question through intellectual discussion, written reflection, and personal practice. There will be significant opportunities for public speaking and oral presentation, as well as regular writing assignments, including a formal poster presentation. Readings will include reflections on a liberal arts education in the U.S. (Emerson, Brann, Nussbaum, Oakeshott, Ladsen-Billings, bell hooks); on "the good life" (excerpts from Aristotle, sacred texts of different traditions); on social science analyses of contemporary life; texts on the neuroscience of happiness; as well as literary and cinematic representations of lives well-lived.
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours 0.000 OR 1.000 Lecture hours 0.000 TO 2.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Discussion, Seminar Interdisciplinary Division Interdepartmental Department Course Attributes: CMP Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Undergraduate Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications: 7-10.99 Credits 11-15.99 Credits 3-6.99 Credits |
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