Human Adventure Course
SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXPLORATIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
42 hours
Foundation Courses – 12 hours
ENG 121 Academic Writing I * Existing course
ENG 122 Academic Writing II * Existing course
MAT 131 College Mathematics or higher level * Existing course
COM 140 Basic Computer Skills * Existing course
The Human Adventure – Choose two courses (6 hours)
ECO 119HA Economics for Life
With a focus on the fundamental economic problem of scarcity, this course will prepare students to be effective decision makers. The course focuses on the economic way of thinking that enables individuals to decide how to best allocate their time, to decide whether to spend their money or save it, and to understand the primary statistics …show more content…
Following George Ritzer’s theory of McDonaldization, this course examines the pros and cons of living in a rationalized world where standardization, predictability, and control prevail. As students learn the sociological concepts of bureaucracy, consumer society, social structures, social change, and social interaction, they will develop their sociological imagination to reclaim a place for creativity, meaning, individuality, and free will in the late modern world.
The Human Mosaic – Choose one course (3 hours)
ART 110HM Curves Ahead: Women Artists
Through a women’s studies lens, we will examine women as patrons, critics, and viewers of art. Visual language and art terminology will be used to examine a variety of artworks made by women from an assortment of historic, social, political, and personal contexts. The course will examine how images of women by women have functioned in the ongoing construction of identity. This course seeks to illuminate women’s contributions to the visual cultures of their societies and to recognize the relevance of these contributions to today’s global community.
HTY/SSC 110HM Native American History and …show more content…
Students will examine how these artists used the components of their art form(s), why these artists are considered “great,” what their greatest contributions are to our society, and how these artists affect our artists today. Students will also consider the qualities of “masterful” creative endeavors and contemplate how the artists’ gifts to our world improve and deepen our lives.
MUS 110 CL Spirituals to Rock and Roll
In this course students will explore the development of American popular music beginning with its roots in African American slave music, continuing through minstrelsy, vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley, American Musical Theatre, Blues, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Alternative, and Hip Hop. Students will practice critical listening skills as they are exposed to many genres of popular music, and will explore the social, economic, and philosophical paradigms that gave rise to each genre in the American experience of music.
ENG210CL Love and Desire in
UNIVERSITY EXPLORATIONS
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
42 hours
Foundation Courses – 12 hours
ENG 121 Academic Writing I * Existing course
ENG 122 Academic Writing II * Existing course
MAT 131 College Mathematics or higher level * Existing course
COM 140 Basic Computer Skills * Existing course
The Human Adventure – Choose two courses (6 hours)
ECO 119HA Economics for Life
With a focus on the fundamental economic problem of scarcity, this course will prepare students to be effective decision makers. The course focuses on the economic way of thinking that enables individuals to decide how to best allocate their time, to decide whether to spend their money or save it, and to understand the primary statistics …show more content…
Following George Ritzer’s theory of McDonaldization, this course examines the pros and cons of living in a rationalized world where standardization, predictability, and control prevail. As students learn the sociological concepts of bureaucracy, consumer society, social structures, social change, and social interaction, they will develop their sociological imagination to reclaim a place for creativity, meaning, individuality, and free will in the late modern world.
The Human Mosaic – Choose one course (3 hours)
ART 110HM Curves Ahead: Women Artists
Through a women’s studies lens, we will examine women as patrons, critics, and viewers of art. Visual language and art terminology will be used to examine a variety of artworks made by women from an assortment of historic, social, political, and personal contexts. The course will examine how images of women by women have functioned in the ongoing construction of identity. This course seeks to illuminate women’s contributions to the visual cultures of their societies and to recognize the relevance of these contributions to today’s global community.
HTY/SSC 110HM Native American History and …show more content…
Students will examine how these artists used the components of their art form(s), why these artists are considered “great,” what their greatest contributions are to our society, and how these artists affect our artists today. Students will also consider the qualities of “masterful” creative endeavors and contemplate how the artists’ gifts to our world improve and deepen our lives.
MUS 110 CL Spirituals to Rock and Roll
In this course students will explore the development of American popular music beginning with its roots in African American slave music, continuing through minstrelsy, vaudeville, Tin Pan Alley, American Musical Theatre, Blues, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Alternative, and Hip Hop. Students will practice critical listening skills as they are exposed to many genres of popular music, and will explore the social, economic, and philosophical paradigms that gave rise to each genre in the American experience of music.
ENG210CL Love and Desire in