Summer 2024 Course Offerings
Please visit the online schedule of classes for the course reference numbers (CRNs) and other relevant course registration information.
Credit Hours: 3
Distance Learning: July 8 - August 10, 2024
Course Description:
In this course you will take an idea and blow it up. You will “blow it up” to better understand its elements and its connections to various ways of creating knowledge. Then, you will take the resultant pieces and use them to construct a research plan that’s inclusive of at least two forms of inquiry. The primary learning objective is to create a research proposal from some idea, observation, or problem that interests you, so that you can implement the plan as you launch your undergraduate academic journey. Your time in this 5-week online course will revolve around your idea and your exploration of creative ways to do something with it.
Credit Hours: 3
Distance Learning: July 8 – August 2, 2024
Course Description:
This course is a writing-intensive course in which students learn how to find, evaluate, and use credible information, how to express themselves well in a variety of different written genres, and how to write for different audiences.
This course meets the core requirement for written communication and *may* be used as a substitute for English 106 or 108. Consult your primary advisor.
Credit Hours: 3
Distance Learning: July 8 - August 2, 2024
Course Description:
This course is an examination of the cultural, social and historical dynamics that influence communities and relationships of a site. Blending independent study and distance learning, in this experiential learning course, the student and the instructor work together to design an individualized, in-depth study of the place in which the student is located. This study will be attentive to the social, cultural, political, economic, and other forces that have shaped this place historically and today, while also focusing on community life and the relationships between residents, institutions, organizations, and others. Exploring Place offers students the opportunity to better understand the people and places around them, expand their worldviews, and increase their self-awareness as they engage within these spaces and understand their place in them.
Credit Hours: 3
Distance Learning: July 8 – August 2, 2024
Course Description:
Science and technology are deeply intertwined with the distribution of costs and benefits in human society, underscoring the need for critical perspectives. This project-based course will examine the social and ethical implications of science and technology using interdisciplinary methods and approaches.
Credit Hours: 3
Distance Learning: May 13 – June 8, 2024
Course Description:
Discover science-based techniques to increase the well-being of individuals and communities and discover how to incorporate this knowledge into your everyday life. In this course you will learn about the history of well-being, including definitions, measurement, and current research. Students will assess their personal well-being levels with use of relevant scales and tools. A variety of techniques will be introduced to increase personal well-being. Community well-being will be explored through concepts from social sciences, health sciences, and public health, serving to increase the understanding of well-being as an important concept relevant to individuals and communities from various perspectives.
