The course is designed to promote an understanding of wellness and related behavior that contributes to a healthy lifestyle. Students also complete two half-hour activity courses. Transitions II: Emory Across America. This one-semester hour course is an examination of political, social, and economic issues related to place and culminating in a domestic travel experience. Early in the spring semester of their first year, students choose from a list of available Transitions II courses involving trips to different locations. (Elective status until the program is fully implemented.) Foundations II: Becoming Modern. This common syllabus course is taken in the fall of the sophomore year. It is an active study of major shifts in the ways of knowing, including the foundations of modern science and technology, the emergence of the social sciences, and their influences on culture, society, and the arts. Great Works in Context. This seminar course is an in-depth multidisciplinary study of select great works, with an emphasis on how important literary and/or artistic ideas influence society.
Undergraduate
Religion. Each student enrolls in a religion course (111, 131, 132 or 200) to explore the roots, teachings and contemporary understandings of the Christian faith or a variety of religious beliefs and practices and the importance of religion in the lives of people all over the world. Emory Abroad. Students complete one of the following: study abroad for a semester or a summer, a course of three to four semester hours with a short-term travel component, or a course that meets the international exploration requirement. These disciplinary courses provide an international academic experience for students who cannot travel abroad, enhancing students’ awareness of a community or culture outside the United States. Courses that meet the travel requirement are designated EA in the catalog; those that meet the international exploration requirement are designated IE. Connections. This is a seminar course involving an in-depth study of a broad public problem, with an emphasis on regional, national, and international institutions, policies, cultural practices, and ethical aspects that must be negotiated to address the problem. Senior status is required.
C. Modes of Inquiry
The objective of this requirement is to encourage students to acquire a foundation of knowledge in a variety of liberal arts disciplines. Students take Modes of Inquiry courses outside the prefix of their primary major; the requirement is met by a class or set of classes from each mode, taken in four different departments outside the student’s primary major prefix. Following are the courses which should be taken to meet the requirements in each of the four modes. Understanding the Individual and Society. (One course, three semester hours) Courses to analyze and explain the individual in the context of society.
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