HST260 HUMAN SERVICES SEMINAR (CAPSTONE) 3 credits In this capstone course, students synthesize and apply concepts and skills learned in the Human Services (HS) program. This course requires students to show mastery of the material covered in the HS program through several required avenues including the following: seminar meetings and discussions; portfolio work; and a research paper. This course is designed to help students apply the knowledge and skills learned in the program and to explore selfperceptions related to their career choice in the human services field. Students must complete this course with a minimum grade of C to graduate. Prerequisites: 45 credits earned toward the Human Services degree including ENG102, HST101, HST140, PSY105, PSY110, PSY240, SOC103, or permission of division dean. Spring. HUM212 MEDICAL ETHICS 3 credits This course will address the ethical dilemmas involved in medical decisionmaking by physicians, healthcare workers, patients, and society. A seminar format will be implemented, where the emphasis will be placed on critical thinking skills. Students will be expected, and required, to do independent research, case study analyses, and to articulate well-honed positions, both orally and in writing. Major topics to be covered are abortion, doctor-assisted suicide (euthanasia), research with living subjects (animal and human), allocation of scarce resources, new reproductive technologies and rights, professional responsibility, mental incompetence, death and dying, and genetic-related issues such as cloning, designer babies, and stem cell research. In addition to the assigned readings, students will be required to participate in class discussions; to maintain a journal for personal reflection and case study analyses; to submit two critiques and two position papers; and to submit and present (PowerPoint) a research paper based on an approved topic. Prerequisite: ENG101. Fall and spring. HUM240 COMPARATIVE RELIGION 3 credits The course will examine, compare, and contrast, in a non-judgmental way, the history and beliefs of the five major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Attention will also be given to Native American traditions. Prerequisite: ENG101. Fall and spring.
HUM260 THE ART OF BEING HUMAN 3 credits The course introduces students to the humanities, art, literature, music, theater, philosophy, and religion and the influences people use to determine value in their world. Attention is given to Western and non-Western cultures and to the ways these civilizations are interconnected, with emphasis on how the cultural, religious, and philosophical ideals of a civilization are reflected in its artistic expression. In addition, through critical thinking students will be encouraged to explore the relationship between their belief systems and the society of which they are a part. Prerequisite: ENG101. HUM283 HONORS COLLOQUIUM 3 credits This is an interdisciplinary, team-taught course for Honors students only. Topics will change every other year. Prerequisite: permission of the Honors Program coordinator. Spring. ISC101 THE HOLOCAUST: EVIL AND GOOD IN THE HUMAN CONDITION 3 credits In the whole of human history there has never been an event like the Holocaust. Between 1933 and 1945, the Germans murdered over ten million people as a matter of state policy. In this introductory course, students will begin the study of the causes of the Holocaust, the events themselves, and the implications of the Holocaust for ourselves as individuals and for our own time. Prerequisite: ENG101. Spring. ISC102 MASS MEDIA AND POLITICAL ELECTIONS 3 credits Manipulation of the public through the use of mass media is an ever growing part of politics. An informed electorate must be aware of this manipulation and how it is being used to play to their aspirations and fears. Through a review of current and past political advertising, stories, interviews, and press conferences, students will be able to analyze what the underlying reasons are for what is being said. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, FYE101, or placement. Fall and spring.
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