GNED 1201 – Aesthetic Experience and Ideas
GNED 1402 – Writing for the Professions
(3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This course examines human aesthetic responses and our capacities to interpret diverse forms of cultural expression. Students will study some of the following: literary and/or religious texts, paintings, sculpture, architecture, music, film, dance, opera, the decorative arts, as well as other forms of aesthetic expression.
(3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This course presents the principles and techniques of writing for the professions. The course provides students with an opportunity to develop skills in written and oral communication and to critically analyze documents and genres commonly used in various professions. Practice in a variety of writing situations encountered by professionals such as correspondence, proposals, documented research reports, abstracts, definitions, product and process descriptions is provided.
C2 F
GNED 1202 – Texts and Ideas (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture “Texts and Ideas” is a course that explores how specific ideas shape attitudes, belief systems, and values through the perspectives of various disciplines. Through the critical reading of key texts, students will learn about the nature, origins and relevance of one or more ideas, such as “leadership,” “mind,” “the self,” “modernity,” or “the good life ”.
C2 F
GNED 1203 – Cultural Perspectives on Science (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture This course introduces students to the study of science as a cultural activity with the goal of developing their critical thinking and writing skills. Students will learn to be conversant with some of the issues and debates concerning how science, technology, and medicine have shaped and continue to shape beliefs, values, and identities in our world.
C2 F
C3 F
C3 F
Courses
C4 F
Prerequisite: English Language Arts 30-1 or equivalent with a grade of 60% or higher, or English 0212 with a grade of “C” or higher.
C4 F
Prerequisite: English Language Arts 30-1 or equivalent with a grade of 60% or higher, or English 0212 with a grade of “C” or higher.
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture This course introduces students to the study of mathematics as part of our intellectual inheritance. Students will explore the nature of mathematics, examining the discipline’s relationship to humanistic studies in the broadest sense. The focus is on areas such as the historical and philosophical, and not about current practical applications of mathematics or calculation. The course will appeal to any student developing a comprehensive picture of the world.
C2 T2
Prerequisite: General Education 1201, 1202 or 1203.
GNED 2302 – Rethinking the Public Sphere
C3 F
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture This interdisciplinary community service learning course brings together an academic, classroom-based curriculum and community service to create a holistic learning experience. Students will gain a deeper knowledge of societal issues, learn to evaluate public debates (though not policy analysis), and apply theories and concepts through collaboration with community partners. Topics will vary based on the instructor.
C3 T2
Prerequisite: General Education 1301, 1303 or 1304.
GNED 2402 – Inside Information: Challenges and Controversies in the Information Age
GNED 1401/ENGL 1101 – Writing for Academic Success (3 credits – TG) 4 hours lecture This course develops students’ skills in the types of writing, reading, and thinking required in university today. Students will review basics, analyze contemporary examples, develop research and referencing skills, and design their writing for specific audiences. Writing for Academic Success provides an opportunity to develop new talents and gain confidence in expressing ideas.
(3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture Working online and in the classroom, students in this foundational composition course will explore how various new media shape their writing. The course examines social media in particular, such as social networking sites, video file sharing, and blogging, in the context of rhetoric, cultural studies, and new literacies.
GNED 2203 – Mathematics and Human Experience
GNED 1304 – Communities and Societies (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture Local, national, and global communities suffer from similar problems. This interdisciplinary course will critically examine key issues within communities and societies, explore the meaning, power, and obligations of citizenship, and begin to develop the skills necessary to create positive, effective, and sustainable change.
GNED 1403 – Writing in a Digital Context: Language, Media, Culture
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture This foundational composition course focuses on writing about images. Students will refine their understanding and practice of the structures of writing by responding to and analyzing images.
GNED 1303 – Conflict and the Social Context (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture Conflict, whether personal, domestic or international, is one of the defining forces of society. Through an interdisciplinary framework, students will engage multiple interpretations and be introduced to various ways of thinking about the world that they live in through an examination of a conflict in its social context. Each section of the course focuses on a different conflict, using distinct textbooks, assessments, and pedagogical methods to achieve the same course objectives.
Prerequisite: English Language Arts 30-1 or equivalent with a grade of 60% or higher, or English 0212 with a grade of “C” or higher.
GNED 1404 – Writing about Images
GNED 1301 – Citizenship Without Borders (3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture Students will gain a broad overview and understanding of issues related to global interaction and global interconnectedness. The complex concept of ‘globalization’ will be analyzed through interdisciplinary perspectives and students will be encouraged, through debating key issues, to be active global citizens. Instructors may approach the course through the use of specific thematic structures.
C4 F
C4 F
(3 credits) 3 hours lecture This course surveys the many challenges confronting us in the “Information Age”. Students will have the opportunity to explore the major issues that influence information use, creation, and dissemination. Topics may include: tensions between the right to know and the right to privacy; information equity, access, and power; and intellectual freedom.
C4 T2
Prerequisite: English Language Arts 30-1 or equivalent with a grade of 60% or higher, or English 0212 with a grade of “C” or higher.
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