UCOR Section Descriptions

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The course studies myths and art of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Cultures from a historical perspective. Students in this course learn about concepts and aspects of myths and their depictions in art. The course involves studying mythical topics and includes a comparison between ancient Egyptian and Graeco-roman cultures. It teaches students how to assess similarities and differences between ancient cultures and evaluate inherited legacies that have affected modern cultures and societies.

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Through an examination of the travel accounts of select individuals this course will explore the impact of technology on global encounters in the modern world. It will explore the way that developments in travel technology shaped cross-cultural encounters and understandings in the modern world. It will address the central question: how do changes in travel technology change not only the way people travel around the world but the way people understand the world?

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A thematic course that addresses a topic or period of Art History outside of modern Europe or the West.This writing intensive course provides the opportunity for students to approach issues of global citizenship and the study of art through a cross-cultural lens. This particular iteration of the course analyzes the treatment of the Baroque style in South America, particularly Brazil. Students will become familiar with South American painting, sculpture and architecture largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. In addition, this course will examine how crosscultural issues such as colonialism, race, and slavery affected art.

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This course is about the historical role of the artist in society. We look at two moments in history when the identity of artists changed to learn how historical context helps us understand works of art. We ask why Renaissance artists argued that they were intellectuals rather than artisans and why Modem artists attacked the intellectual traditions of art to demand social change and radically question the purpose of visual art. To address these issues we explore themes such as Renaissance self-portraiture, 19th century paintings of labor, symbols of the liberal arts in the Renaissance, and German Dada artists' responses to the trauma of the First World War.

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What are the arts? What are methods of interpreting the arts - such as theatre, film, music, dance, and visual art - in relation to their cultural, aesthetic, and administrative contexts? Students analyze contemporary arts practices while learning about arts administration history, and community practices, such as staffing, financing, marketing, programming, and engagement. Course assignments include five “art critiques,” an art organization presentation, and a final research-based arts programming project.

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This course will look at the way an anthropologist has come to understand the impact of natural selection on who we are as human beings. It will examine Darwin's own passion about racial injustices, which led him into thinking of why there is so much variation in the world. We will examine his original works, the controversies around them, and the manner in which contemporary social scientists and theologians rely on Darwin's premises for understanding human nature.

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What happens when things fall apart? What leads some societies to pull together to overcome the challenges that face it, and others to fall apart and fail? This class is focused on trying to answer that question. Looking at both empirical case studies and speculative fiction, we will seek to understand what leads societies to fail, and ask ourselves whether America is on such a path.

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Appropriation of Breastfeeding is a 5-credit course designed to be taken for one-quarter of an academic year. The overall purpose of the course is to create culture of health and wellness among the students pursuing degrees in health and related disciplines. The specific aims of this course are to help the students explore personal values and attitudes toward breastfeeding and to hone new knowledge and skills to promote breastfeeding. The course will provide safe and inclusive learning environment in which breastfeeding is examined as a socio-cultural, political, and health construct through structured and direct engagement in diverse course activities.

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Disability is the only marginalized identity status which anyone could join at any point in their life. In this course, students apply a public health lens to ask and answer questions such as: Who is disabled? What are the diverse needs and strengths of disabled individuals? What rights do disabled people have? What is the difference between accessibility and universal design? And what would it mean if the future (of work, climate solutions, art and expression, and more) was disabled?

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How did the United States become the world's largest jailer? This course addresses many questions that arise from the phenomenon of mass incarceration (the more than tripling of the incarceration rate in America since the mid-1970s). We compare the U.S. criminal justice system to other countries in the world and explore major topics like police violence, sentencing, white collar crimes, gangs, the War on Drugs, conditions of confinement, and life after prison.