MLS COURSES FOR SPRING 2012
LBST D510: Intro to Grad Liberal Studies Finkel 4 cr.hr. 4:15 – 5:50 TR
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to graduate liberal studies, as well as preparing students to participate successfully in all facets of the MLS program. The course will examine principles of intellectual inquiry in the three fields represented in the MLS program: Arts & Letters, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. These methods will be applied to the Common Experience topic for the year.
LBST D501: Humanities Seminar
Rhetoric: Art and Philosophy of Language Jackman 3 cr. hr. 6:00-8:30 W
Rhetoric today consists of at least two roles. First, there is the practical art of the speaker and writer, using rhetoric to effectively and ethically move an audience. In this classical sense, contemporary practice still echoes methods that date to antiquity such as employing invention, memory, organization, delivery and style; applying logic, credibility, emotion and timeliness in an ethically responsible way; and using the many available figures and tropes that make language effective, beautiful and appropriate. Second, there is the ability to analyze texts in order to understand how they balance author, audience and occasion.
LBST D502: Social Sciences Seminar
Poverty and Social Welfare Policy Schansberg 3 cr. hr. 6:00-8:30 M
The course will focus on the theme of poverty, including the following topics: domestic and international contexts; sociological, political, and economic angles; causes and implications of poverty; disparate ideological perspectives on poverty; efforts to alleviate poverty and its consequences; public policies that try to help the poor.
LBST D503: Science Seminar
Science and Science Fiction Hollenbeck 3 cr. hr. 6:00-8:30 T
What can properly be called "science fiction" (as opposed to fantasy) has existed since the beginning of the Age of Science. Scientists have used fiction to explain and explore their science, and professional writers have used science to extend the limits of fiction. However, like fraternal twins, science and science fiction often reflect each other imperfectly. This course will examine the sometimes-uneasy relationship between the two. It will investigate several perennial questions about the genre.
LBST D503 Science Seminar
Picturing Biology Darnowski 1 cr. hr. 12:20 – 1:10 M
Picturing Biology will present MLS students with an image of biology as it interacts with the humanities. The interaction of biology with the humanities includes examples such as 1) natural science illustration, at once a fine art and a crucial element of the description and dissemination of new species of organisms, 2) literature of various kinds such as Reginald Farrer’s The Rainbow Bridge on plant-hunting in Asia. Students will examine two areas: natural science illustration from the ancients to the present; biology in literature.
LBST D591 Graduate Workshop on Teaching Finkel 1 cr. hr. 4:15-5:30 Alternate Wednesdays
The course is designed to assist in the preparation of students in the Post-Secondary Instruction concentration who desire to become teachers at the community college level. The course is designed to present basic information about course management and pedagogy for the novice graduate student, including: philosophy of teaching, course planning and design, effective lectures, using active learning, ethical issues, and assessment.
MLS COURSES FOR SUMMER 2012
LBST D601: Graduate Project Proposal Seminar Finkel 3 cr. hr. 5:45-8:45pm T May 8 - July 24
Working as a group and independently, students will research and develop a thesis proposal. Students will complete the literature review, develop their methodology, identify their thesis committee, and develop knowledge of the relevant research ethics. At the end of the semester students will be prepared to submit their thesis proposal to their thesis committee.
LBST D502: Overview of Aging in America Bowles 3 cr. hr.
Summer Session 1 5:15-8:30 MW
From a physiological, sociological and psychological approach, the course offers a contemporary view of how an aging population affects our society. With the predicted growth of the Baby Boomer generation, being aware of the impact from a multitude of views is warranted. A plethora of research studies and theories for gerontological issues will be discussed.
MLS SEMINARS FOR FALL 2012
LBST D510: Intro to Grad Liberal Studies Finkel 4 cr.hr. 6:00-7:40pm MW LB230
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to graduate liberal studies, as well as preparing students to participate successfully in all facets of the MLS program. The course will examine principles of intellectual inquiry in the three fields represented in the MLS program: Arts & Letters, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. These methods will be applied to the Common Experience topic for the year.
LBST D501: Constituting the Cherokee Barry 4 cr. hr. 6:00-9:00pm R
This course will examine some of the central concepts at stake in the Cherokee assertion of a strong national identity. In the historical, political, and philosophical investigation of these concepts, students will be obliged to take up a number of companion concepts, for example, the dynamics of political discourse, the elements of international law, the nature of self-determination, and more. Out of all of this will come a better sense of the principles and biases at play in our concepts of nation, political life, and citizenship.
LBST D502: Project Funding Across Disciplines Finkel 3 cr. hr. 6:00-8:30pm T
Developing requests for funding is a part of life in many occupations: non-profits, businesses, academia, etc. We will explore the methods and components for pursuing funding in various arenas and writing successful funding proposals.
LBST D503: Philosophy & Science of Yoga Manwani 3 cr. hr. 4:15-5:30 MW
The goal of the course is to understand yoga and to us it as an enhancement of mental and physical health. The course surveys the ancient philosophy behind yogic practices and scientific data concerning the benefits on the mind and body. Physical practice of yoga will be involved.
LBST D601
D601: Graduate Thesis Proposal Seminar (3 credit hours)
- START: area of interest or vague research idea
- END: well-defined and researched thesis proposal
- two chapters of thesis:
- (1) literature review (2) method
- knowledge of relevant research ethics
- thesis committee members identified
- signed thesis proposal form submitted to director
- two chapters of thesis:
- REQUIRED: One meeting of the entire thesis committee with the student to discuss the thesis proposal.
- FORMAT:
- taken as a course with other students taught by the MLS Director
- taken as independent study with a member of the thesis committee
- RECOMMENDED TEXT:
- Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., & Williams, J. M. (2003). The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
