10420 • IN 250 01 • 3.000 • Criminal Law: 4, 5, 6th Amendments • TR 12:30 pm-01:45 p • Richard E. Dunn •
Students will begin the semester by reviewing how the United States dual court system works, and by discussing the origin of civil rights and civil liberties. Students next briefly will address how fundamental civil right and civil liberty protections evolved through U.S. Supreme Court decisions included in the “Selective Incorporation Plus” doctrine. Thereafter, students will read and brief landmark Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Amendment decisions of the Supreme Court addressing civil liberty protections today. Through this course, students will develop an understanding of major constitutional criminal civil liberty issues and their social, historical and political significance. In preparation for classes throughout the semester, students will refine their ability to read, think about and analyze cases. In class, students will participate in discussions that will improve their ability to articulate clearly how they feel about important legal and ethical issues.
10421 • IN 250 02 • 3.000 • Civil Rights,Vietnam,Watergate • TR 02:00 pm-03:15 p • Richard E. Dunn •
In the 1960s and 1970s, America’s Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and the Watergate Affair were gut-wrenching events that left an enduring legacy of political distrust in the United States. Students will begin to address these three topics with a discussion of ethics, personal and government values, and how to recognize and resolve ethical dilemmas. From this ethics background, students briefly will discuss the post-Second World War evolution of the so-called cold war, and explore how the cold war’s mindset came to influence the principle topics of this course. Thereafter, students will examine in detail from an ethical perspective the dynamics, impact on society, and historical significance of the civil rights movement in the United States, the war in Vietnam, and the Watergate political scandal.
13260 • IN 250 03 • 3.000 • World Religions in America • TR 11:00 am-12:15 p • Mary Jessup •
Americans are a religions people and the religious life is diverse. We’ll explore basic information about the religions of America and how these religions impact life in the United States.
11903 • IN 250 04 • 3.000 • History of American Workers • MW 06:00 pm-07:15 p • Robert D. Sampson
This course will examine work in the United States since the Revolutionary era, the men and women who performed it, and their efforts to deal with changes such as industrialization, the rise of powerful corporations, mass production, conflicts within and without the workplace, and perceptions. Events like the Civil War, the Panic of 1893, the Great Depression, World War II, the postwar boom, and globalization will be viewed from a workers' perspective. While the course will be primarily in the lecture format, students will be expected to absorb and comment on regular short readings as well as preparing a research paper.
13239 • IN 250 06 • 3.000 • U.S. History to 1865 • TR 09:30 am-10:45 a • Roger D. Monroe
This course is a basic survey of the social, economic and political developments in U.S. history from the colonial period through the Civil War. It examines colonial life, the enlightenment and great awakening, the American Revolution, the early national period, the age of Andrew Jackson and the coming of the war with a strong emphasis on critical analysis.
13240 • IN 250 07 • 3.000 • U.S. History to 1865 • TR 11:00 am-12:15 p • Kevin C. Murphy •
This course is a basic survey of the social, economic and political developments in U.S. history from the colonial period through the Civil War. It examines colonial life, the enlightenment and great awakening, the American Revolution, the early national period, the age of Andrew Jackson and the coming of the war with a strong emphasis on critical analysis.
10991 • IN 250 08 • 3.000 • Sem: Drama&Rep of US • MW 04:00 pm-05:15 • (staff)
In this course we will study how drama has depicted the United States, its history and its peoples. Theatrical performance creates a living, breathing image of people and events; therefore it profoundly influences audiences’ perceptions of the individuals, groups and historical incidents that it portrays. We will read plays, histories and cultural criticism as we explore how drama has shaped and challenged Ameriocans’ sense of U.S. history and cultural identity.
13609 • IN 250 09 • 3.000 • Sport in America • TR 09:30 am-10:45 a • Donald G. Luy •
This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to study historical and contemporary issues relative to sport in the United States and includes an examination of how these issues impact American society. Particular emphasis will be on the impact of sport on various cultures and institutions within the United States. Moral and ethical issues in contemporary sport will be investigated. A collaborative research component is involved in this course, as well as a significant interactive requirement. |
