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Course Descriptions - Lewis-Clark State College 2003-2005 Catalog

HUM 150 - Introduction to Literature (3 cr.)
An introduction to reading and understanding world literature. Literary study as a method of thinking critically about historical and contemporary aspects of the human condition. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite/co-requisite: ENGL 101. (Beginning Spring Semester 2003, this course will be listed as ENGL 150)

HUM 301 - Arts & Ideas II (3 cr.)
Integrates historical, philosophical, and esthetic aspects of western culture from the Renaissance through the twentieth century. Writing integrated.

HUM 350 - Human Rights and Applied Ethics (3 cr.)
Investigates through critical reasoning students' own value systems and the assumptions implicit in assertions of and justifications for human rights. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: Junior standing.

HUM 350 - Ethics and Ecology (3 cr.)
Introduces the nature of ethical reasoning in relation to the ecology and the impact of human culture and scientific thought on ecology. Students face questions arising from their ethical obligations to each other, to non-human species, and to the planet itself. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: Junior standing.

HUM 350 - Ethics and Technology (3 cr.)
Explores ethical challenges of living and working in a technological world. Students consider the personal, social, and philosophical implications of global technology. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: Junior standing.

HUM 350 - Women in the Twentieth Century
(3 cr.)
Ethical issues confronted by women worldwide, through a study of literary and historical texts and through their own writing. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: Junior standing.

HUM 351 - Values: Seminar on Diversity (3 cr.)
Explores, through a study of literary texts, how differences in race, ethnicity, gender, and social class affect individual values and conduct. Addresses cultural understanding and seeks to reconcile human differences. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: Junior standing.

HUM 351 - Values: Seminar on Wilderness
(3 cr.)
Explores value-laden questions surrounding contemporary and perennial issues of people's relationship with nature Stresses clarification of values in personal and public spheres through the perspectives of several disciplines (literature, history, natural science, and philosophy). Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: Junior standing.

HUM 353 - Latin America: Cultures and Values (3 cr.)
Social, historical, and institutional approaches to understanding Latin American cultures and values. Emphasizes the view of a culture on its own terms and the clarification of personal values across cultures.

HUM 190/290/390/490 - Directed Study (1-5 cr.)

HUM 291/391/491 - Workshop (1-3 cr.)

HUM 192/292/392/492 - Special Topics (1-3 cr.)

HUM 296/396/496 - Cooperative Education (Variable cr.)

HUM 297/397/497 - Experiential Block (1-16 cr.)
Students may be awarded credit for previous education, training, or work experience using Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning. These credits do not qualify toward fulfilling the residency requirements. See ID 285 - Portfolio Completion.

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