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Fall 2018 Offerings

Courses numbered in the 190’s and 290’s focus on a particular topic and are offered only once or twice. These courses are taught at an introductory or intermediate level; specific prerequisites (if any) are noted in the course descriptions.

Please consult WebAdvisor for the days, times, and locations of these sections.

Course	Faculty	Short Title	Description
BLKST*190	Bywater, William G.	Black American Thinkers	An examination of select thinkers from 1830 to the present. Students study each thinker’s social critique and proposal for action. Special attention will be given to the thinker’s critique of U.S. society and proposals for fighting injustice.
CLC*190*A1	Franz, Jennifer L.	Culture 2 Culture	A study of cultural expectations and their particular relevance in an academic setting for participants in the Culture 2 Culture peer-mentoring program. Course emphasizes readings that explore elements for successful cross-cultural communication and examine strategies for academic success in an international comparative framework. Students apply the knowledge from their readings to their community and peer-to-peer engagement opportunities to articulate their understanding of cultural competency as central to academic success in an international context and as well as at Allegheny College. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. This will be taught as a seven-week course.
COMJ*190	Misener, Pam	Social Media and Social Activism	An examination of the social movements of our time, their origins, and the growing impact of digital media on organizing, mobilizing, and fundraising both in the United States and around the globe. Students examine tools both old and new and speak with virtual guests to learn from their groundbreaking work. Coursework will include cooperative and collaborative learning.
HIST*191	Sheffield, Ann E.	Anglo-Saxon England	An introduction to the history of England from the incursions of Germanic tribal groups in the 5th century up to the Norman Conquest in the 11th. Using a range of primary and secondary sources along with insights from archaeological studies, students investigate the “heroic” culture of the first invaders, the transformative influence of Christianity, the effects of later Viking raiding and settlement on society, and the causes and effects of Norman domination. The overall focus is on the gradual transition from a collection of petty kingdoms to the unified realm that became “Angle-land,” the country of the English, and on the range of cultural expressions created by the peoples collectively known today as the Anglo-Saxons. May be counted as a course in European history for the History major with permission of the student’s academic advisor. May be counted toward the History minor or the minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies with permission of the appropriate department or program Chair
POLSC*290	Wesoky, Sharon R.	Imagining New Political Future	An introduction to Marxist and feminist thinking regarding political, economic, and social organization. We first examine Marxist approaches regarding concepts such as labor, democracy, and consumerism, and apply these concepts to contemporary issues such as inequality, political representation, climate change and other forms of environmental degradation, and economic and cultural globalization. We then examine feminist and social democratic models for economic and political organization. Students also complete a research project exploring various ways that policies might incorporate these theories to address contemporary social or political problems of interest to them. NOTE: Students who took POLSC 390 in Fall 2015 cannot take this course.
PSYCH*190	Caldwell, Kim	Ingestive Behavior	A study of factors that control eating and drinking behavior. Topics include motivation to eat and drink, processes that maintain energy and fluid balance, and neural mechanisms that control the start and completion of eating and drinking. Medical complications related to eating and drinking also are discussed (i.e. obesity, diabetes). This course will count towards the “Basic Processes (PSYCH 150-PSYCH 159)” requirement for Psychology majors and minors​ and also will count as an elective in the “Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience” category for Neuroscience majors.
RELST*190	Thomas, Claude AnShin	Change Your Mind, Change the World	An exploration of the way Buddhist philosophy and meditative practices in our daily lives become manifested in the world and impact the self, society, and culture. Topics include the roots of war and violence, trauma and suffering and active nonviolence. Practical approaches include attention to various forms of meditation and their effects on mental, psychological, emotional and physical aspects of student’s daily lives. Student immersion in meditation practices is a central part of this course.