2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Courses


 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • AET 461 - The Automobile Industry: The First 100 Years


    3 hours.

    Description
    Through the lenses of sociology, including such theories as functionalism and conflict theory, 100 years of the automobile industry are explored, focusing on relevant social conditions and events that advanced the automobile industry from inception to the 1990s. Through the medium of student developed presentations, students will share theoretical interpretations of events relevant to the automotive industry, enter into dialogue with their peers, and participate in critiquing fellow student presentations.

    Prerequisite/Corequisite
    Junior standing or consent of instructor.

    General Education Credit
    General Education Credits [GE2000: Social and Behavioral Studies-Elective]


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  • AFRI 468 - History of Islam


    3 hours

    Description
    This survey begins with the examination of the emergence of an Islamic society in Arabia in the seventh century and its rapid conquest of a world empire. The subsequent development of Islam as a religion, legal system, political order, and civilization is traced. Contributions of non-Arab peoples—Persians, Turks, Mongols—will be assessed. The conflict between orthodoxy and sectarianisms, Islamic mysticism, the formation of Muslim states and kingdoms, and the spread of Islam to Spain in the west and China in the east will be covered.

    Note
    No previous knowledge of classical Islamic history (seventh through the fifteenth centuries) is required.

    Cross-listed
    (Also listed as History 478.)


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  • AFRI 470 - Racial Expression in African American Popular Culture


    3 hours

    Description
    An analysis of the ways in which racial identity is created, expressed, and contested in African American cultural forms. Primary emphasis will be placed upon the constructions of Black/white identities and the ways they are expressed and received within various communities. Specific course content may vary from semester to semester depending on the instructor, but is likely to focus on topics selected from film, television, popular music, art, literature, and other forms of cultural expression.

    Prerequisite/Corequisite
    Prerequisites: at least 78 credit hours and seven of nine required Liberal Studies courses. See the General Education section of the Catalog for a complete description of the capstone requirement.

    General Education Credit
    General Education Credits [GE 2000: Capstone Course]

    Capstone Course
    Capstone Course


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