University Foundations
UF 100-017 The Biggest Questions
Class ##77919, MoWe 10:30-11:20am, Education Bldg, Rm 112, Shelton Woods
Life’s Biggest Questions – Everyone asks questions; some are more important than others. Civilizations and cultures (Eastern, Western, Buddhists, Moslems, Christians, Materialists) ask the same key questions: Where is happiness found? Why is there so much evil and sorrow in the world? What’s wrong with me? What is behind the universe? This class, taught by an Eastern scholar, examines all the major worldview responses to life’s biggest queries, while exploring our assumptions. COREQUISITES: Must select one of the following discussion groups: D009, D028, D029, D049.
UF 100-D009 The Biggest Questions
Class #76771 Fri 7:55-8:45am, Interactive Learning Ctr, Rm 213, Staff
UF 100-D028 The Biggest Questions
Class #76790 Fri 9:00-9:50am Interactive Learning Ctr, Rm 213, Staff
UF 100-D029 The Biggest Questions
Class #77930 Fri 10:30-11:20am Interactive Learning Ctr, Rm 213, Staff
UF 100-D049 The Biggest Questions
Class #76810 Fri 12:00-12:50pm Interactive Learning Ctr, Rm 213, Staff
UF 200-002 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity (Freedom of Thought)
Class #77754, We 4:30-7:15pm, Interactive Learning Ctr, Rm 204, Nafees Alam
There’s a growing perception that education and indoctrination are synonymous with one another. This course section addresses that perception by employing the point-counterpoint teaching philosophy to explore the ethics related to the inclusion of ideological diversity. This approach encourages students to consider counterpoints to their points of view, focused not on agreement, but understanding. The expectation isn’t that students change who they are, but get to know who they are at a deeper level. Actively practicing our freedom of thought, we’ll be covering a myriad of topics from variety of opposing and conflicting perspectives. A word of warning – enrolling in this course section means understanding that the classroom environment may not always be an emotionally safe space, but an intellectually brave space.
Prerequisite: ENGL 102, UF 100, sophomore status.
UF 200-023 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity (Deviance)
Class #77033, MoWe 12:00-1:15pm, Riverfront Hall, Rm 309, Carrie Seymour
Using ideas from philosophy, cultural anthropology, and sociology, this course section will explore the moral and ethical implications of how labels and stereotypes perpetuate outmoded or limited ideas about the nature of “acceptable” social traits and behaviors throughout the world. By looking at various “deviant” categories, and studying the social codes and contexts that inform the perception of those categories, we will then look at how the penal system in America is a case study of how those perceptions play out for 2.26 million people every day.
Prerequisite: ENGL 102, UF 100, sophomore status.
UF 200-030 Foundations of Ethics and Diversity (Food in the US)
Class #77039, TuTh 12:00-1:15pm, Interactive Learning Center, Rm 204, Erik Hadley
In this course section we will investigate how the concepts of ethics, diversity and human rights apply to the specific issue of food access, quality, safety and production. In short, we will examine how food is produced and distributed in the United States and the ethics behind the American food industry and workforce. Through an analysis of food, we will encounter other major ethical debates in modern American life. In addition, we will analyze the meaning of the term “diversity” as it applies to American food workers and consumers.
Prerequisite: ENGL 102, UF 100, sophomore status.