Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

MIND 180 Great Ideas of the Western Tradition

An introduction to the intellectual tradition of the western world through reading and discussion of classic works.
3

Course Attribute

LAA2-Arts&Hum-Lit&Humanities and LAIS-International Studies and GT Literature

MIND 181 Great Traditions of Asia: India, China and Japan

Interdisciplinary study of the traditions of Asian countries, dealing with historical contexts and literary and artistic expressions.
3

Course Attribute

LAA3-Arts&Hum-Ways of Thinking and LAIS-International Studies and GT Ways of Thinking

MIND 182 Confluence of Cultures

An exploration of African American, Asian American, Hispanic American and Native American cultures from historical, literary and artistic perspectives.
3

Course Attribute

LAA2-Arts&Hum-Lit&Humanities and LAMS-Multicultural Studies and GT Literature

MIND 185 Religions and Worldviews

Explores major religious and non-religious worldviews by examining the history, literature, rituals, and teachings of representative Eastern and Western religious traditions, as well as influential ancient and modern critiques of religion. We will also consider the ways in which people construct worldviews, as well as the possibilities for inter-religious dialogue.
3

Course Attribute

LAA3-Arts&Hum-Ways of Thinking and GT Ways of Thinking

MIND 281 Modernity in Asia

This interdisciplinary course analyzes the rise and development of modernities in Asian countries and cultures and their intersections with Asian traditions.
3

Course Attribute

LAA1-Arts&Hum-Arts&Expression and LAIS-International Studies and GT Arts

MIND 286 Value Issues in Political Economy

A study of the political and economic viewpoints on key value issues in society, exploring the influence of seminal thinkers.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: MIND 286 and PSCI 286

Course Attribute

LAB1-Soc&BehSci-EconorPoli Sys and GT Economics & Political Sys

MIND 288 Contemporary Arts Connections

Designed to involve students in synthesizing, analyzing and evaluating visual art, music, theatre, dance, and understanding its impact on, and relationship to, society.
3

MIND 289 Coming of Age in the Twenty-First Century

An investigation through primary readings into the questions: How has our century been coming of age? Into what age have we come?
3

MIND 290 Search for Meaning

Investigate the search for meaning by world thinkers and study the relevance of their search to our own.
3

Course Attribute

LAA3-Arts&Hum-Ways of Thinking and GT Ways of Thinking

MIND 292 Ideas in Conflict

An examination of the conflicts between sets of ideas in modern times in both the West and the Third World.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: MIND 292 and ANT 292