NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

461 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS of student/faculty learning. This course will introduce students to how Supreme Court landmark decisions have determined how our religious, social, and sexual identity are defined and accepted in a variety of areas such as employment, academia, and societal involvement. Students will analyze landmark Supreme Court decisions and discuss the influence these decisions have had on the law and society. The course will explore how Supreme Court’s decisions have evolved (or remained stagnant) on government involvement related to our age, ethnicity, religious, sexual, and race. UNIV 1011G First Year Seminar: Regime Rebellion: Challenging State Authority (3 credits) This course is an interactive seminar for first year students. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ annual theme, truth and power, this course introduces students to fundamentals of scholarly life and the expectations of student/faculty learning. Using primarily examples from the twentieth century, this course will examine when individuals and/or groups challenged the authority and/or official "truths" postulated by the totalitarian state. Such individuals and/or groups include the members of the White Rose, who printed leaflets informing German citizens about evils of the Nazi State. Such individuals or groups include the relatives of the Polish officers massacred at Katyn who challenged the official story about what had happened. The course will look also at more recent examples including the rise of Solidarity in Poland as well as other citizens’ groups and movements in Central and Eastern Europe in the 1980s which opposed Communist rule. UNIV 1011J First Year Seminar: Truth and Its Consequences (3 credits) This course is an interactive seminar for first year students. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ annual theme, truth and power, this course introduces students to fundamentals of scholarly life and the expectations of student/faculty learning. What does it mean to assert that a belief or claim is "true?" This course will introduce students to the philosophical debate over the meaning of "truth" by outlining standard philosophical theories of truth and exploring how the commitment to a theory of truth impacts the meaning of scientific, religious, moral, and aesthetic claims. UNIV 1011K First Year Seminar: Civil Disobedience (3 credits) This course is an interactive seminar for first year students. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ annual theme, truth and power, this course introduces students to fundamentals of scholarly life and the expectations of student/faculty learning. In this section of the course, we will examine the questions, what is civil disobedience and what role ought it play in our modern political life? What roles have political figures such as Socrates, Thoreau, Gandhi, and King played in shaping our understanding of appropriate political action? Is there Witnesses: Art of the Wordless and Graphic Novel (3 credits) This is an interactive seminar for first year students. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences annual theme, this course introduces students to the fundamentals of scholarly life and the expectations of student/faculty learning by exploring the connection among the arts and the larger cultural community. Students will explore the art and history of visual communication, the wordless and graphic novel, and their relationship to personal, cultural and historical identity. Students will learn and practice several drawing and relief printing techniques as well as the basic design principles. This course will culminate in a class wordless novel surrounding the college annual theme. UNIV 1011D First Year Seminar: Environmental Justice (3 credits) This is an interactive seminar for first year students. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences annual theme, this course introduces students to fundamentals of scholarly life and the expectations of student/faculty learning. Environmental "bads" (such as exposure to pollutants) are often unequally distributed to those who have traditionally lacked power including the poor, minorities, and women. This class will examine case studies of environmental challenges and environmental injustices, comparing and contrasting how environmental and social ills often interact. It will also look at various grassroots movements seeking Environmental Justice and environmental solutions that benefit people in places including India, Kenya, the Amazon, and the United States. UNIV 1011E First Year Seminar: The Psychology of Truth, Deception, and Power (3 credits) This is an interactive seminar for first year students. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences annual theme, this course introduces students to fundamentals of scholarly life and the expectations of student/faculty learning. This course provides an overview of the psychology related to truth, deception, and power. The course will focus on several forces shown to influence human thinking and behavior. The class will cover pseudoscience vs. science, and will explore the role of psychology in relation to several social issues. Psychological research and principles of scientific and critical thinking will be used in the exploration of key topic areas related to truth, deception, and power Classroom debate and writings will be used to encourage students to develop critical thinking skills. UNIV 1011F First Year Seminar: Truth and Power: The US Supreme Court’s Might to Make Right (3 credits) This is an interactive seminar for first year students. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences annual theme, this course introduces students to fundamentals of scholarly life and the expectations