NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

463 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS students. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ annual theme, Life & Death, 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 how various psychotherapists understand the notion of death. This exploration will focus on how therapists make sense of clients’ (and thus peoples’) anxiety of death and how that relates to how they live their lives. UNIV 1011X First Year Seminar: A Mathematical Look at Life and Death (3 credits) This course is an interactive first-year seminar. Connected to the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences’ annual theme of Life and Death, this course introduces students to numerous topics in applied mathematics and statistics which relate to life and death. Topics covered include introductions to statistical genetics, risk analysis, epidemiology, biopharmaceuticals, new technologies, robotics, health policy statistics and other applications in natural sciences. UNIV 1011Y First Year Seminar: Living Sustainably: An Examination of Our Daily Habits and Environmental Impacts (3 credits) This course is an interactive seminar for first year students, which is 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 will provide students with an introduction to sustainability issues and practices. The courses main goal is to analyze the daily and routine habits of both the student and the professor to discover how they are personally impacting the environment. The course will examine our utilization of energy and water, our means of transportation, as well as our consumer choices and overall waste production. The course will provide students with a newfound awareness of their impacts on the world and provide sustainable alternatives in order to reduce their use of our natural resources and their environmental footprint. UNIV 1011Z First Year Seminar: Survival of the Fittest: Life, Death, and Natural Selection (3 credits) This course is focused on the science of Darwinian evolution. It will place Darwin’s ideas in historical context as well as bring evolution into a modern context. Students will explore the biological implications of life, death, and natural selection in the world of the past, present, and future. UNIV 1012A First Year Seminar: The Fight for Water: Deadly Conflicts over the Molecule of Life (3 credits) 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. The class will focus on films that explore life after death and feature creatures such as zombies, vampires, ghosts, and other forms of the living dead. Students will be introduced to film studies, analyze films, and read and respond to film criticism. UNIV 1011T First Year Seminar: The Meaning of Life (3 credits) This course 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. In this section of the course, we will address some fundamental questions: What exactly does it mean to ask whether life has meaning? What are the elements of a meaningful life? Who are some of the important voices in this conversation? What great works address these issues? UNIV 1011U First Year Seminar: Life, Death, and the Female Body (3 credits) This course 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. Students will examine how women’s bodies are re-presented in popular culture by examining various artifacts within the context of life and death. UNIV 1011V First Year Seminar: May it Please the Court: Life and Death in the Supreme Court (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 will introduce students to how Supreme Court landmark decisions have affected the concept of life and death in our society and in our nation. 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 decisions have evolved (or remained stagnant) on issues such as abortion, affirmative action, the death penalty, gay rights and church-state separation based on societal standards. UNIV 1011W First Year Seminar: Death in Psychotherapy (3 credits) This course is an interactive seminar for first year