Current Students

Please check schedule periodically for changes and updates. Please call us if we can be of assistance: 202-687-5145.

  • Classes start Wednesday, January 9, but Monday classes (and only Monday classes) will hold their first meeting that day. Wednesday classes will not meet that day, even though it is a Wednesday. Starting January 10, all classes meet on their designated day of the week.
  • We cannot accept registrations that show an overlap between two courses, even if it is only five minutes.
  • To take more than 11 credits or to take courses outside of the department, email the Assistant Dean of the Bachelor of Arts of Liberal Studies Program at vjk@georgetown.edu.

Course Course No./
Room
Instructor Dates and Times

Gandhi's India

Syllabus

LSHV-464-01

Glucklich, A.

Mondays
6:30 – 8:45 PM
Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 25; Mar. 10, 17, 31; Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28.


Bioethics:
Current Debates in Science and Health Care


Syllabus

LSHV-452-01

White, G.

Mondays
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 25; Mar. 10, 17, 31; Apr. 7.


Art and Ethics:
Current Controversies in the Liberal Arts


Syllabus

LSHV-383-01

Warrick, P.

Mondays & Saturdays
6:30 – 8:40 PM
Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 25; Mar. 10, 17, 31; Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28.
Apr. Sat. Museum Tour TBA.


The Defense Debate:
U.S. Defense Policy


Syllabus

LSHV-426-01

Smaldone, J.

Mondays
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 25; Mar. 10, 17, 31; Apr. 7.


Old Testament Literature:
Society and Ethics


Syllabus

LSHV-365-01

Tambasco, A.

Mondays
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11; Mar. 3, 17, 31; Apr. 14, 28.


America and China in Historical Perspective

Syllabus

LSHS-432-01

Wang, C.

Mondays
6:30 – 8:40 PM
Jan. 14 – Apr. 28
No Class Jan. 21; Mar. 3.


The New Millennium

Syllabus

LSHS-111-01

Ross, N.

Wednesdays
6:15 – 9:35 PM
Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26, Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23


The Early Modern World

Syllabus

LSHS-107-01

Cima, G.
Bradford, A.

Mondays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 25; Mar. 10, 17, 31; Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28.
Saturdays
Jan. 26 9am-1pm; Feb. 23 10am-1pm. Sunday class: Apr. 27, 7pm-11pm


Congress & Foreign Policy
*New

Syllabus

LSHS-201-01

Plague, G.

Mondays
6:15-8:55 PM
Jan. 9, 14, 28, Feb. 4, 11, 25, Mar. 3, 10, 17, 31, Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28


The History and Development of American Labor

Syllabus

LSHS-394-01

McCabe, D.

Tuesdays
6:00 – 8:45 PM
Jan. 15 – Mar. 25
No Class Mar. 4.


The Ethics of Aristotle and Kant

Syllabus

LSHV-392-01

Reuscher, J.

Tuesdays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 15 – Apr. 22
No Class Mar. 4.


Values Issues in International Affairs

Syllabus

LSHV-380-01

Douglas, W.

Tuesdays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 29 – Apr. 29
No Class Mar. 4.


Introduction to Ethics

Syllabus

LSHS-100-01

Lewis, P.

Tuesdays
7:00-9:55 PM
Jan. 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22


War and Peace

Syllabus

LSHS-110-01

del Carill, M.

Tuesdays,
6:15-9:35 PM
Jan. 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8, 15, 22


Writing in an Interdisciplinary Environment

LSHS-120-01

Yip, N.

Tuesdays,
BALS students only. Class meets for 7 weeks, from 6:30-9:30 PM Tuesday


The Book of Job:
Poetry and Theology in the Face of Suffering


Syllabus

LSHV-488-01

Linafelt, T.

Wednesdays
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Jan. 16 – Apr. 16
No Class Mar. 5.


American Literature and the American Idea

Syllabus

LSHV-381-01

Collins, M.

Wednesdays
6:15 – 9:00 PM
Jan. 9, 16, 30; Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27; Mar. 12, 26; Apr. 9.


Understanding Terrorism and Terrorists

Syllabus

LSHV-386-01

Palarino, R. N.

Wednesdays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 16 – Apr. 16
No Class Mar. 5.


Why the Greeks Matter:
Plato and the Greek Heritage


Syllabus

LSHV-413-01

Ambrosio, F.

Wednesdays
6:30 – 8:45 PM
Jan. 16 – Apr. 9
No class Mar. 5.


Biblical Literature and the Ancient World


Syllabus

LSHS-103-01

Tambasco, A.
Jensen, J.
Burnett, J.

Wednesdays
6:00 -9:20 PM
Jan. 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar. 12, 19, 26, Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23

*Please be advised that this course will be held at our Clarendon Campus, directly across the street from the Clarendon metro station.


The Arab-Israeli Conflict:
Implications for American Policies


Syllabus

LSHV-490-01

Nurnberger, R.

Wednesdays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 9 – Apr. 23
No Class Mar. 5, 19.


Religion & Violence
This class is cancelled for the Spring 2008 term.

Syllabus

LSHV-255-01

Glucklich, A.

Wednesdays
6:15-8:55 PM
Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26, Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23


Venice: Prototype of the Knowledge Society

Syllabus

LSHS-477-01

Denker, E.;
Griffith, E.

Thursdays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 10 – Apr. 17
No Class Mar. 6, 20.


Consumers, Marketers, and the Marketplace

Syllabus

LSHV-482-01

Ronkainen, I.

Thursdays
6:00 – 8:45 PM
Jan. 10 – Mar. 27
No Class Mar. 6, 20.


Orientalism: Western Perceptions of Near

Syllabus

LSHV-465-01

Bradford, A.

Thursdays
6:30 – 9:00 PM
Jan. 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 28; Mar. 27; Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24.


Christianity and World Religions

Syllabus

LSHV-428-01

Gillis, C.

Thursdays
6:00 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 10 – Apr. 3
No Class Mar. 6, 20.


Path to the Future:
The U.S. in the 21st Century

Syllabus

LSHV-378-01

Wall, M.

Thursdays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 10 – Apr. 17
No Class Mar. 6, 20.


Introduction to the Social Sciences

Syllabus

LSHS-101-01

Kiernan, V.

Thursdays
6:15-9:35 PM
Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar. 6, 13, 27, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24


Medieval Thought and Culture

LSHS-104-01

Zimmers, S.
Cruz, J.

Thursdays
6:15-9:35 PM
Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar. 6, 13, 27, Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24


Basic News Writing

LSHS-160-01

Kiernan, V.

Fridays

BALS students only. Hybrid class: Meets in person and online. Class meets in person 1/11,2/8,3/14, 4/11. Other classwork is performed in Blackboard


Writing for PR Professional

Syllabus

LSHS-165-01

Kiernan, V.

Fridays

BALS students only. Hybrid class: Meets in person and online. Class meets in person 1/11,2/8,3/14, 4/11. Other classwork is performed in Blackboard.


The Court, The Constitution, and the Shaping
of the American Nation

Syllabus

LSHV-394-01

Quirk, R.

Saturdays
9:30 – 12:00 AM
Jan. 19, 26; Feb. 2, 9, 23; Mar. 1, 8, 15; Apr. 12, 19, 26.


Issues in Globalization

Syllabus
(Cancelled)

LSHS-202-01


Chaudhuri, A. 

Saturdays
9:30 AM-12:30 PM
Jan. 12, 19, 26; Feb. 2, 9, 23; Mar. 1, 8, 15; Apr. 12, 19, 26


Thesis Proposal Workshop

LSHS-497-06

Kiernan, V.

TBA

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