Current Students

  • Please check schedule periodically for changes and updates. For course descriptions click on course title below. For course listings by curricular field, click here.
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  • We cannot accept registrations that show an overlap between two courses, even if it is only five minutes.
  • To take more than 6 credits or to take courses outside of the dept., email Anne Ridder .
  • An * indicates courses originating in The Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Only Graduate students may take these courses. The Center’s courses are scheduled during the day and follow the main campus calendar and exam schedule.
Course Course No./
Room
Instructor Dates and Times
DLS/ MALS

Challenges and Opportunities:
China, Japan, and the Modern World


Syllabus

LSHS-436-01

WGR 213

Wall, M.

Mondays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 14, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 25; Mar. 10, 17, 24, 31; Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28.


Americans at Work:
Evolving Attitudes to Work in the United States


Syllabus

LSHV-706-01

ICC 116

Uchimura, K.

Tuesdays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 15 – Apr. 22
No Class Jan. 29; Mar. 4.


The Concept of the State in Islam

Syllabus

LSHV-514-01

ICC 106

Heck, P.

Tuesdays
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Jan. 15 – Apr. 22
No Class Mar. 4.


Race, Class, Gender, and Religion

Syllabus
(Cancelled)

LSHV-510-01

MAG 102

Hayes, D.

Tuesdays
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Jan. 15 – Apr. 22
No Class Feb. 12, Mar. 4.


The Founding Era: The Great Debate

Syllabus

LSHV-704-01

REI 281

Yonkers, C.

Wednesdays
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Jan. 16 - April 16
No Class Mar. 12.


Values Issues in Public Policy

Syllabus

LSHV-509-01

ICC 102

Castle, N.

Thursdays
6:00 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 10, 17, 24; Feb. 7, 21, 28; Mar. 6, 27; Apr. 3, 17, 24.


Ethics, Intelligence, and National Security

Syllabus

LSHV-708-01

MAG 102

Goldman, J.

Thursdays
6:15 – 8:15 PM
Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 28; Mar. 13, 27; Apr. 3, 10, 17, 24.

DLS/MALS/BALS

Gandhi's India

Syllabus

LSHV-464-01

NN 107

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

WGR 213

White, G.

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


*The Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations

INAF-384-01

ICC 270

Haddad, Y.

Mondays
4:15-6:05 PM
(See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates.)


Art and Ethics:
Current Controversies in the Liberal Arts


Syllabus

LSHV-383-01

ICC 116

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

ICC 101

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

MAG 101

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

ICC 213

Wang, C.

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


The History and Development of American Labor

Syllabus

LSHS-394-01

HEA 104

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

ICC 118

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

MAG 103

Douglas, W.

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


*History of Islam in Africa

HIST-462-01

ICC 270

Voll, J.

Tuesdays
12:15-2:05 PM
(See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates.)


*Arab-Christians in Modern History

HIST-463-01

ICC 270

Haddad, Y.

Tuesdays
2:15-4:05 PM
(See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates.)


*Christianity and Islam:
Co-Existence and Conflict in Medieval Art and Culture

INAF-358-01

ICC 270

Apostolos-Cappadona, D.

Tuesdays
4:15-6:05 PM
(See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates.)


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


Syllabus

LSHV-488-01

MAG 102

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

ICC 118

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

ICC 117

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

ICC 116

Ambrosio, F.

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


The Arab-Israeli Conflict:
Implications for American Policies


Syllabus

LSHV-490-01

WGR 206

Nurnberger, R.

Wednesdays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 9 – Apr. 23
No class Mar. 5, 26


Consumers, Marketers, and the Marketplace

Syllabus

LSHV-482-01

ICC 116

Ronkainen, I.

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


Orientalism: Western Perceptions of
Near Eastern Culture and Values


Syllabus

LSHV-465-01

ICC 112

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

MAG 101

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

ICC 104

Wall, M.

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


*Religion and International Affairs:
The Case of Muslim Countries

INAF-455-01

ICC 270

Hunter, S.

Thursdays
12:15-2:05 PM
(See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates.)


*Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia

INAF-397-01

ICC 270

Hunter, S.

Thursdays
4:15-6:05 PM
(See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates.)


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

Syllabus

LSHV-394-01

MAG 102

Quirk, R.

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


MALS THESIS COURSES

Thesis Proposal Workshop
Syllabus

LSHV-497-02

MAG 104

Sablosky, J.

Tuesdays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 15; Feb. 12; Mar. 11; Apr. 15.
Students must attend all 4 sessions.


Thesis Proposal Workshop
Syllabus

LSHV-497-03

MAG 103

Duggan, M.

Wednesdays
6:30 – 8:30
Jan. 16, 30; Feb. 20; Mar. 26.
Students must attend all 4 sessions.


Thesis Proposal Workshop
Syllabus

LSHV-497-04

MAG 103

Duke, E.

Thursdays
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Jan. 24; Feb. 21; Mar. 13; Apr. 10.
Students must attend all 4 sessions.


Thesis Research/Thesis Writing

LSHV-498-01
LSHV-499-01
Enter both courses.

 

No Class Meetings
(Note: Both courses must be entered into online registration.)


Continuous Registration

LSHV-992-02

 

No Class Meetings
(Note: MALS thesis students who do not complete their degree by December 3, 2007 must register for this course.)

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