Category Archives: 2nd half-session courses

new course LAS 199: Professional Development Seminar

 

What are you doing this summer?

 

An internship?

Part time work?

A service learning experience?

 

The College of LAS is excited to announce a new course to help you integrate your summer experience with your academic and career development goals. Introducing the:

 

LAS 199: Professional Development Seminar

 

This course meets in-person four times this spring (4/4, 4/11, 4/18, and 4/25) to help you prepare for the summer experience followed by six online modules over the summer and two in-person classes on 8/22 and 8/29.

 

In this course, students will connect experiential learning (internships, service learning, volunteer efforts, part-time work related to their field of study) to their liberal arts & sciences education and explore how out of class learning can support career exploration and skill development.

 

Students will make connections between their experiential learning experience and their academic, personal and professional goals through classroom activities, reflections, an e-portfolio as well as cover career development topics such as identifying your work style, company fit, and informational interviews.

 

While this course is open to all LAS students, it is expected that students who join this course will have at least a 20 hours/week experience for 5 weeks over the summer.

 

Enrollment is by application only: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/8891285

 

Questions may be directed to the course instructor, Robin Mosley Vaughan.

 

While the bulk of the work is done online this summer, this unique course will go on your transcript as a Spring 2016 course (i.e. summer school tuition is not required).

 

Apply now! Class begins Monday, April 4th!

LAS 199PDS: Professional Development Seminar (1 credit; CRN 64793)

Seats still available for EPSY 203 social issues dialogue courses

EPSY 203 Social Justice Group Dialogue courses are now open for enrollment. These 1 credit hour, second 8 week courses provide students with opportunities to converse on specific diversity and social justice topic are offered as separate sections under the course heading. Each section uses a structure dialogue format to explore intergroup and intragroup differences and similarities within historical and contemporary contexts.  May be repeated in the same tem to a maximum of 2 hours. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours.

This Spring 2016 semester we are offering the following dialogue topics: Exploring Gender (Cis & Trans); African/African American; 2 sections on Being White in a Multicultural Society Dialogue; 2 sections on Race/Ethnicity; Exploring LGBQA/Heterosexual dialogue; Exploring Socioeconomic Class; Conservative/Liberal (Political Affiliation) dialogue; Exploring Disability; and US/International Relations: A Global Dialogue. For specific day/time and location information and to register go to the Enterprise Self-Service Application. For descriptive information on the section topics please go to: http://go.illinois.edu/EPSY203

 

 

Joycelyn Landrum-Brown, Ph.D.

(Pronouns She, Her and Hers)

Adjunct Assistant Professor Educational Psychology and Psychology

Second 8 Week History Courses

We still have some room in these history courses that fulfill general education requirements!

 

Second 8 Week History Courses

 

US & World Since 1917 HIST 274; Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and Western Compartv Cult course

10-11:50 MWF, 255 Armory CRN 64465

Over the course of the twentieth century the United States rose to superpower status, in the process profoundly shaping world affairs. Students will study the connections between U.S. and global history in this pivotal period. Explores the impact of the United States on world affairs from roughly 1917 through the end of the Cold War. Attention given to the perspectives of people affected by U.S. policies and the limits of U.S. power in the face of developments such as anticolonial nationalism and great power rivalries.

 

20thC World to Midcentury HIST 258; Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and Western Compartv Cult course

11-12:50am MWF, 393 Bevier Hall CRN 47978

Economic, social, political, and cultural developments in twentieth-century world history from late nineteenth-century to Second World War era.

 

US Gender History Since 1877 HIST 286; Hist&Philosoph Perspect course

12-1:50 MWF, N107 Turner Hall, CRN 34132

Examines the experiences of women and men in modern America, focusing on variations according to class, race, ethnicity, religion, region, and sexual preference; considers the impact of social movements on gender politics; gender and the wars of the 20th century; gender, reform, and social welfare policy; and the place of popular culture in the production of gender ideologies.

 

20thC World from Midcentury HIST 259; Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and Western Compartv Cult course

2-3:50 MWF, 310 DKH, CRN 45890

Economic, social, political, and cultural developments in twentieth-century world history from Second World War era to the present.

 

Medieval Europe  HIST 247; Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and Western Compartv Cult course

9-10:50 MWF, 311 Greg, CRN 34115

From the fragmentation of the Roman Empire to the formation of territorial monarchies, this course surveys the events, innovations, crises, and movements that shaped western Europe in a pivotal era known as “the Middle Ages.” Topics will include the spread of Christianity, the migration of peoples, fundamental changes in economic and social structures, the development of political institutions, the role of women, and the cultural achievements of different communities (the monastery, the town, the court).

 

United States History to 1815 HIST 270; Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and Western Compartv Cult course

1-2:50pm, 134 Armory, CRN 54491

Social, economic, and political survey of the region and its relation to the evolving Atlantic community.

 

 

 

 

 

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Wendy Mathewson

Academic Advisor

 

Department of History

University of Illinois

2nd 8 week class still has seats

NRES 102 is now full, but NRES 101 is now taught in the same format and still has seats available.

NRES 101 Wildlife Conservation in the 21st Century has transitioned to a new format, asynchronous online course with in person exams on the evenings of April 13th and May 11th. The course is taught by Dr. Mike Ward, an award winning Associate Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. You can find full course details at https://courses.illinois.edu/schedule/2016/spring/NRES/101.

Piper A. Hodson
Director, NRES Online M.S. Program
Student Services Coordinator
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
http://nres.illinois.edu
Phone: (217) 244-5761

Europe-in-Trouble, second 8-week course

COURSE STARTS MARCH 14!

 

GER199/GLBL199/EURO199

Europe in Trouble

European Politics, Society, and Culture since 1945

 

This course focuses on important societal, political, and cultural issues that have shaped the history of Europe since 1945.  It seeks to understand the many debates that have accompanied the process of European unification in their historical and cultural contexts.

 

The central thesis of the course is that the history of postwar Europe can be understood as a series of crises, starting with the immediate aftermath of World War II, but also including the revolutionary year 1968, the fall of the Wall, the war in Yugoslavia, etc.  While the courses focuses on important societal and political developments, it also argues that culture played an important role in the series of crises that constitute Europe’s postwar history, and that films, essays, and other cultural artifacts can function as an important resource for understanding the conflicts and controversies that shaped the public debate in Europe since 1945.

 

Includes weekly film screenings!

 

8-week course!  March 14 – May 4

 

Monday / Wednesday / Friday

1.00-1.50 PM – Lecture; 166 Bevier Hall

Thursday 5:00-7:30 PM – Film; 319 Gregory Hall

Professor Carl Niekerk

For more information write to:
niekerk@illinois.edu

EPSY203 Social Issues Group Dialogue Courses open for Enrollment

EPSY203: Social Justice Group Dialogue courses are now open for enrollment. These 1 credit hour, second 8 week courses provide students with opportunities to converse on specific diversity and social justice topics and are offered as separate sections under the course heading. Each section uses a structure dialogue format to explore intergroup and intragroup differences and similarities within historical and contemporary contexts.  May be repeated in the same tem to a maximum of 2 hours. May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours.

This Spring 2016 semester we are offering the following dialogue topics: Exploring Gender (Cis & Trans); African/African American; 2 sections on Being White in a Multicultural Society Dialogue; 2 sections on Race/Ethnicity; Exploring LGBQA/Heterosexual dialogue; Exploring Socioeconomic Class; Conservative/Liberal (Political Affiliation) dialogue; Exploring Disability; and US/International Relations: A Global Dialogue. For specific day/time and location information and to register go to the Enterprise Self-Service Application. For descriptive information on the section topics please go to: http://go.illinois.edu/EPSY203

 

2nd 8-Week Humanities Gen Ed on Sustainability open to your students

2nd 8-Week Humanities Gen Ed on Sustainability

Grand Challenge Learning: Experience, Learn, and Create to Understand Real World Problems

 

  • Meets Gen Ed Requirement for Literature and the Arts (Humanities)
  • Focus on sustainability, one of the most important challenges facing communities, nations, and the world.
  • Learn from some of the best teachers on campus and enjoy a small classroom community where you can ask questions and get hands-on experience.
  • Course begins on March 14 and runs through the end of the semester.

GCL 128b: Fictions of Sustainability: Food, Water, Energy

“Sustainability” may seem like it’s all about science but as human beings, we learn to act on our environment through experiences that shape our relation to the natural world.  In this class we think about how stories help us to explore these connections to food, water, and energy. Turning the campus into our lab and our readings into inspiration, we will source meals and embark on field trips.  We will read memorable works of literature from different parts of the world including popular dystopic fiction (“cli-fi”).

 

Meets on: TR 12:30-2:20 PM in 111 Speech & Hearing Sciences.

Professor: Gillen D’Arcy Wood

 

Alaina Pincus, PhD

Project Manager

Grand Challenge Learning

Editor, ABOPublic

English Department

University of Illinois

Hall of Fame Opportunity

When meeting with your students regarding second 8 weeks courses, please consider AHS199HOF, a “domestic adventure” course in cooperation with Applied Health Sciences and the Study Abroad Program. The three hour course will meet in the second 8 weeks (Wed  @ 5PM) and will conclude with a 12 day tour to several of the nation’s best known recreation, sport and tourism related destinations. (Baseball Hall of Fame, Basketball Hall of Fame, Football Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Niagara Falls, etc.)

 

The course will examine the role of sport, recreation, and tourism in developing communities.

 

At present we have openings for 5-6 students.  I will be having an informational meeting next week – Wed, March 2, from 5-6PM in 3005 Huff / Khan Annex.

 

 

 

Second eight week classes in LER

This is a reminder that LER can accept students into sections of three second-eight-weeks Global Labor Studies’ online classes.

The classes begin Monday, March 14.  The courses are:

LER 100 Introduction to Labor Studies

LER 110 Labor and Social Movements

LER 120 Contemporary Labor Problems

LER 199 Work and Labor in the Sports Industry (on campus section meets 2:30-5:00 Tuesday/Thursday)

 

If you’ve questions or a student who would like to see a syllabus, please email LER undergraduate program coordinator Prof. Steven Ashby at skashby@illinois.edu

 

Gen Ed History Courses, Second 8 week

General Education History Courses, Second 8 week, SP16

Some of these courses look like full term courses in Course Explorer, but that will be corrected by tomorrow. If students have trouble registering, the issue will be resolved very soon.

 

US & World Since 1917 HIST 274 Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and Western Compartv Cult course

10-11:50 MWF, 255 Armory CRN 64465

Over the course of the twentieth century the United States rose to superpower status, in the process profoundly shaping world affairs. Students will study the connections between U.S. and global history in this pivotal period. Explores the impact of the United States on world affairs from roughly 1917 through the end of the Cold War. Attention given to the perspectives of people affected by U.S. policies and the limits of U.S. power in the face of developments such as anticolonial nationalism and great power rivalries.

 

20thC World to Midcentury HIST 258 Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and Western Compartv Cult course

11-12:50am MWF, 393 Bevier Hall CRN 47978

Economic, social, political, and cultural developments in twentieth-century world history from late nineteenth-century to Second World War era.

 

US Gender History Since 1877 HIST 286 Hist&Philosoph Perspect course

12-1:50 MWF, N107 Turner Hall, CRN 34132

Examines the experiences of women and men in modern America, focusing on variations according to class, race, ethnicity, religion, region, and sexual preference; considers the impact of social movements on gender politics; gender and the wars of the 20th century; gender, reform, and social welfare policy; and the place of popular culture in the production of gender ideologies.

 

20thC World from Midcentury HIST 259 Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and Western Compartv Cult course

2-3:50 MWF, 310 DKH, CRN 45890

Economic, social, political, and cultural developments in twentieth-century world history from Second World War era to the present.

 

Medieval Europe  HIST 247 Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and Western Compartv Cult course

9-10:50 MWF, 311 Greg, CRN 34115

From the fragmentation of the Roman Empire to the formation of territorial monarchies, this course surveys the events, innovations, crises, and movements that shaped western Europe in a pivotal era known as “the Middle Ages.” Topics will include the spread of Christianity, the migration of peoples, fundamental changes in economic and social structures, the development of political institutions, the role of women, and the cultural achievements of different communities (the monastery, the town, the court).

 

United States History to 1815 HIST 270 Hist&Philosoph Perspect course , and Western Compartv Cult course

1-2:50pm, 134 Armory, CRN 54491

Social, economic, and political survey of the region and its relation to the evolving Atlantic community.

 

 

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Wendy Mathewson

Academic Advisor

 

Department of History

University of Illinois

309 Gregory Hall

810 S. Wright Street

Urbana, IL 61801

history.illinois.edu