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Arizona International College
Humanities (AIHU)
101. Creativity and Human Experience (3) I II Designed for first year students and presents an introduction to interdisciplinary studies through the integration of concepts, methods, and approaches from two or more disciplines in the humanities. The topics being investigated will vary from year to year. P, consult AIC instructor.
111A. Critical Writing and Conversation (3) I II A two semester sequential course that develops writing skills within the context of critical analysis of specific texts that related to specific themes selected by each individual instructor. Students formulate inquiries regarding the topics and texts and carry out research in response to those inquiries. This is a writing intensive course. P, consult AIC instructor.
111B. Critical Writing and Conversation (3) I II A two semester sequential course that develops writing skills within the context of critical analysis of specific texts that related to specific themes selected by each individual instructor. Students formulate inquiries regarding the topics and texts and carry out research in response to those inquiries. This is a writing intensive course. P, consult AIC instructor.
199. Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II P, consult AIC instructor.
205. Thinking About Thinking (3) I II Team-taught interdisciplinary course mixes cognitive science, neurophysiology, artificial intelligence, primatology, and cultural studies. Explores a variety of questions about the nature of the thought process, ranging from the biochemical to the philosophical, including the evolution of consciousness, the definitions of self-consciousness, and the implications of the latest scientific research in neuroscience. Field trips. P, sophomore status. Consult AIC instructor.
207. Labor and the Changing Workplace (3) I This course demonstrates the nature of work and life in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Focuses on labor and the workplace in the global economy from a variety of different perspectives including history, labor economics, sociology, gender, class and race. Field trips. P, sophomore status. Consult AIC instructor.
209. Philosophy and Culture (3) II Study of the intersections between philosophy and culture, and the way in which different cultures understand themselves in relation to the physical and moral universe. Examines various cosmologies and how these inform the actions of different societies through time, including relations between nature and human comfort, beliefs about material progress and religious practices. Field trips. P, sophomore status. Consult AIC instructor.
210. Introduction to Gender and Ethnic Studies (3) I Examination of the overriding tensions that surround the intersections of race, gender and sexuality, and which serves as an introduction to gender and ethnics studies. The course investigates representations of these topics in literature, film, music and photography both in the U.S. and around the world. Students will evaluate notions regarding sexual difference as well as racial and gender identification. Field trips. P, sophomore status. Consult AIC instructor.
290A. When China Ruled the Seas (3) II A study of China's role in the evolution of technology in a world context, focusing on the dynamics of history, culture, politics, and science in China between 14th-16th centuries. Assumes some knowledge of traditional China and mastery over the skills and competencies required to pass AIHU101. P, consult AIC instructor.
290B. Realisms: A Global Perspective (3) I This course will explore, with a global perspective, European realism in literature and painting and the reactions and revisions it has engendered within other cultures and subcultures. P, consult AIC instructor.
290D. Chinese Art and Culture (3) I II An interdisciplinary study of the fundamental components of Chinese artistic and cultural traditions, examining cultural assumptions about gender, self and nature; historical influences on Chinese philosophy, religion and art; and Western perspectives and interpretations of Chinese art and culture. P, consult AIC instructor.
299. Independent Study (1-3) I II P, consult AIC instructor.
300A. Revolutionary China in Global Context (3) I II An advanced course on the history of China from 1911 to the present. The course places the development of China in its global context, asking students to investigate the relationship of China's 20th century history to global events influencing and being influenced by those events. P, consult AIC instructor.
301C. Landscapes, Selves and Societies (3) I This course will explore the figurative meanings of landscape within specific cultural contexts. Ultimately we will bring an intercultural awareness to bear on a familiar landscape: the "American West." P, consult AIC instructor.
310. Technology and Global Culture: From Frankenstein to Patchwork Girl (3) II The focus of this class will be the imagined relationship between technology and embodiment in our contemporary world of virtual spaces and digital culture. We will consider the philosophical dichotomies between nature and science, body and intellect, humanity and technology, reason and passion in Shelley's novel and other contexts. P, consult AIC instructor.
311. Travel Literature and Social Encounters (3) II This course is primarily a literary investigation of the concept of geographical movement. It will look at the nature and consequences of individual and collective incursions into other regions, lands and cultures, and encompass a variety of motivations for travel, from the Crusades and colonizing enterprise to the youthful need to venture beyond known limits. P, consult AIC instructor.
399. Independent Study (1-3) I II P, consult AIC instructor.
401A. U.S. Latino Literature (3) I II Through the reading of representative texts of Latin literature in the U.S., the contributions of the three major Hispanic groups in the U.S. will be studied (Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans). Topics of discussion include: the search for identity and necessity to find a voice; the pluricultural experience and heritage; the importance of the barrio (neighborhood); the homoerotic voice; the feminist voice; and the exile. P, consult AIC instructor.
499. Independent Study (1-3) I II P, consult AIC instructor.