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LIB Liberal Arts Courses at Global Campus

Become a well-rounded student with knowledge and skills in multiple disciplines with these undergraduate liberal arts courses – the core of the University of Arizona Global Campus' Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts program. These classes will enhance your research and analytical skills, as you participate in weekly discussions, complete peer reviews of your classmates’ work, and apply critical thinking to philosophical, scientific and religious questions of our time.


LIB Liberal Arts Class Descriptions and Credit Information

LIB 101 The Art of Being Human

3 Credits

An interdisciplinary introduction to the humanities, focusing especially on classic texts of the ancient and medieval period as a way to understand our lives today. The course will explore various ways human beings have expressed their understanding of the human condition through such cultural forms as mythology, religion, philosophy, and the arts.

LIB 102 Human Questions

3 Credits

In this course, students will examine how works of literature, philosophy, theology, visual art, architecture, and music from the fifteenth century to the present express the human condition. They will analyze how diversity of gender, socio-economic status, ethnicity, and culture impact perspective. They will describe the components of critical thinking and apply those components to discovering the causes, consequences, and significance of historical and sociological developments.

LIB 202 Women, Culture, & Society

3 Credits

Women, Culture, and Society” examines the images, roles, and contributions of women in historical and artistic contexts from the Renaissance to the present. The course is designed to give students an understanding of the role women have played in the development of culture in Western Civilization as well as the ways western societies have shaped women’s lives and creative expression. With conversations on the arts and theory, the course analyzes the complex ways gender, intersecting with race, class, and ethnicity, influences our experience and culture.

LIB 301 Liberal Arts Seminar

3 Credits

This class serves as the gateway into the upper-division sequence of the Liberal Arts program. It is designed to introduce key terminology and methodology associated with both disciplinary and interdisciplinary work in the liberal arts. In addition to this foundational work, students will begin to design and develop an individualized ePortfolio, which will continue to be built and refined over the course of their studies. The unifying goal of the class is that students identify competencies associated with attaining individual goals within the framework of interdisciplinary liberal arts. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of the instructor.

LIB 315 The Environment & the Human Spirit

3 Credits

An interdisciplinary examination of humanity’s spiritual relationship with the natural world. The course will explore contemporary environmental issues in the context of theology, philosophy, literature, film, music, visual art, and other representations of the human imagination. Prerequisite: ENG 122 or Written Communication Competency II. 

LIB 316 Historical Contexts & Literature

3 Credits

In Historical Contexts in Literature, students will explore the ways in which literary works represent particular people, places, situations, and ideas through fiction. Further, by using a range of literary, political, and historical texts, the course will examine both the ways in which political and historical contexts shape literary production, and the ways in which fictional texts affect political, social, and moral discourse.

LIB 332 Science & Culture (INTD)

3 Credits

This course explores Western science as a cultural artifact and its impact on other aspects of culture: art, literature, film, music, philosophy, and theology. In addition, the affects of these “other aspects of culture” on the development of science will also be investigated with emphasis on the need to make connections. The course will examine the ways in which scientific developments are articulated in other cultural artifacts.

LIB 356 Research Methods for the Humanities

3 Credits

Students will explore Middle Eastern civilization by examining its geography, culture, history, government, and economy. They will select a country in the region during the first week of class and study this country and the region each week. This will provide students with in-depth knowledge of a single country and highlight the common elements of the region’s culture. Students will utilize interdisciplinary research methods to create websites that introduce their countries.
 

LIB 495 Capstone – Advanced Research Project

3 Credits

The Liberal Arts Capstone provides students the opportunity to show what they have learned over the course of their studies as a Liberal Arts major. In the final Capstone project, students develop a project that addresses a real-world problem or question within a career field or area of interest from a humanistic, interdisciplinary perspective. In finalizing their ePortfolio, compiled over the course of their studies, students align knowledge and skills learned through a study of the humanities to work-force competencies and personal goals. The Capstone also provides students with the opportunity to reflect on how humanistic inquiry enables them to better understand modern social, global, and local workplace challenges.

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