Division of Continual Learning
MALS Program - Winter Courses
WinterSession 2008/2009
WinterSession gives you an opportunity to take a course during the holiday break. These online courses will be offered December 19, 2008 - January 29, 2009. Be aware that spring semester begins January 14th, so these courses will overlap the spring semester by 9 days.
The REEL World: Contemporary Issues on Screen
MLS 610
CRN 13556
ONLINE
December 19, 2008 - January 29, 2009
This course will focus on contemporary global issues in the post-World War II period through film. Although the Contemporary World course is not a prerequisite, we will use the lessons and other information from that course as background to examine the issues and themes raised therein via a wide variety of US and foreign films as our source base. This is not a film course per se, as we will not emphasize issues of art, cinematography, or the directing involved in making the films we view. Rather, we will use film as our window unto the world, examining the historical context of the films themselves as well as reviews and articles about our selected films to emphasize and critique the varying interpretations of history as presented on the big screen.
Jeff Jones, Ph.D. (Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is an Assistant Professor of History. His specific area of research is Russian-Soviet history and he is interested in 20th century global history. Dr. Jones recently received the UCEA (University Continuing Education Association) Excellence in Teaching Award, which is resented to individuals who have provided outstanding teaching, course development, mentoring of students, and service to continuing education.
Modern Problems of Belief
MLS 610
CRN 13657
ONLINE
December 19, 2008 - January 29, 2009
How do you see the world? A hostile place, full of threat? A natural and complex machine? A place of wonder held in God’s hands? Philosophers and scientists agree that “the world” is a place both “out there” and “in here”—that our ideas about the world shape how we experience it. This course looks at modern western views of the world and at new ideas that are challenging the ways we traditionally view, understand, and indeed create the world. We will explore religious and philosophical models of nature and human nature, the self and its environment, the supernatural, psyche, and spirit
Ben Ramsey, Ph.D. (Ph.D., M.Div., Union Theological Seminary in New York) is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at UNCG. His current research interests are in spirituality and politics.
*To participate in any online course, students MUST have access to one of the following system set-ups:
MAC
Mac OS X or better
196 MB RAM
G3 processor or better
At least 56Kbps modem connection (although Broadband / fast access will be needed for many classes)
Safari or Firefox
PC
Windows XP
196 MB RAM
Pentium III or better (or at least a processor running 333 Mhz or better)
At least 56Kbps modem connection (although Broadband / fast access is preferred)
Internet Explorer 5.5 or better
Questions? Call Julee Johnson, Liberal Studies Coordinator, (336) 315-7748; or Kathleen Forbes, Director of Liberal Studies, at (336) 315-7713.
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is committed to equality of educational opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees, based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, or disability.