Semester General Education Courses - Ohio University

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T3 4720 Clothing and culture 3 3 0 Knowledge and understanding are built through the interdisciplinary study of
apparel, appearance, and cross-cultural influences in variations and functions
of dress. Student exploration to focus on apparel and appearance norms as a
cultural universal. Emphasis on research methods, resources and activities
relating to cultural/subcultural patterns.
T3 4722 Food and Culture of the Mediterranean 3 3 0 Investigates the food and culture of the Mediterranean region from a cultural
and geographic perspective.
T3 4725 Women and Leadership: Roles and Responsibilities 3 3 0 Analysis of women in leadership roles in relation to historical, sociological,
psychological, and economic perspectives. Strategies for developing
leadership skills are integrated.
T3 4730 Childhood in America and its Historical and
Sociocultural Impact on the Society in Which We Live
3 3 0 Students synthesize not only many different disciplines and media, but also
past and present to synthesize an understanding of historical views of
children, our views of children at the beginning of the 21st century and trends
for the American idea of children in the next few decades and what will
precipitate those changes.
T3 4820 Art and History: 1950s and 1960s 3 3 0 An interdisciplinary examination of the years from the late 1940s to late 1960s
that includes examinations of art (from Abstract Expressionism to Pop), film
(from Film Noir to the influence of the counterculture), literature (from neorealism
to postmodern), and intellectual life (social criticism). Students will
examine key documents and learn how to interpret them by placing them in
historical context. They will write a synthetic paper on a key topic covered in
the class.
T3 4950 Biology and Geography of Regional Food Plants 3 3 0 The proposed integrative course examines plants utilized commonly as food in
a selected region of the world from a variety of perspectives including their
biology and evolution, geographic origins and historical development,
chemical properties related to their use, agriculture and harvesting, food
products utilizing these plants, and how cultures have been modified by food
plants. Students will learn how regional environmental conditions and
topography, land use, political and ethnic groups, economics, and infusion of
other cultures have dictated the food plants now utilized in particular areas
within the region under study. Each week, food plants will be introduced and
discussed both within a geographic context (e.g., Rhineland of W Germany
and adjacent Belgium; and E Germany and Moravia) and a functional or
product-based context (e.g., fermentation, grapes and wines; and cereal
grains, salt and preservation methods).
VICO 4112 Illustration Capstone: Advanced Informational Graphics 3 3 0 Capstone application of informational graphics techniques with emphasis on
design and production techniques as they pertain to print and electronic
formats. Cooperative buying fee.
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