Summer & Fall Courses In Scandinavian: Gen Eds (HP, LA, & W)

Scandinavian Course Offerings
Summer Session I: May 14 - June 8, 2012
Discover your inner Viking!


SCAN 251 – Viking Mythology
M T W Th  2:00-4:50 PM
4 credit hours
Dr. Theo Malekin


This course will explore the pre-Christian beliefs of the Germanic peoples of Northern Europe, primarily as reflected in medieval Icelandic prose and poetry in translation.  
(This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Hist. & Philosophy Perspective, and Western Comparative Culture course.)  
Same as CWL 251 / MDVL 251 / RLST 251.




Scandinavian Course Offerings
Fall 2012

SCAN 101 – Beginning Scandinavian I  
M T W Th  9:00-9:50 AM
4 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This is the FIRST course in the Swedish language sequence.  Instruction is by immersion, emphasis is on basic skills: reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension.

SCAN 103 – Intermediate Scandinavian I  
M T W Th  10:00-10:50 AM
4 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This is the THIRD course in the Swedish language sequence.  Instruction is by immersion, emphasis is on grammar, reading, discussion skills and writing through the study of authentic texts.
  
SCAN 225 – Vikings & Volvos: Scandinavian Culture
M W F  12:00-12:50 PM
3 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This course will explore the last 1,000 years of Nordic history and culture, beginning with the age of the Vikings all the way down to the present era, in which the Nordic countries have emerged as industrial nations.  (This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Literature and the Arts, and Western Comparative Culture course.)

SCAN 251 – Viking Mythology
M W F  3:00-3:50 PM
3 credit hours
Dr. Theo Malekin
This course will explore the pre-Christian beliefs of the Germanic peoples of Northern Europe, primarily as reflected in medieval Icelandic prose and poetry in translation.  
(This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Hist. & Philosophy Perspective, and Western Comparative Culture course.)  
Same as CWL 251 / MDVL 251 / RLST 251.

SCAN 252 – Viking Sagas in Translation
M W F  11:00-11:50 AM
3 credit hours
Dr. Theo Malekin
This course will explore Old Norse/Icelandic literature in translation, including the various “kings’ sagas,” family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas, and romances.  
(This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Literature and the Arts, and Western Comparative Culture course.)  
Same as CWL 252 / MDVL 252.

Summer Courses in the Dept of Communication - Gen Eds!

CMN 101 Public Speaking. 3 hrs. (4-week & 8-week sessions). Satisfies the requirement in many undergraduate curricula for a course in public speaking. 


CMN 102 Introduction to Communication Theory and Research. 4 hrs. (4-week & 8-week sessions). Meets Behavioral Science requirement.


CMN 211 Business Communication. 3 hrs. (8-week session). 
.
CMN 212 Introduction to Organizational Communication. 3 hrs. (8 week session, online). 


CMN 220 Communicating Public Policy. 3 hrs. (8-week session) Meets Advanced Composition requirement.


CMN 230 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication. 3 hrs. (4-week & 8-week sessions). Meets Social Science requirement.


CMN 260 Introduction to Health Communication. 3 hrs. (8-week session online). Meets Behavioral Sciences and Western Comparative Culture requirement. 


CMN 277 Media of Public Discourse. 4 hrs. (8-week session). Meets Social Science requirement.


CMN 323 Argumentation. 3 hrs. (8-week session). 


CMN 396-section 1, Films about Suburbia. 3 hrs. (8 week session). 


CMN 396-section 2, Love, Seduction, and Rhetoric. 3 hrs. (8-week session). 

Fall Course Options: Medieval Studies Courses

The Medieval Studies Program just produced their list of Fall 2012 course offerings, available here. Many of these are gen eds, and which gen eds they fulfill is noted in the course descriptions. <Insert obligatory "Let's get medieval" joke here.>

Spring W & HP Gen Ed: HIST264 Technology in Western Society

Still has open seats...


HIST 264:  Technology in Western Society
Gen Ed Credit:  Historical & Philosophical Perspective; Western Comparative Culture
Instructor:  Professor Rayvon Fouche


This course will examine the ways technology has developed over time, and how those changes have affected societies in different parts of the world.  The primary emphasis will be places on understanding the evolving cultural contexts of technological change. Topics covered include the power, manufacturing, railroads, emergence of engineering professions, corporate R&D, household technology, technology of modern warfare, consumer electronics, and gaming.  Some of the questions examined by this course include: What is technology? How do technologies develop? To what degree are technologies a product of the culture in which they develop? How are technologies propagated? How have people thought about technology in different places and periods?

Spring Gen Ed Course Options: Media & Cinema Studies

Here are some courses in Media & Cinema Studies being offered in the spring, along with the general education categories each fulfills, if any:

• Survey of World Cinema II (MACS 262): Literature & the Arts (LA)
• Introduction to Popular TV & Movies (MACS 100): Literature & the Arts (LA), & Western Cultures (W)
• Introduction to Digital Media or Watching the Environment (MACS 199): Discovery Courses
• Media Literacy (MACS 166): Social Sciences (SS)
• Introduction to African American Film (MACS 211): US Minorities Cultures (US)
• Introduction to Media (MACS 101): Advanced Composition

Note that Discovery Courses do NOT fulfill any gen eds, however they are often great ways to explore topics, learn in a small class setting, and be taught by a professor in his/her area of expertise.

New Western & Social Science Option: MUSE250 The World Through Museums

Here's a new gen ed option for the spring that fulfills a Western culture (W) and a Social Science (SS) gen ed. Added bonus: No textbook required.

MUSE 250: The World through Museums Course Description
Although many scholars trace their origin to the European Renaissance, public museums are now a worldwide phenomenon.  And while most of us conjure up specific images (that we assume are shared) when we hear the term museum, museums across the globe are incredibly diverse in what they present and how they operate.  This course examines contemporary museums around the world, evaluating their roles as social institutions and communicators of heritage in global contexts.  In the first half of the course we develop a framework for museum literacy (how to read museums) based on anthropological, globalization, media and critical theories.  Museums are seen not just as representations of the world but as evolving mediators in social, political and economic contexts.  During the second half of the course we will virtually tour and evaluate museums using this analytical skill set.  The class is taught as combined lecture-discussions, with online collaborative work during the second half of the semester.  Students virtually visit six museums outside class time, and contribute their results and analysis to class-wide projects using Moodle.  There will be no Friday classroom meetings during the eighth to thirteenth weeks in order to provide students with a scheduled time for online and collaborative work.   Readings for the course are posted on E-Reserve (no required textbook).

Fall Course Options: Intro Swedish & Scandinavian Gen Eds

Students are warmly welcomed to introductory Swedish, SCAN 101, which has a seats available. This is an interactive, communicative class taught by an award-winning instructor, Dr. Mark Safstrom. Students enrolled in this class and the Swedish Language Sequence (SCAN 101-104) report good camaraderie, including as part of the extra-curricular student-run organization the Scandinavian Club. 
Please also consider the following courses offered by the program:
LAS GEN EDs:
SCAN 225 Vikings and Volvos
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas
For more information about the Scandinavian Studies Program and the Scandinavian Studies Minor, please see http://www.germanic.illinois.edu/scandinavian/