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FYI Courses

Spring 2022 Courses

MUS 210: Introduction to Popular Music 1950s – 1970s

Examines the stylistic development and cultural impact of popular music from the 1950s through the 1970s. Musical styles discussed include American and British rock, country, R&B, Motown, soul, funk, disco,… 

HI 254: Modern American History

Major themes in modern American history with an emphasis on diversity in the United States; focuses on aspects of race/ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, disability, religious and/or age identities as… 

HI 215: Colonial Latin America

Exploration of the pre-Hispanic indigenous roots and the colonial period in Latin America. Major themes include the origins and development of social, political, economic, and religious institutions from pre-conquest times… 

STS 232: World Population and Food Prospects

(Linked) World Population and Food Prospects examines the dynamics of population size and food needs production, distribution, and utilization. The course also analyzes the consequences of inadequate nutrition, food choices,… 

Fall 2021 courses

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MUS 211: Popular Music 1980s – Present

We will examine the stylistic development and cultural impact of popular music in the United States from the 1980s to the present. Musical styles discussed include mainstream and alternative rock,… 

STS 232: World Population and Food Prospects

(Linked) World Population and Food Prospects examines the dynamics of population size and food needs production, distribution, and utilization. The course also analyzes the consequences of inadequate nutrition, food choices,… 

BIT 100: Current Topics in Biotechnology / BIT 201-Q LAB

This course provides both science and non-science students an opportunity to learn about current issues in biotechnology that play a role in our society. Topic areas will include contemporary and… 

ANT 251: Introduction to Physical Anthropology

Study of human evolution. Processes of evolution, human variation and race, behavior and morphology of nonhuman primates, and the fossil record. Emphasis on the study of human biosocial adaptation, past… 

AFS 240: African Civilization

An interdisciplinary study of centers of African civilization from antiquity to the 1960s. Such centers include ancient Egypt, Nubia, Axum, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Kilwa, Malinda, Sofola, Zinzibar, and Monomotapa. (Section…