ISS 205 Big Ideas in the Social Sciences (D)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:4
Not open to students with credit in:
ISS 210 or ISS 215 or ISS 220 or ISS 225 or ISS 230 or ISS 235
Description:
Introduction to the inquiry and research of complex issues in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. Special topics to engage new students' interests, analyze complex ideas, and consider empirical evidence.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
ISS 210 Society and the Individual (D)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:4
Not open to students with credit in:
ISS 205 or ISS 215 or ISS 220 or ISS 225 or ISS 230 or ISS 235
Description:
Interdisciplinary exploration of social problems, relationships, institutions. Exploring diverse perspectives and cultural practices associated with diverse characteristics.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
ISS 215 Social Differentiation and Inequality (D)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:4
Not open to students with credit in:
ISS 205 or ISS 210 or ISS 220 or ISS 225 or ISS 230 or ISS 235
Description:
Interdisciplinary exploration of social hierarchies. Exploring diverse perspectives and cultural practices associated with diverse characteristics.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
ISS 220 Time, Space and Change in Human Society (D)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:4
Not open to students with credit in:
ISS 205 or ISS 210 or ISS 215 or ISS 225 or ISS 230 or ISS 235
Description:
Interdisciplinary exploration of human biological, geographic, and cultural variation and adaptation. Theories of change from evolutionary, ecological, and social science perspectives. Exploring diverse perspectives and cultural practices associated with diverse characteristics.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
ISS 225 Power, Authority, and Exchange (D)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:4
Not open to students with credit in:
ISS 205 or ISS 210 or ISS 215 or ISS 220 or ISS 230 or ISS 235
Description:
Interdisciplinary exploration of power and authority in social and economic exchange. Exploring diverse perspectives and cultural practices associated with diverse characteristics.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
ISS 230 Government and the Individual (D)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:4
Not open to students with credit in:
ISS 205 or ISS 210 or ISS 215 or ISS 220 or ISS 225 or ISS 235
Description:
Critical examination of the role of government in regulating individual behavior. Exploring diverse perspectives and cultural practices associated with diverse characteristics.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
ISS 235 Liberal Democracy as a Way of Life (D)
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:4
Not open to students with credit in:
ISS 205 or ISS 210 or ISS 215 or ISS 220 or ISS 225 or ISS 230
Description:
Interdisciplinary exploration of democracy in philosophy, history, or literature and its influence on the lives of individuals and the forms and functioning of institutions; political ideology, governance, social and financial economies; liberalism and democracy; freedom and civil rights; civic duties, religion, and secularism. Exploring diverse perspectives and cultural practices associated with diverse characteristics.
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open