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UCOR 1800-07 Environmental Skeptic

Course Type:

UCOR 1800 Inquiry Seminar in the Natural Sciences

Faculty:

Pool, Thomas

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

Environmental sustainability gives us an extraordinarily relevant avenue to investigate the question: how do we know what we know about the natural world? We will explore the fundamental biology behind sustainability to better make informed choices about how to live in our only ecosystem, the earth. In lab, we will learn 'hands on' by exploring a question of personal interest using the methods of science as well as visiting environmental sustainability related locales.

UCOR 1800-08 Environmental Skeptic

Course Type:

UCOR 1800 Inquiry Seminar in the Natural Sciences

Faculty:

Pool, Thomas

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

Environmental sustainability gives us an extraordinarily relevant avenue to investigate the question: how do we know what we know about the natural world? We will explore the fundamental biology behind sustainability to better make informed choices about how to live in our only ecosystem, the earth. In lab, we will learn 'hands on' by exploring a question of personal interest using the methods of science as well as visiting environmental sustainability related locales.

UCOR 1910-01 Career Exploration

Course Type:

UCOR 1910 Special Topics

Faculty:

McNamara, Rebecca

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

In this course, you will explore career opportunities within your chosen major. We will begin by considering how your knowledge and skills can be transferred to a career. You will identify types of jobs available within your major and learn to decode a job description. During interactive in-person workshops and online modules, you will practice how to present yourself in writing and in speech when applying for a job. By the end of the course, you will have an updated resume, started a LinkedIn profile and set a plan for the next steps in your professional formation.

UCOR 1910-02 Changemakers in the Workplace

Course Type:

UCOR 1910 Special Topics

Faculty:

Cubita, Nicholas

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

Multicultural competence is an increasingly important asset in our increasingly diverse world. With systems of power and privilege permeating every aspect of our daily lives, developing foundational knowledge and skill sets to understand the structures of society is imperative. These systems can be particularly difficult to navigate in professional work environments. This course will explore multicultural awareness, knowledge, skills, and action with a focus on empowering your ability to make positive social change in professional workplace environments.

UCOR 2100-01 Latin American Liberation Theology

Course Type:

UCOR 2100 Theological Explorations

Faculty:

Rodriguez, Jeanette

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module II

Course Description

Latin American Liberation Theology is a dynamic and controversial approach to the issues of faith, human freedom and liberation. We will explore and deepen our understanding of who Jesus is within the lived faith experience of the Latin American reality.

UCOR 2100-01 World Religions and Catholicism

Course Type:

UCOR 2100 Theological Explorations

Faculty:

Chan, Stephen

Term:

Summer

Year:

2024

Module:

Module II

Course Description

This is the study of major world religious traditions, such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, with special emphasis on their inter-religious relationship with Roman Catholicism. The objectives of the course are to introduce students to the academic discipline of theological and religious studies, and to understand the tenets and history of Catholic traditions through the dialogical relationship with other religions.

UCOR 2100-02 NT Storytellers: Paul

Course Type:

UCOR 2100 Theological Explorations

Faculty:

Whitlock, Matthew

Term:

Summer

Year:

2024

Module:

Module II

Course Description

NT Storytellers: St. Paul : Paul was the first Christian storyteller on record. But even from the perspective of the earliest Christians, the Apostle Paul and his writings were mysterious and obscure. As Paul traveled throughout the Mediterranean world, he told mysterious stories about Jesus that were composed ad hoc, composed out of the diverse metaphors from the cultures he visited. In many ways, each story was a collage of images collected from the well-traveled highways to the darkest corners of the Mediterranean world. In this course, we will travel with Paul, examine his writings, try to make sense of his mysterious stories and letters, and appropriate them to our modern context by comparing them to movies such as The Matrix and The Truman Show.

UCOR 2100-02 Social Justice & Christian Eth

Course Type:

UCOR 2100 Theological Explorations

Faculty:

Kwon, David

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module II

Course Description

The Gospel of John records the mission of Jesus Christ as one of coming so "that they may have life and have it abundantly" (Jn 10:10). Yet, we witness the opposite when we see powerful social forces (racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, etc) disrupt and dehumanize meaningful relationships between peoples. In this course, we will explore eight social issues to get at the heart of this contradiction. The first half of the quarter will focus on global relationships under the headings of global poverty, war, and environment. The second half of the quarter will attend to national relationships under the headings of national poverty, healthcare, incarceration, affirmative action, and feminism.

UCOR 2100-03 Social Justice & Christian Eth

Course Type:

UCOR 2100 Theological Explorations

Faculty:

Kwon, David

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module II

Course Description

The Gospel of John records the mission of Jesus Christ as one of coming so "that they may have life and have it abundantly" (Jn 10:10). Yet, we witness the opposite when we see powerful social forces (racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, etc) disrupt and dehumanize meaningful relationships between peoples. In this course, we will explore eight social issues to get at the heart of this contradiction. The first half of the quarter will focus on global relationships under the headings of global poverty, war, and environment. The second half of the quarter will attend to national relationships under the headings of national poverty, healthcare, incarceration, affirmative action, and feminism.

UCOR 2100-04 NT Storytellers: St. Paul

Course Type:

UCOR 2100 Theological Explorations

Faculty:

Whitlock, Matthew

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module II

Course Description

NT Storytellers: St. Paul : Paul was the first Christian storyteller on record. But even from the perspective of the earliest Christians, the Apostle Paul and his writings were mysterious and obscure. As Paul traveled throughout the Mediterranean world, he told mysterious stories about Jesus that were composed ad hoc, composed out of the diverse metaphors from the cultures he visited. In many ways, each story was a collage of images collected from the well-traveled highways to the darkest corners of the Mediterranean world. In this course, we will travel with Paul, examine his writings, try to make sense of his mysterious stories and letters, and appropriate them to our modern context by comparing them to movies such as The Matrix and The Truman Show.