Nineteenth-Century Visual Culture AHY 3365, Dr. Gretchen McKay

The nineteenth century saw a revolution in technologies involving sight and seeing. Through an exploration of visual media of this century, this course will explore the nineteenth century in all its complexities. We will also analyze paintings from different methodological perspectives.

Parasites Everywhere! BIO 1165, Dr. Ralene Mitschler

This course will introduce students who are not pursuing a science major to the idea that most Species on the planet are parasitic. The meaning of "parasite" will be explored. The course will include a variety of examples of parasites and their amazing adaptations to living inside another organism. Students will also learn about the immune system and the resulting biological "arms race" between host and parasite.

Postmodernism ENG 3365, Dr. Robert Kachur

For more than two hundred years western thinkers have described them-selves as living in the "modern age". They have pointed to the triumphs of reason and science in human affairs and to the resulting technological power as characteristic of this age. Accordingly, the "modern" era has been seen as distinct from an earlier superstitious and unscientific age that was dominated by faith. During the past quarter-century a growing number of intellectuals have begun to proclaim an end to this "modern" era, and to see themselves as already living in a "postmodern" age that is as far removed from the "modern age" as that age was from the medieval era. This course is designed to familiarize upper level students with these recent currents in western thought and to provide them with a measure of understanding of the intellectual schemes they stand to inherit in their own lifetime.

Development in Interpersonal Relationships PSY 2266 Dr. Stephanie Madsen

The purpose of this course is to examine the nature and course of significant interpersonal relationships in childhood and adolescence and their implications for individual cognitive, social, emotional and behavioral development. Both an overview of these relationships and a critical analysis of theory and research in this area will be provided. The course will concentrate on relationships within the family and with peers, but will also explore unique contributions of relationships with imaginary companions, teachers, romantic partners, and antipathies. A central assumption of this class is that relationship processes are fundamental to developmental outcomes.