INT-DISC 201      Energy, Technology And Society
Independent study television course. Technology is examined as a human activity that reflects society's needs and values. The social implications of technology are explored and the concept of technological systems is developed. The history and evolution of technology is studied, particularly as it has influenced life and planning for the future. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in INT-DISC 202P and INT-DISC 203P.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 202      Energy Science
Weeknight course. Fundamental physical principles and concepts concerning energy sources, energy production, energy use and energy reserves will be studied. Emphasis will be placed on the physics of energy including chemical, electrical, mechanical, nuclear, solar and thermal energy. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in IINT-DISC 201P and INT-DISC 203P.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 203      Social, Economic And Political Influences On Energy
Weekend course. Some of the most important determinants of uses of energy and technology are social rather than physical. This course will consider such influences as energy conservation, the psychology of decision making, the impact of our organization on the means of production and our ability to utilize available energy to satisfy human needs, the human costs of high technology with respect to basic biological requirements and also with respect to higher human needs. Finally, alternative social organizations will be studied. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in INT-DISC 201P and INT-DISC 202P.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 204      Work,Labor And Society
This course focuses on work, labor and society. Agrarian societies and the rise of industrialism are studied. Emphasis is placed upon understanding the role of the worker in today's society. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Social Science and HMNTY 202P and HMNTY 203P.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 205      Liberalism And The Technological Society
Weeknight course. The philosophy of liberalism and the reactions against that philosophy will be studied. We will examine the factors that have led to the rise of industrialism and technology and study the ways in which they have affected other aspects of the society. Students will be required to write a term paper. Emphasis will be placed on research and bibliographic methodology. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Social Science and HMNTY 203P is required.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 206      Political And Social Aspects Of A Technological Society
Weekend course. Industrialism has changed our way of looking at ourselves and the world. We will examine the new conception of the individual that arose with industrial society and will focus on some of the problems and prospects that have been associated with it. Social Darwinism, unions, and various utopian/anti-utopian theories will be among the ideas studied. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in Social Sciences and HMNTY 202.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 310      Global Political And Social Issues
This course will give students a broad overview of a particular culture, region or ethnic group's political and social issues within the context of contemporary global challenges. Major topics include politics, economics, environmental and international concerns appropriate to understanding a cross section of traditions and values of a variety of social strata within a designated area of study.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 380      People With Special Needs: Education Planning
This course will address educational and psychological assessment strategies that result in a diagnosis of disability. Various specific disabilities and legal parameters for public education of people with disabilities will be discussed. Students will learn how to read and understand various educational and psychological assessment reports and will become knowledgeable about how to access community supports and services to address special needs in an education setting. By the end of the course students will have created a personal notebook of educational planning and accommodations for use as a resource for parents, teachers, or students in educational settings. Offered: Fall or Winter
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 381      People With Special Needs: Career Exploration
This course will address the issues that arise in career exploration and planning for people with a disability diagnosis. Students will become familiar with the philosophy of community inclusion and will learn how to plan based upon the unique strengths and interest of the individual. Career exploration tools will be explored in class and as assigned, and students will create a personal notebook to be used as a resource tool of accommodation materials and aides. Offered: Fall or Winter
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 382      People With Special Needs: Disability Service Settings
Independent study course: Students will meet at specific times as a group with the instructor, will write a term paper, and complete a 20 hour practicum in a pre-approved disability service setting. Offered: Fall or Winter
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 401      The Natural Life Cycle
Independent study Television course. Students will be exposed to some of the latest concepts and research related to the natural life cycle. The various tapes to be viewed in this class will focus on the birth process, the maturation of the individual, and the abnormalities that can occur through various diseases and death. The tapes will have a predominantly biological orientation, although there will be a few tapes that provide artistic insight into the various stages of the life process. Prerequisites: Senior standing and concurrent enrollment in INT-DISC 402P and INT-DISC 403p.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 402      Literature And Life Sciences
This integrated weeknight course attempts to provide students with an overview of the relationship between biology and literature. Other disciplines also will be discussed, but these two will be the dominant ones presented. The life cycle of the human organism will provide the structure for this course. This process will then be subdivided into various substrata focusing on such aspects as childhood development, nutrition, the cardiovascular system, and the nervous system. Each of these aspects will also be examined from an artistic point of view. Prerequisites: Senior standing and concurrent enrollment in INT-DISCy 403P.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 403      Stages Of Growth
This integrated weekend course will attempt to offer the student both laboratory experiences and cinematic works that focus on the life-cycle process. Each of the weekend sections will be devoted to a particular stage of development, moving from conception to birth and childhood, to maturation and death. Prerequisites: Senior standing and concurrent enrollment in INT-DISC 402P.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 420      Brain And Behavior
The class will explore current and sometimes contradictory theories and evidence for the interaction of biological and psychosocial processes in such areas as gender differences, the experience of pain, addictive behaviors, and diseases such as depression, heart attack, rheumatoid arthritis and anorexia. Students and instructor will also briefly examine the organization of the triune brain, neurologic accidents, the range of tools currently used in diagnosis and treatment of mind-body diseases, and raise some of the bioethical issues these problems engender. Methods will include lecture, discussion, readings, films, oral class presentations, papers and exams. Prerequisite: One course in biology and/or psychology. Summer
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 482      The Meanings Of Masculinity In Contemporary U.S. Culture
Topics include: Perspectives on Masculinity; Boyhood; Collegiate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril; Men and Work; Men and Health: Body & Mind; Men in Relationships; Male Sexualities; Men in Families; Masculinities in the Media; Men, Movements, and the Future. Small and large group discussions are anticipated in the classroom. Outside of the classroom, students will be expected to complete a series of assignments that are relevant to the topics at hand. This course would ideally incorporate UMKC faculty/staff and individuals/groups outside of the university who have completed research/work that seeks to understand men's lives better.
Credits: hours
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INT-DISC 483      Artful Man Embodied: Cultural Icons Of Masculinity
This course will examine a variety of mediums used to "embody" meanings of masculinity (with special attention paid to shifting settings for one media source can alter its meaning drastically simple by being located in a different venue and/or time). This course will incorporate tours of, and works from, the Nelson-Atkins and Kemper Museums. Images by/of "men" to be examined include those found in the work of selected "masculine icon" authors; those found in popular culture; and those found in the everyday (seemingly mundane) worlds of family, work, and medicine. As the title of the course implies, students will explore historical ideas about bodies/embodiment (be they scientific, religious, social, etc.) into their image exploration. Restrictions: Enrollment in Meanings of Masculinity recommended to take the course.
Credits: hours
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