LIB Liberal Arts

LIB 355 The Middle East: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

jonstad — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:06:22 +0000

LIB 355 The Middle East: Interdisciplinary Perspectives jonstad Fri, 10/02/2026 - 12:06

Students will explore Middle Eastern civilization by examining its geography, culture, history, government, and economy. They will select a country in the region during the first week of class and study this country and the region each week. This will provide students with in-depth knowledge of a single country and highlight the common elements of the region’s culture. Students will utilize interdisciplinary research methods to create websites that introduce their countries. Equivalent to LIB 356.

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LIB 302 Applied Interdisciplinary Theory and Methods

jonstad — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:03:56 +0000

LIB 302 Applied Interdisciplinary Theory and Methods jonstad Fri, 10/02/2026 - 12:03

This class serves as the gateway into the upper-division sequence of the Liberal Arts program. It is designed to introduce key terminology and methodology associated with both disciplinary and interdisciplinary work in the liberal arts. In addition to this foundational work, students will begin to design and develop an individualized ePortfolio, which will continue to be built and refined over the course of their studies. The unifying goal of the class is that students identify competencies associated with attaining individual goals within the framework of interdisciplinary liberal arts. Equivalent to LIB 301.

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LIB 104 Introduction to the Humanities II

jonstad — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:02:34 +0000

LIB 104 Introduction to the Humanities II jonstad Fri, 10/02/2026 - 12:02

In this course, students will examine how works of literature, philosophy, theology, visual art, architecture, and music from the fifteenth century to the present express the human condition. They will analyze how diversity of gender, socio-economic status, ethnicity, and culture impact perspective. They will describe the components of critical thinking and apply those components to discovering the causes, consequences, and significance of historical and sociological developments. Equivalent to LIB 102.

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LIB 103 Introduction to the Humanities I

jonstad — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:56:23 +0000

LIB 103 Introduction to the Humanities I jonstad Fri, 10/02/2026 - 11:56

In this course, students will examine how works of literature, philosophy, theology, visual art, architecture, and music from antiquity through the early modern era express the human condition. In addition, students will focus on differentiating primary, secondary, and tertiary sources of information and the value of each. Key to this inquiry is considering the significance of gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and geography on the development of humanistic inquiry within multicultural contexts. Awareness of these issues will allow students to understand how ideas from the past about the human condition impact contemporary society. Equivalent to LIB 101.

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LIB 315 The Environment and the Human Spirit