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Spring 2009
FYS 101D Turning to One Another: Beliefs and 3 credits
Behaviors
Grade Method: REG
GEP/GFR:Meets AH. This course is oriented
toward the exploration of questions that
are both personal and global in their
orientation. What do I believe about
others? What is the relationship I want
with the earth? When and where do I
experience sacred? Conversations will
occur around topics such as these to
expand and inform our understanding of how
our beliefs and behaviors have the power
to transform.
[7565] 0101 TuTh.......2:30pm- 3:45pm (ACIV210) LEE, D
FYS 102D Investigating Everyday Problems and Their 3 credits
Current IT
Grade Method: REG
GEP/GFR:Meets SS. The purpose of this
course is to provide students with an
opportunity to study some real-world
problems and to see how research is
carried out on those problems at UMBC.
This course will concentrate on problems
currently being studied by members of the
CSEE Department, but the course is
interdisciplinary in nature so the
problems researched will vary in subject
matter tremendously.
[2969] 0101 TuTh.......2:30pm- 3:45pm (ENGR122A) EVANS, S
FYS 102E What Should Government Do? Exploring the 3 credits
Interplay of
Grade Method: REG
GEP/GFR:Meets SS. Most of our time will
be spent reading, writing, and talking
about how multidisciplinary perspectives
provide sometimes compatible, sometimes
conflicting insights into crucial issues
facing us as citizens. Students will be
expected to think critically about what
government does and does not do, and to
share their discoveries, assessments, and
questions with the class.
[2970] 0101 MW.........2:30pm- 3:45pm (ITE 237) BRENNAN, T
FYS 102G Sexuality, Health and Human Rights 3 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: REG
GEP/GFR:Meets SS. In this seminar, we
will consider a number of sexuality,
health and human rights questions: What
are sexual rights? What is meant by sexual
health? How important are sexual rights?
What characteristics of a society promote
or hinder sexual rights? What
responsibilities are tied to sexual
rights? To what extent do Americans have
sexual rights? What laws restrict sexual
rights?
[2971] 0101 TuTh.......1:00pm- 2:15pm (PUP 203) LOTTES, I
FYS 103C Issues in Biotechnology 3 credits
Grade Method: REG
GEP:Meets Sci(non-lab).
GFR:Biol/PhySci(non-lab). Through
directed readings, class discussions, and
student presentations, this seminar will
focus on understanding these various
aspects of modern biotechnology with an
emphasis on its scientific basis.
Practical demonstrations and visits to
UMBC labs using biotechnological
techniques will be an important part of
the course to illustrate how the methods
theoretically discussed in class are
actually done.
[2972] 0101 TuTh.......2:30pm- 3:45pm (BIOL461) CRAIG, N
FYS 103D Global Warming 3 credits
Grade Method: REG
GEP:Meets Sci(non-lab).
GFR:Biol/PhySci(non-lab). Students in
this course will be challenged to
represent and refute the scientific
arguments leading to our current
understanding of the state-of-the-science
and, subsequently, examine the process by
which such scientific information can be
used to affect the making of public policy
in regards to what is publicly known about
global warming.
[7591] 0101 TuTh.......4:00pm- 5:15pm (MEYR256) STAFF
FYS 103I Dynamics of Problem Solving 3 credits
Grade Method: REG
GEP/GFR:Meets M. Through the use of case
studies and discussion students will work
independently and in groups to analyze
selected problems in order to determine
reasonable solutions. We will examine a
variety of different ways of solving
problems, how problems are perceived, and
the variability of the success of
different models in different situations.
Prerequisite: A grade "C" or better in
MATH 106 or placement above MATH 106.
[2973] 0101 MW.........2:30pm- 3:45pm (SOND101) CARMI, S
FYS 104A Intercultural Exploration through Film 3 credits
Grade Method: REG
GEP/GFR:Meets C. Films will be grouped
into thematic units that include The
Intercultural Experience of the Immigrant
Family, The Intercultural Experience in
Times of War, and The Intercultural
Experience in Times of Peace. Because the
films themselves are the core materials of
the course, it is mandatory to attend each
class, participate in discussions, and do
the required reading for each session.
[2974] 0101 Th.........4:30pm- 7:00pm (ACIV219) BELL, A