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Tag: A3: Humanities

CLA 396: Myths of Rome

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Nature and function of myth in Roman society; origins and influence of Romanitas as found in Roman literature: history, epic, lyric, novel.

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CLA 397: Greek Myth and Tragedy

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Relationship between Greek myth and classical tragedy, birth and evolution of tragedy (ancient, medieval, French, English, American), employment of the same myth for different dramatic and political purposes.

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PHL 212: Ethics

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Evaluation of major ethical theories.

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PHL 103: Introduction to Philosophy

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Pursues such basic questions as: What is a person? What is knowledge? Are we free? What is moral right and wrong? Does God exist? What is the meaning of death? (Lec.

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PHL 101: Critical Thinking

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Identification, formulation and evaluation of both inductive and deductive patterns of reasoning.

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PHL 110G: Love and Sex

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This course considers the natures and ethics of love and sex by asking questions like: What is love? What counts as sex? What constitutes consent? What counts as infidelity? (Lec.

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JOR 110: Introduction to Mass Media

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Surveys newspapers, magazines, radio, movies, television, advertising, public relations, and emerging technologies.

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ENG 243: The Short Story

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Critical study of the short story from the early 19th century to the present.

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ENG 304: Film Genres: Irish Literature into Film

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Literary study of the particular conventions and evolution of one or more film genres (e.

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