Exploring Special Topics at 麻豆视频
Each year, a number of 麻豆视频 professors offer unique 鈥渟pecial topic鈥 courses delving deeply into topics of distinct interest. The courses 鈥 covering topics such as 鈥淭he Holocaust鈥 and 鈥淓thics and the Brain鈥 often reflect years of focused research. This spring, students can choose from fifteen special topic courses.
A selection of Alvernia鈥檚 Spring 2018 special courses includes two exploring different World War II topics. Students in Dr. Donna Yarri鈥檚 theology course on The Holocaust will examine questions about how the Holocaust happened, and how to prevent its recurrence, and Derrick Rowe鈥檚 鈥淪talingrad鈥 will focus on the military history and leadership of the Eastern Front of the war.
Dr. Bongrae Seok鈥檚 鈥淓thics and the Brain鈥 philosophy course will explore what is happening in the brains of people who are making moral decisions. Students will discuss how moral philosophy (the conceptual and normative effort to set the standard for right and good) can be enriched by empirical studies of the mind and the brain.
Honors students will focus on the turbulent history of Africa鈥檚 European colonization and struggle for independence (1865 to 1965) with political science professor Victoria Williams, Ph.D.
And working with communication professor Caroline Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., online students will investigate ways that technologies are transforming communication, research and preservation. Discover more academic choices at .
