Discover the truth behind railroads. Students will learn how dangerous the rails were, not just for workers and passengers due to technology or accidents, but because of crime. Hollywood has produced some of the best thrillers set on trains like "Murder on the Orient Express", but what if they weren't just movies? Come learn from a real steam train engineer as we uncover death on the rails in real life.
Outcomes: The dangers of real-life trains, learn about some historical deaths on rails, learn about major fictional examples (with list of books).
Format:75% lecture, 25% Q and A
What American food dominates American film? And what is "American" food anyway? This course will take a broad look from winning pie contests to following Julia Childs to an immigrants restaurant on the Jersey Shore to what you don't want to know in New York Kitchens.
OUTCOMES: Understand the femme fatale trope. * Explore how the femme fatale might shape US attitudes towards women and immigration. * Identify the codes of film noir.
Format: 33% lecture 33% screening and 33% discussion
Format: Online
Surfing from Hawaiian origins to the early 20th century. Special emphasis upon cultural differences between Polynesian and Western societies. Phenomenology of surfing.Prerequisites: SOC 101 or Sport and Society Minor.
Format: Online
Evidenced-based skills to help in multiple areas of life on and off campus to include academics, mental and physical health, social connections and relationships.Format: Online
Family development in society to include applications of theory and research, lifelong learning, and self-reflection. Divorce, family dynamics and resource management, marriage, and parenting.Format: Online
Contemporary object design and production. Introduction to techniques, processes, and technologies used in craft, design, and creative industries.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Format: In Person
Note: The performance group courses are devoted to the study in detail and the public performance of a wide range of representative literature for each type of ensemble, and designed to provide students with practical experience in rehearsal techniques.