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Our current Digital World has brought extraordinary technological advances to our world and life . It offers the opportunity for change through nonviolent action both in personal and global terms . This course will provide an overview of how one navigates toward a global sense of identity that embraces compassion and respect for others
SEM-113
Non-Violent Change in the Digital Age
3
through nonviolence . Students will read and discuss how digital means
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
can be used to initiate change on both personal and macro levels . This course focuses on non-violence , one of the five critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy : Earth , non-violence , racism , immigration , and women . This course meets the University ' s definition of writing intensive .
SEM-114
Childhood Obesity
3
This seminar course will lead participants through an in-depth examination of the issue of childhood obesity in the United States . It will take a multidisciplinary approach , examining the issue ' s history , contributing factors , layers of implications ( physical , psychological , educational , and economic ) for both individuals and communities , and the effectiveness of current intervention programs . The work will culminate in a final project in which students design a comprehensive
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ). and innovative intervention plan . The class will highlight the unique impact of childhood obesity on the Latino community in the United States . In doing do , the course will focus on immigration , one of the five critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy : Earth , non-violence , racism , immigration , and women . This course meets the University ' s definition of writing intensive .
SEM-115 Examining ' Post-Racial ' America 3
This interactive , multi-media course will examine the idea and feasibility of the post-racial America concept through a cultural and political lens , and will challenge students to develop and write about their own related theory / belief system based on readings , videos , inclass or online discussions covered in the course . The following topics will be covered : 2016 Presidential Election , Tea Party Movement , Black Lives Matter , # OscarsSoWhite Campaign , White Privilege , race blindness . This course focuses on racism , one of the five critical concerns of the Sisters of Mercy : Earth , Immigration , Non-violence , Racism , and Women . This course meets the University ' s definition of writing intensive .
Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).