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SEM-113
Non-Violent Change in the Digital Age
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 through nonviolence . Students will read and discuss how digital means 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 .
3.00 Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).
SEM-114
Childhood Obesity
This seminar course will lead participants through an indepth 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 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 .
3.00 Take ENG-101 . ( Required , Previous ).