• CORE 100
• CORE 200
• CORE 400

Science in Society

Five courses that fulfill the Science in Society requirement will be offered in Summer 2008:

• BIO 203 Disease, Death, and Sex in the Middle Ages
• BIO 205 Biology and Society
• BIO 322/342 Human Anatomy and Physiology with lab
• BIO 942 Tropical Ecosystems
• CHE 940 Chemistry and the Environment

2 courses that fulfill the Science in Society requirement will be offered in Fall 2008:

• CHE 112/142 General Chemistry II with lab
• CHE/PHY 203 Science and Human Values

CORE 100

One section will be offered in Summer 2008.

Ten sections will be offered in Fall 2008. Check WebAdvisor for available course times.

CORE 200 Cultural Connections

DON’T FORGET—the CORE 200 requirement may also be met in a great variety of ways through STUDY ABROAD!

The CORE 200 linkages being offered in Summer 2008 are:

CORE 203 Latin America: History, Religion, Culture combines HIS 200 A History of Latin America and REL 287 A Latin American Liberation Theology. Through the use of various themes--such as, conquest, independence, relations between the church and state, revolution, liberation and dependency--this linkage will explore the varied social, cultural, religious, economic and political realities of Latin America. Films will be used throughout this linkage to connect the two distinct courses. Application toward general education requirements as CORE 200 and Cultural Perspectives elective. Prerequisites: One 100-level REL course (6 cr.)

CORE 206 Shelter and Home combines ID 245 Housing Issues and SOC 271 Home and Housing in Mexico. Students will discover how housing issues and culture intertwine in a selected region of the world. They will explore how people around the world meet their housing needs through their unique cultural traditions, and how economic, family and spiritual needs impact on the way their homes are structured and designed. Application toward general education requirements as CORE 200 and Social and Behavioral Science Elective (SOC 271). No prerequisites (4 cr.)

CORE 208 Oppressed Groups and Culture combines SWK 240 Populations at Risk and Social Justice and SOC 272 Culture and Family in Mexico.  These courses give students the opportunity to understand the experience of oppressed groups in both the US and Mexico and to explore the possible avenues for social change in both nations. Application toward general education requirements as CORE 200 and Social and Behavioral Science Elective (SOC 272). No prerequisites (4 cr.)

The CORE 200 linkages being offered in Fall 2008 are:

CORE 201 The World in Context: 20th Century History and Literature combines HIS 103, The World in the 20th Century and ENG 203, World Literature in the 20th Century. This linkage creates a learning community that will involve the study of significant 20th century events, issues and developments from a predominantly non-western perspective. Literature selections come from a selected sample of non-western cultures and weave together with predominant historical themes such as colonialism; war and revolution; class, caste, and race. Format will be lecture-discussion; film and other media will be employed. Application toward general education requirements as CORE 200 and Literature elective (ENG 203) and history requirement or elective in Cultural Perspectives (HIS 103). Fall 07 (6 cr.)

CORE 205 Places and Pathologies combines MRE 201 Pilgrims Poets and Prophets with BIO 203 Death, Disease, and Sex in Medieval Europe. Using the medieval pilgrimage routes as a conceptual template for the study of history, students examine the communication of ideas through narrative poetry and prose, visual art, and the pronouncements of prophets and mystics. Similarly, students consider the role of roads and trade routes in the communication of disease, with special attention to outbreaks of the Black Death c. 1350 and of syphilis in the late middle ages. The courses are linked primarily by the cross referencing of lectures, readings, and student research projects, but films, field-trips, and Five O’clock Scholars activities further connect the two. Fulfills CORE 200 requirement; BIO203 fulfills a Science in Society elective, and MRE 201 fulfills either a literature elective OR a cultural perspectives elective. Prerequisites: one Natural Science laboratory course. Fall 07 (6 cr.)

CORE 206 Shelter and Home combines ID 245 Housing Issues and SOC 271 Home and Housing in Mexico. Students will discover how housing issues and culture intertwine in a selected region of the world. They will explore how people around the world meet their housing needs through their unique cultural traditions, and how economic, family and spiritual needs impact on the way their homes are structured and designed. Application toward general education requirements as CORE 200 and Social and Behavioral Science Elective (SOC 271). No prerequisites. Fall 07 (4 cr.)

CORE 207  Education and Culture combines EDU 232 Foundations of American Education and SOC 273 Education and Family in Mexico. Students will discover how education and culture intertwine in a selected region of the world. They will explore how people in the United States and Mexico experience education both as a system and the relationship between home and school. Application toward general education requirements as CORE 200 and Social and Behavioral Science Elective (SOC 273). Courses are co-requisites. No prerequisites. Sophomore status strongly recommended. Fall 07 (4 cr.)

CORE 208 Oppressed Groups and Culture combines SWK 240 Populations at Risk and Social Justice and SOC 272 Culture and Family in Mexico.  These courses give students the opportunity to understand the experience of oppressed groups in both the US and Mexico and to explore the possible avenues for social change in both nations. Application toward general education requirements as CORE 200 and Social and Behavioral Science Elective (SOC 272). No prerequisites. Fall 07 (4 cr.)

CORE 210  Cultural Dances in Theory and Motion combines DAN 200 Dance in Society and DAN 156 World Dance. Students will complete 1 credit of either Health and Physical Learning or Cultural Perspectives, 3 credits of either Cultural Perspectives or Aesthetics and the Arts, and the CORE 200 requirement. No prerequisites (4 cr.)

CORE 200 linkages are intended for 2nd and 3rd year students.

When searching Web Advisor for “CORE 200” you will find currently offered course linkages listed.  Do not stop there, and do not pay attention to “closed” on that page.  Students should continue on to find the 2 individual corequisite courses and register for both (e.g. for CORE 201, register for ENG 203 AND the designated section of HIS 103 but not CORE 201).

CORE 400: Global Questions  

Examine a problem of global significance, and then address it directly in our local communities.

The CORE 400 linages being offered in Summer 2008 are:

CORE 402 Narratives of Cultural Identity
Stories help us to understand ourselves, our communities, and our cultures. But who writes these stories, and what power do they hold over our lives? In this course we will examine what happens to a culture when stories come into conflict during times of political dominance of one government or culture over another. Our readings will address different countries or cultural regions in different semesters. Overall the course is designed to investigate three regions or cultures including Latin America, India, the Middle East and various portions of Africa. Application toward general education requirements as CORE 400 and Ethics Intensive thread. Prerequisite: 75 credit hours completed upon course enrollment (3 cr.)

CORE 404 Global Questions: The Needs of Families
This course will analyze the needs of families from a global perspective. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the family will be examined in various cultures. Major trends that affect families worldwide will be applied to other cultures and to families in the US. Students will use action research and/or cooperative problem solving to address one of the development goals of families. Prerequisites: Must have 75 hours completed before course begins (3 cr.)

The CORE 400 linkages being offered in Spring 2008 are:

CORE 401 Technology and Social Change
Though technology in various forms pervades and sometimes greatly enhances our lives, individuals in modern societies often have little say in choosing the technologies they will adopt. Using a case study approach, this course examines the social impact of technological innovation from antiquity to the present and in diverse world cultures of our time. Readings and discussions lead toward team projects where students identify a problem or opportunity using technology and social change, research the issue, prepare a proposal for a foundation grant, and present the proposal to the class. Students are particularly encouraged to make personal contact with human resources. Students are also invited to publish proposals and presentations at the undergraduate research conference or on a public CORE 401 Web site, or both. Prerequisite: 75 credit hours completed upon course enrollment (3 cr.)

CORE 403 Global Questions: Intercultural Communication
This course examines global questions about intercultural communication from perspectives grounded in four premises: that culture happens through communication; that by understanding culture and how it shapes communication, we come to understand communication better; that intercultural communication can happen visibly as invisibly; and that knowing about communication and about culture can (sometimes) make intercultural communication go more smoothly. Students will engage in action research or cooperative problem-solving to address one of the global issues they have studied. The project they develop from their study must have impact beyond the Meredith community. Also offered as COM 390. Application toward general education requirements as CORE 400. Prerequisites: 75 credit hours completed upon course enrollment (3 cr.)

CORE 404 Global Questions: The Needs of Families
This course will analyze the needs of families from a global perspective. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the family will be examined in various cultures. Major trends that affect families worldwide will be applied to other cultures and to families in the US. Students will use action research and/or cooperative problem solving to address one of the development goals of families. Prerequisites: Must have 75 hours completed before course begins (3 cr.)

CORE 407 Anthropology of Religion
Questions concerning religion have been central to the discipline of anthropology since its inception in the late 19th century. This course looks thematically at the concepts of myth and symbol, the body, ritual, identity, gender, religious practice and practitioners, using a range of anthropological approaches to the study of religion that have been developed and refined over the past hundred years. This course is also offered as REL-346 and SOC-346. Prerequisite: One 100-level Religion course, must have 75 credit hours completed to enroll in this course. Fall 07 (3 cr.)

CORE 409 Global Slavery in Historical Perspectives
This course is designed to explore the global history of slavery and understand the growing role that slavery and "unfree labor" still plays in individual countries and the world economy. Because of its extensive history with institution, the United States' experience with slavery will serve as a reference point for comparing historic and contemporary forms of slavery and "unfree labor." Prerequisites: Must have 75 hours completed before course begins (3 cr.)

Note:  For “old  gen ed” students  CORE 400 courses can fulfill requirements just as Capstone courses did.