Integrated Courses (Part 2)

Steven Snow
Gallaudet Alumni

What are the potential themes or topics that the integrated courses may have?
One university in Colorado currently offers integrated general studies courses. Some sample ideas from that university for modified themes or topics for each of the integrated course categories are:

Comparing Multicultural Perspectives  (GSR210/211)
“Racism, Sexism, Audism” taught by Sociology and Deaf Studies Departments
“Post-Colonial Africa” taught by Economics, History, and Foreign Languages Departments
“Women in the Middle East: Lolita in Tehran” taught by English, History & Foreign Languages Departments

Methods of Multiple Disciplines  (GSR 220/221)  
“Renaissance Europe” taught by History, Art, and Foreign Languages Departments
“Mass Marketing” taught by Business, Art, and Family and Child Studies Departments
“Leonardo da Vinci” taught by Physics, Art, and History Departments

Scientific & Quantitative Reasoning in Context  (GSR 230/231)
“Global Warming” taught by Government, Biology, & Communications Studies Departments
“Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture” taught by Art & Biology Departments

Ethical Decisions and Actions (GSR 240/241)  
“Animal Rights, Human Wrongs?” taught by Biology, Philosophy, and Psychology Departments