Lilly Courses with Ethics/Service Integration

Courses for 2007 - 2008

Education 161. Introduction to Educational Psychology
This course is an introduction to psychological theories of learning and development with a focus on their application to teaching and parenting. Includes study of moral, personality, language and cognitive development, learning styles, intelligence and creativity and cognitive and behavioral learning theories. Includes observation and tutoring in local schools. The course is both a review of research literature and an active, service learning experience. (Credit, full course.) Wallace

Religion 307. Religious Environmentalism
This course explores the religious aspects of the latest wave of environmentalism and the critique religious groups offer to the dominating moral vision in mainstream America now: one based on convenience and consumerism.  It also addresses the question: What can religion offer?  Sustained prayer and attention, a language, ethical exploration of the implications of scientific discoveries, and more. The service learning component of this class allows students to engage in a local environmental project while reflecting on the nature of their own ethical commitments and those of the University. (Credit, full course.) Brown

Political Science 410. Politics of Poverty
An introduction to the study of a significant social problem: poverty. Course topics include the development of an economic underclass in the United States and the programmatic response of government, the feminization of poverty, the causes of persistent rural and urban poverty, race and poverty in the South, and the connections between poverty in the U.S. and the international trade regime. The service learning component of this course includes collaboration between Sewanee college students and students from Grundy County High School to develop a project to address an economic issue within the Grundy County community. (Credit, full course) Schneider

Anthropology 401. Anthropological Field Methods: The Latino Experience
Designed to train upper-division anthropology students to develop and carry out field research on Latinos in the Winchester area to attempt to answer questions like: where are Latinos coming from and why are they here; how many are here; what kinds of needs to they have; are these needs being met through local services; and what impact are they having on their local communities.  The last part of the course consists of data analysis and presentation.  Subsequent classes will use this research to work with the Spanish 308 class to establish connections and projects with local partners interested in participating in community service projects to serve the Latino population. (Credit, full course) Murdock

 

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