Lilly Courses with Ethics/Service Integration

Courses for 2008 - 2009

Spanish 308. US Latino Literature & Culture
A panoramic survey of the cultural production of Latinos and Latinas, or Hispanics, in the United States. Representative works from various literary genres, films, and the visual arts serve as the basis for the examination of recurring themes, which include: identity and self-definition, biculturalism, exile, migration, social class, political and social engagement, race, gender, and sexuality. Interaction with the Anthropology 401 class will provide students with valuable exposure to the tools needed to analyze social and cultural conditions.  The community engagement portion will expose students to the issues faced by the present, and future, Hispanic community next Sewanee. (Credit, full course) Sandlin

History 229. The Many Faces of Sewanee
This seminar is designed to introduce sophomores to the facts and conceptual processes of history by using Sewanee and its immediate surroundings as a case study. Students employ historical methods within a variety of interdisciplinary contexts drawing on insights from archaeology, geology, literary analysis, and sociology, as well as social, political, military, and intellectual history to comprehend both what has happened here and how it is variously understood.  Community engagement will be fostered by bringing together students and local community partners to share, record, and analyze information, and in preserving and offering the products of this process to others. (Credit, full course) Willis

Education 350. Issues & Innovations in Education
An in-depth exploration of significant issues both contemporary and historic in education, schools, and teaching. The course explores issues such as high-stakes testing, challenges of rural education, tracking and ability grouping, and efforts to achieve educational equity. It also assesses innovative initiatives such as learning communities, service learning, and problem-based learning. Students conduct research in local schools and also undertake projects focused on positive change for young people. (Credit, full course) Wallace

Anthropology 104. Introductory Cultural Anthropology
This introduction to the methods and concepts of cultural anthropology will emphasize how action, thought, and belief combine to form coherent cultural patterns. The intensive study of a few cultures will be set within the larger perspective of sociocultural evolution and the anthropological sub-fields of political, psychological and economic anthropology, kinship, religion, and linguistics. This course will include a community engagement component.  (Credit, full course) O’Connor

Psychology 222. Adult Development and Aging
An examination of the physiological, cognitive, social, and emotional factors affecting individual development during adulthood. The course focuses on early, middle, and late adulthood. Major theories of development and research in the area of adult development are introduced. Topics include: physiological aging, cognitive functioning, work, intimate relationships, parenthood, retirement, loss, death, and bereavement. Students gain experience by participating in field research projects and service-learning opportunities. (Credit, full course) Bateman

Economics 310. Social Entrepreneurship
The course focuses on entrepreneurial approaches to solve social problems that fundamentally change society. The course covers the best practices of successful Social Sector Institutions (SSIs) that provide financial and other services to individuals without access to such services from other sources to promote the well being of the community, and confronts the theoretical issues that inform those practices: issues such as community accountability and clients' gender, connected to practices such as product development and risk management. The SSIs include microfinance institutions such as the Grameen Bank, innovative not-for-profit ventures, social purpose business ventures, such as for-profit community development banks, and hybrid organizations that mix not-for-profit and for-profit elements, such as shelters that start businesses to train and employ their residents. The course covers a variety of governance structures (NGO's, cooperatives, and for-profit ventures) and service delivery strategies (individual and group, peer micro-lending, venture capital). It is international in scope and examines the replicability of successful models across differing economies. Selected topics include performance of social sector organizations, social sector financial markets, issues of sustainability and governance, strategies for assessing and expanding social impact, and the mission of social entrepreneurship. (Credit, full course) Mohiuddin

Anthropology 206. Medical Anthropology
This anthropological investigation into medical topics with a cultural component (gerontology, substance abuse, nutrition, folk medicine, etc.) also examines the ways in which various cultural backgrounds impede or enhance the medical process. Issues such as disease and therapy are also examined in cross-cultural perspective. Each student will develop a medically relevant community engagement project. (Credit, full course.) O'Connor

 

 

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