University of Missouri - Kansas City : PACE

In this course students apply knowledge and skills gained in the weekend and weekday courses to four supervised and well delineated study projects relating to the major themes of Block II, and involving various art forms and presentation media.

4 hrs

HMNTY 105 P Literature, Composition & Critical Thinking: Individual & Society

This course develops facility in writing, reading and critical thinking through numerous writing and critical thinking activities, papers and readings focused around the topic of the relationship of the individual and society. This course accomplishes the purposes and fulfills the requirement of the first semester of freshman English.

4 hrs

HMNTY 106 P The Individual In Literature, Philosophy And Art

This weekend course acquaints students with classic works of literature, philosophy and the fine arts, as well as the methodologies of the humanities, by means of an historical and systematic analysis of the developmental stages of individuality from the classical period to the contemporary era.

4 hrs

HMNTY 201 P The Many Lives Of Dr. Faust

This course will involve the development, impact and artistic forms of "The Lives of Dr. Faust," a major legend in Western Culture. This course examines Faust as dealing with a search for knowledge from Byzantium to modern Europe and America. This approach covers such topics as the limits of power, the choice between good and evil, and the limits of human awareness. The course will present this Faust legend in various artistic forms, by allowing the student to experience this "myth" through art, drama, literature and culture. Offered: Winter.

4 hrs

HMNTY 202 P The Meaning Of The American Experience

This course meets the College requirement for ENGLISH 225. Integrated with the other courses in the block, its aim is to help students to become informed writers on the topics of American myths. The first part of the course will require students to write personal response papers; the second half will involve library research that can be synthesized into research papers. Offered: Winter.

4 hrs

HMNTY 203 P American Dreams: Four Major American Myths

This course examines several meanings of four major American myths: the Puritan myth, the myth of the land, the myth of individualism and the myth of the machine. Students will examine works of literature, art, and film in order to comprehend the meaning of myth in their own culture and grasp the way in which cultural artifacts shape and express current values in American life. The course will take special note of the Faust myth's relevance in American culture. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in HMNTY 202P. Offered: Winter.

4 hrs

HMNTY 320 P International Cultures

At the beginning of the new Millennium, this PACE course should heighten students' awareness of the values, esthetics and historical baggage of a particular culture as it introduces them to the dynamics of a rapidly changing world. Literature and scholarly texts will be in the in-roads to the culture and will deepen the students' insight into contemporary events. Course will vary with geographical area of study.

4 hrs

HMNTY 340 PW The World Of Advertising

This course will present a broad overview of advertising literature. Students will be given some idea of the issues inherent in the world of advertising, procedures for running an ad campaign, and the role of persuasive writing and graphic design. As projects to accompany the historical and theoretical aspects of advertising, students will design a commercial or an ad campaign. The course will emphasize critical thinking, ethical issues, writing and speaking. Prerequisite: Two semesters of composition and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

4 hrs

HMNTY 375 P Research In Women's Culture

Independent Study: Each student, with an instructor, will develop a research topic of personal or professional interest related to PACE 376P or PACE 377P and produce appropriate writing on the topic.

4 hrs

HMNTY 376 P Textural Representation Of Feminine

Focusing on the roles women have played in literature, as characters, as readers, and as writers, students will read, write about, and discuss short fiction, novels, and feminist literary theory. This course explores the ways in which both the choice of subject matter and the method of presentation differ in female-written and male-written texts, the ways in which women have been portrayed in literature by women writers and by men writers, and the ways in which ethnicity affects both subject matter and writing style in women's writing.

4 hrs

HMNTY 377 P Growing Up Female With Mass Media

The purpose of this course is to examine women and women's issues in American film, media and culture. Focusing on the construction of women's images in the information age, the course follows the rise of feminism, backlash and "post feminism" to the position of the contemporary woman, providing a historical context for popular culture.

4 hrs

HMNTY 401 PW The Culture Of The Working Class: Independent Study

This course, the independent study component of the labor and economics block, will employ a variety of cultural media which illustrate some of the issues covered in the weekend and evening courses. "The Culture of the Working Class" will show how literature, art, music and film have reflected and/or influenced the labor movement. Students will read novels, short stories and poems, view movies and works of art which address problems of the working class, both in Western Europe and the United States, from the late 1800's to the present. The work done will be validated through written work by the student. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

4 hrs

HMNTY 404 PW Professional Communication

In this course students will study formats for various types of technical reports, from resumes to completion reports, most of which will use as content research projects assigned in the independent study segment. Students will also study techniques for presenting material orally, from small group communication to formal presentations of longer technical reports, complete with audio-visual aids. In both written reports and oral communication, students will learn to consider a variety of audiences. The course will have texts and will be team-taught. The writing element will provide another option for PACE students to fulfill the new junior/senior writing requirement. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

4 hrs

HMNTY 408 P Images Of Aging In Literature

This one credit hour course will give students an opportunity to examine human attitudes towards the changes that occur in later life viewing them through fictional characters and events. It is one thing to learn the facts of the aging process and aging in society, but quite another to examine attitudes and feelings about such issues subjectively, through the eyes of one facing them. Through reading literature about older people and their concerns, discussing it and writing papers about it, students should develop a truer perspective about that portion of their own lives and alter their attitudes towards older people in their present culture. Though this is a one-credit-hour course, discussions and papers may also draw from readings done in the Independent Study portion of the block.

1 hr

HMNTY 410 PW Turning Life Into Stories

This course will take a factual approach to creative prose writing, including both artistic nonfiction and fiction in various forms. The instructor will describe a form, suggest ways it might be written, and illustrate the form with examples of his own work and that of other writers. Student papers will be critiqued in writing by the instructor. Students will also read much of their work to the class, which will operate as a writing workshop. Prerequisite: ENGLISH 110 & ENGLISH 225 (or equivalents) and successful completion of the WEPT (effective FS93).

4 hrs

HMNTY 452 Images Of The Family In Art And Literature

An application of the skills and knowledge gained from the companion weekend and/or weekday courses in this block by means of the instructor-approved and guide independent study projects of the student's own individual or small group choice, focusing on images of the family in literature and art. Each student must select and present four projects (one on each of the following faith cultures-Christianity/Judaism, Islam, and one on a topic of their choice) in written, oral and/or audio/visual media. Students meet in groups and individual sessions with the instructor of this block.

4 hrs

HMNTY 461 Interpreting Past And Present Rhetorical Practices

The purpose of this course is to examine what rhetoric is and how it has been (and is currently) used to influence what we believe, practice and value as individuals and as a society. Beginning with the classical period, then moving chronologically to present day rhetorical theories, students will analyze the ways in which rhetoric has both influenced and been influenced by its historical context. Course grades will be determined by four examinations, an 8-10 page course paper, and an oral presentation of the work of one rhetorician.

4 hrs

HMNTY 462 Analyzing Modern Discourse Communities

In this course, students will learn how to critically examine the rhetorical effects of political, legal, journalistic, literary documents. Students will also learn how to more effectively argue by mastering particular rhetorical strategies. There will be four written projects in this course: a summary/research assignment, a review assignment, an analysis assignment and an argument assignment.

4 hrs

HMNTY 490 P Perceptions & Images Of Disabilities In Literature And Film

This course combines classroom discussion of selected films and literature and independent study. Students will study films and selections from literature to develop an understanding and awareness of the social, economic and political aspects of disability as conveyed through popular culture. Students will also apply research, observation and writing skills to gain awareness and insights regarding disabilities, through working on an individual or team project. The project will further the understanding of disabilities and how various social, psychological and environmental conditions may affect people with disabilities and their families.

4 hrs

HMNTY H410 PW Turning Life Into Stories

4 hrs