Online Courses
Spring 2024
Feminism & Technology (HNR)
(1-3)(Prereq: Enrollment in the Honor's Program or permission of the instructor) An interdisciplinary examination of selected themes and topics that shed light on the ways in which cultural meaning is generated, disseminated, and produced through various practices, beliefs and institutions.
Service Learning (HNR)
Students will participate in public service within agencies in the Myrtle Beach area in order to understand civic responsibility and the role of higher education in promoting it. In their written work and class discussions, they will reflect on both the function of their service as well as on its limits as a response to specific community needs and more general social problems. Students will also explore issues of civic responsibility and citizenship in relation to the social problems that they become familiar with through their service work.
Introduction to Sustainability
(3 credits) An introduction to the basic concepts and understanding of sustainability locally and globally. Topics focus around the three pillars of sustainability; environment, economic and social, as well as topics such as waste reduction, consumer choices, energy, transportation, and natural resources. The field of sustainability continues to evolve, especially as awareness spreads about scarce resources on a crowded planet. Students explore sustainability through experiential learning activities and create a research-based presentation. F,S,Su
Service in Sustainability
(0-3 credits) Students participate in public service with local agencies in order to understand the relationship between civic responsibility, sustainability, and higher education. In the classroom, students reflect upon the function and necessity of their service as well as its limitations in responding to specific community needs and general social problems. F,S,Su
AIDS, Gender, and Society
This course is an interdisciplinary examination of selected themes and topics relating to race, class, and gender that shed light on the ways in which cultural meaning is generated, disseminated, and produced through various practices, beliefs and institutions. This course may be repeated one time (for a total of 6 credit hours) provided it is on a different topic. F,S,Su
Feminism and Technology
(3 credits)(Prereq: WGST*103) This course examines how gender, race, and class intersect with technology, and how technology contributes to the social construction of identity. Consideration is given to the uses of technology, the development of new technologies, and cultural represenations of technology. What role have underrepresented groups played in the development of technology? How has technological change affected the roles of women and ideas about gender? How does technology offer possibilities for new social relations and how should we evaluate these possibilities? What are the social implications of technology and how is it understood and deployed in different cultural contexts? F,S,Su
Feminist Technology Studies
(3) This course examines how gender, race, and class intersect with technology and how technology contributes to the social construction of identity. Consideration is given to the uses of technology, the development of new technologies, and cultural representations of technology. F
Maymester 2024
No Courses Found for Maymester 2024Summer I 2024
Colonialism: Power/Rep (HNR)
(Restricted to students in the University Honors Program. Students cannot register for HONR 201 or HONR 203 in the same semester as HONR 202) This course is an interdisciplinary exploration of a significant theme chosen as part of the honors curriculum. Students enrolled in HONR 202 will concentrate on one or more disciplines in the Social Sciences from which to approach the theme. Students from HONR 201 Great Themes: Perspectives in the Humanities and HONR 203 Great Themes: Global Perspectives will share the classroom experience with those enrolled in this class. S.
Introduction to Sustainability
(3 credits) An introduction to the basic concepts and understanding of sustainability locally and globally. Topics focus around the three pillars of sustainability; environment, economic and social, as well as topics such as waste reduction, consumer choices, energy, transportation, and natural resources. The field of sustainability continues to evolve, especially as awareness spreads about scarce resources on a crowded planet. Students explore sustainability through experiential learning activities and create a research-based presentation. F,S,Su
Intro Women's/Gender Studies
(3) Women's and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary field that covers a vast range of issues. This introductory course gives an overview of the women's movement in the U.S. and discusses its legacy in U.S. society today. It explores gender and sexuality as social constructions; special attention is given to how women and men negotiate these categories of identity on a personal-political level by looking at contemporary media and cultural productions. Readings focus especially on how gender norms influence the distribution of power and the creation of oppression. Students use feminist theory as a tool to become aware of these issues, to discuss them effectively, and to promote justice and equality in the U.S. and globally. F,S,Su.
Women and Work
(3 credits) This course explores how identity and difference (race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, and age) impact women's historical and contemporary work experiences from the family kitchen to the coporate boardroom. Students critically engage with a broad range of topics, including workplace inequalities, the relationship between family and work, the politics of intimate labor, the globalizations of labor, and the history of labor movements. F,S,Su
Summer II 2024
No Courses Found for Summer II 2024Fall 2024
Feminism & Technology
(3 credits)(Prereq: HONR*105, HONR*201, or HONR*202)(Students must be enrolled in the Honors Program) An interdisciplinary examination of selected themes and topics that shed light on the ways in which cultural meaning is generated, disseminated, and produced through various practices, beliefs and institutions. May be repeated under a different topic. Offered as needed
Introduction to Sustainability
(3 credits) An introduction to the basic concepts and understanding of sustainability locally and globally. Topics focus around the three pillars of sustainability; environment, economic and social, as well as topics such as waste reduction, consumer choices, energy, transportation, and natural resources. The field of sustainability continues to evolve, especially as awareness spreads about scarce resources on a crowded planet. Students explore sustainability through experiential learning activities and create a research-based presentation. F,S,Su
Feminism and Technology
(3 credits)(Prereq: WGST*103) This course examines how gender, race, and class intersect with technology, and how technology contributes to the social construction of identity. Consideration is given to the uses of technology, the development of new technologies, and cultural represenations of technology. What role have underrepresented groups played in the development of technology? How has technological change affected the roles of women and ideas about gender? How does technology offer possibilities for new social relations and how should we evaluate these possibilities? What are the social implications of technology and how is it understood and deployed in different cultural contexts? F,S,Su
Feminist Technology Studies
(3) This course examines how gender, race, and class intersect with technology and how technology contributes to the social construction of identity. Consideration is given to the uses of technology, the development of new technologies, and cultural representations of technology. F