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• HIS 460: Field Studies In History

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  A fully supervised learning experience designed to expose students to the culture, artifacts, and research facilities of a given country or area.
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• HIS 480: Digital History

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduction to digital tools and technologies for conducting and disseminating historical research, with an emphasis on putting digital approaches into practice through course blog and production of a class website.
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• HON 100: Self-Awareness and Development

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Focus on methods individuals use to develop skills in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social aspect of life. A holistic approach to both physical and mental aspects will be addressed. Methods for enhancement and maintenance of strengths will be discussed as well as approaches to risk taking.
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• HON 110: Civic Engagement and Theories of Leadership

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of leadership theory and civic engagement through the use of films as case studies. The course content places special emphasis on leadership practices and the relationships between leaders and followers inspired by social inequities surrounding issues of race, ethnicity, class, gender and inclusion.
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• HON 122: Computer Science for Social Justice

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduction to the fundamentals of computing and how they can be used by leaders to help enact social change. Topics include surveys of the following sub-areas of computer science: artificial intelligence, hardware/operating systems, programming languages/software, ethics/social issues, history, electronic communications, problem solving, and programming. The course includes laboratory projects in application software, programming, and electronic communication. A central theme of the course will be an examination of the mapping between past and future technological innovation and civic change. Such examination will challenge students to learn ways leaders can use computer science to promote social justice.
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• HON 211: Decision Making and Public Discourse

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examination of the role of ethical dialogue and debate in public policy making of rotating topics such as the environment or health care. Emphasis on logic and critical thinking as key roles in identifying problems, devising solutions, and evaluating proposed policies. Consistent with the emphasis on the public forum, students will develop public speaking and critical listening skills.
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• HON 212: Ethics and Moral Choice in Tech Age

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Approaches to ethical recommendation and moral decision-making processes. Engagement of the scientific approach by using case studies from genetics, ecology, physics, chemistry, and computer science to allow students to confront ways traditional views of ethics and moral decision-making apply to a contemporary world.
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• HON 310: Theories and Strategies of Community Change

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Spectrum of approaches to social change and significant figures who make these changes possible. Works of historical and sociological literature, including biographies and autobiographies of key figures, will be identified as a basis for observation of how thinkers of the past identified key issues and articulated solutions to those problems.
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• HON 311: Stewardship and Civic Engagement

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Foundations of market and nonmarket economies as they relate to good stewardship and civic responsibility. Fusing literature and economics, the values and limitations of market capitalism and command socialism will be addressed.
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• HON 312: Educational Systems and Social Influence

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  An introduction to philosophy, history, and sociology of American education. The evolution of the school as an institution in a democratic society; its relationships to issues dealing with race, class, gender and ethnicity; the geographical implications the school has for the community and vice versa; the degree to which school should and/or can serve as agents for social change.
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