(oid=25) 2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]Lifelong Learning |
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Professor John Mears, Faculty/Program Chair
Graduate Liberal Studies Academic Council, 2016–2017 Professors: Caroline Brettell (Anthropology), Robert Hunt (Theology)
Associate Professor: Bill Barnard (Religious Studies)
Assistant Professor: Nick Tsarevsky (Chemistry)
Senior Lecturer: Bruce Levy (English)
Professor of Practice: Rick Halperin (History)
Adjunct Faculty: Janet Harris (English)
Emeritus Professors: John Mears (History)
Department Information
The Department of Lifelong Learning promotes personal enrichment and achievement of potential through a broad interdisciplinary curriculum. Its credit and non-credit offerings broaden students’ perspectives, insights and understandings of the world. At the heart of the Lifelong Learning programs – which include the Doctor of Liberal Studies, the Master of Liberal Studies and a noncredit creative writing program – is the belief that people can continue to grow personally and professionally throughout their lives.
Programs
Master
Certificate
Courses
- BHSC 6100 - Independent Study
- BHSC 6200 - Independent Study
- BHSC 6300 - Independent Study
- BHSC 6302 - The Art of Public Speaking
- BHSC 6303 - The Future of Intimate Partnerships, Marriage, and Family
- BHSC 6315 - The Lively Mind: Creative and Critical Thinking
- BHSC 6319 - Professional Ethics and Organizational Responsibility
- BHSC 6320 - Organizational Leadership
- BHSC 6322 - Abnormal Psychology of Mind, Body, and Health
- BHSC 6331 - The Psychology of Hate
- BHSC 6355 - Psychology: The Discovery of Self
- BHSC 6363 - The Immigrant Experience
- BHSC 7158 - Conflict and Communication
- BHSC 7165 - Power of Negotiation
- BHSC 7330 - Psychology of Sport
- BHSC 7331 - Communication in Sport
- BHSC 7335 - Sustainability Leadership: An Introduction to Organizational Sustainability Leadership
- BHSC 7340 - Unlocking Human Behavior and Personality
- BHSC 7341 - Coaching for Educational and Organizational Leaders
- BHSC 7350 - Special Topics in Behavioral Science
- BHSC 7355 - Cultural Intelligence: Understanding Leadership in Culturally Complex Situations
- BHSC 7357 - The Moral and Spiritual Landscape of Childhood and Adolescence
- BHSC 7358 - Conflict and Communication
- BHSC 7361 - Gender and Psychopathology Across Cultures
- BHSC 7362 - Understanding Strategy: Government, Business, and Social Movements
- BHSC 7365 - The Power of Negotiation: Mastering Negotiation for Personal and Professional Success
- BHSC 7366 - Adolescent Psychology
- BHSC 7368 - Educational Coaching: Ensuring Success for All Learners
- BHSC 7369 - Potential and Performance: Coaching for Individual and Organizational Effectiveness
- BHSC 7370 - Death, Dying, and Grief
- FNAR 6100 - Independent Study
- FNAR 6110 - Special Topics in Fine Arts
- FNAR 6115 - Classic Works and Texts in the Fine Arts
- FNAR 6200 - Independent Study
- FNAR 6300 - Independent Study
- FNAR 6301 - Action! Dramatic Screenwriting
- FNAR 6305 - From Sunrise to Psycho: Form and Meaning in the Cinema
- FNAR 6306 - Reading to Write: Learning From the Masters
- FNAR 6307 - Chemistry and Technology in Art: From Antiquity to the Industrial Revolution
- FNAR 6308 - Creating Truths
- FNAR 6309 - Art of the Renaissance in Italy
- FNAR 6313 - Approaching Contemporary Art, Facing the Millennium: 1980-2010
- FNAR 6315 - Creating the Memoir
- FNAR 6316 - History, Humanity, and Humor: Physical Comedy and Beyond
- FNAR 6317 - The Art of the Baroque
- FNAR 6322 - Modern Movements in European and American Painting
- FNAR 6323 - Modern European Paintings in France
- FNAR 6333 - Approaching Contemporary Art: Post-World War II, 1950-1980
- FNAR 6336 - Renaissance and Baroque Art in Italy
- FNAR 6387 - Inspiring Creative Minds Through Original Art
- FNAR 6390 - Evocation, Narratives, and Nature: Understanding 18th-19th Century Romanticism
- FNAR 6394 - Creating Poetry
- FNAR 6395 - The Spectacle of Theatre
- FNAR 6396 - Time Past, Time Present: Storytelling with a Backdrop of History
- FNAR 7350 - Special Topics in Fine Arts
- FNAR 7360 - Creating the Short Story
- FNAR 7361 - Creating Compelling Narrative
- FNAR 7365 - Creating the Novel
- FNAR 7366 - Creating the Stage Play
- FNAR 7367 - The Writer’s Voice
- FNAR 7368 - Science on the Stage
- FNAR 7371 - Ethical Issues in Fashion Media: From Catwalks to Sweatshops
- FNAR 7373 - Lone Star Art Stars: Contemporary Texas Artists
- FNAR 7374 - Mythic Image in Pop Music and Technology
- FNAR 7375 - Religion and Theatre
- FNAR 7377 - Representing the Real: Form and Meaning in Documentary Film
- FNAR 7380 - Dallas: Exploring Its Arts and Culture in the 21st Century
- FNAR 7381 - Writers on Writing: 21st-Century Storytelling
- FNAR 7383 - The Art and Culture of Spain
- HUMN 6049 - Graduate Full-Time Status
- HUMN 6100 - Independent Study
- HUMN 6200 - Independent Study
- HUMN 6300 - Independent Study
- HUMN 6303 - Thesis
- HUMN 6308 - Women’s Lives and Literature
- HUMN 6311 - Objectivity and Bias in the News
- HUMN 6316 - The Human Experience: An Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies
- HUMN 6317 - Literature and Identity, 1530-1680
- HUMN 6319 - Ethics and Literature
- HUMN 6321 - International Humanitarian Aid
- HUMN 6323 - Creativity and Dreams
- HUMN 6326 - Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in a Global Economy
- HUMN 6330 - Wit and Humor in African-American Literature
- HUMN 6336 - Paradigms of Humanity in Science Fiction
- HUMN 6338 - The Fire of Transformation: Exploring the Mystical Life
- HUMN 6341 - The Ethical Implications of Children’s Literature
- HUMN 6350 - The Art of African-American Storytelling
- HUMN 6351 - Interpretation and Performance of African-American Poetry
- HUMN 6352 - Interpretation of Folklore in African-American Fiction
- HUMN 6354 - Remembering the 1960s: Culture and Change
- HUMN 6356 - Oral Interpretation of Literature
- HUMN 6358 - Trances and Dances: Investigations Into Indigenous Religious Life
- HUMN 6370 - The Literate Mind At Work
- HUMN 6374 - Writing and the Search for Self
- HUMN 6376 - Our Stories, Ourselves
- HUMN 6395 - News in the Digital Age: From Traditional Media to Citizen Media
- HUMN 6396 - Literature and the Culture of Disability
- HUMN 6397 - Troubled Youth in America
- HUMN 7300 - Thesis
- HUMN 7301 - Greek Mythology and Literature
- HUMN 7302 - Transnational Traditions