Through
Skidmore's connection with the Sloan Asynchronous Learning Network,
you can complete your studies entirely online in one of these
interdisciplinary concentrations:
American
History and Culture
Human Nature and Behavior
Communication
and the Arts
American
History and Culture is a program in American cultural history
with an emphasis on regional or period history.
Typical
preparation prior to enrollment:
- A
two-semester survey of American History, or American History
CLEP
- One
additional course in American literature, music, art, or culture
Sample
Curriculum:
Seven
intermediate or advanced courses and a final project (6 credits),
including:
- One
course focusing on a region of the US or period in American
history.
- One
course focusing on the development of an American cultural or
artistic tradition.
- One
course focusing on America's relationship to the larger world.
Related
existing UWW on-line courses:
America
in the 60s; The People's Century; History of Harlem; Campaign
2000; Growing Up in Literature; Jazz: a Multicultural Expression;
Popular Culture; Nation, State, and Market.
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Human
Nature and Behavior is an interdisciplinary program focusing
on the fundamental nature of human beings and the place of the
human animal in the world.
Typical
preparation prior to enrollment:
- Two
courses from: General Psychology, Principles of Sociology, Cultural
Anthropology/or Social Science CLEP
- One
course in literature or philosophy
Sample
Curriculum:
Seven
intermediate or advanced courses and a final project (six credits),
including:
- One
course focusing on individual development
- One
course focusing on gender
-
One course focusing on the place of humans in the natural world.
Related
existing UWW on-line courses:
Growing
Up in Literature; Men in Literature; Controversies over Evolution;
World Pre-history; Human/Land Interaction; Biology of the Mind;
Cultural Anthropology; Human Ecology
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Communication
and the Arts
is a program focusing on the nature of communication through artistic
expression and the role of the arts in individual expression and
cultural development.
Typical
preparation prior to enrollment:
- A
two-semester survey course in art history, music appreciation,
English literature, or a two-semester survey of Western Civilization,
or Humanities CLEP
- One
additional course in expository or creative writing, studio
art, or music
Sample
curriculum:
Seven
intermediate or advanced courses and a final project (six credits),
including:
- One
course focusing on the nature of communication and/or artistic
expression across media, or looking at one medium in a broader
cultural context
- Two
courses focusing on different art forms/ or media
Related
existing UWW on-line courses:
Love
in Art and Idea; Popular Culture: History of Information Technology:
from Guttenberg to the Internet; Jazz: a Multicultural Expression;
Men in Literature; Growing Up in Literature.
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