SUMMER HUMANITIES PROGRAMS
Examine the evolution of culture and society through the College of Arts and Sciences’ series of history, sociology and sustainability courses. Completion of these courses will satisfy the college's general education requirements.
FEATURED COURSES
History of the Future (HIST 110-98)
Course Date: May 30, 2023 – July 25, 2023
Course Format: Online
Course Description: Explore how writers, political and religious leaders, scientists, and others have envisioned the future, and how these visions reflected the hopes, aspirations and fears of those in the present. The course's focus will be on prophetic religious documents, political treatises, utopian and dystopian novels, films, and television produced in the United States from the 1800s to present-day. Course is available for undergraduate students.
Instructor: Sandra Frink
History of Medical Racism (HIST 342-98/HIST 442-98)
Course Date: May 30, 2023 – August 14, 2023
Course Format: Online
Course Description: Study the intersections of race, medicine, and colonialism in World History from 1500 to the present. Students will examine how racial difference became medicalized and assess the ways in which sociocultural, economic, and political forces have historically shaped behavior in medicine and institutionalized health care. Course is available for undergraduate and graduate students.
Instructor: Celeste Chamberland
Comparative Global Literatures (ENG 343-98)
Course Date: May 30, 2023 – August 14, 2023
Course Format: Online
Course Description: Compare and contrast examples of literature from around the world on the basis of universal social themes and issues. Students will emphasize the global nature of human endeavors – the extent to which we are all in this together – through the comparative analysis of selected fiction, poetry, and drama. Course is available for undergraduate and graduate students.
Instructor: James Baltrum
Civil Law (PARA 303-60)
Course Date: May 30, 2023 – August 14, 2023
Course Format: Online
Course Description: Examine several different areas of law, and explore basic terminology and concepts: Family Law, Torts (personal injury), Labor and Employment, Real Estate and Intellectual Property. Junior standing required to enroll.
Instructor: Jim Fine
Sociology of Chicago Neighborhoods (SOC 214-01)
Course Date: July 17, 2023 – July 29, 2023
Course Format: On-campus
Course Description: Examine a wide array of social forces that shape neighborhoods – downtown development, urban sustainability and green development, segregation, ethnic enclaves, gayborhoods, gentrification, public housing, public transportation, public schools, policing, and community organizations. Each topic will be paired with a field trip to a specific neighborhood that best exemplifies the topic under examination. Students should take away an in-depth understanding of the social forces that shape neighborhoods in Chicago and a deeper understanding of neighborhoods as a lived experience. Roosevelt students can earn general education experiential learning credit with this course.
Instructor: Stephanie Farmer
Rooftop Garden (SUST 390-10)
Course Date: May 30, 2023 – August 14, 2023
Course Format: On-campus and online
Course Description: Hybrid class combining online work with hands-on stewardship of the Wabash Building Rooftop Garden at Roosevelt University's Chicago Campus. Online learning starts May 30, with garden workdays and field trips to selected urban farms and green rooftops in the Chicago region scheduled by the instructor according to students' availability. Students will learn about the relationships among food, biodiversity, and urban sustainability. They will also explore sites of interest in-person or online, as conditions allow; and help prepare the garden for the fall harvest season. Participation in this course constitutes a significant contribution to the sustainability of Roosevelt's Chicago Campus.
Instructor: Vicki Gerberich
To register, contact your academic advisor. For additional course details, visit Roosevelt’s Course Finder.
For information on tuition, visit Tuition and Fees.