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IAH 206 - Self, Society, and Technology (D)

Exploration in how technology affects and is affected by our conceptions of ourselves, relations with others, and our ideals. Approaches and materials from philosophy, literature, art, music, and history as well as the natural sciences.

Average Grade - 2.950
Median Grade - 3.0
90 total students

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IAH 231B - Themes and Issues: Moral Issues and the Arts and Humanities (D)

Human conflict and moral dilemmas, addressed through diverse methods and materials from the arts and humanities.

Average Grade - 2.625
Median Grade - 3.0
24 total students

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PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy

Theories of knowledge, values, and reality. Topics such as objectivity, relativism and cultural diversity, moral responsibility, aesthetic values, the self, existence of God, free will, minds and machines.

Average Grade - 2.826
Median Grade - 3.0
46 total students

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PHL 130 - Reasoning and Argumentation

Deductive, inductive, and practical reasoning. Topics such as rational argumentation, fallacies, definition, meaning, truth, and evidence. Techniques for critical reading and thinking.

Average Grade - 3.461
Median Grade - 4.0
1430 total students

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PHL 340 - Ethics

Inquiry through the writings of some important theorists, their critics and their contemporary followers. Aristotle, Hume, Kant, Mill, Sidgwick.

Average Grade - 3.024
Median Grade - 3.5
240 total students

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PHL 342 - Environmental Ethics

Ethical perspectives on humanity's use of and relationship to nonhuman animals, the land, future humans, and the ecosystem itself.

Average Grade - 3.242
Median Grade - 4.0
33 total students

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PHL 440 - Central Issues in Ethics

Twentieth-century discussions of universalization, utilitarianism, nature of a moral theory, moral language, relativism, skepticism, theory and practice, weakness of will, moral education, and justification.

Average Grade - 3.110
Median Grade - 3.5
74 total students

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TE 201 - Current Issues in Education

Contemporary and perennial issues in elementary, secondary, and higher education.

Average Grade - 3.333
Median Grade - 4.0
21 total students

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TE 250 - Human Diversity, Power, and Opportunity in Social Institutions

Comparative study of schools and other social institutions. Social construction and maintenance of diversity and inequality. Political, social and economic consequences for individuals and groups.

Average Grade - 3.577
Median Grade - 4.0
1002 total students

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TE 818 - Curriculum In Its Social Context

Philosophical, social, and historical foundations of curriculum. Issues and practices across subjects, grades, and school settings. Moral consequences of curriculum decisions for teachers and students.

Average Grade - 3.839
Median Grade - 4.0
59 total students

Latest grades from Spring 2015

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