ENG-497-CE2 – Introduction to Comics
Schedule: Mondays, 6pm-7:45pm Location: Leatherman Medical Education Complex (LMEC), Room 201 Faculty: Dr. Andrew Kunka Credits: 3 This course will look at ways in which comics can be analyzed and discussed similar to other, more conventional texts such as literature and film. We will also look at the cultural impact of comics in general, how […]
INTS-497-CE – European Culture and Travel
Schedule: Thursdays, 6pm-7:45pm Location: Leatherman Medical Education Complex (LMEC), Room 206 Faculty: Dr. George E. Harding | gharding@fmarion.edu Credits: 3 I am not Rick Steves, and this course will not simply become a travelogue featuring scenery of wonderful European destinations on impossibly cloudless days. It will be a group-centered learning experience for those who have […]
HIST-497-CE – History of the Future
Schedule: Tuesdays, 6pm-7:45pm Location: Leatherman Medical Education Complex (LMEC), Room 206 Faculty: Dr. Scott Kaufman | vkaufman@fmarion.edu | 843-661-1550 Credits: 3 How might the 1960s TV show Star Trek have reflected, on the one hand, a futuristic world and, on the other hand, contemporary race and gender relations? What did the 1984 movie The Terminator […]
AAAS-201-CE – History of Afro-Latin Dance and Music
Schedule: Tuesdays, 6pm-7:45pm Location: Carter Center for Health Sciences (CCHS), Room 114 Faculty: Ms. Adalia Ellis | aellis@fmarion.edu | 843-661-1629 Credits: 3 In this mixed media, inter-disciplinary course, we will explore the roots and impact of Salsa, Merengue, and Bachata through dance, written and spoken word, music and video. The complete artistic work of the students, […]
MUSI-497-CE – History of Rock and Roll
Schedule: Tuesdays, 6pm-7:45pm Location: Leatherman Medical Education Complex (LMEC), Room 102 Faculty: Brandon Goff | bgoff@fmarion.edu | 843-661-1540 Credits: 3 This course presents an in depth study of one of the first truly American art forms, Rock and Roll. Students will trace the social, political and cultural environments that led to the earliest iterations of […]
HLTH-301-CE – Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Schedule: Mondays, 6pm-7:45pm Location: Carter Center for Health Sciences (CCHS), Room 114 Faculty: Ms. Laura Hilb Credits: 3 An evidence-based program, MBSR teaches practices that can help participants use inner resources to cope with stress, illness, and pain. This course will include one full day session on a Saturday. Students will learn mindfulness practices such […]
ENG-497-CE1 – True Crime, Mostly Murder
Schedule: Mondays, 6pm-7:45pm Location: Leatherman Medical Education Complex (LMEC), Room 206 Faculty: Dr. Beckie Flannagan | rflannagan@fmarion.edu | 843-661-1516 Credits: 3 We live in an age of 24/7 news cycle, so at just about anytime, day or night, you can read about yet another true crime. Since Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murder of Marie Roget” […]
ART-306-CE – Make Better Photos: Digital Photography Fundamentals
Schedule: Mondays, 6pm-7:45pm Location: Leatherman Medical Education Complex (LMEC), Room 102 Faculty: Julie Mixon | jmixon@fmarion.edu | 843-661-1541 Credits: 3 This beginner level photography course includes an introduction to various types of digital cameras, exposure fundamentals (aperture, shutter speed and ISO) and other camera settings such as white balance, file formats and focus functions. Instruction […]
ENG-497-CE3 – Skilled Hands and Thinking Minds
Schedule: Tuesdays, 4pm-5:45pm Location: PAC Scene Shop Faculty: Dr. Christopher Johnson | cjohnson@fmarion.edu | 843-661-1518 Credits: 3 This course will investigate the intersections between skilled labor and academic learning. The course will begin by exploring the degree to which American culture and educational practices seek to separate the two entities in arbitrary and limiting ways. […]
ANTH-300-CE – Homesteading in the Modern World
Schedule: Mondays, 4pm-5:45pm Location: Leatherman Medical Education Complex (LMEC), Room 201 Faculty: Dr. Greg Pryor | gpryor@fmarion.edu | 843-661-1403 Credits: 3 When President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act in 1862, millions of settlers claimed land across the United States with the goal of becoming self-sufficient. Like those early homesteaders, modern homesteaders strive to become more […]
BIOL 306-CE – Biology of Cancer
Schedule: Mondays, 4pm-5:45pm Location: Leatherman Medical Education Complex (LMEC), Room 206 Faculty: Dr. Elizabeth Jones | Elizabeth.Jones@fmarion.edu | 843-661-1899 Credits: 3 Roughly 40% of Americans will receive a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. Chances are you know someone who has had this diagnosis. This course is designed to provide a broad understanding of cancer, including […]