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AFRICOL-100: Black Reality: Survey of African-American Society (3 units; U ; HU&)

An introduction to key concepts, structures, and institutions in African-American societies.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU&   3 LEC 211 22649 - 05/28-06/22 Mbalia, Ahmed ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

AFRICOL-314: The School in African- American Life (3 units; U ; HU&)

A study of the socio-cultural significance of the school in the evolution of the black community.

Notes:
Jointly offered with & counts as a repeat of Ed Pol 314(353). Prereq: jr st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU&   3 LEC 051 24838 10:30 AM-1:10 PM MTRF 06/24-07/20 Rogers, William CRT 219  

AIS-101: Introduction to American Indian Studies (3 units; U ; SS&)

Indigenous experience in the land now called U.S.A.; colonization, tradition and spirituality, indigenousness and sovereignty; current issues, e.g., language preservation, treaty rights, social justice. Theoretical approaches.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 251 22833 - 06/24-07/20 Wilson, Michael ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

AIS-203: Western Great Lakes American Indian Community Life of the Past (3 units; U ; SS&)

Study of western Great Lakes American Indian community life of the past, with an emphasis on pre-European conditions, social organizations, value systems, family life, ceremonial life.

Notes:
Counts as a repeat of Ethnic 203. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 291 24389 - 07/22-08/17 Miller, Cary ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

AIS-276: Introduction to American Indian Literature: (3 units; U ; HU&)

Literature of the American Indian, focusing on major forms, prominent themes, or a particular tribe of time period.

Notes:
AIS 276 & English 276 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: grade of C or better in English 102(P) or score at level 4 on EPT.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Lit, Hist, & Sovereignty of Upper Midwest Indians
HU&   3 LEC 211 24945 - 05/28-06/22 Wilson, Michael ONLINE WEB  
This is a UPace course.

Satisfies the Act 31 requirement for the School of Education. A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition,

will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.



Special Course Fee: $275.00

ANTHRO-102: Introduction to Anthropology: Culture and Society (3 units; U ; SS)

Science of human behavior in different cultural contexts; human biological and cultural variability; human societies of the present and recent past; dynamics of culture change.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 291 22947 - 07/22-08/17 Bornstein, Erica ONLINE WEB PDF
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

ART-150: Multicultural America (3 units; U ; A&; FEE)

Cross-cultural study of U.S. ethnic and racial identities through materials drawn from a variety of media arts practices (e.g. film, photography, new media) with attention to African-, Asian-, Hispanic- and Native American experiences.

Notes:
Cultures and Communities Prog course; req'd service learning component. Jointly offered with & counts as repeat of Film 150. Prereq: none.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
A& (FEE) 3 LAB 211 17387 - 05/28-06/22 McFadden, Donte ONLINE WEB  
open to non-art/pre-art students.
Add'l Special Course Fee of $275.00 will be charged for this lab in addition to regular UWM tuition. Conducted completely on-line. Internet/Computer access req'd.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
A& (FEE) 3 LAB 251 25089 - 06/24-07/20 McFadden, Donte ONLINE WEB  
open to non-art/pre-art students.

Add'l Special Course Fee of $275.00 will be charged for this lab in addition to regular UWM tuition. Conducted completely on-line. Internet/Computer access req'd.

Special Course Fee: $275.00
Additional Tuition $65.40.

ARTHIST-104: African, New World and Oceanic Art and Architecture (3 units; U ; HU)

Major art forms in oceanic, pre-Columbian, American Indian, and African art; their functions and meanings.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 211 22666 - 05/28-06/22 Stone, Andrea ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

COMMUN-350: Intercultural Communication (3 units; U ; SS&)

Overview of U.S. intercultural communication, including communication issues for interracial and interethnic communication.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 271 21803 - 07/08-08/17 Lim, Tae-Seop ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
Consent required to audit.

DANCE-122: African Dance & Diaspora Technique I (2 - 3 units; U ; A&; FEE)

Philosophical and applied foundations of African-American dance. Aesthetics, style, musical accompaniment, the role of dance as expression of socio-cultural experience. Emphasis on movement.

Notes:
May be retaken to max of 3 sem. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
A& (FEE) 2 LAB 861 17314 9:00 AM-11:20 AM MTWR 07/01-07/27 Bronson, Ferne MIT 256  
Additional Tuition $43.60.
Dance majors only. Dance 122- 811 & 812 are taught together and have a combined enrollment limit.
Audit never allowed.
A& (FEE) 3 LAB 862 17320 9:00 AM-11:20 AM MTWR 07/01-07/27 Bronson, Ferne TBA  
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Non-Dance majors only. Dance 122- 811 & 812 are taught together and have a combined enrollment limit.
Audit never allowed.

ED POL 113(403): The Milwaukee Community (3 units; U ; SS)

An overview of communities and neighborhood groups in Milwaukee.

Notes:
Prereq: none.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 002 25056 10:30 AM-1:00 PM TR 06/24-08/17 McNally, Joel TBA  
This course includes an extended field trip to different sites in Milwaukee. The course fee pays for the buses for the field trip. Students who cannot fit the field trip for their section into their schedule will have the option of going on the trip for a different section.
SS   3 LEC 091 24706 5:00 PM-10:10 PM MW 07/22-08/17 Johnson, Florence END 115  
This course includes an extended field trip to different sites in Milwaukee. The course fee pays for the buses for the field trip. Students who cannot fit the field trip for their section into their schedule will have the option of going on the trip for a different section.
SS   3 LEC 292 25017 - 05/28-07/06 Najera, Patricia ONLINE WEB  
Taught completely on-line, internet access req'd. UWM off campus tuition assessed.

ED POL-625: Race Relations in Education (3 units; U/G ; &)

Study and analysis of historical and theoretical bases of racism/race relations in america and their influences on contemporary educational policies and practices.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
&   3 LEC 011 19254 9:30 AM-5:30 PM S 05/28-06/15 Kailin, Julie END 516  
&         5:00 PM-9:30 PM F     TBA  
Class will meet Fridays and Saturdays as follows: May 31 & June 1, June 7 & 8, June 14 & 15.

ENGLISH-276: Introduction to American Indian Literature: (3 units; U ; HU&)

Literature of the American Indian, focusing on major forms, prominent themes, or a particular tribe or time period.

Notes:
AIS 276 & English 276 are jointly offered; w/same topic, they count as repeats of one another. Retakable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: grade of C or better in English 102(P) or score at level 4 on EPT.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Lit, Hist, & Sovereignty of Upper Midwest Indians
HU&   3 LEC 211 22069 - 05/28-06/22 Wilson, Michael ONLINE WEB  
This is a UPace course.
Satisfies the Act 31 requirement for the School of Education. A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

ETHNIC-265: Hmong Americans: History, Culture, and Contemporary Life (3 units; U ; SS&)

Hmong American history, the effects of the Vietnam War on Hmong culture, and the history of the resulting refugee immigrants in America.

Notes:
Ethnic 265 & Hmong 265 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 311 24562 3:00 PM-5:00 PM TR 05/28-06/22 Lo, Aline SAB G28  
Course taught partially online. Internet access req'd. Regular UWM tuition assessed.

GEOG-110: The World: Peoples and Regions (3 units; U ; SS)

Introduction to regional cultural geography through a study of representative and significant areas of the earth.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 211 22634 - 05/28-06/22 Culver, Gregg ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
SS   3 LEC 292 24470 - 07/22-08/17 McCarthy, Linda ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

GEOG-125: Introduction to Environmental Geography (3 units; U ; NS)

Introduction to environmental geography and related environmental problems aimed at understanding of the earth's systems in our daily encounter with them.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
NS   3 LEC 251 21802 - 06/24-07/20 Holifield, Ryan ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
There is no service learning during the summer session.
NS   3 LEC 292 22215 - 07/22-08/17 Sorenson, Jeremy ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
There is no service learning during the summer session.

GEOG-350: Conservation of Natural Resources (3 units; U ; SS)

Analysis of environmental ethics; the positive and negative consequences of resource development with emphasis on strategies designed to resolve environmental conflicts.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st or a geog course.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 252 25054 - 06/24-07/20 Fredlund, Glen ONLINE WEB  

HIST-150: Multicultural America (3 units; U ; HU&)

Cross-cultural study of U.S. ethnic and racial identities through materials from literature, history, and the media, with attention to African-, Asian-, Hispanic-, and Native-American experiences.

Notes:
Cultures and Communities Prog course; req'd service learning component. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU&   3 LEC 391 25179 10:00 AM-12:40 PM MW 07/22-08/17 Buff, Rachel END 110  
No service learning requirement in the summer session.
Course taught partially online. Internet access req'd. Regular UWM tuition assessed.

HIST-267: The History of Latinos in the United States (3 units; U ; HU&)

Introduction to the history and culture of Latinos in the United States from the colonial period to the present with emphasis on the Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban experiences.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU&   3 LEC 251 24422 - 06/24-07/20 Rodriguez, Joseph ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

HIST-287: The Vietnam War (3 units; U ; SS)

A political, social, and cultural history of the Vietnamese and American dimensions of the war in Vietnam.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 211 24424 - 05/28-06/22 Vang, Chia ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

HIST-446: African Americans Since the Civil War (3 units; U/G ; &)

The search for justice and equality, from emancipation in 1865 to the civil rights revolution of the 1960's and beyond.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
&   3 LEC 211 22758 - 05/28-06/22 Smith, Robert ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

MUSIC-102: American Popular Music (3 units; U ; A)

A guide to understanding and enjoying American popular music from 1900 to the present. Students survey all popular genres and focus on chosen style.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
A   3 LEC 011 17398 12:00 PM-2:50 PM MTWR 05/28-06/22   MUS 320  
Rock Focus

PHILOS-204: Introduction to Asian Religions (3 units; U ; HU)

A descriptive survey of major Asian religious traditions, with special emphasis on Hindu and Buddhist religious life and thought.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 251 24582 - 06/24-07/20 Mahlik, Michelle ONLINE WEB PDF
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

PHILOS-244: Ethical Issues in Health Care: (3 units; U ; HU)

Study of ethical issues facing patients, providers, and public policy planners: e.g., ethical response to terminal illness, equity in health care delivery.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Contemporary Problems
HU   3 LEC 231 22622 - 06/10-07/20 Tym, Kristen ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

POL SCI-175: Introduction to International Relations (3 units; U ; SS)

Introduction to international relations, including the major subfields. Essential characteristics of the international system and the foreign policy objectives of states are discussed to give the beginning student a clearer view of world politics.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 211 21497 - 05/28-06/22 Heo, Uk ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

POL SCI-215: Ethnicity, Religion and Race in American Politics (3 units; U ; SS&)

Nationality, racial and religion-based groups in American domestic and foreign policy-making; significance of cultural pluralism as a factor in the American political experience.

Notes:
American politics course. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 211 24563 - 05/28-07/06 Shah, Paru ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

SOC WRK-665: Cultural Diversity and Social Work (3 units; U/G ; SS&)

Emphasis on culture, race and ethnicity, theories of prejudice, and racial minority groups, and the politics of human services in multicultural society.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st, admis to Soc Wrk major, satisfy English competency, Soc Wrk 100(P), 206(P), 250(350)(P); or grad st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 011 23921 9:30 AM-12:40 PM TR 05/28-07/06 Thomas, Mary LUB S165  
Graduate credit only this section.
SS&   3 LEC 072 23988 5:30 PM-8:40 PM TR 07/08-08/17 Canady, Raeshann SAB G28  
Undergraduate/Graduate .

SOCIOL-150: Multicultural America (3 units; U ; SS&)

Multiculturalism explored through historical survey of US immigration and immigrant incorporation. Cultural diversity, race relations, and identity; focus on Asian-American, African-American, and Latino/a-American migrant communities.

Notes:
Cultures and Communities Prog course; req'd service learning component. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 211 22096 - 05/28-07/06 Velez, William ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
There will be no service learning during summer.

SOCIOL-250: Sex and Gender (3 units; U ; SS)

The study of sexual inequality; changing work and family roles in industrialized societies; the social construction of gender; sociological understandings of sexual diversity.

Notes:
Prereq: soph st or a Sociol 100-level course.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 231 22579 - 06/10-07/20 Costello, Cary ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

THEATRE 260(460): Storytelling: (3 units; U ; A; FEE)

Development of skills to locate, analyze, and tell stories from multicultural sources and ranging from personal experience to myths and legends.

Notes:
Retakeable with change in topic to max of 3 sem. Prereq: none, except as required for specific topic.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Storytelling and the Cultural Voice
A (FEE) 3 LAB 291 25053 - 07/22-08/17 Mello, Robin ONLINE WEB  
Additional Tuition $65.40.
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted fully online; computer/internet access req'd.
Consent required to audit.

URB STD-150: Multicultural America (3 units; U ; SS&)

Cross-cultural study of U.S. ethnic and racial identities from an urban studies perspective, with attention to African-, Asian-, Hispanic-, and Native-American experiences.

Notes:
Cultures and Communities Prog course; req'd service learning component. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 291 22860 - 07/22-08/17 Harris, James ONLINE WEB  
Service learning is not a required part of this course in the summer session.
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

WMNS-201: Introduction to Women's Studies: A Humanities Perspective (3 units; U ; HU)

An interdisciplinary course with focus on humanities approaches to the situation of women.

Notes:
May not be taken for cr if Wmns 200 or L&S SS 200 is also taken. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 251 22644 - 06/24-07/20 Westlund, Andrea ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.