Dual Core Credit

Not sure what courses you want to take?  Check out a Dual Core Credit course!  You may be interested in just sampling great required UNM courses offered by some of the best instructors at UNM.  And all credits generated in this category count towards UNM's Core Curriculum.  Fast-Track through UNM's core curriculum and have fun in the process!

Empires and Their Enemies

Empires and Their Enemies - FLC 601

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In this course we will examine one of the oldest questions in human history: what happens when one group of people rules another? In a series of Oxford Union-style debates, on topics ranging from the Haitian Revolution to the Anglo-Irish Treaty to the Che Guevara t-shirt, we will explore imperialism and its legacy: a legacy that continues to shape our world today.

Combines: HIST 102CJ 130
Meets: MWF 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Ortega Hall 115
MWF 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Ortega Hall 115
CRN: 4391334315
Dance Appreciation

Dance Appreciation - FLC 602

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Dance Appreciation will explore an array of ideas about the place of dance in our lives, exposing our class to a wide variety of dance works and the cultures they express. This lecture-based course will actively engage us in various styles of dance. In this FLC, we will learn about and attempt a range of dances from the Waltz to East Coast Swing, Hip Hop to Ballet. We will read about, think about, write about, and talk about dance as work, play, worship, and art.
Combines: DANC 105ENGL 101
Meets: TR 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Mitchell Hall 213
TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Mitchell Hall 213
CRN: 4762347310
Creative Economy

Creative Economy - FLC 605

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The creative sector contributes significantly to the overall economy and quality of life. This course is designed to be a broad overview of the arts and cultural industries with an emphasis on learning about the creative economy, jobs, data analysis, theory, best practices and place-making. Readings, lectures, class exercises, group discussions, essay exams, and guest speakers are coordinated to provide an introduction to major issues related to the creative sector. The course will cover three overarching themes: 1) global creative economy trends and how the movement formed, 2) review of data analysis and the impact on jobs and economic development, and 3) what role the creative sector plays in place-making.

 

Combines: FA 284ENGL 101
Meets: TR 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Mitchell Hall 210
TR 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Mitchell Hall 210
CRN: 4752322061
What's Up With People?

What's Up With People? - FLC 606

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Being a person has never been easy, and achieving your goals in life will take some major skill. But, maybe we can help each other! In this FLC, we will set off to discover what makes people tick. As a group, we will identify and explore the core dimensions underlying human behavior. Topics will include human thought and perception, learning, motivation, creativity and intelligence. We will explore the influences of the nervous system, development, and the social environment on human behavior. We will contrast normal patterns of human behavior with examples of behaviors that are, well, ‘abnormal’. With the assistance of our link with English 101, we will use a variety of classroom approaches to actively engage each of these topics in the deepest way possible. At every point along the way, we will pause to consider how theory and research in psychology relates to the important issues in your life. You will leave this class with a broad foundation in general psychology, quite prepared to advance your study of psychology through additional coursework, if you choose. Importantly, we also hope you leave with deeper insight into people, greater self-awareness, and the wisdom to better understand and accomplish your goals.

Combines: PSY 105ENGL 101
Meets: MWF 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Mitchell Hall 109
MWF 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Mitchell Hall 109
CRN: 2214322084
Practice of the Wild: Earth Sciences

Practice of the Wild: Earth Sciences - FLC 607

In this FLC, we will use some of the classics of nature writing by John Muir, Annie Dillard, Gary Snyder, Aldo Leopold and others as the starting point for studying the Earth as a system of interconnected ‘spheres’: the geosphere, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere. We will place particular emphasis on the varied roles that humans play in the Earth system and on the processes governing global environmental change. We will study modern environmental issues such as global warming, deforestation, ocean acidification, and water and energy resources that lie at the intersection between science, public policy, and environmental ethics.

Combines: ENVS 101ENGL 150
Meets: TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Centennial Engineering Center 1030
TR 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Centennial Engineering Center 1026
CRN: 4437747527
Society & Inequality

Society & Inequality - FLC 608

Sociology is a profoundly liberating discipline. It provides us with new perspectives on the organization of society. We will develop our sociological "eyeglasses" by exploring how issues that appear to concern individuals actually reflect larger social forces. One of the pleasures of being a sociologist is that you can study anything that sparks your interest. Seminar projects will be anchored in students' interests. We will read key theorists who address inequality vis-à-vis social class, work and the economy, mass media, racialization processes, gendering processes, sexuality, disability, education and social change.

Combines: SOC 101CJ 130
Meets: TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Mitchell Hall 108
TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Mitchell Hall 108
CRN: 3759922042
Microbes: Friends of Foes?

Microbes: Friends of Foes? - FLC 609

Microbes are so small you can’t see them, but they can kill you! Microbes cause strep throat, H1N1, colds and many really horrific diseases such as Ebola, bird flu, and Hantavirus and they can help determine whether you’re thin or fat. Other microbes are truly the engineers of our planet, helping to make the air we breathe and the food and drink we consume. We’ll explore myths and truths about microbes and their interactions with humans and the environment. Classroom activities and assignments will focus on growing microbes, disease investigation simulations, illustrated lectures, and fieldtrips to hot springs, a lava tube, a brewery, a medical lab, and the waste water treatment plant. The ideas that you encounter in the seminar will be carried over into English 101, where you will write and think critically about issues dealing with microbes. The classes are closely linked with similar learning outcomes and shared assignments, including a final project (Microbe Blog!).

Combines: BIOL 110ENGL 101
Meets: TR 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Mitchell Hall 204
TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Mitchell Hall 204
CRN: 4836322064
Your Language Questions Answered

Your Language Questions Answered - FLC 614

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An introduction to the nature of language through 60+ commonly asked questions about language. Answers to these questions will satisfy everyday curiosities about language and will introduce students to the structure of language (sounds, words, sentences, meanings) and other topics such as child language acquisition, language change, social dialects, bilingualism, signed languages, animal communication, language and thought, language origins and the development of writing systems. No background in linguistics, grammar, and/or other languages is assumed.

Combines: ENGL 102LING 101
Meets: MWF 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Univ Advise & Enrich Center B92
MWF 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Univ Advise & Enrich Center B92
CRN: 4391543916
Peoples and Languages

Peoples and Languages - FLC 615

There are 6000 languages spoken in the world today. This LC will examine the linguistic relationships between many of these languages, and the history of how they came to be spoken by the people who use them today. The history of languages is very much the history of their speakers, and so the course will also examine the use of genetic variation to reconstruct the history of migration of peoples, and therefore the history of migration of their languages. Students will practice the reconstruction of “protolanguages” from existing data, view videos related to genetics, archeology, and language, compile data on the relations between linguistic diversity and the social, political, and economic characteristics of nations, and present their findings in class. Writing assignments for ENGL 101 will focus on topics from Seminars.

Combines: LING 101ENGL 101
Meets: TR 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Mitchell Hall 107
TR 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Mitchell Hall 107
CRN: 4102522074
Civil Rights and the Law

Civil Rights and the Law - FLC 617

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This FLC introduces students to the rich and vibrant experiences that have shaped the development of diverse Chicana and Chicano communities in the United States. The course illustrates how Mexican descent people and the communities they inhabit have experienced political intrusions and, at the same time, maintained rich and vibrant cultures in the U.S borderlands region and in U.S. society in general. Students, in the company of their FLC instructors, will visit cultural and historical sites of significance in the New Mexico region and understand how issues of race, class, gender and sexuality continue to influence dynamic Mexican American communities and cultures.

Combines: ENGL 101CCS 201
Meets: TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Univ Advise & Enrich Center B91
TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Univ Advise & Enrich Center B91
CRN: 2207547530
Burning Harry Potter?

Burning Harry Potter? - FLC 620

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If you need to take English 101, this is an opportunity to write essays about the kinds of books that you love to read. In the Seminar, we will examine the ways in which literature for children and young adults is governed by the social, religious, and political influences that a particular community may embrace. Should children’s books focus on topics such as child abuse? Should fairy tales be censored? While we may not be able to resolve these issues, we will emerge from this class with a better understanding of the interaction between community values, censorship, and children’s books. Assignments include a community Reading-to-Children project. Students enrolled in this FLC will use books and critical readings, class discussion activities, and lectures as a way to develop their expository writing skills.

Combines: ENGL 150ENGL 101
Meets: MWF 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Mitchell Hall 216
MWF 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Mitchell Hall 216
CRN: 2209022070
Earth Arts: A Wild Way of Knowing

Earth Arts: A Wild Way of Knowing - FLC 623

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Explore New Mexico’s beauty, grandeur, and fragility through the arts. Learn how artists are creating community around common appreciation and concerns for the environment. We’ll discover artists whose creative processes engage the natural environment in ways that make us see our own creative possibilities in the wild as well as in the urban jungle. Assignments include field trips to site-specific earthworks to inspire the creation of earth artworks in small groups and individually. We’ll learn how critical thinking is the key to unlocking your creative spirit. In this seminar and your other UNM classes you will work with types of texts, lectures, exams and assignments that are new to you. Your ENGL 101 class in this FLC will help you learn how to effectively work with and learn from these college level materials.

Combines: ENGL 101FA 284
Meets: TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Dane Smith Hall 144
TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Dane Smith Hall 144
CRN: 3071526599
All the Stages are Worlds

All the Stages are Worlds - FLC 627

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Greek Tragedy, Shakespeare, Broadway, Cirque du Soleil, Albuquerque Little Theatre, Tricklock, Theatre X, The Box, and Improv: Theatre Appreciation (THEA 105) examines beginning theory and the business of live theatre. We will attend performances together and meet actors, directors, authors, costumers, and technicians, for a “behind the scenes” look at live theatre. Writing for ENGL 102 will be centered on the topics we explore in THEA 105 and the genres of writing associated with live theatre and with the appreciation of live theatre. You will have an opportunity to explore your inner live-theatre artist.

Combines: THEA 105ENGL 102
Meets: MWF 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Robert Hartung Hall 104
MWF 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Robert Hartung Hall 104
CRN: 4102637593
African Folk Tales & Proverbs

African Folk Tales & Proverbs - FLC 629

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The course considers stories from a cultural and literary tradition most students are unfamiliar with – African. African folktales reflect many of the same themes as Western ones - fear of the unknown, distrust of stepparents, lessons on sexuality, appropriate social behaviors - but the different cultural backgrounds in Africa lead to stories that often differ in ideology, symbolism and even comprehensibility. The class concentrates on the differences in African tales due to religious syncretism, communitarian ethics, colonialism and region-specific fauna. This intercultural exploration encourages students to reflect on cultural difference, varieties of literary symbolism and style, and what they do (not) know about Africa – the most neglected continent for most students – and why.

Combines: COMP 222ENGL 101
Meets: MWF 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Dane Smith Hall 327
MWF 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Mitchell Hall 106
CRN: 4758947952
African Folk Tales & Proverbs

African Folk Tales & Proverbs - FLC 630

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The course considers stories from a cultural and literary tradition most students are unfamiliar with – African. African folktales reflect many of the same themes as Western ones - fear of the unknown, distrust of stepparents, lessons on sexuality, appropriate social behaviors - but the different cultural backgrounds in Africa lead to stories that often differ in ideology, symbolism and even comprehensibility. The class concentrates on the differences in African tales due to religious syncretism, communitarian ethics, colonialism and region-specific fauna. This intercultural exploration encourages students to reflect on cultural difference, varieties of literary symbolism and style, and what they do (not) know about Africa – the most neglected continent for most students – and why.

Combines: COMP 222CJ 130
Meets: MWF 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Dane Smith Hall 327
MWF 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Dane Smith Hall 231
CRN: 4795847957
Ceramic Seduction

Ceramic Seduction - FLC 633

“Introduction to Ceramics” is a “hands on” art studio experience that introduces you to the terms, concepts, historical and technical information that support creative development. You will discover the techniques of hand building and throwing basic clay bodies. Glaze, oxidation, reduction and atmospheric firing are taught. Readings and lectures are included and guest artists will speak. We will view images from UNM’s clay collections and from ArtStor. This studio experience is a creative incubator and a learning laboratory. It will promote a life-long enjoyment of ceramics and all its diverse reflections of human development and the aesthetic qualities clay possesses. Your own clay creations will reflect your first studio experience in the UNM College of Fine Arts.

NOTE: This FLC is restricted to Pre-Majors in the College of Fine Arts. Contact a Fine Arts advisor for permission to register.

Combines: ENGL 101ARTS 168
Meets: TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Mitchell Hall 118
TR 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Art 152
CRN: 3758637585
Love, Lust and Passion

Love, Lust and Passion - FLC 634

In this FLC we will seek to understand the differences between love, lust, and passion as presented in literature and film. We will read a novel, a play, short stories, poems, and nonfiction texts. We will also view films that depict a variety of human relationships. In our discussions, we will analyze the relationships in connection to our own lives. How can we learn from both the good examples and mistakes of others, real or fictional? Students will keep journals, write six 1-2 page response papers, a love poem, one 3-4 page memoir, and a final 6-8 page research project. They will also give an oral presentation that is based on the research project. We will attend an artistic performance related to our discussions and hold an Academy Awards day.

Combines: CJ 130ENGL 150
Meets: MWF 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Communication & Journalism 156
MWF 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Communication & Journalism 104
CRN: 4391838117
Reading Cultures: Travel and Literature

Reading Cultures: Travel and Literature - FLC 635

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In this wide-ranging seminar you will investigate the desire to travel and the travails of displacement. Our conversations will foreground methods of literary, visual, and cultural analysis by addressing the formation and transformation of cultures within New Mexico and far beyond it. Together, we will read and discuss memorable texts from a wide variety of genre—including the poem, photo-essay, novel, short story, play, and film—which both examine and critique cross-cultural encounters. By focusing on both the linguistic and the social mediations that these encounters typically occasion, our consideration of regions and boundaries (whether real or imaginary) will clarify how individual subjects are shaped by the narratives they tell as well as those told about them. Hardly presuming that we know definitively what culture means, we will be paying rigorous attention to some of the contexts within which the very concept of culture emerged, changed, and is changing still.

Combines: ENGL 102ENGL 150
Meets: MWF 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Mitchell Hall 118
MW 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Mitchell Hall 118
CRN: 3435926536
Framing the World

Framing the World - FLC 636

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In this Learning Community we will be using widely accessible tools (phone’s, iPods, open source or free software), in addition to professional cameras and software, to examine the digital frame through the creation of several media projects. The rich culture of Albuquerque and New Mexico will provide the foundation for all projects. Students will work independently and in collaboration to develop projects and presentations. Assignments will include short documentaries, interactive game environments and e-pubs and visual live presentations. Through these assignments, students will develop skills in using digital tools and become more aware of their own personal frames. The workshop will also involve students actively utilizing online materials as preparation for successful future online experiences.

Combines: MA 111ENGL 101
Meets: TR 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Cons for Env Rsrch, Info & Art 365
TR 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Univ Advise & Enrich Center B91
CRN: 4762547626
Acting I

Acting I - FLC 637

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Acting (good acting!) is more than reciting and interpreting a script. Starting with the character you are playing right now we will generate writing skills and acting skills simultaneously. Good writing is more than just putting words on the page. It is the process of critical reading, idea generation, rhetorical context, writing and revision too. Working with Dodie Montgomery in Theater 120, we will learn the fundamentals of acting and use those skills to bring literature to life. Using that experience in English 101, we will learn the foundations of college writing and analytic reading as we explore the writing process in ways that might surprise you (and might please you, too!).

Combines: THEA 130ENGL 101
Meets: MWF 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Center for the Arts B409
MWF 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Mitchell Hall 218
CRN: 4115547627
Bringing Literature to the Stage

Bringing Literature to the Stage - FLC 638

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Acting (good acting!) is more than reciting and interpreting a script. Starting with the character you are playing right now we will generate writing skills and acting skills simultaneously. Good writing is more than just putting words on the page. It is the process of critical reading, idea generation, rhetorical context, writing and revision too. Working with Dodie Montgomery in Theater 120, we will learn the fundamentals of acting and use those skills to bring literature to life. Using that experience in English 101, we will learn the foundations of college writing and analytic reading as we explore the writing process in ways that might surprise you (and might please you, too!).

Combines: ENGL 101THEA 130
Meets: TR 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Mitchell Hall 104
TR 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Robert Hartung Hall 206
CRN: 2717041156
Community & Culture

Community & Culture - FLC 641

In this FLC, we will introduce students to the rich and vibrant experiences that have shaped the development of diverse Chicana and Chicano communities in the United States. The course illustrates how Mexican descent people and the communities have maintained rich and vibrant cultures in the U.S borderlands region and in U.S. society. Students, in the company of their FLC instructors, will visit cultural and historical sites of significance in the New Mexico region and understand how issues of race, class, gender and sexuality continue to influence dynamic Mexican American communities and cultures.

Combines: CCS 201ENGL 101
Meets: TR 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Collaborative Teaching & Learn 300
TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Ortega Hall 121
CRN: 4754947550
Community & Culture

Community & Culture - FLC 642

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In this FLC, we will introduce students to the rich and vibrant experiences that have shaped the development of diverse Chicana and Chicano communities in the United States. The course illustrates how Mexican descent people and the communities have maintained rich and vibrant cultures in the U.S borderlands region and in U.S. society. Students, in the company of their FLC instructors, will visit cultural and historical sites of significance in the New Mexico region and understand how issues of race, class, gender and sexuality continue to influence dynamic Mexican American communities and cultures.

Combines: CCS 201CJ 130
Meets: TR 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Collaborative Teaching & Learn 300
TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Communication & Journalism 243
CRN: 4755127048
Archaeological Method and Theory

Archaeological Method and Theory - FLC 646

Thought Indiana Jones was cool?  Experience archaeology for yourself!  Through hands-on exercises in the lab and classroom instruction, students in this FLC will learn how archaeologists use fragmentary remains (bits of bone, stone, and pottery) to reconstruct and interpret past societies, while also learning to tell the stories of humankind using anthropological writing standards.  This FLC meets two core requirements (Anth 120/122L is a Natural/Physical Sciences Lab); it will contain a lecture, freshman-only lab, and English 101. Note: we are sensitive to cultural concerns about archaeology in this class; everyone is welcome.

Combines: ENGL 101ANTH 120ANTH 122L
Meets: TR 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Dane Smith Hall 125
TR 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Dane Smith Hall 329
T 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Hibben Center 125
CRN: 479474794547946
Archaeological Method and Theory

Archaeological Method and Theory - FLC 647

Thought Indiana Jones was cool?  Experience archaeology for yourself!  Through hands-on exercises in the lab and classroom instruction, students in this FLC will learn how archaeologists use fragmentary remains (bits of bone, stone, and pottery) to reconstruct and interpret past societies, while also learning to tell the stories of humankind using anthropological writing standards.  This FLC meets two core requirements (Anth 120/122L is a Natural/Physical Sciences Lab); it will contain a lecture, freshman-only lab, and English 101. Note: we are sensitive to cultural concerns about archaeology in this class; everyone is welcome.

Combines: ANTH 120ANTH 122LENGL 101
Meets: TR 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Dane Smith Hall 329
R 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Hibben Center 125
TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Dane Smith Hall 231
CRN: 479484794947950