Online Courses
Spring 2023
No Courses Found for Spring 2023Maymester 2023
No Courses Found for Maymester 2023Summer I 2023
No Courses Found for Summer I 2023Summer II 2023
Intro to LGBTQ Studies
(3) In this course, students will become familiar with disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the experiences and self-expressions of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals. F,S,May,Su
Fall 2023
Feminism & Technology (HNR)
(1-3)(Prereq: Enrollment in the Honor's Program or permission of the instructor) An interdisciplinary examination of selected themes and topics that shed light on the ways in which cultural meaning is generated, disseminated, and produced through various practices, beliefs and institutions.
Science of Middle Earth (HNR)
(1-3 credits) An interdisciplinary examination of selected themes and topics in Honors not otherwise available in the curriculum. This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
Service Learning (HNR)
Students will participate in public service within agencies in the Myrtle Beach area in order to understand civic responsibility and the role of higher education in promoting it. In their written work and class discussions, they will reflect on both the function of their service as well as on its limits as a response to specific community needs and more general social problems. Students will also explore issues of civic responsibility and citizenship in relation to the social problems that they become familiar with through their service work.
Service in Sustainability
(0-3 credits) Students participate in public service with local agencies in order to understand the relationship between civic responsibility, sustainability, and higher education. In the classroom, students reflect upon the function and necessity of their service as well as its limitations in responding to specific community needs and general social problems. F,S,Su
Feminism and Technology
(3 credits)(Prereq: WGST*103) This course examines how gender, race, and class intersect with technology, and how technology contributes to the social construction of identity. Consideration is given to the uses of technology, the development of new technologies, and cultural represenations of technology. What role have underrepresented groups played in the development of technology? How has technological change affected the roles of women and ideas about gender? How does technology offer possibilities for new social relations and how should we evaluate these possibilities? What are the social implications of technology and how is it understood and deployed in different cultural contexts? F,S,Su
Feminist Technology Studies
(3) This course examines how gender, race, and class intersect with technology and how technology contributes to the social construction of identity. Consideration is given to the uses of technology, the development of new technologies, and cultural representations of technology. F
Winter 2023
No Courses found for WinterSpring 2024
Feminism & Technology (HNR)
(1-3)(Prereq: Enrollment in the Honor's Program or permission of the instructor) An interdisciplinary examination of selected themes and topics that shed light on the ways in which cultural meaning is generated, disseminated, and produced through various practices, beliefs and institutions.
Service Learning (HNR)
Students will participate in public service within agencies in the Myrtle Beach area in order to understand civic responsibility and the role of higher education in promoting it. In their written work and class discussions, they will reflect on both the function of their service as well as on its limits as a response to specific community needs and more general social problems. Students will also explore issues of civic responsibility and citizenship in relation to the social problems that they become familiar with through their service work.
Introduction to Sustainability
(3 credits) An introduction to the basic concepts and understanding of sustainability locally and globally. Topics focus around the three pillars of sustainability; environment, economic and social, as well as topics such as waste reduction, consumer choices, energy, transportation, and natural resources. The field of sustainability continues to evolve, especially as awareness spreads about scarce resources on a crowded planet. Students explore sustainability through experiential learning activities and create a research-based presentation. F,S,Su
Service in Sustainability
(0-3 credits) Students participate in public service with local agencies in order to understand the relationship between civic responsibility, sustainability, and higher education. In the classroom, students reflect upon the function and necessity of their service as well as its limitations in responding to specific community needs and general social problems. F,S,Su
AIDS, Gender, and Society
This course is an interdisciplinary examination of selected themes and topics relating to race, class, and gender that shed light on the ways in which cultural meaning is generated, disseminated, and produced through various practices, beliefs and institutions. This course may be repeated one time (for a total of 6 credit hours) provided it is on a different topic. F,S,Su
Feminism and Technology
(3 credits)(Prereq: WGST*103) This course examines how gender, race, and class intersect with technology, and how technology contributes to the social construction of identity. Consideration is given to the uses of technology, the development of new technologies, and cultural represenations of technology. What role have underrepresented groups played in the development of technology? How has technological change affected the roles of women and ideas about gender? How does technology offer possibilities for new social relations and how should we evaluate these possibilities? What are the social implications of technology and how is it understood and deployed in different cultural contexts? F,S,Su
Feminist Technology Studies
(3) This course examines how gender, race, and class intersect with technology and how technology contributes to the social construction of identity. Consideration is given to the uses of technology, the development of new technologies, and cultural representations of technology. F