Course Offerings

Critical Thinking (HUP102, 3 Credits)
This course explores the process of thinking critically and guides you to think clearly and communicate effectively in speaking and writing. Students learn to use language, solve problems, analyze issues and make informed decisions in every area of their lives. Special attention is given to analyzing and discussing current social issues facing the United States and the world. Class projects might include a field investigation of an ethical challenge facing New York City involving research at the LaGuardia & Wagner Archives on a historical event like 9/11 or the Holocaust, or the class may visit MoMA to explore visual thinking in art.

Creative Thinking (HUP103, 3 Credits)
Exploring the "principles" of creative thinking, such as interpenetrating phases of the creative process and characteristics of a creative person, is the main focus of this course. By doing so, the course stimulates you to express your unique creative talents in a wide variety of innovative projects. After studying haiku and sumi-e, the class may, for example, take a trip to the Japanese garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens seeking natural inspiration for projects and photography. The relationship of the two may then be the focus of a class discussion. Projects that come out of the field trip include haiku and haiku series, sumi-e (black ink and brush paintings) of the garden, photographs and philosophical essays on nature.

Introduction to Philosophy (HUP101, 3 Credits)
Introducing students to some of the classic western philosophical questions, this course examines influential responses as well as the continuing practical significance of issues raised. Are humans free? What is truth? How do we know whether or not God exists? Are humans always selfish? How do our answers to such questions impact our lives? Classroom activities may incorporate debates, relevant film excerpts, or field trips. For example, in asking a question as to what reality truly is, the class may read an essay from Descartes, screen clips from the film The Matrix, and then discuss connections between the two: whether or not Descartes' answer is a good one, and how our answers may shape what we think of as true or illusory.

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Ethics and Moral Issues
Philosophy of Religion



	Course Offerings Critical Thinking (HUP102, 3 Credits) This course explores the process of thinking critically and guides you to think clearly and communicate effectively in speaking and writing. Students learn to use language, solve problems, analyze issues and make informed decisions in every area of their lives. Special attention is given to analyzing and discussing current social issues facing the United States and the world. Class projects might include a field investigation of an ethical challenge facing New York City involving research at the LaGuardia & Wagner Archives on a historical event like 9/11 or the Holocaust, or the class may visit MoMA to explore visual thinking in art. Creative Thinking (HUP103, 3 Credits) Exploring the "principles" of creative thinking, such as interpenetrating phases of the creative process and characteristics of a creative person, is the main focus of this course. By doing so, the course stimulates you to express your unique creative talents in a wide variety of innovative projects. After studying haiku and sumi-e, the class may, for example, take a trip to the Japanese garden at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens seeking natural inspiration for projects and photography. The relationship of the two may then be the focus of a class discussion. Projects that come out of the field trip include haiku and haiku series, sumi-e (black ink and brush paintings) of the garden, photographs and philosophical essays on nature. Introduction to Philosophy (HUP101, 3 Credits) Introducing students to some of the classic western philosophical questions, this course examines influential responses as well as the continuing practical significance of issues raised. Are humans free? What is truth? How do we know whether or not God exists? Are humans always selfish? How do our answers to such questions impact our lives? Classroom activities may incorporate debates, relevant film excerpts, or field trips. For example, in asking a question as to what reality truly is, the class may read an essay from Descartes, screen clips from the film The Matrix, and then discuss connections between the two: whether or not Descartes' answer is a good one, and how our answers may shape what we think of as true or illusory. Course Offerings Continued on Next Page Ethics and Moral Issues Philosophy of Religion