Summer 2008 Enrichment Courses
Humanistic Studies

These courses are intended for those who are not interested in earning a credential or degree but who want to experience the sheer joy of learning and discovery.

Registration is on a space-available basis.  Summer classes are held in any one of several sessions; each course offered is listed under the appropriate session. All these courses meet on the Syracuse University campus.  As a noncredit student, you will not take tests or turn in work.  However, you are expected to attend class regularly and do the readings so you can participate in class discussions. Each course is $199 plus fee, if any.  Remitted tuition does not cover fees.

Summer Session I (May 19-June 27)

Philosophy and Issues of Design
(HSC 350   U001   71939) 
Monday and Wednesday, 4-8 p.m., Earle
Position of the designer in a technological society. Design and its relationship to ethics, social responsibility, the environment, and the liberal arts (humanities, social sciences, and natural/physical sciences).

Health in the Real World: From Classroom to Community
(HSC 400   U001   71937)
Monday and Wednesday, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Middlemiss
Students work with an interdisciplinary team of College of Human Ecology faculty and healthcare professionals from Syracuse Community Health Center (SCHC) to examine and address health issues and initiatives of concern nationally and to the local community. Includes campus and community involvement, personal stories from local community members, guest lectures, videos, films and special readings. Course work is guided by Healthy People 2010, the federal Government’s Health Agenda, which calls for people to become active participants in their own health. 

Ethics and Value Theory
(HSC 022   U001   71938)
Monday and Wednesday, 6-9:45 p.m., Staff
Foundations of ethical and moral evaluation. Major figures in the history of ethical theory.

Leadership and Foreign Policy
(HSC 351   U001   71940)
Tuesday and Thursday, 6-9:30 p.m., Karakas-Keles
Multiple roles political leaders tend to play in foreign policy decision making: “one-man show” approach; team players; “first among equals.” Reviews cases from around the world to understand how different styles of political leadership impinge upon the making of foreign policy: e.g., Bush throughout the Iraq War; former British premier Tony Blair in the same institutional/governmental constraints. Foreign policy making as an individual and institutional process; theoretical perspectives utilized in foreign policy analysis.

Registration & Deadlines

Mail (postmark) or fax deadline:
Summer Session I: May 5
Summer Session II: June 16

Mail your completed registration form and payment to:
Syracuse University Cash Operations
102 Archbold North
Syracuse, NY  13244-1140
Or fax to 315-443-3255

Walk-In: University College, 700 University Ave.
Until May 9: 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. (Fridays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Beginning May 12: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. (Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)

Payment Information: Full payment of tuition and fees is due at time of registration. You may pay by check, MasterCard, VISA, or remitted tuition. Refund deadlines vary by session; call 315-443-4135 for specific information.

See Registration Form on page Pkt. 3.

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