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Interdisciplinary Programs
Description:
The major in African and African American studies is an interdisciplinary degree program housed in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences. Its comparative focus and multidisciplinary emphasis complement many existing programs that seek to prepare undergraduate students for competitive careers and productive work in a global world of different cultures, political systems, and economic infrastructures. Students pursuing a degree in AAAS will develop a broad perspective on human values and ethnic diversity, as well as an understanding of the socio-political, religious, and historical evidence related to African peoples, both in Africa and the diasporic communities of North America and the Atlantic World.
Contact:
Dr. David C. Dennard, Program Director
Department of History
A-220 Brewster Building
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-4364
Email: dennard@ecu.edu
Description:
The Asian Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program designed for students interested in studying the Asian humanities, especially history, philosophy, religion, art, languages and literatures. The Asian Studies Minor also fully accommodates those interested in approaching the study of Asia from the perspective of the social sciences. Students may thus choose electives from a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, art, economics, foreign languages and literatures, geography, geology, history, philosophy, religion, and sociology. Two required courses, "Introductionto Asia" and "Senior Seminar in Asian Studies," provide students with the essential cultural foundations of Asian Studies and a capstone opportunity for advanced research. Though not required, the study of an Asian language and participation in a summer study abroad course are encouraged.
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Contact:
Dr. John A. Tucker, Asian Studies Program Director
Department of History
A-304 Brewster Building
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-1028
Email: Tuckerjo@ecu.edu
Description:
Classical Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program designed to encourage students to study all aspects of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. The program of study includes required courses in classical studies and one year of either Latin or Greek. Elective courses may be taken form anthropology, art, classicalstudies, English, foreign languages, history and philosophy.
Contact:
Dr. John A. Stevens, Program Director
Classical Studies
3314 Bate
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-4131
Description:
The Coastal and Marine Studies program is designed to provide students with an overview of coastal and marine environments. Biological and physical systems are emphasized. In addition, considerable attention is devoted to the sociology and economics of coastal communities, marine policy issues, and America's involvement with the oceans. Whenever possible, information from North Carolina's coastal and marine environment is used to illustrate or emphasize important concepts. The program of study includes required courses in coastal and marine studies and in geology and elective courses in anthropology, biology, coastal and marine studies, geography, geology, exercise science, and planning.
Contact:
Dr. Paul Gares, Program Director
Coastal and Marine Studies
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-6084
Email: garesp@ecu.edu
Description:
The Ethnic Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program which includes a required introductory course and a required senior-level course inethnic studies. The remaining six courses needed for the minor may be selected from a menu of courses in anthropology, English, ethnic studies, foreign languages and literatures, international studies, history, music, political science, religious studies, sociology, social work, and women's studies.
Spring 2010 Courses:
Ethnic Studies 2001-Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies 3501-Hip-Hop Culture: Film, Rhymes, and Politics
Contact:
Dr. Joyce Irene Middleton, Program Director
Ethnic Studies, G-307 Old Cafeteria Complex
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
email: middletonj@ecu.edu
Phone: 252-737-1087
Dr. Su-ching Huang, Associate Director
huangsu@ecu.edu
An education in Great Books unique in the conception that the best way to attain knowledge, as opposed to information, opinion, or training, is for students to read and discuss original texts. Plato taught that the mind does not acquire the most meaningful lessons by listening to lectures but by engaging actively in dialogue with a skilled questioner. The Great Books program offers seminars on literature, philosophy, the natural and social sciences, and the arts, in which the teacher acts as a guide and fellow investigator of ideas that have most influenced our world. Students learn to read, think, argue, and write analytically on such questions as what makes a city or an individual civilized, what are the essential qualities and organization of nature, and what lessons history teaches about human behavior, and the best forms of society, economy, and government.
Description:
East Carolina University's minor in indigenous peoples of the Americas focuses on exposing you to the culture, history, arts, rituals, and people indigenous to the entire American region. This includes North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean region.
The culture indigenous to the American landscape is felt and seen in many aspects of today's society. The names of towns and rivers, the foods we eat, even the structure of our governments are influenced by these cultures. Whether you are working toward a career in archaeology, health care, politics, education, or business, a heightened awareness of the diverse populations throughout America will be beneficial to your career aspirations.
The minor in indigenous peoples of the Americas requires 24 semester hours and is housed within the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences. Courses are drawn from three disciplines, and no more than 12 semester hours may be taken in any one discipline. The minor consists of courses in anthropology, art, English, geography, history, and music. The common theme of these courses and this interdisciplinary minor is the lifestyles, history, art, literature, and music of the native people of the Americas.
You are encouraged to take prerequisites as part of your foundations curriculum requirements wherever possible. Prerequisites may also be waived at the discretion of the instructor. You may choose a maximum of 3 semester hours of independent studies in a relevant discipline and a maximum of 3 semester hours of special topics courses in a relevant discipline.
Contact:
Dr. Linda Wolfe
Department of Anthropology
231 Flanagan Building
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Phone: 252-328-9430
email: wolfel@ecu.edu
Description:
The interdisciplinary programs in International Studies provide students at all levels with the opportunity to become more familiar with the social, political, cultural, and economic issues of importance in our increasingly globalized society. You can choose from a minor, a certificate program, a multidisciplinary major or a masters degree in International Studies. International Studies courses are complemented by the availability of a wide range of supporting coursework in languages and world religions. Visit the websites below for detailed information on each of the degree options in International Studies.
Contact:
Dr. Sylvie Debevec Henning, Program Director
International Studies
Ragsdale 200A
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-5520
Email: hennings@ecu.edu
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The leadership studies minor is a multidisciplinary program designed to provides opportunities for students to study leaders and leadership concepts that are applicable to leadership in a variety of contexts. The leadership studies minor complements any academic major and provides formal learning experiences that can be supplemented by additional campus and community leadership experiences as part of the leadership development process. The minor requires a minimum of 24 s.h., and courses may not count simultaneously toward the student’s major and the leadership studies minor.
Description:
The Medieval and Renaissance Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program with an introductory course and a senior/graduate-level seminar. The program also includes courses from the following disciplines: art, history, English, foreign languages and literatures, music, and philosophy.
Contact:
Dr. Kevin N. Moll, Program Director
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Fletcher 313
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-1250
Degrees:
BA or BS in Multidisciplinary Studies, with a concentration in a selected academic area
Program Options:
Classics and Classical Civilization
contact Dr. John Stevens (stevensj@ecu.edu)
Neuroscience
contact Dr. Erik Everhart (everhartd@ecu.edu)
Religious Studies
contact:
Dr. Derek Maher, Co-Director, Religious Studies
maherd@ecu.edu
Phone: 252-328-5332
or:
Dr. Calvin Mercer, Co-Director, Religious Studies
mercerc@ecu.edu
Phone: 252-328-6121
Individual Concentration
contact Dr. Calvin Mercer (mercerc@ecu.edu)
Contact:
Dr. Calvin Mercer, Program Director
Multidisciplinary Studies
Brewster A-327
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
email: mercerc@ecu.edu
Phone: 252-328-6121
What is Neuroscience?
The word “neuroscience” is relatively new, however, the study of the brain is almost as old as man himself. Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system and how it regulates behavior. Explaining this interaction has been described as one of the "last frontiers" in science, as it is marked with many exciting and unresolved challenges. This interdisciplinary field allows scientists to share a common interest in studying the anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and function of the central nervous system. Historically, scientists devoted themselves to an understanding of the nervous system utilizing techniques from within a discipline such as Medicine, Biology, and Psychology. Today, neuroscience is quite eclectic, with other disciplines such as Computer Science, which have areas emerging that focus on neuroscience.
Description:
North Carolina Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary program that provides students with a comprehensive natural and cultural history of North Carolina and a knowledge of the contemporary conditions and issues that history has created. The program requires an introductory course, a senior research course, a series of core courses, and electives drawn from the following disciplines: anthropology, biology, English, geography, geology, history, and political science.
Contact:
Dr. E. Thomson Shields, Jr., Program Director
North Carolina Studies
Department of English, Bate 2112
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-6715
Email: shieldse@ecu.edu
Description:
The Religion Program is a nonsectarian and interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with an understanding of the religions of the world as historical and cultural phenomena. Programs neither exclude nor promote any religious tradition or viewpoint. The courses offered explore religion in its various dimensions -- aesthetic, anthropological, ethical, historical, literary, philosophical, political, psychological, and sociological. Students may earn a Major, a Minor, or a Double Major in Religion.
Contact:
Dr. Derek Maher, Co-Director
Religious Studies
Austin 235
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
maherd@ecu.edu
Phone: 252-328-5332
Dr. Calvin Mercer, Co-Director
Religious Studies
Brewster A-327
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
mercerc@ecu.edu
Phone: 252-328-6121
Description:
The Russian Studies Program offers a broad spectrum of disciplines, providing a solid background in Russian area studes from both historyical and contemporary perspectives. Russian studies courses explore Russia and the republics of the former Soviet Union from their various dimensions-linguistic, literary, aesthetic, ethical, phiolosophical, historical, religious, political, psychological, gendered, sociologica, and economic.
Degrees:
• Graduate Certificate in Security Studies
• Undergraduate Minor in Security Studies
Description:
The goal of ECU's Security Studies Program is to develop new thinking toward National Security by understanding emerging threats and coordinated responses between different agencies and levels of government.
The Security Studies Program encourages an integrated view of Homeland Security. Our mission is to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities expected of students pursuing a career related to homeland security at the national, state, and local levels.
To this end, the Security Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program that pools knowledge and talent from these departments:
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Planning
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Other associated departments and programs throughout the university
Contact:
Dr. Alethia Cook
Assistant Director, Security Studies Program
Department of Political Science
A-132 Brewster
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Phone: 252-328-5869
Email: cooka@ecu.edu
Description:
The purposes of Women's Studies are to offer a contemporary as well as a historical perspective on women's contributions to selfhood, family, and society; to identify, critically examine, and evaluate the assumptions made about women by tradition; and to discover, acquire, and accumulate knowledge about women in order to empower understanding of their lives, their roles, and their humanity. Women's Studies balances traditional western perspectives, including those of minorities, the disabled, and the economically deprived.
Programs offered in Women's Studies are:
- BA in Women's Studies
- Women's Studies Minor
In addition to core courses in Women's Studies, these programs include elective courses in anthropology, child development and family relations, English, foreign languages, history, nursing, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and social work.
Contact:
Dr. Christa Reiser, Program Co-Director
Women's Studies
Brewster A407
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-4895
Email: reiserc@ecu.edu
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