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Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Spring 2010 Schedule

  • Please check the scheudle periodically for changes and updates.  For course listings by curricular field, click here.  Syllabi will be posted as they become available and may be accessed by clicking on word, syllabus.  For course description click on the title of the course.
  • Asterisks (*) indicate courses originiating in The Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.  The Center's courses are scheduled during the day, follow the main campus calendar and exam schedule.
  • We cannot accept registrations that show an overlap between two courses, even if it is only five minutes.
  • For approval to enroll in more than 6 credits or to take courses outside of Liberal Studies, email Anne Ridder (riddera@georgetown.edu).

Course Name Course No.
Location
Instructors Dates and Times Notes
Al Farabi and Medieval Islamic Philosophy INAF-426-01
Intercultural Center 270
Butterworth, C. January 13 - May 03
Tuesdays 2:15-4:05 PM
* This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. See the Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates and room assignment. CRN-18206
America and China in Historical Perspective

Syllabus

LSHS-432-01
Maguire 104
Wang, C. January 25 - May 03
Mondays 6:30-8:30 PM
No Classes: Feb 15; Apr. 5 CRN-13951
American Literature and the American Idea

Syllabus

LSHV-381-01
White-Gravenor 202
Collins, M. January 20 - April 21
Wednesdays 6:15-8:45 PM
No Classes: Mar 10, 17, CRN-13961
Approaches to the Study of Christianity and Islam INAF-479-01
Intercultural Center 270
Yusuf, I. January 13 - May 03
Mondays 10:15 AM-12:05 PM
* This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. See the Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates and room assignment. CRN-18215
Art and Terrorism

Syllabus

INAF-431-01
Intercultural Center 270
Apostolos-Cappadona, D. January 13 - May 03
Tuesdays 4:15-6:05 PM
* This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. See the Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates and room assignment. CRN-18209
Buddhism through Literature and Art

Syllabus

LSHV-518-01
Reiss 283
Bogin, B. January 21 - April 29
Thursdays 6:15-8:15 PM Two Saturdays Feb 6; Apr 17
No Classes: Feb 4; Mar 11, 25; Apr 1, 15 CRN-18512
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and the Late Medieval Renaissance

Syllabus

LSHV-405-01
Maguire 103
Meyer, A. January 19 - April 27
Tuesdays 7:00-9:00 PM
No Class: March 9th CRN-18502
Classics in the Catholic Tradition

Syllabus

LSHV-455-01
White-Gravenor 202
O'Brien, W. January 25 - April 26
Mondays 6:15-8:30 PM
No Class: Feb 15; Mar 8 CRN-18505
Contemporary Islamic Activist Intellectuals INAF-411-01
Intercultural Center 270
Voll, J. January 13 - May 03
Tuesdays 12:15 AM-2:05 PM
* This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. See the Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates and room assignment. CRN-18204
Existentialism: The Search for Meaning

Syllabus

LSHV-429-01
Reiss 281
Ambrosio, F. January 20 - April 07
Wednesdays 6:30-8:45 PM1
No Class: Mar 10th CRN-18503
Gandhi's India

Syllabus

LSHV-464-01
New North 107
Glucklich, A. January 19 - May 04
Tuesdays 6:30-9:00 PM
No Class: Mar 9 CRN-13971
Global Bioethics

Syllabus

LSHV-452-01
Reiss 281
White, G. January 26 - April 06
Tuesdays 6:30-9:00 PM
No Class: Mar 9th CRN-18504
Globalization and the American Worker

Syllabus

LSHV-456-01
Intercultural Center 116
Uchimura, K. January 19 - April 20
Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 PM
No Class: Mar 9th CRN-18506
Government and the Individual: Source of the Problematic

Syllabus

LSHV-482-01
Intercultural Center 234
Zimmers, S. January 19 - April 27
Tuesdays 6:15-8:15 PM
No Class: Mar 9th CRN-18508
Is There an Islamic Political Philosophy INAF-460-01
Intercultural Center 270
Butterworth, C. January 13 - May 03
Mondays 2:15-4:05 PM
* This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. See the Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates and room assignment. CRN-18211
Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia INAF-397-01
Intercultural Center 270
Hunter, S. January 13 - May 03
Thursdays 10:15 AM-12:05 PM
* This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. See the Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates and room assignment. CRN-18890
MALS Continuous Thesis Registration LSHV-992-02
Not specified 1
Tambasco, A. January 20 - May 07
No Class Meetings
(Note: MALS thesis students who do not plan to complete their degrees by December 3, 2009 must register for this course.) CRN-13998
MALS Thesis Proposal Workshop

Syllabus

LSHV-497-02
White-Gravenor 209
Sablosky, J. February 02 - April 27
Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 PM Feb 2; Mar 2; Mar 30; Apr 27
Students must attend all 4 sessions CRN-13977
MALS Thesis Proposal Workshop

Syllabus

LSHV-497-03
Maguire 103
Johnson, A. January 20 - April 21
Wednesday 6:30-8:30 PM Jan 20; Feb 27; Mar 24; Apr 21
Students must attend all 4 sessions CRN-13978
MALS Thesis Proposal Workshop

Syllabus

LSHV-497-04
Maguire 104
Duke, E. January 21 - April 08
Thursdays 6:30-8:30 PM Jan 21; Feb 18; Mar 18; Apr 8
Students must attend all 4 sessions CRN-13979
MALS Thesis Proposal Workshop

Syllabus

LSHV-497-06
Maguire 103
Duke, E. January 28 - April 15
Thursdays 6:30-8:30 PM Jan 28; Feb 25; Mar 25; Apr 15
Students must attend all 4 sessions CRN-13980
MALS Thesis Research LSHV-498-01
Not specified 1
Tambasco, A. January 20 - May 07
No Class Meetings
(Note: Both LSHV-498-01 and LSHV-499-01 must be entered into online registration.) CRN-13982
MALS Thesis Writing LSHV-499-01
Not specified 1
Tambasco, A. January 20 - May 07
No Class Meetings
(Note: Both LSHV-498-01 and LSHV-499-01 must be entered into online registration.) CRN-13983
Orientalism: Western Perceptions of Near Eastern Culture and Values

Syllabus

LSHV-465-01
White-Gravenor 311
Bradford, A. January 21 - April 29
Thursdays 6:30-9:00 PM
No Classes: Feb 11; Mar 11; 18; Apr 1 CRN-18507
Path to the Future: The U.S. in the 21st Century

Syllabus

LSHV-378-01
Reiss 281
Wall, M. January 21 - April 29
Thursdays 6:30-8:30 PM
No Class: Mar 11; Apr 1 CRN-13959
Religion and Conflict

Syllabus

LSHV-354-01
White-Gravenor 213
Havrilak, G. January 25 - May 03
Mondays 6:15-9:00 PM
No Classes: Feb 15; Mar 8 CRN-16301
Religion in America

Syllabus

LSHV-504-01
White-Gravenor 204
Steenhuisen, L. January 21 - May 06
Thursdays 7:00-9:00 PM
No Class: Mar 11; Apr 1 CRN-18509
Social Inequality

Syllabus

LSHV-447-01
Maguire 103
Mashayekhi, M. January 25 - May 03
Mondays 6:15-8:15 PM
No Classes: Feb 15; Mar 8 CRN-18637
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Implications for American Policies

Syllabus

LSHV-490-01
Reiss 284
Nurnberger, R. January 20 - May 05
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 PM
No Class: Mar 10th CRN-13976
The Book of Genesis: Literature, Ethics, and Theology

Syllabus

LSHV-453-01
Maguire 102
Linafelt, T. January 20 - April 28
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 PM
No Class: Mar 10 CRN:18848
The Concept of the State in Islam

Syllabus

LSHV-514-01
White-Gravenor 211
Heck, P. January 21 - April 22
Thusdays 6:15-8:15 PM
No Class: Mar 11th CRN-18511
The Court, The Constitution, and the Shaping of the American Nation

Syllabus

LSHV-394-01
White-Gravenor 209
Quirk, R. January 23 - May 01
Saturdays 9:30 AM-Noon
No Class: Feb 13; Mar 13, 27; Apr 3,10 CRN-13965
The Ethics of Aristotle and Kant

Syllabus

LSHV-392-01
Reiss 283
Reuscher, J. January 20 - April 21
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 PM
No Class: Mar 10th CRN-13964
The Founding Era: The Great Debates

Syllabus

LSHV-704-01
Maguire 101
Yonkers, C. January 20 - April 14
Wednesdays 6:15-8:30 PM
No Class: Mar 10 CRN-13990
The History and Development of American Labor

Syllabus

LSHS-394-01
Reiss 284
McCabe, D. January 19 - March 30
Tuesdays 6:15-8:45 PM
No Class: Mar 9th CRN-13950
The Medieval Synthesis: Art and Religion in the Middle Ages

Syllabus

LSHS-401-01
Intercultural Center 270
Apostolos-Cappadona, D. January 19 - March 23
Tuesdays 6:45-9:45 PM
No Class: Mar 9 CRN-18499
The New Testament and Social Justice

Syllabus

LSHV-415-01
Reiss 264
Jensen, J. January 25 - May 03
Mondays 6:15-8:45 PM
No Classes: Feb 15; Mar 8; Apr 5 CRN-18847
The Politics and Culture of Shi'ism INAF-494-01
Intercultural Center 270
Hunter, S. January 13 - May 03
Thursdays 2:15-4:05 PM
* This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. See the Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates and room assignment. CRN-18221
The Pursuit of Peace

Syllabus

LSHV-351-01
Maguire 101
Smaldone, J. January 25 - April 12
Mondays 6:15-9:15PM
No Class: Feb 15, Mar 8 CRN-18501
The Religions of Southeast Asia INAF-475-01
Intercultural Center 270
Yusuf, I. January 13 - May 03
Wednesdays 10:15 AM-12:05 PM
* This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. See the Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates and room assignment. CRN-18214
The Western Idea of Islam: From the Crusades to the War on Terrorism Time INAF-488-01
Intercultural Center 270
Lyons, J. January 13 - May 03
Tuesdays 10:15 AM-12:05 PM
* This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. See the Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates and room assignment. CRN-18220
Thucydides: The Greatest War... The Harshest Teacher

Syllabus

LSHS-409-01
White-Gravenor 206
Mara, G. January 21 - May 06
Thursdays 6:15-8:15 PM
No Class: Mar 11; Apr 1 CRN-18498
Understanding Terrorism and Terrorists

Syllabus

LSHV-386-01
Maguire 104
Palarino, R. January 20 - May 05
Wednesdays 6:30-8:45 PM
No classes: Mar 10, Apr. 7 CRN-13963
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2010 SCS Commencement, May 22, 5:00 PM, Gaston Hall (in Healy Building)
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