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Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Schedule / Fall 2009

  • Please check the schedule periodically for changes and updates.  The following is a listing of courses by curricular field, Spring 2012.  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 originating in The Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding which are only offered in the Fall and Spring semesters.  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 Graduate Liberal Studies, email Anne Ridder (riddera@georgetown.edu).
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Schedule / Fall 2009
Course Name Course No. Location Instructors Dates and Times
Alienation and Self-Identity LSHV-367-01 White-Gravenor 206 Ruf, F. September 9 - December 9 Wednesdays
6:30 - 8:30 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Classes: Nov.25
Budget, Finance, and Public Policy LSHS-458-01 Maguire 102 McCann, S. September 14 - December 7 Mondays
6:30-9:00 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Class: Oct. 12
China: From Communism to Commercialism, 1949-Present LSHS-358-01 Reiss 281 Wang, C. September 14 - December 7 Mondays
6:30-8:30 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Class: Oct. 12
Contemporary Islamic Thought and Movements in Southeast Asia INAF-403-01 Intercultural Center 270 September 2 - December 9 Mondays
2:15-4:05 PM
See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates.
  Notes: See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates. * This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
The Federalist: Creating a New Nation LSHV-353-01 Reiss 262 Yonkers, C. September 9 - December 2 Wednesdays
6:15 - 8:30 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Class: Nov.25
Fragmentation and Reintegration LSHV-393-01 White-Gravenor 204 Bradford, A. September 10 - December 10 Thursdays
6:30 - 9:00 PM
Sat. 11/21:
Museum Trip
10 AM-1PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Classes: Oct. 29;Nov.19,26
Global Bioethics Canceled LSHV-414-01 Not specified TBD White, G. September 9 - November 11 Wednesdays
6:15 - 9:15 PM
  Notes: No Class: Oct.13
Great Books of Islamic History LSHS-395-01 New North 412 Heck, P. September 8 - November 24 Tuesdays
6:30-8:30 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus
Immigrant Literature and the American Experience, 1965 to the Present LSHS-389-01 White-Gravenor 201B Johnson, A. September 10 - December 10 Thursdays
6:15 - 8:15 PM
No Class: Nov.26
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus
Introduction to Islam LSHV-441-01 White-Gravenor 204 al Faruqi, Ph.D., M. September 14 - December 7 Mondays
6:30-8:30 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Class: Oct. 12
Islamic Philosophy and Theology INAF-419-01 Intercultural Center 270 Pavalko, R. September 2 - December 9 Wednesdays
10:15 AM -12:05 PM
  Notes: See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates. * This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
Literature in the Modern World LSHS-370-01 White-Gravenor 311 Collins, M. September 9 - December 2 Wednesdays
6:15 - 8:45 PM
No Classes:
Nov. 4, 25
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: Class room change from ICC 231 to White-Gravenor 311
MALS Continuous Thesis Registration LSHV-992-02 Not specified N/A September 2 - December 9 No Class Meetings
(Note: MALS thesis students who do not plan to complete their degrees by May 1, 2009 must register for this course.)
 
MALS Thesis Proposal Workshop LSHV-497-01 Intercultural Center 217B September 14 - December 7 Mondays
6:30 - 8:30PM
Course Meets:
9/14/09; 10/5/09;
11/2/09;12/7/09
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Category: MALS THESIS Notes: **Students must attend all four sessions.
MALS Thesis Proposal Workshop LSHV-497-02 Intercultural Center 205A Duggan, M. September 15 - November 17 Tuesdays
6:30 - 8:30PM
Course Meets:
9/15/09; 9/29/09;
10/20/09; 11/17/09
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Category: MALS THESIS Notes: **Students must attend all four sessions.
MALS Thesis Proposal Workshop LSHV-497-03 White-Gravenor 204 Sablosky, J. September 9 - December 2 Wednesdays
6:30 - 8:30PM
Course Meets:
9/9/09; 10/7/09;
11/4/09;12/2/09
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Category: MALS THESIS Notes: **Students must attend all four sessions.
MALS Thesis Proposal Workshop LSHV-497-04 Reiss 283 Duke, R. September 10 - December 3 Thursdays
6:30 - 8:30PM
Course Meets:
9/10/09; 10/15/09;
11/12/09;12/3/09
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Category: MALS THESIS Notes: **Students must attend all four sessions.
MALS Thesis Research LSHV-498-01 Not specified N/A September 2 - December 8 No Class Meetings
(Note: Both courses must be entered into online registration.)
  Notes: Must be taken with LSHV-499-01
MALS Thesis Writing LSHV-499-01 Not specified N/A September 2 - December 8 No Class Meetings
(Note: Both courses must be entered into online registration.)
  Notes: Must be taken with LSHV-498-01
Managerial and Organizational Ethics LSHV-445-01 Healy 104 McCabe, D. September 8 - November 10 Tuesdays
6:15 - 9:00 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus
Path to the Present: The U.S. in the 20th Century LSHV-391-01 White-Gravenor 206 Wall, M. September 10 - December 10 Thursdays
6:30 - 8:30 PM
No Class: Nov. 26
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus
Propaganda and American Foreign Policy LSHS-453-01 Intercultural Center 210A Brown, J. September 9 - November 4 Wednesdays
6:15 - 9:15 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: Class room change from ICC 203 to ICC 210A
Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran INAF-421-01 Intercultural Center 270 Hunter, S. September 3 - December 9 Thursdays
2:15-4:05 PM
See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates.
  Notes: See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates. * This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
Scorpions in the Constitutional Bottle: Uncivil Speech, Civil Society LSHV-444-01 Maguire 103 Quirk, R. September 19 - December 5 Saturdays
9:30 AM-12:15 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Classes: Oct.10;Nov. 28
Sex, Lies, and Theology: Theology after Freud LSHV-412-1 White-Gravenor 213 Reynolds, T. September 8 - November 17 Tuesdays
6:15-8:45 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus
Slavery and Roman Culture LSHS-388-01 Intercultural Center 119 Hock, R. September 12 - December 5 Saturdays
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Classes: Oct.3,10; Nov. 7, 28
Theological Issues in the 20th and 21st Century Fiction LSHV-485-01 Intercultural Center 231 O'Brien, W. September 23 - December 9 Wednesdays
6:15 - 8:45 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: Class room change from ICC 210A to ICC 231, No Class: Nov. 25
Three Models of the Mind: Aristotle, Kant, and Contemporary Mind-Brain Issues LSHV-425-01 White-Gravenor 208 Reuscher, J. September 10 - December 3 Thursdays
6:30 - 9:00 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Classes: Nov.26
Turkey in World Politics INAF-427-01 Intercultural Center 270 Cuthell, D. September 2 - December 9 Tuesdays
10:15AM-12:05 PM
See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates.
  Notes: See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates. * This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
U.S.-Vietnam Relations: Five Themes LSHS-429-01 White-Gravenor 201B Sodhy, P. September 8 - December 8 Tuesdays
6:15 - 8:45 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Class: Nov.24
War Memories, Justice and Reconciliation: The Case of China and Japan Canceled LSHV-519-01 White-Gravenor 211 Harrell, P. September 10 - December 10 Thursdays
6:30 - 8:30 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Class: Nov. 26
War, Peace, and Violence in the Visual Culture of the West LSHV-512-01 Intercultural Center 270 Apostolos-Cappadona, D. September 15 - November 10 Tuesdays
6:45-9:45 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus
Women and Orientalism in Film, Art and Literature INAF-396-01 Intercultural Center 118 Apostolos-Cappadona, D. September 2 - December 9 Tuesdays
4:15-6:05 PM
See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates.
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: See Registrar's Schedule for exact course dates. * This course belongs to the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
The World of Plato LSHV-481-01 White-Gravenor 208 Soltes, O. September 15 - December 8 Tuesdays
6:30 - 9:00 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Classes: Nov.17,24
Your Family in History LSHS-382-01 Lauinger Library Dubin Room Smaldone, J. September 14 - November 23 Mondays
6:15-9:15 PM
  Syllabus: Click here for syllabus Notes: No Classes: Sept.28; Oct. 12, Saturday Field Trip: Oct.17,24, Note Class Room Change to Lauinger Library

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