An introduction to perspectives on how developments in science and technology at once reflect and influence politics and society on a global scale.

The course is part of a three-course sequence on the interrelated subjects of architecture, urbanism, painting, and sculpture from the Bronze Age to the eighteenth century in Greece and Italy. This course is distinguished from the first and third in the sequence by its emphasis on Roman Art. The course has Institute approval for humanities credit.

The core of the class is a two-week intensive, on-site, study of cities, buildings, sculpture, and painting of the ancient Roman world. The course is organized around a two-week residence period in Rome and includes visits and lectures on some of the most important sites and museums in and around Rome, including Pompeii, Tivoli and Ostia.

This course examines what constitutes a "sport," debates on the role of social inequality in sports, and the intersection of science, technology and sport.

Relationship between health and society, including health care problems in the United States and culture's role in defining health and sickness and in determining appropriate therapies.

A survey of U.S. History from the post-Civil War period to the present. Topics include American industrialization, two world wars, New Deal, and the Civil Rights movement. Includes study of Georgia history during this period

Growth of the Republic, antics and follies of the emperors, accomplishments of Rome, and causes of decline. Early Christianity and its impact on Europe included.

This course examines what constitutes a "sport," debates on the role of social inequality in sports, and the intersection of science, technology and sport.