Economic Development and Cultural Change. The course introduces students to the economic, social, political and institutional mechanisms necessary to bring about rapid and large-scale improvements in the standard of living for the masses of Africa, Asia and Latin America. 4 cr. hrs. The course examines the ultimate failure of Weimar Germany to establish a workable political order in the face of Versailles and the depression. It then considers Hitler's alternative to Weimar, an alternative which ultimately ended in world war and the Holocaust.
Students write major argumentative essays.
Medicine, Money, and Morals. 4 cr. hrs. This course explores issues in the area of biomedical ethics. The interdisciplinary origin of biomedical ethics facilitates investigation in to the societal impact of medicine, morality and economics. Students explore competing power structures within the healthcare industry from both an historical and contemporary perspective.