HNRS 4395 – Contemporary Problems Seminar From left to right: Dr. Brooke Deely, Dr. Rollen Houser, Fr. Anthony Giampietro (Previous faculty directors of Contemporary Problems Seminar)
This is an interdisciplinary seminar which treats a significant topic of interest to the students. Students who take the class are expected to choose a contemporary problem they would like to address and collaborate with each other in researching the issue and preparing a presentation to be given by the whole class at the UST Research Symposium. They are also asked to select a faculty member to lead them in the research and preparations. A syllabus is developed on the basis of the approved topic.
Class Checklist for Students
Choose a topic - class must agree on one topic
Class of 2006 – “Intimate Unions: The Ethics and Politics of Marriage”
Class of 2005 – “What Do I Want for My Child: Passing on a Better Inheritance”
Class of 2004 – “Multiculturalism: From Enlightenment Toward a Richer, More Integral Model of Human Experience”
Class of 2003 – “America Faces the World: Self-Image and Outside Perspectives”
Class of 2002 – “Bowling Together: A New Generation Confronts the Challenge of Declining Social Capital”
Class of 2001 – “Juvenile Violence: A Search for Causes and Solutions”
Class of 2000 – “Moral Relativism and Its Effects in Contemporary America”
