INTRO TO STUDY OF LANGUAGE (ANTH 200)

Overview of the scientific study of the structure and function of language. Introduces the main fields of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics. Highlights the interdisciplinary relationship of linguistics with anthropology, sociology, psychology, and cognitive sciences. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

BEGINNING DRAWING (ARTS 225)

This course introduces students to the basic techniques, materials and processes of drawing. Students will explore line, tone, space, form, composition, and content through a variety of drawing assignments in dry and wet media. Students learn how to draw from direct observation. No previous drawing experience is required. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: FACE TO FACE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

FILM GENRE: THE WESTERN (ARTS 432)

Survey of the essential American film experience spanning all the years of U.S. cinema, with emphasis on the western and its mythic function in society. Space in studio classes is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in class. The class roster is formulated on the first day of class by the individual instructor. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

LEARNING & WRITING IDENTITIES (COMM 105)

What we learn can change how we see ourselves, and how we see ourselves can influence the way we learn. This course will examine the relationship between identity, writing, and learning, allowing students to reflect on their own identities and the complex forces and factors that can strengthen or challenge our identities as learners and people. Students also will be developing the writing and reading skills needed to engage with college-level readings and to communicate effectively in a number of forms and situations.

Method of Instruction: FACE TO FACE

LEARNING & WRITING IDENTITIES (COMM 105)

What we learn can change how we see ourselves, and how we see ourselves can influence the way we learn. This course will examine the relationship between identity, writing, and learning, allowing students to reflect on their own identities and the complex forces and factors that can strengthen or challenge our identities as learners and people. Students also will be developing the writing and reading skills needed to engage with college-level readings and to communicate effectively in a number of forms and situations.

Method of Instruction: FACE TO FACE

ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE (ENGL 372)

A course that examines the various themes of the Asian American experience through literary and cultural forms. Special attention is given to the representational histories of Asian/American immigration, racial formation, and social movements. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

SURVEY OF AMER FILM & CULTURE (ENGL 373)

A course that explores the history of cinema in the U.S. from its origins to the present day. This course will examine the development of narrative, sound, the classical Hollywood form and style; film genres; the emergence of television; the influence of postwar “art cinemas”; the origins of the blockbuster; and the status of Hollywood as “global cinema.”

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

SURVEY OF AMER FILM & CULTURE (FILM 373)

A course that explores the history of cinema in the U.S. from its origins to the present day. This course will examine the development of narrative, sound, the classical Hollywood form and style; film genres; the emergence of television; the influence of postwar “art cinemas”; the origins of the blockbuster; and the status of Hollywood as “global cinema.”

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

FILM GENRE: THE WESTERN (FILM 432)

Survey of the essential American film experience spanning all the years of U.S. cinema, with emphasis on the western and its mythic function in society. Space in studio classes is limited. Registration does not guarantee a place in class. The class roster is formulated on the first day of class by the individual instructor. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (FOTO 210)

Introduction to digital photography through exploration of light, camera, and computer. Assignments include looking, taking, discussing, adjusting, printing and writing about photographs. The class is a balance of visual awareness, technical skills and meaning in the context of photography’s continuing history. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

BEGINNING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (HART 209)

Introduction to digital photography through exploration of light, camera, and computer. Assignments include looking, taking, discussing, adjusting, printing and writing about photographs. The class is a balance of visual awareness, technical skills and meaning in the context of photography’s continuing history. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

SURVEY OF AMER FILM & CULTURE (HART 380)

A course that explores the history of cinema in the U.S. from its origins to the present day. This course will examine the development of narrative, sound, the classical Hollywood form and style; film genres; the emergence of television; the influence of postwar “art cinemas”; the origins of the blockbuster; and the status of Hollywood as “global cinema.”

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

PUBLIC SPEAKING (HUMA 201)

This course is designed to give the student exposure to and experience using basic principles and skills of oral communication in the public context. Emphasis will be on the development of speech organization, support, and delivery. Informative and persuasive speeches will be practiced. An important outcome of the course is that the student better understand and appreciate the important role public speaking plays in modern society. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

RHETORIC OF LEADERSHIP (HUMA 318)

This course will examine the relationship between leadership and communication within organizations and explore leadership as a communication phenomenon. Emphasis will be on leadership as a set of relationships that manifest themselves in practices that arise from the implementation of theory. Historical and contemporary leadership and communication theory will be surveyed and students will develop an increased understanding of the relationship between communication and leadership. Previously offered as HUMA 311/LEAD 320. Mutually exclusive; credit cannot be earned for HUMA 318 if the student has previously taken HUMA 311 or LEAD 320 This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: FACE TO FACE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

INTRO TO STUDY OF LANGUAGE (LING 200)

Overview of the scientific study of the structure and function of language. Introduces the main fields of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics. Highlights the interdisciplinary relationship of linguistics with anthropology, sociology, psychology, and cognitive sciences. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY (LING 205)

This course treats language as a social phenomenon to show how language, personal identity and institutions of social control inter-relate. The course focuses on linguistic interaction in daily life and how gender, ethnic, class, activity, and geographic variation affect language use. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

INTRO TO MEDICAL HUMANITIES (MDHM 201)

Examines the history of medicine, concepts of disease vs illness, narrative medicine, health disparities, religion, spirituality, and the role of science and technology on the practices of healthcare. Students will develop skills in close reading, interpretation, historical contextualization, critical thinking. This course (formerly HURC 201) is required for the minor in Medical Humanities. Mutually Exclusive with HURC 201. Credit cannot be earned for both HURC 201 and MDHM 201. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

INTRO TO SPORT MANAGEMENT (SMGT 260)

This course is designed to: first, provide the student with an overview of the structure of the sport industry as well as issues facing sport organizations and how management techniques can be applied to solve business problems. Second, students will be introduced to the various sub-disciplines within sport management (marketing, law, sales, event management, etc). Third, students will become familiar with career opportunities in sport management. Special Registration is required for Juniors and Seniors.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY (SWGS 205)

This course treats language as a social phenomenon to show how language, personal identity and institutions of social control inter-relate. The course focuses on linguistic interaction in daily life and how gender, ethnic, class, activity, and geographic variation affect language use. This course is available to visiting high school students.

Method of Instruction: ONLINE

Prerequisites for high school students: None

RISE (UNIV 106)

Designed for incoming students with expressed interests in the Humanities, Social Sciences, this course uses scholarship on Houston to explore particular issues of race, place, and power in the city, and the relationship between university life and urban life.

Method of Instruction: FACE TO FACE