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Summer | IDH 3034 – 3035

Myth and Ritual in Film, Part 1

Adam Gorelick

Tues.,Thurs., 10:00A - 1:20P (SUMMER B)

This course applies theoretical discussions of myth and ritual to the contemporary medium of film.

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The Intern’s Interdisciplinary Journey to a Legal Career

Andrej Milic

Mon., Wed., 11:00A-2:20P (Summer A)

The course will teach students how to gain valuable experience in obtaining an internship, participating in pro bono legal events as volunteers and learning to network in the legal community.

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Third World Cinema: the Middle East and Beyond

Elizabeth Hanly

Online (Summer B)

This class explores Middle Eastern film as art. The class also considers film as window into understanding the region's cultures, history and politics.

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One Health: Of the People, By the People, For the People

Alok Deoraj

Online (Summer B)

The course, "One Health: Of the People, By the People, For the People" enables students to examine the historical influence of demographic, epidemiological and socio-cultural transitions at the intersection of environment, health, and wellbeing.

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Public Speaking for Lawyers

Andrej Milic

Monday, Wednesday, 11:00AM-2:20PM (SUMMER B)

This course will help students develop the skills relied on by lawyers when engaged in public speaking situations other than in litigation settings such as speaking to lay groups, appearing before legislatures and municipal boards, presenting to colleagues, clients, potential employers and clients, and media. Students will examine communication theories, strategies and techniques needed for effective public speaking.

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A Thematic Exploration of Horror, Race, and Desire in 'Candy Man'

Trina Sanders

Online (Summer B)

This course will use the folklore horror, and urban legends, in the film “Candyman” to uncover the impact of Black history and Black horror. Going beyond trauma to embrace the resiliency and the power of Black culture.

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The Question of God

Edmund Newborn

Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., 10:00A-11:35A (SUMMER B)

The past several decades have seen a statistical decline in the number of people who claim to believe in God or who choose to participate in a religion. This course will explore the underlying philosophical causes for this shift as well as looking at how people of faith can possibly answer the challenges of modern atheism.

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Legal Ethics and Professionalism

Andrej Milic

ONLINE (SUMMER B)

This course will explore the ethical issues facing all legal professionals and lawyers in the practice of law. We will focus on the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct as well as ethics opinions, statutes, regulations and relevant case law, with consideration of Florida ethics rules on select issues.

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Save our Parks: Environmental Law, Policy and Politics

Anthony Rionda

Mon., 6:00P-9:20P (Online LIVE - Summer A)

Our National Parks are America’s Crown Jewels. They are worshipped by avid adventurers, campers, road-trippers and the former students of FIU Honor’s Everglades course. The aim of this course (Save our Parks) is to focus on how politics, policy, and law have shaped, saved, and at threatened our most beautiful natural legacy.

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God and Man in the "Great Conversation"

Ruben Garrote

Online (Summer B)

he course is an examination of some of the "big questions" students explore in a liberal arts program about "life, the universe, and everything."

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Global Environmental Health and You

Brenda Luna

Tues., 10:00A-1:20P (Hybrid - Summer B)

This course examines the relationships between human health and the environment. Students will explore the role of the natural and built environment and their impact on their health, as well as their local and global community’s health.

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Words That Win

Maikel Right

Wednesday, 10:00A-1:20P (HYBRID - SUMMER B)

Embark on a captivating intellectual adventure with "Words That Win: The Art of Argumentation," an honors course that melds the history and theory of rhetoric with practical skill-building in persuasive communication and argumentation. Delve into the strategies of ancient and modern orators, engage with contemporary debates, and explore the ethics of persuasion.

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Mythopoeia and the Secret Fire

Adam Gorelick

Tues., Thurs., 10:00A-1:20P (Summer A)

This course explores the theory and practice of imagination through the works of philologist and author, J.R.R. Tolkien. Famous for deep fictional world-building and profound intimacy with language, Tolkien transcended the fantasy genre and offered through his works insight into philosophy, history, linguistics, mythology, sociology, mysticism, and ecology—not to mention poetry, astronomy, gardening, and many other subjects.

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Third World Film: Africa

Elizabeth Hanly

Online (Summer A)

During the Summer A Semesters, this stand-alone, QM approved fully online course will focus on African film.

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The Japanese Sense of Beauty

Masako Kubota

Online (Summer A)

During the semester, we will begin with the Anthology of Japanese Literature searching " The Japanese Sense of Beauty" from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century.

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