C C 303 Intro to Classical Mythology-HONORS 33280 MWF 12:00-1:00 DODSON-ROBINSON, E

CTI 301 Ancient Philosophy and Lit- HON 34155 TTH 930-1100 DEMPSEY, E

ECO 304L Introduction to Macroeconomics-HON 34350 TTH 3:30-5:00,  F 1-2 BENCIVENGA, V

E 314L Reading Literature in Context-Honors-W 34815 M W 3:30-5:00 CARTON

GOV 312P Constitutional Principle: Core Texts 38820 MW 5:00-6:30 GREGG, B

HIS 315L The United States snc 1865- HON 39450 MWF 11-12 HOLMES, R

LAH 305 Reacting to the Past-W 30250 TTH 9:30-11:00 MAYHEW, L

LAH 305 Reacting to the Past-W 30255 MWF 11:00 -12:00 CASEY, J

PHL 305 Intro to Philosophy of Religion-Honors 42885 TTH 3:30-4:30, T 12:00-1:00 pm MARTINICH, A

RHE 309S CRIT READ/PERSUASV WRIT-HONORS-W 44735 MW 11:00-12:30 CHARNEY, D

SOC 302 Introduction to Study of Society-HONORS 45830 MWF 11:00-12:00 HAGHSHENAS, H

SOC 308 Culture and Society in the US-Honors 45985 MWF 10:00-11:00 STROUD, A

SPN 611D Intermediate Spanish II-Honors 46885 MWF 10:00-12:00 TBA

UGS 303 Creative Problem Solving-H 63705   TTH 2:00-3:30 F 11:00-12:00 SPECK, L

UGS 303 Life and Death Decisions-H 63880 TTH 3:30-5:00 , F 10:00am-12:00 EKLAND-OLSON

The University of Texas at Austin now has an exciting new option for students who wish to further their academic pursuits: DemTex.

DemTex, short for “Democratic Education at Texas,” is a Senate of College Councils pilot program coordinated through the School of Undergraduate Studies. Through this program, undergraduate students have the opportunity to facilitate their own regularly scheduled, for-credit courses with the approval and supervision of a faculty sponsor. Students are able to create their own syllabus to explore a topic which interests them, and share that with other students at the University.

For the fall 2010 semester, DemTex will offer two courses exploring topics of current interest, Power, Ethics and Destiny in LOST (Mondays at 5pm), andThe Postmodern City (Tuesdays at 5pm). Students will meet one hour per week and receive credit for UGS 122 on a pass/fail basis. (DemTex courses will not count toward degrees.)

Below are the course descriptions:

Power, Ethics and Destiny in LOST: This course provides an introduction to opposing values in the television drama series Lost. It will examine the complex philosophical concepts that take play in the pursuit of a greater understanding of the world in which we live. The course will focus on three different macro-level concepts: (1) power, (2) ethics, and (3) destiny. The examination of power will consist of understanding different power structures, the liquid nature of power and how power is used on the show. The examination of ethics will include a discussion of deontology vs. consequentialism and will focus on how different characters make decisions in dilemmas. The examination of destiny will focus on the constant free will vs. fate theme of the show and will bring together the aforementioned concepts as well.

The Postmodern City: Cities have held many roles throughout the course of history. They began as little huts where furs and spices were traded and have since become centers of imperial bureaucracy and flourishing centers of human activity. Many cities and the people who live in them are metonyms for self-standing ideas and even the entire civilization of which they are a part. Since the end of World War II, life in the world has changed drastically and the inhabitants of these cities which house an increasingly larger percent of the world’s population have changed sympathetically. We will explore through specific examples the ways in which cities (and the people connected to them) view themselves, deal with themselves, and develop themselves as palimpsests and as blank slates of ubiquitous urban experiences in the postmodern world.

Seats are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. To find out more about the courses, availability, and registration, please contact DemTex at utdemtex@gmail.com.

Psychology is offering more sections than ever this summer including some taught by their award-winning instructors:

PSY f353K      Psychopharmacology            Schallert
PSY s332              Behavioral Neuroscience        Salinas
(both of these are on the science alternates list for Liberal Arts students)

PSY s333D      Introduction to Developmental Psy       Repp
PSY s341K      Positive Psychology                   W. Domjan

And the best part is – –
prerequisites for all upper-division courses will be waived this summer!

Psych does not anticipate ever doing this again, so if you are working toward a minor in Psychology, this summer is a good time to get these courses.