University of Houston

The Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes has asserted that the real historians in Latin America are its novelists. We will examine this premise by reading a number of novels by con

Dryden, Pope, Swift, Johnson, and Blake; the poetic genres; the rise of journalism and the novel; biography and drama; historical and philosophical background.

History, culture, and religion of Vikings from their Indo-European roots and migration to Scandinavia through their invasions of Europe, excursions to North America, and trade

The Central Intelligence Agency as an instrument of United States policy toward Third World nations. The history of American intelligence institutions, the contemporary histor

Explores piracy and smuggling from the early modern world to the present. Topics include Caribbean and Indian Oceans and pirates, social history, and piracy and smuggling in t

Provides an overview of special education. Characteristics, instructional strategies, and services for children with disabilities.

This course will focus on recent novels that have been described by the term "magical realism." Magical realism engages the usual devises of narrative realism, but with a diff

Educational psychology emphasizing human development and learning, motivation, instructional applications, individual differences, tests and measurement .

Advanced interpersonal communication concepts dealing with relationship disintegration and crisis intervention.

Aspects of the Middle Ages from the perspectives of different disciplines such as history, English, French, Spanish, philosophy, music, art history, engineering, architecture,

Procedures for planning and conducting meetings, including large conventions, board meetings, and informal committees.

An introductory survey of current developmental theories and research with emphasis on the affective, social, and intellectual areas.

An interdisciplinary introduction to the history, cultures, and languages of Latin America. Topics include the region's indigenous past, religious traditions, linguistic reali

Comparison of ethics from a Christocentric perspective and a philosophical perspective. Relationship between Christian thought and western philosophical traditions with regard

An information-processing approach to human functioning introducing topics in memory, language, thought, judgment, and skilled performance.

Works by major British authors representative of the romantic, Victorian, and modern periods.

Relationship between ethnicity, socialization, personality, behavior issues related to current race relations

Examines psychological issues and decisions, stressing characteristics of modern living. Presents and discusses coping strategies used to manage these problems.

Historical development of anthropological thought, with emphasis on contemporary theoretical systems.

Principles and theories of psychology including methodology and brief analysis of major content areas ranging from development, perception, and learning to motivation/emotion,