TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will offer its 2007 Interim Program May 14-June 1 giving UA students an opportunity to experience a creative and innovative approach to learning.
Course offerings are versatile, ranging from travel-study courses to more traditional courses in business, sciences and humanities. Interim Term courses are offered by most schools and colleges across the UA campus for academic credit.
New this year is Black Belt Action, a service-learning class taught by Dr. Lesa Shaul of the UA Honors College (lshaul@bama.ua.edu, 205/348-5557). Students will live in and learn about the Alabama Black Belt. UA students will collaborate with the University of West Alabama Center for the Study of the Black Belt in Livingston. UA and UWA students will work together to study the region’s rich history and to work together on community service projects at an under funded school in the Livingston area.
More than 100 courses will be taught during Interim 2007, including:
Comedy and the News – Taught by Nance Riffe, instructor in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, 204/358-6707, nriffe@hotmail.com, as an analysis of popular comedic reporting, including television “news” programs (“The Daily Show,” “Colbert Report”), and looking at how comedic reporting has changed the way people view politics and reporting.
Zombies! The Living Dead in Literature – Instructor Sean Hoade, 205/348-5065, seanhoade@gmail.com, will take students on a hunt for zombies in ancient, classic and contemporary literature, American and Caribbean folklore, in graphic novels and in film.
Introduction to Investing – Dr. Robert McLeod, professor of finance, 205/348-7842, 348-8993, rmcleod@cba.ua.edu, gives an introduction to the securities market with special emphasis on the stock markets and practical aspects of investing. The course is designed for individuals who are not finance majors and want to learn how to invest in securities and markets.
The Sitcom: From Ozzie & Harriet to Ozzy Osbourne – Dr. Jeremy Butler, professor of telecommunication and film, 205/348-6350, jbutler@ua.edu, offers a survey of the critical and cultural significance of the situation comedy.
The Beatles Era – Dr. Jim Salem, chair and professor of American studies, 205/348-5940, jsalem@tenhoor.as.ua.edu, looks at American culture from the Kennedy assassination in 1963 to the Kent State University shootings in 1970 using the pop culture explosion of the Beatles as a prism to view history.
Event Planning for Wedding Coordinators taught by Kimberly Boyle, assistant professor of human nutrition and hospitality management, 205/348-9148, 348-6157, kboyle@ches.ua.edu, this course reviews the interdependent functions of event planning for weddings. Students will learn about the decisions, problems and concerns of planning effective wedding events. They will design, plan and execute a wedding from start to finish.
For more information about Interim Term or available courses, contact Dr. Mark Nelson or Karla Nicholson in the UA Office for Academic Affairs at 205/348-4890.
Web site: www.interim.ua.edu
Contact
Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
Source
Dr. Mark Nelson, assistant provost, Office for Academic Affairs, 205/348-4890, mnelson@ua.edu