Lakeland College
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Sheboygan, WI 53082-0359

Core II

CORE II: Exploring the Human Condition

Courses at this level examine the central questions of the human condition, using classic and contemporary texts to compare answers to these questions across time periods and cultures.  Using the insight about the self gained from Core I, students in Core II begin to see themselves as part of the larger drama of humanity, noting how contemporary questions have been addressed and readdressed throughout time and place and discussing how their individual frames of reference shape their own answers to these questions.  Students develop understanding of how such issues have been handled by the different disciplines and will begin to conduct more sophisticated comparisons of points-of-view through formal presentations, analyses, oral debate, and participation.  By the end of the course, students should be able to

• Analyze and synthesize main ideas of readings and discussions

• Compare and contrast points-of-view, both orally and in written

• Differentiate between fact and interpretation

• Understand and articulate an idea from more than one disciplinary perspective

• Use written and oral communication skills to reach conclusions based on evidence

Open to students with junior standing.  One of the following:

GEN 311                     Gender Studies: Biology, Culture, and Performance

GEN 312                     Ideas of Human Nature

GEN 355                     Science, Non-Science, and Pseudoscience