Archive for the ‘Senior Seminars’ Category
Preserving Life’s Stories
This course will look at the arts of memoir, poetry, and storytelling.
Survival French I
Learn about France in an initiation into the French language through new vocabulary, grammar, role playing, art history, culture, the different regions, travel and food.
Picasa
This course will cover the basics of Picasa online photo tool. Picasa is a free photo editing software from Google that makes sharing and organizing photos easy.
Afghanistan: Terrorism and Military Operations
This course will place the events of 9/11 and subsequent terrorist acts in context. It will examine the military response of the United States and discuss future implications for a turbulent part of the world.
Survival Spanish I
Learn to communicate in Spanish using the basics of the language.
The Great Work: Alchemy in Art, Literature and Architecture
In this class, we will trace alchemy from its origins in Alexandria to its vast distribution across Europe.
Color Harmonies
The mission of this interactive course is an exploration of color harmony and how to apply such harmonies in our homes.
Baseball’s Golden Age
A look at baseball when it was truly the national pastime.
Foreign Films and War Propaganda
This course is designed to introduce the depiction of war and propaganda through foreign language films.
Mystery Makers: Contemporary International Crime Novels
Over the past decade, more and more foreign mystery writers have begun to appear in translation. As a result, mystery fans are able to enjoy the richness and diversity of crime writing in other languages. Join us as we read and discuss four international crime novels.
Group Piano for Beginners
This low-pressure, interactive, fun group course will teach the functional skills which allow you to play piano for pleasure.
Iraq 2002: Where are the Weapons?
This course will explore the conditions that led the United States Intelligence Community to judge incorrectly in the October 2002 National Intelligence Council’s estimate
Inklings of Things Deeper: Exploring Life’s Perennial Questions with C.S. Lewis
This course is a tour through the writings of C.S. Lewis
The Dystopian Novel
In this course we will pair We (the classic Russian literary work) with its Western novel that explores similar themes: George Orwell’s 1984. We and 1984 are two of the best known and most important dystopian novels.
History of Comics Media
From cave paintings to hieroglyphics to Roman graffiti to Renaissance tapestries to Enlightenment cartoons, to comic strips in newspapers, to superhero comic books and the graphic novel, comics are an often overlooked medium crucial to our world and society.
Origins of Christianity
This course surveys the first five centuries of Christian history against the backdrop of the Roman Empire.
U.S. Diplomatic History
This survey of U.S, diplomacy from 1776 to the present discusses major events such as the War for Independence, The Spanish American War, and Reagan’s nuclear policy and explains ideas such as isolationism and realism. It uses short video clips and primary documents to stir student’s participation.
Pioneer Food History
The preparation of food in a historical context will be studied.
An Insider’s Story of Oklahoma Politics-1978-2006
During his tenure, Oklahomans elected five different governors as well as numerous speakers of the house and president pro tempores of the senate. Cal Hobson was in the leadership many of these years and thus was privy to hundreds of closed door meetings where the real decisions, compromises, pork deals, and political alliances were made and then often broken.
Hollywood Politics
This course takes a look at politics as portrayed through the eyes of Hollywood.
Psychology & Religion
Religion and psychology are both concerned about the human condition, but their methodologies are different. In this course, we will examine common areas of concern.
Stories in Black and White
The term film noir (“black film”) refers to black and white Hollywood movies of the 1940s and 1950s usually about crime and criminals.
The Hero’s Underworld Journey
A recurring theme in both mythology and literature is that of the hero descends into the Underworld.
Survival Spanish II
Learn to express yourself using more verbs, more vocabulary and a better pronunciation.
Cities of Ancient Mexico
Using abundant pictures and short films, we will visually tour the major cities and sites of Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest.