| Advanced
Certificate in Liberal Studies
The Advanced
Certificate in Liberal Studies is designed for graduates of
the University of Delaware
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program and,
with the approval of the MALS director, graduates of other
accredited MALS programs. Individuals with advanced degrees
in the arts, humanities, or other academic or professional
areas interested in pursuing the certificate should contact
the MALS director at 302/831-6075.
- Continue
the stimulating and thoughtful discussion of graduate-level
seminars
- Renew
and build relationships with other intellectually curious
adults
- Study
with University faculty from several disciplines in a challenging
classroom environment
- Explore
interdisciplinary topics and themes
Certificate
students enroll in MALS seminars through Professional and Continuing
Studies. Each course will carry 4.2 Continuing Education Units.
Registration is on a seat-available basis.To earn the certificate:
- Submit
an application along with a $75 application fee
- If
accepted, complete--with grade of B or better--six MALS
graduate courses. You must be admitted to the
certificate program to begin taking courses.
Application/Registration
form
Click
here to print out the certificate
application and registration form (2-page PDF). If
you have questions about the Advanced Certificate in Liberal
Studies, please call Maryanne Brown-MacKay, MALS program administrative
assistant, at 302/831-6075. (You will need Adobe Reader
to open/print the form. If you don't already have it, click
here click
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Courses available in Fall 2008:
Food
in Our Society
Explores
the prosaic structures that provision
our society, and how taste and preference
interact with the systems of labor,
business, and technology that make food
available in different places and at different
times. Taught by Roger Horowitz. (4.2 CEUs)
NEWARK
CAMPUS, 206 Penny Hall
Wed., 9/3/2008 - 12/10/2008
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
14 sessions
Reg. No. 2204149-001-08F-JB
Cost: $100
Intellectual
Freedom
Uses
history, literature, and lawsuits to
examine the Inquisition; the Salem witch trials;
anti-communist activities; and current
disputes over “political correctness,” speech
codes, and public religious speech. Taught
by Joan DelFattore. (4.2 CEUs)
WILMINGTON
CAMPUS, Arsht Hall
Mon., 9/8/2008 - 12/8/2008
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
14 sessions
Reg. No. 2204146-001-08F-JB
Cost: $100
Memoir
Writing
Creative,
contemplative, and critical,
Memoir Writing is a disciplined exploration
of the theory and practice of written recollection,
grounded in reading and discussion
of influential memoirists. Taught by David
Teague. (4.2 CEUs)
WILMINGTON
CAMPUS, Arsht Hall
Tues., 9/9/2008 - 12/9/2008
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
14 sessions
Reg. No. 2204147-001-08F-JB
Cost: $100
Shakespeare
in Performance
This
course will involve students in
Renaissance scholarship, literature, stage
practice, and history. We will focus on
Shakespeare in performance with some
opportunity (depending on what students
elect) for on-stage workshops and discussions
with actors, live performances of plays
with talk-backs and lectures, and private
tours. Taught by Anne Colwell and James
Keegan. (4.2 CEUs)
GEORGETOWN,
Carter Center
Mon., 9/8/2008 - 12/8/2008
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
14 sessions
Reg. No. 2204148-001-08F-JB
Cost: $100
Twentieth
Century American Literature
This
course will examine narrative and thematic
concerns in American fiction written
before and after World War II. The fiction
will be explored against a background of
cultural, philosophical, and literary trends.
Taught by Elaine Safer. (4.2 CEUs)
NEWARK
CAMPUS, 341 Smith Hall
Thurs., 9/4/2008 - 12/4/2008
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
14 sessions
Reg. No. 2204134-001-08F-JB
Cost: $100
If
you have questions about the Advanced Certificate in Liberal
Studies, please call Maryanne Brown-MacKay, MALS program administrative
assistant, at 302/831-6075.
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