SEM 211/212: Music in Popular Culture & Society
This course explores the integral role music plays in the development of culture and society, and in turn, the ways culture has always influenced music.
SEM 201/202: The French Connection in Connecticut
This highly experiential course focuses on the connections between U.S. History, French/French-Canadian culture, and the lives of the communities in and around Cheshire and the state of Connecticut.
SEM 121/122: Lyrics, Pop Music, & Empathy
This course explores the intersection between words, melody, and emotional experience.
SEM 111/112: Heroes, Quests, & Rites of Passage
This course explores rites of passage through anthropology, psychology, literature, dreams, and popular culture.
SEM 101/102: The Environment, Justice & You
This course demonstrates the ways that environment and justice intersect, and how individuals can work to understand and take action against injustice.