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Religious Studies |
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• RELG 350 - Gender and World Religions
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• RELG 390 - Topics in Religious Ethics
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• RELG 392 - Bible Seminar
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• RELG 393 - The Evolution of Daoism
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• RELG 397 - Internship
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• RELG 399 - Independent Study
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• RELG 497 - Internship
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• RELG 498 - Capstone
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• RELG 499 - Independent Study
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Science |
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• SCIE 109 - Science Inquiry
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• SCIE 110 - The Science of Energy
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• SCIE 210 - Landmark Discoveries in Natural Science
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• SCIE 232 - Science: Fact or Fiction
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• SCIE 399 - Independent Study
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Shimer Great Books All Shimer School courses are distinctive in two major ways.
First, there are no textbooks. Instead, all materials in every course are “primary texts”—including books, artworks, and scientific experiments—that represent landmark achievements in all the areas studied in the Shimer School curriculum: the Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences.
Second, classes are limited to 14 students. They take place around octagonal tables designed to facilitate discussions about the course materials. Every Shimer School class session is a “Socratic seminar” in which all students consider each other’s interpretations of the materials in a cooperative effort to understand the texts, themselves and one another better.
In addition to intensive reading and discussions, course work generally takes the form of essay writing and, especially in the science courses, exercises drawn from the materials of the course. In this light, students are responsible for the content of what they learn in a Shimer School course to an unusual degree. They are thus expected to combine diligent work habits with imaginative curiosity and a collegial ethos and to integrate what they have learned in other courses and their lives into insights that cross, and eventually transcend, traditional disciplinary boundaries.
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• SGBH 101 - Journeys through Art and Fiction
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• SGBH 102 - Music, Verse and Drama
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• SGBH 201 - Philosophy and the Human Condition
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• SGBH 202 - The Search for Meaning in Religion
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• SGBH 219 - The Integrative Power of Laughter
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• SGBH 229 - Theories of Metaphor and Conceptual Blending
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• SGBH 278 - Why and What Should We Read? An Exploration of the Role of Reading in Our Lives
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• SGBH 310 - Feminist Theories
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• SGBH 311 - Philosophy of Race and Gender
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• SGBH 313 - Reading the Qur’an
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• SGBH 314 - Two Chinese Novels
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• SGBH 317 - Neoliberalism and Popular Culture
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• SGBH 324 - Classics in the History of Science
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• SGBH 325 - Epic Poetry
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• SGBH 326 - Black, Brown and Beige: The Spirit of African American Arts
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• SGBH 330 - Foucault and Butler
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• SGBH 336 - Deals with the Devil
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• SGBH 339 - I’m Ok, You’re Ok: The History and Practice of Wellness
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• SGBH 348 - Origins and Destinies
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• SGBH 354 - Classics in the History of Science
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• SGBH 359 - Topics in the Humanities
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• SGBH 497 - Internship
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• SGBH 499 - Independent Study
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• SGBI 103 - Gaming the System: Alternatives in Mathematics and Logic
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• SGBI 451 - Integrative Studies: Ancient Early Modern World
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• SGBI 452 - Integrative Studies: The Modern World
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• SGBI 496 - Thesis
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• SGBI 497 - Internship
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• SGBI 499 - Independent Study
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• SGBN 101 - The Shape of the World
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• SGBN 102 - What is Matter?
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• SGBN 191 - Humanimal
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• SGBN 201 - What is Motion?
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• SGBN 202 - What is Life?
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• SGBN 229 - Theories of Metaphor and Conceptual Blending
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• SGBN 343 - What is Scientific Objectivity?
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• SGBN 344 - Dark Side of Evolution: Social Darwinism
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• SGBN 348 - Origins and Destinies
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• SGBN 354 - Classics in History and Philosophy of Science
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• SGBN 359 - Topics in the Natural Sciences
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• SGBN 497 - Internship
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• SGBN 499 - Independent Study
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• SGBS 101 - Models of Social Thought
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• SGBS 102 - The Western Political Tradition
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• SGBS 104 - Politics and Human Natures
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• SGBS 190 - What is Power?
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• SGBS 201 - Critical Theories of Society and Politics
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• SGBS 202 - Social Formation and Social Transformation
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• SGBS 229 - Theories of Metaphor and Conceptual Blending
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• SGBS 269 - The History and Critiques of Friendship
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• SGBS 278 - Why and What Should We Read? An Exploration of the Role of Reading in Our Lives
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• SGBS 310 - Feminist Theories
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• SGBS 311 - Philosophy of Race and Gender
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• SGBS 317 - Neoliberalism and Popular Culture
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• SGBS 326 - Black, Brown and Beige: The Spirit of African American Arts
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• SGBS 330 - Foucault and Butler
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• SGBS 339 - I’m Ok, You’re Ok: The History and Practice of Wellness
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• SGBS 343 - What is Scientific Objectivity?
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• SGBS 344 - Dark Side of Evolution: Social Darwinism
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• SGBS 359 - Topics in the Social Sciences
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• SGBS 497 - Internship
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• SGBS 499 - Independent Study
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Sociology |
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• SOCI 100 - Life Chances and Choices: Introduction to Sociology
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• SOCI 200 - Social Inquiry I: Quantitative
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• SOCI 210 - Gender: Patterns/Privileges/Possibilities
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• SOCI 211 - Race/Ethnicity: Conflict and Change
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• SOCI 212 - Social Class: Get Ahead/Fall Behind
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• SOCI 220 - Crime, Law and Society
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• SOCI 221 - Youth Justice, Crime and Law
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• SOCI 222 - Power-Based Personal Violence
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• SOCI 223 - Community and City Life
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• SOCI 250 - Pathways in Sociology
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• SOCI 295 - Research Practicum
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• SOCI 297 - Internship
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• SOCI 299 - Independent Study
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• SOCI 300 - Social Inquiry II: Qualitative
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• SOCI 330 - Policing and Corrections
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• SOCI 332 - Chicago Encounters
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• SOCI 340 - Criminal Justice System
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• SOCI 341 - Schools and Society
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• SOCI 342 - Families and Intimate Relationships
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• SOCI 343 - Health, Illness and Care
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• SOCI 344 - Sport in Society
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• SOCI 350 - Social Life and Social Theory
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• SOCI 390 - Special Topics in Sociology
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• SOCI 397 - Internship
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