Instructor: Karen Dalke

We all have one, but no two are the same. Our families – immediate and extended – support, protect, and define us and the communities in which we live. How do we create and sustain families, and how do these relationships form the very building blocks of our cultures and societies? This class is a cross-cultural comparison of the form and function of such social institutions as marriage and the family; age, sex and kin groups; task groups; caste; and class.

Instructor: Don McCartney

Join one of UW-Green Bay’s most respected and experienced Business instructors in this introductory course focusing on the major components of the modern American business enterprise and its resources, including the competitive and regulatory environment, pricing, profit, finance planning, controls, ethics, environmental impact and social responsibility, and other important concepts. You will also focus on environmental issues that impact today’s business leaders.

Instructor: Sally Dresdow

Central to the success of any business is its ability to successfully manage resources in the marketplace. This course will look at management in the “real world” and will examine contemporary situations and take a cross-functional approach to understanding and navigating a complex management environment. You will learn critical knowledge required of managers to work effectively and to adjust to a rapidly changing business environment and will see the importance of decision making, strategic planning, and direction for the firm, motivating and leading others, what it takes for teams to work, and what to do when conflict arises.

Instructor: Phil Clampitt

Central to any organization’s success is its ability to communicate effectively internally as well as with customers, clients, vendors, and others with whom they interact. This course is a part of the new Organizational Communication Area of Emphasis and focuses on issues surrounding communication in the modern organization, as well as on variables in the context of organizational theory, development of a systems perspective regarding functions, and structures and levels of communication in the organization. You will also investigate the use of evaluation tools and training strategies.

Instructor: Zach Voelz

As Americans we are bombarded on a daily basis with surveys, evaluations, studies, and other attempts to quantify what we think and how we behave in our everyday lives. This class will look specifically at problems that exist in our society and will demonstrate how the science of statistics is used to define problems, construct hypotheses, and analyze and evaluate data so that it can be used to address societal problems and issues.

Instructor: Curt Heuer

One of humanity’s oldest forms of self-expression is its ability to create art that reflects its individual and cultural values. This course focuses attention on selected non-western art and architecture with an emphasis on cultural, social, religious, political, and economic context.

Instructor: Catherine Henze

Come explore the genre of environmental literature by looking at its range, from scientific treatises to personal essays. The class will read several major works, including Thoreau's Walden, and including works by Aldo Leopold, John Muir, Edward Abbey, Terry Tempest Williams, and others. A seminal component of the course is for the students, following the path of the writers whose readings are assigned, to become familiar with a natural locale of their own, and to observe it from a variety of perspectives, including environmental/historical.

Instructor: Dianne Gordon

Whether you are a teacher or a production manager, a social worker or a customer service specialist, your success will largely depend on your ability to write and write well! This required class focuses on college-level writing skills and principles of logical reasoning, with added attention to improving effective organization of your thoughts and the active development of ideas. The class will also emphasize vital research skills and academic reading and writing.

Instructor: Tara Reed

Global warming? Fuel consumption? Logging? Conservation of the Earth's natural resources is an issue that has always been and will always be crucial to our survival. This vital class will examine the nature and extent of our natural resources as well as the exploitation and conversation of our resource system. You will also analyze the chemical, physical, and biological processes which influence conservation practices, politics, and economics of resource conservation.

Instructor: Lisa Poupart

Ever since the first European explorer set foot on what is now American soil, the original inhabitants of this country have felt the impact – and the consequences – of an expanding and encroaching empire. This introductory course will examine the impact of European and American political, economic, and social systems upon American Indian nations in the U.S.

Instructor: Cheryl Kalny

This course will reflect on one of the most important and turbulent times in American history, the American Civil Rights movement for African Americans. With its origins dating all the way back to the North American slave trade, our country has struggled (and continues to struggle) to realize its founding charge as a nation of liberty and equality for all, focusing especially mid-20th century America and on the movement itself.

Instructor: Brian Merkel

Get to know yourself (and everyone else) from the inside out with this course that will introduce you to… you! This fascinating introductory course will focus on a comprehensive look at basic concepts and principles in human biology. Learn about the very beginnings of organic life on earth, including evolution, cells, human population, genetics, reproduction, disease, and more! This course will also focus on the anatomy and function of major organ systems in the human body.

Instructor: Angela Bauer-Dantoin

Factors that influence reproduction and fertility, i.e., physiological, psychological, social, cultural, and ethical; the methods available for limiting or increasing reproduction; the nature of family planning programs.

Instructor: Craig Hanke

Science and Religion - diametric opposites or two sides of the same coin? Albert Einstein said that “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind,” but is that so? Such questions have prompted scientists and theologians alike to question the nature of science and religion. This course examines the differing world views of science and religion; origins of science in the Judeo-Christian West; sources of conflicts; domains of validity; and limitations of science and religion with special focus on explanations of human nature.

Instructor: Stacie Herzog

This all-encompassing course is a fascinating look at who we are as human beings and how we have been shaped into the persons and societies that we have become. This “cradle to grave” analysis will focus on human development from the point of conception and will chart our development throughout the lifespan, up to and including death. You will look not only at physical development, but also at social, emotional, and personality development. You will look at the development of language, intellectual development and creativity, and the process of human learning.

Instructor: Lloyd Noppe

This class will focus attention on human development from the elementary school years through adolescence and will examine socio-cultural, psychological, and physical growth factors in the developmental process of the older child and adolescent. You will also examine and explore various interpretations of child and adolescent behavior from the perspectives of such theorists as Erikson and Piaget.

Instructor: Dean Von Dras

There is no getting around it. We are growing older. But how we age and how that aging impacts us as individuals and as societies has held the attention of every culture throughout the history of the world! This fascinating course will focus on theory and research concerning the developmental processes throughout the adult lifespan, as well as psychological, cultural, and biological factors that impact us and influence our development from young adulthood through middle adulthood and into old age.

Instructor: Heidi Sherman

This course will focus on the very foundations of what we now recognize as Western Civilization, examining major events, people, and ideas that have influenced the history, literature, art, and culture of our Western society. Specific focus will begin on ancient civilizations though the Renaissance.

Instructor: Catherine Henze

This class features one of the IST major's most exciting, experienced, and engaging professors - Dr. Catherine Henze - pictured here with her Renaissance stringed instrument, the viola da gamba. This course will analyze ideas and methods of the western humanities as studied through the lens of literature, philosophy, and the fine arts. Be prepared to go in-depth to study these issues, focusing on the Baroque period up through modern day.

Instructor: Fergus Hughes

So… you can see the light at the end of the tunnel? What exactly did you learn during your years here? How will you translate these skills and abilities into your work and your life now that classes are finishing? This class is required of all IST students and focuses on evaluating everything that you learned in the Program. The Capstone course will allow you to demonstrate your ability to synthesize and communicate your knowledge by completion of a final paper and oral report. It will also focus on writing, communication and information research, and retrieval skills. Hang on—you’re almost there!

You develop an individual contract in consultation with a faculty member who is proficient in the subject matter of the topic.

Instructor: Greg Davis

Just finished MATH 94? Tested or transferred into 101? Refine your developing math skills with longtime UW-Green Bay math professor, Greg Davis. This course will pick up where Elementary Algebra left off and will complete your mathematics requirement for the IST major. Students will learn properties of real numbers, solving linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, polynomials, fractional expressions and equations, exponents, powers and roots, and systems of linear equations. Who knew that you could like math?

Instructor: Andy Fiala

This course is a critical examination of major theories of ethics and selected problems of ethics. It investigates the foundations of  right and wrong and good and bad, with the aim of determining which theories are justifiable and which are not.  It also aims at providing the materials from which major problems of ethics - such as suicide, abortion, and war -  can be rationally addressed. Ethical theories to be considered include ethical egoism, psychological egoism, act utilitarianism, rule utilitarianism, Kant's ethical theory, natural law ethics, Rawls' ethical theory, ethical objectivism, and ethical relativism. Major ethical problems to be addressed can be from among those just listed as well as such topics as famine relief, homosexuality, euthanasia, and others

Instructor: Denise Scheberle

If recent events in the news have renewed your interest in your country’s governmental and political philosophies and activities, your timing couldn’t be better! This crucial course will closely examine the institutions and political processes of American National government and the nature of political analysis; study the American Constitution; review the ideological and cultural bases of American politics; the role of political parties, elections, and interest groups; policy making; processes in the Congress; the presidency; and the courts.

Instructor: Dan Alesch

This course focuses on the political processes and phenomena associated with mitigating the likely effects of extreme events, responding to them, and recovering from them.  The course is intended to help emergency managers develop an understanding of local, state, federal, and intergovernmental politics affecting and affected by extreme events.

Instructor: Cheryl Kalny

Interdisciplinary introduction to basic global natural and social cycles, patterns, trends, and their interactions in past, present, and future perspectives.