Seminar
Students in each of the Chicago Programs participate in a seminar course that focuses on particular issues of the city from the perspective of their discipline. The seminar combines a strong academic emphasis, including key readings and significant writing experiences, with field trips and sessions with Chicago experts. Seminars and field trips are led by program faculty members and invited speakers. As both participants and observers, students will reflect upon and analyze these experiences through scholarly and creative individual projects.
A selection of recent and potential seminars includes:
Business, Entrepreneurship, & Society:
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Fall 2008 and Spring 2009)
- View from Chicago: Globalization and World Business
- Growth of Chicago as a Commercial Capital
Chicago Arts:
- The Creative Process (Fall 2008 and Spring 2009)
- Chicago's Theatre Tradition
- The Arts in Chicago
Urban Studies:
- Human Rights and Social Justice in the Chicago Context
- Media, Race, and Politics (Fall 2008)
- Making Peace and Restoring Justice (Fall 2008)
- Chicago Divided: A Study of Racism
- Faith and Social Justice
- Issues of Women and Housing and Justice in Chicago
Seminar topics may change from term to term. In addition, the number of seminars offered during a given term may vary based upon the number of students enrolled in a program.