CMU Advising Weekly
July edition – registering online, NEWS, courses to consider, timetable updatesJuly 14, 2011
How’s your summer going? Here in the advising office, it’s been busy but great fun. I’ve finally gotten caught up on the stack of registrations that came in during and after my week off in mid-June. Now I’m about to begin another week off tomorrow afternoon! I’d sure love to come back on July 25 to a stack of work, because ...
Registration continues! As of today, just over 50% of the expected students for 2011-12 have registered.
So ... This email is meant to give you a push, and to inspire you with some courses that you may not have noticed before (see further below). I know, this is a long email. But please take the time to scan this information. You may be surprised by some of the new courses that are listed, or realize that there’s a change that matters to you.
Please register as soon as possible! Some courses are beginning to get quite full. Don’t get stuck on a waiting list!
· The updated timetable is online (go to www.cmu.ca and click on “course timetable” on the left menu). All updates are in red. See timetable updates at the end of this email.
· You may register online at https://www.cmu.ca/courseRegistrationForm.html . Or fax your registration to 204-837-7415. Or mail it in to CMU, “attention: Adelia.” Or drop it off in the brown box outside my office.
· Course changes may be done online at https://www.cmu.ca/courseChangeForm.html or by using the paper form outside my office.
· Planning to graduate in April 2012? Please register as soon as possible, for your sake. And mine. It is in your best interest to register by August 8th.
· Need a letter of permission to take a course at UW or UM? Fill out the “Request for a Letter of Permission” form at the back of the Registration Guide AS SOON AS POSSIBLE and send it to me via scan/email, fax, mail, or drop-off. Please note that letters of permission take several days to be approved and prepared and I will be away the weeks of July 18 and August 1.
NEWS/New/Notable:
· NEW! Pre-Calculus Mathematics (0 credit hours) will be offered in the winter. You may register for it already, and it will be timetabled to accommodate registrants’ availability. The course number is MATH 0900/0. Here’s the course description: Pre-Calculus Mathematics:Designed to prepare students for university calculus, this course covers the topics of Manitoba's secondary school course, Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S: functions and transformations, trigonometry, conics (circles, ellipses, parabolas, hyperbolas), exponentials and logarithms. A grade of "C" in this course is an acceptable prerequisite for MATH-1020/3 Introduction to Calculus.
· News!! COMM-2015/2016 Media Workshop tackles radio! David Balzer writes, “COMM-2015/2016 Media Workshop is designed as a production team experience with specific media projects. This past year we had an incredible team of student producers telling CMU's story through video. For September 2011-April 2012 we're tackling the design and launch of a CMU radio show/podcast. I've got some great partnerships lined up with the CMU Marketing dept and a local radio station that wants to air some of our show segments. So... if you can see yourself as a co-host, a feature reporter, a technical producer, a guest coordinator, a script writer, a sports reporter, an ad producer or webpage developer... then register for COMM-2015/2016, Mondays 1-2:15pm and welcome to the world of imagination we call "radio".Questions? Drop me an email (dbalzer@cmu.ca ). Sign-up today if you want to be on the team. Interviews happen during Registration Week in September to determine your role. We may cap enrolment, so sign-up sooner than later to get in.
· FULL - ENGL 2420 Creative Writing: Short Fiction is now FULL except to declared English majors.
· Almost FULL- COMM 2050 Graphic Design has only a few more openings.
· NOTABLE!!! MUSC 1790/1 Sound Technology Workshop will be taught by Bucky Driedger. It will likely begin with two days of training sessions at the beginning of the semester, and then will be followed by hands-on work and monthly class meetings and assignments. This is a terrific course for the person who is interested in sound technology and part-time work.
NEW COURSES, not in your Registration Guide ... some have no prerequisites!
• BTS 2570 – War & Peace in Historical Context (fall, Paul Doerksen, W/F 10:05 – 11:20, final exam Dec 9 at 9 am). An historical study of how society and the Church have understood and responded to issues of peace and war. The relationship of church and state, the development of the just war theology, non-violent alternatives, as well as the rise of peace movements will be studied. No prerequisites.
• BTS 3520 – Sixteenth Century Reformations (winter, Paul Doerksen, Thurs evening 6 to 8:45, final exam Apr 12 6 pm). A study of the Reformations of the sixteenth century, including the Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, Anabaptist, and Roman Catholic reforms within their social and political contexts. Special attention will be given to the key texts of the various movements. Prerequisite: 30 credit hours of university-level studies, including 6 credit hours in Biblical and Theological Studies.
• BTS 4895 – People in God’s World: Christian Political Theology (fall, Paul Doerksen, Thursday evening 6 to 8:45, final exam Dec 15 6 pm). This course explores the role of theology in fashioning Christian practices and understanding regarding the ordering of society, and the place of the church in the ancient, medieval, and early modern eras. Through reading of primary sources, students will become acquainted with the originating tradition of Western political thought, and with the contribution of theological arguments to that tradition. Prerequisite: 60 credit hours of university-level studies, including 6 credit hours in Biblical and Theological Studies.
• ENGL 3030 – Studies in 17th Century Literature (winter, Marilyn Simon, Tues/Thurs 10:05 to 11:2, final exam April 10 at 9 am). This course will consider the literature of the seventeenth century, primarily up to the Restoration. The course may take the form of a general survey or it may focus on a particular topic. Prerequisites: ENGL-1010/3 and1020/3 or permission of the instructor.
• ENGL 3950 – Ghosts in Literature (fall, Marilyn Simon, Monday evenings, final exam Dec 12 at 6 pm). This course will examine the presence of ghosts in literature, seeking to understand why so many authors have used the supernatural for thematic purpose. What do ghosts reveal about characters’ relationships to the past, to their personal and/or national histories? What might the supernatural tell us about character motivation? How does the supernatural challenge/confirm one’s worldview? The course will consider material from a variety of periods and from different genres. Prerequisites: ENGL-1010/3 and1020/3 or permission of the instructor.
• PHIL-2950/3 Topics—Love: Philosophical Investigations (fall, Justin Neufeld, Tues/Thurs 8:30 to 9:45, final exam Dec 10 at 9 am). This course will explore the religious and philosophical ethics of love through a close reading of ancient and modern texts. Some of the texts to be studied include Plato’s Symposium, Augustine's Confessions, Kierkegaard's Works of Love, and Timothy Jackson’s Love Disconsoled. No Prerequisites.
• PHIL-2950/3 Topics– The Self and Its Sources (winter, Justin Neufeld, Tues/Thurs 2:30 to 4:45, final exam April 18, 1:30 pm). Who are you? To whom and to what do you owe your identity? Who are you to others? This course explores the idea that our subjectivity, our identity, is produced both in relation to other persons and in relation to the larger social and political context that surrounds us. The course will focus on two questions in particular.First, is God among the persons that produce our identity, and if so, how does God impinge upon and produce our identity?Second, if our subjectivity is produced both relationally and historically, changing over time, what are the consequences for thinking about personal responsibility?Possible authors to be studied include Charles Taylor, Edward Said, Martin Buber, John Neihardt, and Simone de Beauvoir. No prerequisites.
• POLS-2950/3 Topics – The Good Society (fall, Ernie Keenes, Mon/Wed 4 to 5:15, final exam Dec 12 at 1:30 pm). Imagine two circles: One describes the long Western discourse of normative political theory, beginning with the Greeks, about the good life and the virtuous polity. The other, also beginning with the Greeks, is empirical/analytical, and is about constitutions, political institutions, and power. Our course will explore the terrain where these two circles overlap. We will begin the course with a survey of theories of justice from within the Political Theory tradition, and then, from the perspective of Comparative Politics, assess different forms of regime with regard to their capacity to allow individuals to seek justice. Students who wish to read ahead can start with: Aristotle, The Politics, and Ethics; Michael J. Sandel, Justice; Alan Draper and Ansil Ramsay, The Good Society. No prerequisites.
· NOTABLE NEWS! For this year, History majors are allowed to take the following courses toward their major (as long as they have the prerequisites):
• ENGL 3000 History of the Book
• PCTS 2810 History & Strategy of Non-Violence
• PSYC 2800 History of Psychology
• BTS 3520 Sixteenth Century Reformations
Need advising? Here are some options:
· You are welcome to email me. Please be as clear as you can be with your question, so that I don’t misconstrue your point. If an in-person or telephone meeting is best, please email me to set up an appointment. Thanks!
· Your faculty advisor will be glad to help you think things through with regard to your course choices, major, and future plans. Feel free to email questions to your advisor, or set up an appointment with him or her. Please note that we all get some vacation time, so be patient if you don’t hear back right away!
· Degree audit forms are online (www.cmu.ca, click on Academics > Undergraduate Studies > Program Overview. Go to your program of study, then click on “programs” on the left menu, and there will be links to the audit forms). These can help you to “map out” what you’ve done (see your transcript on your portal to find out what you’ve completed) and what you still need.
Please note that I will be away on vacation from July 18 to 22, and August 1-8. All registrations received during the time I’m away will be processed when I return. Emergency questions may be sent to Wesley Toews (Registrar/Assistant VP Academic) at wtoews@cmu.ca .
Hope you’re having the “perfect” summer. God bless you all! See below for timetable updates.
TIMETABLE UPDATES/CHANGES –TIMETABLE is ONLINE AT http://www.cmu.ca/reg_timetable.html
· Anabaptist Beginnings (fall section) will be taught by Paul Doerksen
· Microbes, Health & Illness will be taught by John Brubacher and Glen Klassen
· Intro to Financial Accounting is in the fall (Tues/Thurs 4 to 5:15, final exam Dec 8 1:30)
· Management & Organizational Theory is in the winter (Thursday evenings)
· Fundamentals of Marketing is in the winter (Monday evenings)
· The Chemistry labs are timetabled
· Business & Organizational Communications is in the fall (Thursday evenings)
· Public Relations is in the winter (Tuesday evenings)
· Fundamentals of Marketing is in the winter (Monday evenings)
· Public Relations is in the winter (Tuesday evenings)
· Crisis, Humanitarian Aid, and Disaster Recovery is in the winter (Tuesday evenings)
· Intro Peace & Conflict Transformation Studies I and II will be on Monday mornings (the three hour slot) in fall and winter
· Conflict & Development Issues in Indigenous Communities is in fall (Wed/Fri 10:05 to 11:20)
· History & Strategy of Nonviolence is in fall (Mon/Wed 2:30 to 3:45)
· Models of Peace and Conflict is in the winter (Mon/Wed 4 to 5:15)
· Conflict & the Construction of the Other is CANCELLED
· History of Philosophy is in the fall (Tues/Thurs 4 to 5:15)
· Topics in Philosophy 2950 (“The Ethics of Love,” course description above) will be in fall (Tues/Thurs 8:30 to 9:45)
· Topics in Philosophy 3950 (“The Self and Its Sources”, course description above) will be in winter (Tues/Thurs 2 to 3:45)
· Democracy and Dissent will be in winter (Mon/Wed 4 to 5:15)
· Human Rights and Dignity will be in fall (Tues/Thurs 4 to 5:15)
· Social and Political Philosophy is CANCELLED
· Topics in Political Studies 2950 (“The Good Society,” course description above) will be in fall (Mon/Wed 4 to 5:15)
· Communities and Organizations will be in winter (Wed/Fri 10:05 to 11:20)
Adelia Neufeld Wiens anwiens@cmu.ca
Coordinator of Student Advising
Canadian Mennonite University
500 Shaftesbury Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB R3P 2N2
phone 204.487.3300 ext 332
toll-free 1.877.231.4570
fax 204.837.7415
