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Short Courses to be Offered This Fall

UT Tyler will offer one-semester credit hour courses during the fall semester, President Rodney H. Mabry announced.

The courses can be taken for academic credit or for self-fulfillment. They meet three hours per week for five weeks, with the exception of the Opera Appreciation course available at the UT Tyler Longview University Center, which will run seven weeks.

Topics include sports, financial planning, computer security and physical activity and nutrition for mature adults.

Courses being held on the UT Tyler main campus are:

The Law of Love (ENGL 4199) meets 6 - 8:50 p.m. Aug. 26 and Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30. It examines similarities and connections between the medieval writings about spiritual love and the contemporary view of love described in The Art of Love by Erich Fromm. Instructor will be Dr. David Strong.

It's Only a Game: Why We Love Our Sports (HIST 4199) meets 6 - 8:50 p.m. Aug. 26 and Sept. 9, 16, 23 and 30. It explores why Americans love sports, how sports reflect or mirror other changes in society and how national crises impact sport. Instructor will be Dr. Dallas Cothrum.

Dollars and Sense (FINA 4199) meets 6 - 8:50 p.m. Aug. 27 and Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24. The course covers the financial planning process, including insurance, investments, real estate, retirement and estate planning.

Computer Security and Cryptography (COSC 4199) meets 6 - 8:50 p.m. Aug. 28 and Sept. 4, 11, 18 and 25. This topic presents modern cryptographic techniques including the highest levels of security for data information, as well as fundamentals of secret communication by describing and illustrating the traditional cryptographic techniques designed before the computer age.

Leading Quietly: A Look at Leadership Qualities that Endure (POLS 4199) meets 6 - 8:50 p.m. Aug. 29 and Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26. It explores how successful leaders have quietly and patiently made their workplace, communities and the world a better place. The leadership qualities and characteristics of such leaders as Eleanor Roosevelt, Nelson Mandela and Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton will be examined.

The Role of Physical Activity and Nutrition in Preventing Disease in Mature Adults (PYED 4199) meets 8 - 10:50 a.m. Aug. 24, 31 and Sept. 7, 14 and 21. This course will assess health habits related to cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and weight management. Students will be shown how to calculate the amount of physical activity needed in patterns of daily living to lower the risk of disease.

The course includes a free spine only DEXA bone density test and blood pressure checks.

Opera Appreciation (MUSI 4199) will be held at the UT Tyler Longview University Center 6 - 8 p.m. Sept. 10 through Oct. 29. A basic survey of the literature of opera, its history and performance, this course includes familiarization with historic and contemporary singers through audio and video recordings.

The fee is $92 per student for each course.

Registration will be Aug. 21 in UC 118 for courses offered on the main campus and LUC 210 for the course at the UT Tyler Longview University Center.

An informal reception will be held at each site where students can meet the instructors and learn more about the courses.

For more information, call the UT Tyler Office of Admissions, 1 - 800 UT TYLER.

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Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604