Academic Calendar - 2025
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025
Global Great Books
This course explores a variety of accounts regarding human happiness through the reading of primary texts from around the world, from the ancient to the contemporary period. Students will explore what it means to be happy from a number of global perspectives.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This interdisciplinary course explores what it means to be human. Through the exclusive study of complete primary texts from around the world, including, but not limited to works of philosophy, literature, and film, students will investigate questions surrounding the idea of human nature and the purpose of human life.
Antirequisite(s): the former Global Great Books 2000F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This interdisciplinary course investigates the nature and meaning of love. By studying primary texts from around the world, including, works of philosophy, literature, and film, students will explore ideas about different forms of love and its role in a variety of contexts, including families, friendships, romantic relationships, and political communities.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course explores the nature and causes of war as well as the circumstances required for peace and ways to achieve it through the reading of primary texts from around the world, from the ancient to the contemporary period.
Antirequisite(s): the former Global Great Books 1200F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This interdisciplinary course will explore the history of art or music from around the world focusing on the theme of love. Students will gain a deeper understanding of how art and music have diversely interpreted philosophic questions concerning love.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Through the examination of case law and literature from around the world, this interdisciplinary course explores what we mean when we speak about the rule of law. The course will focus on diverse themes of particular relevance to the contemporary world.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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By studying primary texts from around the world, including, works of philosophy, literature, and film, students will investigate varying accounts of justice, assess how competing arguments and changing circumstances affect what it means to be just, and the relationship between social responsibility, justice and the law.
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 1002F/G or permission of Coordinator.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Studying texts from around the world, students will investigate the relationship between the natural world and technology. We will explore how technology can enhance our appreciation and use of nature, while also being a disruptive force. Students will seek to assess how these competing values can be balanced.
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 1002F/G or permission of Coordinator.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Engaging in global texts students will explore different aesthetic theories, assess these accounts while engaging with works of art, explore the relationship of the imagination to reason, and think about the role the beautiful plays in human fulfillment.
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 1002F/G or permission of Coordinator.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Reading texts from around the world, students will investigate the nature of reason and that of faith, as well as their relationship to one another. Can faith be rational? Does reason supersede the need for faith?
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 1002F/G or permission of Coordinator.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Topic available in Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Topic available in Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This interdisciplinary course will explore the history of art or music from around the world focusing on the themes of reason and revelation.
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 2200F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This interdisciplinary course will explore the history of global art or music, specifically as it pertains to the theme of justice. Students will learn about the different artistic movements and traditions of a number of world cultures and gain a deeper understanding of how art and music have diversely interpreted the question of justice.
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 2200F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This interdisciplinary course explores how to be an ethical leader by introducing students to the philosophy of leadership in works of philosophy, politics, and literature. Reading diverse works from around the world, students will explore the nature of leadership from the ancient world to the present.
Antirequisite(s): GLE 3002F/G, MOS 3551F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours. Cross-listed with GLE 3002F/G and MOS 3351F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Exploring philosophy and literature of a particular place, in addition to classroom time, students will participate in a study abroad opportunity where these ideas were conceived, created and developed.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Extra Information: 3 hours when in the classroom.
Course Weight: 0.50
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The capstone course integrates and extends the theories, methods, and findings across GGB courses. Students will be given an opportunity to propose and engage in an extensive research project concerning a primary text or group of texts, with the end of illuminating a contemporary issue or problem.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 courses from Global Great Books 3000F/G, Global Great Books 3001F/G, Global Great Books 3002F/G, Global Great Books 3003F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Global Great Books
This course explores a variety of accounts regarding human happiness through the reading of primary texts from around the world, from the ancient to the contemporary period. Students will explore what it means to be happy from a number of global perspectives.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
This interdisciplinary course explores what it means to be human. Through the exclusive study of complete primary texts from around the world, including, but not limited to works of philosophy, literature, and film, students will investigate questions surrounding the idea of human nature and the purpose of human life.
Antirequisite(s): the former Global Great Books 2000F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
This interdisciplinary course investigates the nature and meaning of love. By studying primary texts from around the world, including, works of philosophy, literature, and film, students will explore ideas about different forms of love and its role in a variety of contexts, including families, friendships, romantic relationships, and political communities.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
This course explores the nature and causes of war as well as the circumstances required for peace and ways to achieve it through the reading of primary texts from around the world, from the ancient to the contemporary period.
Antirequisite(s): the former Global Great Books 1200F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
This interdisciplinary course will explore the history of art or music from around the world focusing on the theme of love. Students will gain a deeper understanding of how art and music have diversely interpreted philosophic questions concerning love.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Through the examination of case law and literature from around the world, this interdisciplinary course explores what we mean when we speak about the rule of law. The course will focus on diverse themes of particular relevance to the contemporary world.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
By studying primary texts from around the world, including, works of philosophy, literature, and film, students will investigate varying accounts of justice, assess how competing arguments and changing circumstances affect what it means to be just, and the relationship between social responsibility, justice and the law.
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 1002F/G or permission of Coordinator.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Studying texts from around the world, students will investigate the relationship between the natural world and technology. We will explore how technology can enhance our appreciation and use of nature, while also being a disruptive force. Students will seek to assess how these competing values can be balanced.
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 1002F/G or permission of Coordinator.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Engaging in global texts students will explore different aesthetic theories, assess these accounts while engaging with works of art, explore the relationship of the imagination to reason, and think about the role the beautiful plays in human fulfillment.
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 1002F/G or permission of Coordinator.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Reading texts from around the world, students will investigate the nature of reason and that of faith, as well as their relationship to one another. Can faith be rational? Does reason supersede the need for faith?
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 1002F/G or permission of Coordinator.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Topic available in Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Topic available in Department.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
This interdisciplinary course will explore the history of art or music from around the world focusing on the themes of reason and revelation.
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 2200F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
This interdisciplinary course will explore the history of global art or music, specifically as it pertains to the theme of justice. Students will learn about the different artistic movements and traditions of a number of world cultures and gain a deeper understanding of how art and music have diversely interpreted the question of justice.
Prerequisite(s): Global Great Books 2200F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
This interdisciplinary course explores how to be an ethical leader by introducing students to the philosophy of leadership in works of philosophy, politics, and literature. Reading diverse works from around the world, students will explore the nature of leadership from the ancient world to the present.
Antirequisite(s): GLE 3002F/G, MOS 3551F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours. Cross-listed with GLE 3002F/G and MOS 3351F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Exploring philosophy and literature of a particular place, in addition to classroom time, students will participate in a study abroad opportunity where these ideas were conceived, created and developed.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Extra Information: 3 hours when in the classroom.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
The capstone course integrates and extends the theories, methods, and findings across GGB courses. Students will be given an opportunity to propose and engage in an extensive research project concerning a primary text or group of texts, with the end of illuminating a contemporary issue or problem.
Prerequisite(s): 1.0 courses from Global Great Books 3000F/G, Global Great Books 3001F/G, Global Great Books 3002F/G, Global Great Books 3003F/G.
Extra Information: 3 hours.