LAS Extended Studies

HIST 300-3 Mass Violence and Political Oppression in Modern Times: Story, History, Imagery

Offered on the CU-NET televised platform on Colorado Springs Comcast cable

20th-Century war, genocide and oppression as represented by certain forms of art—including film, literature (short fiction and poetry), photography, painting and other visual arts. Some historical background reading, some autobiographical accounts—but the majority of the course material consists of artistic representations (movies, stories, drawings, etc.). What can artists accomplish that usual historical approaches cannot? What are the pitfalls of using artistic approaches to understand these extreme events? Taught by Prof. Robert Sackett of the UCCS Department of History.

This course begins August 25, 2008 and concludes on December 20, 2008. The course earns 3 semester hours of undergraduate credit from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The course is televised on Comcast Cable Channel 20 (UCCS channel) live on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:25 to 10:40am. Course sessions are re-broadcast later the same day, and are then made available for check-out and viewing from the Kraemer Family Library on the UCCS campus. The tuition for this course is $575.

Online registration opens for this course on May 5, 2008. The Call Number is 00325. To register, review the Extended Studies enrollment instructions by clicking on the "Register" tab at left.

IMPORTANT FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION
This course is not approved for Financial Aid through UCCS, and therefore these credit hours will not count toward a full-time UCCS student's load. If you are a full-time UCCS student, a reduction in your load could result in a reduced financial aid award. Please contact a financial aid counselor before enrolling if you have any questions. Click on the "Financial Aid" link at left for more information.

Tuition for Fall 2008 Extended Studies courses is due by August 15, 2008. If you are registering after this date, payment is due at time of registration. Make sure to wait for your balance to appear in your online account before you make your payment. You may pay via credit card in your student account or by Electronic Funds Transfer; if you are not able to make your payment by either of these methods, please contact Pamela Mead Krull in the Bursar's Office at 719/262-3391 to set up a payment by another method. Do not wait to receive a bill; you may be charged late fees.

The withdrawal deadline for this course is Friday, September 12, 2008. If you are withdrawing before this date, you may withdraw in your student account and receive a full tuition refund. If you are withdrawing after this date, you must contact LAS Extended Studies at 719/262-4071 or lases@uccs.edu to complete withdrawal paperwork; you will not receive a full tuition refund if you withdraw after this date.

Note to STUDENT SUCCESS: this course is open to all UCCS students without restriction.