The Bicentennial LSA Theme Semesters offer a wide range of courses special courses that critically address the past and future of U-M and its place in the development of public higher education, in American life and culture, and in world affairs.
Browse a list of current theme semester courses in the LSA Course Guide, or explore the courses below.
Fall 2017
American Culture: AMCULT 301 - Topics in American Culture
- Section: 005 Women and Michigan: 147 Years of the "Dangerous Experiment"
- Instructor: Gayle S. Rubin
Anthropology, Archaeological: ANTHRARC 296 - Topics in Archaeology
- Section: 001 The Future of Food at the University of Michigan
- Instructor: Lisa C. Young
Biophysics: BIOPHYS 120 - The Discovery of the DNA Double Helix and Its Hidden Mysteries
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Jens-Christian D. Meiners
Biophysics: BIOPHYS 130 - DNA Origami
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Sarah Veatch
History: HIST 399 - Topics in History
- Section: 003 Women and Michigan: 147 Years of the "Dangerous Experiment"
- Instructor: Gayle S. Rubin
Pubic Policy: PUBPOL 475 - The University of Michigan: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- Section: 304
- Instructor: James J. Duderstadt
- Note: Upper-division LSA students may enroll in this course, which is offered by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Pubic Policy: PUBPOL 750 - The University of Michigan: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- Section: 304
- Instructor: James J. Duderstadt
- Note: Graduate students may enroll in this course, which is offered by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Women's Studies: WOMENSTD 344 - Special Topics in Gender, Culture, and Representation
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Gayle S. Rubin
Winter 2017
Afroamerican & African Studies: AAS 495 - Senior Seminar
- Section: 002 Exploring the History and Future of Black Student Activism and U-M
- Instructor: Stephen Ward
Applied Liberal Arts: ALA 222 - Twenty Two Ways
- Section: 001 22 Ways to Think about the History of The University of Michigan
- Instructor: Terrence J. McDonald
Applied Liberal Arts: ALA 264 - Interdisciplinary Topics in ALA
- Section: 001 22 Ways to Do Diversity Plans in Higher Ed: A Multidisciplinary Examination
- Instructor: Angela Denise Dillard
American Culture: AMCULT 311 - American Culture and the Humanities
- Section: 003 Asian/Pacific Islander Americans at the University of Michigan
- Instructor: Amy K. Stillman
American Culture: AMCULT 311 - American Culture and the Humanities
- Section: 004 The Greek Life
- Vassilios Lambropoulos
American Culture: AMCULT 405 - Topics in American Culture
- Section: 003 Jews at the University of Michigan: Exclusion and Inclusion in American Higher Education
- Instructor: Karla Goldman
American Culture: AMCULT 498 - Capstone Seminar in American Culture
- Section: 003 University of Michigan Time Capsule
- Instructor: Kristin Ann Hass
Architecture: ARCH 603 - Sem Arch History
- Section: 002 The Curated University: Exhibiting UM’s Neotechnical Past
- Instructor: Sarah Katherine Rovang
Asian Studies: ASIAN 397 - Mini Course in Asian Studies
- Section: 001 History of Asian Studies
- Instructor: Youngju Ryu
- Section: 002 Asian/Pacific Islander Americans at the University of Michigan
- Instructor: Amy K. Stillman
Comparative Literature: COMPLIT 372 - Literature and Identity
- Section: 002 Greek Life
- Instructor: Vassilios Lambropoulos
Earth and Environmental Sciences : EARTH 417 - Geology of the Great Lakes
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Michela Arnaboldi
English Language and Literature: ENGLISH 340 - Studies in Poetry
- Section: 002 Michigan Poets, Then and Now
- Instructor: James Cody Walker
Program in the Environment: ENVIRON 391 - Sustainability and the Campus
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Sara Soderstrom
Modern Greek: GREEKMOD 350 - Topics in Modern Greek
- Section: 001 The Greek Life
- Modern Greek
- Instructor: Vassilios Lambropoulos
History: HISTORY 232 - Interdisciplinary Topics in History
- Section: 006 22 Ways to Think about the University of Michigan
- Instructor: Terrence J. McDonald
History: HISTORY 328 - Humanities Topics in History
- Section: 003 Public History Laboratory-The UM Bicentennial
- Instructor: Michelle Lee McClellan
History: HISTORY 344 - The History of Detroit in the 20th Century
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Heather Ann Thompson
History: HISTORY 399 - Topics in History
- Section: 002 The Spanish Civil War and Student Activism at UM
- Instructor: Juli A. Highfill
History: HISTORY 411 - The Politics of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Pamela Brandwein
History: HISTORY 468 - Topics in U.S. History
- Section: 002 Jews at the University of Michigan: Exclusion and Inclusion in American Higher Education
- Instructor: Karla Goldman
History: HISTORY 496 - History Colloquium
- Section: 001 Michigan in the Era of Industrialization
- Instructor: Francis X. Blouin, Jr.
History: HISTORY 497 - History Colloquium
- Section: 001 Racial Justice and Black Action from UM to Detroit
- History
- Instructor: Matthew D. Lassiter
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Karla Goldman
Philosophy: PHIL 162 - The University of Michigan: A Moral Institution?
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Gary D. Krenz
Political Science: POLSCI 319 - The Politics of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Pamela Brandwein
Psychology: PSYCH 413 - A History of Modern Psychology
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Robert G. Pachella
RC Social Sciences: RCSSCI 344 - The History of Detroit in the 20th Century
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Heather Ann Thompson
RC Social Sciences: RCSSCI 360 - Social Science Junior Seminar
- Section: 002 History of the Residential College
- Instructor: Michelle Lee McClellan
RC Social Sciences: RCSSCI 360 - Social Science Junior Seminar
- Section: 003 The Vietnam War and Campus Activism at The University of Michigan Told Through Literature, Music, and Film
- Instructor: Virginia E. Murphy
Screen Arts and Cultures: SAC 304 - Topics in Media Production I
- Section: 002 Experimental Media Production: The Ann Arbor Film Festival
- Instructor: Terri L. Sarris
Sociology: SOC 295 - Topics in Sociology
- Section: 002 The Experience of Social Class in College and the Community
- Instructor: Dwight Lang
Sociology: SOC 295 - Topics in Sociology
- Section: 004 Silences in UM History: From Native American Lands to Campus Sexual Assault
- Instructor: Fatma Muge Gocek
Spanish: SPANISH 447 - The Archive
- Section: 003 The Spanish Civil War and Student Activism at the University of Michigan
- Instructor: Juli A. Highfill
Social Work: SW 513 - Topics in Social Work
- Section: 001 Jews at the University of Michigan: Exclusion and Inclusion in American Higher Education
- Instructor: Karla Goldman
