TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama will offer its Interim term session May 16-June 3, giving UA students an opportunity to experience a creative and innovative approach to learning.

Course offerings are versatile, ranging from travel-study courses to more traditional courses in business and the sciences and humanities. Interim courses are offered by most schools and colleges across the UA campus.

More than 100 Interim courses will be taught during Interim 2005, including:

The Beatles Era – Taught by Dr. Jim Salem (205/348-5940, jsalem@tenhoor.as.ua.edu), this course looks at American culture from 1963-1970 using the popular cultural explosion of the Beatles and their music as a time frame.

The American Game: Baseball & American Culture – Dr. Richard Megraw’s (205/348-9765, rmegraw@tenhoor.as.ua.edu) class is about baseball and its place in American culture. The lecture class links the national pastime to larger cultural concerns of modern society.

Sports Facilities & Event Management – Dr. Ken Wright (205/348-4705, kwright@bama.ua.edu) will be taking his students on a trip to Colorado Springs, Colo., where they will take an in-depth look at the U.S. Olympic Committee organization and facilities.

Gendered Justice and the Death Penalty – Dr. Ida Johnson (205/348-8090, 205/348-8462, ijohnson@bama.ua.edu, ijohnson@ws.as.ua.edu) has designed this class to introduce students to gender and justice issues related to female prisons and female offenders. The class will have a special emphasis on female offenders sentenced to death or life without parole.

Introduction to the Study of Religion (Apocalypse in Contemporary Films) – Dr. Ted Trost (205/348-7534, ttrost@rel.as.ua.edu) will lead students on a study of the New Testament book of Revelation and examine contemporary portrayals of the ‘end times’ in five popular films.

Bahamas Field Course in Stream Restoration – Students will travel to Andros Island, Bahamas, with Dr. D. Albrey Arrington (205/348-9034, albrey@ua.edu) to learn field-based ecological sampling methods and to evaluate tidal creeks in the Caribbean. Undergraduate students from the College of the Bahamas will join UA students in data collection and interactive lectures.

For more information about this program or available courses, contact Dr. Hank Lazer or Karla Nicholson in the UA Office for Academic Affairs at 205/348-4890.