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PSY 203 - Making the Most out of the Psychology Major
This course is designed to orient new and prospective psychology majors
to the field of psychology and to inform students about academic
requirements, expectations, opportunities, careers, and limitations.
Students will explore psychology careers, identify courses tailored to
their long-term career goals, and develop basic information literacy
skills necessary for other psychology courses.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: FR
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
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PSY 221 - PII Development I: Childhood and Adolescence
(Perspectives II course) An examination of age-related changes in
psychological functioning from conception through young adulthood. All
aspects of development including physical, cognitive, social and
emotional are discussed. Alternative theoretical views are examined,
and a special emphasis is made on a theoretical understanding of the
facts of development.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 222 - Social Psychology
Social psychology investigates how the behavior of the individual is
influenced by the social context through a discussion of theories and
research. Topics include aggression, interpersonal perception,
attraction, altruism, social influence, attitudes and effects of the
environment on social behavior. The power of the social situations
serves as an organizing theme for the course.
Prerequisites & Notes
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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PSY 223 - PII Psychology of Women
(Perspectives II course) Major psychological theories with specific
regard to women. Exploration of female personality with particular
attention to achievement, identity, sex role identification,
traditional and non-traditional career development. Emphasis on
individual self-awareness in contemporary society.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Women’s Studies Minor Course
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 224 - PII Adolescence and Early Adulthood
(Perspectives II course) An examination of typical physical, social,
emotional, and cognitive changes that occur during the second two
decades of life. Special emphasis is placed on development as it
occurs in a social context. Examples of topics include moral
decision making, career choices, identity development, and the role of media.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 231 - Behavior Modification
Students are introduced to the theory and practice of Behavior
Modification, or Applied Behavior Analysis. Applications in
education, parenting, self-control are emphasized, as are clinical,
therapeutic contexts, as well as standard daily uses in the home and
workplace. Students will practice numerous basic behavioral
techniques, such as positive and negative reinforcement schedules,
shaping, chaining, and discrimination training.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 240G - PII Multicultural Psychology
(Perspectives II Global course) This course explores the intersection and
interplay between culture and psychology. Readings and discussion of
some classic essays and studies that have addressed the complex
relationship between culture and psychology will give students a chance
to explore methods for understanding cultural differences in ways that
transcend subjective views of other cultures and ourselves.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: ABR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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PSY 311 - Psychology of Learning
A laboratory course grounded in the investigation of Pavlovian and
Operant theory and research. Students gain experience using a
virtual “Skinner Box,” to apply a succession of behavioral principles
to condition a virtual laboratory rat to respond differentially to
various tones, reinforcement schedules, and other complex stimulus
combinations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: ABR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 4
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PSY 312 - Memory and Cognition
Course examines cognitive processes, often called “higher mental
processes”. As a discipline, the field of cognitive psychology is
concerned with how humans acquire, store, retrieve and use knowledge.
Topics include perception, memory, attention, categorization of
thinking, problem solving, and decision making. Course introduces
student to research and theory in cognitive psychology and demonstrates
how knowledge gained from research has been applied to solve problems,
and improve the quality of life.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 313 - PII Motivation
(Perspectives II course) Course will explore all those conditions in
the person, environment, and culture that explain why we want what we
do. Special emphasis will be placed on helping the student develop an
understanding of how biological, psychological, and environmental
principles interact to motivate human behavior and thought.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 314 - Sensation and Perception
Introduces students to fundamentals of sensation and perception. Topics
include the anatomy and physiology of the senses, color and depth
perception, perceptual constancy, perception of pitch and timbre, taste
and smell and perceptual development. Special emphasis is placed on
understanding the neurophysiology of the sensory systems which gives to
human perceptual phenomena.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: ABR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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PSY 315 - Physiological Psychology
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the basic
structure and function of the brain and nervous system.The anatomical,
physiological, and chemical bases for
behaviors are considered including a special emphasis on the classic
topics of physiological psychology: brain-behavior relations, sensory
integration, and physiological correlates of motivation and emotion.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 315L - Physiological Psychology Lab
The optional lab includes disection activities related to the course and an introduction to biofeedback methodolgy.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Optional lab to accompany PSY 315
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 1
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PSY 316 - Comparative Psychology
Broad coverage of the study of psychological processes within an evolutionary
framework, especially through the study of the behavior of animals, both human
and non-human. We will examine the innate structure and organization of behavior
and how these change, both through evolution and within the lifespan.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prereq: PSY 101 or BIO 103
Adv Codes: BR
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 321 - Developmental II : Middle Age and Aging
Psychological, social, and biological changes and transitions occurring
during the adult developmental trajectory will be discussed. Attention
will be given to the creation of new networks of relationships, new and
changing behaviors, and the formation of new self-perceptions as a
person moves through life.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 322 - Psychology of Personality
Study of individual differences within the context of major
contemporary personality theories. Theoretical understanding of
personality is approached from biological, psychosocial, cross-cultural
and gender perspectives. Research methods and assessment are reviewed.
Case studies are used to illustrate various personality traits and
dynamics.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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PSY 323 - PII Abnormal Psychology
(Perspectives II course) Distinguishes normality from abnormality on a continuum of human
behavior, and defines abnormal behavior within a context of culture and
history. Provides an integrated biopsychosocial approach, using
multiple theoretical perspectives, to understanding the causes of
abnormal behavior. Surveys the major mental disorders of
childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Reviews assessment
techniques, diagnosis and treatment.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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PSY 324 - Issues in Aging
In-depth investigation of the theoretical and experimental findings
related to cognitive, personality, environmental, social, and physical
forces affecting development in middle-aged and older adults in
American society. Topics include coping and adaptation, creativity,
wisdom, successful aging, and death and dying.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 321
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall semester of every other year
Credits: 3
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PSY 327 - PII Human Sexual Behavior
(Perspectives II Course) This course is team-taught by a psychologist
and sociologist and provides and integrated analysis and understanding
of sexuality. Discussions are organized around the perspectives of
essentialism and social constructionism. Topics include sexual behavior
from a cross-cultural perspective; the “sexual revolution;” research on
sexual behavior; theories of human sexuality, sexual orientation, and
the connection among sex, gender, and sexuality.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: ANT 101, ANT 102, PSY 101, or SOC 101
Cross-listed with SOC 327
Women’s Studies Minor Course
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring semester of every other year
Credits: 3
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PSY 331 - Psychological Tests and Measurements
Survey of psychological tests and their applications across various
settings and populations. Basic psychometric properties, methods of
measurement and principles of test construction are introduced; ethical
and multicultural issues are addressed. Tests used in the assessment of
intelligence, personality, neuropsychological functioning, achievement
and career interests are reviewed and demonstrated.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 201
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 334 - Principles of Counseling
The course is designed to introduce a broad spectrum of counseling
theories, the processes involved in counseling and psychotherapy,
professional ethics and issues of concern to those in the profession,
and research regarding the effectiveness of these treatments. The
course is theoretical and not applied and is intended to provide the
student with an understanding of the complexity of the change process
in relation to human problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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PSY 335 - Environmental Psychology
A focus on the interrelationship between the physical environment and
human behavior and experience. The behavioral relationships involved in
defining settings such as learning environments, residential settings,
hospitals, prisons, work environments and environments of the future
are explored.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring semester of every other year
Credits: 3
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PSY 336 - Human Factors
A multidisciplinary approach that promotes the discovery, exchange, and
application of knowledge concerning the relationship of people to their
environment and the machines they use. Readings and other class
assignments allow students to recognize how empirical research in human
factors can be applied usefully and meaningfully to optimize the
relationship between technology and the human. Special emphasis is
given to helping students learn how human factors research has led to
designing environments that are better suited for work, to assessing
human capabilities and limitations, and to designing manufactured
objects so that people can use them more efficiently.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring semester of every other year
Credits: 3
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PSY 340 - Aging and Community Service
This course integrates community placement in elder care and adult
residential settings with some of the major theories and facts related
to the biological, psychological, and social characteristics of the
older person, as well as with the research investigating the various
ways in which older persons influence and are influenced by their
environment and caregivers.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 321
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall semester of every other year
Credits: 3
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PSY 341 - Advanced Special Topics in Psychology
For junior and senior psychology majors. Choice of topics reflects the
special interests of the students and expertise of the instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes
Normal Offering Cycle: Selected semesters
Credits: 3
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PSY 342 - Sports Psychology
This course investigates scientific knowledge derived from the
discipline of Psychology to the understanding of individuals and groups
involved in sporting activities. The focus will be on underlying
psychological theories and principles that inform our understanding of
athletes, coaches and spectators. (Cross-listed as SPT 372)
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: PSY 101
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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PSY 441 - Adv Special Topics in Psychology
For junior and senior psychology majors. Choice of topics reflects the
special interest of the students and expertise of the instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes
Normal Offering Cycle: Selected semesters
Credits: 3
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PSY 444 - Senior Seminar
Senior seminar in psychology is a capstone course that explores both
current and historical events in the discipline. As a culminating
experience for the psychology major, students utilize their knowledge
about psychological principles and theories to think critically about
current and past events in psychology. Students read and discuss
selected topics, give presentations about recent developments in the
discipline or events of historical importance, and write a
comprehensive review paper that integrates some contemporary topic in
psychology with one other liberal arts discipline. The comprehensive
paper serves at part of the senior comprehensive exam. The exact nature
of course topics may vary by instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: Senior status or permission of instructor
21 hours of psychology including PSY 202
Credits: 3
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PSY 481 - Gerontology Internship
Credits: 3
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PSY 482 - Gerontology Internship
Credits: 3
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PSY 483 - Psychology Internship
Engages students actively and directly with a professional experience
to complement their academic study. Incorporates psychological
theory and research into an emphasis on application. Provides
students with the opportunity to explore career options within
psychology and to become familiar with professional practice. A
minimum of 120 hours of work in one semester is completed, with
participation in college-wide and department seminars that focus on
practical and ethical issues. Application and department approval
are required prior to course selection.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prereqs: 15 hours of Psychology and 3.0 GPA in Psychology
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 484 - Psychology Internship
Engages students actively and directly with a professional experience
to complement their academic study. Incorporates psychological
theory and research into an emphasis on application. Provides
students with the opportunity to explore career options within
psychology and to become familiar with professional practice. A
minimum of 120 hours of work in one semester is completed, with
participation in college-wide and department seminars that focus on
practical and ethical issues. Application and department approval
are required prior to course selection.
Prerequisites & Notes
15 hours of Psychology and 3.0 GPA in Psychology
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 485 - Independent Study
Intensive reading and study in an area of interest and concern to the student
of psychology or a research project. A formal research written according to APA formal is required as well
as a public presentation of findings at the project’s termination. Approval by supervising
professor and department chairperson are required.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prereq: PSY 202
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 486 - Independent Study
Intensive reading and study in an area of interest and concern to the student
of psychology or a research projectA formal research written according to APA formal is required as well
as a public presentation of findings at the project’s termination. Approval by supervising
professor and department chairperson are required.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prereq: PSY 202
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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PSY 499 - Senior Comprehensive Examination
Senior Comprehensive Examination
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: A
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 0
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RES 101 - PI Exploring Religion
(Perspectives I course) A study of religion as lived in major world traditions,
East and West. Exploration of experiences of the sacred, scriptures, symbols,
rituals, ethics; influence of religion upon cultures, societies, and life stories.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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RES 103G - PI Exploring Religion: East
(Perspectives I Global course) A study of religion as lived in the major
traditions of the East: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and
Shinto. Exploration of experiences of the sacred, scriptures, symbols,
rituals, ethics; influence of religion upon cultures, societies, and
life stories.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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RES 104 - PI Exploring Religion: West
(Perspectives I course) A study of religion as lived in the major traditions
of the West: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Exploration of experiences of the
sacred, scriptures, symbols, rituals, ethics; influence of religion upon cultures,
societies, and life stories.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Credits: 3
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RES 202 - PII History of Christianity
(Perspectives II course) A study of Christianity from ancient times to
the present with a focus on key figures, events, and themes which
shaped and shape the Christian Church.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 203 - PII Introducing the Bible
(Perspectives II course) A study of both Hebrew and Christian scriptures, examined
in light of the worlds that produced them. Special emphasis on important theological
themes which are common to both traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 204 - PII Biblical Perspectives
(Perspectives II course) Various Biblical responses to some basic
religious questions raised in one’s search for the meaning of human
existence.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 213 - PII The Prophets for Today
(Perspectives II course) A study of the selected readings from the prophetic
literature of the Hebrew Scriptures in order to understand not only the message
of the Prophets in their own context but also to apply this message to contemporary
life.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 214 - PII Biblical Prayer
(Perspectives II course) Basic characteristics, underlying attitudes
and central themes of Biblical prayer. Special emphasis on the Psalms
and the Prayer of Jesus.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 221 - PII Matthew, Mark and Luke: Synoptic Gospels
(Perspectives II course) An introduction to each of these Gospels, examining
their literary beauty and their theological significance for the Christian Community.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 224 - PII Philosophy of Religion
(Perspectives II Course) Philosophical investigation of issues surrounding religious
beliefs, ideas and practices. Topics may include the relation between faith and
reason, the question of existence of God, questions about immortality, the reality
of evil and the reality of miracles.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 226G - PII Religions of East Asia
(Perspectives II Global course) An
exploration of the major religious traditions found in East Asia, both
indigenous and those originating elsewhere. Special attention is paid to the
interplay between religion, society and culture in the countries concerned.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Multicultural Studies Minor Course
Credits: 3
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RES 227G - PII Religions of India
(Perspectives II Global course) A study of the development of Hinduism as well
as the contributions of Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Islam. Focus on
key spiritual figures, primary scripture and literature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Multicultural Studies Minor Course
Credits: 3
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RES 228 - PII Islam
(Perspectives II course) A study of Islam in terms of its primary texts, rituals,
symbols, foundational story, moral code, spirituality, historically as well as
in the present.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Multicultural Studies Minor Course
Credits: 3
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RES 230G - PII Buddhism
(Perspectives II Global course) How Buddhist meditation, psychology, and
literature reveal rich cultural insights from India, China, Tibet, and
Japan. Special emphasis on the Buddhist experience of enlightenment and
compassion for all beings.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Multicultural Studies Minor Course
Credits: 3
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RES 232 - PII Judaism Past and Present
(Perspectives II course) A study of the historical development of Judaism with
a focus on the sacred writings, belief and practice of contemporary Jews.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 233 - PII Ethics in Christianity
(Perspectives II course) Ethical decision-making informed by the Christian tradition:
defining morality, analyzing situations, assessing alternatives. Typical topics:
personal ethics (familial, friendship, and sexual ethics); social ethics (capital
punishment, environmental ethics, pacifism, and war); medical ethics (euthanasia,
abortion).
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 236 - PII Religion in America
(Perspectives II course) Exploration of the contemporary American religious landscape
in the context of key moments, groups and persons in America’s history. Attention
to the distinctive character, beliefs, and practices of religions, old and new;
inter-religious conflict and co-operation; the interplay of religion and politics;
religion in the media.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 237 - PII Catholicism Today
(Perspectives II course) Study of major beliefs and practices of Roman Catholic
Christianity with and exploration of its history and heritage, worldview, sacraments
and worship, personal and social morality, contemporary challenges and issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 239 - PII Word and Sacrament
(Perspectives II course) The role of story and sacrament in the religious lives
of persons and communities with a focus on Christian rituals and worship. Topics:
sacramentality; the history and practice of sacraments of initiation, reconciliation,
healing, marriage and orders; centrality of Baptism and Eucharist; sacraments
as “rites of justice.”
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 240 - PII Jews and Christians in Dialogue
(Perspectives II course) The relationship between Jews and Christians
including the painful past, changing attitudes in the 20th century, and
current issues in Jewish/Christian dialogue.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 250G - PII Self-Cultivation, Kinship and Rulership in Confucianism
(Perspectives II Global course) A study of the role of Confucianism in
Chinese culture with emphasis on its primary texts, figures, moral
teachings. Attention to the relationship of the self with the self,
family and state.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies
Fulfills Multicultural Studies Concentration
Credits: 3
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RES 251G - PII Shamans, Divination and Deities in Chinese Folk Religion
(Perspectives II Global Course) A study of the beliefs and
practices in Chinese folk religion with a focus on the themes of
shamans, divination, ghosts and deities. Attention to how
people’s understanding of their relationship with the superior power
impacts their arrangement of daily life.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 252 - The Way (Dao): an Introduction to Daoism
A study of the role of Daoism in Chinese culture with emphasis on its primary texts, figures, philosophy and ritual practices.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereqs: Any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 260G - PII Studies in the Qur’an
(Perspectives I Global course) An exploration of the sacred text of
Islam. Attention is given to the historical, literary, social,
philosophical and theological issues involved in the interpretation of
sacred texts. Themes analyzed include: nature, anthropology, gender,
prophecy, eschatology, theodicy, religion and society, and religious
diversity.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereqs: Any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 301 - PII John’s Message
(Perspectives II course) The Fourth gospel and Johannine Epistles, examined in
the light of the world that produced them. Emphasis on central themes relevant
for the contemporary Christian: Jesus as focus of divine reality (life, light,
truth, love); faith and discipleship; symbolism and dualism.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 302 - PII St. Paul and His Letters
(Perspectives II course) The life and writings of St. Paul, studied in the historical,
cultural, and theological context of early (1st Century) Christianity. Special
emphasis on selected letters.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 303 - PII The Inner Search for God
(Perspectives II course) The ways in which men and women through the centuries
have come to experience God. Special emphasis on meditation and prayer in the
mystical tradition.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 304 - PII In Search of Jesus Christ
(Perspectives II course) The person, teachings and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.
Biblical, historical, and contemporary images and theological understandings of
Jesus Christ in text and creed, prayer and worship, life and art.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 305 - PII In the Beginning
(Perspectives II course) The Biblical roots of the Judeo-Christian tradition
as seen through various themes that emerge from the books of Genesis and Exodus.
Special emphasis on the themes of creation and liberation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 310 - Introduction to Interfaith Studies and Dialogue
An introduction to the study of interfaith relations. Examines the history, theory, and practical challenges and techniques of dialogue among religious communities in pluralistic societies. Includes visits to area religious sites.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereqs: Any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 320 - PII Auschwitz and After: Religious Questions and Ethical Dilemmas
(Perspectives II course) The continuing impact of the Holocaust upon issues of
religion and spirituality e.g., good and evil, belief and behavior, and individual
responsibility and social protest. Explored through survivor testimony, theological
writing, fiction, and film.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Women’s Studies Minor Course
Credits: 3
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RES 321 - PII Encountering Evil: Responses from World Religions
(Perspectives II course) Evil and innocent suffering as a continuing problematic;
exploration of the responses of world religions; consideration of theoretical
and practical explanations of and responses to evil and innocent suffering in
the modern world.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Fulfills Women’s Studies concentration
Credits: 3
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RES 325 - Classic Texts of Daoism
An intensive reading of selected texts in Daoism with a focus on Daoist philosophy and its practices. The study of the texts will be situated in the social, political, economic and literary contexts in Chinese history.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereqs: Any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 327G - PII Sacred Literature of India
(Perspectives II Global course) An in-depth reading of selected sacred texts drawn
from the tapestry of religious traditions in India with an emphasis upon those
of Hinduism. To enhance our reading of primary texts, we will draw upon
analytical perspectives developed in the social sciences, cultural studies, and
related disciplines.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 330 - PII Ethics of the Professions
(Perspectives II course) The identity, roles, relationships, and moral decision-making
of the professional. Analysis of major moral issues relevant to educators, business
persons, health care workers, social workers, attorneys, and others.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 331 - PII Liberation Thought: Empowerment, Solidarity, and Praxis
(Perspectives II course) Exploration of theological and ethical approaches which
promote liberative social change and environmental responsibility. Dynamic of
oppression-empowerment-praxis as understood by world religions and engaged by
liberation thinkers, e.g., gay/lesbian, feminist, black, Jewish, and Latin American.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Women’s Studies Minor Course
Credits: 3
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RES 332 - PII Living Well: Ethics in the World’s Religions
(Perspectives II course) The place of morality within religious
systems; relationships among religion, law, and morality; religion and
human rights. Comparative analysis of religious teachings on family,
work, violence, community, and nature.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 334 - Love, Sex, & the Body in World Religions
Conceptualizations of the body seem uniquely natural and basic, when
they actually embody cultural and social form. Accordingly, religious
traditions construct the body sexually, and, conversely, construct
sexuality physically, psychologically, and/or spiritually. Inscription
of the body in particular cultural, social, and religious form has made
difficult “placing” ideas of love and desire with respect to bodily
and/or sexual constructions of the human self.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 335 - PII Biomedical Ethics
(Perspectives II course) Moral analysis of biomedical issues in light of the
Jewish and Christian traditions. Topics: patient rights, suicide, euthanasia,
abortion, organ transplantation, research, genetics, assisted reproduction, malpractice,
justice in health care resource allocation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 336 - Emptiness (Wu): Ethics in Neo-Confucianism, Daoism and Zen
The concept of emptiness in terms of annihilation of authority of moral principles is central to three Chinese religions: Neo-Confucianism, Daoism and Zen. By reading the primary texts and literature in these three religions, we will explore how they define and articulate the ethics of emptiness.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereqs: Any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 338 - PII Merton: Mystic and Prophet
(Perspectives II course) Readings in Thomas Meron, twentieth-century monk and
writer. Focus on spirituality (meditation, prayer, living contemplatively), urgent
social issues (violence, war and peace, racism, technology), and inter-religious
dialogue and understanding.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 339 - PII Spiritual Autobiography
(Perspective II course) A study of selected spiritual autobiographies as a way
to appreciate religion as lived, with special attention to connections between
faith and practice, inner transformation and outer commitment, mysticism and resistance,
spirituality and social justice.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 341 - PII Job’s Dilemma and Ours
(Perspectives II course) An exploration of the “problem of evil” as posed by
the biblical book of Job. Can innocent suffering be reconciled with the existence
of a good God?
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 343 - PII Sociology of Religion
(Perspectives II course) The effects of society on religion and of religion on
society, including forms of religious organization, the influence of social class
on religion, priests vs. prophets, secularization and the return of fundamentalism.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies or Social Science.
Cross-listed with SOC 343
Credits: 3
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RES 344 - PII The Church and Its Art Through the Ages
(Perspectives II course) A discussion of crucial moments in the
theological development of the Christian church and their reflection in
various forms of religious art.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prereq: Perspectives I course in Religious Studies and in Fine Arts
Credits: 3
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RES 347 - PII Women and Christianity
(Perspectives II course) Biblical, historical, and contemporary reflections on
women’s experiences from a feminist theological perspective. Focus on remembering
and recovering women’s stories and revisioning Christian beliefs and practices.
Special attention to Womanist, Mujerista, and ecofeminist theologies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Women’s Studies Minor Course
Credits: 3
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RES 348G - PII Mysticism East and West
(Perspectives II Global course) A study of spiritual practices and mystical
experience in selected religions including indigenous, eastern and
western religious traditions. Attention to the relationship between
mysticism and ethics.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 349 - PII Meaning of Death
(Perspectives II course) Sociological, psychological cross-cultural, perspectives
on death and dying in American society today. Attention to the world’s religions’
responses to the needs of the dying and the bereaved; end-of-life decision-making;
post-death rituals; beliefs concerning death and after death.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies or Social Science.
Cross-listed with SOC
349
Credits: 3
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RES 350G - PII Zen (Chan) Buddhism
(Perspectives II Global Course) An exploration of how Chinese Zen
Buddhism negotiated its independent identity with Indian Buddhism and
Chinese native religions. Focus on the primary texts, literature and
figures.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies
Credits: 3
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RES 360 - Special Topics in Religious Studies
A seminar which explores, in depth, topics of interest in Religious Studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies.
Special/Selected Topics
Credits: 3
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RES 370 - Junior-Senior Seminar in Religious Studies
An advanced exploration of religion and religious studies. Analysis of definitions,
methods, theories, and key figures in the history of religious studies. Special
problems and issues in religious studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: ACRH
Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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RES 483 - Senior Internship
Supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise
in areas of interest to majors, e.g., religious education, youth
ministry, pastoral ministry.
Credits: 3
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RES 485 - Independent Study
Open to qualified juniors and seniors. Readings and tutorials arranged by the
individual student with a faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BGR
Credits: 3
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RES 486 - Independent Study
Open to qualified juniors and seniors. Readings and tutorials arranged by the individual student with a faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BGR
Credits: 3
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RES 499 - Religious Studies Comprehensive
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: A
Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 0
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RUS 101 - Elementary Russian I
Printed and written Russian alphabet. Emphasis on functional grammar to develop
reading, writing and speaking ability.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BCR
Consultation with department required
Offered every Fall
Credits: 3
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RUS 102 - Elementary Russian II
Printed and written Russian alphabet. Emphasis on functional grammar to develop
reading, writing and speaking ability.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BCR
Prereq: RUS 101
Offered every Spring
Credits: 3
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RUS 103 - Intermediate Russian I
Increased emphasis on skills developed in the first course. Intensive reading
of selected classic novels and poems of medium difficulty.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: RUS 102
Offered every Fall
Credits: 3
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RUS 104 - Intermediate Russian II
Increased emphasis on skills developed in the first course. Intensive
reading of selected classic novels and poems of medium difficulty.
Prerequisites & Notes
Adv Codes: BR
Prereq: RUS 103
Offered every Spring
Credits: 3
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RUS 485 - Independent Study
By invitation of the department. Special literary and linguistic problems under direction of a member of the language staff.
Credits: 3
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RUS 486 - Independent Study
By invitation of the department. Special literary and linguistic problems under direction of a member of the language staff.
Credits: 3
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