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RES 201G - PII Hinduism Practiced: Yoga, Devotion and Emotion
(Perspectives II Global course) An overview of the diverse practices and beliefs within Hinduism. This approach aims to foster an appreciation for the range of Hindu religious and cultural expressions both in South Asia and abroad as part of the South Asian diaspora in North America.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES*101. Multicultural Studies minor course. Asian Studies course. International Studies course. International Studies course. Asian Studies course. Multicultural Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 210 - PII Judaism from Abraham to Afterlife
(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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 220G - PII Religions of China
(Perspectives II Global course) A survey of major religions in China, including Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and folk religion. Set against the background of Chinese history, society, and culture with attention to elite and popular religious forms. Films and readings from literary, ethnographic, and historical sources in translation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies. Asian Studies cCourse. Asian Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 230G - PII Buddhism
(Perspectives II Global course) An Interdisciplinary approach involving close textual study of Buddhist doctrine as well as ethnographic materials focused on ritual and everyday lived religious practice(s). Such an approach will deepen our knowledge of Buddhist belief across the globe, while highlighting the tradition’s evolutions and transformation in its Asian homelands.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES 101. Multicultural Studies minor course. Asian Studies course. International Studies course. International Studies course. Asian Studies course. Multicultural Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 242 - PII Christianity Past and Present
(Perspectives II course) A study of Christianity focusing on the story of Jesus Christ; early Christian life and practice; persons and events that shaped Christianity; and themes, challenges and issues facing Christians today, including spirituality, social justice, fundamentalism, and ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: R. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 246 - PII The Church and Its Music Through The Ages
(Perspectives II course) From developments of Gregorian chant and subsequent reforms of Pope John XXII (1323) to the recent New Roman Missal (2011), a struggle continues within the Church to safeguard what it considers its sacred music. This struggle can be likened to a pendulum that moves between church authority and popular culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES*101. Cross listed with MUS*246.
Credits: 3
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RES 250G - PII Islam
(Perspectives II Global course) Interdisciplinary in approach with an emphasis on faith and culture. Exploration of the religious and spiritual dimension of Islam through its sacred literature in terms of its belief system, pillars, rituals, moral and legal codes. Focus on political, historical and cultural heritage as well as diversity of interpretation and thought held by Muslims around the globe. Class discussions on key controversial topics: Jihad, violence, and the status of women.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies. Multicultural Studies Minor course. Asian Studies course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 304G - PII Anthropology of Religion in South Asia
(Perspectives II Global course) An exploration of the major living religious traditions of South Asia - Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam. Drawing upon the disciplines of anthropology and religious studies, students will receive training in ethnographic fieldwork methods in order to study the religious beliefs and practices associated with these religions among communities of diasporic practitioners in the greater Rochester area.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Social Science or Religious Studies. Asian Studies course. Cross-listed with ANT 326G. Asian Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 306G - PII Women and Goddesses in India
(Perspectives II Global course) Examines constructions of women and their roles- mythically, ideologically, and actually. Explores orthodox religious configurations of human and divine females and women’s responses to problematic expectations. Investigates Western expectations/appropriations of Hindu goddesses and women to examine cultural collisions. Questions whether philosophies/theologies of female sacrality promote and/or oppress female humanity.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES 101. Cross-listed with PHL 224. Asian Studies course. Women and Gender Studies course. Multicultural Studies course. Asian Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 307G - Religious Pluralism in Practice: Kerala, India
Introduces students - intellectually and actually - to an Indian state where religions live peacefully and interactively side-by-side. Explores how south Indian culture influences Christian,Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu traditions through coursework as well as a 12 day trip to Kerala. Instruction in regional traditions and language prior to the trip.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES*101. Cross listed with AST*342.
Credits: 3
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RES 311 - PII Judaism: Theological Questions and Sacred Texts
Through the lens of Jewish sacred texts, this class investigates key theological imperatives within Judaism. Particular emphasis on theological notions such as God, Creation, Humankind, Sin, Suffering, Redemption, Land of Israel.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 323G - Classic Texts of Chinese Religions Zen
(Global course) Explore the literary and social practices that evolved around the canonized texts associated with Confucianism, Daoism, and Chinese Buddhism. Designated as an introduction to premodern Chinese culture.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereqs: Any PI in Religious Studies. Asian Studies course. Asian Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 324G - PII Chinese Religion Performance
(Perspectives II Global course) Explores the relationship between the elements of Chinese theatre and major types of Chinese religions and doctrines in both traditional and modern settings. Also investigates the range of infiltration of religion in subject matter, costuming, staging method, and performance venues of both traditional and modern Chinese theatre.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: R. Prereq: PI in Visual and Performing Arts or Religious Studies. Crosslisted with THA 363G.
Credits: 3
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RES 340 - PII Jesus Today: The Man, The Mystery, The Message
(Perspectives II course) The person, teachings and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. Biblical, historical, and contemporary understandings and images of Jesus in text and creed, prayer and worship, life and art. Special topics: Jesus as culture hero; images of Jesus in film and literature; Jesus in the world’s religions, Jesus as viewed around the world.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 341 - PII Merton: Mystic and Prophet
(Perspectives II course) Readings in Thomas Merton, twentieth-century monk and writer, mystic and prophet, with a focus on spirituality (meditation, prayer, living contemplatively), compassionate response to urgent social issues (violence, war and peace, racism and technology), and the search for unity through inter-religious dialogue and understanding.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 342 - 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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
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
Course Codes: R. Prerequisites: Perspectives I course in Religious Studies and in Visual and Performing Arts. Crosslisted as AHI 344.
Credits: 3
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RES 345 - PII World Catholicism: Diversity, Faith, and Justice
(Perspectives II course) What makes Catholics Catholic and catholic? Study of the faith and practice of Roman Catholic Christians in the United States and around the world including the millenial generation, with special emphasis on worldview, sacraments and worship, personal morality and social teaching as well as the trends, issues, and challenges facing the Catholic Church today.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 346 - PII Word and Sacrament
(Perspectives II course) Study of the roles of myth and ritual, story and sacrament, prayer and worship in the religious lives of persons and communities with a special emphasis on their roles in Christianity - Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant. Topics will include sacramentality; the history and practice of rites of initiation, reconciliation, healing, friendship, and orders; the centrality of the Baptism and Eucharist as Christian sacraments; sacraments as rites of justice.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 351G - PII Social Justice, Ecology and Women in the Qur’an
(Perspectives II Global course) This course is to concentrate on the major themes of the Qur’an in the contemporary context with focus on social justice, ecology, women and gender relations. Besides these major topics, the course will also cover a variety of other topics such as the concept of God, creation, prophets and revelation, and issues of eschatology. Students will be exposed to some contemporary issues like Jihad, extremism, terrorism and Islam’s relations with other world religions and finally the Qur’an concept of interfaith dialogue before the close of the semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prereqs: PI in RES. Asian Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 352G - PII Mystic and Mysticism in Islam
(Perspectives II Global course) Meeting with the goals of Religious Studies, this course will investigate the nature of Sufism as a mystical tradition in Islam, Sufi philosophy and doctrine, Sufi praxis, orders & rituals, Sufism and its influence on the East and the West, Sufism and the role of women, Sufism compatibility with the orthodox tradition of Islam, Sufi sprituality and its relation to Jewish, Christian and Hindu mysticism, and finally some literary selections from known Sufi authors such as Al Ghazzali, Rumi, Ibn Arabi and Hafiz.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES 101. Asian Studies course. Asian Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 360 - PII Interfaith Studies and Dialogue: Theory and Practice
(Perspective II) An introduction to the study of interfaith relations. Examines the history, theory, and practical challenges and techniques of dialogue among religious communities in religiously pluralistic societies. Includes visits to area religious sites.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 361 - PII Jews, Christians and Muslims in Dialogue
(Perspectives II course) The historic and contemporary relations between religious communities. Course is team taught by specialists in these communities.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: R. Prereq: RES 101.
Credits: 3
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RES 362G - PII Walking in the Footsteps of the Prophets: Discovering Your Spiritual Roots in the Holy Land
(Perspectives II Global course) Focus on the similarities and differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with an emphasis on the interrelationship of geography, history, political science, culture, sacred text, religious ritual, and ethics as formative dimensions of religious identity and spiritual practice. Dialogue with diverse communities within Israeli, Palestinian, and Turkish societies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course codes: BR. Prereq: RES 101.
Credits: 3
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RES 363 - 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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 364G - PII Religion and Ritual in Africa
(Perspectives II Global course) A course on religion, worldview in Africa, the philosophies and practices of indigenous religions as well as the history and practices of Christianity and Islam in the continent. Other topics include magic and healing, sorcery and witchcraft, and rites of transition.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies. Cross-listed with ANT 322G.
Credits: 3
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RES 365G - PII Love, Sex, & the Body in World Religions
(Perspectives II Global course) 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
Course Codes: R. Pre-req: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies. International Studies course. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 366 - 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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies or Social Science. Cross-listed with SOC*349. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring.
Credits: 3
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RES 369 - PII In the Beginning
(Perspectives II course) Humanity has long held a fascination with the origins of the universe. Who were the first human beings? Why are there males and females? Christians, Jews, and Muslims have long shared a common textual history containing the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah and the flood, Cain and Abel, Abraham and Lot. In this course we will explore the texts of Judaism, Christianity and Islam as they relate to the origins of humanity and the created world, as well as the impact of evolutionary theory, creationism, and intelligent design for contemporary believers and non believers of these Abrahamic traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES 101.
Credits: 3
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RES 369 - PII In the Beginning
(Perspectives II course) Humanity has long held a fascination with the origins of the universe. Who were the first human beings? Why are there males and females? Christians, Jews, and Muslims have long shared a common textual history containing the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah and the flood, Cain and Abel, Abraham and Lot. In this course we will explore the texts of Judaism, Christianity and Islam as they relate to the origins of humanity and the created world, as well as the impact of evolutionary theory, creationism, and intelligent design for contemporary believers and non believers of these Abrahamic traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR.
Prereq: RES 101.
Credits: 3
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RES 370 - PII The End Times
(Perspectives II course) This course examines how Jews, Christians and Muslims have characterized the end of the world within their sacred textual traditions. Topics such as heaven, the bodily resurrection of the dead, the fulfillment of a divine plan for creation and the judgment of the soul will be explored across the traditions of the three major Abrahamic religions using selective readings from the Torah and Prophets, the New Testament’s Book of Revelation, as well as the Hadith and the Qur’an.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES 101.
Credits: 3
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RES 371 - 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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 372 - 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
Prereq: PI in RES.
Credits: 3
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RES 373 - PII Writings of Religious Disciples: Paul, the Hadith and the Talmud
(Perspectives II course) Jews, Christians and Muslims share a wide variety of texts. Each of these religions also have influential writings penned by their earliest disciples. This course looks at the Christian writings of Paul in the New Testament, the traditions associated with the Prophet Muhammad in the Hadith, and the traditions explored by the rabbis found in the Talmud.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES 101.
Credits: 3
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RES 374 - 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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 375 - 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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 377G - PII Mysticism East and West
(Perspectives II Global course) An introduction to the comparative study of mysticism. Focus upon classic mystical traditions of the religious elite as well as mystical experiences of trance, possession, and mediumship associated with non-elite religious groups. An exploration of a variety of approaches that strive to accommodate and understand mystical orientations cross-culturally.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES*101. International Studies course. Multicultural Studies course. Asian Studies course. International Studies course. Asian Studies course. Multicultural Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 378 - PII Spiritual Autobiography
(Perspective II course) Reading spiritual autobiographies, written by persons from a variety of traditions and perspectives, to explore the connections between faith and practice, inner transformation and outer commitments, mysticism and resistance, spirituality and social justice.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 379 - PII The Inner Search for God
(Perspectives II course) With readings from such writers as Evelyn Underhill, Etty Hillesum, Thomas Merton, and Abraham Heschel as well as selections from medieval mystics, the course will explore how humans seek and experience God. Special attention to varieties of religious experience and spirituality, spiritual practices, and the relationship of spirituality and mysticism to compassion and work for justice.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 381 - PII Peace and Justice
(Perspectives II course) Introduction to the study of justice and peace through an exploration of the lives of witnesses to justice and peace, identification of the principles embodied in their work and writings, and application of these principles to urgent social issues such as discrimination, poverty, environmental devastation, violence and war. Special attention to principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES 101. Cross listed with PAJ*201.
Credits: 3
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RES 382 - 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. Case studies provide for comparative analysis of religious teachings on various moral issues, especially environmental ethics. Is there a global ethic?
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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RES 383G - PII War and Peace in World Religions
(Perspectives II Global course) An exploration of how world religions promote peace and non-violence yet have provided, throughout history, rationales for warfare. An examination of the ways culture, politics, and psychology mix with religious rhetoric to spark violent tendencies. Inclusion of religious peace advocates who resist violence in their midst.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course codes: BR. Prereq: RES*101. Multicultural Studies course. Peace and Justice minor course. Multicultural Studies course. Asian Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 384 - 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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies. Women’s Studies Minor Course. International Studies course. Women and Gender Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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RES 385 - 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, Native American, and Latin American.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies. Women’s Studies Minor course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 386 - PII Malcolm and Martin: A Study of the American Civil Rights Movement
(Perspectives II course) Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. have had a great impact on American civil and religious history. Initially the course will explore the impact of slavery on the religious, moral, social and economic conditions of African Americans. The course will then explore the life history, education and contribution of the two leaders, focusing on similarities and differences as well as their impact on American contemporary religious and civil rights history. Students will analyze issues surrounding religious and ethnic diversity in detail.
Prerequisites & Notes
Cross-Listed with HIS*261. Prereqs: PI in RES or PI in HIS.
Credits: 3
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RES 387 - 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. Special emphasis on the experience of women as well as the role of rescue and resistance. Explored through survivor testimony, theological writing, fiction, and film.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES 101. Women’s Studies Minor course. International Studies course.
Credits: 3
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RES 388 - PII Christian Ethics: Stories of Virtue and Violence
(Perspectives II Course) An introduction to ethics in the Christian tradition. Major theories of ethics and Christian conceptions of virtue and happiness are examined with emphasis on narrative material (short stories). Particular focus on questions of violence, pacifism and the Just War tradition.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI of P-EQ in Religious Studies.
Credits: 3
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RES 390 - PII Ethics of the Professions
(Perspectives II course) The significance and spirituality of work in human life and religious traditions. The identity, roles, relationships, and moral decision-making of the professional. Analysis of major moral issues relevant to educators, business persons, health care providers, social workers, attorneys, and others.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RES 101.
Credits: 3
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RES 391 - PII Biomedical Ethics
(Perspectives II course) Ethical analysis of biomedical issues in light of various religious traditions. Topics: patients’ rights, suicide, euthanasia, abortion, organ transplantation, research, genetics, assisted reproduction, malpractice, justice in health care resource allocation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Religious Studies. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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RES 393 - 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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: PI in RES and PI in PHL. Cross-listed with PHL 224.
Credits: 3
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RES 394 - 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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Relgious Studies or Social. Science. Cross-listed with SOC*343.
Credits: 3
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RES 395 - PII Religion and Science
(Perspectives II course) Are religion and science friends, enemies, or strangers? The historical development of, and relationships among the sciences and religions of the West. Topics: epistemology in sciences and religions; scientific analysis of religion and religious perspectives on science; religious and scientific views of issues such as cosmology, origins and evolution of life, consciousness, and technology assessment.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereqs: Any PI or P-EQ in RES.
Credits: 3
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RES 399 - 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. The interesting challenges of studying religion in an academic manner.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: ACR. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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RES 401 - Special Topics in Religious Studies
A seminar which explores, in depth, topics of interest in Religious Studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI in Religious Studies Special/Selected Topic.
Credits: 3
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RES 483 - Religious Studies Internship I
Supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise in areas of interest to majors, e.g., religious education, youth ministry, pastoral ministry, social activism, human services.
Prerequisites & Notes
Experiential Learning course.
Credits: 3
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RES 484 - Religious Studies Internship II
Second semester of supervised field placement designed to provide experience and expertise in areas of interest to majors, e.g., religious education, youth ministry, pastoral ministry, social activism, human services.
Prerequisites & Notes
Experiential Learning course.
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
Course 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
Course Codes: R.
Credits: 3
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RES 499 - Religious Studies Comprehensive
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Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: AH. Only S/U grading. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 0
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RES.Q 101 - Exploring Religion
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) Explore the meaning and purpose of life through the distinctive religious experiences, practices, and beliefs of major world religions. Investigate the multiple perspectives and critical questions that shape the relationship between the phenomenon of religion and culture, e.g., the sacred, myths, rituals, ethics, and social structures.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: ABR. This P(EQ) course counts as a PI, W, and G course. May also be offered as RES.F*101, which has the same course content but is taught as a seminar for First Year students. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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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
Course Codes: BCR. Consultation with department required. Additional course fee required. Chair permission only. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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RUS 101L - Lab for Elementary Russian I
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Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BCR. Consultation with dept required. This course requires lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hrs per week.
Credits: 1
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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
Course Codes: BCR. Prereq: RUS*101. Additional course fee required. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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RUS 102L - Lab for Elementary Russian II
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Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BCR. Consultation with dept required. This course requires lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hrs per week.
Credits: 1
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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
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: RUS*102. Additional course fee required. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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RUS 103L - Lab for Intermediate Russian I
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Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BCR. Consultation with dept required. This course requires lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hrs per week.
Credits: 1
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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
Course Codes: R. Prereq: RUS 103. Additional course fee required. International Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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RUS 104L - Lab for Intermediate Russian II
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Course Codes: BCR. This course requires lab attendance for a minimum of 3 hrs per week.
Credits: 1
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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.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: R.
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.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: R.
Credits: 3
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SCI 115 - Cosmology
A study of the earth and the universe beyond. Topics include: evolution of the universe, the universe today, stars, the solar system and man’s attempt to understand the universe.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: R.
Credits: 3
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SCI 116L - Cosmology Laboratory
Evening observations both with and without the aid of a telescope will be used to explore the skies and learn the basic principles of astronomy.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: R. Additional course fee required.
Credits: 1
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SCI 201 - PII Interrelationships in Science
(Perspectives II course) This course will explore the basic ideas in science that transcend the traditional disciplines of Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy. Topics such as energy, matter, motion and reactions will be investigated. An integral part of this course will be the application of these concepts through inquiry-based, hands-on laboratory experiments. Diversity among the disciplines as well as the ways that different cultures have answered fundamental questions about themselves and their world will be discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: R. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Science.
Credits: 3
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SCI 206 - PII History of Life
(Perspectives II course) The class will focus on the development of life on earth from the earliest bacteria 3.5 billion years ago to the diversity of today. There will be a hands-on study of fossils and exercises used by paleontologists to interpret the clues that tell about ancient life on earth.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: R. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in Science.
Credits: 3
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SCI 207 - PII History of Earth
(Perspectives II course) The class will be a study of the earth in a historical context, examining the sequence of geological events that have led to the shape of the earth as we know it today and how these events related to environmental changes of the past and the changes seen in the fossil record. There will be a required field exercise to examine the rocks in the local area.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prereq: SCI*105 or SCI*135.
Credits: 3
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SCI 235 - PII Environmental Geology
(Perspectives II Course) A one-semester introductory course covering the geological processes that shape the natural world. Topics include: evolution of the earth, rock cycle, water cycle, evolution of atmosphere and forces that shape the earth.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: Any PI or P-EQ in science.
Credits: 3
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SCI.Q 101 - Integrated Science Inquiry
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) An integrative study of the fundamental principles and ideas of physics, chemistry, biology and earth science based on the New York State learning standards. These concepts are taught using a problem-based framework, focusing on important societal issues and exploring enduring questions surrounding creativity in science and the construction of scientific knowledge.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course codes: NR. Co-req: SCI.Q 101L. This P(EQ) course counts as a PI, W, and G course.
Credits: 4
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SCI.Q 101L - Integrated Science Inquiry Lab
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) An integrative study of the fundamental principles and ideas of physics, chemistry, biology and earth science based on the New York State learning standards. These concepts are taught using a problem-based framework focusing on important societal issues and exploring enduring questions surrounding creativity in science and the construction of scientific knowledge.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: NR. Coreq: SCI.Q 101.
Credits: 0
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SCI.Q 103L - Investigations in Physical Science
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) An entry-level laboratory-only course designed for students who are transferring into a science course from another institution or who only need a science laboratory to complete PI or PEQ requirements. This course focuses on the laboratory investigations in the basic physical sciences of chemistry, physics, earth science and astronomy. These concepts are taught using a problem-based framework.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR.
Credits: 1
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SCI.Q 105 - Earth Science
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) How did the earth become what it is today? What processes are still going on that shape the earth’s outer layer and inner workings? This course will examine each of these questions by looking at what materials make up the earth’s dynamic systems of lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere and how they interact with one another.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Coreq: SCI.Q 106L. This P(EQ) course counts as a PI, W, and G course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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SCI.Q 106L - Earth Science Lab
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) How can we tell different rocks from one another? What can maps tell us about the processes that shaped the earth’s surface? Can we tell the sequence of events in earth’s history that led to the sequence of rocks in Rochester today? This lab will expose students to the techniques used by earth scientists to answer or interpret these questions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Coreq: SCI.Q 105. Additional lab fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
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SCI.Q 111 - Understanding the Environment
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) How do we gain knowledge of any environmental system? How has human existence influenced/impacted the environment and how can we predict (and model) future environmental impacts? This course will explore these questions and use the knowledge gained to understand environmental issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Normal Offering Cycle: Summer
Credits: 3
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SCI.Q 112L - Understanding the Environment Lab
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) This laboratory course will use the scientific method and common environmental analysis techniques to gain knowledge of various natural systems. Students will also collect data to study the impact of the human existence on the environment and potential future impacts.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 1
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SCI.Q 135 - The Science of Art
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) Is there a connection between Art and Science? This course will explore the relationship between art and science by investigating what art is, how we perceive it, what factors influence its creation, and how our understanding of the fundamental behavior of matter allows us to create it.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Co-req: SCI.Q 135L. This P(EQ) course counts as a PI, W, and G course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 3
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SCI.Q 135L - The Science of Art Lab
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) Is there a connection between Art and Science? This course will explore the relationship between art and science by investigating what art is, how we perceive it, what factors influence its creation, and how our understanding of the fundamental behavior of matter allows us to create it.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR Co-req: SCI.Q 135 Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
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SCI.Q 167 - Science of Sound
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) Why does sound matter? Why can acoustical phenomena affect us so profoundly? How can we use the properties of sound to improve the quality of life? This course explores these questions by examining the physical and mathematical properties of sound as they relate to speech communication, architecture and music.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Co-req: SCI.Q*168L (not required). Taking the lecture without the lab will not satisfy the PI requirement. This P(EQ) course counts as a PI, W, and G course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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SCI.Q 168L - Science of Sound Lab
(Perspectives Enduring Questions) A hands-on exploration of the physical and mathematical properties of sound. Co-requisite SCI.Q 167.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Co-req: SCI.Q 167. Additional course fee required. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 1
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SWK 204 - PII Social Problems
(Perspectives II course) How do we know something is a social problem? This course will examine how situations become constructed as social problems in the public mind as well as the extent, causes, and possible solutions of selected current social problems such as poverty, inequality, militarism, and environmental destruction.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: SOC*101. Cross-listed with SOC*204. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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SWK 222 - Introduction to Social Work
Overview of the various fields of practice, and the role and function of the social worker in specific agency settings. The course emphasizes the evolution and philosophy of social work, and the profession’s knowledge base, skills, and values. Classroom lectures and text materials are supplemented with agency field trips, and presentations by social work professionals. Prerequisite to all other social work courses.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: AB. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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SWK 300G - Diversity, Opression, and Justice
(Global Course) This course promotes analysis of the processes of oppression including the experiences, needs, resources, and responses of people who have been subjected to institutionalized forms of oppression because of their particular collective characteristics, both on national and global levels. Theory, knowledge, and discussion facilitate growth in personal understanding of self, diversity, and oppression in our global society as well as a commitment to being an engaged and proactive citizen. Requires an experiential component.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: ABR. Women and Gender Studies course. Experiential Learning course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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SWK 304 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
One of the two courses in the Human Behavior and the Social Environment Sequence. Provides a multidimensional perspective on human behavior, focusing on the influences of biological, psychological, spiritual, and socio-cultural processes. Explores systems theory and the range of social systems influencing human behavior. Analyzes and applies a range of human behavior theoretical perspectives and conceptual frameworks. Emphasizes diversity of the human experience and the reciprocal nature of person-in-environment interactions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: ACHR. Prereqs: PSY 102, SOC 101.
Credits: 3
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SWK 305 - Human Behavior and Social Environment II
Covers the life course from conception through late adulthood and death. Promotes understanding of the ways social systems promote or deter health and well-being, and focuses upon the synergistic influences of the biological, psychological, spiritual, physical and sociocultural forces on human development. Provides a multidimensional perspective on human development and behavior based on theory and research. Examines contemporary challenges relevant to understanding human development at various life course phases and the potential for human resilience. Emphasizes human diversity and the reciprocal nature of interactions among individuals, families, and other systems in a multi-cultural society.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: ABHR. Women and Gender Studies course. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring
Credits: 3
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SWK 309G - Human Rights/Social Justice
(Global course) This course discusses the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its effects in the global community. Links between human rights and social justice are explored, as are ways in which social structures shape our lives and world. Historical and theoretical perspectives of human rights and social justice are studied. The course outlines the influence of social ecology and its relationship to culture, diversity, oppression, and equality. Students learn to become active participants in promoting justice in a global community.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: AB. Prereqs: PI Social Sciences.
Credits: 3
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SWK 315 - Introduction to Substance Abuse and Addiction
Overview of popular substances of abuse and addiction, effects, signs and symptoms. Historic and current theories of abuse, addiction, and treatment. Examines treatment approaches. Introduces topic of addiction and special populations, including relevance of human diversity. Analysis of related social policy issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: B Pre-req: Social Science PEQ.
Credits: 3
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SWK 323 - Health/Mental Health
This course focuses on an ecological perspective for helping professionals practicing in health and mental health care. The etiology of mental disorders, the psychosocial traits and behavioral coping of consumers diagnosed with mental disorders according to the DSM-5 and evaluation of this classification, cultural factors in the determination of health and mental health, and the environment factors in the formation and classification of mental disorders, health and well-being will be examined. This course focuses on an ecological perspective for helping professionals practicing in health and mental health care. The etiology of mental disorders, the psychosocial traits and behavioral coping of consumers diagnosed with mental disorders according to the DSM-5 and evaluation of this classification, cultural factors in the determination of health and mental health, and the environment factors in the formation and classification of mental disorders, health and well-being will be examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: AB.
Credits: 3
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SWK 330 - SWK, Religion, Spirituality, Wellness, and Health in 21st Century
As a cultural universal, the importance of religion and spirituality in shaping belief systems, perceptions, culture, and approaches to health and wellness has long been recognized. The clients of helping professionals hold religious and spiritual beliefs that play significant roles in their psychological development, environment, and life processes. This course examines the ways in which these beliefs influence individuals, families, small groups, communities, and program development and implementation. Psychosocial issues and perceptions of health, illness, and well-being are explored from interdisciplinary counseling perspectives.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course codes: B.
Credits: 3
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SWK 341 - Special Topics in Social Work
A specific topic is covered reflecting the interests of students and instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: C. Special/Selected Topic. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall and Spring
Credits: 3
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SWK 352 - Social Work Research Methods
This course emphasizes familiarity with the scientific method and essential aspects of social research methodology in both the qualitative and quantitative traditions. The course is designed to provide students with a foundation of research knowledge that includes an understanding of the relevance of values and ethics to research. Research methods and evaluation skills at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels are addressed. The course also explores the linkages between social research and practice; critical philosophical and methodological issues; and issues of diversity and oppression within the research context. Requires and experiential component.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: ABH. Prereq: SOC*101 or SWK*304.
Credits: 3
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SWK 363 - Fatherhood and Child Outcomes
Just a few decades ago fathers were termed occasional mother substitutes and were rarely the subject of psychological inquiry. Today, there is greater recognition of the role of the father both at the societal level and within the scientific community. Utilizing the concepts of sex typing and masculinity as an initial foundaion, this course will cover a wide range of topics on fatherhood/fathering.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Code: B. Women and Gender Studies course. Women and Gender Studies course.
Credits: 3
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SWK 383 - Social Work Methods I/Field Experience I
Social Work Practice I is the first in a series of three social work practice courses. Students learn the social work generalist practitioner model and engage in evidence-based practice. The course introduces the NASW Code of Ethics and is focused on providing students with engagement and assessment knowledge, theory, and skills across micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice. Field Experience I requires a minimum of six hours weekly of supervised work in a social service agency.
Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: AF. Prereq: SWK*222 SWK*304. Experiential Learning course. Normal Offering Cycle: Fall
Credits: 4
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