May 04, 2024  
Course Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Course Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Students planning a program of study or concentration are urged to review program requirements and course descriptions before meeting with their advisors. Not all courses listed here are taught every year, and students should consult the Course Schedule on the Wheaton website for information about offerings in a particular semester. Courses are numbered to indicate levels of advancement as follows: 100–199, elementary or introductory; 200–299, intermediate; 300 and above, advanced. Departments often design new courses, either to be offered on a one-time basis or an experimental basis, before deciding whether to make them a regular part of the curriculum.  These courses are numbered 098, 198, 298 or 398.

Information is available online through WINDOW about prerequisites that must be completed before enrolling in a course, as well as the curriculum and general education requirements that a course fulfills. Most courses are offered for one course credit; a course credit at Wheaton is the equivalent of four semester hours.

 

Political Science

  
  • POLS 337 - Power and the State


    This course deliberates on the natures of Power and the State and consults with a select number of modern political thinkers accordingly. We begin with thinking about the philosophical and sociological meanings of power that include concepts such as authority, control, interest and influence. The contrast between power and violence, the democratic ideal of rationalizing the use of power through public communicative actions, a class-based definition of power, power as social privilege and finally, a feminist understanding of power signify our other steps in this study.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • POLS 339 - Theories of International Relations


    The course surveys theories of international relations (e.g., realism, the causes of war, functionalism, decision-making analysis) with the underlying goal of providing students with a framework”–or frameworks”–with which to analyze and critique behavior in the international arena.

    Prerequisites
    POLS 109 or POLS 115

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20065

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • POLS 341 - Constitutional Law I: The Supreme Court and the Constitution


    A study of the politics of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Constitution, with analyses and debates on major Supreme Court decisions on the powers of the president, Congress and the courts, the proper role of national and state governments in a federal system, and the guarantee of a republican form of government.

    Prerequisites
    POLS 101

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20067

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • POLS 347 - Islamic Political Thought


    This course investigates the origins and metamorphoses of a host of ideas and intellectual tendencies that is commonly referred to as Islamic Political Thought. The recent worldwide resurgence of political Islam and its growing importance in international and domestic affairs make an examination of this intellectual genre a timely study. After all, contemporary Islamic intellectual currents both refer to and rely on past and present political philosophies and, in so doing, remind us that without a deep understanding of these philosophies we will not be able to fully understand the nuances of many contemporary events.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • POLS 351 - Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties


    A study of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, with analyses and debates on affirmative action, equal protection, abortion rights, freedom of speech and religion, government searches and seizures, privacy, private property rights, capital punishment, the right to die and related issues.

    Prerequisites
    POLS 101

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20067

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • POLS 357 - Violence and Revolution


    A quick look at history proves that mankind is a violent creature. Is man so by nature? Or, rather, there are specific and recurrent modes of interaction – e.g. war, colonialism, oppression, occupation, humiliation – that make violent men out of the engaged actors? How do the enemy ” – that is, the target of violence – and the wounded – that is, the victim of violence – emerge within these modes of interaction? How should we characterize violence in the first place? Is non-violence really an option, especially when the enemy is ruthless? What about the State? Is it really the case that the State exists to harness men’s violence against one another? What if the State is indeed one of the very sources of violence? Then, shouldn’t we revolt (violently?!) against the State? What are the causes of revolutions? What is the part of ideas and ideals (besides material causes) in the makeup of revolutions? How did past revolutions take place? Throughout the course of the semester we will ponder upon the above questions and seek appropriate, though tentative and incomplete, answers to them. After all, to resist violence or to apply it and, to revolt or not revolt, one is better to know what violence and revolution really look like!

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    21001

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • POLS 367 - Politics and Religion


    In liberal democratic societies the state stays neutral to the citizens’ religious orientations. Accordingly, the law is legislated under the condition of separation between church and state. Thomas Jefferson’s Wall of Separation Letter (Jan.1.1802) articulates this point. Religions’ recent resurgence at the global level and in the public sphere, however, poses a threat to the separation clause. How so? Why? And, at what cost for democracy? In order to address these concerns, this course investigates a variety of ideas on the makeup of religion, the nature of politics, and the appropriate pattern of interaction between the two. The path towards such investigation cuts through issues such as the relationship between reason and religion; political theology; the sacred and its political role; tolerance; religious fundamentalism; and political secularism.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    21003

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • POLS 377 - God and the Sovereign


    Liberal democracy necessitates the church-state separation and the neutrality of the state toward the citizens’ diverse religious beliefs: the democratic sovereign authors the civic laws regardless of people’s diverse theologies and their gods. Democratic governance, therefore, requires political secularism. In recent decades, this understanding of sovereignty seems to have obtained popularity and predominance. The nineteenth-century anarchist, Michael Bakunin, however, states that the modern idea of the sovereign state is indeed a modified concept of Christianity’s almighty God: rather than excluding Him from the political sphere of human existence, the modern theory of sovereignty reproduces God in the institution of the state. Likewise, a number of twentieth-century thinkers highlight a structural similarity between political sovereignty and deity. This current of thinking about the intimate relationship between God and the Sovereign presents a formidable opposition to the ideas of democratic sovereignty and political secularism. In this course we critically engage with this current, and further inquire about the relationship between the God of [monotheistic] religions and the sovereign of politics. Our intellectual journey crosses through topics such as secular vs. theological political thought, as well as concepts such as sovereignty, the exception, politicoreligious violence and sacrifice. The students should come out of this course with the further capability of critiquing a set of contemporary political ideas that challenge liberal democratic thought and its humanist ground.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    This course was previously taught as POLS 398 - God and the Sovereign

    Area
    Social Science

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • POLS 379 - International Security Policy


    Focuses on a selected number of issues in the study of international security as well as some of the current debates about security and the use of force. Topics covered include nuclear proliferation, violence and ethnicconflict, terrorism and counterterrorism, environmental security, insurgency and counterinsurgency, and transnational security issues. (Previously National Security Policy)

    Prerequisites
    POLS 109 POLS 209 POLS 229 POLS 249 POLS 259 POLS 269 POLS 309 POLS 329  or POLS 339  

    Corequisites
    POLS 329  

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20038

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • POLS 381 - Environmental Politics in the United States


    Few contemporary policy issues are as polarizing as the environment, but environmental issues were not always the flashpoint of controversy that they are today. In this course, we will trace the evolution of the consensual environmental politics of the 1960s into the contested politics of energy development and climate change in the current era. Special attention will be devoted to the role of science, ideology, and American political institutions in formulating environmental policy. Topics covered include air and water pollution, biodiversity, environmental justice, and energy policy.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • POLS 398 - Special Topics in Legal Studies: Election Laws, Voting Rights and Electoral Institutions in the U.S.


    SPECIAL TOPICS IN LEGAL STUDIES: ELECTION LAWS, VOTING RIGHTS AND ELECTORAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S.
    A perennial topic in contemporary politics, election laws and voting rights have been the subject of political conflict since colonial America. This course will take an extensive look at election laws, voting rights and electoral institutions over time and across the U.S. Students will learn about the political movements, like the Civil Rights Movement, and institutions, such as courts, that have been critical actors in impacting who votes, who wins and how democracy operates. Students will be exposed to contemporary political science research on how various election laws and institutions impact elections. 

    Credits 1



  
  • POLS 399 - Independent Study


    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Prerequisites
    Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

  
  • POLS 401 - Senior Seminar


    Topics vary by semester.  See the course schedule for details.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • POLS 499 - Independent Research


    Offered to selected majors at the invitation of the department.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

  
  • POLS 500 - Individual Research


    Selected majors are invited by the department to pursue individual research in preparation for writing an Honors Thesis.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences


Psychology

  
  • PSY 099 - Independent Study


    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits .5



  
  • PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology


    A survey of the basic principles and findings of psychology as a social and biological science and practice.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 141 - Statistics for the Social Sciences


    This course is intended for students in disciplines that require knowledge of statistical methods used in behavioral and social science research. It is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of probability theory as well as the basic statistical techniques and procedures used by researchers in the social sciences. You will learn how to organize and present data, and how to select, run, and interpret various statistical tests. The course focuses on the use of statistical techniques as tools in the scientific process and will introduce students to SPSS, a common statistical analysis software for the social sciences. You will learn to critically evaluate research conclusions in the social science literature and in the popular press. Finally, you will be prepared to design and conduct quantitative research and clearly communicate your findings and conclusions.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Open to Juniors and Sophomores in Business and Management, Neuroscience, Psychology, Anthropology and Public Health, Psychology and Public Health, Sociology and Public Health, and Sociology Majors.

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Foundation
    Quantitative Analysis

    Compass Attributes
    Quantitative Analysis, Social Science
  
  • PSY 199 - Independent Study


    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1



  
  • PSY 202 - Quantitative Research Methods


    Surveys fundamental principles of quantitative research methodology, including both experimental and correlational methods, as well as basic issues in research ethics. This course is foundational to the departmental program of literacy in psychology and exemplifies infusion of race, ethnicity and gender perspectives into psychology. Majors in psychology and neuroscience are advised to take this course in their sophomore year if possible.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 203 - Child Development


    An introduction to concepts and methods for a scientific and ecologically sensitive approach to development, with a primary focus on the multiple influences that create change and continuity, universals and cultural specificity. Development from conception to late childhood is emphasized. Includes observation in the Elizabeth W. Amen Nursery School.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20090

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 211 - Learning and Memory


    A study of memory from behavioral, cognitive and biological perspectives. Reviews principles of classical and operant conditioning as they have been established through animal research and applied in behavior therapy and takes a cognitive approach to human memory, with an emphasis on information-processing theories.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 220 - Global Psychology


    Global Psychology provides an overview of research in psychology and professional psychology from around the world. The course highlights the Glohistorical exclusion of non-Western perspectives from psychological explorations such that research conducted on relatively homogeneous samples allows for only a narrow examination of human behavior and mental processes. The course will focus on the intersections of multiple identities within a global context and how this uniquely impacts our life experiences.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 101  

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 222 - Cognition


    A survey of scientific studies of everyday thinking, with particular attention to problem solving, reasoning and decision making. Serves as an introduction to cognitive neuroscience, which examines information processing in conjunction with its underlying neural mechanisms. Current experimental research will be incorporated into the classroom discussions.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20061

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 224 - Child Psychopathology


    Examines the common psychological disorders of childhood and adolescence. In addition to studying the nature, symptoms, course, and causes of various pathologies, the treatment for these disorders and various empirically supported interventions are reviewed. A combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration, and application activities are used and emphasis is given to applying information to clinical cases.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 225 - Brain, Mind and Behavior


    This course will serve as an introduction to neuroscience through a survey of topics that focus on the structure, function, and development of the nervous system. We will also explore how this system produces various behaviors such as sensation and perception, sleep, language, learning, and clinical disorders.

    By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie our cognitive processes and behaviors, i.e. how the brain communicates with the body and vice versa. You will be able to critically evaluate scientific literature and discuss the intersection between neuroscience, psychology, and behavior. 

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20085

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science

  
  • PSY 226 - Comparative Animal Behavior


    An introduction to evolutionary theory as an organizing framework for comparing representative behavior patterns in humans and other animal species. Includes analysis of both the mechanisms and the functions of behaviors.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 101  or PSY 225  and BIO 111  or BIO 112  or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with BIO 226  

    Area
    Natural Sciences

    Connection
    23013

    Division
    Natural Science

    Compass Attributes
    Natural Science
  
  • PSY 227 - Drugs and Behavior


     An introduction to psychopharmacology, including drug mechanisms, uses, abuses and addiction, with a focus on recreationally used drugs.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 225

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20049, 20069

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 230 - Psychology of Consciousness


    One of the most fundamental questions human beings face is this: Why are we conscious? How do our minds come to have a subjective awareness of the world? The sense of awareness of the world is a deeply familiar feeling, yet satisfying explanations of why we are conscious and what consciousness is for remain elusive. This course explores the question from a variety of viewpoints, including the philosophical, cognitive, and neuroscientific, introducing a number of perspectives and key ideas from the interdisciplinary field of consciousness studies, with a particular focus on empirical investigation.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 101 or AP test score for PSY 101

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20061

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 232 - Social Psychology


    An introduction to the systematic study of human social behavior. Considers how people perceive and react to others and how they are affected by social situations. Topics include attitudes, prejudice, helping, aggression and interpersonal attraction.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20092

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 233 - Lifespan Development


    Examines theory and research on psychological development across the lifespan. We begin with an overview of developmental theories, approaches and research methods. We then explore thematically (e.g., by domain) the development of the individual through five major periods of life: infancy, early childhood, middle childhood and adolescence, emerging and middle adulthood, and old age.  

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 235 - Human Sexuality


    A comprehensive introduction to the biological, behavioral, psychological and cultural aspects of human sexuality. Considers the relation of sexual values and behavior; anatomy, arousal and response; sexual behavior and orientation; issues of gender; sexuality through the lifespan; sexual problems; and important social issues such as rape, abortion and pornography. Classroom exercises, films and guest presentations.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with WGS 236  

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    23006

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 247 - Abnormal Psychology


    A survey of the chief forms of psychological disorder and current modes of explanation and treatment. Issues include the definitions of normality and abnormality and the goals of intervention. Case studies focus the discussion.

    Prerequisites
    One PSY course, AP test score of 4 or 5, or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20085

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 251 - Multicultural Psychology


    Multicultural psychology is the systematic study of all aspects of human behavior as it occurs in settings where people of different cultural backgrounds encounter each other. Multiculturalism has been considered a “fourth force” in the field of psychology, supplementing behaviorism, psychodynamic theories, and humanistic psychology. Readings, discussions and films will be used in this course to explore such topics as differences in worldviews and in means of communication; the acculturation process; stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and racism; cultural identity development; and building multicultural competence.

    Prerequisites
    One PSY course, AP test score of 4 or 5, or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    23016

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 265 - Health Psychology


    Presents a biopsychosocial model of health that addresses how biological, psychological and social processes and their interaction influence our physical well-being. Topics include mind-body interactions, health behavior and interventions, patient-doctor relationships, and chronic and advanced illnesses.

    Prerequisites
    One PSY course, AP test score of 4 or 5, or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20005

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 270 - Adolescent Development


    Multiple perspectives on the physical, cognitive and psychosocial transitions related to adolescent development. Topics include current versions of developmental theory; specific issues related to adolescence and emerging adulthood; the adolescent peer culture; sexualities and sex education; multicultural issues in adolescence; and changing male/female roles.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 202 Quantitative Research Methods   

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    23006

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 290 - Psychology of Women


    Examines psychological theories and research about women and gender. Discusses similarities as well as gender differences and the multiple causes for those differences. Explores the ways in which ethnicity, class and sexual orientation interact with gender in the U.S.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with WGS 290  

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    23004, 23005

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 298 - Inside Out: Using, Interpreting, and Communicating Data


    In this course students will engage with social scientific data, learning how to make sense of patterns that emerge from quantitative and qualitative data. The class will practice Interpreting and critiquing the use of data in popular and scholarly contexts and students will learn strategies to communicate research findings in a clear and intelligible manner. This course will be taught inside the Old Colony Correctional Center.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with SOC 298  

  
  • PSY 299 - Independent Study


    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1



  
  • PSY 312 - Perception


    A detailed look at the processing of visual information, from the moment that photons of light enter our eyes to the experience of seeing the world spread out before us. Topics include depth perception, perspective in art, color, perceptual organization, motion, attention and awareness. 

    Prerequisites
    PSY 202 and another 200-level Psychology course

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    20061, 23012

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 315 - Social and Emotional Development


    The growth in social and emotional functioning that emerges as children physically mature and continually interact with others (e.g., parents, peers, teachers) will be the focus of this course. We will explore topics such as temperament, personality, emotions, attachment, self-development, peer relationships, parenting, cultural identity, bullying and more through a developmental psychological science lens. In addition, current social issues (e.g., social media and social development) pertaining to children and adolescents’ development will be discussed.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 202 and PSY 203 or PSY 224 or PSY 233 or PSY 270 or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Connection
    20090

  
  • PSY 326 - Political Psychology


    The study of psychological influences on political thinking and behavior. Personality and politics, intergroup conflict, political cognition and genocide are some of the topics to be considered.

    Prerequisites
    One PSY course and one POLS course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with POLS 326  

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 328 - Psychology and Law


    A critical examination of the relationship between psychology and the law. This seminar will survey the major topics represented in the field of psychology and law, including eyewitness identification, jury decision-making, criminal behavior, criminal and civil forensic assessment, and how psychological research impacts law and public policy. The case law governing and influencing criminal and civil practice, the ethical principles that guide evaluation, report writing, consultation and expert testimony and the social psychological influences on the legal system will be emphasized.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 202 or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 334 - Practicum in Human Services and Public Health


    Students intern in a community mental health or human service agency for one day or two half-days a week. They receive supervision both at the agency and by the professor. The weekly class meeting integrates the fieldwork experience with the theoretical literature. Placements may address issues such as homelessness, family violence, adolescent pregnancy, AIDS, mental illness and child care.

    Prerequisites
    Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 337 - Practicum in Psychological Research


    Students intern in one of several research laboratory settings for six to eight hours a week, receiving supervision by the laboratory manager. A weekly class integrates student experiences with the variety of research methods in psychology and with the theoretical literature. Placements may be in a number research setting, including both on and off-campus programs.

    Prerequisites
    Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Registration for the pre-application section of this course is required.  Eligibility to enroll in this course will be determined at the first day of class.

    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 340 - Laboratory in Social Psychology


    The study of the important conceptual, practical and ethical issues involved in doing social psychological research. Students will conduct studies using experimental and correlational methods and learn to write an APA-style paper.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 232  and PSY 202  and MATH 141  or MATH 151  or MGMT 141  or PSY 141  or SOC 141  Permission of Instructor. 

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 341 - Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience


    An introduction to the physiology of behavior, with a special focus on neurophysiology, neuroanatomy and sensory physiology. Six hours a week, lab/lecture combined.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 202 and PSY 225 or PSY 227 or BIO 111 or BIO 112 or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Notes
    A lab section must be selected with lecture

    Area
    Natural Sciences

    Division
    Natural Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Natural Science
  
  • PSY 343 - Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology


    This course is modeled such that students and the instructor work together as a research team in a real cognitive psychology laboratory. The focus is on hands-on opportunities where students participate in landmark experiments, discuss recent discoveries in the field, and develop new research projects. As a lab, we will select several student-designed experiments to conduct by collecting data from recruited participants (what will we find?)

    Prerequisites
    Math 141 or PSY 141 and PSY 202 and at least ONE of following (PSY 211 or PSY 222 or PSY 312 or PSY 367 or Permission of the Instructor). 

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Science

    Division
    Social Science

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 344 - Laboratory in Qualitative Inquiry


    This course emphasizes studying human behavior through a social justice framework. We will explore the philosophical assumptions and interpretative frameworks of qualitative inquiry. Several qualitative approaches will be focused on in this course including the narrative approach, phenomenology, and case study. Students will learn how to develop and conduct qualitative research using interviews, focus groups, and other methods common in psychology.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Course open to Junior and Senior Psychology Majors.

    Area
    Social Science

    Division
    Social Science

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 345 - Laboratory in Child Development


    Students will address research questions in early childhood development through quantitative or qualitative research methods. Students will design and implement the specific methodologies in the Elizabeth W. Amen Nursery School, analyze the data and interpret the results in written APA format. Ethical issues will be addressed.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 202 and PSY 203 and MATH 141 or PSY 141 or SOC 141.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science, Writing
  
  • PSY 348 - Laboratory in Animal Communication and Cognition


    A comparative introduction to current theories and methodologies for investigation of the nature of communication in, and cognitions and problem-solving abilities of, nonhuman animals. Lab/lecture combined.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 202 and PSY 226 or BIO 226 and MATH 141 or MATH 151 or PSY 141 or BIO 212

    Credits 1



    Notes
    A lab section must be selected with lecture

    Area
    Natural Sciences

    Division
    Natural Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Natural Science
  
  • PSY 361 - Behavioral Neuroendocrinology


    A vast number of behaviors crucial for survival are mediated through hormone actions in the brain and the peripheral nervous system. Hormones act on systems throughout the body to initiate fight or flight responses, feeding, reproduction, aggression and parenting behaviors, to name a few. This upper-level seminar will explore the basics of the endocrine system, the interaction between hormones and neurotransmitters, and how hormones shape behaviors across species. Relying on a combination of a central text and current primary literature, this course will provide both broad perspective on the field as well as in-depth focus on student-selected topics.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 202 and PSY 225 or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 367 - Cognitive Neuroscience


    An investigation into the field of cognitive neuroscience, which unifies several subdisciplines such as cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and neuroscience in order to understand the biological mechanisms that underlie key components of the human mind such as perception, attention, memory and language.

    Prerequisites
    MATH 141 or PSY 141 and PSY 202 and at least ONE of the following (PSY 211 or PSY 222 or PSY 225 or PSY 312 or Permission of the Instructor). 

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 369 - Clinical Psychology


    An introduction to the field of clinical psychology. Considers the basic tools of the clinician, including interviewing, observation and assessment; the major theories of counseling and psychotherapy; and professional and ethical issues. Case studies, demonstrations and videotapes will be used.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 202 and PSY 224 or PSY 247 or Permission of Instructor. 

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Connection
    23021

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 370 - Moral Development


    Examines the major theoretical approaches to moral reasoning and development along with the most current advances in a range of new lines of psychological investigation. Readings and discussion examine the fundamental issues of development, including: how morality is acquired (origins), how it changes over time (sequence), and is expressed throughout the lifespan (ontogenesis), as well as the role of culture and context in moral development. The development of judgments related to human rights, social justice, individual autonomy, as well as resistance and subversion serve as the central topics around which the course is structured.

    Prerequisites
    PSY 202 Quantitative Research Methods  or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Science

    Division
    Social Science

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 398 - Aging and Mental Health


    This course will provide an overview of psychological and sociocultural examination of aging, and how individuals, families, social institutions and policymakers are challenged by and respond to a growing aging population in the US and globally. Current narratives and research that counter ageism and stigma against older adults will be highlighted. The class will also review current mental health status of older adults with a critical examination of formal and informal systems of care. 

    Credits 1



  
  • PSY 398 - Educational Psychology


    The field of educational psychology examines the factors that influence how people think, learn, perform, and develop in educational settings. This course offers students the exciting opportunity to explore the principles of educational psychology through qualitative data collected with adolescents in a variety of urban educational settings across the United States. We will consider the co-action among internal and external factors present in these data to better understand how learning occurs, and the role of the individual (student, teacher) and the context (family, peers, classroom, community) in this process. During the course, we will examine specific social (e.g., biases) and cognitive (e.g., naïve theories) barriers to academic achievement and possible interventions to reduce these barriers. Factors that predict academic success, such as mindset, will be highlighted. Implications for instruction and assessment will be addressed. 

    Prerequisites
    PSY 101  and PSY 202  or permission of instructor.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PSY 399 - Independent Study


    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1



  
  • PSY 400 - Psychology Senior Seminar


    Senior psychology majors will participate in a capstone experience in a seminar format. Students will engage in critical thinking about current trends in psychology as well as considering applications of psychological concepts to real-world problems.

    Prerequisites
    Senior Majors Only.

  
  • PSY 499 - Independent Research


    Offered to selected majors at the invitation of the department.

    Credits 1



  
  • PSY 500 - Individual Research


    Selected majors are invited by the department to pursue individual research in preparation for writing an Honors Thesis.

    Credits 1




Public Health

  
  • PH 099 - Independent Study


    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits .5



  
  • PH 101 - Introduction to Public Health


    This introductory course will explore the way that culture shapes US and world public health systems. Contemporary issues will then be discussed using specific examples from current events. Students will be expected to evaluate these issues through both a cultural and a public health lens, including potential interventions to address the issue, and their political, social, and economic implications.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Social Sciences

    Division
    Social Sciences

    Compass Attributes
    Social Science
  
  • PH 199 - Independent Study


    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1



  
  • PH 298 - Queer and Trans Health and Health Policy


    This course will explore public health topics as they pertain to queer and trans populations over the life course. Following a social science rather than epidemiological or medical perspective, this course will cover historical and current queer and trans health topics; an introduction to theories and research methods pertinent to the study of queer and trans health; and the practice of advocacy and policy around queer and trans health in the United States. We will celebrate the humanity and resilience of queer and trans populations through a strengths-based perspective and an active focus on diverse experiences among these populations.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Course cross-listed with SOC 298  

  
  • PH 299 - Independent Study


    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1



  
  • PH 399 - Independent Study


    An opportunity to do independent work in a particular area not included in the regular courses.

    Credits 1




Religion

  
  • REL 099 - Independent Study


    Students, in consultation with the appropriate instructor, may arrange to pursue independent study on topics not covered by the regular course offerings.

    Credits .5



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

  
  • REL 102 - Introduction to the Study of World Religions


    A survey of the major world religions for the beginning student. Religions discussed will include indigenous religions (American Indian and African traditions), religions of India (Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism), China (Taoism and Confucianism) and those originating in the Middle East (Judaism, Christianity and Islam). Religion will be considered as a worldview expressed through doctrine, myth, ethical system, ritual, personal experience and society.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  
  • REL 103 - Introduction to Comparative Religion


    The study of the world’s religions inevitably involves making comparisons. How we go about comparing, and what we bring to the table of comparison, already shapes the possible conclusions. This course brings to the foreground the practice of comparison beginning with a review of some of the earliest historical, theological efforts at comparison, through the 20th century emergence of comparative religion as a field of study with independent scholars and experts, to the present moment of radical inclusion, embodiment, and cultural embeddedness. During the semester students will build a “tool-kit” of techniques and categories facilitating deeper and more nuanced comparisons while examining some of the fundamental problems, puzzles and paradoxes emerging from the comparative enterprise.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  
  • REL 104 - Unprotected Texts: The Bible, Gender and Sexuality in Western and Non-Western Religious Traditions


    This course will consider foundational ideas about bodies, sexuality, and gender in Bible and in other world religious traditions. Drawing upon each of their areas of expertise, Professor Brumberg-Kraus will highlight the formative roles of gender and sexual violence in ancient Hebrew Bible and New Testament texts, and Professor Darling will focus on sexuality and bodies in an array of religions around the globe. Together their different emphases and different gendered points of views will complement one another so as to present the religious constructions of gendered bodies from a comparative, cross-cultural perspective.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    21000

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • REL 107 - Introduction to Hinduism


    Hinduism, dominant in south Asia and one of the world’s great religions, is explored through a variety of approaches. An introductory textbook will provide the framework for a poly-methodic examination of the Hindu traditions. Ancient texts, modern literature, a visit to a Hindu temple, experiential learning with a yoga instructor, art and film together will contribute a foundational understanding of Hinduism as an ancient wisdom tradition, and as a modern national identity.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  
  • REL 108 - Engaged Buddhism


    An introduction to contemporary Buddhist thought and practice, exploring the role of Buddhism in addressing issues of social and environmental concern. Basic concepts, text traditions and history of Buddhism will provide the foundation for understanding the contemporary developments of “engaged Buddhism” and its response to issues of social justice, race, gender, ethnicity, consumerism, advertising culture, info-age technology and the natural environment.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    23021

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  
  • REL 109 - Introduction to the Hebrew Bible


    An overview of the diverse, sometimes conflicting, religious perspectives represented in the Hebrew scriptures concerned primarily with the biblical texts as the expressions of religious beliefs and ways of life. Examination of the historical contexts and literary forms and traditions of the texts and the concrete social situations to which these texts are religious responses. Focus on the Bible’s treatment of general themes in the study of religion, such as ideas of the holy, religious language and myth, ritual, monotheism and goddess worship, prophecy, theodicy, salvation, gender, the religious value of the secular and interpretation.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  
  • REL 110 - Literature of the New Testament: The Real Jesus, Ancient and Modern Views


    The literature of the New Testament, with special attention to the form and content of the New Testament documents, their relationship to one another and their witness to the character of early Christianity.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanites

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  
  • REL 142 - Religion and Sexuality


    A study of religious views on sexual choices, life styles and problems of today, including love, marriage, sex roles, homosexuality, celibacy, contraception, abortion, and sexual and domestic violence.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with WGS 142

    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    20078

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • REL 162 - Perspectives on Death and Dying


    Study of the grief process. Exploration of cross-cultural rituals surrounding death and speculation from various religions on immortality, resurrection and reincarnation. Investigation of end-of-life moral questions.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  
  • REL 180 - #BlackLivesMatter, Religion and Politics


    Close attention will be given to ground roots activism and history of race and activism in America as frames for understanding the more recent phenomenon of Black Lives Matter and the interrelationship of political theory, social justice, economics, racism, violence, and human rights. While Black Lives Matter is not explicitly religious, the concerns of religion and the methodologies of religious studies nevertheless shed important light on the movement. The course’s modes of investigation will be historical, philosophical & theological as well as political & practical. Students will consider texts, music, video, and oral histories as source material.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
  
  • REL 199 - Independent Study


    Students, in consultation with the appropriate instructor, may arrange to pursue independent study on topics not covered by the regular course offerings.

    Credits 1



  
  • REL 204 - Scripture in Judaism, Christianity and Islam


    This course focuses on the religious function of sacred scriptures in the three Western religious traditions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Attention will be paid to scripture as myth of origins; the relative importance of sacred story, prophecy and law in the three traditions; authority; and the importance of interpretative traditions. We will also investigate the ritual functions of scripture, artistic representations and contemporary efforts to interpret the relevance of textual traditions.

    Prerequisites
    One REL course at the 100-level

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  
  • REL 208 - Religion in Modern Literature


    This course examines modern fiction as a means of exploring diverse views on the nature and meaning of human existence and the search for faith. The writings of such novelists as Katherine Paterson, Zora Neale Hurston, Umberto Eco, Aharon Appelfeld, Nagib Mahfouz, Orhan Pamuk, Flannery O’Connor and some contemporary religious poets are to be considered.

    Prerequisites
    Two 100-level REL courses or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  
  • REL 212 - Sacred Texts of Asia


    A study of some of the major religious traditions that have emerged in South and East Asia. Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism will be explored by considering representative scriptural texts and subsequent commentary traditions as a way to uncover their respective answers to fundamental questions about ultimate reality, humanity and salvation.

    Prerequisites
    One 100-level REL course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  
  • REL 219 - Gendered and Sexual Violence in the Bible


    How can he/she/they think that’s OK? Or that that’s a disgusting abomination? What role do the foundation myths of Western culture in the Bible play in associating violence with gender and sexuality, and what is their legacy? This course will analyze and de-construct the Biblical bases for many of the problematic cultural attitudes and assumptions behind gender and sexual violence, as well as to examine post-Biblical perpetuations and challenges to them in the media of visual art, theatre, other literature, music, and cinema.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with WGS 219 .

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • REL 223 - Religion in Contemporary America


    An overview of the wealth of diversity in religions practiced in the U.S., including a study of mainstream Protestantism, Judaism and Roman Catholicism, as well as Native American traditions, Evangelicalism, African American religion, Eastern religious traditions and feminist spiritualities.

    Prerequisites
    One 100-level REL course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    20034

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  
  • REL 225 - The Philosophy of Religion


    A study of questions emerging from the philosophical analysis of religious thought. Both religious and anti-religious thinkers will be considered on fundamental issues: the existence of God, the status of revelation and faith, the problems of conflicting truth claims of different religions, immortality and human destiny. Special attention will be given to contemporary challenges to traditional, patriarchal theology.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with PHIL 225

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  
  • REL 230 - Mysticism and Spirituality


    An examination of mysticism as well as other forms of personal religious consciousness and the way individuals have integrated religious experience with their general understanding of existence. Attention will be given to accounts of mysticism and spirituality found in different cultures and historical periods. Fundamental issues include: the character of religious experience, the significance of gender in spirituality, self-realization and self-transformation, the relationship of interior experience and public life and altered states of consciousness.

    Prerequisites
    One 100-level REL course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    20049

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  
  • REL 232 - Faith after the Holocaust


    The death of six million Jews at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators in World War II represents a radical challenge to faith in Judaism, in Christianity and in Western humanism. The course begins with an historical overview of the Holocaust and then uses literature of Holocaust survivors and the philosophical and theological response of Jewish and Christian authors to articulate the challenge of the Holocaust to faith. The course concludes with a discussion of the implications of the Holocaust for Western culture. Because the questions that this course explores are highly varied and defy simple answers, a variety of disciplines, texts and media will be employed, including films and outside experts.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • REL 235 - Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Well-being: A Comparative Religious Perspective


    This course addresses different ways humans define mental, physical, and spiritual health, that is, “well-being,” and the strategies they offer to achieve it. The course recognizes, but does not privilege biomedical views of mental and physical health, though by no means do we discourage those seeking help from medical and psychological professionals for their clinically diagnosed physical and mental health needs. The course begins with an introduction to “the science of alternative medicine” (M. Warner) to clarify the difference between biomedical and alternative healing and to see what “science has to say” about the efficacy of alternative forms of healing, and a case study of the clash between the two in A. Fadiman’s account of a Hmong immigrant girl with epilepsy. Then conventionally “religious” understandings and practices of “well-being,” for example, rest (e.g., Sabbath), reflection (meditation), ritual (e.g., voodoo [Z. N. Hurston], Jewish mystical “tikkunim”[L. Fine], relationships with human and other than human beings (charismatic healers, Christian conversations with God [T. Luhrmann], sex [a.m. brown]), diet, sacred places (gardens, temples, etc.), music, lernen (study for its own sake, not for grades), pleasure, and “belief” itself, among others will be examined. Complementing the assigned readings will be outside of class “labs” to engage in the particular kinds of well-being practices (temporary “sabbath”-like abstention from work, electronic devices), abstentions from certain kinds foods, meditation, etc.), albeit adapted in forms appropriate for a non-denominational secular liberal arts college.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
  
  • REL 242 - Religion and Ecology


    An exploration of resources from various religious traditions for developing a healthy respect for nature and the environment, as well as a study of the religious roots of the current environmental crisis. Also includes discussions of ecofeminist spiritualities and deep ecology.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    23009

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality
  
  • REL 260 - Psychology of Religion


    (See Psy 260)

  
  • REL 276 - Religion and Plants


    A multi-disciplinary, comparative approach to the study of human beings and their religious, cultural relationship with plants, especially plants deemed special or powerful. Ethnobotany and the study of religion will provide the basis for comparing diverse views about plants, especially indigenous worldviews and modern botany. Philosophical analysis will help us to make sense of the ethical and metaphysical implications at work as we move from cross-cultural examples to our own “grapplings” with the challenging concept of plants as persons.

    Credits 1



    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Structure/Power/Inequality
  
  • REL 277 - Religion and Animals


    This course analyzes what religions have had to say about human relationships with other animals and whether religious traditions have included or excluded animals from humans’ moral responsibilities. Topics include an exploration of animals in story and animals as religious symbols; an exploration of similarities between human animals and nonhuman animals; and a look at how religious traditions can foster ethical regard and compassion for animals.

    Prerequisites
    One 100-level REL course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    23013

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  
  • REL 282 - Music and Worship in World Cultures


    Study of music and dance in religious and spiritual practice in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. We will explore the dialectics between: sacred and secular, virtuosity and devotion, and religious belief and sociopolitical forces, in Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and indigenous African and Native American spirituality. Cross listed with MUSC 282  .

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with MUSC 282  

    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  
  • REL 285 - Russian Jewish Culture


    This course discusses Russian Jewish culture and its extraordinary role in Russian literary and social history. The Jews of Russia created an original culture that combined profound religious piety with extreme secularism, and political and aesthetic conservatism with daring experiments in literature, arts and film. The course will cover the most important issues of Russian-Jewish coexistence and will focus on the cultural, linguistic and ideological transformation of Russian Jews in the late 19th and 20th centuries, from pious Yiddish-speaking shtetl dwellers to secular Russian-speaking urbanites. Literary works of major 19th- and 20th-century Russian writers, and guest lectures on art, religion, history and political history, will provide the primary material for discussion. Taught with the Department of Religion.

    Credits 1



    Notes
    Cross-listed with RUSS 285  

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
  
  • REL 299 - Independent Study


    Students, in consultation with the appropriate instructor, may arrange to pursue independent study on topics not covered by the regular course offerings.

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

  
  • REL 310 - New Testament: Acts and Letters


    This course studies Pauline Christianity through an examination of the Letters of Paul and Luke’s Acts of the Apostles. We will pay special attention to the social historical context and structures of Pauline Christianity. We will discuss its ideals of community and authority, its Christian self-definition in regard to emerging Rabbinic Judaism, the significance of religious conversion for Pauline Christianity, and the relationship of early Christian literature and ethics to other Greco-Roman literary and cultural conventions (e.g., Acts and ancient novels).

    Prerequisites
    One 200-level REL course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  
  • REL 316 - Islam: Faith and Practice


    Pagan Arabia, the life and teaching of Muhammad, the spread of Islam, the development of Muslim thought, Islamic mysticism and modernism. Course may involve field trips to an Islamic center and interviews with contemporary Muslims.

    Prerequisites
    One 200-level REL course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  
  • REL 322 - Judaism: Faith and Practice


    This course introduces the distinctive dimensions of Jewish religious and cultural worldviews in theory and in practice. Students will study not only classic Jewish texts, but also visit local synagogues, observe celebrations of Jewish holidays and conduct interviews with members of the local Jewish communities.

    Prerequisites
    One 100-level REL course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Humanities
  
  • REL 326 - Buddhism: Thought and Action


    A thematic and conceptual inquiry into some of the most important religious and philosophical traditions within Buddhism. Attention given to the major schools of Buddhist thought, as well as topical inquiries into issues regarding women in Buddhism, meditation practices, Buddhist art and architecture and the influence of Buddhism on contemporary Western religious pluralism. The course features close readings of Buddhist texts in translation and regular audiovisual presentations.

    Prerequisites
    REL 108 or one 200-level REL course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Foundation
    Beyond the West

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities
  
  • REL 342 - Liberation Theology


    Theology is rational reflection upon faith; liberation theology is reflection by people of faith who find themselves in situations of oppression. In this course we will read the writings of various groups”-global women and men, African American women and men, and white women”-and their struggles to relate Christian and Jewish teachings to liberation.

    Prerequisites
    One 200-level REL course or Permission of Instructor

    Credits 1



    Area
    Humanities

    Connection
    21003

    Division
    Arts and Humanities

    Compass Attributes
    Global Honors, Humanities, Structure/Power/Inequality, Taylor and Lane Scholars
 

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