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Undergraduate Record 2011-2012 
    
Undergraduate Record 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Course Descriptions


 

Psychology

  
  • PSYC 4250 - Brain Systems in Memory


    The historical and current experimental findings that describe the contribution of neuroanatomical structures in regulating memory formation. Prerequisite: 4th year psychology, neuroscience, or cognitive science major status. Students should have also taken PSYC 220 or PSYC 222.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4270 - Neurobiology of Learning and Memory


    This seminar examines the neural basis of learning and memory. We will study brain systems that mediate different types of learning and memory as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms that allow these systems to acquire and store information. The course begins with a historical overview of learning and memory research in psychology and transition into modern studies in behavioral neuroscience. Topics include memory consolidation, neura



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4290 - Memory Distortions


    Memory Distortions



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4300 - Theories of Perception


    Perception is the means by which we become aware of the world and of ourselves. This seminar presents an overview of theories about perception including the following perspectives: philosophy, physiology, Gestalt psychology, cognitive psychology, ecology, and artificial intelligence. Prerequisite: PSYC 230 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4330 - Topics in Child Development


    Topics in Child Development



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4499 - Psychology and Law: Cognitive and Social Issues


    Examines issues for which cognitive and social psychology may be able to inform the legal system. Topics include eyewitness testimony, recovered memories, line-ups, expert testimony, jury selection, trial tactics, jury decision making, jury instructions, and the use of statistics in the courtroom. Prerequisite: PSYC 2150 or 2600; PSYC 3006.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4500 - Special Topics in Psychology


    Topical Offerings in Psychology



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4559 - New Course in Psychology


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of psychology.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • PSYC 4580 - Directed Readings in Psychology


    Critical examination of an important current problem area in psychology.  May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 14 credits in psychology and instructor permission.               



    Credits: 2 to 3
  
  • PSYC 4600 - Attachment and Social Development


    This course will address the role of child-parent attachment relationships in human development.  We will read theory and research about attachment and its relation to other social developmental issues during infancy, childhood and adolescence, including topics such as temperament, maltreatment, peer relationships, and psychopathology.  Prerequisite:  PSYC 250 and PSYC 306.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4601 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology


    Overview of issues in clinical psychology including the scientific-practitioner model of training, reliability and validity of assessment techniques, validity of clinical judgment, and the effectiveness of psychological treatments. Prerequisite: PSYC 341 and 305.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4602 - Women’s Issues in Clinical Psychology


    Studies current research and historical perspectives on clinical psychology issues as they pertain uniquely to women. Topics vary and may include eating disorders, battered women, pregnancy, and aging. Prerequisite: PSYC 3410 and 3006 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4603 - Sexual Orientation and Human Development


    Overview of research and theory related to sexual orientation across the lifespan from the standpoint of the social sciences. Topics include conceptualization of sexual identities, origins and development of sexual orientation, sexual identity formation and disclosure. Selected issues such as couple relationships, employment and careers, parenthood, and aging are also explored, since they may be affected by sexual orientation. Prerequisite: Third- or fourth-year psychology major or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4604 - Family Relations


    Furthers an understanding of family functioning and its impact on human development and the adjustment of family members. Emphasizes understanding family theories, research findings, and learning to apply frequently used strategies and methods in the study of family relations. Prerequisite: Upper level major or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4605 - Research in Community Settings


    This course provides advanced undergraduate students with the opportunity to participate in a community-based research project with a local social service agency. We will investigate why low-income residents and agency personnel in communities are suspicious about researchers, how history and social science methods have contributed to the dynamics, and what this means for doing research in community settings. Prerequisite: PSYC 3006.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4650 - Oppression and Social Change


    Oppression and Social Change



    Credits: 4
  
  • PSYC 4670 - Psychology of the African-American Athlete


    Psychology of the African-American Athlete



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4690 - Self-Knowledge


    Self-knowledge is the focus of countless self-help books, magazine articles, and faddish therapies. In this course we will examine self-knowledge from a scientific perspective, based on research in social, personality, cognitive, and developmental psychology.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4700 - Flourishing


    People are like plants:  if you get the conditions just right, they will usually flourish.  So what are those conditions?  We will examine the latest research in social and positive psychology on love, work happiness and virtue.  The course will involve several outside-of-class research projects and activities, including making yourself a better person.  Prerequisite:  PSYC 260



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4720 - Psychology of Morality and Politics


    Moral motives are all around us, but they are often hard to see because of our own moralism: we dismiss actions and people we disagree with as evil or misguided. The first part of this course will be a primer on moral psychology, including the evolutionary basis of human morality and its cultural diversity. Then we’ll move on to politics, partisanship, and the culture war; then finally, to terrorism.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4750 - Social Stigma


    Examines the subjective experience of individuals whose social identity or social group memberships make them a target of prejudice.  We will examine research and theory pertaining to how individuals interpret prejudice, how they cope with prejudice, and how prejudice affects their self-evaluations and behavior.  A social psychological approach to understanding this problem will be emphasized.  Prerequisite:  PSYC 260



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4870 - The Minority Family: A Psychological Inquiry


    Examines the current state of research on minority families, focusing on the black family. Emphasizes comparing ‘deficit’ and ‘strength’ research paradigms. Prerequisite: PSYC 306 and at least one course from each of the following groups: PSYC 210, 215 or 230, and PSYC 240, 250 or 260, and students in the Afro-American and African studies or studies in women and gender programs.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PSYC 4910 - Undergraduate Internship Programs Seminar


    An internship placement arranged by the supervising faculty. Students work 10 to 20 hours per week in various community agencies, such as health care delivery, social services, or juvenile justice. Requires written reports, as well as regular class meetings with supervising faculty in order to analyze the internship experience, engage in specific skill training, and discuss assigned readings. Apply in February of third year. Prerequisite: Fourth-year psychology major with at least 14 credits in psychology, and instructor permission. S/U grading.



    Credits: 4
  
  • PSYC 4920 - Undergraduate Internship Programs Seminar


    An internship placement arranged by the supervising faculty. Students work 10 to 20 hours per week in various community agencies, such as health care delivery, social services, or juvenile justice. Requires written reports, as well as regular class meetings with supervising faculty in order to analyze the internship experience, engage in specific skill training, and discuss assigned readings. Apply in February of third year. Required Labs. Requisites: Fourth-year psychology major with at least 14 credits in psychology and instructor permission.



    Credits: 4
  
  • PSYC 4930 - Undergraduate Internship Program Supplement


    Provides students in certain placements with the opportunity for a more in-depth and extensive internship program year. Background: some placements (e.g., with courts) demand 20 hours per week of field experience rather than the 10 in PSYC 491, 492. Simultaneous enrollment in this course provides appropriate credits for the additional 10 hours of field work. Corequisite: PSYC 491, 492; and instructor permission. S/U grading.



    Credits: 2
  
  • PSYC 4940 - Undergraduate Internship Program Supplement


    Provides students in certain placements with the opportunity for a more in-depth and extensive internship program year. Background: some placements (e.g., with courts) demand 20 hours per week of field experience rather than the 10 in PSYC 491, 492. Simultaneous enrollment in this course provides appropriate credits for the additional 10 hours of field work. Corequisite: PSYC 491, 492; and instructor permission. S/U grading.



    Credits: 2
  
  • PSYC 4970 - Distinguished Major Thesis


    A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings. Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Psychology.



    Credits: 0
  
  • PSYC 4980 - Distinguished Major Thesis


    A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings. Prerequisite: Participants in the Distinguished Majors Program in Psychology.



    Credits: 6

Public Policy

  
  • PPOL 3240 - Anti-Terrorism and the Role of Intelligence


    Course examines the intelligence failures prior to 9/11 and the Iraq war, and the critical reports composed after the events, to determine what improvements may be needed to avoid a recurrence and to pre-empt future terrorist attacks against the United States. Cross-listed with PLIR 3240.



    Credits: 3
  
  • PPOL 4750 - Political Leadership in American History


    This course will consider political leadership in American history as illustrated in decisions taken by U.S. Presidents, such as Lincoln, Wilson, Truman, Kennedy and Nixon. We shall analyze the pressures and consusative factors leading to these decisions.



    Credits: 3

Religion-African Religions

  
  • RELA 1559 - New Course in African Religion


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELA 2559 - New Course in African Religions


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • RELA 2750 - African Religions


    Introduces the mythology, ritual, philosophy, and religious art of the traditional religions of sub-Saharan Africa, also African versions of Christianity and African-American religions in the New World.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELA 2850 - Afro- Creole Religions in the Americas


    A survey course which familiarizes students with African-derived religions of the Caribbean and Latin America



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELA 3000 - Women and Religion in Africa


    This course examines women’s religious activities, traditions and spirituality in a number of different African contexts. Drawing on ethnographic, historical, literary, and religious studies scholarship, we will explore a variety of themes and debates that have emerged in the study of gender and religion in Africa. Topics will include gendered images of sacred power; the construction of gender through ritual; sexuality and fertility; and women’



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELA 3351 - African Diaspora Religions


    This seminar examines changes in ethnographic accounts of African diaspora religions, with particular attention to the conceptions of religion, race, nation, and modernity found in different research paradigms. Prerequisite: previous course in one of the following: religious studies, anthropology, AAS, or Latin American studies



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELA 3559 - New Course in African Religions


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • RELA 3890 - Christianity in Africa


    Historical and topical survey of Christianity in Africa from the second century c.e. to the present. Cross listed with RELC 389. Prerequisite: A course in African religions or history, Christianity, or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELA 3900 - Islam in Africa


    Historical and topical introduction to Islam in Africa. Cross-listed as RELI 390. Prerequisite: RELA 275, RELI 207, RELI 208, or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELA 4100 - Yoruba Religion


    Studies Yoruba traditional religion, ritual art, independent churches, and religious themes in contemporary literature in Africa and the Americas.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELA 4559 - New Course in African Religions


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of African Religions.



    Credits: 3

Religion-Buddhism

  
  • RELB 1559 - New Course in Buddhism


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 2054 - Tibetan Buddhism Introduction


    Provides a systematic introduction to Tibetan Buddhism with a strong emphasis on tantric traditions of Buddhism - philosophy, contemplation, ritual, monastic life, pilgrimage, deities & demons, ethics, society, history, and art. The course aims to understand how these various aspects of Tibetan religious life mutually shape each other to form the unique religious traditions that have pertained on the Tibetan plateau for over a thousand years.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 2100 - Buddhism


    Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantrayana Buddhist developments in India.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 2120 - Buddhist Literature


    Introduces Buddhist literature in translation, from India, Tibet, and East and South East Asia.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 2130 - Taoism and Confucianism


    Surveys the major religions of Chinese Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 2450 - Zen


    Studies the development and history of the thought, practice, and goals of Zen Buddhism.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 2559 - New Course in Buddhism


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • RELB 2770 - Daoism


    Studies Daoist philosophy and religion within the context of Chinese society and history.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 3000 - Buddhist Mysticism and Modernity


    Buddhist Mysticism and Modernity



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 3150 - Seminar in Buddhism and Gender


    This seminar takes as its point of departure Carolyn Bynum’s statements: “No scholar studying religion, no participant in ritual, is ever neuter. Religious experience is the experience of men and women, and in no known society is this experience the same.” The unifying theme is gender and Buddhism, exploring historical, textual and social questions relevant to the status of women and men in the Buddhist world from its origins to the present day.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 3160 - The Religions of Japan


    Surveys the development of Japanese religions from pre-history to modern times.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 3170 - Buddhist Meditation


    Buddhist Meditation



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 3190 - Buddhist Nirvana


    Buddhist Nirvana



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 3408 - Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy


    Tibet possesses one of the great Buddhist philosophical traditions in the world. Tibetan Buddhist thinkers composed comprehensive and philosophically rigorous works on human growth according to classical Buddhism, works that surveyed ethics, meditation practice, the nature of personal identity, and enlightenment itself. In this seminar we will read and discuss famous Tibetan overviews of Buddhist philosophy. Pre-Requisites: One prior course in religion or philosophy recommended



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELB 3559 - New Course in Buddhism


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • RELB 4559 - New Course in Buddhism


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Buddhism



    Credits: 3

Religion-Christianity

  
  • RELC 1050 - Introduction to Christian Traditions


    Explore Christianity in its modern and historical contexts, combining an examination of current historical and theological scholarship, worship, and practice. The emphasis is on modern American Christianity.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 1210 - Hebrew Bible/Old Testament


    Studies the history, literature, and religion of ancient Israel in the light of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Emphasizes methods of contemporary biblical criticism. Cross listed as RELJ 121.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 1220 - New Testament and Early Christianity


    Studies the history, literature, and theology of earliest Christianity in light of the New Testament. Emphasizes the cultural milieu and methods of contemporary biblical criticism.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 1559 - New Course in Christianity


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Christianity



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 2000 - The Bible and Its Interpreters


    Surveys Jewish and Christian interpretations of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible). Examines how the Bible becomes sacred scripture for Jews and Christians.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 2050 - History of Christianity I


    This course traces the rise of Christianity in the first millennium of the Common Era, covering the development of doctrine, the evolution of its institutional structures, and its impact on the cultures in which it flourished. Students will become acquainted with the key figures, issues, and events from this formative period, when Christianity evolved from marginal Jewish sect to the dominant religion in the Roman Empire.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 2060 - History of Christianity II


    Survey of Christianity in the Medieval, Reformation, and Modern Periods.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 2245 - Global Christianity


    The story of Christianity’s emergence in the Middle East and its migration into Europe and then North America is just one aspect of Christian history, which also has a rich and long history in Africa, Asia and other parts of the global South. This course looks at the shape Christianity is taking in non-Western parts of the world and how this growth impacts Christianity in the West.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 2330 - History of Christian Social and Political Thought I


    Surveys the history of Christian social and political thought from the New Testament to 1850 including the relation of theological ideas to conceptions of state, family, and economic life.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 2340 - History of Christian Social and Political Thought II


    Surveys the history of Christian social and political thought from the rise of Social Gospel to the contemporary scene. Considers ‘love’ and ‘justice’ as central categories for analyzing different conceptions of what social existence is and ought to be.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 2360 - Elements of Christian Thought


    Examines the theological substance of Christian symbols, discourse, and action.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 2401 - History of American Catholicism


    Historical survey of American Catholicism from its colonial beginnings to the present.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 2460 - Aspects of the Catholic Tradition


    Studies the distinctive theological aspects of the Catholic tradition, such as the sacramental system, the nature of the church, and the role of authority.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 2559 - New Course in Christianity


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Christianity



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3009 - Protestant Theology


    This course uses the category of protest to understand western Christian thought in the modern period. We examine the rise and development of Protestant thought, considering how Christians conceptualized challenges to established ideas, norms, and institutional structures during and after the Reformation.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3030 - The Historical Jesus


    Topics include the problems of sources and methods; modern development of the issue of the historical Jesus; and the character of Jesus’ teaching and activity.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3040 - Paul: Letters and Theology


    Intensive study of the theological ideas and arguments of the Apostle Paul in relation to their historical and epistolary contexts.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3055 - American Feminist Theology


    Contemporary theological models for American Christian feminists. The primary goal is to understand the various types of Christian feminism that exist in America today and how these theologies contribute to or challenge American feminism. Prerequisite: introductory religious studies and SWAG courses recommended.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3056 - In Defense of Sin


    Exploration of transgression in Judaism and Christianity with a focus on the Ten Commandments and the seven deadly sins. Reflection on who determines what is sinful and why. Close reading of texts challenging the wrongfulness of acts and attitudes long considered sinful, with critical attention to the persuasiveness of religious rules.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3058 - The Christian Vision in Literature


    Studies selected classics of the Christian imaginative traditions; examines ways in which the Christian vision of time, space, self, and society emerges and changes as an ordering principle in literature and art up to the beginning of the modern era.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3090 - Israelite Prophecy


    This course examines the phenomenon of prophecy in ancient Israel. We will read in translation most of the stories from the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament about prophets (Moses, Deborah, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha), as well as the books attributed to prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and The Twelve). Each primary text will be considered in its historical, cultural, and political contexts.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3181 - Medieval Christianity


    Studies the development of Christianity in the Middle Ages and how it reflected upon itself in terms of theology, piety, and politics. Cross-listed as HIEU 318.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3200 - Medieval Church Law


    Surveys the origins and development of the law of the Christian Church, the canon law, from its origins to its full elaboration in the ‘classical period’, 1140-1348. Readings and exercises from original sources will focus on general principles of the law, using marriage law as the particular case.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3211 - American Christian Autobiography


    This course examines Americans’ self-perceptions and religious analysis in light of dominant American values, notable national and international events, cultural trends, and Christian doctrine. Among the autobiographers are Henri Nouwen and Anne Lamott.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3222 - Protestants and Pragmatists


    An introductory seminar in American religious thought exploring the key ideas of two interrelated traditions in the United States, Protestant Christian theology and American pragmatic philosophy. The course includes reading from both classic and contemporary philosophical and religious texts in these traditions, highlighting both the interconnections and disputes among them.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3231 - Reformation Europe


    Surveys the development of religious reform movements in continental Europe from c. 1450 to c. 1650 and their impact on politics, social life, science, and conceptions of the self. Cross-listed as HIEU 326.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3240 - Medieval Mysticism


    Introduces the major mystical traditions of the Middle Ages and the sources in which they are rooted.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3270 - Salvation in the Middle Ages


    Studies four topics in medieval Christian thought: How can human beings know God? How does Jesus save? How does grace engage free will? How does posing such questions change language? Authors include Athanasius, Irenaeus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius, Anslem, Aquinas, Bernard of Clairvaux, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, and some modern commentators.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3280 - Eastern Christianity


    Surveys the history of Christianity in the Byzantine world and the Middle East from late antiquity (age of emperor Justinian) until the fall of Constantinople.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3360 - Judaism and Christianity


    Studies the relationship between Judaism and Christianity from the origins of Christianity as a Jewish sect through the conflicts of the Middle Ages and modernity; and current views of the interrelationship.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3447 - History of Christian Ethics


    Survey of development of Christian ethical thought and teaching from beginnings through Reformation era. Major ethical themes are traced through the centuries, as the church’s scripture, evolving doctrine, and emerging tradition interact with secular society, politics, and philosophy. Readings will be taken mostly from primary texts, such as the Bible and the writings of selected Christian thinkers.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3470 - Christianity and Science


    Christian Europe gave rise to modern science, yet Christianity and science have long appeared mutual enemies. In this course we explore the encounter between two powerful cultural forces and study the intellectual struggle (especially in Galileo, Newton, Darwin, and Freud) about the place of God in the modern world.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3480 - Dynamics of Faith


    Studies a variety of contrasting contemporary accounts of the character and status of ‘religious faith.’



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3550 - Faith and Reason


    Studies approaches to the relation between reason, faith, doubt, and certainty in selected classical writings (e.g., Aquinas, Pascal, Kant, Kierkegaard, William James).



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3559 - New Course in Christianity


    This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject of Christianity.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • RELC 3610 - Female Saints in the Western Tradition


    This course is a study of the lives of female saints from the early Christianity through the present. The course focuses on the theological writings of female saints as well as exploring the cultural/historical importance of canonization. Prerequisite: one religious studies course.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3650 - Systems of Theological Ethics


    Examines one or more contemporary systems of Christian ethics, alternating among such figures as Reinhold Niebuhr, C.S. Lewis, Jacques Ellul, and Jacques Maritain.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3681 - Cultural Catholicism


    Exploration of Roman Catholic experience outside structure of the Holy See (for example, devotions, pilgrimages, shrines, art, fiction, cinema, television), particularly as committed Catholics argue over how to honor their spiritual tradition in day-to-day life. Study of current challenges wrought by women, Jews, and gays. Special attention paid to contemporary intellectuals and artists who criticize John Paul II while fiercely guarding their own.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3690 - The Gospel and Letters of John and the Book of Revelation


    Explores the five New Testament books associated with the name of John. Emphasizes the various genres and historical settings in which the books were written, key theological themes, and recent interpretations.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3700 - The Revelation to John and Its Interpretation Throughout the Centuries


    Course considers both the book’s meaning in the original first-century context and its reception through the ages in music, art, literature, film, politics, and theological works.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3790 - Augustine of Hippo


    Examines the life and thinking of Augustine of Hippo, a major figure in Christian history and a formative influence on Christian thought to this day. Prerequisite: Any RELC course or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3795 - Theology, Spirituality and Ethics of Sustainability


    Primarily through the readings of theologians from the Protestant, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions, this course explores theological, spiritual and ethical perspectives on the environmental issues that are becoming increasingly important across the globe.



    Credits: 3
  
  • RELC 3804 - American Catholic Social and Political Thought


    This seminar examines American Catholic social and political thought.



    Credits: 3
 

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