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PSYC 305 - Sexuality
Fall and Spring (3) Frieden Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 . Junior or senior standing (GER 3)
The study of behaviors associated with courtship and reproduction with an emphasis on humans. Topics include biological and environmental determinants of sexual behavior, physiology and psychology of sexual response, and gender differences.
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PSYC 310 - Developmental Psychology
Fall and Spring (3) Bierenbaum, Dallaire, Forestell, Sinton, Vishton, Zeman Prerequisite(s): PSYC 202 (College 200, CSI, GER 3)
A survey of human development from prenatal development through adolescence with emphasis on perceptual, cognitive, and socioemotional processes. (This course is anchored in the CSI domain, and also considers aspects of the NQR domain.)
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PSYC 311 - Cognitive Psychology
Fall and Spring (3) Ball, Porter, Stevens Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 (College 200, CSI, NQR, GER 2B)
The course examines human cognition. Topics include: perception, action, attention, memory, thinking, and language. Students will be introduced to the major theoretical perspectives and important empirical research findings from related fields of cognitive psychology, cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience. (This course is anchored in the CSI and NQR domains.)
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PSYC 312 - Personality Theory
Fall and Spring (3) Bierenbaum, Bisconer, Cone, Thrash, Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 202 (CSI, GER 3)
A survey of contemporary theory in the field with emphasis upon its empirical foundations and future possibilities.
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PSYC 313 - Physiological Psychology
Fall and Spring (3) Barnet, Hunt, Kieffaber Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 (College 200, CSI, NQR, GER 2B)
Physiological basis of behavior with emphasis on mechanisms in perception, learning, emotion and motivation. (This course is anchored in the CSI and NQR domains.)
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PSYC 314 - Social Psychology
Fall and Spring (3) Dickter, Pilkington, Porter, Schug, Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 202 (CSI, GER 3)
This course examines the effects of social context on the behavior of the individual, with emphasis on prominent theories and research. Topics include social perception, attitude organization and change, the social consequences of individual motives, interpersonal influence, and the application of social psychology to contemporary social issues.
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PSYC 315 - Foundations of Learning and Memory
Fall or Spring (3) Barnet, Mingee, Porter, Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 (NQR, GER 2B)
Explores the basis of complex human and animal behavior from a general-process approach seeking to understand evolved processes of learning that apply to many different situations. Topics: why behavior changes, classical and instrumental conditioning, punishment, biological basis of learning, and animal cognition.
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PSYC 317 - Sensation & Perception
Fall (3) Hilimire, Porter, Stevens, Vishton, Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 (College 200, CSI, NQR, GER 2B)
Survey of topics with specific emphasis on the perceptual experiences in the mind and brain. (This course is anchored in the CSI and NQR domains.)
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PSYC 318 - Abnormal Psychology
Fall and Spring (3) Bisconer, Cone, Conway, Frieden, Nichols, Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 202 (GER 3)
A survey of behavior pathology including the neuroses and psychoses and their relationship to current conceptions of normal personality.
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PSYC 350 - Community Psychology and Prevention
Fall (3) Cone Prerequisite(s): PSYC 202
This course explores community psychology and the role of illness prevention and health promotion in mental health. Contemporary prevention theory emphasizing an ecological and developmental approach to understanding risk and protective factors is presented. State-of-the-art model programs and community-based approaches are highlighted.
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PSYC 351 - Evolutionary Psychology
Fall (3) Burkett, Kirkpatrick Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202
An approach to psychological science based on the assumption that human brains/minds were designed by natural selection to solve adaptive problems faced recurrently by our distant ancestors, with important implications for understanding behavior in contemporary environments.
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PSYC 352 - Cross-Cultural Psychology
Fall or Spring (3) Schug Prerequisite(s): PSYC 202 (College 200, CSI, NQR)
This course is intended to introduce students to the field of crosscultural psychology. Students will learn about the contributions of cross-cultural research to the field of psychology, and how crosscultural research has expanded our understanding of the applicability of prevalent psychological theories to non-Western populations. (This course is anchored in the CSI and NQR domains.)
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PSYC 353 - History and Systems of Psychology
Fall or Spring (3) Porter, Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202
From Greek Philosophy to the present with special emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. The rise of the major systems: Existential and Humanistic Psychology, Structuralism, Functionalism, Gestalt Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism. Some current issues such as the “cognitive revolution,” dialectics, genetic epistemology and phenomenological research will be discussed.
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PSYC 354 - Motivation and Emotion
Spring (3) Dallaire Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202
Theories and facts of motivation and emotion and consideration of their differences. Emphasis on theory and research.
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PSYC 355 - Cognitive Science
Spring (3) Porter, Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201
This course surveys a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to the scientific study of intelligent thought and behavior in humans, other animals and machines. We will address questions like: how does the mind work? Can computers be conscious? Does language shape thought? Students will explore possible answers to these questions and others by approaching them from the fields of philosophy, computer science, neuroscience, linguistics and cognitive psychology.
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PSYC 356 - Health Psychology
Fall or Spring (3) Forestell, Raposa, Sinton Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 (CSI, GER 3)
An overview of psychological theory, research and practice concerning the prevention, treatment, and progression of illness and the promotion of health. Specific topics include changing health habits, stress, pain, chronic and terminal illness, and the health-care delivery system.
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PSYC 358 - First Language Acquisition
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): LING 220 or ANTH 204 or PSYC 202
Introduction to the study of how children acquire their first language. Topics include: the perception and production of speech; word learning; combining words into sentences; communicative competence; theories and methods of investigation. (Cross listed with LING 358 )
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PSYC 370 - Psycholinguistics
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): LING 220 or ANTH 204 or PSYC 201
Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of how humans acquire, produce and comprehend language. Topics include sentence processing and representation; speech perception,
word retrieval, theories and methods of investigation.
(Cross listed with LING 370 )
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PSYC 402 - Exceptional Children
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 310
A consideration of the problems involved in providing psychological programs for the care of exceptional children. An overview of relevant research and treatment techniques will be combined with practical experience in field settings with exceptional children.
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PSYC 404 - Practicum in Community Psychology and Prevention
Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 320
Supervised learning experiences provide opportunities to relate theoretical knowledge with the delivery of psychological services in the community. Students combine practicum with readings tailored to their placement. A wide range of community based psychological training opportunities is available. One lecture hour, field trips, and four-eight hours/week in the community.
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PSYC 406 - Service Learning in Developmental Psychology
Fall and Spring (3) Dallaire, Forestell, Zeman Prerequisite(s): PSYC 202 , PSYC 310
Students will engage in a service learning experience that involves five or more hours per week of observation and volunteer work at various community organizations (or field placements) for children or adolescents. Classroom meetings will involve discussion of the philosophy of service learning and will provide students with a forum to share their field observations in the context of assigned readings that address various developmental issues and theory.
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PSYC 410 - Research in Developmental Psychology
Fall or Spring (4) Dallaire, Forestell, Sinton, Vishton Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302 , PSYC 310 Corequisite(s): PSYC 410L
An examination of contemporary issues in developmental research. Research methods are considered in conjunction with a review of current literature in areas such as early socialization, cognitive development and behavior problems. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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PSYC 411 - Cognition and Thinking
Fall or Spring (4) Ball, Stevens Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302 , PSYC 311 Corequisite(s): PSYC 411L
An examination of the research and theory that helps describe and explain the structure and function of the mind. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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PSYC 412 - Research in Personality
Fall or Spring (4) Nezlek, Thrash Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302 , PSYC 312
Corequisite(s): PSYC 412L
An overview of research methods in the study of personality. Specific research topics such as achievement, motivation, aggression, anxiety, cognitive styles, intelligence and abilities, interpersonal attraction, locus of control, personalogy, self concept and gender differences will be reviewed in detail. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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PSYC 413 - Research in Physiological Psychology
Fall or Spring (4) Burk, Kieffaber Prerequisite(s): PSYC 301 , PSYC 302 , PSYC 313 Corequisite(s): PSYC 413L
An advanced course in physiological psychology with emphasis on the anatomical and neurochemical basis of learning and memory. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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PSYC 414 - Research Methods in Social Psychology
Fall or Spring (4) Dickter, Nezlek, Schug Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302 , PSYC 314
Corequisite(s): PSYC 414L
This course concerns the methods used in contemporary social psychology. The primary emphasis is on laboratory experimentation, but other methods, including field research are considered. Students will be required to develop and complete an empirical research project on a course-related topic. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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PSYC 415 - Research in Animal Cognition
Spring (4) Barnet, Porter Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302 , PSYC 315 . Corequisite(s): PSYC 415L
An examination of psychological mechanisms in animals that subserve such cognitive processes as perception, attention, working and reference memory, associative learning, spatial navigation, time perception, counting, concept learning and primate cognition. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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PSYC 417 - Research in Sensation & Perception
Fall or Spring (4) Hilimire, Vishton Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302 , PSYC 317 . Corequisite(s): PSYC 417L
The course is concerned with the processes by which persons come to understand their environment. It considers what changes in the environment stimulate the senses and how the nervous system operates on this change to form projections about the real world. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours. There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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PSYC 418 - Research in Abnormal Psychology
Fall or Spring (4) Conway Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302 , PSYC 318 Corequisite(s): PSYC 418L
This course will cover an in depth study of issues and approaches to classifying and understanding the origins of selected adult mental disorders. Students will also be required to develop and complete an empirical research project on a course-related topic. There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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PSYC 422 - Behavior Modification
Fall or Spring (4) Porter, Ventis, Zeman Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302 , PSYC 318 Corequisite(s): PSYC 422L
This course will acquaint students with both techniques and research issues in behavior modification. Laboratory sessions will be devoted to gaining experience with the processes described and to preparing and implementing individual research projects. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours. There is a fee associated with the laboratory.
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PSYC 442 - Psychology of Decision Making
Fall (3) Langholtz Prerequisite(s): For Psychology: PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302 . for Business: BUAD 231 and senior social standing. Enrollment will be split 13 from Business and 13 from Psychology (GER 3)
An examination and analysis of the cognitive factors that aid or hinder choosing alternative courses of action. The major emphasis will be on psychological processes underlying choice and judgment. Applications to business decisions and policy making will be considered. (Cross listed with BUAD 442 )
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PSYC 443 - Psychology of Humor
Fall or Spring (3) Ventis
This course covers theories (e.g., Psychoanalytic, Incongruity, Evolutionary) and applications of humor, and will feature research on cognitive, emotional, developmental, and social aspects of the complex stimulus of humor and the reflex-like laughter response. Students may never laugh again.
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PSYC 445 - Psychopharmacology
Fall or Spring (3) Burk Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 313
The systematic study of the effects of drugs on behavior, cognitive functioning, and emotions. Students will gain an in-depth view of neuro-transmitter systems and the mechanisms by which drugs act on these systems to alter behavior.
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PSYC 447 - Cognitive Neuroscience
Fall or Spring (3) Kieffaber, Stevens Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 313 , PSYC 311
This course examines neuroanatomy from a behavioral point of view. Students will learn how different parts of the brain organize into functional circuits that control various aspects of behavior, cognitive function, and emotions.
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PSYC 450 - Psychology of Religion
Fall or Spring (3) Ventis Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202
Examines the works of William James, Freud, Jung and Gordon Allport in light of current psychological theory and research, emphasizing religious development and the nature, modes and consequences of individual religious experience.
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PSYC 451 - Seminar in Evolutionary Psychology
Spring (3) Kirkpatrick Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 351
An in-depth examination of selected topics in psychological science from an Evolutionary-Psychology perspective.
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PSYC 452 - Close Relationships
Spring or Fall (3) Pilkington Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 314
Examines the scientific body of knowledge concerning the development, maintenance, and deterioration of friendships and romantic relationships. Specific topics include attraction, romantic love, models of relationship satisfaction and individual differences in approaches to close relationships.
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PSYC 453 - Infancy
Fall or Spring (3) Vishton Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 310
This seminar explores human development during the first two years of life. Course will cover historical and contemporary perspectives of perceptual, cognitive, and social development.
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PSYC 454 - Shame & Self-Respect
Fall or Spring (3) Nichols
This seminar explores the psychology of shame in its constructive role of enforcing ideals and honor as well as its miscarriage in the form of deep self-loathing. Discussion will be informed by readings in psychological texts as well as classic novels.
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PSYC 455 - Autobiographical Memory
Fall or Spring (3) Ball Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 and PSYC 202
Autobiographical memory contains memories of our personal experiences. This seminar class will examine the unique developmental, cognitive, neural, and social properties of these memories. Classes will also examine the consequences of a dysfunctional autobiographical memory for various psychopathologies.
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PSYC 470 - Topics in Psychology
Fall and Spring (1-4) Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , as determined by individual professor
Courses concerning special topics not covered in detail in regular course offerings. Courses may be repeated for credit if the topic varies
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PSYC 480 - Seminar
Fall and Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202
Special topics of interest to staff and students will be discussed in seminar fashion. Course may be repeated; contents will vary but the credit each time is the same; three hours
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* PSYC 490 - Directed Readings in Psychology
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202
Individual supervised readings on special topics. Usually for advanced students. A student must have permission of a faculty supervisor before registering. Course may be repeated, contents and credit each time may vary according to an agreement reached between supervisor and student at the time of registration
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* PSYC 491 - Research in Psychology
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202
Individually supervised empirical investigations in the various areas of psychology. A student must have permission of a faculty supervisor before registering. This course does not meet the advanced research course requirement for the psychology major. Course may be repeated, contents and credit each time may vary according to an agreement reached between supervisor and student at the time of registration
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†* PSYC 495 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302
Supervised research in the student’s special area of interest; (b) presentation by May 1 of an Honors thesis; and (c) satisfactory performance in a comprehensive oral examination in the field of the student’s major interest. Note: See the Department Honors section of the catalog or http:// fsweb.wm.edu/charles.
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†* PSYC 496 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 , PSYC 202 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 302
Supervised research in the student’s special area of interest; (b) presentation by May 1 of an Honors thesis; and (c) satisfactory performance in a comprehensive oral examination in the field of the student’s major interest. Note: See the Department Honors section of the catalog or http:// fsweb.wm.edu/charles.
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* PSYC 498 - Internship
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff
This course is designed to allow students to gain practical experience. The internship includes readings in relevant areas and a written report. The student must have a faculty member willing to supervise the internship, and a site willing to host it. A departmental handout describes the requirements in greater detail. Application required.
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PBHL 410 - Special Topics in Public Health
Fall, Spring, Summer (1-3) Staff
Exploration of a particular topic in Public Health. If there is no duplication of topic, courses with this number may be repeated for credit. Based on the specific course content, credits will count towards the appropriate category of the minor. Some topics may have pre-requisites or co-requisites.
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PBHL 498 - Internship
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff
This course is designed to allow students to gain practical experience in public health. The internship includes readings in relevant areas and a written report. The student must have a faculty member willing to supervise the internship, and a site willing to host it. Requires written permission from the supervising faculty member and co-Directors.
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PUBP 101 - Survey of Public Policy
Fall or Spring (1) Staff
This 1-credit course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of public policy. Students learn about the field through a series of guest lectures from faculty members who teach core or elective requirements for the Public Policy major.
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PUBP 150 - First-Year Seminar
Fall and Spring (4) Staff (College 150)
An exploration of a specific topic in Public Policy. A grade of C- or better fulfills the COLL 150 requirement. Although topics vary, the courses emphasize academic writing skills, reading and analysis of texts, and discussion.
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* PUBP 390 - Topics in Public Policy
Fall and Spring (3) Staff
Selected topics in public policy. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. This course may be repeated for credit
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* PUBP 391 - Seminar-Short Course in Public Policy
Fall and Spring (3) Staff
Selected topics in public policy. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. This course may be repeated for credit
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PUBP 395 - Diplomacy Lab
Fall and Spring (1-3) Staff
Course for students accepted into the State Department’s Diplomacy Lab program. Separate sections will be offered for each of the Diplomacy Lab projects. Instructor permission required. (Cross-listed with .)
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† PUBP 490 - Independent Study
Fall and Spring (3) McBeth
Directed readings/research course conducted on individual or group basis on various topics in public policy. The course may not be taken more than twice
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PUBP 491 - Advanced Topics in Public Policy
Fall or Spring (3) Staff
Seminar classes, normally 10-15 junior or senior public policy majors, focusing on specific topics in public policy. Topics vary by section and semester to semester.
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† PUBP 495 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3) McBeth
Students admitted to the Public Policy Honors program will be enrolled in this course during both semesters of their senior year. Students are responsible for (a) reading a selected bibliography; (b) satisfactory completion by April 15th of an original scholarly essay; and (c) satisfactory performance on a comprehensive oral examination. A student who completes the Honors essay but does not achieve Honors may be given credit for Public Policy 490. Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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† PUBP 496 - Honors
Fall, Spring (3) McBeth
Students admitted to the Public Policy Honors program will be enrolled in this course during both semesters of their senior year. Students are responsible for (a) reading a selected bibliography; (b) satisfactory completion by April 15th of an original scholarly essay; and (c) satisfactory performance on a comprehensive oral examination. A student who completes the Honors essay but does not achieve Honors may be given credit for Public Policy 490. Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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† PUBP 498 - Internship
Fall and Spring (3) McBeth
This course may be repeated for credit.
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RELG 100 - Critical Questions in Religious Studies
Fall and Spring (4) Staff (College 100)
An exploration of significant questions and concepts, beliefs and creative visions, theories and discoveries in Religious Studies for first-year students. Although topics vary, the courses also seek to improve students’ communication skills beyond the written word.
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RELG 150 - First-Year Seminar
Fall and Spring (4) Staff (College 150)
An exploration of a specific topic in Religious Studies. A grade of C- or better fulfills the COLL 150 requirement. Although topics vary, the courses emphasize academic writing skills, reading and analysis of texts, and discussion.
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RELG 201 - Introduction to Religion
Spring (3) Raphael (GER 4C)
A cross-cultural and comparative study of religion, exploring various theories of religion, its origin, nature and interpretation, including an analysis of contrasting views of deity, cosmic and social order, the human problem, theodicy, moral norms and authority, and conceptions of liberation and salvation. Open to freshmen and sophomores only.
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RELG 203 - History and Religion of Ancient Israel
Fall and Spring (3) Galambush (GER 4B,5)
A study of the history and traditions of ancient Israel, with emphasis upon the setting, transmission, context and theological self-understanding reflected in biblical texts.
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RELG 204 - Christian Origins
Fall and Spring (3) Daise (GER 4A,5)
A study of the origin and development of earliest Christianity. The course focuses on the New Testament and other ancient documents with attention to the Greco-Roman historical contexts of the emerging Christian faith.
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RELG 205 - Reading the Bible in Hebrew I
(3) Staff Prerequisite(s): HBRW 102
Review of grammar followed by readings in various genres of Biblical literature. Emphasis on syntax, vocabulary and style of the Hebrew Bible. This course introduces the student to methods of modern biblical interpretation. (Cross listed with HBRW 201 )
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RELG 210 - Introduction to the History of Christianity
Fall and Spring (3) Angelov (GER 4A)
An introduction to Western Christianity that focuses upon selected periods, critically important movements and events, theological developments and institutional changes, with attention to the relationship between Christianity and currents in the wider culture.
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RELG 211 - Introduction to the History of Jewish Thought
Fall (3) Raphael (GER 4A,5)
A study of the biblical origins of Judaism followed by an examination of representative literature from critical periods in the history of Jewish thought: rabbinic, medieval and modern. (Formerly RELG 303)
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RELG 212 - Introduction to Islam
Fall and Spring (3) Hernandez (GER 4B)
A study of the origins, major ideas, practices, institutions and development of Islam within the context of Muslim history. Students may not take both this course and RELG 150 : Islam for credit. (Formerly RELG 300)
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RELG 213 - Introduction to Hinduism
Fall and Spring (3) Burchett, McLaughlin (GER 4B)
An introduction to the Hindu religious traditions, exploring the diversity of religious thought and practice among Hindus today and throughout history. The course will include topics such as: key historical developments; core teachings as found in major primary texts (the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, works of devotional poet-saints, etc.); the divine pantheon (mythology and imagery of Shiva, Vishnu, the Goddess, etc.); rituals, festivals, and practices of lived Hinduism; the role of Orientalism, colonialism, and Indian nationalism in modern Hinduism; and contemporary social and political issues relating to Hinduism in post-independence India (e.g., Hindu nationalism, communal violence, caste/untouchability). (Formerly RELG 311)
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RELG 214 - Introduction to Buddhism
Fall (3) Vose (GER 4B)
A study of the history, doctrines, practices, and various manifestations of the Buddhist tradition. The course begins with the social and religious context out of which the Buddha emerged, progresses to an exploration of Buddhism’s philosophical basis, and traces the spread of Buddhism from India and its later developments in Nepal and Tibet, Southeast Asia, and China and Japan. (formerly RELG 312)
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RELG 215 - History of Religion in East Asia
Spring (3) Vose (GER 4B)
Introduction to the religious systems of China and Japan, including the literatures, histories, thought patterns and practices of the major schools of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Shintoism. (Formerly RELG 313)
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RELG 221 - Religion and Ethics
Fall and Spring (3) Sheikh (GER 7)
An introductory study of western religious ethics. The course examines the relationships between religious belief and ethics in biblical, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Protestant and humanistic writings. The course emphasizes analytic and critical thinking skills.
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RELG 250 - Readings in Religious Texts
Fall or Spring (1-3) Staff Prerequisite(s): Completion of 202-level language. Consent of the instructor is required
Reading and interpretive study of religious texts in their original languages. Among the languages are Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin and Sanskrit.
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RELG 301 - Readings in Biblical Hebrew
(3) Galambush Prerequisite(s): HBRW 201 or RELG 205 (GER 5)
Further readings and analyses of selected biblical passages.
(Cross listed with HBRW 202 )
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RELG 302 - Torah
(3) Galambush (GER 5)
A study of the first five books of the Jewish and Christian Bibles, including questions of their composition, literary genres, historical setting, and their place in the communities that preserved them. (Formerly RELG 355)
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RELG 304 - The Hebrew Prophets
(3) Galambush Prerequisite(s): RELG 203 or consent of instructor
A study of the function and message of the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible.
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RELG 305 - Biblical Wisdom: Job and Proverbs
Fall (3) Galambush Prerequisite(s): RELG 203 or consent of instructor (GER 7)
A study of the wisdom literature of Ancient Israel, with emphasis on Job and Proverbs. The literature will be examined within its historical, intellectual and cultural context. The course focuses on the distinctive religious and humanistic characteristics of Israelite wisdom.
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RELG 309 - The Holocaust
Spring (3) Raphael (GER 7)
A study of religious and ethical aspects of the destruction of European Jews under Nazi rule. Readings include descriptions of these events and responses by Jews and Christians focusing on meaning, religious self-understanding, responsibility and divine and human justice. Open to juniors and seniors only.
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RELG 310 - Topics in Judaic Studies
Fall or Spring (3) Staff Prerequisite(s): There is often a prerequisite or consent of instructor required.
A study of selected topics in Jewish history, life and thought. Consult the bulletin for topic description in up-coming semesters.
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RELG 315 - Judaism in the Greco-Roman World
(3) Daise
This course examines the religion of Judaism as it existed in Palestine and the Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic and early Roman periods (ca 331 BCE ñ 73 CD). (Cross listed with CLCV 321 )
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RELG 317 - Women in Islam: Tradition and Change
Spring (3) Hernandez (GER 4B)
A study of the changing status and role of women in Muslim society. The course focuses on the relationship between religion and culture as they shape the lives and options of women in traditional society, in the modern period and in the contemporary Islamic experience. (Cross listed with GSWS 317 )
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RELG 318 - Islam in the Modern World
Fall (3) Hernandez Prerequisite(s): RELG 212 or consent of instructor (GER 4B)
This course focuses on sociopolitical circumstances underlying the dynamism and diversity of modern Islamic thought. Special emphasis will be given to political aspects of modern Islamic thought.
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RELG 320 - Pagans and Christians in the Roman World
Fall (3) Donahue
This course considers the encounter between Roman religious and political institutions and the rise of Christianity, from the first through the fourth centuries A.D. Primary emphasis on Roman response to Christianity, from persecution to conversion, through Roman and Christian sources. (Cross listed with CLCV 320 )
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RELG 321 - Ecology and Ethics
(3) Staff (GER 7)
A study of the moral and religious aspects of such problems in human ecology as pollution, overpopulation and resource depletion. The course relates these issues to religious perspectives on human nature, responsibilities to the earth and to future generations.
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RELG 322 - Medicine and Ethics
(3) Staff (GER 7)
A study of moral and religious problems arising in such biomedical issues as abortion, human experimentation, euthanasia, genetic engineering, organ transplants and behavior control. Not open to freshmen.
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RELG 323 - Warfare and Ethics
(3) Staff (GER 7)
A study of moral and religious issues in warfare, including classical and contemporary views. The course focuses on such topics as pacifism, just war and nuclear weapons.
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RELG 326 - Judaism in America
(3) Raphael
A study of the arrival of the Jews in America, the development of the religion in the new world, and the contemporary Jewish experience in America. (Formerly RELG 341)
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RELG 327 - Sexuality, Women and Family in Judaism
(3) Raphael
This course examines sex and sexuality, marriage, divorce and family life in the Bible, Rabbinic literature, Kabbalah, Hasidism and American Judaism. (Formerly RELG 306)
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RELG 328 - Midrash: Jewish Interpretation of Scriptures
(3) Raphael
An examination of various types of Jewish interpretation of biblical texts. The course explores not only the changing modes of commentary from Talmudic to modern times, but also the changing concerns of the commentators themselves. (Formerly RELG 339)
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RELG 329 - The Rabbinic Mind
(3) Daise
A study of how biblical religion became Judaism. An exploration of the impact of the Talmudic rabbis - the ways they changed existing communal practice, understood their own authority to initiate such change, and consequently transformed Jewish self-understanding.
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RELG 332 - Religion and Society in the Middle Ages
(3) Staff Prerequisite(s): RELG 210 or consent of instructor (GER 4A)
A study of Christianity from 600-1500 C.E., with special attention to the eastern and western European cultural and social settings of medieval Christian thought, belief, life and institutions. The course emphasizes primary sources, discussion, writing and qualifies for Med-Ren major.
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RELG 334 - The Protestant and Catholic Reformations
(3) Staff
A study of personalities, institutional changes and theological movements in European and British Christianity from the Reformation through the 18th century. Includes Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anabaptism, Protestant Radicalism, the Roman Catholic Reformation, the English Reformation and Methodism and the Evangelical Revival.
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RELG 335 - Modern Jewish and Christian Thought
(3) Staff (GER 4A, 7)
A critical examination of important texts in modern Jewish and Christian thought concerning the nature, origin, interpretation, and justification of religion. Texts selected from the writings of Moses Mendelssohn, Abraham Geiger, Mordecai Kaplan, Rudolf Bultmann, John A. T. Robinson, Joseph Fletcher, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Gustavo Gutierrez, and John Spong.
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RELG 337 - African Ritual and Religious Practice
(3) Weiss (GER 4B)
This course focuses on the diverse forms of religious practice and experience in various social and cultural contexts in Africa. The symbolic, aesthetic, and political implications of ritual, as well as the transforming significance of religious practice, will be explored. (Cross-listed with AFST 341 , ANTH 337 ).
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RELG 340 - Roman Catholicism Since 1800
(3) Staff (GER 4A, 7)
Themes studied include church and state relations and political liberalism, the social encyclicals, papal authority and the infallibility debate, the development of dogma, Liberal Catholicism, Neo-Thomism, Modernism, Vatican II and Liberation Theology.
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RELG 342 - Comedy, Tragedy, and Religion
(3) Staff (GER 5)
This course begins with an analysis of comedy and tragedy, and an analysis of the comic and tragic visions of life. Then it examines the world’s major religions in light of their comic and tragic elements.
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RELG 345 - Religion, Colonialism, and Nationalism In North America
Fall (3) Fitzgerald (GER 4C)
An investigation of the role of religion in colonial and national identity in the New World. Emphasis on a diversity of perspectives including Native Americans, slaves, and women.
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RELG 346 - Religion, the State, and American Politics
Fall (3) Blazer (College 200, CSI, GER 4C)
A critical approach to national and state politics in the United States addressing a range of religious traditions. (This course is anchored in the CSI domain, and also considers aspects of the ALV domain.)
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