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PSYC 440 - Perception & Representation in Art and Architecture
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 311 or PSYC 313
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Additional Domain (if applicable): CSI
This course will cover visual perception and representation in art and architecture. Primarily, we will examine perception and representation of 3-D structure on the 2-D plane. Specific topics include balance, shape, form, growth, space, light, color, movement, dynamics, and expression. Artworks will be critiqued with respect to the visual information provided to provide depth and multi- dimensional structure and/or dynamics. A secondary literature on the relation between space and thought will be examined with respect to architecture. We will consider selected readings on space and function and on the relation between body and space, particularly with respect to the recent embodied cognition movement within Psychology.
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PSYC 442 - Psychology of Decision Making
Credits: (3)
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
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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 457 - Plastic Brain
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 311 or PSYC 313
This is a seminar course that focuses on brain changes that occur as a result of development, injury, disease, or some other event such as surgical or therapeutic intervention. A background in Cognitive Psychology or Physiological Psychology is required. We will review content from texts and journal publications. Class participation, class presentation/discussion leadership, and three papers are required.
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PSYC 470 - Topics in Psychology
Credits: (1-4)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (1-3)
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
Credits: (1-3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (1-3)
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
Credits: (1-3)
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
Credits: (1-3)
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
Credits: (1)
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
Credits: (4)
College Curriculum: COLL 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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (1-3)
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
Credits: (1-3)
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 396 - Non-Capstone Independent Study
Credits: (1-4)
Directed readings/research course conducted on individual or group basis on various topics in public policy which do not rise to the level of a capstone experience. No more than 4 credits may be taken in this course.
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PUBP 490 - Independent Study
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 400
Directed readings/research course conducted on individual or group basis on various topics in public policy. The course will count as the student’s Public Policy capstone and will fulfill the upper-level writing requirement. As a capstone, the final project must synthesize existing research and apply critical analysis to a public policy issue, conduct public policy research and analysis in an applied setting; or create original scholarship on a public policy issue. In addition, the student must demonstrate that he or she can communicate the results of his/her study effectively with diverse audiences. The course may not be taken more than twice.
The course may not be taken more than twice
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PUBP 491 - Advanced Topics in Public Policy
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 400
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 or public policy analysis; 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.
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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PUBP 498 - Internship
Credits: (3)
This course may be repeated for credit.
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Religious Studies |
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RELG 100 - Critical Questions in Religious Studies
Credits: (4)
College Curriculum: COLL 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
Credits: 4
College Curriculum: COLL 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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
A cross-cultural and comparative study of religion meant to inspire and guide students to think seriously and self-reflexively about religious pluralism in the modern world. The course’s aim is to use comparison across cultures, traditions, and methodologies to arrive at a deepened understanding of religion that challenges both rationalist reductionism and dogmatic fundamentalism. We will explore key themes across world religious traditions (e.g., myth, ritual, belief, religious experience, gender and sexuality, ethics, and understandings of salvation, scripture, and the natural world) while also learning about the distinctly Western and colonial origins of modern understandings of religion(s). The specific religious traditions and themes explored may vary from semester to semester. No prerequisites.
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RELG 203 - History and Religion of Ancient Israel
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
An exploration of the origins and development of the ancient nations of Israel and Judah in their cultural and historical contexts. The course examines archaeological, epigraphic, and literary evidence from Mesopotamia, Canaan, and Egypt to understand both the history and worldview of the ancient Israelites. The Hebrew Bible is explored in depth as document in dialogue with but not identical to the religious beliefs and practices of ancient Israel.
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RELG 204 - Christian Origins
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
A study of the emergence of Christianity from its beginnings as a sect of Second Temple Judaism to its establishment in the Mediterranean world under Constantine I.
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RELG 205 - Reading the Bible in Hebrew I
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Additional Domain (if applicable): CSI
This course is designed to engage students with some of the key topics and seminal moments in the history of Christianity. We will begin with the life of Jesus and the competing stories that surrounded it. We will end with contemporary issues that involve Christianity and will discuss some of the grand theories of religion in the broad context of modern globalization. Thus, the course will move through two consecutive parts. In the first part, we will cover early forms of Christianity, major theological disputes that involved emperors, bishops, and monks throughout the Mediterranean and into the far East. In the following part, we will bring the story of Christianity to current times and will discuss the relevance of Christianity to such highly contested topics as the future of Europe, American political life and culture, progressive secularization, and unification of culture throughout the world.
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RELG 211 - Introduction to the History of Jewish Thought
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Additional Domain (if applicable): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Additional Domain (if applicable): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
This is an introductory level, lecture-based, yet interactive, course that explores the complex, everyday intersections between religious beliefs and ideas on the one hand and ethical reasoning and behavior on the other, across a variety of religious traditions. The course examines ethical issues cross-culturally and from a variety of disciplinary approaches including philosophical, theological, anthropological, psychological, philological and others. While this is not a comparative religions class, we will try our best, given constraints of time, to familiarize ourselves with some of the core beliefs, practices and ethical foundations of some of the major (most widely followed) religious traditions of the world.
Throughout the course, we will examine texts, interpretations, arguments and cultural practices of various religious communities and reflect about what they offer us as resources, and challenges, for thinking about the best way to live a happy and meaningful human life. The ethical teachings of religious traditions will invite and challenge us to carefully, critically and emphatically examine the different ways in which religious traditions have shaped everyday human life across the globe in the past and continue to do so today. We shall also attend to the ways in which religious and ethical beliefs and practices compare with each other.
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RELG 250 - Readings in Religious Texts
Credits: (1-3)
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
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HBRW 201 or RELG 205
Further readings and analyses of selected biblical passages.
Cross-listed with: HBRW 202
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RELG 302 - Torah
Credits: (3)
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 303 - Poets and Prophets
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
Ancient Israel and Ancient Greece are two of the most influential ancient “places” for our understanding of the modern world. However, and even though they flourished at roughly the same time and not so very far away from each other, they are rarely studied together. This course examines what the study of both can help us see about each that might otherwise be harder to see. Our discussions will proceed more or less chronologically from the thirteenth century B.C.E. to the conquests of Alexander in the fourth century, dealing throughout with crucial issues in the study of history, memory, ethnic identity, and especially myth.
Cross-listed with: CLCV 303
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RELG 304 - The Biblical Prophetic Books
Credits: (3)
We will apply techniques of contemporary literary theory to the narratives and poetry of some of the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible.A study of the function and message of the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible.
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RELG 309 - The Holocaust
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
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 (except during summer sessions).
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RELG 310 - Topics in Judaic Studies
Credits: (3)
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 311 - Modern European Jewish History
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Additional Domain (if applicable): CSI
Blood Libels. Expulsion from Spain. The Inquisition. Pogroms. The Holocaust. It is easy to take a lachrymose view of Jewish history, highlighting persecution throughout the ages. This course seeks to overturn the stereotype of Jewish history as one reduced to a tale of oppression. Through rich primary sources such as diaries, letters, newspaper articles, and memoirs, this course introduces students to the major themes, actors, and movements of European Jewish history, from the eighteenth century through the fall of communism. We will explore political, social, economic and religious developments, as well as how these events impacted the personal and inner lives of ordinary and extraordinary Jews. This class assumes no previous knowledge of Judaism or Jewish history.
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RELG 315 - Judaism before the Rabbis
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
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 221
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RELG 316 - Rabbis and Fathers
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
In this course we will trace the developments of rabbinic Judaism and catholic Christianity from the destruction of the Jewish temple in 70 CE to the Muslim conquest of Caesarea in 640 CE, with a particular focus on the way each religion interpreted their scriptures. In the first half we track the rise of each group, as well as the posture of 2nd century catholic Christianity toward the Jews. In the second half, we make a detailed comparison of the ways in which each group interpreted their sacred literature, giving special attention to (a) talmudic and midrashic literature among the rabbis, (b) Old Testament commentary and hermeneutical treatises among the catholics, (c) the interpretive philosophies of four major figures of the period (Rabbi Ishmael, Rabbi Akiva, Origen and Augustine) and (d) each group’s views of the other, as espoused in the Babylonian Talmud (on Jesus) and Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History (on Jews of the apostolic age).
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RELG 317 - Women in Islam: Tradition and Change
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): ALV
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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 325 - Understanding Muslim Ethics
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
This course is designed to help students understand the ethical lives of Muslims qua religious beings: their views about the good life, their understanding of God and the varied ethical implications they have drawn by taking seriously God’s existence and the existence of revelations and prophets. In short, this class is a window onto the range of ways in which Muslims in different cultural and social settings have reasoned about a good life. We will read a wide range of primary and scholarly sources to examine how Muslims justify particular moral positions, the values they hold dear and the variety of ways in which, and methods by which, they conceptualize a flourishing human life at the personal, social, cultural and political levels. We will try to understand how Muslims argue about things that matter to them as religious and moral beings. We shall learn about the legal, philosophical, moral, political and exegetical dimensions of their individual and communal lives. We will do this by focusing on a limited range of important ethical topics such as war and conflict, political governance, the environment, gender, sex and marriage, biomedical issues, inter-faith relations and others. Throughout, we will think comparatively about how Muslim understandings and behaviors about such issues challenge, contradict or deepen other ways of reasoning about the good life.
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RELG 326 - Judaism in America
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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 331 - What is Love? Reflections from the Islamic Tradition
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This seminar will examine some of the most profound and influential writings about love from the Islamic intellectual and poetic traditions. Perhaps more than any other civilization, the literary and philosophical traditions of Islamic civilization have been “love-centric.” In this course we will closely read and discuss various philosophies and theories of love from the mundane to the mystical.
Through readings and discussions of the works of Ibn Hazm, ‘Attar, al-Ghazali, Ibn al-Farid, Rumi, Amir Khusro, Ibn ‘Arabi, Hafez and more, students will become familiar with the various “schools of love” of the Islamic tradition, the role of love in Islamic philosophy, theology, and mysticism, as well as the various social practices and norms surrounding love and its expression in the various Muslim societies. We will also cover the prominent belles-lettres tradition of “love literature” in Arabic and Persian and the influence of this literature on Western literature from the Medieval period to the present day.
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RELG 332 - Religion and Society in the Middle Ages
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): RELG 210 or consent of instructor
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
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
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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 345 - Religion, Colonialism, and Nationalism in North America
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
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
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
A critical approach to national and state politics in the United States addressing a range of religious traditions.
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RELG 347 - New Religious Movements in America
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
A study of new and alternative religions, past and present, with an emphasis on cultural context, historical development, and tensions with political and religious authorities.
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RELG 348 - African American Religions
Credits: (3)
An historical, thematic, and theoretical overview of African American religions from enslavement through contemporary Caribbean and African migrations.
Cross-listed with: AFST 348
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RELG 349 - American Immigration and Religion
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): CSI
This course is designed to introduce students to a larger literature on transnationalsim, immigration and religion in America. We will analyze the Inherent transnational nature of religious traditions, assess the major waves of immigration and their relevance to America’s changing religious character, evaluate why religion is so central to immigrants’ understanding of American identity, and analyze the connection between racial/ethnic, national, religious identities.
Cross-listed with: AMST 350
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RELG 350 - Eastern Christianity
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
This course surveys the history of the major Christian churches and communities in the East. We will explore topics like East/West ecclesiastical divisions and controversies, mysticism, the theological and social role of pillar saints, holy warriors, holy fools, vampires, and witches. The discussion of Orthodox communities and their theologies will throw light on the formation of secular culture and the role of the Orthodox churches in contemporary politics and society.
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RELG 361 - Modern Hinduism
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): RELG 213 or consent of instructor
A study of classical Hindu traditions in interaction with westernization and modernization. The course emphasizes 19th- and 20th-century figures, including leaders of current cults.
(Formerly RELG 411)
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RELG 362 - Magic, Science, and Religion
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV, NQR
This interdisciplinary course explores different understandings of and interactions between the realms of “magic,” “science” and “religion” across a range of historical and cultural contexts. Drawing together materials from the fields of religious studies, anthropology, history of science, philosophy, science studies, and the natural sciences, the course will examine and problematize standard narratives of modernity by (a) interrogating modern understandings of religion, science, rationality, and disenchantment, (b) exploring the historical origins and development of our dominant (science-based) modern Western episteme, and (c) examining unconventional ways of knowing and alternative understandings of the sacred, rationality, and enchantment. Topics may also include: classic theories of magic, science, and religion; experiences of the extraordinary, uncanny, and non-rational; the roles of magic, science, and religion in practices and discourses of colonialism; the modern-day authority of science and the marginalization of other ways of knowing; debates regarding the nature and varieties of human consciousness; issues surrounding the method, practice, and ideology of science; and intersections of religion, magic, and science in neuroscience, quantum physics, paranormal phenomenon, and popular culture.
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RELG 363 - Sociology of Religion
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): CSI
Domain (Reaching Out): ALV
This course explores systems of belief, rituals, organizations and movements. It examines factors that influence religiosity, as well as the ways religion affects (and is affected by) other social institutions, such as the economy, politics and the educational system.
Cross-listed with: SOCL 363
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RELG 364 - Yoga and Tantra
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
This course traces the historical development of the traditions of Yoga and Tantra in South Asia and examines modern-day understandings and practices of Yoga and Tantra in the West. We will discuss contemporary debates and controversies surrounding Yoga and Tantra, while also investigating the origins of these traditions and how they came to be perceived and practiced in the way they are today. Special attention will be given to: key primary texts of the Hindu yogic traditions; the different historical forms of yogic and tantric meditation, asceticism, and “magic;” colonial/orientalist perceptions of these traditions; and the intertwined roles of consumer culture, scientism, and “spirituality” in modern yoga. The course is anchored in an investigation of larger theoretical questions regarding the (ritual) use of the body and altered forms of consciousness in religious-spiritual practices of disciplining and transforming the self. Additional topics may include: traditional Buddhist and modern-day secular practices of mindfulness; sexuality and transgression in yogic-tantric practice; the role of the guru in South Asian yogic and tantric traditions; the influence of Yoga and Tantra in modern occultism and the Human Potential Movement; psychedelic drugs and mystical experience; and the links between yoga and Hindu nationalism in modern-day India.
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RELG 367 - Himalayan Religion
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
This course examines the variety of religious orientations in Tibet and the histories and signature practices of Tibet’s four Buddhist orders. It investigates the religious-political rule of the Dalai Lamas historically and in current-day China, India, and the west.
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RELG 369 - Hindu Sacred Texts
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): RELG 213 or RELG 360
An intensive study of selected significant writings from the Hindu traditions, focusing on the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads. This course will explore key philosophical concepts and their impact in both India and the West.
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RELG 378 - Psychology of Religion
Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 201 and 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.
Cross-listed with: PSYC 450
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RELG 380 - Buddhist Philosophy
Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course examines Indian and Tibetan Buddhist analyses of personal identity, the nature of the world, and how we come to have knowledge of both. It additionally explores Buddhist ethical responses to selfless persons and an empty world.
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RELG 382 - Buddhism and Science
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): NQR
This course will examine modern Buddhists’ claims on cosmology, the individual, and the nature of consciousness, investigating the strategies Buddhists utilize to construct and negotiate the boundaries between Religion and Science. We will draw material from across the Asian Buddhist world, analyzing debates between Śri Lankan monks and Christian missionaries on the structure of the universe, Tibetan and western efforts to demonstrate the compatibility between the Buddhist doctrine of emptiness and quantum physics, and the contemporary attempt to map Buddhist meditators’ brains. The course assumes no prior knowledge of Buddhism; we will study classical Buddhist perspectives at every turn.
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RELG 391 - Theory and Method in the Study of Religion
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 400
This course surveys the dominant methods of studying religion and the theories on which they are based. The perspectives may include the anthropological, feminist, historical, literary, philosophical, phenomenological, political, psychological and sociological.
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RELG 481 - Independent Study in Religion
Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of chairperson
A program of extensive reading, writing and discussion in a special area of religion for the advanced student. Students accepted for either course will arrange their program of study with appropriate members of the department.
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RELG 482 - Independent Study in Religion
Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of chairperson
A program of extensive reading, writing and discussion in a special area of religion for the advanced student. Students accepted for either course will arrange their program of study with appropriate members of the department.
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RELG 495 - Honors
Credits: (3)
Students admitted to senior Honors in Religion will be responsible for (a) reading and research supervised by a faculty member designated by the chair, (b) presentation of an Honors essay acceptable to the examining committee and submitted two weeks before the last day of classes of the student’s graduating semester, and (c) satisfactory performance in an oral examination based on the Honors essay and related background. Consult the chair for eligibility, admission and continuance requirements.
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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RELG 496 - Honors
Credits: (3)
Students admitted to senior Honors in Religion will be responsible for (a) reading and research supervised by a faculty member designated by the chair, (b) presentation of an Honors essay acceptable to the examining committee and submitted two weeks before the last day of classes of the student’s graduating semester, and (c) satisfactory performance in an oral examination based on the Honors essay and related background. Consult the chair for eligibility, admission and continuance requirements.
Note: For College provisions governing the Admission to Honors, see catalog section titled Honors and Special Programs.
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Russian and Post-Soviet Studies |
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RPSS 200 - Transfer Elective Credit
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RPSS 201 - Introduction to Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
Credits: (3)
College Curriculum: COLL 200
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Domain (Reaching Out): CSI
This course serves as a “gateway” to the Russian and Post-Soviet Studies major and provides an empirical, conceptual and methodological foundation for the more advanced courses. It introduces students to some of the key facts, debates and myths in and about the region; discusses the concept of “Russia” as it has been conceived of by various disciplines; and demonstrates the interdisciplinary approach through a case study. Topics may vary: consumption and everyday life; Russia and the West, etc.
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RPSS 290 - Topics in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
Credits: (1-4)
Selected topics in RPSS are offered occasionally. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester.
These courses may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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RPSS 300 - Transfer Elective Credit
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RPSS 390 - Topics in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
Credits: (1-4)
Selected topics in RPSS are offered occasionally. The topic to be considered will be announced prior to the beginning of the semester. These courses may be repeated for credit if the topic varies.
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RPSS 480 - Independent Study in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies.
Credits: (1-3)
For majors and minors who have completed most of their requirements and who have secured approval from a supervising instructor. RPSS 480 may be repeated for credit, if the topic varies.
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RPSS 490 - Senior Research Seminar
Credits: (4)
College Curriculum: COLL 400
This course is designed as a capstone experience for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies concentrators to guide them in synthesizing their course work and field experiences. It is a variable topics course which brings together critical thinking, research, and communication skills. Fulfills the Major Writing Requirement. Open to juniors and seniors only.
May be repeated for credit if topics differ.
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RPSS 495 - Senior Honors in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
Credits: (3)
Please see the detailed description of the honors process in the opening of the Global Studies catalog section.
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RPSS 496 - Senior Honors in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
Credits: (3)
Please see the detailed description of the honors process in the opening of the Global Studies catalog section.
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Russian Studies |
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RUSN 101 - Elementary Russian I
Credits: (4)
An introduction to Russian, with emphasis on oral skills. Cyrillic alphabet, case structure, verbal usage, building of basic vocabulary and conversational skills, ability to read simplified passages in Russian. For additional placement information, please see the Modern Languages and Literatures website.
Five class hours.
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RUSN 102 - Elementary Russian II
Credits: (4)
Prerequisite(s): RUSN 101
An introduction to Russian, with emphasis on oral skills. Cyrillic alphabet, case structure, verbal usage, building of basic vocabulary and conversational skills, ability to read simplified passages in Russian. For additional placement information, please see the Modern Languages and Literatures website.
Five class hours.
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RUSN 150 - First Year Seminar
Credits: (4)
College Curriculum: COLL 150
An exploration of a specific topic in Russian Cultural 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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