2018-2019 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    Apr 20, 2024  
2018-2019 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Psychology

  
  • PSY 780 - Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Multivariate statistical model-building and applications of structural equation modeling techniques to date in the behavioral and psychological sciences. Path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural regression models.
    PREREQ: PSY 756 
  
  • PSY 840 - Advanced Practicum in Clinical Health Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Health psychology field placement. Practicum experience in multidisciplinary settings. Interviewing, brief intervention, ethics, diversity, contemporary issues in the field. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 843 - Seminar in Psychopathology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Discussion, readings, and projects on selected topics in psychopathology and related areas. Presupposes a knowledge of personality theory and abnormal psychology. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 847 - Practicum in Psychotherapy

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theory, technique, and supervised experience in conducting psychotherapy. Supervision and training of novice psychotherapists. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 849 - Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    For advanced students in psychological diagnosis and treatment. Supervised experience in counseling, play therapy, group therapy, and psychological diagnosis with children and adults. May be taken for a maximum of six credits.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 851 - Clinical Therapy Experience Practicum

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Clinical psychology graduate students will conduct intake assessments, psychotherapy, and interventions as necessary with clients in the Psychological Services Center or other placement. They will receive supervision and develop their clinical intervention skills.
  
  • PSY 853 - Experimental Design and Statistical Tests

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Experimental design and appropriate statistical tests. Use of the analysis of variance and covariance techniques.
  
  • PSY 854 - Bayesian Statistical Analysis

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    An introduction to Bayesian data analysis, with an emphasis on designs typically encountered in the behavioral and social sciences.
  
  • PSY 857 - Multivariate Analysis

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Statistical techniques dealing with situations in volving many variables. Multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, canonical correlations, and classification procedures.
  
  • PSY 860 - Topics in Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Special topics of current interest. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be taken for credit three times. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 861 - Consultation Processes

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Research on consultation processes from diverse theoretical perspectives. Laboratory involving role playing and simulation of stages of consultation. Ethical and legal issues of indirect service delivery.
  
  • PSY 862 - Consultation Practicum

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Supervised practical experience in consultation process: problem identification and analysis, treatment implementation, and process and outcome evaluation. Databased indirect service delivery consistent with ethical and legal guidelines.
  
  • PSY 863 - Developmental Psychopathology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Developmental perspective on problems of childhood adjustment from infancy to adolescence. Theoretical concepts of etiology, descriptive characteristics, differential diagnosis, and intervention approaches for each disorder. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 865 - Behavioral Assessment: Research and Theory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Theoretical and empirical issues in assessing interaction between people and environments. Direct observation in naturalistic and analogous settings, interviews and other self-report measures, and psychophysiological measures. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 866 - Behavior Theory Practicum

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Review of literature, research, and ethical/legal issues concerning the treatment of children’s learning and adjustment problems using behavioral principles. Supervised experience in behavioral assessment, treatment implementation, and outcome evaluation.
    PREREQ: PSY 765  OR PSY 865 
  
  • PSY 870 - Internship in School Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Supervised internship in school and/or other child/youth agency. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 880 - School Psychology Practicum

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Supervised experience in school settings, applying direct and indirect psychological services with outcome evaluation. Consideration of legal and ethical issues and broader community context for child-related services. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 885 - Internship in School Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Supervised internship in school and/or other child/youth agency. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 894 - History and Systems Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Detailed treatment of principal forces that have played an important role in the evolution of modern psychology. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 895 - Theories of Health and Behavior

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Major theories of health and behavior, including issues in theory construction and model building are examined. Practical exercises teach theory integration in designing behavior change interventions in behavioral medicine, health promotion, and disease prevention. Permission of instructor is required.
  
  • PSY 896 - Neuropsychological Assessment

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Neuropsychological assessment with administration of neuropsychological test batteries to adults and children with suspected neurological problems. Case analysis, interpretation, and report writing. Permission of Instructor.
    PREREQ: PSY 596
  
  • PSY 899 - Projects in Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 970 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 990 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 996 - Internship in Clinical Psychology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Supervised internship at an accredited clinical psychology internship site.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 997 - Masters Thesis

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 999 - Dissertation

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable

Painting

  
  • PTG 503 - Drawing and Painting for Non-Art Majors

    School of Art
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: DRW 503 
    Fundamental concepts and techniques of painting and drawing.
  
  • PTG 504 - Drawing and Painting for Non-Art Majors

    School of Art
    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: DRW 504 
    Fundamental concepts and techniques of painting and drawing.
  
  • PTG 555 - Drawing Research

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: DRW 555 
    Drawing as an expression and creative art form.
    PREREQ: PTG 455 OR 456
  
  • PTG 582 - Painting Research

    School of Art
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Advanced research.
  
  • PTG 585 - Painting Materials Techniques

    School of Art
    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Advanced study in use of studio materials and techniques used by painters; pigments, binders, for oil paint, acrylics, polymer resins, casein, pastels, water color, egg tempera, fresco. Independent research problems are assigned.
  
  • PTG 650 - Drawing, Graduate

    School of Art
    1-12 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: DRW 650 
    Drawing as self-contained expression through contemporary and historical investigation of materials and techniques.
  
  • PTG 660 - Painting, Graduate

    School of Art
    1-12 credit(s) Every semester
    Studio work and in-depth examination of professional practice through individual and group critiques with faculty and visiting artists. Includes scholarly investigations through readings in contemporary and historical criticism. Permission of instructor
    Repeatable
  
  • PTG 661 - Color and Pictorial Design Research Problems

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Color focused pictorial design projects or paintings directed by student/faculty interaction and guidance. Emphasis on personal research in chromatic space and form, either two- or three-dimensional, utilizing pigments or colored light. Permission of instructor
  
  • PTG 666 - Materials and Techniques Research Problems

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    A program of individual technical research that delves into the diverse methods and materials of both the past and present, used in the production of two dimensional art forms. Permission of instructor
  
  • PTG 760 - Painting, Graduate

    School of Art
    1-12 credit(s) Every semester
    Continuation of PTG 660.
  
  • PTG 996 - Final Presentation

    School of Art
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Final presentation accompanied by written statement, culminating in an oral examination for M.F.A. or M.I.D. degree. Taken during final semester upon advisor’s approval.
  
  • PTG 997 - Masters Thesis

    School of Art
    0-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Formal master’s thesis. Written document exhibiting substantive and original research. Planned under direction of major departmental advisor.

Queer Sexuality

  
  • QSX 746 - Queer Rhetorics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: CCR 746 , CRS 746 , WGS 746 
    Explores contemporary queer scholarship and activism from a rhetorical perspective. Analyzes purposes, arguments, tropes, figures, exigencies, modes of delivery, and audiences in historical and transnational contexts

Recording and Allied Entertainment

  
  • RAE 500 - Selected Topics

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • RAE 501 - Reconciling Arts and Commerce: Arts Entrepreneurship

    Setnor School of Music
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Campus-wide offering for arts-oriented students.  Explores the balance between the creative process and commercial realities.  Insight on marketing, networking and self-promotion strategies.  Permission of instructor.
  
  • RAE 505 - Entertainment Industry Exploration

    Setnor School of Music
    1-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Each student determines their own personalized path of learning in a structured mentored academic environment with an emphasis on any and all aspects of the entertainment industry.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • RAE 600 - Selected Topics

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • RAE 601 - Audio Arts Graduate Survey

    Setnor School of Music
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Foundational widescreen view of the business of audio and music in entertainment media. Creative processes, industry careers, revenue streams, and studio theory will be introduced.
  
  • RAE 610 - Audio Arts Colloquium

    Setnor School of Music
    1 credit(s) Every semester
    A three-phase course taught in one-credit increments designed to give Audio Arts students a grounding in the fields of culture of audio arts and music-related media.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • RAE 670 - Experience Credit

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s)
    Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • RAE 675 - Audio Arts Industry Practicum

    Setnor School of Music
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Students work in a professional audio arts setting for a minimum of six weeks, while participating in online discussions and doing a research paper on the industry.
  
  • RAE 690 - Independent Study

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable

Recorder

  
  • RDR 520 - Recorder Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For non-music students.
  
  • RDR 525 - Recorder Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • RDR 526 - Recorder Instruction

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.

Reading and Language Arts

  
  • RED 512 - Children’s and Adolescent Literature

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course will explore the history of, characteristics of, benefits of, and problems surrounding the genres of children’s and adolescent literature. The course will familiarize students with a variety of texts written for children and young adults and give a historical and theoretical background for the teaching of literature.
  
  • RED 600 - Selected Topics

    School of Education
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • RED 607 - Issues in Multicultural Literacy

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Application of major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to the nature and role of culture to constructing learning environments that support students’ cultural identities, language and literacy development, and content-area achievement.
  
  • RED 613 - Teaching Comprehension

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theory, research-based concepts, instruction, materials, assessment, and programs for teaching comprehension. Integrated into the course are an emphasis on instructional coaching and using technology to promote comprehension development.
  
  • RED 614 - Teaching 21st Century Writers In and Out of School

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Writing theory, research, and practice for youth in and beyond school contexts. Highlights spaces in urban schools and communities that encourage the creative writing practices of today’s youth. Includes 25 hours of fieldwork in community.
  
  • RED 615 - Teaching Academic Writing in K-12 Classrooms

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Provides opportunities for students to construct concepts, acquire skills, and explore issues related to teaching, assessing, and providing leadership around academic writing for a wide range of learners in K-12 classrooms.
  
  • RED 616 - Academic Language and Reading

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Research-based concepts, instruction and materials, assessment, and programs for developing academic language and reading in grades five through twelve. For subject-area teachers, literacy specialists, and other educators interested in adolescent literacy.
  
  • RED 621 - Literacy Intervention for Special Educators, Grades K-12

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Current research, issues, and practices in literacy for special educators in grades K-12, with a particular focus on literacy intervention.
    PREREQ: (EED 624  AND EED 625 ) OR RED 625 
  
  • RED 625 - Literacy Across the Curriculum

    School of Education
    3-4 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: RED 326
    Language acquisition and literacy development for diverse learners. Instructional approaches, materials, and assessment techniques to foster reading, writing, speaking, and listening for thinking and communicating. Includes minimum 25-hour field placement. Adolescence and special subject preparation programs. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • RED 626 - Early Intervention for Children’s Reading Problems

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: SPE 627 
    Researchbased instruction for prevention and remediation of reading difficulties. Focus on preschool and early elementary children at risk for reading problems, as well as older elementary children labeled learning disabled, reading disabled, or dyslexic.
  
  • RED 629 - Data-Driven Early Literacy Intervention and Coaching

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Advanced research-based diagnostic assessment and intervention for learners with severe reading and writing disabilities. Includes 25+ hours of practice in diagnosis and treatment.
    PREREQ: RED 626 /SPE 627 
  
  • RED 700 - Selected Topics

    School of Education
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • RED 715 - Language, Learning, and Literacy

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Seminar on relationships between oral and written language and learning; social influences on linguistic and cognitive development; socially interactive models of language learning and teaching.
  
  • RED 736 - Mathematical Communication

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: MTD 736 
    Theoretical development of the role of communication in students’ mathematical learning, K-12. Examination of strategies to support all students’ abilities to read mathematical texts, to generate written responses, and to engage in productive classroom conversations.
  
  • RED 746 - Perspectives on Literacy and Technology

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Exploration of the theoretical literature and research on the relationships between literacy and technology in various sociocultural contexts. Consideration of instructional frameworks, methods, and materials for technology-enhanced literacy instruction with diverse learners.
  
  • RED 747 - Literacy Clinic

    School of Education
    6 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Supervised practice and seminar in diagnosing and tutoring students who struggle with reading and writing. Includes a 50-hour practicum
    PREREQ: RED 629 

Religion

  
  • REL 500 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • REL 551 - Ethics and the Health professions

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PHI 593 
    Ethical theories in professional, organizational, and political-economic fields in health care. Specific issues: assisted suicide, professional codes, ethics of “cost- cutting” and justice with respect to care.
  
  • REL 552 - Bioethics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: MPH 664 PHI 594  
    Use of ethical theory in thinking about case problems in health care. Moral dilemmas: use of reproductive technologies, abortion, surrogate motherhood, research with humans, refusal and withdrawal of treatment, physician-assisted suicide.
  
  • REL 557 - Modern Theology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Introduction to major figures and movements in twentieth- century theology. Upper division standing.
  
  • REL 595 - Religion, Art, and Aesthetics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Intersection between religion, art, and philosophy. Sources culled from Western religious thought and philosophy.
  
  • REL 600 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • REL 601 - Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Introduction to “classic” literature and issues in the field of religion.
  
  • REL 602 - Gnosticism

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Gnosticism as a structure of religious belief; as sectarian movement within “mainline” traditions of late antiquity (Judaism, Christianity, paganism); as a literary-critical perspective on religious texts and traditions in antiquity and contemporary thinking.
  
  • REL 603 - Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Introduction to “classic” twentieth-century literature and issues in the field of religion.
  
  • REL 605 - Religion and the Body in Late Antiquity

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: WGS 605 
    History of the human body as history of its modes of construction in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Problems that arise when the body becomes a topic for religious inquiry. Readings in ancient texts and contemporary theory.
  
  • REL 607 - Ancient Religious Rhetoric

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Rhetoric of ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean religious texts, including parts of the Bible; role of persuasion in ancient religion and its effects on literature, power, and on conceptions of knowledge and text in antiquity.
  
  • REL 610 - Textual Practices in the Study of Religion

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    A theoretical and practical exploration of different textual practices and ways of approaching and interpreting them, focusing on an extended consideration of a single religious text or a single genre of religious texts.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • REL 611 - The Idea of Scripture

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    The religious, literary, and political factors that affected the development and canonization of Jewish and Christian scriptures and shaped the idea of authoritative scripture in Western religious traditions.
  
  • REL 619 - Ritual Theory and Religious Practice

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: ANT 619 
    Survey and evaluation of major ritual theories, tested against a particular set of religious and cultural practices, such as those involving purification and pollutions, or holidays and festivals.
  
  • REL 620 - Textual Scripts in the Study of Religion

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Theories and descriptions of how texts shape people’s words, actions and experiences, both religious and secular, and how people use and perform texts for spiritual and social effects on religious objects, cultures, traditions and themselves.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • REL 621 - Teaching World Religions in Theory and Practice

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    The complexities of teaching introductory courses in world religions, especially in the context of recent debates on comparison as well as the very concept of “religion.” Graduate standing.
  
  • REL 622 - Sacrifice

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    An investigation of “sacrifice” as a name for ritual and non-ritual practices in contemporary and historical societies and in academic discourse about religions and cultures.
  
  • REL 625 - Pluralism in Islam

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Historical development of multiple discourses within the Muslim world. Role of Islamic texts, institutions, and contexts on intra-Islamic politics of identity, representation, and religious authority. Hybridity and syncretism of Islams in contemporary local contexts.
  
  • REL 626 - Beyond the Veil: Gender Politics in Islam

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: MES 626 
    Double Numbered with: REL 465
    Politics of gender, religious identities, and resistance in the Islamic world. Gender scripts in Qur’anic scripture and Shariah laws. Contemporary realities of Muslim women living in different parts of the world. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • REL 627 - Globalization and Religion: Processes and problems

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Sophisticated works in globalization theory emerge from sociology, economics, political history, and contemporary cultural studies with broad significance for the study of religion. Bringing these into conversation with religious studies is the project of this seminar. Graduate standing.
  
  • REL 628 - Muslim Rituals, Practices, and Performances

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: ANT 628 
    Historical, cultural, and sociological analysis of pan-Islamic festivals and rituals. Local, culturally-specific, unofficial practices in Islam.
  
  • REL 629 - Islamic Metaphysics and Epistemology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: PHI 629
    In-depth study of the main epistemological systems and theories of metaphysics developed in Islamic intellectual tradition. Explores the systems of interpretation of the Qur’an and Sunnah developed by legal scholars, mystics and philosophers.
  
  • REL 630 - Textual Bodies in the Study of Religion

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    An exploration of the intersections of texts and bodies within religious cultures texts as bodies (from literary corpus to material object), bodies as texts (inscribed and read), and above all bodies in texts.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • REL 640 - The Philosphical Foundations of Religion

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Philosophic and religious heritage highlighted by Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine, and Aquinas. Focus varies from year to year.
    Repeatable
  
  • REL 642 - Critical Issues in the Study of Native Americans

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: ANT 691 
    Methodological issues related to studies of indigenous traditions and develops interpretive strategies for using literature about Native American religions.
  
  • REL 644 - Feminist Theology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: WGS 644 
    Feminist theology as a global religious movement from its roots in U.S. feminism to its current political and philosophical battles.
  
  • REL 650 - Themes in 19th Century Religious Thought

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Religious thought in 19thcentury Europe and America. Themes may include God, freedom, and selfhood; Romanticism and religion; and religion, freedom, and slavery. Figures examined may include Kierkegaard, Kant, Douglass, Emerson, and others.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • REL 651 - Classics in the Sociology of Religion and Morals

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: ANT 651 , SOC 651 
    Classical sociological writings of Emile Durkheim and Max Weber and their contemporary significance.
  
  • REL 652 - Psychoanalysis and Religious Ethics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Psychoanalysis and its implications for religious ethics.
  
  • REL 653 - Postmodern Ethics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Selected philosophical and religious perspectives on postmodern ethics. Readings from Rorty, Stout, Kristeva, Wyschogrod, MacIntyre, Nussbaum, and others.
  
  • REL 654 - Religious Corporealities

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Ways in which corporealities are shaped by and shape religious texts and traditions, philosophically and practically. Potential topics include nudity, body, flesh, skin, and sensuality, with attention to sexuality and biopolitics.
  
  • REL 656 - Christianity and the Enlightenment

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Theological responses of representative thinkers to the challenges of the new science, natural religion, Deism, and the philosophies of the European Enlightenment.
 

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