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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Survey of the methodologies and techniques used in the study of human development. Content areas may include perceptual, social, language, cognitive, and moral development. Practical experience using observational, experimental, and interview methods, with participation in all phases of research (design, data collection and analysis, report writing). Lecture and laboratory. Pre-requisite or co-requisite: PSYC 203; or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
The analysis of human behavior in a social context using the experimental method, with participation in all phases of research. Content areas may include helping behavior, prejudice and discrimination, communication, attraction, aggression, conformity, and obedience. Lecture and laboratory. Pre- or co-requisite: PSYC 203; or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of major theoretical and applied topics in counseling and clinical psychology, as well as the statistical and research methods used in the field. Lab will include demonstrations and the execution of independent research projects. Focus is on the scientist-practitioner model and on the synthesis of the scholarly and applied aspects of psychotherapy and counseling related topics. Lecture and laboratory. Pre- or co-requisite: PSYC 203.
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4.00 Credits
An investigation of selected current topics and problems in psychology. Each student is responsible for the preparation of one major project, which includes both written and oral-presentation components. Prerequisite: PSYC 203 or consent of the instructor.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Intensive study of a theme, process, or problem in psychology or human development. A maximum of four semester-hours of special topics seminar credit may be applied to major requirements in psychology. May be repeated for credit if topics are different. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The project, which may take many forms, draws on and extends knowledge, skills of analysis, and creative achievement developed through previous academic work. The student initiates the project, identifies an area to be explored, and proposes a method of inquiry appropriate to the topic. The project should include a reflection on the social context, the body of literature, or the conceptual framework to which it is a contribution. It must be shared with the College community through posters, presentations, or other means. With the approval of the department, this requirement may be satisfied by completing eight semesterhours of the St. Mary's Project in any discipline or cross-disciplinary study area. The project is supervised by a faculty mentor, appointed by the department chair. This course is repeatable for up to a total of 8 semester-hours. Prerequisite: PSYC 203; Approval of faculty mentor and department chair of the student's major(s). Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.
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3.00 Credits
A comparative study of the history, beliefs, and practices of major religious traditions, such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, or Native American and African religions. Selected aspects of these traditions are examined (for example, conceptions of human nature, ritual, morality law, cosmology, visions of salvation). This course satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement in Humanistic Foundations.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course consists of an independent creative or research project designed by the student and supervised by a religious studies faculty member. The nature of the project, the schedule for accomplishment, and the means of evaluation must be formalized in a learning contract prior to registration. (See "Independent Study" under "Academic Policies" section.)
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to the academic study of the Bible, both the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and the Greek Bible/New Testament. As an introductory course, it covers a selective amount of materials and familiarizes students with research methods in the academic understanding of the Bible. Since the Bible is recognized globally as sacred scripture of Judaism and Christianity, the course examines these two religious traditions as seen through their foundational texts. This course satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement in Humanistic Foundations.
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on understanding Islam as a religious system which has come to influence the lives and institutions of Muslims throughout much of the world. Themes will include the Quran and Hadith, women and gender, law, mysticism, constructions of sacred history, and the relationships between Islam and politics in the modern world. Attention will also be given to the three primary branches: Sunni, Shiite, and Sufi.
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