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3.00 Credits
This is an advanced course that will focus on the study of drugs used to alter the central nervous system. The course will begin with basic pharmacological principles and then concentrate on the various uses of drugs to alter brain neurochemistry. Topics for discussion will include the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia, depression, pain, anxiety and generally, the neurochemical basis of behavior. In addition to discussion of the use of drugs for clinical purposes, a significant amount of time will be spent on the use of "drugs of abuse" (e.g.cocaine, marijuana, LSD). While the focus of the course will be on the biochemical mechanisms of these drugs, an effort will be made to investigate and discuss the sociological ramifications of drug use. Prerequisites: Biology 356 (Cellular Molecular Neuroscience), Psychology 248, junior or senior standing or permission of the instructor. Alternate spring semesters. Not offered 2008-2009. (4 credits)
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Senior seminars examine a variety of topics. Open to senior majors and minors only. Pain and Suffering This seminar will examine both basic research and clinical aspects of pain. Following introductory lectures on pain and pain relief, a series of topics will be explored, including, but not limited to: pain measurement in humans and animals; the ethics and use of experimental models in pain research; chronic pain; pain relief produced by drugs, acupuncture, hypnosis, and placebos; and learning processes that influence pain sensitivity. Prerequisite: Senior major or minor. Fall semester. (4 credits) African American Psychology This seminar introduces the social, cultural, and psychological diversity existing in the African American community within the United States. Topics include, but are not limited to, the many roles of culture, conceptualization and expression of identity, interrelationships between self and community, and prominent psychological principles associated with African American experiences. Culture and Context course. Prerequisite: Senior major or minor. Spring semester. (4 credits) Mood and Anxiety This seminar will focus on the etiology, maintenance, and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. We will explore both theoretical models for understanding the experience of individuals with these disorders, as well as available pharmacological and psychosocial treatment approaches. Topics will include the challenges of diagnostic definitions, comorbidity, historical perspectives, and contemporary controversies. Prerequisite: Senior major or minor. Spring semester. (4 credits) Lives in Context: Psychology and Social Structure ( Same as Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 405) This seminar will explore the relationship between individual lives and broad social systems. We will read theory, research, and autobiographical work about the implications of gender, social class, race, physical ability, historical context, etc., on psychological experiences and will explore a variety of methodological strategies for doing research in these areas. Culture and Context course. Prerequisite: Senior major or minor. Next offered in 2009-2010. (4 credits) Cultural Psychology This seminar will examine the interplay of culture and the mind. How does culture shape our self-concepts, motivations, emotions, thoughts and social interactions How does culture change as a result of intercultural contacts, globalization, and multiculturalism In exploring these questions we will review research conducted across the globe on culture, ethnicity, and race, and to a lesser extent, gender, religion, and socioeconomic status. We will also examine theoretical developments and methodological limitations in cultural psychology and how findings may be applied to increasing our own cultural competencies as we navigate an increasingly complex and heterogeneous cultural terrain. Prerequisite: Senior major or minor. Fall semester. (4 credits) Special Courses The following course listings provide opportunities for the design of special individual educational activities. Prior consultation with a member of the department is a necessary prerequisite for registration in courses at this level.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Every semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Every semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Every semester. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Every semester. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course attempts to offer a historical perspective covering Islam's 14 century journey in areas as far apart as Indonesia, India, the Middle East, West Africa, Bosnia, and Spain. The course introduces themes of Islamic social and political history, such as the formation of a Muslim "imperium" and the evolution of various Muslim"communities." It also covers aspects of Islamic intellectual history, including basic Muslim creeds and legalisticand mystical tendencies in practice. Every year. (4 credit)
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4.00 Credits
8 million Muslims in America make up only 3% of the population but represent worlds of culture reflecting the diversity of Muslim societies worldwide. The story of Muslims in America distinguishes, for historical and religious reasons, three groups: Blackamericans (42% of American Muslims), Indo-Pakistanis (29%), Arab/Middle Easterners (12%) from the rest of the American Muslim population. The historical and numerical importance of Blackamericans followed by Indo-Pakistanis (whose presence in America can be dated back to the split of the Subcontinent into India and Pakistan in 1946) interacts with the religious importance of Arab/Middle Eastern Muslims and becomes the basis of contentions about religious authority and the American Muslim identity. 9/11 presented unique challenges to American Muslims. These issues will be explored in this course. Next offered 2009-2010). (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the academic study of Hebrew Bible texts and other Ancient Near Eastern literature in translation. Students will learn to apply a range of methodologies, from traditional methods such as historical and source criticism to newer methods such as feminist and post-modern interpretations. Students will learn how to write exegesis papers and critically engage the social legacies of biblical texts. No prerequisite. Every year. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to New Testament literature and thought in light of the historical, literary, and religious multiculturalism of the ancient Mediterranean world. The texts that make up the New Testament will be situated in various historical, literary, and cultural contexts, and read as one of a diverse set of representations of Jesus and his followers. We will also attend to the politics of canonization and decanonization, the production of Jewish-Christian difference, and the role of women in early Christian communities. No prerequisite. Offered every other year alternating with Early Christianity (Religious Studies 122). (4 credits).
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