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3.00 Credits
Approaches the field of classical Greek mythology and religion from the perspective of Jungian archetypal theory. The deities of the ancient Greeks are presented as archetypal patterns with universal correlates elsewhere in world religions. A foundation in C. G. Jung’s archetypal theory will be offered to ground the course material. Cross-listed with RLST 4300.
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3.00 Credits
God, gods, and goddesses have been imagined in many different modes, forms, aspects, and guises throughout human history. This course investigates Paleolithic models of God, the Great Goddess of the Neolithic era, the gods of mythological traditions, Biblical God, the abstract God of the philosophers, the God of the pantheists, the deists, and the God of the mystics. Cross-listed with RLST 4400, PHIL 4650 and 5655.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the many forms which goddesses have assumed through history, including the Neolithic Great Mother and her heiresses in the ancient Mediterranean cultures, such as: Isis, Ishtar, Demeter, Hecate, Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena and others, and their parallels in India. Goddess traditions have encompassed a full spectrum from virgins to Great Mothers to dark underworld goddesses of death and destruction. Cross-listed with RLST 4420 and WGST 4420.
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3.00 Credits
Asks the questions: What is the nature of the human being? What makes us “human?” Do humans have a “soul?” What is its nature? Is it different from the “spirit?” What is its ultimate fate? Examines the various theories put forward by philosophers of both Eastern and Western traditions. Cross-listed with RLST 4440 and PHIL 4470, 5470.
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3.00 Credits
Examines how the major religious traditions approach the issue of death. Where the Egyptians were fascinated by death, their Mesopotamian and Hebrew neighbors saw no kind of experience continuing after death. Concepts of the Final Judgment Day and the end of the world follow Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam, while Indian religions developed a sophisticated theory of reincarnation and the “art of dying.” Finally, we will turn to Chinese belief in ancestral spirits. Cross-listed with RLST 4460.
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of: (1) theoretical perspectives on the relationship between religion and politics; (2) causes of and justifications for the historical development of the Western separation of “church” and state; (3) contemporary responses to and analyses of this separation; and (4) several current debates about public policy in America that reveal tensions between these two spheres. Cross-listed with PSCI 4057, 5057 and RLST 4500.
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3.00 Credits
Studies how women are presented in texts, as well as works by women. Investigates the roles open to women and societal attitudes toward women, who were considered seductresses, saints, scholars and warriors in the middle ages. Prereq: Nine hours of literature courses or instructor permission. Cross-listed with ENGL 4510, ENGL 5510, RLST 4730 and WGST 4510.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an overview of the research process, various types of research, and major concepts and techniques in educational measurement. The emphasis is on: (1) critiquing educational research studies; and (2) critiquing tests and other measures used in educational research as well as for other assessment purposes. A limited coverage of statistics and evaluation is included.
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3.00 Credits
Provides teachers with a conceptual framework for developing new assessments of student learning and attitudes, and for evaluating and selecting assessment instruments developed by others. Techniques of performance assessment and the use of portfolios in assessment are emphasized. A variety of assessment purposes–and their particular uses in placement, grading, instructional planning, and accountability–considered. Students design and administer portfolios and performance assessments; in addition, they read articles from leaders in the field.
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3.00 Credits
Provides teachers with the competencies necessary for examining their professional experiences using formal and informal methods of inquiry. Teachers become more reflective practitioners who investigate questions that arise from their work in schools. The course also prepares teachers to critique published research in a thoughtful manner. The intended audience for the course is beginning and experienced P-12 teachers.
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