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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce seniors in the communications and childhood education (communications) majors to research methodology in qualitative analysis, historical analysis and textual-based research methodologies. Students will choose a topic and begin a research project to be completed in COM 490 Seminar in Communications. (Offered Fall) 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
(formerly COM 270) Students will engage in research in the field of communication, select an area of specialization and complete a project or research paper. (Offered Spring) 3 credits
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to help evoke the spirit of different eras: the philosophy and ideas which influenced music as an expressive art form. Some selected themes connecting the world of ideas and their expression in music will be explored - themes such as truth, liberty, love, death and respect for cultural differences. Students will be taught to look beyond the music and the philosophical aspects and to make the connections that have shaped the western world. Musical examples will include music from the medieval to the 20th century. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. (Offered Spring) 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
The personal development of an individual, including the individual's self-awareness is affected by a multitude of factors. Particularly important for this development are religious teachings, whether implicit or explicit, on the essential nature of human beings, on interpersonal relationships and especially on the person's perception of and relationship with the divine. Also significant for personal development are the effects of media and socially conditioned interpersonal communication. This course will investigate the interrelationship of these two factors on the development of the individual and the individual's value system. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
Utopian visions have had a profound and enduring impact on societies throughout history. This course will examine classical, modern and contemporary utopian thought. Emphasis will be placed on the great utopian works of history including Plato, St. Thomas More, and modern utopian visionaries. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
This course will study the human growth process by exploring narratives of strength, faith, courage and inspiration that reveal the human capacity to overcome the ordinary and respond to the challenges of life. Theoretical concepts from theology, gerontology and social science will be developed and applied to events occurring in the students' daily lives and to current world issues. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. (Offered Spring) 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
This course explores human life issues facing society today from diverse philosophical and literary perspectives. Questions such as those concerning the human person, self and other, love and community, death and immortality, as well as the problem of suffering and evil, will be considered. Selected readings will provide the basis for discussion and written reflection, with a focus on critically evaluating contemporary life issues and investigation of methods of effective social action in a diverse world. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the search for human fulfillment as expressed in selected religious and literary texts, specifically with respect to the possibility of finding happiness in this life and/or the next. Fulfillment includes such measures as spiritual well-being, material success, professional achievement and the relationship between social responsibility and individual satisfaction. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
A study of the roles of women and of views of women in Western culture and religion, as well as in one non-Western culture and religion. The focus will be on the influence of these elements of the past on contemporary roles and self-images of both men and women today. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. (Offered Fall) 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
From religious and literary perspectives, this course examines paradigmatic expressions of images of good and evil in human experience. Included are perennial conflicts manifesting spiritual and physical struggles between love and compassion, sacrifice and truth, and creation and renewal, on the one hand, and hatred and dissension, discrimination and deception, and indifference and destruction, on the other. Theseconflicts, which at once mirror and kindle perceptions of the human image, raise unsettling questions as to whether they can be resolved. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. (Offered Spring) 4 credits
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