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  • PSY 365: Psychology Thesis I

    3.00 Credits
    Cedar Crest College

    Provides the student with an opportunity to initiate and complete a research project in one of several areas predetermined by the course instructor. Grounded in the psychological literature, students will design a novel empirical investigation based on wok being done in the faculty mentor’s lab/areas of research interest. Under faculty supervision, the student will be responsible for developing all stimulus materials and measures, and getting approval to carry out their research through the Cedar Crest College Institutional Review Board (IRB). Students will submit an APA-formatted research proposal at the conclusion of the fall semester, and will share their proposal with the college community at a poster session. At the end of the spring semester students are required to submit an APA-format manuscript based on their completed research, and present their research results at both the annual Cedar Crest College Health and Wellness Conference and the annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference. Prerequisites: A grade of B or better in both PSY 211 and 212 is required to enroll in PSY 365. Senior standing is normally required, but advanced juniors may receive permission to enroll. An application/proposal must be submitted the spring semester prior to the planned research.
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  • PSY 366: Psychology Thesis II

    3.00 Credits
    Cedar Crest College

    Continuation of year-long research project started in fall semester (PSY 365). Students will carry out their investigation, collecting and analyzing their data. Students will submit an APA-formatted research manuscript at the conclusion of the semester. Students are also required to present their research results at the annual Cedar Crest College Health and Wellness Conference, as well as at the annual LVAIC Undergraduate Psychology Conference, both at the end of the spring semester. Prerequisites: A grade of B or better in PSY 365 is required in order for a student to continue on in PSY 366.
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  • REL 100: Introduction to Religion and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    Cedar Crest College

    An introduction to the nature of religious belief and its relationship to culture. Students explore myth, ritual and, using a variety of disciplines including anthropology, sociology of religion and the history of religions. Attitudes toward religion in American popular culture and expressions of the sacred in art, music and the media are examined.
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  • REL 101: Ancient Egyptian Religion

    3.00 Credits
    Cedar Crest College

    An exploration of ancient Egyptian religion including the role of belief, mythology, cosmology, ritual and art. The course provides students with an understanding of the function of religion as a comprehensive system of culture that exerted a formative influence on ancient Egyptian society throughout its 3000-year history. Students are exposed to the study of ancient Egyptian religion through a variety of interdependent approaches including archaeology, textual analysis, history, anthropology and the history of religions. The role of Egypt in the Ancient Near East is also explored with attention to its formative influence on the biblical tradition. Participants are also exposed to biblical criticism and learn how scripture evolves in inter-cultural contexts. REL 101 may also be used as preparation for group trips to Egypt which are offered in alternative years.
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  • REL 120: Religions of South and East Asia

    3.00 Credits
    Cedar Crest College

    An exploration of a variety of global world religious traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Taoism and Islam. Students study ritual, art, the relationship between religion and culture, as well as the philosophical foundations of each faith. Visits to regional religious institutions are included.
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  • REL 204: Psychology and Religion

    3.00 Credits
    Cedar Crest College

    An exploration of the relationship between religion and psychology, drawing on both classical and modern theorists. Students explore religious experience, mysticism and ritual and their influence on the role of the individual in society.
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  • REL 220: Death and Dying

    3.00 Credits
    Cedar Crest College

    A critical examination of major theological, philosophical, ethical and psychological themes surrounding death. The course emphasizes cross-cultural awareness, providing students with analytical skills to understand the interpretation of death globally and in American culture.
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  • REL 225: Buddhism in America

    3.00 Credits
    Cedar Crest College

    In this writing intensive course, students explore the growth of Buddhism in the United States through immigrant communities and converts. Participants study ritual, art and other facets of Buddhist cultures, exploring patterns of retention and adaptation of the tradition in the United States. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet Buddhist teachers and monks both in field settings and in the class. As part of the course students will be required to participate in a day long session of meditation training at a Zen Buddhist monastery on a Saturday early in the semester.
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  • REL 226: Hinduism in America

    3.00 Credits
    Cedar Crest College

    As the dominant religion of India, Hinduism has had a continuing influence on patterns of belief and culture in South Asia. In this course students explore the ways in which these cultural patterns have been brought to the United States by large numbers of devotees since reforms to U.S. immigration policy in 1965. Through visits to Hindu temples within our region participants come to understand the globalization of a tradition once through to be entirely confined to the Indian subcontinent. This course may be offered in conjunction with short term study abroad experiences in India.
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  • REL 227: Islam in America

    3.00 Credits
    Cedar Crest College

    A study of the recent rapid growth of Islam among immigrants and converts in the United States. Participants explore Islam both as a belief system and as a civilization, examining patterns of Islamic art, mysticism and law. They study the global resurgence of Islam as a complexes cross-cultural framework within which the growth of U.S. Muslim communities has taken place. Field visits to mosques an Islamic centers within the region are part of the course.
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