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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will examine the religions and cultures of the Philippines, looking specifically at the often ambivalent linkages among religion, Catholic missions and colonial rule. The seminar will begin by exploring aspects of the Spanish colonial period, including the diversity of indigenous religions, the role of Islam, the founding of Catholic missions, native responses to Christianity and the development of a baroque Catholic culture in Manila. This course will also examine the role of religion during U.S. colonial rule and conclude by considering the development of liberation theology in the Philippines. Alternate Fall semesters.
  • 3.00 Credits

    - GS 11 Explores the phenomenon of "global society" by examining one of its key components: media and information technology. Topics include the global dominance of Western/U.S. media, how developing nations respond to the dominance, the different press systems and the development of democracy within the context of global society. PHLP 343 students write their term papers on the Philippines. Fall and Spring semesters.
  • 3.00 Credits

    - GS 11 A lecture course focusing on the development of the global urban system - primarily from a geographic perspective. Topics include: the origins and evolution of cities, urban structure and functions and the recent growth of both "world cities" (power centers of the globaleconomy) and developing world "megacities."Both the enduring promise and the persistent problems of urbanization are addressed. The functions and meanings of cities will be explored from various cultural perspectives. PHLP 363 incorporates course content dealing with Manila and with environmental developments and issues in the Philippines. Fall semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A three-week course that involves a twoweek immersion experience of the Philippines. It is taught by a St. Norbert College faculty member, who will also conduct the trip to the Philippines for the immersion experience. J-term or Summer semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    - Aral Students participate in a three-week study tour of the Philippines under the Lakbay - Aral program. Begun in 1983, the program is a Philippines-based program developed by the Philippine Government's Commission on Filipinos Overseas. While a Filipino member of the commission conducts the study tour in the Philippines, a St. Norbert College faculty member will be responsible for the academic component of the course. Summer semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Independent research on a topic related to Philippine Studies with a St. Norbert College faculty member who has participated in the faculty exchange at the University of the Philippines-Diliman or a faculty member from the University of the Philippines-Diliman on exchange at St. Norbert College.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students may take courses on the Philippines in the Philippine Studies Department at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. They must also participate in out-of class immersion activities in the large Filipino American community in Hawaii. Prior to going to Hawaii, students must consult the director of the Philippine Studies Program to obtain approval for courses the student intends to apply towards satisfying the certificate program in Philippine Studies. INED 3720 Study Abroad: Philippines.
  • 4.00 Credits

    An introduction to selected concepts and theories of physics, presenting their origin in connection with specific persons and events and their development into their present forms. Topics include the Copernican revolution, Newtonian dynamics, electromagnetic theory, the theory of relativity and the quantum theory of microscopic matter. Emphasis will be placed on concepts that have broad applications to phenomena of common experience. Presentation is by lectures, demonstrations and laboratory experiments. No mathematical background beyond high school algebra will be assumed. A student who has received credit for PHYS 111 or PHYS 121 may not take PHYS 101 for credit without the Registrar's consent.
  • 4.00 Credits

    An introductory course that presents the student with the fundamental concepts of physics. This algebra-based course assumes no previous physics experience and will include the study of kinematics (including vectors), Newton's laws, mechanical energy, rotational motion and waves. Consists of lectures and one laboratory period per week. Working knowledge of basic trigonometry and advanced high school algebra will be assumed. Fall semester.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Continuation of PHYS 111, completing a full-year introductory sequence on the fundamental concepts of physics. Topics include: thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics and introduction to modern physics, including quantum concepts and radioactivity. Lectures and one laboratory period per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 111. Spring semester.
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