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3.00 Credits
An investigation of women in the religious sphere of the Greco-Roman Undergraduate Transfer Programs world. Topics include a general discussion of women’s functions in antiquity, women’s roles in various religious communities, religious attitudes toward women, gender and deities. Although a variety of cults will be discussed, the primary focus of the course will be on women within early Jewish and Christian communities. The course will rely largely on readings from primary sources, including deuterocanonical and New Testament texts. Senior core seminar. Prerequisite: REL 200.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the development of the modern study of religion, of the approaches which it has taken and the issues which it has addressed. Attention will be given to the definition of the field of study, to the work of significant figures, to the relationship of religious studies to other disciplines and to problems of cross-cultural interpretation. Prerequisites: REL 200, a REL 300-level course in religious studies and senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
These courses provide an opportunity for advanced study in the area of religious ethics. The specific content and approach taken will vary according to faculty expertise. Topics included, for example, would be methods in religious ethics, specific problems in personal and social ethics and comparative studies in religious ethics. Various topics will be offered on an irregular basis as student interest and faculty availability permit.
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3.00 Credits
These courses provide an opportunity for advanced study in the area of the history of religion. The specific content and approach taken will vary according to faculty expertise. Topics included, for example, would be method in the history of religion, the history of religious thought and institutions in various periods and cultures. Various topics will be offered on an irregular basis as student interest and faculty availability permit.
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3.00 Credits
These courses provide an opportunity for advanced study in the area of religious thought. The specific content and approach taken will vary according to faculty expertise. Topics included, for example, would be specific problems in contemporary religious thought, individual religious thinkers, doctrines and method in religious thought. Various topics will be offered on an irregular basis as student interest and faculty availability permit.
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3.00 Credits
These courses provide an opportunity for advanced study in the area of interpretation of religious texts. The specific content of the courses and the approach taken will vary according to faculty expertise. Various topics will be offered as student interest and faculty availability permit.
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3.00 Credits
These courses provide an opportunity for advanced study in the area of religion and culture. The specific content and approach taken will vary according to faculty expertise. Topics included, for example, might be religion and literature, religion and science, religion and psychology, religion and sociology/anthropology. Various topics will be offered on an irregular basis as student interest and faculty availability permit.
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3.00 Credits
An upper-class student who wishes to undertake a research project for academic credit during a given semester must submit a research proposal prior to registration and a research report at the end of the semester. The proposal should specify the number of credits sought. All proposals must be approved by the research director, the department chair and the dean of arts and sciences. They will be kept on file in the dean of arts and sciences’ office. Prerequisite: REL 200. May be used to fulfill the second religious studies course required by the core curriculum.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to sociology’s contributions toward an understanding of men and women and their social world. The course examines social interaction as the basis of social behavior and the foundation of social groups. Sociological concepts and methodology are used to provide meaning and understanding of such phenomena as gender roles, the development of the self, the family, social class and stratification, deviant behavior, behavior in organizations and bureaucracy, urban life, power and politics and social change. Required of all sociology majors.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a thematic introduction to sociology; it presents basic concepts and principles of sociological and criminological analysis. Different types of deviant behaviors are examined and explained using both individualistic and social structural theories. Students will acquire the tools needed to conduct a critical analysis of any social behaviors, including deviance.
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