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3.00 Credits
[Renumbered from REL 300] In-depth study of special topics to be announced. Prerequisite: Any 1000 or 2000 level REL course. 3 Credits. Offered as needed; day.
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3.00 Credits
[Renumbered from REL 400] The course deals intensively in seminar format with specific subjects that are announced. May be taken more than once. Prerequisite: Any 1000 or 2000 Level REL course. 3 Credits. Offered as needed; day.
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3.00 Credits
[Renumbered from REL 351] Students in this seminar study key works of important recent and contemporary Christian theologians in the field of ethics in the Roman Catholic. Protestant and Orthodox Christian traditions. The course focuses on methods and central concerns of each theologian such as how do we arrive at moral judgment? What ethical questions are most important in the Christian moral life? The roles of scripture, tradition, reason, and experience in theological ethics shape the inquiry. The course attempts to asses the contribution of each author studied to Christian ethics. Prerequisite: Any 1000 or 2000 level REL course. 3 Credits. Offered as needed; day.
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9.00 Credits
[Renumbered from REL 401] Directed research in a topic selected by the student. Open to qualified juniors and seniors who have completed at least three courses (9 credit hours) in religious studies. Prerequisite: written permission of the department chair. May be taken more than once. 1-3 credits. Offered as needed. day.
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3.00 Credits
[Renumbered from REL 309] An exploration of the response of the world's religious traditions to the crisis of the environment, including the destruction and pollution of the natural world, the extinction of species, and the overconsumption of resources. First, what do religions have to say about the value of nature and of non-human living beings and the ethics of human actions affecting nature? Second, what are religious communities actually doing today to solve environmental problems? The seminar will consider Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the religions of India, China and Japan as well as Indigenous traditions. Open only to Honors Program students. 3 Credits. Offered as needed; day.
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3.00 Credits
[Renumbered from REL 352/PSY 352] Students are exposed to conceptions of human nature as they have existed in Eastern and Western cultures. The seminar focuses upon universal aspects of human experience and unique historical and cultural conceptions of human identity. These conceptions may be expressed in art, myth, literature, sacred books, philosophical or political treatise, and are reflected in day-to-day living. The seminar is team taught, stresses broad interdisciplinary perspectives, and emphasizes original readings. Visits to plays, operas, movies, and museums are integral to the seminar. Open only to Honors students. 3 Credits per semester. Offered as needed; day.
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3.00 Credits
[Renumbered from PSY 352] Students in this seminar are exposed to conceptions of human nature as they have existed in non-literature, Eastern, and Western cultures. The seminar focuses upon both the Universal aspects of human experience and on unique historical and cultural conceptions of human identity. These conceptions may be expressed in art, myths, literature, sacred books, philosophical treatises, etc., and are in various ways reflected in day-to-day living. The seminar is teamtaught, stresses broad interdisciplinary perspectives, and emphasizes original readings. Visits to plays, operas, movies, and museums form an integral part of the seminar. For students in Honors Program only. 3 credits. Offered as needed; day.
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3.00 Credits
[Renumbered from REL 353/PSY 353]A continuation of REL 353/PSY 352. Open only to Honors students. Prerequisite: REL 5352/PSY 3352. 3 Credits. Offered as needed; day.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, drawing out their implications for modern culture, ethics, religion and the philosophy of the imaginative art that Tolkien called "myth" or"fantasy." Tolkien was a scholar of the languages and literatureof northern Europe. He was also the author of a large body of myth and legend which is the context for the story of The Lord of the Rings, as well as essays, poetry, and shorter narratives. All of these disclose varied facets of the complex and profound mind of a singular visionary, and give insight into his vast appeal. Prerequisite: The student must have read The Lord of the Rings in its entirety (excluding the Appendices). Open only to Honors Students. 3 Credits. Offered as needed. Day.
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to the field of radiologic sciences, including the significance of radiation protection. 1 credit.
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