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3.00 Credits
(Offered in alternate years) Examination of the major developments in religion in North America from the 16th century to the present.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 3 hours in Religion or consent of the instructor. (Offered in alternate years) Study of the writings and ideas of selected contemporary theologians. Among those who might be studied are Karl Barth, John Cobb, James Cone, Mary Daly, Langdon Gilkey, Schubert Ogden, Rosemary Reuther, and Paul Tillich. The topic(s) for each seminar will be announced.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Supervised field experience in a church related institution for the pre-ministerial student. REL 495 may not be counted in fulfilling requirements for a major in Philosophy and Religion.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: sophomore standing and 4 credits of science or mathematics. Drawn from the fields of physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, and geology, this course focuses upon the great paradigms of these areas - relativity, evolution, cell theory, atomic theory, and plate tectonics. Questions to be addressed include: In science, what is a hypothesis? a theory? a law? How are scientific theories constructed? What is falsification? What are the criteria for adequacy in a scientific theory? How does one think logically and critically in science? Scientific theories and disciplines will be contrasted with a variety of pseudosciences.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of two courses at the 300 level in the area of research. Individual experimental research by the student in a topic or problem arranged in cooperation with a faculty member in the area and concurrence of the Division chairperson. Arrangements for research must be completed before the beginning of the term of study. A maximum of four hours may be counted toward a major. Departmental designations are assigned to each individual subject.
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3.00 Credits
Introductory course designed to meet the needs of those wishing an elementary knowledge in this field as well as those preparing for advanced study. Emphasis is placed on the structure and dynamics of human society. Topics covered include culture, socialization, collective behavior, stratification, minority relations, population, deviance, and social institutions.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of how various cultures around the world have solved problems common to all societies. Particular emphasis is placed on the value of cultural concepts in illuminating similarities and dissimilarities. Cross-cultural examples of past and present societies are investigated.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the nature and incidence of crime in America. Explanations of the causes of crime, as well as characteristics of victims and offenders, is reviewed. Prevention of and response to crime is explored and analyzed.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 102 or consent of instructor. (Offered in alternate years) This course is intended to introduce the variety of areas involved in the study of alcoholic beverages and society. We will critically explore various ways of analyzing the issues that surround alcoholic beverages. Both historical and cross-cultural sources will be used in order to help us understand alcohol, alcoholism and society. The last half of the course will emphasize problems related to alcohol and the response of different parts of society to these problems.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 102 or consent of the instructor. Examination of the American social structure with an analysis of its economic, social, and political dimensions. A theoretical and empirical evaluation of social inequality provides the essential focus.
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