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3.00 Credits
A survey of selected topics designated to integrate the major coursework and to illustrate the use of current literature in research. Presentations by individual students. Required of all physics majors in senior year. One period per week. Prerequisite: Senior status. 1 credit. N
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2.00 Credits
A seminar experience for senior science majors that explores the interplay of science, technology and society. Students will present and discuss perspectives based on the humanities and social sciences in the context of selected science case studies and they will compose new case studies that illustrate human dimensions of the scientific endeavor. Required of all majors in senior year. This course and the 450 seminar course together satisfy the capstone graduation requirement. Same course as BIO, CHM, 451. Two hours per week. 2 credits. S
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to peace studies, the interdisciplinary academic field that examines the roots of social and political conflicts in society - especially those that lead to violence and the violation of human rights - and nonviolent methods of conflict resolution. This course is required for all Peace and Justice Studies minors, but is open to all students interested in obtaining a fundamental intellectual grasp of the problems posed to society by violence and in becoming acquainted with altematives to violence. 3 credits. S
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of international human rights. It will explore the religious and philosophical foundations of human rights, historical events that led to a call for recognition of "human rights," the development of internationalhuman rights standards and laws (with particular attention to the ongoing debate over the "universality"of human rights), the role played by governments and non-governmental organizations in the promotion and protection of human rights (with particular attention to US policies), and some selected "case studies" ofcurrent human rights situations. 3 credits. F
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4.00 Credits
A video course, "Eyes on the Prize" looks at the years1954 to 1965 which frame a turbulent decade when black Americans claimed their rights as citizens. It was a decade in which more legislation was passed and more court decisions were announced in the name of civil rights than during any time in American history. The American Civil Rights Movement shows how a constitutional democracy can work. Mass demonstrations may be currently out of fashion but in this series viewers will see why the framers of our government allowed for protest movements as an honored tradition. Not open to students who have taken CDS 2402. 4 credits. N
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of social and political violence and nonviolent alternatives used to resolve these conflicts. The causes of war, the possibilities of nonviolent social action, the importance of human rights, and the role played by peace movements are among the issues examined in this course. Not open to students who have taken CDS 2750. 4 credits. N
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3.00 Credits
This course critically analyzes select aspects of war and peace in US society in the 20th century, including the way war is reported in the media, the cultural "embrace" of nuclear war, the role playedby peace movements as an alternative public "voice"and the phenomenon of pacifism. Not open to students who have taken CDS 3700. 4 credits. N
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore critical issues of peace and social justice through the lens of individuals and groups engaged in peacemaking. We will examine how these persons (e.g., Mahatma Gandhi, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) and groups (e.g., Catholic Worker movement, Pax Christi) dealt with social injustice, violence and war, with particular attention to the religious and philosophical principles that shaped their responses to these problems.Same course as CDS 3750. 4 credits. N
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce the student to the field of conflict resolution studies by examining the nature, sources and uses of conflict, and the importance of communication and problem-solving skills in managing and resolving conflicts. Particular emphasis is placed on interpersonal and group conflicts, but the course will also consider family and workplace disputes, and will examine the role of third-party mediation in neighborhood and international conflicts. Not open to students who have taken CDS 3800 or PJS 3800. 3 credits. FS
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce the student to the field of conflict resolution studies by examining the nature, sources and uses of conflict, and the importance of communication and problem-solving skills in managing and resolving conflicts. Particular emphasis is placed on interpersonal and group conflicts, but the course will also consider family and workplace disputes, and will examine the role of third-party mediation in political conflicts. Same course as CDS 3800. 4 credits. N
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