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4.00 Credits
In this practicum students spend 10 or more hours per week doing an internship at business or human resources sites. A major paper on a topic related to the particular placement is also required. This course is open to juniors or seniors. Prerequisites: PSY 270, 271 or by permission of the internship coordinator
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4.00 Credits
Individual seminars focus on psychobiological and/or sociobiological approaches to understanding human and/or animal behavior. Evolutionary, ecological and physiological analyses of social behavior and applications to human evolution, mental states and health are considered. Examples of these seminars include health psychology, consciousness, neuropsychology, ecopsychology, sociobiology of animal behavior and primatology.
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4.00 Credits
In these seminars, the applications of psychological principles and theories in business-industry, private-clinical practice, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and schools are explored. Examples of these seminars include: clinical psychology, minority mental health issues, psychology of the African-American experience, human resource issues in business and industry, and special topics in child psychopathology.
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4.00 Credits
A special inquiry-oriented and discussion-based course for first-year Honors students who desire the informality and intimacy of working in a small group. Topics such as basic questions of faith; sex and gender in religious traditions; theory and practice in religions; and science, technology, and the religious imagination are presented. As is always the case, the topic and the instructor will change from offering to offering. A full description of the seminar will be given at each registration.
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4.00 Credits
A course designed to introduce the student to the Hebrew Bible. The focus of the course is on the history of the nation of Israel and the way in which Israelite literature, laws, theology and religious practices developed in the Near Eastern environment. The course also provides background for understanding the subsequent development of Christianity and its beliefs. Emphasis is on reading the biblical text.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the major forms of Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths, including Traditional and Reform Jewish; Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant Christianity; and Sunni and Shiite Islam. Each tradition is studied from the perspective of what it means to be a member of that community of faith. Brief attention is given to historical origins, traditional beliefs, forms of worship and religious expression, and contemporary problems facing each community.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the major living religions and spiritual practices of India, China and Japan. The emphasis is on the origins and development of such traditions as Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism and Taoism. The impact that these traditions have had upon culture and how they have dealt with issues of spiritual meaning and formation is emphasized.
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4.00 Credits
This course explores questions regarding the general nature of religious activity and expression, rather than concentrating on a particular religious tradition. It examines the conceptual, ritual, oral, and symbolic forms by which people from various cultures have experienced religious meaning in their everyday lives and become participants in an enduring order and destiny. It suggests how such ordinary areas of life as rites of passage, healing activities, economic and domestic productivity, patterns of social deference, and interpersonal and ecological exchanges often work as microcosmic expressions of a religious imagination and creative power.
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4.00 Credits
This course gives students the opportunity to interact with Asian cultural experience through the study of Asian films. Films include those made within Asian countries and also Western films made about Asia. Students are asked to explore the possible layers of meaning in these films, including Asian cultural life, character development, religious and philosophical influences, symbolism and cinematic vision. The class includes both the viewing and discussion of each film to facilitate a deep exploration of interpretation and critique.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for students to develop a general sociological understanding and perspective with which to evaluate, interpret and understand new religious movements, also known as "cults." Topics investigated include the historical emergence of new religious movements, recruitment strategies and the use of violence. Several case studies are used throughout the course including: The People's Temple, The Branch Davidians, Aum Shinrikyo, Montana Freemen, Solar Temple, Heaven's Gate and Chen Tao.
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