2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]
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PHYS 1240 - General Physics II
Goals: To introduce students to the basic concepts of physics to develop skills in formulating and solving both theoretical and experimental physics problems in the areas of optics, circuits, waves, sounds, and electricity and magnetism using calculus.
Content: Topics include sound, electricity and magnetism, DC and AC circuits, and optics.
Taught: Fall term.
Prerequisites: PHYS 1150 or PHYS 1230, and MATH 1180.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 1240 - LAB: General Physics II
This lab must be taken concurrently with the PHYS 1240 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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PHYS 1610 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics
Goals: To understand the static behavior of mechanical systems.
Content: Vector analysis, forces, free-body diagrams, equilibrium, rigid body constraints, stress and strain, friction, moments of inertia, and moments of forces.
Taught: Alternate years, Winter term.
Prerequisites: PHYS 1150 or PHYS 1230, and MATH 1180, or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 1620 - Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics
Goals: To understand the dynamic behavior of mechanical systems.
Content: Vector analysis, rectilinear and curvilinear kinematics, forces, free-body diagrams, friction, work and energy, impulse and momentum, general and relative motion, analysis of rigid bodies, moments of inertia, moments of forces, and vibrations.
Taught: Alternate years Winter term.
Prerequisites: PHYS 1150 or PHYS 1230, and MATH 1180, or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 3520 - LAB: Physical Optics
Content: The lab includes measurements of wave propagation, dispersion, diffraction, interference, and polarization.
This lab must be taken concurrently with the PHYS 3520 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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PHYS 3520 - Physical Optics
Goals: To introduce students to the study of optical phenomena interpreted in terms of a wave theory of light.
Content: Mathematical description of waves and how these waves interact with matter. Theories are developed to explain interference, diffraction, and polarization and are used as a basis for measurements in the laboratory.
Taught: Alternate years, Spring.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1240 and MATH 3320.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 3540 - LAB: Modern Physics
Content: The lab will introduce the computer control of instrumentation, computer data acquisition, and computer modeling of data. Students will perform several famous Modern Physics experiments and will do a semester-long project to plan a modernized version of one of the seminal experiments in Modern Physics.
This lab must be taken concurrently with the PHYS 3540 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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PHYS 3540 - Modern Physics
Goals: To understand the developments of the late 19th and early 20th century in the field of physics.
Content: Relativity, the discovery of the electron, the quantum nature of light, the wave nature of particles, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, and Schrodinger wave mechanics.
Taught: Spring.
Prerequisites: PHYS 1240 and MATH 3320 or co-registration.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 3600 - LAB: Mathematical and Computational Methods in Physics and Engineering
This lab must be taken concurrently with the PHYS 3600 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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PHYS 3600 - Mathematical and Computational Methods in Physics and Engineering
Goals: To introduce and demonstrate the use of mathematical and computational methods important in physics and engineering.
Content: Physics and engineering applications associated with ordinary and partial differential equations, Laplace transforms, linear algebra, vector calculus, Fourier analysis, complex analysis, numeric analysis, probability & statistics.
Taught: Fall term
Prerequisites: MATH 3720 and PHYS 3540 or consent of instructor
Credits: 4
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PHYS 3700 - Condensed Matter Physics
Goals: To introduce students to the concepts of condensed matter physics.
Content: The study of crystalline and noncrystalline structures; the free electron gas; Fermi surfaces; energy bands; semiconductors; superconductors; magnetism; dielectrics; surfaces and nanostructures.
Taught: Fall term, every other year.
Prerequisite: PHYS 3540 or consent of instructor.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 3750 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Goals: To develop a fundamental understanding of the principles of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics that allows a variety of applications to be surveyed in the latter part of the course.
Content: The laws of thermodynamics and other conventional thermodynamic concepts such as heat, work, entropy, enthalpy, heat capacity, and the equipartition theorem are introduced. Adiabatic, isothermal, isobaric, and nonequilibrium processes are studied. Topics include the equations of state for non-ideal gases, Maxwell’s relations, kinetic theory, the Maxwell distribution of molecular velocities, magnetic materials, blackbody radiation, phase transitions, phase diagrams, ensembles, and the partition function. Classical and quantum statistics are studied; the Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac distributions are examined.
Taught: Alternate years, fall term.
Prerequisites: PHYS 1240 or PHYS 1160 and MATH 3720 or co-registration.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 3800 - Electronics and Instrumentation
Goals: To explore the fundamentals of analog and digital electronics, to explore their applications in designs used in interfacing and controlling experiments, and to gain experience with common and advanced instrumentation.
Content: Design, predict behavior, and build analog and digital control circuits. Circuit elements will include passive and active components including transistors; op-amps; digital logic and interfacial components such as temperature, ADC, and DAC circuits. Emphasis will be placed on building practical circuits needed to control and measure experimental parameters.
Taught: Alternate years, Spring term.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1240 and MATH 3720 or co-registration.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 3800 - LAB: Electronics and Instrumentation
This lab must be taken concurrently with the PHYS 3800 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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PHYS 5900 - Junior Seminar
Goals: To introduce current topics in physics and related fields. To develop communications skills including writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Content: Reviews of current research by junior and senior physics majors, guest lecturers, and department staff. Research site visits.
Taught: As a full year sequence.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1240 or co-registration.
Credits: 0.5 credit per term
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PHYS 5910 - Senior Seminar
Goals: To introduce current topics in physics and related fields. To develop communications skills including writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Content: Reviews of current research by junior and senior physics majors, guest lecturers, and department staff. Research site visits.
Taught: As a full year sequence.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1240 or co-registration.
Credits: 0.5 credit per term
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PHYS 5920 - Research Project-Based Advanced Laboratory
Goals: To allow students to expand and build upon their current laboratory skill set and problem solving ability by planning and executing a year-long research project.
Content: This full year course is the culmination of all the laboratory experiences within the physics curriculum. Students will choose a project, based on the search of the research literature. These projects will require many skills including equipment interfacing, computer programming, basic and advanced circuits, optics, using the machine shop to build experimental apparatuses, planning, ordering, and scheduling tasks, preparing a professional report and presentation, and more. Successful completion of this course should fulfill the Individual Ability in Learning (Q) requirement of the Hamline Plan.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: PHYS 3540
Credits: 2 credits fall term, 2 credits spring term
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PHYS 5930 - Theoretical Mechanics
Goals: To develop an understanding of Newtonian mechanics with emphasis on conservation principles.
Content: Particle dynamics in one and three dimensions with special attention to the central force problem, simple harmonic oscillator, kinematics, dynamics of a system of particles, wave motion, generalized coordinates, and the Lagrangian formulation of mechanics. This course acts as an elective of the Computational Science minor because students model dynamical systems using computer software like Mathematica.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: PHYS 1240 and MATH 3720.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 5940 - Advanced Electromagnetic Field Theory
Goals: To develop an understanding of the classical theory of electric and magnetic fields.
Content: Vector analysis, discrete and continuous charge distributions, Gauss’s law, boundary conditions, the equations of Laplace and Poisson, dielectric and magnetic materials, Maxwell’s equations.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisites: PHYS 1240 and MATH 3720.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 5950 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Goals: To introduce quantum mechanics as the language of modern physics with application to some typical problems.
Content: Schrodinger’s equation, probability and statistics, wave functions, operators, square well and other potentials, harmonic oscillator, scattering, function spaces, uncertainty principle, hydrogen atom, angular momentum, perturbation theory, and extensive use of advanced mathematical symbolism.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: PHYS 3540 and MATH 3720.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 5955 - Advanced Topics in Physics
Goals: To explore advanced topics in physics that go beyond our other 5000-level courses and to expose students to new developments in physics.
Content: Topics may include solid-state physics, electromagnetic cavities including optical fibers, scattering theory (electromagnetic and quantum), analysis of modern instrumentation, vacuum technology, nuclear physics, high energy physics, elementary particles, astrophysics, general relativity.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: PHYS 3540 and MATH 3720, at least one course higher than PHYS 5920.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 5960 - Senior Experimental Lab
Goals: To provide an opportunity to explore independent research and to develop the skills needed to complete a research program.
Content: Each student will develop an independent research project and timeline for completion, conduct a review of pertinent literature, construct needed equipment, write an extensive paper summarizing theory and results of the project, and present a formal presentation on the results as part of Senior Seminar.
Taught: Periodically, as interest and resources allow.
Prerequisites: PHYS 3540 and faculty consent.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 1110 - American Government and Politics
Goals: To introduce students to analytical concepts and frameworks for the study of American national government and politics, especially as it relates to the question of who gets what, how, and why.
Content: The constitutional framework; political values and public opinion; the role of parties, interest groups and mass media; Congress, the judiciary and the presidency; the policy process in selected substantive areas such as defense, foreign policy, economic management, and civil liberties.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 1430 - World Politics
Goals: To introduce students to major issues in contemporary international relations and varying approaches to studying them, including the role of the state and non-state actors and sources of conflict and cooperation in world politics.
Content: Realism (and its variants), Liberalism (and its variants), Marxism, Social Constructivism, Postmodernism, and Feminism; the nature of war and peace, the challenges the “global south” faces, environmental politics, cultural differences and their impact on global politics, state and human security, nationalism and ethnic conflict, international organizations, and transnational crime, including terrorism.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3010 - Presidential Politics
Goals: To achieve a clear understanding of the role of the presidency in the U.S. Political system. To explore how the presidency has been affected by political, social, and economic developments.
Content: Presidential selection process; White House decision making; the role of presidential personality and style; White House relations with Congress, the bureaucracy, political parties, and pressure groups; role of the presidency in selected policy areas such as national security and economic policy; the impact of public opinion and mass media on the presidency; the problem of presidential power–too much or too little?
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: PSCI 1110 required or by Instructor Permission.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3020 - International Political Economy
Goals: To explore the theory and practice of international political economy and the intersection of political science and economics. To understand the evolution of the international monetary system and international trade policy. To consider the interaction of political authority and markets in the global economy.
Content: Neo-classical growth models; dependency theory; politics of growth and industrialization; comparative perspective of industrialization (e.g., developmental successes and failures); international regimes; financial crises and structural adjustments.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: PSCI 1430 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3030 - American Foreign Policy
Goals: To achieve a sound understanding of the pattern and process of American foreign policy in a changing world and to comprehend the analytic perspectives that enhance such understanding.
Content: Patterns of post-1945 foreign policy during the Cold War; social, economic, and ideological sources of U.S. policy; the foreign policy-making process; challenges to American policy in a post-Cold War world; the politics of globalization and counter-terrorism.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: PSCI 1110 required or by Instructor Permission.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3100 - American Constitutional Law
Crosslisted
(Also listed as LGST 3100)
Goals: To study the role of the courts in the development of the American Constitution. To introduce students to the “rule of law” concept in Anglo American judicial history.
Content: Study of the United States Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court cases on separation of powers, federalism, civil liberties and civil rights.
Taught: Annually
Note: This course is applicable to majors and minors in Political Science and Legal Studies, regardless of whether it is taken as PSCI 3100 or LGST 3100. This course will not count as breadth of study for either major. Students may not earn credit for both PSCI 3100 and LGST 3100.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3430 - Gender Politics
Goals: To examine approaches to gender issues, the role of women in politics, and the impact of feminism from a comparative perspective. To consider development and importance of women’s organizations worldwide.
Content: Current research and theories about women and politics. Examination of the role of women in politics in various regions of the world such as Latin America, Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Europe as well as the United States.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: PSCI 1430 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3540 - Political Research and Analysis
Goals: To introduce fundamental concepts of politics and contemporary methods of political analysis and research.
Content: The development of political science as a discipline, various theories and approaches in political analysis, methods of research in political science, and practical experience in empirical analysis.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3550 - International Organizations
Crosslisted
(Also listed as GLOB 3550)
Goals: To explore the foundations of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations; through case studies and policy issues, to discuss the United Nations and its affiliated groups; to examine how transitional actors have tried to deal with critical world issues such as hunger, environmental dilemmas, human rights, and the disparities of development.
Content: This course includes a discussion of theories of integration, histories of international organizations, and analyses of approaches to policy and politics in the international arena. Students will also have the opportunity to do informal interviews or mentoring projects with local international organizations.
Taught: Annually, in the fall semester
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3570 - Ethnic and Civil Conflict
To examine the competing theories of the causes of civil and ethnic conflicts, to analyze processes that may lead to major human suffering when these conflicts turn into horrific wars, and to discuss possible ways to alleviate short- and long-term human suffering these conflicts create.
Content: Emphasis on theoretical works and selected case studies from the contemporary world. students are expected (1) to define, understand, and use concepts and terms relevant to the study of civil and ethnic conflict; (2) to analyze and think critically about the effects of different forces on these types of conflicts with the appreciation that societies have different cultural, economic, sociological, and historical settings; (3) to suggest ways to reduce, if not totally eliminate, the negative influence of these conflicts on individuals and collectivities, and finally (4) to have a working knowledge of challenges that these types of conflicts hold for the future of world politics. Extensive case studies will be drawn from various parts of the world.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3580 - Politics and Society in the Middle East
Goals: To examine politics and society in the contemporary Middle East, within the context of the region’s historical, cultural, and economic environment. To understand both the major themes and issues in Middle Eastern politics and the diverse experiences of individual countries (e.g., Egypt, Israel, Syria, Saudi Arabia).
Content: Islam, Arab, and Ottoman Empire, the colonial legacy and nationalist movements, Arab nationalism, the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Iranian Revolution, the impact of ethnic and religious diversity on politics, the “Arab Spring” and the like. By the end of the semester, students are expected to be able to think critically about the Middle East, to rigorously examine the ties between the past and the present in analyzing today’s problems in the region; to have a good grasp of the diversity present in the Middle East; and to have a working knowledge of opportunities and challenges that this region holds for the peace and security in the world.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3590 - Government and Politics of Western Europe and the European Union
Goals: To examine and analyze the political systems of Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, and other European states with reference to their social and economic contexts. To understand the development of the European Union and the desire for European integration.
Content: Post-World War II development of European political systems, state institutions, political culture, and policy processes; established parties and alternative social movements; relations with the United States and Eastern Europe; development of EU and implications of European integration.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: PSCI 1430 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3600 - Model United Nations
Crosslisted
(Also listed as GLOB 3650)
Goals: Through this course, students will develop research, critical thinking, and team-building skills; students will also gain perspectives on the role of international organizations and nongovernmental organizations in the international community. Students will gain an appreciation for diverse cultures, modes of negotiation and conflict resolution, and the professional nature of diplomacy.
Content: This course is designed to help prepare students to serve as delegates to the National Model United Nations Conference in New York. Students will also have the opportunity to visit other international agencies and NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in New York as well as volunteer with organizations in the Twin Cities. Topics discussed in the class will include: the nature of diplomacy, how nations interact, the operations of the United Nations system, the role of NGOs, and case studies of individual countries which the team will represent at the simulation in New York. Students will engage in mock debates and discussions of UN policy initiatives. By discussing the work of the UN and NGOs, students will also gain an understanding of a variety of transnational issues such as arms control, security, HIV/AIDS, environmental protection, child labor, etc.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor; acceptance to Model UN team; PSCI 1430 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3610 - Politics and Society in the Asian Pacific Region
Goals: To explore politics, government, and society in Asian Pacific region. To understand both the major themes and issues in Asian Pacific politics and the diverse experiences of individual countries.
Content: National legacy, state or nation building, constitution and government structure; policy processes and the relationship between government and society; the impact of external and regional forces on individual countries.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: PSCI 1430 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3630 - American Political Thought
Goals: To understand the nature and significance of the main currents of American political thought from the 17th century to the present; to explore the historically developing relationships between liberalism, capitalism, democracy, conservatism, and radicalism in the United States.
Content: Careful study of mainstream thinkers and documents (Jefferson, Lincoln, the Constitution) as well as dissident voices (Frederick Douglass, Emma Goldman, the anti-Federalists). Emphasis on the social and economic context of political thought.
Taught: Alternate years.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3640 - Contemporary Political Ideologies
Goals: To examine various political ideologies from a comparative and historical perspective. To consider the manner in which ideas are transformed into action.
Content: Examination of the foundation, content, and impact of recognized ideologies such as socialism, communism, anarchism, fascism, feminism, environmentalism, and liberalism.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3650 - Western Political Thought
Goals: To comprehend the nature and significance of the tradition of Western political thought; to develop the skills to critically analyze and evaluate contributions to the field; to explore the relevance of political theory for understanding contemporary politics and clarifying one’s own political perspective.
Content: Analysis of the tradition of political discourse from Plato and Aristotle in ancient Greece to Marx and Mill in the 19th century, including such thinkers as Machiavelli, Locke, and Rousseau. Emphasis on issues related to democratic theory, economy and property, and political change.
Taught: Alternate years.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3680 - Politics and Society in Developing Areas
Goals: To examine politics in developing countries from a comparative perspective and to study existing approaches to issues of political legitimation and stability, economic development, and the relationship between politics and economics in the non-Western world.
Content: The colonial legacy and the emergence of states in the developing world, approaches to studying the non-Western state, processes of political development, the nature of political leadership and problems of political legitimation, theories of political change and economic development, and the role of developing countries in the world.
Taught: Alternate years.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3690 - Politics of Urban and Metropolitan America
Goals: To introduce analytical concepts and frameworks for the study of urban and metropolitan problems.
Content: The emergence of metropolitan American and urban political systems. Special focus on ethnic and racial politics; local political engagement; community elites; urban political economies; political problems of metropolitan areas; urban reform and planning.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3700 - Public Policy and Public Administration
Goals: To learn how to think critically and analytically about the formulation and implementation of public policy. To acquaint students with some of the more important concepts, issues, and problems in public administration.
Content: Policy formation and analysis; causes and consequences of policy selection and design; effective leadership; challenges associated with bureaucracy, successful administration and policy implementation; understanding and formulating research on public policy and administration.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3710 - Political, Economic, and Social Development in China
Goals: To examine two distinctive pathways of political, social, and economic development in China (Chinese mainland and Taiwan). To explore political, economic, and social structures in the region. To consider the impact of Chinese development on the region and Sino-U.S. relations.
Content: Post World War II political history of modern China; the similarities and differences of China’s and Taiwan’s political, social, and economic developmental strategies; governmental, social, and economic institutions and patterns; the transformation of relations between state and society; relations with the United States.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: PSCI 1430 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3720 - Political Violence: War, Revolution, and Terrorism
Goals: To examine the theory and practice of various types of political violence and their transforming impact on state, society, and the world. To understand what factors drive people to revolt and the relationship between power and violence. To consider the impact of the state’s reaction to political violence.
Content: The causes of political violence; patterns of violent activity; issues of political symbolism, coercion, and legitimacy; state and people’s strategies for dealing with political violence (e.g., revolution and counterrevolution; terrorism and counterterrorism); analyses of global terrorism in the 21st century.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: PSCI 1430 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3730 - Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Democratization
Goals: To explore the theory and practice of democracy, authoritarianism, and democratization in various regions and states of the world.
Content: Definitions of democracy; types of authoritarian states and power structures; theory or models of regime change; process of democratic transformation (e.g., liberalization, transition, and consolidation); patterns of regime change (top down or bottom up), “economics first” or “politics first” or dual transition theories.
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: PSCI 1430 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 3740 - Political Psychology
Goals: To explore the intersection of political science and social psychology and analyze how citizens think and feel about politics. To examine thought processes of political leaders, probing to discover why leaders make decisions that they do. To learn about research areas associated with political psychology and ways scholars go about testing their theories about political behavior.
Content: Personality and politics, right and left wing authoritarianism, altruism, stereotyping and prejudice, political culture, social capital and community involvement, influence of mass media, groupthink, interplay of public opinion and elite decision making, methodologies associated with political psychology (experimentation, opinion polls, in-depth interviews, and focus groups).
Taught: Alternate years.
Prerequisite: PSCI 1110 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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PSCI 5000 - Senior Seminar
Goals: To enable majors to synthesize prior learning in Political Science through a senior capstone experience. To provide opportunities for intensive research and discussion of select topics in contemporary U.S. and global politics.
Content: Topics will rotate annually. Each year the seminar will focus on a specific, substantive area of politics and policy, at international, national, or local levels. Examples of topics include economic globalization, the impact of welfare reform, and advanced topics in democratic theory and social justice. Students will be expected to engage in and present the results of a major research project that integrates the central learning goals of the discipline with the substantive focus of the seminar.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: PSCI 3540 and senior status, or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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PSCI 5100 - Senior Practicum
Goals: To enable senior majors to explore connections between theory and practice in Political Science by combining academic analysis and learning with field experience.
Content: Seniors taking this course will be expected to obtain a semester internship in the Twin Cities (120 hours of work) with either a governmental agency, non-profit, international NGO, political organization, or business. The course will be the “academic” portion of the internship. Each week students will be reading current articles in political science and discussing them in light of their internships. Students will engage in applied research on a topic related to their internship and be responsible for completing a substantial research paper by the end of the semester. The writing process will include creating a research proposal, outline, and drafts of the project. Other assignments will include a weekly internship journal and oral presentation of the research project at the end of the semester. Upon successful completion, the * in the course title will include the actual Internship title on the official transcript of the student.
Taught: Annually, in spring term.
Prerequisites: PSCI 3540 and permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
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PSY 1330 - General Psychology
Goals: To introduce the content and methods of the science of psychology. To provide a foundation for the further study of psychology.
Content: Physiological processes, perception, learning and memory, cognition, emotion, development and personality, social processes, psychopathology and psychotherapy.
Taught: Every semester
Credits: 4
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PSY 1340 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Goals: To introduce the logic of statistical inference and apply that logic to statistical methods used in psychological research.
Content: Statistical tests covered include the z test, the t test, the correlation test, the chi-square test, and analysis of variance.
Taught: Every semester
Prerequisite: PSY 1330 is recommended.
Note: Credit will not be given for both PSY 1340 and QMBE 1310 or PSY 1340 and MATH 1200. Students who have taken CJFS 1140 should consult with the Chair of the department before enrolling in PSY 1340.
Credits: 4
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PSY 1440 - Lifespan Development
Goals: To explore developmental theories and methods used to describe and examine typical physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development across the lifespan.
Content: Research methods, physical development (brain, motor, puberty, menopause, health and wellness), cognitive development (language, intelligence, school performance, memory processes), and socio-emotional development (sense of self, personality, well-being, relationships, threats to well-being).
Taught: Every semester
Prerequisite: PSY 1330 or equivalent (grade of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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PSY 1460 - Theories of Personality
Goals: To provide an overview of major theories of personality; to evaluate theories of personality from a variety of psychological perspectives; to understand the application of theoretical principles to practical problems.
Content: Major theories of personality are presented, with an emphasis on analyses of personality organization, development, assessment, and change. Major theories include psychoanalysis, trait models, humanistic models, and behavioral and cognitive approaches.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: PSY 1330 or equivalent (grade of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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PSY 1480 - Abnormal Psychology
Goals: To introduce students to current perspectives on major forms of psychopathology; classification, assessment and diagnosis; and etiology, course, and treatment of disorders.
Content: Various forms of psychopathology (e.g., anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia, personality disorders) understood within a bio-psycho-social framework; etiology, course, and treatment of disorders; issues in classification, assessment, and diagnosis; contemporary issues in mental health and mental illness.
Taught: Every semester
Prerequisite: PSY 1330 or equivalent (grade of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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PSY 3350 - Research Methods in Psychology
Goals: To understand the logic of experimental methodology, basic principles of experimental design, data analyses, limitations of experiments, and ethical considerations related to psychology research.
Content: Correlational and experimental research methods, threats to good experimental design, and interpretation of results. Students conduct statistical analysis and write up their own experiment.
Taught: Every semester
Prerequisites: PSY 1330 and a course in statistics (PSY 1340, CJFS 1140, MATH 1200, or QMBE 1310) with grades of C- or better
Credits: 4
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PSY 3410 - Theories of Learning
Goals: To define learning and to show how the learning process is studied; to place learning theory in historical perspective, showing how answers to ancient questions about ideas gradually evolved into what we now refer to as modern learning theory.
Content: The learning theories of Thorndike, Skinner, Hull, Pavlov, Guthrie, Estes, the Gestalt theorists, Piaget, Tolman, Bandura, and Hebb; the nature of learning, approaches to the study of learning, and early notions about learning; the application of learning principles to the solution of practical problems.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: PSY 1330 or equivalent (grade of C- or better); PSY 1340 and PSY 3350 are recommended
Credits: 4
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PSY 3420 - Cognitive Neuroscience
Goals: To introduce the important insights and theoretical principles of modern cognitive science.
Content: Students study evolution of human cognition, consciousness, perception and attention, memory, knowledge representation, language, reasoning, problem solving, cognitive development, learning, and individual differences in cognition.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: PSY 1330 or equivalent (grade of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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PSY 3440 - Advanced Child Development
Goals: To provide a broad overview of theories of child development and research in child psychology.
Content: Research methods with children, genetics, learning and cognitive development, moral development, socialization processes, family dynamics, and child-rearing.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: PSY 1330 or equivalent (grade of C- or better); PSY 1440 is recommended
Credits: 4
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PSY 3510 - Psychology of Emotion
Goals: To examine contemporary psychological theories of emotion; to explore connections among the domains of emotion, cognition, and behavior; to understand the role of emotion in everyday life.
Content: Emotion in evolutional and cultural context; genetic and physiological factors; emotion and cognition; emotions in personality and social relationships; individual differences in emotions; and emotions in psychopathology.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: PSY 1330 or equivalent (grade of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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PSY 3570 - Biopsychology
Goals: To provide an understanding of the role of the brain in emotion, sleep, learning and memory, language, sexual behavior, aggression, and psychopathology.
Content: Neural mechanisms, subcortical function, basic neuroendocrinology, drug effects and brain functions, models of pathology in schizophrenia and depression, and hemispheric specialization and language.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: PSY 1330 or equivalent (grade of C- or better); PSY 3350 is strongly recommended
Credits: 4
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PSY 3580 - Sensation and Perception
Goals: To introduce students to sensory systems (with primary emphasis on vision), how the functions of sensory mechanisms contribute to the structure of perceptual events, and how culture and learning shape the interpretative process we call perception.
Content: Psychophysics, signal detection theory, vision, hearing, the skin senses (including pain), attention, and states of consciousness.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: PSY 1330 (or equivalent) and PSY 3570 (grades of C- or better), or permission of the instructor
Credits: 4
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PSY 3640 - Theories of Psychotherapy
Goals: To provide an overview of the major approaches to psychotherapy; to compare and contrast models of psychotherapy; to become familiar with contemporary trends in psychotherapy.
Content: Major theories of psychotherapy are presented, including psychoanalysis and psychodynamic models, humanistic models, behavioral models, cognitive models, multicultural approaches, Eastern-influenced approaches, and eclectic and integrative models.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: PSY 1480 with a grade of C- or better
Credits: 4
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PSY 3670 - Theories of Motivation
Goals: To introduce students to major theories of motivation with concentration on approaches most relevant to human behavior.
Content: Psychodynamic theory, physiological mechanisms, achievement theory, attribution theory, organizational behavior, and aggression and altruism.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: PSY 1330 (grade of C- or better); PSY 3350 is recommended
Credits: 4
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PSY 3700 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Goals: To familiarize the students with psychological theories and research applied to human behavior in organizational settings and to use this knowledge to solve problems in organizational behavior.
Content: Learning theories applied to organizational settings; motivation, perception, and communication in work settings; the nature and impact of work related attitudes (especially job satisfaction); individual differences and organizational behavior; the causes, impact, and management of stress; group dynamics at work; organizational culture, leadership, and decision making.
Prerequisite: PSY 1330 (grade of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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PSY 3740 - Disorders of Childhood
Goals: To introduce students to current understandings of psychological disorders of infancy, childhood, and adolescence; key issues in child classification and diagnosis; contemporary issues in developmental psychopathology.
Content: Descriptions of psychological disorders from infancy through adolescence; genetic, physiological, psychological, family and sociocultural factors that influence the development, course and treatment of disorders, with an emphasis on understanding of child psychopathology in the context of typical development; contemporary issues in developmental psychopathology.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: PSY 1330 (or equivalent) and one of the following: PSY 1440, PSY 1480 or PSY 3440 (grades of C- or better in all courses)
Credits: 4
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PSY 3800 - Social Psychology
Goals: To introduce the prominent social psychological theories and research relating to social behavior.
Content: A survey of classic and contemporary theories in impression formation, person perception, prejudice and stereotyping, interpersonal attraction and relationships, altruism and aggression, conformity and persuasion, and group processes.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: PSY 1330 or equivalent with a grade of C- or better
Credits: 4
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PSY 3820 - Cross-Cultural Psychology
Goals: To examine research and theory on cross-cultural psychology from international and domestic perspectives. To gain an overview of how cross-cultural issues relate to and affect different areas of psychology and to present the methods psychologists use to study culture and its effects on behavior and emotion (from social psychology to clinical psychology).
Content: Topics include (but are not limited to) cultural universality and specificity, ethnic identity, cultural variations in human development, personality, emotion, cognition, social interactions and psychopathology, psychology of immigration and acculturation, mindfulness-based approaches, and psychological assessment and treatment of culturally diverse populations.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: PSY 1330 and PSY 1340 or equivalents (grades of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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PSY 3840 - Addictive Disorders
Goals: To examine research and theory on the causes and consequences of alcoholism, binge drinking, drug addictions, and behavioral addictions.
Content: A wide variety of perspectives on normal-range substance use, college drinking, alcoholism, nicotine dependence, drug addictions, and behavioral addictions will be covered including: behavioral genetics, neuroscience and psychophysiological research, developmental issues, environmental factors, co-occurring disorders, clinical psychological treatment and prevention, psychiatry, and epidemiological, social, emotional, attitudinal, and experimental studies. Students will engage in data analysis, write-up and interpretation of real data sets on addiction, and read and critique research articles on various topics.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: PSY 1330 and one course in Statistics (PSY 1340, CJFS 1140, MATH 1200, or QMBE 1310) with grades of C- or better
Credits: 4
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PSY 3850 - Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder
Goals: To describe and critically analyze research, theory and practice in the field of psychopathic and antisocial personalities and forensic psychology. Students will learn key descriptive, causal and treatment approaches to the field.
Content: We will discuss psychopathic and antisocial personalities and distinctions between these and other psychiatric disorders. Using case histories, we will examine different expressions of the psychopathic personality, including criminal and successful types, as well as the serial murderer. Other topics will include: diagnostic approaches, developmental issues, treatment, forensic psychology practice, gender differences, personality profiling; causal factors in criminal and psychopathic behavior; research on emotion, and thought processes in psychopaths.
Taught: Annually in summer
Prerequisites: PSY 1330 (or equivalent) and PSY 1480 (grades of C- or better), or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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PSY 5010 - Honors Seminar in Psychology
Goals: To complete an individual honors project in psychology.
Content: Honors projects are typically empirical studies, but may also involve advanced literature reviews.
Prerequisites: PSY 1340, PSY 3350, and admission by application and approval of departmental sponsor and psychology faculty.
Credits: 6
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PSY 5420 - Belief in the Brain
Goals: To introduce students to the concept of human belief and doubt in philosophy, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. The course primarily aims to explore the differences of two theoretical belief models with emphasis on how each one of these belief models may shape our society. This includes issues dealing with the right of free speech, mass communications, advertising, propaganda, lie detection, and religious beliefs. Students will cultivate their own perspectives with cumulative essays and in class discussion, as well as improving lecture skills with multiple in class presentations.
Content: Wide-ranging perspectives on human belief: philosophical, cognitive science, and cognitive neuroscience; lesion method in cognitive neuroscience, prefrontal cortex functionality, cognitive science of religion, authoritarianism, dual-processing, cognitive dissonance.
Prerequisite: PSY 3420 or PSY 3570 (grades of C- or better), or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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PSY 5440 - Childhood and Society
Goals: To examine controversial issues in child development which have substantial implications for public and social policy. The topics examined will link development, education, and cultural practices from infancy through adolescence.
Content: Specific topics vary by semester and will include topics of both historical relevance and contemporary debates within child development (e.g., adolescent risk behavior, child care, children and the law, developmental theory and educational practices, family diversity, media exposure, parenting styles, public health, poverty, and technology use).
Prerequisites: PSY 3440 (grade of C- or better) and senior standing (with psychology major), or permission of the instructor
Credits: 4
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PSY 5570 - Neuroendocrinology
Goals: To explore, in depth, the activating and organizing effects of hormones and the effects of environmental and psychological events as they affect endocrine function.
Content: Stress effects on immune function, memory, and reproductive fitness. Endocrine function in sexual development, gender identity, and sexual behavior. Other areas include aggression, love, and mating.
Prerequisite: Senior standing (with psychology major) or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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PSY 5600 - Aggression
Goals: An in-depth analysis of aggressive behavior as addressed by social psychological research.
Content: Variable from year to year.
Prerequisites: Senior standing (with psychology major) or permission of the instructor
Credits: 4
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PSY 5700 - Clinical Psychology
Goals: To introduce students to the field of clinical psychology as a science and a profession; to review theoretical models of psychopathology and intervention; to explore professional issues related to mental health services; to integrate, evaluate, and reflect on previous coursework within the framework of an advanced seminar in psychology.
Content: Contemporary approaches to clinical psychology; theoretical and practical issues in clinical education, ethics, and intervention; individual topics selected by students.
Prerequisites: PSY 3640 (grade of C- or better) and senior standing (with psychology major), or permission of the instructor
Credits: 4
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PSY 5720 - Applied Health Psychology
Goals: This seminar is designed to examine the interrelationships between behavior, emotion, health and psychological disorders and dysfunction. Students will be introduced to the assessment, treatment and causes of physical and psychological health issues.
Content: The role of the practicing psychologist in a medical setting will be discussed and how psychologists function in the context of health care settings will be a major focus of the course (ranging from ethics to assessment and treatment) and we will examine how they operate with other medical professionals. Emphasis will be on clinical intervention and assessment of physical and mental disorders in context.
Prerequisites: PSY 1480 (grade of C- or better) and senior standing (with psychology major), or permission of the instructor
Credits: 4
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QMBE 1310 - Statistics
Goals: To acquaint students with major parametric and nonparametric statistical techniques.
Content: Data organization, simple probability, and sampling distributions; estimation and hypothesis testing; regression and correlation; time series; selected non parametric tests.
Prerequisites: None, though a basic understanding of algebra is expected. Credit will not be given for both QMBE 1310 and PSY 1340 or MATH 1200
Credits: 4
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QMBE 1320 - Introduction to Business Analytics
Goals: To introduce frequently used data analysis techniques, to develop the quantitative skills necessary to use them, and to apply the methods in business decision-making settings.
Content: The course will cover decision-making frameworks as well as data capture, analysis and presentation techniques. Topics such as budgeting, forecasting and regression will be explored using Excel and other relevant software or analytical tools.
Prerequisites: QMBE 1310 or PSY 1340 or MATH 1200 (grades of C- or better).
Credits: 4
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QMBE 3710 - Operations Management
Goals: To introduce students to concepts, techniques, and tools related to the design, planning, quality assessment and control, and improvement of manufacturing and service operations.
Content: Topics including process analysis, improvement, and productivity, quality management, supply management, and inventory management, and how these topics are integrated with high-level financial objectives. Class sessions involve explaining concepts, working examples, discussing cases and performing team projects.
Prerequisite: MGMT 3100 (grade of C- or better) or consent of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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QMBE 3720 - Decision Science
Goals: To introduce students to decision-making analysis, stressing problem formulation, analytical methods for solution, and use of computer models.
Content: Decision theory, linear programming, simulation, and implementation.
Prerequisites: QMBE 1320 and MGMT 3100 (grades of C- or better) or consent of the instructor.
Credits: 4
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QMBE 3730 - Advanced Business Analytics
Goals: To enable students to utilize advanced mathematical models and data management techniques.
Content: This course covers data management techniques utilizing database applications such as MS Access along with advanced data manipulation and spreadsheet techniques such as table lookup functions, linked spreadsheets, macros, and Visual Basic.
Taught: Yearly, spring semester
Prerequisite: QMBE 1320 (grade of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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QMBE 3740 - Data Mining
Goals: Introduce students to data mining techniques and best practices.
Content: This course includes classification, prediction, data reduction, and data visualization. Advanced regression, network and cluster analysis.
Taught: Alternate Years
Prerequisites: QMBE 1320 (grade of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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QMBE 3750 - Data Management and Communication
Goals: To build a strong foundation in data organization, and management (i.e., “data wrangling”) as well as reporting, visualization, and communication to non-technical audiences.
Content: Businesses today operate in a very complex environment, with more data available than ever before. Students will build skills in using data management and visualization tools (including SQL and Tableau), and consider approaches to professional data representation and communication.
Prerequisite: QMBE 1320 (grade C-or better)
Credits: 4
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REL 1100 - Introduction to Religion
Goals: To examine general theories about religion and various dimensions of religion (e.g. the sacred, scriptures, ethics, practices, mysticism, etc.), to reflect on the role of religion in public life, and to appreciate various ways of being religious and non-religious.
Content: Topics discussed include approaches to the interpretation of scriptures, religious ethics, different kinds of “religious lives,” the challenges of religious diversity, religion and violence, atheism, religious trends in America and the world, and the relationship of religion to politics, law, science, and feminism. A number of the world’s religious traditions and thinkers will be introduced through texts, case studies, films and field trips.
Taught: Every semester
Credits: 4
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REL 1140 - Women and Religion
Goals: To introduce religious expressions of women and their role in religion; to analyze the roles religion plays in women’s lives; to explore ways women influence as well as rethink religious traditions and shape them.
Content: Cross-cultural examination of how religions function in women’s lives and the leadership roles women take in religion; analysis of gender structures in religion; and examination of such concepts as spirituality, community, authority, relationship, and images of the divine. The specific religious traditions and the cultural contexts of the women may vary in different years.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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REL 1200 - Survey of the Old Testament/ Hebrew Bible
Goals: To survey the Jewish Scriptures/Christian Old Testament in historical context, exploring both the material’s literary characteristics—such as narrative plot and theme, poetic form and rhetoric—and its key theological emphases—such as the concept of God and the mission and destiny of Israel.
Content: Samples from the three main portions of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, Prophets, and Writings (Psalms and wisdom literature).
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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REL 1220 - The New Testament
Goals: To develop an acquaintance with the literary and theological characteristics of the New Testament, and to understand the process of its formation. A student should develop skill as an interpreter (exegete) of the biblical text.
Content: The literature of the New Testament, using the methods of historical-critical analysis, answering questions such as: By whom written? To whom written? When written? Meaning to authors and to the Christian community to whom they were/are addressed?
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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REL 1300 - Introduction to Theology
Goals: To introduce the student to theological language and argument through critical examination of historical and contemporary thinkers as well as schools of thought.
Content: Close reading and discussion of theological texts that explore central Christian claims about the nature of God, Jesus Christ, creation, humanity, the church, sin, suffering, evil, and salvation. Special attention will be given to the role of gender as well as to Christianity relationship to other religious traditions.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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REL 1400 - Christian Ethics
Goals: To provoke reflection on, and understanding of, the basis, nature, content, and consequences of Christian moral thinking. To appreciate the variety of viewpoints of moral issues within the Christian tradition and their relation to the larger society.
Content: Close reading and discussion of various approaches to Christian ethics followed by analysis of selected moral issues such as war, euthanasia, abortion, homosexuality, and racism.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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REL 1500 - Introduction to Judaism
Goals: To introduce students to the Jewish world by putting them in touch with authentic Jewish texts, experiences, values, and insights, and by enabling them to compare Judaism with their own ways of living and believing.
Content: Analysis of the uniqueness and tragedy of Jewish history, issues of Jewish identity, the role of Jewish law in the life of the community.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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REL 1510 - Jewish Ethics
Goals: To study the nature of the good in Judaism; to analyze such contemporary issues as war and peace, individual responsibility, sexuality, women’s issues, and related topics.
Content: Historical context and authority, including Bible, Talmud, Responsa, and Codes; classic and modern religious literature; contemporary Jewish bioethics texts.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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REL 1520 - The World of Jesus
Goals: To understand the social, cultural, and political realities that comprised the world of Jesus, and to see him as an embodiment of that milieu.
Content: Movements in contemporary Judaism—Sadducees, Pharisees, Zealots, Essenes—as well as institutions like Temple, Torah, and Synagogue will be studied, along with the opportunities they presented to Jesus. Special emphasis will be placed on Jewish responses to Greek and Roman imperialism and culture, and to the ways in which these responses shaped Jesus’ environment.
Credits: 4
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REL 1620 - Religions of East Asia
Goals: To provide an introduction to the religious traditions of China, Korea and Japan. To examine continuity and diversity within each tradition and among the various traditions. To explore how religious themes and values are expressed in texts, rituals, symbols, art and architecture.
Content: We will look at both the indigenous religions of each culture (e.g. Chinese Daoism, Korean Shamanism, Japanese Shinto) as well as those traditions that all share in common (Confucianism and Buddhism). We will discuss beliefs and practices, major thinkers and texts, historical contexts, institutional developments and popular religious movements. Topics include Chinese cosmology, Zen meditation, Korean Christianity, religion and Communism, and Confucian capitalism in contemporary East Asia.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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REL 1630 - Religions of South Asia
Goals: To provide an introduction the religious traditions of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh). To examine continuity and diversity within each tradition and among the various traditions. To explore how religious themes and values are expressed in texts, rituals, symbols, music, art and architecture.
Content: We will look at the Brahmanical, Jain, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic and Sikh traditions. Topics will include yoga, renunciation, Hindu deities, caste and social structure, and women in Hinduism. The last part of the course will explore trends in the 19th and 20th century, during which the religious traditions of South Asia were connected with nationalism and the birth of modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. We will conclude by looking at the role that Hindu traditions, teachers and practices have played in modern America.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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REL 3150 - Religion and Literature
Goals: To show both how imaginative secular literature can be religious—e.g., communicate a religious vision, help shape one’s character and inform one’s deepest self-understanding, legitimate or de-legitimate social forms and practices—and how the study of such literature has become a key element in the field of religious studies.
Content: The specific topic and genre will vary from year to year. The focus may be plays, novels, short stories, poetry, or auto/biography. It may range in scope from an exhaustive study of a single literary work (e.g., Melville’s Moby Dick), to the works of a single author (e.g., Margaret Atwood, Jon Hassler, Flannery O’Connor), to a comparison of different authors (e.g., C.S. Lewis and G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers and P. D. James). Or it may be thematically arranged: e.g., Jewish Stories of Wonder; The Poetry of Prayer (Donne, Herbert, Hopkins, Dickinson, Berryman); Love and the Novel: A Critique of Power; How We Die; Modern Apocalyptic Literature; or Living With the Land: An Ecology of Fiction.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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REL 3160 - Spiritual Memoir
Goals: Spiritual memoir and autobiography are literary forms that go back thousands of years. In these testaments the writer links encounters with mystery, experiences of the sacred, and details unique to his or her individual life, with universal structures that cross time and traditions. Whether they are stories about trauma and healing, encounters with the holy, the sacred in the ordinary, or unsurpassed joy, the process of writing one’s spiritual journey can in itself be a transformational spiritual practice. Stories serve as containers that hold spiritual experiences when language about them in inadequate.
Content: In this class we look at literary texts that have been intentionally crafted as spiritual memoir. Readings may include: Among the Believers, An Islamic Journey, V.S. Naipaul; The Spiral Staircase, Karen Armstrong; The Winged Seed, Li Young Lee; Salvation on Sand Mountain, Dennis Covington; Proverbs of Ashes, Brock and Parker; Standing alone, Asma Nomani; Faith, Sharon Salzburg; The Jew in the Lotus, Roger Kamenetz; Seven Story Mountain, Thomas Merton; The Way to Rainy Mountain, Scott Momoday; Honey From the Stone, Chet Raymo.
Credits: 4
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REL 3170 - Poetry and the Sacred
Goals: Since the beginning of time, poets have given voice to the longing for, and discovery of the sacred. Poetry has been called “the song of our species,” and “the supreme result of language,” “fires for the cold” and “ropes let down to the lost.” From the biblical poets’ mysticism and prophetic impulse to the Sufi, Rumi’s ghazals, Dante’s map of heaven and hell, the visions of Kashmiri poet Lalla, Hindu mystic Mirabai, to Jewish poet Yehuda Amichai, American Buddhist poets Gary Snyder and Jane Hirschfield, to Joy Harjo, Rainier Maria Rilke and others, poets stir us at the level of our essential self. Poetry preserves mysteries and helps us experience kinds of truth not available to the reasoning mind. Poets can leave us feeling we are in the presence of God.
Content: Texts for this course will include: Holy Fire, ed., Halpern; In Mad Love and War, Joy Harjo; The Poems of Nazim Hikmet; Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman, Final Harvest, Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver’s Poetry Handbook, Burning Bright, ed., Hampl, and others.
Credits: 4
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REL 3200 - Biblical Narrative: Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
Goals: To study in depth some portion of the narrative literature of the Jewish Scriptures/Christian Old Testament, with special attention to the issue of relevance posed by the antiquity of the texts, and to the issues posed by a sacred “literature-in-translation.” Emphasis will be given to developing close reading skills, a working acquaintance with critical methods of biblical studies, and intercultural competence.
Content: Course content may shift from year to year. It may focus on a large block of narrative, the Deuteronomic History (Joshua-2 Kings), for example, or on an individual book (e.g., Genesis), or on a piece of a book (e.g., the Jacob cycle). Alternatively, the course may adopt a thematic approach: e.g., “family, friend, and stranger,” “holy war and peace,” or yet other topics.
Taught: Alternate years
Prerequisites: REL 1200 or REL 1220, or permission of the instructor
Credits: 4
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REL 3210 - Biblical Poetry: Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
Goals: To study in depth a selection of the poetic literature of Jewish Scripture/Christian Old Testament with particular attention to poetic form, function, and transformative power. Students will learn to recognize interpretations embedded in translations, will develop close-reading skills, and will be challenged to deepen their vision of the world and open the self to transformation.
Content: Course content may vary from a sampling of psalms, prophetic oracles, and proverbial wisdom to a closer focus on a single book (e.g., Isaiah), or on a comparison-contrast of two books (e.g., Proverbs and Ecclesiastes), or on some specific theme (e.g., protest and praise).
Taught: Alternate years
Prerequisite: REL 1200 or REL 1220 or permission of the instructor
Credits: 4
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