2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]
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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
Note: This course is open to first years, sophomores, and juniors. Seniors may register only with instructor permission.
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 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 1980 - Brain and Behavior
Goals: To provide an introduction to understanding the relations between brain and behavior; to familiarize students with the research methodologies used to investigate brain-behavior processes; to enable students to evaluate claims based on empirical evidence; to help students appreciate the impact of neuroscientific advances on individuals and society.
Content: Structure and function of neurons and the nervous system; sensory and motor systems; the neural basis of psychological experience; and other selected topics.
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 (MATH 1200, QMBE 1310, or an equivalent) with grades of C- or better. Students who are not declared psychology majors must have instructor permission to register.
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 evolutionary 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 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 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 3730 - Individual Differences
Goals: To introduce the study of individual differences in human behavior associated with genetic variables; to explore the degree to which genetic and environmental factors mutually influence the expression of a variety of psychological phenomena; to provide an overview of behavioral genetic methods and design.
Content: Examination of genetic and environmental influences on human behavior; pathways between genes and behavior; cognitive abilities and disabilities; psychopathology; personality; substance use; health and well-being; aging.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: PSY 1330 and one course in statistics (MATH 1200, QMBE 1310, or an equivalent) with grades 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 a statistics course (MATH 1200, QMBE 1310, or an equivalent) with 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 a statistics course (MATH 1200, QMBE 1310, or an equivalent) 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 3980 - Adult Development and Aging
Goals: This course will explore developmental change across various domains of adulthood, including biological, cognitive, psychological, and socio-emotional, and how these domains interact with one another.
Content: Perspectives on adult development and aging, methods and issues in studying adult development and aging, the neuroscience and biological theories of aging, longevity, health and functioning, developmental changes in cognition, stereotypes and beliefs about aging, personality development in adulthood, mental health and the adult life course, relationships and occupational choice across adulthood, dying and bereavement, and healthy aging.
Prerequisite: PSY 1330
Credits: 4
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PSY 3980 - Family Development and Dynamics
Goals: To provide an overview of psychological approaches to understanding families; to identify and explain multiple factors which influence family development across time and place; to explore dynamics related to family processes and relationships.
Content: Topics may include historical, demographic, and social influences on family development; developmental life courses for adults and children in contemporary families; the effects of parenthood, siblings, and intergenerational relationships on family dynamics.
Credits: 4
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PSY 3980 - Risk and Resilience
Goals: To examine psychological approaches to risk and resilience; to better understand the ways in which risk and resilience contribute to well-being over time.
Content: Biological, psychological, and sociocultural risk factors; biological, psychological, and sociocultural protective factors; transactional and longitudinal processes related to risk and resilience; risk and resilience in individual, familial, and cultural context; prevention and intervention strategies to promote positive outcomes.
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 3350 and admission by application and approval of departmental sponsor and psychology faculty.
Credits: 6 (3 credits in fall and 3 credits in spring)
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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) and major status, 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 5600 - Aggression
Goals: An in-depth analysis of aggressive behavior as addressed by social psychological research.
Content: Variable from year to year.
Prerequisites: PSY 3510 or PSY 3800 (grade of C- or better) and 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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PSY 5750 - Capstone: Positive Psychology
Goals: To introduce students to the scientific study of positive characteristics, positive experiences, and positive institutions; to critically examine particular topics in positive psychology in depth; and to make connections between theory and practice in positive psychology.
Content: Variable from session to session.
Prerequisites: PSY 3350 (grade of C- or better) and senior standing with psychology major
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.
Note: Credit will not be given for more than one statistics course (MATH 1200, PSY 1340, or QMBE 1310).
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.
Prerequisite: QMBE 1310 (or equivalent statistics course) with a grade of C- or better.
Credits: 4
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QMBE 1980 - Statistics and Data Visualization
Goals: To acquaint students with major parametric statistical techniques and ways to present data.
Content: Data organization and sampling distributions; estimation and hypothesis testing; regression and correlation; methods for displaying data using Excel.
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 - God, Self, and World: An 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 1980 - Religion in the Digital Age
Goals: To investigate ways in which digital technology is impacting how religious identity and belonging are formed, understood, promoted, and lived out, and to weigh the challenges and opportunities for religious individuals and communities presented by emerging technologies.
Content: This course explores new research at the intersection of digital scholarship and religious and theological studies. Focusing primarily on Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam, the course will examine how specific religious communities utilize digital tools to enhance their religious thought and practice, as well as how previously-understood categories like “community” and “authority” are being reconfigured because of changing technological realities. Students in this course will also research a religious organization’s use of technology and assess how their own findings compare with the scholarly approaches studied in the course.
Credits: 4
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REL 3000 - What is Religion? Great Thinkers and Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Religious Studies
Goals: This course will investigate the following questions: What is religion? How do we define it? Is religion something that exists “out there” or is it a creation of the scholar’s imagination? What methods should be used to study religion? What theories best explain it? How has the field of religious studies evolved, and where might it be headed?
Content: Students will be introduced to the major thinkers from multiple disciplines who have influenced the development of religious studies in the west. These will include psychologists, theologians, anthropologists, sociologists, philosophers, historians, as well as feminist approaches from several of these disciplines
Taught: Spring semester
Prerequisite: One previous religion course (grade of C- or better) or instructor approval
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 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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REL 3250 - Death and Dying
Goals: This course will examine death and dying from a range of perspectives and multiple methodologies.
Content: The texts we will read include a) philosophical and theological reflections on the meanings(s) of death, how we should live in the face of death, and the possibility and desirability of immortality; b) psychological analyses of death anxiety, grief, and mourning; c) anthropological and sociological examinations of death rituals, suicide, and institutions surrounding death; d) accounts from Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist, and Christian traditions about the nature of death and the after-life; and e) debates on controversial issues including euthanasia, war and pacifism, capital punishment and factory farming. We will also read literary treatments (short stories, poems, excerpts from novels) on many of these issues, and view films that focus on these topics.
Taught: Alternate years
Prerequisites: Any religion course
Credits: 4
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REL 3300 - Sex, Gender, and the Body in Ancient and Medieval Christianity
Goals: To explore the development of Christian thought and practice in its relationship to bodies, gender, sexuality, and culture from the first century B.C.E. through the medieval period up to the Protestant Reformation.
Content: Persecution of the early church, formation of teachings of bodies, gender, and sexuality, Augustine and Monasticism on sin and sexuality, medieval women mystics and the body’s relationship to salvation, Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the reaffirmation of sexuality.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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REL 3310 - Gender, Race, and the Body in Modern Christianity
Goals: To understand the persons and movements within Christianity that contribute to an evolving and reforming understanding of faith, faith-based organizations, and social change movements, especially as they relate to issues of race and gender, and the body.
Content: Protestant and Catholic Reformations, Enlightenment thinkers’ influence on religious thinkers and institutions, Christianity’s contribution to the creation of the concept of race, the slave trade and colonization, gender and religion in the United States, and understanding the global development of Christianity in the twentieth century and beyond as a tool of liberation of bodies.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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REL 3330 - Religious Thinkers Who Changed the World
Goals: Students will engage in critical textual study of the work of a particular religious figure whose work has had significant influence in the world. Students will also study secondary literature that evaluates and builds on the thinker’s contribution to religious thought.
Content: This course will focus on the life and thought of a major religious thinker like sixteenth century reformer Martin Luther or twentieth century philosopher and activist Abraham Joshua Heschel. Class work will also involve individual research on an aspect of the thinker’s life and thought that will culminate in a final research paper.
Taught: Alternate years
Prerequisite: Any 1000-level religion course
Credits: 4
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REL 3350 - Contemporary African-American Religious Thought
Goals: To understand how race in America—particularly the Black/White relationship—impacts religious thought in America; to encourage greater sensitivity to the ways in which religion is inextricably bound to culture, to politics, to economics, to American society as a whole.
Content: Pre-World War II to the present—from the non-violent, prophetic voices of Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr., through the turbulent late 1960s with Malcolm X and the rise of Black Power—the influence of the protest movements on the creation of Black Theology and subsequently, of womanist theology; and the more recent critiques of capitalism by Cornel West and others.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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REL 3390 - Christianity in an Age of Religious Diversity
Goals: this course will investigate recent attempts by Christian scholars and practitioners to address how to think about, interact and live with people of other traditions. Students will leave the course with a critical understanding of the promise and the challenge of working from within a religious tradition to forge avenues of understanding and build relationships across traditions.
Content: In an age of increasing religious diversity at the local, national, and international levels, it is imperative that religious traditions reflect on the following questions: How are we to think about the nature and meaning of religious diversity? What is the significance of my neighbor’s faith for mine? What does a commitment to my home tradition mean for how my community should relate to other religious communities that are now part of the fabric of life in our cities and neighborhoods? Taught in a seminar style, this course will explore these questions and more.
Credits: 4
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REL 3400 - Contemporary Issues in Christian Ethics
Goals: To achieve a greater appreciation of the major approaches and sources utilized by contemporary Christian ethicists, and to apply that knowledge to in-depth research into one current ethical dilemma.
Content: The influence of scripture, philosophy, social, and natural science on the shape of Christian ethics in relationship to specific ethical issues such as sexuality, health care, politics, environment, economics.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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REL 3430 - Feminist/Womanist Theologies
Goals: To explore the traditional theological claims in light of feminist and womanist critiques and reformulations.
Content: Close reading and discussion of a variety of feminist and womanist theological works, especially focused on how gender, race, and class have affected religious language and imagery regarding God, Christ, power, sin, love, and redemption.
Taught: Alternate years
Credits: 4
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REL 3630 - Seminar in Buddhism
Goals: To engage in an in-depth study of the Buddhist tradition, focusing on its origin in India, its development in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Tibet, and the spread of Buddhism to America. We will look at both continuity and diversity within Buddhism, examining the different forms the tradition takes in various cultures and at the threads that run through all of them.
Content: We will examine various facets of Buddhism—e.g. meditation, ritual, ethics, devotion—and different types of Buddhist lives—e.g. Monastic and lay, contemplative and activist. We will read both primary texts (e.g. Sutras) and modern secondary literature, and will examine Buddhist thought and practice at the “elite” level as well as the popular level. A number of sub-themes and questions will run through the course: How has each culture been shaped by Buddhism, and how has Buddhism been shaped by the various cultures? What has been the interaction of Buddhism with other aspects of culture, and with the sociopolitical sphere, in each country? Special topics include women in Buddhism, conceptions of Nirvana, the ethics of Karma, Buddhist-Christian Dialogue, and Buddhism in contemporary America.
Taught: Alternate years
Recommended: Previous religion course
Credits: 4
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REL 5750 - Senior Seminar
Goals: The senior seminar will be a capstone course that combines a theories and methods of religion component with a final written project and oral presentation focused on the student’s primary tradition of study.
Content: Students will be introduced to the major thinkers from multiple disciplines who influenced the development of religious studies in the West. These will include psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, historians of religion, theologians, philosophers, those with a phenomenological approach, and post-structuralists.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: Two 3000-level religion courses
Note: Only religion majors and minors are eligible to enroll in this course.
Credits: 4
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REL 5900 - Religion Colloquium
Goals: This course brings together student majors, minors, and faculty members for the presentation and discussion of scholarly work in religion and examines the concept of vocation in a way that helps students reflect on their lives after college and on the process of finding meaningful work and discerning a calling.
Content: Scholarly work by students, faculty members and visiting scholars; texts that explore the concept of vocation; and guest speakers and panels discussing issues related to work, careers, calling and elements that constitute a meaningful life.
Taught: Annually
Note: Two semesters of Colloquium are required for majors, and one semester is required for minors.
Credits: 1
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SOC 1110 - Introduction to Sociological Thinking
Goals: To introduce students to the basic sociological concepts. To show how these concepts are used to analyze society. To increase our knowledge of how society is organized and operates. To encourage creative and critical thinking.
Content: Study of culture, socialization, social institutions such as the family, religion, and government, race, gender, social class, and social change.
Taught: Annually, fall, winter and spring terms.
Credits: 4
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SOC 1120 - Social Issues
Goals: To gain a thorough understanding of a specific social issue and its impact on society.
Content: The social issues selected will vary with the instructor; for example poverty, stratification, disabilities, etc. See the Course Listing for a given term for that course’s focus.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: SOC 1110
Credits: 4
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SOC 1200 - Sociological Practice
Goals: In this gateway seminar, students explore the discipline of sociology and engage in further discovery about what it means to employ a sociological perspective. The goal of this course is to help sociology majors successfully navigate their undergraduate education and prepare for advanced study in the field and/or their career. Ideally, students must take this course in their sophomore year. Transfer students will complete the course during their first year at Hamline.
Content: Students will learn about the sociology department and major including resources and responsibilities of the major, internships, careers in sociology, and the role and value of public sociology. Students will review the core concepts (e.g., the sociological imagination), theories (e.g., structural functionalism), and methods (e.g., survey research) to which they were introduced in their introductory course. Students will learn how to formulate a research question, prepare an annotated bibliography, and consider how theory and methodology inform one’s work, whether theoretical or applied. In addition, students may conduct mini-methodology assignments, considering the appropriateness of method to question.
Taught: Annually, spring term
Prerequisite: SOC 1110 with a grade of C- or better
Credits: 4
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SOC 3330 - Sociology of Gender
Goals: To understand and evaluate gender as a form of social structure and the consequences that structure holds for individuals and society. To understand gender as a social, rather than purely biological, construct.
Content: Covers a variety of topics including the social construction of sex and gender, biological explanations of gender difference, and a selection of contemporary issues in gender studies including intersex, transgender, and masculinities.
Taught: Annually, fall term
Prerequisite: SOC 1110
Credits: 4
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SOC 3350 - Race, Racisms, and Racialization
Goals: To develop a deep and nuanced understanding of the causes and consequences of the system(s) of racial categorization that exist in the contemporary United States.
Content: Among other things, course content will privilege the historical process that gave rise to the current racial order, the ideologies that justify it, and the racial inequalities and ideologies that are the products of that order.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: SOC 1110 or CJFS 1120
Credits: 4
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SOC 3390 - Social Psychology
Goals: To provide an overview of sociological social psychology, specifically the perspective of symbolic interaction. To understand how we become social beings and how, through our everyday interactions with one another, we create and re-create both ourselves and the social world in which we live.
Content: The course will begin with a comparison of sociological and psychological theories of social psychology. We will then turn to symbolic interaction with topics that include meaning and symbols as human creations, language and cognition, impression management, the self, and the social construction of reality.
Taught: Periodically
Prerequisite: SOC 1110
Credits: 4
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SOC 3440 - Urban Sociology
Goals: To explore the advent and growth of cities, the key organizations and concerns of everyday urban life, and the movement of people into and out of cities as well as regional shifts in the distribution of America’s population.
Content: Urban and suburban domination of American life, the way in which the distribution of power has influenced the shape of cities, gentrification, the rise and fall of the “Southern Rim,” the factors that make cities desirable places to live, the various political and social problems which affect all cities and the possible remedies for these problems.
Taught: Periodically
Prerequisite: SOC 1110
Credits: 4
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SOC 3530 - Political Sociology
Goals: To analyze the distribution of power in society. To explore the role of the state and the ways the key institutions of society affect the potential stability of a social system.
Content: An overview of the field of political sociology and an examination of the reigning political ideologies in American society. The variety of available political ideologies, their dissemination, acceptance or rejection, significance of work, and movements for social change.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: SOC 1110
Credits: 4
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SOC 3700 - Medicine, Morality, and Mortality
Goals: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1) describe the socialization experiences of students in medical school;
2) identify and describe historical shifts regarding the place and practice of medicine in American society;
3) describe patient-doctor interactions and experiences in various clinical settings;
4) compare and contrast health and illness across social differences including race, socio-economic status, and gender;
5) articulate key ethical issues in medicine including the case of organ transplantation;
6) comprehend some of the complexities of medical practice, such as the role of patient compliance, surgical risk, and the anatomy of hope.
Content: This course explores the social worlds of medicine. Topics include the process of becoming a doctor, the history of medicine, patient and doctor experiences, inequities in access to health care, organ transplantation, medical complications, and the anatomy of hope. Using literature, film, text, and guest speakers, we will examine the roles of doctors, patients, and the institution of medicine in a social exploration of health, illness, and healing.
Taught: Periodically
Prerequisite: SOC 1110
Credits: 4
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SOC 3930 - Social Research Methods
Goals: To learn how to design and implement a research project. To become familiar with limits and appropriateness of various qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Content: Various types of research methods such as field research, content analysis, and survey.
Taught: Annually, spring term
Prerequisites: SOC 1110 and SOC 1200 with grades of C- or better
Credits: 4
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SOC 3950 - Critical Social Theory
Goals: To introduce students to sociological theories and to develop a scholarly sensitivity that is guided and shaped by critical concepts, ideas, and theories. Students will learn that understanding social reality is controversial and complicated.
Content: In order to teach students a sociological way of “thinking” and a critical examination of social issues, the course draws on the works of past and present sociologists.
Taught: Annually, fall term
Prerequisites: SOC 1110 and SOC 1200 with grades of C- or better
Credits: 4
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SOC 5330 - Sexualities
Goals: To understand and evaluate sexuality as a form of social structure and the consequences that structure holds for individuals and society. To understand sexuality as a social, rather than purely biological, construct.
Content: The course will cover a variety of topics, providing a structural analysis of sexuality. Topics include social construction of sexuality, the history of sexuality in America, sexuality and religion, medicine, law, family, commerce, and education.
Taught: Annually, spring term
Prerequisites: SOC 1110 and SOC 3330
Credits: 4
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SOC 5960 - Senior Seminar and Internship
Goals: To synthesize the diverse sociology courses taken during the course of the major. To discuss the discipline of sociology—its major issues and debates, its applications, and its occupational relevance through completion of a 120-hour internship.
Content: Completion of an internship fulfills the Hamline Plan LEAP requirement.
Taught: Annually, fall and spring terms
Prerequisites: SOC 1110, SOC 1200, SOC 3930, and SOC 3950 with grades of C- or better. Instructor signature required.
Credits: 4
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SOCJ 1100 - Introduction to Issues in Social Justice
Goals: This course will introduce students to major streams of social justice thought, including historical social justice movements, theoretical problems having to do with social equality, personal freedom, access to social resources, marginalization, and stigmatization, and the ways in which communities respond to these issues.
Credits: 4
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SOCJ 3200 - Sexuality, Gender Identity, and the Law
Goals: To provide students with an overview of the way U.S. federal and state law regulates sexuality and gender identity, and related aspects of social behavior. In particular, to examine the way that the law provides different rights, privileges, and responsibilities dependent upon one’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity. To further one’s understanding of the relationship between the law, as part of the public sphere, and sexuality and gender identity, which are often understood as predominantly a part of the private sphere.
Content: Topical areas may include, but are not limited to, the conceptualization of sexual orientation and gender identity, historical trends, Constitutional law, employment, marriage, health care, military policy, law enforcement, and hate crime legislation.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 4
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SOCJ 3280 - Shelter for All
Goals: Students will learn about homelessness through the dynamic interplay between theory and practice.
Content: Through service-learning, speakers, and critical articles, students will examine the lived realities of homelessness, investigate its root causes, and identify responses and solutions. Students are required to complete 20 hours of service-learning at community agencies.
Taught: Winter term.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 4
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SOCJ 5900 - Social Justice Capstone
Goals: This course will permit major students to integrate theory, knowledge, and practical experience gained in their major using a series of readings, fieldwork experiences, and a major project.
Prerequisite: SOCJ 1100
Credits: 4
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SPAN 1110 - Beginning Spanish I
Goals: To introduce students with little or no previous training in the language to the basic grammar and vocabulary necessary for a variety of common activities.
Content: Practical communication in such areas as greetings, descriptions, social and family life, food and restaurant needs, daily routines, the weather and the seasons, cultural values and leisure activities, machismo and feminism; occasional lectures concerning relevant aspects of Hispanic and Latino lives.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 1120 - Beginning Spanish II
Goals: To introduce students with little or no previous training in the language to the basic grammar and vocabulary necessary for a variety of common activities.
Content: Practical communication in such areas as greetings, descriptions, social and family life, food and restaurant needs, daily routines, the weather and the seasons, cultural values and leisure activities, machismo and feminism; occasional lectures concerning relevant aspects of Hispanic and Latino lives.
Taught: Annually.
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 1110 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 credits
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SPAN 3210 - Intermediate Spanish I
Goals: To review and strengthen fundamental concepts. To increase writing and speaking skills. To develop an active vocabulary and improve pronunciation. To foster awareness and knowledge of Hispanic cultures and civilizations.
Content: Intensive review of the indicative mood, including the perfect and progressive tenses, and an introduction to the forms and uses of the subjunctive. Vocabulary building, including idiomatic phrases and readings to illustrate grammatical usage and introduce Hispanic topics. Classroom conversation and small group discussion.
Taught: Annually.
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 1120 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 3220 - Intermediate Spanish II
Goals: To develop skills in using compound tenses and the subjunctive in conversation and in writing. To increase vocabulary and fluency through extensive reading, writing, and conversation. Emphasis is given to self-correction and to paragraph-length speech.
Content: A comprehensive refinement of the use of all tenses, with emphasis on the subjunctive. Reading and discussion of short stories and articles to build vocabulary and facilitate oral communication, and explore different aspects of Latino culture. Compositions and some translation.
Taught: Annually.
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 3210 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 3350 - Advanced Communication in Spanish
Goals: To refine skills and attain near-native proficiency in pronunciation and in understanding native speakers.
Content: Concentrated practice with word and sound variations used by native speakers; an analysis of idiomatic material vital to understanding normal conversation; an awareness of the importance of gestures, speech patterns, personal space and body language; and sensitivity to the interplay of language and society as well as the impact of Spanish on English.
Taught: Periodically.
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 3220 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 3500 - Introduction to Spanish for the Health Professional
Goals: To become familiar with the specific Spanish vocabulary used in the health care field; to review Spanish grammar structures that provide the foundation for knowing how to use that vocabulary to create complete thoughts that accurately express information to or ask questions of a Spanish speaking patient; to learn about volunteer and job opportunities and requirements for employment as a translator or interpreter in hospitals and clinics that serve the Latino population in the Twin Cities.
Content: This course is designed around a specialized and intensive amount of vocabulary study using various resources. Various readings and internet searching will be done to explore different medical practices in the United States and in Latin America, and to research the different job opportunities. This course requires a service learning experience in which students are involved in the community where they are exposed to Spanish speaking patients.
Taught: Periodically in fall or summer
Prerequisite: Intermediate level of Spanish (SPAN 3210 and 3220 are recommended)
Credits: 4
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SPAN 3600 - Hablemos de cine
Goals: The primary goal is to strengthen the advanced-intermediate student’s listening and speaking skills in preparation for 5000-level coursework. Secondary goals include introducing students to the questions and methodologies of film criticism and developing their ability to critique films on the level of narrative and as expressions of Spanish/Latin American culture and society.
Content: Students will view 6-7 films from different parts of the Spanish-speaking world so as to improve their listening skills, particularly their ability to identify and understand regional accents and idiomatic expressions. Oral (and some written) assignments include comprehension exercises, plot summaries and analyses, research presentations, debates, role-playing and a final, in-depth critical review. Significant emphasis on vocabulary building, pronunciation and the confidence and skill needed to speak in longer, more complex sentences. The course is conducted entirely in Spanish, although some films are screened with English subtitles.
Prerequisites: SPAN 3220 or equivalent. Note: This course is not intended for native Spanish speakers.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 3900 - Advanced Conversation and Composition
Goals: To teach students advanced aspects of oral and written expression in Spanish.
Content: Oral expression, expository and creative writing, syntax, stylistics and idiomatic usage. Some introduction to advanced translation into Spanish.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: SPAN 3350 or SPAN 3600
Credits: 4
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SPAN 3910 - Spanish for the Professional
Goals: To provide the student with a working knowledge of the Spanish language and Latino culture as related to the bilingual workplace of the United States and its counterpart abroad.
Content: Work in such technical fields as health care and medicine, education and communication, law enforcement, social services and, in particular, business. Social and cultural issues are also emphasized. Pursuit of individual interests in specific career areas is encouraged. Strong emphasis is placed on relevant cultural issues.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: SPAN 3350 or SPAN 3600
Credits: 4
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SPAN 5300 - La cultura popular en America Latina
Goals: To engage in the collaborative and interdisciplinary study of various forms of popular culture in Latin America (festivals, music, foods, television, sports, etc.). To appreciate how both the Humanities and the Social Sciences can help us understand the social, historical, political, economic, and aesthetic dimensions of cultural practices. To improve one’s spoken Spanish through class discussion and formal presentations on a research topic.
Content: In the first half of the semester we learn how popular culture is defined and studied, and through readings, lectures, and class discussion we examine a range of popular Latin American cultural figures and practices. By mid-semester students will have formed working groups and chosen study topics, which they will research individually and collaboratively for several weeks. Finally, in a graduated series of oral presentations, students will teach classes on the popular culture genre they researched (e.g., comic books), and will lead us in interpreting a specific example of that genre (e.g., the Chilean comic book Condorito). Although some course readings are in English, all lectures, writing assignments, exams and presentations will be in Spanish.
Taught: Alternate years.
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 3900 or 3910.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 5400 - Borderlands
Goals: To explore the Hispanic experience in the territories now comprised by the United States through literature written primarily in Spanish by Hispanic writers. Our exploration will focus on the contrasting experiences of Hispanics in the U.S. who are either native to this land, immigrants, or exiles. We will delve into how these contrasting experiences articulate with the intersecting issues of gender, race, class and nationality. For this we will need to understand, for example, the importance iconic female figures such as La Llorona, la Malinche, and la Virgen de Guadalupe have for Hispanic communities inside and outside the U.S. Other culturally relevant symbols, stereotypes, and tropes will also come into play. Ultimately, through readings and film viewing, we will attempt to interpret and understand the cross-cultural Borderlands experiences, bringing into sharp relief the meaning that border and frontier have from the Hispanic perspective.
Content: En otra voz: Antología de la literatura hispana de los Estados Unidos, N. Kanellos, ed. Readings in Spanish and English from various well-known and little-known Spanish and Hispanic writers from the time of first contact to the present day. Other reading material provided through Blackboard. Relevant films. Graded material includes tests, oral presentations and a final paper.
Taught: Periodically
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 3900 or equivalent
Credits: 4
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SPAN 5580 - Golden Age of Spanish Literature
Goals: To acquaint the student with Imperial Spain and its most productive and creative literary period. Major contributions are made to western culture: Cervantes writes the first European novel (El Quixote), Tirso writes the first Don Juan drama, Santa Teresa confronts the Catholic Church with quiet mysticism, and social protest comes from street urchins like Lazarillo de Tormes as the picaresque tradition begins. The major focus is on Golden Age plays by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, and Calderon de la Barca. Films of some plays are shown.
Content: Plays from the Golden Age which deal with honor, free will, cloak-and-dagger intrigue and history; establishment of a national theatre; mystical prose and poetry; picaresque novels.
Taught: Periodically.
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 3900 or 3910, or equivalent.
All coursework done in Spanish.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 5600 - Student/Faculty Collaborative Research
Goals: To help interested students develop research skills through individualized independent study activities with one of the Spanish professors. Topics will be of mutual interest and research could potentially lead to student presentations at the yearly National Council for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) meetings. In the past several undergraduate research projects have also been given by students at professional conferences and later submitted for publication.
Content: Primary research on various topics, literary or nonliterary in nature, in collaboration with a faculty member interested in the area chosen by the student. Topics could include literature, culture, political and economic issues, films, or any other aspect of Hispanic or Latino culture.
Taught: Annually.
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 3900 or 3910, or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 5610 - The Generation of 1898
Goals: To understand the impact of Spain’s defeat by the United States in 1898, and how that defeat caused a generation of Spanish authors to re-examine traditional values and beliefs and initiate a renewal and change in Spanish letters and philosophy.
Content: A selection of texts including novels, short stories, essays, drama, and poetry by authors such as Azorin, Unamuno, Valle-Inclan, Machado, Baroja, and Ortega y Gassett. Excerpts from scholarly works on political and literary history. This intellectually vibrant literary movement led to innovation and enrichment, to a reassessment of Spain’s past and present, and it molded Spain into the country that it is today.
Taught: Periodically.
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 3900 or 3910, or equivalent.
All coursework done in Spanish.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 5680 - Spanish Culture and Civilization
Goals: This course is designed to give a comprehensive view of Spain and to provide students with a global knowledge of the different and diverse expressions of contemporary Spanish culture. The goal is to introduce students to the diverse realities of Spain through its history, geography, visual arts, politics, sociology and music, as well as its people, languages, traditions and daily life and customs. Spanish Culture and Civilization also presents new and current perspectives regarding Spain and its role in the European Union.
Content: Different aspects of modern Spanish culture will be presented to the class through textbooks, contemporary movies, literary works, newspapers and magazine articles. In addition to expanding students’ cultural knowledge, this course works to develop students’ writing, reading, listening and speaking skills. Students are asked to form opinions on issues, defend their beliefs, and research and explore course topics independently.
Taught: Periodically
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 3900 or 3910, or equivalent.
Note: All coursework done in Spanish.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 5800 - Latin American Novel and Short Story
Goals: To expose the student to the development from realism to magical realism in Latin American novels and short stories, to analyze the importance of the historical reality of the Mexican Revolution in literature, and to examine machismo and hembrismo in the culture and how they are reflected in literature.
Content: Through literature, students move north with the troops of Pancho Villa (Los de abajo), experience life in a machodominated pueblo where the dead speak (Pedro Paramo), examine choices that made a revolutionary into a politically powerful cacique in our modern world (La muerte de Artemio Cruz), observe the gender specific “painted woman” and “suffering mother” in relation to the macho male, and understand the impact that Mexican attitudes and customs have had on the United States.
Taught: Alternate years.
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 3900 or 3910, or equivalent.
All coursework done in Spanish.
Credits: 4
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SPAN 5810 - Modern Latin American Fiction
Goals: To explore different literary movements in the 20th century such as indigenismo, regionalismo, la novela psicologica, la vanguardia, lo real maravilloso, and feminismo; to seek connections between literary aesthetics and sociopolitical forces in Latin America; to develop through practice our ability to analyze, discuss, and write about art.
Content: Primary texts: original works of Latin American fiction. Secondary texts: historical, biographical, and analytical readings. Authors vary from year to year. Course may occasionally focus on one or more themes, such as women writers, the regional novel, exile literature, or others.
Taught: Alternate years.
Recommended prerequisite: SPAN 3900 or 3910, or equivalent.
All coursework done in Spanish.
Credits: 4
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SPAN/LSTD 5100 - Contemporary Issues in the Americas
Goals: The primary objective of this course is to further our understanding of the Americas by studying many of the political, social, economic, and historical forces affecting the region today. Through this course students will come to appreciate the complex interrelatedness of these and other issues, and the necessity, in this new era of the “global village,” for international relations to be founded on knowledge, understanding, and respect.
Content: Through a case study approach we will examine how certain issues are played out in specific countries. For example, we will look at Mexico as we try to understand the phenomena of migration and urbanization; in Argentina and Brazil we will engage issues of authoritarianism and models of economic development; the examples of Peru and El Salvador will teach us about revolution; Chile will introduce to the changing role of Latin American women; and nations of the Caribbean will serve as case studies on race and ethnicity. Specific case studies may vary from year to year.
Taught: Annually.
Note: This course is not recommended for first-year students.
Credits: 4
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THTR 1010 - Production Experience (Category I)
Goals: To engage the student in a range of production activities to develop communication abilities and technical skills required in the performing arts.
Content: Stage management, board operation, and running crew for a mainstage show.
Credits: 0.5
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THTR 1120 - Studies in Dramatic Storytelling and Performance: Stage and Screens
Goals: To introduce students to the appreciation of theatre, film, and television as unique forms of dramatic art. To gain an understanding of the production process by participating in limited crew work for the Hamline University Theatre. To develop critical skills in analysis of dramatic text and performance review.
Content: Examination of the work of each artist in the creative process (writer, actor, director, designer). Exploration of dramatic aesthetics and theory applicable to theatre, film, and television. An overview of theatre arts which includes historical survey of audience relationships to stage and screen. Intended for the general student and required of all majors and minors.
Taught: Each semester.
Credits: 4
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