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REL 261 - African American Religious Traditions
Instructor
Wills
The course explores the varied religious experiences of African Americans from pre-slavery through the Civil Rights movement.
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REL 262 - Imagining American Religion
Instructor
Wills
A study of how people have portrayed the religious dimension of life through works of narrative fiction. Examines the various motives- religious, political, aesthetic, or otherwise- that guide American imaginings about religion.
Provides major credit in religion and satisfies the distribution requirement in religion.
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REL 263 - English Religion, 1500-1829
Instructor
Foley
The course is a survey of English religion from the English Reformation to Catholic Emancipation, drawing on primary sources to examine such religious developments as Puritanism, the dissenting traditions, Anglicanism, Latitudinarianism, and Methodism.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the distribution requirement in Religion; Provides major credit in Religion.
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REL 270 - Classical Hinduism
Instructor
Mahony
Historical, thematic, and theological consideration of selected aspects of classical Hinduism. Topics include concepts of divinity, the place in religious life of sacred narrative and ritual, the religious significance of the intellect and emotions, devotional sensibilities, the value and role of meditation, and ethical views.
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REL 271 - Classical Buddhism
Instructor
Mahony
Historical and thematic study of Buddhist thought and practice in representative Asian cultures. Topics include the nature of Gautama Buddha’s enlightenment, sectarian and philosophical developments, cultural values, psychological insights, contemplative practices, and ethical views.
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REL 272 - Classical Islam
Instructor
Mahony
Theological and cultural study of Islamic history and religious expressions. Topics include the life of Muhammad, teachings of the Qur’an, developments in Islamic sectarianism, religious law and ethics, contemplative and ritual practices, and aesthetic values and expressions. Emphasis is on Islam before the rise of European colonialism, yet considerable attention is also given to Islam in the contemporary world.
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REL 280 - Ancient Chinese Religions
Instructor
Staff
An introduction to pre-Buddhist Chinese belief through primary texts in translation. The course will focus on popular religious practices, conceptions of what constitutes a good life, and the relationship between the individual and the state.
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REL 301 - Perspectives in the Study of Religion
Instructor
Staff
This course critically examines various methods, disciplines, and theories employed in the academic study of religion, focusing particularly on those approaches that locate religion in its social, cultural, and political contexts.
Prerequisites & Notes
Pre/Corequisites: Any two Religion courses OR permission of the instructor. Beginning with the class of 2011, required of all Religion majors by the end of the junior year.
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REL 320 - The Genesis Narrative
Instructor
Plank
A literary study of the book of Genesis, appropriating midrashic, intertextual, and post-modern strategies of interpretation.
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REL 321 - The Exodus Tradition
Instructor
Plank
A literary study of the book of Exodus and its appropriations in biblical literature, midrash, Jewish and Christian ritual, and Holocaust iconography. Use of literary, midrashic, intertextual, and post-modern strategies of interpretation.
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REL 333 - Revelation and the Apocalyptic Imagination
Instructor
Snyder
The ancient near eastern context for apocalyptic literature in canonical and non-canonical literature such as Enoch and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Close attention to the Book of Revelation and its modern (mis)interpretations.
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REL 335 - The Other Gospels: Lost Literature of Early Christianity
Instructor
Snyder
The course treats the gospel literature that did not make it into the New Testament: the Gospel According to Thomas, Gnostic gospels such as the Gospel According to Phillip, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and the Gospel of Judas, infancy gospels, and lost Jewish-Christian gospels. It also considers the development of the categories “heresy” and “orthodoxy,” as well as the process of canonization.
Provides major credit in religion and satisfies the distribution requirement in religion.
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REL 341 - Religions of the Roman Empire (= CLA 378)
Instructor
Snyder
(Cross-listed as Classics 378). A survey of religious practices and beliefs in the Roman Empire; emperor cult, mystery religions, Judaism, and Christianity as seen from the Roman perspective, magic, astrology, attention to material evidence in addition to literary remains.
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REL 343 - Modern and Postmodern Theologies
Instructor
Poland
Major theological movements and figures within the Christian tradition during the 20th and 21st centuries. Sequel to Religion 245, Modern Christian Thought.
Prerequisites & Notes
Either REL 141 or REL 245.
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REL 344 - Modern Critics of Religion
Instructor
Poland
Nineteenth- and early twentieth-century critiques of religion. Figures studied may vary from year to year, but may include Nietzsche, Freud, and Marx among others.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to freshmen and sophomores until Drop/Add.
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REL 347 - Christian Latin Writers (= LAT 377)
Instructor
Foley
(Cross-listed as Latin 377). Readings and research on selected Christian Latin authors from 200 to 600, including Tertullian, Cyprian, Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, and Gregory the Great.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Latin 201.
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REL 348 - Theories of Religion
Instructor
Staff
Critical examination of the methods, disciplines, and theories employed in the academic study of religion, ranging from seminal works in the field to studies currently at the center of several ideological debates.
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REL 349 - Religion and the Emotions
Instructor
Staff
Study of a range of religious thinkers, philosophers, and psychoanalysts on such emotions as guilt, anxiety, anger, love, gratitude, melancholy, shame, and resentment.
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REL 350 - Reformed Theology and Ethics
Instructor
Ottati
A study of the signal and dynamic ideas, themes, and issues of the Reformed tradition in theology and ethics, with emphasis on the sovereignty of God, predestination, sin, grace, law, faithfulness, and political participation.
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REL 352 - Protestant and Roman Catholic Ethics
Instructors
Lustig and Beach-Verhey
Compares and contrasts Protestant and Roman Catholic approaches to theological ethics. Analyzes the historical, conceptual, and methodological similarities and differences in the two traditions, applying their distinctive perspectives to several contemporary issues.
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REL 353 - Theological Perspectives on Christian Faith
Instructor
Ottati
Christian beliefs and moral norms as they are expressed by the Apostles’ Creed, The Ten Commandments, and the Lord’s Prayer. In addition to critical studies of the history and composition of these texts, this course also includes classical and contemporary interpretations of what they mean from Augustine, Martin Luther, and Thomas Aquinas to Rosemary Radford Ruether and Leonardo Boff.
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REL 354 - Major Figures in Theology and Ethics
Instructor
Ottati
Each time it is offered this course explores the theology and ethics of a major figure, e.g., Jonathan Edwards, Karl Barth, H. Richard Niebuhr, Paul Tillich, and James M. Gustafson. Resources come from primary texts, secondary texts, and some sound recordings.
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REL 355 - Woman and the Body in the Christian Tradition
Instructor
Poland
A study of Christian attitudes toward gender and the human body as reflected in scripture, doctrine, and practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to freshmen and sophomores until Drop/Add.
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REL 357 - The Bible and Modern Moral Issues
Instructor
Snyder
Examines patterns of scriptural reasoning within Christianity in order to understand how the bible has been put to use in ethical debates in the past and how it might be sensitively deployed in debates about modern moral issues.
Provides major credit in religion and satisfies distribution requirement in religion.
Prerequisites & Notes
Suggested preparation would be one of the following: REL 130, 222, 223, 230, 231, 232, 242.
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REL 360 - American Civil Religion
Instructor
Wills
Examination of the many ways that the United States serves as a focus for religious energies—for rituals, creeds, and myths that organize our lives and explain us to ourselves as a national community. Topics may include landscape, family, education, holidays and electoral politics as civil religious institutions.
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REL 361 - Religion in the American South
Instructor
Wills
A study of the nature and significance of religion as a part of life in the American South, both historically and in the contemporary setting. Attention is given to key personalities and events, as well as denominations and sectarian movements of significance in southern culture.
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REL 362 - Religion in Victorian England
Instructor
Foley
The historical development of the Church of England and dissent in the nineteenth-century. Particular focus upon Victorian religion’s various responses to industrialization, urbanization, political reform, developments in science and technology, and the rise of biblical criticism.
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REL 363 - Script and Scripture
Instructor
Snyder
Treatment of orality and literacy, with implications for the formation of written scriptures. History of the Bible and its influence on textuality in western culture. The place of written scripture in Judaism and Islam.
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REL 365 - Women in American Religion
Instructor
Wills
Using biographies and autobiographies of women from various periods and traditions of American religion, this course will explore women’s roles in those traditions and the conventions through which those women have been portrayed.
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REL 370 - Asian Meditation Texts
Instructor
Mahony
A study of the religious significance, ideals, and practice of meditation in selected Buddhist and Hindu traditions. Readings center on translations of primary texts but also include pertinent indigenous commentaries and modern interpretive works.
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REL 380 - (180) Japanese Buddhism
Instructor
Staff
An historical introduction to the major texts, figures, and schools of Buddhism in Japan, with particular emphasis on the Pure Land Buddhism, Esoterica Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism. Beyond textual study, the course will also examine the rituals, mystical techniques, and devotional practices which have defined the character of Japanese Buddhist schools.
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REL 381 - (281) Chinese Buddhism
Instructor
Staff
An historical survey of the major forms of Buddhism that developed in China, from the beginning of the Common Era to the “Golden Age” of Chinese Buddhism during the Tang and Song Dynasties to its eventual decline.
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REL 395, 396 - Independent Study
Instructor
Staff
Admission by consent of the instructor; use 396 for second Independent Study. Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topics of study and determines the means of evaluation.
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REL 401 - Senior Colloquium
Instructor
Staff
Required of all senior majors. Explores issues within the study of religion and discusses strategies for research. Each student will complete a thesis directed by an appropriate department member.
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REL 410-419 - Seminars in Theory and Methodology
Varies.
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REL 420-439 - Seminars in Biblical Studies
Varies.
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REL 428 - Poetry of Praise and Pain
Instructor
Plank
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REL 440-459 - Seminars in Theology and Ethics
Varies.
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REL 455 - Creation Theologies
Instructor
Poland
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REL 456 - Barth’s Epistle to the Romans
Instructor
Foley
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REL 460-489 - Seminars in the History of Religious Traditions
Varies.
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REL 479 - Hindu Devotional Texts
Instructor
Mahony
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REL 498 - Honor Thesis
Instructor
Staff
Research paper on some aspect of religious studies.
Prerequisites & Notes
For senior majors approved by the department. See thesis instruction sheet for details.
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RUS 100W - (Comp) First-Year Seminar
Instructor
Ewington
Sample topics include Women in Russian Literature, Russia and the West, Literature of Dissent.
Prerequisites & Notes
Satisfies the composition requirement. Open only to first-year students. (Fall)
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RUS 101, 102 - Elementary Russian I and II
Instructor
Ewington, Staff
For beginners. Introduction and development of basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, along with presentation of the Cyrillic alphabet, fundamental sounds and structures of Russian and a general introduction to Russian culture. Each course requires work with audio, video, and computer exercises and participation in organized drill sessions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Russian 101 or an appropriate placement score is prerequisite to Russian 102. (101 in the Fall, 102 in the Spring)
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RUS 201 - Intermediate Russian I
Instructor
Ewington
Continuing work in development of basic skills of Russian, with an emphasis on speaking and reading literary texts and newspapers.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Russian 102 or placement. (Fall)
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RUS 202 - Intermediate Russian II
Instructor
Muller
For those who wish to continue toward advanced levels of Russian.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Russian 201 or placement. (Spring)
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RUS 294 - Topics in Russian Literature in Translation
Instructor
Ewington
Selected topics in Russian literature in translation. Sample topics include Women in Russian Literature, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, The Devil in Russian Literature, memoir literature, the Nineteenth-Century Russian novel.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent. Fulfills the distribution requirement in Literature. (Spring)
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RUS 295 - Independent Study
A topic chosen by the student and researched under the direction of the faculty member, who reviews and approves the topic and determines the means of evaluation of the student’s work.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
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RUS 301 - Advanced Intermediate Russian
Instructor
Ewington
Further development of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Russian 202. (As enrollment warrants.)
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RUS 319 - Contemporary Russia
Discussions and written assignments based on excerpts from current newspapers, magazines, and films, focusing on recent Russian history, literature, and daily life.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Russian 202. (As enrollment warrants.)
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RUS 320 - Masterpieces of Russian Literature
Advanced reading and discussion on works by some of the following authors: Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Turgenev, Mayakovsky, Bulgakov, Pasternak, Akhmatova, and Tolstaya.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Russian 202. (As enrollment warrants.)
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RUS 329-379 - Courses Taken in a Russian-Speaking Country
Russian courses numbered 329–379 represent courses taken in a Russian-speaking country. The permanent record will show a short title (in English) reflecting the topic of the course taken abroad.
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RUS 395, 396 - Independent Study for Advanced Students
Advanced study under the direction of the faculty member, who reviews and approves the topic and determines the means of evaluation of the student’s work.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. (Fall, Spring)
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RUS 410 - Special Topics in Translation
Instructor
Staff
Intensive reading and discussion of a single Russian writer or aspect of Russian culture at the advanced level. Sample authors include Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov. Counts toward the major requirement in English.
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SIL 115 - Beginning Italian
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SIL 116 - Continuing Italian
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SIL 117 - Intermediate Italian
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SIL 125 - Beginning Korean
Beginning Korean.
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SIL 141 - Beginning Portuguese
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SIL 142 - Continuing Portuguese
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SIL 143 - Intermediate Portuguese
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SIL 171 - Beginning Hindi
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SIL 172 - Continuing Hindi
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SIL 185 - Beginning Japanese
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SIL 186 - Continuing Japanese
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SOC 101 - Introductory Sociology
Instructor
Staff
Introduction to the scientific study of human social interaction with particular focus on the mutual influences between individuals and the groups to which they belong; the basic theories, concepts and techniques used by sociologists in their research.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to seniors.
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SOC 204 - Self & Society
Instructor
Compton
This course provides an in depth introduction of social pyschology, a field that systematically examines how the actual, imagined, or implied presence of other people influences a person’s thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Although this course is interdisciplinary, in that research and theory from both sociology and psychology are covered, we will focus on the unique contributions made to the field by sociologists.
Provides major credit in sociology and satisfies a distribution requirement in the social sciences.
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SOC 205 - Racial and Ethnic Relations
Instructor
Marti, Veliz
Comparative and historical study of social processes related to racial and ethnic differences in modern complex societies. Readings in theoretical and descriptive literature, focusing on issues of unequal distribution of power and privilege, racism, and ethnic prejudice.
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SOC 212 - Deviance and Social Control
Instructor
Ruth
Sociological theories and research concerned with the definition and characteristics of behaviors which do not conform to moral and legal codes in society. Ways in which societies attempt to control and sanction such behavior.
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SOC 217 - Gender and Society
Instructor
Kaufman
The course introduces a critical approach to examining the social construction of gender. It explores several different perspectives on gender inequality and the role of social institutions such as family, education, economy, and media in creating the experience of gender in society.
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SOC 218 - Sociology of Sexuality
Instructor
Compton
This course is designed to introduce students to the sociological study of sexuality. We will seek to understand how sex and sexuality has influenced individuals and social domains. By examining past perceptions and reactions to sexuality, we can explore what has been accepted, rejected and why.
Provides major credit in sociology and satisfies a distribution requirement in the social sciences.
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SOC 219 - Sociological Criminology
Instructor
Ruth
Analysis of social and legal aspects of crime, perspectives on causation, and consequences of variable social reactions to crime. Examination of research pertaining to crime and crime statistics; and modern trends in criminal law, law enforcement administration, and corrections.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to seniors.
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SOC 230 - Sociology of Work
Instructor
Staff
This course provides a survey of work organizations, labor processes, labor markets, and employment stratification. Diverse organizational structures ranging from subsistence farming to the Total Quality Management structure common to Japanese firms are examined.
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SOC 231 - Leadership & Organizations
Instructor
Marti
Leaders, teams, and organizations are closely intertwined in the operations of social institutions, social structures, and social processes. The course provides an introduction to models and theories of leadership, processes inherent in the dynamics of small group interactions, and critical insights from organizational theory.
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SOC 245 - The Family in Comparative Perspective
Instructor
Staff
Introduction to the sociology of the family in various Western and non-Western societies. Impact of industrialization, the market, colonialism, migration, and revolution on families in such contexts as pre-industrial Europe, India, and China.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2007-08)
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SOC 246 - American Families
Instructor
Kaufman
Introduction to families in the USA. Dating, cohabitation, civil unions, marriage, divorce, remarriage, intergenerational relationships, domestic violence, and family policy are explored. Attention is given to gender, race, and class differences.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Offered alternate years)
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SOC 250 - Social Stratification
Instructor
Veliz
Theories and comparative examples of the unequal distribution of social resources and the consequences of inequality for social life. Analysis of class structure, social mobility, and social programs to reduce inequality.
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SOC 260 - Social Statistics
Instructor
Kaufman
Introduction to the application of quantitative analysis in sociology and other social sciences. Topics include descriptive measures, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, chi-square, correlation, and regression. Computer applications through the use of SPSS.
Prerequisites & Notes
Cannot be taken for credit after ECO 205.
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SOC 305 - Ethnic Relations in Comparative Perspective
Instructor
Staff
A comparative and historical study of ethnic relations in contexts outside the United States. Theories of ethnic relations, historical documents, case studies, and other descriptive and analytical literature on the topic are examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2007-08)
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SOC 310 - Gender, Race, and Sports
Instructor
Kaufman
This course examines the interrelations among gender, race, and sports. The construction of racial and gender identities through sports, the influence of youth sports on children’s socialization, sports in educational settings, and media images of female and minority athletes will be examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Offered alternate years)
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SOC 319 - Penology and Criminal Justice
Instructor
Ruth
Corrections focusing upon penology and criminal justice. Includes a pre-term orientation period, outside lectures and briefings with speakers from corrections and law enforcement administration, field trips to several correctional facilities and a semester-long on-site field experience with officers and inmates at an area correctional unit.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Pre-registration interview and permission of the instructor.
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SOC 320 - Sociology of Religion
Instructor
Marti
The sociology of religion pursues an understanding of both the “social-ness” of religion itself and the mutually influencing interactions between religion and its social environment. Students will analyze religious beliefs, practices, and organizations from a sociological perspective, with a primary focus on religion in contemporary American society.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Offered alternate years)
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SOC 347 - Sociology of Development
Instructor
Staff
This course explores the dynamics, processes, and effects of development. Issues of development, along with local and global responses to development are examined. Inequalities based on nation-state differences and gendered economic divisions are analyzed.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2007-08)
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SOC 360 - Medical Sociology
Instructor
Ruth
Sociological factors of health and illness, social organization of modern medicine, sociological analysis of the role and status of medical and paramedical personnel in this country, and the social differences in the acquisition of medical aid and in the reaction to medical treatment.
Prerequisites & Notes
Recommended for junior and senior premedical students. Not open to first-year students.
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SOC 370 - Theory in Sociology
Instructor
Marti
Intellectual controversies that have stimulated efforts to develop scientific theories of society and social interaction. Writings of major sociological thinkers.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or permission of the instructor.
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SOC 380-385 - Junior Seminars in Sociology
Instructor
Staff
Topics announced in advance.
Prerequisites & Notes
Not open to first-year students.
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SOC 395 or 495 - Independent Research in Sociology
Instructor
Staff
Independent research under the direction of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the research and determines the means of evaluation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Sophomore, junior or senior standing, two courses in sociology, and permission of the instructor.
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SOC 399 - Methods in Social Research
Instructor
Kaufman
Techniques in qualitative and quantitative sociological research, analyzing and interpreting data, and evaluating research methods. Students will complete a thesis proposal.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Sociology 101
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SOC 410-420 - Advanced Seminars in Sociology
Instructor
Staff
Topics announced in advance.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and permission of the instructor.
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SOC 499 - Senior Thesis
Instructor
Marti
Literature Review, Research Design, data collection and analysis, oral defense of thesis.
Prerequisites & Notes
Required of all senior majors.
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SOU 310 - India: Past and Present
Instructor
Staff
Specially designed lecture course dealing with Indian cultural traditions and their current expressions in Indian philosophy; art; religious movements; and political, social, and economic systems. Offered as part of the Semester-in-India program.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor required. (Not offered 2007-08)
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SOU 312 - Tutorial in South Asian Studies
Instructor
Staff
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of the instructor who will approve the topic, supervise the study program, and evaluate the student’s work, is required.
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SOU 354 - Issues in Contemporary India
Instructor
Staff
Lectures and field trips focusing on some of the pressing problems faced by contemporary India and institutions which address those problems. Topics may include the environment, the status of women, implications of the population explosion, economic conditions, and the political process.
Prerequisites & Notes
Offered as part of the Semester-in-India program. Offered in alternating years.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
(Not offered 2007-08)
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SOU 385 - Public Health in India
Instructor
Staff
A series of lectures on various aspects of public health in India delivered by scholars and medical professionals. Field trips relating to the lectures will be part of this course. Offered in India as part of the Semester-in-India program.
Prerequisites & Notes
(Not offered 2007-08)
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