Integrations in the Humanities

Liberal arts education takes knowledge to be intrinsically valuable and liberating. It produces understanding that illumines and ennobles. The humanities disciplines are traditionally a subset of the disciplines in the liberal arts. The humanities focus on documenting and understanding the human experience; they help students perceive value, discover and construct meaning, and synthesize various sources of knowledge. Without such synthesis, it is impossible to develop an informed view of the whole.

Courses in the area of "Integrations in the Humanities" show how methods of the humanities help integrate ideas and perspectives across disciplines or across communities.

Integration is a goal of humanistic studies generally and a goal also of a Catholic university. As Ex Corde Ecclesiae says: “A University, and especially a Catholic University, ‘has to be a “living union” of individual organisms dedicated to the search for truth … It is necessary to work toward a higher synthesis of knowledge, in which alone lies the possibility of satisfying that thirst for truth which is profoundly inscribed on the heart of the human person’.” [Ex Corde Ecclesiae, 16]

A student may elect both of the required IH courses from IH-designated offerings within a single major only if the student has more than one major.

See Summary of Core Requirements section for detail regarding potential overlap with Integrations in the Humanities and core flagged requirements.

Students must take eight credits.

  • ARTH 202: History of Street Art
  • ARTH 204: Typography and Visual Culture
  • ARTH 250: Museum Studies: Exhibitions, Collections, Structures
  • ARTH 251: Museum Studies: Trends, Practices, Visitors
  • ARTH 260: Women in Ancient Art and Culture
  • ARTH 265: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Mesoamerica
  • ARTH 270: Arts of the Pacific Islands
  • ARTH 330: Churches and Mosques in the First Millennium
  • ARTH 275: Buddhist Art
  • ARTH 282: History of American Architecture
  • ARTH 304: Typeface Design
  • ARTH 305: Greek Art and Archaeology
  • ARTH 310: Roman Art and Archaeology
  • ARTH 328: Chinese Sculpture and Architecture
  • ARTH 329: Chinese Painting
  • ARTH 351: Romanticism to Impressionism
  • ARTH 352: Art in the United States
  • ARTH 356: Modernism in European Art
  • BETH 390: Technology, Society and the Human Person
  • ENGL 215: American Authors II
  • CATH 205: Crisis and Development in the Catholic Church
  • CATH 301: The Catholic Vision
  • CATH 308: Woman and Man
  • CATH 340: Church and Culture: The Social Dimension of Catholicism
  • CATH 355: Catholic Studies in Rome
  • CATH 405: John Henry Newman
  • CATH 406: The Many Worlds of G. K. Chesterton (2 credits)
  • CATH 407: The Many Worlds of G. K. Chesterton (4 credits)
  • CLAS 225: The Classical Hero, Epic and Film
  • CLAS 245: Classical Mythology
  • COMM 370: Intercultural Communication
  • ENGL 201: Texts in Conversation: Perspectives on Genre and Craft
  • ENGL 202: Texts in Conversation: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
  • ENGL 203: Texts in Conversation: Thematic and Intertextual Perspectives
  • ENGL 204: Texts in Conversation: Perspectives on Language, Culture, and Literacy
  • ENGL 211: British Authors I
  • ENGL 212: British Authors II
  • ENGL 214: American Authors I
  • ENGL 217: Multicultural Literature
  • ENGL 218: Literature by Women: Critical History
  • ENGL 220: The Classical Tradition
  • ENGL 341: Literature by Women: Critical Questions
  • ENGL 221: The Modern Tradition
  • ENGL 297: Modernist Europe
  • ENGL 297: Contemporary Fantasy Literature
  • ENGL 297: Mad Scientists
  • ENGL 298: Topics: Introduction to Italian Cinema
  • ENGL 315: Comics & Social Justice in Professional Writing
  • ENGL 324: Genre Studies: The Healing Art of Drama
  • ENGL 325: Writers Grappling with God: Theology and Literature
  • ENGL 360: Chaucer & Medieval Period
  • ENGL 362: Early British Literature: Contexts and Conversations
  • ENGL 364: Eighteenth Century British Literature
  • ENGL 364: Romantic Literature
  • ENGL 366: Victorian Literature
  • ENGL 371: Nineteenth Century American Literature
  • ENGL 390: The Erdrichs: Native American Literature
  • FILM 298: Film Business: Producing Films
  • FILM 300: World Cinema
  • FILM 335: Film Theory and Criticism
  • HIST 211: Women and Families in the Americas
  • HIST 226: Modern Europe Since 1914
  • HIST 227: Global History of Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century
  • HIST 228: Environmental History
  • HIST 349: History of Ottoman Empire
  • HIST 375: Non‐State Actors: Insurgents and NGOs in the Islamic World
  • HONR 480: Art for Just Water
  • HONR 480: The Scientific Revolution: When Modern Science Was Born?
  • HONR 480: At the Heart of Time
  • HONR 480: Improvisation as Equipment for Living
  • HONR 480: Matrix of Connectivity: How We Bridge the Gaps
  • HONR 480: Seeking Meaning and Money in Life’s Work
  • HONR 481: Honors Seminar
  • JOUR 372: Environmental Journalism
  • JPST 275: Qualitative Methods: Research for Social Justice
  • JPST 280: Active Nonviolence
  • PHIL 218/219: Philosophy of Sport
  • PHIL 220: Logic
  • PHIL 221: Critical Thinking and Inductive Reasoning
  • PHIL 230: Disability and Human Dignity
  • PHIL 235: Philosophy of Art and Beauty
  • PHIL 240: Faith and Doubt
  • PHIL 241: History and Philosophy of Medicine
  • PHIL 245: Politics, Law, and the Common Good
  • PHIL 250: Christian Mysteries from a Philosophical Viewpoint
  • PHIL 254: Biomedical Ethics
  • PHIL 255: Technology and Ethics
  • PHIL 258: Environmental Ethics
  • PHIL 260: Global Philosophy of Religion
  • PHIL 265: Minds, Brains, and Computers
  • PHIL 272: Evolution and Creation
  • PHIL 330: Philosophy of Mind
  • PHIL 357: Political Philosophy
  • PHIL 359: Philosophy of Law
  • PHIL 385: Philosophy of Science
  • PHIL 460: Philosophy of God
  • SPAN 220: Spanish for Health Care Professions
  • SPAN 315: Hispanic Linguistics
  • SPAN 320: Business Spanish
  • SPAN 335: Introduction to Spanish Literature
  • STCM 244: Research, Evaluation and Measurement
  • THEO 221: Bible: [Instructor-Chosen Subtitle]
  • THEO 222: History: [Instructor-Chosen Subtitle]
  • THEO 223: Belief: [Instructor-Chosen Subtitle]
  • THEO 224: Bridges: [Instructor-Chosen Subtitle]
  • THEO 225: Faith & Ethics: [Instructor-Chosen Subtitle]
  • THEO 226: Spirituality: [Instructor-Chosen Subtitle]
  • THEO 227: Contexts: [Instructor-Chosen Subtitle]
  • THEO 228: Comparative: [Instructor-Chosen Subtitle]
  • THEO 229: Professions: [Instructor-Chosen Subtitle]
  • THEO 300: Signature Work: [Instructor-Chosen Subtitle]

Summer 2023 Courses

Course - Section Title Days Time Location
COMM 378 - L01 Comm & Underrep Families - - - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30552 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Audra K. Nuru

Given that demographic changes, immigration patterns, transnational adoption, new U.S. Supreme Court rulings impacting LGBTQ+ families, and the addition of a multiracial option on the 2010 Census have all contributed to changes in the ways that individuals and families identify, are formed, and are (re)negotiated, it is of critical importance to examine scholarship highlighting these diverse (and often underrepresented) family forms. Families in the United States today are faced with opportunities and challenges that have never been experienced by families before. The first 21 years of this century have produced large social, civil, and technological changes that impact not only the communication among family members, but has also impacted larger societal discourses about what constitutes “family.” Although family communication scholars have long called for the inclusion of more diverse samples in family research, to date this research remains very limited in the understanding of family functioning, relationships, and processes in families of color, LGBTQ families, transnational and neo-ethnic families, discourse dependent families, and other family forms. To this end, this course examines the communicative experiences of contemporary and underrepresented families.  

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ENGL 201 - W01 The American Short Story - - - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30326 (View in ClassFinder)

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4

Instructor:

Kelli A. Larson

Even in the land of Super Targets and Big Mac hamburgers, bigger is not always better--at least not in terms of literature. Short stories, because of their compression and intensity, offer lively plots and constant surprises. To the delight of readers everywhere, American authors provide a wellspring of tales that uncover our past, define our present, and speak to our future. In keeping with our diverse American heritage, stories have been chosen from a broad cross-section of literary and cultural traditions. Alongside canonical authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ernest Hemingway, we read the works of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Louise Erdrich, Kate Chopin, and others, examining how these diverse voices diverge from, resist, and transform the traditional American short story canon. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies a WAC Writing Intensive requirement, an Integration in the Humanities requirement, and the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Please note that ENGL 201 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 202, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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ENGL 203 - W01 Lessons from the Wilderness - - - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30325 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Jeannie L. Hofmeister

Naturalist John Muir once said, “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” For hundreds of years, writers have used the metaphor of walking in the wilderness as a path to greater awareness of spirituality and the human condition. Mother Nature can be harsh and destructive, but the great outdoors can also sooth and heal. This course will explore how literary characters confront the mysteries of the dark forest and emerge back into the light with greater understanding and wisdom. Possible Texts include: GREENWOOD by Michael Christie, WILD by Cheryl Strayed, TWO OLD WOMEN by Velma Wallis, and selected short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The writing load for this fully online asynchronous course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies the WAC Writing Intensive requirement and an Integration in the Humanities requirement. Please note that ENGL 203 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 202, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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ENGL 214 - L01 American Authors I - - - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30338 (View in ClassFinder)

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4

Instructor:

Laura R. Zebuhr

Where does the popular perception of America as the “New World” come from? How could slavery flourish in a land idealizing freedom? Why were immigrants so feared and reviled? Why did expansionism push out some and make millionaires of others? Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive readings from the beginnings of the American literary tradition to the turn of the twentieth century. Threaded throughout the literature are themes such as religious identity, political reform, race, slavery, war, gender, and industrialization. This course fulfills the Historical Perspectives requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190. 

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ENGL 297 - L01 Topics: Mad Scientists - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30357 (View in ClassFinder)

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4

Instructor:

Gordon D. Grice

Meet the maddest minds in literature! From Goethe’s Faust to the Godzilla-busting Dr. Serizawa, these rebels transgress the laws of nature and humanity to teach us about our world and ourselves. How far should we go? How much do we dare to know? Find the answers, or at least the most exciting versions of the questions, in books like Robert Louis Stevenson’s THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE; H. G. Wells’s THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's play FAUST, PART I; as well as the film GODZILLA (1954). This course counts as a literature elective for English with Literature and Writing, English with Creative Writing, and English with Professional Writing majors. It also satisfies both an Integration in the Humanities and the Global Perspectives core requirements, as well as a WAC Writing to Learn requirement. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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FAST 378 - L01 Comm & Underrep Families - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30553 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Audra K. Nuru

Given that demographic changes, immigration patterns, transnational adoption, new U.S. Supreme Court rulings impacting LGBTQ+ families, and the addition of a multiracial option on the 2010 Census have all contributed to changes in the ways that individuals and families identify, are formed, and are (re)negotiated, it is of critical importance to examine scholarship highlighting these diverse (and often underrepresented) family forms. Families in the United States today are faced with opportunities and challenges that have never been experienced by families before. The first 21 years of this century have produced large social, civil, and technological changes that impact not only the communication among family members, but has also impacted larger societal discourses about what constitutes “family.” Although family communication scholars have long called for the inclusion of more diverse samples in family research, to date this research remains very limited in the understanding of family functioning, relationships, and processes in families of color, LGBTQ families, transnational and neo-ethnic families, discourse dependent families, and other family forms. To this end, this course examines the communicative experiences of contemporary and underrepresented families.  

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FILM 300 - L02 World Cinema - - - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30469 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Juli A. Kroll

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

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FILM 300 - W01 World Cinema - - - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30468 (View in ClassFinder)

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4

Instructor:

Christopher S. Kachian

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

Schedule Details

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FILM 300 - W03 World Cinema - - - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30472 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Christopher S. Kachian

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

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HONR 481 - 01 Honors Galileo - T - R - - - 1000 - 1200 JRC 246

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- T - R - - -

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1000 - 1200

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JRC 246

Course Registration Number:

30384 (View in ClassFinder)

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Instructor:

Peter M. Distelzweig

These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.

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PHIL 230 - 01 Disability and Human Dignity - - - - - - - - VSP

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VSP

Course Registration Number:

30499 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Gloria R. Frost

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the most pressing issues and questions concerning disability. Students will encounter and critically evaluate longstanding stereotypes and biases about the disadvantages of disability. This course examines disability primarily from a philosophical perspective, yet readings from other disciplines will also be used throughout the course. Some of the central questions examined in the course include: What is disability? Is disability merely a medical condition? In what ways do societal barriers disable? How does economic class impact access to educational, medical and social resources? Does disability itself make a person worse off or is it only social stigmatization and lack of accommodation that makes the lives of those with disabilities worse? How have those with disabilities been disadvantaged in the US? What is the basis for human dignity? What conceptual frameworks allow us to uphold the dignity of those with severe disabilities? Which behaviors and assumptions threaten the equality and dignity of those with disabilities? Prerequisite: PHIL 110.

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PHIL 240 - 01 Faith and Doubt - - - - - - - - VSP

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VSP

Course Registration Number:

30500 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Mathew Lu

This course focuses on Natural Theology and especially the capacity of natural reason to come to knowledge about God. We will explore some of the most important ways that philosophers have argued for the existence of God and various divine properties through natural reason alone. We will also give consideration to some important critiques of Natural Theology. Prerequisite: PHIL 110.

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PHIL 258 - 01 Environmental Ethics - - - - - - - - VSP

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VSP

Course Registration Number:

30562 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Faith G. Pawl

A consideration of the ethical dimensions of human interaction with the environment, including inquiry into the scope and justification of our obligations concerning the environment. Possible topics include: the question of who all (or what all) count as the proper objects of moral consideration, animal welfare, species preservation, conservation, climate change, environmental racism, population pressure, sustainability, and what it means to say that human beings are charged with the care of Creation. Special attention will be given to reflection on these topics from within Catholic intellectual tradition, in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

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THEO 226 - L01 Spirituality:ChristianMarraiag - - - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30346 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Marguerite L. Spencer

Theology courses numbered 221-229+300 are reserved for students on the new core curriculum. This section is designed to acquaint students with the theology of Christian marriage, understood as covenant relationship and as sacrament, that is, an effective sign of God's love in our world. Primary though not exclusive emphasis will be on the Roman Catholic tradition. Students will also examine contemporary cultural attitudes toward sexuality, marriage, and the family in the light of Christian theology.

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THEO 227 - L01 Contexts: Nazism & Apartheid - - - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30614 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Kimberly J. Vrudny

In this course, students will explore approaches to theology that emerge out of diverse cultural contexts. Sections may focus on biblical interpretation, dynamics of church life, mission work, or transnational solidarity through the eyes of the marginalized, or they may focus on efforts to articulate and bear witness to the gospel amid new cultures and historical challenges, according to the instructor’s discretion. Sections may focus on experiences of marginalization and oppression as a source for theological reflection for women (giving rise to feminist/womanist/mujerista theologies, for example), or for people of color or indigenous peoples (giving rise to Latin American, African-American, Minjung, and South African liberation theologies, for example), or for economically exploited classes (also giving rise to liberation theologies). This course will thus provide an opportunity to learn how the global Christian community is gaining fresh insights into the gospel that were missed when the dominant perspective on theology reflected primarily the experience of European men, or to learn how claims by Christians have at various times served both to challenge and to reinforce systems of power and privilege.

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THEO 228 - L02 Comparative: World Religions - - - - - - - - VSP 1

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Location:

VSP 1

Course Registration Number:

30345 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Elaine C. MacMillan

Theology courses numbered 221-229+300 are reserved for students on the new core curriculum. This section is a comparison of the teachings and practices of Christianity with the teachings and practices of selected non-Christian religions, for example, American Indian (Lakota), Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. The aim of the course will be to clarify similarities and differences between Christianity and other religions, to reflect on the problem posed by religious pluralism in modern culture, and to develop a Christian theology of world religions.

Schedule Details

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THEO 228 - W01 Comparative: World Religions - - - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30344 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Carissa S. Wyant

Theology courses numbered 221-229+300 are reserved for students on the new core curriculum. This section examines the theological themes of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Native American religions. These themes will be studied alongside Christianity, clarifying similarities and differences.

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THEO 300 - L01 Signature:Nazism & Apartheid - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - - -

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Course Registration Number:

30383 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Kimberly J. Vrudny

This section will focus on patterns that emerged in both contexts—Germany under Hitler; South Africa under apartheid: economic anxiety; the rise of nationalism; the election of a tyrant; theological rationales for tyranny, torture, and even genocide; theological and artistic resistance; the complicated role of Catholicism; and legal processes in the aftermath.

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Fall 2023 Courses

Course - Section Title Days Time Location
AMCD 200 - L01 American Culture:Power/Identit M - W - F - - 1215 - 1320 JRC 222

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M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1215 - 1320

Location:

JRC 222

Course Registration Number:

40244 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

David T. Lawrence

AMCD 200, American Culture:Power/Identity: (This course was originally titled ACST 200: Introduction to American Culture and Difference; the name change has been submitted as an information item to the UCC). In AMCD 200, students learn about the historical and theoretical foundations of Cultural Studies as an academic discipline and use cultural theory to analyze a variety of cultural products and representations. In this course, students look specifically at dominant and subversive constructions of gender, race, ethnicity, national and sexual identities, and how these constructions are deployed through cultural practices and productions such as sports, film and television, folklore and popular culture, youth subcultures, music, and so on. For example, the course may contain units on "nation" and the creation of American mythologies; the process of hero-making in American history; stereotypes and the representation of race and ethnicity in television and film; representations of gender and sexuality in advertising; as well as a section on American music from jazz, blues, folk and roots music, to rock and roll, punk, and hip-hop.

Schedule Details

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ARTH 202 - L01 History of Street Art See Details * *

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See Details

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*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

41792 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Heather M. Shirey

Street art—including graffiti, murals, and other installations in public space—provides expressive avenues for marginalized voices, shapes urban space, and promotes competing visions of community development. In contrast to art that is created for museums or the commercial art market, street art is uniquely positioned to engage with social issues from a critical perspective. This class will involve an analysis of street art projects from the United States, situated in comparison with projects from around the world. Topics to explored include the history of street art over time (from its origins in graffiti to contemporary mural festivals); the impetus for street art in communities in the USA and globally; models for creating, preserving, and presenting street art; the institutionalization of street art; street art as it relates to diversity and inclusion; and, ultimately, the potential for street art to play a role in social change.

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OEC 2030800-0940- T - - - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
ARTH 251 - L01 Museum Studies: Practices - T - R - - - 0955 - 1135 OEC 311

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0955 - 1135

Location:

OEC 311

Course Registration Number:

42909 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Amy M. Mickelson

This course provides an investigation of the critical issues facing museums in the 21st century. Museum missions, practices, and resources will be interwoven with a discussion of audience, communication, and collaboration. This course will provide an opportunity for discussions with museum professionals. Partnerships with regional museums will provide hands-on project opportunities during the semester.

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ARTH 270 - 01 Pacific Art See Details * *

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See Details

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*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

41759 (View in ClassFinder)

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Instructor:

Gretchen M. Burau

This course surveys historical and contemporary art forms of Oceania, a region that includes Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Sculpture, painting, architecture, and body arts will be explored in relation to gender roles, identity, repatriation, and Western influence. Students will learn how material culture, along with the concepts of mana and tapu, sustained highly stratified cultures in places such as Hawaii and New Zealand. We will also study egalitarian societies in which a balanced relationship is maintained with natural environments through daily practices and spiritual beliefs. Students will work with objects from the American Museum of Asmat Art at the University of St. Thomas (AMAA@UST). Films and other digital resources will be used to illustrate how Pacific cultures have changed over time.

Schedule Details

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OEC 2031215-1320M - W - - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
ARTH 282 - L02 History of Amer Architecture See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42910 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Victoria M. Young

A survey of high style and vernacular architecture in the United States from the Native Americans to the present day. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: identify the major themes and styles in American architecture; recognize major monuments and their designers; and understand how an American identity was projected in architecture. This includes understanding American architecture and its relationship to corresponding developments in art, landscape, and the urban fabric. Emphasis will be placed on structures in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
OEC 4140955-1135- - - R - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
ARTH 282 - L41 HONORS Hist of Amer Arch See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

41923 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Victoria M. Young

A survey of high style and vernacular architecture in the United States from the Native Americans to the present day. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: identify the major themes and styles in American architecture; recognize major monuments and their designers; and understand how an American identity was projected in architecture. This includes understanding American architecture and its relationship to corresponding developments in art, landscape, and the urban fabric. Emphasis will be placed on structures in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

Schedule Details

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OEC 2031525-1700- - - R - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
ARTH 301 - L01 Signature Work: Amer Architect See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42911 (View in ClassFinder)

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Instructor:

Victoria M. Young

ARTH 301 is a signature work course in art history.  Topics vary from section to section, but all art history Signature Work courses focus on interdisciplinary perspectives in the field of art history, the integration of learning, and the relevance of our work as art historians to the university’s mission. The various sections focus on an gaining an understanding of art through a careful exploration of the historical, social, and cultural context of its production. This course calls upon students to reflect on knowledge they have built throughout their academic careers and to explore and integrate their learning in an interdisciplinary fashion. Prerequisites: 4 credits in ARTH coursework and at least 80 credits completed by the start of the course

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OEC 4140955-1135- - - R - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
ARTH 304 - 01 Typeface Design M - W - F - - 0815 - 0920 OEC 312

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M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

0815 - 0920

Location:

OEC 312

Course Registration Number:

42913 (View in ClassFinder)

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Instructor:

Craig D. Eliason

This course focuses on the process of creating a digital typeface design. Students will invent a design brief—a description of the need that their font will serve—and then, letter by letter, create a typeface. Along the way, students will investigate the history of type design, reflect on both the functional and expressive aspects of type designs, and receive feedback on their work in progress. No previous experience is required.

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ARTH 305 - L01 Greek Art and Archaeology See Details * *

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See Details

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*

Course Registration Number:

42915 (View in ClassFinder)

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Instructor:

Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell

A survey of the art and architecture of ancient Greece from the fall of the Bronze Age civilizations to the end of the Hellenistic period. Particular attention will be given to sculpture, vase painting, and the relationship of art to the broader culture, to the art of the ancient Near East and Egypt, and to gender relations in ancient Greece.

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OEC 4140955-1135- T - - - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
BETH 390 - 01 Tech, Society & Human Person M - W - - - - 1525 - 1700 MCH 111

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M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

MCH 111

Course Registration Number:

42630 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Martin W. Schlag

This course explores whether or not traditional concepts associated with the human person, business, and law are capable of addressing changes introduced by technology and its rapid evolution.  In particular, students will be asked to consider whether concepts associated with property, privacy, rights, justice, and the good can accommodate technological innovations such as automation, decision-making by algorithms, big data, and the "de-skilling" of work.  What might this mean for "meaningful work" in the future?  What might it mean for education and culture?  Will technology create an electronic Panopticon, substituting a world governed by big data and a lack of privacy for Weber’s “iron cage?"  In the process, students should ask whether or not technological innovation is outpacing the ability of traditional concepts in business, the law, and philosophy to properly address deeper questions associated with promoting the human good.

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CATH 205 - 01 Crisis and Development - T - R - - - 1525 - 1700 55S B10

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- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

55S B10

Course Registration Number:

41263 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Robert G. Kennedy

This course explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the history of the Catholic Church as it interacts with the secular world and is shaped by its dominant personalities and events. No other institution in history has survived, and flourished, for so long and in the face of so many challenges. This course will critically reflect upon the history of the Church, from its origins in the Apostolic Age to the modern period, as a series of cycles with a common pattern of creativity, achievement, and retreat. Students may expect to complete the course with an awareness and understanding of the major personalities and events, secular and ecclesial, that have shaped the life of the Church.

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CATH 205 - 02 Crisis and Development - T - R - - - 1330 - 1510 55S 207

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- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1330 - 1510

Location:

55S 207

Course Registration Number:

42934 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Robert G. Kennedy

This course explores from an interdisciplinary perspective the history of the Catholic Church as it interacts with the secular world and is shaped by its dominant personalities and events. No other institution in history has survived, and flourished, for so long and in the face of so many challenges. This course will critically reflect upon the history of the Church, from its origins in the Apostolic Age to the modern period, as a series of cycles with a common pattern of creativity, achievement, and retreat. Students may expect to complete the course with an awareness and understanding of the major personalities and events, secular and ecclesial, that have shaped the life of the Church.

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CATH 301 - 01 The Catholic Vision M - W - F - - 1055 - 1200 55S 207

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M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1055 - 1200

Location:

55S 207

Course Registration Number:

40783 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

At the center of the Catholic vision are the two great works of divine love: creation and redemption. This course considers the implications of these divine works for a radical reconsideration of the world and the human person. Students will examine characteristic Catholic approaches to and emphases concerning creation, redemption and ecclesiology, and discuss how Catholic understandings of creation and redemption inform, respond to, and critique Catholic practices in various cultural settings. In addition, the course will compare and contrast contemporary Catholic cultural monuments with that produced in earlier eras, and compare and contrast Catholic Christianity with other forms of Christian and non-Christian belief and practices. In illustrating its themes, the course draws upon sources in art, literature, history, philosophy, and theology with special attention given to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural consequences of Catholic doctrine. Prerequisites: CATH 101

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CATH 301 - 02 The Catholic Vision M - W - F - - 1335 - 1440 MHC 305J

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M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1440

Location:

MHC 305J

Course Registration Number:

41901 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

At the center of the Catholic vision are the two great works of divine love: creation and redemption. This course considers the implications of these divine works for a radical reconsideration of the world and the human person. Students will examine characteristic Catholic approaches to and emphases concerning creation, redemption and ecclesiology, and discuss how Catholic understandings of creation and redemption inform, respond to, and critique Catholic practices in various cultural settings. In addition, the course will compare and contrast contemporary Catholic cultural monuments with that produced in earlier eras, and compare and contrast Catholic Christianity with other forms of Christian and non-Christian belief and practices. In illustrating its themes, the course draws upon sources in art, literature, history, philosophy, and theology with special attention given to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural consequences of Catholic doctrine. Prerequisites: CATH 101

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CATH 301 - 03 The Catholic Vision M - W - F - - 1055 - 1200 55S 207

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M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1055 - 1200

Location:

55S 207

Course Registration Number:

42936 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Staff

At the center of the Catholic vision are the two great works of divine love: creation and redemption. This course considers the implications of these divine works for a radical reconsideration of the world and the human person. Students will examine characteristic Catholic approaches to and emphases concerning creation, redemption and ecclesiology, and discuss how Catholic understandings of creation and redemption inform, respond to, and critique Catholic practices in various cultural settings. In addition, the course will compare and contrast contemporary Catholic cultural monuments with that produced in earlier eras, and compare and contrast Catholic Christianity with other forms of Christian and non-Christian belief and practices. In illustrating its themes, the course draws upon sources in art, literature, history, philosophy, and theology with special attention given to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural consequences of Catholic doctrine. Prerequisites: CATH 101

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CATH 301 - 04 The Catholic Vision M - W - F - - 1335 - 1440 MHC 305J

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1440

Location:

MHC 305J

Course Registration Number:

42937 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

At the center of the Catholic vision are the two great works of divine love: creation and redemption. This course considers the implications of these divine works for a radical reconsideration of the world and the human person. Students will examine characteristic Catholic approaches to and emphases concerning creation, redemption and ecclesiology, and discuss how Catholic understandings of creation and redemption inform, respond to, and critique Catholic practices in various cultural settings. In addition, the course will compare and contrast contemporary Catholic cultural monuments with that produced in earlier eras, and compare and contrast Catholic Christianity with other forms of Christian and non-Christian belief and practices. In illustrating its themes, the course draws upon sources in art, literature, history, philosophy, and theology with special attention given to the intellectual, spiritual, and cultural consequences of Catholic doctrine. Prerequisites: CATH 101

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CATH 340 - 01 Church&Cultr Missn of Engineer - T - R - - - 1525 - 1700 55S 207

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- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

55S 207

Course Registration Number:

41422 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Donald H. Weinkauf, Michael J. Naughton

This course provides an investigation into the ways in which Catholicism is inherently social and ecclesial. Its specific focus is on the Christian engagement with the world. The course's framework will be taken from the analysis of society into three spheres of action (culture, politics, and economics) as described in Centesimus annus. We will examine the ways that Revelation, the sacramental life, and the teachings of the Church call Catholics to seek holiness and to witness to their faith in the world. Specific topics may include social and economic justice, politics and public policy, lay and religious apostolates, education, and marriage and family. Course materials may include resources from philosophy, theology, history, economics, and political science.

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CLAS 225 - L01 Classical Hero & Film M - W - F - - 1055 - 1200 OEC 305

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M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1055 - 1200

Location:

OEC 305

Course Registration Number:

40225 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Elizabeth Z. Hepner

This Course focuses on analyzing and understanding Classical epic poetry, the ancient presentation of heroic figures and heroic exploits, and recognizing the influence of epic/heroic literature on the modern storytelling device of film. While the genre of epic is central to the course, other genres (both literary and cinematic) which present he-roic figures, e.g., tragedy, history, comedy, action, fantasy, will also be explored. Analyzing the works read or viewed via writing and class discussion will constitute the primary course activities; students will engage in reading, viewing and writing outside of class, while class time will include some writing, viewing and discussion. In order to allow am-ple time for discussion and analysis, the majority of films in their entirety will be viewed outside of class. The course grade will be based substantially on written analysis (i.e., essays, papers) of the texts and films studied. ENGL 203 may also be substituted for this course.

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CLAS 245 - L01 Classical Mythology M - W - F - - 1215 - 1320 OEC 317

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M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1215 - 1320

Location:

OEC 317

Course Registration Number:

41491 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Elizabeth Z. Hepner

Mythology is the embodiment and encoding of the beliefs, principles, and aspirations of ancient cultures. This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to mythology as an introduction and foundation to Classical civilization. Both Greek and Roman myths will be examined from a variety of theoretical perspectives, including aetioligical, structuralist, and psychological theories. Consideration will also be given to the study of literature in translation, art history, religion, and history. The course grade will be principally based on writing assignments and class discussions. ENGL 203 may also be substituted for this course.

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CLAS 325 - 01 Greek & Roman Environment - T - R - - - 0955 - 1135

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- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0955 - 1135

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42415 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Lorina N. Quartarone

Through lenses both ancient and modern, this course will examine how the ancient Greeks and Romans imagined, sought to understand, appreciated and utilized the earth and its natural resources. Focal points will include ancient concepts of and attitudes toward the environment, the interconnection and interdependency between natural elements as well as between humans and the earth, appreciation for the landscape, and awareness of environmental issues and sustainability.  Material remains will include representations of the earth, animals and nature in myth, art, literature & currency.  Every module and assignment will include both ancient and modern sources to examine. Prerequisites: Senior, Junior or Sophomore Standing.

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COMM 370 - 01 Intercultural Communication M - W - - - - 1335 - 1510 OEC 206

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M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1510

Location:

OEC 206

Course Registration Number:

41317 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Kristina A. Wenzel Egan

This course examines the influence of culture on our own and others’ communication. Students will be introduced to different aspects and levels of culture, including basic principles and theories that explain cultural differences on the group level, and challenges in intercultural communication, such as stereotypes, ethnocentrism, conflicting ethical standards, and racial disparities. Through lectures, discussions and first-hand practice, students are expected to form global perspectives and become more competent in intercultural communication. Students are advised to take the course either during or after the sophomore year.

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ENGL 201 - W01 Science Fiction Origins - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42557 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Gordon D. Grice

Dinosaurs, aliens, and invisible monsters invade literature for the first time, trailing new ideas and fresh techniques. We’ll learn what science fiction really is and why it swept like a death ray across the Victorian world. Authors include Edgar Allan Poe, H. G. Wells, and H. P. Lovecraft. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies both the WAC Writing Intensive requirement and an Integrations in the Humanities requirement. Please note that ENGL 201 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 202, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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ENGL 201 - W02 Science Fiction Origins - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42558 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Gordon D. Grice

Dinosaurs, aliens, and invisible monsters invade literature for the first time, trailing new ideas and fresh techniques. We’ll learn what science fiction really is and why it swept like a death ray across the Victorian world. Authors include Edgar Allan Poe, H. G. Wells, and H. P. Lovecraft. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies both the WAC Writing Intensive requirement and an Integrations in the Humanities requirement. Please note that ENGL 201 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 202, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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ENGL 202 - W01 Narrative Medicine See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42183 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Amy M. Muse

Increasingly, education for nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals includes the practices of reading literature, writing reflectively, and engaging in role-play to learn how to care for patients (and for themselves). This is sometimes called narrative medicine. By focusing on stories (of the patient, the healthcare professional, and the cultures and systems in which both live) and therefore humanizing the often-impersonal world of the healthcare system, it improves the quality of care for patients and reduces burnout among healthcare professionals. In this course we will read and write about literature as a means of understanding ourselves and others. The texts we'll read illuminate questions about pain and illness, empathy and the training of healthcare professionals, the health implications of racial and economic injustice, and the need for reformation of the healthcare system. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities requirement, a requirement for the English minor in Narrative Medicine, and a WAC Writing Intensive requirement. Please note that ENGL 202 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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JRC 3011055-1200M - W - - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
ENGL 202 - W02 Business & American Identity See Details * *

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See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

43008 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Daniel G. Jones

This course will examine literary texts which feature the connection between the world of business and American culture. Work has always been an integral part of American society, and individuals often identify themselves with the work that they do. Students will closely read a handful of texts--Willa Cather's A LOST LADY, Solomon Northup’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE GREAT GATSBY, Mario Puzo’s THE GODFATHER, Arthur Miller’s DEATH OF A SALESMAN, and Colson Whitehead’s APEX HIDES THE HURT--to explore how the dominant cultural narratives behind common perceptions of American business (such as the American Dream and the self-made person) shift from the pre-Civil War era through the early twenty-first century. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies the Writing Across the Curriculum Writing Intensive requirement; an Integrations in the Humanities requirement; and the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement. Please note that ENGL 202 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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MCH 1181055-1200M - W - - - -
-- - - - - - -
ENGL 203 - W01 Gangsters, Geeks, & Spies See Details * *

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See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42186 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Christopher S. Santiago

This course explores fiction, music, poetry, video games, graphic novels, and other forms of media that explode myths about Asian & Asian American culture. We’ll meet Amadeus Cho, a teenaged genius who also happens to be the next Incredible Hulk, and Maika Halfwolf, the steampunk heroine of the Image comic MONSTRESS. We’ll read FRESH OFF THE BOAT, the memoir of a one-time thug who conquers the foodie world, and play BUTTERFLY SOUP, an interactive game about four queer girls in the Bay Area who to happen to love baseball and each other. We’ll unpack hip-hop lyrics by M.I.A., and crack the cultural codes in the standup comedy of Ali Wong and in Aziz Ansari’s Emmy Award-winning MASTER OF NONE. And we’ll decipher the testimony of the captain in the best-selling novel THE SYMPATHIZER, an ex-soldier who describes himself as “a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces.” The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities requirement; the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement, and a WAC Writing Intensive requirement. Please note that ENGL 203 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 202, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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OEC 2120935-1040M - - - F - -
VSP 10935-1040- - W - - - -
ENGL 203 - W02 Gangsters, Geeks, & Spies See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42188 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Christopher S. Santiago

This course explores fiction, music, poetry, video games, graphic novels, and other forms of media that explode myths about Asian & Asian American culture. We’ll meet Amadeus Cho, a teenaged genius who also happens to be the next Incredible Hulk, and Maika Halfwolf, the steampunk heroine of the Image comic MONSTRESS. We’ll read FRESH OFF THE BOAT, the memoir of a one-time thug who conquers the foodie world, and play BUTTERFLY SOUP, an interactive game about four queer girls in the Bay Area who to happen to love baseball and each other. We’ll unpack hip-hop lyrics by M.I.A., and crack the cultural codes in the standup comedy of Ali Wong and in Aziz Ansari’s Emmy Award-winning MASTER OF NONE. And we’ll decipher the testimony of the captain in the best-selling novel THE SYMPATHIZER, an ex-soldier who describes himself as “a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man of two faces.” The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities requirement; the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement, and a WAC Writing Intensive requirement. Please note that ENGL 203 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 202, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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JRC 2221335-1440M - - - F - -
VSP 11335-1440- - W - - - -
ENGL 203 - W03 Tolkien's Roots & Legacy M - W - F - - 1215 - 1320 MHC 305I

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1215 - 1320

Location:

MHC 305I

Course Registration Number:

42561 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Heather M. McNiel

When readers think about narratives featuring elves, wizards, dragons, and magical objects, they immediately think of J.R.R. Tolkien and his well-known works THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Tolkien’s literary work is foundational to the genre of fantasy, and it continues to be successfully adapted for film and television. But where did this Oxford scholar get his ideas? Why have these texts had such lasting power? And why, today, is Tolkien’s work still a site of both connection and controversy? In this course, we will examine a variety of influences and sources for Tolkien’s work, considering how he drew on and adapted older traditions to develop spellbinding tales of Middle Earth. We’ll also discuss Tolkien’s influence on the genre of fantasy, and examine how recent adaptations and works within this genre, especially by writers of color, have responded to his legacy. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A COURSE FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE NEVER READ TOLKIEN OR WHO HAVE ONLY WATCHED THE FILMS. Course texts may include BEOWULF, SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, selections from mythology, and recent works by Marlon James, N.K. Jemisin, and Nalo Hopkinson. This course satisfies both the WAC Writing Intensive requirement and an Integrations in the Humanities requirement. Please note that ENGL 203 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 202, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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ENGL 203 - W04 Age of Cinema: Lit & Film - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42563 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Matthew B. Harrison

Since the invention of cinema in the late-nineteenth century and the rise of Hollywood soon after, writers have portrayed the film industry as a prime mover of our image-saturated “modern times.” This course will explore literature about the movies, their stars, and their devoted audiences as well as a large sampling of films. Cinema first emerged in cities, and for this reason we will consider the experiences of urban life that influenced the content and style of early film. Our readings will begin with Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, a novel that moves from an “old-world” setting to a dense urban space filled with new technologies of perception and communication. Possible texts may include Anita Loos’s GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES; Nathanael West’s THE DAY OF THE LOCUST and its related film; F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE LOVE OF THE LAST TYCOON; selections from Blaise Cendrars’s HOLLYWOOD; Evelyn Waugh’s THE LOVED ONE; Walker Percy’s THE MOVIEGOER; and relevant short essays and poems. Likely films to be covered include clips from James Whale's FRANKENSTEIN; Coppola's DRACULA; Buster Keaton's SHERLOCK, JR; F.W. Murnau's SUNRISE; King Vidor's THE CROWD; Busby Berkeley's GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933; Billy Wilder's SUNSET BOULEVARD; Gene Kelley and Stanley Donen's SINGIN' IN THE RAIN; and GODS AND MONSTERS. Students will complete fifteen pages of formal writing, analyzing film and literary techniques and discussing how these techniques have formed both critiques and endorsements of various social norms. This course satisfies a FILM History/Analysis requirement, an Integrations in the Humanities requirement, and a WAC Writing Intensive requirement. Please note that ENGL 202 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This is a cross-listed class, with 12 seats on the FILM 297-W01 side and eight seats on the ENGL 203-W04 side.

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ENGL 215 - L01 American Authors II See Details * *

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See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42202 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Daniel G. Jones

How did the modern warfare of World War I change those who fought and those who stayed at home? Why did so many of the best American artists flee to Paris? How did the traditionalism and stability of the 1950s lead to the radicalism and rebellion of the 60s? How has technology, from the typewriter to the internet, reshaped literature? Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework though extensive readings in American literature from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. Threaded throughout the literature are themes such as progress and innovation, war, the “lost generation,” the New Woman, race, and conformity and individuality This course fulfills the Historical Perspectives requirement in the English with Literature & Writing major and the English with Creative Writing major. It also satisfies a literature requirement for the English with Professional Writing major and is one of two required options for English with Secondary Education majors (ENGL 214 being the other). Finally, this course also satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities requirement and a WAC Writing to Learn requirement. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190. 

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MCH 1181215-1320M - W - - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
ENGL 220 - L01 The Classical Tradition - T - R - - - 1330 - 1510 OEC 210

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1330 - 1510

Location:

OEC 210

Course Registration Number:

42189 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Raymond N. MacKenzie

What might it mean to speak of “the classical tradition?” What does that include and exclude? And how does it matter to us today? From the ancient Greek gods in their serenity to the howls of the damned in Dante’s vision of the afterlife, whether mythological or theological, the works to be studied engage us in the most fundamental questions about what it means to be human. Such questions will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive readings of representative texts of Western literature in translation from ancient Greece to the Renaissance, including some interactions of the European traditions with ancient or medieval Asian, Mesopotamian, or Middle Eastern literatures. Authors may include Homer, Aeschylus, Sappho, Virgil, Dante, Rumi, Marie de France, and Christine de Pizan. This course fulfills the Historical Perspectives requirement in the English with Literature & Writing major and the English with Creative Writing major. It also satisfies a literature requirement for the English with Professional Writing major and is one of two required options for English with Secondary Education majors (ENGL 221 being the other). In addition, it also satisfies a requirement for the Classical Culture program. Finally, this course also satisfies both an Integrations in the Humanities and Global Perspectives core requirements as well as the WAC Writing to Learn requirement. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190. 

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ENGL 315 - W01 Usability & User Exper Design M - W - - - - 1335 - 1510 OEC 210

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M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1510

Location:

OEC 210

Course Registration Number:

42192 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Katlynne A. Davis

This course examines usability studies and user experience (UX) design in connection with the field of professional and technical writing. Students will be introduced to core concepts within usability and user experience, including audience theories, human-centered design, design thinking, and design justice. To apply these core concepts, students will produce deliverables common in usability and user experience roles, such as use cases, personas, wireframes, journey maps, and reports. The course also tasks students with designing and implementing a usability study of a user interface or other professional document. This course satisfies a Theory and Practice requirement for English with a Literature and Writing majors as well as a Professional Writing distribution requirement for English with a Professional Writing majors. This course also satisfies an Integration in the Humanities requirement and a WAC Writing Intensive requirement. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

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ENGL 341 - L01 Women of the 20th Century See Details * *

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See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42191 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Emily M. James

This course surveys literature by women across the long twentieth century—from early-century writers like Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Virginia Woolf to contemporary writers such as Tracy K. Smith, Sarah Howe, and Ada Limón. Along the way, we will discuss social, cultural, and historical context, including contemporary issues. We will also read, analyze, and emulate the recent work of essayists such as Leslie Jamison and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie—writers who have forged new conversations about women, feminism, and gender studies. The course requires community involvement (event attendance and excursions), regular reading and writing assignments, and enthusiastic participation in class discussion. This course satisfies both an Integrations in the Humanities and the Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirements, as well as a WAC Writing to Learn requirement. In addition, this course satisfies a major/minor requirement for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies students; it also satisfies the Human Diversity and Context and Convergences requirements for English with Literature & Writing majors, a Human Diversity requirement for English with Professional Writing majors, and a literature requirement for English with Creative Writing majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
OEC 2041330-1510- - - R - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
ENGL 360 - L01 Game of Thrones: Film/Lit See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42180 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Catherine Craft-Fairchild

Medieval authors see knights in a double-sided way: as an honorable force for good or as a destructive, warmongering force for evil. As the idea of knighthood has come down to us, it continues to carry multiple meanings. This course will explore the idea of "knighthood," past and present through literature and film. Possible titles include SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT; THE GREEN KNIGHT (film; dir. David Lowery); Geoffrey Chaucer's CANTERBURY TALES, Thomas Mallory's LE MORTE D'ARTHUR; excerpts from J.R.R. Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy; THE LORD OF THE RINGS (films; dir. Peter Jackson); portions of MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, STAR WARS, THE MANDALORIAN, MULAN, and GAME OF THRONES. This course satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities requirement and the Global Perspectives requirement, a FILM History/Analysis requirement, and a WAC Writing to Learn requirement. It also satisfies an Early British requirement and Context and Convergences requirement for English with Literature and Writing majors, as well as a literature requirement for English with Creative Writing and English with Professional Writing majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This is a cross-listed course, with 10 seats on this ENGL 360-L01 side and 10 seats on the FILM 298-L01 side.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
OEC 2061055-1200M - - - F - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
FILM 297 - L02 Classical Hero & Film M - W - F - - 1055 - 1200 OEC 305

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1055 - 1200

Location:

OEC 305

Course Registration Number:

43275 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Elizabeth Z. Hepner

The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online, View Searchable Class Schedule

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
FILM 297 - W01 Age of Cinema: Lit & Film - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42904 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Matthew B. Harrison

Since the invention of cinema in the late-nineteenth century and the rise of Hollywood soon after, writers have portrayed the film industry as a prime mover of our image-saturated “modern times.” This course will explore literature about the movies, their stars, and their devoted audiences as well as a large sampling of films. Cinema first emerged in cities, and for this reason we will consider the experiences of urban life that influenced the content and style of early film. Our readings will begin with Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, a novel that moves from an “old-world” setting to a dense urban space filled with new technologies of perception and communication. Possible texts may include Anita Loos’s GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES; Nathanael West’s THE DAY OF THE LOCUST and its related film; F. Scott Fitzgerald’s THE LOVE OF THE LAST TYCOON; selections from Blaise Cendrars’s HOLLYWOOD; Evelyn Waugh’s THE LOVED ONE; Walker Percy’s THE MOVIEGOER; and relevant short essays and poems. Likely films to be covered include clips from James Whale's FRANKENSTEIN; Coppola's DRACULA; Buster Keaton's SHERLOCK, JR; F.W. Murnau's SUNRISE; King Vidor's THE CROWD; Busby Berkeley's GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933; Billy Wilder's SUNSET BOULEVARD; Gene Kelley and Stanley Donen's SINGIN' IN THE RAIN; and GODS AND MONSTERS. Students will complete fifteen pages of formal writing, analyzing film and literary techniques and discussing how these techniques have formed both critiques and endorsements of various social norms. This course satisfies a FILM History/Analysis requirement, an Integrations in the Humanities requirement, and a WAC Writing Intensive requirement. Please note that ENGL 202 is non-repeatable; students wishing to take a second 200-level Texts in Conversation course will need to register for ENGL 201, 203, or 204. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This is a cross-listed class, with 12 seats on the FILM 297-W01 side and eight seats on the ENGL 203-W04 side.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
FILM 298 - L01 Game of Thrones: Film/Lit See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42905 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Catherine Craft-Fairchild

Medieval authors see knights in a double-sided way: as an honorable force for good or as a destructive, warmongering force for evil. As the idea of knighthood has come down to us, it continues to carry multiple meanings. This course will explore the idea of "knighthood," past and present through literature and film. Possible titles include SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT; THE GREEN KNIGHT (film; dir. David Lowery); Geoffrey Chaucer's CANTERBURY TALES, Thomas Mallory's LE MORTE D'ARTHUR; excerpts from J.R.R. Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy; THE LORD OF THE RINGS (films; dir. Peter Jackson); portions of MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, STAR WARS, THE MANDALORIAN, MULAN, and GAME OF THRONES. This course satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities requirement and the Global Perspectives requirement, a FILM History/Analysis requirement, and a WAC Writing to Learn requirement. It also satisfies an Early British requirement and Context and Convergences requirement for English with Literature and Writing majors, as well as a literature requirement for English with Creative Writing and English with Professional Writing majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190. NOTE: This is a cross-listed course, with 10 seats on this FILM 298-L01 side and 10 seats on the ENGL 360-L01 side.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
OEC 2061055-1200M - - - F - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
FILM 300 - 01 World Cinema - T - R - - - 1330 - 1510 OEC 209

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1330 - 1510

Location:

OEC 209

Course Registration Number:

41701 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Valentin A. Solachau-Chamutouski

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
FILM 300 - 02 World Cinema - T - R - - - 1525 - 1700 OEC 209

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

OEC 209

Course Registration Number:

41702 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Valentin A. Solachau-Chamutouski

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
FILM 300 - 05 World Cinema - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42887 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

James T. Snapko

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
FILM 300 - L03 World Cinema - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42007 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Juli A. Kroll

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
FILM 300 - L04 World Cinema - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42886 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Juli A. Kroll

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
FILM 300 - L06 World Cinema - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42888 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change. The course fulfills the Human Diversity requirement of the core curriculum at UST by addressing issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and geopolitical status. It scrutinizes the ways in which institutionalized and structural power and privilege are reflected in the subject matter, creation, and audience reception of film.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
FILM 335 - L01 Film Theory and Criticism M - W - - - - 1540 - 1715 BEC LL07

Days of Week:

M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1540 - 1715

Location:

BEC LL07

Course Registration Number:

42889 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

James T. Snapko

This course trains students in the use of a wide range of film theory and criticism as tools for interpreting film and media as texts, as narrative, as works of art, as historical artifacts, as political expression, as semiotic systems, as mediums of identity and social change, and more. Building on knowledge and skills learned in FILM 200 Introduction to Film, students will learn a range of compelling critical methods for the analysis of film and media, including many of the following: auteur theory; psychoanalysis; feminism, gender and masculinity studies; Marxism; cultural studies; queer theory; audience reception and star studies; postcolonialism; genre analysis; and race and ethnicity, among others. Film Theory and Criticism will help situate you as informed, critically engaged viewers of global film and media texts and practices. Each area of film criticism will be accompanied by a screening of a film or films that elucidate main points of the area of film theory that is the focus for that week. Through the combination of canonical theoretical approaches and more contemporary angles developed since the 1970s, this course will provide you with skills necessary to interpret films as collaborative art works, as technical artifacts, as sociocultural and ideological productions, and as products of a globalized media world. Prerequisite: Film 200 or instructor permission.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
GERM 300 - D01 Intro to German Studies M - W - F - - 1335 - 1440 OEC 318

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1440

Location:

OEC 318

Course Registration Number:

40500 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Susanne M. Wagner

Intended as an introduction to more advanced work in German, this course, which is required of all majors and minors, will offer an overview of the evolution of German culture and civilization (society, politics, the arts) within an historical context. The course will also contain a review of advanced grammar and offer students an opportunity to improve their reading, writing, and speaking skills. Oral and written skills will be assessed. Prerequisite: GERM 212 or equivalent completed with a C- or better

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
GERM 341 - W01 Highlights of German Lit I M - W - F - - 1055 - 1200 OEC 318

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1055 - 1200

Location:

OEC 318

Course Registration Number:

42423 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Susanne M. Wagner

A survey of German literature from 1770 to 1890. The course will focus on important works by Goethe and Schiller, German Romanticism, and the literature of the later-19th century. Prerequisite: GERM 300

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
HIST 292 - W01 Topics: Reading Black Resist M - W - F - - 1055 - 1200 JRC 227

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1055 - 1200

Location:

JRC 227

Course Registration Number:

40115 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

David C. Williard, David T. Lawrence

This course, team-taught by a historian and a literary scholar, focuses on the long struggle of African Americans for justice and equality in the U.S. Analyzing literary and historical texts, students in this course will learn about and engage in research on African American history and culture. Utilizing historical, literary, and cultural approaches, this interdisciplinary course will immerse students into an exploration of the African American experience from multiple perspectives using dual disciplinary frameworks. For example, students may study Richard Wright’s NATIVE SON, but would read the text within the historical and cultural framework of the Great Migration, connecting Wright’s text not just to other literary texts, but situating it within an historical and cultural context vital to the novel’s creation and essential for its interpretation. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies an Integrations in the Humanities requirement; a Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement, and a WAC Writing Intensive requirement.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
HIST 396 - 01 Topics: Hist of American West M - W - - - - 1335 - 1510 JRC 481

Days of Week:

M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1510

Location:

JRC 481

Course Registration Number:

42458 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Stephen R. Hausmann

What is the American West? Is it a place or an idea? What are its boundaries, and why has it been such a powerful force in America history? Most importantly: how can John Wayne and Red Dead Redemption explain American history? This course will answer these questions and more as it covers the centuries long history of the West and explains its significance in American historiography and popular culture. Topics will include the region’s deep Indigenous history, the encounter between Native people and European empires, conquest and settlement by Americans, the centrality of water and Western environments to history, and the West’s mythic power in the twentieth century and today. This course fulfills the Integrations in the Humanities core requirement.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
HONR 481 - L02 Honors Rondo - - W - - - - 1525 - 1700 JRC 246

Days of Week:

- - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

JRC 246

Course Registration Number:

41798 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

2

Instructor:

Damon D. Shoholm, Michael C. Klein

These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
HONR 481 - L03 Honors Buddha, Lama, Brain - T - - - - - 0955 - 1135 JRC 201

Days of Week:

- T - - - - -

Time of Day:

0955 - 1135

Location:

JRC 201

Course Registration Number:

41844 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

2

Instructor:

Gregory L. Robinson-Riegler, Stephen J. Laumakis

These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
JOUR 270 - L01 Media Literacy - T - R - - - 1330 - 1510 OEC 212

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1330 - 1510

Location:

OEC 212

Course Registration Number:

42876 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Yayu Feng

This course empowers and supports students’ engagement with traditional and emerging forms of media. Students will not only understand how media contents shape people’s beliefs about different social groups, and how media exposure and usage influence identity development and cultural norms, but also become mindful in their own creation of media content. Students will be able to use media wisely and critically for individual purposes and in broader civic participation. Students will work collaboratively and collectively to build their knowledge structures in media literacy, and to understand how media contents are created, used, interpreted, and re-used by themselves and others. As a result of this course, students will have a firm grasp on not only the relationships of literacy and media, but also concrete experiences in responsible creation and use of media texts including social media posts, wiki entries, short videos, photo essays, etc.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
JOUR 270 - L02 Media Literacy - T - R - - - 0955 - 1135 OEC 312

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0955 - 1135

Location:

OEC 312

Course Registration Number:

43233 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Yayu Feng

This course empowers and supports students’ engagement with traditional and emerging forms of media. Students will not only understand how media contents shape people’s beliefs about different social groups, and how media exposure and usage influence identity development and cultural norms, but also become mindful in their own creation of media content. Students will be able to use media wisely and critically for individual purposes and in broader civic participation. Students will work collaboratively and collectively to build their knowledge structures in media literacy, and to understand how media contents are created, used, interpreted, and re-used by themselves and others. As a result of this course, students will have a firm grasp on not only the relationships of literacy and media, but also concrete experiences in responsible creation and use of media texts including social media posts, wiki entries, short videos, photo essays, etc.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
JPST 275 - W01 Qualitative Methods M - W - - - - 1335 - 1510 JRC 414

Days of Week:

M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1510

Location:

JRC 414

Course Registration Number:

40267 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Amy C. Finnegan

This course introduces students to qualitative research theories, methods, and techniques focused on representing voices of women, people of color, people in poverty and others that are marginalized or excluded from dominant culture. Specifically, students will gain familiarity with the qualitative social science methods of interviews, ethnography, documentary research, and focus groups. Throughout the course, students will be guided through the process of designing and conducting their own unique research projects meanwhile learning from ongoing research with their instructors and partner organizations. In addition to training in data collection techniques, analysis, and varied epistemologies, the course thoroughly explores the ethics of research with marginalized communities and the ways in which research can and does relate to social change. Together, participants in this course will co-create a teaching/learning community wherein we all critically analyze and respectfully value each person’s individual and particular contributions as well as our diverse understandings of social reality and how we position ourselves in the multiple worlds in which we live and work.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
JPST 280 - W01 Active Nonviolence - T - R - - - 0955 - 1135 OEC 210

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0955 - 1135

Location:

OEC 210

Course Registration Number:

40660 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Amy C. Finnegan

Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
JPST 280 - W02 Active Nonviolence - T - R - - - 1330 - 1510 SCB 140

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1330 - 1510

Location:

SCB 140

Course Registration Number:

42958 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Amy C. Finnegan

Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
JPST 280 - W03 Active Nonviolence - T - R - - - 1525 - 1700 MHC 210

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

MHC 210

Course Registration Number:

42959 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Obasesam Okoi

Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
JPST 280 - W04 Active Nonviolence - T - R - - - 1330 - 1510 MHC 205

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1330 - 1510

Location:

MHC 205

Course Registration Number:

43262 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Obasesam Okoi

Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
JPST 365 - D01 Leadership for Social Justice - T - R - - - 1525 - 1700 MHC 305J

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

MHC 305J

Course Registration Number:

40864 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Michael C. Klein

Leadership for Social Justice examines the arc of leadership through the process of creating, sustaining, then institutionalizing positive social change. The course examines models and case studies of authoritative, positional, influential and situational leadership in diverse settings such as community organizing, social movements, social entrepreneurship and nonprofit management. The course also explores approaches to ethical leadership and provides opportunities for students to develop the skills and vision needed to become ethical leaders for social justice. Students will analyze the role of leadership in the tensions between preserving order and promoting transformation. They will develop a critical approach to the dynamics of power in order to effect systemic change.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
MUSC 412 - 01 Music History & Literature - T - R - - - 0955 - 1135 BEC 110

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0955 - 1135

Location:

BEC 110

Course Registration Number:

42467 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Sarah C. Schmalenberger

A survey of Western European music from 1750 to the present: the Classical and Romantic eras and the Twentieth century. Emphasis of study is on social context and issues of meaning and expression. Continuation of MUSC 411. Writing assignments are designed for teaching to the "Writing in the Discipline" objectives for the Writing Across the Curriculum initiative. This is a core course for students seeking a major degree in music. Offered in spring semester. Prerequisites: MUSC 113 and junior standing

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 218 - 01 Philosophy of Sport M - W - F - - 1055 - 1200 JRC 201

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1055 - 1200

Location:

JRC 201

Course Registration Number:

42472 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Stephen J. Laumakis

An in-depth philosophical examination of conceptual, moral, cultural, and legal issues surrounding regulating, watching, and participating in sports. Possible topics include: the definition of sport; the nature of competition; sportsmanship; being a fan; performance-enhancing drugs; gender; race; and the relationships among athletics, moral education, the law, and social responsibility in high school, collegiate, and professional sports. The course will integrate various disciplinary perspectives on the nature and practice of sport, especially perspectives from philosophical ethics, law, and sociology. Students cannot receive credit for both PHIL 218 and the less in-depth 2-credit version of the course, PHIL 219. Prerequisite: PHIL 110.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 220 - 01 Logic - T - R - - - 0800 - 0940 JRC 401

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0800 - 0940

Location:

JRC 401

Course Registration Number:

42473 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Michael J. Winter

This course provides students with skills for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating the sorts of reasoning encountered in natural language. Emphasis will be placed on attaining facility with different formal systems for representing and evaluating arguments - including propositional logic, Aristotelian syllogistic, and first-order predicate calculus - as well as on acquiring the ability to apply these systems in the analysis and evaluation of arguments in ordinary and philosophical discourse. Prerequisite: PHIL 110.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 221 - 01 Critical & Inductive Reasoning M - W - F - - 1055 - 1200 MHC 211

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1055 - 1200

Location:

MHC 211

Course Registration Number:

42474 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Michael W. Rota

Drawing on insights from philosophy as well as research from cognitive science, psychology, and behavioral economics, this course aims to help students learn to reason better. Emphasis is on inductive and probabilistic reasoning rather than on deductive logic (which is the focus in PHIL 220). Possible topics covered include cognitive biases to which humans are naturally subject, intellectual virtues that promote the attainment of truth, the nature of evidence, the assessment of the quality of an information source, inference to the best explanation, probabilistic reasoning, and decision-making under uncertainty and risk. Prerequisite: PHIL 110.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 230 - 01 Disability and Human Dignity - - - - - - - - VSP

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

VSP

Course Registration Number:

42872 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Gloria R. Frost

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the most pressing issues and questions concerning disability. Students will encounter and critically evaluate longstanding stereotypes and biases about the disadvantages of disability. This course examines disability primarily from a philosophical perspective, yet readings from other disciplines will also be used throughout the course. Some of the central questions examined in the course include: What is disability? Is disability merely a medical condition? In what ways do societal barriers disable? How does economic class impact access to educational, medical and social resources? Does disability itself make a person worse off or is it only social stigmatization and lack of accommodation that makes the lives of those with disabilities worse? How have those with disabilities been disadvantaged in the US? What is the basis for human dignity? What conceptual frameworks allow us to uphold the dignity of those with severe disabilities? Which behaviors and assumptions threaten the equality and dignity of those with disabilities? Prerequisite: PHIL 110.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 235 - 01 Politics, Law, and Common Good M - W - F - - 1335 - 1440 MHC 305I

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1440

Location:

MHC 305I

Course Registration Number:

42572 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Christopher H. Toner

A philosophical examination into the origin, nature, purpose, and legitimacy of government and law, especially as these relate to the good of individuals and the common good. Possible questions include: Are human beings by nature political animals? What justifies political and legal authority? What sorts of political regimes can be just and legitimate? Is there a best type of government? Are there universal human rights and, if so, where do they come from? What are the respective roles of legislator, executive, and judge? Can civil disobedience ever be justified? Can violent revolution? Should government and law take stands on questions of morality, religion, and the meaning of life or try to remain neutral in these matters? The course will consider both classical and contemporary reflection on such topics, including from authors within Catholic intellectual tradition in conversation with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 235 - 40 HNR:Politics,Law,&CommonGood M - W - F - - 1215 - 1320 MHC 305K

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1215 - 1320

Location:

MHC 305K

Course Registration Number:

42575 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Christopher H. Toner

A philosophical examination into the origin, nature, purpose, and legitimacy of government and law, especially as these relate to the good of individuals and the common good. Possible questions include: Are human beings by nature political animals? What justifies political and legal authority? What sorts of political regimes can be just and legitimate? Is there a best type of government? Are there universal human rights and, if so, where do they come from? What are the respective roles of legislator, executive, and judge? Can civil disobedience ever be justified? Can violent revolution? Should government and law take stands on questions of morality, religion, and the meaning of life or try to remain neutral in these matters? The course will consider both classical and contemporary reflection on such topics, including from authors within Catholic intellectual tradition in conversation with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110; Honors.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 240 - 01 Faith and Doubt - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42477 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Mathew Lu

This course focuses on Natural Theology and especially the capacity of natural reason to come to knowledge about God. We will explore some of the most important ways that philosophers have argued for the existence of God and various divine properties through natural reason alone. We will also give consideration to some important critiques of Natural Theology. Prerequisite: PHIL 110.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 245 - 01 Philosophy of Art and Beauty - T - R - - - 1525 - 1700 MHC 209

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

MHC 209

Course Registration Number:

42577 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Mathew Lu

An enquiry into philosophical questions having to do with art, beauty, and other aesthetic qualities. Possible topics include: the nature of beauty, the nature and purpose of art, the role of beauty and art in a well-lived life, the relationship of art to insight and emotion, aesthetic qualities other than beauty, the role of art in the formation of culture and social consciousness, the role of beauty and other aesthetic qualities in nature, and the connection of art and beauty to God. The course pays special attention to reflection on these issues within Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Case studies of artworks and other aesthetic objects are considered throughout the course. Prerequisite: PHIL 110.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 254 - 01 Biomedical Ethics M - W - F - - 1215 - 1320 MCH 238

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1215 - 1320

Location:

MCH 238

Course Registration Number:

42579 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Heidi M. Giebel

Explore and analyze ethical issues related to clinical and social aspects of medicine—both from the perspective of Catholic intellectual tradition and from other philosophical perspectives. For example, what is the primary role of a medical practitioner: to give the “customer” what s/he wants, or to promote a more objective standard of health? Under what conditions should a physician or nurse be allowed to opt out of doing work that violates his or her conscience? Is euthanasia ethically acceptable, and should it be legally permitted? And (how) should we provide medical care to those who cannot afford to pay for it? Prerequisite: PHIL 110, or PHIL 214.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 255 - 01 Technology and Ethics M - W - F - - 0935 - 1040 MHC 305J

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

0935 - 1040

Location:

MHC 305J

Course Registration Number:

42860 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Michael J. Winter

An application of concepts and principles in philosophical ethics to issues raised by modern technology. Technologies whose ethical use may be considered include: Information Technologies, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Genomics and Artificial Life, Reproductive Technologies, Biomedical and Therapeutic Technologies, Human Enhancement Technologies, Agricultural Technologies, and Environmental Technologies. Special attention will be paid to the application of moral concepts and principles from Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisite: PHIL 110.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 301 - 01 Sig.Wk:Disability&HumanDignity - - - - - - - - VSP

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

VSP

Course Registration Number:

42476 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Gloria R. Frost

This Signature Work section of Disability and Human Dignity is a comprehensive introduction to the most pressing issues and questions concerning disability. Students will encounter and critically evaluate longstanding stereotypes and biases about the disadvantages of disability. This course examines disability primarily from a philosophical perspective, yet readings from other disciplines will also be used throughout the course. Some of the central questions examined in the course include: What is disability? Is disability merely a medical condition? In what ways do societal barriers disable? How does economic class impact access to educational, medical and social resources? Does disability itself make a person worse off or is it only social stigmatization and lack of accommodation that makes the lives of those with disabilities worse? How have those with disabilities been disadvantaged in the US? What is the basis for human dignity? What conceptual frameworks allow us to uphold the dignity of those with severe disabilities? Which behaviors and assumptions threaten the equality and dignity of those with disabilities? Prerequisites: PHIL 110; and at least 80 credits completed by the start of the course.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 301 - 02 Sig.Wk:Politics,Law&CommonGood M - W - F - - 1335 - 1440 MHC 305I

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1440

Location:

MHC 305I

Course Registration Number:

42574 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Christopher H. Toner

This Signature Work section of Politics, Law, and the Common Good is a philosophical examination into the origin, nature, purpose, and legitimacy of government and law, especially as these relate to the good of individuals and the common good. Possible questions include: Are human beings by nature political animals? What justifies political and legal authority? What sorts of political regimes can be just and legitimate? Is there a best type of government? Are there universal human rights and, if so, where do they come from? What are the respective roles of legislator, executive, and judge? Can civil disobedience ever be justified? Can violent revolution? Should government and law take stands on questions of morality, religion, and the meaning of life or try to remain neutral in these matters? The course will consider both classical and contemporary reflection on such topics, including from authors within Catholic intellectual tradition in conversation with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisites: PHIL 110; and at least 80 credits completed by the start of the course.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 301 - 03 Sig.Work: Faith and Doubt - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

42478 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Mathew Lu

This Signature Work section of Faith and Doubt focuses on Natural Theology and especially the capacity of natural reason to come to knowledge about God. We will explore some of the most important ways that philosophers have argued for the existence of God and various divine properties through natural reason alone. We will also give consideration to some important critiques of Natural Theology. Prerequisites: PHIL 110; and at least 80 credits completed by the start of the course.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 301 - 04 Sig.Wk: Phil.of Art and Beauty - T - R - - - 1525 - 1700 MHC 209

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

MHC 209

Course Registration Number:

42578 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Mathew Lu

This Signature Work section of Philosophy of Art and Beauty is an enquiry into philosophical questions having to do with art, beauty, and other aesthetic qualities. Possible topics include: the nature of beauty, the nature and purpose of art, the role of beauty and art in a well-lived life, the relationship of art to insight and emotion, aesthetic qualities other than beauty, the role of art in the formation of culture and social consciousness, the role of beauty and other aesthetic qualities in nature, and the connection of art and beauty to God. The course pays special attention to reflection on these issues within Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Case studies of artworks and other aesthetic objects are considered throughout the course. Prerequisites: PHIL 110; and at least 80 credits completed by the start of the course.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 301 - 05 Sig.Wk: Biomedical Ethics M - W - F - - 1215 - 1320 MCH 238

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1215 - 1320

Location:

MCH 238

Course Registration Number:

42580 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Heidi M. Giebel

This Signature Work section of Biomedical Ethics will explore and analyze ethical issues related to clinical and social aspects of medicine—both from the perspective of Catholic intellectual tradition and from other philosophical perspectives. For example, what is the primary role of a medical practitioner: to give the “customer” what s/he wants, or to promote a more objective standard of health? Under what conditions should a physician or nurse be allowed to opt out of doing work that violates his or her conscience? Is euthanasia ethically acceptable, and should it be legally permitted? And (how) should we provide medical care to those who cannot afford to pay for it? Prerequisites: PHIL 110, or PHIL 214; and at least 80 credits completed by the start of the course.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 301 - 06 Sig.Wk:Technology & Ethics M - W - F - - 0935 - 1040 MHC 305J

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

0935 - 1040

Location:

MHC 305J

Course Registration Number:

42861 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Michael J. Winter

This Signature Work section of Technology and Ethics is an application of concepts and principles in philosophical ethics to issues raised by modern technology. Technologies whose ethical use may be considered include: Information Technologies, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Genomics and Artificial Life, Reproductive Technologies, Biomedical and Therapeutic Technologies, Human Enhancement Technologies, Agricultural Technologies, and Environmental Technologies. Special attention will be paid to the application of moral concepts and principles from Catholic intellectual tradition in dialogue with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisites: PHIL 110; and at least 80 credits completed by the start of the course.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 301 - 40 HNR.Sig.Wk:PoliticsLawCommGood M - W - F - - 1215 - 1320 MHC 305K

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1215 - 1320

Location:

MHC 305K

Course Registration Number:

42576 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Christopher H. Toner

This Signature Work section of Honors: Politics, Law, and the Common Good is a philosophical examination into the origin, nature, purpose, and legitimacy of government and law, especially as these relate to the good of individuals and the common good. Possible questions include: Are human beings by nature political animals? What justifies political and legal authority? What sorts of political regimes can be just and legitimate? Is there a best type of government? Are there universal human rights and, if so, where do they come from? What are the respective roles of legislator, executive, and judge? Can civil disobedience ever be justified? Can violent revolution? Should government and law take stands on questions of morality, religion, and the meaning of life or try to remain neutral in these matters? The course will consider both classical and contemporary reflection on such topics, including from authors within Catholic intellectual tradition in conversation with other traditions and perspectives. Prerequisites: PHIL 110; Honors; and at least 80 credits completed by the start of the course.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 359 - 01 Philosophy of Law M - W - F - - 1215 - 1320 MHC 211

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1215 - 1320

Location:

MHC 211

Course Registration Number:

42866 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Rose M. Lemmons

A study of philosophical problems connected with human law and legal institutions. Possible topics include the nature and kinds of law, the relation of law and morality, analysis of legal concepts, the nature and justification of punishment, and the principles of legal interpretation and reasoning. Attention will be given to both classical and contemporary authors. Prerequisite: PHIL 214; or PHIL 110 and one other PHIL course.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
SPAN 305 - L01 Span Oral Expression & Culture See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

40712 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Sonia Rey-Montejo

The aim of this course is to develop aural and oral skills through the analysis and interpretation of representative cultural expressions of the Spanish-speaking world. This course is intended to stimulate creative, critical thinking in Spanish through activities that require students to argue, persuade, analyze, and interpret other points of view. Oral skills will be assessed. Prerequisite: Successful completion of SPAN 300 or its equivalent with a C- or better. May be taken simultaneously with SPAN 301 or 315.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
OEC 3080815-0920M - W - - - -
VSP 1-- - - - F - -
SPAN 305 - L02 Span Oral Expression & Culture See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

40846 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Sonia Rey-Montejo

The aim of this course is to develop aural and oral skills through the analysis and interpretation of representative cultural expressions of the Spanish-speaking world. This course is intended to stimulate creative, critical thinking in Spanish through activities that require students to argue, persuade, analyze, and interpret other points of view. Oral skills will be assessed. Prerequisite: Successful completion of SPAN 300 or its equivalent with a C- or better. May be taken simultaneously with SPAN 301 or 315.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
OEC 3080935-1040M - W - - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
SPAN 320 - 01 Business Spanish M - W - - - - 1525 - 1700 OEC 204

Days of Week:

M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

OEC 204

Course Registration Number:

42441 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Susana Perez Castillejo

Practice in the language skills and vocabulary needed to conduct business in the Hispanic world; an overview of political, economic, social and cultural factors which affect business in the Hispanic countries. Prerequisites: Successful completion of SPAN 301 and 305 or their equivalents with a C- or better in each course (may be taken simultaneously with SPAN 305).

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
STCM 244 - W01 Research, Measurement, & Eval M - W - - - - 1525 - 1700 OEC 210

Days of Week:

M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

OEC 210

Course Registration Number:

40268 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

April A. Eichmeier

This course introduces students with foundational research skills essential to strategic communication. Students will learn how to locate research, interpret research findings, and translate results into actionable strategy. Students will learn about different research methods and how to measure and evaluate public relations and advertising campaign effectiveness. Students are strongly encouraged to take this course after STCM111 and STCM234, or in the same semester of taking STCM234.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 221 - L01 Bible: Old Testament - T - R - - - 0955 - 1135 OEC 206

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0955 - 1135

Location:

OEC 206

Course Registration Number:

41337 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Paul V. Niskanen

This section involves the student in an intensive reading and discussion of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew scriptures. The course investigates methods of biblical interpretation and the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context. In addition, this course explores the Old Testament as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern) in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 221 - L02 Bible: Old Testament - T - R - - - 1330 - 1510 OEC 309

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1330 - 1510

Location:

OEC 309

Course Registration Number:

42027 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Paul V. Niskanen

This section involves the student in an intensive reading and discussion of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew scriptures. The course investigates methods of biblical interpretation and the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context. In addition, this course explores the Old Testament as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern) in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 222 - L01 History: Early Christian Theo See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

41456 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Mark E. DelCogliano

A theological and historical introduction to the origins and development of the Christian church from the first to the fifth centuries. Special attention will be given to the historical emergence of Christian doctrines, creeds and canon; the formation of Christian understandings of the human person; the development of liturgical and sacramental traditions; and the interaction of Christianity with other ancient cultures. Contemporary approaches to the study of Christian origins will be emphasized.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
MHC 2101055-1200- - W - - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
THEO 222 - L02 History: Medieval Theology M - W - F - - 1335 - 1440 SER 105

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1440

Location:

SER 105

Course Registration Number:

42209 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Steven J. McMichael

A study of the development of Christian Theology from the fall of the Roman Empire until the Renaissance. Special attention will be given to the main themes of the classical Christian views of faith/reason, grace/nature, God/creation in the theologies of such theologians as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bonaventure. Other themes that may be treated: the role of monasticism and mendicant life; medieval saints such as St. Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena, women's spirituality, mysticism, liturgical developments, religious art and architecture, and the interaction of Christians with Jews and Muslims.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 224 - L02 Bridges: Theology & Technology See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

41995 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Barbara K. Sain

This section examines how technology shapes our identities and our relationships with nature, other people, and the transcendent. Does technology bring us closer to the natural world or make it harder to experience it? Does it help or hinder our relationships with other people and with God? We’ll look at historical examples, such as the impact of electric lights, and current technologies, like facial recognition technology and prosthetic enhancements of the body. The course readings will include a range of voices from Christian theology, from ancient to modern times, that offer insight on sharing a meaningful human life with others and discerning the presence of the divine in work, leisure, silence, and the natural world.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
MHC 2091730-1930M - - - - - -
VSP 1-- - - - - - -
THEO 224 - L03 Bridges: Theology & Technology See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

41988 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Barbara K. Sain

This section examines how technology shapes our identities and our relationships with nature, other people, and the transcendent. Does technology bring us closer to the natural world or make it harder to experience it? Does it help or hinder our relationships with other people and with God? We’ll look at historical examples, such as the impact of electric lights, and current technologies, like facial recognition technology and prosthetic enhancements of the body. The course readings will include a range of voices from Christian theology, from ancient to modern times, that offer insight on sharing a meaningful human life with others and discerning the presence of the divine in work, leisure, silence, and the natural world.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
MHC 2011730-1930- - - R - - -
-- - - - - - -
THEO 224 - W01 Bridges: Theology & C.S. Lewis - T - R - - - 0955 - 1135 OEC 208

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0955 - 1135

Location:

OEC 208

Course Registration Number:

40273 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Philip A. Rolnick

Readings will focus primarily on C.S. Lewis's literary works, especially, but not exclusively, on his fiction. The course will also include some critical works, both Lewis's as well as others' work about Lewis. In addition, numerous biblical passages will be examined, including the parables of Jesus, which, as a parallel to Lewis's work, can demonstrate the theological possibility of narrative. Class lectures and readings in and about Lewis will explore Christian theology and its interdisciplinary relations to literature, especially myth. Through the lens of Lewis's literature, historical, philosophical, moral, educational, and global issues will be considered.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 225 - L03 Faith & Ethics: Love & Justice - T - R - - - 0800 - 0940 MHC 206

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0800 - 0940

Location:

MHC 206

Course Registration Number:

41379 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Bernard V. Brady

This course explores principles, methods, and topics of Christian theological ethics. It addresses the relation of Christian faith to moral reflection and decision making (both individual and social); the contribution of the Christian tradition to understanding the human person; the significance of love, justice, and commitment to the common good in Christian moral life; and the role of the believing community in its relation to culture. Topics might include sex, marriage, and family; crime, justice, and forgiveness; war, peace, and revolution; immigration; environmental sustainability and animal rights; poverty and economic justice, among others.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 225 - W01 Faith & Ethics: Social Thought M - W - F - - 1215 - 1320 MHC 208

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1215 - 1320

Location:

MHC 208

Course Registration Number:

40274 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Benjamin Heidgerken

This course considers the development and contemporary significance of Christian and Catholic social thought. Students study how Christian convictions have led to historic advances in the development of health care, social safety nets, just wages, labor unions, cooperatives, and environmental policy. Students bring Christian social thought into dialogue with a spectrum of historic social systems, from communitarian models to individualistic capitalism, and consider resources and challenges from the Christian tradition in creating a just social order.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 225 - W02 Faith & Ethics: Bioethics See Details * *

Days of Week:

See Details

Time of Day:

*

Location:

*

Course Registration Number:

42210 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Paul J. Wojda

This section examines the contributions of Christian faith to reflecting upon, understanding, and resolving issues and ethical questions raised by revolutionary developments in the life sciences, e.g. innovation birth technologies, genetic manipulation and control, human experimentation, the prolonging of life and allocation of scarce medical resources. 

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
SCB 1400935-1040- - W - - - -
-- - - - - - -
THEO 226 - L03 Spirituality: Christ Marriage - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

41390 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Marguerite L. Spencer

This section is designed to acquaint students with the theology of Christian marriage, understood as covenant relationship and as sacrament, that is, an effective sign of God's love in our world. Primary though not exclusive emphasis will be on the Roman Catholic tradition. Students will also examine contemporary cultural attitudes toward sexuality, marriage, and the family in the light of Christian theology.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 226 - L04 Spirituality:ChristianMarriage - T - R - - - 1525 - 1700 JRC 227

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1525 - 1700

Location:

JRC 227

Course Registration Number:

41902 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Philip A. Rolnick

This section is designed to acquaint students with the theology of Christian marriage, understood as covenant relationship and as sacrament, that is, an effective sign of God's love in our world. Primary though not exclusive emphasis will be on the Roman Catholic tradition. Students will also examine contemporary cultural attitudes toward sexuality, marriage, and the family in the light of Christian theology.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 226 - L41 HNRS Spiritual:Christ Marriage - T - R - - - 0800 - 0940 MHC 305H

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0800 - 0940

Location:

MHC 305H

Course Registration Number:

41377 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Philip A. Rolnick

This course either introduces diverse expressions of Christian spirituality or focuses on topics within a distinctly Christian spirituality according to the discretion of the instructor such as Christian styles of worship, Christian understandings of sacramentality (especially Christian marriage), or stages of spiritual formation. Students will consider methodological issues in the academic study of spirituality. Emphasis is placed on a wide reading in the Christian tradition of both primary and secondary literature in order to assist the student in grasping the integral link between the lived faith of Christians and the theological articulation of that faith.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 226 - W01 Spirituality:ChristianMarriage M - W - F - - 0935 - 1040 MHC 305H

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

0935 - 1040

Location:

MHC 305H

Course Registration Number:

41993 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Paul V. Niskanen

This section is designed to acquaint students with the theology of Christian marriage, understood as covenant relationship and as sacrament, that is, an effective sign of God's love in our world. Primary though not exclusive emphasis will be on the Roman Catholic tradition. Students will also examine contemporary cultural attitudes toward sexuality, marriage, and the family in the light of Christian theology.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 226 - W02 Spirituality:ChristianMarriage - T - - - - - 1730 - 2115 JRC 222

Days of Week:

- T - - - - -

Time of Day:

1730 - 2115

Location:

JRC 222

Course Registration Number:

41994 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Mary K. Twite

This section is designed to acquaint students with the theology of Christian marriage, understood as covenant relationship and as sacrament, that is, an effective sign of God's love in our world. Primary though not exclusive emphasis will be on the Roman Catholic tradition. Students will also examine contemporary cultural attitudes toward sexuality, marriage, and the family in the light of Christian theology.

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THEO 227 - L02 Contexts: Justice & Peace - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

41392 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Carissa S. Wyant

This section involves an examination of the views of various religions and ideologies on issues of justice and peace, with special attention to the Catholic and other Christian teachings on such issues as war and peace, violence, economic justice, the environment, criminal justice, and social justice. Special attention is given to how fundamental presuppositions and principles of each group studied affect their views on justice and peace, and contribute to or hinder dialogue and peaceful interaction with other groups. In addition to Christianity, students will study (at least) one far eastern worldview (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism), one tribal religion (Native American, African), Islam, and one secular worldview (e.g. Marxism, capitalism, secular humanism). Students are required to investigate one worldview in depth through a semester-long research project.

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Location Time Day(s)
THEO 227 - L03 Contexts: Justice & Peace - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

41393 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Carissa S. Wyant

This section involves an examination of the views of various religions and ideologies on issues of justice and peace, with special attention to the Catholic and other Christian teachings on such issues as war and peace, violence, economic justice, the environment, criminal justice, and social justice. Special attention is given to how fundamental presuppositions and principles of each group studied affect their views on justice and peace, and contribute to or hinder dialogue and peaceful interaction with other groups. In addition to Christianity, students will study (at least) one far eastern worldview (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism), one tribal religion (Native American, African), Islam, and one secular worldview (e.g. Marxism, capitalism, secular humanism). Students are required to investigate one worldview in depth through a semester-long research project.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 227 - L04 Contexts: Justice & Peace - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

40300 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Carissa S. Wyant

This section involves an examination of the views of various religions and ideologies on issues of justice and peace, with special attention to the Catholic and other Christian teachings on such issues as war and peace, violence, economic justice, the environment, criminal justice, and social justice. Special attention is given to how fundamental presuppositions and principles of each group studied affect their views on justice and peace, and contribute to or hinder dialogue and peaceful interaction with other groups. In addition to Christianity, students will study (at least) one far eastern worldview (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism), one tribal religion (Native American, African), Islam, and one secular worldview (e.g. Marxism, capitalism, secular humanism). Students are required to investigate one worldview in depth through a semester-long research project.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 227 - L05 Contexts: Nazism & Apartheid - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

43236 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Kimberly J. Vrudny

This section will focus on patterns that emerged in both contexts—Germany under Hitler; South Africa under apartheid: economic anxiety; the rise of nationalism; the election of a tyrant; theological rationales for tyranny, torture, and even genocide; theological and artistic resistance; the complicated role of Catholicism; and legal processes in the aftermath.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 227 - W01 Contexts: God - T - R - - - 1330 - 1510 OEC 454

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1330 - 1510

Location:

OEC 454

Course Registration Number:

41380 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Cara L. Anthony

This course will explore various approaches to God and God's relationship to humankind, including perspectives written by people traditionally on the margins of theological research. A central question for this section will be how God responds to injustice. This course explores the role of scripture, history, tradition and experience in the understanding of God. It examines both old and new theologies, asking key theological questions such as, “What difference does it make how people picture God?” “How could a good God create a world where evil and suffering are possible?” or “If God has a plan for the world, are we free to make our own choices?”

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 228 - L02 Comparative: Judaism M - W - F - - 1215 - 1320 MHC 202

Days of Week:

M - W - F - -

Time of Day:

1215 - 1320

Location:

MHC 202

Course Registration Number:

40275 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Ryan S. Dulkin

This section offers an examination of Judaism in comparison to Christianity: its history, literature, religious concepts, practices and personalities.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 228 - L03 Comparative: World Religions - T - R - - - 0955 - 1135 MHC 201

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

0955 - 1135

Location:

MHC 201

Course Registration Number:

40276 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Mary E. Elmstrand

This course attempts to offer a brief introduction to the fields of comparative theology and religious studies by studying various approaches to and conceptions of religion. At the end of the course, it will be important for students to have a grasp on the historical timeline, key figures, common texts and practices of each of the traditions covered throughout the semester. The main concern of the course is for students to develop a greater understanding of and appreciation for how religion is embedded in all dimensions of human experience, meaning that religion, despite the emphasis in the West, is not simply a matter of private beliefs, but has implications for our public life together. We will engage both historical and contemporary events as we attempt to understand how religion both shapes and is shaped by the political, cultural and social dimensions of our world.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 228 - L06 Comparative: Interrel Encountr - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

41372 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Hans S. Gustafson

In the last half century religious diversity in the West has rapidly increased, bringing people from different religious traditions into daily contact. This has resulted in new conflicts, sometimes in violence, but also in new collaborations and friendships. Drawing on several approaches to interreligious conflict and relations, this course will examine the dynamic encounters that take place between and among people of different religious identities and ask students to reflect on their own role in religiously complex situations. Students will consider this interreligious reality and their role in it against the backdrop of their own individual relationship to spirituality, faith, and theology. To foster interreligious understanding beyond the classroom, students in this course will spend significant time outside the classroom directly engaging religious diversity. 

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 228 - L07 Comparative:InterRel Encounter - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

41997 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Hans S. Gustafson

In the last half century religious diversity in the West has rapidly increased, bringing people from different religious traditions into daily contact. This has resulted in new conflicts, sometimes in violence, but also in new collaborations and friendships. Drawing on several approaches to interreligious conflict and relations, this course will examine the dynamic encounters that take place between and among people of different religious identities and ask students to reflect on their own role in religiously complex situations. Students will consider this interreligious reality and their role in it against the backdrop of their own individual relationship to spirituality, faith, and theology. To foster interreligious understanding beyond the classroom, students in this course will spend significant time outside the classroom directly engaging religious diversity. 

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 228 - W01 Comparative: Intro to Islam M - W - - - - 1335 - 1510 MHC 205

Days of Week:

M - W - - - -

Time of Day:

1335 - 1510

Location:

MHC 205

Course Registration Number:

41341 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Fuad S. Naeem

This section is an introduction to the beliefs, practices, and diverse expressions of the religion and traditions of Islam. We will closely study the foundational sources of the Islamic tradition, the Qur’an and the life and legacy of the Prophet Muhammad, and trace the development of Islamic law, theology, spirituality, literature, and art. We will situate Islam as an Abrahamic religion and examine its commonalities, differences, and historical interactions with Christianity and Judaism. Finally, we will analyze contemporary topics such as Muslim responses to the challenges of modernity, Islam in America, and Islam in geopolitics.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 300 - L02 SignatureWork:Nazism&Apartheid - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

41886 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Kimberly J. Vrudny

This section will focus on patterns that emerged in both contexts—Germany under Hitler; South Africa under apartheid: economic anxiety; the rise of nationalism; the election of a tyrant; theological rationales for tyranny, torture, and even genocide; theological and artistic resistance; the complicated role of Catholicism; and legal processes in the aftermath.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 300 - W01 Signature Work: God - T - R - - - 1330 - 1510 OEC 454

Days of Week:

- T - R - - -

Time of Day:

1330 - 1510

Location:

OEC 454

Course Registration Number:

41397 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Cara L. Anthony

This course will explore various approaches to God and God's relationship to humankind, including perspectives written by people traditionally on the margins of theological research. A central question for this section will be how God responds to injustice. This course explores the role of scripture, history, tradition and experience in the understanding of God. It examines both old and new theologies, asking key theological questions such as, “What difference does it make how people picture God?” “How could a good God create a world where evil and suffering are possible?” or “If God has a plan for the world, are we free to make our own choices?”

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J-Term 2024 Courses

Course - Section Title Days Time Location
ENGL 217 - L01 Multicultural Literature - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10072 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

What does it mean to be labeled an African American dramatist? A Latino/a poet? A transgender novelist? An Asian American essayist? A Native American environmental writer? How do the varied experiences and backgrounds of authors writing from diverse subject positions inform, mark, and/or transform their writing? How do the works of these writers fit into, conflict with, actively resist, or even redefine the American Literary canon as it has been traditionally understood? These questions and more will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive reading of literature from: a) American communities of color; b) postcolonial peoples; c) immigrant and/or diasporic peoples; or d) LGBTQ communities. This course will focus on the literary and cultural texts of one or more of these groups with an emphasis on the cultural, political, and historical contexts that surround them. This course fulfills the Historical Perspectives requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190. 

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Location Time Day(s)
ENGL 217 - L02 Multicultural Literature - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10202 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Laura R. Zebuhr

What does it mean to be labeled an African American dramatist? A Latino/a poet? A transgender novelist? An Asian American essayist? A Native American environmental writer? How do the varied experiences and backgrounds of authors writing from diverse subject positions inform, mark, and/or transform their writing? How do the works of these writers fit into, conflict with, actively resist, or even redefine the American Literary canon as it has been traditionally understood? These questions and more will be explored in a chronological framework through extensive reading of literature from: a) American communities of color; b) postcolonial peoples; c) immigrant and/or diasporic peoples; or d) LGBTQ communities. This course will focus on the literary and cultural texts of one or more of these groups with an emphasis on the cultural, political, and historical contexts that surround them. This course fulfills the Historical Perspectives requirement in the English major. Prerequisites: ENGL 121 or 190. 

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
HONR 481 - 04 HONORS Art of Thinking - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10156 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

Instructor:

Staff

These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university.

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Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 230 - 01 Disability and Human Dignity - - - - - - - - VSP

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

VSP

Course Registration Number:

10222 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Gloria R. Frost

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the most pressing issues and questions concerning disability.  Students will encounter and critically evaluate longstanding stereotypes and biases about the disadvantages of disability.  This course examines disability primarily from a philosophical perspective, yet readings from other disciplines will also be used throughout the course.   Some of the central questions examined in the course include:  What is disability?  Is disability merely a medical condition?  In what ways do societal barriers disable? How does economic class impact access to educational, medical and social resources?  Does disability itself make a person worse off or is it only social stigmatization and lack of accommodation that makes the lives of those with disabilities worse?  How have those with disabilities been disadvantaged in the US?  What is the basis for human dignity?  What conceptual frameworks allow us to uphold the dignity of those with severe disabilities?  Which behaviors and assumptions threaten the equality and dignity of those with disabilities? Prerequisite: PHIL 110

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
PHIL 240 - 01 Faith and Doubt - - - - - - - - VSP

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

VSP

Course Registration Number:

10224 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Mathew Lu

This course examines philosophical arguments for and against the existence of God and for the claim that the Christian faith, in particular, has been revealed by God; it also considers how faith, reason, and doubt are related. Possible questions include: Are there any good arguments for God’s existence? Does the evil in the world make it unlikely there is a God? Are faith and reason (including the findings of science) compatible? Could it be reasonable to believe in certain foundational Christian claims such as that Jesus is divine, that Jesus founded and gave authority to the church, and that the Bible is the word of God? Does the plurality of religions undermine the particular claims of any one of them? Can one make religious commitments in a state of doubt about the evidence? Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

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Location Time Day(s)
THEO 221 - L01 Bible: New Testament - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10102 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

This course involves the student in a literary, historical, and theological reading of major portions of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) or New Testament. All sections explore the Bible as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern), examining to varying degrees how the texts have been used in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles. The course also examines elements of power and privilege, both with respect to the social and political positions of the authors and the settings in which the texts were written, and also with respect to how the biblical texts have been appropriated in different time periods and by different communities (in history and today), and used as vehicles of both oppression and liberation. The course investigates the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context, or in their Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts, applying modern methods of biblical interpretation. Students may examine a specialized biblical topic of the instructor’s choosing such as the Pentateuch, historical literature, wisdom literature, prophetic literature, or apocalyptic literature in the Hebrew Bible; or the Gospels, the Letters of Paul, or apocalyptic literature in the New Testament. Courses might focus on a particular theme, such as justice in the Bible, or how Jesus approached forgiveness or nonviolence.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 221 - L02 Bible: Old Testament - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10103 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

This course involves the student in a literary, historical, and theological reading of major portions of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) or New Testament. All sections explore the Bible as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern), examining to varying degrees how the texts have been used in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles. The course also examines elements of power and privilege, both with respect to the social and political positions of the authors and the settings in which the texts were written, and also with respect to how the biblical texts have been appropriated in different time periods and by different communities (in history and today), and used as vehicles of both oppression and liberation. The course investigates the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context, or in their Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts, applying modern methods of biblical interpretation. Students may examine a specialized biblical topic of the instructor’s choosing such as the Pentateuch, historical literature, wisdom literature, prophetic literature, or apocalyptic literature in the Hebrew Bible; or the Gospels, the Letters of Paul, or apocalyptic literature in the New Testament. Courses might focus on a particular theme, such as justice in the Bible, or how Jesus approached forgiveness or nonviolence.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 221 - L03 Bible: Old Testament - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10161 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

This course involves the student in a literary, historical, and theological reading of major portions of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) or New Testament. All sections explore the Bible as a foundational document for the Jewish and Christian traditions (both ancient and modern), examining to varying degrees how the texts have been used in the development of doctrine, in the expressions of worship, and in the articulation of moral principles. The course also examines elements of power and privilege, both with respect to the social and political positions of the authors and the settings in which the texts were written, and also with respect to how the biblical texts have been appropriated in different time periods and by different communities (in history and today), and used as vehicles of both oppression and liberation. The course investigates the literature and theologies of the Israelite people in their ancient Near Eastern context, or in their Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts, applying modern methods of biblical interpretation. Students may examine a specialized biblical topic of the instructor’s choosing such as the Pentateuch, historical literature, wisdom literature, prophetic literature, or apocalyptic literature in the Hebrew Bible; or the Gospels, the Letters of Paul, or apocalyptic literature in the New Testament. Courses might focus on a particular theme, such as justice in the Bible, or how Jesus approached forgiveness or nonviolence.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 222 - L01 History: Early Christian Theo - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10162 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

This course introduces students to a historical examination of a particular period or periods of Christian history, such as the emergence and development of the Christian Church in the early centuries, the Middle Ages, or the period of the Reformation, or students may delve into a specialized topic in Christian history with a focus on a topic of the instructor’s choosing, such as Christianity and Nazism, the Second Vatican Council, contemporary Catholic theologians, etc.

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Location Time Day(s)
THEO 224 - W01 Bridges: Theology & Art - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10104 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

In this course, students will conduct a theological examination of a topic of the instructor’s choosing that is held in conversation with another area of study, such as theology and aesthetics, art, literature film, music, science, psychology, politics, mass media, consumerism, public discourse, technology, or the environment.

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Location Time Day(s)
THEO 226 - L02 Spirituality:Christian Marriag - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10106 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

This course either introduces diverse expressions of Christian spirituality or focuses on topics within a distinctly Christian spirituality according to the discretion of the instructor such as Christian styles of worship, Christian understandings of sacramentality (especially Christian marriage), or stages of spiritual formation. Students will consider methodological issues in the academic study of spirituality. Emphasis is placed on a wide reading in the Christian tradition of both primary and secondary literature in order to assist the student in grasping the integral link between the lived faith of Christians and the theological articulation of that faith.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 226 - W01 Spirituality:Christian Marriag - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10108 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

This course either introduces diverse expressions of Christian spirituality or focuses on topics within a distinctly Christian spirituality according to the discretion of the instructor such as Christian styles of worship, Christian understandings of sacramentality (especially Christian marriage), or stages of spiritual formation. Students will consider methodological issues in the academic study of spirituality. Emphasis is placed on a wide reading in the Christian tradition of both primary and secondary literature in order to assist the student in grasping the integral link between the lived faith of Christians and the theological articulation of that faith.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 227 - L01 Contexts: Justice & Peace - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10109 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

In this course, students will explore approaches to theology that emerge out of diverse cultural contexts. Sections may focus on biblical interpretation, dynamics of church life, mission work, or transnational solidarity through the eyes of the marginalized, or they may focus on efforts to articulate and bear witness to the gospel amid new cultures and historical challenges, according to the instructor’s discretion. Sections may focus on experiences of marginalization and oppression as a source for theological reflection for women (giving rise to feminist/womanist/mujerista theologies, for example), or for people of color or indigenous peoples (giving rise to Latin American, African-American, Minjung, and South African liberation theologies, for example), or for economically exploited classes (also giving rise to liberation theologies). This course will thus provide an opportunity to learn how the global Christian community is gaining fresh insights into the gospel that were missed when the dominant perspective on theology reflected primarily the experience of European men, or to learn how claims by Christians have at various times served both to challenge and to reinforce systems of power and privilege.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 227 - L02 Contexts:Women & Hebrew Bible - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10110 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

In this course, students will explore approaches to theology that emerge out of diverse cultural contexts. Sections may focus on biblical interpretation, dynamics of church life, mission work, or transnational solidarity through the eyes of the marginalized, or they may focus on efforts to articulate and bear witness to the gospel amid new cultures and historical challenges, according to the instructor’s discretion. Sections may focus on experiences of marginalization and oppression as a source for theological reflection for women (giving rise to feminist/womanist/mujerista theologies, for example), or for people of color or indigenous peoples (giving rise to Latin American, African-American, Minjung, and South African liberation theologies, for example), or for economically exploited classes (also giving rise to liberation theologies). This course will thus provide an opportunity to learn how the global Christian community is gaining fresh insights into the gospel that were missed when the dominant perspective on theology reflected primarily the experience of European men, or to learn how claims by Christians have at various times served both to challenge and to reinforce systems of power and privilege.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 228 - L02 Comparative: World Religions - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10112 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

This course invites students to explore Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Indigenous worldviews, or other traditions, in relation to Christianity. They may also examine distinctions within a single religious tradition (between Sunni and Shia sects within Islam, for example). Classes may focus on lived practice, modes of inter- and intrareligious dialogue, theologies of religious pluralism, or sacred texts. Students will critically and creatively reflect on the theological opportunities and challenges posed by the reality of religious pluralism in our contemporary world.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 228 - L03 Comparative:InterRel Encounter - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10114 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

This course invites students to explore Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Indigenous worldviews, or other traditions, in relation to Christianity. They may also examine distinctions within a single religious tradition (between Sunni and Shia sects within Islam, for example). Classes may focus on lived practice, modes of inter- and intrareligious dialogue, theologies of religious pluralism, or sacred texts. Students will critically and creatively reflect on the theological opportunities and challenges posed by the reality of religious pluralism in our contemporary world.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 228 - L04 Comparative:Embodied Practices - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10137 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

This course invites students to explore Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Indigenous worldviews, or other traditions, in relation to Christianity. They may also examine distinctions within a single religious tradition (between Sunni and Shia sects within Islam, for example). Classes may focus on lived practice, modes of inter- and intrareligious dialogue, theologies of religious pluralism, or sacred texts. Students will critically and creatively reflect on the theological opportunities and challenges posed by the reality of religious pluralism in our contemporary world.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 228 - W01 Comparative: World Religions - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10111 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

This course invites students to explore Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Indigenous worldviews, or other traditions, in relation to Christianity. They may also examine distinctions within a single religious tradition (between Sunni and Shia sects within Islam, for example). Classes may focus on lived practice, modes of inter- and intrareligious dialogue, theologies of religious pluralism, or sacred texts. Students will critically and creatively reflect on the theological opportunities and challenges posed by the reality of religious pluralism in our contemporary world.

Schedule Details

Location Time Day(s)
THEO 300 - D01 Signature: Justice & Peace - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10190 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

Open to all students, not only theology majors, the signature work in theology course is designed as a capstone experience to integrate a student’s entire college career, bringing fullness of expression to the University’s efforts through the liberal arts core to educate morally responsible leaders who, grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition, think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good. There are two types of signature work in theology: signature work that is focused on contemporary challenges, or signature work that is focused on faith and the professions. Signature work that is focused on contemporary challenges will invite students to conduct research and/or experiential learning around matters of pressing concern according to the instructor’s discretion, such as fostering understanding across lines of religious difference; cultivating interfaith leadership; searching for beauty; establishing justice and peace; or responding to contemporary challenges such as environmental sustainability, immigration, or mass incarceration. Signature work that is focused on vocation may explore the integration of theology with a profession of the instructor’s choosing, such as the management professions, the legal professions, the medical professions, the public health professions, the psychological professions, or the engineering professions. Prerequisites: THEO 100 and a student must have at least 80 credits completed.

Schedule Details

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THEO 300 - D02 Signature: Theology & Art - - - - - - - -

Days of Week:

- - - - - - -

Time of Day:

-

Location:

Course Registration Number:

10191 (View in ClassFinder)

Credit Hours:

4

Instructor:

Staff

Open to all students, not only theology majors, the signature work in theology course is designed as a capstone experience to integrate a student’s entire college career, bringing fullness of expression to the University’s efforts through the liberal arts core to educate morally responsible leaders who, grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition, think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good. There are two types of signature work in theology: signature work that is focused on contemporary challenges, or signature work that is focused on faith and the professions. Signature work that is focused on contemporary challenges will invite students to conduct research and/or experiential learning around matters of pressing concern according to the instructor’s discretion, such as fostering understanding across lines of religious difference; cultivating interfaith leadership; searching for beauty; establishing justice and peace; or responding to contemporary challenges such as environmental sustainability, immigration, or mass incarceration. Signature work that is focused on vocation may explore the integration of theology with a profession of the instructor’s choosing, such as the management professions, the legal professions, the medical professions, the public health professions, the psychological professions, or the engineering professions. Prerequisites: THEO 100 and a student must have at least 80 credits completed.

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