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MUS-421 History and Literature of the Instrument
Prerequisite: MUS 212
A comprehensive study of the development of a specific instrument and a survey of the music written for it. Topics will include music written originally for the medium as well as modern developments in musical variety 4 credits.
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MUS-422 Music History and Literature Topics
An intensive study of a narrow area of music history and literature, focusing on a region, genre, style, composer or other theme. The topic for each course offering will vary and will be published beforehand. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. 4 credits.
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MUS-423 Survey of Choral Literature
Prerequisite: MUS-212
Choral literature, both sacred and secular, beginning with Gregorian Chant and concluding with choral-orchestral music of the 20th and 21st century will be discussed, analyzed, and heard. 2 credits.
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MUS-424 Beethoven’s Ninth: Before and After
Prerequisite: MUS-101 or MUS-120 and the ability to read music
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was recognized as a landmark work even before its first performance in 1824. In the decades following its influence was keenly felt by every composer contemplating writing a symphony. This course will use a seminar format to study Beethoven’s most influential work and its aftermath. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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MUS-425 Tuning Systems and the Aural Experience
Study of the history of tuning systems which date back thousands of years. Exploring the differences between a Just Intonation tuning system and an Equally Tempered system, including the 12 Tone Equal Temperament System (12-TET). Provides students with a global perspective for experiencing music. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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MUS-426 Symphonic Sojourn
Prerequisite: MUS-101 or MUS-120
An opportunity to immerse oneself in orchestral music, through a number of complete works. Students will read a variety of articles and experience performances of symphonies and other works for symphony orchestra, which will become the basis of seminar discussions. Students will prepare a final presentation and paper on a topic to be selected in collaboration with the instructor. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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MUS-427 Opera Overload
Prerequisite: MUS-101 or MUS-120 and the ability to read music
Opportunity to intensively study several complete operas. Students will prepare a variety of readings and watch video performances as a group of operas to become the basis of seminar discussions. Students will prepare a final presentation and paper on a topic to be selected in collaboration with the instructor. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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MUS-428 Impressionism in France
A detailed study of Debussy and Ravel: influences by their impressionistic colleagues in the art world (Monet, Renoir, Degas, Manet) and their collaborations with poets Verlaine, Mallarme, Baudelaire, Rimbaud. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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MUS-429 The Music of John Coltrane
Prerequisites: MUS-111A, MUS-111B, MUS-111C and instructor permission
Saxophonist John Coltrane was a titanic figure in jazz history whose career simultaneously featured a quest for both musical discovery and spiritual truth. Students will study Coltrane’s life and music, and will analyze a number of Coltrane’s seminal compositions and improvised solos. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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MUS-430 Music for Elementary Classroom Teachers
Prerequisite: EDU-111 and EDU-120
Designed to prepare students to teach singing and general music in elementary school. Explores methodologies of children’s music, the teaching of music reading and basic elements of music, and the use of music in the teaching of other academic content areas. 4 credits.
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MUS-431 Vocal and Choral Methods
Prerequisite: MUS-212 and prior vocal training
Comprehensive study in methods of teaching vocal production in the choral setting and the private studio. Considerable emphasis on breathing, phonation, diction, intonation. In addition to the adult voice, consideration is given to the child and adolescent vocal technique. Designed to develop teaching skill. 2 credits.
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MUS-432 Instrumental Music Methods
Prerequisite: EDU-221
Comprehensive study in methods of teaching instrumental music for the elementary, middle, and secondary school. Considerable emphasis on philosophy, objectives, and teaching techniques of the various instrumental ensembles. 4 credits.
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MUS-433 Music Education Methods
Prerequisite: EDU-221
Designed to prepare students for K-12 teaching certification in choral and general music. Explores methodological, philosophical, managerial, instructional, and administrative factors specific to general music curricula and choral programs in middle and high schools 4 credits.
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MUS-434 Elementary Music Methods
Prerequisite: MUS-212
Required for choral/ general music education majors. Explores Orff, Dalcroze, Kod224ly, Suzuki, and Gordon, their theories of teaching children, and/or their instructional methods and strategies. Other topics include how to teach children to sing properly, how to teach musical concepts and basic skills such as sight-reading and active listening, and how to incorporate technology into the elementary music classroom. Required for choral/general music education majors. 2 credits.
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MUS-435 Jazz Performance Methods
Prerequisite: MUS-111 and instructor permission
Designed to prepare instrumental music education majors to teach jazz at the secondary school level, but open to any student with jazz experience. Focuses on jazz history, theory, improvisation, rhythm section techniques, rehearsal techniques, and jazz ensemble literature. 2 credits.
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MUS-440 Practicum in Church Music
Prerequisite: MUS-340 and MUS-341
A semester-long field placement that will serve as a culminating experience in which the philosophies, methods and materials presented in the music core and the Church Music major curricula will be put into practice 4 credits.
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MUS-450 Vocal Pedagogy
Prerequisite: MUS-212
The science and application of vocal techniques for the teaching of singing. 2 credits.
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MUS-451 Piano Pedagogy
Prerequisite: MUS-212
Designed for pianists to better understand the process of teaching piano. Learning theories, various piano methods, appropriate literature, and laboratory application, developing teaching skills for the piano. 2 credits.
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MUS-452 Service Playing
2 credits.
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MUS-453 Analytical Encounters
Prerequisite: MUS-212
Topics in music analysis, in which students will perform analyses, read scholarly materials, and present their findings. The topic will be announced beforehand and vary for each offering. May contribute to a major in the department as a general elective. May be repeated for credit. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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MUS-456 Lyric Diction II
Prerequisite: MUS-511
Review of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Application of IPA to rules of singing in English, French, Latin and Spanish with oral and written drill. 2 credits.
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MUS-457 Rites of Spring: the Ballets Russes in Paris
A study away course on the Ballets Russes performed in Paris from1909-29, presenting collaborations that mirrored the aesthetic and socio-political currents of the early 20th century. Uses the company as a catalyst for exploring those currents in their historical and physical context. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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MUS-458 Engaging Music
Students develop presentations which combine live chamber music performance with music theory and history in such a way to help non-specialist audiences to recognize and appreciate sophisticated aspects of classical music. Performances will be created and rehearsed, then presented in multiple venues in the local community. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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MUS-501 Independent Study
Variable credit.
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MUS-505 Chamber Music for Winds & Percussion
Practical knowledge of the characteristics and inherent difficulties of individual instruments through rehearsals and coaching sessions, culminating in a public performance of the selected repertoire. Variable credit.
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MUS-510 Vocal Performance Topics
Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required.
Enhancement of private studio study. Systematic exposure to a wide gamut of technical and artistic musical performance issues. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required. Variable credit.
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MUS-511 Voice
Variable credit.
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MUS-512 Opera
Variable credit.
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MUS-520 String Performance Topics
Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required.
Enhancement of private studio study. Systematic exposure to a wide gamut of technical and artistic musical performance issues. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required. Variable credit.
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MUS-521 Violin
Variable credit.
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MUS-522 Viola
Variable credit.
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MUS-523 Cello
Variable credit.
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MUS-524 Double Bass
Variable credit.
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MUS-525 Classical Guitar
Variable credit.
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MUS-526 Jazz Guitar
Variable credit.
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MUS-527 Harp
Variable credit.
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MUS-528 Jazz Bass
Variable credit.
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MUS-530 Brass Performance Topics
Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required.
Enhancement of private studio study. Systematic exposure to a wide gamut of technical and artistic musical performance issues. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required. Variable credit.
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MUS-531 Trumpet
Variable credit.
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MUS-532 Horn
Variable credit.
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MUS-533 Trombone
Variable credit.
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MUS-534 Euphonium
Variable credit.
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MUS-535 Tuba
Variable credit.
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MUS-540 Woodwind Performance Topics
Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required.
Enhancement of private studio study. Systematic exposure to a wide gamut of technical and artistic musical performance issues. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required. Variable credit.
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MUS-541 Flute
Variable credit.
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MUS-542 Oboe
Variable credit.
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MUS-543 Clarinet
Variable credit.
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MUS-544 Bassoon
Variable credit.
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MUS-545 Saxophone
Variable credit.
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MUS-546 Contra-Bassoon
Variable credit.
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MUS-547 Bass Clarinet
Variable credit.
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MUS-548 Piccolo
Variable credit.
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MUS-549 English Horn
Variable credit.
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MUS-550 Percussion Performance Topics
Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required.
Enhancement of private studio study. Systematic exposure to a wide gamut of technical and artistic musical performance issues. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required. Variable credit.
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MUS-551 Percussion
Variable credit.
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MUS-552 Drum Set
Variable credit.
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MUS-560 Keyboard Performance Topics
Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required.
Enhancement of private studio study. Systematic exposure to a wide gamut of technical and artistic musical performance issues. Concurrent enrollment in appropriate performance studies instruction required. Variable credit.
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MUS-561 Piano
Variable credit.
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MUS-562 Organ
Variable credit.
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MUS-563 Harpsichord
Variable credit.
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MUS-564 Advanced Collaborative Piano
The study and performance of chamber music literature involving the piano. Works of various style periods and instrumentations will be studied, with specific repertoire chosen to fit the particular strengths and interests of the students enrolled. Variable credit.
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MUS-565 Chamber Ensemble Piano
Study and performance of chamber music literature involving the piano. Repertoire to be studied will be chosen from the standard chamber music literature, subject to the approval of the instructor, and will be coached during the student’s weekly lesson. Variable credit.
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MUS-566 Organ Pedagogy
Variable credit.
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MUS-567 Service Playing
Techniques and repertory of organ service playing. Topics include: hymn playing, registration, accompanying of vocal and instrumental repertory, conducting from the console, improvisation, and occasional services. Variable credit.
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MUS-569 Jazz Piano
Variable credit.
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NSC-401 Current Topics in Neuroscience
Prerequisite: instructor permission
Year long capstone course for neuroscience majors that will provide students with knowledge of current research practice and implications. Discussions of seminal or innovative research papers in a seminar format, and of individual research experiences in the context of progress in the field as a whole. 4 credits.
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NSC-450 Methods in Behavorial Neuroscience Research
Prerequisite: PSY-320
Preparation for independent research. Topics such as ethics, conducting advanced literature searches, handling and injecting rodents, mixing drugs, how to make scientific presentations, writing for publication, and advanced statistics are covered. Students complete a literature review or research proposal and oral presentation. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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NSC-502 Research
Prerequisite: instructor permission
Original and independent research. Working through the Neuroscience Major Advisory Committee, the student poses a question of significance in neuroscience, devises an experimental protocol, and collects data to evaluate the question. Projects may be performed either on campus or at other locations. Presentation of the research in the context of NS-401 is required. Variable credit.
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PHL-101 Introduction to Philosophy
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Introduction to some of the classic problems of philosophy, with emphasis on understanding the nature of philosophical reflection and reasoning. Includes epistemology, ethics, metaphysics and other major branches of philosophy. 4 credits.
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PHL-170 Whitness in America: Constructions Past Present
An examination and ethical consideration of whiteness as it is used to refer to a race of people; the meaning of the concept of racial whiteness; how the concept arose, developed and changed in history; how whiteness is experienced by people deemed white or non-white; what effects the concept has had and currently has as a construct and idea in 21st Century America. Throughout the course we will attempt both to understand the history of the construction of an idea, and to interrogate the morality of that construction. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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PHL-200 Logic
Formal analysis of arguments with emphasis on symbolic logic. 4 credits.
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PHL-208 Ethics
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
The nature of morality, the grounds of moral obligation, and the principles of moral decision-making according to classical philosophers. 4 credits.
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PHL-210 Ancient Philosophy
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
Consideration of the beginnings of the Western philosophical tradition focusing primarily on Plato and Aristotle. 4 credits.
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PHL-211 Modern Philosophy
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
The growth and development of philosophical thought from Descartes through Kant. 4 credits.
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PHL-212 Philosophy of Gender
Examination of competing feminist theories. For example, liberal feminism, socialist or Marxist feminism, radical feminism and others. Analysis of the philosophical assumptions concerning women and women146s situations that underlie each view, to examine the philosophical traditions from which each theory is developed and the philosophical theories in opposition. 4 credits.
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PHL-215 Philosophy of Religion
Prerequisite: PHL-101
Investigation of the central philosophical issues relating to religious belief and practice. Topics include: arguments for and against the existence of God, the problem of evil, the nature and significance of religious experience, and the relationship between the different world religions. 4 credits.
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PHL-220 Realizing Bodymind
GER: MB (Mind and Body) and WC (World Cultures)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
Survey of “Wholeness Concepts” which promote lifetime fitness and healthy lifestyle habits. Topics include: the philosophical and corporeal cultural traditions of South Asia, East Asia, and Northeast Asia. Introduction to the martial art of Aikido as well as additional disciplines (including meditation) that promote the experience mind and body unification. 4 credits.
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PHL-225 Ki-Aikido: Five Disciplines
The five types of training that characterize the practice of Ki-Aikido. These include Aikido arts, Ki-Breathing, Ki-Meditation, Kiatsu, and Sokushin no Gyo. The course involves practice in these disciplines and critical examination of the way in which these disciplines are grounded in a philosophical worldview that emphasizes the interconnected nature of reality. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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PHL-227 Garden, Temple, Dojo: Japanese Arts and Culture
Examining the cultural and philosophical context of the Japanese Arts. Students have a chance to learn about an experience a variety of arts and explore the connections between these arts and the Japanese religious traditions of Zen Buddhism and Shinto. An introduction to, and practice of, the disciplines of Ki-Aikido, which include Aikido arts, meditation, and Kiatsu. Opportunities to experience tea ceremony and Japanese calligraphy. Students travel to visit significant temples and shrines in Tokyo, Nikko,Kamakura, Kyoto, and Nara. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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PHL-230 Indian Philosophy
GER: WC (World Cultures)
A survey of six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy including Vedanta, Yoga, Samkya, Mimamsa, Nyaya, Vaisesika, and three heterodox schools such as Early Buddhism, Jainism, and Ajivika Materialism. Some texts we will be examining include the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Early Buddhist Scriptures, and Jain Sutras. 4 credits
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PHL-240 Chinese Philosophy
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
Survey of the development of Classical Chinese Philosophy with emphasis upon Confucian, Daoist, and Neo-Confucian traditions. 4 credits.
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PHL-245 Environmental Ethics
GER: NE (Humans and the Natural Environment)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
Examination and evaluation of various approaches to moral problem solving with reference to environmental and ecological issues. Topics include: Animal Liberation, the Land Ethic, Biocentrism or Reverence for Life, Ecofeminism, Deep Ecology, and Environmental Justice. 4 credits.
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PHL-250 Japanese Philosophy
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
The development of Japanese Philosophy from the classical period to modern times with a focus upon Buddhist philosophy and its intersection with the West. Analysis includes Early Buddhism, Kukai’s Shingon Buddhism, and Dogen’s Soto Zen Buddhism. The encounter of Japanese Philosophy with the West is studied through modern figures such as Nishida Kitaro, Watsuji Tetsuro, and Yuasa Yasuo. 4 credits.
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PHL-260 Latin American Philosophy
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Latin American philosophical reflection from 4 key eras of the region’s history: Pre-Conquest; arguments for/against the Conquest; the 19th century struggle for independence; and exciting currents in 20th century thought (liberation and feminist philosophies). 4 credits.
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PHL-265 Philosophy and Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop is one of the most significant American cultural movements of the past several decades. Students will philosophically consider hip-hop as a helpful resource for thinking about identity, social justice, and religion. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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PHL-266 God, Death, and the Meaning of Life
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Exploration of some of the main thematic issues associated with an existential approach to philosophy. It will ask the “big questions” that characterize existential philosophical engagement from Plato to Shakespeare, and from Pascal to Beauvoir. Specific figures and readings will vary, but the focus will be on what it means to live, act, and be as beings defined by the human condition. 4 credits
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PHL-266 God, Death, and the Meaning of Life
Analysis of Texts (TA)
This course will be an exploration of some of the main thematic issues associated with an existential approach to philosophy. it will ask the “big questions” that characterize existential philosophical engagement from Plato to Shakespeare, and from Pascal to Beauvoir. Specific figures and readings will vary, but the focus will be on what it means to live, act, and be as beings defined by the human condition. 4
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PHL-270 Africana Philosophies
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Philosophical themes in sub-Saharan Africa and the African Diaspora in the Caribbean and the United States. Topics include: what counts as Africana philosophy; race; colonialism; gender; and slavery. Ontological, ethical and socio-political questions considered. 4 credits.
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PHL-275 Aesthetics
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
A study of the nature of art and beauty, what counts as art, contemporary debates about fiction and emotion, sentimentalism, fakes and forgeries, popular music and culture, the nature of appreciation, photography and representation. 4 credits.
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PHL-276 Philosophy of Food
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
Examination of the philosophical aspects of food from historical, ethical and aesthetic perspectives. The role of food in Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Ethics and throughout the history of philosophy. The construction of ethical systems in regard to growing food, consuming food, animal rights, and resource management. An examination of aesthetic pleasure and disgust, as well as a consideration of “taste”. 4 credits.
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PHL-280 Philosophy of Horror
Analysis of Texts (TA)
A philosophical investigation of horror in literature and other media, this course will examine the concepts of evil, monstrosity, abjection, and the uncanny, asking centrally: what is horror, and why do we like it? 4
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PHL-302 Clinical Medical Ethics
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Prerequisite: PHL-101 and instructor permission Course must be enrolled with IDS-301 and SOC-234 .
Intersection of major moral theories with health care delivery systems. Topics addressed include refusal of life-saving treatment, autonomy and paternalism in health care, and allocation of scarce medical resources. Course requires participation in clinical rotations at several health care facilities. Course must be enrolled with IDS-301 and SOC-234. 4 credits.
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PHL-304 Ethics of Globalization
GER: NE (Humans and the Natural Environment)
Prerequisite: PHL-101 or POL-103
Consideration of how to make an ethical assessment of globalization’s economic, environmental, political aspects. Topics include: the benefits/costs of globalization, who is benefiting and possible alternatives to globalization. 4 credits.
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PHL-305 Bioethics
A philosophical analysis of contemporary moral problems in biomedical ethics. Topics discussed will include eugenics, human experimentation, research involving vulnerable populations, and the role of autonomy in healthcare. Students will be asked to consider case studies, films, and texts related to moral questions arising from medical practice. 4 credits.
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PHL-310 Social and Political Philosophy
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: PHL-101 or POL-103
Central issues in social and political philosophy. Topics vary, but may include: the philosophical foundations of the state, the basis and limits of individual freedom, the place of religion in a democracy, the justification of punishment, the requirements of distributive justice, and the treatment of cultural, racial, and gender diversity. Readings typically include works by both classical and contemporary philosophers. 4 credits.
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PHL-315 Nineteenth Century Philosophy
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
Important figures and themes of nineteenth century philosophy. Readings chosen from Hegel, Schelling, Schopenhauer, Feuerbach, Marx, Kierkegaard, Darwin, and Nietzsche. 4 credits.
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PHL-317 Twentieth Century Philosophy
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
Introduction to the important figures and themes of twentieth century philosophy. Attention given to material from both the analytic and phenomenological traditions. Postmodern responses to these traditions also examined. 4 credits.
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PHL-318 Philosophy of Law
WR (Writing/Research Intensive)
Prerequisite: PHL-101 or POL-103
Investigation of philosophical questions relating to law. Topics include the question of what law is, the responsibility of the individual faced with unjust law, and the relation between philosophical understandings of the law and the resolution of legal issues. Readings include philosophical treatments of law and texts of legal opinions from courts. 4 credits.
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PHL-320 Critical Philosophy of Race
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: PHL-101
Epistemological and geneological investigation of the idea of race and racism in modern Western thought and philosophy. 4 credits.
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PHL-321 Philosophy of Psychology
Prerequisite: PHL-101
An examination of mental health, mental illness, and moral psychology. Course will consider the various conceptions of the self, personhood, and human nature at the root of traditional theories of psychology. Topics discussed will include: personal identity, freedom, decision-making, and autonomy. Course will consider ways in which persons are categorized as mentally healthy or ill and evaluate approaches to the treatment of mentally ill persons. 4 credits.
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