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REL-267 Art and Religion in Greece
Examines the relationship between religion and art in Greece, i.e., how religious belief and practice exist interdependently with visual images (Orthodox icons and Islamic calligraphy) and architectural forms (church and mosque architecture). 2 credits.
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REL-268 Religious Studies in Greece
Prerequisite: REL-267
Survey of Greek Religious History, especially Classical Greek religions, early Christianity, and Byzantine Christianity. Other traditions such as Oriental Orthodoxy (e.g., Armenian Christianity) and various historical forms of Judaism and Islam. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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REL-269 Art and Religion in Turkey
Study of Byzantine (Eastern Christian) and Islamic art in Turkey, with a particular emphasis on the architecture of churches and mosques and on Orthodox icons. The relationship between art and religious meaning is the principal focus of the course. 2 credits.
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REL-270 Religious Studies in Turkey
Survey of religious history in Turkey, with focus on early Christianity, Byzantine Christianity, and Islam in the Ottoman Empire and the modern period. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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REL-271 Contemporary Southern Baptists
This course focuses on social and theological developments in the post 1960s South and considers how they are changing the Southern Baptist Convention. Includes class visits to Greenville churches and interviews with local Baptist leaders that exemplify the change and tensions. Congregational field studies required. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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REL-272 Jimmy Carter: Southern Baptist
Interaction between President Jimmy Carter146s Baptist heritage, his career, and thought. Studies how this interaction reflects recent developments in Baptist polity and theology. Field trips to Carter Center, Carter National Historic Site, and possibly an interview with Carter. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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REL-273 Malcolm X
Examines the social and religious impact of Malcolm X’s life and activism. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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REL-276 Religion and Black Popular Culture
Exploration of intersection of religion and African-American popular culture as depicted in movies, television, music and literature including consideration of influences both external and internal. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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REL-277 Indigenous Religion and Culture in SW US
Study of Navajo, Hopi, and Pueblo Cultures through visits to museums, archaeological sites, and reservation villages. Students attend traditional corn dances and visit various sacred sites, homes, schools, churches, medical facilities and corn fields. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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REL-278 Land and Religion in the Holy Lands
Visits to biblical and post-biblical sites in order to better understand their importance to the early histories of Judaism and Christianity. Concerns will also include the ways in which Jews, Christians, and Muslims have impacted the material culture of Israel and Jordan over the course of many centuries. Complex understanding of religious and political conflicts that Israel in particular, and the Middle East more broadly, currently face. Students will encounter a land that has remained central to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim imagination and aspirations for thousands of years, and see how understanding the past is crucial for interpreting the present. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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REL-279 Holy Land: Pilgrim Experience and Political Struggle
Views of pilgrims through the ages as they have approached the Holy Lands, along with the sacred struggles that many have faced in retaining their hold on the land. Special attention will be paid to student experience as pilgrims to the land of Israel/Palestine, and their evolving views on the political (and often sacred) struggle for control of the land. 2 credits.
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REL-310 Old Testament Prophets
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
Study of the phenomenon of Hebrew prophecy and the Hebrew prophets in their historical context, with emphases on the literary forms of prophetic literature and the social, political, and religious values of the prophets. 4 credits.
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REL-311 Wisdom Literature
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Study of Proverbs, Job, Qoheleth, and other Wisdom writings of the Hebrew Bible and Apocrypha, and their relationship to other literature, ancient and modern. Topics include: pain and suffering, the origin and nature of evil in a theocentric world, and the nature of the good life. 4 credits.
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REL-314 The Torah
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Text)
Examination of the literary, historical and religious dimensions of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Topics include the compositional history of the text and the development of ancient Israelite religion. Special attention given to contemporary issues in interpretation, including feminist, sociological and postmodern approaches to the text. 4 credits.
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REL-316 Biblical Text and Canon
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Historical study of the origin of the Christian Bible with particular emphasis on the processes involved in the preservation of the text, determination of canonicity, and the issues of meaning involved in the concepts of inspiration, authority, and canon. Study of the factors, historical, social, and theological, that prompted the genesis and final form of the biblical canon. 4 credits.
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REL-317 History of Bible Translation
WR (Writing/Research Intensive)
Survey of the history of Bible translation, beginning with ancient versions, continuing through the Reformation, and ending with the amazing variety of modern Bibles. Focuses on translation as a theological, social, and political act of interpretation. 4 credits.
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REL-318 Jesus and the Gospels
GER: TA (critical, analytical interpretation of texts)
Exploration of early Christian gospels, both canonical and non-canonical, focusing on the distinctive literary features of each of the four canonical gospels and the relationships among them. Also, modern quests for the historical Jesus, raising questions of the relationship between narrative, history, theology and text. 4 credits.
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REL-319 Paul’s Life and Thought
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Introduction to the writings and social world of Pauline Christianity. Topics include: Paul among Jews and Gentiles, Christianity’s emergence from Judaism, concepts such as “faith” and “law,” and Pauline responses to issues such as slavery and empire. Includes an examination of canonical Pauline texts, later appropriations of Paul’s authority, and central theological Pauline tenets. 4 credits.
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REL-322 Muhammad and the Qur’an
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: one course in Religion
Exploration the Life of Muhammad and the origins of the Qur’an from historical critical perspective. Special attention is given to new lines of scholarship which challenge traditional Muslim understandings of the origin of Islam. 4 credits.
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REL-323 Women, Gender, Islam
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Investigation into the role of gender in Islamic sacred texts, religious practice and law, and Islamicate history. The relationship between cultural and religious attitudes toward gender in Muslim societies, and links between Orientalist and Islamist (147fundamentalist148) discourses on gender will be explored. 4 credits.
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REL-325 Women and Power in Hinduism
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions) and WC (World Cultures)
Exploration into Hindu women’s religious lives and the female nature of power in Hindu cosmology, mythology, and society. Attention given to the complex interrelationships among mythic, domestic, and economic gender hierarchies, particularly in the contemporary cultural context. 4 credits.
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REL-327 East Asian Buddhism
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions) and WC (World Cultures)
Aspects of East Asian Buddhism, focusing on the Bodhisattva model. The development of early Indian Buddhism and its role in the debate between early Buddhist schools and the emergent Mahayana views. The role of this model in the hagiographic traditions of Buddhist monks, nuns, founders, and saints. Special attention given to the pantheon of Bodhisattva Savior figures, such as Guan Yin (Kannon), Dizong (Jizo), and Milo (Maitreya). 4 credits.
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REL-328 Religions in Japan
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions) and WC (World Cultures)
Introduces the role of religion in Japanese culture. Examines historic Buddhist, Shinto, Confucian, Daoist, and Christian forms and how these relate to contemporary practice, piety, and beliefs. Explores the impact of contemporary “New Religions” in Japanese life. Special attention given to the role of pilgrimage, ancestor and funeral rites, and concepts ofkarma, rebirth, enlightenment, and afterlife. 4 credits.
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REL-331 History and Theology of Christian Worship
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Introduction to the study of Christian worship, surveying the history, theology, and diversity of worship texts and practices throughout its many social contexts. Liturgical practices of various historical periods will be identified and critiqued, leading to an exploration of Christian worship in the current postmodern and multicultural context. 4 credits.
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REL-332 Wealth and Poverty in Christian Tradition
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
An examination in which wealth and poverty have been interpreted within the Christian tradition, beginning with analysis of relevant biblical texts and surveying developments in late ancient, medieval, and modern contexts. Special attention will be directed to the history of biblical interpretation in light of changing social and economic conditions. 4 credits.
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REL-333 Middle Eastern Christianity: History and Theology
Global Awareness: World Cultures (WC)
History, theology, & wider religious significance of the diverse minority Christian traditions indigenous to the Middle East: Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern & Latin Rite Catholicism, and Assyrian Church of the East. Current diaspora issues also studied. 4
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REL-340 Faith and Ethics
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Study of human values and conduct in light of the basic affirmations of Christian faith. Topics include: the nature of moral reasoning, the use of the Bible in Christian ethics, the relationship between religious faith, the moral life, and social justice, comparison of Christian ethics with those of other faith traditions, and contemporary ethical problems. 4 credits.
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REL-341 Religious Pluralism
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Study of Christian and non-Christian attitudes toward the plurality of religions. Focus on the variety of theological responses to religious pluralism and their implications for interfaith dialogue. A historical survey of western attitudes toward religious diversity is also undertaken. Readings include both theological and literary works. 4 credits.
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REL-343 Liberation Theologies
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Examining some of the classic texts in Latin American, black, womanist, and feminist liberation theology and understanding their sources, methods, hermeneutics, and primary themes. In addition, attention will be devoted to German political theology in its call for a radical transformation of theology in light of the massive suffering in human history. 4 credits.
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REL-344 Black Liberation and Womanist Theologies
GER: WR (Writing-Research Intensive) and UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Prerequisite: any first year writing seminar
The history, provocations, themes in and critics of black liberation theology and womanist theology. Writers studied include: James Cone, Dwight Hopkins, Emilie Townes, Katie Cannon, and Jacquelyn Grant. Examining the ways in which these writers construct “blackness” and the role of Christian theology and ethics in addressing black oppression and white supremacy. Also, critics of black liberation and womanist theology. Examining the writings of critics like Anthony B. Pinn and Victor Anderson and discussing their critiques of black liberation and womanist thought. 4 credits.
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REL-348 Augustine of Hippo
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Prerequisite: one course in Religion
In-depth examination of the life and work of Augustine of Hippo. Works from all stages of his career, and focus on how his thought developed in its historical context. 4 credits.
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REL-351 Encountering Texts on Travel Study
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Analysis of written religious texts and sacred pilgrimages associated with program-specific travel study sites. Relationships between texts, religious meaning, culture, and geography are considered along with ways pilgrimage activities are embodied religious (theological) texts. 4 credits.
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REL-360 Women and Religion in the West
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Investigation into the roles of women, feminine images, and women’s issues in Western religion, especially in Christianity and Judaism. Exploration of the methods and formative writings of feminist and womanist scholars in Bible, ethics, theology, etc. 4 credits.
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REL-361 Religion and Science
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Comparative study of these fundamental interpretative systems, examining historical conflicts (especially Copernican astronomy and evolutionary theory), the nature, methods, and presuppositions of each, and contemporary issues involving both. 4 credits.
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REL-363 Sexuality and Christian Theologies
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
Prerequisite: any one course in religion
The theology of sexuality, the connection between sexuality and spirituality, gender relations, and sexual orientation. The intersection between ethics and sexuality, including singlehood, marriage, celibacy, sexual violence and pornography. 4 credits.
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REL-364 Religion and Art in Christianity, Judaism and Islam
VP (Visual and Performing Arts) and WC (World Cultures)
Relationships between the aesthetic and religious dimensions of human experience in Christianity (both Eastern and Western), Judaism, and Islam are examined. Particular emphasis will be given to the architecture of churches, mosques, synagogues, adn Eastern Orthodox icons. The way in which aesthetic forms embody and materially convey religious meaning and shape liturgical practice will be the major focus. 4 credits.
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REL-370 Navajo: Body, Medicine, Health
Central to Navajo (Diné) life is sacred balance,
hózhó, which includes not only “religious”
conceptions but views of health, the body, and
medicine. Focus is on traditional practices but
mixing of indigenous and modern medicine is also
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REL-372 Eastern Orthodox & Roman Catholic Rites: Healing & Death
Focuses on Biblical & Historical Christian
theologies of health & healing embodied in Rites
for Anointing Sick & in funerals. Throughout
considers practices & ideas relevant for
contemporary medical professionals and Christian
theology broadly. 2
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REL-401 Theory and Method in the Study of Religion
An introduction to the central methodological issues in the study of Religion. It is intended to help students reflect systematically and critically on ?religion? as a category and on the ways in which scholars have defined and approached the field. Religion majors only. 4 credits.
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REL-475 Senior Seminar
WR (Writing/Research Intensive)
4 credits.
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REL-504 Directed Independent Study
Variable credit.
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SCI-150 Introduction to Undergraduate Research
Introduction of concepts necessary to conduct undergraduate research through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Good laboratory practice, ethical conduct of research, and scientific presentation and publication. 2 credits.
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SCI-201 Microbes and Society
Prerequisite: CHM-115 and any one of the following: BIO-210, BIO-211, BIO-212, or BIO-213
An introduction to microorganisms, their structure and function, their diversity and phylogeny, and their impacts on humans and society as vital systems for human health, useful applications, agents of disease, and constant
public health concerns. 4 credits.
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SCI-220 Biochemistry: Macromolecules and Metabolism
Prerequisite: CHM-120 and any one of the following: BIO-210, BIO-211, BIO-212, or BIO-213
Exploration of the chemical principles that underlie basic physiological processes, with a focus on the action and regulation of enzymes that function in major metabolic pathways and maintain homeostasis. These principles will be applied to understand and solve problems in human health. 4 credits.
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SCI-502 Interdisciplinary Research
Variable credit.
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SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Introduction to the sociological perspective on human behavior, including an analysis of theory, research methods, culture, society, personality, the socialization process, social institutions and social change. 4 credits.
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SOC-120 Farm to Fork: Sociology of Food Systems
Analysis of the local food system from a sociological perspective. Overview of local food production, distribution, and consumption trends today. Develop a better understanding of how individual tastes and habits are heavily influenced by a much larger social system often hidden from view. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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SOC-150 Public Sociology
Training in community based research methods. Students will learn how to collect and analyze data regarding a specific problem facing the local community. They also will assess the needs of community members and analyze them in relation to past and present social trends. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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SOC-160 Family Tree Sociology: Genealogies and Social Forces
Exploration of family history with broader social contexts. Introduction to the sociological perspective and key concepts such as: social mobility, inequality of opportunity, and social milieu, among others leading to construct family trees (at least 4 generations back) and synthesize their own family background (or the background of a provided alternative family) with an understanding of broader social forces operating in the context of each generation. Includes recent sociological research on intergenerational patterns in wealth, mobility, and overall social standing. 2 credits.
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SOC-201 Social Problems
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Analysis of current social problems and social policies: the definitions and causes of problems as well as the efficacy and feasibility of proposed solutions. 4 credits.
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SOC-211 Introduction to Criminology
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Introduction to the field of criminology. Topics include: the criminological enterprise, measuring criminal behavior; victims and criminals–profiles; theories of crime causation–biological, psychological, and sociological; crime typologies–violent and property. Briefly discussed: cops, courts and corrections. 4 credits.
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SOC-212 Law and Society
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101 or POL-101
Examine the relationship between law and society from a sociological perspective. Topics include: how social forces influence the nature and content of law; law and social control in society from across cultural and historical perspectives, theoretical explanations of what law is and how it is formed and implemented; problems encountered in administration of criminal justice; and the interaction between components - lawyers, police, courts, and corrections - and larger legal, political, and social communities. 4 credits.
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SOC-213 Deviance and Social Control
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Examination of the different perspectives on how deviance is defined, factors that contribute to the likelihood of individuals being deviant, and finally, the forces that may prevent deviance. In discussing these three conceptual areas this class will deal with several classic as well as current substantive topics in the study of deviance, such as school shootings, bachelorette parties, gangs, soccer hooligans, Ponzi schemes, drug use in college, teen deviance, bankruptcy, and the Mafia. 4 credits.
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SOC-215 Cultures of Control
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
State control in contemporary American society, showing how organizational cultures of control come to exist in their present form and what kinds of consequences follow. Exploration of “law in action;” how powerful bureaucratic structures interpret criminal law and apply it to individuals. Fundamental problems encountered in the administration of the American criminal justice system. It analyzes how the system of law and social control works by examining various components–lawyers, police, courts, and corrections. Each component is examined as an organizational structure with its own needs and interests. Also studied is the interaction between the various components of the criminal justice system and larger legal, political, and social communities. 4 credits.
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SOC-220 Environmental Sociology
Prerequisite: SOC-101
investigating the relationship between social lift and the environment via the exploration of theoretical foundations and seminal texts, and engagement with the empirial world. Potential case studies will involve food systems and consumption, the impacts of urban and suburban development, an the potential for sustainable development. 4 credits.
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SOC-223 Urban Community
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Exploration of the dynamics of urbanization and urbanism, with an emphasis on American cities. The roles of urban places, institutions, and lifestyles are explored in depth. 4 credits.
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SOC-225 Sociology of Development and Globalization
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Explores development in the Third World, with a special focus on the continent of Africa. Addresses the question why such a large gap between rich and poor countries exists, why this gap is increasing, and how sociologists and global institutions such as the World Bank have addressed this problem. Issues of the environment, sustainability, the role of women in economic development, the WTO and the push for free trade and social problems in the Third World such as unemployment, poor labor conditions, industrialization, and ethnic conflict will also be addressed. 4 credits.
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SOC-231 Media, Culture and Society
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Examination of the relationship between media and society. Covers various aspects of media, including television, radio, movies, popular music, the internet, advertising and public relations. Addresses the issue of how social forces shape media content, especially public and political interests. Also examines how needs of media organizations influence images and ideas presented. Finally considers the ways in which media influences society. 4 credits.
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SOC-232 Sociology of Contemporary Families
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Examining historical and current variation in the institution of the family, the construction of the “ideal” family and the impact of this construction for how the family as an institution both contributes to social order and perpetuates inequality. Marriage, divorce, child-rearing, work and family policy will be considered. 4 credits.
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SOC-233 Sociology of Religion
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Analysis of the role of religion, as an institution, in the social world. Focus will be at both the organizational, how religious groups form and grow, and the individual, how religion may influence or impact particular behaviors, levels. Most of the substantive material will center on religion in the United States, although some discussions of other contexts, as a comparison, will be made. This course will not address the philosophical truth or validity of particular religious beliefs. 4 credits.
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SOC-234 Medical Sociology
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101 and permission of instructor Course must be enrolled with PHL-302 and IDS-301 .
Introduction to the sociological study of medicine and the applications of sociology in medicine, emphasizing the sociocultural aspects of health and illness. Requires extensive field work at a Greenville hospital. Entry is by application only. Course must be enrolled with PHL-302 (28) and IDS-301. Entry is by application only. 4 credits.
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SOC-235 Sociology of Education
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Examination of the social aspects of education and schooling: the interaction between home, society and educational institutions; the ways that social inequities are reproduced through schools; and the ways that identities are formed through education. 4 credits.
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SOC-241 Social Class in America
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Analysis of social stratification, status and social class in the United States. Relationship of social class to social intimacy, style of life, values, mobility and the socialization process. Structure and function of power systems. 4 credits.
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SOC-242 Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Analysis of the role of gender in society. Exploration of the ways gender differences are culturally reproduced transforming male and female biology into masculinity and femininity. Historical and cross-cultural examples are examined as well as a discussion of the nature/nurture debate. Consideration of the influences of the family, media and language are included. Additional attention is paid to the role of gender in the social institutions (e.g., education, work, health care). 4 credits.
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SOC-243 Race and Ethnic Relations
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
An exploration of racial, ethnic and religious minorities in United States and around the world. Topic covered include: “race” and social identities; stigmatization and prejudice; inter-group cooperation, collusion and competition. 4 credits.
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SOC-251 Social Movements and Collective Behavior
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Broad examination of social movements, considering movement emergence, movements’ influence on social institutions, and movement success. Also considers dynamics within movements, including movement culture, and the motivations of, and impact on, movement participants. Special focus on civil rights, Southern mill strikes, and solidarity movements. 4 credits.
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SOC-260 Global Health Inequalities
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human behavior) and WC (World Cultures)
Examination of structural factors (e.g. poverty, post-colonialism) that lead to the unequal distribution of health across the world. Investigation of morbidity, mortality, epidemics; cultural factor shaping ideas about illness and healing; varying health care delivery systems, NGOs, etc. 4 credits.
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SOC-261 Self and Society
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Examination of the self at the intersection of the individual and society with particular attention to the interdependent nature of micro-level interactions and macro-level structures and institutions. Exploration of how sociologists understand the relationship between the self and society, surveying the fields of symbolic interactionism, social structure and personality, ethnomethodology, role theory, social exchange theory, phenomenology, social constructionism, and the life course. 4 credits.
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SOC-262 Social Determinants of Health
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human behavior)
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Examination of the role of social factors (social class, race, ethnicity, inequality) in shaping health outcomes. Fundamental or root causes of disease as well as the structure vs. agency debate are explored. The impact of social policies on health is also examined. 4 credits.
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SOC-301 Sociological Theory
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Philosophical and historical influences on and contemporary orientations in sociological theory. The sociological approach to knowledge is compared to that of the other sciences and the humanities. 4 credits.
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SOC-302 Methods of Social Research
Prerequisite: SOC-101
Introduction to the basic techniques of social research including both quantitative and qualitative methods. Focus will be on strategies for conducting effective and valid research, as well as evaluating and critiquing social research. Team-based research projects are developed which are then completed in SOC-303 4 credits.
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SOC-303 Quantitative Research Seminar
Prerequisite: SOC-302
Continuing introduction to basic techniques of statistics including descriptive and inferential statistics with an emphasis on the application and critical consumption of statistics. Completion of quantitative research project begun in SOC 302. Completion of quantitative research project begun in SOC-302 . 4 credits.
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SOC-470 Qualitative Research Seminar
GER: WR (Writing-Research Intensive)
Prerequisite: any first year writing seminar, SOC-101 , SOC-302 , and at least one more sociology course numbered 200 or greater
Advanced reading, research and discussion course for majors covering a specific topic in sociology. Topics vary by professor and term and could include such topics as Subcultures and Alternative Lifestyles, The Built Environment or Ethnography of Everyday Life. Special emphasis on qualitative methodology. This course requires an independent or collaborative research project. This course requires an independent or collaborative research project. May be repeated for credit based on change of topic. 4 credits.
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SOC-475 Sociology Seminar
Prerequisite: SOC-101 and at least one more course numbered 200 or greater in sociology
Advanced reading, research and discussion course for covering a specific topic in Sociology. Topics vary by professor and could include such topics as Organized Deviance: Terrorists, the Mafia and Genocidal States or Environmental Sociology. This course requires an independent or collaborative research project. May be repeated for credit based on change of topic. 4 credits.
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SOC-501 Independent Study
Prerequisite: instructor permission. Prospectus for study must be presented to instructor and approved in the term preceding registration for the course.
Prospectus for study must be presented to instructor and approved in the term preceding registration for the course. Variable credit.
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SOC-503 Individualized Internship
Prerequisite: SOC-101 or 102, at least one sociology course numbered 200 or greater and a GPA of 2.80 or greater in the major
Practical experience in a variety of local social service agencies. Interns complete at least 120 hours of on-site activities relating to their internship objectives, participate in scheduled seminar meetings, workshops, and field research exercises, and meet regularly with the internship director and agency supervisor. Course cannot be enrolled pass-fail. Course cannot be enrolled with a pass-no pass grading option. Variable credit.
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SPN-110 Elementary Spanish I
Introduction to the sound system and grammatical structure necessary to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. An appreciation of Spanish-speaking culture underlies the orientation of the course. 4 credits.
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SPN-115 Intensive Elementary Spanish
Prerequisite: appropriate placement
Designed to prepare students with some background in Spanish for the first intermediate level course. 4 credits.
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SPN-120 Elementary Spanish II
GER: FL (Foreign Language) for students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree ONLY
Prerequisite: SPN-110
Continuation of the skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing) developed in first elementary course, with increased emphasis on vocabulary expansion, idiomatic expression, and cultural differences. 4 credits.
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SPN-201 Intermediate Spanish I
GER: FL (Foreign Language)
Prerequisite: SPN-115 or SPN-120
Continuation of the development of proficiency in listening and speaking, while expanding the reading and writing skills. 4 credits.
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SPN-205 Beginner Medical Spanish
Prerequisite: SPN-201 or higher
Introduction to the specialized vocabulary of the healthcare professions for taking a medical history; conducting a physical exam; and discussing pharmaceuticals, nutrition, and various infirmities. Cultural topics will also be covered. Students will spend two weeks in the classroom, then spend the final week shadowing interpreters in a healthcare setting in the Greenville community. Daily instruction in Spanish. Invited speakers may use either Spanish or English or both. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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SPN-206 Business Spanish
Prerequisite: SPN-201
Introduction to specialized business terminology (banking, sales, marketing, administration, accounting, customer service, human resources, etc.) and teaches them how to use this vocabulary in practical applications (correspondence, résumés, etc.). Through readings and research, special attention will be given to the particular values and cultural practices of the Hispanic business world. Students will also engage with the Greenville business community and will analyze and determine best practices in addressing Hispanic consumers. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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SPN-210 Introduction to Spanish Readings
GER: FL (Foreign Language)
Prerequisite: SPN-201
Builds upon the basic skills developed through the first intermediate course. By reading numerous short works of fiction and nonfiction and through discussions and short written assignments in Spanish, students enhance their critical listening, speaking, reading, writing skills while expanding vocabulary and cultural skills necessary for further study. 4 credits.
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SPN-215 Composition and Conversation
GER: FL (Foreign Language)
Prerequisite: SPN-201
Emphasis on idiomatic expression through guided oral and written practice. Review of basic phonology, grammar and syntax included. 4 credits.
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SPN-220 Spanish Civilization
Prerequisite: SPN 215 or SPN 305
Survey of the culture and civilization of Spain. Areas of study include history, geography, politics, the arts, daily life, traditions, and cultural values. Course may not be taken after receiving credit for SPN-320. 4 credits.
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SPN-240 Latin American Civilization
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Prerequisite: SPN 215 or SPN 305
Introduction to Latin America through its Iberian, indigenous, and African heritage; its social institutions; its religious and social customs, festivals, and folklore; its languages and other systems of communication; its literature and arts; and its diversions and cuisine. 4 credits.
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SPN-260 Hispanics in the United States
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Prerequisite: SPN-215 or SPN 305
Introduction to the culture of Hispanics in the United States through a study of the community’s history of immigration, languages, political participation, artistic and cultural production. 4 credits.
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SPN-265 Spanish Language House
Prerequisite: at least one Spanish course numbered 200 or greater and residential assignment to language house.
Media such as newspapers, magazines, film, and television help focus regular discussions on current topics of concern to Hispanic society. Student journals are presented in both oral and written form. Spanish is used for all discussions and written work. 2 credits.
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SPN-266 Spanish Language House
Prerequisite: at least one Spanish course numbered 200 or greater and residential assignment to language house. Media such as newspapers, magazines, film, and television help focus regular discussions on current topics of concern to Hispanic society. Student journals are presented in both oral and written form. Spanish is used for all discussions and written work.
Media such as newspapers, magazines, film, and television help focus regular discussions on current topics of concern to Hispanic society. Student journals are presented in both oral and written form. Spanish is used for all discussions and written work. 2 credits.
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SPN-270 Introduction to Literary Analysis
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: SPN-215 or SPN 305
Introduction to the analysis of literary texts written in Spanish. Emphasis on techniques for analyzing the for major genres (narrative, drama, poetry, essay), as well as in-depth study of relevant representative texts. Includes a general introduction to the study of literature through the lens of literary periods or movements. 4 credits.
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SPN-300 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Prerequisite: SPN-215
A systematic linguistic study of Spanish phonology, morphology, and syntax. Also considers the historical development of Spanish from its earliest stages to the present, as well as the language’s regional, social, and contextual variations, and its presence in the United States. 4 credits.
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SPN-301 Travel Study in Spanish Language
Prerequisite: SPN 215
Part of the study away curriculum. Emphasis on idiomatic expression in speech and writing with review of fundamentals of Spanish grammar. Repeatable for credit with change in travel destination. 4 credits.
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SPN-302 Medical Spanish
FL (Foreign Language)
SPN-215
Designed for intermediate to advanced students to refine their spoken and written Spanish for work in a healthcare profession. Emphasis is on the accurate communication of different phases of the medical interview, from registration, to the personal and familiar medical histories, to descriptions of symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Advanced grammar usage and syntax and linguistic variations will also be taught, and a precise phonological and intonational pattern of modern Spanish modeled. 4 credits.
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SPN-304 The Sounds of Spanish
Prerequisite: SPN-215
Introduction to the sound system of Spanish, including comparison between English and Spanish pronunciation, and phonetic/phonological variation across dialects. Includes a variety of activities/assignments, which involve self-recordings and analysis of speech. All assignments, readings, and projects are designed to help students improve pronunciation by becoming more aware of fine-grained phonetic details. 4 credits.
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SPN-305 Advanced Spanish Oral and Written Expression
Prerequisite: SPN-215
Designed for advanced students to refine their spoken and written Spanish. Emphasis is on sustained expository, persuasive and rhetorical communication; on advanced grammar usage and syntax; and on precision in the production of phonological and intonational patterns of modern Spanish. Can be repeated for credit with a change in topic. 4 credits.
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SPN-306 Translation Theory and Practice
Prerequisite: SPN-215
Spanish/English and English/Spanish translation using a variety of texts in both languages. Emphasis on advanced Spanish grammar, stylistics, and points of contrast between English and Spanish. Different approaches to translation and their impact on meaning and comprehensibility will be studied. 4 credits.
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SPN-310 Travel Study in Spanish Literature
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Part of the study away curriculum. Survey of Spanish literature focusing on poetry, narrative, and drama. Readings and discussions of representative texts complemented by site visits and viewing selected works in the theatre. 4 credits.
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SPN-320 Travel Study in Spanish Civilization
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Part of the study away curriculum. Cultural history of Spain, with emphasis on Spanish art and architecture. Visits to museums and historic sites in Madrid and throughout Spain. 4 credits.
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SPN-325 Travel Study in Contemporary Spain
Part of the study away curriculum. In-depth consideration of the structure and problems of contemporary Spanish society through lecture, discussion, written work and site visits. Research on a specific topic will culminate in a written project. 4 credits.
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SPN-330 Reading and Writing the Hispanic World
TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts) and WR (Writing/Research Intensive)
Prerequisite: SPN-270
A study of Spanish language literature and culture with an emphasis on research methodologies and the process of writing in our field. The course will present representative writers and literary movements. 4 credits
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