Humanities
Courses
Classics
Study of Latin and Greek word elements to build skill in English vocabulary, both general and technical (or scientific-medical).
Taught in English, this course examines the themes of love and war in Greek and Roman poetry and prose.
Introduction to the genre of ancient epic through reading Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and Vergil's Aeneid (or other ancient epics).
Pre-req: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C or YGS 161 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 101P with a minimum grade of C or ENG 200H with a minimum grade of C or ENG 201H with a minimum grade of C or ENG 200 with a minimum grade of C.
Taught in English, a thematic study of women in Greek and Roman literature focusing on how a culture's attitudes towards women reflect social, political or ethnic concerns.
Pre-req: ENG 200H with a minimum grade of C or ENG 201H with a minimum grade of C or ENG 201 with a minimum grade of C.
Introduction to Greek and Roman dramatic genres of tragedy and comedy using selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Seneca, Plautus, and Terence.
Pre-req: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C or YGS 161 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 101P with a minimum grade of C.
Thematic study of Greek and Roman historiography by topic as much as by historian, including ancient rehtorical sources on the theory of history.
Pre-req: ENG 101 or YGS 161.
Taught in English, this course examines three periods of Greek and Roman poetry: the Archaic and Hellenistic Ages of Greece and the Golden Age of Rome.
Taught in English, this is a thematic study of the topic of murder as it appears in the genres of tragedy, oratory and history.
Pre-req: ENG 101 or YGS 161 or ENG 101E or ENG 201H or IST 101 or ENG 101P.
Taught in English this course examines the literature of the first century, CE, and includes the writings of Lucan, Petronius, Seneca, Martial, Juvenal and Tacitus.
Pre-req: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 101P with a minimum grade of D or ENG 200H with a minimum grade of D or ENG 201H with a minimum grade of D.
Survey of Greek and Roman athletics, the Roman Triumph, gladiatorial combat, and other spectacles in the Ancient World.
This course introduces students to ancient thinking about race and ethnicity and considers how that thinking has influenced attitudes and ideas about identity from the ancient world to the present.
An interdisciplinary course to introduce students to the elements of a humanistic education through study of film. (Same as Philosophy 250 and Religious Studies 250; PR or CR: ENG 101)
Pre-req: ENG 101 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENG 200H (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENG 201H (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or ENG 101P (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.
Selected topics not covered in regular course offerings.
Selected topics not covered in regular course offerings.
Selected topics not covered in regular course offerings.
Selected topics not covered in regular course offerings.
Study of the development of myth in ancient Greece and Rome; its place in ancient culture and its survival in the modern world.
Pre-req: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C or YGS 161 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 101P with a minimum grade of C.
A literary survey of ancient Greco-Roman love and friendship as shaped by family, marriage, religion, philosophy and politics. Ancient and modern texts read.
Pre-req: ENG 101 or YGS 161.
Archaeology of ancient Greece and Rome, and their colonies and their imperial domains. Same as ANT 370.
A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy, and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosophy, art. (Same as Philosophy 390-394 and Religious Studies 390-394)
Pre-req: ENG 201 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 201H with a minimum grade of C or YGS 162 with a minimum grade of C or IST 201 with a minimum grade of D or CL 231 with a minimum grade of D or CL 232 with a minimum grade of D or CL 233 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 200 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 201 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 303 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 321 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 340 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 353 with a minimum grade of D or RST 205 with a minimum grade of D or RST 206 with a minimum grade of D or RST 300 with a minimum grade of D or RST 304 with a minimum grade of D or RST 320 with a minimum grade of D or RST 325 with a minimum grade of D.
A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy, and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosophy, art. (Same as Philosophy 390 - 394 and Religious Studies 390 - 394)
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325 or ENG 201.
A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the department of Classics, Philosophy, and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, regligion, philosophy, art. (Same as Philosophy 390 - 394 and Religious Studies 390 - 394)
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325 or ENG 201.
A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy, and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosophy, art. (Same as Philosophy 390 - 394 and Religious Studies 390 - 394)
Pre-req: ENG 102 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 302 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 201H with a minimum grade of D or YGS 162 with a minimum grade of D or IST 201 with a minimum grade of D or CL 231 with a minimum grade of D or CL 232 with a minimum grade of D or CL 233 with a minimum grade of D or CL 319 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 200 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 201 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 303 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 321 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 340 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 353 with a minimum grade of D or RST 205 with a minimum grade of D or RST 206 with a minimum grade of D or RST 300 with a minimum grade of D or RST 304 with a minimum grade of D or RST 320 with a minimum grade of D or RST 325 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 201 with a minimum grade of D.
A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy, and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosophy, art. (Same as Philosophy 390 - 394 and Religious Studies 390 - 394)
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325 or ENG 201.
Study of ancient Greek culture, emphasizing parallels with present-day issues.
Pre-req: ENG 101 or YGS 161.
Study of ancient Roman culture, emphasizing parallels with present-day issues.
Pre-req: ENG 101 or YGS 161.
Study of the mythology and cults of the goddesses of Greece, Asia Minor, Crete and Rome, with a view to discovering cultural contexts.
An examination of how ancient myth transforms into the psychological and fictional works of more modern times.
Taught in English, this course investigates the overlap of public and private persuasion through reading philosophical, political and romantic works, and analyzing contemporary campaigns.
This course explores the gross violation of the boundaries of the Roman body sexually, politically and socially, and how these violations symbolize a breakdown of identity, personally and nationally.
Pre-req: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 101P with a minimum grade of C or ENG 200H with a minimum grade of C or ENG 201H with a minimum grade of C or ENG 201 with a minimum grade of C.
Taught in English, this course provides an introduction to basic tenets of Roman law with particular attention to court cases and speeches.
Reacting to the Past: Greece and Rome is a semester long game/simulation where students play historical characters in Athens in 403BC then in Rome just after Julius Caesar's assassination.
Pre-req: (ENG 101 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 101P with a minimum grade of D or ENG 200H with a minimum grade of D or ENG 201H with a minimum grade of D) and CMM 103 with a minimum grade of D.
Topics like "Values in Ancient Greece/Rome" or "The Cult of the Leader in Ancient Greece/Rome" have recently been offered. Consult chairman for current offerings.
Pre-req: ENG 101 or YGS 161.
Topics like"Values in Ancient Greece/Rome" or "The Cult of the Leader in Ancient Greece/Rome" have recently been offered. Consult chairman for current offerings.
Pre-req: ENG 101 or YGS 161.
Pre-req: ENG 101 or YGS 161.
Topics like "Values in Ancient Greece/Rome" or "The Cult of the Leader in Ancient Greece/Rome" have recently been offered. Consult chairman for current offerings.
Pre-req: ENG 101 or YGS 161.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. (Same as Philosophy 490 -494 and Religious Studies 490 - 494)
Pre-req: ENG 102 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 302 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 201H with a minimum grade of D or YGS 162 with a minimum grade of D or IST 201 with a minimum grade of D or CL 231 with a minimum grade of D or CL 232 with a minimum grade of D or CL 233 with a minimum grade of D or CL 319 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 200 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 201 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 303 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 321 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 340 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 353 with a minimum grade of D or RST 205 with a minimum grade of D or RST 206 with a minimum grade of D or RST 300 with a minimum grade of D or RST 304 with a minimum grade of D or RST 320 with a minimum grade of D or RST 325 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 201 with a minimum grade of D.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. (Same as Philosophy 490 -494 and Religious Studies 490 -494)
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325 or ENG 201.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. (Same as Philosophy 490 -494 and Religious Studies 490 -494)
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325 or ENG 201.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study inthe Humanities program. (Same as Philosophy 490 -494 and Religious Studies 490 - 494)
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325 or ENG 201.
Greek
Introduction to the language of Ancient Greece. Part 1 of a three course grammar sequence. (Taught through MU/OU Consortium delivery)
Introduction to the language of Ancient Greece. Part two of a three course grammar sequence. (Taught through MU/OU Consortium Delivery)
Pre-req: GRK 150 with a minimum grade of D.
Pre-req: GRK 201.
Introduction to the language of Ancient Greece. Part three of a three course grammar sequence. (Taught through MU/OU Consortium Delivery)
Pre-req: GRK 151 with a minimum grade of D.
Intermediate Ancient Greek familiarizes you with translating continuous original texts from the ancient world. (Taught through MU/OU Consortium Delivery)
Pre-req: GRK 250 with a minimum grade of D.
Varied readings including selections form Homer's Iliad, Dialogues of Plato and the New Testament.
Pre-req: GRK 202.
Intermediate Ancient Greek familiarizes you with translating continuous original texts from the ancient world. (Taught through MU/OU Consortium Delivery)
Pre-req: GRK 251 with a minimum grade of D.
Pre-req: GRK 302.
Pre-req: GRK 302.
Pre-req: GRK 302.
Pre-req: GRK 302.
Latin
Pre-req: LAT 101 with a minimum grade of D.
Varied readings including selections from Cicero's Orations and Vergil's Aeneid I-VI.
Pre-req: LAT 102.
Varied readings including selections from Cicero's Orations and Vergil's Aeneid I-VI.
Pre-req: LAT 203 with a minimum grade of D.
Introduction to basic skills of oral comprehension, composition and pronunciation of Latin.
Pre-req: LAT 101 with a minimum grade of D.
Introduction to basic skills of oral comprehension, composition and pronunciation of Latin.
Pre-req: LAT 101.
Introduction to basic skills of oral comprehension, composition, and pronunciation of Latin.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
A close reading in Latin of the poetry of Catullus with consideration of its literary antecedents and its importance to Roman Literature.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Close reading in Latin of selections from Ovid's erotic and epic poetry.
Pre-req: LAT 204 with a minimum grade of D.
A close reading in Latin of selected works from Sallust and Nepos.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Study of Latin Prose Composition, the translation of English to Latin, with special reference to the style, syntax and vocabulary of Tacitus.
Close readings in Latin of selections from the elegies of Propertius and Tibullus.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
A unique look at Roman life, public and private, through a close reading in Latin of the correspondence of Cicero, Seneca the Elder, and Pliny the Younger. Younger.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Close readings in Latin of selections from the satires of Horace and Juvenal and the epigrams of Martial.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
A close reading in Latin of selections from the works of Tacitus.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Study of Latin Prose Composition, the translation of English into Latin, with special reference to the style, syntax and vocabulary of the 1st c BCE.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Non-Latin majors may enroll in Latin Independent Study courses for one hour credit to meet general requirements in literature. For such students instruction and readings will be entirely in English. Consult chairman for current offerings.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Non-Latin majors may enroll in Latin Independent Study courses for one hour credit to meet general requirements in literature. For such students instruction and readings will be entirely in English. Consult chariman for current offerings.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Non-Latin majors may enroll in Latin Independent Study courses for one hour credit to meet general requirements in literature. For such students instruction and readings will be entirely in English. Consult chairman for current offerings.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Non-Latin majors may enroll in Latin Independent Study courses for one hour credit to meet general requirements in literature. For such students instruction and readings will be entirely in English. Consult chairman for current offerings.
Pre-req: LAT 204.
Students prepare for their career path by developing a paper that uses professional tools and scholarship; create personal statements and a resume.
Philosophy
The origins of philosophical activity among the Greeks by means of a selective sounding of several major thinkers.
A detailed consideration of selected texts from Ancient philosophy, such as the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, the Epicureans, the Academic Skeptics, and the neo-Platonists.
Pre-req: ACT Composite with a score of 26 or SAT Verbal Before March 16 with a score of 600.
Questions and answers concerning the nature of existence and human values and how we come to know them.
A basic introduction to ethical theory, followed by an application of this theory to problems in health care. For students in health care professions and those interested in applied ethics.
An introduction to philosophy drawing from both ancient and modern thinkers and texts.
Philosophical approaches to dealing with life's deep challenges and difficult moments, with the help of some of the great classics of world thought.
An interdisciplinary course to introduce students to the elements of a humanistic education through study of film. (Same as Classics 250 and Religious Studies 250; PR or CR: ENG 101)
Pre-req: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 200H (may be taken concurrently) or ENG 201H (may be taken concurrently) or ENG 101P (may be taken concurrently).
Introduction to three standard systems of formal logic: traditional categorical syllogistic logic, sentential logic, and first-order predicate logic.
Group or individual study of areas demanding further study of a more specialized depth.
Group or individual study of areas demanding further study of a more specialized depth.
Group or individual study of areas demanding further study of a more specialized depth.
Group or individual study of areas demanding further study of a more specialized depth.
A deconstruction of the major time-worn prejudices and presuppositions of Platonism by way of a radical reading of Plato's great dialogue the REPUBLIC.
The application of basic ethical theories to contemporary moral issues drawn from such fields as medicine, business and the environment.
A critical study of diverse moral norms, ideals and systems in theory and practice.
Theory and practice of valid principles of thinking including developing the skills of justifying diverse types of belief and evaluating reasons for conflicting standpoints (for example, racial, gender, and ethnic differences).
Examination of the qualities involved in the appreciation of beauty which serve as standards of taste.
Great American thinkers, including thinkers such as Emerson (transcendentalism), Peirce, James, Dewey, and Rorty (pragmatism), Royce (idealism), Quine (analytic philosophy), and de Man (post-structuralism).
The relations of the world's philosphies to the basic cultural and religious traditions of the world and to the development of the world community.
Selected reading in contemporary thought embracing such movements as realism, Marxism, post-structuralism, deconstruction, and postmodernism.
Introduction to some of the basic authors, texts, and themes in this branch of philosophy beginning with Plato's SYMPOSIUM.
An introduction to the philosophy of sexual orientation and its relation to gender, with a special focus on issues of knowledge and politics.
Reflections on crucial concepts of modern science relevant to philosophical issues in interpreting man and the universe; special attention given to epistemological and other problems of mathematics and physical and social sciences.
An introduction to contemporary feminist theory including discussion of current gender-related issues.
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or ENG 200H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 200H or PHL 201 or PHL 201E or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 303E or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
Pre-req: ENG 102 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 302 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 201H with a minimum grade of D or ENG 200H with a minimum grade of D or YGS 162 with a minimum grade of D or IST 201 with a minimum grade of D or CL 231 with a minimum grade of D or CL 232 with a minimum grade of D or CL 319 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 200 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 200H with a minimum grade of D or PHL 201 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 201E with a minimum grade of D or PHL 303 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 303E with a minimum grade of D or PHL 321 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 340 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 353 with a minimum grade of D or RST 205 with a minimum grade of D or RST 206 with a minimum grade of D or RST 300 with a minimum grade of D or RST 304 with a minimum grade of D or RST 320 with a minimum grade of D or RST 325 with a minimum grade of D.
Advanced study of major philosophers drawn from the ancient Greek and Roman period.
Advanced study of major movements in philosophy from the 17th century on, movements such as rationalism, empiricism, idealism, and existentialism.
Pre-req: PHL 201 or PHL 201E.
Advanced study of the most basic nature of reality. (PR: 3 hrs. of philosophy).
Advanced study of the nature and possibility of knowledge.
Ancient and modern theories of the meaning and consequence of history and culture.
Theories of the nature and functions of religion, including the meaning of religious language and the problems of belief.
Advanced study of the significance or the place in human reality of political organization, negotiation, strategy and power.
A study of existential philosophers from Kierkegaard to Heidegger, Sartre and beyond.
Advanced study of the nature of logic: whether logic is possible at all, how far it applies, and whether and how there can be conflicting logics.
Shared study and research on a special topic as announced.
Shared study and research on a special topic as announced.
Shared study and research on a special topic as announced.
Shared study and research on a special topic as announced.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the humanities program. (Same as CL 490 - 494 and RST 490 - 494)
Pre-req: ENG 102 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 302 with a minimum grade of D or ENG 201H with a minimum grade of D or ENG 200H with a minimum grade of D or YGS 162 with a minimum grade of D or IST 201 with a minimum grade of D or CL 231 with a minimum grade of D or CL 232 with a minimum grade of D or CL 233 with a minimum grade of D or CL 319 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 200 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 200H with a minimum grade of D or PHL 201 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 303 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 321 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 340 with a minimum grade of D or PHL 353 with a minimum grade of D or RST 205 with a minimum grade of D or RST 206 with a minimum grade of D or RST 300 with a minimum grade of D or RST 304 with a minimum grade of D or RST 320 with a minimum grade of D or RST 325 with a minimum grade of D.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the humanities program. (Same as CL 490 - 494 and RST 490 - 494)
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or ENG 200H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 200H or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the humanities program. (Same as CL 490 - 494 and RST 490 - 494)
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or ENG 200H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 200H or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 340 or PHL 321 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the humanities program. (Same as CL 490 - 494 and RST 490 -494)
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or ENG 200H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 200H or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325 or ENG 201.
Religious Studies
A comparative study of major religious traditions of the Western world: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zorastrianism and religions of the Americas.
A comparative study of the major religious traditions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto, and how these religions have influenced Asian thought and cultures.
Students explore the physical and human geography of ancient Palestine and assess how geography informs our understanding of people, events, and places described by Jewish and Christian scriptures.
Traces the origins, growth and development of the literature of Hebrew people to the Greek period. Includes an introduction to and application of modern tools of biblical study.
Traces the origins, growth, and development of the literature of the early Christian church. Includes an introduction to and application of modern tools of biblical study.
An interdisciplinary course to introduce students to the elements of a humanistic education through study of film. (Same as Philosophy 250 and Classics 250; PR or CR: ENG 101)
Pre-req: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 200H (may be taken concurrently) or ENG 201H (may be taken concurrently) or ENG 101P (may be taken concurrently).
Treats the cultures and religions of Egypt from the Neolithic to Late Periods, and their impacts and receptions in ancient and modern cultures. Archaeology art literature and history based.
Research adaptable to the needs of the individual student.
Research adaptable to the needs of the individual student.
Research adaptable to the needs of the individual student.
Research adaptable to the needs of the individual student.
An analysis of the nature of religious personalities, institutions, literature, philosophies, experiences, and education.
An examination of the global cultures of Islam with particular focus upon the origin and development of the religion which binds them together.
An analysis of early Christian writing and a systematic study of the message of the historical Jesus that stands behind it.
Traces the background, birth, and development of Christian thought from Paul through Augustine.
The rise of the office of prophet and the contributions of prophecy to religion.
An examination of the religious/philosophical questions raised by the Holocaust of European Jews: Why and how did it occur? What does it tell us about religion and humanity?
An examination of Eastern Orthodox Christianity from the culture in which it was birthed to its place in today's society.
An examination of the distinctive historical and theological features of the Protestant movement in Western Christendom, with special attention to the distinctive beliefs and practices of contemporary American denominations.
The rise and development of religious thinking in America. (Same as History 323)
An exploration of the distinctive features of the heritage of modern Judaism. An integrated approach to the study of Jewish religious practices, teachings, literature, and contributions to contemporary life.
A contextual analysis of selected popular religious classics, e.g., Foxe's Book of Martyrs, Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, St. Augustine's Confessions, Bhagavad-Gita, and the like.
A general survey of religious life and mysticism throughout South Asian history.
General survey of Buddhist life throughout history and around the world.
A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosopy and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosophy, art. (Same as Classics 390 - 394 and Philosophy 390 - 394).
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosopy and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosopy, art. (Same as Classics 390 - 394 and Philosophy 390 - 394).
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosophy, art. (Same as Classics 390 - 394 and Philosopy 390 - 394).
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosophy, art. (Same as Classics 390 - 394 and Philosophy 390 - 394).
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosophy, art. (Same as Classics 390 - 394 and Philosophy 390 - 394).
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
An analysis of the major schools of religious thought as they have developed in the West.
An investigation into religion as a social phenomenon.
Disigned for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. (Same as Classics 490 -494 and Philosopy 490 - 494),
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. (Same as Classics 490 - 494 and Philosphy 490 - 494).
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. Same as Classics 490 - 494 and Philosophy 490 - 494 ).
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. (Same as Classics 490 - 494 and Philosophy 490 - 494).
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.
Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating interdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. (Same as Classics 490 -494 and Philosophy 490 - 494).
Pre-req: ENG 102 or ENG 302 or ENG 201H or YGS 162 or IST 201 or CL 231 or CL 232 or CL 233 or CL 319 or PHL 200 or PHL 201 or PHL 303 or PHL 321 or PHL 340 or PHL 353 or RST 205 or RST 206 or RST 300 or RST 304 or RST 320 or RST 325.