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PSYC 417 - Research Seminar (4 credits)
Advanced research methodology and analysis. Each student will conduct a study based upon a formal research proposal developed during the first part of the course. Students will write formal articles based upon their studies for possible submission to professional journals. Prerequisites: PSYC 201 or PSYC 202 (and its prerequisites), permission of instructor, additional prerequisites listed below. 1. Physiological Psychology, Psychophysiology, and Perception — Additional Prerequisite: PSYC 302 or PSYC 314 ; 2. Cognitive and Social Psychology — Additional Pre requisite: PSYC 303 or PSYC 304 ; 3. Developmental Psychology — Additional Pre requisite: PSYC 209 or 210. As needed.
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PSYC 418 - Research Seminar (4 credits)
Advanced research methodology and analysis. Each student will conduct a study based upon a formal research proposal developed during the first part of the course. Students will write formal articles based upon their studies for possible submission to professional journals. Prerequisites: PSYC 201 or PSYC 202 (and its prerequisites), permission of instructor, additional prerequisites listed below. 1. Physiological Psychology, Psychophysiology, and Perception — Additional Prerequisite: PSYC 302 or PSYC 314 ; 2. Cognitive and Social Psychology — Additional Pre requisite: PSYC 303 or PSYC 304 ; 3. Developmental Psychology — Additional Pre requisite: PSYC 209 or 210. As needed.
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PSYC 419 - Research Seminar (4 credits)
Advanced research methodology and analysis. Each student will conduct a study based upon a formal research proposal developed during the first part of the course. Students will write formal articles based upon their studies for possible submission to professional journals. Prerequisites: PSYC 201 or PSYC 202 (and its prerequisites), permission of instructor, additional prerequisites listed below. 1. Physiological Psychology, Psychophysiology, and Perception — Additional Prerequisite: PSYC 302 or PSYC 314 ; 2. Cognitive and Social Psychology — Additional Pre requisite: PSYC 303 or PSYC 304 ; 3. Developmental Psychology — Additional Pre requisite: PSYC 209 or 210. As needed.
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PSYC 421 - Special Topics Seminar (1-6 credits)
In-depth treatment of a topic of current interest. Emphasis on readings and classroom discussion. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , junior standing. As needed.
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PSYC 422 - Special Topics Seminar (1-6 credits)
In-depth treatment of a topic of current interest. Emphasis on readings and classroom discussion. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , junior standing. As needed.
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PSYC 423 - Special Topics Seminar (1-6 credits)
In-depth treatment of a topic of current interest. Emphasis on readings and classroom discussion. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , junior standing. As needed.
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PSYC 424 - Special Topics Seminar (1-6 credits)
In-depth treatment of a topic of current interest. Emphasis on readings and classroom discussion. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , junior standing. As needed.
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PSYC 425 - Special Topics Seminar (1-6 credits)
In-depth treatment of a topic of current interest. Emphasis on readings and classroom discussion. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , junior standing. As needed.
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PSYC 426 - Special Topics Seminar (1-6 credits)
In-depth treatment of a topic of current interest. Emphasis on readings and classroom discussion. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , junior standing. As needed.
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PSYC 427 - Special Topics Seminar (1-6 credits)
In-depth treatment of a topic of current interest. Emphasis on readings and classroom discussion. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , junior standing. As needed.
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PSYC 428 - Special Topics Seminar (1-6 credits)
In-depth treatment of a topic of current interest. Emphasis on readings and classroom discussion. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , junior standing. As needed.
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PSYC 429 - Special Topics Seminar (1-6 credits)
In-depth treatment of a topic of current interest. Emphasis on readings and classroom discussion. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , junior standing. As needed.
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PSYC 430 - Special Topics Seminar (1-6 credits)
In-depth treatment of a topic of current interest. Emphasis on readings and classroom discussion. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 , junior standing. As needed.
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PSYC 465 - Senior Psychology Portfolio (0 credit)
Students will meet to hone an electronic portfolio that focuses on development of skills, values, and knowledge bases in Psychology and underscores connections between all SFU undergraduate educational experiences, including applied learning, general education, study abroad, and work in associated disciplines. The Psychology Portfolio also fosters attention to career planning. Successful completion of this e-portfolio will fulfill the university requirement for a comprehensive evaluation in the student’s major field of study Pre-requisites: ; Advisor approval Fall/ spring.
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PSYC 499 - Senior Capstone Service Project (0-3 credits)
The Senior Capstone Service Project provides students with an opportunity to apply knowledge in psychology through engagement in community service. Prerequisites: Senior standing; completion of a minimum of 21 credits in psychology, permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
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PSYC 501 - Independent Study in Psychology (1-8 credits)
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Public Health |
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PUBH 101 - Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
This formative course serves as an overview of public health and is the initial book-end course in the major. This course is designed to give the learner the principles of population health, history, health professions, acute care institutions and public health systems, tools of public health, health informatics, preventing disease and disability, finding reliable data, basic statistical measures used in public health, social and behavioral factors, environmental issues, medical care, and the future of public health. Students will discuss the impacts of current issues in public health and study the impacts of healthcare reform. Fall and Spring.
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PUBH 110 - Concepts of Health and Disease (3 credits)
This course will provide an introduction to contemporary concepts in human health and disease. The course will begin with a brief introduction to historical theories of health and disease, foundational elements of epidemiology, and basic concepts of biomedical science. The student will learn the causes, impacts and treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases, the nation’s most prevalent chronic conditions and how they drive rising healthcare costs. The student will learn the differences in teaching and presenting preventive public health information to the public versus scientific information to health professionals through exploring several projects. Prerequisite: Spring.
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PUBH 202 - Introduction to Epidemiology same as Exercise Physiology 202 (3 credits)
This course will provide an introduction to epidemiology, the basic science of public health. The course will cover the historical and ethical context of public health scientific methods, explore basic statistical and epidemiological measures of disease occurrence, describe the strengths and weaknesses of common research designs in determining causality, and examine the use of epidemiological findings in the development of clinical and public policy. Students will also learn how to critically review scientific publications and interpret graphical representation of scientific data. Prerequisites: PUBH 101 , PUBH 110 and STAT 101 or STAT 205 . Spring and Fall.
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PUBH 203 - Introduction to Nutrition (3 credits)
This course will focus on the basic concepts of nutrition and the application of nutritional principals in promoting wellness. Students will gain a general understanding of the major nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins and minerals, and the role of these nutrients play in human health. The class will also address current topics in nutrition to include reading food labels, nutritional claims, current trends in the American diet and popular fad diets. Students will also research current nutritional controversial topics while assessing reliability of various resources for nutritional information. The importance and basics of exercise will also be discussed. Students will assess the adequacy of their own diets by completing a detailed computerized diet analysis project. Spring.
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PUBH 230 - Comparative Health Care Systems Only in France (3 credits)
This seminar-style course examines health systems from a comparative perspective taking into account historical, cultural, social, economic, and political factors that influence original design, recent reforms and evolution, and contemporary issues in the various systems under study. The primary goal is to expand students’ understanding of health care systems around the world and to enhance their critical reading and thinking about them in general and in particular. An important theme will be to analyze current problems and issues in the U.S. with a view to imagining solutions and ways of improving/reforming the system. This comparative and international perspective aims to situate both the U.S. and French systems in a wider context while at the same time having particular relevance to students’ professional pursuits giving them a first-hand look at the French system at work during their time abroad. Prerequisite: (for public health majors only). Fall, spring.
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PUBH 301 - Health Promotion/ Disease Management (3 credits)
In this course students will build on fundamental knowledge and skills related to public health. They will demonstrate an understanding of health promotion constructs and theories that drive health behavioral change. Students will gain an understanding of how health promotion relates to the management and prevention of disease and how to empower the public to manage their medical conditions to improve their state of wellness. Students will apply theoretical concepts to develop a wellness program or disease management strategy for application in a community setting. Prerequisites: , PUBH 110 and PUBH 202 . Fall.
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PUBH 310 - Public Health Interventions: Program Design and Evaluation (3 credits)
This course expands and explores in depth the theories, components, approaches and process models to evaluate interventions utilized in public health programs. Students will learn new knowledge, skills, and abilities through critical reading and subsequent discussion of literature and programs related to prevention and health promotion that strive to change health behaviors or positively impact public health. Students will further develop their public health intervention skills by developing specific goals and objectives and intervention components, planning marketing and promotion plans, a program budget, outcome measures, and budget justification. Prerequisite: PUBH 301 . Spring.
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PUBH 320 - Strategies in Health Policy and Law (3 credits)
The student will examine the policy making processes and strategies for change related to the public health environment. Critical policy analysis related to the health industry is necessary for change and improvement. This course is designed to promote exposure and creativity resulting in the critical analysis of existing health policies. The formulation of strategies and solutions to individual policy issues will be the focus of learning activities. Students will explore upcoming public health policies and issues. Prerequisite: (for public health majors only). Spring.
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PUBH 401 - Global Health (3 credits)
The course will present an extensive depiction of global health in the context of prioritizing health improvement as well as achieving equity in physical health and health policy for all people worldwide. Students will be given opportunities to determine and demonstrate an understanding of the challenges currently facing global health. Students will demonstrate an understanding of why challenging and solving global health and policy issues are potentially important ways to decrease the incidence of poverty, build stronger economies and promote world peace. Through the extensive use of case studies from around the world, students will be exposed to the mechanisms of major communicable and non-communicable diseases and be given the opportunity to develop rationales regarding ways in which socioeconomic and demographic differences can influence the burden of disease. Prerequisite: PUBH 101 . Fall, as needed.
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PUBH 410 - Public Health Rotation 1 (6 credits)
The first public health rotation/field experience will consist of seven weeks of full-time experience plus one week for finalizing documentation under the on-site supervision of a member of the public health work force in the first half of the semester. The student will be placed in a public health or related agency for ‘real world hands on’ experiences. This experience enables the student to emphasize proficiencies in the problem solving process and the areas focused on in the curriculum. A member of the Saint Francis University Public Health program faculty provides joint supervision of the intern. The public health faculty member will monitor the student’s progress off site. Progress will be determined through the use of written evaluation tools. Prerequisites: Completion of public health curriculum up to and including fall of senior year. Fall, spring, as needed.
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PUBH 420 - Public Health Rotation 2 (6 credits)
The second public health rotation/field experience will consist of seven weeks of full-time experience plus one week for finalizing documentation under the on-site supervision of a member of the public health work force in the second half of the semester. The student will be placed in a public health or related agency for ‘real world hands on’ experiences. This experience enables the student to emphasize proficiencies in the problem solving process and the areas focused on in the curriculum. A member of the Saint Francis University Public Health program faculty provides joint supervision of the intern. The public health faculty member will monitor the student’s progress off site. Progress will be determined through the use of written evaluation tools. Prerequisites: Completion of public health curriculum up to and including fall of senior year. Fall, spring, as needed.
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PUBH 430 - Capstone Project in Public Health- Evidence Based Public Health Practice (3 credits)
This course builds on previous course work in the Public Health major and prepares the participant for ‘real world’ experiences they will encounter in and . Students continue to sharpen their skills in the process of finding, critically analyzing, and utilizing evidence germane to public health and the application of scholarly inquiry to problem solving and policy generation in public health. Students are asked to consider the importance of evidence that is found in peer-reviewed literature as it relates to decision making, policy development and implementation in public health. Prerequisites: All public health major courses except and PUBH 420 . Spring.
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Real Estate |
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RE 111 - Real Estate Fundamentals (3 credits)
This course will provide the student with a basic foundation for additional study to support the practice of real estate in Pennsylvania. The course is designed to acquaint the student with the language, principles and laws that govern the business of real estate. Emphasis is on the underlying concepts of land, property, rights in reality and the means, methods and laws that govern the conveyance of these rights.
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RE 112 - Real Estate Practice (3 credits)
This course will provide the business with an introduction to all facets of the real estate business including a survey of field of specialization. Emphasis is on the role of a real estate agent in the field of residential brokerage. This course is designed to acquaint the student with basic techniques, procedures, regulations and ethics involved in a real estate transaction along with a working knowledge of the forms and documents used including the related mathematics.
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Religious Studies |
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RLST 105 - Franciscan Goals for Today (3 credits)
Saint Francis of Assisi called for a profound response to the needs of the world. This course invites students to appeal to Francis’ life and writings, along with contemporary thinkers, to reflect on current world issues in order to develop attentive, intelligent, reasonable, responsible, virtuous responses to global concerns - particularly the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Particular emphasis will be given to Francis’s sense of the mystery of God as the Humble One - the pre-eminent Servant who invites us to serve.
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RLST 189 - Entrance Exam (0 credit)
The entrance exam is required when a student declares the major. It measures baseline knowledge of: 1) Catholic and Franciscan history, culture, and theology; 2) the history, culture, and theology a major non-Christian religious tradition; and 3) theoretical perspectives related to the theological, social, ethical, and practical dimensions of religion. Fall.
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RLST 192, 292, 392, 492 - Writing Portfolio (0 credit)
Students will maintain a writing portfolio for each year that they are a major. In the fall semester, students will meet with a faculty member and devise an action plan, explicating a time line for submissions and goals for improvement. Fall.
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RLST 205 - Faith and Franciscanism (3 credits)
This course systematically explores the Judeo-Christian Tradition, drawing upon biblical, theological, and Franciscan sources. Major themes in the Tradition, including images of the Divine, creation, the experience of evil, the meaning of human suffering, the meaning of faith, and the church as community are investigated. Employing the historical-critical method commonly used in theology, the course invites students to appreciate the Tradition. Through reflection on this rich Tradition, the students’ life histories, and experiences in service projects, the student is invited to personal integration. Counts toward Ethics minor. Fall, Spring, Summer.
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RLST 301 - Religion and Sports in America (3 credits)
This course investigates American religion, culture, and society through the lens of athletics. Using a thematic and chronological approach, we examine how religion and sports have interacted among Native Americans, Puritans, evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants, Catholics, Jews, Mormons, Buddhists, New Religious movements, and others. As needed.
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RLST 302 - Compassionate Caregiving (3 credits)
This course is about the importance of compassion in health care. Reading sacred texts from the East and West, as well as a diverse set of illness narratives, students will learn about the religious roots of compassion, then apply this knowledge to the practice of caregiving. As needed.
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RLST 303 - Contemporary Catholicism (3 credits)
This class introduces students to the study of contemporary global Catholicism in all its diversity and explores the many dimensions of Catholic theology and experience. Special attention will be given to the impact the Second Vatican Council, and its meaning and message for the faithful today. As needed.
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RLST 304 - Church: Its Origin, Mission, and Life (3 credits)
The birth and development of the Christian Church during the first two centuries; the relationship between Christianity and Judaism; the New Testament as a source document for ecclesiology; the developing self-understanding of the Christian church through the centuries; implications for present-day ecclesiology. As needed.
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RLST 305 - Christian Sacred Texts (3 credits)
New Testament teachings of interest either because of their frequent rejection in a “scientific age” or because of their value in determining the emphasis and priorities in Jesus’ own teaching; miracles, the developing views about the role and person of Jesus, the Resurrection, and the parables; the value and limitations of different modern critical approaches to New Testament study. As needed.
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RLST 306 - Religions of the World (3 credits)
An introduction to the major living religious traditions: Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, Judaic, Christian and Islamic; leading problems of religious thought and alternative approaches to the ultimate questions. Spring.
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RLST 307 - Religion and Personality (3 credits)
Aspects of the inter-relationships between religious faith and psychological well-being: religious experience, particularly in its psychological dimensions; negative and positive responses to religion by psychological thinkers; such problems as inherited or “social identity” faith, “chaos” or crisis in the transition from inherited to personal religious faith; faith and its implications for human existence; religious faith and its role in the development of the self; personality and static religious institutions; the personality and evolutionary or prophetic forms of religion. Fall.
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RLST 308 - Peace, Justice and Human Relations (same as Philosophy 308) (3 credits)
Examines the ethical implications of contemporary economic, political, social, and environmental policies. The human impact of public policies is evaluated in light of Catholic Social Teaching and modern theories of justice. Issues to be examined include: social justice, economic justice, public policies, racial justice, poverty, the workplace, war & peace, violence & nonviolence, foreign policy, justice in the Third World, and personal & social responsibility. Counts toward Ethics minor. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 . Fall.
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RLST 309 - Religion in America and West-Central Pennsylvania (3 credits)
This course is a chronological and thematic survey of religion in America, which gives special attention West-Central Pennsylvania. We will investigate the ways in which religious language, allusions, and ideas have influenced major moments in America’s past, and continue shaping the nation’s future. As needed.
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RLST 310 - Human Sexuality and Christian Marriage (3 credits)
Through lectures and outside readings, an attempt to illuminate the harmony within life, love, and human sexuality, particularly as this is expressed in theological and scriptural teachings, e.g., Genesis 1:27: “God created man in his image… male and female he created them”; a positive approach to sexuality and its integral relationship to human life, whether celibate or married. As needed.
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RLST 311 - Religious Ethics for a New Millennium (3 credits)
This course analyzes contemporary ethical issues by using (1) the wisdom of the world’s great religious stories (East and West); and (2) ethical insights in the present era that have drawn from these stories. Students will examine the role that religious experiences, narratives, and communities have played in promoting the ethical transformation of consciousness and behavior. As needed.
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RLST 313 - Hebrew Sacred Texts (3 credits)
This course aims to provide the student with information on the Hebrew Scriptures (the Old Testament) focusing on the Pentateuch (first five books of the OT), a brief review of the Historical Books, then a deeper examination of Wisdom Literature and the Prophetic Books. The student will have the opportunity to see the background of New Testament teachings rooted in their OT history.
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RLST 314 - Sacraments (3 credits)
An introduction to sign, symbol and ritual in Christian worship; an historical and theological review of the sacraments. As needed.
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RLST 315 - Science and Religion (3 credits)
This course is a provocative introduction to scientific and religion. Its goals are to explain current scientific and theological methods, to put forward a compatible evolutionary and theological description and explanation of “human nature,” and to show that science and theology offer category distinctions for a new schema of values.
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RLST 320 - Contemporary Islam (3 credits)
Contemporary Islam focuses on the role of Islam in the world of the 21st century. The course explores students’ questions and concerns about global Islam in all its diversity including answers to ultimate questions, moral issues, the role of women, Islamic movements, Islam in America, war and peace, and includes case studies of selected Islamic nations.
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RLST 330 - Death, Dying, and the Near-Death Experience (same as Philosophy 330) (3 credits)
This course examines philosophical and religious aspects of death and dying. The course begins with a discussion of the “meaning” of death and the significance of death as the final terminus of life. Further topics include: the stages of dying and bereavement; legal issues in death and dying; how the major world religions treat death and dying, and the significance and possible meaning of recent scientific inquiry into the near-death experience. As needed.
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RLST 340 - Franciscan History and Life (3 credits)
Since the beginning of Franciscan movement, Franciscans have debated whether they were true to Francis’ charisma and spirit. This course will take an in-depth look into the life of Francis of Assisi, his charisma and the charisma of the early Franciscans. In studying the spirit and charisma of Francis and his early followers, one will discover his/her own personal approach to the little man from Assisi.
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RLST 390 - Early and Medieval Church History and Architecture: Focus on Pilgrimage (3 credits)
This course aims to make clearer the policies of the Roman Catholic Church across Western Europe – and especially France - during the Middle Ages. In an introductory class on pre-historical times and Antiquity, we will examine the birth of spirituality and abstract thought in mankind, and then move along to the emergence and development of Christianity during the Roman Empire.
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RLST 395 - Christianity: Ancient Origins, Historical Transitions, and Global Transformations (same as History 395) (3 credits)
This course examines the people, movements, and ideas that led to Christianity becoming a global religion. Topics under consideration include, Jesus and the first Christians, Constantine and the Christian Empire, transitions from Christendom to the Reformation, and the global transformations of the Americas, Africa, China, Japan, India, and the South Pacific. As needed.
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RLST 396 - Healthcare in the Franciscan Tradition (3 credits)
This course is an investigation into how the Franciscan vision of health and illness can affect contemporary understandings of health care institutions and health care ethics. The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs), are used as a resource for moral guidance, drawn from the Catholic Church’s theological and moral teachings, on various aspects of health care delivery. Catholic professionals engaged in health care services find authoritative guidance on today’s pressing moral issues from these Directives, which reaffirm the Church’s teaching about the dignity of the human person. This course is based upon FRAN 310 , which is also offered for non-credit through the Institute for Contemporary Franciscan Life.
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RLST 398/399 - Religious Studies Internship (3-12 credits)
A practical application of classroom learning, preferably in an area of professional interest to the student. Students can complete internships in practically any setting, from government and public policy, to volunteer organizations like Goodwill or the Dorothy Day Center. No more than six credits are applicable to the minimum requirement for major; no more than three to minimum requirement for minor; additional credits counted as free electives. Prerequisite: Twelve credits in religious studies courses, and consent of the chair of the department.
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RLST 400 - Special Topics in Religion (3 credits)
A specific subject to be announced each time the course is offered, e.g., the Church today; the ecumenical movement; historical theology; Christology; significant issues in Christian morality; the Councils and Fathers of the Church; history and theory of religious education; the problem of prayer; mysticism; liturgy; the charismatic movement; and the lay apostolate. Students’ requests for treatment of a specific subject are invited. May be repeated for credit. As needed.
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RLST 401 - Special Topics in Religion (3 credits)
A specific subject to be announced each time the course is offered, e.g., the Church today; the ecumenical movement; historical theology; Christology; significant issues in Christian morality; the Councils and Fathers of the Church; history and theory of religious education; the problem of prayer; mysticism; liturgy; the charismatic movement; and the lay apostolate. Students’ requests for treatment of a specific subject are invited. May be repeated for credit. As needed.
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RLST 402 - Special Topics in Religion (3 credits)
A specific subject to be announced each time the course is offered, e.g., the Church today; the ecumenical movement; historical theology; Christology; significant issues in Christian morality; the Councils and Fathers of the Church; history and theory of religious education; the problem of prayer; mysticism; liturgy; the charismatic movement; and the lay apostolate. Students’ requests for treatment of a specific subject are invited. May be repeated for credit. As needed.
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RLST 403 - Special Topics in Religion (3 credits)
A specific subject to be announced each time the course is offered, e.g., the Church today; the ecumenical movement; historical theology; Christology; significant issues in Christian morality; the Councils and Fathers of the Church; history and theory of religious education; the problem of prayer; mysticism; liturgy; the charismatic movement; and the lay apostolate. Students’ requests for treatment of a specific subject are invited. May be repeated for credit. As needed.
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RLST 410 - Christian Service (1-6 credits)
At the discretion of the department, arrangements may be made to earn up to six credits for field work in pertinent Christian service areas. This service may include such diverse activities as hospital ministry, religious education, development and coordination of parish liturgies, service in state and county institutions, prison ministry, poverty, Habitat for Humanity, Mexican orphanage, and pro-life programs. Such service will be supervised and evaluated by department faculty in the light of career objectives of the student. Course paper required. Open only to majors or students taking a third course in religious studies beyond the core General Education requirements or those with academic concentration in Religious Studies. Fall, Spring, Summer.
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RLST 412 - Seminar (3 credits)
Scholarly sources and methods in religious studies through research, writing, and formal presentation of papers to seminar members. Required of all majors in Religious Studies. As needed.
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RLST 450 - Religion in Latin America (3 credits)
The course examines the history of Mexico, its people and religions, including the periods of the Conquest, Colonial period, Independence, Revolution, and the formation of the modern nation. The course looks at contemporary Mexico and its people and problems exploring the ethical-moral implications of historical and contemporary economic, political, social, and religious world-views, including polemical immigration issues.
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RLST 489 - Exit Exam (0 credit)
The exit exam is required majors in spring semester of their final year. It measures learning gains in: 1) Catholic and Franciscan history, culture, and theology; 2) the history, culture, and theology a major non-Christian religious tradition; and 3) theoretical perspectives related to the theological, social, ethical, and practical dimensions of religion. Spring.
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RLST 501 - Independent Study in Religious Studies (1-8 credits)
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Science |
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SCI 101 - Science for Active Citizenship (3 credits)
This course is designed to provide the students with a sense of the current extent of scientific research on areas that are relevant to their everyday life, e.g. health, nutrition, science of materials, thirst for knowledge, and how they relate to their lives as educated citizens.
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SCI 102 - Special Topics/Science & the Art of Discovery (1-3 credits)
This is a special topics course for developed for the Science & the Art of Discovery summer academy. Students will be challenged to conduct research and design a solution to a real world issue utilizing principles from green chemistry. Principles and projects involved in the academy are designed to complement the processes and principles that will be utilized in the Environmental Engineering Design Summer Academy.
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SCI 201 - Intro Traditional and Renewable Energy Technologies ENGT201 (3 credits)
This course explores both traditional and renewable energy generation technologies. Students will first learn the fundamentals of energy generation (conversion) and then specifically focus on traditional electricity generation technologies such as coal, natural gas, and nuclear as well as renewable resources such as wind, solar, and biogas. Field trips to local electricity generation plants are planned. Prerequisite(s): MATH 101 or higher Spring.
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Social Responsibility |
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CORE 403 - Senior Capstone in the Social Responsibility Minor
The Senior Capstone in General Education will serve in fulfillment of the requirement. However, completion of a minor in Social Responsibility requires the student to complete a General Education Senior Capstone which helps to integrate the Social Responsibility curricular and co-curricular experiences. Prior approval of the Capstone is necessary.
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SRES 300 - Gender and Language WS 300 (3 credits)
This course will address current or enduring issues related to the use of language (particularly as women employ and are defined by language), social responsibility, and social critical theory. WS 300 is required for the Women’s Studies major and counts as an elective within the Women’s Studies minor and the Social Responsibility minor.
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SRES 301 - Social Critical Theory (3 credits)
This course teaches students to challenge the status quo, question the values of the dominant culture, and change the ordinary way of thinking about social responsibility. Social critical theory asks questions that deal simultaneously with political, cultural, and moral dimensions of life in order to empower students to contribute to liberation and justice by getting people to come out of their “culture of silence.” Some of the social critical theorists studied will represent feminist, Marxist, or religious perspectives that are often silenced or at least marginalized by society.
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SRES 398 - Civic Engagement Internship (1-3 credits)
Participation in, or organization of, community groups explicitly involved in facilitating community (vs. individual) change.
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SRES 399 - Civic Engagement Internship (1-3 credits)
Participation in, or organization of, community groups explicitly involved in facilitating community (vs. individual) change.
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SRES 400 - Global Feminisms WS 400 (3 credits)
This course encourages students to think about women’s issues on a global scale, particularly activism on the part of and behalf of women. A seminar style course, Global Feminisms counts as an elective in the Women’s Studies major and minor, as well as the Social Responsibility minor. As needed.
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SRES 495 - Social Responsibility Special Topics (2-3 credits)
This course will address current or enduring issues related to Social Responsibility and social critical theory. SRES 495 will count as an elective within the minor. As needed.
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Social Work |
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SCWK 202 - Introduction to Women and Society (same as Sociology 202) (3 credits)
The historical, cultural, institutional, and sociological sources circumscribing the role women play in today’s society; myths and misunderstandings about women; the contributions of women in society. Open to men and women. Fall and Spring.
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SCWK 203 - Introduction to Social Welfare (3 credits)
Social welfare and the institutional approach to social work; a brief historical introduction to social services; social work values; an analysis of social welfare as a social system related to other systems; and an overview of settings in which social work is practiced. Fall.
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SCWK 205 - Gerontology (3 credits)
This course provides the student with an introduction to the study of the aged and aging in the context of contemporary American society. The student will derive both a theoretical and practical understanding of aging individuals and families and the aged as an increasing segment of society. Since gerontology is an interdisciplinary field of study, course content includes the social, psychological, physical/health, political and economic aspects of growing old. Spring.
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SCWK 220 - Case Management (3 credits)
This course explores the use of case management in public and private human services programs. Applicable to many professions, the course focuses on issues of eligibility, efficient use of community resources, program planning, and models of case management. Additionally, it discusses the role and function of individuals that provide case management.
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SCWK 221 - Crisis Intervention (3 credits)
This course will provide students with a basic understanding of crisis theory and crisis intervention. Students will become familiar with the characteristics of a crisis, assumptions of crisis theory and crisis intervention models. Students will also come away from this course with an understanding of the different types of clients and crises they face. Students will also develop a competency in working with clients of differing culture, race, and ethnic backgrounds. Students, for example, will understand the unique stressors recent immigrants confront and how social workers can implement culturally-sensitive crisis interventions. In addition, students will become familiar with the role of culture, ethnicity, and race in issues of depression, schizophrenia, violence, and illness and death and dying.
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SCWK 222 - Death and Dying (3 credits)
This course explores the universal and profound experience of death, dying, and bereavement to prepare the student to increase their understanding of the concept of death through exploration of death and dying in art, literature, philosophy, theology, and social sciences.
Terminal illness, the dying process, grief, and suicide are emphasized, as well as how these topics are influenced by race, class, gender, cultural values, and religious beliefs. Consideration will be given to the contextual perspective of death and dying with attention paid to the beliefs and needs of individuals, families, and communities as they relate to loss and mourning. Special topics (hospice, living wills, children’s bereavement, etc.) will be discussed.
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SCWK 223 - Groups in Theory and Practice (3 credits)
In this course students explore both task and treatment groups, including committees, teams, and advisory boards, as well as groups for education, socialization, treatment and remediation. The course contains both theoretical and experiential content.
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SCWK 224 - International Social Work (3 credits)
This seminar is designed for students interested in international social work practice and policy abroad or transnational or transcultural social work practice and policy in the United States with immigrants, refugees, international adoptions, advocacy work concerning international issues, etc. This seminar is also relevant to social work students who wish to apply principles of social development and asset-based community development in disenfranchised, marginalized and vulnerable communities anywhere.
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SCWK 310 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3 credits)
Systems approach to study of interaction of the individual and his environment in relation to families, groups, and larger social systems; the interrelationship between the biological and cultural characteristics of diverse groups and their life chances and life styles; the framework of social work practice which utilizes existing human and social resources in helping individuals and groups. Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 102 or SCWK 203 . Corequisite for Social Work majors: SCWK 315 . Fall.
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SCWK 314 - Social Welfare Policies, Programs, and Issues (3 credits)
An analytical approach to social welfare policies and issues, evaluated in the context of changing social systems and of social work’s concern with the development of human potential; conceptions of social welfare; the historical development of social welfare policies; emerging issues in social welfare; economic, socio-legal-political changes as they relate to policy formation; and the tasks, resources, and roles of the social work professional. Open to social work majors only. Prerequisite: SCWK 203 . Corequisite: SCWK 316 . Spring.
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SCWK 315 - Social Work Processes I (6 credits)
Integrates a systems/problem-solving/social justice approach to social work practice. Content includes knowledge, values and skills necessary for acquisition of basic competencies of the generalist professional social worker. Emphasis on assessment and intervention at the BSW entry level. Students attend class six hours per week and participate in volunteer service in an agency or a service project. Open to Social Work majors only. Prerequisite: SCWK 203 . Corequisite: SCWK 310 . Fall.
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SCWK 316 - Social Work Processes II (5 credits)
A continuation of assessment and interventive methods applicable for generalist social work practice at entry level with individuals, families, groups, and communities. Further development of practice skills with particular emphasis on developing an eclectic approach, role of the social worker, analysis of situation assessment, plan development, implementation and evaluation within a systems frame of reference. Students attend classes two days weekly for four hours and work in an agency for a full day weekly. This dual theory-practice approach serves as a link to the block field placement in the senior year. Open to Social Work majors only. Prerequisite: SCWK 315 . Corequisite: SCWK 314 . Spring.
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SCWK 320 - Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (same as Sociology 320) (3 credits)
Substance abuse, sociological factors concerning usage; supportive legislation, consumption levels, models of alcoholism, the psychosocial and medical aspects of addiction; treatment services and modalities in the context of comprehensive care; the problems of special populations; prevention and current research findings. Prerequisite: 100 or 200-level course in Social Work or Sociology and sophomore standing or above. Does not fulfill Sociology core requirement. Spring.
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SCWK 402 - Cultural Diversity in American Society (same as Sociology 402) (3 credits)
Explore issues of race, social class, and gender inequality from national as well as global perspectives. Examine the social structures that create systems of power and oppression. Investigate the intersection of gender, race, and social class, by taking into account multiple standpoints. Study concepts such as race-ethnicity, racism, white privilege, sexism, male privilege, institutionalized racism and sexism as well as policies, people, and practices aimed at social change. Prerequisite: SCWK 203 or SOC 101 or SOC 102 or SOC 202 . Spring.
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SCWK 425 - Social Work Field Instruction (15 credits)
Integrates systems/problem-solving/social justice approach to professional practice. Supervised experience in the application of social interventive methods in a social agency or community development program, integrated with a two-hour weekly seminar on campus. Tasks and responsibilities of social work and social welfare, in preparation for work in a human service area normally associated with social work, following completion of formal classroom instruction. Open to Social Work majors only. Prerequisites SCWK 314 , SCWK 316 . Fall.
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SCWK 426 - Senior Seminar (3 credits)
Designed to enhance transition from block placement (SCWK 425 ) to employment and/or graduate studies stressing competencies of the baccalaureate social worker. Expansion of organization and community practice via integration of systems/problem-solving/social justice approach. Involvement in community project. Prerequisite: SCWK 425 . Spring.
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SCWK 450 - Special Topics (3 credits)
Including issues in public health, crisis intervention, mental health treatment and intervention, death and dying, practice with diverse populations as well as others.
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SCWK 451 - Special Topics (3 credits)
Including issues in public health, crisis intervention, mental health treatment and intervention, death and dying, practice with diverse populations as well as others.
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SCWK 452 - Special Topics (3 credits)
Including issues in public health, crisis intervention, mental health treatment and intervention, death and dying, practice with diverse populations as well as others.
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SCWK 501 - Independent Study in Social Work (1-8 credits)
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SCWK 201 - The Family in Theory and Practice (3 credits)
This course will look at the interlocking institutions of gender, work and family. Sociological, biological and psychological theory is used as a base of knowledge for the course. The course studies contemporary American family life including courtship, mate selection, family life cycle, and family problems and the impact of social institutions such as work and social systems such as gender on the family. The course also emphasizes research into the family as well as beginning level practice skills for professionals. Fall.
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SOC 101 - General Sociology (3 credits)
The basic concepts and theories underlying the study of human society, emphasizing stability and changes in systems of social relations and in human culture. Fall, Spring.
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SOC 102 - American Society and its Problems (3 credits)
Analysis of selected social problems in America, their origins, and efforts to prevent and alleviate them; theoretical guidelines for better understanding of such problems. As needed.
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SOC 103 - Sociology through Film (3 credits)
This course will use film to introduce students to the sociological perspective. Documentary films, journalistic films, feature films, television episodes, and homemade videos serve as the centerpiece of the course. Their sociological importance will be explored through lecture, discussion, and readings. The course will not only explore sociology through film, it will also address the sociology of film, introducing students to the sociology of popular culture and giving students practice in sociological research methods.
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SOC 104 - Sin and Society (3 credits)
This course explores essential teachings surrounding the ways in which society decides what is to be considered right and what is wrong. The study of moral order is classical to sociology and remains a principle subject. Key social institutions will be examined including, but not limited to: religion, family, peers, media and school. Additionally, students will explore their own experiences in the area of right and wrong, while at the same time learning sociological approaches to this which include the seminal theory and research in this area.
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SOC 106 - Sociology through Film (3 credits)
This course will use film to introduce students to the sociological perspective. Documentary films, journalistic films, feature films, television episodes, and homemade videos serve as the centerpiece of the course. Their sociological importance will be explored through lecture, discussion, and readings. The course will not only explore sociology through film, it will also address the sociology of film, introducing students to the sociology of popular culture and giving students practice in sociological research methods.
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