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Course Catalog 2005-2006 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Oberlin College Courses
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POLT 218 - Marxist Analysis of Society and Politics
3 SS, WR
First Semester. What can Marxian social science contribute to understanding important political, social and economic questions in various countries? Topics may include: capitalist crisis; the state; class, in itself and also in relation to gender, race and nation; cities; development; the environment; globalization; ideology; post-modernity; social movements; and feasible socialist futures.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Mr. Blecher
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 221 - Third World Political Economies
3 SS, CD, WR
Second Semester. Case studies of development will include Mexico, Nigeria, Morocco, and South Korea. International institutions and issue regimes relevant to North-South relations will be explored. Requirements: midterm assignment, research paper, take-home final, group work, case study and other participation activities, ad hoc assignments.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Ms. Sandberg
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 224 - Topics in Contemporary African Affairs
3 SS, CD, WR
Second Semester. Students will examine (through the lens of comparative politics and international relations literatures) some of the major changes in political, economic, and social formations that are taking place in Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, and South Africa. Regional issues will be explored. U.S. foreign policy toward Africa will be explored. Student requirements include a research paper, mid-term assignments, group work, ad hoc assignments throughout the course, participation in case studies and other activities.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Ms. Sandberg
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 231 - European Political Theory: Classical to Early Modern
3 SS
First Semester. Examines the development of political theory in Europe from its emergence at the time of the Greek city-state until the end of the Medieval period. Major texts are analyzed not only in terms of their internal arguments and concepts, but also in relation to the differing social and political contexts in which each was written. Authors to be studied include: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and Machiavelli.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 30.
Mr. Wilson
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 232 - European Political Theory: Hobbes to Marx
3 SS
Second Semester. Examines main developments in European political theory from the emergence of the early nation-state until the era of industrial capitalist society. Through a close study of selected texts, the decline of absolutist theories of the state, the development of liberalism as the central political theory tradition, and of conservatism and socialism as critical responses to it, are studied. Authors include: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Bentham, J.S. Mill, and Marx.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 30.
Ms. Kruks
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 261 - Islam and Politics
3 SS, CD
First Semester. Explores the role of Islam in politics, primarily in the Middle East and North African regions. Focuses on the variety of understandings of the role of Islam as a religion in the politics of regional states, political parties, movements and conflicts. Examines in particular the rise of Islamism as a mobilizing ideology, and the role and variety of understandings of Jihad in contemporary discourse.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 25.
Mr. Medani
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 262 - Nation and State Building in the Middle East and North Africa
3 SS, CD
Next offered 2005-2006.
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 270 - Law and the Supreme Court in American Political Development
3 SS
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 301 - Seminar: Constitutional Law—The First Amendment
Second Semester. Contemporary First Amendment theory and practice. Topics include: First Amendment and the Internet; speech and symbolic action in public forums; hate speech; offensive and pornographic speech; free exercise of religion and separation of church and state; equal protection, and speech rights; government as speaker: arts grants and social policy; social construction and constitutional change; and balancing, feminist, and absolutist approaches to the First Amendment. Wide choice of paper topic.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One of the following courses, POLT 202, 270, 303, 103, 119, or consent of instructor.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Mr. Kahn
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 303 - Seminar: Equal Protection and Implied Fundamental Rights
3 SS
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 304 - Seminar: Political Psychology
3 SS
First Semester. Political psychology is an interdisciplinary field that employs social and cognitive psychological theories to examine the world of politics. Students in this seminar will explore several key approaches to understanding the psychology of political behavior and will examine the psychological origins of citizens’ political beliefs and actions from a variety of perspectives. Topics covered include: information processing, inter-group conflict, attribution, blame management, norms and values, heuristics, stereotyping and prejudice, and political communication.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Staff
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 305 - Seminar: The Presidency
3 SS, WR
Second Semester. The study of the American presidency provides an opportunity to examine the nature and interaction of historical, institutional, cultural, and political forces in the acquisition and exercise of political power. Specialized topics vary by year.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Two courses in American politics, one of which is POLT 204 or equivalent methodological training. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Mr. Dawson
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 312 - Seminar: Political Economy of Labor in Asia
Second Semester. How has labor been subordinated during the rapid economic rise of East and Southeast Asia? How has it resisted? We examine East and Southeast Asian capitalism, the role of the state, gender, and historical, sociological, cultural and exogenous factors in answering these questions. Cases include China, Japan, South Korea, and possibly India, Indonesia and/or others in Southeast Asia. We read and discuss books and articles during the first half of the term, and students produce research papers in the second half.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Mr. Blecher
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 315 - Seminar: Future of Organized Labor
3 SS
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 316 - Seminar: Post-Communist Transformations
3 SS
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 317 - Seminar: The Transformation of the Welfare State
3 SS, WR
Second Semester. This seminar examines the emergence of new, qualitatively different kinds of welfare states across the advanced capitalist world in the past two decades. The seminar will be comparative, examining the causes and consequences of the crisis and transformation of the welfare state in Western Europe and North America. Topics will include: welfare and healthcare reform, the feminization of the labor force, and the impact of globalization on welfare states.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Mr. Howell
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 328 - Seminar: Pirates, Priests and Protestors: Non-state Actors in 3 hours International Politics
3 SS
First Semester. Non-state actors have long influenced the use of violence, the creation of norms, and the distribution of wealth that guide relations among states. They increasingly challenge the traditional state system and thus the underlying structure of international politics. The course explores how non-state actors form and evolve, and under what conditions they become influential. Focus on NGOs, transnational advocacy networks, transnational corporations, private armies, and transnational criminal and terrorist networks. Influence areas include social policy, the environment, security, and human rights. Historical and contemporary cases.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 14.
Ms. Mani
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 329 - Seminar: Globalization
3 SS
Second Semester. This seminar will examine what is arguably the dominant trend of the post- Cold War world: the increasingly global nature of capitalism, together with the compression of the world through new technologies, and the consequences and reactions these trends have spurred. We will examine competing theoretical perspectives on globalization, and explore the impact on the Third World, labor, the environment, state sovereignty and world culture, as well as the rise of various movements as a result.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 14.
Mr. Crowley
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 331 - Seminar: Contemporary Political Theory
3 SS
First Semester. An intensive, critical examination of the works of several recent political theorists (Arendt, Habermas, Foucault, and others). Problems in the interpretation of texts, as well as the arguments of the authors themselves, will be addressed. Attention will be given to issues raised in recent debates about modernity and post-modernity, such as the nature of history, the possibility of progress, or whether we can still talk of social emancipation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Ms. Kruks
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 337 - Seminar: From Existentialism to Postmodernism: Recent French Political Thought
3 SS
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 339 - Seminar: Political Theory and Political Education
3 SS
Second Semester. This seminar engages with texts and debates about the politics of education and the educative functions of politics. The focus will be both on ‘older’ theories of political education (e.g. Plato, Locke, Rousseau, Dewey) and on recent and contemporary texts (e.g. Bloom, Freire, Gutmann, Nussbaum, Hooks).
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: POLT 231, 232, or 233. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12, juniors and seniors.
Mr. Wilson
Credits: 3 hours
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POLT 403 - Senior Honors
2-5 SS
First and Second Semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Staff
Credits: 2 to 5 hours
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POLT 404 - Senior Honors
2-5 SS
First and Second Semester.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Staff
Credits: 2 to 5 hours
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POLT 421 - Studies in Electoral Politics
2-3 SS
Second Semester. Research and writing seminar for Cole Scholar students who have been selected to participate in the Oberlin Initiative in Electoral Politics. The seminar will prepare students for their summer internships and familiarize them with the major scholarly and practical literatures concerning campaigns and elections.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Mr. Kahn, Ms. Sandberg
Credits: 2 to 3 hours
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POLT 422 - Projects in Electoral Politics
2-3 SS
First Semester. An analysis of electoral politics in light of social science theories and field work. Enrollment in this course is limited to Cole Scholars who have completed their summer internships under the auspices of the Oberlin Initiative in Electoral Politics.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Mr. Kahn, Ms. Sandberg
Credits: 2 to 3 hours
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POLT 995 - Private Reading
1-3 SS
Projects sponsored by Mr. Blecher, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Howell, Mr. Kahn, Ms. Kruks, Ms. Mani, Ms. Sandberg, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Wilson.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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PSYC 100 - The Study of Behavior
2 NS, 2 SS
First and Second Semester. This is a prerequisite course for most advanced courses in the department. A survey of contemporary research and theory in the study of behavior. Topics include: social psychology, social perception, behavioral measurement and individual differences, biological bases of behavior, motivation, classical and instrumental conditioning, sensory processes, perception, memory, thinking, language, cognitive and personality development, psychopathology and psychotherapy.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 160.
Staff
Credits: 4 hours
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PSYC 106 - Visual Communication
3 SS
First and Second Semester. An introduction to visual communication. This course will address questions such as: How is information effectively presented? What are principles of good graphic design? Using computer technology, students will learn how to create and evaluate the effectiveness of two and three dimensional visual communications. Visual communications will take the form of print publications, web sites, PowerPoint presentations, videos, animations, or interactive CDs. Evaluation will include basic research design and data analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
Mr. Carrier
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 108 - Psychobiological Perspectives on the Arts
3 SS, QPh
First and Second Semester. This course examines fundamental biological and psychological processes involved in the experience and creation of art. It adopts the perspective of the natural sciences to address questions such as: What are the biological and behavioral prerequisites for art? How and why did they evolve? How are sensory, perceptual, and cognitive systems organized to acquire and process information about the environment? How are motivational and emotional systems organized to direct and influence artistic behavior?
Prerequisites & Notes
Mr. Carrier
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 122 - Educational Psychology
3 SS
Second Semester. Introduction to principles and issues in educational psychology. Focuses include: pertinent aspects of child development, learning theory, learning in the classroom, educational tests and measurements, and learning styles and creativity. Applications to diverse student populations and students with behavioral difficulties will be explored.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 40.
Ms. deWinstanley, Mr. Friedman
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 200 - Research Methods I
4 NS, QPf
First and Second Semester. An introduction to research design and data analysis in the behavioral and life sciences. Topics include: scales of measurement, validity and reliability, experimental and non-experimental designs, descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, and statistical inference. Students use SPSS for creating files and performing data analysis. This course is intended for psychology and psychology-related majors and prospective majors. PSYC 300 should be taken in the following semester. Students must register for one of the lab sessions.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Enrollment Limit: 28.
Ms. Darling
Credits: 4 hours
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PSYC 204 - Cultural Psychology
3SS
First Semester. A survey of the rapidly growing field of cultural psychology, for students interested in the ways in which behavior, thoughts, and feelings of individuals are influenced by cultural context. Specifically, the course will examine the impact that culture has on child development, cognitive processes, emotional experiences, social behavior, health-related behaviors, and psychopathology. Applications to psychotherapy, negotiation, and organizational/work settings will also be explored.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Mr. Mayer
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 206 - Sensory Processes and Perception
3 NS
Second Semester. Sensory systems evolved so that the organism could acquire information about its environment in order to survive and reproduce. This course explores the structure and function of sensory systems and includes topics such as: sensory receptors; transduction; mapping of sensory magnitude, space and time, movement, and stimulus qualities; the relationship between sensory processes and perceptual experience. Class meetings will be interactive, and used for a variety of exercises, demonstrations, presentations, and other activities.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Mr. Carrier
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 211 - Personality: Theory and Research
3 SS
Second Semester. A survey of historical theory and current research in adult personality. We will examine the conceptual origin and current body of empirical knowledge relevant to personality processes and individual differences. Topics covered will include emotionality, introversion-extraversion, the self system, self-consciousness, self-efficacy, androgyny and gender identity, personality and health, and interpersonal behavior. Personality assessment and socio-cultural influences will be considered as well.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Note: Not open to students who have received credit for PSYC 210 or 212.
Ms. Sutton
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 214 - Abnormal Psychology
3 NS
First and Second Semester. A survey of the field of adult psychopathology, beginning with conceptual and methodological foundations of the study of disordered behavior, followed by an examination of the major categories of mental disorder. A scientific perspective will be emphasized throughout the course, although a variety of philosophical, socio-cultural, and legal controversies will be considered as well.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100; or NSCI 201 or 204.
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Mr. Porterfield
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 216 - Developmental Psychology
3 SS, WR
First and Second Semester. Research, issues, and theories of human development. Psychological topic areas, such as cognition, personality, and social behavior, will be related to the different age periods from infancy to adolescence, with a brief consideration of adulthood. The final part of the course will be devoted to social policy concerns and childhood psychopathology.
Prerequisites & Notes
Note: An optional laboratory, PSYC 302, may be taken with or after this course.
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Mr. Friedman
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 217 - Adolescence and the Transition to Adulthood
3SS
First Semester. Only in early infancy do minds, bodies, and abilities change as rapidly as they do between puberty and the end of college. This class surveys the concepts, methods, and research findings central to the study of adolescent development. Major areas of study include: fundamental changes in biological and cognitive processes, contextual changes in family, peers, school, work, and leisure, and psychosocial issues such as identity, sexuality, achievement, and problem behavior.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Ms. Darling
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 218 - Social Psychology
3 SS
Second Semester. This course surveys major theories and research traditions in social psychology. Topics covered will include: interpersonal attraction, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and helping behavior. Assignments are designed to encourage students to apply the ideas of social psychology to their own and others’ behavior. Research methodologies in social psychology will also be covered.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Enrollment Limit: 40.
Mr. Mayer
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 219 - Cognitive Psychology
3 NS
First and Second Semester. This course covers a variety of topics that deal with the scientific study of human cognition. Topics may include: perception, memory, learning, thinking, problem solving, language, and reasoning. Historical as well as contemporary perspectives will be discussed. Notes: An optional laboratory, PSYC 303, may be taken with or after this course. Not open to students who have received credit for PSYC 440.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100, NSCI 201, or NSCI 204.
Recommended Preparation: PSYC 200, or MATH 100, 113, or 114.
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Ms. deWinstanley, Ms. Hanna
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 221 - Environmental Psychology
3SS
Second Semester. An introduction to theory and research in environmental psychology and the emerging area of eco-psychology, with environmentalism and sustainability as overriding themes. Topics include: how cultural values relate to cultures of consumption, how self-definitions are related to environmentally-relevant behavior, how people cope with environmental problems, the psychological impact of urban versus rural living, and how architectural design impacts psychological well-being.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Mr. Mayer
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 230 - Health Psychology
3 SS.
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 300 - Research Methods II
4 NS, QPf
Second Semester. A continuation of PSYC 200, covering advanced experimental and correlational designs, quasi-reliability theory and latent variables. Analysis topics include factorial and repeated measurement analysis of variance, partial and multiple correlation/regression. Students are expected to complete complex data analysis projects using advanced SPSS statistical procedures. This course is intended for psychology and related majors and prospective majors. It should be taken in the semester following PSYC 200.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: PSYC 200; or MATH 113 or 114 and consent of instructor.
Ms. Frantz
Credits: 4 hours
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PSYC 301 - Personality/Social Psychology Laboratory
3 NS
Second Semester. Projects designed to parallel closely the process of professional research in personality and social psychology. Students will conduct their own research in groups, thus gaining experience in the activities common to all psychological research: hypothesis generation; research design; data collection, analysis, and interpretation; and report writing. The lab group will also engage in the use of computerized statistical analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 200.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 211 or PSYC 218.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Mr. Mayer
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 302 - Developmental Psychology Laboratory
1-3 SS
First and Second Semester. Experimental and naturalistic methods used to study children from infancy through adolescence. Content areas include: infant perception, attachment behavior, intelligence, cognitive development, moral development, and social interaction. Students will collect data, use computer routines to describe related data sets, and prepare laboratory reports. Number of credit hours relates to the number of reports required.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: To be taken in conjunction with or subsequent to PSYC 216 and 300.
Enrollment Limit: 8.
Mr. Friedman
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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PSYC 303 - Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology
3 NS, WR
First and Second Semester. This lab will introduce students to experimental methods used in cognitive psychology. Students will participate in experiments, collect data, and report research in the style and format of the American Psychological Association.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 200, and PSYC 219.
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSYC 300.
Enrollment Limit: 8.
Ms. deWinstanley, Ms. Hanna
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 305 - Human Psychophysiology
3 NS
First Semester. Psychophysiology is concerned with bodily responses as reflections of psychological traits, states, and processes. In this combination lecture-laboratory introduction to the field, students will study the form and function of major physiological response systems and gain laboratory experience in the recording, analysis, and interpretation of heart rate, blood pressure, skin conductance, EMG, EEG, and event-related brain potential data.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: PSYC 200 and familiarity with Microsoft Excel.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Mr. Porterfield
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 314 - Psychotherapy: Theory, Practice, and Research
3 SS
First Semester. An examination of theories, assumptions, and clinical procedures associated with the major approaches to individual psychotherapy. We will consider psychoanalysis, existential psychotherapy, client-centered therapy, Gestalt therapy, behavior modification, and cognitive-behavior therapy as well as therapies for special groups (e.g., children). The evaluation of therapeutic effectiveness and ethical issues will also be examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 211. PSYC 214 is strongly recommended.
Enrollment Limit: 25.
Ms. Sutton
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 401 - Research Discussion Group
1 SS
First Semester. The Research Discussion Group serves as a forum for faculty and students to present and discuss research projects conducted in the different sub-areas of psychology (e.g., cognitive, developmental, social, clinical). Meetings provide an opportunity for researchers to receive feedback and for students enrolled in the course to learn about the process of psychological research; how ideas are turned into studies and how studies lead to future research.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
Enrollment Limit: 8.
Staff
Credits: 1 hour
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PSYC 410 - Seminar in Sociocultural Psychology
3 SS, WR
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 420 - Seminar in Emotion
3 NS
Second Semester. In this seminar, we will explore theory and research pertaining to the origins, experience, expression, and influence of the “basic” human emotions. Discussions will be wide-ranging and material will be drawn from a variety of sources, but particular emphasis will be placed on the burgeoning field of affective neuroscience.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: NSCI 201 or 204.
Enrollment Limit: 10.
Mr. Porterfield
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 430 - Seminar in Social Conflict
3 SS
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 450 - Seminar in Attachment Across the Lifespan
3SS
Second Semester. Attachment theory is based on an ethological approach to understanding human behavior. It has been used to study the nature of parent-infant bonding, family influences on achievement in early and middle childhood, romantic relationships and marriage, and adults’ relationships with elderly parents. The goal of this seminar is to understand the theoretical roots and empirical research associated with this approach to studying development. Critiques of this approach and controversies about the nature and assessment of attachment will also be examined.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: PSYC 100, PSYC 200, PSYC 216, and consent of the instructor.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Ms. Darling
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 500 - Teaching Assistant
1 SS
Advanced majors may serve as teaching assistants in a lower-level course by invitation of the faculty member involved.
Prerequisites & Notes
Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading. Consent of instructor required.
Credits: 1 hour
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PSYC 501 - Practicum in Autism
2 SS
First and Second Semester. This class is an opportunity to work one-on-one with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD). The practicum focuses on developing a relationship with a child with ASD by working with him or her in their classroom at least once a week. Readings on the etiology and treatment of ASD will supplement the experiential component.
Prerequisites & Notes
Notes: CR/NE or P/NP grading. May be repeated for credit.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Ms. Sutton
Credits: 2 hours
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PSYC 502 - Practicum in Community Psychology
2 SS
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 2 hours
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PSYC 503 - Practicum in Educational Psychology
3 SS
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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PSYC 504 - Research Assistant
1-2 SS
Students may serve as research assistants in faculty or Senior Honors research projects by invitation of the faculty sponsor involved.
Prerequisites & Notes
Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading.
Consent of instructor required.
Credits: 1 to 2 hours
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PSYC 510 - Research Practicum: Cognitive Processes in Clinical Disorders
1-2 SS
Second Semester. A class designed to involve students in the conduct of professional research. Research will address attention and memory processes related to eating disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder. Students will read and discuss original research related to the topic and will be primarily responsible for implementing the experiments. Consent of instructor required.
Prerequisites & Notes
Notes: CR/NE or P/NP grading. May be repeated for credit.
Enrollment Limit: 8.
Ms. deWinstanley, Ms. Sutton
Credits: 1 to 2 hours
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PSYC 520 - Research Practicum: Advanced Issues in Social and 1-2 hours Environmental Psychology
1-2 SS
First and Second Semester. A class designed to involve students in the conduct of professional research. Research issues will broadly fall within the areas of social conflict, social/environmental issues, prejudice and discrimination, and perspective taking.
Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Note: CR/NE or P/NP grading. May be repeated for credit.
Ms. Frantz, Mr. Mayer
Credits: 1 to 2 hours
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PSYC 540 - Research Practicum: Cognitive Neuroscience
2NS
Second Semester. A class designed to involve students in the conduct of professional research. Research will address some aspect of human cognition or emotion, with an emphasis on physiological dependent measures. Students will master laboratory procedures and collect and process experimental data under the close supervision of the instructor. Some reading of relevant research papers and regular group meetings devoted to coordinating lab activities and discussing the ongoing research will be required. Consent of instructor required.
Prerequisites & Notes
Notes: CR/NE or P/NP grading. May be repeated for credit.
Mr. Porterfield
Credits: 2 hours
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PSYC 604 - Problems for Investigation
1-4 SS
Designed for the student who wishes to pursue independent work on a topic not usually covered by formal offerings. Normally, a bibliographic or theoretical research paper will be part of the course requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 100. Consent of instructor required.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
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PSYC 606 - Independent Research Problems
1-4 SS
Students may select an empirical research problem for individual investigation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PSYC 200 or equivalent. Consent of instructor required.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
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PSYC 608 - Empirical Honors Research
Consent of chair required.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program.
Note: Not more than eight hours may be taken in PSYC 608.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
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PSYC 612 - Theoretical or Bibliographic Honors Research
2-4 SS
Senior Honors Research.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Program.
Note: Not more than six hours may be taken in PSYC 612.
Consent of chair required.
Credits: 2 to 4 hours
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PSYC 995 - Private Reading
1-3 SS
Independent study of a subject beyond the range of catalog course offerings.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Completion of basic coursework in the selected topic area.
Note: Available to junior and senior majors.
Consent of instructor required.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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RELG 101 - Introduction to Religion: Religion as a World Phenomenon
3HU, CD
Second Semester. This course explores the nature of religion as mirrored in a number of traditions, which may include Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. After a brief survey of them, various theories are taken up to help identify common structures and functions that cut across religions. These structures, rather than specific beliefs, will be the points of comparison.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Mr. Dobbins
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 103 - Introduction to Religion: Material Religion
3HU, CD, WR
First Semester. Highlighting foundational approaches, this course introduces the study of religious systems of Southern Asian Hinduism and Buddhism, North American Christianities and Oceania by considering the circulation, veneration, and manufacture of material culture such as relics, icons and amulets. Accumulation, transaction, and disappearance of religious objects reveal how origins of traditions are imagined, how religious thought and practice are formed, and how substance and symbolism, ritual and exchange, and history and politics of production affect an aura of sacrality.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 30.
Ms. Gade
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 105 - Introduction to Religion: African Religions and Their Thought Systems
3HU, CD
First Semester. An introduction to the philosophical basis of African society through a study of various African Religions: traditional religions as well as Islam and Christianity, especially in their indigenized forms. This study also examines the underlying nature of African religious thought, the function of myth and ritual, and the complex and profoundly sophisticated African concepts of the spiritual universe. Consideration will be given to the relationship between religion and culture in various societies. Questions will be raised regarding the different ways religion is conceived in various cultures: African and non-African, Western and non-Western.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Mr. Miller
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 108 - Introduction to Religion: Women and the Western Traditions
3 HU, CD
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 201 - The Bible in the Christian Communities of Asia, Africa and Latin America
3HU, CD
Second Semester. This course traces the evolution of methods of biblical interpretation in Christian communities within Asia, Africa and Latin America. It will begin with an exploration of the reception and shaping of the Bible in pre-colonial Christian communities and move through communities established by western missionaries and finally focus on indigenous Christian communities in the post-colonial era. Several modes of biblical exegesis emerging from these three regions will be studied and critiqued. These include: cultural criticism, cross-textual hermeneutics, the dialogical model, multi-faith hermeneutics, the indigenous model and postcolonial criticism.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Ms. Chapman
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 205 - Hebrew Bible in its Ancient Near Eastern Context
3HU, CD
First Semester. An introduction to the literature, religion, and history of ancient Israel as contained within the Hebrew Bible and to the methods of interpretation used by modern scholars to understand this ancient text. Biblical writings will be studied within the context of other ancient Near Eastern religious, legal and literary texts. Thematic emphases will include: the emergence of monotheism, the divine/human relationship, the mediation of priest, prophet and king, and issues of canon. No previous knowledge of the Hebrew Bible is assumed.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is cross-referenced with JWST 205.
Enrollment Limit: 40.
Ms. Chapman
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 208 - New Testament and Christian Origins
3HU, WR
Second Semester. An introduction to the academic study of the New Testament in its ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts. This course explores early Christian writings as Jewish sectarian literature and as early Christian foundational scripture. Thematic emphases include: the diversity of early Christian writings, Christianity within first-century Judaisms, the evolution of the Jesus narrative, and the rise of institutional Christianity. No previous knowledge of the New Testament is assumed.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is cross-referenced with JWST 208.
Enrollment Limit: 40.
Ms. Chapman
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 226 - Modern Religious Thought in the West: 19th to mid-20th Century
3HU
Second Semester. An analysis of developments in Western philosophy of religion and theology from the 19th to the mid-20th century. Central topics to be examined include: theological responses to modern scientific and historical consciousness; secular critical analyses of religion; debates on the human condition; and efforts to address cultural and religious issues arising from the devastation of the two world wars. Some of the thinkers to be studied include: Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Buber, Tillich, R. Niebuhr, A. Cohen and J. Plaskow.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 40.
Mr. Kamitsuka
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 227 - Contemporary Religious Thought in the West
3 HU
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 228 - Recent Developments in Christian Theology
3 HU, CD
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 231 - Origins and Development of Hinduism
3HU, CD
First Semester. A study of the Hindu tradition in India, from its origins to the development of the later devotional movements. Textual study focuses on ritual hymns, renunciatory texts, devotional poems, and classical mythology. Attention is also paid to analysis of religious practices, especially as they vary according to social location and gender of adherents. Societal aspects of Hinduism to be explored include religious constructions of “caste,” notions of religious kingship, and gendered perceptions of the divine. The last section looks at the ways in which the early Buddhist movement developed out of Hindu roots.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Ms. Richman
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 233 - Religion in Modern India
3HU, CD, WR
Second Semester. A study of the effect of colonial rule and social change on Indian religious traditions. We examine theological tracts and debates, mythological and ritual texts, oral traditions, and contemporary novels about religion. Topics include: social mobility and orthodoxy, religious roots of the Gandhian movement for independence, changing rituals within the joint family, religion in the present-day political sphere, and Hinduism in the West.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Ms. Richman
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 235 - Chinese Thought and Religion
3 HU, CD
First Semester. A historical survey of the three major religious and philosophical traditions of China: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Attention is given to how each comprehends the world, and translates its ideal into philosophical thought, religious practice, and social and moral imperative. Interaction and mutual borrowing among the three will be examined to show how each was changed or inspired by the others and matured under their influence.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is cross-referenced with EAST 151.
Enrollment Limit: 65.
Mr. Dobbins
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 236 - Japanese Thought and Religion
3HU, CD
Second Semester. A survey of the development of Shinto and Buddhism in Japan and the roles they play in Japanese culture and society. Among the topics discussed are the ancient myths of Shinto, the transmission of Buddhism to Japan, the emergence of native forms of Buddhism (e.g. Zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren), and the use of Shinto as a nationalistic ideology.
Prerequisites & Notes
Identical to EAST 152.
Enrollment Limit: 65.
Mr. Dobbins
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 245 - Modern Moral Issues in Religious Perspective
3 HU
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 247 - Feminist Ethical Issues
3 HU, CD, WRi
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 249 - Issues in Medical Ethics
3 HU
Second Semester. This course offers an analysis of selected issues in medical ethics and the methods of ethical reasoning used to study these issues, focusing on attendant religious, moral, and legal questions. Topics to be addressed include such issues as death and dying, medical research and human experimentation, privacy and informed consent, genetic engineering, and public health and the allocation of scarce resources.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 40.
Ms. McClure
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 250 - Introduction to Judaism
3 HU, CD
First Semester. A theoretical introduction to Judaism as a religious system. Special attention will be paid to the historical development of the religion through interpretation of traditional texts and ritual practices.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is cross-referenced with JWST 150.
Enrollment Limit: 40.
Mr. Socher
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 252 - Medieval Jewish Thought: Law, Mysticism and Philosophy
3HU, CD
Second Semester. An interpretive study of main trends in Jewish thought, from the 9th through the 16th centuries. The course will cover post-talmudic developments in Halacha (Jewish law); biblical exegesis; the competing theological systems of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) and philosophical rationalism; and inter-religious influence and polemics. Special attention will be paid throughout the course to the interpretation of ritual.
Prerequisites & Notes
Identical to JWST 152.
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Mr. Socher
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 255 - Theology, Science and the Secularization of Europe (1200-1800)
1.5HU, 1.5SS, WR
First Semester. This course examines claims about the secularization of Europe and European thought. We will also explore the impact of theology and science on conceptions of law, civil society and state power in the medieval and early modern periods. The course will be held in a mixed lecture-discussion format. Readings will include landmark historical reinterpretations of the period as well as primary historical sources.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is cross-referenced with HIST 205 and JWST 255.
Enrollment Limit: 45.
Mr. Miller, Mr. Socher
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 258 - Introduction to the Qur’an
3HU, CD Second Semester. Introduction to the Qur’an, the sacred scripture of the Islamic religious tradition. Topics include: approaches to the idea of revelation and the history of the written text, its overall content and themes, development of Qur’anic Sciences such as grammar and interpretation, the style and poetics of the Qur’an, and the Qur’an as a source of law, theology, aesthetics, politics, and practices of piety such as recitation. Emphasis on reading the Qur’an in English-language interpretation.
Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 30.
Ms. Gade
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 258 - Introduction to the Talmud: Argument and Interpretation
3 HU, CD, WR
Second Semester. The Talmud is a sprawling multi-volume compendium of rigorous legal argument, ingenious and fanciful biblical interpretations, rabbinic anecdotes, jokes, and deep moral and theological investigations. Compiled between 200 and 600 CE, it has been the most important generative force in Jewish religion and culture for the following two millennia. Exemplary texts will be studied (in English translation) with an emphasis on developing students’ skills in close reading and critical discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes
Identical to JWST 258.
Enrollment Limit: 35.
Mr. Socher
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 261 - Gender Theory and the Study of Religion
3 HU, CD
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 262 - Feminist Religious Thought in Multicultural Perspective
3 HU, CD
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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RELG 263 - Roots of Religious Feminism in North America
3 HU, CD
Prerequisites & Notes
Next offered 2006-2007.
Credits: 3 hours
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