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MLS 5000 Introduction to Liberal Studies
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Acquaints students with the various perspectives contained within liberal studies.<p>A second, thematic and interdisciplinary seminar is chosen from a range of three special courses, which vary in content from term to term.<br> | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5010 Seminar in the History of Ideas
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Explores problems and questions concerning human values and experiences from the point of view of philosophy and/or religious studies. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5020 Seminar in Study of Society/Change
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Examines aspect f of human experience through the social sciences. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5030 Seminar in Study of Culture/Society
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Addresses literature and the fine/performing arts as expressions and reflections of human experience in a social context. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5050 Directed Studies
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Topic determined in consultation between the faculty member and the student. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5060 Final Project
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Under the direction of a faculty mentor, the student produces a substantive, integrative project that is submitted for the critical consideration of his or her colleagues.<br> | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5111 Academic Study of Religion
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This course introduces students to the discipline of religious studies and explains how it differs from theology. It outlines the history of the discipline from the 19th century onwards and the view of those writers (like Friedrich Schleiermacher, Rudolph Otto, and Mircea Eliade) who have contributed to its growth and development. Contributions to major areas of study such as the essence, origin, function, and language of religion are discussed. Further, the various methods used in religious studies (such as the historical, phenomenological, and linguistic) are examined and evaluated. How these methods are applied to the study of various religious fields, such as religious experience, the concept of God, and human nature and destiny, are a major focus of the course. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5120 Modern Roman Catholic Theology
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Exploration of traditional and modern Roman Catholic theology since Vatican II. Focus on the theologies of Karl Rahner, Francis Fiorenza, David Tracy, and Elizabeth Johnson. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5130 Christian Ethics
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An in-depth study of several methods used in the development of Christian ethics and the underlying assumptions of such methods. Contemporary issues are used to illustrate the diversity that constitutes Christian Ethics. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5132 Sexuality and Love in Christian Thought
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The nature of human sexuality and its relationship to love. Contemporary theories of psychosexual development. History of Christian teaching regarding sex. Changing attitudes toward sexuality, homosexuality, married love and celibacy. Sexuality and gender roles. Sexual love and its relationship to religious love. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5140 Organized Crime
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A study of the impact of organized crime as a social and economic problem with special attention to the role of the criminal justice system as an ameliorative agent. History, nature and extent of various types of organized crime in the United States and abroad. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5150 Christian Gospels
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A critical, scholarly introduction to the four gospels of the Christian Testament (New Testament) and to the other gospels not included in the Christian Bible.<br> | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5170 Judiasm
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An introduction to the essentials of basic Judaism: beliefs, practices, customs, ceremonies, holidays, and institutions of the Jewish people. Current trends in contemporary Jewish life, as well as the concerns of the Jewish people are examined.<br> | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5180 Buddhism
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History of Buddhism from its origins to later manifestations and differentations into Mahayana and Theravada. Major philosophical schools and Buddhist institutions in South and East Asia. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5190 Literature and Crime
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This course will discuss the unique relationship that exists between literature and crime. This course will also discuss the dynamic facets of crime through the reading of literary works. The symbiotic nature of crime and literature will be constructed through an interactive process. The mystery of this symbiosis will be uncovered by drawing on the combined knowledge of the past, present and future.<p>This course will also examine practical examples of forensic literary analysis that have been applied to real world situations that have led to discovery and attribution. This is not a class in literary criticism, but instead a course in the use of literature as a tool to understanding crime and criminological theory, taught by a criminologist. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5200 Advanced Topics in Philosophy
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The content of the course will vary with the instructor and the semester in which it is offered, but in all cases it will involve a more sophisticated and in-depth treatment of a major figure in philosophy, and/or a major theme or issue.<br> | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5220 Evidence and Criminal Procedure
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Rules of evidence of particular importance at the operational level in law enforcement. Criminal procedure in important areas such as arrest, search and seizure and force. Supreme Court decisions affecting law enforcement closely analyzed. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5230 Christianity and World Religions
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An introduction to the major religious traditions of the world. After an introduction to the study of religion, this course explores the cultural and historical settings and the various forms of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Special attention is given to the spirituality and values fostered by each. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5240 Feminist Biblical Interpretation
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Female subordination/male dominance, images of God, power and leadership in institutional religion, differences in the ways African Americans and white Americans read the Bible. Women in Israelite societies, in early Judaism, in the Jesus movement, and in Gnosticism. Major American and European feminist/womanist literary criticism. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5260 Gangs and Juvenile Delinquent Group
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Covers the history of street gangs and other deviant social groups, including cults and drug cartels, in a global c context but with primary focus on the U.S. Students will be introduced to gang-related issues such as: the influence of the media, peers, socioeconomic status, drugs and drug dealing, neighborh9od affiliation, public-housing, and schools on street gang formation, norms, and migration patterns. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5390 Reforms and Utopias
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This course explores the origins, ideologies, tactics, and outcomes of major utopian communities and reform movements in the United States during the nineteenth century. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5400 Cross-Cultural Socialization
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Designed to promote understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures in America, this course also examines such issues as ageism, racism, sexism and the disparity of power. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5402 Contemporary Sociological Theories
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Studies sociological theories which are also relevant to psychology, political science, economics, history, social work and criminal justice as well as to the biological sciences. Historical and contemporary theories are considered. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5410 Constitutional Law
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A case law course on the American constitutional system. Topics include: presidential and congressional powers; impeachment; federal-state relations; major state powers; commerce and general welfare clauses. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5420 Problems in Social Ethics
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The positions of major Christian thinkers on the responsibilities of men and women toward each other, government, the legitimacy of dissent, issues of justice. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5430 Principles and Issues: Child and Adolescent Development
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Fundamental theories, principles of development and research trends as they apply to child and adolescent development. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5435 History and Systems in Psychology
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Survey of the history of psychology from the ancient Greeks to the present. General theoretical systems of psychology including Associationism, Structuralism, Behavioralism and its offshoots. Gestalt theories, Phenomenalism and Existentialism, Psychoanalytic and related schools. Hormic and Holistic Psychologies. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5440 Society and Education
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A critical review of societal changes in contemporary American society and their impact and implications on the structure of American education. Examination of various movements designed to meet these changes and projections for schools of the future including the status of the American teaching profession, the cultural diversity of the school, and multi cultural education.<br> | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5442 Educational Policy Studies
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Educational policies that affect the contemporary American school. An analysis of the policy development process through conflicting visions with a special emphasis on thee role of philosophy of education as a factor driving policy decision-making in education. Students engage in policy decision-making situations required by educational professionals. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5460 Money and Capital Markets
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Introduction to international financial system, balance of payments, exchange rates and external currency markets. Course topics include: the nature and economic role of money and credit, financial intermediation and its control by monetary authority, financial markets, institutions and instruments, interest rate theory, level and term structure, yield curve strategies, control of monetary aggregates and their relationship to employment and prices, and controversies in monetary policy. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5480 Topics in African-American History
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An intensive examination of selected topics or periods in African-American history, such as the Atlantic slave trade, slavery, black abolitionists, the emancipation experience, life in the segregated South, the urban experience, the civil rights movement, African-American culture, and black nationalism. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5490 Slavery and Sectionalism 1815-1861
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An examination of the dramatic transformation and expansion of the United States between 1815 and 1861, with a focus on the growing sectional tensions that emerged over slavery. Major topics include the rise of mass politics and the Second Party System, the emergence of mass culture, the market revolution in the North, the growth and maturation of slavery in the South, movement for reform, westward movement, and the growing division between North and South.<br> | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5500 Religion and Psychology
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An exploration of the interface between psychology and religion, as each addresses such issues as the nature of human beings, the development of conscience, freedom, the quest for meaning, the origins of the idea of God, the nature of faith, etc. A blend of readings from both disciplines will be included, with special attention to humanistic psychology and its approach to the problem of becoming fully human and fully alive. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5540 Gender and Religion
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Examination, from women's perspective, of women's experience in various religious traditions. The relationship between religious definitions of women and their social status. Feminists' and womanists' critical theories relating to dogmas, traditions and ethics. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5550 Poets, Mystics and God
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The reality of the divine, as revealed to the great mystics and poets of the western tradition, including Juliana of Norwich, St. John of the Cross, Gerard Manley Hoskins, and T.S. Eliot. Beginning with such classic studies as those of William James and Evelyn Underhill, the course examines mysticism in the Jewish and Christian scriptures as well as its later manifestation. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5570 Spiritual Autobiographies
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A careful reading of some of the great religious autobiographies, beginning with The Confessions of St. Augustine and proceeding on to such 20th century classics as the works of Gandhi, Dorothy Day, and Anne Frank. Each student also writes an account of his or her own spiritual journey up to the present. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5580 Theology of the Imagination
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A study of human creativity and the way the imagination works to disclose the divine. The role of imagining in dreams, scientific discovery, art and literature are explored en route to a deeper understanding of the process of religious revelation.<br> | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5590 Violence, Nonviolence and Religion
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Exploration of different relationships between religion and violence through the consideration of various theories about the origins and nature of violence. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5620 Religion and Film
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Introduction to the task of interpreting film theologically. Emphasis on the ways in which cinematographic techniques can convey religious meanings and perspectives. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5650 Topics in Gender
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Topics courses examine texts brought together under a particular interpretive approach, as well as the cultural contexts and factors that influence the creation, consumption, and evaluation of literary works. Emphasis also is given to the ways in which literature can shape those contexts. The specific emphasis of any "topics" section will be announced in the schedule book, but the titles below indicate the focus of each course. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5663 Gender in Asian Religions
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Diverse Asian traditions such as Hindu traditions, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Shinto, and shamanism, are often intertwined with one another. Together they present a complicated mixed picture when it comes to women and gender relation. This course focuses on the tension between the elevation of the life-giving feminine, the cosmic subordination of women in the male scripts, and the confluence and contestation among different sub-traditions. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5670 Topics in U.S. History
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A reading or research seminar involving an intensive examination of a particular topic in U.S. history. Term content varies. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5700 Economic Development
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An explanation of alternative approaches to economic growth for both developed and underdeveloped countries. Focuses on: meaning, measurement and theories of development; factors contributing to economic growth, government policies, welfare issues in economic development and a critique of current development policies. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5880 Abolitionist Workshop
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A workshop approach to the problems and issues of research and writing in African-American history, using the resources of the Black Abolitionist Archives. Students work collaboratively on ongoing projects examining personalities, communities, and social movements between 1830 and the end of the Civil War. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5920 Violence in the Workplace
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An examination of various categories of workplace violence, including both worker-instigated and outsider-instigated. A look at the relative roles of organizational climate compared to person-centered variables as factors in producing workplace aggression. Programs to reduce workplace aggression are also examined. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5940 Introduction to Public History
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Aimed at students interested in career opportunities in History beyond teaching and the law. Readings, projects, speakers, and field trips will introduce students to work in museums, archives, editing and publishing, historic preservation agencies, and historical societies. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5960 Topics in Public History
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A reading or research seminar involving an intensive examination of a particular topic in public history, such as archives, museums, editing and publishing, and historic preservation. Term content varies. May be repeated for credit when topic changes. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5970 Topics in Theology
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Topics may include Contemporary Christologies; Protestant Theology; Modern Christian Theologians; or the Theology of Karl Rahner. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MLS 5980 Topics in Ethics
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Topics may include Ethics and Economic Theories; Theology, Ethics and Health Care; Contemporary Ethical Theories; or American Religious Social Thought. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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