2014-2015 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    May 17, 2024  
2014-2015 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


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Psychology

  
  • PSY 682 - Physiological Processes and Health Psychology

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Graduate level introduction to basic human physiology within the context of health psychology. Particular focus on multi-directional interactions between physiological processes, behavior, and psychological variables. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 691 - Meta-Analysis

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Statistical procedures, as well as practical issues involved in the conduct of meta-analyses. Permission of Instructor.
    PREREQ: PSY 655 
  
  • PSY 693 - Advanced Personality

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Concepts and research in the development, motivation, and organization of personality. Recent empirical findings.
  
  • PSY 696 - Neuropsychology

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Theoretical, empirical, and clinical diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of individuals with neurological disturbance. In-depth study of human brain function and dysfunction. Implications for new theory, research, and treatment. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 730 - Seminar in Experimental Psychology

    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Discussion, readings, and projects in experimental psychology. Topics vary. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 734 - Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Infant and child behavior. Research methods and strategies, empirical relationships, theories of child development, and theories of behavior. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 736 - Developmental Psychology: The Adult Years and Aging

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Developmental theory relating to the adult years and aging. Developmental trends in such areas as psychomotor function, performance, abilities motivation, personality. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 737 - Experimental Psychology: Cognition and Human Aging

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Basic and applied experimental psychological research in the area of cognition and human aging. Emphasizing aging and perception, attention, learning, memory, and intelligence. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 745 - Introduction to Psychotherapy

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Major approaches to adult psychotherapy and their relationship to personality development and change. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 746 - Survey to Psychotherapy Research

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Seminar on research philosophies, experimental designs, methodological issues, and major findings in psychotherapy research. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 756 - Experimental Design and Statistical Methods II

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Correlational and survey research design. Reliability, bivariate correlation, partial and part correlation, bivariate regression, multiple regression, and logistic regression. Statistical mediation and moderation. Introduction to bootstrapping.
    PREREQ: PSY 655 
  
  • PSY 757 - Multiple Correlation and Regression

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Regression versus correlation models. Interpreting regression coefficients, and multiple, partial, and semipartial correlation coefficients. Choosing and cross-validating models. Locating outlying and influential cases. Computer packages and extensive application to behavioral science data.
    PREREQ: PSY 756 
  
  • PSY 761 - Introductory Seminar in School Psychology

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Scientist-practitioner model: theory, research, legal and ethical issues in databased practice of school psychology. Roles, functions, and goals. Service-delivery approaches within educational and sociocultural contexts. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 762 - Cognitive Intellectual Assessment

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Theory and research on intellectual change and standardization of intelligence tests. Experience in administering, scoring, and interpreting recent measures of intelligence and cognitive functioning in practicum component. Measurement, bias, legal and ethical issues in assessment component. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 763 - Direct Academic Assessment

    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Direct assessment of children’s academic performance using curriculum-based measures and systematic observation. Research comparing direct assessment to norm-referenced testing and legal and ethical issues in using direct assessment for classification and intervention. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 764 - Socioemotional Assessment

    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Research on socioemotional assessment from multiple theoretical perspectives. Experience administering, scoring, and interpreting diverse measures of socioemotional functioning. Measurement, legal, and ethical issues in assessment for classification and intervention. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 765 - Principles of Behavior Modification

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Experimental and theoretical advances in learning relevant to the management of clinical phenomena. Operant and classical conditioning, modeling, aversive controls, extinction, and issues in behavior therapy. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 775 - Seminar in Social Psychology

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Discussion, readings, and projects in selected topics in social psychology. Permission of instructor.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 777 - Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: NEU 777 
    The science of how thought processes are instantiated in the brain including advanced techniques for behavioral and neural data and approaches for linking them together. Applications that demonstrate the brain-behavior relationship.
  
  • PSY 778 - Readings in Neuroscience

    0-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: BEN 613 , BIO 624 , CSD 753 , NEU 613 
    A literature-based team-taught course focusing on in depth discussions of classical or recent papers of exceptional import to neuroscience. Students will complete weekly readings assigned by faculty and participate in a 3-hr/wk groupfacilitated discussion
  
  • PSY 779 - Interdisciplinary Methods of Neuroscience

    0-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: BEN 614 , BIO 625 , CSD 754 , NEU 614 
    A practical interdisciplinary survey course whereby neuroscience faculty introduce students to a wide array of methodologies, including molecular, cellular, developmental, systems, behavioral, and cognitive neuroscientific approaches to investigate basic, pre-clinical, translational, and clinicalquestions to unravel the relationship between brain and behavior.
  
  • PSY 780 - Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Multivariate statistical model-building and applications of structural equation modeling techniques to date in the behavioral and psychological sciences. Path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural regression models.
    PREREQ: PSY 756 
  
  • PSY 840 - Advanced Practicum in Clinical Health Psychology

    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Health psychology field placement. Practicum experience in multidisciplinary settings. Interviewing, brief intervention, ethics, diversity, contemporary issues in the field. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 843 - Seminar in Psychopathology

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Discussion, readings, and projects on selected topics in psychopathology and related areas. Presupposes a knowledge of personality theory and abnormal psychology. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 847 - Practicum in Psychotherapy

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theory, technique, and supervised experience in conducting psychotherapy. Supervision and training of novice psychotherapists. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 849 - Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    For advanced students in psychological diagnosis and treatment. Supervised experience in counseling, play therapy, group therapy, and psychological diagnosis with children and adults. May be taken for a maximum of six credits.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 851 - Clinical Therapy Experience Practicum

    0 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Clinical psychology graduate students will conduct intake assessments, psychotherapy, and interventions as necessary with clients in the Psychological Services Center or other placement. They will receive supervision and develop their clinical intervention skills.
  
  • PSY 853 - Experimental Design and Statistical Tests

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Experimental design and appropriate statistical tests. Use of the analysis of variance and covariance techniques.
  
  • PSY 854 - Statistical Analysis in Research Design

    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Applications of logic transformation to models for binary responses and design of observational studies. Issues of reliability, research design, and analysis.
    PREREQ: PSY 853 
  
  • PSY 857 - Multivariate Analysis

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Statistical techniques dealing with situations in volving many variables. Multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, canonical correlations, and classification procedures.
  
  • PSY 860 - Topics in Psychology

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Special topics of current interest. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be taken for credit three times. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • PSY 861 - Consultation Processes

    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Research on consultation processes from diverse theoretical perspectives. Laboratory involving role playing and simulation of stages of consultation. Ethical and legal issues of indirect service delivery.
  
  • PSY 862 - Consultation Practicum

    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Supervised practical experience in consultation process: problem identification and analysis, treatment implementation, and process and outcome evaluation. Databased indirect service delivery consistent with ethical and legal guidelines.
  
  • PSY 863 - Developmental Psychopathology

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Developmental perspective on problems of childhood adjustment from infancy to adolescence. Theoretical concepts of etiology, descriptive characteristics, differential diagnosis, and intervention approaches for each disorder. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 865 - Behavioral Assessment: Research and Theory

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Theoretical and empirical issues in assessing interaction between people and environments. Direct observation in naturalistic and analogous settings, interviews and other self-report measures, and psychophysiological measures. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 866 - Behavior Theory Practicum

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Review of literature, research, and ethical/legal issues concerning the treatment of children’s learning and adjustment problems using behavioral principles. Supervised experience in behavioral assessment, treatment implementation, and outcome evaluation.
    PREREQ: PSY 765  OR PSY 865 
  
  • PSY 870 - Internship in School Psychology

    0-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Supervised internship in school and/or other child/youth agency. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 880 - School Psychology Practicum

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Supervised experience in school settings, applying direct and indirect psychological services with outcome evaluation. Consideration of legal and ethical issues and broader community context for child-related services. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 894 - History and Systems Psychology

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Detailed treatment of principal forces that have played an important role in the evolution of modern psychology. Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 895 - Theories of Health and Behavior

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Major theories of health and behavior, including issues in theory construction and model building are examined. Practical exercises teach theory integration in designing behavior change interventions in behavioral medicine, health promotion, and disease prevention. Permission of instructor is required.
  
  • PSY 896 - Neuropsychological Assessment

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Neuropsychological assessment with administration of neuropsychological test batteries to adults and children with suspected neurological problems. Case analysis, interpretation, and report writing. Permission of Instructor.
    PREREQ: PSY 596
  
  • PSY 899 - Projects in Psychology

    3-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Permission of Instructor.
  
  • PSY 970 - Experience Credit

    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 990 - Independent Study

    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 996 - Internship in Clinical Psychology

    0-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Supervised internship at an accredited clinical psychology internship site.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 997 - Masters Thesis

    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • PSY 999 - Dissertation

    1-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Permission of Instructor.
    Repeatable

Painting

  
  • PTG 503 - Drawing and Painting for Non-Art Majors

    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: DRW 503 
    Fundamental concepts and techniques of painting and drawing.
  
  • PTG 504 - Drawing and Painting for Non-Art Majors

    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: DRW 504 
    Fundamental concepts and techniques of painting and drawing.
  
  • PTG 555 - Drawing Research

    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: DRW 555 
    Drawing as an expression and creative art form.
    PREREQ: PTG 455 OR 456
  
  • PTG 582 - Painting Research

    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Advanced research.
  
  • PTG 585 - Painting Materials Techniques

    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Advanced study in use of studio materials and techniques used by painters; pigments, binders, for oil paint, acrylics, polymer resins, casein, pastels, water color, egg tempera, fresco. Independent research problems are assigned.
  
  • PTG 650 - Drawing, Graduate

    1-12 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: DRW 650 
    Drawing as self-contained expression through contemporary and historical investigation of materials and techniques.
  
  • PTG 660 - Painting, Graduate

    1-12 credit(s) Every semester
    Studio work and in-depth examination of professional practice through individual and group critiques with faculty and visiting artists. Includes scholarly investigations through readings in contemporary and historical criticism. Permission of instructor
    Repeatable
  
  • PTG 661 - Color and Pictorial Design Research Problems

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Color focused pictorial design projects or paintings directed by student/faculty interaction and guidance. Emphasis on personal research in chromatic space and form, either two- or three-dimensional, utilizing pigments or colored light. Permission of instructor
  
  • PTG 666 - Materials and Techniques Research Problems

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    A program of individual technical research that delves into the diverse methods and materials of both the past and present, used in the production of two dimensional art forms. Permission of instructor
  
  • PTG 760 - Painting, Graduate

    1-12 credit(s) Every semester
    Continuation of PTG 660 .
  
  • PTG 996 - Final Presentation

    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Final presentation accompanied by written statement, culminating in an oral examination for M.F.A. or M.I.D. degree. Taken during final semester upon advisor’s approval.
  
  • PTG 997 - Masters Thesis

    0-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Formal master’s thesis. Written document exhibiting substantive and original research. Planned under direction of major departmental advisor.

Queer Sexuality

  
  • QSX 746 - Queer Rhetorics

    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: CCR 746 , CRS 746 , WGS 746 
    Explores contemporary queer scholarship and activism from a rhetorical perspective. Analyzes purposes, arguments, tropes, figures, exigencies, modes of delivery, and audiences in historical and transnational contexts

Recording and Allied Entertainment

  
  • RAE 500 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • RAE 505 - Entertainment Industry Exploration

    1-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Each student determines their own personalized path of learning in a structured mentored academic environment with an emphasis on any and all aspects of the entertainment industry.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • RAE 600 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • RAE 601 - Audio Arts Graduate Survey

    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Foundational widescreen view of the business of audio and music in entertainment media. Creative processes, industry careers, revenue streams, and studio theory will be introduced.
  
  • RAE 610 - Audio Arts Colloquium

    1 credit(s) Every semester
    A three-phase course taught in one-credit increments designed to give Audio Arts students a grounding in the fields of culture of audio arts and music-related media.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • RAE 675 - Audio Arts Industry Practicum

    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Students work in a professional audio arts setting for a minimum of six weeks, while participating in online discussions and doing a research paper on the industry.
  
  • RAE 690 - Independent Study

    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable

Recorder

  
  • RDR 520 - Recorder Instruction

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For non-music students.
  
  • RDR 525 - Recorder Instruction

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • RDR 526 - Recorder Instruction

    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.

Reading and Language Arts

  
  • RED 511 - Adolescent Literature

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction that meet the emotional, intellectual and social needs and interests of young people in middle, junior high, and high schools. Personal reading as well as curriculum-related literature.
  
  • RED 512 - Children’s and Adolescent Literature

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    This course will explore the history of, characteristics of, benefits of, and problems surrounding the genres of children’s and adolescent literature. The course will familiarize students with a variety of texts written for children and young adults and give a historical and theoretical background for the teaching of literature. First offered in Summer 2015
  
  • RED 547 - Childrens Literature

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    History of literature for children; selection of books for children of different age groups. Methods of stimulating interest in literature. Use of literature as part of reading program.
  
  • RED 600 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • RED 601 - Literacy Across the Life Span

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Methods, materials, and application of research to the teaching of literacy for diverse learners. Instructional and assessment approaches to support the acquisition and development oral and written literacy proficiency, preschool to adult. Graduate standing.
  
  • RED 602 - Comprehending and Composing I

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Research-based concepts, instruction, materials, assessment, and programs for developing comprehension and composing in kindergarten through grade four. For literacy specialists and other educators interested in helping students develop English language arts skills in early elementary levels.
  
  • RED 603 - Comprehending and Composing II

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Research-based concepts, instruction and materials, assessment, and programs for developing comprehension and composing in grades five through twelve. For subject-area teachers, literacy specialists, and other educators interested in adolescent literacy.
  
  • RED 607 - Issues in Multicultural Literacy

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Application of major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to the nature and role of culture to constructing learning environments that support students’ cultural identities, language and literacy development, and content-area achievement.
  
  • RED 614 - Teaching 21st Century Writers In and Out of School

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Writing theory, research, and practice for youth in and beyond school contexts. Highlights spaces in urban schools and communities that encourage the creative writing practices of today’s youth. Includes 25 hours of fieldwork in community.
  
  • RED 621 - Literacy Intervention for Special Educators, Grades K-12

    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Current research, issues, and practices in literacy for special educators in grades K-12, with a particular focus on literacy intervention.
    PREREQ: (EED 624  AND EED 625 ) OR RED 625 
  
  • RED 625 - Literacy Across the Curriculum

    3-4 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: RED 326
    Language acquisition and literacy development for diverse learners. Instructional approaches, materials, and assessment techniques to foster reading, writing, speaking, and listening for thinking and communicating. Includes minimum 25-hour field placement. Adolescence and special subject preparation programs. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • RED 626 - Early Intervention for Children’s Reading Problems

    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: SPE 627 
    Researchbased instruction for prevention and remediation of reading difficulties. Focus on preschool and early elementary children at risk for reading problems, as well as older elementary children labeled learning disabled, reading disabled, or dyslexic.
  
  • RED 629 - Advanced Literacy Intervention

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Advanced research-based diagnostic assessment and intervention for learners with severe reading and writing disabilities. Includes 20-30 hours of practice in diagnosis and treatment.
    PREREQ: RED 626 /SPE 627 
  
  • RED 700 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • RED 715 - Language, Learning, and Literacy

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Seminar on relationships between oral and written language and learning; social influences on linguistic and cognitive development; socially interactive models of language learning and teaching.
  
  • RED 736 - Mathematical Communication

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: MTD 736 
    Theoretical development of the role of communication in students’ mathematical learning, K-12. Examination of strategies to support all students’ abilities to read mathematical texts, to generate written responses, and to engage in productive classroom conversations.
  
  • RED 746 - Perspectives on Literacy and Technology

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Exploration of the theoretical literature and research on the relationships between literacy and technology in various sociocultural contexts. Consideration of instructional frameworks, methods, and materials for technology-enhanced literacy instruction with diverse learners.
  
  • RED 747 - Literacy Clinic

    3-6 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Supervised practice and seminar in diagnosing and tutoring students who struggle with reading and writing. Includes a 30-hour practicum.
    PREREQ: RED 629 
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum

Religion

  
  • REL 500 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • REL 551 - Ethics and the Health professions

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PHI 593 
    Ethical theories in professional, organizational, and political-economic fields in health care. Specific issues: assisted suicide, professional codes, ethics of “cost- cutting” and justice with respect to care.
  
  • REL 552 - Bioethics

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PHI 594 
    Use of ethical theory in thinking about case problems in health care. Moral dilemmas: use of reproductive technologies, abortion, surrogate motherhood, research with humans, refusal and withdrawal of treatment, physician-assisted suicide.
  
  • REL 557 - Modern Theology

    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Introduction to major figures and movements in twentieth- century theology. Upper division standing.
  
  • REL 595 - Religion, Art, and Aesthetics

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Intersection between religion, art, and philosophy. Sources culled from Western religious thought and philosophy.
  
  • REL 600 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • REL 602 - Gnosticism

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Gnosticism as a structure of religious belief; as sectarian movement within “mainline” traditions of late antiquity (Judaism, Christianity, paganism); as a literary-critical perspective on religious texts and traditions in antiquity and contemporary thinking.
  
  • REL 605 - Religion and the Body in Late Antiquity

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: WGS 605 
    History of the human body as history of its modes of construction in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Problems that arise when the body becomes a topic for religious inquiry. Readings in ancient texts and contemporary theory.
  
  • REL 607 - Ancient Religioius Rhetoric

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Rhetoric of ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean religious texts, including parts of the Bible; role of persuasion in ancient religion and its effects on literature, power, and on conceptions of knowledge and text in antiquity.
  
  • REL 611 - The Idea of Scripture

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    The religious, literary, and political factors that affected the development and canonization of Jewish and Christian scriptures and shaped the idea of authoritative scripture in Western religious traditions.
  
  • REL 616 - The Torah/Pentateuch as a Scripture

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: REL 416
    How the Pentateuch became the Torah, the first Jewish scripture: its origins, rhetorical use, performance in various media, and ritual function as an iconic book. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • REL 619 - Ritual Theory and Religious Practice

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: ANT 619 
    Survey and evaluation of major ritual theories, tested against a particular set of religious and cultural practices, such as those involving purification and pollutions, or holidays and festivals.
 

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