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RAM 5900 - Independent Study
1-3 credits
Students work on special projects and/or research out of the classroom, with approval and guidance of instructor.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit
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RAM 5910 - Independent Research
1-3 credits
Students work on research out of the classroom, with approval and guidance of instructor.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit
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REH 1010 - Disability and Society (BSS)
BSS Breadth Social Sciences
3 credits
This course involves discussion of definitions and types of disabilities, ethical issues, society’s prejudice and discrimination against people with disabilities, and the individual’s adjustment to the disability experience. Students study disability as a natural part of life.
Cross-listed as:
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REH 6000 - Professional Seminar in Counseling
1 credit
This course introduces students to professional issues in counseling. Topics include ethics, licensure and certification, self-care, and other counseling related content. Skills requisite for success in graduate school are addressed within the context of professional issues and concerns.
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REH 6100 - Professional Counseling Orientation
3 credits
This course provides a broad orientation to the counseling profession and specialties. Students familiarize themselves with counseling roles and functions, credentialing standards, and organizations relevant to practice. Foundational knowledge for practice as a rehabilitation counselor is also provided.
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Fall 2021.
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REH 6110 - Medical Aspects of Disability
3 credits
Overview of basic medical issues affecting employment and independent living for persons with disabilities. Explores basic anatomy and systems, as well as disorders and diseases of these systems. Covers medical terminology applicable to rehabilitation counseling.
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REH 6120 - Psychosocial Aspects of Disability
3 credits
This course explores psychological and sociological aspects of disabilities, including adjustment factors in living with disabilities (i.e., individual, family, sexuality, other service providers, etc.). It examines societal attitudes, stigma related to mental health, women’s issues, and deaf culture issues.
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REH 6130 - Counseling Skill Development
3 credits
This course uses simulated interviews and counseling sessions to develop the basic mental health counseling skills necessary to function as a counselor in various counseling practice settings (e.g., state/federal VR agencies, clinical mental health agencies, community rehabilitation programs, Veterans Administration).
Prerequisite/Restriction: REH 6200
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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REH 6140 - Counseling Practicum
3 credits
Students complete a minimum of 100 hours of firsthand, supervised experience working with persons with disabilities in counseling settings (e.g., community clinical mental health programs, independent living programs, community rehabilitation programs, state/federal VR agencies, etc.). This course has multiple prerequisites.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Pass/Fail only.
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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REH 6150 - Rehabilitation Services and Resources
2 credits
This course includes coordination of community resources, individual assessment information, ethical issues, eligibility determination, and development of individualized rehabilitation programs and independent living plans. Time, fiscal, and caseload management skills for rehabilitation professionals are explored. Client choice in rehabilitation planning is emphasized.
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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REH 6160 - Career Development, Analysis and Placement
3 credits
This course emphasizes the need to develop individualized supports that promote integrated competitive employment for all individuals with disabilities. The course introduces career development theory and teaches students to embed specific theories into practice to promote integrated employment outcomes.
Cross-listed as: SPED 6160
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REH 6170 - Counseling Internship I
4 credits
While supervised by site supervisors and the internship coordinator, students provide counseling services to individuals with disabilities in appropriate counseling settings (e.g., rehabilitation agency, clinical mental health, community rehabilitation program, Veterans’ Administration). Must be a minimum of 300 hours.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
Pass/Fail only.
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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REH 6175 - Counseling Internship II
5 credits
While supervised by site supervisors and the internship coordinator, students provide counseling services to individuals with disabilities in appropriate counseling settings (e.g., rehabilitation agency, clinical mental health, community rehabilitation program, Veterans’ Administration). Must be a minimum of 300 hours.
Prerequisite/Restriction: REH 6170
Pass/Fail only.
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REH 6180 - Rehabilitation of Persons with Clinical Mental Illness
2 credits
This course is an overview of the rehabilitation of persons with clinical mental illness, including psychosocial and vocational rehabilitation, dual diagnosis, community integration, suicide prevention, trauma-based counseling, and theory-driven treatment planning.
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REH 6190 - Vocational Assessment in Rehabilitation Counseling
3 credits
This course addresses vocational assessment with an emphasis on individuals with disabilities. It includes history, ethics, special issues, formal and informal assessments selection and administration, psychometrics, and report writing for ecologically valid and reliable evaluations using contemporary methodology.
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REH 6200 - Theories of Counseling
3 credits
This course introduces established counseling theories for use in counseling services to persons with disabilities, including those with mental health concerns. A specific focus on case conceptualization is included. The course emphasizes the development of an individual theoretical orientation.
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REH 6210 - Mental Health Assessment
2 credits
This course focuses on the tools, procedures, psychometrics, and resources for mental health assessment, with an in-depth focus on specific clinical mental health diagnoses (e.g., anxiety, depression, bipolar, personality disorders, etc.) and their social, emotional, educational, and occupational impact.
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REH 6220 - Perspectives on Disability, Culture, Diversity and Social Justice in Counseling
3 credits
Students analyze the effect of cultural/ethnic/racial/linguistic background across counseling settings, acceptance/perception of disability, and perceived importance of seeking out counseling services. Practice applications include providing culturally sensitive counseling, as well as awareness of stigma associated with mental health and disability.
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REH 6230 - Introduction to Research in Rehabilitation Counseling
3 credits
This course emphasizes research design (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods) and research principles necessary for effective research and evaluation practices in rehabilitation counseling, including locating, reviewing, evaluating, and synthesizing relevant literature. Principles of program evaluation are emphasized.
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REH 6240 - Ethical Decision-Making in Counseling
2 credits
The course examines professional ethical standards, ethical decision-making processes, current issues, and multicultural considerations within the counseling profession. Professional Codes of Ethics outlined by the ACA, CRCC, NBCC, and AMHCA are examined.
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REH 6250 - Group Counseling
3 credits
This course provides an introduction to group counseling with an emphasis on stages of group development, types of groups, common ethical concerns, selection of group members, and appropriate leadership styles. Students participate in and lead group sessions to build group counseling skills.
Prerequisite/Restriction:
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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REH 6260 - Human Growth and Development
3 credits
This course provides an overview of major developmental theories and the way these theories frame human growth and development across the lifespan. It explores issues faced by individuals with disabilities (e.g., physical, clinical mental health, neurodevelopmental, intellectual) at various life stages.
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REH 6320 - The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM 5) of Mental Health Disorders
2 credits
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the process of assessing clinical mental health using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, including etiology, diagnostic criteria and process, disorder subtypes, and associated features and disorders.
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REH 6350 - Treatment Approaches for Addiction Disorders
2 credits
This course covers the theory and practice of a variety of treatment modalities and settings for addiction disorders. It explores interdisciplinary treatment planning and evidence-based practices. Attention is given to substance use disorders and co-occurring clinical mental health issues.
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REH 6500 - Fundamental Skills for Transition Services
3 credits
This course provides foundational knowledge of the philosophies, science, models, and practices of serving transition-age secondary students and youth with disabilities and their families; and of the role of rehabilitation counselors in the planning and service delivery of pre-employment transition and transition services.
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REH 6510 - Transition to Supported/Competitive Employment
2 credits
This course provides students with knowledge to understand and analyze evidence-based transition to employment for individuals with disabilities.
Corequisite: or
Cross-listed as:
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REH 6520 - Transition Practicum I: Services Leading to Supported/Competitive Employment
2 credits
This practicum (i.e., field based applied course) provides students with competencies necessary to carry out evidence based transition services leading to employment of individuals with disabilities.
Corequisite: or
Cross-listed as:
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REH 6530 - Transition to Post-Secondary Education
2 credits
This course provides students with knowledge to understand and analyze evidence based transition to post-secondary education for individuals with disabilities.
Corequisite: or
Cross-listed as:
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REH 6540 - Transition Practicum II: Services Leading to Post-Secondary Education
2 credits
This practicum (i.e., field based applied course) provides students with competencies necessary to carry out evidence based transition services leading to post-secondary education of individuals with disabilities.
Corequisite: or
Cross-listed as:
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REH 6550 - Legal Foundations in Transition and Rehabilitation
3 credits
Students take part in a detailed review of legislation and policy directly related to transition services for adolescents with disabilities.
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REH 6560 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation
1-6 credits
Opportunity to provide specialized training in topics unique to rehabilitation. Topics cover many disability, employment, and independent-living issues.
Repeatable for credit.
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REH 6570 - Collaboration in Transition Services
3 credits
This course provides foundational knowledge of the theories, models, and practices in general collaboration applied to the delivery of transition and pre-employment transition services; and the specialized knowledge of rehabilitation counselors’ roles in serving transitioning youth and students with disabilities and their families.
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REH 6580 - Legal Foundations in Transition and Vocational Rehabilitation
3 credits
Successful post-school transition outcomes increase when there is a coordinated system of transition service delivery across disciplines. This course provides a detailed review of legislation and policy directly related to transition, providing the working knowledge needed by transitional professionals.
Cross-listed as: SPED 6580
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REH 6600 - Fundamental Skills in Community Employment
3 credits
This course covers the fundamental skills required to assist and support people with significant disabilities in obtaining meaningful, integrated, community-based employment.
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REH 6610 - Introduction to Employment Services for People with Significant Disabilities
3 credits
Students gain foundational knowledge of the philosophy, science, and practice of supported employment and general employment services for people with disabilities; the employment services related to rehabilitation; and the specialized knowledge of supporting the employment of people with significant disabilities.
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REH 6790 - Special Topics
1-4 credits
This is an in-depth study of targeted topics related to special education and/or rehabilitation counseling.
Cross-listed as: SPED 6790
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REH 6900 - Independent Study
1-3 credits
This course allows undergraduate students to pursue personal research interests by formalizing an independent project under the guidance of a professor or faculty mentor.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit.
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REH 6910 - Independent Research
1-3 credits
This course allows undergraduate students to pursue personal research interests by formalizing an independent project under the guidance of a professor or faculty mentor.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit.
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REH 6970 - Thesis
1-6 credits
This course is designed for students preparing a master’s degree thesis.
Repeatable for credit.
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REH 6990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement
1-3 credits
This course provides graduate students with continued support and advisement. It is usually taken following completion of all coursework required for the degree.
Repeatable for credit.
Pass/Fail only.
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REH 7040 - Literature Review
1-3 credits
Guided experience in conducting a comprehensive and systematic review of literature on a topic related to rehabilitation counseling.
Pass/Fail only
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REH 7060 - Research Internship
1-3 credits
Guided experience in conducting rehabilitation/disability research.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit.
Pass/Fail only.
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REH 7070 - REH Grant Writing Internship
1-3 credits
Guided experience in preparation of grant proposals.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit.
Pass/Fail only.
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REH 7080 - Writing for Publication
1-3 credits
In-depth, individualized experience in which student chooses a topic area and writes a scholarly manuscript, which is submitted for publication in an academic journal.
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REH 7090 - Professional Conference Presentation
1-3 credits
Individualized, supervised experience in which student makes professional conference presentation. Emphasizes value of intellectual discourse with one’s colleagues on a topic of interest, chosen by the student.
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REH 7330 - Supervision Internship
1-3 credits
Guided experience in supervising master’s students during practica and internship, as well as during other clinical experiences.
Repeatable for credit.
Pass/Fail only.
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REH 7340 - College Teaching Internship
1-3 credits
Guided experience in teaching university courses.
Repeatable for credit.
Pass/Fail only.
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REH 7710 - Disability Studies in the Humanities
2 credits:
This course is an introduction to disability as represented in the arts and humanities.
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REH 7720 - The Emerging Role of Disability Studies in Academe
2 credits:
The purpose of this course is to explore the domain of Disability Studies, to understand the limitations of traditional presentations of disability, the epistemological foundations in society, and the place of Disability in civic and academic cultures.
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REH 7730 - Disability Law and Policy
3 credits
Examines disability issues as addressed through legislative process. Analyzes key statutes and case law, reflecting historical and current landmarks in disability policy, in the context of the disability rights movement, societal perceptions, and barriers to implementation.
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REH 7740 - Sociopolitical Construction of Disability
3 credits
Examines disability experience from four different perspectives: biomedical, environmental, functional, and sociopolitical. Also explores society’s response to disability. Discusses history and perspective of the Disability Rights movement.
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REH 7750 - Social and Legal Context of Disability
3 credits
This course places the disability experience in its social and legal context by exploring models of disabilities. Key statutes and case law reflecting historical landmarks in disability law and policy will be discussed as the codification of societal values.
Cross-listed as: SPED 7750
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REH 7760 - Clinical Supervision
3 credits
Clinical supervision is a unique intervention process that is focused on the professional identity and skill development of the supervisee. This course will focus on developing a quality supervisory working alliance, conceptualization skills, evaluation, teaching and consultation skills, and developing skills in both group and individual supervision modalities.
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REH 7770 - College Teaching
3 credits
The purpose of this course is to gain an understanding of the college course development and delivery. The topics of learning theories, course design, student evaluation, course evaluation, and the use of technology will be covered.
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REH 7780 - Bioethics, Ethics and Disability
3 credits
This seminar focuses on quality of life, concomitant ethical principles/values, and the impact of medical technology on individuals with and without disabilities. Bioethical concepts across the life span, professional codes of ethics (e.g., ACA, CRCC, ASHA), and decision-making models are discussed.
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REH 7790 - Theoretical Foundations of Counseling
3 credits
This seminar is designed to provide the doctoral student in Rehabilitation Counselor Education with in-depth exposure to theories foundational to the counseling profession. It includes literature on the process and outcomes of counseling, as well as analysis and discussion of professional issues.
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REH 7820 - Special Topics in Rehabilitation Counseling
1-3 credits
Critical analysis of a variety of rehabilitation counseling issues and trends. Empirical and theoretical information presented in a seminar format.
Repeatable for credit.
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REH 7840 - Preliminary Examinations
1 credit
Preparation for the examination and successful completion of the written examination. Students analyze published rehabilitation research and demonstrate their ability to integrate knowledge of theoretical and empirical issues, providing an early assessment of doctoral-level competencies.
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REH 7900 - Independent Study
1-3 credits
Individual discussion and intensive study of particular problem or area.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit.
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REH 7910 - Independent Research
1-3 credits
Students outline and conduct research under supervision.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit.
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REH 7930 - Internship in Rehabilitation Counseling
1-12 credits
Professional, supervised internship experience for doctoral students.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Instructor permission
Repeatable for credit.
Pass/Fail only.
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REH 7940 - Journal Reading Group
1-2 credits
Seminar discussion of recent empirical and theoretical articles concerning rehabilitation counseling, disability policy, and related fields.
Repeatable for credit.
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REH 7970 - Dissertation
1-15 credits
Variable credit for dissertation project associated with doctoral program in disability disciplines.
Repeatable for credit.
Pass/Fail only.
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REH 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement
1-9 credits
This course provides graduate students with continued support and advisement. It is usually taken following completion of all coursework required for the degree.
Repeatable for credit.
Pass/Fail only.
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RELS 1010 - Introduction to Religious Studies (BHU)
BHU Breadth Humanities
3 credits
Historical and comparative survey of the principal beliefs and practices of the world’s religions, as well as an exploration of their interplay with the cultures in which they exist. Following general introduction to the study of religion, course includes units on Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese and Japanese religions, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the “new religions” in America.
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RELS 1070 - Religion, Violence, and Peace (BHU)
BHU Breadth Humanities
3 credits
This course explores and interrogates what one scholar has called “the ambivalence of the sacred,” meaning the ways in which religion has alternately contributed to both violent conflict and peacebuilding in historical and contemporary societies throughout the world.
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RELS 1090 - Introduction to Interfaith Leadership (BHU)
BHU Breadth Humanities
3 credits
This is a foundations course for the Interfaith Leadership Certificate Program. It is a required course for students in this program and is open to all students. The course introduces students to knowledge, vision, and skills of interfaith leadership and is applicable to all majors.
Cross-listed as: ANTH 1090
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RELS 2050 - The Historical Jesus in a First Century Jewish Context
3 credits
This course exposes students to the ways in which scholars use historical data to understand who Jesus was and how his views and teaching relate to his original social and religious context.
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RELS 2060 - Religion & Science: Examining a Complex History of Interaction
3 credits
This course is a historical study of the relationship between religion and science. We explore evolving definitions of science and religion, important figures during the early modern period, and the emergence of modern science and religion in the 19th-20th centuries.
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RELS 3010 - Introduction to Buddhism (DHA)
DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
3 credits
General survey of historical development, basic doctrine, and practice of Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism.
Cross-listed as: HIST 3010
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RELS 3020 - Introduction to Hinduism (DHA)
DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
3 credits
Surveys history, doctrinal developments, and sociological concerns of Hinduism from the Vedic Period through the Modern Period. Focuses primarily on Hindu religious thought as applied to Hindu life through various modes of religious action.
Cross-listed as: HIST 3020 .
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RELS 3030 - Introduction to Islam (DHA)
DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
3 credits
This course focuses on the core beliefs, historical practices, scriptures and sentiments that have defined historically Muslim communities. In addition, the course examines the spiritual dimensions, theological discourses and historical traditions of Islam.
Cross-listed as: HIST 3030
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RELS 3050 - Introduction to Christianity (DHA)
DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
3 credits
This course is intended to be a general survey of the historical development, basic doctrine and practice of Christianity.
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RELS 3060 - Introduction to Judaism (DHA)
DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
3 credits
This course provides a multidisciplinary survey of Judaism from its Biblical origins to modern times, including an introduction to its sacred texts, religious practices, and social dimensions.
Cross-listed as: HIST 3060
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Spring 2021.
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RELS 3080 - Mormonism and the American Religious Experience (DHA)
DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
3 credits
Students consider the history of Mormonism in the context of American religious history, including the history of religious groups that trace their origins to Joseph Smith, but focusing on the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Cross-listed as: HIST 3080
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RELS 3090 - Introduction to Shamanism: Shamanic Healing for Personal and Planetary Transformation
3 credits
Course provides introduction to methods utilized by shamanic healers as well as background information on indigenous views of relationships between matter, mind and spirit to help students understand how shamanic healing is used in multiple settings.
Cross-listed as:
Repeatable for credit
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RELS 3120 - Early Modern Philosophy (CI)
CI Communications Intensive
3 credits
Philosophers and philosophical disputes in Western Europe from 1400-1750. Figures and topics may include: Bacon, Hobbes, Descartes, Locke, Hume, nominalism, empiricism, rationalism, religion, politics, and morals.
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RELS 3150 - Kant and the Nineteenth Century (CI)
CI Communications Intensive
3 credits
Study of Kant and nineteenth-century European philosophers, which may include, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Mill, Marx, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche.
Prerequisite/Restriction: PHIL 1000 or PHIL 3120 /RELS 3120 or instructor permission
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RELS 3160 - Anthropology of Religion (DSS)
DSS Depth Social Sciences
3 credits
Cross-cultural description and theoretical analysis of religion and its functional relationships to human psychology, society, and the natural environment.
Cross-listed as: ANTH 3160
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RELS 3165 - Bridging Religious Difference in Theory and Practice: an Introduction to Interfaith Leadership
3 credits
This course introduces students to the knowledge, values, and skill-sets needed to navigate religious complexity and diversity in the world today.
Prerequisite/Restriction: ANTH 3160 /RELS 3160 , RELS 1010 , or instructor approval
Cross-listed as: ANTH 3165
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RELS 3170 - Descent and Return: Ancient Views of Hades and the Afterlife
3 credits
This course will focus on classical views of Hades and the afterlife, paying special attention to the gods and heroes, such as Persephone, Odysseus, Orpheus, and Aeneas, who were able to make the journey down into Hades while alive and then return back to the upper world. We will also discuss the historical background to the works and related religious and literary themes.
Cross-listed as: CLAS 3170 /HIST 3170
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RELS 3190 - The Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Context
3 credits
This course provides students with a general introduction to the collection of writings known as the Old Testament. In addition to reading the biblical texts themselves, the course is intended to introduce students to literary-historical methods of biblical research and scholarship.
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Spring 2022.
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RELS 3210 - Classical Mythology
3 credits
This course introduces major myths of the Classical world and explores how these myths serve as keys to understanding the documents and arts of Classical civilization.
Cross-listed as: ARTH 3210 , CLAS 3210 , ENGL 3210 and HIST 3210
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RELS 3220 - Medieval European Civilization, 500-1500 (DHA/CI)
DHA, CI Depth Humanities and Creative Arts, Communications Intensive
3 credits
Provides students with overview of major themes in medieval European history from 500 to 1500 A.D. Also introduces major historiographical problems related to this period. Writing intensive and document based.
Prerequisite/Restriction: Fulfillment of Communications Literacy (CL2) requirement
Cross-listed as: HIST 3220
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RELS 3270 - The Crusades (DHA)
DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
3 credits
This course follows the evolution of the concept of holy war in Europe, western Asia and North Africa from the European campaigns to Jerusalem in the 1000s CE to the expansion of the Muscovite and Ottoman empires in the 1500s.
Cross-listed as: HIST 3270
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RELS 3420 - Gods and Goddesses of India
3 credits
This course explores the living traditions dedicated to the goddesses and gods of Hinduism. We will examine themes such as dance, drama, sculpture, pilgrimage, possession, and the worship of river goddesses.
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RELS 3430 - History of Ancient Religions
3 credits
Students learn the intellectual and cultural history of religion and the dominant academic methods used for evaluating them. To that end, the course is an examination of the academic methodology, religious literature, and Greek, Judaic, Chinese, and Indian intellectual history.
Cross-listed as: HIST 3430
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RELS 3456 - History of South Asia (DHA)
DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
3 credits
This course surveys the subcontinental history of South Asia from the emergence of civilization along the Indus Valley to the “Global War on Terrorism.” It includes special emphasis on the development of the modern states of South Asia.
Cross-listed as: HIST 3456
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RELS 3470 - Religion and Politics in South Asia
3 credits
This course offers an introduction to South Asian religio-political history combined with an examination of how religion and politics intersect in India and Pakistan, with a focus on the 19th and 20th centuries.
Cross-listed as: HIST 3470
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RELS 3482 - Ancient China to 1800 (DHA)
DHA Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
3 credits
This course traces the emergence of political states within China and their eventual unification into a single empire, an institution that persisted for millennia. The development of literature, religion, philosophy, and material culture in Chinese society all played a role in shaping the character of what became China today.
Cross-listed as: HIST 3482
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RELS 3510 - Islamic Visual Cultures (CI/DHA)
CI, DHA Communications Intensive, Depth Humanities and Creative Arts
3 credits
Explores the emergence and development of Islamic visual cultures in Asia and around the Mediterranean between 622 and 1250.
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RELS 3710 - Topics in Folklore (CI)
CI Communications Intensive
3 credits
Issues, problems, and methodologies in folklore study. Focus and instructor variable.
Cross-listed as: ENGL 3710 , HIST 3710 , ANTH 3710
Repeatable
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RELS 3820 - Hindu Sacred Texts (CI)
CI Communications Intensive
3 credits
In this intensive study of two influential sacred texts from the Hindu traditions, the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita, students use several translations, traditional commentaries, and modern expositions to address philosophical issues including evil, free will, and the nature of God.
Prerequisite/Restriction: RELS 1010 , RELS 3020 , or RELS 3420
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RELS 3830 - The History of Yoga
3 credits
This course explores the history of yoga from its origins in Indian prehistory to the variety of philosophies and practices that have evolved throughout the world. Students study ancient and modern texts on yoga and broader philosophy and theory.
Cross-listed as:
This listing includes updates which are effective beginning Summer 2021.
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RELS 3990 - Theory and Method in Religious Studies (CI)
CI Communications Intensive
3 credits
Pre-major course helping students to understand the discipline of religious studies. Explores the questions asked by religious studies, as well as the methods used to answer these questions. Helps students gain an understanding of the various approaches to the study of religion and the history of attempts to understand religion in cultural contexts.
Prerequisite/Restriction: RELS 1010
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RELS 4015 - Buddhism and the West
3 credits
This is a one-semester introduction to Buddhism in the Western world for nonspecialists in Buddhism. It focuses on the development of Buddhism as a Western religious phenomenon. It presents an interpretive, historical introduction to Buddhism in the West.
Cross-listed as: HIST 4015
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RELS 4230 - The History of Christianity in the West (DHA/CI)
DHA, CI Depth Humanities and Creative Arts, Communications Intensive
3 credits
Introduces students to history of Christian spirituality, asking how Christianity has been lived and how it has shaped lives over two thousand years. Uses original sources to introduce both the history and the historiographical problems surrounding the Christian religion. Writing intensive.
Cross-listed as: HIST 4230
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RELS 4350 - Greek Intellectual History
3 credits
Through reading and discussing Greek literature and philosophy, attempts to understand the major Greek philosophers, in the context of the major literary authors of the period and contemporary political developments.
Prerequisite/Restriction: CLAS 3210
Cross-listed as: HIST 4350
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RELS 4520 - Religious Studies Editing Internship
1-3 credits
This internship includes training in requirements of editorial work for scholarly journals and books. It emphasizes editing techniques and mechanics of editorial work. The course can be repeated for credit only once.
Repeatable
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