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OED 424 - Outdoor Education Programming and Risk Management 4 Credits
In this course, students study the elements of quality programming and effective risk management for a wide range of outdoor education applications. When appropriate, students apply their design and risk management skills to programs within the college’s co-curriculum, ed-ventures, or the broader community.
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Prerequisites: OED 324 , OED 326 , OED 328 , and OED 381
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OED 425 - Advanced Topics in Natural History 3 Credits
Students survey the rich field of natural history. Topics include the natural history essay, educators, and the use of natural history in diverse education programs. Students also explore the use of natural history in the creation of a meaningful and sustainable human-nature relationship. Students read widely in the field, engage in research and development of natural history topics, and present their work to colleagues in the class and community.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior Standing, or Instructor Consent
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OED 430 - National Outdoor Leadership School Semester 12 Credits
National Outdoor Leadership School. Contact Outdoor Education faculty or see NOLS website for more information.
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OED 431 - Outward Bound Semester 12 Credits
See Outdoor Education faculty or the Voyageur Outward Bound website for more information.
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OED 437 - Universal Design Laboratory 4 Credits
Students explore the application of inclusion and universal design to outdoor education in a laboratory-style course. Students engage in individual projects, designing curricula, equipment, or products to promote inclusion and to experience the practical implications of universal design within the outdoor education profession.
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Prerequisites: OED 324 , OED 326 , OED 328 , and OED 381
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OED 439 - Therapeutic Principles and Practices 4 Credits
Students explore current therapeutic applications and research in the field of outdoor education. Current literature and case studies are used to teach and apply a range of therapeutic principles and practices. The primary focus is on Adventure Therapy but may vary with student interests. Students interested in working with at-risk or adjudicated adolescents in outdoor settings are encouraged to take this class.
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Prerequisites: OED 276 , PSY 110 , and Junior Standing or Instructor Consent
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OED 446 - Wilderness Instructor Training 4 Credits
Students plan and participate in a 3-week wilderness expedition. While traveling by land or water, students study and practice navigation, cooking, campcraft, technical skills, risk management, group process, leadership, and teaching techniques.
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Prerequisites: OED 237 , OED 324 , OED 326 , OED 381 , and Instructor Consent
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OED 470 - Enduring, Emerging Issues in Outdoor Education 3 Credits
This course explores multiple perspectives on key debates within the field. These include the role of technology in the wilderness, the value of motorized recreation, the trend of certification and accreditation, access for individuals with disabilities, the value of “virtual” adventure programs, the rights of organizations to restrict membership based on personal characteristics, and what it means for outdoor programs to be “sustainable.”
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing or Instructor Consent
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OED 472 - Accident Theory & Risk Management 3 Credits
Students explore the nature of risk and societal responses to it. Students critique various theoretical and practical models for managing risk, and apply these theories to contexts both within and external to the outdoor profession. Students practice using various risk-management models to inform the design and implementation of outdoor programming.
Prerequisites: OED 364 , OED 365 , and OED 366
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OED 481 - Outdoor Orientation Student Director 4 Credits
The Student Director assists the Outdoor Orientation coordinator by guiding the Steering Committee, implementing the outdoor leadership training program, overseeing the successful completion of Outdoor Orientation trips, coordinating outdoor trips with other on-campus Orientation activities, and maintaining communications with trip leaders and new students. This position requires participation in the trip planning and training class during the winter semester, availability for summer work-study employment, and program wrap-up and evaluation that extends into the first weeks of the fall semester.
Prerequisites: OED 180
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OED 489 - Advanced Topics in Diversity and Inclusion 3 Credits
Students read widely in the field, engage in research and development of topics in diversity and inclusion in Outdoor Education, and present their work to colleagues in the class and community.
Prerequisites: OED 210 , OED 221 , OED 276 , OED 279 , and OED 366
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OED 492 - Internship 3 - 4 Credits
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OED 496 - Outdoor Education Capstone 3 - 4 Credits
The outdoor education capstone is a full-time, 10-12 week intensive teaching or leadership practicum within a professional outdoor education environment. It is intended to be a culminating opportunity for students nearing graduation to hone their teaching and leadership skills in a professional setting. The capstone may be taken after completion of the required Outdoor Education Professional Development Block. Capstone experiences are chosen in consultation with and require approval from faculty in the outdoor education program.
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Physical Education |
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PED 132 - Lifeguard Training 2 Credits
Students learn rescue techniques, lifeguard etiquette, and pool maintenance. Students who successfully complete the course earn the American Red Cross certification in Lifeguard Training. Before enrolling in this course, students should have strong swimming skills and hold current AARC First Aid and CPR certifications.
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PED 133 - Water Safety Instructor 2 Credits
Students analyze aquatic skills and hydrodynamic principles and develop teaching methods. Students who successfully complete the course earn American Red Cross certification to teach swimming lessons.
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PED 202 - Sports Medicine 3 Credits
Students study the causes, prevention, and treatment of sports injuries. They also gain practical experience in first aid, taping, and training techniques.
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PED 240 - Sports Safety Training 2 Credits
Students who successfully complete this course earn Red Cross certification at the advanced first aid level.
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PED 300 - Theories and Techniques of Coaching 3 Credits
Students develop an understanding of general coaching fundamentals as well as techniques for coaching specific sports. The course includes four hours of lab.
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PED 301 - Musculoskeletal Anatomy 4 Credits
This specialized course features an in-depth study of human skeletal, articular (joint), and muscular systems, including their structure, function, and interactions. Students develop conceptual understandings and explore applications rather than memorize details.
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PED 303 - Analysis of Human Performance 4 Credits
Students study the principles of Exercise Physiology and their application to physical activities. Particular attention is given to bioenergetics, the physiology of muscular contraction, neural control and feedback mechanisms, and their application.
Prerequisites: PED 301
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PED 400 - Organization and Administration of Athletics 3 Credits
Students study the organization of athletics and athletic teams; administrative problems of athletics in relationship to individual, school, community, and state requirements; principles of officiating; the place of intramural and interscholastic athletics in the academic curriculum; and control and care of an athletic plant.
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Philosophy |
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PHL 225 - Ethics 3 Credits
Students explore contemporary moral problems and their relationship to applicable ethical concepts and theories, such as right and wrong, moral agency and responsibility, moral value, law and morality, and justification of ethical assertions.
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PHL 226 - Environmental Ethics 3 Credits
Students study ethical responsibility with regard to the natural world and gain practical experience by investigating the ethical dimensions of current environmental issues.
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PHL 229 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credits
Students study the fundamental questions, issues, and methods of philosophy. Specific topics include seminal ideas from philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, theories of knowledge (epistemology), ultimate reality (metaphysics), and moral philosophy (ethics).
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PHL 230 - History of Western Philosophy I 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the ancient Greek philosophers, the “counter-cultural” thinkers of their day whose writings formed the foundations for contemporary Western thought. Through these philosophers, we explore questions that continue to puzzle us today: What is the nature of “nature”? How do we gain “scientific” knowledge? How can you live a happy life? Readings include selections from Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, and others.
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PHL 262 - Environmental Philosophy 4 Credits
In this course students survey main areas of environmental philosophy, including environmental ethics, European environmental philosophy, ecofeminism, political ecology, and environmental aesthetics. Students explore and develop their own philosophical attitudes toward the environment and environmental issues.
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PHL 266 - Environmental Aesthetics 4 Credits
Students explore how aesthetic values of nature inform environmental ethical decision making and how culture influences the way that individuals appreciate nature. Integral to the course is an examination of how underlying Western environmental aesthetic values compare to traditional Japanese aesthetics.
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PHL 270 - Philosophy of Science 4 Credits
This course focuses on the philosophical thought associated with scientific revolutions and the scientific method specifically. Through discussions and readings, students examine the successes of modern science as well as critiques of its methods and philosophical underpinnings.
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PHL 276 - Logic 3 Credits
This course will emphasize learning to use symbolic logic to diagram and analyze deductive arguments, and to carry out proofs to derive conclusions. Basic predicate logic and quantification will be covered, as well as informal fallacies. Applications to real life arguments will be stressed.
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PHL 282 - Contemporary Western Philosophy 3 Credits
A survey of the major ideas and currents in Western philosophy from the late 1800s through the 1900s. Areas will include analytic philosophy, existentialism, phenomenology, ordinary language philosophy, and neo-pragmatism.
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PHL 330 - Philosophy of Language 3 Credits
In this class students will explore the meaning of meaning from various philosophical perspectives. Topics include sense and nonsense, rules, mataphor, the role of context, and the alleged limits of language. We will take a theme-based rather than a chronological approach to the topic.
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PHL 360 - Concepts of Nature 3 Credits
An upper level seminar in which we explore conceptual frameworks surrounding the social construction of the concept of ‘Nature’. We will look at the tacit assumptions that inform our attitudes, decisions, and behaviors in relation to the natural world, and we will compare European, American, and Japanese models of understanding ‘Nature’.
Prerequisites: PHL 226 , PHL 262 , PHL 266 , or HIS 241
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Physics |
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PHY 100 - Physical Science 4 Credits
Students study the basic principles of physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, and astronomy. During the course, students acquire a broad understanding of concepts ranging from chemical reactions, electricity, and stellar evolution to plate tectonics, projectile motion, and future sources of energy. This course includes lab experience with each topic.
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PHY 104 - Introduction to Astronomy 4 Credits
Students investigate general astronomical topics, including the solar system, stars, galaxies, coordinates in space- time, prediction of the position of celestial bodies, constellation identification, and celestial navigation.
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PHY 110 - General Physics I 4 Credits
Students apply a calculus-based approach to the topics of kinematics, dynamics, gravitation, and rotation. In the laboratory portion of the course, students collect, analyze, and graph data.
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Corequisites: MTH 140
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PHY 111 - General Physics II 4 Credits
Students apply a calculus-based approach to the topics of fluid mechanics, oscillations and waves, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism. The course requires a solid understanding of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. In the laboratory portion of the course, students collect, analyze and graph data.
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Prerequisites: PHY 110 and MTH 140
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PHY 211 - Introductory Modern Physics 3 Credits
Students survey the basic concepts of modern physics, including special relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, and elementary particles. Students in this course should have access to calculators capable of numerical integration.
Prerequisites: PHY 111 and MTH 141
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PHY 306 - Classical Mechanics 3 Credits
At an advanced level, students investigate the study of mechanics, including kinematics with non-constant acceleration, rotation of rigid bodies, motion in non-inertial reference frames, two-dimensional collisions, and Kepler’s laws of gravitation. The course requires a combination of advanced mathematics and an understanding of fundamental physics.
Prerequisites: PHY 111 and MTH 141
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PHY 330 - Thermodynamics 3 Credits
An advanced investigation of the laws of thermodynamics. Topics include gas laws, heat transfer, work, entropy, heat engines, the thermodynamic behavior of water and moist air.
Prerequisites: PHY 111 and MTH 141
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Psychology |
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PSY 110 - General Psychology 4 Credits
Students integrate the natural and social sciences in the study of human psychology. Topics include history, systems, and methods of psychology; neuroscience; cognition, language and consciousness; lifespan development; motivation and emotion; disorders and treatment; personality and social psychology. Special emphasis is placed on incorporating research from several areas in the analysis of specific topics such as aggression, health, and sexuality.
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PSY 203 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology 3 Credits
This course examines physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development over the lifespan, addressing theories and research on development and its influences: what changes and what remains the same, how people differ in their development, and the nature of the stages we pass through.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
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PSY 225 - Experimental Psychology 4 Credits
Students apply the scientific method in psychology, including experience in preparing, performing, and reporting psychological experiments.
Prerequisites: PSY 110 and MTH 107 .
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PSY 227 - Cognitive Psychology 3 Credits
An introduction to contemporary research and theory in human learning and memory, relevant perceptual processes, and higher functions such as language.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
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PSY 229 - Sport Psychology 3 Credits
In this course, students learn the theories, concepts, and methodology of sport psychology. Topics covered include motivation theory in sport, team dynamics, psychological training, psychology of sport injury and burnout. Students gain an understanding of how psychological factors impact involvement, enjoyment, performance in sport/physical activity, and how personal behavior is influenced by sport and extreme physical exertion.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher
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PSY 233 - Social Psychology 3 Credits
Students explore the behavior and experience of the individual in a social and cultural context. Current theory and research are covered on core topics including: the self, aggression, prosocial behavior, attraction and love, attitudes, prejudice, conformity, and group dynamics. Coursework is focused on applying social psychological principles and practices to current issues related to the environment, health, politics, and the law. Students design and implement an independent research project.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
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PSY 234 - Theories of Personality 3 Credits
Students survey theory and research in the study of the individual and examine the complex concept of “personality.” The course focuses on a variety of definitions for the term “personality” and their associations with traits, strengths and limitations, motivations, and experiences. Students engage in introspection and analysis as they apply personality theories to better understand their own and others’ personalities.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
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PSY 236 - Political Psychology 3 Credits
Political behavior provides an excellent opportunity for applying basic psychological research and also driving that research with rich examples. This course focuses on utilizing psychology in understanding real world issues. Topics covered include social identity, group conflict, leadership, decision making, attitudes and opinions, nationalism, extremism, and international security.
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PSY 241 - Positive Psychology 3 Credits
Historically, psychologists have placed attention on what’s wrong with people. Recently, focus has shifted to the positive side of human nature. In this course, students focus on scientific research centered on the nature of happiness and well-being. Topics include: nature and measurement of happiness, the biological basis of positive emotions, an overview of positive trait theories, self-esteem, gratitude, emotional intelligence, volunteerism, and characteristics of successful relationships.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or higher
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PSY 327 - Consciousness 3 Credits
Though we feel familiar with the nature of our own conscious experience, many problems and mysteries arise in developing philosophical or scientific accounts of the nature and functions of these experiences. In this course we will consider the problems of consciousness from an inter-disciplinary perspective. Topics include philosophical issues, neurophysiology, sleeping and dreaming, selective attention, imagery, altered states and self-awareness.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
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PSY 331 - Ecopsychology 3 Credits
This course is an introduction to the field of ecopsychology – its theory, practice, and relevance in a time of ecological crisis. Students study the ecopsychological issues surrounding relationships to self, others, and the rest of nature. Students also explore the role of ecopsychology in promoting a transition to an ecologically sustainable self and society through an examination of personal, economic, and societal challenges to this transition.
Prerequisites: PSY 110 , Junior Status, or Instructor Consent
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PSY 340 - Evolutionary Psychology 3 Credits
Students examine how human behavior has been shaped by the processes of evolution. The course provides a brief overview of relevant psychological theories and evolutionary principles. Students spend the bulk of the term reviewing specific topics in depth: problems of survival, mating and sexuality, familial relationships, cooperation, aggression and warfare, sex differences, and social hierarchies.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
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PSY 342 - Psycholinguistics 3 Credits
A detailed examination of issues in the processing of language. The course provides a survey of research and theory in psycholinguistics, reflecting the influence of linguistic theory and experimental psychology. Spoken and written language comprehension and language production processes are examined.
Prerequisites: PSY 110
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PSY 345 - Cognition in the Wild 4 Credits
This seminar focuses on how cognition occurs in different environments, sampling topics from psychology and several other disciplines including environmental studies, ecology, and anthropology. The coursework consists of writing assignments, short quizzes, and class presentations. Readings cover recent findings in Attention Restoration Theory as well as classical perspectives on the importance of wilderness. Students are expected to participate in a field trip
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Prerequisites: PSY 110 and junior standing.
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PSY 346 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credits
Students study the history of abnormal psychology including classifications of deviant behavior, personality adjustment, assessment, and treatment modalities. In addition, students examine gender, social, and cross-cultural issues through critical analyses of what constitutes a psychological/psychiatric disorder.
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Prerequisites: PSY 110
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PSY 360 - Sensation and Perception 3 Credits
Students study human sensory and perceptual capabilities. Topics include: sensory systems, perceptual development, perceiving color, objects, space, movement, sound, speech, touch, smell, and taste. Perceptual illusions are discussed as well.
Prerequisites: PSY 110 or Junior Standing
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PSY 366 - Neuropsychology 3 Credits
Students study human brain-behavior relationships. Emphasis is placed on commonly used approaches in the assessment and measurement of human behavior and how the human brain is responsible for cognition, language, memory, spatial processing, emotion, and personality.
Prerequisites: PSY 110 or Junior standing
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PSY 431 - Applied Ecopsychology 4 Credits
In this experiential course, students apply various ecopsychological techniques and participate in related activities. Both techniques and activities share the objective of precipitating closer and more intimate experiences of self, other, and the rest of nature. The implementation value and relevance of these techniques and activities is examined and critiqued from group, individual, gender, and cultural perspectives.
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Prerequisites: PSY 331
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PSY 448 - Capstone 4 Credits
The investigation, under guidance, of a special problem in psychology. This course includes the design of the study, the literature search, and development of the research tool, followed by data gathering, analysis, and presentation.
Prerequisites: Senior Status and Psychology Major
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REL 210 - Study of Religion 3 Credits
Introduction to the academic study of religion that focuses on the role of religion for the individual and society. Utilizing examples from both Western and non-Western traditions, the discussions involved such topics as the importance of myth, ritual, and symbol in religious systems, rationality and religious beliefs, and the psychological and sociological functions of religion.
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REL 219 - The Nature of Religious Experience 3 Credits
Students study the phenomena of religious experience, including mystical, contemplative and meditative expressions, and aesthetic and moral responses. Students read classic texts and biographies and observe a variety of worship experiences and religious expressions.
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REL 220 - Myth and Ritual 3 Credits
Students explore the ways myths shape the human search for meaning, study the narrative foundations of religions while recounting certain myths, and examine a variety of religious rituals as representations of myths in repeated, structured practices.
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REL 229 - Idea of God 3 Credits
Students explore the major monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition, students critically examine major issues related to belief in God and the various ways to express those beliefs through the history, scriptures, and worship rituals of each religion.
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REL 230 - Asian Religions and Philosophies 3 Credits
Students study the history, beliefs, and practices of the great religious traditions of Asia, focusing on Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto.
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REL 231 - Buddhism 3 Credits
Students survey Buddhist history and philosophy, focusing on the development of Buddhist thought and practice in India, sectarian schools, and the rise of Mahayana and Tantric Buddhism, monasticism, ethics, and meditation.
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REL 234 - Japanese Religious History 3 Credits
Students explore the fascinating religious history of Japan. Beginning with pre-historic Japan and the early Chinese records and continuing through to the present, students use indigenous and imported religious ideas as a lens to examine aesthetics, philosophy, environmentalism, and politics in Japanese society.
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REL 235 - Daoism Seminar 4 Credits
In a seminar format, students conduct an in-depth study of philosophical and religious Daoism, both in its development in China and Asia, as well as its expressions in the contemporary West.
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REL 240 - Jesus in Popular Cultures 3 Credits
Students investigate the diverse ways in which the figure of Jesus has been understood and interpreted within the Christian tradition. Students analyze this through close “readings” of a diverse range of media, including ancient texts, Medieval art, cinema, and contemporary popular literature (e.g., comic books).
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REL 241 - Religion in America 3 Credits
This survey course examines the role of religion in the history of the United States. We will study the dynamic interaction of religion with other social, political and cultural forces that helped shape and still influence the American experience today. We will explore such questions as: What role have religions played in shaping a diverse American culture? What does it mean to be religious in America, and how have various faiths contributed to personal and communal identity? How have dominant forms of Christianity participated in imperial impulses throughout American history? We will also investigate religious movements that uniquely evolved out of American culture, and the contemporary challenge of evangelical and fundamentalist forms of religion.
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REL 257 - Death and Dying 3 Credits
This course surveys issues related to death and dying, including religious responses to mortality and the search for enduring meaning. Students also explore contemporary cultural responses to death and dying, including the phenomenon of grief and funeral practices. Study methods include field trips, film studies, and current literature.
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REL 258 - Religion and Nature 3 Credits
Students explore the religious dimension of our attitudes and actions regarding nature, including the idea of nature as sacred, the place of humans in the natural world, and ways religious insights seek to guide us in addressing environmental problems today.
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REL 270 - Religion and Human Rights 3 Credits
Students engage in an exploration of the meaning and relevance of human rights in the world today, assisted by the use of religious systems and case studies
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REL 315 - Christian Thought 3 Credits
Students study the historical development of Christian thought focusing on core concepts and the defining debates and major theologians. Studies include the various ways Christians have articulated their understanding of God, the meaning of Jesus, the nature and destiny of life, and the sources and authority of Christian teachings.
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REL 330 - Islam 3 Credits
Students study the origins and history of Islam and closely examine religious practices, philosophical and intellectual developments, and the social and cultural dimensions of this major world religion. Students also discuss the relationship of the religion to historical and contemporary conflicts.
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REL 331 - Zen Buddhism 3 Credits
In this advanced, undergraduate seminar, students participate in a close, critical study of Zen Buddhist philosophy. The approach is to examine selected Zen Buddhist works in English and to compare and contrast the Zen Buddhist philosophical perspective with certain selected Western religious philosophies.
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REL 340 - Religion, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credits
Students investigate the intersection of religious beliefs/practice and cultural constructions of gender/sex/sexuality, with a special focus on how new theoretical approaches in the fields of gender/sexuality and religious studies might help better understand the intersection of these two important aspects of modern culture. Students put these theories to work in their own readings of sources through special “Theory in Practice” class sessions.
Prerequisites: GWS 265
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SCD 110 - Introduction to Sustainable Community Development 4 Credits
This introductory lecture course offers a comprehensive survey of the interdisciplinary field of sustainable community development. Over the course of the semester, and through readings, visual material, and discussions that complement the lecture, students examine historical conceptions of community, explore current trends in sustainable development, and theorize future ways of living.
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SCD 160 - Renewable Energy & Sustainable Design 3 Credits
This course offers an introduction to the science of renewable energy and green building design. Topics include an overview of the principles of energy production, an in-depth investigation of various forms of renewable energy and their associated environmental impacts, and design considerations for creating affordable, energy-efficient, environmentally-sound buildings.
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SCD 215 - Collapse and Sustainability 3 Credits
Societal collapse refers to the rapid decrease in social complexity and human population. Societal sustainability deals with meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. This course examines past and present examples of collapse and sustainability and explores future scenarios of contemporary societies and the world.
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SCD 220 - Sustainable Community Planning 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the community planning process. Topics covered include the components of long-and short-term plans for communities, how to optimize land use, how to deal with proposed facilities for a community, transportation systems in communities, urban and rural community design, among others.
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SCD 225 - Sustainable Development in the Lake Superior Watershed 4 Credits
This project-based course utilizes applied research practices in order to prepare Superior Connections students for the Lake Superior Circumnavigation. In addition to receiving a basic survey of the field of sustainable community development, students develop an original research project based on a watershed community and within an SCD-related discipline of their choice.
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SCD 230 - The Political Process 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the political process. Students will examine how demands are formulated and conducted through the political system. Areas at issue in this course are political culture, socialization and public opinion formation, interest group and social movement activism, electoral processes, political parties and partisan politics, bureaucracy, and the policy process.
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SCD 235 - Forces of Change 3 Credits
History is the study of change over time, and it is the duty of the historian and the social scientist in general to identify and evaluate how and why change happens. With the goal of developing holistic agents of change, this liberal education survey considers the variety of social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental forces that have transformed American life.
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SCD 270 - Crossroads Thinking: Problem Solving for the 21st Century 3 Credits
Part of the Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL) semester abroad programs, this course combines elements of critical and creative thinking and helps students to develop skills in questioning, imagining possibilities, exploring opportunities, analyzing alternatives, synthesizing ideas, and evaluating thought. Through a variety of course activities, students identify essential intellectual traits, question long-held assumptions or biases, evaluate ideas, reason honestly and open-mindedly, problem-solve, and form objective conclusions.
Prerequisites: Completion of two-course block or SCD 110 and Admittance to CELL program
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SCD 271 - Service Learning: Sustainability Through Community 3 Credits
Part of a Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL) semester abroad program, students apply learning from their academic studies to real-life sustainable solutions adopted by their host communities. Students work with community partners to create appropriate and innovative solutions to environmental, economic, cultural, and social challenges. Specific projects are determined by the needs of the local community.
Prerequisites: Completion of a two-course block or SCD 110 and Admittance to CELL Program
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SCD 272 - Sustainability: Secrets of Simplicity 3 Credits
Part of a Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL) semester abroad program, this interdisciplinary course focuses on innovative strategies and programs in the United States and Central America that address issues threatening global sustainability. Through the study of these strategies and programs, students explore how they might incorporate sustainable practices into their own lives as well as how the principles of voluntary simplicity might contribute to sustainability. The course includes service-learning experiences with organizations such as Heifer International, Grupo Fenix, Association ANAI, and Kekoldi.
Prerequisites: Completion of a two-course block or SCD 110 and Admittance to CELL Program
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SCD 274 - Human Ecology: Relations Between Humans and the Environment 3 Credits
Part of a Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL) semester abroad program, this course explores the question, “What is the appropriate relationship of human beings to the earth?” To facilitate this exploration, students study specific human and ecological issues facing the people and environments of Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Field trips, inquiry-based learning, and service learning are integral to the course.
Prerequisites: Completion of a two-course block or SCD 110 and Admittance to CELL Program
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SCD 276 - Global Warming Change Course: Lesson from Iceland 3 Credits
Part of a Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL) semester abroad program, this course surveys the complexities of global warming, examines human participation in this ecological crisis, and explores personal and collective actions that might shape effective responses to climate change. The course also introduces students to Iceland’s unique geology and provides inspiring examples of how Iceland is utilizing carbon-free geothermal resources for heating and electricity production.
Prerequisites: Completion of a two-course block or SCD 110 and Admittance to CELL Program
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SCD 320 - The History of Planning and Development 4 Credits
From ancient urban societies through the innovative sustainable communities of today, urban development – how lives were/are ordered spatially – has been an ever-evolving process. With special attention to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this course considers how cities worked, how intellectuals imagined cities could function, and what innovations succeeded and what ideas failed, thus providing greater understanding of how places should be planned in the future.
Prerequisites: Sophomore Status
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SCD 328 - Globalization and the Environment 3 Credits
This course considers how global economic activity impacts the environment and human well-being. Students explore how factors such as distance, increased competition and international lending conditions influence how natural capital is owned, managed and used, for what purposes and for whom. Students also explore global initiatives and examples of community-level collective action aimed at achieving environmental sustainability. Topics include privatization of water, electronic waste, the global timber industry, agricultural land grabbing and climate change.
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SCD 332 - Rethinking Economic Development 4 Credits
In this course students explore the interaction between conceptions of economic development and measures of progress and well-being. Students learn the evolution of development theory – from classic theories of growth, to human development, to sustainable development – and the application of these theories at local and international scales. Students analyze trends of both traditional and innovative indicators of development.
Prerequisites: BUS 226 or ECN 263
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SCD 335 - Organizing Communities 3 Credits
People working to maintain, reform, and revolutionize their community of place play a critical role in organizing community and community change. This course addresses community, community organizing, and community change and demonstrates the power individuals and groups hold in shaping community through thoughtful and methodical collective action.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing or Instructor Consent
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SCD 340 - Gender & Economic Development 3 Credits
This course applies feminist theory to economics and seeks to understand issues confronting women in the developing world. Students explore the link between the social construction of gender and the evolution of capitalism and examine relationships between development and women’s empowerment in the areas of gender relations, income equality, access to labor and credit markets, property ownership and the impacts of climate change.
Prerequisites: BUS 226 , ECN 263 , GWS 265 , GWS 266 , HIS 260 , SCD 230 , or SOC 234
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SCD 355 - The Just City in Practice 3 Credits
This Spring Term experiential travel course offers Sustainable Community Development majors an intensive examination of the “just city” concept. A week of seminar readings and discussion is followed by ten days of fieldwork in an international “just city.” In the process, this course demonstrates how sustainable community development is a global phenomenon, and familiarizes students with the relationship between theory and practice.
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Prerequisites: SCD 110 , SCD 220 , SCD 230 , SCD 235 , or Instructor Consent
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SCD 360 - International Development 3 Credits
This course begins by exploring the evolution of economic development theory from the post WWII era to the present. Using contemporary theories of human economic development and sustainability, students consider the diversity of development paths across nations, along with a variety of policy approaches aimed at improving well-being.
Prerequisites: BUS 226 or ECN 263
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SCD 412 - Advanced Community Planning Studio 4 Credits
Under the supervision of a faculty member and in collaboration with a local municipality, community development organization, or non-profit group, students help research, design, and present an applied sustainable plan for a site, neighborhood, or community. The planning studio allows students to gain experience in the practice of planning in an applied way, collaborating at both the classroom and community level.
Prerequisites: Instructor consent required
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SCD 422 - Capitalism, Justice, and Sustainability 3 Credits
This course explores the ways that capitalism, as it is currently practiced, is unsustainable. Additionally, students explore alternative models of economic development.
Prerequisites: BUS 226
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SCD 430 - Sustainable Development Theory 4 Credits
This intensive reading course offers Sustainable Community Development majors a comprehensive survey of the discipline’s theoretical underpinnings. In a seminar setting, students read, discuss, analyze, and critique a diverse array of community planning, economic development, and ecology theorists from the past century, ultimately synthesizing and enhancing sustainable development theory for applied practice in the field.
Prerequisites: SCD 110 or SCD 225 and Senior standing
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SCD 481 - Applied Research Practicum 4 Credits
Under the supervision of faculty researchers and in collaboration with a community organization or group, students help design, administer, and analyze an applied research project. All applied research projects engage students in the process of creating original research (e.g., design, data collection, analysis, and report) and develop skills needed to work collaboratively with community based organizations and stakeholders.
Prerequisites: Instructor Consent
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SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology 4 Credits
Students learn concepts and methods of sociology by studying the basic structure of social life, culture, group interaction, social institutions, stratification, power, and social problems.
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SOC 225 - Social Problems 3 Credits
Students critically analyze the structural sources of American and global social problems through an examination of wealth, power, and the institutional arrangements that perpetuate poverty, injustice, war, environmental degradation, and racial and social inequality.
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