HST 101, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits

Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers the Ancient World to 1000 A.D. HST 101, HST 102 and HST 103 need not be taken in sequence. (H) (SS) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 101H

Available via Ecampus

HST 101H, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits

Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers the Ancient World to 1000 A.D. HST 101, HST 102 and HST 103 need not be taken in sequence. (H) (SS) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 101

HST 102, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits

Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers 1000 A.D. to 1789.

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 102H

Available via Ecampus

HST 102H, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits

Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers 1000 A.D. to 1789.

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 102

HST 103, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits

Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers 1789 to the present.

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 103H

Available via Ecampus

HST 103H, *HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits

Provides an awareness and understanding of the Western cultural heritage. Stresses the major ideas and developments that have been of primary importance in shaping the Western tradition. Covers 1789 to the present.

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 103

HST 104, *WORLD HISTORY I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, 3 Credits

A survey of the historical development of several world civilizations from antiquity to roughly 600 to 700 A.D. Exploration of religious, cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of various societies. Cultural diversity analysis of both ancient Western and non-Western civilizations. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 105, *WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES, 3 Credits

A survey of the historical development of several world civilizations roughly from the 8th century to the late 18th century. Exploration of religious, cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of various societies. Cultural diversity analysis of both ancient Western and non-Western civilizations. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 105H

Available via Ecampus

HST 105H, *WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES, 3 Credits

A survey of the historical development of several world civilizations roughly from the 8th century to the late 18th century. Exploration of religious, cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of various societies. Cultural diversity analysis of both ancient Western and non-Western civilizations. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 105

HST 106, *WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD, 3 Credits

A survey of the historical development of several world civilizations from the 18th century to the contemporary period. Exploration of religious, cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of various societies. Cultural diversity analysis of both ancient Western and non-Western civilizations. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 106H

Available via Ecampus

HST 106H, *WORLD HISTORY III: THE MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY WORLD, 3 Credits

A survey of the historical development of several world civilizations from the 18th century to the contemporary period. Exploration of religious, cultural, social, political, and economic institutions of various societies. Cultural diversity analysis of both ancient Western and non-Western civilizations. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 106

HST 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 201, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Attention is given to economic, political, and social trends, as well as to international relations. Covers pre-Columbian and colonial origins to 1820.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 201H

Available via Ecampus

HST 201H, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Attention is given to economic, political, and social trends, as well as to international relations. Covers pre-Columbian and colonial origins to 1820.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 201

HST 202, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Attention is given to economic, political, and social trends, as well as to international relations. Covers 1820 to 1920.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 202H

Available via Ecampus

HST 202H, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Attention is given to economic, political, and social trends, as well as to international relations. Covers 1820 to 1920.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 202

HST 203, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Emphasizes economic, political, and social trends as well as international relations. Covers 1920 to present.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 203H

Available via Ecampus

HST 203H, *HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

Provides an overview of the development of the U.S. from the pre-Columbian era to the present. Emphasizes economic, political, and social trends as well as international relations. Covers 1920 to present.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 203

HST 210, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: HST 210H, PHL 210, PHL 210H, REL 210

Available via Ecampus

HST 210H, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 210, PHL 210, PHL 210H, REL 210, REL 210H

HST 215, *INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

An introduction to Judaism's traditions, histories, and practices. Covers historical origins and developments from the biblical period through the Middle Ages, and considers Judaism in the modern world. Topics include the Jewish calendar (including holidays and their traditions), Jewish life cycle events, Jewish prayer, and traditional texts such as the Mishnah and Talmud. CROSSLISTED as HST 215/REL 215. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: REL 215

HST 250, LEGAL PERSPECTIVES, 2 Credits

Introduces the study of law and law’s relationship to culture, society, and a variety of adjacent disciplines, including history, philosophy, and religious studies. Familiarizes students with key theories, historical movements, and structures and philosophies of law, emphasizing both US and global contexts. Develops skills in legal modes of analysis and close reading. CROSSLISTED as HST 250/PHL 250/REL 250.

Equivalent to: PHL 250, REL 250

HST 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: HST 299H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 299H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 299

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 310, THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT, 4 Credits

A study of the practice as well as theory of historical work. Combines training in reading, writing, and thinking historically with a survey of the development of history, philosophies of history, types and use of historical evidence, varieties of historical investigation, and factors that influence the writing of history. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 420

Recommended: 9 credits of history or upper-division standing.

Available via Ecampus

HST 314, MARITIME HISTORIES OF THE PACIFIC, 4 Credits

Emphasizes the study of maritime histories of the Pacific Ocean. Incorporates themes of globalization, imperial expansion, and cultural contact. Covers the time between 1400CE and 1800CE, including both renaissance and enlightenment eras.

Recommended: Upper division standing

Available via Ecampus

HST 315, THE EUROPEAN MILITARY, 1400-1815, 4 Credits

Major aspects of European military history, 1400-1815, notable developments in weaponry and strategy, the social history of the military, impact of war on the civilian front, and pacifism and antimilitarism. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 316, THE AMERICAN MILITARY, 1607-1865, 4 Credits

Major aspects of American military history, 1607-1865, notable developments in weaponry and strategy, the social history of the military, impact of war on the civilian front, and pacifism and antimilitarism. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

HST 317, *WHY WAR: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits

An inquiry into the origins of mass violence. Theory and case studies are used to suggest possible causes of international war, civil war, revolution, and genocide. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 317H

Available via Ecampus

HST 317H, *WHY WAR: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits

An inquiry into the origins of mass violence. Theory and case studies are used to suggest possible causes of international war, civil war, revolution, and genocide. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 317

HST 318, THE AMERICAN MILITARY, 1865-PRESENT, 4 Credits

Major aspects of American military history, 1865-present: evolution of strategy, tactics, and technology in war; the impact of the military on American society in peace and war; historiographic aspects of U.S. military history. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 319, *THE HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MODERN WORLD, 4 Credits

Historical examination of the articulations, development, and enforcement of human rights in a global context since the 1770s. Particular attention devoted to nineteenth-century transnational humanitarian missions, wartime codes of conduct, international war crimes tribunals, European imperialism and decolonization, twentieth-century genocides, the International Criminal Court, the United Nations’ “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (UDHR), and the legacy of the UDHR. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: HST 319H

HST 319H, *THE HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MODERN WORLD, 4 Credits

Historical examination of the articulations, development, and enforcement of human rights in a global context since the 1770s. Particular attention devoted to nineteenth-century transnational humanitarian missions, wartime codes of conduct, international war crimes tribunals, European imperialism and decolonization, twentieth-century genocides, the International Criminal Court, the United Nations’ “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (UDHR), and the legacy of the UDHR. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 319

HST 320, *ANCIENT NEAR EAST, 4 Credits

A detailed survey of the peoples and cultures of the ancient Near East, including Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, Israel, Mesopotamia, and Persia, from the earliest recorded beginnings of civilization to about 500 B.C. Particular attention is given to the art, religion, law, and literature of these civilizations. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

HST 321, GREECE, 4 Credits

The history of the Greek city-states and the civilization they produced; the archaeological discovery of early Greece; the development of the polis; Sparta, Athenian democracy, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars; Greek private life and religion. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

HST 322, ROMAN REPUBLIC, 4 Credits

The rise of Rome from a city-state to a world power, Rome's wars with Carthage, her growing domination of the Mediterranean, the ensuing breakdown of Roman society and traditional values, and the rise of ambitious leaders who ultimately destroyed the Republic. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 323, ROMAN EMPIRE, 4 Credits

Roman history from 31 B.C. to A.D. 493. The establishment of the Principate, Roman social and private life, the rise of Christianity, the decline and fall of the Western Empire, Rome's contributions to arts, religion, and law. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

HST 324, *ANCIENT JEWISH HISTORY, 4 Credits

History of Judaism from the Second Temple through the early Rabbinic period (539 BCE--200 CE). Covers historical origins and developments of Judaism including the canonization of the Bible, Jewish life in the Persian and Greco-Roman worlds, and the beginnings of Diasporic and Rabbinic Judaism. CROSSLISTED as HST 324/REL 324. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: HST 324H, REL 324, REL 324H

HST 324H, *ANCIENT JEWISH HISTORY, 4 Credits

History of Judaism from the Second Temple through the early Rabbinic period (539 BCE--200 CE). Covers historical origins and developments of Judaism including the canonization of the Bible, Jewish life in the Persian and Greco-Roman worlds, and the beginnings of Diasporic and Rabbinic Judaism. CROSSLISTED as HST 324/REL 324. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 324, REL 324, REL 324H

HST 325, *EARLY CHRISTIANITY: ORIGINS TO 600, 4 Credits

Traces early Christianity from its origins to the beginning of the Middle Ages. It deals with the origins and Jewish background of Christianity in Palestine, the ministry and teachings of Jesus, the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire by his disciples and early missionaries, the formation of the New Testament canon, the development of Christian doctrine, controversies over heresy, and the origin of monasticism and the Papacy. CROSSLISTED as HST 325/REL 325. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Equivalent to: REL 325

Available via Ecampus

HST 326, *HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY, 4 Credits

Examines the history of global Christianity from the fifth through the seventeenth centuries. Themes to be investigated include the evolving relationship between the church and the state; mysticism; conversion and resistance; the emergence of Protestantism; marriage and sex, as well as women in the history of Christianity. CROSSLISTED as HST 326/REL 326.

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Equivalent to: REL 326

Available via Ecampus

HST 327, HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 4 Credits

Cultural, political, and economic history of the European Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the Renaissance. Covers 284 A.D. to 1000. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 327/REL 327. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: REL 327

Available via Ecampus

HST 328, HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 4 Credits

Cultural, political, and economic history of the European Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the Renaissance. Covers 1000 to 1400. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 328/REL 328. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: REL 328

Available via Ecampus

HST 330, HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN EUROPE, 4 Credits

Political, social, intellectual, and cultural history of Europe from 1400-1789. Focuses on the Reformation. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 330/REL 330. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: REL 330

Available via Ecampus

HST 333, MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN SPANISH HISTORY, 4 Credits

From Islamic conquest to conquest of America, the social, religious, political and economic history of Spain from 1000 to 1700.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: REL 333

HST 335, *NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE, 4 Credits

A thematic overview of the "long" nineteenth century, from the French Revolution (1789) to the outbreak of the first World War (1914): the industrial revolution and the class struggles that accompanied it; the growing importance of the nation in politics and culture; imperial expansion and Europeans' contacts with non-Europeans; urbanization; Darwinism and Social Darwinism; and the developments leading to the cataclysm of Europe's first "modern" war. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

HST 336, TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE, 4 Credits

Examines the politics, culture, and society of Europe from World War I to the present. Themes include total war; ways that art and literature influenced politics; communist and fascist visions of the relationship of the individual to the society or collective; racial theories and genocide; the cold war division of Europe into East and West; decolonization; and the development of the European Community. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

HST 338, *HITLER'S EUROPE, 4 Credits

Examines WWII and Nazi Germany's efforts to construct an empire. Themes include: the Nazi Party's rise to power in 1933 and pursuit of war, battles and occupation policies in Western and Eastern Europe, anti-Semitism and the concept of Lebensraum, collaboration among occupied peoples and Germans, and the Holocaust. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

HST 340, HISTORY OF RUSSIA, 4 Credits

Survey of political, economic, and social developments from the origin of Russia to the post-Soviet period. Focuses on the period from 862 to 1917. Not offered every year. HST 340 and HST 341 need not be taken in sequence. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 440, HST 540

Available via Ecampus

HST 341, HISTORY OF RUSSIA, 4 Credits

Survey of political, economic, and social developments from the origin of Russia to the post-Soviet period. Focuses on the period from 1917 to the present. Not offered every year. HST 340 and HST 341 need not be taken in sequence. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 441, HST 541

Available via Ecampus

HST 344, SPECIAL TOPICS IN RUSSIAN HISTORY, 4 Credits

Special topics and problems in Russian history not covered in other courses. May be repeated when topic varies. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

This course is repeatable for 8 credits.

HST 348, *INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA, 4 Credits

Dedicated to studying the indigenous histories of Mexico, Central, and South America from 2000 BCE to 1600 CE through their own voices with an emphasis on religion, gender, and society. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Available via Ecampus

HST 350, *EARLY LATIN AMERICA, 4 Credits

History of Latin America leading up to and after Spanish and Portuguese conquest. Focus on indigenous American, European and African cultures and religions in contact under colonial government and economic systems. Covers the period from 1400 to 1810. CROSSLISTED as HST 350/REL 350. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: HST 350H, REL 350

Available via Ecampus

HST 350H, *EARLY LATIN AMERICA, 4 Credits

History of Latin America leading up to and after Spanish and Portuguese conquest. Focus on indigenous American, European and African cultures and religions in contact under colonial government and economic systems. Covers the period from 1400 to 1810. CROSSLISTED as HST 350/REL 350. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: HST 350, REL 350

HST 351, *MODERN LATIN AMERICA, 4 Credits

History of the development of Latin America, emphasizing the issues of imperialism, economic dependency, social stratification, political instability, and nationalism within an international context. Covers 1850 to the present. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: HST 351H

Available via Ecampus

HST 353, *SLAVERY IN THE AMERICAS, 4 Credits

A survey of the roles of Africans and their descendants in the history of the Atlantic World, linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Examines slavery and freedom in the African Diaspora, as well as social, cultural, and spiritual life.

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: REL 353

HST 362, WOMEN IN UNITED STATES HISTORY, 4 Credits

Women in the United States--their roles in and contribution to American political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual life. Pays particular attention to the diversity of American women's backgrounds and experiences. Covers 1620 to 1890.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

HST 363, WOMEN IN UNITED STATES HISTORY, 4 Credits

Women in the United States--their roles in and contribution to American political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual life. Pays particular attention to the diversity of American women's backgrounds and experiences. Covers 1890 to the present.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 364, *UNITED STATES RELIGION AND SOCIAL REFORM, 4 Credits

Provides an awareness of how various religious groups have thought about and engaged with social change pertaining to slavery, feminism, civil rights, same-sex marriage, and immigration. Focus on reading primary sources related to each of these issues. CROSSLISTED as HST 364/REL 364. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: REL 364

Available via Ecampus

HST 365, *THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE MODERN U.S., 4 Credits

An exploration of the "long civil rights movement" among African Americans and their allies during the 20th century United States, with attention to the structure of racial inequality, movement philosophies and strategies, white allies and opponents, relationships to other freedom movements, and the movement's legacies. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: HST 365H

HST 365H, *THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE MODERN U.S., 4 Credits

An exploration of the "long civil rights movement" among African Americans and their allies during the 20th century United States, with attention to the structure of racial inequality, movement philosophies and strategies, white allies and opponents, relationships to other freedom movements, and the movement's legacies. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 365

HST 366, *NATIVE NORTH AMERICA, 4 Credits

Explores the history, culture, and representation of various Native American groups from the pre-Columbian era to the twenty-first century. Through a range of interdisciplinary readings and media, explore themes like the construction and maintenance of cultural identity, politics and warfare between indigenous groups and European or American interlopers, the influence of Native economies, and Native groups' persistence in American life amidst ongoing economic and demographic change.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 367, *HISTORY OF LATINA/OS IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

Exploration and analysis of the Latino/a experience in the United States. Traces the Native American, Spanish, and African roots of Latinos from colonization to the present day. Analyzes the political, social, economic, and cultural develops of six major Latino groups in the United States: Central Americans, Cubans, Dominicans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and South Americans. Explores the similarities and differences between these groups, as well as the unique problems faced by each groups of Latinos.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Available via Ecampus

HST 368, *LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENTS IN MODERN AMERICA, 4 Credits

Examination of lesbian and gay male identities, lives, and collectivities in American culture from the post-Civil War period to the present. The political and cultural participation, rather than human sexual behaviors, orientations, or values. Not offered every year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

HST 369, *IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. SINCE 1880, 4 Credits

The history of immigrants to the U.S. after 1880. Focuses on the experience of immigrants and their children in the U.S. and on the history of U.S. immigration policy. Includes several types of writing assignments: nongraded, drafts and revisions, and a research paper using outside primary and secondary sources and scholarly notations specific to the discipline of history. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Available via Ecampus

HST 370, *SOCIAL CHANGE AND AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC, 4 Credits

An examination of the interactions between social history and popular music, including creation, performance, production, distribution, and reception. Social, ethnic, and economics groups have notoriously used popular music to identify themselves and their boundaries. This course examines how the functions of popular music in our culture and economy have changed over time, and the ways in which popular music reflects and sometimes helps precipitate social change.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: HST 370H

Available via Ecampus

HST 370H, *SOCIAL CHANGE AND AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC, 4 Credits

An examination of the interactions between social history and popular music, including creation, performance, production, distribution, and reception. Social, ethnic, and economics groups have notoriously used popular music to identify themselves and their boundaries. This course examines how the functions of popular music in our culture and economy have changed over time, and the ways in which popular music reflects and sometimes helps precipitate social change.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 370

HST 372, *AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION, 4 Credits

Introduces the history of African American religious experience in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Examines African influences on black American religions and flowering of new religious movements among African Americans during the Great Migration. Explores African-American religion in the civil rights and black consciousness movements, and explores in detail the growth of the Nation of Islam during this period. Discusses recent roles of Black religions in contemporary U.S. politics and African American life. CROSSLISTED as HST 372/REL 372. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: REL 372

Available via Ecampus

HST 375, *GLOBAL HISTORY OF SPORTS, 4 Credits

Historical and contemporary examination of the ties between global sports and politics, economy, culture, and society. Particular attention devoted to the development of various sports and their modern articulation. Among other, the course deals with these crucial questions: How is 'sports' defined? What led to the development of different sports in different places throughout the world? How are global sports institutions influencing our lives? What are the changes witnessed in consuming sports in the last half a century? How can sports tackle institutionalized racism, but also promote nefarious practices, chauvinism, and exclusion based on ethnicity or religion?

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: HST 375H

Available via Ecampus

HST 375H, *GLOBAL HISTORY OF SPORTS, 4 Credits

Historical and contemporary examination of the ties between global sports and politics, economy, culture, and society. Particular attention devoted to the development of various sports and their modern articulation. Among other, the course deals with these crucial questions: How is 'sports' defined? What led to the development of different sports in different places throughout the world? How are global sports institutions influencing our lives? What are the changes witnessed in consuming sports in the last half a century? How can sports tackle institutionalized racism, but also promote nefarious practices, chauvinism, and exclusion based on ethnicity or religion?

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 375

HST 378, *RELIGION AND GENDER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits

Introduces students to the academic study of religion, as well as the academic study of gender. In order to offer a global perspective, we will read a series of case studies that deal with the religion as a gendered experience. Students will produce two essays, one of which will be based on independent research. CROSSLISTED as HST 378/REL 378/WGSS 378.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: HST 378H, REL 378, REL 378H, WGSS 378

Available via Ecampus

HST 378H, *RELIGION AND GENDER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits

Introduces students to the academic study of religion, as well as the academic study of gender. In order to offer a global perspective, we will read a series of case studies that deal with the religion as a gendered experience. Students will produce two essays, one of which will be based on independent research. CROSSLISTED as HST 378/REL 378/WGSS 378.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 378, REL 378, REL 378H, WGSS 378

HST 381, *HISTORY OF AFRICA, 4 Credits

History of Africa from earliest times to present, including origins of human society, slave trade, European imperialism and African nationalism. Covers Africa before 1830. HST 381 and HST 382 need not be taken in sequence. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 382, *HISTORY OF AFRICA, 4 Credits

History of Africa from earliest times to present, including origins of human society, slave trade, European imperialism and African nationalism. Covers Nineteenth and Twentieth century Africa. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: HST 382H

Available via Ecampus

HST 382H, *HISTORY OF AFRICA, 4 Credits

History of Africa from earliest times to present, including origins of human society, slave trade, European imperialism and African nationalism. Covers Nineteenth and Twentieth century Africa. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: HST 382

HST 385, *THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT, 4 Credits

Examination of the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict and subsequent efforts to find a lasting solution. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 385H

Available via Ecampus

HST 385H, *THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT, 4 Credits

Examination of the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict and subsequent efforts to find a lasting solution. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 385

HST 386, *MODERN IRAN: REVOLUTION AND ITS AFTERMATH, 4 Credits

The history of 20th century Iran with a focus on the Islamic revolution and its consequences. Readings will provide the cultural and political background for understanding contemporary Iran and its place in the world. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: HST 386H

HST 386H, *MODERN IRAN: REVOLUTION AND ITS AFTERMATH, 4 Credits

The history of 20th century Iran with a focus on the Islamic revolution and its consequences. Readings will provide the cultural and political background for understanding contemporary Iran and its place in the world. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 386

HST 387, *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits

Political, social, and religious developments from 600 to 1400. Early history and the formation of Islamic society to the Mongol invasion. CROSSLISTED as HST 387/REL 387. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: REL 387

HST 388, *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits

Political, social, and religious developments from 1400 to the present. The expansion of Islam, Turkic, and Asian dynasties, impact of Western imperialism and modern Islamic world. CROSSLISTED as HST 388/REL 388. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: REL 388

Available via Ecampus

HST 391, *TRADITIONAL CHINA AND JAPAN, 4 Credits

Prehistory to Western encounters in the middle of the nineteenth century, with emphasis on the philosophical, artistic heritage, and social institutions of these two countries which form East Asia. HST 391 and HST 392 need not be taken in sequence. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 392, *MODERN CHINA AND JAPAN, 4 Credits

From the opening of East Asia in the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with emphasis on modern political movements and cultural transformation. HST 391 and HST 392 need not be taken in sequence. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: HST 399H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 399

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 401, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 406, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 407, ^SEMINAR, 5 Credits

Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)

Equivalent to: HST 407H

This course is repeatable for 20 credits.

Available via Ecampus

HST 407H, ^SEMINAR, 5 Credits

Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 407

This course is repeatable for 20 credits.

HST 410, HISTORY INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits

Supervised work of a historical nature with historical societies, archives, museums, or other public or private organizations. No more than 6 of the maximum 12 credits may be used to satisfy the history major requirement of 51 credits.

This course is repeatable for 12 credits.

Available via Ecampus

HST 415, SELECTED TOPICS, 4 Credits

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 415H

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

HST 415H, SELECTED TOPICS, 4 Credits

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 415

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

HST 416, *FOOD IN WORLD HISTORY, 4 Credits

Historical analysis of food and cooking from pre-history to the present, with an emphasis on cross-cultural differences of food production and consumption.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 417, *HISTORY OF BEER AND BREWING, 4 Credits

History of beer and brewing from the beginnings of civilization through the modern microbrewery movement.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Available via Ecampus

HST 421, HELLENISTIC GREECE, 4 Credits

History of the Greek world from the end of the Peloponnesian War to the Roman conquest of Greece; the careers of Alexander the Great and his successors; the art, literature, science, religion, and philosophy of the post-classical or Hellenistic world.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

HST 422, MEDIEVAL SLAVERY, 4 Credits

A seminar-style course on the history of slavery from late Rome until the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade. Focuses on both primary sources which shed light on premodern slavery, and on recent scholarly debates, as seen in secondary sources. Through the study of slavery, students will investigate the social and cultural history of the long Middle Ages, including questions of class, religion, economics, gender, race, and law.

HST 424, *GENOCIDE & ITS AFTERMATH: ATROCITY, JUSTICE, AND RECONCILIATION, 4 Credits

Examines the historical causes, courses, and legacies of mass atrocities and genocides in the modern and contemporary world. Focuses on case studies of genocide from the past two centuries, as well as the pursuits of recognition, justice, and reconciliation in the aftermath of mass atrocities.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Recommended: HST 103 or HST 106 or HST 203; analytical, critical thinking, and writing skills

HST 425, *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY, 4 Credits

An inquiry into the causes, course, and impact of the Holocaust. The general theme of anti-Semitism in European history is explored for background. Topics discussed for comparative purposes include anti-Semitism in American history; other episodes of mass murder in the 20th century. CROSSLISTED as HST 425/REL 425 and HST 525/REL 525.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 425H, REL 425, REL 425H

Available via Ecampus

HST 425H, *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY, 4 Credits

An inquiry into the causes, course, and impact of the Holocaust. The general theme of anti-Semitism in European history is explored for background. Topics discussed for comparative purposes include anti-Semitism in American history; other episodes of mass murder in the 20th century. CROSSLISTED as HST 425/REL 425 and HST 525/REL 525.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 425, REL 425, REL 425H

HST 426, WORLD WAR I: A GLOBAL HISTORY, 4 Credits

Examines World War I from a global perspective, its origins, the course of the conflict and its aftermath, looking especially at Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany and their colonial possessions. Topics will include the concept of total war and the home fronts of a number of nations.

Prerequisite: HST 103 with D- or better

Available via Ecampus

HST 427, TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST, 4 Credits

Examines the Holocaust from a pedagogical perspective. Themes include recent developments in Holocaust education, teaching rationale, the history and historical context of the Holocaust, strategies for developing age-appropriate curriculum for either K-12 or college learners, and best practices for designing K-12 teaching modules and/or college syllabi.

Recommended: Critical thinking, organization, synthesis skills

Available via Ecampus

HST 431, *A HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD, 4 Credits

Examines childhood as a social and historical construct and explores how race, class, gender, and geography have created unequal access to this protected category for individual children and continues to produce inequalities in children’s health, education, and access to designated safe spaces. Explores how historical phenomena have impacted children, including colonialism, slavery, revolution, the rise of the modern state, the professionalization of medicine and social work, compulsory education, developing legal concepts about children’s rights, the development of consumer mass culture, WWI, WWII, and the Cold War. Traces shifting understandings of the ‘normal’ child.

Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions

HST 432, THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, 4 Credits

The history of human sexuality from ancient Greece to the present. (H) (SS)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 432H

HST 432H, THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, 4 Credits

The history of human sexuality from ancient Greece to the present. (H) (SS)

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HST 432

HST 436, HISTORY OF MODERN GERMANY, 4 Credits

Political, economic, social and intellectual developments from 1815 through the imperial, Weimar, and Nazi eras to the present. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

HST 451, CRIME IN HISTORY, 4 Credits

Provides a historical analysis of crime from the earliest civilizations to the present day. Examines the social, economic, and scientific impact of crime on various societies at different times. Special attention will be paid to race, gender, and sexuality in criminal history, archival case studies, the narratives created within court cases, criminality and politics, as well as crime and imperialism/globalization.

Recommended: Critical thinking, synthesis, and writing skills

Available via Ecampus

HST 452, MODERN MEXICO, 4 Credits

History of Mexico since 1810--economic, political, and social change and relations with the United States.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 350 or HST 351 or upper-division standing.

Available via Ecampus

HST 456, PROBLEMS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY, 4 Credits

A focused examination of the origins and development of selective institutions and problems important to understanding the region, such as the church, the military, labor, political instability, economic stagnation, and social stratification. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 350 or HST 351 or upper-division standing.

HST 465, *AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, 4 Credits

American diplomatic relations from 1898 to the present.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 465H

Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing

Available via Ecampus

HST 465H, *AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, 4 Credits

American diplomatic relations from 1898 to the present.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 465

Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing

HST 466, RELIGION AND U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS, 4 Credits

An examination of the intersection of religion and U.S. foreign relations from the late nineteenth century to the present. Surveys major events in U.S. diplomacy, including war and peace and explores the role of religion and religious ideas in shaping national identity, core values, and civil religion.

Equivalent to: REL 466

Recommended: HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing.

HST 467, HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits

Important themes in the transformation of western America from the pre-industrial world of native Americans to the emergence of the region as a major force in the cultural, economic, and political life of the United States. HST 467/HST 567 and HST 468/HST 568 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing.

HST 468, HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits

Important themes in the transformation of western America from the pre-industrial world of native Americans to the emergence of the region as a major force in the cultural, economic, and political life of the United States. HST 467/HST 567 and HST 468/HST 568 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing.

Available via Ecampus

HST 469, HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, 4 Credits

The demographic, ecological, and cultural transformation of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho from Indian times to the present. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203 or upper-division standing.

HST 470, RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits

The history of religion in the American West. Examines four themes in the religious history of the American West: locations (the designation of particular places as special), migrations (movement in and out of the region), adaptations (changes over time, in response to changing conditions), and discrimination (recognition of difference, as well as prejudicial treatment based on difference). Engages with various primary and secondary sources, including texts, films, and photographs. CROSSLISTED as HST 470/REL 470 and HST 570/REL 570.

Equivalent to: REL 470

HST 471, COLONIAL AMERICA, 4 Credits

Economic, political, social, religious, and intellectual development of colonial North America from the English background to 1689. HST 471/HST 571, HST 472/572 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 201 or upper-division standing.

HST 473, THE ERA OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 4 Credits

The American Revolution, the drafting of the Constitution, and the launching of the new nation, 1763 to 1789.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 201 or upper-division standing.

HST 474, JEFFERSONIAN AND JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY, 4 Credits

American political, economic, religious, and social development during the early and middle national era with emphasis on the formation and growth of political parties, territorial expansion and western settlement, and the beginnings of sectional conflict.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 or upper-division standing.

HST 475, CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 4 Credits

Origins of the war, nature of the war, and the critical postwar era, 1830s to 1880s, with special attention to the changing historiography of the period.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 202 or upper-division standing.

HST 476, *HISTORY OF WHITE SUPREMACY & WHITE NATIONALISM IN THE US & OR, 4 Credits

Offers insight into the development of racial categories and racial discrimination in the United States and, more specifically, Oregon. Considers how white supremacy—the idea that there is a category of people who are white and that those people are intellectually, culturally, and genetically superior to other groups of people—has informed U.S. policies (such as immigration, education, and housing policies). Examines white nationalist movements that have argued for a white ethnostate. CROSSLISTED as HST 476/REL 476 and HST 576/REL 576.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: REL 476

Available via Ecampus

HST 480, ^PERSPECTIVES IN HUMANITIES, 4 Credits

Offers a look at different events or processes from the perspective of different disciplines within the humanities. Understands and applies techniques, ethics, and methodologies of writing and research, resulting in the final capstone project.

Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)

Equivalent to: PHL 480

Available via Ecampus

HST 481, *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

A study of human interaction with the environment and the transformation of the landscape and ecology of North America from the Indian period to the present, with special attention to the progressive alterations induced by the modernizing world of agriculture, industry, urbanism, and their relation to the market system in the United States.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 201, HST 202 and HST 203

Available via Ecampus

HST 485, *POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST, 4 Credits

The role of religious and secular ideologies in the politics of the 20th century Middle East. Topics include the impact of liberal and nationalist thought, the Iranian revolution, radical Islamist movements, and Zionism.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: REL 485

HST 486, A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA, 4 Credits

An investigation of the historical development and changing character of Christianity in Africa. Topics include the examination of the role of Christianity in the development of social identity and politics in historic Ethiopia from the early first millennium CE; Portuguese missionary efforts in Central Africa during the period of the Atlantic slave trade from the 15th to the 18th centuries; the role of 19th century missionaries in both spreading Christianity in Africa and during the European colonization of Africa at the end of the 19th century, the emergence of African independence churches and prophetic Christianity in the 20th century; and the "Africanization" of Christianity.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: HST 381 and/or HST 382

HST 487, WORLD WAR II: A GLOBAL HISTORY, 4 Credits

Examines World War II from a global perspective, its origins, the course of the conflict and its aftermath, looking especially at the US, USSR, Britain, Germany and Japan. Topics will include the concept of total war and the home fronts of a number of nations.

Recommended: HST 103

Available via Ecampus

HST 488, THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM 1945-1995, 4 Credits

Examines the Vietnam War from both the US and Vietnamese perspective within the context of the Cold War. Political, military, social and moral issues will be covered within the concept of American exceptionalism.

Available via Ecampus

HST 490, *ISRAELI SOCIETY AND PLURALISM, 4 Credits

Overwhelmingly a nation of immigrants, modern Israel displays an extraordinary amount of ethnic and social diversity among the 75% of its citizens who identify as Jews and among the 25% defined as Arab or “other.” By introducing students to Israel’s ethnic, religious, LGBQT, migrant worker and refugee communities, this course examines the tensions that inform Israel’s efforts to construct a national identity within a multicultural society. Israel aspires to be both liberal democratic and Jewish, secular and religious. As such, it provides an unparalleled case study for investigating how a society negotiates the dynamics of inclusion, exclusion and difference.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

HST 491, THE EXPERIENCE OF WAR, 4 Credits

Examines how humans have experienced of warfare over the recorded millennia of military history. Includes topics of the direct experience of warfare, the differing roles and changing definitions of combatants and noncombatants, and the "home front" as compared from antiquity to today. Explores the human experience and collective memory in this diverse, broadly imagined course.

Recommended: Analytical, synthesis, and writing skills

Available via Ecampus

HST 495, CHINA IN 20TH CENTURY, 4 Credits

Treats the decline of the Confucian tradition, shifts in the economy, and metamorphoses of the political system. Attention is given to China's attempt to balance her Communistic revolutionary legacies with her current modernizing goals.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Available via Ecampus

HST 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Supervised readings designed to allow students to explore in depth key issues in Asian history. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 499H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 499H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 499

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 999 credits.

Available via Ecampus

HST 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

HST 506, PROJECTS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

HST 507, SEMINAR, 5 Credits

This course is repeatable for 20 credits.

HST 510, HISTORY INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits

Supervised work of a historical nature with historical societies, archives, museums, or other public or private organizations. No more than 6 of the maximum 12 credits may be used to satisfy the history major requirement of 51 credits.

This course is repeatable for 12 credits.

Available via Ecampus

HST 511, HISTORIOGRAPHY IN HISTORY, 4 Credits

Introduces graduate students to the range of scholarship within the literature of history. Reveals the full sweep of history as an academic discipline and the process of its professionalization.

Available via Ecampus

HST 512, METHODOLOGIES OF HISTORY, 4 Credits

A study of the practice as well as theory of historical work. Combines training in reading, writing, and thinking historically with a survey of the development of history, philosophies of history, types and use of historical evidence, varieties of historical investigation, and factors that influence the writing of history.

Available via Ecampus

HST 514, PUBLIC HISTORY, 4 Credits

Introduces graduate students to the varied aspects and roles of public history, including cultural resource management, research, and report writing.

HST 515, SELECTED TOPICS, 4 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HST 516, FOOD IN WORLD HISTORY, 4 Credits

Historical analysis of food and cooking from pre-history to the present, with an emphasis on cross-cultural differences of food production and consumption.

Available via Ecampus

HST 517, ORAL HISTORY, 4 Credits

Introduces oral history theory and methodology. Discusses best practices in recording, editing, archiving, and presenting interviews. Examines the overlaps and divergences of history and memory. Discusses the legal and ethical issues that concern oral historians and examines how oral history can be used to shape and reshape private narratives and public memories. Explores the ways that oral history can be presented and used in museum exhibitions, plays, documentary works, podcast, digital projects, and other media.

HST 521, HELLENISTIC GREECE, 4 Credits

History of the Greek world from the end of the Peloponnesian War to the Roman conquest of Greece; the careers of Alexander the Great and his successors; the art, literature, science, religion, and philosophy of the post-classical or Hellenistic world.

Recommended: HST 101

HST 522, MEDIEVAL SLAVERY, 4 Credits

A seminar-style course on the history of slavery from late Rome until the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade. Focuses on both primary sources which shed light on premodern slavery, and on recent scholarly debates, as seen in secondary sources. Through the study of slavery, students will investigate the social and cultural history of the long Middle Ages, including questions of class, religion, economics, gender, race, and law.

HST 524, GENOCIDE & ITS AFTERMATH: ATROCITY, JUSTICE, AND RECONCILIATION, 4 Credits

Examines the historical causes, courses, and legacies of mass atrocities and genocides in the modern and contemporary world. Focuses on case studies of genocide from the past two centuries, as well as the pursuits of recognition, justice, and reconciliation in the aftermath of mass atrocities.

HST 525, THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY, 4 Credits

An inquiry into the causes, course, and impact of the Holocaust. The general theme of anti-Semitism in European history is explored for background. Topics discussed for comparative purposes include anti-Semitism in American history; other episodes of mass murder in the 20th century.

Equivalent to: REL 525

Available via Ecampus

HST 526, WORLD WAR I: A GLOBAL HISTORY, 4 Credits

Examines World War I from a global perspective, its origins, the course of the conflict and its aftermath, looking especially at Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany and their colonial possessions. Topics will include the concept of total war and the home fronts of a number of nations.

Recommended: HST 103

Available via Ecampus

HST 527, TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST, 4 Credits

Examines the Holocaust from a pedagogical perspective. Themes include recent developments in Holocaust education, teaching rationale, the history and historical context of the Holocaust, strategies for developing age-appropriate curriculum for either K-12 or college learners, and best practices for designing K-12 teaching modules and/or college syllabi.

Available via Ecampus

HST 531, A HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD, 4 Credits

Examines childhood as a social and historical construct and explores how race, class, gender, and geography have created unequal access to this protected category for individual children and continues to produce inequalities in children’s health, education, and access to designated safe spaces. Explores how historical phenomena have impacted children, including colonialism, slavery, revolution, the rise of the modern state, the professionalization of medicine and social work, compulsory education, developing legal concepts about children’s rights, the development of consumer mass culture, WWI, WWII, and the Cold War. Traces shifting understandings of the ‘normal’ child.

HST 532, THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, 4 Credits

The history of human sexuality from ancient Greece to the present.

HST 536, HISTORY OF MODERN GERMANY, 4 Credits

Political, economic, social and intellectual developments from 1815 through the imperial, Weimar, and Nazi eras to the present. Not offered every year.

HST 551, CRIME IN HISTORY, 4 Credits

Provides a historical analysis of crime from the earliest civilizations to the present day. Examines the social, economic, and scientific impact of crime on various societies at different times. Special attention will be paid to race, gender, and sexuality in criminal history, archival case studies, the narratives created within court cases, criminality and politics, as well as crime and imperialism/globalization.

Available via Ecampus

HST 552, MODERN MEXICO, 4 Credits

History of Mexico since 1810--economic, political, and social change and relations with the United States.

Recommended: HST 350 or HST 351

HST 556, PROBLEMS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY, 4 Credits

A focused examination of the origins and development of selective institutions and problems important to understanding the region, such as the church, the military, labor, political instability, economic stagnation, and social stratification.

Recommended: HST 350 or HST 351

HST 565, AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, 4 Credits

American diplomatic relations from 1898 to the present.

Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203

Available via Ecampus

HST 566, RELIGION AND U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS, 4 Credits

An examination of the intersection of religion and U.S. foreign relations from the late nineteenth century to the present. Surveys major events in U.S. diplomacy, including war and peace and explores the role of religion and religious ideas in shaping national identity, core values, and civil religion.

Equivalent to: REL 566

Recommended: HST 202 and HST 203

HST 567, HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits

Important themes in the transformation of western America from the pre-industrial world of native Americans to the emergence of the region as a major force in the cultural, economic, and political life of the United States. HST 467/HST 567 and HST 468/HST 568 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year.

Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203

HST 568, HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits

Important themes in the transformation of western America from the pre-industrial world of native Americans to the emergence of the region as a major force in the cultural, economic, and political life of the United States. HST 467/HST 567 and HST 468/HST 568 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year.

Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202 and HST 203

Available via Ecampus

HST 570, RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits

The history of religion in the American West. Examines four themes in the religious history of the American West: locations (the designation of particular places as special), migrations (movement in and out of the region), adaptations (changes over time, in response to changing conditions), and discrimination (recognition of difference, as well as prejudicial treatment based on difference). Engages with various primary and secondary sources, including texts, films, and photographs. CROSSLISTED as HST 470/REL 470 and HST 570/REL 570.

Equivalent to: REL 570

HST 571, COLONIAL AMERICA, 4 Credits

Economic, political, social, religious, and intellectual development of colonial North America from the English background to 1689. HST 471/HST 571, HST 472/572 need not be taken in sequence. Not offered every year.

Recommended: HST 201

HST 573, THE ERA OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 4 Credits

The American Revolution, the drafting of the Constitution, and the launching of the new nation, 1763 to 1789.

Recommended: HST 201

HST 574, JEFFERSONIAN AND JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY, 4 Credits

American political, economic, religious, and social development during the early and middle national era with emphasis on the formation and growth of political parties, territorial expansion and western settlement, and the beginnings of sectional conflict.

Recommended: HST 201 and HST 202

HST 575, CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION, 4 Credits

Origins of the war, nature of the war, and the critical postwar era, 1830s to 1880s, with special attention to the changing historiography of the period.

Recommended: HST 202

HST 576, HISTORY OF WHITE SUPREMACY & WHITE NATIONALISM IN THE US & OR, 4 Credits

Offers insight into the development of racial categories and racial discrimination in the United States and, more specifically, Oregon. Considers how white supremacy—the idea that there is a category of people who are white and that those people are intellectually, culturally, and genetically superior to other groups of people—has informed U.S. policies (such as immigration, education, and housing policies). Examines white nationalist movements that have argued for a white ethnostate. CROSSLISTED as HST 476/REL 476 and HST 576/REL 576.

Equivalent to: REL 576

Available via Ecampus

HST 581, ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

A study of human interaction with the environment and the transformation of the landscape and ecology of North America from the Indian period to the present, with special attention to the progressive alterations induced by the modernizing world of agriculture, industry, urbanism, and their relation to the market system in the United States.

Recommended: HST 201, HST 202, HST 203

Available via Ecampus

HST 585, POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST, 4 Credits

The role of religious and secular ideologies in the politics of the 20th century Middle East. Topics include the impact of liberal and nationalist thought, the Iranian revolution, radical Islamist movements, and Zionism.

HST 587, WORLD WAR II: A GLOBAL HISTORY, 4 Credits

Examines World War II from a global perspective, its origins, the course of the conflict and its aftermath, looking especially at the US, USSR, Britain, Germany and Japan. Topics will include the concept of total war and the home fronts of a number of nations.

Recommended: Completion or concurrent enrollment in HST 103

Available via Ecampus

HST 588, THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM 1945-1995, 4 Credits

Examines the Vietnam War from both the US and Vietnamese perspective within the context of the Cold War. Political, military, social and moral issues will be covered within the concept of American exceptionalism.

Available via Ecampus

HST 590, ISRAELI SOCIETY AND PLURALISM, 4 Credits

Overwhelmingly a nation of immigrants, modern Israel displays an extraordinary amount of ethnic and social diversity among the 75% of its citizens who identify as Jews and among the 25% defined as Arab or “other.” By introducing students to Israel’s ethnic, religious, LGBQT, migrant worker and refugee communities, this course examines the tensions that inform Israel’s efforts to construct a national identity within a multicultural society. Israel aspires to be both liberal democratic and Jewish, secular and religious. As such, it provides an unparalleled case study for investigating how a society negotiates the dynamics of inclusion, exclusion and difference.

HST 591, THE EXPERIENCE OF WAR, 4 Credits

Examines how humans have experienced of warfare over the recorded millennia of military history. Includes topics of the direct experience of warfare, the differing roles and changing definitions of combatants and noncombatants, and the "home front" as compared from antiquity to today. Explores the human experience and collective memory in this diverse, broadly imagined course.

Available via Ecampus

HST 595, CHINA IN 20TH CENTURY, 4 Credits

Treats the decline of the Confucian tradition, shifts in the economy, and metamorphoses of the political system. Attention is given to China's attempt to balance her Communistic revolutionary legacies with her current modernizing goals.

Available via Ecampus

HST 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

HSTS 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HSTS 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HSTS 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: HSTS 407H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HSTS 413, *SCIENCE IN THE AGE OF EMPIRES, 4 Credits

Considers the development of modern science in the time of political revolutions, slavery and racism, voyages of exploration, industrialization, and imperialism. Links scientific ideas and practice to social and cultural change in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Recommended: At least one science sequence

HSTS 414, *HISTORY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY SCIENCE, 4 Credits

Focuses on the organization, practice, and theories of the natural sciences in the twentieth century, with emphasis primarily on the European and American scientific traditions from the 1890s to the present.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

HSTS 415, *THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY, 4 Credits

Origin and development of Darwin's theory of evolution. Reception of theory and history of evolution to the present.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HSTS 415H

Recommended: Upper-division standing

Available via Ecampus

HSTS 415H, *THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY, 4 Credits

Origin and development of Darwin's theory of evolution. Reception of theory and history of evolution to the present.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HSTS 415

Recommended: Upper-division standing

HSTS 416, *HISTORY OF MEDICINE PRE-1800, 4 Credits

History of medical theory and the changing role of the physician; internal development of medicine as a discipline as well as a profession; relationship of medicine's development to general changes in science and culture, to 1800.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Available via Ecampus

HSTS 417, *HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 4 Credits

History of medical theory and the changing role of the physician; internal development of medicine as a discipline as well as a profession; relationship of medicine's development to general changes in science and culture.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HSTS 417H

Available via Ecampus

HSTS 417H, *HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 4 Credits

History of medical theory and the changing role of the physician; internal development of medicine as a discipline as well as a profession; relationship of medicine's development to general changes in science and culture.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HSTS 417

HSTS 419, *STUDIES IN SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: METHODS AND PRACTICES, 4 Credits

Course focuses on accounts of scientific discoveries that have been controversial, to understand the rational, psychological, and social characteristics which have defined the meaning and procedures of the natural sciences. Case studies are used from the 18th through 20th centuries.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HSTS 419H

Available via Ecampus

HSTS 419H, *STUDIES IN SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: METHODS AND PRACTICES, 4 Credits

Course focuses on accounts of scientific discoveries that have been controversial, to understand the rational, psychological, and social characteristics which have defined the meaning and procedures of the natural sciences. Case studies are used from the 18th through 20th centuries.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

Equivalent to: HSTS 419

HSTS 421, *HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY, 4 Credits

Explores historical views of technology and associated cultural changes and the contexts in which these developed; the changing role of technology in modern industrial society, especially in the United States; efforts to predict and control technological developments and the social and cultural consequences.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACS – Liberal Arts Social Core

HSTS 423, *SCIENCE AND RELIGION, 4 Credits

A historical survey of critical issues in the relationship of Western science and religion from ancient times to the end of the twentieth century.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Available via Ecampus

HSTS 440, HISTORY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, 4 Credits

The history of psychotherapy in modern Western societies, from biomedical, cultural, political, and psychosocial perspectives.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HSTS 440H

HSTS 440H, HISTORY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, 4 Credits

The history of psychotherapy in modern Western societies, from biomedical, cultural, political, and psychosocial perspectives.

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HSTS 440

HSTS 451, *THE HISTORY OF OUTER SPACE, 4 Credits

Advancements in technology and science has made it possible to observe, robotically explore, personally visit, and daily use outer space including an overview of what we have learned, how this endeavor has shaped human civilization and culture, and what may lie ahead.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Available via Ecampus

HSTS 452, *A WOMEN'S HISTORY OF OUTER SPACE, 4 Credits

Since early Babylon, women have also observed the sky, performed fundamental calculations, examined astronomical plates, and made significant fundamental discoveries that changed the way we see the cosmos. At NASA, women have gone from purely secretarial positions in 1958 to commanding the International Space Station and administering the Mars Rover Program today. These advancements in opportunity and responsibility reflect a larger story of how traditional roles for women have evolved in response to changes in both technology and social norms. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Available via Ecampus

HSTS 481, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits

Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.

Equivalent to: PAX 481, PHL 481

Recommended: PHL 251 or PHL 325

HSTS 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

(H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HSTS 499H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HSTS 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HSTS 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 999 credits.

HSTS 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HSTS 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

HSTS 513, SCIENCE IN THE AGE OF EMPIRES, 4 Credits

Considers the development of modern science in the time of political revolutions, slavery and racism, voyages of exploration, industrialization, and imperialism. Links scientific ideas and practice to social and cultural change in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Recommended: At least one science sequence

HSTS 514, HISTORY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY SCIENCE, 4 Credits

Focuses on the organization, practice, and theories of the natural sciences in the twentieth century, with emphasis primarily on the European and American scientific traditions from the 1890s to the present.

HSTS 517, HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 4 Credits

History of medical theory and the changing role of the physician; internal development of medicine as a discipline as well as a profession; relationship of medicine's development to general changes in science and culture.

HSTS 521, HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY, 4 Credits

Explores historical views of technology and associated cultural changes and the contexts in which these developed; the changing role of technology in modern industrial society, especially in the United States; efforts to predict and control technological developments and the social and cultural consequences.

HSTS 523, SCIENCE AND RELIGION, 4 Credits

A historical survey of critical issues in the relationship of Western science and religion from ancient times to the end of the twentieth century.

HSTS 540, HISTORY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY, 4 Credits

The history of psychotherapy in modern Western societies, from biomedical, cultural, political, and psychosocial perspectives.

HSTS 581, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits

Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.

Equivalent to: PAX 581, PHL 581

HSTS 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 36 credits.

HSTS 603, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 999 credits.

PAX 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 201, STUDY OF PEACE AND THE CAUSES OF CONFLICT, 3 Credits

Examination of the causes of personal, social, and institutional conflict and peaceful, constructive means of dealing with conflict. The history and current status of peace movements within and outside governments; prospects for world peace. Case studies in peace and conflict. CROSSLISTED as PAX 201/REL 201. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: REL 201

PAX 301, *PEACE STRATEGIES, 4 Credits

Investigates the relationship between science, peace and justice on personal, community and global scales. Applies peace literacy skills to understand the historical foundations of complex issues today. Emphasis on how students can contribute to solving current scientific and social problems.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

PAX 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits

Individual basic and applied study projects on peace-related issues, designed in consultation with the Peace Studies Program director or a member of the Peace Studies faculty.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

Study supervised and directed by members of the Peace Studies Program committee or approved faculty, as arranged by the student and Peace Studies Program director.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits

Close examination of peace-related topics, including theory, method, research, and application. May be taken more than one time as topics vary.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 410, PEACE STUDIES INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits

Directed, supervised, and evaluated field work, to supplement the student's classroom work, arranged one term in advance.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 415, TOPICS IN PEACE STUDIES, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: PAX 415H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 415H, TOPICS IN PEACE STUDIES, 1-16 Credits

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: PAX 415

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 481, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits

Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.

Equivalent to: HSTS 481, PHL 481

Recommended: PHL 251 or PHL 325

PAX 499, TOPICS IN PEACE STUDIES, 1-4 Credits

Examination of the work of a particular nonviolence theorist or of a specific problem; e.g., pacifism and humanitarian intervention, nonviolence and gender. Course may be repeated as appropriate. Not offered every year.

This course is repeatable for 8 credits.

PAX 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits

Individual basic and applied study projects on peace-related issues, designed in consultation with the Peace Studies Program director or a member of the Peace Studies faculty.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

Study supervised and directed by members of the Peace Studies Program committee or approved faculty, as arranged by the student and Peace Studies Program director.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits

Close examination of peace-related topics, including theory, method, research, and application. May be taken more than one time as topics vary.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 510, PEACE STUDIES INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits

Directed, supervised, and evaluated field work, to supplement the student's classroom work, arranged one term in advance.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PAX 515, TOPICS IN PEACE STUDIES, 1-16 Credits

PAX 581, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits

Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.

Equivalent to: HSTS 581, PHL 581

PAX 599, TOPICS IN PEACE STUDIES, 1-4 Credits

Examination of the work of a particular nonviolence theorist or of a specific problem; e.g., pacifism and humanitarian intervention, nonviolence and gender. Course may be repeated as appropriate. Not offered every year.

This course is repeatable for 8 credits.

PHL 121, *REASONING AND WRITING, 3 Credits

Develops critical thinking skills to increase clarity and effectiveness of student writing; uses writing experiences to teach critical thinking skills. Subjects include identifying and evaluating arguments, analyzing assumptions, justifying claims with reasons, avoiding confused or dishonest reasoning, applying common patterns of reasoning in everyday contexts, and writing cogent complex arguments. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSW2 – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing II

Equivalent to: PHL 121H

Available via Ecampus

PHL 150, *GREAT IDEAS IN PHILOSOPHY, 3 Credits

Explores the assumptions and deeper meanings of familiar concepts and experiences. An introduction to some basic and famous ideas in Western thought. Topics may include truth, beauty, infinity, perception, freedom, pleasure, knowledge, mind and body, morality, justice, and political authority. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Available via Ecampus

PHL 160, *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS, 4 Credits

A survey and analysis of the search for meaning and life fulfillment represented in major religious traditions of the world, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. CROSSLISTED as PHL 160/REL 160.

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 160H, REL 160, REL 160H

Available via Ecampus

PHL 160H, *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS, 4 Credits

A survey and analysis of the search for meaning and life fulfillment represented in major religious traditions of the world, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. CROSSLISTED as PHL 160/REL 160.

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 160, REL 160, REL 160H

PHL 170, *THE IDEA OF GOD, 4 Credits

Concepts and images of God and their connections to world-views, experience, science, gender, society, self-understanding, and religions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 170/REL 170. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Equivalent to: REL 170

PHL 199, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1-16 Credits

May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Equivalent to: PHL 199H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PHL 201, *INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

An in-depth introduction to the methods and ideas of Western philosophy, concentrating on such great figures as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Kant and Nietzsche and such topics as the nature of reality, the existence of God, knowledge and doubt, the relation of consciousness to the world, free will and determinism, good and evil, and minds and machines. Philosophers and ideas covered will vary by the section. Written assignments are required. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Available via Ecampus

PHL 202, INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS STUDIES, 4 Credits

An introduction to the academic study of religion. It examines the concepts of religion and the sacred, approaches to the study of religion, ubiquitous features of religious experience, including symbol, myth, ritual, and community, understandings of the human condition in diverse religious traditions, and ways religious communities address challenges of pluralism and secularization. CROSSLISTED as PHL 202/REL 202.

Equivalent to: REL 202

Available via Ecampus

PHL 203, *THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE, 4 Credits

Introduction to existentialism; explores different philosophical approaches to the significance of human life, meaning, and freedom.

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Available via Ecampus

PHL 205, *ETHICS, 4 Credits

Introduction to ethical theory and to the evaluation of ethical issues in society such as sexual ethics and euthanasia. Includes the study of philosophical theories of moral responsibility and moral virtue, and the philosophical ideas behind ethics debates in society. Students are encouraged to develop their own positions on ethical issues through discussion projects and term papers.

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 205H

Available via Ecampus

PHL 205H, *ETHICS, 4 Credits

Introduction to ethical theory and to the evaluation of ethical issues in society such as sexual ethics and euthanasia. Includes the study of philosophical theories of moral responsibility and moral virtue, and the philosophical ideas behind ethics debates in society. Students are encouraged to develop their own positions on ethical issues through discussion projects and term papers.

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 205

PHL 206, *RELIGIOUS ETHICS AND MORAL PROBLEMS, 4 Credits

An examination of the practical ethics of the monotheistic religious traditions of the West--Judaism, Christianity, Islam--and their different approaches to concrete moral problems. Topics include sexuality and marriage, euthanasia, capital punishment, pacifism and just war, and environmentalism. CROSSLISTED as PHL 206/REL 206. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Equivalent to: REL 206

PHL 207, *POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

Introductory study of the philosophical justifications of political systems and philosophical theories about the rights and obligations of citizens and governments. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 207H

PHL 208, INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

Survey of the historical development of Buddhism in India and its spread throughout Asia and beyond by investigating the literature, rituals, history and social structure of the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, Tibet and the Himalayan region, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and finally its growth in the West. CROSSLISTED as PHL 208/REL 208. (NC)

Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: REL 208

Available via Ecampus

PHL 209, *SELF AND SOCIETY, 4 Credits

An introduction to social philosophy, addresses the interactions between the development of personal identity (self) and social structures, including social relations, institutions, norms and values. Includes issues in philosophical anthropology (what it means to be human), social theories of the self, and perspectives from feminist philosophy, post-colonial studies, and non-Western contributions in so-cial philosophy. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions

PHL 210, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: HST 210, HST 210H, PHL 210H, REL 210

Available via Ecampus

PHL 210H, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 210, HST 210H, PHL 210, REL 210, REL 210H

PHL 213, *INTRODUCTION TO HINDU TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

Survey of the historical development of Hinduism in India and the "Hindu Diaspora." Topics will include the Indus Valley civilization, the Vedic tradition, yoga, and Hindu renunciation, "Classical" Hindu theism and devotion, Hindu philosophy and ritual, and modern and contemporary Hinduism. CROSSLISTED as PHL 213/REL 213. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: REL 213

Available via Ecampus

PHL 214, *INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

Development of Islamic traditions in the Arab world and in the global context. Origins of Islam, the narrative of the Prophet Muhammad, the development of the Qur'an, and the central tenets of Islamic faith and practice. Transformation of Islam from a regional to a global tradition. CROSSLISTED as PHL 214/REL 214. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: REL 214

Available via Ecampus

PHL 220, *WORLD-VIEWS AND VALUES IN THE BIBLE, 4 Credits

A study of central portions of the Bible (in the Old Testament: Torah, prophets, psalms, and wisdom; in the New Testament: Jesus, gospels, and letters) from the perspective of the academic discipline of biblical scholarship, exploring the philosophical questions of the relationships between story, myth, thought, values, and understandings of life. CROSSLISTED as PHL 220/REL 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 220H, REL 220

PHL 234, *PHILOSOPHY OF HAPPINESS, 3 Credits

Explores various philosophical and psychological approaches to happiness and how culturally specific ideas of happiness have shaped the social and cultural realities around the world. Explores the human need for happiness within cultures. Examines happiness through the writings of the greatest Eastern and Western philosophers. Analyzes research on happiness within positive psychology.

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Available via Ecampus

PHL 250, LEGAL PERSPECTIVES, 2 Credits

Introduces the study of law and law’s relationship to culture, society, and a variety of adjacent disciplines, including history, philosophy, and religious studies. Familiarizes students with key theories, historical movements, and structures and philosophies of law, emphasizing both US and global contexts. Develops skills in legal modes of analysis and close reading. CROSSLISTED as HST 250/PHL 250/REL 250.

Equivalent to: HST 250, REL 250

PHL 251, *KNOWERS, KNOWING, AND THE KNOWN, 4 Credits

An introduction to the major debates in Western philosophy concerning the nature of reality, and the ways we come to know about that reality. One example concerns debates about the problem of skepticism: Is it possible that humans could be completely mistaken about the way the world is? Another example concerns debates about human identity and free will. Beginning with historical figures such as Descartes and Hume, the course also provides an introduction to more contemporary thinkers. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Equivalent to: PHL 251H

PHL 251H, *KNOWERS, KNOWING, AND THE KNOWN, 4 Credits

An introduction to the major debates in Western philosophy concerning the nature of reality, and the ways we come to know about that reality. One example concerns debates about the problem of skepticism: Is it possible that humans could be completely mistaken about the way the world is? Another example concerns debates about human identity and free will. Beginning with historical figures such as Descartes and Hume, the course also provides an introduction to more contemporary thinkers. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: PHL 251

PHL 275, *INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES, 4 Credits

Introduces core concepts and themes in the multidisciplinary field of disability studies. Analyzes disability as a product of discriminatory, oppressive, and inaccessible built environments and societies. Explores disability pride, culture, and community as alternatives to medical and charity models of disability. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: PHL 275H

Available via Ecampus

PHL 275H, *INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES, 4 Credits

Introduces core concepts and themes in the multidisciplinary field of disability studies. Analyzes disability as a product of discriminatory, oppressive, and inaccessible built environments and societies. Explores disability pride, culture, and community as alternatives to medical and charity models of disability. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: PHL 275

PHL 278, PHILOSOPHY WITH A PORPOISE: MAKING MEANING AT (AND WITH) SEAS, 4 Credits

Explores the many ways humans make meaning from and with oceans and ocean being. Discusses philosophical problems, concepts, and issues relating to the oceans, coasts, and Marine studies generally. Examines the role of philosophy in the development of the Marine studies discipline.

PHL 280, *ETHICS OF DIVERSITY, 4 Credits

Uses moral philosophy to examine difference-based discrimination and prejudice in the human community. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 280H

PHL 280H, *ETHICS OF DIVERSITY, 4 Credits

Uses moral philosophy to examine difference-based discrimination and prejudice in the human community. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 280

PHL 299, SELECTED TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: PHL 299H

This course is repeatable for 99 credits.

PHL 301, *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

A study of the history of Western philosophy from the early Greeks into the twentieth century. Designed to give an appreciation and understanding of the Western philosophical tradition and the philosophical foundations of Western civilization. May be taken independently. PHL 301: Greek and Roman philosophy. PHL 302: The rise of modern philosophy through Hume. PHL 303: Kant and the nineteenth century. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy

Available via Ecampus

PHL 302, *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

A study of the history of Western philosophy from the early Greeks into the twentieth century. Designed to give an appreciation and understanding of the Western philosophical tradition and the philosophical foundations of Western civilization. May be taken independently. PHL 301: Greek and Roman philosophy. PHL 302: The rise of modern philosophy through Hume. PHL 303: Kant and the nineteenth century. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy

PHL 303, *HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

A study of the history of Western philosophy from the early Greeks into the twentieth century. Designed to give an appreciation and understanding of the Western philosophical tradition and the philosophical foundations of Western civilization. May be taken independently. PHL 301: Greek and Roman philosophy. PHL 302: The rise of modern philosophy through Hume. PHL 303: Kant and the nineteenth century. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy

PHL 308, *INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES, 4 Credits

Combines a “third-person” scholarly approach with “critical first-person” experience and reflection in the study of contemplative practices. Explores both religious and secular contemplative traditions, practices and worldviews in cultures-of-origin, and as adopted by other cultures and adapted over time. Reviews practices including yoga, movement, meditation, prayer, presence in nature, ritual, service, recitation, introspection, writing and creative expression. Analyzes practices in primary philosophical, religious, historical, cultural, and psychological contexts. Emphasizes textual study, expert dialogues, discussion and development of contemplative skills. Applies principles to social issues and integrates values and meaning-making with career development. CROSSLISTED as PHL 308/REL 308. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: REL 308

Available via Ecampus

PHL 310, *CRITICS OF RELIGION, 4 Credits

An introduction to critiques of religion by Nietzsche, Freud, Marx, and other influential thinkers. Examines the nature, scope, and effects of criticisms that challenge the psychological, moral, political, and epistemological foundations of religious belief, practice, and institutions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 310/REL 310.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: REL 310

Available via Ecampus

PHL 315, *GANDHI AND NONVIOLENCE, 4 Credits

An examination of the life and work of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the 20th century activist and author, and the theory and practice of nonviolence in his life and work. Emphasis will be placed upon Gandhi's biographical narrative, the development of satyagraha, Gandhi's nonviolent approach to social transformation, and post-Gandhian nonviolent movements. CROSSLISTED as PHL 315/REL 315. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: PHL 315H, REL 315

Available via Ecampus

PHL 316, INTELLECTUAL ISSUES OF MEXICO AND MEXICAN AMERICANS, 4 Credits

The philosophical, social, cultural, and political reality of Mexican Americans and their historical roots in Mexico since the Spanish Conquest. Analysis of internal colonialism, racism, machismo, fatalism, alienation, cultural identity, as well as more contemporary including NAFTA, immigration, and U.S.-Mexican relations. CROSSLISTED as PHL 316/REL 316. (NC)

Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: REL 316

PHL 321, DEDUCTIVE LOGIC, 4 Credits

Development of formal language and deductive systems for first-order, quantificational logic. Emphasis on translation of ordinary English statements into formal language. Discussion of the contrast between semantic and syntactic treatment of logical concepts.

Recommended: Upper-division standing or PHL 101.

Available via Ecampus

PHL 325, *SCIENTIFIC REASONING, 4 Credits

Introduction to and analysis of scientific reasoning. Emphasis on understanding and evaluation of theoretical hypotheses, causal and statistical models, and uses of scientific knowledge to make personal and public decisions. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Equivalent to: PHL 325H

Available via Ecampus

PHL 330, *TECHNOLOGY AND ETHICS, 3 Credits

Develops ethical reasoning skills crucial for future technical professionals. Explores philosophical questions that arise where technology, humans, and society interact, and thereby constructs a critical lens to analyze decision alternatives. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Recommended: Upper division standing

PHL 344, *PACIFISM, JUST WAR, AND TERRORISM, 4 Credits

An examination of the philosophical and theological issues pertaining to pacifism, justified war, and forms of terrorism in Islamic and Western traditions. Special attention is given to concepts of jihad, justifications of war, and restraints on conduct in war. CROSSLISTED as PHL 344/REL 344.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: REL 344

Available via Ecampus

PHL 345, *FIRST FREEDOM: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND INTOLERANCE, 4 Credits

An examination of the religious, philosophical, political, and historical issues regarding religious freedom, conscience, and disestablishment as enshrined in the First Amendment and as illustrated by historical and contemporary examples of religious intolerance in the United States. CROSSLISTED as PHL 345/REL 345. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: REL 345

PHL 360, *PHILOSOPHY AND THE ARTS, 4 Credits

Major philosophical theories about art and its meaning, from ancient to modern times. How philosophers have understood beauty, the imagination, art and knowledge, art and pleasure, art and emotion. Offered every other year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 360H

Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing

Available via Ecampus

PHL 360H, *PHILOSOPHY AND THE ARTS, 4 Credits

Major philosophical theories about art and its meaning, from ancient to modern times. How philosophers have understood beauty, the imagination, art and knowledge, art and pleasure, art and emotion. Offered every other year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 360

Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing

PHL 365, *LAW IN PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits

A study of philosophical issues in the law through the examination of legal cases and major essays in jurisprudence. Special attention given to concepts of justice, responsibility, liberty, law, and legal ethics. Offered every other year. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing.

PHL 371, *PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA, 4 Credits

A study of the traditional philosophies of China, including Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, and Buddhism. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as PHL 371/REL 371. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 371H, REL 371

Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing.

Available via Ecampus

PHL 371H, *PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA, 4 Credits

A study of the traditional philosophies of China, including Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, and Buddhism. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as PHL 371/REL 371. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 371, REL 371

Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing

PHL 399, SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY, 1-4 Credits

Examination of the work of a philosopher or of a specific philosophical problem; e.g., Wittgenstein, determinism, perception, philosophy of mind. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.

Equivalent to: PHL 399H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: 3 credits of upper-division philosophy

PHL 399H, SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY, 1-4 Credits

Examination of the work of a philosopher or of a specific philosophical problem; e.g., Wittgenstein, determinism, perception, philosophy of mind. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every term.

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: PHL 399

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: 3 credits of upper-division philosophy

PHL 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

PHL 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PHL 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: PHL 405H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: Sophomore standing

PHL 407, ^SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits

Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)

Equivalent to: PHL 407H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: Two upper-division philosophy courses and sophomore standing

Available via Ecampus

PHL 407H, ^SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits

Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: PHL 407

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: Two upper-division philosophy courses and sophomore standing

PHL 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PHL 411, GREAT FIGURES IN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

Study of the works of a major philosopher such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, or Marx. Each course normally devoted to the work of a single figure. CROSSLISTED as PHL 411/REL 411.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: REL 411

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing.

PHL 415, FREEDOM, DETERMINISM, AND RESPONSIBILITY, 3 Credits

Analyzes concepts, reasoning, and social and intellectual contexts shaping approaches in Western philosophy to human agency, deciding, choosing, and their connections to responsibility in law and in everyday contexts. Examines historic and contemporary approaches. Examines philosophical perspectives on related subjects, e.g., mental illness and addiction, irresistible impulses, desires, personhood, group actions.

PHL 417, FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES, 3 Credits

Diverse forms of feminist philosophy, including a variety of critiques, especially those based on race and class, with in-depth consideration of selected social issues such as rape and pornography.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing

Available via Ecampus

PHL 430, HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

Examination of the major philosophical schools, texts, and thinkers in Buddhist history, emphasizing its Indian origins, but looking beyond to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia. CROSSLISTED as PHL 430/REL 430 and PHL 530/REL 530.

Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 430H, REL 430

Available via Ecampus

PHL 430H, HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

Examination of the major philosophical schools, texts, and thinkers in Buddhist history, emphasizing its Indian origins, but looking beyond to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia. CROSSLISTED as PHL 430/REL 430 and PHL 530/REL 530.

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 430, REL 430

PHL 431, BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits

Investigates the philosophical grounding of Buddhist ideas about non-violence, justice and social responsibility. Looks at broad-based Buddhist social activism movements and leaders; their methods of training, issues and types of actions taken by "Socially Engaged Buddhists" living Buddhist traditions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 431/REL 431 and PHL 531/REL 531.

Equivalent to: PHL 431H, REL 431

Available via Ecampus

PHL 431H, BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits

Investigates the philosophical grounding of Buddhist ideas about non-violence, justice and social responsibility. Looks at broad-based Buddhist social activism movements and leaders; their methods of training, issues and types of actions taken by "Socially Engaged Buddhists" living Buddhist traditions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 431/REL 431 and PHL 531/REL 531.

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: PHL 431, REL 431

PHL 432, *YOGA AND TANTRIC TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

An examination of the theory and practice of yoga and tantra in the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and in their contemporary popular manifestations. Emphasis on the representation of yoga and tantra in Indian literature and history, including contemplative practices, bodily disciplines, and ritual. CROSSLISTED as PHL 432/REL 432 and PHL 532/REL 532.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: REL 432

Available via Ecampus

PHL 433, *THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN YOGA, 4 Credits

An examination of the phenomenon of modern yoga in theory and in practice. Emphasis on the roots of contemporary forms of yoga in the intersection between traditional Hindu and Buddhist formulations of yoga, Indian wrestling and martial arts, European gymnastics, and cosmopolitan conceptions of "bodily culture" of both European and Indian origins. CROSSLISTED as PHL 433/REL 433.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: REL 433

PHL 434, *SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits

An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: PHL 434H, REL 434, REL 434H

PHL 434H, *SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits

An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: PHL 434, REL 434, REL 434H

PHL 436, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, 3 Credits

Examination of significant philosophical issues or movements and their relationship to theology and religion.

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing.

PHL 440, *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, 3 Credits

Philosophical ideas about our ethical relationships with parts of the non-human world and future generations, with applications to current environmental issues. Includes a study of different conceptions of environmental ethics, philosophical problems in environmental ethics (such as the moral status of animals, plants, species, and ecosystems), the uses of environmental ethics by environmental groups, and selected contemporary global environmental issues such as global warming and loss of biodiversity.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 440H

Recommended: PHL 205 and PHL 342 and PHL 365 or 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing

PHL 440H, *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, 3 Credits

Philosophical ideas about our ethical relationships with parts of the non-human world and future generations, with applications to current environmental issues. Includes a study of different conceptions of environmental ethics, philosophical problems in environmental ethics (such as the moral status of animals, plants, species, and ecosystems), the uses of environmental ethics by environmental groups, and selected contemporary global environmental issues such as global warming and loss of biodiversity.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 440

Recommended: PHL 205 and PHL 342 and PHL 365 or 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing

PHL 443, *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits

A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 443H, REL 443, REL 443H

Recommended: One introductory-level science course and sophomore standing.

Available via Ecampus

PHL 443H, *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits

A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 443, REL 443, REL 443H

Recommended: One introductory-level science course and sophomore standing.

PHL 444, *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, 4 Credits

Application of ethical principles and decision-making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine. CROSSLISTED as PHL 444/REL 444 and REL 544/REL 544.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 444H, REL 444, REL 444H

Available via Ecampus

PHL 444H, *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, 4 Credits

Application of ethical principles and decision-making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine. CROSSLISTED as PHL 444/REL 444 and REL 544/REL 544.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 444, REL 444, REL 444H

Available via Ecampus

PHL 445, *PANDEMICS, PLAGUES, AND PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits

Examines the human experience of pandemics and plagues, with a focus on philosophical, theological, ethical, and existential issues communities confront in living through a pandemic. Highlights themes of personal freedom, community solidarity, and possibilities for personal and communal transformation in the wake of pandemics.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: REL 445

PHL 448, NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits

Native American perspectives on ways of knowing, sources of meaning and ethics, the nature of reality, self, community, and cosmos. Includes lectures, scholarship, story-telling, poetry, theater, and music as forums for this exploration. Introduces ideas of leading Native American thinkers about the human relation to the natural world, sources of strength and wisdom, the nature of time and place and spirit, right ways of acting in communities, both civic and biotic, and the place of beauty in a well-lived life. CROSSLISTED as ES 448/PHL 448/REL 448.

Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: ES 448, REL 448

Available via Ecampus

PHL 450, TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Uses the IDEAS MATTER lectures as the focus for an exploration of ideas that make a difference in the world. Students read background materials, attend lectures, meet with the speakers, and write essays on the ideas they learn.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PHL 455, DEATH AND DYING, 3 Credits

A multidisciplinary study of cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives on death, dying, and grieving. CROSSLISTED as PHL 455/REL 455 and PHL 555/REL 555.

Equivalent to: REL 455

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy or sophomore standing

PHL 456, *MINDS, BRAINS, AND MACHINES, 4 Credits

Past and present theories about consciousness, the relationship of mind and body, minds in human and non human animals, and the roots and implications of those theories. Includes historical foundations in philosophy (e.g., dualism, monism) and contemporary philosophical approaches. Contemporary issues emphasize computational models of thought, extended cognition and the future of personhood, intelligence and artificial intelligence (e.g., decision and agency in artificial intelligence), ethical issues of artificial intelligence (e.g., autonomous cars, autonomous weaponry, health monitoring and privacy).

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Recommended: PHL 251

PHL 470, PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, 3 Credits

Examination of philosophical questions, classic and contemporary, about science and scientific knowledge. Scientific explanations, the structure of theories, the concept of a natural law, revolutions in science, influences of the sciences and philosophy on one another, science and values.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division philosophy and sophomore standing

PHL 474, *PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY, 4 Credits

An introduction to some of the conceptual challenges engendered by contemporary evolutionary biology, including the nature of fitness, natural selection, adaptations, and species; identifying organisms, traits, and the units of selection; the evidence required to support particular adaptive or historical hypotheses; and others.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Equivalent to: PHL 474H

Recommended: Previous university-level coursework in either philosophy or the biological sciences

Available via Ecampus

PHL 474H, *PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY, 4 Credits

An introduction to some of the conceptual challenges engendered by contemporary evolutionary biology, including the nature of fitness, natural selection, adaptations, and species; identifying organisms, traits, and the units of selection; the evidence required to support particular adaptive or historical hypotheses; and others.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: PHL 474

Recommended: Previous university-level coursework in either philosophy or the biological sciences

PHL 475, *HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT, 4 Credits

Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and religious implications of technologies that restore or enhance human physical and cognitive capacities. Reflects on the relationships between religion, philosophy, and technology, incorporating theories of the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Science, Technology, and Society (STS). Analyzes examples of human enhancement, including the use of prosthetic limbs, sensory apparatuses, medical enhancement, cybernetics, virtual and augmented reality, nootro​pics and psychedelics, and life-extension technologies. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to these emergent technologies of human augmentation. CROSSLISTED as PHL 475/REL 475.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Equivalent to: REL 475

Available via Ecampus

PHL 477, PSYCHEDELICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND HEALING, 4 Credits

Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and spiritual implications of the use of psychoactive substances in global historical and contemporary contexts. Reflects on the larger historical role of psychoactive substances in the world’s religions and in smaller-scale spiritual movements. Investigates the contemporary global history of psychedelics, including the “first-” and “second-wave” psychedelic movements, with a special focus on the relationship between spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational applications. Analyzes the Oregon Psilocybin Initiative and its place within the larger contexts of the previous spheres of investigation. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to traditional and contemporary uses of psychoactive substances in the global context. CROSSLISTED as PHL 477/REL 477 and PHL 577/REL 577.

Equivalent to: REL 477

Recommended: Analytical, critical thinking, and synthesis skills

PHL 480, ^PERSPECTIVES IN HUMANITIES, 4 Credits

Offers a look at different events or processes from the perspective of different disciplines within the humanities. Understands and applies techniques, ethics, and methodologies of writing and research, resulting in the final capstone project.

Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)

Equivalent to: HST 480

Available via Ecampus

PHL 481, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits

Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.

Equivalent to: HSTS 481, PAX 481

Recommended: PHL 251 or PHL 325

PHL 499, TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY, 1-4 Credits

Examination of the work of a philosopher or of a specific problem; e.g., Wittgenstein, determinism, perception. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.

Equivalent to: PHL 499H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division philosophy, sophomore standing.

PHL 499H, TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY, 1-4 Credits

Examination of the work of a philosopher or of a specific problem; e.g., Wittgenstein, determinism, perception. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: PHL 499

This course is repeatable for 4 credits.

Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division philosophy, sophomore standing

PHL 501, RESEARCH, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PHL 502, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PHL 503, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 999 credits.

PHL 505, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PHL 507, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: Two upper-division philosophy courses

PHL 510, INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PHL 511, GREAT FIGURES IN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

Study of the works of a major philosopher such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, or Marx. Each course normally devoted to the work of a single figure.

Equivalent to: REL 511

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy

PHL 515, FREEDOM, DETERMINISM, AND RESPONSIBILITY, 3 Credits

Analyzes concepts, reasoning, and social and intellectual contexts shaping approaches in Western philosophy to human agency, deciding, choosing, and their connections to responsibility in law and in everyday contexts. Examines historic and contemporary approaches. Examines philosophical perspectives on related subjects, e.g., mental illness and addiction, irresistible impulses, desires, personhood, group actions.

PHL 517, FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES, 3 Credits

Diverse forms of feminist philosophy, including a variety of critiques, especially those based on race and class, with in-depth consideration of selected social issues such as rape and pornography.

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy

Available via Ecampus

PHL 525, PHILOSOPHICAL METHODS, 3 Credits

Examines diverse ways of approaching philosophical issues. Contains readings from different philosophical traditions. Develops understanding of the skills and conventions of philosophical argumentation.

PHL 530, HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

Examination of the major philosophical schools, texts, and thinkers in Buddhist history, emphasizing its Indian origins, but looking beyond to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia. CROSSLISTED as PHL 430/REL 430 and PHL 530/REL 530.

Equivalent to: REL 530

PHL 531, BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits

Investigates the philosophical grounding of Buddhist ideas about non-violence, justice and social responsibility. Looks at broad-based Buddhist social activism movements and leaders; their methods of training, issues and types of actions taken by "Socially Engaged Buddhists" living Buddhist traditions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 431/REL 431 and PHL 531/REL 531.

Equivalent to: REL 531

Available via Ecampus

PHL 532, YOGA AND TANTRIC TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

An examination of the theory and practice of yoga and tantra in the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and in their contemporary popular manifestations. Emphasis on the representation of yoga and tantra in Indian literature and history, including contemplative practices, bodily disciplines, and ritual.

Equivalent to: REL 532

PHL 533, THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN YOGA, 4 Credits

An examination of the phenomenon of modern yoga in theory and in practice. Emphasis on the roots of contemporary forms of yoga in the intersection between traditional Hindu and Buddhist formulations of yoga, Indian wrestling and martial arts, European gymnastics, and cosmopolitan conceptions of "bodily culture" of both European and Indian origins.

Equivalent to: REL 533

PHL 534, SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits

An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.

Equivalent to: REL 534

PHL 540, ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, 3 Credits

Philosophical ideas about our ethical relationships with parts of the non-human world and future generations, with applications to current environmental issues. Includes a study of different conceptions of environmental ethics, philosophical problems in environmental ethics (such as the moral status of animals, plants, species, and ecosystems), the uses of environmental ethics by environmental groups, and selected contemporary global environmental issues such as global warming and loss of biodiversity.

Recommended: PHL 205 and PHL 342 and PHL 365 or 6 credits of philosophy

PHL 541, CLASSIC MORAL THEORIES, 3 Credits

Philosophical issues in ethics analyzed through the examination of such classical works in moral philosophy as Aristotle's Nichomachean ethics. Not offered every year.

Recommended: Either PHL 205 or PHL 342 or PHL 440 or one course in the history of philosophy.

PHL 542, CONTEMPORARY MORAL THEORIES, 3 Credits

Examines contemporary ethical theories through study of moral philosophy in the 20th century, including recent developments in such areas as environmental ethics and feminist/feminine ethics.

Recommended: At least two philosophy courses including at least one of PHL 205 or PHL 342 or PHL 541.

PHL 543, WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits

A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.

Equivalent to: REL 543

Recommended: One introductory-level science course

Available via Ecampus

PHL 544, BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, 4 Credits

Application of ethical principles and decision-making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine.

Equivalent to: REL 544

Available via Ecampus

PHL 545, PANDEMICS, PLAGUES, AND PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits

Examines the human experience of pandemics and plagues, with a focus on philosophical, theological, ethical, and existential issues communities confront in living through a pandemic. Highlights themes of personal freedom, community solidarity, and possibilities for personal and communal transformation in the wake of pandemics.

Equivalent to: REL 545

PHL 546, SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, 3 Credits

Examines social and ethical issues that arise in artificial intelligence (AI). Analyzes how AI could change the understanding of humanity, morality, and society. Evaluates decisions related to the development and use of AI, and creates moral and socially responsible decisions.

PHL 547, RESEARCH ETHICS, 3 Credits

An examination of the interrelationship between ethical values and scientific practice. Topics include professionalism in science; scientific integrity, misconduct, and whistleblowing; the ethics of authorship; conflicts of interest between academic science and commercial science, and social responsibilities in science.

PHL 550, TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Uses the IDEAS MATTER lectures as the focus for an exploration of ideas that make a difference in the world. Students read background materials, attend lectures, meet with the speakers, and write essays on the ideas they learn.

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

PHL 555, DEATH AND DYING, 3 Credits

A multidisciplinary study of cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives on death, dying, and grieving. CROSSLISTED as PHL 455/REL 455 and PHL 555/REL 555.

Equivalent to: REL 555

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy

PHL 556, MINDS, BRAINS, AND MACHINES, 4 Credits

Past and present theories about consciousness, the relationship of mind and body, minds in human and non human animals, and the roots and implications of those theories. Includes historical foundations in philosophy (e.g., dualism, monism) and contemporary philosophical approaches. Contemporary issues emphasize computational models of thought, extended cognition and the future of personhood, intelligence and artificial intelligence (e.g., decision and agency in artificial intelligence), ethical issues of artificial intelligence (e.g., autonomous cars, autonomous weaponry, health monitoring and privacy).

PHL 570, PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, 3 Credits

Examination of philosophical questions, classic and contemporary, about science and scientific knowledge. Scientific explanations, the structure of theories, the concept of a natural law, revolutions in science, influences of the sciences and philosophy on one another, science and values.

Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division philosophy

PHL 574, PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY, 4 Credits

An introduction to some of the conceptual challenges engendered by contemporary evolutionary biology, including the nature of fitness, natural selection, adaptations, and species; identifying organisms, traits, and the units of selection; the evidence required to support particular adaptive or historical hypotheses; and others.

Recommended: Previous university-level coursework in either philosophy or the biological sciences

Available via Ecampus

PHL 575, HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT, 4 Credits

Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and religious implications of technologies that restore or enhance human physical and cognitive capacities. Reflects on the relationships between religion, philosophy, and technology, incorporating theories of the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Science, Technology, and Society (STS). Analyzes examples of human enhancement, including the use of prosthetic limbs, sensory apparatuses, medical enhancement, cybernetics, virtual and augmented reality, nootro​pics and psychedelics, and life-extension technologies. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to these emergent technologies of human augmentation. CROSSLISTED as PHL 575/REL 575.

Equivalent to: REL 575

Available via Ecampus

PHL 577, PSYCHEDELICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND HEALING, 4 Credits

Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and spiritual implications of the use of psychoactive substances in global historical and contemporary contexts. Reflects on the larger historical role of psychoactive substances in the world’s religions and in smaller-scale spiritual movements. Investigates the contemporary global history of psychedelics, including the “first-” and “second-wave” psychedelic movements, with a special focus on the relationship between spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational applications. Analyzes the Oregon Psilocybin Initiative and its place within the larger contexts of the previous spheres of investigation. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to traditional and contemporary uses of psychoactive substances in the global context. CROSSLISTED as PHL 477/REL 477 and PHL 577/REL 577.

Equivalent to: REL 577

PHL 581, SCIENCE, POLITICS, AND PEACE LITERACY, 4 Credits

Utilizes philosophical and historical tools to examine epistemic bubbles and echo chambers in relation to contentious science policy in times of heightened political polarization. Interactively prepares Peace Literacy comprehension and skill, in order to increase objectivity, communication, and connection in polarized science debates. CROSSLISTED as HSTS 481/PAX 481/PHL 481 and HSTS 581/PAX 581/PHL 581.

Equivalent to: HSTS 581, PAX 581

PHL 599, TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY, 1-4 Credits

Examination of the work of a philosopher or of a specific problem; e.g., Wittgenstein, determinism, perception. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Not offered every year.

Equivalent to: PHL 590

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: 6 credits of upper-division philosophy

REL 160, *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS, 4 Credits

A survey and analysis of the search for meaning and life fulfillment represented in major religious traditions of the world, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. CROSSLISTED as PHL 160/REL 160.

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 160, PHL 160H, REL 160H

Available via Ecampus

REL 160H, *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS, 4 Credits

A survey and analysis of the search for meaning and life fulfillment represented in major religious traditions of the world, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. CROSSLISTED as PHL 160/REL 160.

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 160, PHL 160H, REL 160

REL 170, *THE IDEA OF GOD, 4 Credits

Concepts and images of God and their connections to world-views, experience, science, gender, society, self-understanding, and religions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 170/REL 170. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Equivalent to: PHL 170

REL 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits

This course is repeatable for 12 credits.

REL 201, STUDY OF PEACE AND THE CAUSES OF CONFLICT, 3 Credits

Examination of the causes of personal, social, and institutional conflict and peaceful, constructive means of dealing with conflict. The history and current status of peace movements within and outside governments; prospects for world peace. Case studies in peace and conflict. CROSSLISTED as PAX 201/REL 201. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PAX 201

REL 202, INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS STUDIES, 4 Credits

An introduction to the academic study of religion. It examines the concepts of religion and the sacred, approaches to the study of religion, ubiquitous features of religious experience, including symbol, myth, ritual, and community, understandings of the human condition in diverse religious traditions, and ways religious communities address challenges of pluralism and secularization. CROSSLISTED as PHL 202/REL 202.

Equivalent to: PHL 202

Available via Ecampus

REL 206, *RELIGIOUS ETHICS AND MORAL PROBLEMS, 4 Credits

An examination of the practical ethics of the monotheistic religious traditions of the West--Judaism, Christianity, Islam--and their different approaches to concrete moral problems. Topics include sexuality and marriage, euthanasia, capital punishment, pacifism and just war, and environmentalism. CROSSLISTED as PHL 206/REL 206. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Equivalent to: PHL 206

REL 208, INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

Survey of the historical development of Buddhism in India and its spread throughout Asia and beyond by investigating the literature, rituals, history and social structure of the Buddhist traditions of Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, Tibet and the Himalayan region, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and finally its growth in the West. CROSSLISTED as PHL 208/REL 208. (NC)

Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 208

Available via Ecampus

REL 210, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: HST 210, HST 210H, PHL 210, PHL 210H, REL 210H

Available via Ecampus

REL 210H, *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES, 4 Credits

A thematic overview of the historical study of religion in the United States, with an eye toward ways that social and cultural contexts have shaped the religious experience of Americans in different places and times. Surveys a wide array of religious movements, groups, and individuals from the colonial period to present. CROSSLISTED as HST 210/PHL 210/REL 210. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 210, HST 210H, PHL 210, PHL 210H, REL 210

REL 213, *INTRODUCTION TO HINDU TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

Survey of the historical development of Hinduism in India and the "Hindu Diaspora." Topics will include the Indus Valley civilization, the Vedic tradition, yoga, and Hindu renunciation, "Classical" Hindu theism and devotion, Hindu philosophy and ritual, and modern and contemporary Hinduism. CROSSLISTED as PHL 213/REL 213. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: PHL 213

Available via Ecampus

REL 214, *INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

Development of Islamic traditions in the Arab world and in the global context. Origins of Islam, the narrative of the Prophet Muhammad, the development of the Qur'an, and the central tenets of Islamic faith and practice. Transformation of Islam from a regional to a global tradition. CROSSLISTED as PHL 214/REL 214. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: PHL 214

Available via Ecampus

REL 215, *INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

An introduction to Judaism's traditions, histories, and practices. Covers historical origins and developments from the biblical period through the Middle Ages, and considers Judaism in the modern world. Topics include the Jewish calendar (including holidays and their traditions), Jewish life cycle events, Jewish prayer, and traditional texts such as the Mishnah and Talmud. CROSSLISTED as HST 215/REL 215. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: HST 215

REL 216, +NEWER RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD, 4 Credits

Offers students an opportunity to think about what constitutes “religion.” Invites students to understand and debate terminology such as “cult,” “syncretism,” and “spiritual but not religious.” Emphasizes the reality that religion has sometimes sought to reclaim an older social order and other times sought to radically reinvent the social order and create new utopias. Analyzes historical development of religious groups by using race and gender as categories of analysis. Examines at the impact of the internet and social media on religion.

Attributes: CFAH – Core Ed - Art & Humanities General

REL 220, *WORLD-VIEWS AND VALUES IN THE BIBLE, 4 Credits

A study of central portions of the Bible (in the Old Testament: Torah, prophets, psalms, and wisdom; in the New Testament: Jesus, gospels, and letters) from the perspective of the academic discipline of biblical scholarship, exploring the philosophical questions of the relationships between story, myth, thought, values, and understandings of life. CROSSLISTED as PHL 220/REL 220. (H) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 220

REL 250, LEGAL PERSPECTIVES, 2 Credits

Introduces the study of law and law’s relationship to culture, society, and a variety of adjacent disciplines, including history, philosophy, and religious studies. Familiarizes students with key theories, historical movements, and structures and philosophies of law, emphasizing both US and global contexts. Develops skills in legal modes of analysis and close reading. CROSSLISTED as HST 250/PHL 250/REL 250.

Equivalent to: HST 250, PHL 250

REL 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits

This course is repeatable for 12 credits.

REL 308, *INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPLATIVE STUDIES, 4 Credits

Combines a “third-person” scholarly approach with “critical first-person” experience and reflection in the study of contemplative practices. Explores both religious and secular contemplative traditions, practices and worldviews in cultures-of-origin, and as adopted by other cultures and adapted over time. Reviews practices including yoga, movement, meditation, prayer, presence in nature, ritual, service, recitation, introspection, writing and creative expression. Analyzes practices in primary philosophical, religious, historical, cultural, and psychological contexts. Emphasizes textual study, expert dialogues, discussion and development of contemplative skills. Applies principles to social issues and integrates values and meaning-making with career development. CROSSLISTED as PHL 308/REL 308. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: PHL 308

Available via Ecampus

REL 310, *CRITICS OF RELIGION, 4 Credits

An introduction to critiques of religion by Nietzsche, Freud, Marx, and other influential thinkers. Examines the nature, scope, and effects of criticisms that challenge the psychological, moral, political, and epistemological foundations of religious belief, practice, and institutions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 310/REL 310.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: PHL 310

Available via Ecampus

REL 315, *GANDHI AND NONVIOLENCE, 4 Credits

An examination of the life and work of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the 20th century activist and author, and the theory and practice of nonviolence in his life and work. Emphasis will be placed upon Gandhi's biographical narrative, the development of satyagraha, Gandhi's nonviolent approach to social transformation, and post-Gandhian nonviolent movements. CROSSLISTED as PHL 315/REL 315. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: PHL 315

REL 316, INTELLECTUAL ISSUES OF MEXICO AND MEXICAN AMERICANS, 4 Credits

The philosophical, social, cultural, and political reality of Mexican Americans and their historical roots in Mexico since the Spanish Conquest. Analysis of internal colonialism, racism, machismo, fatalism, alienation, cultural identity, as well as more contemporary including NAFTA, immigration, and U.S.-Mexican relations. CROSSLISTED as PHL 316/REL 316. (NC)

Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 316

REL 324, *ANCIENT JEWISH HISTORY, 4 Credits

History of Judaism from the Second Temple through the early Rabbinic period (539 BCE--200 CE). Covers historical origins and developments of Judaism including the canonization of the Bible, Jewish life in the Persian and Greco-Roman worlds, and the beginnings of Diasporic and Rabbinic Judaism. CROSSLISTED as HST 324/REL 324. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity

Equivalent to: HST 324, HST 324H, REL 324H

REL 324H, *ANCIENT JEWISH HISTORY, 4 Credits

History of Judaism from the Second Temple through the early Rabbinic period (539 BCE--200 CE). Covers historical origins and developments of Judaism including the canonization of the Bible, Jewish life in the Persian and Greco-Roman worlds, and the beginnings of Diasporic and Rabbinic Judaism. CROSSLISTED as HST 324/REL 324. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 324, HST 324H, REL 324

REL 325, *EARLY CHRISTIANITY: ORIGINS TO 600, 4 Credits

Traces early Christianity from its origins to the beginning of the Middle Ages. It deals with the origins and Jewish background of Christianity in Palestine, the ministry and teachings of Jesus, the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire by his disciples and early missionaries, the formation of the New Testament canon, the development of Christian doctrine, controversies over heresy, and the origin of monasticism and the Papacy. CROSSLISTED as HST 325/REL 325. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Equivalent to: HST 325

Available via Ecampus

REL 326, *HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY, 4 Credits

Examines the history of global Christianity from the fifth through the seventeenth centuries. Themes to be investigated include the evolving relationship between the church and the state; mysticism; conversion and resistance; the emergence of Protestantism; marriage and sex, as well as women in the history of Christianity. CROSSLISTED as HST 326/REL 326.

Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture

Equivalent to: HST 326

Available via Ecampus

REL 327, HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 4 Credits

Cultural, political, and economic history of the European Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the Renaissance. Covers 284 A.D. to 1000. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 327/REL 327. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 327

Available via Ecampus

REL 328, HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE, 4 Credits

Cultural, political, and economic history of the European Middle Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the Renaissance. Covers 1000 to 1400. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 328/REL 328. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 328

Available via Ecampus

REL 330, HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN EUROPE, 4 Credits

Political, social, intellectual, and cultural history of Europe from 1400-1789. Focuses on the Reformation. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as HST 330/REL 330. (H)

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 330

Available via Ecampus

REL 344, *PACIFISM, JUST WAR, AND TERRORISM, 4 Credits

An examination of the philosophical and theological issues pertaining to pacifism, justified war, and forms of terrorism in Islamic and Western traditions. Special attention is given to concepts of jihad, justifications of war, and restraints on conduct in war. CROSSLISTED as PHL 344/REL 344.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: PHL 344

Available via Ecampus

REL 345, *FIRST FREEDOM: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND INTOLERANCE, 4 Credits

An examination of the religious, philosophical, political, and historical issues regarding religious freedom, conscience, and disestablishment as enshrined in the First Amendment and as illustrated by historical and contemporary examples of religious intolerance in the United States. CROSSLISTED as PHL 345/REL 345. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: PHL 345

REL 350, *EARLY LATIN AMERICA, 4 Credits

History of Latin America leading up to and after Spanish and Portuguese conquest. Focus on indigenous American, European and African cultures and religions in contact under colonial government and economic systems. Covers the period from 1400 to 1810. CROSSLISTED as HST 350/REL 350. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: HST 350, HST 350H

Available via Ecampus

REL 364, *UNITED STATES RELIGION AND SOCIAL REFORM, 4 Credits

Provides an awareness of how various religious groups have thought about and engaged with social change pertaining to slavery, feminism, civil rights, same-sex marriage, and immigration. Focus on reading primary sources related to each of these issues. CROSSLISTED as HST 364/REL 364. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: HST 364

Available via Ecampus

REL 371, *PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA, 4 Credits

A study of the traditional philosophies of China, including Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, and Buddhism. Not offered every year. CROSSLISTED as PHL 371/REL 371. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 371, PHL 371H

Recommended: 3 credits of philosophy or upper-division standing.

Available via Ecampus

REL 372, *AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION, 4 Credits

Introduces the history of African American religious experience in the United States from the colonial era to the present. Examines African influences on black American religions and flowering of new religious movements among African Americans during the Great Migration. Explores African-American religion in the civil rights and black consciousness movements, and explores in detail the growth of the Nation of Islam during this period. Discusses recent roles of Black religions in contemporary U.S. politics and African American life. CROSSLISTED as HST 372/REL 372. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: HST 372

Available via Ecampus

REL 378, *RELIGION AND GENDER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits

Introduces students to the academic study of religion, as well as the academic study of gender. In order to offer a global perspective, we will read a series of case studies that deal with the religion as a gendered experience. Students will produce two essays, one of which will be based on independent research. CROSSLISTED as HST 378/REL 378/WGSS 378.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: HST 378, HST 378H, REL 378H, WGSS 378

Available via Ecampus

REL 378H, *RELIGION AND GENDER: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, 4 Credits

Introduces students to the academic study of religion, as well as the academic study of gender. In order to offer a global perspective, we will read a series of case studies that deal with the religion as a gendered experience. Students will produce two essays, one of which will be based on independent research. CROSSLISTED as HST 378/REL 378/WGSS 378.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: HST 378, HST 378H, REL 378, WGSS 378

REL 387, *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits

Political, social, and religious developments from 600 to 1400. Early history and the formation of Islamic society to the Mongol invasion. CROSSLISTED as HST 387/REL 387. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: HST 387

REL 388, *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION, 4 Credits

Political, social, and religious developments from 1400 to the present. The expansion of Islam, Turkic, and Asian dynasties, impact of Western imperialism and modern Islamic world. CROSSLISTED as HST 388/REL 388. (H) (NC) (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: HST 388

Available via Ecampus

REL 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits

This course is repeatable for 12 credits.

REL 402, INDEPENDENT STUDY, 1-12 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

REL 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-4 Credits

This course is repeatable for 12 credits.

REL 407, ^SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits

Attributes: CSWC – Core Ed - Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC); CWIC – Bacc Core, Skills, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC)

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Available via Ecampus

REL 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

REL 411, GREAT FIGURES IN PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

Study of the works of a major philosopher such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, or Marx. Each course normally devoted to the work of a single figure. CROSSLISTED as PHL 411/REL 411.

Attributes: LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 411

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing.

REL 415, SELECTED TOPICS, 1-4 Credits

This course is repeatable for 12 credits.

REL 425, *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY, 4 Credits

An inquiry into the causes, course, and impact of the Holocaust. The general theme of anti-Semitism in European history is explored for background. Topics discussed for comparative purposes include anti-Semitism in American history; other episodes of mass murder in the 20th century. CROSSLISTED as HST 425/REL 425 and HST 525/REL 525.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 425, HST 425H, REL 425H

REL 425H, *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY, 4 Credits

An inquiry into the causes, course, and impact of the Holocaust. The general theme of anti-Semitism in European history is explored for background. Topics discussed for comparative purposes include anti-Semitism in American history; other episodes of mass murder in the 20th century. CROSSLISTED as HST 425/REL 425 and HST 525/REL 525.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: HST 425, HST 425H, REL 425

REL 430, HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

Examination of the major philosophical schools, texts, and thinkers in Buddhist history, emphasizing its Indian origins, but looking beyond to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia. CROSSLISTED as PHL 430/REL 430 and PHL 530/REL 530.

Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 430, PHL 430H

Available via Ecampus

REL 431, BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits

Investigates the philosophical grounding of Buddhist ideas about non-violence, justice and social responsibility. Looks at broad-based Buddhist social activism movements and leaders; their methods of training, issues and types of actions taken by "Socially Engaged Buddhists" living Buddhist traditions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 431/REL 431 and PHL 531/REL 531.

Equivalent to: PHL 431, PHL 431H

Available via Ecampus

REL 432, *YOGA AND TANTRIC TRADITIONS, 4 Credits

An examination of the theory and practice of yoga and tantra in the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and in their contemporary popular manifestations. Emphasis on the representation of yoga and tantra in Indian literature and history, including contemplative practices, bodily disciplines, and ritual. CROSSLISTED as PHL 432/REL 432 and PHL 532/REL 532.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: PHL 432

Available via Ecampus

REL 433, *THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN YOGA, 4 Credits

An examination of the phenomenon of modern yoga in theory and in practice. Emphasis on the roots of contemporary forms of yoga in the intersection between traditional Hindu and Buddhist formulations of yoga, Indian wrestling and martial arts, European gymnastics, and cosmopolitan conceptions of "bodily culture" of both European and Indian origins. CROSSLISTED as PHL 433/REL 433.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: PHL 433

REL 434, *SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits

An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: PHL 434, PHL 434H, REL 434H

REL 434H, *SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits

An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: PHL 434, PHL 434H, REL 434

REL 435, YOGA PHILOSOPHY, 2 Credits

Explores selected sutras from Patanjali’s classical yogic texts through a contemporary lens. Utilizes introductory Sanskrit pronunciation and definitions. Includes an experiential component with mediation, breath, reflection and postural techniques for greater synthesis of concepts.

Recommended: Some yoga or meditation experience

REL 436, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, 3 Credits

Examination of significant philosophical issues or movements and their relationship to theology and religion. CROSSLISTED as PHL 436/REL 436 and REL 536.

Equivalent to: PHL 436

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy and sophomore standing.

REL 437, ADVANCED YOGA TEACHING SEMINAR I, 2 Credits

Develops upon yoga instructional methods and applies anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and teaching methodology in yoga sequencing with a focus on adaptations and misadaptations in the postural practice. Examines professional ethics for yoga teachers. Further develops personal teaching approach, verbal articulation, observation, and demonstration for teaching with application to both specific populations and diverse groups.

Prerequisite: PAC 204 with B or better

Recommended: Completion of tier one pathway with B or above or 200 RYS Yoga Teacher Training program

REL 438, ADVANCED YOGA TEACHING SEMINAR II, 2 Credits

Examines guiding meditation and contemplative inquiry, as well as professional ethics. Develops and applies personal teaching philosophy and approach. Emphasizes teacher qualities, theme integration, and marketing.

Prerequisite: REL 437 with B or better

REL 443, *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits

A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 443, PHL 443H, REL 443H

Recommended: One introductory-level science course and sophomore standing.

Available via Ecampus

REL 443H, *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits

A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: PHL 443, PHL 443H, REL 443

Recommended: One introductory-level science course and sophomore standing.

REL 444, *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, 4 Credits

Application of ethical principles and decision-making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine. CROSSLISTED as PHL 444/REL 444 and REL 544/REL 544.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 444, PHL 444H, REL 444H

REL 444H, *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, 4 Credits

Application of ethical principles and decision-making processes to selected problems in medicine, health care, and biotechnology. Special attention given to end-of-life choices, reproductive rights and technologies, organ transplantation, research ethics, genetic engineering, and allocating scarce resources. An interdisciplinary focus that draws on social, legal, economic, and scientific issues in ethical decisions in medicine. CROSSLISTED as PHL 444/REL 444 and REL 544/REL 544.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society; HNRS – Honors Course Designator; LACH – Liberal Arts Humanities Core

Equivalent to: PHL 444, PHL 444H, REL 444

Available via Ecampus

REL 445, *PANDEMICS, PLAGUES, AND PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits

Examines the human experience of pandemics and plagues, with a focus on philosophical, theological, ethical, and existential issues communities confront in living through a pandemic. Highlights themes of personal freedom, community solidarity, and possibilities for personal and communal transformation in the wake of pandemics.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: PHL 445

REL 448, NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits

Native American perspectives on ways of knowing, sources of meaning and ethics, the nature of reality, self, community, and cosmos. Includes lectures, scholarship, story-telling, poetry, theater, and music as forums for this exploration. Introduces ideas of leading Native American thinkers about the human relation to the natural world, sources of strength and wisdom, the nature of time and place and spirit, right ways of acting in communities, both civic and biotic, and the place of beauty in a well-lived life. CROSSLISTED as ES 448/PHL 448/REL 448.

Attributes: LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core

Equivalent to: ES 448, PHL 448

Available via Ecampus

REL 455, DEATH AND DYING, 3 Credits

A multidisciplinary study of cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives on death, dying, and grieving. CROSSLISTED as PHL 455/REL 455 and PHL 555/REL 555.

Equivalent to: PHL 455

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy or sophomore standing

REL 470, RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits

The history of religion in the American West. Examines four themes in the religious history of the American West: locations (the designation of particular places as special), migrations (movement in and out of the region), adaptations (changes over time, in response to changing conditions), and discrimination (recognition of difference, as well as prejudicial treatment based on difference). Engages with various primary and secondary sources, including texts, films, and photographs. CROSSLISTED as HST 470/REL 470 and HST 570/REL 570.

Equivalent to: HST 470

REL 475, *HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT, 4 Credits

Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and religious implications of technologies that restore or enhance human physical and cognitive capacities. Reflects on the relationships between religion, philosophy, and technology, incorporating theories of the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Science, Technology, and Society (STS). Analyzes examples of human enhancement, including the use of prosthetic limbs, sensory apparatuses, medical enhancement, cybernetics, virtual and augmented reality, nootro​pics and psychedelics, and life-extension technologies. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to these emergent technologies of human augmentation. CROSSLISTED as PHL 475/REL 475.

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Equivalent to: PHL 475

REL 476, *HISTORY OF WHITE SUPREMACY & WHITE NATIONALISM IN THE US & OR, 4 Credits

Offers insight into the development of racial categories and racial discrimination in the United States and, more specifically, Oregon. Considers how white supremacy—the idea that there is a category of people who are white and that those people are intellectually, culturally, and genetically superior to other groups of people—has informed U.S. policies (such as immigration, education, and housing policies). Examines white nationalist movements that have argued for a white ethnostate. CROSSLISTED as HST 476/REL 476 and HST 576/REL 576.

Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination

Equivalent to: HST 476

Available via Ecampus

REL 477, PSYCHEDELICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND HEALING, 4 Credits

Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and spiritual implications of the use of psychoactive substances in global historical and contemporary contexts. Reflects on the larger historical role of psychoactive substances in the world’s religions and in smaller-scale spiritual movements. Investigates the contemporary global history of psychedelics, including the “first-” and “second-wave” psychedelic movements, with a special focus on the relationship between spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational applications. Analyzes the Oregon Psilocybin Initiative and its place within the larger contexts of the previous spheres of investigation. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to traditional and contemporary uses of psychoactive substances in the global context. CROSSLISTED as PHL 477/REL 477 and PHL 577/REL 577.

Equivalent to: PHL 477

Recommended: Analytical, critical thinking, and synthesis skills

REL 484, RELIGION AND LAW, 4 Credits

Investigates the relationship between religion and law in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim society, as well as modern western “secular” society, considering the question from a theoretical, historical, and contemporary case-study perspective. Looks at the religious origins of legal systems, the ways in which members of religious communities engaged with their own and others’ laws, and the ways in which modern societies have used law to separate “religion” from the state.

Equivalent to: HST 484

REL 530, HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, 4 Credits

Examination of the major philosophical schools, texts, and thinkers in Buddhist history, emphasizing its Indian origins, but looking beyond to the various Buddhist traditions throughout Asia. CROSSLISTED as PHL 430/REL 430 and PHL 530/REL 530.

Equivalent to: PHL 530

REL 531, BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 4 Credits

Investigates the philosophical grounding of Buddhist ideas about non-violence, justice and social responsibility. Looks at broad-based Buddhist social activism movements and leaders; their methods of training, issues and types of actions taken by "Socially Engaged Buddhists" living Buddhist traditions. CROSSLISTED as PHL 431/REL 431 and PHL 531/REL 531.

Equivalent to: PHL 531

REL 534, SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA, 4 Credits

An exploration of the relationship between spirituality and ecological engagement in traditional contexts and in contemporary spirituality, with a global focus on contemplative practices rooted in Indian tradition, such as yoga. CROSSLISTED as PHL 434/REL 434 and PHL 534/REL 534.

Equivalent to: PHL 534

REL 536, PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, 3 Credits

Examination of significant philosophical issues or movements and their relationship to theology and religion.

Equivalent to: PHL 536

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy

REL 543, WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES, 3 Credits

A comparative study of world-views (secular and religious, Western and Eastern, modern and ancient) and how they affect concepts of nature, environmental values, and selected environmental issues. CROSSLISTED as PHL 443/REL 443 and PHL 543/REL 543.

Equivalent to: PHL 543

Recommended: One introductory-level science course

REL 545, PANDEMICS, PLAGUES, AND PHILOSOPHIES, 4 Credits

Examines the human experience of pandemics and plagues, with a focus on philosophical, theological, ethical, and existential issues communities confront in living through a pandemic. Highlights themes of personal freedom, community solidarity, and possibilities for personal and communal transformation in the wake of pandemics.

Equivalent to: PHL 545

REL 555, DEATH AND DYING, 3 Credits

A multidisciplinary study of cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives on death, dying, and grieving. CROSSLISTED as PHL 455/REL 455 and PHL 555/REL 555.

Equivalent to: PHL 555

Recommended: 6 credits of philosophy

REL 570, RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 4 Credits

The history of religion in the American West. Examines four themes in the religious history of the American West: locations (the designation of particular places as special), migrations (movement in and out of the region), adaptations (changes over time, in response to changing conditions), and discrimination (recognition of difference, as well as prejudicial treatment based on difference). Engages with various primary and secondary sources, including texts, films, and photographs. CROSSLISTED as HST 470/REL 470 and HST 570/REL 570.

Equivalent to: HST 570

REL 575, HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT, 4 Credits

Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and religious implications of technologies that restore or enhance human physical and cognitive capacities. Reflects on the relationships between religion, philosophy, and technology, incorporating theories of the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Science, Technology, and Society (STS). Analyzes examples of human enhancement, including the use of prosthetic limbs, sensory apparatuses, medical enhancement, cybernetics, virtual and augmented reality, nootro​pics and psychedelics, and life-extension technologies. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to these emergent technologies of human augmentation. CROSSLISTED as PHL 575/REL 575.

Equivalent to: PHL 575

Available via Ecampus

REL 576, HISTORY OF WHITE SUPREMACY & WHITE NATIONALISM IN THE US & OR, 4 Credits

Offers insight into the development of racial categories and racial discrimination in the United States and, more specifically, Oregon. Considers how white supremacy—the idea that there is a category of people who are white and that those people are intellectually, culturally, and genetically superior to other groups of people—has informed U.S. policies (such as immigration, education, and housing policies). Examines white nationalist movements that have argued for a white ethnostate. CROSSLISTED as HST 476/REL 476 and HST 576/REL 576.

Equivalent to: HST 576

REL 577, PSYCHEDELICS, SPIRITUALITY, AND HEALING, 4 Credits

Covers analysis and critique of the philosophical and spiritual implications of the use of psychoactive substances in global historical and contemporary contexts. Reflects on the larger historical role of psychoactive substances in the world’s religions and in smaller-scale spiritual movements. Investigates the contemporary global history of psychedelics, including the “first-” and “second-wave” psychedelic movements, with a special focus on the relationship between spiritual, therapeutic, and recreational applications. Analyzes the Oregon Psilocybin Initiative and its place within the larger contexts of the previous spheres of investigation. Applies critical thinking to the complex historical, social, and ethical issues tied to traditional and contemporary uses of psychoactive substances in the global context. CROSSLISTED as PHL 477/REL 477 and PHL 577/REL 577.

Equivalent to: PHL 577