Subject Course Section Course Title Course Description Instructor Files Term
SMF 204 001 Introduction to Human Sexuality

This course provides a broad interdisciplinary overview of theories and research on human sexuality. Topics may include: human anatomy, sexual health, sexual response cycle, sexual orientation, gender, sex work, sexual practices, fetishes and paraphilias, and attraction/intimacy/love.

 BJ Rye PDF icon SMF 204_BJ.Rye_Fall 2018.pdf Fall 2018
SMF 101 001 Introduction to Relationships and Families

This course provides an overview of couple, marital, and family relationships from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective.

 Jane Nicholas Fall 2018
RS 499 001 Senior Seminar

This seminar examines contemporary methods and theories in the study of religion and how they may be used to address specific themes in religious studies.

Department Consent Required

 David Seljak PDF icon RS 499_D.Seljak_Fall 2018.pdf Fall 2018
RS 342 001 Heresy and Religious Crisis in Late Medieval Europe

An exploration of the impact of social crises on late medieval religious modes of expression. Topics will include the Great Famine, the Black Death, the Avignon Papacy and Western Schism, the development of heretical movements, and the eventual disintegration of European religious unity.

Cross-listed with HIST 304, MEDVL 304

 PDF icon HIST-MEDVL 304-RS 342_J.Komornicka_Fall 2018.pdf Fall 2018
RS 254 001 Christian Sexual Ethics

Historical and contemporary Christian approaches to ethical questions about human sexuality and relationships. Topics include marriage, celibacy, single life, homosexuality, HIV/AIDS, sexual violence, gender roles, abortion, reproductive technologies, and sexuality and spirituality.

 David Perrin PDF icon RS 254_D.Perrin_Fall 2018.pdf Fall 2018
RS 251 001 Catholic Social Thought

This course will explore the origins, development, and contemporary challenges to Catholic social thought. The main focus will be on the critical and global influences of the past 100 years.

 David Perrin PDF icon RS 251_D.Perrin_Fall 2018.pdf Fall 2018
RS 180 001, 081 Love and Friendship

A study of the significance of love and friendship in classical and contemporary religious writers. We will consider questions such as, 'Why are friendship and love important for human living?' and 'Is friendship with God a possibility?'

 David Perrin, Carolyn Whitney-Brown PDF icon RS 180-001_D.Perrin_Fall 2018.pdf Fall 2018
RS 121 001 Evil

How do the religions of the world define evil? How do they suggest it can be overcome? Classical and modern writers from Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism will be considered.

 David Seljak PDF icon RS 121_D.Seljak_Fall 2018.pdf Fall 2018
PSYCH 318 001 Psychosexual Organization

A detailed examination of concepts related to the formation of gender identity and psychosexual orientation. The nature-nurture debate will be explored as well as gay and lesbian identity and consciousness throughout the life cycle.

 BJ Rye PDF icon PSYCH 318_BJ.Rye_Fall 2018.pdf Fall 2018
PSYCH 315 001 Psychology of Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

A study of the psychological processes in the second and third decades of human development. Consideration is given to such areas as identity formation and intellectual, emotional, and social growth. Current concepts, issues, and research are stressed.

 Maureen Drysdale PDF icon PSYCH 315_M.Drysdale_Fall 2018.pdf Fall 2018