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KIN 400 - Directed Independent Study
An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply. Directed Independent Study courses cannot substitute for General University Requirements and are not eligible for tuition waiver.
Credits: 1-15
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KIN 409 - Aging and Functional Assessments
This course will be a study of age-related physical and psychosocial changes which occur during the older adult years, their interrelationship with physical activity, with application to health promotion and disease prevention. Additionally, this course will examine the physical functional assessment methods commonly used with older adults, including those that are novel or in development. The research foundations and effectiveness of such assessments will be examined, and their appropriate utilization and interpretation will be practiced with community senior volunteers.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 306; or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 410 - Motor Control and Learning
Principles of motor control and skill acquisition, as it relates to human movement.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 306 or PE 443; and BIOL 348.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 413 - Physiology of Exercise
Nature of muscular, metabolic, cardiovascular and respiratory adjustments to acute and chronic exercise. The effect of training on fitness and health. Includes experimental laboratory sessions.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN, PE or Community Health major status; BIOL 348; KIN 306 recommended; or permission of instructor.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 414 - Physical Activity and Nutrition
Current topics on exercise and nutrition; weight control, dietary supplementation and performance, fluid regulation, atherosclerosis and diabetes. Applications include metabolic balance, consumer issues such as marketing strategies, label analysis, food choices, attributes of food products such as natural, organic, fat-free, among others.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN, PE or Community Health major status or permission of instructor; KIN 413, or concurrent.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 415 - Physical Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription
Examine techniques of evaluation for physical fitness with an emphasis on aerobic capacity, flexibility, and body composition; case studies; develop appropriate exercise program and re-evaluation. Includes experimental laboratory sessions and practical laboratory skills analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 413.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 416 - Strength and Conditioning Program Design
Theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to design safe and effective training programs for optimization of health, fitness and performance.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 312 or concurrent.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 419 - Mental Health Topics in Kinesiology
This course explores mental health concerns in sport, health, and exercise settings, including eating disorders, depression, recreational drug abuse, performance enhancing drug use, and burnout.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 306 or KIN 320; or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 420 - Seminar in Sport Psychology
An interdisciplinary seminar (psychology/physical education) exploring core topics of sport psychology including: evaluation of athletes, research design and strategies, personality assessment, mental and physical preparation for competition, clinical applications.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 320, KIN 321, KIN 421; and 10 credits in psychology or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 421 - Psychology of Exercise
This theory and application course will examine the relationship between personal, mental, and behavioral factors with exercise (bi-directional). Major topics will include, but are not limited to, the impact of exercise on mood states, mental health and immune function, exercise motivation, interventions and adherence.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 320
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 422 - Professional Issues in Health and Exercise Settings
The focus of this course is on professional issues relating to human resources, philosophy, finance and legal concerns with a focus on technical and professional writing.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 306 or PE 443; Senior Status.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 435 - Worksite Health Promotion
Theoretical and practical aspects of developing and implementing worksite health promotion programs, including student team development and implementation of a community worksite based health promotion program.
Prerequisites & Notes: HLED 345; HLED 350 or KIN 414
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 471 - Internship I
Full-time supervised professional experience emphasizing functional proficiency under joint sponsorship of University and agency personnel. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes: BIOL 348 and KIN 306; First Aid/CPR certification, proof of malpractice insurance; and instructor permission.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: S/U
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KIN 472 - Internship II
Full-time supervised professional experience emphasizing functional proficiency under joint sponsorship of University and agency personnel. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes: BIOL 348 and KIN 306; First Aid/CPR certification, proof of malpractice insurance; and instructor permission.
Credits: 12
Grade Mode: S/U
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KIN 491 - Field Experience I
Practical volunteer experience in agencies such as hospitals, physical therapy clinics, retirement or convalescent centers, worksite wellness programs, fitness facilitation, on-campus fitness programs and community sports organizations. S/U grading. Repeatable up to 6 credits including original course.
Prerequisites & Notes: BIOL 348 and KIN 306; First Aid/CPR certification, proof of malpractice insurance; and instructor permission.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: S/U
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KIN 492 - Field Experience II
Practical volunteer experience in agencies such as hospitals, physical therapy clinics, retirement or convalescent centers, worksite wellness programs, fitness facilitation, on-campus fitness programs and community sports organizations. S/U grading. Repeatable up to 6 credits including original course.
Prerequisites & Notes: BIOL 348 and KIN 306; First Aid/CPR certification, proof of malpractice insurance; and instructor permission.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: S/U
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KIN 493 - Exercise And Sport Science Research
Investigation of a problem conducted independently or as part of a group under faculty supervision. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes: 15 credits completed in Exercise and Sport Science; permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: S/U
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KIN 494 - Instructional Assistant
Assist faculty in the classroom and lab instruction. Assist faculty with activities such as lab and lecture preparation and implementation, leading classroom discussions, assisting students with class materials. Duties vary by course and instructor but the time commitment will be 8 to 10 hours per week. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 credits. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes: Permission of instructor; a minimum grade of B in the course for which the student will be a teaching assistant.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: S/U
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KIN 500 - Directed Independent Study
An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply.
Credits: 1-15
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KIN 502 - Research Topics in Human Movement and Performance
Supervised research or study in topics related to sociology/ psychology of sport, biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor learning/control, human growth and motor development, and epidemiology of physical activity. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 credits including original course.
Prerequisites & Notes: Instructor permission.
Credits: 1-5
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 506 - Research Design in Human Movement and Performance
Purpose and design of various research methods used in the analysis of human movement and performance problems; survey of common statistical applications; development of research proposals.
Prerequisites & Notes: Graduate status; MATH 240 or KIN 307 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 507 - Motor Control
Examination of the structure and function of the human neuromuscular system, as it pertains to the production of movement.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 410 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 510 - Laboratory Techniques in Exercise Science
Common laboratory techniques utilized in exercise science are presented with emphasis on body composition analysis, circulo-respiratory testing, phlebotomy/blood analysis, muscular strength and endurance, computer usage, force platform analysis, electromyography and motion capture techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 311 and KIN 413 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 511 - Physical Activity and Hypokinetic Diseases
Survey of effects of physical activity on disease processes related to hypokinesis: cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis, inflammation, sarcopenia. Overview of physical activity needs of special populations.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 413 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 513 - Exercise Prescription and Programming
Design safe and effective physical activities for selected populations in rehabilitative, preventative, and competitive programs. Medico-legal aspects and administration of exercise prescription and programming. Case studies.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 413 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 516 - Advanced Conditioning Principles and Practice
This course is designed to equip students with the theoretical and practical knowledge related to the most advanced and state-of-the-art methods used to maximize fitness and athletic performance.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 416 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 520 - Readings in Human Movement and Performance
Directed readings, analysis, discussion of current literature on human movement culminating in a written paper and discussion of chosen topic.
Prerequisites & Notes: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 540 - Applied Exercise Physiology
Selected topics in advanced exercise physiology: homeostasis, energy systems, metabolism, cardiorespiratory adjustments, hormonal control, neuromuscular physiology, nephrology, immunology, environmental responses and adaptations, by lecture and recitation.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 413 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 541 - Foundations and Ethics of Sport Psychology
Theoretical foundations and behavioral applications of sport psychology including: history, ethics and current status of sport psychology, individual differences in sport behavior, motivation in sport, exercise psychology, social influence and sport, and the dynamics of sport groups.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 320 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 542 - Seminar in Sport Sociology
The study of sport as a microcosm of society with particular emphasis on the following topical areas: economics and sport, social mobility and sport, socialization, ethnic issues and sport, gender issues and sport, education and sport, sport and politics, and current social issues and sport.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 321 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 543 - Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement
Kinematic and kinetic analysis of human movement with focus on practical application of mechanical laws governing human motion; laboratory and computer applications.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 311, 312 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 544 - Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System
Selected topics relating to biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system, muscular and skeletal system characteristics, biomechanics of the hip, knee, shoulder, foot, ankle and vertebral column.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 311, 312 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 551 - Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology
Provides comprehensive overview of applied educational strategies and techniques in sport and exercise psychology, including performance enhancement/intervention strategies and techniques, exercise psychology, psychosocial foundations of youth sport programs and psychology of coaching.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 541.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 552 - Sport and Exercise Psychology Practicum
This is a sport and exercise psychology practicum course for graduate students enrolled in the Kinesiology master’s program in Sport and Exercise Psychology. While enrolled in this course, students will complete internship experiences that are focused on the application of sport and exercise psychology interventions for individual and/or groups of athletes, exercisers, or performers. Course instructors provide supervision to the students regarding their interactions with clients as well as provide training in specific applied sport and exercise psychology skills and ethics. Repeatable up to 10 credits including original course. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes: KIN 541 and KIN 551.
Credits: 1-3
Grade Mode: S/U
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KIN 592 - Internship
Supervised internship in schools, hospitals, clinics or corporation/industries as appropriate to complement the student’s area of interest. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 credits. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes: First Aid/CPR certification, proof of malpractice insurance, and permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-6
Grade Mode: S/U
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KIN 690 - Thesis
Repeatable to a maximum of 9 credits.
Prerequisites & Notes: problem approval and permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-9
Grade Mode: Letter
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KIN 699 - Continuous Enrollment
S/U grading.
Credits: 2
Grade Mode: S/U
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LAT 101 - Elementary Latin
Fundamentals of grammar to provide a reading knowledge; selected readings from various Roman writers.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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LAT 102 - Elementary Latin
Fundamentals of grammar to provide a reading knowledge; selected readings from various Roman writers.
Prerequisites & Notes: LAT 101
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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LAT 103 - Elementary Latin
Fundamentals of grammar to provide a reading knowledge; selected readings from various Roman writers.
Prerequisites & Notes: LAT 102
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: BCOM
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LAT 201 - Intermediate Latin
To be taken in sequence as the first in an intermediate language sequence. Review of fundamentals; selected readings from various Roman writers; introduction to Roman civilization.
Prerequisites & Notes: LAT 103 or two years of high school Latin
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: BCOM
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LAT 202 - Intermediate Latin
To be taken in sequence as the second in an intermediate language sequence. Review of fundamentals; selected readings from various Roman writers; introduction to Roman civilization.
Prerequisites & Notes: LAT 201
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LAT 203 - Intermediate Latin
To be taken in sequence as the third in an intermediate language sequence. Review of fundamentals; selected readings from Roman writers with an emphasis on honing grammatical skills and understanding Roman literary and cultural achievements.
Prerequisites & Notes: LAT 202 or equivalent.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LAT 300 - Directed Independent Study
An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply. Directed Independent Study courses cannot substitute for General University Requirements and are not eligible for tuition waiver.
Credits: 1-15
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LAT 340 - Classical Roman Literature
Readings in major Roman authors of the late Republican and early Imperial periods; introduction to classical literary analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes: Two years university-level Latin or equivalent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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LAT 341 - Medieval Latin Literature
Readings in the Christian Latin authors of the European Middle Ages. Introduction to Latin paleography, Medieval literary genres and prosody.
Prerequisites & Notes: Two years university-level Latin or equivalent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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LAT 342 - Humanist and Neo-Latin Literature
Selections from authors of the European Renaissance, Reformation and modern periods; special attention given to the continuity of Classical literary traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes: Two years university-level Latin or equivalent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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LAT 400 - Directed Independent Study
An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply. Directed Independent Study courses cannot substitute for General University Requirements and are not eligible for tuition waiver.
Credits: 1-15
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Leadership Studies Courses numbered X37; X97; 300, 400 are described in the University Academic Policies section of this catalog. |
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LDST 100 - Leading Responsibly
Introduction to and critical examination of select virtues and character strengths associated with leading responsibly. Topics studied in class will be applied in a service learning experience.
Prerequisites & Notes: Exclusively required of students admitted to WWU as a Western Leadership Scholarship recipient.
Credits: 2
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: SSC
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LDST 101 - Introduction to Leadership Studies
An introduction to leadership theory, research and practice in small groups, organizational and societal contexts.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: SSC
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LDST 201 - Introduction to Leading with Emotional and Social Intelligence
This class explores the foundations of emotionally and socially intelligent leadership. The course addresses how successful leaders generally display high degrees of emotional intelligence as they understand what they are feeling, what those emotions mean to them, and how these emotions affect other people. It also addresses how socially intelligent leaders are able to navigate social relationships and environments. Coursework also emphasizes students’ abilities to develop these core competencies in themselves.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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LDST 240 - Introduction to Peer Leadership Education
This course provides a theoretical introduction and practical application of leadership competencies for students who serve in peer leadership capacities on campus. Students from various programs meet together in large lecture session once per week and then meet in smaller discussion sections associated with their leadership roles on campus once per week. Students must indicate an interest in participating in these programs, and entrance to the course is suggested but not required for employment or acceptance into these programs. Advisement is required prior to enrollment.
Prerequisites & Notes: Override required.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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LDST 300 - Directed Independent Study
An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply. Directed Independent Study courses cannot substitute for General University Requirements and are not eligible for tuition waiver.
Credits: 1-15
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LDST 340 - Advanced Peer Leadership Education
This course provides an advanced exploration of the theoretical and practical applications of leadership competencies for students who serve in peer leadership capacities on campus. Students will engage in self-reflection and articulation of personal leadership capabilities to apply to and enhance their leadership roles. Interest in an identified peer support program is required. Advisement is required prior to enrollment.
Prerequisites & Notes: LDST 240 or LDST 297 and instructor permission.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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LDST 341 - Practicum in Applied Leadership
Supervised work in leadership with an educational program or institution, public agency, private enterprise, or non-governmental organization. Meetings, written reports, and a paper related to the Practicum are required. Repeatable up to 6 credits including original course. A maximum of 4 credits may be applied to the LDST minor.
Prerequisites & Notes: Sophomore, junior or senior status and instructor permission.
Credits: 1-6
Grade Mode: Letter
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LDST 400 - Directed Independent Study
An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply. Directed Independent Study courses cannot substitute for General University Requirements and are not eligible for tuition waiver.
Credits: 1-15
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LDST 416 - Topics in Leadership
In-depth coverage of special topics in leadership. The subject of each individual course is announced in the Timetable of Classes. Repeatable with different topics to a maximum of 9 credits including original course.
Prerequisites & Notes: LDST 101 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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LDST 420 - Research Methods in Leadership Studies
Introduces methodologies used in leadership research and facilitates student’s ability to conduct research in Leadership Studies.
Prerequisites & Notes: LDST 101 and Leadership Studies minor declaration.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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LDST 450 - Leadership and Pedagogy
Serve as discussion section leader for students taking Introduction to Leadership Studies. Learn instructional methods, gain further mastery of leadership course content and personal leadership skills. Lead discussions, and provide feedback for students enrolled in Introduction to Leadership Studies.
Prerequisites & Notes: LDST 101 and instructor permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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LDST 495 - Leadership Reflection and Development
Integration and development of leadership skills through reflective practice.
Prerequisites & Notes: Instructor’s permission; Completion of LDST 101 with a minimum grade of B; 20 credits toward the Minor in Leadership Studies.
Credits: 2
Grade Mode: Letter
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LBRL 110 - Confession and Self-Promotion: Autobiography from Augustine to the Blogosphere
An examination of the historical origins of autobiographical writing in the European tradition, this class considers how individuals have imagined both themselves and their relationships to society. Through visual media (such as portraiture) and various written genres (from letters to trial records to essays), this class uses an interdisciplinary approach to introduce some important themes in European cultural history.
Prerequisites & Notes: Freshman status
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 121 - The Western Tradition I: The Ancient World
This course studies the Near Eastern and Mediterranean origins of Western culture through an examination of Mesopotamian, Hebrew, Greek, and Roman sources. It considers ancient world views and conceptions of what it meant to be human. Sections explore such varied topics as debates about knowledge and ideas about justice, gender, mortality and immortality; they treat the organization of ancient societies and their production of visual arts and architecture. Readings often include selections from the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Hebrew Bible, Greek plays, the Iliad or Odyssey, Plato, and Virgil’s Aeneid.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 122 - The Western Tradition II: Medieval and Early Modern Europe
This course is an introduction to the cultural history of medieval and early modern Europe (from the 4th to the 18th centuries) through an analysis of a wide variety of sources. It examines works of visual art, philosophy, rhetoric, literature, history, and religion, and considers a range of themes, from pilgrimage and the interaction between the sacred and the profane to disputes about authority, religious conflict, and imperial expansion. Readings may include works by Augustine, Marie de France, Christine de Pizan, Erasmus, Camões, Shakespeare or Cervantes; all sections include Dante.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 123 - The Western Tradition III: The Modern World
This course explores the construction of modernity. As an introduction to modern Western culture from the 18th century to the present, it examines such modern ideologies as feminism, Romanticism, and nationalism. This course considers a spectrum of views of the individual, of progress, and of the alienation and integration of the individual in society. Many sections include study of films and other material from the visual arts. Readings often include novels, and the writings of Freud, Marx, Nietzsche, Mill, Baudelaire, and Rousseau.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 231 - Introduction to the Study of Religion
Introduction to the academic study of religion. An exploration of beliefs, practices and institutions through case studies drawn from religions around the world. Introduction to scholarly perspectives and theories of religion.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 232 - Myth and Folklore
An introduction to the study of myth and folklore and its cultural impact.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 243 - Art and Ideas
A study of Western humanities through the visual arts, sculpture, painting and architecture. Exploration of the values expressed through choices of style and subject matter in selected cultural periods.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 265 - Science and Religion in American Culture
Introduction to issues in the relationship between science and religion in American culture over the past 200 years.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 271 - Humanities of India
The development of Indian civilization through classical and modern literature, religion, art, and history.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 273 - Art and Society in China and Japan
Studies of the aesthetic traditions of East Asia, courtly and popular, secular and religious; the impact of foreign ideas and the role of art in recent propaganda, architecture and industrial design as well as in traditional modes of expression.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 275 - Humanities of Japan
Interdisciplinary introduction to Japanese civilization, both traditional and modern, with particular emphasis on religions; historical, artistic, and literary patterns; and societal and cultural ideals.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 276 - Humanities of Africa
Introduction to the cultural heritage of sub-Saharan Africa and to the contemporary civilization that draws upon it; emphasis on the process by which Africans currently build and use coherent accounts of their heritage.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 277 - Humanities of China
Interdisciplinary introduction to Chinese civilization, traditional and modern. Emphasis on religions; intellectual, artistic and literary patterns; and societal and cultural ideals.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 278 - Humanities of Islamic Civilization
Interdisciplinary introduction to Islamic Civilizations with an emphasis on shared religious, cultural, and societal ideals and their adaptation in various historical and geographic contexts.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 281 - Representations of Otherness
Examination of images and narratives of the Other in major works of modern literature, art and film from the 19th century to the present. Themes include the roles of the unconscious, languages, gender and politics in the construction and destruction of self and others.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: BCGM
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LBRL 283 - Religion and Globalization
Focus on religious responses to globalization through case studies of modern religious movements. Case studies will be chosen to explore cultural interaction and religious change in a world shaped by technological revolutions and increased communication, information, and migration.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 300 - Directed Independent Study
An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply. Directed Independent Study courses cannot substitute for General University Requirements and are not eligible for tuition waiver.
Credits: 1-15
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LBRL 301 - Historical Methods in the Humanities
Methods of cultural and intellectual history. Locating texts in their historical and cultural contexts by analyzing their authors, audiences and arguments.
Prerequisites & Notes: One from: LBRL 121, LBRL 122, LBRL 123, HIST 111, HIST 112, HIST 113.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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LBRL 302 - Methods of Interdisciplinary Study
Exploration of techniques of interdisciplinary investigation through analysis of a major literary text in its cultural and historical context; exercises in the use of the library as a research tool; preparation of a seminar paper. Ordinarily offered spring quarter only.
Prerequisites & Notes: LBRL 121, LBRL 122; average grade of B in LBRL courses and permission of instructor.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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LBRL 303 - Methods in the Study of Religion
An examination of the academic study of religion as a problem in the interaction of theory, method, and the history of culture. Consideration of various approaches to understanding and explaining religion from the Enlightenment to the present.
Prerequisites & Notes: One course from LBRL 231, LBRL 271, LBRL 278,LBRL 380, LBRL 382 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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LBRL 321 - Between Renaissance and Inquisition: Censorship and Religious Conflict in Spain’s Golden Age
Early modern Spain has simultaneously been perceived as an artistic Golden Age (which saw a flourishing production of plays, verse, and prose) and as an era in which censorship and religious intolerance closed off Spain and its empire to the wider world. The course explores this central paradox in Spanish religious, cultural and intellectual history, through an interdisciplinary examination of various literary genres, trial records, painting and architecture. It examines the foundation of the Spanish Inquisition in a society which included Christians, Muslims, and Jews; it traces the development of Catholic laws and courts both in European contexts and in Spain’s American colonies.
Prerequisites & Notes: One LBRL course or HIST 112 or HNRS 104 or instructor permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 323 - The Romantic Paradox: Love, Life and Death
Study of Romanticism as a complex, international cultural movement originating in the late 18th century with continuing vitality and influence into the present. Exploration of characteristic Romantic tensions: the desire for unity, harmony, infinity and beauty vs. the experience of fragmentation, limitation and loss. Analysis of texts and films representing various facets of the Romantic mind.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior or senior status recommended.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 325 - Surveillance, Voyeurism and the Culture of Suspicion
This course will trace the concept of surveillance and its connection to voyeurism as the primordial desire to see from the 18th century to the present. Through careful reading of primary and secondary sources of literature, sociology, philosophy, history, journalism, and film studies and analysis of visual material, this course will examine the paradox within the concept of surveillance which can be understood as a means to implement security and insure peace as well as constitute a threat to private and civic rights and freedoms. Formally, the course will alternate between the analysis of visual material and printed material. Class time is divided into lecture, organized class discussion and student presentations.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 327 - Ireland: A Cultural History
An advanced course on the cultural history of Ireland over the last 2000 years. Direct engagement with the sources of Irish history is emphasized through the analysis and interpretation of a diverse selection of material, artistic, and written texts. Archeological studies include both Iron-Age and medieval sites; written texts include poetry and political theory, autobiography and biography, chronicle and novel. Lectures are rare; discussion of the sources frequent. Requirements include informed participation, presentations, papers, and exams.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior or senior status or permission of instructor; one LBRL course.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: BCGM
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LBRL 332 - World Religions
Beliefs and practices of major world religions; development of religious traditions; historical and phenomenological approaches; religion in modern society.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior or senior status recommended.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 333 - Religion in America
Religious traditions, values and institutions in American culture; focus on pluralism; attention to contemporary issues and events; interdisciplinary perspective.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior or senior status recommended.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 334 - Hebrew Bible and the Religion of Ancient Israel
A survey of representative sections of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament for Christians) and related literature. Biblical texts are analyzed as expressions of the ways in which groups or individuals understood themselves, their world, and God. The historical and cultural contexts in which the texts were originally written are emphasized with attention to the ways that elements of the Biblical tradition developed under changing historical circumstances.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior status
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 336 - New Testament and Early Christianity
A survey of the New Testament and related early Christian literature. The texts are analyzed as expressions of the ways in which groups or individuals understood themselves, their world, and God. The historical and cultural contexts in which the texts were written are emphasized with attention to the variety of early Christian traditions and their development under changing historical circumstances.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior status
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: HUM
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LBRL 338 - Mysticism
An interdisciplinary exploration of the nature and variety of mysticism. Theoretical debates concerning the psychological roots and cultural conditioning of mysticism. Includes an examination of important mystics in the Christian, Islamic and East Asian traditions along with their significance for their respective societies.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior status or permission of instructor.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 340 - Sufism: The Islamic Mystical Tradition
This course explores the Islamic mystical tradition, or Sufism. For long centuries Sufism has contributed to the development of Islamic religious thought, to the global diffusion of the faith, and to the shaping of religious experiences and practices of Muslims in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. It has also enriched the creative and aesthetic aspects of Islamic civilization, most notably music and poetry. We will examine Sufi devotional practices and rituals, teachings of some spiritual masters, and the historical development and growth of Sufism and Sufi orders.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior status; ENG 101 and 30 credits; and one course from: LBRL 231, LBRL 271, LBRL 278, LBRL 332, LBRL 378, or HIST 287, HIST 406; or instructor permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: CCOM
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LBRL 345 - Fierce Goddesses of India
An analysis of South Asian goddess traditions, with an emphasis on the frequently misunderstood ‘fierce’ goddesses. Students will engage with these traditions through historical sketches, analysis of art, scriptures, and devotional poetry, and ethnographic studies of contemporary goddess worship. The course is grounded with readings and lectures on feminism and the historical biases which have undercut study and representation of goddess traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior status or instructor permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 360 - China and the Emerging World Economy: From Antiquity to the Early Modern
The focus of this course will be early stages of the unfolding of ‘globalization’ in Eurasia, from antiquity into the early modern period, with particular attention given to China’s important role in these developments, and how it was affected in turn. Also offered as EAST 360.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior status or instructor permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 362 - Islam in the Indian Ocean World
Explores cross cultural contacts in the Indian Ocean world from East Africa, Arabia and the Persian Gulf to South and Southeast Asia, and the history and role of Islam and Muslims from the 14th century to the present. Focuses on texts by or about Muslim travelers — Sufis, pilgrims, scholars, and merchants — and their creation of networks, identities, and Muslim spaces, to show that some aspects of globalization have a long history in the Indian Ocean.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior status or permission of instructor.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 372 - Postcolonial Novels: Art, Rhetoric and Social Context
Critical readings of postcolonial novels. Close attention to how they have been shaped as artistic wholes, and how they try to shape emotions and beliefs of readers. Reading beyond the novels about contexts which they assume and incompletely express: change and the absence of change in postcolonial societies.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior status or instructor permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 375 - Buddhism
Beginning with a broad overview of the teachings of Buddhism and its core beliefs and practices, this course will then turn to detailed study of the doctrines and institutions of particular Buddhist traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior status or instructor permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 378 - Religion and Society in India
Examination of major Indian religious traditions, including Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Emphasis on ritual systems, belief and value systems, and systems of social identification; emphasis on the relation of religion to social and gender identities, communal politics, and social change, in the classical and modern periods.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior status or permission of instructor.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 380 - Religion and Society in China
A detailed examination of the major religious and philosophical traditions of pre-modern China: the native traditions of Confucianism, Daoism, ancestor worship and popular religion, as well as Buddhism, which came to East Asia from India. Particular attention is given to the interaction and intertwining of these traditions, and of the ways they shaped and supported the lives of individuals and communities.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 382 - Religion and Society in Japan
A detailed examination of the major religious and philosophical traditions of Japan: the agrarian religion of Shintoism, the Confucian system of ethics, imported from China, and Buddhism, which though originally from India also came to Japan through China. Particular attention is given to the interaction and intertwining of these traditions, and of the ways they shaped and supported the lives of individuals and communities.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
GUR Attributes: ACGM
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LBRL 400 - Directed Independent Study
An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply. Directed Independent Study courses cannot substitute for General University Requirements and are not eligible for tuition waiver.
Credits: 1-15
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LBRL 421 - Traditional Indian Medicine
Advanced seminar on traditional medicine in South Asia. Emphasis on theories of medicine and approaches to the study of traditional medical systems from the perspective of the humanities and social sciences. Topics may include theory and practice of Ayurveda, Siddha, Tantra, Unani, Homeopathy, and specific issues such as approaches to pregnancy, childbirth, and mental health in India and abroad, from pre-colonial India to recent times. Students conduct a research project in consultation with the instructor and apply methodologies from a variety of disciplines to evaluate complex cultural issues.
Prerequisites & Notes: LBRL 302 or instructor permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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