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RST 260-3 Regional Studies: Asia
Introduction to the environments, human organizations, and populations of selected regions or countries in Asia, providing an overview of the region with focus on a particular part of the region such as Japan, China, or South Asia. Titles vary.
Brief introduction to Asian environments and cultures and a detailed examination of the development of China and of the conflict between traditional values, cultural patterns, and current development efforts.
RST 270-3 Regional Studies: Africa
Introduction to African environments; diversity of cultural heritages; changes due to modernization; colonialism, slavery, and independence; a brief survey of the relations of Africa to other non-Western regions; and the contribution of Africa to world civilization.
RST 280-3 Regional Studies: Latin America
Survey of non-Western societies including Indians, mestizos, blacks, and the peasantry, from pre-Columbian and African origins to the present, in terms of ideology, organization, social structure, culture, and economic activities.
RST 290-3 Regional Studies: The Middle East
Introduction to the history, peoples, cultures, and geography of the Middle East from Mauritania to Pakistan from the seventh century to the present.
Note: See quarterly class schedule or departmental advisor for further enrollment restrictions, requirements, or special course information.
101-3 American Sign Language I
Introduction to manual communication for professionals preparing to work in rehabilitation or anyone interested in learning sign language.
102-3 American Sign Language II
Continuation of the introduction to manual communication. Emphasis is on conversational skills. Aspects of deafness are covered through speakers and readings. Prerequisite: RHB 101.
103-3 American Sign Language III
Emphasis on skill improvement in American Sign Language. Aspects of deafness are covered through an off-campus field experience. Prerequisite: RHB 101, RHB 102.
201-4 Introduction to Rehabilitation
Philosophy, history, and development of rehabilitation. Familiarizes students with areas considered when providing services to people with physical and/or mental disabilities. Students also obtain an understanding of the rehabilitation code of ethics and sociocultural influences.
202-4 Rehabilitation Resources
Prepares students to locate and evaluate the local, state, and federal resources available to meet the needs of persons with disabilities. Students will visit community agencies and volunteer in a community agency of their choice for a minimum of 25 hours during the quarter.
213-3 Introductory Field Experience in Rehabilitation Services
Seventy-five clock hours of supervised field experience intended to acquaint community/rehabilitation services students with career options, with the structure and administrative procedures of various human services agencies, and with the application of client-intake procedures. Prerequisite: RHB 201.
214-3 Rehabilitation Services Interviewing
Introduction to the role of the rehabilitation services aide in the client-intake process, and how this process occurs within the organizational structure of human services agencies. Prerequisite: RHB 201.
223-3 Advanced Field Experience in Rehabilitation Services
Seventy-five clock hours of supervised field experience intended to provide community/rehabilitation services students with in-depth knowledge of the structure and processes of a selected agency, the job description duties of the rehabilitation services aide within this agency, and the special social, personal, and vocational needs and problems of the target client population. Prerequisite: RHB 201, 213, 214.
301-4 Medical Aspects of Rehabilitation I
Introduction to medical terminology and system disorders that usually have continued and long-standing residual effects and that commonly require rehabilitation intervention. Considers how disabling conditions impact vocational and social activities of daily living. Attention given to the pharmacological aspects of treating disabilities. Prerequisite: BIO 105, 106, 107, RHB 201.
303-4 Strategies for Employing Persons With Disabilities
Overview of job development and job placement techniques. Various methods to access the job market through job seeking skills, résumé preparation, occupational information, and job analysis are discussed. Attention is given to attitudinal and architectural barriers that people with disabilities may encounter in their job search process. Prerequisite: RHB 201, 301.
Assists students in acquiring skills in interviewing, case recording, writing rehabilitation plans with appropriate justifications, and case management. Prerequisite: RHB 201, 202, 301.
305-4 Substance Abuse: Societal and Human Issues
Provides an overview of the social, cultural, and psychophysiological effects of substance abuse. Emphasis is on alcoholism and other popular mind-altering drugs. Prerequisite: RHB 201, 301 or permission of instructor and junior standing.
370-1 to 3 Independent Study/Minor Problems in Rehabilitation
Independent study in areas of interest to students that are not readily available in any existing course. Topics vary. May be taken for letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.
401-4 Mental Retardation/Psychiatric Disabilities
Introduction to the etiology, signs, symptoms, and rehabilitation of people with mental retardation/psychiatric disabilities. Prerequisite: RHB 201, 301; PSY 311.
402-4 Vocational Evaluation/Assessment
Assists students in developing knowledge and skills essential to the interpretation and use of diagnostic information. Vocational evaluation, history, process, requirements, techniques, and reports are examined. Hands-on experience in various vocational evaluation settings is an integral part of the course. Prerequisite: RHB 201, 202, 301.
403-4 to 12 Rehabilitation Practicum
Rehabilitation community field placement will assist the integration of skills learned throughout the program. Requires 400 clock hours of field work supervised by faculty and the agency, plus processing time. Prerequisite: RHB 201, 202, 301, 303, 304, 401, 402, 407, CNL 461, 467 and the currently required grade point average.
404-4 Independent Living/Rehabilitation Technology
Discusses the history and current philosophy/application of the independent living movement and rehabilitation technology in rehabilitation services. Process will be addressed in this course. Prerequisite: RHB 201, 301, 303, 401, 402.
407-4 Principles of Rehabilitation Counseling
Focuses on the development of basic skills and attitudes associated with rehabilitation counseling. Interview style and format are examined along with listening and responding techniques associated with holistic approaches. Prerequisite: RHB 201, 202, 301, 304, CNL 461.
432-3 Death, Dying, And Grieving
(Also listed as HPR 432.) A course in death, dying, and grieving for health educators who deal with grief and loss in situations such as death, dying, survivorship, children and loss, second marriages, suicide, and other events of trauma.
Special workshop courses to meet the needs of in-service rehabilitation professionals as well as providing courses on a one-time basis to meet special interests. May be taken for letter grade or pass/unsatisfactory.
499-1 to 4 Special Problems in Rehabilitative Sciences
Enables students to explore selected research topics related to the rehabilitation of various patient populations. Students and faculty advisors interact to establish specific course requirements.
Note: See quarterly class schedule or departmental advisor for further enrollment restrictions, requirements, or special course information.
204-3 Great Books: The Bible and Western Culture
Study of selected Biblical writings viewed in their original cultural contexts and chosen to reflect the varieties of Biblical literature, the Bible's relationship to various societies, and its role in the development of Western culture.
Explores the question of the meaning of religion by looking at various ways in which people experience and express it. Diverse examples of religion and religious life are considered.
General introduction to the major religious traditions of South Asia and East Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shintoism.
General introduction to the major religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other selected religious traditions.
208-3 Contemporary Issues in Religion
Study of selected problems, ideas, and religious developments that have become important in contemporary society.
220-3 Hebrew Scripture (Old Testament)
Introduction to the literature, history, and religion of ancient Israel.
Introduction to the literature and religion in Jewish sects from the Exile (ca. 500 b.c.e.) to the Mishnah of Judah the Prince (200 c.e.), including the Dead Sea Scrolls.
222-3 Literature and Religion of the New Testament
Introduction to the literature, history, and religion of early Christianity.
231-3 Religion and the American Experience
Survey of different religions in the United States with attention to the growth of a distinctive form of religion shaped by the American experience.
235-3 Introduction to the Afro-American Religious Experience
Survey of the black American religious experience from the colonial era to the present. Examines what black American religion is and the role it plays in the sociopolitical life of Afro-Americans.
Comparative study of the role of religion in cultures and societies on the international scene.
Focuses on the religious concepts and practices of premodern African tradition.
270-3 Approaches to Religious Ethics
Examination of various religious ethical systems from diverse cultural situations.
280-3 Philosophy of Religion: Faith and Reason
(Also listed as PHL 280.) Selected cross-disciplinary issues arising from philosophy and religion; Judeo-Christian concept of God, grounds for belief and disbelief, revelation and faith, religious language, verification, immortality and resurrection, and karma and reincarnation. Issues are discussed on the basis of selected texts on faith and reason.
281-3 Philosophy of Religion: Contemporary Western Survey
(Also listed as PHL 281.) Cross-disciplinary perspective on philosophical and religious schools of thought in the early twentieth century. Absolute and personal idealism, spirit, value, positivism and naturalism, history and culture, modernism and pragmatism, religious consciousness, and phenomenology.
Investigation and discussion of a single current problem in the field of religion.
Concentrates on specific segments of American religious life. Focuses on one or more distinctive religious groups or movements in the context of American history and culture. (Previously listed as REL 230.)
310-4 Early and Medieval Western Religious Thought
Survey of important themes in religious thought of the major Western traditions. Selected readings from primary sources and secondary interpretations.
311-4 Reformation and Modern Western Religious Thought
Survey of important themes in the religious thought of the major Western traditions. Selected readings from primary sources and secondary interpretations.
Examination of the structures of religious experience that have shaped the development of Christianity in history. Institutional and ritual forms are investigated as systems of meaning against the backdrop of the general history of religions.
316-4 Judaism: Faith and People
Examination of Judaism as a religious faith and people, with special reference to formative historical, social, ethnic, and cultural factors.
318-4 Contemporary Jewish Thought
Examination of the major themes and issues in the works of contemporary Jewish thinkers (e.g., Borowitz, Herberg, Fackenheim, Kaplan, Rothschild, Heschel, Rubenstein, and Weisel).
321-4 Religions in the Biblical Period
Examination of selected religious movements and/or problems in the Biblical period, and their interconnectedness and mutual influences.
322-4 Topics in Biblical Literature
Examination of selected aspects of Biblical literature from both literary and historical perspectives to explore the possible structures, functions, and meanings of this literature for its original community.
330-4 Topics in American Religion
Examination of selected topics in American religion to investigate its basic religious structures and to explore the relationship of religious phenomena to their cultural context.
331-4 New Religious Movements in America
Considers a variety of new religious movements in America, including Shakers, Mormons, Seventh-Day Adventists, and Jehovah's Witnesses.
332-4 Women and Religion in America
General examination of the role women have played in American religious history, with special reference to the diversity of women's religious experiences.
340-4 Topics in Asian Religion
Studies in the religious dimension of Asian cultures with attention to historical, social, and aesthetic perspectives.
Study of the origin and development of Islam including contemporary issues and problems.
344-3 Religion in Japanese Life
Examination of the role of religion in Japanese culture and society with attention to both historical development and current issues.
Basic issues in death and dying using resources from human sciences and humanities in religious perspective.
(Also listed as SOC 361.) General treatment of religion as a social institution, examining the influence of religious ideas and organizations on other social institutions and the influence of society on religion.
362-3 Anthropology of Religion
(Also listed as ATH 346.) Anthropological approach to the meaning and function of religion in social life and the nature of the thought or belief systems that gave rise to different forms of religious life; emphasis on primitive and peasant societies.
Introduction to selected themes, issues, and problems in the interaction of religion and psychology. Differing points of view are considered.
365-4 Religion and Politics in America
(Also listed as PLS 315.) General examination of both the historical and the contemporary relation between religion and politics in the United States, with special reference to church/state separation.
Special topics for intensified study of the ethical dimensions of a particular religious tradition or for concentrated study in theoretical or practical ethical problems. Topics vary.
(Also listed as PHL 371.) Case studies and discussion of ethical issues involved in business transactions and management.
(Also listed as PHL 378.) Examination of ethical issues confronting society in areas of medicine and health care, from perspective of philosophical and theological ethics. Examples include ethics of abortion, euthanasia, experimental medicine, and behavior control.
382-4 Philosophy of Religion: Process
(Also listed as PHL 382.) Realism and the revolt against idealism. Cross-disciplinary analysis of major contemporary philosophers and the implications of their thoughts for religion. Focus on Alfred North Whitehead.
383-4 Philosophy of Religion: Secular
(Also listed as PHL 383.) Cross-disciplinary analysis of modes of human awareness through which religious meaning is expressed (sensation, morality, beauty, reason, and human relations). Examination of presuppositions of contemporary secular religion in existentialism.
390-4 Studies in Selected Subjects
Problems, approaches, and topics in the field of religion. Topics vary.
(Also listed as PHL 394.) Representative writers of the existentialist movement.
435-4 Black American Religious Thought
Analysis of black American religious thought through critical study of the writings of selected figures who have helped shape black religion from 1780 to the present.
443-4 Asian Religious Philosophy
(Also listed as PHL 443.) Perennial themes in Asian cultures (such as individual, society, and cosmos; appearance and reality; time and history; karma, freedom, and responsibility) as they have been treated in the philosophical traditions of these cultures.
456-4 Religious Themes in Literature
(Also listed as ENG 460.) Provides intensive study of literary works in terms of significant and recurring religious themes and images as they can be traced in various cultures and literary traditions.
479-3 Ethics in an Industrial Society: The Responsibility of Business in Society
Ethical responsibilities of business in light of political, moral, social, and religious consid-erations. Emphasis on analysis and evaluation of the changing framework of responsibilities facing both business organizations and their leaders.
487-4 Evolution, Religion, and Ethics
(Also listed as BIO 417.) Introduction to the biological, philosophical, theological, and ethical aspects of evolution.
490-1 to 4 Independent Reading
Topics vary.
494-1 to 4 Undergraduate Research in Religion
Intensive consideration of problems and issues in a given area of religious study; topics determined in consultation between students and department. Graded pass/unsatisfactory at discretion of department.
Guided research culminating in a major paper on a topic chosen by the student and the instructor. Students develop a comprehensive bibliography, prepare a detailed outline, and write and revise the final project.
Intensive study of selected problems (e.g., the teaching of religion in the secondary school, medical ethics) to meet particular needs of participating students. Topics vary.