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982012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendumomy of the nervous system in a variety of mammalianand non-mammalian vertebrates. Examinechanges or modifications to neural structures as aresult of morphological or behavioral specializations.(Same course as Neurobiology, Physiology,and Behavior 124.) GE credit: SL.—II. (II.) Krubitzer,Recanzone(change in existing course—eff. fall 11)143. Infant Development (4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive writing. Prerequisite:courses 1 and 41, and either course 140 or HumanDevelopment 100A. Psychological development ininfancy. Topics include physical and motor development,sensory and nervous system development, andmemory and cognitive development. Emphasis willbe on evaluating theories, empirical research, andexperimental methods for understanding infantdevelopment. GE credit: WE.—III. (III.) Oakes(change in existing course—eff. fall 12)157. Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Stigma(4)Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course151. Social psychological underpinnings of stereotyping,prejudice, and stigma from sociocultural,motivational, and cognitive perspectives. Topicsinclude: origins, maintenance, change, effects onperson perception and memory, and the automaticity/controllabilityof stereotyping and prejudice. GEcredit: Div.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Sherman(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)162. Introduction to Personality Psychology(4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1,41. Pass One open to Psychology majors. Scientificstudy of personality. Methods of personalityresearch. Overview of current research and theoryin the field of personality psychology. Not open forcredit to students who have completed former course147. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt | SS.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)Robins, Shaver(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)Graduate221. Academic Writing in Psychology (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:consent of instructor. Class size limited to 10.Strategies for developing and honing academic writingskills and writing productivity, with a particularfocus on how to write a clear and compelling empiricaljournal article in psychology. May be repeatedfour times for credit with consent of instructor if studentchooses to focus on a substantially differentwriting project. Offered irregularly.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)Ledgerwood(new course—eff. spring 13)Religious StudiesNew and changed courses inReligious Studies (RST)Lower Division1A. Pilgrimage (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction tocomparative religion, focusing on the theme of pilgrimagein different religious traditions. Not open tostudents who have taken course 3A. Offered irregularly.GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, WC,WE.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Tezcan, Venkatesan(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)1B. Death and Afterlife (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction tocomparative religion, focusing on the theme of deathand the afterlife in different religious traditions. Notopen to students who have taken course 3B. GEcredit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, OL, VL, WC, WE.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)1C. Sacrifice (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction tocomparative religion, focusing on the theme of sacrificein different religious traditions. Not available tothose who have taken course 3C. Offered irregularly.GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, OL, VL,WC, WE.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.) Coudert(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)1D. Conversion (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction tocomparative religion, focusing on the theme of conversionin different religious traditions. Not availableto those who have taken course 3D. Offered irregularly.GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, WC,WE.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)1E. Fundamentalism (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction tocomparative religion, focusing on the idea of fundamentalismin different religious traditions. Not availableto those who have taken course 3E. Offeredirregularly. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div,Wrt | AH or SS, OL, VL, WE.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III,IV.) Watenpaugh(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)1F. Religion Today (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction tocomparative religion, focusing on different religioustraditions in the contemporary world. GE credit:ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, DD, WC, WE.—I, II, III, IV.(I, II, III, IV.)(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)1H. Religion and Law (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Methods usedin the study of religion, focusing on a particulartheme in a number of religious traditions. Offered inalternate years. GE credit:ArtHum | AH, OL, WC,WE.—Vidas(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)10. Contemporary Ethical Issues (2)Lecture—2 hours. Presents challenging, contemporaryethical issues from a multicultural perspective.Rotating topics will include Ethical Eating, CapitalPunishment, Euthanasia, Poverty, and Animal Rights.May be repeated for credit. GE credit: ArtHum,Wrt | AH, WE.—III. (III.) Coudert, Janowitz(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)11. Ethical Eating (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1 hour.Introduction to the complex and varied ethical, religious,and cultural meanings that food has hadacross the centuries and globe. Offered irregularly.GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, OL, VL, WC,WE.—Coudert(change in existing course—eff. winter 14)15Y. Reading War/Fighting War (4)Lecture—2 hours; web electronic discussion—1hour; extensive writing. Introduction to both classicreligious texts about war and a set of actual scenariosdrawn from the experience and training of soldiersin recent military conflicts. Offered irregularly.GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | ACDH, AH, DD, OL,VL, WC, WE.—(III.) Janowitz(new course—eff. spring 13)21. Hebrew Scriptures (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper or discussion. Selectedtexts from the Hebrew Scriptures (Genesis II Chronicles)and review of modern scholarship on the textsfrom a variety of perspectives (historical, literary,sociological, psychological). Course work is basedon an English translation and no knowledge ofHebrew is required. GE credit: ArtHum, Div,Wrt | AH, WC, WE.—I. (I.)(change in existing course—eff. spring 13)42. Religion and Science Fiction (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Representations ofactual and fictional religious movements in sciencefiction and fantasy writing and film. Examination of:the characteristics of religion and religiosity in fictionalreligious movements; the relationship betweenreligion, science, and technology in modern speculativefiction. Offered irregularly. GE credit: ArtHum,Div, Wrt | AH, VL, WE.—I, II, III, IV. (I, II, III, IV.)Chin(change in existing course—eff. winter 14)45. Christianity (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper or discussion.Major concepts and practices in the Christiantradition. Survey of the history of Christianity andChristian expansion from antiquity to modern times.Course pays particular attention to Christianity inChina, India, Africa, the Middle East, and LatinAmerica. Offered in alternate years. GE credit:ArtHum | AH, VL, WC, WE.—I, II, III, IV. Chin(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)60. Introduction to Islam (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1hour. Introduction to topics central to theIslamic tradition. Muhammad, the Qur'an, Islamiclaw, theology, philosophy, cosmology, worship, andmysticism. Race and gender in Islam, Islamic revival,and varying experiences of Islam in different historicaland cultural settings. Offered in alternate years.GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div, Wrt | AH or SS,WC, WE.—(I.) Tezcan(change in existing course—eff. winter 14)67. Modern Hinduism (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Historical survey ofmodern Hinduism from the early nineteenth centuryto the present. Topics include Rammohun Roy, SirWilliam Jones, and Mahatma Gandhi, nationalism,post-colonialism and diasporic religion. Offered inalternate years. GE credit: ArtHum or SocSci, Div,Wrt | AH or SS, VL, WC, WE.—II. Elmore, Venkatesan(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)69. Introduction to Hindu Mythology (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper or discussion—1hour. Survey of the major narrative traditionswithin Hinduism, including epic literature andlocal stories in oral, textual, visual and performativeforms. Offered in alternate years. GE credit:ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, VL, WC, WE.—Venkatesan(change in existing course—eff. winter 14)70. Religion and Language (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Basic toolkitfor studying religious discourse in a variety of traditions.Concentration on the sacred and profane,the wondrous and ordinary, and the mystical andreasonable. GE credit: ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH,WC, WE.—I, II. (I, II.) Miller(change in existing course—eff. winter 14)80. Religion, Gender, Sexuality (4)Lecture/discussion—3 hours; term paper. Constructionsof gender and sexuality within one or more religioustraditions, pre-modern and modern. Emphasison the interaction between religious, medical, andethical definitions of the human body and sexualbehavior. Offered in alternate years. GE credit:ArtHum, Div, Wrt | AH, WE.—II.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience