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Psychology
  

  • PSYC153 AA - Asian American Psychology

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): S. Goto
    Credit: 1

    Introduces salient psychological issues of Asian Americans. Takes into account the social, cultural and historical influences on psychology to understand the context of the Asian American experience, addresses values and cultural conflict in values, stereotypes and self-perception, family and intergenerational issues, identity development, acculturation, marriage and gender roles, vocational development, psychopathology and delivery of mental health services. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO  or an ASAM course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • PSYC153 PZ - Socialization of Gender


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC154 PO - Social Psychology with Lab

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): A. Pearson
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to the psychology of social behavior—how people think about, influence and relate to one another. Topics include altruism, conformity, prejudice, attraction, social perception, morality, and judgment and decision making, as well as applications to health, education, law and more. Prerequisite: PSYC 051 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC154A PO - Social Psychology

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): A. Pearson
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to the psychology of social behavior: how people think about, influence and relate to one another. Topics include social perception, social influence, close relationships, prejudice, altruism, morality, and judgment and decision making, as well as applications to health, education, sustainability, politics, law and more. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC155 CM - Seminar in Ethnic Minority Psychology and Mental Health


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC156 PO - Industrial/Organizational Psychology

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2020.
    Instructor(s): S. Goto
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to the psychology of work. The translation of psychological concepts in the context of work. Topics include leadership, motivation, job satisfaction, performance evaluation, group processes, decision making and the cross-cultural work force. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC157 PO - Research Design and Methodology in Psychological Science with Lab

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): S. Sher; A. Pearson
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to research design and analysis. The use of empirical methods to address theoretical questions. The course will examine experimental and non-experimental research designs, psychological measurement and basic concepts of statistics. Computer applications emphasized. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO . Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC157 SC - Psychology of the Black Woman in America


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC158 PO - Introductory Statistics for Psychological Science with Lab

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): O. Amir
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to probability, hypothesis testing, tests of means, correlation and regression, including mediation and moderation, and analysis of variance. Emphasis on the logic of statistical methodology as it applies to studies of behavior. Required lab. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO  and PSYC 157 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 5
  

  • PSYC160 PO - Cognitive Psychology with Lab

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): S. Sher
    Credit: 1

    Survey of major models, methods and findings in cognitive psychology. Topics will include perception, attention, memory, reasoning, decision making and the development of expertise. Insights will be drawn from behavioral experiments, computational modeling and the study of brain mechanisms. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO  or LGCS 011 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC162 PO - Memory and Language with Lab

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): L. Abrams; L. Johnson
    Credit: 1

    Investigates the nature of human memory and how it interacts with language. Emphasis on architecture of memory systems from working memory to semantic memory and on memory processes in language comprehension and production. Evaluates research on how we remember, why we forget, memory without awareness and language and memory disorders. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO  or LGCS 011 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC176 PO - The Psychology of Health and Medicine

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): K.Keil
    Credit: 1

    Introduces students to health and stress-related areas within Psychology, with an exploration of both environmental sources of stress (e.g., sports, discrimination) and lifestyle choices (e.g., eating, relationships). Research on mind-body issues and health-promoting behaviors will be examined. Other topics may include medical ethics, pain, substance use and psychoneuroimmunology. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC180A PO - Seminar in Social and Emotional Development

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): P. Smiley
    Credit: 1

    Focus on social and emotional development from infancy through adolescence. Specific issues include attachment, temperament, emotion regulation, parenting, aggression, altruism, achievement, gender socialization, sexuality and peer relations. Readings include classic and current journal articles, as well as contemporary books on childhood. Prerequisite: PSYC 108 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • PSYC180B PO - Seminar in Clinical Psychology

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): S. Masland
    Credit: 1

    Focuses on current issues and controversies in the field of clinical psychology, incorporating evaluation of the role of the mental-health professional. Analysis of theories of psychotherapy (particularly cognitive and behavioral) and treatment of specific mental-health disorders. Emphasizes critical thinking, discussion and writing about research, theory, and case studies. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: PSYC 131 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Speaking Intensive; Writing Intensive
  

  • PSYC180C JT - Climate of Change: Climate Science, Psychology, and Human Behavior

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): A. Pearson
    Credit: 1

    This cross-disciplinary seminar will explore the physical science and human behavioral dimensions of climate change, examining its nature, causes, and consequences for society and the planet. Topics will include the physical basis of global climate change, measurements and model predictions, and geo-engineering; psychology of risk perception, social influence, and collective action; cross-cultural perspectives; and the use of the arts, media, and psychology to inform decision making and enhance public understanding of one of the defining global issues of our time. Letter grade only. Course is equivalent to PSYC 180C PO  and CHEM049A HM.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Speaking Intensive
  

  • PSYC180C PO - Seminar: Psychology of Climate Change

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): A. Pearson
    Credit: 1

    This seminar will explore psychological perspectives on the human causes and consequences of climate change, with an emphasis on the application of behavioral science theories and methods. Topics will include psychology of risk perception, uncertainty, and decision making; social psychological perspectives on the political divide, cooperation, and collective action; cross-cultural perspectives; impacts of climate change on inequality and social relations; and the use of psychology to inform climate science communication and increase public engagement. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Speaking Intensive
  

  • PSYC180H PO - Seminar in Consciousness and Cognition

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): S. Sher
    Credit: 1

    This seminar will survey the scientific study of consciousness, integrating methods and findings from experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology. Questions will include: How is conscious experience related to patterns of neural activity in the brain? What are the functions of consciousness? To what extent is information processed in the absence of awareness—i.e., is there such a thing as unconscious perception or unconscious thought? Prerequisite: PSYC 160 PO  or permission of instructor.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • PSYC180M PO - Seminar in Cultural Psychology

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; Last offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): S. Goto
    Credit: 1

    The theories and methods of psychology and ethnic studies are used to examine the behavior of US ethnic minorities, the unique psychocultural experiences of individual ethnic groups and the similarities in these experiences. Topics include cultural values, identify formation, socialization, prejudice, acculturation and mental health. Common developmental challenges and adaptation strategies of US ethnic groups are stressed. Intended for students with previous courses in psychology and ethnic studies.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference; Speaking Intensive
  

  • PSYC180N CH - Seminar in Latinx Mental Health

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): G. Bacio
    Credit: 1

    This seminar will explore current issues related to Latinx Mental Health. Using a culturally-informed, bio-psycho-social framework, this course will expose students to the risk and protective factors that impact the etiology, development, and treatments of psychological disorders and related conditions among Latinx populations in the United States. Students are expected to contribute to a class project focused on identifying and addressing a gap in culturally-informed mental health resources and services among the greater Los Angeles area Latinx communities. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: PSYC131 PO or PSYC084 CH.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference; Writing Intensive
  

  • PSYC180O PO - Seminar in Social Neuroscience

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): R. Lewis
    Credit: 1

    Neuroscience has transformed the way that we investigate and understand social cognition. In this speaking intensive seminar, we will discuss the primary research literature in social neuroscience, including the neural basis of perceiving others’ thoughts, feelings, and intentions, social interactions, conceptions of the self and relationship to others, social emotions, psychopathy, cultural diversity, and well-being, among others. Formal presentations and discussion will be emphasized, and the course will culminate in an oral presentation of a research proposal. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO  and either one PSYC 140 PO , PSYC 141 PO , PSYC 143 PO , PSYC 154 PO , or NEUR 101B PO , or permission from the instructor. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Speaking Intensive
  

  • PSYC180W PO - Seminar in Biological Basis of Psychopathology

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): N. Weekes
    Credit: 1

    This seminar will investigate biological models for disorders traditionally defined as having a psychological origin. Biological models for depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders and schizophrenia, among others, will be emphasized. Biological explanations will include theories of neurochemical and neuroanatomical deficits. Prerequisite: PSYC 131 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • PSYC181 PZ - Psychological Disorders


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC182 PZ - Seminar in Psychology of Art


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC183 SC - Data Science Ethics and Justice


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC188 AF - Seminar in African-American Psychology


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC189A PO - Seminar in Clinical Neuropsychology

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): K. Keil
    Credit: 1

    This course in clinical neuropsychology has the goal of introducing students to premises and applications of neuropsychology. Neuropsychology is a specialization within Clinical Psychology involving clinical manifestations of disorders affecting the brain. The class will explore how the brain works (e.g. neuroanatomy and normal brain-behavior relationships) as well as specifics related to assessing and treating disorders of the brain. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: PSYC 051 PO  or equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC189F PO - fMRI Explorations Into Cognition

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): O. Amir
    Credit: 1

    This hands-on class will explore functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) methods commonly used to better understand cognitive processes. Students will analyze real MRI data using FSL. The class will cover the entire process of an MRI experiment from design, MRI safety, and image acquisition, to analysis methods (e.g., preprocessing, region of interest analysis, multi-voxel pattern analysis). In addition, students will learn how to critically read articles on MRI studies. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO  and upper division course in cognition or neuroscience, or NEUR 101A PO , or permission of instructor.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC189K PO - Psychology of Humor

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): O. Amir
    Credit: 1

    The course will explore the bizarre human phenomenon of humor and laughter. What makes something funny, and is there a formula? Are differences in personality and culture affect what people find funny? Is laughter the best (or even at all an effective) medicine? Is there an evolutionary advantage to a sense of humor? Are comedians’ brains different? What would it take to write a computer program that can generate jokes? Along with exploring the above topics, the course will also feature Skype interviews with comedians and humor scientists. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC189L PO - Data Mining for Psychologists

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2020.
    Instructor(s): O. Amir
    Credit: 1

    With the advent of the Internet and smartphones, people spend an increasing portion of their time interacting with apps or remotely with others - leaving trails of data in the process. Such “big data” can be of great value to psychologists interested in understanding human behavior - from addiction to social networking. The course covers basic programming with python (no prior experience is required) and offers “hands-on” experience with commonly used methods in data mining and their application to get insights into human behavior. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO  .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC189M PO - Close Relationships

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2020.
    Instructor(s): K. Corona
    Credit: 1

    The emerging science of close relationships has compellingly shown that relationships play a central role in human life. Close relationships can be sources of stress and conflict, as well as social support and companionship. As part of the course, you will read and evaluate original scientific research on close relationships, the correlates and consequences of relationship types and relationship processes, and relationship type universals and variation. Major themes of the course include: close relationship theories and methods, the social context of relationships (e.g., the influence of others), relationship formation and dissolution, and the sources of cultural variation in relationship processes (e.g., attraction and social support). Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC189P PO - Seminar in Health and The Latinx Experience

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): K. Corona
    Credit: 1

    This seminar provides an overview of current theories and research concerning the physical and mental health of Latinx populations in the United States, with an emphasis on critical analysis of the ‘Latinx Health Paradox.’ In this seminar, you will be introduced to domains of health resilience and health risk in U.S. Latinx populations and consider how social context, culture based beliefs, and cultural based health behaviors come together to influence health outcomes. We will also consider current debates in Latinx health and implications for policy and practice. Prerequisites: PSYC 051 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC189T PO - Seminar on Chronic Pain: A BioPyschoSocial Disease

    When Offered: Spring 2022
    Instructor(s): S. Sutherland
    Credit: 1

    In this seminar will take a deep dive into chronic pain, a disease that affects 50 million Americans. We will explore the neuroscientific, psychological and sociological implications of chronic pain, as well as the factors that confer risk and resilience. Prerequisites: PSYC051  PO; PSYC141  PO or PSYC176  PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC190 PO - Senior Seminar in Psychological Science

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): P. Smiley
    Credit: 0.5

    An overview and integration of psychological science that examines the nature of basic and applied research and theory in the field. Lecture, discussion and in-class presentations. Letter grade only. Concurrent requisites: PSYC 190R PO .
  

  • PSYC190 PZ - History and Systems


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • PSYC190R PO - Senior Research in Psychological Science

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    An overview and integration of psychological Science that examines the nature of basic and applied research and theory in the field. Lecture, discussion and in-class presentations. Letter grade only. Concurrent requisites: PSYC 191 PO . 
  

  • PSYC191 PO - Senior Thesis in Psychological Science

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Senior Thesis. An original empirical investigation completed under the guidance of a department faculty member and written in a journal-article format. Concurrent requisites: PSYC 190R PO . 
  
  

  • PSYC199DRPO - Psychology: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • PSYC199IRPO - Psychology: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Prerequisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • PSYC199RAPO - Psychology: Research Assistantship

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.
  

  • SOC088 PZ - Hip Hop and Incarceration


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2

Public Policy Analysis
  

  • PPA001 PO - Introduction to Public Policy Analysis

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): S. Sadhwani
    Credit: 1

    Builds a foundation for interdisciplinary learning in PPA and other majors. Examines the range of institutions that make/implement policy at national and state levels, policy analysis tools and what constitutes/accounts for “successful” social improvement. A range of issues are examined each semester including health care, aspects of foreign policy and prisons, among others. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • PPA190 PO - Internship and Thesis Seminar

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): S. Sadhwani
    Credit: 1

    Analysis of internship experience; readings on research methods, politics and ethics of research; development and design of senior thesis. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Speaking Intensive
  

  • PPA191 PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): S. Sadhwani
    Credit: 1

    To be taken following the successful completion of PPA 190 PO  and PPA 195 PO . Production of a senior research thesis, participation in a series of research and planning workshops, and an additional full day of professional-quality public panel presentations known as the Senior Thesis Conference. Prerequisites: PPA 190 PO  and PPA 195 PO . Letter grade only.
  

  • PPA195 PO - Internship in Public Affairs

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): S.McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    A 180-hour internship in a policy-relevant position in the private, nonprofit or the public sector. Pass/No Pass only.
  

  • PPA199DRPO - Public Policy Analysis: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • PPA199IRPO - Public Policy Analysis: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.

Religious Studies
  

  • REL410 CG - The Qur’an and Its Interpreters


    Credit: 1.0

    See the Claremont Graduate University Catalog for a description of this course.
  

  • RLST002 PO - Ideas of Love

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
    Credit: 1

    We read texts from the Western canon and compare their presentations of love. Questions that might be raised include: How is love presented differently in different eras and why? Does love mean something different in philosophical texts and theological texts? And how have ideas of love supported conceptions of virtue, ethics, power, and meaning? Course texts include works by Plato, Augustine, Shakespeare, and Orwell.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST010 CM - Introduction to South Asian Religious Traditions


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST012 CM - Devotional Words of South Asia


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST015 CM - Myth and Religion


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST020 PO - Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: Text and Interpretation

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): E. Runions
    Credit: 1

    This course introduces the diverse texts that make up the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Students will explore the texts through careful reading and critical analysis, using a variety of interpretive strategies, including historical, literary and ideological critical analyses. Students will be asked to engage critically with the biblical text, with their own interpretations of the texts, as well as with scholarly works about the Hebrew Bible.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST021 CM - Jewish Civilization


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST022 CM - Introduction to Western Religious Traditions


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST025 PO - Religion, Punishment, and Restoration in the U.S. (CP)

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): E.Runions
    Credit: 1

    This course explores the influence of religion on the secular sphere of criminal justice. Questions raised may include: How has religion shaped ideals and practices of punishment and rehabilitation in the U.S., past and present? Has religion impacted the duration, extremity and social effects of punishment? What are religious arguments for and against the death penalty? What is the relation between religious ideas and existing practices of rehabilitation, including restorative and transformative justice? This class will be taught in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange format, alongside incarcerated students at the California Rehabilitation Center men’s prison. Letter grade only. Course is equivalent to RLST 181 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3; Analyzing Difference
  

  • RLST027 PO - Gender, Sexuality, and the Bible

    When Offered: Offered alternate years
    Instructor(s): E. Runions
    Credit: 1

    When it comes to gender and sexuality, the Christian Bible is often interpreted narrowly to enforce strict norms of behavior. Yet, biblical texts are far more uncertain in their depictions of sex and gender than many religious circles will acknowledge. This class looks at the varied ways that gender and sexuality are depicted in the Bible, reading texts closely for their ambiguities and gaps. We will consider texts in relation to ancient ideas about sex, culture, ethnicity, and conquest. We will see how histories of interpretation have flattened biblical textures into sexist and homophobic meanings. We will encounter reinterpretations of texts as open to alternate kinship relations, same-sex love, and non-oppressive gender expression. This class will be taught in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange format, alongside incarcerated men at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco. By PERM only. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST037 CM - History of World Christianity


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST040 PO - Religious Ethics

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): O. Eisenstadt
    Credit: 1

    What is ethics? To whom and for whom am I responsible? Where do these responsibilities come from? What do the various religious traditions of the world have to say about these questions? To what extent do they lay claim to the question of ethics, a question on which the philosophical traditions also have a lot to say? Do religious traditions generally say the same thing about morality, or do they differ on ethical fundamentals? In this course we begin to think about these difficult questions, through philosophy, religious text and literature.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST043 CM - Introduction to Religious Thought


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST045 CM - Sikhism


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST048 PO - Nourishing Life: Techniques for Bodily, Mental, and Environmental Health in East Asian Writings

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): Z. Ng
    Credit: 1

    Nourishing Life translates yangshen, a phrase early Chinese thinkers coined in their debates on how to best care for oneself. The techniques, spanning from dietary and hygiene observances, physical exercises, alchemy, to moral conduct and mental training, often seek to harmonize body and mind, as well as the cosmos. The arts of nourishing life are also elaborated in later Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist literature, as well as in East Asian writings. Through close readings of selected primary sources in English translation (e.g. Mencius, Zhuangzi, Dogen’s “Instruction to the Cook,” and a Tibetan tantric meditation manual), we will analyze the different recipes proposed by East Asian thinkers for prolonging life and attaining health, and the different biological, ethical, philosophical, psychological, and at times spiritual assumptions undergirding their concepts of health and wellbeing.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3; Speaking Intensive; Writing Intensive
  

  • RLST049 PO - Buddhist Meditation Techniques and Cultures Across Asia

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): Z. Ng
    Credit: 1

    This course offers an in-depth introduction to cross-cultural practices of Buddhist meditation in Asia. It will look at calm-insight and mindfulness practices in Southeast Asia, contemplative and visualization techniques in China, Zen communities of East Asia, mandala visualization in Tibet, and finally, the global “mindfulness” of socially engaged Buddhists, The course will include one weekly lab practicum where students meditate under the instructor’s supervision.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST055 CM - Jewish Art and Identity


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST057 CM - Islamic Empire and Political Theory


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST058 CM - End of the World as We Know It


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST059 CM - Dreams, Visions, and the Afterworld in Islamic Tradition


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST060 SC - Feminist Interpretations of the Bible


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST061 SC - New Testament and Christian Origins


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST065 CM - Contemporary Issues in the Study of Islam: Gender, Violence, Modernity


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST076 CM - History & Anthropology of Witchcraft


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST078 CM - Matriarchal Societies


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST081 SC - Precolonial Africa Christian Spirituality


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST084 CM - Religion, Race, and the Civil Rights Movement


    See the Claremont Mckenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST085 SC - Conquered and Colonized Christianities


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST087 CM - Israel: Zionism and the Jewish State


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST090 SC - Early Christian Bodies


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST091 SC - Heretics, Deviants and “Others” in Early Christianity


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
  

  • RLST092 SC - Introduction to Early Christianities


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST093 SC - Early Christianity and Theory


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST094 SC - Feminist Histories of Early Christianity


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST095 SC - Jesus, Paul, and Early Christian Sexualities


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST096 SC - Eros & Human Sexuality: Antiquity and Byzantium


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST097 SC - Queer African Christianities


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST100 PO - Worlds of Buddhism

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Z. Ng
    Credit: 1

    An introduction to Buddhism as a critical element in the formation of South, Central, Southeast and East Asian cultures. Thematic investigation emphasizing the public and objective dimensions of the Buddhist religion. Topics include hagiography, gender issues, soulcraft, statecraft and the construction of sacred geography.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST101A CM - The Mahabharata


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST101B CM - Sanskrit and Indian Epics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST102 CM - Hinduism and South Asian Culture


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST103 PO - Chinese Thought and Religions

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): Z.Ng
    Credit: 1

    This course will survey the major thinkers and religious traditions of China. It will also treat some of the popular practices and culture of China.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST105 HM - Religions in American Culture


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST106 PZ - Zen Buddhism


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST107 PO - Buddhist Modernity in Twentieth-Century China

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): Z. Ng
    Credit: 1

    During China’s transition from imperial rule to modern state, traditional religions were challenged with the seemingly inevitable fate of being erased by modernizing and secularizing forces. To meet intellectual, social and political challenges that included state persecution. Buddhist leaders poured their efforts into rearticulating Buddhism under a spectrum of approaches defined by two polarities: (1) conservatives who emphasized restoring Tradition and (2) progressives who favored modernization. We will look at the Buddhist adaptations to modernity, particularly the modern state, from the perspective of religious history, exploring how metaphors of “Tradition” versus “Innovation” can be used toward the preservation and revitalization of religion. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: Any previous course in Religious Studies or Asian Studies.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3; Writing Intensive
  

  • RLST109 CM - Readings in the Hindu Tradition


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST110 PO - Death, Dying, and the Afterlife in East Asian Religions

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): Z. Ng
    Credit: 1

    This course will explore various ways East Asian religious traditions deal with death and the dead. We will examine how the Daoist, Buddhist, and folk traditions of East Asia historically and currently address the question of “What happens when we die?” We will look at different ritual practices surrounding death, dying and the dead in their ongoing relationships with the living. We will also explore various descriptions of the terrain of the afterlife or postmortem world by critically engaging a variety of textual and visual records of China, Korea and Japan. Some of the topics that will be discussed in the course include the nature of the self, the function of funerary rites, the geography of the afterlife, communication with the dead and religious notions of salvation/liberation. By exploring a variety of narratives and practices regarding death and the afterlife, students will develop a rich and detailed picture of the relationship between the living and the dead in the East Asian religious landscape.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3; Speaking Intensive
  

  • RLST111 CM - Rebels/Radicals/Religion on Margins


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST111 PO - Theology, Morality and Public Policy: Black Motherhood in the U.S. Carceral State

    When Offered: Irregularly
    Instructor(s): N. Smith Robert
    Credit: 1

    This course will examine tensions between law and morality within the context of survival and the criminalization of impoverished Black motherhood in the U.S. carceral state. We will explore the ways in which these social dilemmas correspond to public policy paradoxes that assign punitive consequences to target populations considered unworthy of moral concern. Students will also consider the ways in which Christian teachings and practices work together with societal perceptions and policies to reproduce punitive harms that cause individual blame rather than systemic accountability. Finally, students are encouraged to reimagine these retributive teachings and practices within Church and society to realize emancipatory visions for abolition and human flourishing, particularly for poor Black mothers. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST112 HM - Engaging Religion


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST113 HM - God, Darwin, Design in America: A Historical Survey of Religion and Science


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST114 HM - 2038: Prophecy, Apocalypse


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
  

  • RLST115 CM - Asian American Religions


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 3
 

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