Subject | Course | Section | Course Title | Course Description | Instructor | Files | Term |
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PHIL | 284 | 001 | Great Works: Modern |
A historical survey of modern philosophy in the Western tradition.
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 | ||
PHIL | 319J | 001 | Ethics of End-of-Life Care |
What options does a person reaching the end of life have and how can they best be cared for? How can we balance patient autonomy with the expertise of the health-care provider and the demands of the health-care system? This course will help students think philosophically and critically about issues like these in their cultural, historical, and legal context. Specific topics may include consent, human dignity, euthanasia, refusal or withdrawal of treatment, palliative care and holistic patient care, pluralism and diverse understandings of dying, and treatment of the elderly.
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 | ||
PHIL | 327 | 001 | Philosophy of Law |
Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility, and liability.
Held with LS 351
Offered in a blended format with online and on campus components |
Fall 2023 | ||
PSYCH | 101 | 003 | Introductory Psychology |
A general survey course designed to provide the student with an understanding of the basic concepts and techniques of modern psychology as a behavioural science.
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 | ||
PSYCH | 312 | 081 | Educational Psychology |
A consideration of the main variables affecting learning in the classroom with special focus upon the conditions essential to efficient learning.
Offered online |
Fall 2023 | ||
PSYCH | 218 | 001 | Psychology of Death and Dying |
Variations in the meaning and significance of death and dying will be considered from a psychological perspective, with particular attention to the contexts (e.g., cultural, familial, life-span developmental) in which these variations occur.
Held with HLTH 218, GERON 218
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 | ||
PSYCH | 230 | 001 | Psychology of Law |
Psychological principles drawn from a variety of subdisciplines (e.g., social, clinical, cognitive) will be surveyed in terms of their relevance and application to the legal system. Topics may include jury selection and decision-making, eyewitness testimony, insanity defense, competency assessment, risk assessment, and attitudes toward law and the legal process.
Held with LS 272
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 | ||
PSYCH | 231 | 001 | The Psychology of Religious Experience |
Approaches of traditional psychological theories toward phenomena of religious experience, mysticism, and prayer are examined. The psychological process of creating and naming "gods" is considered as well as comparisons among altered states of consciousness including some forms of prayer.
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 | ||
PSYCH | 312 | 081 | Learning Disabilities |
A critical examination of the concept of learning disability and of current issues in the assessment and remediation of learning problems.
Offered online |
Fall 2023 | ||
PSYCH | 336 | 001 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology |
This course is designed to survey major aspects of clinical psychology such as historical background, assessment and intervention models, current trends, and future directions in clinical practice.
Offered on campus |
Fall 2023 |