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PHIL 284 001 Great Works: Modern

A historical survey of modern philosophy in the Western tradition.

 

Offered remotely

Nikolaj Zunic PDF icon PHIL 284_N.Zunic_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
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 remotely

Andrew Stumpf PDF icon PHIL 319J_A.Stumpf_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
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 remotely

Andrew Stumpf PDF icon PHIL 327-LS 351_A.Stumpf_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PHIL 407 001 Studies in 19th- and 20th-Century Philosophy - Heidegger's Being and Time

Special topics in 19th- and 20th-century philosophy, as announced by the department.

 

Offered remotely

Nikolaj Zunic PDF icon PHIL 407_N.Zunic_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PSYCH 101 001 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 remotely

PDF icon PSYCH 101-001_R.Blackie_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PSYCH 212 001 Educational Psychology

A consideration of the main variables affecting learning in the classroom with special focus upon the conditions essential to efficient learning.

 

Offered remotely

Maureen Drysdale Fall 2021
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 GERON 218, HLTH 218

 

Offered remotely

Chris Burris PDF icon PSYCH 218-HLTH 218-GERON 218_C.Burris_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
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 remotely

John Rempel PDF icon PSYCH 230-LS 272_J.Rempel_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
PSYCH 231 001 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

Chris Burris PDF icon PSYCH 231_C.Burris_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021
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

Maureen Drysdale PDF icon PSYCH 312_M.Drysdale_Fall 2021.pdf Fall 2021