Fall semester

August 30th, 2006 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0) |

In honor of the first day of class, here is a list of the courses in which I am enrolled. What you won’t see on here is my senior paper, which I’m not sure if I am going to do this semester since my paper adviser accepted a position in Scotland during the summer.

• PCAP 450: Journalism, Law & Ethics: Using a case study approach, students will be exposed to specific areas of communication law and ethics. This course will acquaint students with aspects of the American legal system related to journalism and the mass media, and will instill in students an appreciation for the underpinnings of American democracy as expressed in the law. Further, ethical questions journalists must face at the edges of the law will be explored.
• GRK 201: Intermediate Greek: A review of ancient Greek grammar, vocabulary, and syntax, followed by readings in both the New Testament and classical authors.
• REL 364: Buddhism: This course introduces the historical, textual, and doctrinal foundations of Buddhism as well as contemporary issues raised by Engaged (socially active) Buddhism and by the feminist study of Buddhism. The course will focus on the analysis of excerpts from the Pali canon and selected Mahayana Sutras. Time will be devoted to the historical development of Buddhism as well as contemporary forms of Buddhism in South and East Asia. Particular emphasis will be given to the basic Buddhist ideas and their implications for rituals, ethics, and the life of the communities. In addition, the course will explore the expression of these ideas in self-cultivation practices, popular piety, ethicalsystems, and the social agenda of selected Buddhist schools today.
• REL 239: Prophets and Prophecy: This course will examine prophetic literature in the Bible, in particular Isaiah, Jeremiah, Joel, Amos, Exekiel and Hosea. Through group discussion students will practice reading and understanding biblical texts with an emphasis on their historical and literary contexts. Textual material from extra-biblical sources will also be studied. The main focus will be on understanding the prophets in their own time. There will, however, also be discussion about the contemporary relevance of these texts.