Master Liberal Arts Program

The director's role in presenting liturgical choral music, including rehearsal techniques, diction, balance, phrasing, interpretation and working with instruments.

Does happiness consist in autonomy or is grace required? This course will examine two responses to this question by comparing the letters of the stoic Seneca and the writings of St. Augustine.

Workshop on memoir writing; emphasis on discussion of students' writing. Limited enrollment.

Grounded in a Catholic humanist perspective, this course studies advanced concepts in the field of interpersonal communication, such as: the phenomenology and semiotics of interpersonal interaction, understanding, and meaning; the interpersonal development and maintenance of conceptions of selfhood; the sociocultural background of interpersonal action; the technologically mediated character of contemporary social interactions; and the ethics of dialogue and friendship.

The purpose of this course is to introduce the students to the basic financial statement of a business entity. The course emphasizes the understanding, interpretation, and analysis of financial reporting.

A survey of the stylistic and thematic developments in art and architecture in the late Antique, Early Christian, Byzantine, Carolingian and Ottonian periods. Images are viewed through their religious, political, and cultural contexts.

A survey of Romanesque and Gothic art from the eleventh through the fourteenth century. Included are French pilgrimage churches and cathedrals, sculpture, stained glass windows and manuscripts.

The beginnings of Western art and thought are studied as they originate in the Aegean Bronze Age civilizations of Crete and Mycenae and developed through the Greek Classical Period.

Roman art from its origins to the late imperial age of Constantine. Accord is given to the influence of Roman art upon the emerging Early Christian style.

Western European architecture, sculpture, painting and decorative arts of the late 16th to the 18th century.

A study of the major currents in European and American art from late 18th century Neoclassicism through Post-Impressionism.

A study of European and North American art from the late 19th century to the mid–20th century. During this period of extreme change and two world wars, many artists broke from tradition and made art that responded to modernity by depicting contemporary subjects and inventing new forms.

Art in the second half of the 20th century from midcentury Modernism through Individual Post-Modern forms of art in the Contemporary world.

A survey of major works of architecture, painting and sculpture in Italy from the late 13th to the late 15th century.

A survey of major works of architecture, painting and sculpture in Italy from the late 15th century through the 16th century, including the art of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.

An introduction to the visual representation of Christian themes from the Early Christian period to the Renaissance. Symbolic and conceptual developments of Christian subject matter in images are studied as informed by the Scriptures, Christian doctrines, and traditions.

Painting in Spain under the Habsburg and Bourbon monarchies from late 16th c. Mannerism through 17th c. Baroque into 18th & 19th c. Romanticism. El Greco, Velazquez, and Goya are studied in depth. The are of Ribalta, Ribera, Zurbaran, Murillo and other masters of the "Golden Age" is examined as representative of the country's artistic centers.

All the sculpture, architecture, and painting of the seventeenth-century master who made Rome a great Baroque city through his exuberant statues, portraits, churches, chapels, papal tombs, fountains, and extensive architecture and decorations for St. Peter's.

On–the–job experience under the guidance of practicing specialists in the art history field. To be supervised individually by a department faculty member with the approval of the program chair.

Student research on a selected problem in art history pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. To be presented as a formal written paper. Repeatable course. Prerequisite: Department Consent.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the professor and students. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

All the sculpture, painting, and architecture of the great Renaissance master centered in Florence and Rome, including in-depth study of his David, Moses, Pietas, Medici Chapel, Deposition, designs for St. Peter’s and for Rome’s Capitol, and Pauline and Sistine Chapel frescoes.

This interdisciplinary course examines Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, innovative artistic movements that emerged in the late 19th century. Through a unique fusion of visual art and music, students will gain a deep understanding of the Impressionist era's cultural, social, and historical contexts, exploring how artists and composers reshaped the way their viewers and listeners perceived and interpreted reality.

Study of the structure and function of the nervous system of vertebrates and invertebrates.

This course begins an introduction to Latin grammar, at a level oriented towards the study of Latin philosophical and theological texts in graduate studies.

This course begins an introduction to Latin grammar, at a level oriented towards the study of Latin philosophical and theological texts in graduate studies.

Does happiness consist in autonomy or is grace required? This course will examine two responses to this question by comparing the letters of the stoic Seneca and the writings of St. Augustine.

Treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and student.

This course introduces students to the discipline of media studies and the fundamentals of rhetoric, strategic communication, representation theory, history of media, genre studies, analysis, and other key themes that allow students to better understand the business, circulation, socio-cultural implications, rhetorical strategies, and humanistic considerations of media, communication, and representation. These foundational skills translate across media modes, genres, and platforms by empowering students to understand and gain a critical awareness of how media and communication impacts our lives, and how our subjective understandings, in turn, impact the processes of production.

From the culturally rooted folk horror of Nosferatu (1922) to the socio-psychological terror of Psycho (1960) to the xenophobia of Hostel (2005), we recognize the horror genre as a profound and uncomfortably visceral discursive front for exploring our deepest personal and cultural fears. This course explores the rich and diverse world of horror cinema, including the narrative, literary, and artistic traditions from which it emerged. We examine horror films as a literary vehicle that allows (ideally) for the confrontation of complex issues of social trauma, violence, and terror.

Analysis of vocal and nonverbal interaction variables, including gestures, posture, territory/space, paralanguage, facial expressions, eye behavior, environment, touch, clothing and time. Fall, odd years.

Nature of public relations practices in business, education and government. Emphasis on public relations strategies, identifying target public, press relations, cost management and planning public relations programs.

Practical application of public relations theories and strategies; students develop hypothetical persuasive campaigns of “professional” quality.

Grounded in a Catholic humanist perspective, this course studies advanced concepts in the field of interpersonal communication, such as: the phenomenology and semiotics of interpersonal interaction, understanding, and meaning; the interpersonal development and maintenance of conceptions of selfhood; the sociocultural background of interpersonal action; the technologically mediated character of contemporary social interactions; and the ethics of dialogue and friendship.

Grounded in a Catholic humanist perspective, this course studies advanced concepts in the field of interpersonal communication, such as: the phenomenology and semiotics of interpersonal interaction, understanding, and meaning; the interpersonal development and maintenance of conceptions of selfhood; the sociocultural background of interpersonal action; the technologically mediated character of contemporary social interactions; and the ethics of dialogue and friendship.

In this course students will simulate the creative writing process of professional TV and film writers. Working in a team, they will conceptualize and write a television series. All students will work on the pilot as a group. Each student will also be assigned an individual episode. Additionally, each student will write a film script.

Advanced Digital Media enhances student understanding of all the elements of digital media production (in the studio and in the field), such as camera placement and operations, camera color balancing, camera optics, light levels and the use of special filters, lighting techniques, including existing light and three-point lighting. Also included are elements of effective visual composition, an understanding postproduction, along with the ability to critique the strengths and weaknesses of digital media production.

An analysis of major contributions to rhetorical theory. Study will include criticism, criteria and measures of effectiveness in the media.

In this course, students will learn every aspect of the business of film making, including both creative (pitching, developing a story) and business components (all aspect of producing). By the end of the semester, they will create a short film and a business proposal to pitch it.

Study of the process and effects of mass communication, including audience characteristics, diffusion of innovations, political processes, media violence, social learning, children and television and social effects of emerging media technologies.

Analysis and examination of statutory laws, congressional legislation and federal rules and regulations governing the mass media in the United States. Focus on the First Amendment, libel and slander, privacy, copyright, free press/fair trial, obscenity, advertising, antitrust and monopoly, taxation and licensing.

This course will educate students on the practical aspects of media management; from training, recruiting and acknowledging both professionals and volunteers, to ethical fund-raising, development and measurement of success, along with detailed emphasis on aspects of the Catholic Church teachings on mass media as expressed in the Vatican II decree.

This course explores the reciprocal relationship between digital media, society, and technology. Drawing from Marshall McLuhan's theories and the concept of media ecology, students examine how digital media shapes and is shaped by active audience engagement. Through theoretical readings, case studies, and discussions, topics such as identity formation, social relationships, and cultural production are explored. Students gain insights into the holistic nature of media ecosystems and develop a nuanced understanding of the dynamic interplay between digital media and society. The course focuses heavily on the socio-cultural, ethical, moral, and humanistic questions that arise with the advent of new technologies. Practical assignments allow for hands-on exploration of digital media phenomena, equipping students with critical thinking skills for navigating the everevolving digital landscape.

Students learn to create, produce, and high-quality virtual events, meetings, and live-streaming experiences. Through Microsoft VIP content area lectures and applied demonstrations, students learn technical troubleshooting, audio/visual production strategies, production equipment, content management, and general engagement techniques for hosting effective virtual sessions.

This course is a joint project between the Communication Department and the University of Houston Law Center’s Innocence Network. Students will learn investigative journalism techniques such as interviewing witnesses, searching public records, reviewing case files, plus sorting and weighing evidence. Course participants will serve the ends of social justice by striving to uncover and write about unjust convictions.

The class looks at how certain American films of the 20th and 21st century have focused on media law issues impacting journalists, media professionals and the public. Students will study each film for its "form" (aesthetic value) and will analyze the "film inside the film" for its media law content

This course provides an intensive, hands-on experience in documentary media production, including logistics, research, planning, project-management, and delivery/exhibition. Working in teams, students conceptualize, develop, and implement a documentary film, video, or digital media project over the course of the semester. All students will receive training in core aspects of the documentary production process, but the course will culminate in a team project with students filling specific crew roles based on prior coursework and individual experience – research, producing, directing, cinematography, production sound, and editing.

This is a project-based practicum course that focuses on design thinking, leadership/teamwork, and the real-world application of academic and professional skills. Students work in teams of 4-5 to execute an industry sponsored project with the guidance of a faculty mentor. The course consists of a series of structured class meetings, followed by a field practice period of approximately 9 weeks. During the fieldwork phase, students meet weekly to debrief in small groups with a faculty or industry advisor. Students maintain a weekly progress report, as well as an ongoing self-assessment of performance and lessons learned. The course culminates in a Leadership Project Review, which includes a written overview and an oral presentation on the overall project experience and learning outcomes.

A systematic, case-study approach to moral dilemmas encountered by media practitioners, including questions of truth, privacy, confidentiality and conflicts of interest.

Analysis of various theoretical models of communication, behavioral science theories and communication research paradigms. Topics include information theory, scientific method, balance and congruity theories, dissonance, perception, attitude change, group dynamics, persuasion, interpersonal communication and nonverbal communication.

Principles of current methods and theories of human interaction in group situations, both formal and informal. Emphasis on behavioral antecedents and consequences of messages and on processes of positive group interaction.

Practicum or on-the-job experience under guidance of practicing specialists in the communication field. To be supervised individually by a department faculty member with the approval of the chair. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Fall, Spring, Summer.

Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Substantial research paper or audio/video production required. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Prerequisite: Department Consent.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students.

Course will be devoted to the exploration of craft techniques and revision processes of poetry with student drafts as the primary texts and the workshop model of compliment and critique as the mode of education.

Course will be devoted to the exploration of craft techniques and revision processes of fiction with student drafts as the primary texts and the workshop model of compliment and critique as the mode of education.

An introduction to the theory and practice of prosody with particular attention to stanzaic and genre forms. Students will compose poems in the various forms that compose the English Poetic Tradition.

Study of the art and philosophy of Fiction and Dramatic Narrative ranging from the concrete and practical to the metaphysical, grounded in such texts as: Aristotle’s Poetics; Flannery O’Connor’s Mystery and Manners; William Lynch’s Christ and Apollo: The Dimensions of the Literary Imagination; Caroline Gordon’s How to Read a Novel; Charles Baxter's The Art of Subtext; Joan Silber's The Art of Time in Fiction; James Wood’s How Fiction Works; Douglas Bauer’s The Stuff of Fiction: Advice on Craft

This course grant students a philosophical understanding of the nature of beauty, the nature of art, and the relationship between the two. Possible texts include: Plato’s Symposium; Pseudo-Dionysius; Jacques Maritain’s Art and Scholasticism; Etienne Gilson’s Arts of the Beautiful;

Students read philosophical theology alongside lyric poets and will write imitations of the authors read as exercises.

At the UST Houston campus, students will take a seminar in fiction.

At the UST Houston campus, students will take a seminar in poetics.

Study of major European literary works which embody, in exemplary ways, what makes the Catholic imagination distinctive, expansive, beautiful, and true. Catholic literary tradition. Prospective authors include: Leon Bloy, Georges Bernanos, Paul Claudel, T.S. Eliot, Francois Mauriac, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Muriel Spark, Evelyn Waugh, J.RR. Tolkien, Chesterton, and Sigrid Undset.

A study of the major American writers of the Catholic Literary Revival and the contemporary authors who succeeded them. Prospective authors include: George Santayana, Allen Tate, Robert Lowell, Caroline Gordon, Flannery O’Connor, Thomas Merton, Walker Percy, J.F. Powers, Helen Pinkerton, John Finlay, Alice McDermott, Christopher Beha, and Dana Gioia.

A close reading of foundational and seminal works that form the Catholic West: Virgil, The Aeneid; St. Augustine, Confessions; Dante, Divine Comedy; Manzoni, The Betrothed.

Students will learn to identify the aspects of craft at work in exemplary fiction.

Students will learn to identify the aspects of craft at work in exemplary poetry.

Under the direction of a professor, student completes a collection of poetry.

Under the direction of a professor, student completes a short story collection or novel.

This course provides a study of law as it relates to organizational activity. Emphasis is placed on current legal problems, together with evolving theories or trends within the law. Primary emphasis is placed on business, the formation of contracts, the problems with sales contracts, secured sales contacts and security interests, and the proper forms of business organizations including sole-proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations. The course introduces the student to the problems that currently beset the business community, the origins of those problems, the consequences anticipated and, basically, what is to be expected in the future. The student should come to an understanding of the dangers to be encountered with such problems as changes in corporate structures, mergers and acquisitions, changes in employment responsibilities, civil rights considerations and violations, harassment problems, early buy-outs, forced retirements, etc. At the end of the course it is hoped that the student will be familiar with not only the problems to be encountered in the business world, but the language and legal thinking surrounding these problems. Prerequisites: None.

A survey of Romanesque and Gothic art from the eleventh through the fourteenth century. Included are French pilgrimage churches and cathedrals, sculpture, stained glass windows, manuscripts, and decorative arts as well as medieval civic and religious art in Venice, Sicily, Pisa and Siena.

Inter-disciplinary or cultural expressions of theological doctrines within the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.

Students will develop critical thinking skills, and apply multiple academic lenses and approaches needed for the analysis of dance works and choreography. By exploring the political and social contexts that inform dance works, students will broaden their understanding

Participation backstage and on-stage in Drama Department productions.

A production and performance laboratory which will involve students in a play for young audiences. May be repeated for credit. Fall.

Theories and techniques of writing feature films and teleplays, including structure, dialogue and characterization. Students write scenes and a short screenplay. Prerequisite: permission of faculty member.

The study of dramatic structure, dialogue, action and characterization. The students write short scenes and a short play.

The principles of scene design for the stage. Emphasis is on the execution of designs through drafting.

Theory and practice in the art of performing for young audiences. The students will participate in a major production for children.

An examination of methods used to teach theatre arts in the elementary classroom. Emphasis is on sensory awareness, pantomime and story dramatization. The students will participate in and lead creative drama sessions with children.

Theatre History I provides an understanding of how key shifts in human communication shaped developments in the history of theatre and performance. Focusing on artifacts from antiquity through to the restoration, this course explores the methodologies employed by contemporary theatre historians in an effort to create a truly global perspective on drama, theatre and performance.

Theatre History II is organized to provide an understanding of how key shifts in human communication shaped developments in the history of theatre and performance. Focusing on artifacts from the restoration through to the post-modern era, this course explores the methodologies employed by contemporary theatre historians in an effort to create a truly global perspective on drama, theatre and performance.

Participation backstage and on-stage in Drama Department productions.

The fundamentals of play directing. Emphasis is on play analysis, production techniques and the relationship between director, script and actor. The students will direct a one-act play.

Theory and practice in improvisational acting as an approach to characterization and ensemble playing.

Theory and practice in the styles of acting: Greek, Shakespeare, Restoration, Farce, Absurd, Epic and Artaud.

Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Fall, Spring.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students, such as costume history and design, advanced stage makeup and stage movement.

The process and problems of economic development in less developed countries, especially the role of international trade in economic development.

This course examines the relationship between Free Enterprise and Conscious Capitalism with a focus on entrepreneurial business enterprises that produce positive impacts in society. Students examine the role of organizational leaders in providing opportunities in support of resourceful and sustainable communities. Students consider the relationship between institutional structures and a flourishing social order as a foundation for entrepreneurial success. Students learn to think critically about the system of democratic capitalism, the role of government and dimensions of the free enterprise system. This includes an understanding of the stakeholder model of business, elements of conscious leadership and management of organizations in a way that provides a sense of meaning and purpose. This is the first course in the Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship minor progression.

This course provides an introduction to Microeconomic concepts and principles. Special attention is given to consumer and firm behavior, supply and demand analysis, decision-making by business firms in competitive and monopolistic markets and factors affecting operational efficiency of business firms. Prerequisites: None

This course provides an introduction to Macroeconomics concepts and principles. Special attention is given to the analysis of national income and its determinants, causes and consequences of economic growth and instability, and the role of monetary and fiscal policies in stabilizing the price level and fostering high levels of employment and rapid economic growth. Course should only be taken if required as proficiency by Cameron School of Business. Prerequisites: None

The course will examine the social foundations of American education and how these foundations interact with the current historical, social, and political forces in shaping American education. Special emphasis will be given to the opportunities for students to investigate special educational problems and issues.

The course includes the investigation and application of models, systems and theories of learning for best practice performance in the role of instructional supervisor or team leader. The skills of planning, data collection, analysis and conferencing are explored with the goal of improved classroom instruction and student achievement.

Identification and diagnosis of specific reading disabilities and accompanying remediation techniques. Best practices, assessment, and implementation are focal aspects of the course.

Examination, analysis and application of the principles of instructional design as related to the role of the classroom teacher within various school settings.

Special educators and educational diagnosticians must be able to design and implement lessons that provide access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities. This course focuses on knowledge and skills needed to differentiate instruction based on the general education curriculum in order to respond to the needs of all learners. Students will learn to design effective differentiated lessons based on learning profile, interests, and readiness.

Investigation of curriculum needs in a culturally plural society. Explores concept of multi-cultural education; implications for educational programs; effects of cultural differences on teaching and learning.

General processes of development from conception through death with attention to physical, cultural, social and emotional relationships.

This course provides an overview of the administrative role in educational settings, examines organizational theories, and concepts, and develops skills in conceptual areas of school administration with particular emphasis on managing limited resources.

A course designed to give the student an introduction to school law, to understand the legal aspects of school administration including the legal rights of educators and students, and to be aware of court decisions pertaining to the administration of schools.

A course designed to give the student an introduction to school law, to understand the legal aspects of school administration including the legal rights of educators and students, and to be aware of court decisions pertaining to the administration of schools.

The student will develop the skills needed to design and implement curriculum and strategic plans that enhance teaching and learning, align curriculum, curriculum resources and assessments and use various forms of assessment to measure student performances.

This course will include an examination of the reading specialist as a literacy coach across grade levels and with regard to several different contexts including geographically dispersed, private and public, and multiple grade level settings.

This course facilitates student understanding of how public schools are funded, how a campus administrator manages a campus budget, and the importance of equitable funding in meeting the social justice tenent that all children have a right to an education. Activities will include proposing a budget for a hypothetical campus, analyzing a school district's sources of revenue, and interviewing a district leader relative to school finance.

This course facilitates student understanding of how public schools are funded, how a campus administrator manages a campus budget, and the importance of equitable funding in meeting the social justice tenent that all children have a right to an education. Activities will include proposing a budget for a hypothetical campus, analyzing a school district's sources of revenue, and interviewing a district leader relative to school finance.

In this course, students will learn the purpose, philosophy, and legal foundations of special education and be able to apply knowledge of ethical and professional practices.

This course emphasizes analysis and appraisal of curriculum reform in efforts to study persistent and critical issues in education that affect the teaching/learning process. Opportunities are provided to study current and social issues that impact Curriculum & Instruction with reference to various specialties of student enrolled.

Fundamental dimension of curriculum theory, such as but not limited to the social construction of knowledge, curriculum as cultural mind set, social/historical/political reality, and scholarly discourse are explored. Students will examine the various ideological orientations to curriculum studies, curriculum design, and the opportunity for curriculum development.

This course exemplifies the connection and relevance identified in educational research of professional practices in the classroom deemed instructional in nature. The course content focuses on applying theory to the best 10 best practices in the the 21st Century classroom for effective teaching/learning environments by developing thinking and problem-solving skills through integration and active learning.

This course analyzes the assessment and evaluation process in the context of curriculum instruction, objectives, high stakes testing, to help identify best research practices for effective teaching/learning environment. The course aims to assist curriculum specialists in understanding how instruction, curriculum, assessment and evaluation are interrelated. Emphasis will be placed on various forms of assessment and evaluation in developing a comprehensive program inclusive of both traditional and alternative forms of assessment and evaluation.

Designed to introduce graduate students in Education to scholarly writing and research process. Topics include exploration of different literary styles in educational research, mastery of APA style, and analysis, synthesis, and critique of peer-reviewed literature.

Designed to introduce quantitative and qualitative research designs, methods, and data analysis techniques in education. Topics include ethical issues in research, construction and evaluation of measurement tools, critical analysis of research methods, use and interpretation of descriptive and inferential statistics, and analysis and synthesis of qualitative data.

This course will support school or district-level leaders as they plan and develop ways to integrate technology and establish policies and procedures that foster the implementation and use of technology devices as teaching, learning, and evaluation tools.

Various subjects

Critical thinking is an examination of how to determine the differences between effective and ineffective ideas -- between how something does or does not "make sense." This course studies the quality of thinking used in reaching conclusions. Thinking that is clear and accurate results in behavior and communication that is effective, appropriate and responsive to the situation. Thinking that is confused, foggy or distorted can lead to misunderstandings, frustration, inappropriate responses, inconsistency and even ill will.

This course examines the origins and societal roles of nonprofit organizations in a global environment including social, political, economic, cultural, and ideological issues. Additionally, it addresses types and characteristics of nonprofit organizations, along with the trends and projections for the future of the third sector.

This course discusses nonprofit organization advocacy with a focus on government relations and community organizing; examines major public policy issues and trends that impact the sector on the national, state, and local levels; examines the rights and responsibilities of nonprofit organizations in the advocacy process; explores the importance of advocacy to nonprofit organizations' missions, the legal parameters of nonprofit involvement, and the proper techniques for establishing an effective presence in the political process and the conditions that promote and hinder the sector's effectiveness; discusses how laws are passed, implemented, and interpreted; and, explores ways to research policy and third sector issues.

This course analyzes ways in which a nonprofit maintains an entrepreneurial atmosphere to raise funds and to serve constituents. It identifies the major ethical, legal and managerial issues that surround nonprofit enterprise.

Social marketing focuses on a systematic approach for designing, planning, and executing marketing plans to allow organizations to present and promote ideas, programs, services, or behaviors that enhance organizational performance or create social change.

Identifies community organizing, social justice, social movements within historical and contemporary contexts. Explores self-identity as component in forming social justice context and community organizing approaches. Analyzes organizing skills relating to power, negotiation, group processes, leadership.

Workshop on writing; emphasis on discussion of students’ writing. Limited enrollment.

Study of the Bible as a unique masterpiece of world literature. Examination of the forms and genres of various parts of the Bible and the distinctive quality of its literary artistry.

Study of authors whose Catholicism makes up a significant component of their works. Works studied may range from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century and may include all genres. May focus on the early twentieth century English Catholic literary revival. Authors studied may include Newman, Hopkins, Belloc, Chesterton, Claudel, von le Fort, Bernanos, Waugh, Tolkien, Flannery O'Connor, and Percy.

Workshop on writing poetry; emphasis on discussion of students’ writing. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: Instructor Consent.

Workshop on writing fiction; emphasis on discussion of students’ writing. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: permission of faculty member. Prerequisite: Instructor Consent.

Study of Irish poetry, fiction, and drama from the Irish Revival/Modern period through the contemporary renaissance.

The Canterbury Tales; the nature of Chaucer’s literary achievements. Spring.

An overview of Classical, Medieval, Renaissance and Modern world literature, focusing on the abiding impact of this literature across and within cultures. For students with 6-9 transferred English credit hours only.

A study of representative 18th and 19th century achievements in long fiction.

A selection of comedies, tragedies, history plays and romances; intellectual and social backgrounds; the theater milieu. Fall, Spring.

Study of the images and symbols that express the tensions inherent in human existence: body and spirit; time and evil; the Catholic tradition within literature and art.

A selection of Early Renaissance writings from More through Hooker; emphasis on the high achievements of the 1580’s and 1590’s in the Age of Elizabeth.

A selection of Late Renaissance writings; emphasis on Donne, Jonson and their followers in “metaphysical” and neoclassical poetry; major contributions to devotional and secular prose.

Intensive study of Paradise Lost; minor works and selected prose; Milton as Puritan and Humanist.

Major works of Dryden, Pope and Swift; selected plays of the Restoration and 18th century; intellectual background and aesthetic theory of the Enlightenment.

Professional Writing & Editing

Workshop on memoir writing; emphasis on discussion of students' writing. Limited enrollment.

Workshop on memoir writing; emphasis on discussion of students' writing. Limited enrollment.

Workshop on play writing; emphasis on discussion of students' writing and attention to the performative dimensions of dramatic writing, including the composition of dialogue as well as construction of character, situation, and plot. Limited enrollment.

Selected works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats and Shelley; historical and intellectual backgrounds; aesthetic theory. Fall, even years.

Classical and contemporary theories of literature and schools of criticism. Required of English majors and English joint majors, and recommended to minors in their junior year. Oral seminar presentation required as a grade component.

Selected works of Tennyson, Arnold, Browning and some notable minor poets; historical and intellectual backgrounds, aesthetic theory.

Study of the British novel from Jane Austen to Joseph Conrad. Authors to be studied may include the Bontes, Dickens, George Eliot, Hardy, and others.

This course will be offered every other year for undergraduate and graduate students who plan to attend graduate school in creative writing, or who simply prefer an advanced workshop in which to hone skills as a poet or fiction writer.

Selected works of the Colonial and Romantic period, with emphasis on Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, Jonathan Edwards, Franklin, Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Whitman, Melville and Frederick Douglass. An exploration of the Puritan Vision (and critics of it) as well as Transcendentalism and the evolution of distinctively American literature. Fall, odd years.

Growth of realism and naturalism. The impact of the two world wars. A detailed study of contemporary writers.

Selected works of major and minor English and American poets; emphasis on Yeats, Eliot and Stevens.

Focused study of selected aspects of Shakespeare dramatic artistry and influence; organized around special topics, genres, or themes.

Selected plays and major trends from Ibsen to contemporary dramatists.

Historical survey of texts written in English by women authors. Introduction to the feminine literary tradition and to feminist criticism.

A production class, responsible for publication of the English Department’s formal literary magazine. Activities include solicitation of works, editing, page layout, graphic design and negotiation with printers. Permission of faculty member required. Spring.

Study of the British novel from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.

Study of the American novel from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.

Study and application of rhetoric from both historical and practical perspectives. Includes reading and discussion of major texts that address patterns of discourse, communication, and other issues of rhetoric in a classical and a modern context.

A collaborative production class, responsible for publication of the English Department's feature magazine (Thoroughfare). Activities include solicitation of submissions, editing, page layout, graphic design, and negotiation with printers.

Intensive study of the poetry of Dante Alighieri, read in translation, including "La Vita Nuova" together with the three canticles of the "Commedia: the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso."

Instruction and practice in writing for various purposes and audiences. The skill of editing and critiquing as a means of improving writing skills. Prerequisites: writing sample, permission of faculty member. Spring.

A one-semester internship in advanced writing and editing under the supervision of the department.

Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students.

Selected topics of mutual interest to faculty and students.

Treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the professor and students.

The course covers the planning, acquisition, and distribution of resources for human services organizations, including the unique aspects of financing for non-profit organizations. A key focus of the course is understanding financial management, including the essential concepts of working capital, fixed asset acquisition, and debt management. Students in this course will be required to take a grant-writing workshop. Prerequisite: ACCT 1301 or ACCT 1342 or other equivalent accounting course.

This course provides an introduction to financial concepts and principles for students required to take the proficiency course in Finance. Special attention is given to the role of the financial system in the economy, the fundamentals of investment analysis, and the financial decisions of business firms as related to capital budgeting, capital structure, and responsibility in the conduct of business financial operations. Prerequisites: None

Study of the sounds of French. Theory and correction of diction. Fall, even years.

A conversation course designed to develop fluency in speaking French. For non-native speakers. Fall, odd.

An advanced conversation course designed to develop fluency in speaking French. For non-native speakers. Spring, even.

An advanced composition course designed to refine writing skills. Some creative writing is expected. Open to native speakers. Spring, odd years.

Written and oral analysis of various French texts. The student will also receive guidance in doing research, preparing bibliographies and producing original papers.

Provides the directed student with the specific vocabulary, structure, and cultural insight to deal effectively with the growing French speaking component of U.S. or international commerce.

Provides the student with the specific vocabulary, structure and cultural insight in order to effectively interpret the message intended in translating French/English or English/French. While incorporating the necessary grammar and vocabulary, the course emphasizes the translation of the underlying message and its implications based upon cultural context.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the professor and students.

An overview of Francophone literature. Spring.

The main works of French literature from medieval period to the middle of the 19th century. Fall, odd.

The main works of French Literature from the middle of the 19th century to the present. Fall, odd.

A study of the historical background of modern French and the main features and trends of phonetic, morphological and syntactical developments that have made the language what it is today. Spring.

France, its physical and human aspects; its political, economic, religious and cultural life.

Francophone Culture

Selected topics of mutual interest to the professor and students.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the professor and students. May repeat for credit.

The historical development of the urban environment on a global basis. Special attention focuses on the internal spatial structure of cities, their functions and problems.

A spatial analysis of the earth’s natural resources, including mineral and energy resources as well as forests, fisheries and agricultural lands. Special attention focuses on political, economic and environmental aspects of the exploitation and use of resources.

Greek and Roman History will survey the 1000 year history from the founding of the Roman Republic, in the context of ancient kingdoms of the Mediterranean world, to the long collapse of the Roman Empire under the weight of a slew of historical problems, not least of which the invasions of barbarian hordes that led to the creation of Europe.

An introduction to the development of the principal English legal institutions and doctrines. On demand.

The development of European civilization in the Middle Ages; the culture of Christendom (300-1300). Fall.

The European Renaissance, the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the Age of the Baroque. The dividing of Europe in religion and politics (1300-1715). Spring.

This course will examine the social history of early modern times in Europe, from the Renaissance, Italian and Northern, to the era of Protestant Reformation, with a focus on the every day life and conditions of women with attention to faith, family, class, and education.

Medicine and Society uses an historical approach to study the dynamic interplay between disease and society in America. It examines the changing patterns of disease, the roots of morbidity and mortality, the evolution of medical theory and practice, the development of hospitals and the medical profession, the rise of the bio-technology, and post-humanism.

Music Since 1945 is a study of music across the genres of Western Art Music, Jazz, and Rock, with a focus on their mutual influences both internal to their compositional traditions and cultural contexts. A key focus of this course is the role of recording and listening technologies, and the music industry in the development of music during this period.

This course will survey the regional history and culture of the Middle East since earliest times to today.

Students in this course will study the rise and influence on world events of the vast but inter-connected Indo-Pacific region, geo-politically, economically and militarily, examining the international connections and tensions between Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, South East Asia, India, New Zealand, and China.

This course will survey the history and cultures of south Asia, including the modern regions of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the role of this region in world history, including ancient, modern and diaspora history.

Opera and Ideas explores the interrelation between Western European opera and ideas mainly through the study of major operas and music dramas from the 17th century to the 20th century. No prior musical training is necessary to succeed in this seminar. The seminar requires listening assignments, and attendance at a live opera performance.

Strategic management is the process of setting goals, procedures, and objectives in order to make a company or organization more competitive and innovative. Strategic management has a history that dates back to antiquity. Students in this course gain knowledge about strategic management and leadership by studying historical examples of successful and unsuccessful organizational strategies. This course examines the evolution of strategic management in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, but also probes the less discussed sources of strategy in the Ancient world (Greece, Rome)

This course will study the causes and the consequences of the conflicts arising from the expansion of militant Islam and the feudal states of Europe over control of the Holy Land, from the time of Mohammed to the Battle of Lepanto

This course will survey the long history of continental Africa from pre-history to modern national histories and global contexts, including geographical, social, religious, economic, and political factors.

The course will provide a study of medieval history, in terms of politics, society, economy, and culture, from the perspective of women's experience. We will study queens, writers, artists, nuns, merchants, artisans, and peasants in terms of how they were shaped by the times and in turn contributed to shaping their times.

The course will survey the range of responses among Catholic laity and Church hierarchy to the crises arising from modernization in general and from the French revolution, in particular: questions of church and state, religious freedom, educational freedom, the “social question” and the rise of revolutionary atheistic socialism. Students gain an understanding of how the pillars of Catholic Social teaching (human person, common good, solidarity, and subsidiarity) developed.

Enlightenment, French Revolution and Napoleon, political and cultural revolutions of Liberalism, Romanticism, Socialism and Nationalism. Fall.

From Henry VII to Queen Anne: the Elizabethans, Civil War, Commonwealth and Restoration.

From the early explorers to the present day: the six flags over Texas, the struggle for independence, the Lone Star Republic, statehood and the creation of the “Texas Mystique.”

A study of ideas and attitudes, institutions and events in Latin America from the preconquest era to the wars for independence.

A topical examination of the history of one or more Latin American nations since independence, with a concentration on the persons, events and institutions that help to explain current developments in Latin America.

Intellectual trends and popular culture from the Gilded Age through two world wars and the turbulent 1960s.

A study of colonial origins and revolutionary results such as how Great Britain lost an empire and how Americans created the first democratic republic. This course will focus on society, politics and culture from 1607-1789. Fall, odd years.

A study of the contributing factors that help explain the coming of the Civil War, and the resulting failure of attempts to reconstruct the South along desired lines. Spring, even years.

A course that explains how the U.S. dealt with the massive transformation of society that challenged its basic values and assumptions, led to the U.S. as a world power and culminated in the reform era of the progressives. Fall, odd years.

The beginnings of Western art and thought are studied as they originate in the Aegean Bronze Age civilizations of Crete and Mycenae and developed through the Greek Classical Period.

The beginnings of Western art and thought are studied as they originate in the Aegean Bronze Age civilizations of Crete and Mycenae and developed through the Greek Classical Period.

Church history and Christian thought from apostolic times to the end of the 13th century.

Church history and Christian thought from the end of the 13th century to the present.

Irish History from the end of the reign of Elizabeth I to the recent Time of Troubles. Special emphasis on the influence of English History, the revolutions of the 18th century, the development of Irish nationalism, the emergence of an Irish nation under the leadership of de Valera and the unsettling issues in the time of troubles. Fall, even years.

To develop a deeper and more complex understanding of the interactions of economics, political, social, cultural, and military issues during the New Deal and World War II eras in American history.

After critical reading of selections from the main thinkers of the Enlightenment, from Descartes to Kant, founders of the ideological currents that lead through modernism to post-modernism, we will consider some important thinkers who have gone against the current of Enlightenment axiomatic beliefs about human nature and human fulfillment, so to speak, with alternative paradigms on the great issues confronting modernity.

This course is a survey of American diplomacy and foreign relations, major conflicts, treaties and alliances, from the colonial era to the present

Upper–division treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to faculty and students.

A study of the major forces and figures that shaped Russian history through the Kievan, Mongol/Appanage, Moscovite and Imperial Russian periods to the mid-19th century. Fall, odd years.

Intellectual and political thought and Russian historical development from Alexander II through the collapse of the Soviet Union. Spring, even years.

Love, marriage, children, old age and death from the colonial period to the present.

Students will distinguish conflicting scholarly interpretations of major events in American, European, and World history as well as examine the nature of historical development and causation, the reasons for writing and studying history, the nature of historical evidence, “objectivity” in history, and the emergence of new subfields.

A study of the occult (astrology, divination, magical healing, necromancy, witchcraft) and its place in the development of Western civilization from late antiquity through the “witch craze” of early modern times. The practice of the occult arts will be related to the political, social and religious history of Europe. Fall, even years.

In this course students read from the founders of “history” – Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius, Livy, Tacitus, and Plutarch, for instance – as they explore the human condition and lessons from the past.

To gain a deeper understanding of the development of the United States military within the context of American culture and society from colonial times through the present.

A history of the attitudes the U.S. as a nation has had toward the environment and the historic forces that helped shape these attitudes. Fall, even years.

Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Fall, Spring.

Selected topics of mutual interest to faculty and students.

An overview of the world’s political cultures, systems, behavior, and institutions. The objective is to develop a background with which to assess and explain differences in political culture, governmental structures and political behavior, and to appreciate the effects these factors have on international relations.

Theories of international politics and the decision-making process that generates foreign policy. An examination of the role of power in the modern world, the utility of force in conflict resolution versus the multilateral, collaborative approach. An introduction to the way current international politics is increasingly related to the world economic situation with special attention to the role of multinational corporations, international trade and finance.

This course examines the interrelationship between political and economic factors in international relations. Theoretical perspectives on the relationship between international economics and politics, trade policies, trends in integration of political and economic systems, the role of multinational corporations and economic organizations in the modern world.

A survey of world cultures, the factors distinguishing them from one another and the impact that cultural differences have on international relations. Special emphasis is placed on current cultural issues of major concern to the international community.

An interdisciplinary survey of Europe, focusing on the geographic, historical, cultural, economic and political factors most affecting the role of this region in the international community today.

An interdisciplinary survey of Latin America, focusing on the geographic, historical, cultural, economic and political factors most affecting the role of this region in the international community today.

An interdisciplinary survey of East Asia focusing on the geographic, historical, cultural, economic and political factors most affecting the role of this region in the international community today.

An interdisciplinary survey of the Middle East, focusing on the geographic, historical, cultural, economic and political factors most affecting the role of this region in the international community today.

The foreign-policy-making process and factors influencing U.S. international behavior since 1945. Special emphasis on foreign policy issues affecting United States’ interests in the coming decade.

This course examines how the interplay of cultures affects our daily lives and how values and beliefs can shape cultural regions. While the course will cover broad theory, particular focus will be on Latin America. The key question is: who is the Latin American? This course will review and deconstruct the paradigm of Latin American character and how it impacts and is impacted by the church, work relations, family, race and gender. The influences of particular historical, geographic and socio–economic forces in Latin American build an image of a coherent cultural region. This is an image, however, full of intra–regional diversity. To what extent then does the cultural ideal type accommodate this diversity? Mexico, Brazil and Argentina will be examined for answers to these questions.

This course presents the history of modern China from 1860s to today. The course begins with China’s forced opening to the West after the Opium Wars and concludes with China’s transition at the start of the 21st Century. While emphasizing the chronological record of China’s development, discussion also focuses on the changing images of China at home in the West over one and a half centuries. Reliance upon text material is accented by frequent use of film to bring these images and events to life.

This course explores the political, social and economic issues surrounding the global exploration, supply and consumption of energy. The politics of energy examines the national, multinational, and transnational actors that compete for energy resources. The relationship between energy and security is investigated with special attention to the Middle East, China, India, and the United States. The social consequences of the search for and use of fossil fuels is examined, as well as the economics of fossil fuels, biomass, and renewal energy resources. Considerable attention will be granted to studies forecasting future supply and demand, as well as the cost benefit analysis of alternative energy sources.

Beginning with the customs and sources of international jurisprudence, this course introduces essential legal terminology and distinctions focusing on the lawful exercise of power by nations. Relevant topics include international organizations and methods of dispute resolution, especially armed conflict, human rights, global environmental law, and alw of the sea, air and space.

This course exposes students to a focused look at security studies of peace and war, with application to understanding the source and nature of conflicts over time. State and systemic security is approached from a perspective broader than traditional conventional security by examining economic, health, and environmental challenges to states.

This course sees individuals as active agents of change in any given society. Through an integrated analysis of economic, social and political activities involving a variety of institutions and many interactive agencies it seeks to understand and analyze the roles and interconnections between certain crucial instrumental freedoms and their prospects for development. In part, these include economic opportunities, political rights, social facilities, transparency guarantees, and protective security. Course format will present opportunities for exploring development, including a formal debate on the role of societal arrangements.

The study of global health requires the examination of predominant health issues and current health policy from the local to international perspectives and analysis. The increasingly open flow of resources, including human capital, and the potential of the catastrophic impact of epidemics and pandemics has transformed health from a domestic to a multi–national concern and challenge. Emphasis will be on the international health regime characterized by the institutional rules, norms, and organizations that address global health. Specifically, this course examines and discusses topics in health – and organization–related issues, including a current survey of global health problems, surveillance of diseases and injuries, basic methods for outbreak investigation, international health policies and treaties, and introduction to organizational theories relevant to global health.

A course that inquires into global governance as a policy arena and examines the contributions that international organizations make. Economic and cultural integration over recent decades have given rise to new problems facing requiring concerted solutions. In addition to states increasing numbers of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations seek input into the shaping of global policy. How ell do they do? The course asks "what is global governance?" and "what should it be?" It then delves into the workings of several intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and evaluates their potential for finding innovative answers to the challenges facing the world community.

This course compliments Regional Study: North Africa and the Middle East by examining the dynamics, debates, and crises that mark the modern Middle East. Topically it includes women and gender in the Middle East; the economics of oil; water as a scarce and contentious resource; Muslim fundamentalism; the Arab-Israeli conflict; the politics of armament. Topics rotate from semester to semester. It will strengthen methods and analytical capabilities for understanding the complexities of current affairs in this strategic world region.

This course is a survey of the contemporary history, politics, economics, and external relations of the Republic of China on Taiwan, known to most of the world as simply Taiwan. While founded on mainland China in 1912, the Republic of China we know today has been shaped largely by events after 1949. On the verge of total defeat near the end of China's civil war, the Nationalist government reestablished itself on the island of Taiwan. Since 1949, Taiwan has transitioned from abject poverty to one of the wealthiest societies in the world; from fascism to liberal democracy; and from near universal diplomatic recognition to nearly complete diplomatic isolation. This course will explore the immense challenges faced by Taiwan's people and government and investigate the manner in which such an imperiled island managed such a fascinating process of change. Highlighted as well is the prominent role played by the United States in guaranteeing the regional security necessary for Taiwan's ascendance. Prerequisite: 60+ credit hours

This course explores the country risks businesses and non-profits face in the developing world, including government instability, the lack of government capacity, insecurity, dysfunctional legal systems, corruption, human rights violations, poverty, poor infrastructure, and a low level of social services, including poor education and health care. We will look at how entities evaluate these risks before entering a country and how they manage these risks once on the ground. We will also discuss the ethical issues encountered in doing business in developing countries. The course will provide a foundation for anyone interested in doing business or otherwise working in developing countries. While the course is organized around specific risks, it will also review the broader issues common to developing countries. Prerequisites: INST 1351 and INST 1352

This course overviews the growth and scope of cyber warfare and its impacts on national power in the domains of government, diplomacy, international law, international commerce/economic power, social media/privacy, science/technology, and civil society. It traces the evolution of conflict from traditional information gathering to the development of cyber weaponry with destructive capabilities and the use of those capabilities to advance national foreign policy interests. Through the use of case studies and selective readings from a variety of sources (government policy directives, cyber security industry studies, and defense related academic papers), the course guides students through the emergent quality of the broadening scope of cyber conflict and the multifaceted response to the challenge. Ultimately, students are confronted with the impact of the ongoing threat as they interface with cyberspace in their day-to-day interactions. The goal is for a deeper understanding of the scope and complexity of the cyber domain and the global conflict that is raging out of view.

This course begins with the premise that conflict is a part of everyday life that spans across every inch of the globe and is found in all careers and relationships, so it is designed to be a practical course that provides a comprehensive overview of conflict resolution from a micro (person-to-person) to a global perspective. This course reviews the theoretical components while exploring conflict within different contexts, including intergroup, interpersonal, cross-cultural, legal, and international, by analyzing select global conflicts and learning to identify its primary and secondary participants. This course introduces positive conflict management skills, including active listening, communication skills, principled negotiation, facilitation, and peacekeeping skills. This skill-based course will explore how these variables and behavioral attributes have, and can, influence global conflicts through escalation and de-escalation. Upon completion of this course and attendance in class for at least 40 hours, as designated by Texas State Statute, graduate and undergraduate students will be able to mediate globally with their basic mediation certificate.

This course will provide a broader understanding of security and geopolitics in East Asia. With the rise of China and the nuclear threat from North Korea, the security dynamics within and beyond East Asian states is of critical importance to both the United States and the world. To better comprehend such complex security dynamics in East Asia, this course will review the historical progress of diplomatic and security related interactions between East Asian countries, and their relations with the United States as well. After a profound understanding of the history is acquired, this course will guide students to analyze the current events and potential changes in this region and derive policy implications and strategic proposals for the East Asian countries and the United States.

Work experience in business, government, media or private, not-for-profit agencies in the international field. To be arranged with the director.

Student research on a selected problem in the field under the guidance of an international studies faculty member.

Selected topics in international studies.

This course examines contemporary Irish culture and traditions, by tracing their origins and evolution through the varied circumstances of Irish historical and political events. The course considers the impact these events had on the molding of distinct cultural practices in the fields of language, literature, sport, music, and folk traditions. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify, explain, and distinguish between Irish cultural practices and traditions, as well as analyze the conditions that contributed to their formation.

Study of Irish poetry, fiction, and drama from the Irish Revival/Modern period through the contemporary renaissance.

Irish History from the end of the reign of Elizabeth I to the recent Time of Troubles. Special emphasis on the influence of English History, the revolutions of the 18th century, the development of Irish nationalism, the emergence of an Irish nation under the leadership of de Valera and the unsettling issues in the time of troubles. Fall, even years.

This course is a study of the indigenous Irish culture and how political and religious movements in Ireland and around the world shaped the Irish identity and history. Emphasis will be placed on Ireland in an international context, including the effects of Christianity, conquest, imperialism, war and rebellion, nationalism, independence and self-government on the Irish identity and history. This course explores how law reflects society and provokes change among people of different racial, political, cultural and religious backgrounds.

This course will examine the causes of transatlantic migration of the Irish and Northern Irish people and the development of a subculture of Irish Americans in the United States in the context of key periods of departure. The course will address the political, social, legal, cultural and economic aspects of life in Ireland and Northern Ireland that gave rise to emigration. We will investigate how the Irish and Northern Irish made a mark on American society, politics, law and culture. We also will use the Irish American experience as a case study for other immigrant experiences today.

This course is divided into three parts: (i) Historical Context, (ii) the "Conflict", and (iii) the "Peace". The historical context explores some of the key events that led to the conflict and the current situation in Northern Ireland. This part begins with a look at the British plantations and settlements throughout Ireland, Britain's first colony. The historical context reviews some of the laws imposed upon Ireland to subvert Irish heritage and culture, such as outlawing the Catholic religion and the Irish language as well as taking away Irish Catholic civil rights. The course reviews the conquest of Cromwell, the rebellions of the Irish, such as the United Irishmen, and the laws imposed on the Irish by the British in response. The course explains the Act of Union, which made Ireland part of the United Kingdom and took away Ireland's Parliament, Ireland's desire for self-determination, the 1916 Easter Rising seeking independence, the partition of Northern Ireland from Ireland and the Irish Civil War of 1922. The Conflict portion reviews the current dispute between the various political parties in Northern Ireland and the groups they represent: nationalists (who want to reunite Northern Ireland with Ireland) and unionists (who want to keep Northern Ireland separate from Ireland and united with Britain). The Conflict also reviews the use of physical force (violence) to achieve these goals versus constitutional, peaceful means (the ballot box & dialogue). The Peace portion discusses the various agreements and movements among Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland from 1922 to today to stop the violence and to bring peace to Northern Ireland, as well as Britain and Ireland. The course also coves current events in Northern Ireland, such as ongoing elections and other governmental, political, social and cultural issues.

Systematic study of the concepts and practices of the Christian spiritual life, with a special emphasis placed upon an understanding of Celtic Spirituality and the influences of Anglo-Saxon spirituality on it. This study will be undertaken by a reading and study of selected texts by the great spiritual masters and writers of the Church from the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon tradition.

Systematic study of the concepts and practices of the Christian spiritual life, with a special emphasis placed upon an understanding of Celtic Spirituality and the influences of Anglo-Saxon spirituality on it. This study will be undertaken by a reading and study of selected texts by the great spiritual masters and writers of the Church from the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon tradition.

Student research on a selected problem or issue in the field that integrates previous course work in Irish Studies under the guidance of an Irish Studies faculty member.

Selected topics in Irish studies.

Introduction to Justice and Peace

An examination of Papal encyclical documents, Vatican II Documents, and pastoral letters of the U.S. Bishops in regard to both perennial and emerging political and social issues. The contribution of contemporary Catholic scholars, especially in the United States, to this rich heritage of teachings will also be highlighted.

Treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students

Supervised work done under the direction of a faculty member of the department. Permission of the chair required. May be repeated under a different title.

A study of the fundamental concepts and techniques in the management of human resources, including job analysis, employee staffing, training, performance evaluation, compensation administration, and health/safety programs. The legal environment and ethical treatment of employees will be fundamental to each topic. Students will study current news and legislation in HR such as sexual harassment, expatriate (overseas) assignments, and alternative dispute resolution as topics arise in the press. (formerly Personnel Management)

This course introduces students to theories and practice of leadership, with foci in business organizations and the role of leadership in developing ethical organizations. Students study the history of leadership theories, the role of leadership in organizational success, ethical leadership, and profiles of great leaders. [Cross list with MGMT 5340]

A study of the fundamental concepts and techniques in the management of human resources, including job analysis, employee staffing, training, performance evaluation, compensation administration, and health/safety programs. The legal environment and ethical treatment of employees will be fundamental to each topic. Students will study current news and legislation in HR such as sexual harassment, expatriate (overseas) assignments, and alternative dispute resolution as topics arise in the press. (formerly Personnel Management)

This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts and vocabulary of Management for the students required to take the proficiency course in Management. Emphasis is placed on the applications of management theories and concepts to practical problems in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions of management. This course is conducted primarily in a lecture and group-discussion format. Prerequisites: None.

Management of Human Service Organizations

This course will introduce students to nonprofit organizations, their governance, organizational structure, leadership and management in a rapidly changing funding environment. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding the organization’s mission and the delivery of services, to increase the management skills of students. This interactive course will provide students with real-life learning opportunities through readings, lectures, and class discussions.

This course introduces students to the process of starting and growing a new business. In this course, students learn how to recognize business opportunities, develop feasibility analyses and business plans, seek financing and funding for the new business, and develop the main functions of the new business (i.e., marketing/sales, finance, cash flow management, human resources). The course also covers business growth strategies and a focus on sustainability of the enterprise, including family-owned businesses. The course content is augmented with real-world case studies and interactions with successful entrepreneurs.

This course is designed to introduce the concept of sustainability and the role of business in fostering the common good grounded in catholic values and inline with the mission of UST. It examines globalization and the interconnectedness of our modern business world. The course explores the role of business in promoting sustainability stewardship and international cooperative developments.

Focusing on strategy and leadership, this course addresses the challenges of management in human services organizations (for-profit, non-profit, and public entity). The course takes an entrepreneurial perspective and provides students with the conceptual and analytic base needed to build and lead a new or established organization. The course exposes students to several analytic tools and processes (e.g., mission and vision, change management, strategic planning, organizational life-cycles and scaling, and partnerships and alliances). (Cross list with MGMT 4377).

This course is designed to provide an overview of different types of program evaluation, including needs assessment, process evaluation, and an analysis of program impact and outcomes. The course will also provide a review of ethical issues in outcomes evaluations, and how to report findings to stakeholders and the larger public. Students in this course will prepare a written proposal for the evaluation of an existing program, including selecting the appropriate measurement tools, study design, and simple statistical analyses. [Cross list with MGMT 4379]

The course provides an overview of the fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging role of data-driven decision-making in organizations. Starting with an introduction to business intelligence (BI) concepts, the course will explore how business problems can be solved effectively by using operational data to create data warehouses, and then applying data mining tools and analytics to gain new insights into organizational operations. The course is organized around the following general themes: the business value of data, planning and business requirements, data management, benchmarking, and business analytics. The emphasis is on interpreting and translating business data into information for the benefit of internal and external consumers. Practical examples and case studies are presented throughout the course.

Systematic analysis and discussion of selected topics of contemporary and current interest.

Practicum or on–the–job experience under the guidance of practicing specialists in the field. To be supervised individually by a department faculty member with the approval of the chair. [Cross list with MGMT 4391]

Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. [Cross list with MGMT 4392]

Systematic analysis and discussion of selected topics of contemporary and current interest.

This course builds on the personal selling skills introduced in Foundations of Professional Sales .Students learn principles of persuasion, the complex decision-making models, and models and methods of personal selling. Students design sales pitches, engage in role play, use simulations, and analyze cases to build experience and expertise in personal selling

Salesforce Management builds on the management principles introduced in Foundations of Professional Sales. It focuses on the principles and practices of managing a sales force. It reviews management theory and teaches students the models and methods for organizing and motivating salespersons. It includes compensation models, sales prediction, territory design, and other principles and models used to effectively manage salespeople.

This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts and theories of marketing, with an emphasis on delivering value to the customers, for students required to take the proficiency course in Marketing. Topics include marketing environment, segmentation and targeting, buying behavior, marketing mix, and ethical and global perspectives. This course follows a lecture and discussion approach. Prerequisites: None.

Marketing and Communications for Human Services Management

This course deals with basic issues and principles associated with conducting numerous forms of business enterprise over the Internet. Included are the technical and business aspects that make E-Commerce possible. Students will learn about the architecture of the Internet and the ways that businesses use this technology to achieve corporate strategy and globalization.

Systematic analysis and discussion of selected topics of contemporary and current interest.

Systematic analysis and discussion of selected topics of contemporary and current interest.

Individual works, thematically related and deemed fundamental to the study of the liberal arts in Western culture, will be chosen by the seminar professor. The course's objective is to introduce the student to some basic texts, as well as to graduate level research and writing methodoligies.

This course is a "learning-how-to-learn" course, designed to teach especially beginning graduate students the principles and practices of active reading and listening, based on the work of Mortimer Adler.

Liberal learning, study of the liberal arts, has been the hallmark of free, self-governing persons since Greek and Roman antiquity. This course will survey the meaning and relevance of liberal education as part of a flourishing human life, from the origin of the concepts to our own hyper-specialized scientific and technology-driven world of today.

Human beings act for reasons, and it has been argued that the ultimate objective of every human act is the pursuit of happiness. This course will survey conceptions of happiness and the myriad ways that people have pursued it over the ages.

A history of the attitudes the U.S. as a nation has had toward the environment and the historic forces that helped shape these attitudes. Fall, even years.

A study of the thought and influence of John Henry Newman through a selection of his writings and an examination of the historical circumstances that led to their composition. Spring, odd years.

The course studies the period 1300-1550 in order to ascertain its specific nature as a period of European history and its contributions to the development of Western civilization. The course will examine the contributions of this period in the areas of scholarly pursuits (Humanism), philosophy, political thought and religion, as well as in the literary and fine arts. An attempt will be made to place these developments in their political and socio-economic contexts.

Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty. Fall, Spring.

Selected topics of mutual interest to faculty and students.

MLA Project Continuation

Continuation of the thesis.

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A group of singers who perform music of many styles and periods. Open to all members of the University community with permission of faculty member.

Performance of instrumental duos, trios, quartets, etc., from the classic period to the present. Open to all members of the University community with permission of the faculty member.

An ensemble of wind, brass and percussion instruments that performs music from the 18th century to the present.

This workshop is designed for students to explore and perform a varied repertoire from opera and musical theater in fully-staged productions. Open to all members of the University community with permission of faculty member.

Melodic, harmonic and rhythmic approach toward form leading to composition or improvisation.

Private study in piano, voice or other instrument.

An ensemble of strings, winds, and percussion that performs music from the Baroque period to the present. Open to all members of the university community with permission of the music director.

Private study in piano, voice or other instrument. Prerequisite: permission of the music faculty.

Private study in area needed to strengthen student's skills.

Instruction in the techniques of vocal instruction.

A study and practice of chant. An historical survey of Gregorian chant and its place in the liturgy. Latin chant and chant in other languages.

An examination of the beginnings of Church hymnody, the Western sacred vocal repertoire of French and Italian composers of the Romantic period, and British and American 20th and 21st century sacred music, including the African-American spiritual and Gospel repertoire.

A study of English, Latin, French, German, Italian and Spanish pronunciation. Presenting texts through music that are comprehensible for the worshiper.

The director's role in presenting liturgical choral music, including rehearsal techniques, diction, balance, phrasing, interpretation and working with instruments.

Study of the director’s role relative to instrumental music, including rehearsal techniques, auditions, tone, balance, articulation, phrasing and interpretation. Practical experience in rehearsing an orchestral, ensemble. Selection of appropriate literature.

Study of the director’s role relative to choral music, including rehearsal techniques, auditions, tone, balance, diction, phrasing and interpretation. Practical experience in rehearsing choral, ensemble. Selection of appropriate literature.

A historical survey of the art song, Leider, chanson and vocal chamber music repertoire from the Baroque period to the present.

Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty.

Treatment of selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students.

Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students.

A study of the fundamental aspects of physical things insofar as they are things, and existent, to see whether they lead to a realm that is “beyond the physical” (“metaphysical”).

A second course in ethics with emphasis on the moral issues that arise in modern business life. Among issues to be considered are the role of profits, property rights, workers’ rights, fairness in hiring, truth-telling and whistle-blowing.

A study of being, nature, knowledge, man and the state, as developed by the pre- Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, the Epicureans, the Stoics and Plotinus.

Medieval Philosophy A continuation of the study of classical philosophical problems from the Christian perspectives of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Anselm, St. Bonaventure and others, while also noting Islamic and Jewish influences.

A study of the rise of secular views of knowledge, ethics and politics, as discussed by such philosophers as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Descartes, Locke, Rousseau and Hume.

A second course in ethics with emphasis on the moral issues that arise in modern health care. Issues to be discussed include patient autonomy, life issues, the right to refuse treatment and the right to health care.

A study of major approaches to dealing with the nature of mind, mental causation, mental content and consciousness.

(Traditional Logic) A practical study of the rules of correct reasoning, both inductive and deductive, together with analysis of the concept, the proposition and fallacies.

An evaluation of the historically significant political theories in the Western tradition: classical, medieval and modern.

A study of the teachings of some of the major philosophers, including St. Thomas Aquinas, concerning the existence and attributes of God and the consequences of theism and atheism in philosophy.

This course will be a required gateway course for the minor in Catholic Social Thought. It explores the Catholic philosophical pillars of the political and economic life in the Western tradition. The main topics are human nature, natural law, virtue, providence and salvation, common sense, and free-market. Authors discussed: Aristotle, Aquinas, Maritain, Novak, Weber. Students will be asked to apply this knowledge to contemporary public life.

This course aims to introduce students to the significant philosophical advances made in the past 150 years in the field of logic. Some of this material can be grouped under the rubric of symbolic logic, but this course will go beyond the field of mathematical logic by discussing theories of modal and tense logic, and, more generally, by discussing why 20th century philosophers see such formal logic as the most suitable tool for the discovery and development of logical truth.

A study of how we know, covering the kinds of knowledge, the role of the senses and the intellect, abstraction, intentionality and the challenge of various forms of skepticism. Spring, day.

A study of recent philosophical developments from Kant and Hegel to the existentialists and pragmatists. Fall, day.

A study of the relationship between faith and reason. Examines possible conflicts between what reason (or science) discovers and what faith believes. Considers classical, modern, and contemporary authors. Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316

This course will study the thought of Karol Wojtyla, (Blessed John Paul II). The course will consider his poetic, dramatic, philosophical and theological works as they pertain to these themes: the dignity of the person, love and marriage, work and society, politics and human rights, the existence of God and humanism. Prerequisites: two/three course philosophy sequence.

This course will study the thought of the 17th century genius Blaise Pascal. In the course the Pensees will be examined closely; the student shall understand how Pascal addresses the question of the relationship of the human being to God in light of fundamental features of human existence.

The metaphysics of beauty and its role in the metaphysics of art; artistic creation and the work of art (form, medium, style); the experience of art and aesthetic appreciation. Selected writings and works of art. Fall, even years.

A study of the origins, development and doctrine of the Analytical Schools. Selected readings.

A critical study of the various versions of natural justice theory in historical perspective from the classical philosophers and jurists through the Christian conceptions of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Scotus and the Spanish scholastics up to the modern secular schools of natural right.

A study of the methods of science and the extent of scientific knowledge from classical cosmology through the Newtonian and Darwinian revolutions, with an assessment of more recent scientific achievements

Philosophical reflection on themes of good and evil, sin and grace; suffering and fortitutde; personal identity and authenticity; the human and the divine; time and eternity; love and death; fidelity and betrayal; the tragic and the comic. Exploration of these themes is carried out with the aid of enduring works of the imagination: novels, short stories and poetry. Close reading and discussion of texts such as The Brothers Karamazov (Dostoevsky); Til We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis); Four Quartets (T.S. Eliot); The End of the Affair (Graham Greene); Wise Blood and selected short stories (Flannery O'Connor); Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh); The Moviegoer (Walker Percy); Go Down, Moses (William Faulkner) One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Solzhenitsyn). Prerequisite: PHIL 2314 or 2316/3316

Student research on a selected problem in the field, pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students.

An introduction to basic research methodology in the social and behavioral sciences.

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic quantitative methodology in the social sciences and to teach them research design from the conception of an idea to the analysis and interpretation of data.

An introduction to the development of the principal English legal institutions and doctrines.

A historical analysis of the work of the United States Supreme Court between 1789 and 1835.

A comparative study of common law legal systems and civil law systems from Europe and Latin America.

This course analyzes key contemporary issues in healthcare policy. This course includes design and structure of the U.S. healthcare system, policy initiatives and the roles of government, the private sector, consumers, and advocacy groups in setting policy agenda, historical, socioeconomic, political, environmental forces that influence the U.S. healthcare system, financing, and delivery of personal and public health services; health services, policy concepts, and terminology, including health determinants, access to care, system integration, policy development, federalism.

A practical approach to the substantive law of immigration in the context of American immigration history and developing public policy.

This couse is a ssurvey of post-Soviet Russian politics. It examines the efforts to create a new Russian governmental and political system following the general problem of "transitions" toward more open political and economic systems in former communist settings and in countries that did not have communist governments.

This course will address how the American legal system is structured and how lawyers, judges and others who participate in the system on a daily basis interact with the system.

Designed for the students whose backgrounds and interests prepare them to do indepth research and study of selected topics.

This course covers the context in which city governments operate, the politics and policymaking process of urban places, and the service delivery issues confronting municipalities. The course is designed to assist the student in obtaining an in-depth understanding of the politics of local public problems.

How the values and attitudes of society influence the content and enforcement of the law, and how the law influences the mores and behavior of society.

Students are offered the opportunity to actively participate in the campaigns of candidates. Academic research is combined with “on-the-job” training. Classroom analysis and critique of the individual campaigns round out the course.

An examination of the role that political parties, interest groups, and other pressure groups play in the Amerian political process and in political participation.

This course analyzes the impact of the media on the American political system. There is an examination of the evolution of the media from the earliest days of the republic to its place of central importance in elections and governing today.

This course is designed to provide the student with broad theoretical and practical knowledge of the far-reaching implications of the Internet and the Information Revolution on federal, state and local government operations as well as the American political system.

Development and operations of courts and related institutions; impact of judicial decisions upon the political system.

Advanced study of the U.S. Congress.

Theories of international politics and the decision-making process that generates foreign policy. An examination of the role of power in the modern world, the utility of force in conflict resolution versus the multilateral, collaborative approach. An introduction to the way current international politics is increasingly related to the world economic situation with special attention to the role of multinational corporations, international trade and finance.

This course will focus on the role of the presidency in the American political system. Emphasis will be placed on the office and powers of the President, the expansion of the constitutional presidency and the changing nature of presidential politics.

This course focuses on the evolution of U.S. disaster policy and the practice of emergency management, with particular attention to the roles of local governments and nonprofit agencies in disaster management. The course examines the major policy issues, including the utility of the "all-hazard" or comprehensive model of emergency management, the role of the military in disaster operations, state and local capacity building, and the design and implementation of hazard mitigation policies and programs.

An analysis of the development and evolutionary interpretation of the United States Constitution through study of decisions by the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to the present.

Examines the American constitutional law of criminal justice and criminal procedure as it relates to the administration of criminal substantive ;aw, and the procedural law of: arrest, stop and frisk, search, confessions, identification, preliminary hearings, bail, indictment, plea bargaining, venue, discovery, trial, sentencing, appeal, and habeas corpus.

An introduction to public policy analysis and policy making with emphasis on the examination of selected policy issues.

The politcal behavior of the mass public in modern democratic systems, especially the United States. Major areas of emphasis will include: political socialization and learning, public opinion and attitude formation, participation and voting behavior.

A basic overview of justice and peace studies, based on the seven main principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Among the topics that will be reviewed in conjunction with these principles are the dignity of the human person, communitybuilding, human rights, economic development, culture, class, and gender concerns, conflict resolution and care for the environment.

An examination of political participation by minorities (African-American, Asian- American, Latin-American, Native American, women, and other minorities) in American politics, and of the impact of public policies on minority groups. Particular reference will be made to Texas and U.S. Southwest politics.

A survey of the forms of political participation and types of public policies that affect Latinos in the United States. Particular reference will be made to Texas and U.S. Southwest politics.

An overview of the basic components of administration in government and nonprofit organizations. Topics covered include executive branch structures, federalism, budgeting, policymaking, personnel administration and ethics.

An introduction to civil service systems in the United States. Particular emphasis will be placed on the following topics: the history of the U.S. Civil Service, position classification systems, equal employment opportunity, employee recruitment, in-service training, performance appraisals, employee motivation and collective bargaining.

An examination of individual, professional and institutional ethical issues that arise in public and nonprofit organizations.

An examination of how bureaucracy has become the central form of organization in terms of how governments administer public policy in a mass society. Particular emphasis will be placed on the degree to which society has become bureaucratized and on what democratic alternatives are available to temper the excesses of bureaucracy.

This course examines the origins, foundations and 200-year history of the American system of national, state and local governance. The course will especially focus on how national, state and local governments interact through the intergovernmental process. Specific topics the course will cover include: court cases on federalism, fiscal aspects of federalism, models of federalism, comparative federalism and the future of federalism.

This course examines the techniques and politics of raising and spending public funds. It discusses topics such as deficits politics, legislative and executive powers and the budgetary role of the courts. It assesses the impacts of taxing and spending policies and explores issues relevant to national, state, and local governments.

A study of the implementation of statutes by the executive agencies of government, covering law enforcement, economic and social regulation, taxation, education, distribution of welfare benefits, land management and many other activities of government.

An introduction to the development of political ideas from ancient times to the Renaissance. Students will study Greek, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance political thinkers.

An introduction to the development of political ideas from the Reformation to the present day. Students will study the liberal and communitarian frameworks of political theory.

An introduction to the development of American political ideas from the colonial period to the present. Gender and minority perspectives are an integral part of the course.

An introduction to the development of political ideas in the 20th and 21st century. A comparison between Western and non-Western political theory is an integral part of the course.

A basic review of the history and/or fundamental issues entailed in the interrelationship of religion and politics. In particular, the course will focus on the impact religion has on political participation, political institutions and political culture.

A critical analysis of major confrontations in constitutional politics and theory with the goal of understanding how constitutional issues are sorted out in a federal system of government.

Political anthropology course focused on a fresh evaluation of archaeological data leading to contemporary political and governmental conclusions about the intersection of Chaco/Aztec N.M./Paquime and Mesoamerican cultures. This course provides an insightful alternative to eastern and western European approaches to the development of government.

Political anthropology course focused on a fresh evaluation of archaeological data leading to contemporary political and governmental conclusions about the intersection of Chaco/Aztec N.M./Paquime and Mesoamerican cultures. This course provides an insightful alternative to eastern and western European approaches to the development of government.

This course overviews the growth and scope of cyber warfare and its impacts on national power in the domains of government, diplomacy, international law, international commerce/economic power, social media/privacy, science/technology, and civil society. It traces the evolution of conflict from traditional information gathering to the development of cyber weaponry with destructive capabilities and the use of those capabilities to advance national foreign policy interests. Through the use of case studies and selective readings from a variety of sources (government policy directives, cyber security industry studies, and defense related academic papers), the course guides students through the emergent quality of the broadening scope of cyber conflict and the multifaceted response to the challenge. Ultimately, students are confronted with the impact of the ongoing threat as they interface with cyberspace in their day-to-day interactions. The goal is for a deeper understanding of the scope and complexity of the cyber domain and the global conflict that is raging out of view.

This course begins with the premise that conflict is a part of everyday life that spans across every inch of the globe and is found in all careers and relationships, so it is designed to be a practical course that provides a comprehensive overview of conflict resolution from a micro (person-to-person) to a global perspective. This course reviews the theoretical components while exploring conflict within different contexts, including intergroup, interpersonal, cross-cultural, legal, and international, by analyzing select global conflicts and learning to identify its primary and secondary participants. This course introduces positive conflict management skills, including active listening, communication skills, principled negotiation, facilitation, and peacekeeping skills. This skill-based course will explore how these variables and behavioral attributes have, and can, influence global conflicts through escalation and de-escalation. Upon completion of this course and attendance in class for at least 40 hours, as designated by Texas State Statute, graduate and undergraduate students will be able to mediate globally with their basic mediation certificate.

This course will provide a broader understanding of security and geopolitics in East Asia. With the rise of China and the nuclear threat from North Korea, the security dynamics within and beyond East Asian states is of critical importance to both the United States and the world. To better comprehend such complex security dynamics in East Asia, this course will review the historical progress of diplomatic and security related interactions between East Asian countries, and their relations with the United States as well. After a profound understanding of the history is acquired, this course will guide students to analyze the current events and potential changes in this region and derive policy implications and strategic proposals for the East Asian countries and the United States.

Practicum or on-the-job experience under the guidance of practicing specialists in the field. To be supervised individually by a department faculty member with the approval of the chair.

Student research on a selected problem in the field pursued under the guidance of an assigned member of the faculty.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students.

A study of past and present conceptions of abnormality, the dynamics underlying normal and abnormal behavior and an examination of the key classification systems utilized in understanding abnormal behavior. Issues related to etiology, the nature of development and symptoms of abnormal behavior are reviewed. Fall.

Explores general processes of development: physical, cultural, interpersonal, emotional and the interrelationships among these processes across the lifespan.

Consists of the study and evaluation of theories of personality. Psychoanalytic, behavioral, existential and humanistic theories will be studied. Emphasis is placed on the structure and dynamics of human behavior and empirical findings related to theories.

Explores the psychology of organizations, with applications in business and industry, and is rooted in research methodology and theories of scientific psychology. Topics include the nature, design and development of organizations; personnel psychology, with an emphasis on psychological testing; motivation; decision-making; leadership; and conflict within the organization. Spring.

The course is designed to introduce the students to the growing field of health psychology. Students will learn how to apply psychological theories and techniques to research on how factors influence health and how psychosocial interventions can improve physical health and/or increase the quality of life.

A one–semester internship related to the student’s special interest and preparation in undergraduate psychology with academic and field supervision. Seniors in good academic standing may apply. Prerequisites: senior status and screening by psychology faculty committee.

An introduction to the theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy, including psychoanalysis, ego therapies, behavior therapy, family therapy and humanistic/existential therapy.

The study of the physical, psychological and social development of the adolescent, from approximately age 13 to young adulthood. Course includes family and peer influences on development; self and identity development; adolescent psychopathology, sexuality and cognition; schools and workplaces as contexts for socialization.

A one-semester internship related to the student’s special interest and preparation in undergraduate psychology with academic and field supervision. Seniors in good academic standing may apply.

Entails extensive reading of scholarly sources to enable majors to secure specialized, individual instruction. The course involves a major paper or project.

Topics will be selected on the basis of current issues in contemporary psychology and on the basis of faculty research and scholarly interests. Topics will be announced in the semester course bulletins. Recent topics include Psychology of Women, Psychology and Politics, Organizational Development, and Psychology of Creativity.

This course reviews principles of psychological test construction, administration, evaluation and interpretation. The student will be exposed to measurement theory, ethical standards, reliability, validity, item analysis and standardization. Students will be introduced to psychological testing of intelligence, personality and psychopathology. Laboratory activities will provide hands-on experience with the measurement of a psychological construct.

An analysis of the Spanish phonological and phonetic. Intensive proactive in pronunciation and written transcriptions.

Provides the student with the specific vocabulary, structure and cultural insight in order to effectively deal with the growing Spanish-speaking component of U.S. or international business.

Business Spanish I

Designed to develop fluency in speaking Spanish the non-native speaker. Lively discussion of current news published in Hispanic newspapers and magazines, and comparison of themes in modern society.

Advanced Composition (BIED 3337) Emphasis on composition practice, including grammar usage and style. Structural analysis of Spanish grammar. A comparative study of English and Spanish; points of departure and similarities. Appropriate for students of all aspects of language, including translation, bilingual education and target-language teaching.

Provides the student with the specific vocabulary, structure and cultural insight in order to effectively interpret the message intended in translating Spanish/English or English/Spanish. The course emphasizes the translation of the underlying message and its implications based upon cultural context.

Provides the student with the specific vocabulary, structure and cultural insight to effectively deal with the growing Spanish-speaking component of the U.S. or international medical scene. The course emphasizes interaction between the health professional and the Spanish-speaking patient/client, as well as access to Spanish language medical sources.

Provides the directed student with the specific vocabulary, structure, and cultural insight to effectively deal with the growing Spanish-speaking component of the U.S. or international print media scene, while incorporating the necessary grammar and vocabulary, the course emphasizes cultural interaction and journalistic practices in the Spanish-language media, as well as access to Spanish-language media professionals and sources. Fall.

An introduction to the great modern writers of Spain and Latin America; a study of theater, poetry, short stories, novels and essays from Jacinto Benavente to Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Readings and study of contemporary Hispanic theater and in-depth experience of theory and practice in same.

An overview of six major Mexican writers from Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz to Carlos Fuentes; a comparison of styles, viewpoints and themes. Summer in Merida.

Designed for students who wish to practice writing their own fiction. We will explore what makes a short story, a play, a poem work, paying close attention to narrative structure, plot, beginnings/endings, character development, theme etc. We will read short stories, one-act plays, poems and images as a point of departure for the discussion. Emphasis on discussion of students' writings.

An overview of Spanish-American literature from the Spanish conquest to the 20th century.

Continues with and builds upon International Business I objectives. Focuses on the business content of specific areas of commerce: legal aspects, import/export, insurance and economics. Offers insights into professional training and social expectations for the business professional in the Hispanic world.

The main works of Spanish literature from Mio Cid to the end of the 17th century.

Encourages the development of students with enhanced gender and ethnic consciousness of the Hispanic world. The student will develop a familiarity with, an appreciation for, and an ability to interpret and evaluate Hispanic literature and studio art by women, keeping gender and ethnic consciousness in mind.

Study of history, sociopolitical events, art, literature and customs of Spain. Provides the student with the specific cultural insight in order to deal effectively with the growing Spanish-speaking component of the U.S. or international scene.

Study of history, sociopolitical events, art, literature and customs of the Spanish American countries and the growing latino population in the U.S. or international scene.

Supervised work done under the direction of a faculty member of the department.

Selected topics of mutual interest to the faculty member and students.

The four Gospels will be studied in this course with the different methods used by the Catholic Church for understanding them in the light of faith. This course explains the background, the structure, the main contents, and the major themes of each gospel.

Introduction to the Christian faith from a Protestant perspective: articles of the Nicene Creed, role of the Bible, providence, faith, conversion, sanctification, Baptism and Lord’s Supper. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310. Fall.

Reflection in light of scripture and Vatican II on the Catholic Church as one, holy, catholic and apostolic; discussion of authority and the papacy; ecumenism; the laity; the role of the Church in the modern world.

Study of the sacramental principle: relationship of the sacraments to Christ and the Church; and biblical, historical and doctrinal introduction to the seven sacraments, with special emphasis on their role in Christian life. Spring.

Worship, ritual and the human condition; Christian worship and the history of salvation; spiritual worship and liturgical action: objective and subjective aspects; play and festivity; sacred actions, times, and places; liturgy and holiness. As needed.

Systematic study of the concepts and practices of the Christian spiritual life, illustrated by reading selected texts from the great spiritual masters and writers of the Church.

Basic themes concerned with the person and work of Jesus Christ as they emerge in scripture and tradition; emphasis on Jesus’ public ministry, the paschal mystery, and the Christology of both the early and contemporary Church; modern problems regarding the meaning of salvation. Spring.

All Christians called to holiness; common principles and various paths by which this vocation is realized; lay men and women; ordained ministry; consecrated life. As needed.

Christian ethics as a morality of response and responsibility; nature and extent of Christian love, law, freedom and conscience; the theological virtues of faith, love, hope. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & THEO 2300/3310. Fall.

Prophecy in the Old Testament in its historical and religious contexts; critical methods of studying the prophets; current interpretations of the prophetic books. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310. Fall, odd years.

The Pauline letters in their historical and religious contexts; critical methods of studying the letters; current interpretations of Pauline theology. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310. Spring.

The Torah in its historical and religious contexts; the development of pentateuchal criticism; critical methods of studying the Pentateuch; theologies of the different traditions and their relations to biblical theology as a whole. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310. Spring, odd years..

The synoptic gospels in their historical and religious contexts; critical methods of studying these gospels and their relations to biblical theology as a whole.

Contemporary exegetical approaches to Psalms, including the genre of “psalm” with a comparison to similar literature from the ancient Near East; types of psalms; relation of the Psalter to temple and synagogue worship; interpretations of individual psalms.

This course examines the ways in which the Catholic faith is presented and illuminated through the literary arts.

Introduction to the tradition of Catholic reflection on liberal education. The course considers the nature of the liberal arts, the relationship between theology and the other disciplines from a theological point of view, the question of the unity of knowledge, and the spirituality proper to the life of learning.

Church history and Christian thought from apostolic times to the end of the 13th century.

Church history and Christian thought from the end of the 13th century to the present. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310. Spring.

The fourth gospel and the epistles of John; critical methods of Johannine study; current status of Johannine scholarship; theological messages of the gospel and epistles.

Study of the major Eastern religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. Fall.

Major ideas, customs, ceremonies and traditions of Judaism. (This course is sponsored by the Jewish Chautauqua Society.) Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310. Spring, odd years.

The one God and his attributes; mystery of the Trinity and development of the Church’s understanding of this mystery; participation in the triune life of God. Fall.

A clinically-oriented course on moral issues that arise in modern health care. Topics may vary each semester.

Exegetical examination of Luke and Acts in light of their relationship, including: Luke-Acts scholarship (Cadbury to the present) and the critical method it engendered; genre of Acts; literary and theological unity of Luke and Acts. Spring, even years. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310.

Survey of the utterances of Jesus as found in the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) and the Gospel of Thomas. Background issues are discussed (synoptic problem, redaction criticism, etc.), but principally the course examines key aspects of Jesus’ utterances: their extent, form, authenticity, interpretation and theology. Spring.

A theological examination of ethical issues relating to the making and application of the law: e.g., the concept of justice; legal positivism and the relation of civil and criminal law to ethics and the legitimacy of the adversary system; obligations relating to confidentiality, equal access to legal services, punishment and sentencing, contracts; the practice of law as a Christian calling.

Catholic teaching on social, political and economic issues: freedom; law; conscience; marriage and family; political authority; just war and nuclear arms; human dignity and rights; work; private property and social justice.

Christian understanding of the human condition and God’s transforming grace; human nature as fallen and elevated; justification and new life in Christ. Spring. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310.

Systematic study of the concepts and practices of the Christian spiritual life, with a special emphasis placed upon an understanding of Celtic Spirituality and the influences of Anglo-Saxon spirituality on it. This study will be undertaken by a reading and study of selected texts by the great spiritual masters and writers of the Church from the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon tradition.

Systematic study of the concepts and practices of the Christian spiritual life, with a special emphasis placed upon an understanding of Celtic Spirituality and the influences of Anglo-Saxon spirituality on it. This study will be undertaken by a reading and study of selected texts by the great spiritual masters and writers of the Church from the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon tradition.

Lives and thoughts of the great saints and scholars of the first millennium who shaped the Church’s teaching and life. Reading their works is essential to the course. Among those to be discussed are the Desert Fathers, Origen, Basil, Ambrose and Augustine. As needed. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310.

Introduction to the writings of John Paul II on the sacramental nature of creation, and in particular, the human body, male and female. Marriage as sacrament of the Communion of Persons in the Trinity. The ethics of human sexuality as integral to the responsible relationship between persons and the theology of the total, reciprocal gift of persons. Spring, odd years. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310.

Introduction to the wisdom literature of the Old Testament: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Qoheleth, Song of Songs, Wisdom and Sirach.

A study of the thought and influence of John Henry Newman through a selection of his writings, including The Idea of a University.

Mary’s role in the salvation of humanity. Mary in scripture and in the tradition of the Church. The teaching of the contemporary magisterium: Pius XII, Vatican II, Paul VI, John Paul II. Mary in contemporary theology.

The way in which Jews have read the Hebrew Scriptures through the ages. (Jewish Chautauqua Endowed Lectureship in Honor of Rabbi Robert I. Kahn) Spring, even years. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/3300 & 2300/3310.

Student research on a selected problem in the field, pursued under the guidance of a faculty member. Requires permission of the department chair.

Selected topic of mutual interest to the faculty member and students. Offered irregularly.