Courses
TRS 199 SP FOUNDATIONAL TOPICS IN TRS 3.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses that present the opportunity to study a major era, theme, or set of thinkers in theology or religious studies, at the foundations level. Consult the current course schedule for available topics.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
TRS 144 CONTEMP. AMER. CATH. CHURCH 3.0 Credit(s)
An overview of the challenges and opportunities in pastoral ministry today in the American Catholic Church. The focus will be on demographic, cultural, social and generational changes that are significantly impacting the shape of local Catholic parish life.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PH 126 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHILOSOPHY 3.0 Credit(s)
Modern philosophy explores the works of 17th and 18th century thinkers such as Descartes, Spinoza, Cavendish, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. This era is the birth not only of many philosophical questions still alive today, but also of the scientific revolution. Of specific interest to these thinkers are questions about the limits of human knowledge, the nature and capacity of the human mind, and the relationship between reason, faith, and scientific inquiry.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
PH 172 INTRODUCTION TO METAPHYSICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Investigates some of the great themes of European philosophy and the problem of metaphysics as the intellectual inquiry which is supposed to clarify the nature of reality.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
PH 174 EXISTENTIALISM 3.0 Credit(s)
The study of individual existence as the situation in which one makes meaning through free and responsible choices. Primary authors are the nineteenth- and twentieth-century existentialists such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, and Sartre although earlier philosophers may be studied as well for their existentialist themes.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
MA 111 ALGEBRA & DATA FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides prospective elementary teachers with a conceptual understanding of algebra, statistics, and probability. Models and manipulatives will be used to justify the reasons "Why?" behind elementary math concepts and procedures. Prerequisite: Take MA-107
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
PH 180 LOGIC 3.0 Credit(s)
Logic is the formal study of arguments and inference. Particular attention is given to symbolic representations of systems of rationality and to what makes an argument valid or invalid.
Offered: Spring Semester Odd Academic Years
PH 199 SP FOUNDATIONAL TOPICS IN PHIL 3.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses that present the opportunity to study a major era, theme, or set of thinkers in philosophy, at the foundational level. Consult the current course schedule for available topics.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
BI 106 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
This online course is intended to introduce the language and application of medical terminology to students interested in a career in health care.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
CM 150 SPORTS COMMUNICATION PRACTICUM 3.0 Credit(s)
Sports Communication Practicum is a hands-on experiential learning course designed to give students first-hand experience gaining the practical skills necessary to succeed in the contemporary sports communication industry. This course is designed for students to receive training and guidance from SCMA faculty while working on projects for the SHU Athletics Department.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
PH 151 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Are there good reasons for acting morally? Are consequences relevant to the morality of actions, or only our intentions? What is the nature of moral virtue? What is a good life? This course provides systematic analysis of such questions, drawing from important works in the history of moral philosophy and engaging with pressing contemporary ethical issues.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
PH 155 INTRO TO SOCIAL&POLITICAL PH. 3.0 Credit(s)
Investigates the philosophical foundations of political authority and social organization. Concepts such as freedom, equality, justice, and power are explored through engagement with primary texts.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
AN 107 IRISH FOLKLORE & ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
The Anthropological study of Irish folklore.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CHP 101 EXPLORING HEALTHCARE/WELLNESS/HEALTH PR EXPLOR HEALTHCARE/WELLNESS/HP 3.0 Credit(s)
This?experiential?course?provides an?exploration?of?the programs in the CHP?to enhance students' understanding of self and the decisions they make?personally,?academically,?and professionally.?Exploratory activities including simulation,?connecting?with healthcare professionals,?and interactive group work?will?support students in articulating?personal fit within the?health professions.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
HH 101 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH HUMANITIES 3.0 Credit(s)
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the field of health humanities, which applies the humanistic disciplines of literature and languages, philosophy, religion, anthropology, history, and the arts to the study of the body, health, illness, and disability. Students will learn techniques of literary, cultural, and historical analysis, as well as religious and ethical debates in the growing field of health humanities and narrative medicine. Critical reflection about the human experience in relation to health is the cornerstone of the course. The course will serve as the basis for the minor in health humanities, and as a course in the LAE, Humanistic Inquiry and Social and Global Awareness.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years