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1 Machiavelli, THEOLOGY Hobbes, AND Locke, RELIGIOUS Rousseau, Marx, Mill Rawls. Prerequisite: STUDIES PH The Philosophy JUNE-ANN Technology GREELEY, PH.D., DIRECTOR Phone: Representative greeleyj@sacredheart.edu views social role technology. Two fundamental questions are Throughout addressed. human The extent history, religion technology s has impact played an on enormous social institutions role shaping individual lives. human And, actions to what degree perceptions, is this impact as beneficial well as social or harmful? institutions Prerequisite: values. The academic study religion involves a sympatic yet critical examination PH Bioethics: Philosophical human attempt to answer questions, Approaches Who are we why are we here? It also Examines allows us to underst ethical better legal issues complex surrounding world which abortion, we live. physician-assisted The study religion suicide, uses euthanasia, methods genetic several cloning, disciplines, genetic rapy/enhancement, including ology, philosophy, genetic patenting, history, health psychology, care allocation. sociology, Prerequisite: anthropology, PH literary criticism. Methodologically topically diverse, Master Arts in PH Philosophical Anthropology Theology Religious Studies (MATRS) Reflections program is unified on nature by its commitment meaning to task human exploring existence, especially basic religious in beliefs contemporary insights that philosophy render human such as life existentialism experience meaningful. Marxism. Specific Writings courses in Buber program examine Scheler on human various nature symbols are studied. myths, rituals Prerequisite: creeds, events institutions that illuminate religious imagination understing. The student PH Metaphysics who completes MATRS program will Four be able movements to engage in in critical development dialogue with his/her Western own religious metaphysical tradition tradition: or Aristotle, traditions; Thomas underst Aquinas, se Kant traditions in Heidegger. ir complexity; Prerequisite: articulate coherent, religiously informed answers to basic PH questions East/West human meaning. Comparative Philosophy Heidegger Goals Objectives East Asian thought, origin Greek Chinese philosophy; The Graduate Program in Theology Religious Kyoto Studies school; is Nishitani s designed Religion to suit needs Nothingness. interests Prerequisite: a wide variety students. Wher one wishes to prepare PH for doctoral Philosophical work in religion, Theology pursue 3 a CR career The in religious problem education, God before learn more about world s religious traditions in order to after Kant s Copernical Revolution, enrich one s personal /or pressional phenomenology religion postmodern life activities, program supplies a ology. broad range Prerequisite: valuable PH resources. Each graduate student, in consultation with a PH faculty 284 advisor, - Philosophy is encouraged Film to 3 plan CR an appropriate course study. In addition Uses contemporary films to lead students to goal intellectual enrichment, this through program advanced has proven philosophical particularly examination beneficial in issues pressional such as advancement epistemology, ethics, educators, religion, writers, spiritual technology, directors, nature directors religious mind. education. Prerequisite: It also PH fers a strong foundation for students contemplating PH furr 285 study - Philosophy toward a doctoral degree or Performing ministry. Arts This course examines creation, expression, Admission Requirements meaning performing arts. Through drama, music, voice, Applicants must have a strong students will critically analyze perennial undergraduate record from an accredited elements structure story its college or university with a degree preferably place in in humanities uncovering or social creating sciences. meaning. Official transcripts from all undergraduate PH graduate institutions Special Topics attended in Philosophy must be Designates sent by those new institutions or occasional to courses Office that Graduate may or may Admissions. not become Two part letters recommendation must accompany department s permanent ferings. Courses application. A personal interview is required capitalize on a timely topic, a faculty as part admission process. The member s Graduate Record particular Examination interest, an (GRE) experimental is alternative recommended to existing for all applicants, courses, etc. in some Prerequisites circumstances established it may be required. by department as appropriate for specific course. Course title M.A. is Thesis shown on student s transcript. Consult current course schedule for available Upon completing topics coursework, current prerequisites. each MA student must write a master s sis. The PH sis 306 is a - formal Existentialism document 3 that CR shows student has made an original contribution to Nineteenth- 20th-century knowledge. Writing sis is a learning existentialism, experience in which especially student thought draws upon integrated Kierkegaard, knowledge Nietzsche, religious Heidegger studies Sartre. research Prerequisite: skills to present a distinctive interpretation a problem in field. 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2 SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CATALOG Course Degree Descriptions Requirements literary PH criticism, Understing philosophical/ Our Universe Elective Core Courses ological Major philosophical, analysis. Develops ological, customs scientific All MA cidates must complete a total writing citation for publications in issues in cosmology. Creation, evolution, PHCC 36 credit 104 hours - The Human graduate Search coursework, for Truth, with religious studies ology. Justice, Common Good 3 CR fate universe. Design a minimum GPA 3.0. Student performance This is reviewed course is by capstone graduate course faculty in Sacred at chance, freedom determinism, God Heart RS 501 Phenomenology Religion 3 CH end each semester. If a student completes universe. Prerequisite: University s Common Core sequence study, The Focuses on contemporary methods for all coursework for degree with a GPA Human Journey. As capstone, this course investigation religion prepares below 3.0, n student will be allowed PH Philosophy Plato addresses Core s four fundamental questions student for graduate-level work. to take a maximum six additional credit The nature philosophical life is human hours meaning study to raise value. This average course to will 3.0. examined through an exploration selected investigate If this 3.0 average religious is not or achieved, philosophical RS 505 Ancient Religions Cults 3 CH Platonic dialogues. Prerequisite: understing student will not be allowed human condition to continue as a in me Explores beliefs, practices, teachings running program through no degree four stated will be questions. awarded. 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As a capstone course, PHCC104 PH Philosophy Knowledge divine powers, rituals birth Required Courses enables students to develop a personal, integrated set death, The gender conditions studies, that make knowledge relationships RS answers 500 to Research common in core questions Study through a between possible ancient faith criteria traditions truth range modalities Religion media, (3 credits) including service emergence falsity. Selected monoism. representative historical projects, RS 501 research Phenomenology papers, artistic productions, Religion (3 student thinkers. Prerequisite: portfolios completed credits) assignments for all four RS 509 Introduction to Core RS 510 courses, Modern or similarly Biblical Criticism integrated New PH Testament Medieval 3 CR Philosophy interdisciplinary work. Gospels (3 credits) Literary, The Aristotelian historical, tradition ological as study New Testament. 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3 Machiavelli, Pentateuch, Hobbes, historical Locke, prophetic Rousseau, books, Marx, wisdom Mill literature. Rawls. Prerequisite: Comparison PH contrast ological meanings se PH writings 256 for - The Jews Philosophy Christians. Prerequisite: RS Technology or TH Representative views social role RS 514 Introduction to technology. Two fundamental questions Eastern Religions 3 CH are addressed. The extent technology s Explores religious traditions Asia, impact on social institutions individual including Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, lives. And, to what degree is this impact Confucianism Shinto. Students are beneficial introduced or to harmful? beliefs Prerequisite: practices se traditions in ir historical context PH to manifestations Bioethics: Eastern Philosophical religions in Approaches contemporary 3 United CR States. Examines ethical legal issues surrounding RS 515 Introduction abortion, to physician-assisted Islam 3 CH suicide, A ological euthanasia, phenomenological genetic cloning, genetic rapy/enhancement, exploration beliefs, practices, genetic patenting, health symbology care allocation. Islam, incorporating Prerequisite: extensive readings from Qur an, hadith PH shari a, Philosophical Sufism. This course Anthropology analyzes contemporary topics such as religion Reflections gender, on religion nature politics. meaning human existence, especially in contemporary RS 517 Introduction philosophy to such as existentialism Western Religions Marxism. 3 CH Writings Buber Scheler on human nature A ological phenomenological are exploration studied. Prerequisite: beliefs, PH history practices Judaism, Christianity, Islam PH with 272 particular - Metaphysics emphasis 3 on CR sacred Four scriptures movements spiritual in traditions development each religion. Western metaphysical tradition: Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Kant Heidegger. RS 518 Cults, Prerequisite: Sects New Religious Movements 3 CH PH Explores beliefs East/West practices Comparative new Philosophy religions in America, including Mormonism, Unification Church, Christian Science, Heidegger East Asian thought, Scientology, Theosophy, New Age, origin Greek Chinese philosophy; Neopaganism, UFO cults. Presents both sociological Kyoto school; ological Nishitani s approaches Religion to understing Nothingness. new Prerequisite: religions. PH RS Women - Philosophical in World Theology Religions 3 CH CR The An analysis problem women s God before role in Christianity, after Judaism, Kant s Hinduism, Copernical Revolution, Islam both phenomenology historical contemporary using religion postmodern ories ology. methods Prerequisite: gender PH study. PH RS Women - Philosophy in Christianity Film 3 CH CR Uses A ological, contemporary textual films to gender-based lead students through examination advanced women philosophical in history examination Christianity, issues such incorporating as epistemology, critical ethics, analysis religion, texts written technology, about by Christian nature women. Topics include image women mind. Prerequisite: woman s spirituality in Bible, writings Church Fars, mystics, sectarian PH movements, Philosophy feminist reconstruction Performing Arts tradition. This course examines creation, expression, RS 521: Women meaning Islam 3 CH performing arts. 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4 SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CATALOG Course developing Descriptions Christian church. with PH ir 222 ological - Understing writings Our Universe ir Elective Core Courses distinctive Major philosophical, spiritual gifts. ological, Explores scientific RS 529 The Historical Jesus 3 CH significant contributions both women in issues in cosmology. Creation, evolution, PHCC The Human Search for Truth, context ir respective historical Attempts to recover words actions Justice, Common Good 3 CR fate universe. Design religious milieus. Also examines Dominican historical Jesus through a proper (Carine) chance, freedom Carmelite determinism, (Teresa) God This methodological course is capstone examination course in Sacred sources. Heart spirituality. Prerequisite: universe. Prerequisite: RS or TH University s Special emphasis Common is Core given sequence to parables study, The Human Jesus. Journey. As capstone, this course RS 538 PH Spiritual Philosophy Teachers Plato Thinkers 3 CH addresses Core s four fundamental questions human RS 530 meaning The Death value. Jesus This 3 course CH will Explores The nature representative philosophical spiritual life writings is a examined specific religious through teacher an exploration from selected investigate Traces development religious or philosophical traditions history Platonic dialogues. world s religions. Prerequisite: Examples understing passion death human Jesus condition as y as a are me such spiritual teachers include Hildegard running found in through gospels four stated Matw, questions. 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5 Machiavelli, understing Hobbes, advanced Locke, by Rousseau, Second Marx, Vatican Mill Council. Rawls. Prerequisite: PH RS History - The Philosophy Christian Ethics 3 CH The Technology ethical reflections some most Representative influential Christian views thinkers social from role Church technology. fars to Two present fundamental (e.g., Augustine, questions are Thomas addressed. Aquinas, The extent Martin Lur) technology s applied to various important topics ethical debate impact on social institutions individual in Christian history (e.g., notion lives. And, to what degree is this impact just war). A survey most important beneficial thinkers or documents harmful? Prerequisite: in history PH Christian ethical reflection. PH Bioethics: Philosophical Approaches RS 560 Bioethics: Religious Examines Approaches 3 ethical CH legal issues surrounding Introduces students abortion, to physician-assisted methods suicide, principles euthanasia, biomedical genetic ethics, cloning, explores genetic rapy/enhancement, several ethical issues in genetic medical patenting, practice health health care care allocation. policy. Prerequisite: The oretical frameworks employed include religious- PH ethical 270 perspectives - Philosophical in Christianity Anthropology some or religious traditions, as well Reflections as philosophical on nature social critiques meaning proposals. human existence, Major topics especially covered in include contemporary euthanasia, reproductive philosophy technologies, such as existentialism human cloning, consent Marxism. for experimentation, Writings Buber allocation Scheler health on care human resources. nature are studied. Prerequisite: RS 561 Symbol, Myth Ritual 3 CH PH Defines Metaphysics basic categories symbol, Four myth movements ritual in explores development ir religious significance. Western Theoretical metaphysical analyses tradition: Aristotle, symbolic imagination Thomas Aquinas, are also Kant examined. Heidegger. Prerequisite: RS 562 Human Rights 3 CH PH Investigates East/West philosophical Comparative religious Philosophy ories human rights, modern history rights, ways to implement a human Heidegger East Asian thought, rights agenda. origin Greek Chinese philosophy; Kyoto school; Nishitani s Religion RS 566 Foundations Catholic Ethics 3 CH Nothingness. Prerequisite: Explores historical sources methods reasoning in Roman Catholic moral PH Philosophical Theology tradition. Critically examines current moral The issues problem in Catholicism. God before after Kant s Copernical Revolution, phenomenology religion postmodern ology. RS 567 Mysticism Prerequisite: 3 CH This course introduces student to PH dimension Philosophy spirituality Film known as Uses mysticism, contemporary through readings films to lead in students critical through analysis advanced mystical philosophical texts world s examination religions, including Tao te Ching, Hindu issues such as epistemology, ethics, Upanishads, Zohar or Kabbalistic religion, technology, nature texts, poets Sufism, Christian mystics mind. from Prerequisite: history PH Christianity. PH RS Classics - Philosophy Western Spirituality 3 CH Performing Arts Provides a close examination writings This one course or more examines great creation, spiritual masters expression, Western religious meaning traditions performing (e.g., arts. John Through Cross, drama, Theresa music, Avila, voice, Ignatius students Loyola, Teilhard will critically de Chardin, analyze Martin perennial Buber elements Thomas Merton). structure story its place in uncovering creating meaning. RS 575 Death Dying in PH World 299 Religions - Special 3 Topics CH in Philosophy Designates All religious new traditions or occasional have regarded courses that process may or dying may not become result part bodily department s death as significant permanent events as ferings. natural Courses but capitalize also sacred on states a timely being topic, that a faculty impart to member s earthly life particular its deepest interest, meaning experimental value. alternative Course explores to existing religious courses, beliefs etc. about, Prerequisites practices developed established around, by human department dying, as death appropriate any subsequent for specific conditions course. Course existence. title is shown on student s transcript. Consult current course schedule for RS 577 Pilgrimage available topics current prerequisites. 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6 SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY GRADUATE CATALOG Course RS 589 Religion, Descriptions War Peace 3 CH RS 623 PH Theology Understing Our Universe Examines Elective Core various Courses religious perspectives on Human Major Person philosophical, 3 CR ological, scientific violence, war quest for peace. Investigates issues in ological cosmology. conception Creation, evolution, PHCC The Human Search for Truth, human Justice, Common Good 3 CR person fate in light universe. Christian Design revelation, RS 591 Religious Themes in chance, asks: In freedom what way is a determinism, person like God? God This Contemporary course is Fiction capstone 3 CH course in Sacred Heart What do we mean by human nature, sin, universe. Prerequisite: University s Common Core sequence study, The grace, free will? Can traditional Explores religious dimensions in Human Journey. 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7 Machiavelli, RS 684 Holocaust: Hobbes, Genocide Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Religion Mill Rawls. 3 CR Prerequisite: Analysis Holocaust or 20th PH century 256 genocides - The Philosophy (Rwa, Bosnia) with a focus Technology on religion as a dimension Representative causes genocide. views Assesses social degrees role accountability for genocide among technology. Two fundamental questions religious populations, both lay clerical. are addressed. The extent technology s Prerequisite: RS or TH impact on social institutions individual lives. And, to what degree is this impact RS 699 Independent Study 1 3 CH beneficial or harmful? Prerequisite: An area study for which no course is presently provided. The student must find an PH Bioethics: Philosophical instructor competent in his or her proposed Approaches topic secure permission Examines program director, ethical chairperson, legal issues dean. surrounding abortion, physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia, genetic cloning, genetic rapy/enhancement, genetic patenting, health care allocation. Prerequisite: PH Philosophical Anthropology Reflections on nature meaning human existence, especially in contemporary philosophy such as existentialism Marxism. Writings Buber Scheler on human nature are studied. Prerequisite: PH Metaphysics Four movements in development Western metaphysical tradition: Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Kant Heidegger. Prerequisite: PH East/West Comparative Philosophy Heidegger East Asian thought, origin Greek Chinese philosophy; Kyoto school; Nishitani s Religion Nothingness. Prerequisite: PH Philosophical Theology The problem God before after Kant s Copernical Revolution, phenomenology religion postmodern ology. Prerequisite: PH Philosophy Film Uses contemporary films to lead students through advanced philosophical examination issues such as epistemology, ethics, religion, technology, nature mind. Prerequisite: PH Philosophy Performing Arts This course examines creation, expression, meaning performing arts. Through drama, music, voice, students will critically analyze perennial elements structure story its place in uncovering creating meaning. PH Special Topics in Philosophy Designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part department s permanent ferings. Courses capitalize on a timely topic, a faculty member s particular interest, an experimental alternative to existing courses, etc. Prerequisites established by department as appropriate for specific course. Course title is shown on student s transcript. Consult current course schedule for available topics current prerequisites. PH Existentialism Nineteenth- 20th-century existentialism, especially thought Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger Sartre. Prerequisite: PH Philosophy Lived Experience A course in method phenomenology, which holds that all meaning philosophical questions can be addressed though a careful examination our own experience. This task is not easy, because many commonsense attitudes about experience