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Program Requirements
NOTE: THE HONOURS IN PHILOSOPHY AND WESTERN RELIGIONS IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE 2011-2012 ACADEMIC YEAR.
The Honours Philosophy and Western Religions program was designed for students who wish (i) to explore in depth the intertwined intellectual worlds of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and the interaction between philosophy and religion from Antiquity to the Enlightenment and (ii) to acquire the linguistic and conceptual tools allowing them to read source texts in the original languages, and to conduct research in the areas investigated by the interdisciplinary program. Students are encouraged to complete, in addition, a minor concentration in one of the languages relevant to the academic field.
According to Faculty regulations, Honours students must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.00 and maintain a minimum program GPA of 3.00.
Students are strongly encouraged to consult an adviser each year to devise a suitable course combination.
Students who combine the Honours program with a minor concentration in one of the languages relevant to the academic field, or who have acquired proficiency in one language elsewhere may replace 6 credits of the language requirements through additional credits in other segments of the program.
Required Course (3 credits)
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RELG 307 Bible, Quran & Interpretations (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures as responses to earlier sacred texts and in the light of post-scriptural interpretations. The debates, polemics, interpretative strategies, and intellectual and spiritual sharing produced by these three religions in accepting, explaining, amplifying, modifying, and selectively rejecting their and other sacred scriptures.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Levy, B Barry (Winter)
- Winter
Complementary Courses (57 credits)
57 credits selected as follows:
Philosophy and Western Religions (PHWR)
6-9 credits of Philosophy and Western Religions (PHWR) courses from:
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PHWR 300 Philosophy & Western Religions 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy & Western Religions : Introduction to the encounter between philosophy and the Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, from Antiquity to the 12th Century, covering the philosophical sources (Plato to Neoplatonism), the religious sources (Bible to Qu'ran), and their manifold syntheses in the thought of theologians, philosophers and mystics within the three religious traditions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Restrictions: Open to students in Philosophy & Western Religions, Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and to students of other units with permission of the instructor.
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PHWR 301 Philosophy & Western Religions 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy & Western Religions : Introduction to the encounter between philosophy and the three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, from the 13th Century to the Enlightenment, covering the manifold syntheses of philosophical and religious ideas in thinkers from the Later Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 17th Century and the Enlightenment.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: PHWR 300 or permission of the instructor.
- Restrictions: Open to students in Philosophy & Western Religions, Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and to students of other units with permission of the instructor.
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PHWR 500D1 Interdisciplinary Seminar (1.5 credits)
Overview
Philosophy & Western Religions : Advanced undergraduate students and faculty members and graduate students conducting research in relevant areas of the academic field will discuss a specific topic (e.g. Platonism, Aristotelianism, Renaissance, Mysticism, God, Prophecy, Exegesis etc.) in an interdisciplinary perspective.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: PHWR 300 or permission of an advisor.
- Restrictions: Open to Major, Joint Honours and Honours students in Philosophy & Western Religions in their final year, as well as students of related units with permission of an adviser.
- Students must register for both PHWR 500D1 and PHWR 500D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PHWR 500D1 and PHWR 500D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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PHWR 500D2 Interdisciplinary Seminar (1.5 credits)
Overview
Philosophy & Western Religions : See PHWR 500D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: PHWR 500D1.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PHWR 500D1 and PHWR 500D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
Students are strongly encouraged to take both PHWR 300 and PHWR 301.
History of Philosophy
9 to 12 credits from the History of Philosophy course list below.
At least one of:
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PHIL 354 Plato (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of some of the philosophical problems (those in logic, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, e.g.) found in a selection of Plato's dialogues.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Laywine, Alison (Fall)
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PHIL 355 Aristotle (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of selected works by Aristotle. The course considers issues in moral philosophy as well as those found in the logical treatises, the Physics and Metaphysics, and in the philosophy of mind.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Winter)
At least one of:
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PHIL 356 Early Medieval Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of selected works in the Christian, Islamic and Jewish traditions. Topics in moral and political philosophy, logic and metaphysics, philosophical psychology and epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophical theology may be discussed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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PHIL 357 Late Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : A discussion of the works of selected philosophers from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Topics for discussion may include God's knowledge of future contingents, issues in medieval logic, political and moral issues, and philosophical theology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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PHIL 360 17th Century Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of the work of such seventeenth-century philosophers as Descartes, Hobbes, Gassendi, Malebranche, Leibniz, and the Cambridge Platonists.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sharp, Hasana (Fall)
Remaining credits, if any, from:
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CLAS 415 Advanced Latin: Oratory (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Roman Oratory Prose in the original Latin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Latin or permission of instructor
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CLAS 426 Advanced Greek: Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : The reading of selected texts in Greek Philosophy Prose in the original Ancient Greek.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: 9 credits of Intermediate Ancient Greek or permission of instructor
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PHIL 345 Greek Political Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of the ethical and political theories of ancient Greece, especially those of Plato and Aristotle.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sommerville, Brooks (Winter)
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken POLI 333
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PHIL 350 History and Philosophy of Ancient Science (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : Topics in ancient pure mathematics (geometry and number theory), "mixed mathematics" (astronomy, music theory, optics, mechanics), and/or natural science (including medicine), studied with a view to philosophical issues raised by the content of ancient science and/or by the logic of scientific argument.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Laywine, Alison (Fall)
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PHIL 353 The Presocratic Philosophers (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of the surviving fragments of the presocratic philosophers and schools of philosophy, as well as later reports of their views.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Lewis, Eric (Winter)
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PHIL 452 Later Greek Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of some of the major post-Aristotelian schools of philosophy. Texts from the Peripatetic, Stoic, Epicurean, Sceptical, Platonic, and medical traditions may be considered. Problems in logic, ethics, physics, epistemology, and metaphysics will be addressed.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sommerville, Brooks (Winter)
- Prerequisite: PHIL 354 or PHIL 355
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken POLI 351
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PHIL 453 Ancient Metaphysics and Natural Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of central themes of ancient metaphysics and/or natural philosophy as treated by two or more contrasting philosophers or philosophical traditions - probably including Plato and/or Aristotle, and possibly including some Hellenistic or post-Hellenistic schools.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Deslauriers, Marguerite (Winter)
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PHIL 454 Ancient Moral Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An examination of central themes of ancient moral theory as treated by two or more contrasting philosophers or philosophical traditions - probably including Plato and/or Aristotle, and possibly some Hellenistic or post-Hellenistic schools.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fraenkel, Carlos (Winter)
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PHIL 551 Seminar: Ancient Philosophy 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An advanced course on a philosopher or philosophical issue articulated in antiquity.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Laywine, Alison (Winter)
- Prerequisite: at least one course in ancient philosophy and the specific requirements of individual instructors
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
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PHIL 556 Seminar: Medieval Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An advanced course devoted to a particular topic in medieval philosophy. Subject varies from year to year.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Normore, Calvin (Fall)
- Prerequisite: PHIL 345 or PHIL 357 or written permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
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PHIL 560 Seminar: 17th Century Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An advanced course on a seventeenth-century philosopher or philosophical issue.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: PHIL 360 or written permission of the instructor
- Restriction: Seminars are open only to graduate students and final year Philosophy Majors, Honours and Joint Honours students, except by written permission of the Department
Scriptures and History of the Western Religious Traditions
3-6 credits from the Scriptures and History of the Western Religious Traditions course list below.
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CATH 200 Introduction to Catholicism (3 credits)
Overview
Catholic Studies : An interdisciplinary study of the Roman Catholic tradition in its ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ contexts. Traces major themes in the Catholic tradition. Emphasis will vary from year to year on spiritual, intellectual, institutional, cultural and historical dimensions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Potworowski, Christophe (Fall)
- Fall
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CATH 310 Catholic Intellectual Traditions (3 credits)
Overview
Catholic Studies : This course examines Catholic intellectual perspectives, schools of thought, and major thinkers, with focus on topics such as God, faith and reason, the human person, history, culture and community. Will also examine the interaction between Catholicism and other perspectives and traditions.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Potworowski, Christophe (Fall)
- Prerequisites: CATH 200, RELG 320, or permission of instructor
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CATH 320 Scripture and Catholicism (3 credits)
Overview
Catholic Studies : The role of Scripture in Roman Catholic thought and culture. Topics include Catholic perspectives on the interpretation of Scripture, debates about the role of Scripture in Catholic theology, and the incorporation of Scripture into popular Catholic cultures.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CATH 200, or permission of instructor
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HIST 207 Jewish History: 400 B.C.E. to 1000 (3 credits)
Overview
History : An overview of Jewish history from the period of Ezra and Nehemiah to the death of Hai Gaon, c. 1035. Focus on the experience of the Jews in Hellenistic and Islamic civilizations. Topics include Jewish sects, rabbinic literature in its various genres, the Karaite schism, and the rise of the Gaonate.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hundert, Gershon (Fall)
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken JWST 216
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HIST 219 Jewish History: 1000 - 2000 (3 credits)
Overview
History : The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Hundert, Gershon (Winter)
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ISLA 505 Islam: Origin and Early Development (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : The Qur'an, Hadith, the Shari'a and their major themes. The early development of law, theology and Sufism. The development and formation of an Islamic "orthodoxy", the development and nature of competing interpretations of Islam during the Classical Period. Topics: God, revelation, prophecy, the community and the individual and the meaning of history.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- 3 hours
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ISLA 506 Islam: Later Developments (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : How the basic elements of Islam have been understood in the course of later Islamic history up to the present day. The nature and development of Shi'ism, Sufi brotherhoods, major intellectual trends, Islam in a world of nation states, diaspora. The challenges of modernity and the contemporary world.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- 3 hours
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ISLA 510D1 History: Islamic Civilization - Classical (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : The origins of the early Islamic state in Arabia and the Umawi Caliphate. The growth of an Islamic civilization, and the "Abbasi Empire" until the Seljuk period. The rise of the Fatimis. The Caliphate of Cordoba.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall and Winter
- 3 hours
- Students must register for both ISLA 510D1 and ISLA 510D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 510D1 and ISLA 510D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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ISLA 510D2 History: Islamic Civilization - Classical (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 510D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ISLA 510D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 510D1 and ISLA 510D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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ISLA 511D1 History: Islamic Civilization - Mediaeval Era (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : The Seljuks, and the medieval synthesis. The Moors in Spain and North Africa. The Crusades. The Mongols and the destruction of the Baghdad Caliphate. The Mamluk, Persian, Turkish and Indian Empires until 1700.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Abisaab, Rula (Fall)
- Fall and Winter
- 3 hours
- Prerequisite: Either ISLA 200 or ISLA 350
- Students must register for both ISLA 511D1 and ISLA 511D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 511D1 and ISLA 511D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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ISLA 511D2 History: Islamic Civilization - Mediaeval Era (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 511D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Abisaab, Rula (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ISLA 511D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 511D1 and ISLA 511D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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JWST 201 Jewish Law (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : The nature and history of Jewish law; literary and legal sources; selections in English from the Mishnah and Talmud, as well as selected post-Talmudic Texts, on such subjects as Contracts, Torts, Public Law and Family Law.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Hundert, Daniel Leib (Fall)
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JWST 211 Jewish Studies 1: Biblical Period (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : The history, literature and beliefs of Judaism's formative period. Both Biblical and non-Biblical materials will be studied. The Bible in the context of cognate literatures of the Ancient Near East; non-Biblical documents will be analysed for their bearing on the Jewish tradition.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Levy, B Barry (Fall)
- All texts will be read in English
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JWST 216 Jewish Studies 2: 400 B.C.E. - 1000 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : The history, literature and intellectual developments in Judaism during late antiquity. Special emphasis will be placed on rabbinic literature e.g. Babylonian Talmud, Palestinian Talmud, the midrashim both as literary works and for the light they shed on the events and ideologies of the period.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- All texts and discussions will be in English
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 207
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JWST 217 Jewish Studies 3: 1000 - 2000 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- All texts will be read in English
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JWST 310 Believers, Heretics and Critics (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Issues in the development of Biblical interpretation based on classical Jewish thought, heretical Jewish doctrines and contemporary Biblical criticism.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Levy, B Barry (Fall)
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JWST 316 Social and Ethical Issues Jewish Law 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : A brief introduction to the nature and history of Jewish law. Topics include: redemption of hostages; abortion; death and dying.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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JWST 331 Bible Interpretation/Medieval Ashkenaz (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : An introduction to Jewish interpretation of the Bible in the Middle Ages. Readings from the Hebrew Bible and the commentaries of Rashi, Rashbam, the Tosafists, etc.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: Knowledge of Hebrew
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JWST 332 Bible Interpretation/Sefardic Tradition (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Readings from the Hebrew Bible and the commentaries of Ibn Ezra, Nachmanides, Abravanel, etc.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: Knowledge of Hebrew. Recommended: JWST 331
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JWST 345 Introduction to Rabbinic Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : An introduction to the study of Rabbinic texts.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Hundert, Daniel Leib (Winter)
- All readings in English
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JWST 510 Jewish Bible Interpretation 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : The issues, approaches, and texts of Jewish Bible interpretation between the Biblical and Talmudic eras: Bible interpretation in the Bible; in Greco-Roman Jewish literature; in the Mishnah, Tosefta, Targumim, and Talmudim; early Samaritan interpretation, Bible interpretation in ancient synagogue art, and in the massoretic literature.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Levy, B Barry (Fall)
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 512
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JWST 511 Jewish Bible Interpretation 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : The issues, problems, approaches, and texts of Jewish Bible interpretation in medieval, renaissance, early modern, and modern times. Interpretation in the Geonic, Ashkenazi, Sefardic, North African, Italian, European, Yemenite, North American and Israeli centres of Jewish Learning.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 512
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JWST 523 Ancient Bible Interpretation (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Advanced level work in one aspect of Jewish Bible interpretation in ancient times.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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JWST 534 Homiletic Midrash (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : The issues and techniques of early rabbinic preaching and teaching the Bible as they emerge from a close reading of homiletical midrashic texts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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JWST 535 Exegetic Midrash (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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JWST 538 Early Rabbinic Parshanut 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Advanced level work on one aspect of Jewish Bible interpretation in late antiquity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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JWST 539 Biblical Interpretation 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Close readings in one or more texts of early rabbinic Bible interpretation: Mishnah, Tosefta, Halakhic and Aggadic Midrashim, Talmud.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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JWST 540 Biblical Interpretation 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Close reading of medieval rabbinic bible interpretation: Ashkenazi and Sefaradi exegetes, commentators, philologists, philosophers and jurists.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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JWST 546 Innovative Medieval Parshanut (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : The dynamics of Jewish Bible interpretation in medieval times and the attempts by various authors to read the Bible as an independent Hebrew document, not only in the light of the pre-medieval rabbinical exegetical tradition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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JWST 548 Medieval Parshanut (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Advanced level work in one aspect of Jewish Bible interpretation in medieval times.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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JWST 575 Topics in Parshanut (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Advanced level work in one aspect of Jewish Bible Interpretation that cuts across all periods of Jewish Bible interpretation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : To provide students of the humanities with knowledge of the Bible as a tool for interpreting religious references in Western literature, art and music. Biblical stories (e.g. Creation, Exodus), key figures (e.g. David, Job, Mary), and common motifs (e.g. Holy City, Pilgrimage, Bride) are explored, then illustrated by later cultural forms.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Billings, Drew (Fall) Billings, Drew (Winter)
- Fall, Winter and Summer
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RELG 210 Jesus of Nazareth (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A critical study of selected ancient and modern accounts of the aims and person of Jesus. Attention will be given also to the question of the historical sources and to the relationship between faith and history.
Terms: Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Udoh, Fabian (Winter)
- Fall, Winter and Summer
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RELG 300 Second Temple Judaism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A survey of Jewish history and thought from Ezra to the Mishnah; religious developments and groups, e.g., apocalypticism, Hellenistic Judaism, Essenes, Pharisees, Early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism; and Biblical Interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo, Paul, Mishnah and Midrashim.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Oegema, Gerbern (Fall)
- Fall
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RELG 302 Literature of Ancient Israel 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the literature of Ancient Israel in English translation. Reading and interpreting representative selections.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kirkpatrick, Patricia (Fall)
- Fall
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RELG 303 Literature of Ancient Israel 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Approaches to historical-critical scholarship and to the historical background of the Old Testament. Part of the course will be an examination of methods of biblical analysis through the use of learning cells.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Oegema, Gerbern (Winter)
- Winter
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RELG 306 Rabbinic Judaism (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The beliefs, practices and religious institutions of the Jews from ancient times to the present.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: RELG 202 or RELG 204 or permission of instructor
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken RELG 206
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RELG 311 New Testament Studies 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the interpretation of the New Testament.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Udoh, Fabian (Fall)
- Fall
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RELG 312 New Testament Studies 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the critical study of the Gospels.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Henderson, Ian H (Winter)
- Winter
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RELG 322 The Church in History 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A survey of major developments in the history of Christianity from the end of the apostolic age to 1500. Selected readings from primary and secondary sources will be used.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kirby, W J Torrance (Fall)
- Fall
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RELG 323 The Church in History 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Significant events and persons in the history of western Christianity from 1500 - 1948 will be studied. Attention is focused on mainline denominations in Britain and continental Europe.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kirby, W J Torrance (Winter)
- Winter
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RELG 326 Ancient Christian Church AD54 - AD604 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Significant persons and events from Nero's reign to the papacy of Gregory I. Attention to major Christian centres within the Roman Empire before Constantine, to the development of the Eastern Byzantine Church, and to the growth of the papacy in the West. Leading Christian theologians and thinkers will be studied.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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RELG 330 Reformed Theology (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Selected topics illustrating the Reformers' theological agenda, with special reference to Luther, Zwingli and Calvin.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
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RELG 399 Christian Spirituality (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Seminar exploring the phenomena of internal religious experience in their relation to received formularies of Christian thought and practice.
Terms: Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Summer
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RELG 404 Post Exilic Biblical Literature (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Fall
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RELG 407 The Writings (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A study of Job with some attention to Proverbs and Ecclesiastes (in English translation).
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kirkpatrick, Patricia (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisites: RELG 202, or RELG 302 and RELG 303, or equivalent
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RELG 408 The Prophets (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A study of significant texts selected from the prophetic tradition in the Old Testament.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisites: RELG 202, or RELG 302 and RELG 303
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RELG 411 New Testament Exegesis (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A seminar in exegesis on the basis of representative passages chosen from different parts of the New Testament in English.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Udoh, Fabian (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisites: RELG 311 and RELG 312
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RELG 482 Exegesis of Greek New Testament (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An intensive seminar in exegesis on the basis of representative passages chosen from different parts of the New Testament.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Udoh, Fabian (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: RELG 381 or equivalent, and RELG 311, RELG 312
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RELG 491 Hebrew Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Translation and exegesis of selected texts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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RELG 492 Hebrew Texts (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Translation and exegesis of selected texts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
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RELG 500 Methodology Colloquium (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Thought
9-12 credits from the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Thought course list below with a maximum of 6 credits selected from any one group.
Group 1 - Islamic Studies (ISLA)
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ISLA 531D1 Survey Development of Islamic Thought (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : A survey of the development of the major intellectual traditions of Islamic civilization in medieval and modern times.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- 3 hours
- Students must register for both ISLA 531D1 and ISLA 531D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 531D1 and ISLA 531D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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ISLA 531D2 Survey Development of Islamic Thought (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 531D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ISLA 531D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 531D1 and ISLA 531D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Group 2 - Jewish Studies (JWST)
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JWST 261 History of Jewish Philosophy & Thought (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : An introduction to Jewish philosophy and thought from the Hellenic period (Philo) to the beginning of the modern era (Spinoza) focusing on topics such as prophecy and philosophy, God and the world; the Law as a canon of ethical rules and as a political constitution. survey the treatment of such issues by Jewish thinkers from Philo to Maimonides.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Haliva, Racheli (Fall)
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JWST 337 Jewish Philosophy and Thought 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Focuses on either a period, a current of thought or the work of a thinker in the history of Jewish thought from Antiquity to the Middle Ages, paying particular attention to the relationship of Jewish thinkers to intellectual trends in their respective cultural contexts. contemporary Muslim and Christian theologians and philosophers.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fraenkel, Carlos (Winter)
- Fall
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JWST 338 Jewish Philosophy and Thought 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Focuses on either a period, a current of thought or the work of a thinker in the history of Jewish thought from the Middle Ages to Modern Times, paying particular attention to the relationship of Jewish thinkers to intellectual trends in their respective cultural contexts. themes and concerns of Jewish theology and on Jewish responses to contemporary trends in European thought.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
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JWST 358 Topics in Jewish Philosophy 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Topic for 2002-03: Religion and Politics in the Jewish Tradition.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Caplan, Eric (Fall) Kaplan, Lawrence (Winter)
- All texts in English
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JWST 359 Topics in Jewish Philosophy 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- All texts in English
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JWST 474 Maimonides' Mishneh Torah (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Study of the Moses Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, including such subjects as idolatry, repentance, and sacrifices, to torts, contracts, and public law.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
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JWST 543 Maimonides as Parshan (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Biblical Interpretation in the Guide of the Perplexed and related writings.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kaplan, Lawrence (Fall)
- Requires Departmental approval
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken JWST 540
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JWST 558 Topics: Modern Jewish Thought (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kaplan, Lawrence (Fall)
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JWST 562 Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Deals with the manifold points of contact between medieval Muslim and Jewish intellectual history. Muslim and Jewish philosophers, theologians and mystics belonged to the same currents of thought, used the same language and studied the same sources in translation, proposing similar answers to questions that arose in the context of their respective religious traditions.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Kaplan, Lawrence (Winter)
- Prerequisite: one course in Greek, Islamic or Jewish Philosophy, or permission of instructor.
Group 3 - Religious Studies (RELG)
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RELG 334 The Christian Faith (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A study of core Christian ideas and their relation to doxology, morality, history and culture.
Terms: Summer 2011
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Winter
- Prerequisites: One of RELG 202, 204, 210, 302, 311, 312 or the equivalent.
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RELG 341 Introduction: Philosophy of Religion (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : Introduction to the subject. Faith and reason, theistic arguments, values and destiny, the problem of evil, religious language.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kanaris, Jim (Fall)
- Fall
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RELG 423 Reformation Thought (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An examination of issues and persons in Europe and the British Isles that contributed to ecclesiastical and social change during the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Kirby, W J Torrance (Fall)
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RELG 439 Religious Dialogues (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A comparative survey of the literature of Western religious dialogues, addressing the history and diversity of debates concerning religion. Texts to be discussed include dialogues by Plato, Cicero, Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Cusanus, Leo Hebraeus, Erasmus, Thomas More, Jean Bodin, Leibniz and Hume.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: RELG 204 or RELG 207.
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RELG 532 History of Christian Thought 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The development of Christian theology in the Patristic and Medieval periods. Focus on the controversial development of Christian doctrines and disciplines through intensive exposure to primary texts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: At least six (6) credits at the 300 level in Christianity or the Christian Bible.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken RELG 320
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RELG 533 History of Christian Thought 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The development of Christian theology in the Reformation, Post Reformation and Modern periods through intensive exposure to primary texts.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Farrow, Douglas B (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: At least six (6) credits at the 300 level in Christianity or the Christian Bible.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken RELG 327
Languages
18-21 credits (two years: 12 credits, or in the case of Arabic, 15 credits) in one language (Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, or Latin)
and
6-9 credits (one year: 6 credits, or in the case of Arabic, 9 credits) in a second language relevant to the program selected from the language lists below.
Arabic, ISLA courses:
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ISLA 521D1 Introductory Arabic (4.5 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Modern Standard Literary Arabic (non-spoken).
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gohar, Shokry; Nancekivell, David; Munir, Muhammad Ahmad (Fall)
- Fall and Winter
- 5 lecture hours and laboratory
- Prerequisite: Placement Test or permission of instructor
- Students must register for both ISLA 521D1 and ISLA 521D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 521D1 and ISLA 521D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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ISLA 521D2 Introductory Arabic (4.5 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 521D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gohar, Shokry; Nancekivell, David; Munir, Muhammad Ahmad (Winter)
- Winter
- Prerequisite: ISLA 521D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 521D1 and ISLA 521D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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ISLA 522D1 Lower Intermediate Arabic (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Gohar, Shokry; Nancekivell, David (Fall)
- Fall and Winter
- 3 hours and laboratory
- Prerequisite: ISLA 521D1/D2 or equivalent, Placement Test, or permission of instructor.
- Students must register for both ISLA 522D1 and ISLA 522D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 522D1 and ISLA 522D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- ISLA 522D1 and ISLA 522D2 together are equivalent to ISLA 522
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ISLA 522D2 Lower Intermediate Arabic (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 522D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Gohar, Shokry; Nancekivell, David (Winter)
- Fall and Winter
- Prerequisite: ISLA 522D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 522D1 and ISLA 522D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- ISLA 522D1 and ISLA 522D2 together are equivalent to ISLA 522
Greek, CLAS and RELG courses:
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CLAS 220D1 Introductory Ancient Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A course for beginners.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Fall)
- Students must register for both CLAS 220D1 and CLAS 220D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 220D1 and CLAS 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 220D2 Introductory Ancient Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : See CLAS 220D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Winter)
- Prerequisite: CLAS 220D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 220D1 and CLAS 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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CLAS 321 Intermediate Greek: Plato/Xenophon (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 322 Intermediate Greek: Orators (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret (Winter)
- Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 323 Intermediate Greek: Homer (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
- Selections
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CLAS 324 Intermediate Greek: Poetry (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 325 Intermediate Greek: Later Prose (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of the instructor
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CLAS 326 Intermediate Greek: Selections (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CLAS 220 or permission of instructor
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RELG 280D1 Elementary New Testament Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the grammar and syntax of New Testament Greek.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Henderson, Ian H; Ross, Sean (Fall)
- Students must register for both RELG 280D1 and RELG 280D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 280D1 and RELG 280D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- RELG 280D1 and RELG 280D2 together are equivalent to RELG 280
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RELG 280D2 Elementary New Testament Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : See RELG 280D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Henderson, Ian H; Ross, Sean (Winter)
- Prerequisite: RELG 280D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 280D1 and RELG 280D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- RELG 280D1 and RELG 280D2 together are equivalent to RELG 280
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RELG 381 Advanced New Testament Greek (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : A review of grammar and syntax with an emphasis on rapid reading of sections chosen from different parts of the New Testament.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Udoh, Fabian (Fall)
- Fall
- Prerequisite: RELG 280 or equivalent, with a minimum grade of 70%
Hebrew, JWST and RELG courses:
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JWST 200 Hebrew Language (Intensive) (12 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : Intensive language course, covering the first two levels in one year rather than the usual two.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking JWST 220 or JWST 320
- Normally offered in the summer.
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JWST 220D1 Introductory Hebrew (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fima, Lea; Parry, Nitza (Fall)
- Students must register for both JWST 220D1 and JWST 220D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 220D1 and JWST 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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JWST 220D2 Introductory Hebrew (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : See JWST 220D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fima, Lea; Parry, Nitza (Winter)
- Prerequisite: JWST 220D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 220D1 and JWST 220D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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JWST 320D1 Intermediate Hebrew (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Fima, Lea; Gams-Shauli, Bracha (Fall)
- Students must register for both JWST 320D1 and JWST 320D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 320D1 and JWST 320D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- JWST 320D1 and JWST 320D2 together are equivalent to JWST 320
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JWST 320D2 Intermediate Hebrew (3 credits)
Overview
Jewish Studies : See JWST 320D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Fima, Lea; Gams-Shauli, Bracha (Winter)
- Prerequisite: JWST 320D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both JWST 320D1 and JWST 320D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- JWST 320D1 and JWST 320D2 together are equivalent to JWST 320
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RELG 390D1 Elementary Biblical Hebrew (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : An introduction to the grammar and syntax of Biblical Hebrew. Emphasis is placed on both the oral and the written language.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Sulzbach, Carla (Fall)
- Students must register for both RELG 390D1 and RELG 390D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 390D1 and RELG 390D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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RELG 390D2 Elementary Biblical Hebrew (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : See RELG 390D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Sulzbach, Carla (Winter)
- Prerequisite: RELG 390D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both RELG 390D1 and RELG 390D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Latin, CLAS courses:
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CLAS 210D1 Introductory Latin 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : A course for beginners.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret; Baronowski, Donald (Fall)
- Students must register for both CLAS 210D1 and CLAS 210D2
- No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 210D1 and CLAS 210D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- CLAS 210D1 and CLAS 210D2 together are equivalent to CLAS 210
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CLAS 210D2 Introductory Latin 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : See CLAS 210D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Palczynski, Margaret; Baronowski, Donald (Winter)
- Prerequisite: CLAS 210D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both CLAS 210D1 and CLAS 210D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- CLAS 210D1 and CLAS 210D2 together are equivalent to CLAS 210
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CLAS 311 Catullus/Ovid (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CLAS 210 or CLAS 211 or CLAS 212 or permission of the Department
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CLAS 312 Intermediate Latin: Poetry (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Baronowski, Donald (Winter)
- Prerequisite: CLAS 210 or CLAS 211 or CLAS 212 or permission of the Department
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CLAS 313 Intermediate Latin: Cicero (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CLAS 210 or CLAS 211 or CLAS 212 or permission of the Department
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CLAS 314 Intermediate Latin: Historians (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CLAS 210 or CLAS 211 or CLAS 212 or permission of the Department
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CLAS 315 Intermediate Latin: Selections (3 credits)
Overview
Classics
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CLAS 210 or CLAS 211 or CLAS 212 or permission of the Department
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CLAS 316 Intermediate Latin: Medieval (3 credits)
Overview
Classics : Selection.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: CLAS 210 or CLAS 211 or CLAS 212 or permission of the Department
Specialized Research Skills
6 credits of courses in specialized skills for conducting research, chosen from:
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PHWR 400 Joint Honours/Honours Tutorial (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy & Western Religions : Guided reading and research for Joint Honours and Honours students in their final year.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Restrictions: Open to Joint Honours and Honours students in Philosophy & Western Religions in their final year.
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PHWR 401 Honours Thesis Tutorial 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy & Western Religions : Initial guided reading and research for Honours students in their final year.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Restrictions: Open to Honours students in Philosophy & Western Religions in their final year.
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PHWR 402 Honours Thesis Tutorial 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy & Western Religions : Final guided reading and research for Honours students in their final year.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: PHWR 401
- Restrictions: Open to Honours students in Philosophy & Western Religions in their final year.
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PHWR 500D1 Interdisciplinary Seminar (1.5 credits)
Overview
Philosophy & Western Religions : Advanced undergraduate students and faculty members and graduate students conducting research in relevant areas of the academic field will discuss a specific topic (e.g. Platonism, Aristotelianism, Renaissance, Mysticism, God, Prophecy, Exegesis etc.) in an interdisciplinary perspective.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: PHWR 300 or permission of an advisor.
- Restrictions: Open to Major, Joint Honours and Honours students in Philosophy & Western Religions in their final year, as well as students of related units with permission of an adviser.
- Students must register for both PHWR 500D1 and PHWR 500D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PHWR 500D1 and PHWR 500D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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PHWR 500D2 Interdisciplinary Seminar (1.5 credits)
Overview
Philosophy & Western Religions : See PHWR 500D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: PHWR 500D1.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both PHWR 500D1 and PHWR 500D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
Faculty of Arts—2010-2011 (last updated Jan. 19, 2011) (disclaimer)