Religion (REL) - For a syllabus or more detailed course information, please contact the department at 610-758-3353.

 

Course Listings

 Course#                 Course Title (Credit Hours)                      CRN     Day/Time           Location   Session  Instructor

116-010/PHIL 116-010 Bioethics (4) 20433 M/W 7-10:00pm MG 112 First Steffen
195-010 Buddhism & Psychotherapy (4) 20504 M-Th 10-11:35am MG 113 First Newman
373-010/HUM 373-010/PHIL 373-010/REL 373-011 Independent Ethics Project (4) 20288 Hours arranged   Second Steffen
373-011/HUM 373-011/PHIL 373-011/REL 373-010 Independent Ethics Project (4) 20379 Hours arranged   First Steffen

Course Descriptions

116/PHIL 116. Bioethics: Moral issues that arise in the context of health care and related biomedical fields in the United States today, examined in the light of the nature and foundation of moral rights and obligations. Topics include: confidentiality, informed consent, euthanasia, medical research and experimentation, genetics, the distribution of health care, etc. HU

195. Buddhism & Psychotherapy:  Since the middle of the last century Buddhism has had an increasing role in shaping perspectives on psychotherapy.  We will begin this course by exploring the Buddhist theory of mind and the resulting world view.  We will then look at several approaches to psychotherapy that have been influenced by Buddhism.  Particular attention will be paid to the importance of meditation in Buddhist practice and its role in psychotherapy.  HU

373/HUM 373/PHIL 373. Independent Ethics Project: Supervised ethics research into a topic approved by the advisor for the Humanities Minor in Ethics. An option for completing the ethics minor. For ethics minor only. HU