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REL S 101 - World Religions
Units: 3 GE
Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley
Major world and selected tribal traditions from primal times to present. Broad historical development and philosophical overview including founders, teachings, beliefs, practices, and interactions with culture, such as art, literature, politics.
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REL S 102 - Exploring the Qur’an
Units: 3 GE
Basic content and themes of the Qur’an from an historical perspective using academic methods of study. Consideration of relationships to other Abrahamic scriptures. Exegetical approaches from sectarian and modern political viewpoints.
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REL S 103 - American Religious Diversity
Units: 3 GE
Religious identities and traditions of diverse peoples living in the US. Major world religions in context of contemporary multicultural America. Religions of indigenous peoples and religious movements which have arisen in US.
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REL S 258 - Death, Dying, and Afterlife
Units: 3 GE
Diverse ways religions deal with process of dying and rituals involved in transition of life to death. Grieving, end-of-life decisions, views on afterlife. Formerly Numbered Religious Studies 358.
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REL S 296 - Experimental Topics
Units: 1-4
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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REL S 301 - Hebrew Bible (A)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Literature, history, major themes of Bible; methods and concerns of contemporary biblical studies. Situates folkloric, political, heroic, poetic, and religious meanings of texts among their original audiences.
Note: Courses for Area (A) Texts, are identified in the course title as (A).
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REL S 305 - The New Testament (A)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Structure, composition, meaning of New Testament; methods for interpreting Biblical texts. Focus on letters of Paul, post-Pauline writings, Gospel accounts of Jesus’s life.
Note: Courses for Area (A) Texts, are identified in the course title as (A).
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REL S 310 - The Qur’an (A)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Major themes of Qur’an including cosmology, eschatology, good and evil, gender, God and monotheism, People of the Book (Jews and Christians), and role of religion in society. Attention to historical period in which the Qur’an was compiled.
Note: Courses for Area (A) Texts, are identified in the course title as (A). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 315 - Yoga: Theory and Practice (A)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Cultural, historical, and philosophical aspects of yogic tradition since its earliest history to modern days. Texts, traditions, and prominent figures in yogic tradition providing a conceptual basis for yogic practice.
Note: Courses for Area (A) Texts, are identified in the course title as (A). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 320 - Judaism (B)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Jewish history, culture, theory, and practice. Biblical roots of modern Jewish beliefs, basic movements within modern Judaism; Jewish calendar and Jewish life cycle as seen in Hebrew Bible, short stories, and films.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B).
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REL S 325 - Christianity (B)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Historical development of Christian traditions and major issues confronting Christianity today. Beliefs and practices important to Christian self-understanding, debates over authority of Bible, accommodations to modern science, and relationship with non-Christian religions.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B).
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REL S 328 - Islam (B)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Islamic religion and culture in Asia, Africa, and Near East. History, doctrines, practices, literatures, social and intellectual movements, role of Mohammed, and gender relations within Islam as understood in global context.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 330 - Abrahamic Faiths: Shared Stories (B)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Theological, textual, and political relations among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Shared religious practices and stories such as creation, sacrifice, theories of evil and salvation, prophecy and Messianic expectations. Contemporary issues regarding gender, fundamentalism, and rise of nationalism.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 337 - Asian Religions in America (B)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
History, development, and study of Asian American religions. Issues and problems particular to predicaments and situations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 338 - Buddhism (B)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Life and teachings of Buddha, foundational concepts of Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhism. Buddhist psychology and soteriology, meditative techniques, ethical issues; contemporary Buddhism, particularly in America.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 339 - Religions of India (B)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Religious pluralism of Indian sub-continent. Influences of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Sikhism upon each other and social structures of gender, race, and caste. Karma and rebirth, liberation theories and practices, the interaction of mainstream religions with minority and indigenous tribal rituals and beliefs.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 341 - Zen and the Way of Japanese Religions (D)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Historical analysis of major components of classical, medieval, early modern and modern religious systems of Japan through texts, images, rituals, and institutions.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 343 - Sociology of Religion (C)
Units: 3 GE
Same As: SOC 338
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
Forms of religious belief, knowledge, practice, and experience tied to different social arrangements and historical periods. Consequences of religion for community and society. Secularization and conversion processes in modern industrial societies.
Note: Courses for Area (C) Theories and Methods, are identified in the course title as (C).
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REL S 345 - Religions of East Asia (B)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism in broad historical and cultural context. Focus on Chan (Zen) school of Buddhism, Confucius, neo-Confucianism of Ju Xi, and Taoist masters Lao Ze and Chuang Ze.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 350 - Experiencing the Sacred (C)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Nature and scope of religious experience; transformations of consciousness and self through altered modes of human awareness and mind-body relationships. Yogic and ascetic experience, Shamanic trance and spirit possession, ecstatic experience and mysticism. Techniques of compassion.
Note: Courses for Area (C) Theories and Methods, are identified in the course title as (C).
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REL S 351 - Black Religions and Spirituality (B)
Units: 3
Same As: AFRAS 351
Major Black religious and spiritual responses and expressions in Africa and Black diaspora, including creation of institutions to support and advance religious and spiritual matters.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B).
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REL S 352 - Jainism (B)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Historical development of Jainism from its origins to modernity. Jainism in North America. Jain architecture, art, myths, philosophies, rituals, sacred geographies, and theology.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 353 - Religion and Psychology (C)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Religious dimensions of psyche using insights from academic and transpersonal psychology. Construction of religious identities through spiritual practice and transformation. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units of which three units may be applicable to General Education.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Courses for Area (C) Theories and Methods, are identified in the course title as (C).
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REL S 356 - Hip Hop and Religion (D)
Units: 3 GE
Study of the intersection between the global hip hop movement and religious traditions from across the world.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D).
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REL S 357 - Sikhism (B)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Sikh articles of faith, culture, history, identity, practices, and theories. Sikh attitudes on class, gender, race, and sexual orientation. Development of Sikh religious institutions in America.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 363 - Religion and the Sciences (D)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Views of science and religion as separate, conflicting, complementary, and overlapping. Galileo and the Church, the Scopes Trial, and twentieth century physics provide historical examples for study of assumptions about science and religion.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D).
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REL S 364 - Religion and Film (D)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Representations of religion in modern cinema and analysis of how religious themes and imagery in film reflect societal values, beliefs, and morals.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D).
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REL S 370 - Goddess Studies (D)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
The divine feminine in mainstream and marginalized religions. Goddess/nature worship and its transformation across time and culture to include ancient religion, mythology, indigenous traditions, and world religions.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 373 - Women and the Bible (A)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Narrative, legal, and poetic material about women in Bible. How women are depicted by authors of Bible, lives of women in ancient world, how women and women’s studies are transforming biblical studies.
Note: Courses for Area (A) Texts, are identified in the course title as (A). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 376 - Nature, Spirituality, Ecology (D)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Cross-cultural religious views of nature. Attention to sacred texts, writings of naturalists, deep ecologists, and ecofeminists on place of nature in spirituality and role of spirituality in ecology.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D).
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REL S 379 - Religious Violence and Nonviolence (D)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Role of religion in terrorism, hate groups, scapegoating, domestic and ecological violence, versus role of religion in peacemaking and movements for social justice. Nonviolent philosophies of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and pacifism in Jain, Buddhist, and Christian traditions.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D).
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REL S 380 - Atheism, Humanism, and Secularism (D)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Atheism, humanism, and secularism in western culture to include the creation of institutions that support and advance these movements. Rise of unbelief in reaction to contemporary religious fundamentalism and attacks on science and reason.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D).
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REL S 382 - California Religion and Spirituality (B)
Units: 3 GE
Religious and spiritual landscape of California with examination of new and indigenous religious communities.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 390A - Religion and American Institutions (D)
Units: 3 GE-AI
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Major religious movements, events, and issues affecting development of US government and institutions. From time of Spanish contact to 1900.
Note: This year-long course satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions. Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D).
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REL S 390B - Religion and American Institutions (D)
Units: 3 GE-AI
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Major religious movements, events, and issues affecting development of US government and institutions. Religion’s impact in twentieth century.
Note: This year-long course satisfies the graduation requirement in American Institutions. Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D).
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REL S 395 - New Religions (C)
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
America’s alternative religions, popularly called “cults” and why they attract spiritual seekers. New religions and transplanted Asian and African religions. Theoretical structures of belief systems and concrete specifics on different groups.
Note: Courses for Area (C) Theories and Methods, are identified in the course title as (C).
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REL S 396W - Writing on Religion (C)
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281 [or LING 281 ] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Theoretical approaches in study of religion and religious phenomena. Writing in discipline of religious studies through analysis of key thinkers in history of religions.
Note: Courses for Area (C) Theories and Methods, are identified in the course title as (C).
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REL S 400 - Senior Seminar (C)
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): REL S 396W ; others with consent of department chair.
Senior capstone seminar in major. Discussion and research on topics in religious studies. Formal research paper and presentation.
Note: Courses for Area (C) Theories and Methods, are identified in the course title as (C).
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REL S 405 - Faith and Hope (D)
Units: 3 GE
Same As: HUM 405
Humanities as expressed in religion. Acquisition and/or loss of faith. Questioning of theological systems. Confrontation with death. Nature of hope. Use of signs, symbols, and narratives to generate social structures. Symbolic and mystical systems of meaning. Influence of religion upon culture.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D).
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REL S 406 - God, Gold, and Glory: Religion and Colonial Encounter in the Americas (D)
Units: 3 GE
Colonialism, race, and religion in the Americas. The “one drop” rule, colonial evangelizing missions, historical colonial religious forms, and slavery. Capitalism, immigration, and new religious movements.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 411 - Understanding Evil (D)
Units: 3 GE
Same As: HUM 411
Evil and how the language of evil has been used by diverse religious communities. Conceptions and portrayals of demons, hell, Satan, and vampires. Literature on the Holocaust, terrorism, torture, and war.
Note: Courses for Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (D). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 424 - The Supernatural in Cross-Cultural Perspective (C)
Units: 3 GE
Same As: ANTH 424
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102 .
Magic and religion. Conceptions of the supernatural in a cross section of world’s cultures. Anthropological theories relating to supernatural beliefs and practices.
Note: Courses for Area (C) Theories and Methods, are identified in the course title as (C). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 458 - Asian Traditions (B)
Units: 3 GE
Same As: ASIAN 458
Prerequisite(s): Six units of Asian-content courses or upper division standing.
Social, cultural, economic, and political traditions of South, Southeast, and East Asia; how they functioned in theory and practice prior to twentieth century.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 470 - American Indian Spirituality and Epistemologies (B)
Units: 3 GE
Same As: AMIND 470
Spirits, prophesies, and renewals of the Indian way compared through symbols and ceremony. Religions surveyed as they have been influenced by foreign elements and philosophies. Influences on values and tribalism as reflected through symbols and other measures.
Note: Courses for Area (B) Traditions, are identified in the course title as (B). This course satisfies the general education cultural diversity requirement.
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REL S 496 - Experimental Topics (A) (B) (C) (D)
Units: 1-4
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies.
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Courses for Area (A) Texts; or Area (B) Traditions; or Area (C) Theories and Methods; or Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (A), (B), (C), or (D).
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REL S 499 - Special Study (A) (B) (C) (D)
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Twelve upper division units in religious studies.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: Courses for Area (A) Texts; or Area (B) Traditions; or Area (C) Theories and Methods; or Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (A), (B), (C), or (D).
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REL S 507 - The Reformation (A) (B) (C) (D)
Units: 3
Same As: HIST 507
Continental Europe, 1500-1648. Split of Christendom; political and intellectual dissent; social fabric of family life; relationship between gender, class, and power; cultural stratification of European society.
Note: Courses for Area (A) Texts; or Area (B) Traditions; or Area (C) Theories and Methods; or Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (A), (B), (C), or (D).
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REL S 581 - Major Theme (A) (B) (C) (D)
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies and upper division or graduate standing.
Advanced systematic study of a theme or motif selected from major religious traditions. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Courses for Area (A) Texts; or Area (B) Traditions; or Area (C) Theories and Methods; or Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (A), (B), (C), or (D).
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REL S 583 - Major Tradition (A) (B) (C) (D)
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three units of religious studies and upper division or graduate standing.
Advanced systematic study of the doctrines, practices, and development of a major religious tradition. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Courses for Area (A) Texts; or Area (B) Traditions; or Area (C) Theories and Methods; or Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (A), (B), (C), or (D).
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REL S 596 - Advanced Topics in Religious Studies (A) (B) (C) (D)
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Advanced selected topics in religious studies. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser. Courses for Area (A) Texts; or Area (B) Traditions; or Area (C) Theories and Methods; or Area (D) Critical Issues in Religion, are identified in the course title as (A), (B), (C), or (D).
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REL S 696 - Seminar in Selected Topics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Twelve upper division units in religious studies.
Directed research in a major problem or movement in religious studies. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree. Credit for REL S 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.
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REL S 798 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP
Prerequisite(s): Twelve upper division units in religious studies and consent of staff; to be arranged with department chair and instructor.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.
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Rhetoric and Writing Studies |
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RWS 100 - Rhetoric of Written Argument
Units: 3 GE
Same As: ENGL 100
Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement. (See Graduation Requirements section of catalog.) Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required.
Writing and reading as critical inquiry, designed to help students undertake university-level writing projects. Focus on rhetoric of written arguments. Students learn to use sources in their writing and make appropriate decisions about structure, cohesion, and rhetorical conventions.
Note: International students are advised to take LING 100B . Not open to students with credit in a higher-numbered composition course or AFRAS 120 or AMIND 120 or CCS 111B or ENGL 100 or LING 100B or RWS 105B .
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RWS 105A - Rhetoric of Written Argument Stretch I
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Open to students who have not satisfied the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement.
First of two-semester stretch sequence. Writing and reading as critical inquiry. Rhetoric of written arguments. Cohesion, rhetorical conventions, structure, and utilization of sources.
Note: Not open to students with credit in a higher-numbered composition course or RWS 100 [or ENGL 100 ] or RWS 105B or AFRAS 120 or AMIND 120 or CCS 111B or LING 100A or LING 100B .
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RWS 105B - Rhetoric of Written Argument Stretch II
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): RWS 105A with a grade of C- (1.7) or better.
Second of two-semester stretch sequence. Writing and reading as critical inquiry. Rhetoric of written arguments. Cohesion, rhetorical conventions, structure, and utilization of sources.
Note: Not open to students with credit in a higher-numbered composition course or RWS 100 [or ENGL 100 ] or AFRAS 120 or AMIND 120 or CCS 111B or LING 100B .
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RWS 200 - Rhetoric of Written Arguments in Context
Units: 3 GE
Same As: ENGL 200
Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement and RWS 100 [or ENGL 100 ] or RWS 105B , or AFRAS 120 or AMIND 120 or CCS 111B or LING 100B . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Further practice in writing, reading, and critical thinking. Emphasis on rhetoric of written arguments in context and using multiple sources in writing. Continued attention to structure, cohesion, and rhetorical conventions.
Note: International students are advised to take LING 200 . Not open to students with credit in AFRAS 200 , AMIND 225 , CCS 200 , ENGL 200 , or LING 200 . Completion of Rhetoric and Writing Studies 200 may require completion of the library workbook assignment.
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RWS 220 - Rhetoric of Written Arguments and the Tutoring of Writing
Units: 3 GE
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement and RWS 100 [or ENGL 100 ] or RWS 105B , or AFRAS 120 , AMIND 120 , CCS 111B , or LING 100B . Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Critical thinking, reading, and writing. Rhetoric of written arguments in exploring theories and practices related to learning to write and the tutoring of writing. Cohesion, rhetorical conventions, and structure.
Note: Not open to students with credit in AFRAS 200 , AMIND 225 , CCS 200 , LING 200 , or RWS 200 [or ENGL 200 ].
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RWS 250 - Rhetoric in Everyday Life
Units: 3 GE
Rhetorical analysis of written, visual, and electronic texts. How rhetorical theories and perspectives help us understand the workings of popular culture, political discourse, visual images, legal arguments, social media, and other texts encountered in everyday life.
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RWS 253 - Grammar and Usage for Writers
Units: 3
Same As: LING 253
Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement.
Instruction in sentence structure with attention to integrating sentences into their logical and rhetorical contexts. Identifying and understanding source of sentence-level writing problems.
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RWS 279 - Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing
Units: 3
Only offered at: SDSU Imperial Valley
Prerequisite(s): Open only to students who have score of 4 or less on the Writing Placement Assessment and whose examinations have been formally reviewed.
University-level reading and writing, with emphasis on argumentation, analysis, and learning to write through revision process. Designed for U.S.-resident language minority students.
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RWS 280 - Academic Reading and Writing
Units: 3
Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley
Prerequisite(s): Score of 6 or below on Writing Placement Assessment (WPA).
Academic prose, emphasizing purposes, structures, and styles of academic writing, with particular emphasis on elements of argument. Designed to improve students’ ability to plan, draft, revise, and edit essays, as well as to improve their ability to read and analyze complex academic texts.
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RWS 281 - Academic Reading and Writing for Second Language Learners and International Students
Units: 3
Same As: LING 281
Prerequisite(s): Open only to students who qualify for RWS 280 and whose first language is not English.
Academic prose, emphasizing purposes, structures, and styles of academic English writing. Designed to improve students’ ability to plan, draft, revise, and edit essays, as well as to read and analyze complex academic texts. Additional emphasis on grammatical features of English relevant to the second language population.
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RWS 290 - Business Writing and Rhetoric
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): RWS 100 [or ENGL 100 ] or RWS 105B , and satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement.
Effective writing and rhetoric in business and organizational settings, including letters, memos, and reports. Features organization, drafting, revision, and editing of documents and presentations. Formerly Numbered Business Administration 290/Information and Decision Systems 290.
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RWS 296 - Experimental Topics
Units: 1-4
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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RWS 299 - Special Study
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of department chair and instructor.
Individual Study.
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RWS 305W - Writing in Various Settings
Units: 3
Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley
Prerequisite(s): Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281 [or LING 281 ] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Composing effective texts for a wide range of situations in and out of the university. Learning to adjust textual elements for specific purposes, audiences, and settings. Enhances critical reading and writing skills by exploring how content contributes to meaning and effectiveness.
Note: International students are advised to take LING 305W .
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RWS 360 - Rhetoric of Sustainability
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking.
Analysis and construction of sustainability texts from a variety of interdisciplinary, popular, and professional contexts. Collaboration through service learning to produce texts related to sustainability.
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RWS 390W - Writing in Business Settings
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Rhetoric and Writing Studies 290. Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or better (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281 [or LING 281 ] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Composing effective texts and presentations for a wide range of audiences, business purposes, genres, and settings. Enhancing critical reading and writing skills by exploring how content contributes to meaning and effectiveness in business documents.
Note: International students are advised to take Linguistics 305W.
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RWS 392W - Writing for Engineers
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281 , or LING 281 if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Composition of presentations and texts for a wide range of engineering audiences, genres, purposes, and settings. Development of critical reading and writing skills by exploring how content contributes to effectiveness and meaning in engineering documents.
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RWS 411 - Digital Rhetorics
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking.
Exploration of digital writing and new media literacies from a rhetorical perspective. Includes research on digital rhetoric and history of literacy to investigate new media literacies, texts, and writing practices.
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RWS 412 - Issues in Gender and Rhetoric
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking.
Exploration of the intersection of gender, rhetoric, and power. Past and present theories of gender, technology, and visual rhetoric; historical case studies; rhetorics of contemporary scenes.
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RWS 414 - Rhetoric in Visual Culture
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking.
Rhetorical analysis of visual texts in their social, cultural, and political contexts.
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RWS 415 - The Craft of Writing Rhetorically
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.
Rhetorical development of one’s style of writing through study and composition of diverse forms of nonfiction prose.
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RWS 496 - Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Studies
Units: 1-3
Selected topics. May be repeated once with new content.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.
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RWS 498 - Seminar: Writing and Research
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
Synthesis and application of rhetorical concepts and methods used to produce scholarship in the field of rhetoric and writing studies. Includes three major writing and research projects.
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RWS 499 - Directed Study
Units: 1-3
Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and approval of department chair.
Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
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RWS 500W - Advanced Writing Strategies
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281 [or LING 281 ] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Advanced writing course focusing on how meaning is negotiated and claims are argued in academic and public discourse.
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RWS 501 - Editing
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or RWS 200 [or ENGL 200 ] or RWS 250 .
Fundamentals of professional editing. Functions of an editor. Document development, style, and style guides. Editing tools and technologies. Preparing text for publication and production.
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RWS 503W - Professional Writing
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281 [or LING 281 ] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Principles and practices of professional writing, including clear and concise style and rhetorical strategies of designing effective workplace documents. Practice composing memos, reports, proposals.
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RWS 504 - Advanced Professional Writing
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): RWS 500W , RWS 503W , or graduate standing.
Advanced principles in professional writing, including user and task analysis for interface design; document design and typography; collaboration and interpersonal communication; ethical and cultural issues; usability testing; and small group management.
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RWS 506 - Writing Internship
Units: 3
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): RWS 500W or RWS 503W . Admission to a minor, major, certificate, or graduate program in rhetoric and writing studies.
Intensive experience in writing and editing documents while student is under the joint supervision of an academic instructor and a professional coordinator.
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RWS 507 - Professional Communication in Nonprofit Organizations
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): RWS 200 [or ENGL 200 ] and RWS 250 . Upper division or graduate standing.
Developing specific technical communication skills for nonprofit organizations. Learning nonprofit documentation: proposals, mission statements, advertising, member surveys, capital campaigns. Promoting volunteerism. Interacting with nonprofit boards. Adhering to requisite state and federal regulations.
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RWS 508W - Scientific Writing
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfies Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement for students who have completed 60 units; completed Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 8 or higher (or earned a grade of C (2.0) or better in RWS 280 , RWS 281 [or LING 281 ] if score on WPA was 6 or lower); and completed General Education requirements in Communication and Critical Thinking. Admission to a minor, major, certificate, or graduate program in rhetoric and writing studies. Proof of completion of prerequisite(s) required: Test scores or verification of exemption; copy of transcript.
Scientific writing in academic and empirical research settings to include clear and concise writing style, rhetorical strategies, and writing of research reports, proposals, conference presentations, and articles.
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RWS 509 - Teaching Composition in Secondary Schools
Units: 3
Offered at: SDSU Main Campus and SDSU Imperial Valley
Prerequisite(s): RWS 200 [or ENGL 200 ] or graduate standing.
Theory and practice of teaching and assessing composition in secondary schools and comparable contexts.
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RWS 510 - Rhetoric and Culture
Units: 3
Interplay of rhetoric, writing, and culture, including race/ethnicity, gender, class, and other cultural considerations. Role of texts in shaping and shifting community knowledge, identity, norms, and values.
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RWS 512 - Writing Center Practice, Research, and Theory
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): RWS 200 [or English 200] with a grade of C (2.0) or better or satisfaction of Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.
Practice, research, and theory of coaching writing in various settings. Individual and small group writing projects and research. Maximum Credits: six units.
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RWS 543 - Rhetoric of Visual Composing
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): RWS 250 or graduate standing.
Analyzing, communicating, and organizing complex data, educational content, ideas, and specialized information through multimodal and visual means. Data visualization, shaping content, and usability for diverse audiences and contexts.
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RWS 596 - Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Studies
Units: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Selected topics in rhetoric and writing studies. May be repeated with new content and consent of instructor.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
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RWS 599 - Special Study
Units: 1-3
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Directed individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.
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RWS 600 - Reading and Writing Rhetorically
Units: 3
Theoretical frameworks, including rhetorical theory and discourse analysis, for analyzing and interpreting academic, professional, and everyday texts. Critical reading and writing of texts and rhetorical dimensions of knowledge production.
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RWS 601A - History of Rhetoric I
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Good standing in an approved graduate program.
Major works of rhetoric from Greek Sophists through Imperial Rome. Themes and core concepts that shape the discipline of rhetoric. How the works informed pedagogy and public life. Relationship of historical texts to contemporary rhetorical practices.
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RWS 602 - Modern Rhetoric and Composition Studies
Units: 3
Twentieth century rhetoric and composition theory, and their relationship to study and teaching of written discourse.
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RWS 607 - Writing Project Management
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): RWS 504 .
Managing technical documentation projects. Collaborative writing. Managing writing teams. Conducting task analysis, estimating cost and schedule, preparing document plans, gathering information, testing documents, and managing project documentation. Formerly Numbered Rhetoric and Writing Studies 505.
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RWS 609 - Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition
Units: 3
Research and theory in field of teaching composition. Links research to classroom practice. Prepares students to teach composition at SDSU and other post-secondary settings.
Note: Prerequisite for teaching associateships in Rhetoric and Writing Studies.
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RWS 611 - Literacy, Technology, and Rhetoric
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
Theories and definitions of digital literacy. Online texts and how they are used to build community, coordinate action, fashion identity, and persuade. Changes in reading and writing practices.
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RWS 640 - Research Methods in Rhetoric and Writing Studies
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): RWS 600 , RWS 601A , RWS 602 .
Research methods and critical approaches to advanced study of rhetoric and writing, with attention to basic reference works, scholarly journals, and bibliographical techniques.
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RWS 696 - Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Studies
Units: 3
Intensive study in specific areas of rhetoric and writing studies. May be repeated with new content and consent of instructor.
Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.
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RWS 730 - Gender and Rhetoric
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): RWS 600 and RWS 601A .
Explores intersection of gender, rhetoric, and power. Topics include rhetoric and the body, gendered differences in rhetorical styles, roles gender plays in professional relationships, culture, and the media. Interrogation of gender as an analytical category.
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RWS 744 - Seminar in Issues in Rhetorical Theory and Practice
Units: 3
Prerequisite(s): RWS 600 , RWS 601A , RWS 602 .
Problems in teaching of rhetoric and writing, both practical and theoretical. Advanced study of topics such as teaching practices, genres, stylistics, or a major figure. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units.
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RWS 790 - M.A. Examination Preparation
Units: 3
Grading Method: Cr/NC
Prerequisite(s): Twenty-four units of graduate coursework that counts toward the M.A. degree in rhetoric and writing studies. Student must be in final semester of study for master’s degree.
Survey of selected essays, articles, and texts in rhetoric, composition studies, and professional and technical writing included in the M.A. examination. Emphasis on rhetorical analysis of texts and contexts (historical, social, professional, and technical). Strongly recommended for students taking the M.A. examination.
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