500 History of Theological Ethics (4) The ethical thought of major theological thinkers in the patristic, medieval, Reformation, and modern periods.

501 Theories and Methods in Religious Ethics (4) Classical and contemporary writers on the interpretation of religious ethics. Perspectives from the history, phenomenology and the social scientific study of religious ethics.

503 Theories of Rights and Justice (4) Naturalist, utilitarian, contractarian, and Marxian conceptions of rights and distributive justice; their history and contribution to contemporary social ethics.

504 Ethics in the History of Western Religious Thought (4) Ethics in the thought of key religious thinkers in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the first to the 19th centuries.

505 Contemporary Theological Ethics (4) The current state of Reformation and Catholic ethics in comparison with current theological ethics influenced by the Enlightenment.

506 Tradition and Community in Western Religious Thought (4) Analysis of how religious identity has been formed in Western history through the definition of tradition and community.

507 Social Ethics (4) Major traditions of religious social ethics in the U.S. in their development from European antecedents to their current states. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

508 Ethics of Liberation Theology (4) Analysis of a major movement in contemporary theological ethics in its societal context and relationship to the institutional church and traditional Christian ethics.

509 Early and Medieval Religious Thought in the West (4) Religious thought in the West from pre-Augustine to post-Thomas Aquinas. Emphasis on primary texts: Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Averroes, Maimonides, and Thomas.

510 Biblical Ethics -- Old Testament (4) Old Testament ethics, with emphasis on the historical, institutional, and literary context.

512 Biblical Ethics -- New Testament (4) New Testament ethics, with emphasis on the historical, institutional, and literary context.

515 Comparative Religious Ethics (4) A comparative study of ethical thought and practice in cultures and of persons shaped by the major world religions.

516 Modern Continental Religious Thought (4) The effects of the Enlightenment on Jewish, Catholic, and Reformation thought of the 19th century, and of the latter on 20th century religious thought.

520 The Christian Pragmatism of Reinhold Niebuhr (4) Examination of Niebuhr's life and writings, critical analysis of significance regarding social gospel, Neo-orthodoxy, Marxism, New Deal, World War II, and the Cold War.

530 Social Theory in Religious Social Ethics (4) Relationship of sociological theory and methodology to the normative analysis of social institutions, social policy, and cultural values.

531 Sociology of Religion (4) Examination of major classical and contemporary theorists, the impact of social change on religious institutions, and the social role and function of religion.

535 The Hermeneutics of Moral Expression (4) Comparison of the conceptions of moral meaning and methods for interpreting moral expressions (such as scriptures, myths, laws, and dreams) in structuralism, symbolism, and hermeneutics.

542 Seminar in the Philosophical Study of Religion (4) (Enroll in PHIL 542)

543 Radicalism and Reform in Religious Social Ethics (4) Critical and historical analysis of radical and reformist themes in 20th century religious social criticism, particularly in the American situation.

544 Law, Politics, and the Religious Conscience (4) 19th century backgrounds. Church-state issues; religious communities as political agents; religious rhetoric and public political rhetoric.

545 Moral Assessment of Changing American Character (4) Examination of analyses of American character; specific attention to changing cultural values and alternative normative critiques.

560 Normative Analysis of Issues (4) Methods of case study analysis which identify and draw upon ethical theory and result in public policy recommendation.

565 Seminar in Bioethics (4) Ethical issues in death and dying, human experimentation, genetic engineering, behavior modification, health care delivery, abortion, and others.

567 Seminar in Business Ethics (4) Critical evaluation of ethical issues in the relation between business and society; focus on value conflicts in resolution of issues.

568 The Rights of Groups (4) Legal and moral rights of religious, racial, ethnic, and communal groups; sources and criticisms of group claims in sociology, ethics, and jurisprudence.

570 Ethical Assessment of Technology (4) Analysis of psychological, social, and cultural impact of technology; formulation of normative social policy regarding military, computer, communications, energy, pollution, and behavior control technologies.

572 Freedom, Justice and Order in Social Policy (3) Significance of, and conflicts between central social values; their applications to specific contemporary social policy questions.

575 The Ethics of Women's Liberation (4) The methodologies of feminist ethics, their emergence out of the academic disciplines and women's movement, and their applications to social policy issues.

590 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

594abz Master's Thesis (2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8)

600 Advanced Seminar in Religious and Philosophical Foundations of Social Ethics (4, max 8) Ontological and positivistic bases of social ethics.

602 The Evolution of Roman Catholic Thought (4) The modern Roman Catholic description of the development of doctrine in the light of its ancient, medieval and modern sources.

626 Seminar in Jewish Ethics (4) (Enroll in Judaic Studies 626)

630 Advanced Seminar in the Institutional and Cultural Contexts of Moral Meaning and Experience (4, max 8) Moral expression as critical of and shaped by institutions and cultures.

660 Advanced Seminar in Moral Choice: Ethical Analysis and Policy Formation (4, max 8) Ethical reflection on the making of private and public policies from a moral perspective.

790 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

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