46 courses with the subject COR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
COR 324TRANSCENDENT SELF4
This course will study the human growth process by exploring narratives of strength, faith, courage and inspiration that reveal the human capacity to overcome the ordinary and respond to the challenges of life. Theoretical concepts from theology, gerontology and social science will be developed and applied to events occurring in the students’ daily lives and to current world issues. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. (Offered Spring)
This course will study the human growth process by exploring narratives of strength, faith, courage and inspiration that reveal the human capacity to overcome the ordinary and respond to the challenges of life. Theoretical concepts from theology, gerontology and social science will be developed and applied to events occurring in the students' daily lives and to current world issues. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
This course examines the search for how human fulfillment was expressed in selected religious and literary texts, specifically with respect to the possibility of finding happiness in this life and/or the next. Fulfillment includes such measures as spiritual well-being, material success, professional achievement and the relationship between social responsibility and individual satisfaction. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
From religious and literary perspectives, this course examines themes of good and evil in human experience. Included are perennial conflicts manifesting spiritual and physical struggles between love and compassion, sacrifice and truth, and creation and renewal, on the one hand, and hatred and dissension, discrimination and deception, and indifference and destruction, on the other. These conflicts, which at once mirror and evoke the human experience, raise unsettling questions as to whether they can be resolved and for which we have responsibility. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
COR 3340Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Place-based Wisdom and Pedagogy4
This course will examine epistemological (i.e., knowledge) frameworks from Indigenous traditions around the world, especially focusing on Indigenous groups that were affected by European colonization in North America and Australia. Additionally, this course will explore how these frameworks can be incorporated into pedagogical methods, making the course especially useful for students studying education. Indigenous epistemology is place-based, meaning all knowledge emerges from and refers back to a specific area of land. We begin by exploring the key philosophical concepts and values in Indigenous ways of knowing, including place, space, the particular, relationship, kinship, experience and learning from Elders. The class will then examine Native American pedagogies: place-based learning, all-senses experiential learning, and storytelling as well as the 8 Aboriginal Ways of Learning. The class then explores how these pedagogies could be applied and incorporated into educational practices in contemporary society, including making use of some of the practices in the classroom. This course will include experiential learning in the form of trips to the Sanctuary Shamanic Healing Center in Callicoon, NY, and the Shinnecock Nation in South Hampton.
Through reading autobiographies from various religious traditions, students will share in the personal journeys and spiritual quests of authors such as St. Augustine, Dorothy Day,
Through reading autobiographies from various religious traditions, students will share in the personal journeys and spiritual quests of authors such as St. Augustine, Dorothy Day, Elie Wiesel and Gandhi. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
COR 3440Myth and Ritual: Religious or Sociological4
This course will explore the role myth and ritual have played in human society and culture throughout history, and particularly their role in religious life and human conceptions of and relations to the transcendent. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
This course will investigate the role of spirituality in human development, specifically its place in human interpersonal relationships and in the development of awareness of and response to social justice needs. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. (Offered Fall, Spring)
This course will investigate the role of spirituality in human development, specifically its place in human interpersonal relationships and in the development of awareness of and response to social justice needs. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
COR 3470Existentialism: Cinematic, Literary, and Philosophical Perspectives4
This course will introduce students to the viewpoint of existentialism as core and foundation of many of the most important experiences of our lives. In exploring exemplifications of, and investigations into, the existentialistic experience from the cinematic, the philosophical and the literary perspectives, the existential experience will unfold as essential to the drama, the philosophy and the story of our lives as those lives themselves unfold as acted through, reflected upon and confessed to oneself and to others. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
This course engages the topics of civil discourse and Catholic social teaching through playful media. In addition to introducing students to the central themes of Catholic social teaching, this course will ask students to engage the campus community and/or beyond in a discourse about an issue of social justice through the means of playful media such as toys, games, miniatures, and puppetry.
An exploration of the American Dream of a better, richer and happier life for all its citizens of every rank. This dream or hope has been presented from the beginning. Ever since America became an independent nation, each generation has seen an uprising of ordinary Americans to save that dream from the forces that appeared to be overwhelming it. This course will study the American Dream, which is perhaps the greatest contribution America has made to the thought and welfare of the world, as an ideal, and analyze the challenges faced in trying to make this dream a reality. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. (Offered Fall)
COR 3530Virtually Human: Virtual Reality, Video Games and Becoming Human4
This course will explore video games and virtual reality as they relate to being a human in the modern world. This course will explore the role of video games in understanding and interacting with our culture, including how video games are shaped by our culture as well as how our cultural norms become shaped by games. We will ask how video games engage basic human emotions and facilitate social interactions. We will explore video games as tools for engaging in philosophical and moral questions by playing games such as Detroit: Become Human. We will explore philosophical and moral questions related to virtual reality and the experiences virtual reality enables. We will engage with the phenomenological experience of VR and what possibilities VR offers for transforming our subjectivity. The course will be interactive and include opportunities to play video games and experiences VR, as well as to reflect on those experiences in light of our developing cultural and individual values. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
COR 3560Global Ethics in the Modern Scientific World4
This course explores the idea of global citizenship in the context of science and ethics. It will examine the complex realities of the "global citizen" who identifies him- or herself as belonging not only to a single nation, but also to the world community. The course will pay particular attention to the ways in which science, with a concentration on biology, influence the global community. It will try to map out and to determine the extent to which the global citizen can be defined by ethical obligations that an individual does or does not have with regard to scientific development and discovery. The guiding question of the course is the degree to which modern science has placed ethical obligations on US citizens that extend beyond border to the international, global community. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
This course investigates the religious and philosophical underpinnings of the nature of a democratic society. The profound influences of Western thought such as the Enlightenment and religious reform provide a foundation for analyzing contemporary approaches to American concepts of justice in a world of constant change. Issues that attempt to undermine democracy, such terrorism, crime and corruption, will be explored. Key democratic principles such as due process, equal protection under the law, freedom of the press and checks and balances are examined. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
Drawing upon multi-disciplinary work in visual rhetoric, philosophy, religious studies, museum studies, and more, this course challenges students to consider how and to what extent collective memory and memorial practices inform our civic lives by focusing on contemporary memorials, monuments, and other constructed spaces. Themes of this course include but are not limited to place and belonging, death and dying, violence and pain, nationalism, capitalism, bodies and gender, sacred and profane.
Adopting an experiential learning model of education, the New York Experience course will introduce students to the culture, history and arts of New York, one of the greatest cities in the world Each of our classes will focus on a different section of the city and we will explore the historic sites, museums, galleries and popular cultural attractions associated with this section. The aim of this class is to develop an insight into the myriad of intersecting—and at times competing—cultures that make up New York City. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. Fee: $125.
Adopting an experiential learning model of education, the New York Experience course will introduce students to the culture, history and arts of New York, one of the greatest cities in the world. Each of our classes will focus on a different section of the city and we will explore the historic sites, museums, galleries and popular cultural attractions associated with this section. The aim of this class is to develop an insight into the myriad of intersecting—and at times competing—cultures that make up New York City. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. Fee: $125.00
This course will explore vulnerable populations through the use of literature and engagement. Racism, poverty, homelessness, immigrants and refugees, medically underserved, victims of violence and children at risk will be examined through literature, media and spiritual reflection. Participants will analyze vulnerability in relation to social justice, humanity and theological constructs. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores.
This course will explore vulnerable populations through the use of literature and engagement. Racism, poverty, homelessness, immigrants and refugees, medically underserved, victims of violence and children at risk will be examined through literature, media and spiritual reflection. Participants will analyze vulnerability in relation to social justice, humanity and theological constructs. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
This course is an introduction to the study of Aesthetics and the Aesthetics of Film, through the viewing of films, with discussion and analytic writing. Students will be viewing a variety of films, mostly contemporary, discovering the filmmaker’s intention and aesthetics along with their larger creative meaning. The films offered in this course will cover a broad range of creative endeavors, focusing on the individual characters and their creative impulse. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
“Myth-ing links” explores the ancient pursuit of truth through two often conflicting yet ultimately complementary critical lenses: the philosophical and the mythological. The ancient Greeks attempted to articulate their place in the universe through their mythology (the realm of anthropomorphized Olympian gods) and their philosophy (the realm of pure logic and abstract ideals). These two modes of thought often came into conflict, yet ultimately shared the same goals and many of the same techniques. As they come to better understand their own place in the universe, students will re-examine and evaluate these methodologies through readings from various primary texts of the Ancient World (including poems, dramas and philosophical treatises). Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
"Myth-ing links" explores the ancient pursuit of truth through two often conflicting yet ultimately complementary critical lenses: the philosophical and the mythological. The ancient Greeks attempted to articulate their place in the universe through their mythology (the realm of anthropomorphized Olympian gods) and their philosophy (the realm of pure logic and abstract ideals). These two modes of thought often came into conflict, yet ultimately shared the same goals and many of the same techniques. As they come to better understand their own place in the universe, students will re-examine and evaluate these methodologies through readings from various primary texts of the Ancient World (including poems, dramas and philosophical treatises). Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
This course examines the usage of words and the way they affect our understanding of the world. Labels can empower, enlighten, oppress, and inspire emotional response in both subtle and obvious ways. The philosophical view of language seeks to explain how we organize everything we know, the degree to which language reflects true existence, and how words can mean anything at all. The course will cover a wide range of topics, including manipulation through advertisements and political propaganda, socio-linguistics (cultural identity, social constructions such as names, race/ethnicity, etc.), labels in education, medical terminology, language differences, geographic locations, politics, marketing, music genres, personal identity, logical fallacies, ambiguity and perceptions of reality. Students will look briefly at the history of our language, . improving vocabulary by understanding the roots of many English words (e.g., “philos” = love of + “sophia” = wisdom.) Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
As humanity faces into this critical moment of Earth’s history, we struggle to determine our relationship with nature. Do we exercise dominion over it? Are we its stewards? Alternatively, are we kin with all creation? Does nature have rights of its own which we are duty bound to honor? This course will explore these questions as well as people and events in the world of Cosmology, literature and theology that punctuate this debate. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
The aim of this course is to provide students with an introduction to the major teachings, primary sources and practices of the most important traditions within Buddhism as a lived philosophy of life. The aim of this course is not to convert you to Buddhism, but simply to help you gain an appreciation for the relevance of Buddhist thought and practices for our lives in the 21st century. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
The aim of this course is to provide students with an introduction to the major teachings, primary sources and practices of the most important traditions within Buddhism as a lived philosophy of life. The aim of this course is not to convert you to Buddhism, but simply to help you gain an appreciation for the relevance of Buddhist thought and practices for our lives in the 21st century. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
New Media and Social Transformation is a course about understanding, identity and transformation in a changing environment. Human existence in the era of the Anthropocene requires a new way of thinking and living and relating to the natural environment. In an era of rapid change - both technologically and 318 environmentally, gaining an understanding of who we are and how we relate to the earth and to each other, both offline and online, helps us grow, learn and advance in our lives in the variable present. This course explores identity and the humanities through the frame of new media, religion, media, archeology, ecology, environmentalism and literature. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
This course offers students a practical, step-by-step introduction to the philosophical study of the creative experience. Students will examine various theories of creativity as they have been developed by influential psychologists, philosophers and artists in the field of creativity studies, and will have the opportunity to examine how these theories are exemplified in the lives of some of the greatest writers, artists, musicians and literary figures of the past half-century. Among the 20th century artists that will be used to illustrate creative theory in practice are Bob Dylan, John Lennon, the Beat Generation writers and some of the most interesting young poets of our own time. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
This course offers students a practical, step-by-step introduction to the philosophical study of the creative experience. Students will examine various theories of creativity as they have been developed by influential psychologists, philosophers and artists in the field of creativity studies, and will have the opportunity to examine how these theories are exemplified in the lives of some of the greatest writers, artists, musicians and literary figures of the past half-century. Among the 20th century artists that will be used to illustrate creative theory in practice are Bob Dylan, John Lennon, the Beat Generation writers and some of the most interesting young poets of our own time. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
Using the perennial motif of the hero’s journey as a framework, this course explores the various understandings of inner journeying as they have been developed throughout the centuries—philosophical, spiritual, psychological and artistic. Through the use of journaling and artistic expression, students will be given the opportunity to reflect upon the various inner journeys of their own lives. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
Drawing upon scholarly work in philosophy, cultural studies, rhetorical criticism, critical race theory, and more, this course will have students confront many ethical sites that haunt our contemporary American culture. These confrontations demand that students cultivate a critical mindset for interrogating American legacies of racial injustices, colonization, queer erasure, institutional pains, and potential sites or rebirth. Through the production of a final Ethical Intervention project, students will contend with how and to what extent we are able to engage in ethical and civic recoveries rooted in social justice.
This course explores the idea of global citizenship. It will examin the complex realities of the “global citizen” who identifies him- or herself less as belonging to a single nation, but more as a part of the world community. The course will pay particular attention to the ways in which the political, social and ethical actions of the global citizen contribute to building, shaping and, in many cases, redefining the values and practices of the world community. As a component of the honors program, the thread that runs throughout the course is a study conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies that identifies seven areas of particular importance that require our attention and ingenuity in order to avert what could be a global crisis by the year 2035–a mere twenty years from now! These areas, which the study labels the “Seven Revolutions,” are population, resource management, technology, information and knowledge, economics, security and governance. The guiding question of the course throughout the semester is whether or not the problems facing the world in the next twenty five years would be best addressed by a national or an international (that is, a “cosmopolitan”) approach. (Limited to Honors students) (Offered Spring)
This course is intended as a thematic exploration of German music and philosophy from the time of Martin Luther to the present. It will test the hypothesis that music and philosophy are inextricably bound together as mutually determining expressions of the German Zeitgeist (“Spirit of the Time”). The idea is that the unique cultural identity of each period in the development of German culture is shaped and expressed primarily by the music and philosophy of the time. Believing that there is “truth in melody,” German culture gave rise to the likes of Mozart, Beethoven and Kant as well as to Wagner and Nietzsche, just to name a few of the musicians and philosophers to be covered. The course is divided into two parts: the first explores the theme of revolution beginning with the father of modern Germany music and philosophy, Martin Luther, up to the music of Mozart and Beethoven and the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. The second part of the course explores the science of aesthetics from Kant, Moses Mendelssohn to the 20th century philosopher, Theodor Adorno, within the musical context of Felix Mendelssohn, Liszt, Strauss and Wagner. (Offered Spring)
This course is intended as a thematic exploration of German music and philosophy from the time of Martin Luther to the present. It will test the hypothesis that music and philosophy are inextricably bound together as mutually determining expressions of the German Zeitgeist (“Spirit of the Time”). The idea is that the unique cultural identity of each period in the development of German culture is shaped and expressed primarily by the music and philosophy of the time. Believing that there is “truth in melody,” German culture gave rise to the likes of Mozart, Beethoven and Kant as well as to Wagner and Nietzsche, just to name a few of the musicians and philosophers to be covered. The course is divided into two parts: the first explores the theme of revolution beginning with the father of modern Germany music and philosophy, Martin Luther, up to the music of Mozart and Beethoven and the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. The second part of the course explores the science of aesthetics from Kant, Moses Mendelssohn to the 20th century philosopher, Theodor Adorno, within the musical context of Felix Mendelssohn, Liszt, Strauss and Wagner. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates.
This course is intended as a thematic exploration of German music and philosophy from the time of Martin Luther to the present. It will test the hypothesis that music and philosophy are inextricably bound together as mutually determining expressions of the German Zeitgeist (“Spirit of the Time”). The idea is that the unique cultural identity of each period in the development of German culture is shaped and expressed primarily by the music and philosophy of the time. Believing that there is “truth in melody,” German culture gave rise to the likes of Mozart, Beethoven and Kant as well as to Wagner and Nietzsche, just to name a few of the musicians and philosophers to be covered. The course is divided into two parts: the first explores the theme of revolution beginning with the father of modern Germany music and philosophy, Martin Luther, up to the music of Mozart and Beethoven and the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. The second part of the course explores the science of aesthetics from Kant, Moses Mendelssohn to the 20th century philosopher, Theodor Adorno, within the musical e context of Felix Mendelssohn, Liszt, Strauss and Wagner. (Limited to Honors students) (Offered Spring)
This course explores the idea of global citizenship. It will examine the complex realities of the "global citizen" who identifies less as belonging to a single nation, but more as a part of the world community. The course will pay particular attention to the ways in which the political, social and ethical actions of the global citizen contribute to building, shaping and, in many cases, redefining the values and practices of the world community. The guiding question of the course throughout the semester is whether or not the problems facing the world would be best addressed by a national or an international (that is, a "cosmopolitan") approach. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. (COR 3900 not for Honors students, COR 3900H for Honors students)
This course explores the idea of global citizenship. It will examine the complex realities of the "global citizen" who identifies less as belonging to a single nation, but more as a part of the world community. The course will pay particular attention to the ways in which the political, social and ethical actions of the global citizen contribute to building, shaping and, in many cases, redefining the values and practices of the world community. The guiding question of the course throughout the semester is whether or not the problems facing the world would be best addressed by a national or an international (that is, a "cosmopolitan") approach. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. (COR 3900 not for Honors students, COR 3900H for Honors students)
This course is intended as a thematic exploration of German music and philosophy from the time of Martin Luther to the present. It will test the hypothesis that music and philosophy are inextricably bound together as mutually determining expressions of the German Zeitgeist (“Spirit of the Time”). The idea is that the unique cultural identity of each period in the development of German culture is shaped and expressed primarily by the music and philosophy of the time. Believing that there is “truth in melody,” German culture gave rise to the likes of Mozart, Beethoven and Kant as well as to Wagner and Nietzsche, just to name a few of the musicians and philosophers to be covered. The course is divided into two parts: the first explores the theme of revolution beginning with the father of modern Germany music and philosophy, Martin Luther, up to the music of Mozart and Beethoven and the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. The second part of the course explores the science of aesthetics from Kant, Moses Mendelssohn to the 20th century philosopher, Theodor Adorno, within the musical context of Felix Mendelssohn, Liszt, Strauss and Wagner. Core courses are not open to Freshmen or Sophomores, except for associate degree candidates. (Limited to Honors students)
