12 courses in the 1984–85 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
Faculty listed in 1984–85
Professors P.H. Smith, Jr., BA (Harvard), PhD (Pennsylvania)
Course Descriptions
Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.
Introductory Notes
1. Courses designated “Arts”, those listed below, usually cover some topics and themes of general interest to several disciplines and their presentation is often made with this interdisciplinary perspective in view.
2. Arts courses are elective courses in General and Honours programs and do not satisfy either the Group A or Group 8 requirements.
ARTS 122Quest for Meaning in the 20th Century 1 and 2F,W 2C,1D 0.5
Against the background of rapidly shifting values in western culture, this course asks the student to examine his or her perspective and then face the resources of others in answering the question of Who am |? What is my obligation to society? What is my relationship to the natural world? Is there an ultimate meaning to life? Teaching methods include personal statements,. thematic and biographical books and films.
Each term is unique. Arts 122 is not a prerequisite for ARTS 123.
A general introduction to the fundamental ideas of computers. Topics treated will include the use of an interactive computing system, word processing, and the beginnings of program writing. The course will examine the history of computing, and will consider the social and economic impact of the use of computers. No previous knowledge of computing is assumed.
ARTS 202PPsychology of Religion in Historical PerspectiveF 0.5
A study of the Psychology of Religion in its historical perspective from the nineteenth century to the present day. Methods, techniques and practices of research that are applicable to the examination of religious experience will also be introduced.
ARTS 211Computing Techni in L and LiteratureF/F.W 0.5/0.5
An introduction to non-mathematical computer programming, with special emphasis on the manipulation of language data. The programming language used will be PL/1. ARTS 211 will concentrate on gaining skill in computer programming. ARTS 212 will stress file management, advanced text formatting and the use of system program utilities. Applications will include word indexes, text concordances, methods of computer-aided text comparison.
A critical study of such themes as freedom vs. happiness, nihilism, collectivism vs. individualism, old tablets vs. utopias, alienation, earthbound fragmentation vs. the transcendental in the artistic writings of Kafka, Brecht, Hesse, Nietzsche, Solzhenitsyn, Dostoevsky, Zamiatin, Camus, and others. Taught in English
A critical study of Dostoevsky’s The Grand Inquisitor, Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra, Tolstoy's What Men Live By, and works by Aldous Huxley, Zamiatin, Turgenev, and Andres. The 2 major themes are Utopia, the yearning for and the shape of perfectibility, and Nihilism, the denial and/or destruction of "Old Tablets” or "God is Dead.”
A critical study of Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, and works by Ibsen, Hesse, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Solzhenitsyn. The 2 major themes are Nihilism (see above) and Alienation, the divided self in exile, or the inability to give and to accept love.
An examination of Mennonite cultural expression in literature (fiction, poetry, drama, children’s literature) and the visual arts (especially painting and film) during the past century.
Offered by Conrad Grebel College.
ARTS 249) J 1.0 Introductory Topics in Family Lite Education: Sexuality and Sex Education The course will examine human sexuality from a biological, psychological, and social perspective. The significant principles of sex education and some.of the most relevant methods and programs will be discussed as well. Offered at St. Jerome's College
ARTS 260) Y 1.0 Introductory Topics in Family Life Education: Marriage and the Family This course will study marriage and the family from psychological, sociological, philosophical and theological perspectives. Methods for incorporating significant knowledge about marriage and the family into family life programs will also be given attention.
ARTS 302PSeminar on Selected Topics in Personality and ReligionW 0.5
ARTS HS A 1.0 Advanced Topics in Family Life Education: Sexuality and Sex Education The course presents an in-depth analysis of select topics in human sexuality, gives special attention to the emotional aspects of sexuality, and also focuses on the evaluation of current family life and sex education programs. Prereq: ARTS 249J Offered at St. Jerome's College.