2014-2015 University Catalog 
    
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REL 181 - FS: First-Year Seminar


Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall 2014. Each first-year seminar topic is approved by the Dean of The College and the Committee on Courses and Degrees. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.



First-year seminar. Prerequisite: First-year standing. .
Fall 2014 topic
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REL 181-01: Death and Dying (3). First-year seminar. Prerequisite: First-year standing. A comparison of ways in which various religious traditions, as well as modern secular writers, describe and conceive of  death and the meaning of life in the face of our human mortality. Students study memoirs, philosophy, poetry, novels, scripture, essays, and film, and write a journal and essays. Includes guest speakers and visits to a funeral home and cemetery. Marks





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