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Proposal for a New Course

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Required for a Major

Required for a Minor

Required for a Certificate

Cognate

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Is this course repeatable for credit?

Yes

No

Are there any restrictions to repeatability? (# of credits, # of completions, different topics, etc.)

Are there any course equivalencies for this course?

Yes

No

What restrictions apply?

Is this course to be listed for Pass/Fail Grading?

Yes

No

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Prerequisite(s)

Co-requisite(s)

Number of Credits

Crosslisting

Course name/number

Course name/number

Catalog description, in the present tense, including prefix, number, title, (credits), (prerequisites), (co-requisites), course description, and semesters offered. Catalog description should be exactly as it is to appear in the catalog.

GEOG 352 Sacred Spaces, Sacred Paths. (3 credits) In this course, students examine geographic intersections of place, space, and sacredness within various belief systems, architectural structures around the world, and city layouts. This course explores the aspects of space through analysis at various scales of sacred geographical boundaries, specific points (sacred sites), and lines (pilgrimages) through a geographic lens. Students examine intersections of space and the physical terrain, with built structures serving a sacred purpose for a society. Class case studies may focus on the diffusion of sacred practices and belief systems; how sacred space is demarcated through rituals and/or ceremonies; ideas of sacred directions and orientation in space; and cosmological layouts of towns. F, S, Su

Course Restrictions.

None

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Attached Proposed Syllabus:

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Proposed Instructor/title

Alternate Instructor/title

Are there other departments/schools with expertise in the areas covered by this course?

Yes

No

which departments/schools? Are any of these departments/schools to be directly involved in teaching this new course?

Students in the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department may have an interest in this course. We have been in communication with Dennis Earl, Ronald Green, and Alan Todd. They are supportive of this course.

Estimated enrollment

Prior enrollment in course (if applicable)

Method of Delivery:

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Lab

Distance Learning

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Justification For Request

What research has led to this request?

Student interest in topic, and requests for more upper-level course offerings for the major.

What impact will this request have on existing academic programs?

This course expands the number of upper-level elective course offerings for majors and minors.

What financial costs are associated with this request?

None.

If NO change in cost is anticipated, how is this possible?

Course taught in load by faculty.

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