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RELG 349 - Tantra: Sex, Power, and Bliss in South Asian Religions Credits: 3
Investigation of the Buddhist and Hindu religious ideas and practices known as tantra. Topics include tantric views of the human body, freedom, and consciousness; tantric use of sex, imagination, visualization, and manipulation of bodily energy; role of tantric traditions in south Asian religions and cultures.
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RELG 350 - Buddhist Stories, Poetry, and Films Credits: 3
Buddhist stories, poetry, novels, and films from various cultures and times examined for how they creatively convey their religious ideals. Study of great works of Buddhist writing, in English translation, analyzing their techniques and examining how Buddhists use film today for similar aims.
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RELG 351 - Yoga: The Art of Spiritual Transformation Credits: 3
Examination of major South Asian religions—Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Islam, emphasizing the historical context for changing religious ideals, and the commingling of traditions.
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RELG 352 - Religions of East Asia Credits: 3
Expansion of Buddhism beyond India, development of Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and other national religious expressions in China and Japan.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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RELG 354 - Islamic Institutions and Traditions Credits: 3
The religious, political, social, and economic institutions and intellectual and scholarly traditions developed by Muslim societies throughout Afro-Eurasia from late antiquity to the present.
Cross-listed Course: HIST 386
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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RELG 358 - The Qur’an and Hadith Credits: 3
Intensive study of the Qur’an and Hadith: its major themes and literary quality, with attention to a range of classical and contemporary discourses about the Qur’an, both Islamic and Western.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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RELG 359 - Islamic Theology and Philosophical Thought Credits: 3
Close reading and discussion of primary texts (the Qur’an, Hadith, creeds, classical theological arguments, and modern writings) on major theological problems such as salvation, God, revelation, and religious pluralism.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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RELG 361 - Psychology of Religion Credits: 3
The development of the religious consciousness and its various expressions, the psychological dynamics of growth and conversion, response to crisis, and the relation of spiritual practice to health and wholeness.
Cross-listed Course: PSYC 320
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RELG 362 - Science, Magic and Religion Credits: 3
Occultism as a link between science and religion and its central role in Western intellectual and cultural history; the historical development of the science-magic-religion continuum in the Islamo-Christian world from late antiquity to present.
Cross-listed Course: HIST 389
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RELG 367 - Sufism Credits: 3
A survey of Islamic mysticism, its foundation in the Quranic revelation doctrines and practices, subsequent development, significance within Islamic civilization, and role in the contemporary world, both Islamic and non-Islamic.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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RELG 368 - Messiahs, Mystics and Rebels in the Islamic World Credits: 3
Representative messianic movements, millenarian visionaries and apocalyptic imaginings in the Islamic world from the 7th century to the present, with attention to related developments in the Jewish and Christian traditions over the last two millennia.
Cross-listed Course: HIST 387
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RELG 369 - Islamic Law Credits: 3
Close reading and discussion of primary texts (scriptural, classical, and modern) and accounts of court cases, focuses on one aspect of Islamic law such as equity, violence, authority, or gender.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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RELG 372 - Religion and Existentialism Credits: 3
Existentialist thought as adapted by theologians to interpret religious experience and the biblical message. The movement from philosophical protest against essentialism into imaginative description of existence revealed under stress.
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RELG 373 - Literature and Film of the Holocaust Credits: 3
Film, poetry and literature created in response to the Holocaust as the means for a decades long cultural discussion, in European and American societies, of the moral and religious implications of the Holocaust on our self-understandings as religious and moral beings.
Cross-listed Course: JSTU 373
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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RELG 374 - Religion in the South Credits: 3
Regional faith traditions in Southern historical-cultural context: evangelical piety, denominational tradition, revival, African-American church, Lost Cause idealism.
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RELG 376 - Holy Women Credits: 3
Holy women from various periods and religious traditions, and how they demonstrate the different ways communities understand ideas of holiness, from piety, martyrdom, monasticism and mysticism to social action.
Cross-listed Course: WGST 376
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RELG 377 - Religion and Literature Credits: 3
Classic literary works from one or more religious traditions which have shaped and/or expressed the core ethos of a religious tradition or of the more general human concern for the religious and spiritual; and/or general literature (fiction, poetry, plays, essays, non-fiction) which incorporates religious or spiritual references, ideas, symbolism, allusions.
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RELG 381 - Jewish History I: Late Antiquity to 1500 Credits: 3
The religious, cultural, social, and political conditions that shaped the Jewish experience in the Near East and Europe from late antiquity to 1500.
Cross-listed Course: JSTU 381, HIST 383
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RELG 382 - Jewish History II: 1500 to the Present Credits: 3
Case studies of Jewish history in Europe, America, and the land of Israel, 1500 to the present.
Cross-listed Course: JSTU 382, HIST 384
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RELG 387 - Jews and Muslims Credits: 3
Jewish-Muslim relations in the Near East and the US; an exploration of Jewish-Muslim encounters, issues of religious law, politics, radical religious ideologies, and their repercussions for today.
Cross-listed Course: JSTU 387
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
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RELG 399 - Independent Study Credits: 3-6
Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department chair is required for undergraduate students.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research
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RELG 410 - Origins of Western Morality Credits: 3
Greek and Roman ethical theory, its adaptation into Judean and Christian traditions and impact on Western models of morality.
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RELG 412 - Faith, Doubt, and God Credits: 3
Debate concerning the existence of God among theists, atheists, and agnostics; classic and contemporary arguments.
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RELG 471 - Interfaith Dialogues in the 21st Century Credits: 3
The variety of contemporary discourse on interfaith issues and views of the diversity and range of religions with particular emphasis on global dynamics of religious dialogues.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
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RELG 472 - Religion and Science: Human Questions Credits: 3
Relationships between religion and science, especially considering impacts of mutual responses and questions with respect to human life in the 21st century.
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RELG 473 - Religions, Medicines, and Healing Credits: 3
Inter-relationships between religion, medicines, and healing; examining perspectives and practices, interfaces and influences across cultures.
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RELG 474 - Spiritual Lives Credits: 3
Contemporary and historical life-stories about spiritual or religious figures as presented in various forms such as biography, autobiography, hagiography, art, and/or film; explores both the specific issues within unique accounts and idealized, general models for spiritual lives.
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RELG 475 - Visions of Apocalypse Credits: 3
Symbolic visions, tours of heaven and hell, cosmic battles, divine judgment, messianic figures, prophecy, or other forms of revelation as found in literature, art, or social movements from diverse geographical and historical locations.
Cross-listed Course: JSTU 475
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RELG 488 - Perspective in Religious Studies Credits: 3
Build an understanding of the contexts of religious studies; participate in ongoing scholarly discussions; and expand the serious student’s skills in critically analyzing religions.
Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, Religious Studies, BA
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RELG 491 - Advanced Special Topics in Religious Studies Credits: 3
Advanced special topics in Religious Studies. May be repeated as content varies by title.
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RELG 492 - Special Topics in Research in Religious Studies Credits: 1
Focused research on special topics in Religious Studies. May be repeated as content varies by suffix and title.
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RELG 498 - Advanced Project Credits: 3
A supervised research project or other creative work, required of intensive majors, to be completed in the senior year.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research
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RELG 514 - The Quest of the Historical Jesus Credits: 3
Examination of studies on the historical Jesus from 1778 to the present. Attention given to the relationship between “the Jesus of history” and “the Christ of faith.”
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RELG 551 - Tradition and Transformations in Islamic Cultures Credits: 3
Islam as a dynamic cultural tradition: emphasis on the tension between Islamization and the larger Islamic tradition.
Cross-listed Course: ANTH 515
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
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RELG 552 - Buddhist Studies Seminar Credits: 3
The examination of a theme or problem central to the study of Buddhism in a seminar emphasizing intensive reading and creative discussion. Course may be repeated since topics change.
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RETL 115 - Fashion through the Ages: 3000 B.C. to 1800 A.D. Credits: 3
Introduction to the history of fashion from 3000 B.C. to 1800 A.D.
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RETL 116 - Fashion Through the Ages: 1800 A.D. to Present Credits: 3
Introduction to the history of fashion from 1800 A.D. to the present.
Note: Effective: Summer I 2012
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RETL 201 - Exploration of Retail Management and Fashion Merchandising Industries Credits: 3
Exploration of retail management and fashion merchandising curriculum and careers.
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RETL 216 - History of Designers Credits: 3
Survey of influential fashion designers since 1857, examining their design influences and their contributions to fashion.
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RETL 237 - The Changing Consumer Marketplace Credits: 3
The economic problems of everyday life presented within a business framework, promoting the student’s well-being as a consumer. Consideration is given to the economics of consumption, real income, consumer buying, consumer protection, operations leading to family prosperity, security, and estate planning.
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RETL 242 - HRSM Professional Communications Credits: 3
Theory, processes, and applications of professional communications.
Prerequisites: ENGL 101 and 102 (students must earn a “C” or better in each prerequisite)
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RETL 261 - Functional Accounting I Credits: 3
The accounting cycle as it relates to retail and service businesses.
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RETL 262 - Functional Accounting II Credits: 3
The accounting cycle as it relates to retail and service businesses.
Prerequisites: RETL 261
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RETL 265 - Principles of Retailing Credits: 3
Management methods, location analysis, store organization, personnel, planning, buying and pricing techniques, and customer service policies for retail firms.
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RETL 268 - Principles of Fashion Merchandising Credits: 3
The place of fashion in buying, selling, and promoting merchandise. Meets the needs of individuals in retail organizations from entry level to buyer.
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RETL 295 - Retailing Practicum Credits: 1-6
Supervised work experience in an area of the retail industry, selected by the student and approved by the instructor. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 hours. Restricted to Retailing Majors.
Prerequisites: RETL 265; Instuctor approval
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RETL 310 - Internet Retailing Credits: 3
Development of a comprehensive plan for implementing a retailing business via the Internet.
Prerequisites: : RETL 265 or MKTG 350; TSTM 264 or equivalent
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RETL 324 - Topics in Fashion History Credits: 3
Exploration of the historical impact which the fashion industry has made on people, trends and events throughout time. Topic varies by suffix and title; may be taken twice for credit.
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RETL 330 - Loss Prevention for Retailers Credits: 3
Examination of loss prevention and risk management issues which affect the retailing industry, such as retail risk assessment and response, asset protection, employee-related risks, facility security, crisis management, and intellectual property protection.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor; RETL 265
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RETL 350 - Sales Strategies Credits: 3
Theories, principles, and techniques of personal selling with application to different buyer-seller situations.
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RETL 351 - Small Business Organization and Operation Credits: 3
Concepts and philosophies of ownership for the small retailing operation.
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RETL 365 - Visual Merchandising and Store Design Credits: 3
Displays and visual merchandising strategies.
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RETL 366 - Retail Buying Credits: 3
Planning, purchasing, and controlling inventories.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor; RETL 262
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RETL 368 - Fashion Product Analysis Credits: 3
Analysis of fashion products with emphasis on textile selection, product construction, life cycle, cost elements, and the changing demographics of the fashion consumer.
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RETL 369 - Retail Promotion Credits: 3
Planning and executing retail promotion strategies.
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RETL 371 - Advanced Retail Accounting Credits: 3
Accounting topics related to retail establishment with emphasis on managerial interpretation and use.
Prerequisites: RETL 262
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RETL 388 - Fashion Forecasting Credits: 3
Forecasting fashion trends to impact retail merchandising performance.
Prerequisites: RETL 268
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RETL 399 - Independent Study Credits: 1-6
Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
Prerequisites: consent of department
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research
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RETL 425 - Retail Shopper Analysis Credits: 3
Analysis of in-store retail shopper behavior to impact retailer performance.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor; RETL 265
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RETL 460 - Retail Branding Strategies Credits: 3
Overview of retail branding strategies with emphasis on implications of the development of brand equity towards increasing customer loyalty.
Prerequisites: senior standing
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RETL 462 - Merchandise Management Strategies Credits: 3
Formulation and application of merchandising management strategies using computer simulation models. Prereq: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor; RETL 366 and 368
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RETL 485 - Multi-National Retailing Credits: 3
Retail operations within foreign environments.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor
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RETL 487 - Retail Management Strategies Credits: 3
Application of strategic management principles and models to competitive behavior in retailing.
Prerequisites: RETL 366 and junior or senior standing or permission of instructor
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RETL 495 - Retailing Internship Credits: 6
Supervised work experience within the retail industry that links classroom learning and student interest with the acquisition of knowledge in an applied work setting.
Prerequisites: RETL 295
Completion of required paperwork & internship director approval
Note: Restricted to Retailing majors.
Carolina Core Integrative Course, Retailing, BS
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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RETL 525 - Law for Retailers Credits: 3
Exploration of industry-specific legal issues and laws which relate to retailers including real property, security/loss prevention, handling employment matters, consumer protections, and e-commerce.
Prerequisites: SPTE 240
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RETL 530 - Fashion and the Law Credits: 3
Examination of domestic and international laws which affect the fashion industry, such as intellectual property protection, licensing agreements, operational and marketing issues, and international trade.
Prerequisites: ITEC 240 or equivalent
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RETL 535 - Retail Logistics Credits: 3
Examination of the flow of retail inventory from initial production to final purchase. Meets the needs of individuals in retail organizations from entry-level sales floor personnel to buyers.
Note: Restriction: Students must be qualified to enroll in a 500 level course at the University of South Carolina.
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RETL 551 - Advanced Retail Business Planning Credits: 3
Preparation of a prospectus for a projected new retail business.
Prerequisites: RETL 351 or permission from department chairperson
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RETL 562 - Advanced Merchandise Management Strategies Credits: 3
The analysis of assortment planning and inventory management of apparel products utilizing merchandising principles and industry software.
Prerequisites: RETL 462 or permission of instructor
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RETL 569 - Advanced Retail Promotion and Visual Merchandising Strategies Credits: 3
Essential principles and analytical tools used in retail promotion; appraisal of methods and outcomes via field experiences, visuals, and simulations.
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RETL 590 - Special Topics in Retail Management Credits: 3
Course content varies. May be repeated once under a different suffix.
Prerequisites: senior standing or graduate
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RETL 592 - Retailing/Fashion Merchandising Field Study Credits: 3
Study of international/domestic fashion manufacturers, retailers, ancillary businesses, and selected resident buying offices. May be repeated once for credit.
Note: Must be in good standing with a 2.0 GPA or higher.
No pending or past judicial council infractions.
Special permission: Instructor
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RETL 600 - Fundamentals of Omni-Channel Retailing Credits: 3
Exploration of the fundamentals of Omni-Channel Retailing.
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RETL 640 - Personnel Development & Relations Management
Advanced examination of human resource management within retail organizations.
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RETL 662 - Customer Relationship Management for the Retail Industry Credits: 3
The analysis of customer relationship management for retailers utilizing merchandising principles and industry software.
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RUSS 121 - Elementary Russian Credits: 4
Grammar and practical vocabulary necessary for fundamental communication skills. Assumes no prior experience in the language.
Note: Carolina Core GFL
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RUSS 122 - Basic Proficiency in Russian Credits: 4
Practice and further development of essential listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills.
Prerequisites: RUSS 121
Note: Carolina Core GFL
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RUSS 201 - Intermediate Russian I Credits: 3
Continued exposure to the fundamentals of Russian grammar, along with increased focus on reading and speaking skills
Prerequisites: RUSS 122 or satisfactory score on language placement test
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RUSS 202 - Intermediate Russian II Credits: 3
Completion of exposure to the fundamentals of Russian grammar, with emphasis on writing, reading, and conversation.
Prerequisites: RUSS 201 or satisfactory score on language placement test
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RUSS 280 - Introduction to Russian Civilization Credits: 3
A multimedia introduction to Russian culture from its beginnings to the present. No knowledge of Russian required.
Note: Carolina Core AIU
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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RUSS 298 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-3
Introductory-level study of selected topics in Russian culture. Does not apply toward the Russian major. May be repeated for credit under a different suffix.
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RUSS 301 - Russian Conversation and Composition I Credits: 3
Conversation, reading, composition, comprehensive review of grammar
Prerequisites: RUSS 202 or satisfactory score on language placement test
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RUSS 302 - Russian Conversation and Composition II Credits: 3
Emphasis on oral proficiency, using contemporary authentic materials from Russian newspapers, textbooks, and television newscasts
Prerequisites: RUSS 301 or satisfactory score on language placement test
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RUSS 319 - Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation Credits: 3
Masterworks of Russian literature by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Pushkin, Chekov, and others.
Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, Russian, BA
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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RUSS 319L - Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Russian Credits: 1
A Russian-language course designed to supplement 319. Reading and discussion in Russian of 19th-century poetry and prose.
Prerequisites: RUSS 302 or instructor’s permission
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RUSS 320 - Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in Translation Credits: 3
Masterworks of Russian literature by Bely, Pasternak, Bulgakov, Nabokov, Solzhenitsyn, and others.
Note: Carolina Core Integrative Course, Russian, BA
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Global Learning
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RUSS 320L - Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in Russian Credits: 1
A Russian-language course designed to supplement 320.
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RUSS 398 - Selected Topics Credits: 3
Taught in English. Intensive study of selected topics in Russian cultural and/or literary movements. May be repeated for credit under a different suffix.
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RUSS 399 - Independent Study Credits: 3-6
Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department chair is required for undergraduate students.
Note: Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Research
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RUSS 401 - Advanced Russian I Credits: 3
Acquisition of subtleties of Russian grammar. Increased focus on reading, writing, and discussion.
Prerequisites: RUSS 302 or satisfactory score on language placement test
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RUSS 402 - Advanced Russian II Credits: 3
Exposure to prose and poetry from a wide variety of sources and periods. Focus on oral proficiency, reading, comprehension, and writing.
Prerequisites: RUSS 401 or satisfactory score on language placement test
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RUSS 598 - Selected Topics in Russian Credits: 3
Reading and research on selected topics in Russian. Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of courses by suffix and title.
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RUSS 615 - Intensive Readings in Russian Credits: 3
Intensive reading course for non-majors. Primarily for graduate students to fulfill the foreign- language reading requirement. It will not be applied toward the degree language requirements nor will it be accepted as a substitute in the course sequence leading to the various degree requirements. Grades of S/U for graduates and undergraduates.
Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students (undergraduates by permission of instructor)
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RUSS 616 - Intensive Readings in Russian Credits: 3
Intensive reading course for non-majors. Primarily for graduate students to fulfill the foreign-language reading requirement. It will not be applied toward the degree language requirements nor will it be accepted as a substitute in the course sequence leading to the various degree requirements. Grades of S/U for graduates and undergraduates.
Prerequisites: RUSS 615
Restricted to graduate students (undergraduates by permission of instructor)
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SAEL 200 - Social Advocacy and Ethical Life Credits: 3
Introduction to nature and relationship of ethics and oral forms of advocacy. Includes foundational training in ethical theory and its relevance to socio-political expression and training in the principles and performance of ethical oral communication, with emphasis on argumentation and audience engagement.
Note: Overlay Course
Carolina Core: CMS
Carolina Core: VSR
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Diversity and Social Advocacy
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: Professional and Civic Engagement
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SCHC 101 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
Cross-listed Course: BIOL 101
Note: Must be taken in sequence.
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SCHC 102 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
Cross-listed Course: BIOL 102
Note: Must be taken in sequence.
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SCHC 105 - Principles of Geology Credits: 4
Note: The following courses are offered infrequently and should not be considered a regular part of the SCHC curriculum.
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SCHC 106 - Principles of Geology Credits: 4
Note: The following courses are offered infrequently and should not be considered a regular part of the SCHC curriculum.
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SCHC 107 - Principles of Marine Science I Credits: 3
may be substituted for MSCI 111
Note: The following courses are offered infrequently and should not be considered a regular part of the SCHC curriculum.
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