208 PSYCHOLOGY 22. Psychology of Leadership. An introduction to the principles of Team Leadership especially applied to the nursing profession. Two quarter hours. 25. Psychology of Creative Thinking. Designed to acquaint students and organization personnel with methods of stimulating the thought processes and developing idea power. Special attention will be given to the following techniques: structured approach, applied imagination, and freewheeling concepts. Three quarter hours. 51. Human Relations. A course dealing with the technique of resolving industrial difficulties through the use of group dynamics and the principles of human relations. Five quarter hours. 53. Principles of Instruction. A course designed for supervisors wnich treats the problem of instructing the new worker. Especially emphasized is the four-step method. 54. Methods Improvement. A course for supervisors in industry and business designed to increase efficiency by analysis of time, motion, and materials. 55. Personality Development of Supervisors. A fundamental discussiion of psychological concepts important for executives and ethers developing into such. Five quarter hours. PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION 14. Introduction to Religion. An introduction to the major problems of religion in the Western world. Such problems as conceptions of God, ways of knowing God, religious values, the possibility of immortality, and human freedom are among the ultimate questions considered. Five quarter hours. 18. Types of Religious Philosophy. This course examines the intellectuals foundations of some major contemporary movements in religious philosophy. Such religious philosophies as Protestant Modernism, Scientific Humanism, and Existentialism are considered. Five quarter hours. 20. Introduction to the Bible. An introduction to the background of the Bible. In addition to selected readings, special consideration is given to the dating of the books of the Bible, authorship, cannonization of the books, and preservation and transmission of the English Bible — Including the Protestant and Catholic versions. Five quarter hours. 21. Introduction to the Old Testament. An introduction to the major books of the Old Testament, considered in their historical context. The Pentateuch, and the writings of the great prophets are the major focusing points of the course. Three quarter hours. 22. Introduction to the Apocrypha. This course continues the history of the Jewish tradition of Old Testament times ending in about 200 B.C., down into New Testament time ending about 150 A.D. This is a history of intertestamental times and the writings that played an important role in early Church History. Three quarter hours. 209 23. Introduction to the New Testament. This course is designed to introduce the student to the entire corpus of New Testament literature in their chronological setting. The letters of Paul, the gospels, and other writings are considered in relationship to the twentieth century, forming the major emphasis of the course. Three quarter hours. 24. Life and Teachings of Jesus. A systematic, comprehensive consideration of the Gospels and other sources which bear on our knowledge of Jesus. An effort to understand his life and teaching in relationship to the twentieth century is made. Three quarter hours. 31. History of Early Christianity. The rise and spread of Christianity until the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. Attention is given to the early Christian literature, (including the New Testament), the Apologists, heresies, sacramental forms, church authorities, theologies and ideologies, and Church councils until the middle of the fifth century. Five quarter hours. 32. History of Medieval Christianity. The growth and spread of Christianity during the Middle Ages until the Reformation in the sixteenth century. Consideration is given to the great crusades, and heretical tendencies which developed in the Church, including the causes of Reformation. Five quarter hours. 33. History of Modern Christianity. The nlstory of Christianity from the Reformation until the present. Consideration of the developments within the Church, and developments outside the Church are analyzed. Special attention is given to the many varieties of Christian thought and practice. Five quarter hours. 41. Religious Philosophies of India. An introduction to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism in the cultural contexts of their historical developments of India. Attention is given to the sacred literature, religious forms, theologies and ideologies, of the religious philosophies. Five quarter hours. 42. Religious Philosophies of China and Japan. An introduction to varieties of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto in the historical contexts of thier developments in China and Japan. Attention is given to the sacred literature, religious forms, theologies and ideologies of the religious philosophies. Five quarter hours. 43. Religious Philosophies of the Near East. An introduction to Judaism, Zorastrianism, and Isalm (Mohammedanism) in the historical contexts of their development in the Near East. (Christianity is considered in Philosophy 31, 32, 33). Attention is given to the sacred literature, religious forms, theologies, and ideologies of the religious philosophies. Five quarter hours. SOCIOLOGY 17. The Alcohol Problem. A study of alcohol as it involves personal and social relationships, considered from its historical, legal, physiological, educational and sociological consequences. Three quarter hours.