UAlberta Courses
St. Stephen's College offers a number of courses in Spirituality/Multi-faith Theologies (SPRIT) and Creative Arts Therapies (CATS). Offerings vary by year. Beginning September 2021, all St. Stephen's courses are listed under the designators SPRIT or CATS. To see what courses are currently scheduled, search the SPRIT and CATS course codes in Beartracks.
**Note: In September 2021, all UAlberta courses offered by St. Stephen’s College will use either the SPRIT or CATS course designator; the CHRTP designator will no longer be used.
Spirituality and Multi-faith Theologies
Explores how the elements of story employed by the Gospel writers and editors shaped their understanding of the person of Jesus and his followers.
Explores how the Sacred is experienced and expressed through the visual arts, music, and dance.
Explores major questions of faith: God, Christ, humanity, evil, hope. This course provides insight into the Christian faith for all interested persons.
Women's relationship to and place in Christianity is explored. Women's attempts to critique and transform received tradition and/or to develop alternative forms of religious life are examined.
Considering theological themes in movies, poetry, fiction, and graphic novels that echo lived experiences.
Deepen awareness of personal, social, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of sexuality. Explored in light of feminist, queer, traditional and contemporary theological thought.
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Explores contemplative/meditative practices that foster calm, concentration, and insight for teachers and other helping professionals.
Discussion of topics relevant to the theology, spiritual care, and/or creative arts therapies. Credit may be obtained for this course more than once.
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Directed reading or research in a chosen area of theology, spirituality, or the creative arts therapies.
Discussion of topics relevant to theology, spirituality or the creative art therapies. Credit may be obtained for this course more than once.
Directed reading or research in a chosen area of theology, spirituality, or the creative arts therapies.
Creative Art Therapies
Art therapy, a specialized field in counselling psychology, provides a natural vehicle for promoting integrative, holistic approach to psychological healing. Explores the theory and application of art therapy to spirituality and healing settings. This course will be experientially based, with a lecture and seminar portion.
Introduction to the discipline of music therapy: physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual applications of music.
Explores the role of drama therapy in health and spirituality: masks, puppets, theater games, improvisation, role-play, playback theatre, and psychodrama in various therapeutic settings.
An introduction to the theory and practice of psychotherapy, with emphasis on spirituality as an essential component of therapeutic care. Students will examine their personal worldviews, explore their emerging caregiver identities, and engage with contemporary challenges of integrating psychotherapy and spirituality.
Spiritually-informed intermodal use of studio-based expressive therapy modalities including music, visual art, dance/movement, drama, written and spoken word, and play.
Introduction to the theory and practice of art therapy; work within a spiritually-informed approach is explored.