Spring 2024

Intensive Intercession: January 3-12

Asynchronous Online Courses 

RS-536-2: Religion as a Social Phenomenon (Thumma)

Gratz College courses:
G-HGS 566: The Psychology and Sociology of Altruism and Rescue
G-HRI 600: Anti-Semitism and Racism in America Today
(Additional course detail below)

Face-to-Face (F2F), Hybrid Synchronous, and Synchronous Online Courses

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday 

PhD

Consortium Cross-Registration Opportunities

Consortium courses can satisfy program electives for HIU students. To register, in consultation with their academic advisor, students must complete the Consortium Cross-Registration Pre-Approval form and any other registration forms required (i.e., for CCS or BTI). Finds all forms at HIU's Form & Document Center.
 

Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium

Students enrolled in Hartford International University’s degree programs have the unique opportunity to take classes through the Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium (BTI), a consortium of seminaries and theological schools in the Boston area and beyond.

Full instructions for the cross-registration process can be found here - Boston Theological Interreligious Consortium
 

Center for Chaplaincy Studies

HIU is a member of the Center for Chaplaincy Studies. The CCS is a collective of theological thought leaders committed to equipping chaplains to minister courageously, compassionately, and creatively at the highest standards of care and competency. Students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Chaplaincy program may take one elective course in their program through the CCS (with advisor approval). 

(No Spring 2024 CCS courses open to HIU students) 

Gratz College Exchange

Enrollment is limited to degree-seeking students. Please visit https://www.hartfordinternational.edu/global-community-partnerships/gratz-college-exchange for additional information and registration instructions.

G-HGS 566: The Psychology and Sociology of Altruism and Rescue
Nancy Isserman, MSW, PhD
Diplomats like Sousa Mendes and Sugihara, doctors, nurses, social workers, farmers, and others risked their lives to save Jews during the Shoah. Why did seemingly ordinary people risk their lives and often the lives of their families to help Jews who frequently were total strangers-while others stood passively by? What insight can be gained from them that will shed light on the broader questions of ethics and morality? Why is research on altruism and rescuers still relevant? This course will explore these questions through narratives of rescuers, current scholarly articles, and multimedia material. Psychological, demographic, sociological, and political factors will be examined. Stories of rescuers from more recent genocides in Rwanda, Bosnia, Cambodia, and other conflicts will also be addressed. Understanding the behavior of rescuers and of altruistic behavior across different cultures and eras will contribute to a better understanding of world events and human behavior.
Gratz Term: Spring A
Start Date: 01/10/2024
End Date: 03/05/2024

G-HRI 600: Anti-Semitism and Racism in America Today
Ayal Feinberg, PhD
This course focuses primarily on American Anti-Semitism since World War II, responses to it and  the impact of growing anti-Jewish violence both on Jewish identity and Judaism in the United States. Special consideration will be given to understanding Anti-Semitism in the wider history of American racism as well  related issues including freedom of speech, the complex relationship of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism, Jews and Whiteness and interfaith relations.
Gratz Term: Spring B
Start Date: 03/06/2024
End Date: 04/30/2024
 

HIU's engagement with the Center for Chaplaincy Studies, Gratz College, and the BTI are all part of HIU's commitment to Global & Community Partnerships.