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PSYC 3306 - Applied Experimental Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 3301 and PSYC 3305 . This is an advanced course in the use of scientific methodologies in psychological research with special emphasis on experimental design and inferential statistics. The course focuses on the formulation of hypotheses, use of appropriate research design, methods of statistical analysis of data, and dissemination of experimental findings. Students are required to formulate an experimental hypothesis, propose a research study to test the hypothesis, collect and analyze the data, and prepare a complete APA-style poster and report on the research. 3 credits
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PSYC 3312 - Cognitive Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 1111 This course introduces students to the important psychological theories concerning the way in which the human mind perceives, interprets, processes, stores, and retrieves information about the world. Furthermore, the course will illustrate how the mind's mental representations of objects and events serve as the basis for learning and memory, pattern recognition, the use of language, and our ability to reason and solve problems. 3 credits
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PSYC 3315 - Human & Animal Learning
Prerequisite: PSYC 1111 Different types of human and animal learning. Learning as an adaptive mechanism. Psychological principles underlying learning. Practical applications of learning principles. 3 credits
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PSYC 3316 - The Psychology of Health and Sport
Prerequisite: PSYC 1111 The role of psychological factors in the cause and prevention of physical illness. The modification of unhealthful behaviors. The study of stress and the management of stress, particularly during athletic competition. The nature of pain and pain management. The role of emotion in athletic performance. The use of psychology in athletic performance enhancement. Threats to the health of athletes. 3 credits
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PSYC 3317 - Psychology in Film
Prerequisites: PSYC 3336 , junior standing. This course will examine central psychological themes of major motion pictures. Psychological themes include memory, family dynamics, social psychological processes (conformity, persuasion, dissent), and various aspects of psychopathology (schizophrenia, dissociative disorders, substance abuse, depression, suicidal ideation, and mental health treatment). Students will be made aware of the impact of popular film on society and gain the ability to critically evaluate the accuracy of the portrayal of psychological topics in film. The class will involve watching films and completing assigned readings, as well as group discussions. 3 credits
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PSYC 3321 - Social Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 1111 The interdependence of social organizations and behavior. The interrelationships between role systems and personality; attitude analysis, development, and modification; group interaction analysis; social conformity; social class and human behavior. Offered only in the spring semester of odd-numbered years. (Same course as SOCI 3320 ) 3 credits
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PSYC 3330 - Introduction Community Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 1111 Key concepts of community psychology/community mental health. Community problems, needs, and resources. The helping relationship. Intervention techniques. Programming services. Understanding behavioral differences. Careers in community psychology. 3 credits
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PSYC 3331 - Practicum I in Psychology
Prerequisites: junior or senior status and permission of instructor. Provides closely supervised practical experience within a professional setting in clinical/community, forensic, or general psychology. The experience can include observing, assisting, assuming regular duties, or pursuing a special project within the professional setting. Supervision, guidance, and review will be provided by faculty as well as placement supervisors. The course will include required classroom meeting(s) to facilitate a better understanding of the issues presented during the practicum experience. A comprehensive report analyzing the internship experience is required. 1-3 credit hours. 3 credits
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PSYC 3332 - Practicum II in Psychology
Prerequisites: PSYC 3331 , junior or senior status, and permission of instructor Provides closely supervised practical experience within a professional setting in clinical/community, forensic, or general psychology. The experience can include observing, assisting, assuming regular duties, or pursuing a special project within the professional setting. Supervision, guidance, and review will be provided by faculty as well as placement supervisors. The course will include required classroom meeting(s) to facilitate a better understanding of the issues presented during the practicum experience. A comprehensive report analyzing the internship experience is required. 1-3 credit hours. 3 credits
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PSYC 3336 - Abnormal Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 1111 Psychological and organic factors in personality disorganization and deviant behavior. Psychodynamics and classifications of abnormal behavior. Disorders of childhood, adolescence, and old age. Evaluation of therapeutic methods. 3 credits
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PSYC 3341 - History and Systems
Prerequisite: PSYC 1111 An historical survey of theoretical formulations and influential systems in psychology. Evaluates structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, humanistic and cognitive movements. 3 credits
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PSYC 3345 - Police and Investigative Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 2205 This course focuses on the functions of the police psychologist such as candidate screening, stress management and counseling, hostage negotiations, critical incident debriefing, and fitness for duty evaluations. Application of psychological principles to investigation strategies such as profiling and hypnosis will also be explored. 3 credits
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PSYC 3350 - Psychological Testing & Assessment
Prerequisite: PSYC 3301 This course introduces students to the psychometric aspects of psychological testing and assessment. Principles of test construction and standardization as well as factors that influence reliability and validity are examined. Commonly used psychological instruments such as intelligence, personality, neuropsychological, aptitude, achievement, and personnel tests are surveyed. The historical, legal, and ethical aspects of psychological testing are also reviewed. 3 credits
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PSYC 3351 - Behav Therapies
Prerequisite: PSYC 1111 Principles of therapeutic behavior management. Alteration of maladaptive behavior patterns in institutional, neighborhood, home, educational, and social settings by operant and respondent reinforcement techniques. Habit management in oneself and in one's children. Offered only in the spring semester of even-numbered years. 3 credits
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PSYC 3355 - Organizational Behavior
Prerequisite: PSYC 1111 . Theoretical underpinning for the major approaches to understanding motivation and leadership behavior in organizations. Comparative evaluation of incentives such as salary and career growth potential as they relate to sustained motivation. The processes involved in effective leadership. Integration of motivation and leadership concepts as they affect the quality of working life. 3 credits
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PSYC 3357 - Legal Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 2205 This course will focus on the study of human behavior and cognitions within the legal and criminal justice system. Special emphasis will be given to the contributions of legal and cognitive psychology in understanding the criminal and civil legal system. Topics will include eyewitness testimony, jury decision-making, confession evidence, and punishment and sentencing. 3 credits
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PSYC 3360 - Cognitive Neuroscience
Prerequisites: PSYC 1111 , BIOL 1121 . This course explores the neurological underpinnings related to cognitive processes and their associated behaviors. Specifically, the course will focus on the brain's role in complex human behaviors such as attention, body movement, consciousness, emotions, decision making, formation and retrieval of memories, and the production and understanding of language. 3 credits
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PSYC 3361 - Behavioral Neuroscience
Prerequisites: PSYC 1111 , BIOL 1121 . Endocrinological, neural, sensory, and response mechanisms involved in learning, motivation, adjustment, emotion, and sensation. Offered only in spring semester of even-numbered years. 3 credits
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PSYC 3365 - Law, Psychology & the Mental Health System
This class will review the civil and criminal law as it relates to mental health issues. Particular emphasis will be given to the justification of mental health law concepts, such as civil commitment and parens patriae power. Topics will include competence to stand trial, insanity, civil commitment, sexual predator commitment statutes, confidentiality, duty to warn, informed consent, malpractice, and issues of expert testimony. Legal cases will be examined to give the students a foundation in actual legal case law. Ethical issues and issues of professional responsibility will be covered. 3 credits
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PSYC 3370 - Theories of Personality
Prerequisite: P 111. Theory and method in the understanding of normal and deviant aspects of personality; theories of Freud, Jung, Rogers, neo-Freudians, and others. 3 credits
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PSYC 3375 - Clinical/Counseling Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 3336 Foundations of clinical/counseling psychology will review the humanistic, psychoanalytic, and behaviorist views on the emergence and treatment of psychopathology. The fit between theory and technique will be explored. 3 credits
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PSYC 4475 - Seminar in Psychology and Law
Prerequisite: PSYC 2205 . This course will explore a series of contemporary rotating research topics in law and psychology that will allow students to take an in-depth examination of a single area of study. Areas explored may include jury decision-making models, forensic assessment, wrongful conviction, death penalty, and trial consulting. 3 credits
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PSYC 4480 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest. 3 credits
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PSYC 4481 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest. 3 credits
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PSYC 4482 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest. 3 credits
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PSYC 4483 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest. 3 credits
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PSYC 4484 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest. 3 credits
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PSYC 4593 - Honors Thesis: Psychology
Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3.00 credits
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PSYC 4599 - Independent Study
Prerequisites: consent of faculty member and department chair. Opportunity for the student under the direction of a faculty member to explore an area of personal interest. This course must be initiated by the student after conferring with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the project. 1-3 credit hours. 1-3 credits
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Public Administration |
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PADM 1101 - Introduction Public Administration
The nature of and problems involved in the administration of public services at the federal, state, regional, and local levels. 3 credits
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PADM 3302 - Public Admin Systems and Procedures
The major staff management functions in government and in non-profit agencies: planning, budgeting, scheduling, and work analysis. 3 credits
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PADM 3305 - Institutional Budgeting & Planning
Budgeting as an institutional planning tool, as a cost control device, and as a program analysis mechanism is stressed. Attention is given to the salary expense budget, the revenue budget, the capital budget, and the cash budget. 3 credits
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PADM 3307 - Urban and Regional Management
Methods and analysis of decision making related to urban and regional problems. Topics include housing, land use, economic development, transportation, pollution, conservation, and urban renewal. 3 credits
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PADM 3308 - Health Care Delivery Systems
An examination of the health care delivery systems in the U.S., including contemporary economic, organizational, financing, manpower, cost, and national health insurance issues. 3 credits
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PADM 4404 - Public Policy Analysis
Using the public perspective, examines the nature of the public policy process from policy formation through policy termination. Major emphasis on the techniques commonly used in analyzing public policy, including cost/benefit analysis and comparison of expected and actual outcomes. An opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the analysis and evaluation of public policy. 3 credits
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PADM 4405 - Public Personnel Practices
Study of the civil service systems of the federal, state and local governments, including a systematic review of the methods of recruitment, evaluation, promotion, discipline, control, and removal. 3 credits
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PADM 4408 - Collect Bargain Public Sector
Analysis of collective bargaining in the public sector, with emphasis on legislation pertaining to government employees. 3 credits
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PADM 4450 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of public management. 3 credits
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PADM 4451 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of public management. 3 credits
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PADM 4452 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of public management. 3 credits
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PADM 4453 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of public management. 3 credits
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PADM 4454 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of public management. 3 credits
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PADM 4455 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of public management. 3 credits
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PADM 4456 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of public management. 3 credits
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PADM 4457 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of public management. 3 credits
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PADM 4458 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of public management. 3 credits
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PADM 4459 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the field of public management. 3 credits
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PADM 4490 - Public Health Admin
An examination of public health activities, including public health organization, environmental health, disease control, us of information systems, and social services. 3 credits
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PADM 4512 - Seminar in Public Administration
Selected topics related to public administration are chosen for study in depth. 3 credits
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PADM 4593 - Honors Thesis: Public Administration
Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3.00 credits
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PADM 4597 - Practicum
Prerequisite: junior standing. A course of study designed especially for supervised practical application of previously studied theory in a group setting. Done under the supervision of a faculty sponsor and coordinated with a business organization. 3 credits
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PADM 4598 - Internship
Prerequisite: consent of the coordinator. Monitorial field experience with public and not-for-profit agencies. Minimum of 3 credit hours. 3 credits
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PADM 4599 - Independent Study
Independent study on a project of interest to the student under the direction of a faculty member approved by the department chair. 3 credits
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Physics |
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PHYS 1100 - Introductory Physics w/Lab
Prerequisite: MATH 1109 or MATH 1127 , or equivalent math competency. Corequisite: PHYS 1111 - you must enroll in a section of PHYS 1111 before you can enroll in PH 100 A one-semester introduction to the science of physics primarily for liberal arts, business, and hospitality/tourism students. The course provides a broad, algebra-based understanding of the basic laws of nature, their application to our everyday lives, and their impact on our technological society. Laboratory fee. 4 credits
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PHYS 1101 - Energy - Present and Future
Prerequisite: MATH 1109 , MATH 1127 or equivalent math competency Intended primarily for business and liberal arts students. Explores the nature, role, and economic impact of energy in our society. Topics include the nature and growth of energy consumption, physical limits to energy production and consumption, environmental effects, and comparisons of energy alternatives. Special emphasis on the technical, environmental, and economic aspects of nuclear power as well as energy sources of the future such as fast-breeder reactors, fusion, solar, and geothermal power. 3 credits
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PHYS 1103 - General Physics I with Lab
Prerequisites: MATH 1109 or MATH 1127 , or equivalent math competency. Corequisite: PHYS 1113 - you must enroll in a section of PHYS 1113 before you can enroll in PH 103 Primarily for life science majors with no calculus background. Basic concepts of classical physics: fundamental laws of mechanics, heat, electromagnetism, optics, and conservation principles. Introduction to modern physics: relativity and quantum theory; atomic, nuclear, and solid-state physics. Application of the physical principles to life sciences. Laboratory fee. 4 credits
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PHYS 1104 - General Physics II with Lab
Prerequisites: MATH 1109 or MATH 1127 or equivalent math competency. Corequisite: PHYS 1114 - you must enroll in a section of PHYS 1114 before you can enroll in PH 104 Primarily for life science majors with no calculus background. Basic concepts of classical physics: fundamental laws of mechanics, heat, electromagnetism, optics, and conservation principles. Introduction to modern physics: relativity and quantum theory; atomic, nuclear, and solid-state physics. Application of the physical principles to life sciences. Laboratory fee. 4 credits
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PHYS 1111 - Lab PHYS 1100
LAB PHYS 1100 0 credits
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PHYS 1113 - Lab PHYS 1103
LAB PHYS 1103 0 credits
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PHYS 1114 - Lab PHYS 1104
LAB PHYS 1104 0 credits
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PHYS 1150 - Mechanics Heat & Waves w/Lab
Prerequisite: MATH 1117 . Corequisite: PHYS 1151 - you must enroll in a section of PHYS 1151 before you can enroll in PH 150 Introductory course for physical science and engineering majors. Kinematics, Newton's laws, conservation principles for momentum, energy and angular momentum. Thermal physics. Basic properties of waves, simple harmonic motion, superposition principle, interference phenomena, and sound. Laboratory fee. 4 credits
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LAB PHYS 1150 0 credits
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PHYS 2203 - The Physics of Music and Sound
Prerequisites: PHYS 1100 or PHYS 1103 or PHYS 1150 or equivalent. Corequisite: PHYS 2204 - you must enroll in a section of PHYS 2204 before you can enroll in PH 203 A second- semester course in physics for students with music and sound recording majors and others with a special interest in music, acoustics, or sound and hearing. Study of the physics underlying such things as the production of sound by musical instruments, electromagnetic storage and reproduction of sound, human hearing, and acoustics of concert halls and other spaces. Integrated laboratory experiments provide hands-on experience of these phenomena. Laboratory fee. 4 credits
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PHYS 2204 - Lab PHYS 2203
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PHYS 2205 - Electromagnetism/Optic w/Lab
Prerequisites: PHYS 1150 and MATH 1118 . Corequisite: PHYS 2206 - you must enroll in a section of PHYS 2206 before you can enroll in PH 205 Basic concepts of electricity and magnetism; Coulomb's law, electric field and potential, Gauss's law, Ohm's law, Kirchoff's rules, capacitance, magnetic field, Ampere's law, Faraday's law of induction, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves. Fundamentals of optics; light, laws of reflection and refraction, interference and diffraction phenomena, polarization, gratings, lenses and optical instruments. Laboratory fee. 4 credits
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PHYS 2206 - Lab PHYS 2205
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PHYS 2207 - Engr Physics
Prerequisites: one full year of non-calculus physics with laboratories, two semesters of calculus. A one-semester course primarily for engineering transfer students who had one-year non-calculus physics sequence. All the major topics of PHYS 1150 -PHYS 2205 are covered with an ample use of calculus. PH 207 should not be used as a technical elective. 4 credit hours. 3 credits
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PHYS 2211 - Modern Physics
Prerequisite: PHYS 2205 Modern physics fundamentals. Twentieth century developments in the theory of relativity and the quantum theory. Atomic, nuclear, solid-state, and elementary particle physics. 3 credits
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PHYS 2270 - Thermal Physics
Prerequisite: PHYS 1103 or PHYS 1150 . Basic thermodynamics and its applications. Major emphasis on the efficiency of energy conversion and utilization. Topics include the laws of thermodynamics, entropy, efficiency of heat engines, solar energy, the energy balance of the earth, energy systems of the future, economics of energy use. 3 credits
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PHYS 2280 - Lasers
Prerequisite: PHYS 2205 . Laser theory, holography, construction, and application to latest engineering and scientific uses. 3 credits
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PHYS 2285 - Modern Optics
Prerequisite: PHYS 2205 . Introduction to optical theories. Topics on the latest developments in optics. Application to life sciences and engineering. 3 credits
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PHYS 3301 - Analytical Mechanics
Prerequisites: PHYS 1150 , MATH 2204 , or instructor's consent. This is an intermediate-level course in Newtonian mechanics. Selected topics include the formulation of the central force problem and its application to planetary motion and to scattering, theory of small oscillations, dynamics of rigid body motion, and an introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism. 3 credits
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PHYS 3303 - Radioactivity and Radiation
Prerequisite: a college chemistry course or permission of instructor. Intended for students in occupational safety and health, fire science, forensic science, and related fields as well as for science and engineering students with interest in this area. Topics include the nature of radiation and radioactivity, the interaction of radiation with matter, biological effects of radiation, detection and measurement of radiation, shielding considerations, dosimetry, and standards for personal protection. 3 credits
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PHYS 4401 - Atomic Physics
Prerequisite: PHYS 2211 Structure and interactions of atomic systems including Schrodinger's equation, atomic bonding, scattering and mean free path, radiative transitions, and laser theory. 3 credits
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PHYS 4406 - Solid-State Physics
Prerequisite: PHYS 2211 . Introduction to the physics of solids with emphasis on crystal structure, lattice vibrations, band theory, semiconductors, magnetism and superconductivity. Applications to semiconductor devices and metallurgy. 3 credits
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PHYS 4415 - Nuclear Physics
Prerequisite: PHYS 2211 or consent of instructor. Elementary nuclear physics. Nuclear structure, natural radioactivity, induced radioactivity, nuclear forces and reactions, fission and fusion, reactors, and topics of special interest. 3 credits
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PHYS 4450 - Special Topics
Study of selected topics of special or current interest. 3 credits
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PHYS 4451 - Elementary Quantum Mechanics
Prerequisite: PHYS 2211 or consent of instructor. An elementary treatment of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. Schrodinger's equation, with its applications to atomic and nuclear structure; collision theory; radiation; introductory perturbation theory. 3 credits
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PHYS 4470 - Theory of Relativity
Prerequisite: PHYS 2211 or consent of instructor. Introduction to Einstein's theory of relativity. Special theory of relativity; Lorentz transformations, relativistic mechanics and electromagnetism. General theory of relativity; equivalence principle, Einstein's three tests, graviton, black hole, and cosmology. 3 credits
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PHYS 4599 - Independent Study
Prerequisites: consent of faculty member and department chair. Opportunity for the student under the direction of a faculty member to explore an area of personal interest. This course must be initiated by the student. 1-3 credit hours. 3 credits
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PHIL 1101 - Introduction to Philosophy
The nature of reality and how it may be known, according to the great thinkers of the Occident and the Orient. 3 credits
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PHIL 2205 - Classical Philosophy
The origins of philosophy and the continuing influence of classical thought on the development of ideas. 3 credits
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PHIL 2206 - Modern Philosophy:Descartes-Present
Philosophical theories that have dominated the modern age. Stress on a central figure of the period. 3 credits
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PHIL 2210 - Logic
Modern symbolic logic and its applications. 3 credits
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PHIL 2215 - Nature of Self
Investigation of personal identity, human nature, and the mind from ancient, modern, Western, and Eastern perspectives. 3 credits
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PHIL 2222 - Ethics
How shall one live? Critical examination of answers proposed by classic and modern philosophers of the major world traditions. 3 credits
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PHIL 2240 - Philosophy of Science & Technology
Scientific method, the logic of scientific explanation, the application of science to practical problems and questions peculiar to the social sciences. 3 credits
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PHIL 2250 - Philosophy of Religion
An examination of some philosophical notions used in religious discourse, such as meaning, truth, faith, being, God, the holy. 3 credits
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PHIL 3333 - Professional Ethics
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor. What does it mean to be a professional? This course examines the relationship between technical competence financial gain, and ethical responsibility. 3 credits
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PHIL 3356 - Philosophy of Art
Corequisite: a course in one of the arts or junior or senior standing. Comparative study of beliefs in cultures around the world about art, beauty, and aesthetics. Topics include definitions of art, natural beauty versus artifice, the nature of aesthetic experience, cultural relativism, and the value of art in an age of science and globalization. 3 credits
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PHIL 4450 - Special Topics
Study of selected topics of special or current interest. 3 credits
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PHIL 4451 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of philosophy. 3 credits
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PHIL 4452 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of philosophy. 3 credits
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PHIL 4453 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of philosophy. 3 credits
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PHIL 4454 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of philosophy. 3 credits
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PHIL 4455 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of philosophy. 3 credits
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PHIL 4456 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of philosophy. 3 credits
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PHIL 4457 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of philosophy. 3 credits
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PHIL 4458 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of philosophy. 3 credits
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PHIL 4459 - Special Topics
Selected topics of special or current interest in the study of philosophy. 3 credits
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