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PE 490 - Student Teaching Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Is taken during the professional semester to enhance the student teaching experience for the multi-age students. Student teachers discuss specific issues and concerns they are currently experiencing in the classroom.
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PHEN 100 - Physics for Video Games
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the laws of physics needed to produce video games with compelling realism. Topics include kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, conservation of momentum, conservation of energy, rotational dynamics, video analysis, measurement, curve fitting, graphical interpretation, programming and simulation development. No programming experience is required.
Prerequisite: High school algebra
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PHEN 101 - Conceptual Physics
Credit Hours: 4
A conceptual-based introduction to classical physics. Topics include mechanics, properties of matter, thermodynamics, waves, sound, electricity, magnetism, and optics.
Prerequisite: High school algebra
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PHEN 110 - Introduction to Physics and Engineering
Credit Hours: 2
This course includes fundamentals of engineering problem-solving including skills from mathematics, science, and computing. Introduction to technical drawings and the engineering design process through team-based activities.
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PHEN 111 - Career Development in Physics and Engineering
Credit Hours: 1
This course focuses on physics and engineering careers, and what they “do”. Presents various disciplines in both fields and associated occupations through class discussions, presentations by guest speakers, and other activities. Basics of ethics, globalization, leadership, graduate study, entrepreneurism, and presentation and communication skills are studied. Job search tools, such as resumes, interviews and networking will also be covered. A professional e-portfolio will be introduced.
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PHEN 115 - Introductory Physics I
Credit Hours: 4
This is an algebra-based presentation of mechanics, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.
Prerequisite: MATH 170 or higher
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PHEN 116 - Introductory Physics II
Credit Hours: 4
This course is an algebra-based presentation of oscillations, waves, electricity and magnetism and optics.
Prerequisite: PHEN 115
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PHEN 121 - Classical Physics I
Credit Hours: 4
This course is for science and engineering majors: a calculus-based presentation of kinematics, mechanics, and thermodynamics.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 190
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PHEN 122 - Classical Physics II
Credit Hours: 4
This course is for science and engineering majors: a calculus-based presentation of sound, light, electricity, and magnetism.
Prerequisite: MATH 190 and PHEN 121
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 200
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PHEN 150 - Introduction to Astronomy
Credit Hours: 4
An introduction to the science of astronomy and the scientific method. Topics include the history of astronomy, light and matter, astronomical instruments, the solar system, stellar characterization, stellar evolution, and the interstellar medium. The course concludes with a brief survey of galaxies and cosmology. A weekly laboratory may be complemented by outdoor observing.
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PHEN 203 - Modern Physics
Credit Hours: 4
A survey of 20th century physics: quantum mechanics with applications to nuclear, atomic, molecular, and solid state physics.
Prerequisite: PHEN 122 and MATH 200
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PHEN 210 - Statics
Credit Hours: 4
This course studies the analysis of forces acting on particles, rigid bodies, trusses, frames, and machines in static equilibrium with applied forces and couples. Topics covered includes force vectors, equilibrium of a particle, equivalent systems of forces, equilibrium of a rigid body, structural analysis, internal forces, friction, analysis of the equilibrium of rigid bodies subjected to fictional force, centroids and moments of inertia.
Prerequisite: PHEN 121
Co-requisite: MATH 200
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PHEN 211 - Dynamics
Credit Hours: 3
This course studies the kinematics and kinetics of a particle for rectilinear and curvilinear motion. Planar kinematics and planar kinetics of rigid bodies, including equations of motion and principles of energy and momentum. Topics covered includes velocity, acceleration, relative motion, work, energy, impulse, and momentum.
Prerequisite: PHEN 210 , MATH 200
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PHEN 235 - Electrical Circuit Analysis and Design
Credit Hours: 4
Introduction to electrical circuit analysis and design of passive and active circuits under Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC). Linear circuit analysis techniques for various circuit topologies, including three-phase circuits, are introduced. Specific topics include the concepts of current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, inductance, power, energy, transient response of first- and second-order circuits using time-domain methods, and calculation of AC steady-state response using phasors and immittances. Laboratory work and computer-aided analysis techniques are designed to correlate with circuit analysis theory and design.
Prerequisite: PHEN 122 , MATH 200
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PHEN 300 - Material Science
Credit Hours: 4
Examines the relationship between atomic structure, crystal structure, and microstructure of solids with their physical properties (mechanical, thermal, optical, electrical, and magnetic).
Prerequisite: PHEN 203
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PHEN 310 - Optics
Credit Hours: 4
Studies the ray, wave, and photon nature of light and selected optical instruments.
Prerequisite: PHEN 203
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PHEN 320 - Thermodynamics
Credit Hours: 4
Examines the properties of a pure substance, work and heat, the first law of thermodynamics, control volume analysis, entropy, the second law of thermodynamics, power and refrigeration systems and heat transfer.
Prerequisite: PHEN 121 ,MATH 200
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PHEN 330 - Principles of Design
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces General Engineering students to the design process: formulation of a problem, creative approaches to solving the problem, analysis, materials selection, and economics.
Prerequisite: Declared major or minor in General Engineering or instructor permission
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PHEN 340 - Theoretical Physics I
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics and the formalism of quantum mechanics.
Prerequisite: PHEN 203 , PHEN 211 , MATH 230
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PHEN 350 - Special Topics in Physics and Engineering
Credit Hours: 1-3
Prerequisite: Declared major or minor in General Engineering or Physics or instructor permission
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PHEN 360 - Strength of Materials
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the fundamental concepts and mechanics of deformable solids. Topics include stresses and strains in solids, material behavior, shear forces and bending moments, deflection of beams, torsion of circular shafts, Mohr’s circle for plane stress, pressure vessels, column buckling, statically indeterminate structures, centroids and moments of inertia.
Prerequisite: PHEN 210
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PHEN 370 - Electromagnetics
Credit Hours: 3
Studies electricity, magnetism, and their interrelationships. Applications to the design and operation of electromagnetic components and systems are emphasized.
Prerequisite: PHEN 122 , MATH 310
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PHEN 405 - Signals and Systems
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to basic concepts of signals, system modeling, and system classification. Convolution, response of linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, impulse response are presented. Emphasis is given to frequency-domain analysis of continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems: Fourier series, Fourier, Laplace and z-transforms.
Prerequisite: PHEN 235 , MATH 320
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PHEN 410 - Measurements
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to sensors, interface electronics, data acquisition, calibration and response, probability, statistics, uncertainty analysis and regression.
Prerequisite: PHEN 235
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PHEN 415 - Control Systems
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the analysis and design of control systems. Characteristics, performance, and stability of feedback control systems are studied. Mathematical and state-variable modeling and the root locus and frequency response methods are emphasized.
Prerequisite: PHEN 405
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PHEN 420 - Fluid Mechanics
Credit Hours: 4
An introduction to the fundamental principles and applications of hydrostatics and fluid flow.
Prerequisite: PHEN 210 , MATH 320
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PHEN 425 - Introduction to Electrical Power Systems
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the analysis of magnetic circuits and polyphase balanced power systems. Topics include transformers and power transmission lines.
Prerequisite: PHEN 370
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PHEN 430 - Theoretical Physics II
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces statistical thermodynamics and elaborates on the formalism of electromagnetism.
Prerequisite: PHEN 320 , PHEN 370
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PHEN 435 - Engineering Economics, Ethics, and Society
Credit Hours: 3
This course presents the broad knowledge for engineers about the topics of economics, ethics, and their effect on society. Topics include application of economic analysis and decision theory to evaluate alternatives of planning, development, construction, management of engineering projects, and discussion of ethical issues in the engineering practice.
Prerequisite: PHEN 330 or instructor permission
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PHEN 490 - Introduction to General Engineering Senior Project
Credit Hours: 1
This course prepares General Engineering students for their senior project by stepping them through the process of writing and presenting a proposal for a design project. Students are required to (1) periodically present their progress on preparing their proposal, (2) submit their finished proposal, and (3) present it to students in the Introduction to Physics and Engineering course.
Prerequisite: PHEN 330 or instructor permission
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PHEN 491 - Introduction to Physics Senior Project
Credit Hours: 1
This course prepares Physics students for their senior project by stepping them through the process of writing and presenting a proposal for a research project. Students are required to (1) periodically present their progress of preparing their proposal, (2) submit their finished proposal, (3) present it to students in the Introduction to Physics and Engineering course.
Prerequisite: PHEN 340
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PHEN 492 - Introduction to Physics Education Senior Project
Credit Hours: 1
This course is an introduction to Physics Education Senior Project and prepares Physics Education students for their senior project by stepping them through the process of writing and presenting a proposal for a research project. Students are required to (1) periodically present their progress on preparing their proposal, (2) submit their finished proposal, and (3) present it to students in the Introduction to Physics and Engineering course.
Prerequisite: EDUC 394
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PHEN 495 - General Engineering Senior Project
Credit Hours: 3
The capstone course for the General Engineering program. Working as individuals or in teams in consultation with departmental faculty, students execute the design they proposed in the Introduction to General Engineering Senior Project course. Students are required to (1) periodically present their progress on implementing their proposal, (2) present a poster that describes their design project for the Homer A. Anderson Family Science Colloquium series, and (3) submit a prototype and a final report for their design.
Prerequisite: PHEN 490
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PHEN 496 - Physics Senior Project
Credit Hours: 3
The capstone course for the Physics program. Working as individuals or in teams in consultation with departmental faculty, students execute the research project they proposed in the Introduction to Physics Senior Project proposal. Students are required to (1) periodically present their progress on implementing their proposal, (2) present a poster that describes their research project for the Homer A. Anderson Family Science Colloquium series, and (3) submit a final report for their research project.
Prerequisite: PHEN 491
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PHEN 497 - Physics Education Senior Project
Credit Hours: 3
The capstone course for the Physics Education program. Working as individuals or in teams in consultation with departmental faculty, students execute the research project they proposed in the Introduction to Physics Education Senior Project proposal. Students are required to (1) periodically present their progress on implementing their proposal, (2) present a poster that describes their research project for the Homer A. Anderson Family Science Colloquium series, and (3) submit a final report for their research project.
Prerequisite: PHEN 492
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PHIL 101 - Introduction to Western Philosophy
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces students to some of the key writers and concepts in philosophy, with a special emphasis on Western Philosophy (i.e. European and American). Topics could include human freedom, personal identity, the nature and existence of God, the problem of evil, the nature of knowledge, theories of truth, and approaches to values.
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PHIL 202 - Logic and Critical Thinking
Credit Hours: 3
Examines formal and informal techniques for evaluating arguments in order to improve critical thinking skills. Topics include informal fallacies of reasoning, uses and abuses of language, arguments in context, symbolic logic, and validity.
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PHIL 203 - Introduction to Ethics
Credit Hours: 3
Critically examines ethical theories of the criteria used to make justified and responsible ethical decisions. Considers difficult moral problems connected to topics such as killing, lying, fairness, sexual morality, environmental concerns, and professional ethics.
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PHIL 305 - Biomedical Ethics
Credit Hours: 3
Explores moral issues relating to medicine and biology. Examples of issues considered include euthanasia, genetic engineering, disabilities, and allocation of healthcare resources. Students explore arguments about these issues using the concepts and principles of ethical theory.
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PHIL 325 - Western Philosophy: The Ancients
Credit Hours: 3
Investigates Greek and Roman philosophy, with the possibility of including early Christian philosophy, in order to help students understand the origins of Western Philosophy. Includes figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas, as well as movements such as Stoicism and Epicureanism, with a focus on the role of rational inquiry in the quest for human flourishing.
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PHIL 327 - Western Philosophy: The Early Moderns
Credit Hours: 3
Examines philosophies from 1600-1800 such as rationalism (Descartes, Spinoza), empiricism (Locke, Hume, Berkeley) and Kant’s critical philosophy. Focuses on this period’s response to scientific and political revolutions.
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PHIL 331 - Environmental Ethics
Credit Hours: 3
Explores the nature and basis of our ethical obligations regarding the natural environment. Considers views of these obligations ranging from the human-centered (anthropocentrism), to the moral considerability of animals (animal liberation), to the notion that we have direct obligations to all living things or whole ecosystems (ecocentrism). Provides the opportunity to use these ethical perspectives to evaluate environmental policies, laws, or agendas.
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PHIL 342 - Religions and Philosophies of Asia
Credit Hours: 3
Deals with the different forms of religious belief around the world-especially Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, and Islam.
Cross Listed As: RELG 342
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PHIL 343 - Social and Political Philosophy
Credit Hours: 3
Considers theories of the nature and legitimacy of the state and its laws. Also deals with topics such as the rights and responsibilities of citizens, ethics in political decision-making, economic justice, punishment, race and gender oppression, political and cultural identity, and the value and meaning of democracy.
Cross Listed As: POLS 343 , SOCI 335
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PHIL 350 - Later Modern Philosophy
Credit Hours: 3
Examines topics about the nature of knowledge and reality from the period of the Nineteenth century through the early Twentieth century. Examples of topics include the nature and existence of God, the nature of mind, and the courses of knowledge.
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PHIL 355 - Comparative Philosophy
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines two or more philosophical traditions in a comparative context. Fosters deeper understanding of philosophical traditions by articulating their assumptions from the perspectives of others. Examines themes such as the cultural conditions of knowledge and values, ethnocentrism, and marginalization.
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PHIL 360 - Topics in Metaphysics or Epistemology
Credit Hours: 3
Explores a historically recent (i.e. 20th/21st century) topic in either Metaphysics or Epistemology. Possible Metaphysics topics include (but are not limited to) recent conceptions of a Higher Power, the Nature of Being, Social Constructivism, and the supposed Death of Metaphysics. Epistemology topics may include exploring Logistical Positivism, Philosophy of Mind, the possibility of Artificial Intelligence, and Philosophy of Language.
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PHIL 361 - Topics in Moral Philosophy
Credit Hours: 3
Provides students the opportunity for advanced study of moral philosophy. Topics range from theoretical questions about the status of morality to practical questions about specific moral problems. Descriptions of the course topic for a given semester are available in the course schedule bulletin and on the Religion and Philosophy Department website.
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PHIL 362 - Ethics and Technology Issues
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the way in which rapid advances in technology have changed our ethical relationship with each other. Beginning with an overview of the central questions and theories of morality, this course challenges students to explore how these theories might be applied to social media, rapid communication, and advances in automation. Topics include: social media influencers as role models; online harassment and bullying; determining real from fake information; and the responsibilities companies have to protect the community as they develop new technologies.
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PHIL 403 - Directed Readings in Philosophy
Credit Hours: 1-3
This course gives the student an opportunity to do intensive readings in areas of philosophy selected in consultation with the department.
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PHIL 495 - Senior Seminar Research in Philosophy
Credit Hours: 1
Involves research necessary for the completion of the senior seminar. Such preliminary research includes extensive reading, compilation of a bibliography, composition of a thesis statement, and the creation of an initial outline. Students are asked to demonstrate their progress in regular meetings with the instructor and/or department
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PHIL 496 - Senior Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Involves research necessary for the completion of the senior seminar. Such preliminary research includes extensive reading, compilation of a bibliography, composition of a thesis statement, and the creation of an initial outline. Students are asked to demonstrate their progress in regular meetings with the instructor and/or department
Prerequisite: PHIL 495
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POLS 111 - American Political Systems
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces students to the institutions, processes, and values that constitute the American political system. In dealing with such topics as First Amendment rights, Congress, the Presidency, parties and interest groups, bureaucracy, and public policy, some time is spent in examining select aspects of the social and political background to American politics.
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POLS 121 - Introduction to Public Administration and Policy
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces students to the broad environment in which public policies are made in Europe and the United States. The relationship between the social ends desired and the administration employed and the difficulties of transferring the Western model of administration to other cultures are developed as themes. The intimate link between government administration and civilization is explored, and students are exposed to major elements of public administration, including administrative processes, organizational theory, human relations, and implementation.
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POLS 131 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces students to foundational concepts and dynamics in the field of comparative politics. The course discusses patterns of political behavior, the essential elements of a political system, the institutions of different regimes, and the various ways in which states reconcile freedom, order, and equality. Numerous political systems are studied in comparative context. Both democracies and non-democracies are examined, with attention to the process of democratization in different systems.
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POLS 151 - Introduction to International Relations
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces students to foundational concepts and dynamics in the field of international relations. Topics focus on the nature of interaction between political entities on the world stage, including states, IGOs, NGOs, and other entities. Topics covered include globalization and its consequences, the nature of East-West and North-South relations, the international economic system, the causes and consequences of war, and the international paths to peace.
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POLS 240 - Introduction to Research Methods
Credit Hours: 3
This course covers the basics of a cross-section of research methods used in Criminal Justice, Political Science, and other social sciences. The research methods covered include a basic quantitative method, a qualitative method, a field research method, and components of conducting a literature review. Students will learn problem formulation, hypothesis construction, and hypothesis testing. The course emphasizes the consumption of social science research and research methods skill development to be used in upper level Criminal Justice and Political Science courses.
Cross Listed As: CRMJ 240
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POLS 310 - US National Security
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the nature of national and homeland security in the United States, including actors, institutions, and the impact of national security structures and behavior on the US and the world. Areas of concentration include the history of national security issues and concerns, changes in the post-9/11 world, homeland security issues, intergovernmental coordination and conflict, domestic and global implications of US policy, and both current and future challenges to US national security.
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POLS 311 - Congress and the Presidency
Credit Hours: 3
Provides an understanding of the central policy-making institutions of the federal government: Congress and the Presidency. Attention is given to the constitutional power of Congress and the Presidency; the separation and delegation of powers; the evolution of powers and the inter-institutional power relationship; the policy making process; and historical and contemporary political polarization.
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POLS 312 - Constitutional Law Governmental Powers
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on the activity of the Supreme Court in interpreting the meaning of the Constitution through case law specific to the areas of governmental powers. After examining the powers and activities of the Court, specific areas of law are examined. These include powers and limitations of each branch, separation of powers, checks and balances, issues of federalism, taxing and spending powers, and economic powers.
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POLS 313 - Criminal Procedure and Law
Credit Hours: 3
This course involves the convergence of law enforcement, courts, legislation, and the Constitution. Students study constitutional rights of individuals and limitations on police authority as interpreted by the courts. Additionally, students study crime definitions and elements of crime as written by legislatures and interpreted by courts. Substantive law of Ohio is emphasized.
Cross Listed As: CRMJ 344
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POLS 314 - Political Communication
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on how communication manifests itself through politics. Attention is given to the nature and impact of mass media, which informs, shapes, and legitimizes political attitudes. Emphasis is given to theories of attitude formation and change, mass media as instruments of political communication and opinion leadership, how the media shapes public perceptions, the influence of political communication on public policy, and the media as a tool of political influence and control.
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POLS 317 - Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on the activity of the Supreme Court in interpreting the meaning of the Constitution through case law specific to the areas of civil rights and civil liberties. After examining the powers and activities of the Court, specific areas of law are examined. These include civil liberties (religion, speech, privacy, etc.), rights of the accused (search and seizure, due process, fair trial, etc.), and civil rights (equal protection, discrimination, etc.).
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POLS 319 - Political Parties and Elections
Credit Hours: 3
Examines political parties found in democratic nations including multi-party systems with an emphasis on the case in the United States, and the meaning of parties for governing, political participation, and citizenship. Different election processes, election law, political finance, and the effects on outcomes are also studied.
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POLS 321 - Public Administration
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the structures and processes for formulating and implementing public policies. Emphasis is given to the role of the national-level bureaucracy. State and local managerial and administrative concerns are addressed broadly and through specific illustrative examples.
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POLS 322 - Public Policy
Credit Hours: 3
Establishes a framework for the policy cycle and applies it to selected policy concerns. The nature of public policy, making public policy, substantive policy issues, and policy analysis are explored.
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POLS 323 - Administrative Law
Credit Hours: 3
Provides an understanding of the legal concepts that define what has been called “the bureaucratic state.” Students examine the law governing the creation of, powers of, and limitations upon administrative agencies of all sorts.
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POLS 324 - Urban Politics
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on the political and policy choices and the constraints cities face. Students are provided a theoretical base to analyze cities in terms of the issues they face, the factors that affect them, and the structure that they operate in. Important policy issues such as smart-growth strategies, economic development, and downtown revitalization are stressed.
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POLS 325 - Public Sector Human Resource Management
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the environment of public employment. Differences between the public and private sector, the historical growth of the personnel system in the public sector, and topics in administration, staffing, and productivity are explored. Public sector processes for recruitment, selection, development, motivation, evaluation, compensation, and discipline are given particular attention.
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POLS 326 - Regional Planning
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces students to planning at the city level and offers a unique opportunity to apply directly what has been learned in the classroom. Students are exposed to the major ideas behind regional planning, including land use planning, MPDUs and regional coalitions.
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POLS 328 - Applied Policy: Occupational Safety and Health
Credit Hours: 3
Provides students with the tools necessary to develop and design an effective occupational and safety health program in a wide variety of industries to mitigate risk and protect workers. The course is designed to give students training in policy development and program implementation which can both be used in a multitude of settings and serve as a transferable skill.
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POLS 331 - Politics of Western Europe
Credit Hours: 3
Studies such states as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and others in depth, with comparisons being drawn among them. The emphasis is on the distribution of power and the organization for governing in parliamentary, presidential, and related democracies.
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POLS 334 - Ethnic Conflict and Nationalism
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the roles of ethnicity and national identity in constructing the modern world, ethnic conflicts, racism, and separatism through discussion of theoretical articles and real-world cases. The course includes the study of waves of national and current ethnic conflicts.
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POLS 336 - Russian Politics and Society
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces students to political and social issues in the Russian Federation of democratization, nation-building, and building capitalism from the ground up. The course recaps Russian and Soviet history before discussing some of the issues the country faces. These issues include territorial disintegrated, ethnic conflict, demographic change, gender roles, corruption, and other issues of contemporary significance.
Cross Listed As: SOCI 336
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POLS 342 - Ethical Issues in Politics
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the ethical aspects of some of the difficult political issues facing the United States and the world community, including such topics as the influence of money on political systems, the role of ethics in addressing domestic social welfare issues, the moral aspects of humanitarian and economic development issues, and ethical concerns relating to issues of war and peace.
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POLS 343 - Social and Political Philosophy
Credit Hours: 3
Considers theories of the nature and legitimacy of the state and its laws. It also deals with topics, such as the rights and responsibilities of citizens, ethics in political decision-making, economic justice, punishment, race and gender oppression, political and cultural identity, and the value and meaning of democracy.
Cross Listed As: PHIL 343 , SOCI 335
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POLS 352 - American Foreign Policy
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the actors, institutions, and the impact of foreign policy structures and behavior on the US and the world. Issue areas given significant attention include the history of AFP, issues of consensus and conflict, pre- and post-9/11 dynamics, inside and outside actors/influences, the impact of politics on policy, national and homeland security issues relating to foreign relations, and both current and future challenges of American foreign policy.
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POLS 354 - Model United Nations
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces students to the United Nations as an institution, as well as to many of the problems and challenges faced by the international community that the UN addresses. As part of the course, students attend an off-campus Model United Nations simulation, where they take on the role of a particular country and interact with students from other universities representing different countries. A significant portion of the course content is specific to preparation for this off-campus Model UN simulation.
Note: Due to this additional practicum experience, there are additional costs associated with this course.
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POLS 355 - Model United Nations Practicum
Credit Hours: 1
Allows students to gain college credit for attending the Model United Nations conference. Students must educate themselves about the country they are representing and prepare independently to attend the conference. Students in the Model UN Practicum must periodically liaise with their peers taking the course for the first time, on a to-be-announced schedule.
Prerequisite: POLS 354
Note: Due to the nature of this experience, there are additional costs associated with this course.
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POLS 356 - War, Peace, and Security
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the nature of international security, including issues related to war and other forms of military and political conflict. Relevant institutions and actors are discussed, as are prominent challenges to peace and security in the international environment. The ethical implications of these challenges are examined, as are the prospects and possibilities for peace and security on the global stage.
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POLS 358 - Russian Foreign Policy
Credit Hours: 3
Exposes students to the intricacies of formulating, constructing, and executing Russian Foreign Policy, as well as a consideration of the means by which Moscow seeks to achieve its goals on the international stage. Students consider the different sources and challenges of Russian Foreign Policy coming from Russia’s unique geographical, historical, and ideational position.
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POLS 362 - Race, Crime, and Justice
Credit Hours: 3
Explores the connection between the American criminal justice system and race. Attention is given to the nature and impact of the historical and contemporary criminal justice system, public policy, and public opinion. The course focuses on the use of data, theory, and research to understand individual behavior and American institutions.
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POLS 365 - International Sport and Politics
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces students to connections and influences between politics and international sport (sporting mega events), including state motives and aims in hosting such mega events. The course begins by considering sports in general before looking at international sport, such as the Olympics and the World Cup.
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POLS 370 - Topics in Political Science
Credit Hours: 3
Provides students with a semester-long study of a topic of interest under the direction of a departmental faculty member. Topical offerings provide an opportunity for intensive study in a field of interest to the student.
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POLS 372 - Politics in Film
Credit Hours: 3
Uses popular films to introduce important political issues and processes to a broad set of students. Movies are complemented with readings that center discussion on the political issues that emerge from the films.
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POLS 377 - Hate Crimes
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces students to issues and facts regarding hate crimes in the United States and around the world, including reporting, policing, victims, laws, and socio-political causes of hate crime. The course also involves some consideration of international connections between hate groups and the role the internet plays in facilitating hate domestically and internationally.
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POLS 380 - Topics: Off-Campus Study
Credit Hours: 3
Provides students with an off-campus structured, faculty-led learning experience in the U.S. or abroad.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission required
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POLS 387 - Internship in Political Science
Credit Hours: 1-3
Involves a supervised work-study experience in a political structure or environment outside the University. Supervised jointly from within the respective political entity and the Political Science Department, the internship may take place in a private organization or business if it deals directly with the organization’s involvement with political or governmental affairs.
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POLS 481 - Student/Faculty Collaborative Research in Political Science
Credit Hours: 3
Students work one-to-one with a faculty member on a professional project. The final project/paper will list both the faculty member and the student as co-authors. Students are expected to present their findings with the faculty member at a professional conference.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission required
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POLS 490 - Senior Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Students in this team-taught course complete a mini-research project (individual or team-based depending on the type of research being conducted) for each of the four interrelated topics, and practice multiple ways of conducing research and answering questions. The unifying theme is the integration of knowledge. Students approach problems from different disciplinary perspectives, solve them in differentiated ways, and demonstrate how the knowledge they have gained in their major courses can be applied in multiple and diverse settings.
Prerequisite: CRMJ 240 or POLS 240
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PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology
Credit Hours: 3
Presents basic concepts in the scientific study of behavior including motivation, sensation and perception, learning, cognition, development, social, and personality.
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PSYC 110 - Exploring Psychological Science
Credit Hours: 1
Deals with selected topics offered in a seminar format.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: PSYC 101 , freshman or sophomore standing, and permission of instructor
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PSYC 151 - General Experimental Psychology
Credit Hours: 4
Emphasizes fundamental concepts of research. Students conduct classic psychological experiments in perception, cognition, physiological, learning, and social psychology and write lab reports in APA (American Psychological Association) style.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
Note: Includes a lab.
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PSYC 205 - Child Development
Credit Hours: 3
Presents a systematic study of physical, social, cognitive, and personality development from conception through the elementary school years. Emphasis is on learning different theoretical perspectives.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
Note: Students are encouraged to complete the one credit course, PSYC 220 simultaniously.
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PSYC 208 - Lifespan Development
Credit Hours: 3
Is an overview of psychological theories and empirical research used in the study of human development to describe, understand, and explain development from conception to death. Emphasis is placed upon normal growth and milestones achieved in the physical, cognitive, social and emotional systems.
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PSYC 220 - Preschool Practicum
Credit Hours: 1
Provides supervised experience in the application of psychological principles. Students work in the department’s Center for Child Development four hours per week and participate in a variety of in-service training programs.
Note: Graded S/U.
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PSYC 222 - General Practicum
Credit Hours: 1
Provides supervised experience in the application of psychological principles. Students work in one of the department laboratories, an outside laboratory, a counseling center, a mental health clinic, or other human service agency.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Note: The course requires four hours of practical experience per week (or 40 clock hours, depending on the placement) and participation in a variety of in-service training programs. Graded S/U.
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PSYC 231 - Applied Statistics
Credit Hours: 3
Designed for the practical application of descriptive (measures of central tendency and variance) and inferential statistics (t-tests, ANOVAs, correlations, and regressions). The emphasis of the class is on the abilities to use statistical software (Excel) to organize data, conduct basic statistical analysis, interpret statistical findings and present statistical results.
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PSYC 232 - Behavioral Statistics
Credit Hours: 3
Deals with experimental design, statistical analysis, and the mathematics of probability as they are related to the scientific analysis of behavior.
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PSYC 281 - Physiological Psychology
Credit Hours: 3
Studies the basic principles of brain organization and function. Emphasis is placed on understanding the relationships between brain activity and behavior.
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
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