Jun 26, 2024

Undergraduate Catalog 2017 - 2018

Undergraduate Catalog 2017 - 2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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300- and 400-Level: Upper Division
500-Level and Higher: Graduate

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Physical Education-Servic
	PES 110 - Basketball [1 credit(s)] Introduction to basic rules of basketball and fundamentals of team play; emphasis is placed on individual skill development. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 111 - Volleyball [1 credit(s)] Introduction to basic rules and concepts of coed volleyball; emphasis on individual skill development. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 113 - Personal Training Instructor [1 credit(s)] Three certifications are earned in this intensive fitness class: CPR, principles of YMCA health and fitness, and YMCA personal training instructor. Learn how to properly use cardiovascular and strength (free weights and selectorized) equipment, set up workouts for others, effective goal setting, and communication strategies. Includes muscle anatomy and physiology, practical sessions with various equipment, and case studies. Textbooks and manual are required at additional cost. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 114 - Relaxation Training [1 credit(s)] Designed to assist students in understanding the impact of stress on their lives, recognizing early warning signs of stress, and developing strategies to reduce levels of stress and tension. Course focuses on the variety of techniques used to achieve a state of attentive relaxation. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 117 - Rock Climbing [1 credit(s)] Experience “free climbing” and “bouldering” in an indoor rock environment; basic climbing and movement techniques; belay techniques and basic climbing-specific knot tying; become belay certified; additional fee required; conducted at CSU rock wall facility and off-campus at Cleveland Rock Gym. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 120 - Beginners Swimming [1 credit(s)] For both the nonswimmer and low-skilled swimmer; includes Red Cross beginner and advanced beginner training. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 121 - Intermediate Swimming [1 credit(s)] For the individual with middle-range swimming skills; based on the Red Cross learn-to-swim format. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 122 - Swimmers [1 credit(s)] For the individual who has mastered the middle-range swimming skills and who wishes to develop greater swimming competency; based on the Red Cross learn-to-swim format. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 136 - Canoeing & Small Crafts [1 credit(s)] Designed for gaining knowledge of small craft safety and acquiring practical experience in the proper handling of small crafts; emphasis placed on canoeing. Previous minimum background through Red Cross Intermediate Swimming recommended. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 158 - Aerobic Jazz I [1 credit(s)] Includes basic jazz exercises and a variety of easy and fun-filled dance routines. Dances are combined into an aerobic framework (continuous rhythmic movement), warm-ups, high-level activity, and cool-down periods. This course is repeatable. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 159 - Aerobic Jazz II [1 credit(s)] This course is repeatable. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 160 - Water Aerobics [1 credit(s)] A non-swimming aerobic and dance exercise class for adults of all age groups and activity levels. Taught in the shallow water, this course uses choreographed movements to provide toning, conditioning, and aerobic benefits along with aesthetic experiences and body awareness. The activity uses the water to cushion joints, neutralize gravity, and add buoyancy. This course is repeatable. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 162 - Yoga I [1 credit(s)] Comprehensive instruction in the three basic aspects of classical Yoga: exercise, correct breathing, and relaxation/meditation. Yoga theory, scheduling, stress management, and nutrition discussed in relation to individual goals. American Yoga Association instructors. This course is repeatable three times. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 163 - Yoga II [1 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PES 162. Emphasizes the exercise portion of the curriculum and increasing the number and the difficulty of exercises while working within individual limitations; several new breathing techniques also taught. American Yoga Association instructors. This course is repeatable. Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 166 - Beginning Fencing [1 credit(s)] For the beginner, course focuses on the attack and defense techniques using the foil. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 174 - T’Ai Chi Ch’Uan I [1 credit(s)] Ancient nonaggressive Chinese martial art which also serves as a form of moving meditation and exercise. There is a short-form course consisting of 33 movements which can be learned and understood in a semester session. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 176 - Golf [1 credit(s)] Introduction to fundamental golf skills, rules, etiquette, equipment, and playing opportunities. Analysis of swing by instant video replay is used. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 180 - Badminton [1 credit(s)] Course designed for various levels of badminton skill with individual and group instruction in basic skills and strategies for singles and doubles play. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 182 - Beginning Tennis [1 credit(s)] Introduction to the basic rules of tennis and fundamentals of singles and doubles play; emphasis on individual skill development. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 193 - Special Topics in PES [1 credit(s)] Special Topics in PES offers the student course topics that do not appear in the physical education service program on a regular basis. May be repeated with a change in topic. Semesters Offered: When demand is sufficient Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 199 - Special Programs [1 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Permission of department chairperson. Designed for the student who may wish, because of special interest, to receive hour for participation in recreational or sports activities not included in the courses listed above. Students wishing to receive hour for this must report to the Physical Education office to make arrangements for approval and verification of the activity. May be repeated for up to five hours. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 240 - Modern Dance III [2 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PES 141 or permission of instructor. Further study of modern-dance theory and skill, with emphasis on increasing physical competence and understanding of underlying theory. May be repeated for up to 8 hours. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PES 250 - Ballet III [1 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PES 151 or permission of instructor. Further study of the theory and skills of classical ballet, with emphasis on increasing physical competence and understanding of underlying theory. May be repeated for up to 8 hours. Click here for the schedule of courses
Physics
	PHY 101 - The Flying Circus of Physics: Motion and Heat [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: one unit of high-school algebra. Practical and everyday aspects of physics concepts such as kitchen physics, walking on fire, mechanics of sports, and electricity. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 102 - The Flying Circus of Physics: Sound and Light [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: one unit of high-school algebra. Topics include waves, optics, and modern physics, how the eye and camera work, the laser, the theory of relativity, and some basic cosmology (just what is a “black hole” anyhow?). Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 103 - The Flying Circus of Physics Laboratory [1 credit(s)] Prerequisite or co-requisite: PHY 101 or PHY 102 or PHY 115. Selected experiments in physics. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 115 - Energy and Society [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: One unit of high school algebra. Introduction to the physical principles behind one of the most important issues for our society, i.e. the use, storage and transport of energy and its impact on the environment. Topics covered include both a study of non-renewable energy sources (fossil and nuclear fuels), as well as an analysis of the potential of renewable ones (solar, hydro, wind). General Education Category: Natural Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 116 - Energy and Society Laboratory [1 credit(s)] Prerequisite or co-requisite: PHY 115. Selected experiments related with the physical fundamentals of energy concepts. General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 201 - Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: One unit of high-school algebra. Introduction to astronomy, including stars, stellar evolution, origin of elements, galaxies, and cosmology. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 202 - Astronomy: Planets, Asteroids and Comets [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: one unit of high-school algebra. Introduction to solar system, including the moon, sun, planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 203 - Astronomy Laboratory [1 credit(s)] Prerequisite or co-requisite: PHY 201 or PHY 202. This course provides hands-on experience with simple observational astronomy activities. It complements the educational experience of the Astronomy lecture courses PHY 201 and PHY 202. Semesters Offered: 1: Every Fall General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 221 - College Physics I [5 credit(s)] Strongly recommended: three units of high-school math. Algebra-based physics, with laboratory. Topics include mechanics, thermodynamics, fluids, and acoustics. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 222 - College Physics II [5 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PHY 221. Algebra-based physics, with laboratory. Topics include electricity, magnetism, optics, atoms, nuclei, and elementary particles. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 231 - College Physics I - Biomedical Applications [4 credit(s)] Strongly recommended: three units of high-school math. Algebra-based physics, with laboratory. Topics include kinematics, dynamics, mechanical equilibrium, harmonic motion: spring and pendulum, fluids, thermodynamics: temperature, heat, ideal gases, heat engines. Physical principles are applied to problems from biology and medicine. Semesters Offered: Every Fall General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 232 - College Physics II - Biomedical Applications [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PHY 231. Algebra-based physics, with laboratory. Topics include sound waves, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves and spectrum of light, lenses and microscopes, wave-like properties of particles and structure of atoms, nuclei, and radioactivity. Physical principles are applied to problems from biology and medicine. Semesters Offered: Every Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 241 - University Physics I [5 credit(s)] Prerequisite: MTH 181. Calculus-based physics, with laboratory. Topics include mechanics, thermodynamics, and acoustics. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 242 - University Physics II [5 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 241/243/243H, MTH 182. Calculus-based physics, with laboratory. Topics include electricity, magnetism, optics. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 243 - University Physics I (Writing) [5 credit(s)] Prerequisite: MTH 181. Calculus-based physics, with laboratory. Topics include mechanics, thermodynamics, acoustics. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab, Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 243H - H: University Physics I - Honors [5 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Honors or Scholars student status; MTH 181. Calculus based honors physics, with laboratory. Topics include mechanics, thermodynamics, acoustics. Semesters Offered: Every Fall General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab, Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 244 - University Physics II (Writing) [5 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 241/243/243H, MTH 182. Calculus-based physics, with laboratory. Topics include electricity, magnetism, and optics. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab, Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 244H - H: University Physics II - Honors [5 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Honors or Scholars student status; PHY 241/243/243H, MTH 182. Calculus based honors physics, with laboratory. Topics include electricity, magnetism, optics. Semesters Offered: Every Spring General Education Category: Natural Sciences Lab, Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 320 - Introduction to Computational Physics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite or co-requisite: PHY 242/244/244H. Elements of modeling of physical and engineering phenomena. Topics typically covered include solving systems of equations, numerical integration and derivation, differential equations, and random processes. Semesters Offered: Fall - even years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 325 - Introduction to Theoretical Physics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 242/244/244H, MTH 281. Physics applications of differentiation, integration, Fourier series, differential equations, complex numbers. Semesters Offered: Spring - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 330 - Introduction to Modern Physics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 242/244/244H, MTH 281 or MTH 283. Theory of special relativity, wave properties of particles and particle properties of light, atomic and nuclear structure, radioactivity, semiconductors. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 335 - Modern Physics Laboratory [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PHY 242/244/244H. Co-requisite or prerequisite: PHY 330. Course gives hands on exposure to experimental basis of modern physics, including: Millikan oil drop experiment, black-body radiation, photoelectric effect, NMR, microwaves, X-rays. Semesters Offered: Spring - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 340 - Mechanics and Vibrations I [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 242/244/244H, MTH 281. PHY 325 is strongly recommended. Central force motion, classical scattering, rotational motion: tops, precession, damped and driven oscillations. Semesters Offered: Fall - even years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 341 - Mechanics and Vibrations II [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PHY 340. Prerequisite or co-requisite: PHY 325. Motion in non-inertial frames, calculus of variation, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, coupled oscillations, nonlinear oscillations, and chaos. Semesters Offered: Spring - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 350 - Electricity and Magnetism [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 242/244/244H, MTH 281. PHY 325 is strongly recommended. Vector analysis, Gauss law, electrostatic potential, electric dipoles, dielectrics, Ampere law and Biot-Savart law, magnetic dipoles, magnetic materials. Semesters Offered: Fall - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 351 - Electricity & Magnetism II [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PHY 350. Prerequisite or co-requisite: PHY 325. Maxwell’s equations, conservation laws, electromagnetic waves, potential and fields, radiation, electrodynamics, and special relativity. Semesters Offered: Spring - even years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 360 - Electronics Laboratory [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PHY 242/244/244H. AC and DC circuit analysis; steady states and transients; equivalent circuits; diodes, transistors and microprocessors; digital integrated circuits; sequential logic circuits. Semesters Offered: Fall - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 380 - Physics Content Mid School Teacher [3 credit(s)] Enrollment is restricted to students seeking middle school licensure. No credit towards physics major or minor. Physics concepts relevant to students seeking middle school licensure will be discussed with related timely issues. Lectures will coordinate with laboratory exercises and inquiry-based activities. Co-requisite PHY 381. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 381 - Physics Content Mid School Teacher Lab [1 credit(s)] Enrollment is restricted to students seeking middle school licensure. No credit towards physics major or minor. Selected exercises designed to reinforce concepts covered in PHY 380. Co-requisite PHY 380. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 415 - Introduction to Biological Physics [4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PHY 222 or PHY 232 or PHY 242/244/244H. As the body of knowledge in physics expands and diffuses into the life sciences, the need for instruction in biological physics increases. Students learn how to use the concepts of physics to analyze and understand important aspects of biological systems. The course is appropriate for students majoring in physics, chemistry, biology, or engineering. Semesters Offered: Spring - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 416 - Macromolecular Crystallography [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 222 or PHY 232 or PHY 242/244/244H and MTH 182. CHM 261 is recommended. Macromolecular crystallography is at the heart of the genomics age allowing the determination of the three-dimensional structures of proteins that genomes code for. This information is used to determine and understand their function and develop new drugs. Students learn the fundamentals of diffraction theory, crystal properties and the basic concepts of solving the structures of macromolecular crystals. The course is appropriate for advanced undergraduates majoring in physics, chemistry, biology, or biomedical engineering. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 440 - Quantum Physics I [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 330, PHY 340. PHY 325 is recommended. The uncertainty principle, the Schroedinger equation, probability and measurement, potential barrier and well problems, rigid rotator and harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom. Semesters Offered: Spring - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 441 - Quantum Physics II [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 324, PHY 350, PHY 440. Angular momentum and magnetic moment, Pauli spin matrices, time independent and time dependent perturbation theory, variational approximation, atomic fine structure and hyperfine structure, partial wave analysis and the Born approximation for quantum mechanical scattering. Semesters Offered: Fall - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 450 - Optics and Electromagnetic Waves [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PHY 330. Prerequisite or co-requisite: PHY 350. Maxwell equations; electromagnetic energy; electromagnetic waves; interaction of light with dielectric and metallic materials: dispersion; geometric optics; lenses and lens aberrations, mirrors, polarization, birefringence, interference, interferometer design, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction. Semesters Offered: Fall - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 455 - Optics Laboratory [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PHY 450. Advanced optics laboratory that gives students “hands-on” experience with optical instruments and techniques; experiments on dispersion in glass, interferometry, spectral analysis, diffraction, Gaussian wave optics; student-designed experiment. Semesters Offered: Spring - even years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 470 - Environmental Physics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: PHY 221 or PHY 231 or PHY 241/243/243H. Study of physical phenomena underlying a set of current environmental issues. Topics include energy and entropy laws; electromagnetic radiation; forms of energy, including fuels, nuclear, solar; percolation model; chaos theory, including population dynamics, and climate; computer simulations. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 474 - Thermal Physics [4 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 242/244/244H, MTH 281. Temperature, entropy, thermal equilibrium, equations of state, thermodynamic potentials, thermodynamic stability, and phase transitions; applications, including fluids, electromagnetic radiation, and computer simulations. Semesters Offered: Fall - even years General Education Category: Capstone Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 475 - Statistical Physics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 330, PHY 474. Microcanonical, canonical, grand-canonical ensembles, fermions, bosons; and applications, including fluids, normal modes, solids, metals, electromagnetic radiation, phase transitions, and computer simulations. Semesters Offered: Spring - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 480 - Optical Materials [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 242/244/244H. This course covers: dielectric waveguides and optical fibers; semiconductor concepts and energy bands; semiconductor junctions; light emitting diodes (LEDs); lasers; photodetectors and photovoltaic devices; optical modulators. Semesters Offered: Spring - even years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 482 - Optical Materials (Writing) [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: PHY 242/244/244H. Same content as PHY 480 but includes writing-requirement credit. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 493 - Advanced Topics in Physics [1-3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Faculty permission. Topics approved by the physics faculty. May be repeated up to 3 times for a total of 5 credits. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 495 - Problem-Based Seminar [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of instructor. Problem-based review of classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, oscillations and waves, modern physics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, solid-state physics, and other topics at the level of the Physics GRE test. Strategies for quick problem-solving. Semesters Offered: Spring - odd years Click here for the schedule of courses
	PHY 497 - Independent Study [1-4 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Approval of physics faculty member. Content and credit as arranged with instructor. May be repeated up to 3 times for a total of 5 credits. Click here for the schedule of courses
	SCI 311 - Research Methods in the Sciences - Writing [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Gen Ed Eng/Comp and EUT 215 or EUT 217, three units of high school math and three units of high school science. This course is designed to meet the needs of future science teachers. It provides students with the tools that scientists use to solve scientific problems, gives them the opportunity to use these tools to design and perform experiments in a laboratory setting, and enables them to become acquainted with the way scientific information is communicated. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
Political Science
	PSC 111 - American Government [3 credit(s)] History and evolution of American political processes, institutions and public policies from the founding period to the present, including importance of federalism, culture, public opinion, parties, interest groups, elections and the media, nature and quality of American democracy, political challenges, dilemmas, and reform. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Social Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 211 - State and Local Government [3 credit(s)] This course introduces students to features of the American states and their governments. The course will explore similarities and differences among the states’ constitutions and key governmental institutions (administration, legislative, and judicial). The course will examine distinctive elements of states’ politics with a particular focus on their political cultures and party systems. The course will briefly examine aspects of states’ local governments. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 217 - Urban Politics and the African-American Experience [3 credit(s)] An examination of urban political institutions, decision processes, and problems of the cities and their suburbs. With regard to each topic, a primary concern will be on racism and its evolving consequences for African-Americans. General Education Category: African-American Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 221 - Comparative Politics [3 credit(s)] Basic concepts and theories of comparative politics through an analysis of selected political systems and governments in Western and non-Western societies. Topics will include ideology, political culture, institutional development, interest group politics, political participation, decision-making, economic development and underdevelopment, collective violence and stability, and political, economic, and bureaucratic elites. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Social Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 231 - International Politics [3 credit(s)] Focuses on problems of security and strategies for enhancing security and well-being in the post-Cold War era. Basic concepts and processes of world politics are illustrated through the analysis of great power and regional rivalries. Topics include strategies and instruments such as conventional and nuclear war; alternative security strategies such as economic nationalism, diplomacy, international law, and international organization; and changes in the current international system related to economic globalization, environmental interdependence, transnational movements and nonstate actors. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring General Education Category: Social Sciences Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 241 - Freedom and Authority [3 credit(s)] An examination of the treatment given to the differing concepts of authority and freedom by major political theorists. Specific concern will focus on the conflicts between the two concepts. Theorists considered include Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Madison, Tocqueville, Mill, and Green. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 251 - Introduction to Data Analysis [3 credit(s)] Sources of information for research in political science, the use of computers as a research tool, and elementary statistical analysis. Semesters Offered: Every Fall and Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 274 - Introduction to the Middle East [3 credit(s)] This course is designed to introduce students to the history, religious diversity, political systems, economy, and culture of the Middle East. The course includes a brief examination of ancient Middle Eastern civilizations and its history to the world. The course also examines important historical junctures influencing the region today. It will include the contents, similarities, and diversities of Middle Eastern culture. The course examines three monotheistic religions and how Middle Easterners vary widely in their religious beliefs. It explores how this religious variance impacts Middle Eastern culture. The course introduces students to multiple aspects of the arts. Cross-listed with ARB 274 and HIS 274. General Education Category: Arts and Humanities ALAAME Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 301 - Urban Politics and Policy [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. An overview of the development and implementation of urban public policies and programs as products of institutions and processes in cities, suburbs and metropolitan areas. Special attention will be given to the condition of African-Americans. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 305 - Cultural Diversity in U.S. Politics [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Examines the role of African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and other minorities in American politics. Particular attention is directed at barriers to participation, the critical factors in minority political successes, the problems and possibilities of coalition politics, and related policy issues. General Education Category: U.S. Diversity Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 310 - Constitutional Law [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Basic principles of the United States Constitution, including judicial review, separation of powers, the powers of the presidency and Congress, and federalism. Introduction to individual rights and liberties, including right to privacy and the rights of criminal defendants. Semesters Offered: Every Fall Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 311 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Constitutional principles relating to race and sex discrimination; freedom of religion; and freedom of speech, press, and assembly. Semesters Offered: Every Spring Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 312 - Judicial Politics [3 credit(s)] Judicial Politics explores the decision-making process of the Supreme Court and other federal courts and looks at different models used to explain that process. It also examines the relationship between the development of legal doctrine and changes in legal institutions. Semesters Offered: When demand is sufficient Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 315 - Public Policy and Administration [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Evaluation of alternative models for the U.S. policy-making process focusing on the political, institutional and bureaucratic influences of policy decisions. Emphasis will be given to the role public bureaucracies have had in shaping and influencing the policy process in a rapidly changing environment including decision-making, organizational theory, and the historical context of the adminstrative state. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 316 - American Presidency [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. This course explores the theoretical & empirical understanding of the American presidency. It will explore the presidency’s Constitutional framework and its historical development and evolution. It will examine the presidential nomination and election process and the president’s relationship with the media and the public. The course will show how presidents have managed both their offices and those of the Executive branch agencies. The relationship that presidents have with the Legislative and Judicial branches will also be examined as part of this course. Finally, the course explores the roles presidents play in both domestic and national security policy. This course may not be taken for credit by students who have taken PSC 318 Presidency and Congress. Semesters Offered: When demand is sufficient Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 317 - Political Parties and Elections [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp and must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Importance of political parties and elections in American political history and development of the party system; role of public opinion, parties, and interest groups in democratic politics; effects of culture, political socialization, campaign politics, and issues on voting behavior; politics of social movements, the formation of political coalitions, and partisan realignment; party activity at state and local levels. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 319 - Public Opinion [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Role of public opinion in democratic theory; methods and problems of polling and survey research; nature, formation, distribution, and learning of political attitudes; issues of democratic stability; group opinions, voting behavior, and elite behavior, and their impact on the policy-making process, public policy, and the quality of American democracy. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 320 - Congress and the Legislative Process [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. As the U.S. Constitution makes clear in its Article I, the United States Congress is the first branch of government. In this course, we will explore through an examination of theory and empirical scholarly research the history and development of the United States Congress. We will examine how members are selected, how the institution is structured, and how it relates to other branches of government and non-governmental institutions. In addition, we will examine how the United States Congress forms both domestic and foreign policy. This course may not be taken for credit by students who have taken PSC 318 Presidency and Congress. Semesters Offered: When demand is sufficient Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 321 - Political Violence [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Background conditions leading to political violence and revolution; ideology, class, ethnicity; the state’s response to civil violence; strategies to prevent or engender violence; the destruction and reconstruction of consensus in a political system; the effectiveness of violence as a method of political influence; and the basis of political order also explored. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 325 - Western European Politics [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Governmental structures and political processes in Western Europe; the European community and integration; separatist groups and disintegration; development of European human rights policies and processes, problems and prospects of parliamentary democracy. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 326 - Politics of the Third World [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp and must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Problems and political dynamics of “developing states and societies” through a study of specific African, Asian, Latin-American, and Middle Eastern countries; class and ethnic conflict; the role of the military and bureaucracy; the capacity of the state to promote economic development and political order; role of global and regional system security and development; structural adjustment and regional autonomy policies. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 327 - Politics of Peaceful World Change [3 credit(s)] Prerequisites: Gen Ed Eng/Comp. Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Possibilities for peaceful and equitable solutions to conflicts created by inequalities in economic development, global resource scarcity, the population explosion, and threats of ecological disaster; mechanisms for resolving these conflicts, including alternatives to the present international system; international law and organization. Semesters Offered: Every Fall General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 328 - International Political Economy [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp and must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Evolution of international economic policies and theories from mercantilism, and classical liberalism; structural approaches such as Marxism and Dependency, Rational Choice; international trade; international monetary policy and debt; investment and technology exchange; economic and technical assistance; economic integration; and globalization. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 329 - Politics and Political Economy in the European Union [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp and must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. The course will explore the institutions and policy making process of the European Union (EU) and the theoretical traditions in the study of European integration. The institutional form of the EU and the type of European political economy and “polity” which is emerging. Semesters Offered: Every Fall General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 331 - United States Foreign Policy [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Major issues of American involvement in world politics; analysis of contemporary events and current international tensions; the politics of rivalry and alliance; the evolution of defense strategy; military interventions; diplomatic negotiations; the role of ideology, trade, and aid; U.S. foreign policy decision-making; theories of bureaucracy; interagency and interbranch relations; and role perceptions. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 332 - Politics in the Middle East [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Arab-Israeli conflict and relationships among the Arab states; role of the major powers in the Middle East; consideration of ideas and political manifestations of nationalism, the impact of imperialism, aspects of military strategy, problems of development, and the politics of oil; role of ethnicity, tribalism, culture and religion in explaining politics in Middle Eastern states. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 334 - Causes of War [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp and must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Course examines the causes and prevention of war in both historical and theoretical perspective. While focusing on mainly the causes of large-scale interstate wars, several contemporary issues of relevance such as nuclear proliferation, ethnic conflict, and terrorism will be discussed in the later weeks of the semester. The course is structured in a way that surveys various causal claims about the origin of war at different levels of analysis. The course will also investigate several historical cases such as World War I, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Semesters Offered: Every Fall General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 335 - East Asian Politics [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Focuses on the politics of China and Japan; political origins of cultural and institutional patterns, including communism, party politics, legislative affairs, local government, the role of government in economic management in promoting social order and social change. Course may deal with several additional East Asian states. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 339 - Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. This course examines the challenges, obstacles, and prospects for economic development in the Middle East and North Africa. It surveys theories of economic development and applies them to individual states in the region. Specifically, the course addresses questions about the role of natural resources in development. It examines the impact of population growth and the consequences of regional conflict on development. The course explores development outcomes in an era of globalization. Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 340 - Foundations of Political Thought [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Gen Ed Eng/Comp and must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Plato, Aristotle, and other Greek-Roman political thought; main currents of medieval political theory, including Augustine. Western Culture and Civilization, Writing. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 341 - Modern Political Thought [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Political thought from the Renaissance to the present, focusing on liberalism and its critics, from Rousseau to postmodernism. Emphasis on figures such as Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Foucault, and feminism as well as other theorists. Western Culture and Civilization, Writing. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 342 - American Political Thought [3 credit(s)] Pre-req: Gen Ed Eng/Comp, Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Consideration of thought about American political institutions and practice. Major topics include revolutionary ideas and antecedents; framing of the Constitution and constitutional debate; 19th-century responses to slavery and large-scale industrialism; and modern social construction of race and gender. Other topics may include Jefferson, Paine, Melville, Jacksonianism, Progressivism, and modern liberal thought. General Education Category: Writing Across Curriculum Click here for the schedule of courses
	PSC 394 - Special Topics In Political Science [3 credit(s)] Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Important political issues with contemporary significance and potential consequences for future change. May include foreign or domestic issues. Topics will be announced. May be repeated for credit with departmental permission. Click here for the schedule of courses

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Course Descriptions

Course Numbering System

PES 110 - Basketball

PES 111 - Volleyball

PES 113 - Personal Training Instructor

PES 114 - Relaxation Training

PES 117 - Rock Climbing

PES 120 - Beginners Swimming

PES 121 - Intermediate Swimming

PES 122 - Swimmers

PES 136 - Canoeing & Small Crafts

PES 158 - Aerobic Jazz I

PES 159 - Aerobic Jazz II

PES 160 - Water Aerobics

PES 162 - Yoga I

PES 163 - Yoga II

PES 166 - Beginning Fencing

PES 174 - T’Ai Chi Ch’Uan I

PES 176 - Golf

PES 180 - Badminton

PES 182 - Beginning Tennis

PES 193 - Special Topics in PES

PES 199 - Special Programs

PES 240 - Modern Dance III

PES 250 - Ballet III

PHY 101 - The Flying Circus of Physics: Motion and Heat

PHY 102 - The Flying Circus of Physics: Sound and Light

PHY 103 - The Flying Circus of Physics Laboratory

PHY 115 - Energy and Society

PHY 116 - Energy and Society Laboratory

PHY 201 - Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

PHY 202 - Astronomy: Planets, Asteroids and Comets

PHY 203 - Astronomy Laboratory

PHY 221 - College Physics I

PHY 222 - College Physics II

PHY 231 - College Physics I - Biomedical Applications

PHY 232 - College Physics II - Biomedical Applications

PHY 241 - University Physics I

PHY 242 - University Physics II

PHY 243 - University Physics I (Writing)

PHY 243H - H: University Physics I - Honors

PHY 244 - University Physics II (Writing)

PHY 244H - H: University Physics II - Honors

PHY 320 - Introduction to Computational Physics

PHY 325 - Introduction to Theoretical Physics

PHY 330 - Introduction to Modern Physics

PHY 335 - Modern Physics Laboratory

PHY 340 - Mechanics and Vibrations I

PHY 341 - Mechanics and Vibrations II

PHY 350 - Electricity and Magnetism

PHY 351 - Electricity & Magnetism II

PHY 360 - Electronics Laboratory

PHY 380 - Physics Content Mid School Teacher

PHY 381 - Physics Content Mid School Teacher Lab

PHY 415 - Introduction to Biological Physics

PHY 416 - Macromolecular Crystallography

PHY 440 - Quantum Physics I

PHY 441 - Quantum Physics II

PHY 450 - Optics and Electromagnetic Waves

PHY 455 - Optics Laboratory

PHY 470 - Environmental Physics

PHY 474 - Thermal Physics

PHY 475 - Statistical Physics

PHY 480 - Optical Materials

PHY 482 - Optical Materials (Writing)

PHY 493 - Advanced Topics in Physics

PHY 495 - Problem-Based Seminar

PHY 497 - Independent Study

SCI 311 - Research Methods in the Sciences - Writing

PSC 111 - American Government

PSC 211 - State and Local Government

PSC 217 - Urban Politics and the African-American Experience

PSC 221 - Comparative Politics

PSC 231 - International Politics

PSC 241 - Freedom and Authority

PSC 251 - Introduction to Data Analysis

PSC 274 - Introduction to the Middle East

PSC 301 - Urban Politics and Policy

PSC 305 - Cultural Diversity in U.S. Politics

PSC 310 - Constitutional Law