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PHIL-420 Seminar on Ethical Theory (3)
Survey of the development of ethical theory in Western philosophy by analysis of major works in classical and contemporary moral philosophy. Issues investigated include the nature of the good and the right, the possibility of moral knowledge, the principles of individual virtue and social justice, the problems of ethical relativism and absolutism, and the foundations of modern conceptions of human rights. Crosslist: PHIL-620 . Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PHIL-220 .
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PHIL-425 Seminar on Modern Moral Problems (3)
Surveys a contemporary moral issue of the instructor’s choosing and explores how philosophers have worked to understand and address this issue. Crosslist: PHIL-625 . Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PHIL-220 .
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PHIL-453 Metaphysics (3)
Topics vary by section. Course focuses on one of the following topics: mind and soul, the concept of freedom, analysis and explanation of action, and metaphysics and metaphilosophy. Crosslist: PHIL-653 . Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy.
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PHIL-455 Philosophy of Religion (3)
Leading contemporary movements in the philosophy of religion. Crosslist: PHIL-655 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years). Prerequisite: one introductory course in philosophy or religion.
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PHIL-480 Senior Seminar (3)
This seminar provides a capstone experience for majors in philosophy. Students develop a research project, refining and demonstrating the skills they have developed as philosophy majors. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: senior standing. Restriction: Philosophy (BA) .
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PHIL-485 Selected Topics in Philosophy (3)
Topics vary by section. Rotating topics including medical ethics, philosophy of language, advanced philosophical argumentation, philosophy of reason and passion, bio-ethics, and post-modernism. Crosslist: Usually PHIL-685 . Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: PHIL-105 .
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PHIL-490 Independent Study Project in Philosophy (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair. Note: Generally open only to seniors.
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PHIL-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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Philosophy (Graduate Courses) |
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PHIL-600 Ancient Philosophy (3)
An examination of ancient Greek philosophy starting with the pre-Socratics and continuing through Plato, Aristotle, and the three major Hellenistic traditions: Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Skepticism. Crosslist: PHIL-400 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years).
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PHIL-601 Early Modern Philosophy (3)
This course covers major philosophers from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries such as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hume, and Kant. Crosslist: PHIL-401 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years). Recommendation: PHIL-600 .
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PHIL-602 Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3)
This course covers major philosophers from the nineteenth century such as Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. Crosslist: PHIL-402 . Usually Offered: fall.
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PHIL-603 Twentieth Century Philosophy (3)
Explores the fundamental movements of contemporary, continental Western philosophy, including existentialism, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and poststructuralism. Crosslist: PHIL-403 . Usually Offered: spring.
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PHIL-610 The Classical Period (3)
Topics vary by section. Regularly recurring topics include: the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Neo-Platonism, and Augustine. Crosslist: PHIL-410 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (even years). Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: PHIL-600 .
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PHIL-611 Modern European Movements (3)
Topics vary by section. Regularly recurring topics include: the British empiricists, continental rationalists, Kant, Hegel, and post-Hegelian idealism. Crosslist: PHIL-411 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years). Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-612 Recent and Contemporary Philosophers (3)
Topics vary by section. Regularly recurring topics include Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Husserl, naturalism, French existentialism, German existentialism, post-existential European philosophy, and analytic philosophy and phenomenology. Crosslist: PHIL-412 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years). Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-613 Studies in Asian Philosophy (3)
Topics vary by section. Regularly recurring topics include Buddhist, Indian, and comparative philosophy. Crosslist: PHIL-413 . Usually Offered: spring. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-614 American Philosophy (3)
This course covers classical American philosophers such as Charles Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. Alain Locke, an intellectual spokesperson for the Harlem Renaissance, and Neo-pragmatists such as Richard Rorty and Cornel West are also studied. Crosslist: PHIL-414 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years).
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PHIL-616 Feminist Philosophy (3)
Posing questions about what we can know, how we perceive, and how we experience our bodies and interactions with the world is arguably a central preoccupation of philosophy. Canonical works such as the Confessions of Augustine and Rousseau, Descartes’ vivid first-person account of his quest for certainty, Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenological investigation of embodied experience, and Sartre’s existentialist study of “the gaze” have historically placed narrative investigation of the nature of human experience at the center of the philosophical project. One way to understand the distinctive contribution of feminist philosophers and theorists of the late twentieth century is to see that body of work as telling another side of the story, one that radically recasts conceptions of embodiment, identity, ethics, and the body politic. This course focuses on feminist approaches to enduring philosophical questions, to which is added the larger question of difference not limited to that of gender or sex. Crosslist: PHIL-416 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years).
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PHIL-617 Race and Philosophy (3)
An introduction to the emerging area of critical race theory in philosophy. The course examines the development of “race” as an object of philosophy beginning in the early modern period, explores the way in which analysis of race has brought philosophy into public conversation, and explores the ways that philosophers have treated race and racism. Crosslist: PHIL-417 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years).
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PHIL-618 Chinese Philosophy (3)
Through close readings of primary texts in three major ancient Chinese philosophical traditions, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, this course explores Chinese understandings of human nature, language, transcendentality, politics, and ethics. Crosslist: PHIL-418 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years). Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.
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PHIL-619 Buddhist Philosophy (3)
This course explores Buddhist philosophy of the mind, language, and ethics through a close reading of major Buddhist texts. Crosslist: PHIL-419 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (odd years). Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.
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PHIL-620 Seminar on Ethical Theory (3)
Survey of the development of ethical theory in Western philosophy by analysis of major works in classical and contemporary moral philosophy. Issues investigated include the nature of the good and the right, the possibility of moral knowledge, the principles of individual virtue and social justice, the problems of ethical relativism and absolutism, and the foundations of modern conceptions of human rights. Crosslist: PHIL-420 . Usually Offered: fall.
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PHIL-625 Seminar on Modern Moral Problems (3)
Surveys a contemporary moral issue of the instructor’s choosing and explores how philosophers have worked to understand and address this issue. Crosslist: PHIL-425 . Usually Offered: spring.
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PHIL-653 Metaphysics (3)
Topics vary by section. Course focuses on one of the following topics: mind and soul, the concept of freedom, analysis and explanation of action, and metaphysics and metaphilosophy. Crosslist: PHIL-453 . Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-655 Philosophy of Religion (3)
Leading contemporary movements in the philosophy of religion. Crosslist: PHIL-455 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years).
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PHIL-685 Selected Topics in Philosophy (3)
Topics vary by section. Rotating topics including: medical ethics, philosophy of language, advanced philosophical argumentation, philosophy of reason and passion, bio-ethics, and post-modernism. Crosslist: Usually PHIL-485 . Usually Offered: fall and spring. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-690 Independent Study Project in Philosophy (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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PHIL-691 Internship in Philosophy (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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PHIL-693 Global Ethics (3)
The integrative seminar for the MA in Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs. Discusses ethics, ethical systems, and the presuppositions of international relations from a critical, cross-cultural perspective. Completion and presentation of a major integrative research paper is required. Usually Offered: spring.
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PHIL-696 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-702 Graduate Seminar in Philosophy (3-12)
Topics vary by section. Intensive study of selected problems under individual direction. Topics include history of philosophy, metaphysics, logic, epistemology, philosophy of science, value theory, philosophy of religion, social philosophy, and Eastern philosophy. Usually Offered: alternate springs (odd years). Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-796 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-797 Master’s Thesis Research (1-6)
Grading: SP/UP only. Permission: department chair.
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Physics (Undergraduate Courses) |
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PHYS-100 Physics for the Modern World FA5 (4)
The laws and rules that govern nature and the physical universe are beautiful yet mysterious. Physics is the science that tries to find these laws by observation, measurement, and testing of hypotheses. The course traces the development of the scientific method and work that forms the basis for studying mechanics, waves, sound, light, and electricity. Includes laboratory. AU Core Habits of Mind: Natural-Scientific Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Restriction: completion of the University Mathematics Requirement, or concurrent enrollment in MATH-170 or MATH-211 or STAT-202 or STAT-203 .
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PHYS-105 General Physics I FA5 (4)
The first course in a rigorous, two-semester sequence in general physics, including weekly laboratory. Includes the study of motion and forces, Newton’s Laws, momentum, energy, gravitation, fluids, properties of matter, and thermodynamics. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: MATH-170 . Note: PHYS-105/PHYS-205 generally satisfy minimum requirements of medical and dental schools.
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PHYS-110 Principles of Physics I FA5 (4)
The first course in a calculus-based, two-semester sequence in general physics, including weekly laboratory. Includes the study of motion and forces, Newton’s Laws, momentum, energy, gravitation, fluids, properties of matter, and thermodynamics. AU Core Habits of Mind: Natural-Scientific Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite/Concurrent: MATH-221 . Note: PHYS-110/PHYS-210 generally satisfy requirements of medical and dental schools.
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PHYS-160 Astronomy with Laboratory FA5 (4)
This course presents students with an introductory survey of topics in astronomy ranging from the history of astronomy as a science to modern studies of cosmology. Students formally explore a series of experiments and hands-on activities demonstrating astronomy as an observational and experimental science to complement the lecture portion of the course. Topics explored in the laboratory include observations of the night sky and of the sun, lab activities on spectroscopy and telescope optics, and measurements of the expansion of the universe. AU Core Habits of Mind: Natural-Scientific Inquiry. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Restriction: Completion of the University Mathematics Requirement, or concurrent enrollment in MATH-170 or MATH-211 or STAT-202 or STAT-203 . Registration not allowed in both PHYS-160 and PHYS-220 . Note: Students may not receive credit toward a degree for both PHYS-160 and PHYS-220 .
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PHYS-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHYS-200 Light, Sound, Action FA5 (3)
Through an interactive learning environment, students have the opportunity to explore and engage in topics related to sound and waves, light, color, and optics, as well as electricity, magnetism and modern physics. Emphasis is placed on inquiry-based active learning strategies that apply these topics across a wide range of fields, including, but not limited to, the visual and performing arts, and communication and media technologies. Usually Offered: spring.
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PHYS-205 General Physics II FA5 (4)
The second course in a rigorous, two-semester sequence in general physics, including weekly laboratory. Includes the study of waves, sound, light and optics, fields, electricity and magnetism, circuits, and other topics in modern physics. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PHYS-105 or PHYS-110 . Note: PHYS-105 /205 generally satisfy minimum requirements of medical and dental schools.
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PHYS-210 Principles of Physics II FA5 (4)
The second course in a calculus-based, two-semester sequence in general physics, including weekly laboratory. Includes the study of waves, sound, light and optics, fields, electricity and magnetism, circuits, and other topics in modern physics. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: MATH-221 and PHYS-110 . Note: PHYS-110 /210 generally satisfy requirements of medical and dental schools.
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PHYS-220 Astronomy FA5 (3)
Theories of the formation of the universe, its structure and evolution over time. Stars, planets, and galaxies are born and change over the years; supernovae, neutron stars, pulsars, black holes, quasars, and solar systems are formed. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Restriction: Completion of the University Mathematics Requirement, or concurrent enrollment in MATH-170 or MATH-211 or STAT-202 or STAT-203 . Registration not allowed in both PHYS-220 and PHYS-160 . Note: Students may not receive credit toward a degree for both PHYS-220 and PHYS-160 .
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PHYS-230 Changing Views of the Universe FA2 (3)
Study of science as a tradition that shaped and was shaped by the Western world. This is a course about science-how scientific thought, practice, and culture developed. It explores changing concepts in the physical sciences from their earliest roots to modern times, and discusses the interaction between the physical sciences and other aspects of society. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PHYS-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHYS-300 Acoustics (3)
Properties of sound, speech and music, reflection and diffraction. Open-air theaters, sound-absorptive materials and special constructions, and principles of room acoustics and design. Noise control, reduction of air-borne and solid-borne noise, and control of noise in ventilating systems, sound-amplification systems, and auditoriums. Prerequisite: PHYS-205 or PHYS-210 , or PHYS-200 and MATH-221 or MATH-211 .
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PHYS-310 Electronics (4)
Fundamentals of basic analog electronic components and circuits, including weekly laboratory. Components examined include: resistors, capacitors, inductors, rectifiers, transformers, triodes, and transistors. Quantities examined include: voltage, resistance, current, inductance, capacitance, reactance, and impedance. Circuit analysis involves application of Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s rules. Circuits include: DC, AC, tuned, rectifier, and simple amplifying circuits. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PHYS-205 or PHYS-210 , or PHYS-200 and MATH-221 or MATH-211 .
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PHYS-331 Modern Physics (3)
Electrons, protons, and structure of matter: a historic view. The Rutherford-Bohr atom and elements of quantum mechanics and their applications to atomic, nuclear, and solid state physics. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PHYS-200 , PHYS-205 , or PHYS-210 . Prerequisite/Concurrent: MATH-222 .
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PHYS-351 Waves and Optics (3)
The physics of waves is required to understand sound, light, and electronic information transfer. Starting with resonance phenomena, Fourier analysis, and basic wave equations, the course builds to an understanding of acoustics and optics. Laboratory activities are integrated into lectures. Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PHYS-200 , PHYS-205 , or PHYS-210 , and MATH-222 .
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PHYS-360 Astrophysics (3)
A study of the interiors, atmosphere, and life cycle of the sun and other stars. The course includes methods for quantifying stellar characteristics, radiative transfer, fundamental stellar timescales, thermonuclear reactions, and evolutionary models. Prerequisite: PHYS-331 .
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PHYS-380 Mathematical and Computational Physics (3)
Introduces mathematical methods that are regularly used in upper-level physics courses, including linear algebra and eigenvalue problems, applications of multivariate and vector calculus, ordinary and partial differential equations, among others, and applies these to a variety of physics problems. Mathematica or MatLab software is taught and used in the course. Prerequisite: PHYS-200 , PHYS-205 , or PHYS-210 . Prerequisite/Concurrent: MATH-313 .
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PHYS-385 How Physicists Work (1)
This course exposes students to the breadth of physics as a discipline and as a career path. Students discuss and reflect on lectures from physicists and other scientists and engineers in related fields from research, industry, and beyond. Students acquire research and technical skills from hands-on experiences and develop a professional portfolio to prepare them for future applications to internships, jobs, and graduate school. Usually Offered: spring.
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PHYS-390 Independent Reading Course in Physics (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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PHYS-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHYS-430 Classical Mechanics (3)
Vector analysis. Newton’s laws and dynamics of particles. Harmonic oscillator. Conservative systems. Gravitational forces and potential. Central fields and the motions of planets and satellites. Relativity. Elements of mathematical physics. Prerequisite: PHYS-351 . Prerequisite/Concurrent: MATH-321 .
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PHYS-440 Experimental Physics (3)
Lectures and laboratory with selected experiments to accompany advanced courses in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, acoustics, optics, and modern physics. Students plan and complete experiments that fit their background and previous training. Prerequisite: PHYS-331 and PHYS-351 .
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PHYS-450 Electricity and Magnetism (3)
Electrostatics, potential theory, magnetic fields, Faraday and Ampere’s laws, dielectric magnetic media, and Maxwell’s equations. Prerequisite: PHYS-380 or PHYS-430 .
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PHYS-460 Statistical Mechanics (3)
An introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, the areas of physics that provide general frameworks for understanding how the macroscopic behaviors of matter and energy emerge from the microscopic properties of atoms, molecules, and other elementary particles or degrees of freedom. Prerequisite: PHYS-351 and MATH-313 .
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PHYS-470 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3)
Wave mechanics, Schroedinger equation, potential barriers and potential wells, harmonic oscillator, operators, eigenfunctions, eigenvalues, degeneracies, angular momentum, hydrogen atom. Prerequisite: PHYS-380 or PHYS-430 .
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PHYS-480 Physics Capstone Seminar (3)
Weekly research seminars include discussion of or lectures on physics research methods or research-related topics, and development of research skills, including the use of important scientific software and research tools. Students develop a capstone research project and associated goals, write a substantial research thesis, present a professional research talk, and maintain a research notebook. Usually Offered: fall. Permission: department.
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PHYS-490 Independent Study Project in Physics (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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PHYS-491 Internship (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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PHYS-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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Project Monitoring and Evaluation (Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Courses) |
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PME-503 Impact, Evaluation, Reporting, and Using Results (3)
This capstone course hones skills learned in previous courses of the Graduate Certificate in Project Monitoring and Evaluation program. Students discuss qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches to performance and impact evaluation. Course work includes practical assignments, where students work with a nonprofit, social change, or development origination in their community to conduct a performance or impact evaluation. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: PME-600 , SPEX-640 , and SPEX-650 .
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Project Monitoring and Evaluation (Graduate Courses) |
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PME-600 Principles and Theories of Evaluation (3)
This course introduces the terminology, critical issues, and current debates in the field of evaluation, independent of specific disciplines. Students begin to gain the skills necessary to design monitoring and evaluation plans that reflect varying circumstances and parameters. Students learn how to develop logical frameworks, or logframes, one of the major documents that donors and implementers use to monitor and evaluate projects. Grading: A-F only.
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PME-610 Evaluation Approaches and Design (3)
Student review monitoring and evaluation approaches, emphasizing evaluation design. The course introduces different performance evaluation designs, including snapshot, simple, cross-sectional, before and after, time series, case study, and developmental design. It then focuses on impact evaluation designs, including experimental and quasi-experimental designs. The course emphasizes the use of mixed method performance and summative evaluation designs that measure progress, outcomes, and impact. Course work includes developing a logframe, Statement of Work (SOW), and evaluation report of a project in the student’s local community. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: PME-600 .
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PME-620 Emerging Trends in Evaluation Sciences (3)
This course introduces students to emerging trends in measurement and evaluation, including the use and critique of logframes and alternative evaluation approaches. The course covers participatory and collaborative approaches, complexity aware approaches, developmental evaluation, and the use of systematic reviews and meta-analysis. Methodologies introduced include most significant change (MSC), outcome mapping, outcome harvesting, and system mapping. Students learn about the engagement of stakeholders, including donor agencies and local community members, in evaluation design. The use of technology to facilitate more complexity aware approaches to monitoring and evaluation (M & E) is also introduced. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: PME-600 .
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PME-700 Measurement and Evaluation Capstone (3)
The cumulative capstone project showcases students’ comprehensive evaluator competencies to construct high-quality evaluation in the context of real world complexity. Students work with an organization of their choice to critique evaluation approaches, statements of work, and logical frameworks; refine mixed methods evaluation research design and analyses; and engage a diverse set of stakeholders to produce evaluation communication, dissemination, and sustainability plans. Grading: A-F only. Restriction: Measurement and Evaluation (MS) .
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Professional Science Master’s (Graduate Courses) |
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PSM-601 The Science of Science Writing (3)
Science and medical writing requires grounding in a wide variety of disciplines and the ability to communicate with and through others. This course covers the fundamentals of science writing and communication, with an emphasis on overcoming the obstacles of effective science communication, as well as topics such as communicating risk, tailoring messages for children and other special populations, being persuasive, and constructing maximally effective messages for large lay audiences. Students gain an appreciation of how we generate, interpret, and work on information, as well as build skills necessary for successful careers in science/medical communication. Usually Offered: fall. Grading: A-F only.
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PSM-620 Regulatory Science for Medical Product Development (3)
Provides students with an understanding of the regulatory framework governing medical product development and the science used to approve medical products in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the requirements and science for monitoring medical product safety and efficacy in the post-market environment. The role of medical product regulation in the context of global product development is also addressed. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only.
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PSM-690 Independent Study in Professional Science (1-6)
Permission: instructor and program director.
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PSM-691 Internship (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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PSM-696 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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Psychology (Undergraduate Courses) |
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PSYC-105 Psychology: Understanding Human Behavior FA4 (3)
Survey of the social bases of behavior and the individual foundations of group and social behavior. This course emphasizes the concepts and methodologies of psychology in such areas as social development, personality, social psychology, and abnormal behavior, as well as the interaction between the individual and social institutions.
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PSYC-115 Psychology as a Natural Science FA5 (3)
Through lectures and discussion, students are introduced to the many experimental questions addressed in psychology, e.g., environmental and genetic factors in behavior, biological bases of behavior, sensations and perception, conditioning and learning, memory and cognition, and drug use and abuse, as well as to the specific methods used in psychological research and the general research approaches used in science. Corequisite: PSYC-116 . Restriction: completion of the University Mathematics Requirement, or concurrent enrollment in MATH-170 or MATH-211 or STAT-202 or STAT-203 .
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PSYC-116 Psychology as a Natural Science Lab FA5 (1)
Through laboratory experiments and simulations, students are exposed to the various techniques, procedures, designs used in the study of behavior. Corequisite: PSYC-115 . Restriction: completion of the University Mathematics Requirement, or concurrent enrollment in MATH-170 or MATH-211 or STAT-202 or STAT-203 .
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PSYC-194 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: instructor and Center for Community Engagement & Service.
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PSYC-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PSYC-200 Behavior Principles FA5 (3)
The experimental analysis of behavior (EAOB) systematically relates a behavior’s probability to its consequences (reinforcement and punishment). Principles derived from the EAOB are used to explain simple animal learning, stimulus control, behavioral sequences and patterning, verbal and other complex human behavior, and emotion. Issues raised by a behavioral approach to human conduct are discussed.
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PSYC-205 Social Psychology FA4 (3)
The processes of social thinking, such as the attribution of causality and the relation of attitudes to behavior; social influence, such as conformity, obedience, and persuasion; and social relations, including aggression, altruism, prejudice, and attraction. Focus on the individual in social settings. Research methods are emphasized.
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PSYC-215 Abnormal Psychology and Society FA4 (3)
Focuses on behavior labeled as abnormal by society. Abnormal behavior as a function of the individual’s interaction with social institutions (family, school, legal system, mental-health system, etc.). Introduction to the major concepts, theories, and issues of abnormal psychology.
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PSYC-220 The Senses FA5 (3)
An introductory discussion of why things appear as they do. Investigation of our perceptual experiences- their origins, refinements, interpretations, and applications. Discussion of scientific theory and research on the senses. Prerequisite: 100-level General Education Foundational Area 5 course.
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PSYC-235 Theories of Personality FA4 (3)
Students explore and critically compare four major approaches to understanding uniqueness in human behavior, emotion, and thought: holistic, dynamic, learning, and trait/biological. Class debates, exercises, and a paper help students use these theories to understand their own and others’ personalities. Prerequisite: PSYC-105 .
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PSYC-240 Drugs and Behavior FA5 (3)
This introduction to psychoactive drugs and their effects includes an overview of general physiology, neurochemistry, and pharmacology as well as a survey of the basic physiological, pharmacological, and behavioral effects of drugs. The course focuses on the etiology of drug use and the factors involved in, and consequences of, drug abuse, addiction and dependence. Critical evaluation of research methodology in drug assessment is stressed. Prerequisite: 100-level General Education Foundational Area 5 course.
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PSYC-294 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: instructor and Center for Community Engagement & Service.
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PSYC-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PSYC-300 Memory and Cognition (3)
This course provides an overview of the so-called higher mental processes such as attention, perception, language, and thinking, with a special emphasis on memory. The approach is behavioral rather than physiological. Both empirical research and theoretical frameworks are discussed, along with current issues of interest. Prerequisite: PSYC-115 .
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PSYC-301 Research Methods in Psychology (3)
An introduction to the basic tools of research used by psychologists. Includes principles of the scientific method, experimental and correlational research, single-subject research, validity and reliability of measurements, ethical issues, and research reporting. Prerequisite: PSYC-115 and STAT-202 or STAT-203 .
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PSYC-310 Introduction to Forensic Psychology (3)
Psychologists who work effectively with the legal system combine an understanding of the law with pertinent clinical information to communicate psychological findings in the adjudicative setting. This course focuses on the practice of forensic psychology with an emphasis on the relationship between law and behavioral sciences. Prerequisite: PSYC-105 .
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PSYC-315 Self-Management (3)
Principles of cognitive-behavioral self-control for achievement of personal goals. Self-management research is reviewed in weight loss, studying, self-esteem, giving up smoking, drug addiction, depression, time management, and enjoying oneself. Students conduct self-modification projects in group settings. Prerequisite: PSYC-105 .
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PSYC-318 Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology (3)
Concerned primarily with the structure, organization, and function of the human brain and the manner in which it produces thoughts, feelings, movement, perceptions, language, and memories. Explores normal brain functioning as well as neurological disorders. Of particular value to students interested in cognition, psychopathology, neurology/medicine, and linguistics. Prerequisite: PSYC-115 .
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PSYC-320 Women and Mental Health (3)
This course focuses on women’s functioning. Includes theories of the personality of women, common adjustment problems faced by women, and emotional problems prevalent in women. Prerequisite: PSYC-105 .
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PSYC-325 Neurobiological Bases of Behavior (3)
Introduction to the biological bases of behavior. Includes basic neurophysiology (activation of neurons and communication among cells); the basic organization of the nervous system; the role of the brain in receiving stimuli; and the neurobiology of motivated behavior, learning, and behavior disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC-115 .
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PSYC-333 Health Psychology (3)
An exploration of how psychological theories and techniques can minimize unnecessary morbidity and premature mortality. Behavioral, cognitive, and affective targets for primary and secondary prevention efforts are identified from epidemiological theory and research. Ways in which psychological methods can contribute to provision of outpatient and inpatient medical services. Prerequisite: PSYC-105 .
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PSYC-335 Psychology of Religion (3)
Classic and contemporary views of religion from a psychological perspective. Review of research methodologies as well as major theorists including Freud, Jung, James, Rizzuto, Erikson, Otto, Girgensohn, Allport, Fromm, and Maslow.
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PSYC-345 Community Psychology (3)
This course introduces the principles, approaches, and guiding concepts of community psychology, including attention to diversity, action research, prevention, and citizen participation. Community psychology seeks to understand the interrelationship between individual well-being and multiple ecological levels of influence, from families and neighborhoods, to economic conditions and mass media. Community psychologists study these relationships to develop, implement, and evaluate interventions that address pressing problems in our society, including youth violence, HIV/AIDS, and educational disparities. Students apply and expand their learning of key concepts through service in community-based organizations. Prerequisite: one introductory and two additional psychology courses.
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PSYC-350 Child Psychology (3)
Introduction to development from infancy through adolescence. Emphasis on theory and research in normal development: genetics, growth, and maturation; sensation and perception; motivation; cognitive and social functioning. Prerequisite: PSYC-105 or PSYC-115 .
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PSYC-360 The Evolution of Behavior (3)
Approaches to the study of animal and human behavior with emphasis on the explanation of these behaviors in light of ecology and evolution. Includes aggression, language, sex differences, intelligence, development, learning, and instinct. Prerequisite: PSYC-115 or PSYC-105 .
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PSYC-370 Learning and Behavior (3)
Research and theory in animal learning. Covers classical and instrumental conditioning. Ethology and biological constraints on learning. Prerequisite: PSYC-115 .
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PSYC-375 Cognitive Neuroscience with Laboratory (4)
This course explores the neural underpinnings of complex cognitive behaviors, including attention, object recognition, memory, cognitive control, social cognition, and language. The lab covers fundamental research methods in cognitive neuroscience, including ethical issues, design of studies, and analysis of data. Students become familiar with the design of behavioral paradigms, clinical approaches, electroencephalography (EEG), neuroimaging (MRI, functional MRI), and neuromodulation. Crosslist: NEUR-310 . Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: NEUR-210 or PSYC-325 .
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PSYC-390 Independent Reading Course in Psychology (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair.
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