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PHIL-105 Western Philosophy FA2 (3)
A historical introduction to the Western philosophical tradition. Students closely examine classic and contemporary texts on the nature of reality, truth, morality, goodness, and justice; the possibility of knowledge; faith, reason, and the existence of God; and the issue of freedom and determinism. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PHIL-120 Do the Right Thing FA2 (3)
This course focuses on putting moral theory into practice, what many call applied ethics. While some major moral theories are put forward and discussed, significant attention is given to analysis of contemporary ethical and political problems. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PHIL-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-200 Introduction to Logic (3)
Basic principles of inductive and deductive reasoning. Text and exercises supplemented by readings and discussions in history, philosophy, and applications of logic. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PHIL-211 Introduction to Asian Philosophy (3)
A thematic introduction to the Eastern philosophical tradition. Students read major classic and contemporary texts in Eastern philosophy on being, world, society, and ethics, and examine Eastern philosophers’ views on the nature of self, personhood, politics, family, and gender; logics, religion, and cosmology. Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years).
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PHIL-220 Moral Philosophy FA2 (3)
This course investigates the question of what it means to live amoral life. Examining major works in Western philosophy, issues discussed include moral goodness and evil, the nature of justice and rights, the relationship between morality and self-interest, the justification of moral judgments, relativism versus objective truth, the role of pleasure in the good life, and the meaning of character and virtue. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PHIL-235 Theories of Democracy and Human Rights FA2 (3)
This course analyzes traditional Western theories of democracy and rights, both separately and in relation to each other, as well as contemporary approaches such as Habermasian, post-modern, feminist, and critical race theory. It also considers the East-West debate on human rights. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PHIL-240 Ethics in the Professions FA4 (3)
This course provides a framework for thinking generally about ethics, and more specifically about professional ethics. In addition, it addresses ethical dilemmas that arise in the professions of government, law, business, medicine, the media, and the academy. Usually Offered: fall and spring.
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PHIL-241 Bioethics (3)
An introduction to the growing field of bioethics, this course examines the ethical implications of recent developments in bio-medical technology, as well as the ethical lessons of historical cases. Students read philosophers and ethicists on topics such as human subject research, patients’ rights, medical rationing, and public and global health issues. Usually Offered: spring.
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PHIL-294 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
Grading: Pass/Fail only. Permission: instructor and Center for Community Engagement & Service.
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PHIL-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-380 Colloquium in Philosophy (1)
Topics vary by section. This course provides an opportunity for students to engage in philosophical practice in a more expansive way than in a traditional class in order to explore a central question of philosophical significance, a prominent theme, or important text. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.
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PHIL-390 Independent Reading Course in Philosophy (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair. Note: Generally open only to seniors.
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PHIL-391 Internship in Philosophy (1-6)
Permission: instructor and department chair. Note: Generally open only to seniors.
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PHIL-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Topics vary by section. Repeatable for credit with different topic.
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PHIL-398 Honors Project in Philosophy (3-6)
Permission: department and University Honors director.
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PHIL-400 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-600 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years). Prerequisite: PHIL-105 .
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PHIL-401 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-601 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years). Prerequisite: PHIL-105 . Recommendation: PHIL-400 .
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PHIL-402 Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3)
This course covers major philosophers from the nineteenth century such as Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. Crosslist: PHIL-602 . Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: PHIL-105 .
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PHIL-403 Twentieth Century Philosophy (3)
Explores the fundamental movements of contemporary, continental Western philosophy, including existentialism, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and poststructuralism. Crosslist: PHIL-603 . Usually Offered: spring. Prerequisite: PHIL-105 .
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PHIL-410 The Classical Period (3)
Topics vary by section. Regularly recurring topics include the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Neo-Platonism, and Augustine. Crosslist: PHIL-610 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (even years). Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: PHIL-105 .
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PHIL-411 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-611 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years). Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: PHIL-105 .
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PHIL-412 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-612 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years). Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: PHIL-105 .
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PHIL-413 Studies in Asian Philosophy (3)
Topics vary by section. Regularly recurring topics include Buddhist, Indian, and comparative philosophy. Crosslist: PHIL-613 . Usually Offered: spring. Repeatable for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: one introductory course in philosophy.
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PHIL-414 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-614 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years). Prerequisite: one introductory course in philosophy.
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PHIL-416 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-616 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years). Prerequisite: two courses in philosophy.
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PHIL-417 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 the ways that philosophers have treated race and racism. Crosslist: PHIL-617 . Usually Offered: alternate falls (odd years). Prerequisite: PHIL-105 .
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PHIL-418 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-618 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (even years). Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.
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PHIL-419 Buddhist Philosophy (3)
This course explores Buddhist philosophy of the mind, language, and ethics through a close reading of major Buddhist texts. Crosslist: PHIL-619 . Usually Offered: alternate springs (odd years). Prerequisite: one course in philosophy.
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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. 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. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: MATH-221 (may be taken concurrently). 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. Usually Offered: fall and spring. Restriction: completion of the University Mathematics Requirement, or concurrent enrollmen in MATH 170 or MATH 211 or STAT 202 or STAT 203 . 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 first 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 . Note: Students may not receive credit toward a degree for both PHYS-160 and PHYS-220.
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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 , and MATH-222 (may be taken concurrently).
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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 , and MATH-313 (may be taken concurrently).
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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 and MATH-321 (may be taken concurrently).
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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 Evaluation Sciences Capstone (3)
This capstone course showcases students’ skills as evaluators with the capacity to construct Logical Frameworks (logframes) and evaluation Statements of Work (SOW); carry out qualitative and quantitative evaluation research; analyze data; and write an evaluation report. Through the capstone process, students become experts in designing, executing, and reporting evaluations. Grading: A-F only.
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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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