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MU 4472 - PIANO PEDAGOGY
Studies procedures for class and individual instruction: emphasizes the ear approach as the basis for reading, true musical perception and intelligent understanding of the printed page. Examines and evaluates materials suitable for the first years of piano study.
Prerequisites & Notes: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 2 cr.
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MU 4473 - PRACTICUM IN PIANO TEACHING
Introduces class and individual instruction techniques to be used with young beginners.
Prerequisites & Notes: MU 4472.
Credits: 1 cr.
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MU 4474 - STRING PEDAGOGY
Evaluates string methods and materials, gives hands-on practice on feedback on string lesions, grades and organizes string music literature, present history of string teaching and offers a repertory of teaching techniques and routines.
Prerequisites & Notes: MAP 1151 and MAP 1152.
Credits: 2 cr.
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MU 4475 - WOODWIND PEDAGOGY
Acquaints students with the woodwind instruments and their solo and ensemble literature. Lecture, demonstration, films, tapes, and recordings presented for flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and saxophone.
Credits: 2 cr.
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MU 4476 - BRASS PEDAGOGY
Studies the techniques, teaching problems, teaching materials, history, and literature related to the brass instruments.
Credits: 2 cr.
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MU 4477 - PERCUSSION PEDAGOGY
Studies teaching techniques and associated literature of the various percussion instruments.
Credits: 2 cr.
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MU 4481 - SURVEY OF THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC
An overview of the global music industry as practiced in the United States, this course will provide insights into a number of key areas of business related to music. Students will also explore a diversity of music industry career paths in areas such as arts management, music products and merchandizing, public relations, music production and recording, publishing, and online music distribution.
Credits: 3 cr.
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MU 4489 - INTERNSHIP: MUSIC INDUSTRY
A 14-week internship in the music industry intended as a capstone experience for the Industry program. Internships may take place in the fields of music products retail and wholesale, arts management, marketing, promotions, recording, and/or production. Students are encouraged to make contact with potential internship programs well before their internship.
Prerequisites & Notes: MU 4481.
Credits: 12 cr.
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MU 4497 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Independent study is an activity initiated by the student to increase his/her already advanced knowledge in a particular academic discipline. The subject is examined in an intensive manner with guidance by a faculty member who has special expertise in that field.
Credits: 1 - 3 cr. Notes: May be taken for 1 through 3 credits at one time.
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NUR 1010 - HUMAN BODY AND HEALTH
The emphasis of this course will be the development of life-long wellness strategies through knowledge of anatomy and physiology. As students learn about individual body systems, they will also learn about some of the common pathologic conditions associated with the system and how to keep the system healthy. This course is NOT for nursing or nutrition majors but will meet the wellness requirement for non-nursing majors.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 1100 - FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
This course introduces first-year students to the university community and the health profession of nursing. The course has two separate goals: providing a basis for academic and professional success, and involving students in the world around them. Students will become involved in the MU community, develop an awareness of diversity issues, examine what it means to be a college student, explore what it means to be a professional, and develop strategies for success. Discussion of the importance of a strong liberal arts foundation as the basis of professional study is an integral part of the course. Professional concepts such as communication skills, basic medical language, legal, ethical, and professional issues are introduced.
Credits: 2 cr.
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NUR 1120 - PUBLIC HEALTH and SOCIAL JUSTICE
This course is designed to provide an overview of public health with an emphasis on the population perspective and the cross-cutting ecological nature of public health including the population impacts on healthcare systems. Discussions will integrate social justice issues, epidemiology and other public health concepts, with discussions primarily limited to the United States and occasional references to global implications. This course does not meet the wellness requirement for nursing or nutrition students, nor can it be used as a nursing elective.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Unity and Diversity of Humanity – Themes - Ethics and Civic Responsibility,
Wellness. *** This course does not meet the wellness requirement for nursing or nutrition students, nor can it be used as a nursing elective.
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NUR 3261 - HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
This course is designed to assist the RN to BSN student develop the skills necessary to perform health assessments. The course incorporates the principles of interviewing, comprehensive health history, sequential physical assessment, and analysis and documentation of collected data.
Prerequisites & Notes: NUR 3260 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 3270 - INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING I
This course provides a theory and skills foundation for professional nursing, and the role of the professional nurse is explored. The Nursing process, health care needs of individuals, and health physical assessment are central concepts. The history of nursing and the laboratory component concentrate on acquisition of professional nursing skills.
Prerequisites & Notes: BSC 1121 and BSC 1122 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 3271 - INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING II
This course builds on the concepts introduced in NUR 1170 and NUR 3270. Course content focuses on developing a global awareness of cultures outside of the United States, and the impact of culture on nursing practice. There is a continuation of the application of the nursing process to human needs and responses to illness and human development. The laboratory component focuses on gaining basic clinical skills and applying them in the student’s first clinical experience.
Prerequisites & Notes: NUR 1100 and NUR 3270.
Credits: 4 cr. General Education Requirement: Global Awareness, Information Literacy
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NUR 3361 - INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH
This course provides an overview of the steps in the research process, and the ethical and legal implications involved in scientific inquiry. Emphasis is on knowledge and methods required to critically evaluate research studies and reports.
Prerequisites & Notes: NUR 3270 and NUR 3271 or NUR 3260; MA 1125; or permission of instructor.
Credits: 2 cr. General Education Requirement: Information Literacy
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NUR 3370 - NURSING CARE OF THE ADULT CLIENT
Explores the use of the nursing process with adult clients as they encounter actual and potential stressors along with the wellness-illness continuum. The clinical lab provides the student with opportunities to apply the nursing process at all levels of prevention and to observe various roles of the professional nurse within the health care system.
Prerequisites & Notes: BSC 1121, BSC 1122, BSC 3271 (or BI 3371), CHM 1110, DIT 2211, NUR 3270 and NUR 3271.
Credits: 8 cr.
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NUR 3371 - NURSING CARE OF CHILDBEARING AND CHILD REARING FAMILIES
Explores the use of the nursing process with individual and family clients. The focus of the role of the nurse in meeting the health care needs of childbearing and child rearing families at all levels of prevention and in a variety of settings. The course content focuses on growth and development, family issues and assessment, the change process, and stressors for and reaction of individuals and families.
Prerequisites & Notes: BSC 1121, BSC 1122, BSC 3271 (or BI 3371), CHM 1110, NUR 3270 and NUR 3271.
Credits: 8 cr.
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NUR 3391 - THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC AND PHARMACOLOGIC BASES OF NURSING PRACTICE I
This course examines pathophysiological concepts of altered health states of selected body systems along with appropriate pharmacological management and nursing implications. Includes alterations in cell function, metabolism, stress and adaptation, inflammation, immunity, oxygenation, and cardiac function.
Prerequisites & Notes: NUR 3270, NUR 3271, BSC 1121, BSC 1122 and BSC 3271 or BI 3371.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 3392 - THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC AND PHARMACOLOGIC BASES OF NURSING II
This course examines pathophysiological concepts of altered health states of selected body systems along with appropriate pharmacological management and nursing implications. Includes alterations in respiratory function, fluids and electrolytes, renal function, gastrointestinal function, endocrine function, and neurological function.
Prerequisites & Notes: NUR 3270, NUR 3271, BSC 1121, BSC 1122, BSC 3271 or BI 3371.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 4402 - WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUES
Designed to explore and analyze a wide range of women’s health issues from a multi disciplinary perspective. It is presented in a seminar format utilizing feminist pedagogy. A high level of student participation is expected.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Wellness
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NUR 4410 - ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES
An overview of complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) will be presented in this course. Individual therapies and their use will be examined. Current research will be analyzed. The impact of cultural diversity on the use of CAT and conflicts with traditional medicine will also be discussed.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Wellness
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NUR 4411 - CASE STUDIES IN NURSING
This course focuses on improving the student’s ability to plan and deliver high quality nursing care through the use of patient case studies. These case studies will include all aspects of nursing care and will help enhance the student’s critical thinking abilities, improve efficiency with the nursing process and contribute to communication skills.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 4412 - MENTAL HEALTH CARE: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
This course provides an overview of the history and current status of the treatment of the mentally ill in the United States and across the globe. Perspectives on causation and care will be explored, as well as current mental health prevention and promotion strategies. Concepts of prevention and promotion are explored across the lifespan and across cultures with a focus on the mental health of special populations and communities.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 4413 - NCLEX PREPARATION
This course focuses on improving the student’s ability to utilize critical thinking and test-taking strategies to enhance readiness to take the RN licensure exam (CLEX-RN). The structure of the NLCEX-RN Test Plan is explored in depth, with emphasis on client needs and integrated processes.
Credits: 1 cr.
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NUR 4417 - COMMUNITY NURSING PRACTICE AND PRINCIPLES
This course will provide registered nurses who did not have community health principles in their basic nursing programs with information on aspects of practice unique to functioning in community and public health settings. The course includes theoretical and practice models that are basic to preparing students for the specialty of Community Health Nursing. Student in this course will learn to apply the nursing process to a community client using the Neuman Systems Model.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 4433 - HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION STRATEGIES
An interdisciplinary, international investigation of health promotion taught from the perspective of various disciplines with an emphasis on issues of nutrition, exercise, health behaviors and motivational theory. It is designed to familiarize students with implementing strategies for health promotion and disease prevention on the personal and community level. Active participation by the student in a health promotion project will be required.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Global Awareness, Information Literacy, Wellness
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NUR 4454 - GERONTICS/NORMAL AGING
Provides both theoretical content and interaction with the well-elderly. Assessing and assisting the aging to maintain wellness will be the major focus.
Prerequisites & Notes: NUR 3270, NUR 3271 and SOC 1101.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 4460 - CURRENT ISSUES IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING
A seminar which examines current trends, controversies, questions, and dilemmas of professional nursing. The influence of political, ethical/legal, economic, and societal aspects on nursing practice and education are explored.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior level nursing courses.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 4465 - RURAL HEALTH ISSUES
The central focus of this course is to define and conceptually explore the essence of rurality and rural health issues. A comparison of the uniqueness of rural health issues will be explored from a global and cultural perspective. Identifying the cross cutting factors that tie rural to urban health care systems will assist the student to develop and understanding of the advocacy role of rural health care providers.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 4471 - COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Explores the scope of community health nursing considering the multiple frameworks of nursing theory and process, family theory and practice, and public health principles. Emphasis is placed on studying the relationships between individual, family, and community health care needs.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior level courses.
Credits: 6 cr.
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NUR 4472 - MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Focuses on the mental health concepts relative to the nursing care of clients. The nursing process is examined and applied primarily with individuals, but also includes families, groups, and communities and takes place in a variety of settings. Emphasis is placed upon the nurse’s role of collaboration with other health care professionals in meeting the health care needs of clients at all levels of prevention.
Prerequisites & Notes: Junior level nursing courses.
Credits: 6 cr.
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NUR 4480 - LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING
Introduces the student to the theoretical foundation for the practice of independent and interdependent nursing by discussing current leadership and management concepts and their relevance to professional nursing practice.
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: junior level nursing courses.
Credits: 3 cr.
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NUR 4490 - CARE OF THE CLIENT WITH MULTISYSTEM STRESSORS
Advanced concepts of acute care nursing are applied to complex health problems in clients with multisystem stressors.
Prerequisites & Notes: NUR 3370, NUR 3371, NUR 3391 and NUR 3392.
Credits: 8 cr.
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NUR 4497 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Independent study is an activity initiated by the student to increase his/her already advanced knowledge in a particular academic discipline. The subject is examined in an intensive manner with guidance by a faculty member who has special expertise in that field.
Credits: 1 - 3 cr. Notes: May be taken for 1 through 3 credits at one time.
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PHL 1191 - ETHICAL ISSUES IN ALLIED HEALTH CARE
Especially designed for individuals pursuing careers in respiratory therapy and radiology technology. Topics include informed consent, paternalism, professional accountability, access to professional services, policy implications and the control of technology, and the benefits of health-care practices. May not be used as a substitute in the Nursing Program for PHL 3380; not a General Education Humanities course.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHL 2200 - CRITICAL THINKING
This course is designed to improve a student’s ability to recognize and evaluate arguments and claims as they occur in a variety of contexts, such as editorials, articles, debates, newscasts, speeches, advertisements, and conversations. Logical fallacies, common ways in which arguments go wrong, will be studied, along with the features of good reasoning. Various forms of inductive or informal argumentation will be analyzed, including scientific, legal and everyday reasoning.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Approaches to Knowledge – Humanities,
Humanities, Information Literacy
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PHL 2201 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
Examines the basic foundational beliefs in the religious, scientific, ethical, and political dimensions of life. Exercises the student’s ability to identify his/her own basic beliefs and subject these to critical evaluation. Examples of issues discussed are whether ethical values are relative, the existence of God, the nature of justice, and human freedom.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Approaches to Knowledge – Humanities,
Humanities
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PHL 2202 - CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS
Analyzes moral arguments pertaining to difficult contemporary issues, with emphasis on clarifying and evaluating these. Discussion subjects include: abortion, euthanasia, the moral status of animals, the environment, the rights of women and minorities, censorship and pornography, etc. Course goal is to enable the student to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the various positions on each issue. PHL 2202 is suitable as an entry level course in Philosophy.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Approaches to Knowledge – Humanities,
Humanities
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PHL 2259 - PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
Analyzes the validity of various proofs of God’s existence. Also examines religious language, the difference between faith and reason, the question of religious authority, and the reasonableness of the religious lifestyle.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Approaches to Knowledge – Humanities,
Humanities
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PHL 2350 - PHILOSOPHY AND POPULAR CULTURE
Using a variety of contemporary examples and case studies from American culture, which may change from one course offering to the next, the course will demonstrate Philosophy’s relevance in the mainstream popular culture. Course emphasizes development in critical thought, analysis, and communication skills. With instructor’s approval, may be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Approaches to Knowledge – Humanities,
Humanities
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PHL 3230 - FORMAL LOGIC
Examines forms of argumentation and formal reasoning, including inductive inference, categorical syllogisms, and propositional logic. In addition to examining both standard and non-standard categorical arguments, this course provides an introduction to symbolic notation, the use of truth tables, and the rules of natural deduction. Required for the Philosophy major.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Humanities
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PHL 3260 - TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
This course will examine both moral reasoning and ethical principles as they apply to issues and practices in such professions as business, education, law, police work, scientific research, clinical psychology and psychiatry, social work and information technology. Each offering may emphasize different professions or one specific profession.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Humanities
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PHL 3300 - PHILOSOPHY OF THE ARTS
A detailed survey of both classical and modern aesthetic theories along with a criticism of each.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Humanities
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PHL 3305 - PHILOSOPHY AND FILM
Aesthetic, ethical and epistemological issues surrounding the moving image. Topics include: realism, neo-realism, the new wave, feminism and the influence of existential and Marxist philosophies on cinematic theory.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHL 3310 - SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
An analysis of philosophical concepts and arguments presupposed in social and political discourse. Topics include: liberty and its limits, human rights, economic and social justice, the nature of political obligation and disobedience. Emphasis is on evaluating philosophical theories from both contemporary and historical sources.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHL 3316 - ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
An analysis of philosophical and ethical arguments involving environmental issues. Topics include the nature of rights, models of normative decision-making, and case studies.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Humanities
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PHL 3320 - PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
An analysis of philosophical concepts and arguments presupposed in legal discourse and reasoning. Topics will include: the nature of law and legal decision making; theories of justice, privacy, responsibility and punishment. Emphasis is on examining specific legal cases from both contemporary and historical sources.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHL 3330 - EASTERN APPROACHES TO REALITY
An examination of the philosophical perspective of the Eastern mind as exhibited in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Zen Buddhism. Primary focus is on the difference between the Eastern and Western modes of looking at the world.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Unity and Diversity of Humanity – Global Perspectives - Western and Non-Western Global Cultures (Option2),
Global Awareness
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PHL 3333 - HISTORY OF RELIGIONS IN NORTH AMERICA
Surveys the impact of the development of religious movements, institutions, ideas, practices and values on US and Canadian cultures, politics and society.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Information Literacy
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PHL 3340 - ETHICS
Examines how to make rational decisions in situations with a moral dimension. Examines traditional and contemporary applied problems in ethics, e.g. sexual morality, cheating. Examines the moral implications of various lifestyles. Course goal is to assist students in developing the ability to function as morally autonomous persons.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Humanities
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PHL 3345 - NORTH AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES
Examines some of the major trends in philosophy in the U.S. and Canada, especially pragmatism and idealism. The course will focus on the relation of philosophy to other aspects of the North American experience, e.g. religion, education, economics, politics, and culture. Attention will be paid to the differences between Native American, European American, and African American traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHL 3365 - SCIENCE AND VALUES
Examines problems raised by science and technology. Topics will include: the ethics of experimentation; racism and sexism in science; the limits to technological growth; ecological and nuclear disaster; creationism versus evolutionism; ugliness and beauty in a technological environment. This course is geared to both specialists and non-specialists in philosophy or science.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHL 3380 - HEALTH CARE ETHICS
An examination of the arguments designed to provide solutions to moral problems commonly faced by health care professionals. Topics include: lies to the sick and dying; abortion; euthanasia, privacy and confidentiality, paternalism, and moral theory.
Prerequisites & Notes: 45 earned credits or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Humanities
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PHL 3390 - EXISTENTIALISM
Analyzes this twentieth-century movement which emphasizes human uniqueness and value. Existential themes include freedom, commitment, self-determination, and authenticity. Major philosophers considered are Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Sartre.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHL 3470 - THEORIES OF MIND AND KNOWLEDGE
A study of some of the philosophical theories involved in understanding the nature of the human mind and what constitutes knowledge. Some of the topics or concepts which may be examined are behaviorism, identify theory, folk psychology, functionalism, consciousness, intentionality, belief, justification, skepticism, and artificial intelligence. Attention will be paid to recent developments in neuroscience and the social sciences, especially psychology.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 and 45 earned credits or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHL 4420 - CLASSICAL GREEK PHILOSOPHY
A serious investigation of Western philosophy from the beginning through Aristotle. The relationships between philosophy and other areas of Greek culture are examined. Extended treatments of the pre-Socratics, Plato, and Aristotle are presented.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHL 4422 - TOPICS IN MODERN PHILOSOPHY
Includes study of the philosophical thought of the early scientists whose investigations culminated in the contemporary scientific method. Philosophers of the 1 7th and 1 8th centuries are examined, from Thomas Hobbes to Immanuel Kant. Problem areas of this period are: the mind-body relationship, the possibility of knowledge, perception, and the status of ideas.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHL 4423 - TWENTIETH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY
Analysis of the defining features of major philosophical movements in the twentieth century. The movements which may be examined include linguistic analysis, logical positivism, pragmatism, philosophy of mind, postmodernism, and feminism.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202 and 45 earned credits or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Information Literacy
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PHL 4450 - INTERNSHIP
Information can be obtained from Philosophy chairperson. No more than 6 credits count toward the Philosophy major.
Credits: 3 - 12 cr.
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PHL 4490 - SEMINAR
An intense, supervised investigation of a specialized problem in philosophy or into the writings of a particular philosopher and philosophical movement.
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: PHL 2201 or PHL 2202, and either 45 credits earned or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1 - 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Information Literacy
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PHL 4497 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Independent study is an activity initiated by the student to increase his/her already advanced knowledge in a particular academic discipline. The subject is examined in an intensive manner with guidance by a faculty member who has special expertise in that field.
Credits: 1 - 3 cr. Notes: May be taken for 1 - 3 credits at one time.
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PHY 1180 - QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Introduction to the application of mathematical analysis to physical situations. Problem solving using algebraic, statistical, calculus, and computer methods.
Prerequisites & Notes: Corequisite: MA 2231.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 1191 - PHYSICS I
A one-year sequential calculus physics course discussing classical mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, classical electricity and magnetism, optics and waves, modern physics. Application of physics to life science is made in problem selection and laboratory experimentation.
Prerequisites & Notes: Corequisite: MA 2231.
Credits: 4 cr. General Education Requirement: Approaches to Knowledge – Natural and Physical Sciences,
Natural Sciences
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PHY 1192 - PHYSICS II
Continuation of PHY 1191.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHY 1191.
Credits: 4 cr. General Education Requirement: Natural Sciences
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PHY 2210 - GENERAL PHYSICS I
A calculus based, introductory physics course emphasizing classical concepts. Selected topics include: motion, work and energy, gravitation, electricity and magnetism, and electromagnetic waves.
Prerequisites & Notes: MA 2231. Co-requisite: MA 2232.
Credits: 4 cr. General Education Requirement: Approaches to Knowledge – Natural and Physical Sciences,
Natural Sciences
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PHY 2211 - GENERAL PHYSICS II
Continuation of PHY 1191 or PHY 2210.
Prerequisites & Notes: Corequisite: MA 2233.
Credits: 4 cr. General Education Requirement: Natural Sciences
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PHY 3264 - PHYSICAL METHODS IN FORENSIC SCIENCE
An advanced treatment of the physical methods used in the investigation of criminal activities. Topics covered include: statistical treatment of data, material properties of matter, ballistics, hair and fiber identification, physical markings, and spectral analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes: CHM 1110, SCI 1104 and SCI 1107.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 3311 - MODERN PHYSICS I
An introduction to 20th century physics, including the structure of atoms and nuclei, basic ideas of quantum mechanics and solid state theory.
Prerequisites & Notes: MA 2233. Corequisite: MA 3311.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 3312 - MODERN PHYSICS II
Continuation of PHY 3311.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 3313 - PHYSICAL MECHANICS I
An analytic treatment of classical mechanics covering the methods of statics and dynamics of rigid bodies with application to physical problems; small oscillations, generalized coordinates and Lagrange’s equations.
Prerequisites & Notes: MA 2233 and PHY 2211. Corequisite: MA 3311.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 3314 - PHYSICAL MECHANICS II
Continuation of PHY 3313.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 3315 - ANALOG ELECTRONICS
The basics of analog electronics will be discussed and explored in the lab. Topics covered include: Kirchoff’s laws, Thevennin equivalent circuits, time varying signals, filters, diodes, transistors, and amplifiers.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHY 2211. Co-requisite: MA 3311.
Credits: 4 cr.
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PHY 3316 - DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
The basics of digital electronics will be discussed and explored in the lab. Topics covered include: binary systems, boolean algebra and logic gates, information registers, memory circuits, and digital microprocessors.
Credits: 4 cr. General Education Requirement: Information Literacy
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PHY 3317 - PHYSICAL OPTICS
Wave phenomena, electromagnetic theory of light, interference, diffraction, polarization and nonlinear optics.
Prerequisites & Notes: MA 2233, MA 3311 and PHY 2211.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 3318 - THERMODYNAMICS
An introduction to thermal physics and kinetic theory.
Prerequisites & Notes: MA 2233, MA 3311 and PHY 2211.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 3319 - INTRODUCTION TO SOLID STATE PHYSICS
A brief summary of the theory underlying the behavior of solids. Emphasis on transport theory, interaction of light and matter, semiconductor devices, superconductors and lasers.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHY 3312, MA 2233, and MA 3311.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 3321 - SELECTED TOPICS I
Any selected topic not sufficiently covered in a general course.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 4401 - ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM I
Foundations of electromagnetic theory including electrostatics, dielectric theory, magnetic properties.
Prerequisites & Notes: MA 3311 and PHY 2211.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 4402 - ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM II
Continuation of PHY 4401.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 4407 - INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS
An introduction to wave mechanical and axiomatic approaches with simple applications.
Prerequisites & Notes: MA 2233, MA 3311 and PHY 3312.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 4415 - PHYSICS RESEARCH I
Undergraduate physics research project initiated by the student and completed in conjunction with a faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PHY 4440 - PHYSICS PRACTICUM
The physics practicum gives students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in physics while working with a private or public agency. The practical experience required augments the physics learned in the classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes: Permission of instructor.
Credits: 1 - 6 cr. Notes: May be taken for 1 through 6 credits. No more than 3 credits can count towards the major.
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PHY 4497 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Independent study is an activity initiated by the student to increase his/her already advanced knowledge in a particular academic discipline. The subject is examined in an intensive manner with guidance by a faculty member who has special expertise in that field.
Credits: 1 - 3 cr. Notes: May be taken for 1 through 3 credits at one time.
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PSC 2201 - INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
An introductory course on the major institutions and processes of the U.S. political system. Topics discussed include the principles of governance, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, civil rights and liberties, and policymaking.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Unity and Diversity of Humanity – Themes - Ethics and Civic Responsibility,
Social Sciences
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PSC 2204 - STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS
Examines the institutions and process of state and local governments. Emphasizes the challenges facing subnational governments and the process and implementation of policymaking. Pennsylvania state government is a particular (but not exclusive) focus.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Social Sciences
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PSC 2210 - INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Focuses on the relationships among nation-states in terms of goals and policies. Takes both a global and a regional perspective of the modern world. Topics discussed include the roles of international organizations, the causes and consequences of conflict, and the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Particular attention is given to current foreign policy issues facing the U.S.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Approaches to Knowledge – Social and Behavioral Sciences,
Global Awareness, Social Sciences
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PSC 2212 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
An introduction to the comparative study of political systems. Basic themes include the structure, processes, cultures, and policies of representative nations drawn from Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the developing world.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Unity and Diversity of Humanity – Global Perspectives - Western and Non-Western Global Cultures (Option2),
Global Awareness, Social Sciences
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PSC 3301 - CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
Examines the roles of social and political institutions in shaping political participation and voting behavior as well as how individuals acquire and express political knowledge, attitudes and opinions. Also addresses ways to promote civic engagement.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Information Literacy, Social Sciences
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PSC 3306 - CAMPAIGNS and ELECTIONS
This course focuses on the US electoral process and the actors involved in political campaigns, including political parties and interest groups. It critiques the strategies and tactics of political campaigns. Topics include grassroots organizing, the effect of media, negative campaigns, and campaign finance and electoral reform.
Prerequisites & Notes: 3 credits of PSC.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PSC 3308 - SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS
Techniques and procedures for processing social science data. Ability to develop and evaluate research report and to judge how findings may be applied to improve political science practices are the primary goals of the course. Previous training in statistics strongly recommended.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Information Literacy
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PSC 3311 - SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
The analysis of philosophical and ethical arguments presupposed in social and political discourse. Topics include liberty and its limits, human rights, economic and social justice, the nature of political obligation and disobedience. Emphasis is on evaluating philosophical theories from both contemporary and historical sources.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201, PHL 2202, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PSC 3312 - CANADA, MEXICO AND THE U.S.
Explores the political systems of these three North American countries in a comparative perspective. Specific focus on political institutions, cultures, processes, policies in each country. Special attention to NAFTA.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Global Awareness, Information Literacy, Social Sciences
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PSC 3322 - PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
An analysis of philosophical concepts and arguments presupposed in legal discourse and reasoning. Topics will include the nature of law and legal decision making, theories of justice, privacy, responsibility and punishment. Emphasis is on examining specific legal cases from both contemporary and historical sources.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201, PHL 2202, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PSC 3325 - ADVANCED LEADERSHIP
Provides students with an in-depth understanding of leadership issues and examines the applications of leadership principles to the college environment as well as other settings in the community. Students participate in a campus or community setting where they can study and apply these principles.
Prerequisites & Notes: 49 earned credits or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Social Sciences
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PSC 3328 - INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Examines the relationships between politics and economics in the world. Emphasizes the growth and impact of globalization and interdependence. Special attention to the politics of economic development.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PSC 3330 - PUBLIC POLICY
Examines the public policy process from issue creation to policy adoption. Focuses on the politics of the policy making process.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PSC 3348 - NORTH AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES
Examines some of the major trends in philosophy in the U.S. and Canada, especially pragmatism and idealism. The course will focus on the relation of philosophy to other aspects of the North American experience, e.g., religion, education, economics, politics, and culture. Attention will be paid to the differences between Native America, European American, and African American traditions.
Prerequisites & Notes: PHL 2201, PHL 2202 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PSC 3350 - HUMAN RIGHTS and INTERNATIONAL ACTIVISM
Focuses on the promotion and protection of human rights in the international political system. Examines international networks of activists and their effect on international relations. Topics include war crimes, humanitarian intervention, environmental policies, and workers’ rights.
Prerequisites & Notes: 3 credits of PSC.
Credits: 3 cr.
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PSC 3357 - SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
Introduces students to the major sociological and political theories and research in the area of education. Students will examine the history and structure of education in the U.S. and how the U.S. compares with other countries. The major focus of the course is to understand why students do and do not succeed in the U.S. educational system.
Credits: 3 cr. General Education Requirement: Information Literacy
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