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PHIL 0501 - INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introduction to the concepts and methods of modern deductive logic. Propositional logic is emphasized, but quantificational logic is touched upon.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: MATH 0001 or 0031 or Math Placement Score (46 or greater)
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PHIL 0841 - SCIENCE AND RELIGION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This introductory undergraduate course addresses two questions: does the scientific understanding of the world suffer from a kind of incompleteness that can be remedied by the supernaturalist religions? Or is there even a clash between contemporary science and such religion?
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PHIL 0850 - PHILOSOPHY AND LIBERAL DEMOCRACY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction to several problems common to philosophers and politics and introduces students to the different theories, modes of argument, and techniques of analysis used by the two disciplines to understand them. It is intended to help students deepen their understanding of the dominant political stance of our society.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHIL 0891 - TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY (VARIOUS)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This intensive but introductory level seminar is reserved for special philosophical topics that do not fit standard course-catalog categories. Issues discussed vary from year to year, but tend to be narrowly focused and specialized.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PHIL 1157 - PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Discussion of various philosophical views of language and the relevance of the study of language to philosophical problems.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PHIL 1201 - HISTORY OF 20TH-CENTURY ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will examine the history of analytic philosophy from its beginnings with Frege and Russell, through the rise and fall of logical positivism, and into its current state today.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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PHIL 1245 - AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will survey major themes in American philosophy, with a concentration on pragmatism. It will begin with a study of early thinkers like Thoreau and Emerson, though the majority of course will be dedicated to the pragmatists pierce, James and Dewey. The course will conclude with a look at one or more contemporary pragmatists, like Rorty.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHIL 1370 - PHILOSOPHY OF ART
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This advanced undergraduate course addresses philosophical problems that arise in connection with art, such as the nature of works of art, the comparison and contrast between representational and non-representational art, the definition of beauty, and special obligations concerning art works.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHIL 1380 - BUSINESS ETHICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This advanced undergraduate course considers a selection of ethical issues that arise in connection with business needs and practices, such as employer-employee relations, truth in advertising, responsibilities to consumers, fair and unfair competitive practices, environmental effects, contractual obligations, liability for damages, and governmental regulation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHIL 1440 - PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is an advanced undergraduate course in the philosophy of mind, taking up problems of both historical and contemporary interest. Topics vary, but are likely to include many of mind-body dualism, materialist reductionism, phenomenalism, the other-minds problem, philosophical behaviorism, qualia, propositional attitude ascriptions, intentionality, and so on.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHIL 1461 - EPISTEMOLOGY (THRY OF KNOWLDGE)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will focus on philosophical theories that attempt to answer the questions “what is knowledge?” And “how does one get knowledge?” It will examine how claims to know are justified, and if such claims are even possible within both scientific and nonscientific contexts. We will look at the attempts of classical and modern authors to offer analyses and justification of human knowledge over and against the claims of skepticism.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PHIL 1480 - METAPHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This advanced undergraduate course considers a selection of central problems in metaphysics, such as the problems of realism, essentialism, free will, necessity and possibility, substance and property, persistence through time (including personal identity), the nature of truth, and so on.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHIL 1501 - SYMBOLIC LOGIC
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This advanced undergraduate course develops skills in formal and informal reasoning in predicate-quantifier logic, and covers formal semantics for sentential logic, informal semantics for predicate-quantifier logic, and elementary syntactic metatheory.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: MATH 0001 or 0031 or Math Placement Score (46 or greater)
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PHIL 1611 - INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is an advanced undergraduate survey of the major problem areas in the philosophy of science. Topics vary somewhat, but generally include many of the following: the nature of explanation, the problem of induction and confirmation, concept formation, scientific methodology, verifiability and falsifiability, the observation theory distinction, scientific realism, law-like form, and theory change.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PHIL 1660 - PARADOX
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores paradoxes both for the fun of untangling an intriguing puzzle and for the more serious reason of the easy access they provide to some of the most important foundational issues in philosophy and the sciences.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHIL 1904 - INDEPENDENT STUDY—UNDERGRADUATE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 9
This course is a way of offering university credit in philosophy for relevant experiences or work undertaken independently, with little or no formal interaction with an instructor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PEDC 0001 - BEGINNING SWIMMING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
For students who are unable to swim or who can swim very little. Opportunities are presented to learn basic functional aquatic skills and basic strokes. Students are permitted to set their own achievement goals. Instruction is on an individual basis.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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PEDC 0002 - INTERMEDIATE SWIMMING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
For students who have learned the mechanics of basic aquatic strokes and are interested in the development of proper rhythm and timing necessary for good performance in swimming. Students are permitted to set their own achievement goals. Instruction is on an individual basis.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0010 - WATER AEROBICS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Improve your fitness in the enjoyable aquatic environment. This program is designed for all ages. Each enrollee will be permitted to participate at their own level gradually improving their muscle tone, cardiac, and respiratory fitness levels. This program will be conducted in shallow water so that the non-swimmer may participate.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0018 - DIRECTED STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 2
If a student is interested in developing a program independently, or if a student is interested in a program not offered formally by this department, he or she may develop a contract with an instructor in a specific area and present this contract for approval to the program coordinator.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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PEDC 0022 - AEROBIC DANCE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Improve your fitness levels with this aerobic dance to music course. One of America’s most popular ways to exercise. This program is for all ages. Each enrollee will be permitted to participate at his/her own level, gradually improving muscle tone, cardiac, and respiratory fitness.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0026 - AQUATIC CONDITIONING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Good swimmers who want to learn how to use swimming to maintain or improve their physical fitness should register for this course. Students may determine their capacity for exercise, and they may learn how to apply this effort in the water.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0029 - WEIGHT TRAINING - MEN
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Class designed to provide the male student with the opportunity to develop and practice basic weight training techniques. With the guidance of the instructor, the student will be encouraged to develop an individualized self-designed program. The emphasis of this course will be placed on progressive-resistive exercises.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PEDC 0030 - WEIGHT TRAINING - WOMEN
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Class designed to provide the female student with the opportunity to develop and practice basic weight training techniques. With the guidance of the instructor, the student will be encouraged to develop an individualized self-designed program. The emphasis of this course will be placed on progressive-resistive exercises.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PEDC 0032 - MODERN DANCE 2
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is designed for those students who have mastered beginning dance technique and wish to gain more advanced skills. Advanced technique and compositional work is stressed. Course objectives include increased technical skills, awareness and appreciation of modern dance as an art form, ease in phrasing rhythmical movement and skill in improvisational movement.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0034 - BALLET 2
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
An intermediate class, taught as a continuation of ballet 1. Also a class for students who may have some ballet training before coming to college. Audition for class eligibility at the first class session or permission of instructor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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PEDC 0041 - JAZZ 1
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Fundamentals of jazz dance for beginning dance students. Class includes warm-up, center floor, and cross floor movement combinations, contemporary jazz and pop music is emphasized.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0042 - JAZZ 2
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
A continuation of the basic fundamentals learned in jazz 1. More emphasis is placed on longer routines and more complicated movement sequences. It is an intermediate jazz class.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0060 - BASKETBALL 1 - CO-EDUCATIONAL
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Supervised competition follows a four-week conditioning period in which individual skills and team strategy are stressed. Opportunity to improve on previously acquired skills and become a team member is provided.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PEDC 0063 - BASKETBALL 2 - CO-EDUCATIONAL
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Total team play is discussed and practiced. On court work involves many phases of the 5 on 5 game. Although skill work is not emphasized, it is still covered within the team concept. Strategy and tactics, including game situations, are part of the class. Attendance is required and role is taken at every class. Tests include shooting and a scouting report.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PEDC 0065 - VOLLEYBALL
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is designed to introduce the beginner to the significant components of volleyball. Basic skills to be taught will include the overhead volley, forearm pass, service, spike, individual block and defensive recovery skills. A 4-2 right-side-setter offensive system will be introduced with a 6-back and a 6-up defensive system. All rules and regulations will be reviewed during the course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0087 - PERSONAL DEFENSE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Offers physical conditioning and self-defense through the application of judo. Emergency self-defense from various attacks will be taught utilizing basic throwing, grappling, and striking techniques. Students develop a deep respect for others, inner security, and self-confidence. The purpose of this course is to defeat an opponent through the most efficient use of mind and body, but doing so on the principle of “giving away” under his attack or effort.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0099 - BASIC ROCK CLIMBING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Beginning with bouldering, the course will deal primarily with rope handling and moving on vertical rock planes in a safe manner. Covered in this course are bouldering, friction and balance climbing, 3-point suspension, use of ropes, knot craft, body rappelling, free rigging climbs, mountain safety, basic belaying, use of webbing (slings and harnesses), chimney techniques and natural protection.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0100 - LIFE GUARDING
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
For the intermediate-level or above swimmer who wishes to gain national red cross certification in lifeguard training. This course is specifically designed to prepare the students for lifeguarding at pools and open water, non-surf beaches. This class also provides red cross certification in CPR for the professional rescuer and community first aid.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PEDC 0103 - AEROBIC EXERCISE 1
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Aerobic conditioning to music. This overall circuit workout class includes walking, jogging, and stretching, plus stomach, lower body and upper body exercises.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0123 - FIRST AID AND CPR
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
The purpose of the course is to prepare people to care for injuries and to meet emergencies when medical assistance is delayed. The course is taught through lectures, discussion, videos, demonstrations, and mannequin practice.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PEDC 0161 - INDIVIDUAL FITNESS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Fundamental fitness concepts and appropriate physical activities will be introduced to students. Students will be required to implement and complete a 10-week fitness program.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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PEDC 0162 - DANCE BASICS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
For those people who always had a desire to learn to dance but were intimidated by a formal class. Break your own stereotype! If increasing your flexibility, strength, coordination and rhythmic awareness is a goal, you can do it in an enjoyable atmosphere of sound and movement. Learn dance fundamentals that are used in ballet, jazz, and modern dance. Some social dance and folk dance movements are included. Barre and floor warm-up and movement sequences are contained in each class.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0184 - SCUBA 1
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
Provides naui or padi openwater instruction and certification for the beginning student who wishes to learn safe scuba diving techniques. Pool, classroom, and openwater training are required for certification. The student must provide personal diving gear (mask, fins, snorkel, and boots) by the third class meeting; all other equipment for the pool activities will be provided. The students must also provide all of the equipment necessary for openwater training (which may be rented).
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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PEDC 0199 - LIFEGUARD INSTRUCTOR
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
The purpose of this course is to train instructor candidates to teach red cross lifeguarding and water safety courses. The course is dedicated to developing the skills needed to plan, conduct, and evaluate red cross courses including lifeguard training, CPR for the professional rescuer, automated external defibrillation essentials, oxygen administration, preventing disease transmission, community water safety, basic water rescue and lifeguard instructor aide. Upon successful completion, students will receive red cross instructor certification in lifeguard training.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PEDC 0200 - WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
The purpose of this course is to train instructor candidates to teach red cross swimming and water safety courses. The course is dedicated to developing the skills needed to plan, conduct, and evaluate red cross courses including learn to swim levels 1 through 6, parent & child aquatics, water safety outreach (includes basic water rescue and presentations on water safety today, general water safety, home pool safety, and parent orientation to swimming lessons). Upon successful completion, students will receive red cross water safety instructor certification.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PEDC 0231 - SOCCER 1
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
For the beginner who wishes to develop competence in the skills, rules, and strategies required for participation in soccer.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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PHYS 0140 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 1
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
First semester of non-calculus-based introductory physics. Topics include mechanics, conservation laws, vibrations, waves, and fluid mechanics. Students must be proficient in college algebra and trigonometry.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PHYS 0141 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 1 LAB
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
A laboratory illustrating basic experimental techniques and concepts from mechanics, vibrations, waves, and fluids.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: CREQ: PHYS 0140
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PHYS 0142 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 2
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Second semester of non-calculus-based introductory physics. Topics include thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism optics, and modern physics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PHYS 0140
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PHYS 0143 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 2 LAB
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
A laboratory illustrating basic concepts from thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PHYS 0141; CREQ: PHYS 0142
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PHYS 0150 - PHYSICS 1
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
First semester of calculus-based physics. Topics include mechanics, conservation laws, fluid mechanics, vibrations, waves, and sound.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: MATH 0221 or 0220 or 0140
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PHYS 0151 - PHYSICS LABORATORY 1
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
A laboratory illustrating basic experimental techniques and basic concepts from mechanics, waves and fluids.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: CREQ: PHYS 0150
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PHYS 0152 - PHYSICS 2
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Second semester of calculus-based physics. Topics include thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, wave optics, and an introduction to relativity and quantum concepts.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PHYS 0150; CREQ: MATH 0231 or 0230
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PHYS 0153 - PHYSICS LABORATORY 2
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
A laboratory illustrating concepts from electricity, magnetism, thermodynamics, optics, and nuclear physics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PHYS 0151; CREQ: PHYS 0152
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PHYS 0400 - CLASSICAL MECHANICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Kinematics and dynamics of point masses with various force laws; central forces, including planetary and satellite motion; conservation laws; systems of particles; accelerating coordinate systems; rigid body motions; topics from Lagrange’s formulations of mechanics; Einstein’s special relativity and how it modifies Newtonian mechanics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (MATH 0231 or 0230) and PHYS 0152
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PHYS 0450 - ELECTROMAGNETISM AND OPTICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Begins with a rigorous development of fundamental concepts in electromagnetism, including static electric and magnetic fields, electric potential, capacitance, charged particle motion, and induced EMF. Further topics: Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, wave optics, ray optics, optical instruments.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (MATH 0231 or 0230) and PHYS 0152
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PHYS 0480 - ASTROPHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The application of physics to understanding stars, galaxies, and the universe at large. Topics include the blackbody radiation laws, radiant heat transfer, gravitational statics and dynamics, ionized gasses, and relativistic effects.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (MATH 0231 or 0230) and PHYS 0152
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PHYS 1111 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 4
Designed to allow students and faculty to pursue areas of special interest not included in the regular course offerings.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PHYS 1300 - QUANTUM PHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Breakdown of classical physics; photons and de Broglie waves Schroedinger’s equation; particle in a box; harmonic oscillator; the hydrogen atom; atomic physics; molecular bonding and spectra; concepts of statistical mechanics; blackbody radiation; lasers; solid state physics, with emphasis on semiconductors.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (MATH 0231 or 0230) and PHYS 0152
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PS 0206 - AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course is an introduction to the institutions and processes of the national government. Against a background of the constitution and social context of American politics, attention will be given to such topics as voting behavior, public opinion and political attitudes, the party system, the president, the Congress, and the courts.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 0210 - NATIONAL POLICYMAKING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Examination of the national policymaking process from both political and economic perspectives. Focus on roles played by congress, the president, and the federal bureaucracy in the federal budget process. Current issues such as the federal deficit, controlling spending, and a balanced budget, also discussed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 0302 - COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A study of governments and politics in Europe with emphasis on comparative analysis focusing on the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, and the European union (EU).
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 0501 - WORLD POLITICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is two-fold: first, to increase the students’ awareness of global issues and problems of major political import, and second, to enhance the students’ ability to interpret and analyze the behavior and inter relationships of the actors that deal with these issues and problems.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 0601 - POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Examination of the origins of theories of various political ideologies, including liberalism, conservatism, communism, fascism, and various liberation ideologies. Special attention given to the liberal tradition in the United States.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1206 - FREE SPEECH IN AMERICA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will examine the major dimensions of the first amendment protections of free speech and press which have been the subject of supreme court decisions and provoked extensive political and social controversy. Included are issues of incitement and advocacy, symbolic speech, libel, and obscenity.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1207 - AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A study of the interpretation of the constitution by the supreme court in the American political system. Topics include the development of judicial review, civil and political rights, federalism, and national versus state power in the regulation of the economy.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1209 - MEDIA, POLITICS, AND THE LAW
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Overview of legal issues facing mass media, including press freedom, defamation, libel, and privacy. Discussion of emerging technologies of newsgathering and publication. An extension of first amendment issues raised in PS 1206.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1214 - US CONGRESS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will explore the evolution and current place of the U.S. Congress within the American political system beginning with an examination of the theory and history of electing representatives to government. Students will examine the role and structure of the legislative branch as anticipated in the American constitution. Other areas of focus include the congressional election process, the importance of congressional committees and differences in rules for the house and senate, policy making, and how congress relates to the other two branches of government. A key overarching goal in this course is to assess challenges and changes facing the contemporary U.S. Congress.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1215 - AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course examines the controversies surrounding the design of the presidency and situates them within the context of debates over the nature of politics, political power, and the state in the founding period. Attention is also given to the political evolution of American government and the presidency, the development of the welfare state, and dilemmas of the modern presidency.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1237 - POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A study of the nature of democratic politics and the role and functions of parties and elections in the American political system. Election field research may be included.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1245 - ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS & POLICY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course studies the politics surrounding U.S. Environ mental policies. The history of those policies is examined, as is the role of the president, Congress, courts, and interest groups in the policymaking process. Current issues such as air and water pollution, hazard waste disposal, energy production, and land use policies are addressed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1317 - POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to introduce students to the European community. It will provide a historical overview of the immediate post-war period and introduce students to the community’s four major governing institutions. It also considers the single European act and its significance and explores the role of the “big four” countries within the community.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PS 1356 - THE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF AFRICA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines African politics from the historical legacy of European imperialism to contemporary issues. Topics of focus will include the role of ethnicity, institutions, and ideologies; patterns of change, social forces, global economics and how they have impacted nation building across the continent.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1507 - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course will focus on nongovernmental as well as intergovernmental organization, and will be concerned with the economic as well as the political aspects of such organization. Throughout the course, international organization will be approached as an arena for both conflict and cooperation. Special emphasis on the United Nations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1508 - INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction and overview of terrorism studies. Topics include: the history and development of modern terrorism (including the rise of religious terrorism in the last half of the 20th century); the psychology of terrorism including suicide terrorists; American domestic terrorism; and an examination of the problems of counterterrorism in a democratic society. The guiding thread for the course the difficulty of defining terrorism and what separates this political violence from guerrilla warfare and insurgencies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1515 - AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introduction to U.S. foreign policy since 1945. Examination of foundations, assumptions, objectives, and patterns of American foreign policy. Theories of international relations, the sources of American foreign policy, and current U.S. foreign policy toward major countries and areas of the world are also considered.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1700 - POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Focus on design and execution of research projects in political science, including contextual review, question development, data collection and analysis, and presentation of findings.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1800 - DIRECTED READING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 4
Readings on special topics for which courses are not currently offered. Includes tutorial sessions with the instructor and written abstracts of materials assigned.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1810 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Detailed analysis of a particular topic not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1820 - DIRECTED RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
Research on special topics for which courses are not currently offered, resulting in an extensive written term project completed under the supervision of departmental faculty.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PS 1830 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
Independent study is normally associated with off-campus educational opportunities, such as internships or special programs.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PSY 0200 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A summary of the present knowledge in areas such as scientific research methods, learning, sensation and perception, the biological bases of behavior developmental patterns, motivation, emotion, personality, social influences, psychopathology, and psychotherapies. Prerequisite to all other courses in psychology.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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PSY 0210 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The study of behavior in the social environment. Social psychology concerns the manner in which the behavior, feelings, or thoughts of one individual are influenced or determined by the behavior of and/or characteristics of others. Primary emphasis is on current theories and research in social psychology with applications to problems of society also considered.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010
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PSY 0211 - COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will examine non-human organism’s learning and cognition in comparison to humans, with an emphasis on the adaptive value of behavior and cognition. Topics will include the theory of evolution, classical and operant conditioning, category formation, memory, altruism and cooperation, optimal foraging, language, and intelligence.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 and BIOL 0110
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PSY 0230 - CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Provides an understanding of the basic principles of change as they apply to the development of infants and children. Topics include the relative influences of environmental, hormonal, and genetic factors on physical, socioemotional, and cognitive development.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010
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PSY 0240 - THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Study of the structure and organization of the normal personality through a survey of basic theoretical viewpoints ranging from psychoanalytic theory to modern social cognitive theories.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010
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PSY 0260 - ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Provides an understanding of the basic principles of human development as applied to the adolescent. Theories and research findings are examined with regard to the areas of physical and sexual development, intelligence and cognitive functioning, and social and emotional development.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010
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PSY 0270 - INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Provides a basic understanding of statistical techniques. Includes introduction to experimental design, descriptive and inferential statistics. Course involves the rationale, logic and statistical computation of parametric hypothesis testing, as well as criticisms of that method and alternatives. The class includes a co-requisite lab (4.0 crs).
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010 and MATH 0001 or Math Placement Score (46 or greater)
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PSY 0351 - PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will focus on the physiological, psychological, and social aspects of drug use and abuse. Legal, illicit, and drugs for mental disorders will be covered as well as the prevention and treatment of drug dependence.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010
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PSY 0384 - ADULT DEVELOPMENT & AGING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This class is intended to educate students about the biological, social and psychological changes that occur in people as they progress through the second half of life. In addition to these topics, the class will review the reasons for the increasing need to study and understand these changes, as well as research designs and research related problems commonly seen in this area.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010
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PSY 0470 - INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introduction to the use of instrumental and classical training procedures in the modification of human behavior. The course covers the theoretical background (including ethical issues), the principles of instrumental and Pavlovian training, the principles of cognitive change, and applications to psychotherapy, education, and self-modification.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010
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PSY 0501 - LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course follows human development from fetal stages until the end of life. The course includes theory, research and practical applications oriented toward the nursing field. Lecture topics include genetic/environmental influences; prenatal and birth factors; physical, cognitive, social, personality, and cultural variables which influence normal and abnormal development in infancy, childhood, adolescence, early-, middle-, and late adulthood.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010
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PSY 1000 - PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 0
One hour per week provides a forum for the discussion of professional issues in psychology along with a dissemination of information related to the Department of Psychology and what happens after a student graduates. Required for all Psychology majors; two terms are needed for graduation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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PSY 1031 - RESEARCH METHODS
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The course introduces students to the fundamentals of psychological research, including the nature of psychology as a science, the selection of a research problem, research designs, the nature of research variables, and ethical considerations. Course includes laboratory involving practical experiences in the design of experiments, conducting experiments, analyzing and interpreting data, and writing research papers.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010 and 0270
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PSY 1065 - COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
An examination of the mental activities that constitute human cognition. Topics include perception, attention, memory, language, problem-solving and reasoning, artificial intelligence, and consciousness. The course has an accompanying lab where computer, laboratory, and real-world techniques for studying cognitive processes are demonstrated and practiced.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY (0200 or 0010) and 0270 and 1031
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PSY 1121 - TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Reviews the rationale and use of many psychological tests. Ethical considerations and current issues in testing are covered. Course includes a laboratory that focuses on the application of psychometric concepts, test development, administration of psychological tests currently used in the field, and development of skills in interpreting testing data and assessment reports.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY (0200 or 0010) and 0270 and 1031
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PSY 1141 - PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An overview of the etiology and symptomological presentation of abnormal behaviors and psychological disorders, as well as a survey of current therapeutic modalities.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010
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PSY 1178 - HUMAN SEXUALITY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A survey of biological, psychological and social aspects of human sexual activity.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0200 or 0010
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PSY 1216 - HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A multi-disciplinary field concerned with the development and integration of behavioral and bio-medical sciences, knowledge and techniques relevant to health and illness, and the application of this knowledge to diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY (0200 or 0010) and 0270 and 1031
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PSY 1251 - MODELS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Examination of various traditional and contemporary modalities of psychotherapy used (clinically) to treat abnormal behaviors and psychological disorders.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY (0200 or 0010) and 1141
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PSY 1440 - PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will give an introduction to the study of learning and behavior, with an emphasis in the findings from experimental studies as well as the importance of looking to the environment to find explanations of behavior. A number of different topics will be covered, including natural selection, classical and operant conditioning, schedules of reinforcement, stimulus control, and observational learning. A laboratory component applies principles learned in lecture to real-world situations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY (0200 or 0010) and 0270 and 1031; CREQ: PSY 1441
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PSY 1441 - PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
The accompanying laboratory component to psychology of learning allows students to apply the principles learned in lecture, which emphasize the study of behavior. Students will have the opportunity to use single-subject design, classical conditioning, and operant conditioning in small human demonstrations. A computer program will also be used that simulates a rat in an operant chamber to illustrate more complex learning principles. Students will further their analytical and writing skills by conducting experiments, evaluating data and graphs, and writing scientific reports.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: PSY 1440
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PSY 1500 - PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Covers the neuroscience perspective of psychology; with emphasis on the structural and functional organization of the central and peripheral nervous systems and the relationship between brain structure and behavior.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY (0200 or 0010) and 0270 and 1031
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PSY 1548 - SENIOR PROJECT 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Part 1 of individual research supervised by a member of the psychology faculty. This course is restricted to students with Psychology as an area of concentration. Senior status and permission of supervisor required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: Senior Status
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