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PES 1720 - Honors Physics II 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Designed for physics majors or students seriously interested in physics. This second semester of honors physics covers electricity and magnetism. It is a rigorous calculus-level course. The attendance of recitation class associated with lectures is obligatory. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement.
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PES 1950 - Special Topics 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course covering subjects of current interest on a one- time basis. See Schedule of Courses for titles.
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PES 1970 - Special Topics 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course covering subjects of current interest on a one-time basis. See schedule of courses for titles.
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PES 2130 - General Physics III 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A continuation of PES 1120. Topics covered include fluid mechanics, waves temperature, heat and the first law of thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, entropy and the second law of thermodynamics, geometrical optics, interference, diffraction, light, and quantum physics. Prer., PES 1120; Coreq., MATH 2350.
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PES 2150 - Physics Lab II Algebra Based 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to be taken with PES 1020. Covers radiation physics, electrostatics, AC and AC circuits, magnetic fields. PES 1120 and PES 1720 students are to take lab PES 2160.
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PES 2160 - Advanced Physics Lab II 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced calculus-based labs covering all of the major topics in electricity and magnetism ranging from electric fields to circuit analysis to AC circuits to magnetism. Designed to be taken concurrently with PES 1120 or PES 1720.
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PES 2500 - Sustainable Energy Fundamentals 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Past, present, and future of human energy use; rudimentary energy concepts and fundamental dimensions; efficiency of energy conversions; heat transfer; commercial electricity; alternative energy sources; environmental ramifications; energy conservation; computer simulation and web activities. This survey course is designed for science majors and assumes some knowledge of calculus and the physical sciences. Meets with ENSC 2500.
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PES 3060 - Astrophysics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A classic look at stellar characteristics, the structure and content of our galaxy and the universe in a rigorously mathematical fashion. The theory of stellar spectra is stressed along with stellar distances, magnitudes, and stellar evolution on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Prer., PES 2130.
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PES 3130 - Modern Physics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Special relativity, development of wave-particle duality, atomic structure, Schroedinger wave equation, the hydrogen atom, atomic and molecular spectra, introduction to the solid state and band theory. Prer., PES 2130.
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PES 3150 - Modern Physics Laboratory 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Teaches the methods and procedures of experimental physics at an advanced level, including such topics as physical optics, high resolution spectroscopy, and energies of radioactive decay products.
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PES 3170 - Instrumentation Laboratory I 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Design and operation of devices for modern physics experiments. Interfacing computers with real world experiments. Requires a knowledge of Labview. Prer., PES 2150.
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PES 3180 - Instrumentation Laboratory II 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Design and operation of devices for modern physics experiments. Interfacing computers with real world experiments. Requires a knowledge of Labview. Prer., PES 2150.
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PES 3210 - Classical Mechanics I 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Newtonian mechanics, oscillations, Lagrange’s and Hamilton’s equations, central forces, scattering, and rigid body motion. Employs vector analysis and calculus. Prer., PES 2130; Prer., or Coreq., MATH 2350.
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PES 3250 - Mathematical Methods of Physics and Engineering 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Survey of mathematical methods as preparation for advanced physics and engineering courses. Includes vector calculus, partial differential equations, special functions, Fourier analysis, and generalized functions such as the Dirac delta function.
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PES 3310 - Principles of Electricity and Magnetism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Elements of the mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism, including electrostatics, magnetostatics, polarized media, direct and alternating current theory, and introduction to electromagnetic fieldsand waves. Prer., PES 2130 and MATH 2350.
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PES 3320 - Principles of Electricity and Magnetism II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Continuation of PES 3310. Elements of the mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism, including electrostatics, magnetostatics, polarized media, direct and alternating current theory, and an introduction to electromagnetic fields and waves. Prer., PES 3310.
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PES 3410 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Statistical mechanics applied to macroscopic physicalsystems; statistical thermodynamics; classical thermodynamic systems; applications to simple systems. Relationship of statistical mechanics to thermodynamics. Prer., PES 3130.
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PES 3650 - Nuclear Physics and Energy Technology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Nuclear structure, radioisotopes, nuclear reactions, fission, and fusion. Emphasis on nuclear power production and its environmental impact. Prer., PES 3130.
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PES 3670 - Wind Energy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A survey of the technology of wind energy conversion, including climatic aspects, site selection and tower height, generator and propeller design, control systems, and legal aspects.
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PES 3700 - Acoustics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Standing waves on strings and in cavities, sound spectra, solutions to the 3-dimensional D’alembert equation in cylindrical equation in cylindrical coordinates with applications to modeling wind instruments and loudspeakers. Prer., PES 2130, MATH 2350.
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PES 3950 - Special Topics 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course covering subjects of current interest on a one-time basis. See schedule of courses for titles.
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PES 3960 - Special Topics
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PES 3970 - Special Topics 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course covering subjects of current interest on a one-time basis. See schedule of courses for titles. Prer., PES 3130.
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PES 4150 - Solid State Laboratory 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced laboratory on the measurement of fundamental properties of solids. Includes introduction to vacuum and cryogenic technologies. One lecture and one laboratory session per week. Prer., PES 2150 and 3130. Meets with PHYS 5150.
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PES 4160 - Thin Films Laboratory 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to thin film deposition and characterization. Facilities include evaporation, sputtering, Auger electron spectroscopy, ellipsometry and scanning electron microscopy. Coreq., PES 4490.
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PES 4170 - Optics Lab 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced experiments in classical and modern physics are selected to accompany and supplement the previous semester lecture course in Optics, PES 4510. Among other topics, this rigorous lab course covers the emission and propagation of coherent and incoherent light, fiber optical devices, nonlinear optical effects, and introduction to devices and spectroscopic techniques based on modern optics. Prer., PES 3170, PES 3180, and PES 4510; Junior or Senior standing.
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PES 4250 - Quantum Mechanics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A sophisticated treatment of quantum mechanics including the Schroedinger equation, wave mechanics, hermitian and unitary matrices, the hydrogen atom, angular momentum and spin. Prer., PES 3130.
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PES 4260 - Quantum Mechanics II 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Continuation of PES 4250, time dependent and time dependent perturbation theories, the Wkb approximation, variational principle and scattering. Prer., PES 4250.
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PES 4300 - Celestial Mechanics I 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of the fundamental principles of celestial mechanics including Kepler’s laws, Newton’s laws, and the two-body problem. Study of celestial coordinate systems, time keeping, and computation of orbits from observations as well as an introduction to perturbation theory. Prer., PES 2130, MATH 2340.
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PES 4420 - Physics of Materials 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to the physics of materials. Topics will include crystallography and defects, phase diagrams, phase transformations, diffusion, mechanical properties, and electrical properties. Prer., PES 3130.
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PES 4460 - Solid State Physics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Theory of solids including crystal structure, x-ray diffraction, phonons, thermal properties of insulators, theories of metals, band structure, semiconductor impurities and doping semiconductors, junctions, superconductivity, and magnetism. Prer., PES 3130. Meets with PHYS 5460.
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PES 4480 - Surface and Interface Physics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to the solid state physics of surfaces and interfaces including structural, thermodynamic and electrical properties. Gas-surface interactions and characterization techniques will also be examined. Prer., PES 3130.
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PES 4490 - Physics of Thin Films 3 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
A combined lecture/lab course covering common techniques for the production and characterization of thin films and the physics which underlies these methods. Lab equipment includes evaporation, Auger spectroscopy, ellipsometry and scanning electron microscopy. Offered as 3 credit lecture or 4 credits with integrated lab. Prer., PES 3130. Meets with PHYS 5490.
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PES 4510 - Optics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An advanced undergraduate treatment of topics in geometrical, physical, and quantum optics. Prer., PES 2130 and either PES 3130 or 3310.
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PES 4600 - Special and General Relativity 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Investigates the theoretical and experimental basis for Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. The concept of four dimensional space-time is introduced through Special Relativity. The concept of curved space-time is presented using the mathematics of tensors. Open to juniors and seniors only. Prer., PES 2130. Meets with PHYS 5600.
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PES 4720 - Stellar Structure and Evolution 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Basic stellar astronomy and astrophysics. H-R diagrams. Principles of stellar structure includinggeneration and energy transport. Stellar formation and evolution to compact objects. Prer., PES 3060 and PES 3410.
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PES 4810 - Senior Physics Seminar 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Presentation methods in physics. Students present on a wide variety of topics in physics culminating in a formal presentation by the student on a current research topic. Student is graded by a faculty panel on his/her presentation, defense of topic and general knowledge of physics. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement. Prer., Senior status in physics or consent instructor.
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PES 4850 - Senior Project 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Special experimental or theoretical research project in a field of physics or physics-related energy science. Project to be chosen in conjunction with instructor and should represent a new contribution to knowledge in the field, or a repetition of current experimental research, or a literature search and demonstrated knowledge of current theoretical research. a written report is required. Prer., Senior status in department and permission of instructor.
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PES 9300 - Independent Study for Physics, Undergraduate 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Prer., Consent of instructor.
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PGMT 1000 - Orientation to Professional Golf Management 2 Credits (Minimum) 2 Credits (Maximum)
Course objective is to immerse PGM students into the culture of the golf professional, including expectations of ethics and integrity, courtesy, concern for others, conscientiousness, game skills and knowledge, trustworthiness, and dependability.
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PGMT 1010 - Introduction to PGA/PGM Level 1 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course objective is to initiate PGM students’ involvement in the Golf Professional Training Program, including the requirements of the training program and the checkpoints. Class includes a lab. Prer., PGMT 1000.
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PGMT 1020 - PGA/PGM Level 1 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Continues preparing students to achieve success on the first checkpoint of the PGA/PGM training. Prer., PGMT 1010.
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PGMT 1050 - Golf for Business and Life 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Golf for Business and Life is a PGA of America initiative, designed to teach and improve the golf skills of beginning students through instruction provided by PGA professionals, and to suggest ways in which the students can use golf as a business tool as they enter the professional world.
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PGMT 1100 - Cooperative Internship I 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Provides the PGM student with practical knowledge andexperience of golf operations through employment at a golf facility or other suitable organization. Prer., PGMT 1010.
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PGMT 2000 - Introduction to PGA/PGM (Level 2) 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course objective is to advance PGM students’ progress in the PGA/PGM training program, including preparation for the second checkpoint. Also includes a lab for player development. Prer., PGMT 1020.
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PGMT 2100 - Cooperative Internship IIa 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Provides PGM students with practical knowledge and experience of golf operations through employment at a golf facility or other suitable organization. Prer., PGMT 1100.
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PGMT 2110 - Cooperative Internship IIb 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Provides the PGM student with practical knowledge and experience of golf operations through employment at a golf facility or other suitable organization. Prer., PGMT 2100.
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PGMT 3000 - PGA/PGM Level 3 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Prepares students to achieve success on the third checkpoint of the PGA/PGM training program. Prer., PGMT 2000.
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PGMT 3500 - Turf Grass Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Prepares PGM students to supervise the management of turf grass features of golf facilities for economy, efficiency, playability, attractiveness, durability, safety, legality, and environmental protection. Topics include biology of turf grass, its cultivation and maintenance, and equipment. Prer., PGMT 1010.
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PGMT 3600 - Food and Beverage Management 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Prepares PGM students to manage the offering and sale of food and beverages to customers in individual andgroup settings. It covers broad principles, practical experiences, and legal requirements. Includes a hands-on work experience. Prer., PGMT 3000.
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PGMT 4100 - Cooperative Internship IIIa 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Provides the PGM student with practical knowledge and experience of golf operations through employment at a golf facility or other suitable organization. Prer., PGMT 2110.
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PGMT 4110 - Cooperative Internship IIIb 1 Credits (Minimum) 1 Credits (Maximum)
Provides the PGM student with practical knowledge andexperience of golf operations through employment at a golf facility or other suitable organization. Prer., PGMT 4100.
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PGMT 9400 - Professional Golf Management Independent Study 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Independent study in Professional Golf Management. With the consent of the instructor who directs the study and the dean.
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PHIL 1000 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to the fundamental questions of philosophy through a study of several major philosophers in the history of philosophy. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. GT-AH3.
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PHIL 1020 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introductory study of major philosophies on the nature of the good for humans, principles of evaluation, and moral choice. Some attention is given to contemporary topics such as violence and abortion. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. GT-AH3.
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PHIL 1040 - The Individual and Society: Creating a Self in Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Addresses alternative methods for creating a self in a technologically advanced society. In particular, the course will ask how philosophy can provide a foundation for discussion, dialogue, and debate. Approved for LAS Humanities area and Oral Communication requirements.
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PHIL 1050 - Philosophy and Religion 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to philosophy through religious topics such as sacredness, faith, reason, revelation, creation, immortality, and God’s existence. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement.
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PHIL 1100 - Introduction to Religious Studies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to the study of religious phenomena such as myth, symbols and rituals as they relate to religious beliefs. The concepts of sacred narratives, sacred histories, and religious experiences will be discussed along with different approaches (e.g., psychological, sociological, anthropological) to the study of religion.
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PHIL 1120 - Critical Thinking 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to the formal and informal standards and critical techniques used in the evaluation of daily reasoning and argument. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement. GT-AH3.
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PHIL 1150 - What is Justice? 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of the applicability of some standard ethical theories to the specific moral issues raised by and encountered in the practice of professions such as business, engineering, law, health care, politics, and teaching.
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PHIL 1200 - Sports Ethics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Survey of the major ethical issues that surround the sport industry within the political and economic context of America.
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PHIL 1310 - A Lab of Her Own: Science and Women 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to natural science and its methods for non-science majors. It focuses on women’s participation in both the formation of scientific concepts and the development of methodology. Modern concepts of science and mathematics with an emphasis on women’s contributions to these fields will be presented. This course will offer a feminist critique of the traditional methods of science. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. Meets with PES 1310 and WEST 1310.
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PHIL 3080 - Religion and Consumer Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores the place of faith in modern society by focusing on the role that consumer culture plays in its interaction with people’s faith and practice in the West.
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PHIL 3090 - Philosophies of Asia 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Covers classic and recent representatives of the major philosophical and religious traditions of Asia, including Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Daoist and Shinto thought. Approved for LAS Humanities area and Global Awareness requirements.
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PHIL 3100 - Religions Around the World 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A reading-discussion course which explores the major world religions and the nature of their appeal to the spiritual aspirations of members of the human family. Approved for LAS Humanities area and Global Awareness requirements. Prer., previous course in philosophy.
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PHIL 3110 - Women and Religion 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the way(s) in which women have been, and continue to be viewed in various religions through comparing sacred and other texts with actual religious practices and beliefs. This course engenders an appreciation of the tension between the ideal expectations for and the real possibilities available to women in religious traditions. Meets with WEST 3110.
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PHIL 3120 - Greek and Roman Myth 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A philosophical examination of Greek and Roman myth based on a variety of ancient and modern hermeneutical methods, including approaches from the Presocratics, Platonism, Aristotle, Stoicism, Structuralism, Semantic Theory, Psychoanalysis and Ritual Theory.
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PHIL 3140 - Women in Classical Antiquity 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analysis of the philosophical views of women and by women in ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian thought. Meets with HIST 3010 and WEST 3140.
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PHIL 3160 - Philosophical Issues in Death and Dying 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The meaning of death and dying in the history of Western philosophy from antiquity to contemporary Existentialism. Detailed examination of ethical issues raised in the care of the dying. Euthanasia and termination of treatment, care of the seriously ill newborn, etc. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement.
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PHIL 3170 - Theories of Knowledge 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Consideration of the classical and contemporary, contributions to the analysis of the nature, limits,and conditions of knowledge. Meets with PHIL 5180.
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PHIL 3200 - Politics and the Law 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examination of the most influential recent works expressing the conservative, liberal, Marxist and anarchist contributions to contemporary social and political theory. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement.
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PHIL 3230 - Gender, Race, and Sexuality 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introductory course that provides an overview of first, second, and third wave feminism. Focus will be on how to avoid essentializing the category “Woman” and will examine how the intersection of various forms of oppression (gender, race, sexuality, economic class, and physical ability) shape and change feminist politics in the United States and globally. Approved for LAS Cultural Diversity requirement. Prer., PHIL1000 or WEST 2010. Meets with WEST 3130.
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PHIL 3240 - Philosophy of War and Terrorism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Critical examination of the philosophic commitments that underlie and affect war, conflict resolution, and peace; evaluation of various questions involved in conducting war and resolving disputes; consideration of the feasibility of pacifism. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement.
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PHIL 3300 - Philosophy of Mind 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Consideration of the central problems in the philosophy of mind, including the mind-body problem; the knowledge of other minds; free will and determinism; as well as discussion of concepts such as action, intention, motive, desire, memory, etc.
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PHIL 3330 - Emotion and Cognition 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Philosophy has tended to relegate emotions and emotional life to a minor role in the exposition of traditional philosophical questions or to eliminate emotions altogether from consideration. This course will rethink the role of emotions in philosophy. Prer., One philosophy course or instructor permission.
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PHIL 3340 - Love and Hatred 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of love and hatred utilizing texts from philosophy, psychology, cognitive studies, literature and science to develop new ideas about love and hatred. Prer., previous course in Philosophy.
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PHIL 3350 - On the Nature of Things (Meta-Physics) 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Traditional and contemporary theories of the basic categories used to describe reality and the human relationship to it, including concepts such as substance, identity, space and time, causality, determination, and systematic ontology. Prer., three hours of philosophy.
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PHIL 3390 - Philosophy of Psychology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course covers classical and contemporary discussions of philosophical issues raised by psychological theory. Issues include introspectionism (James), psychoanalytical models of the self (Freud, Horney), learning theory (Piaget), depth psychology (Jung), behaviorism (Skinner), feminist psychology (Chodorow, Gilligan), cognitive science, psychology and language (Lacan), and existential psychology (Merleau- Ponty).
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PHIL 3400 - Holocaust 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Detailed analysis of the holocaust and its educational importance. Main focus is the Jewish holocaust with attendant eugenic policies, with possible attention to other examples of holocaust. Examination of philosophies that support organized social violence and principles that achieve a humane philosophy of life. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement.
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PHIL 3440 - Symbolic Logic 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An exposition of the ideas and techniques of modern symbolic logic including several formal systems to distinguish between valid and invalid arguments and discussion of the foundations of arithmetic and set theory. Meets with PHIL 5440.
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PHIL 3450 - Mathematical Logic 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to mathematical logic. Topics will include first-order quantification theory; formal number theory; axiomatic set theory; computability.Incompleteness, undecidability, and partial recursion will be discussed. Prer., MATH 1040 or MATH 2150 or PHIL 3440.
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PHIL 3480 - History of Philosophy: Philosophies of India 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Historical development and a critical analysis of the major philosophical texts and school of India, including the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad-Gita;the 6 orthodox schools; Jainism; Buddhism; and modern Indian thinkers including Gandhi and Radhakrishnan.
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PHIL 3490 - Philosophies of China 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Historical development and critical analysis of the major philosophical schools and texts of China, including Confucianism, Taoism, Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism and modern Chinese thought.
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PHIL 3500 - Buddhist Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
General survey of key Buddhist philosophical concepts of both the Theravada and Mahayana traditions, such as dukha, nirvana, anatman and voidness. The relationship between Pali Sutta’s and the Theravada tradition will be discussed as well as the relationship between Mahayana and the Prajna Paramita Suttas. Key schools of Mahayana, such as Cittamattra and Madhyamaka will also be introduced.
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PHIL 3510 - Pre-Socratic Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Systematic examination of the development of Western philosophy from its inception among the pre-Socratics and their impact on Plato and Aristotle. Prer., One philosophy course.
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PHIL 3520 - History of Philosophy: Plato 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an in-depth analysis of Plato’s texts. Besides hermeneutic issues as to how one ought read the dialogues; ethical, cosmological, metaphysical and political questions emerging from Plato’s works will be addressed. Prer., One previous Philosophy course.
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PHIL 3530 - Hellenistic Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
History of Western Philosophy during the Hellenistic period (c. 310 B.C.E. To 450 C.E.). Covers Stoicism,Epicureanism, Skepticism, Atomism, neo-Platonism and the introduction of Jewish and Christian thought into philosophy via Philo of Alexandria and St. Augustine, respectively.
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PHIL 3540 - Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
History of Western Philosophy from the Medieval period to the beginning of modern times. Course covers Christian, Jewish and Islamic philosophers, including Augustine, Anselm, Avicenna, Averroes, Maimonides,Aquinas, Ockham, Machiavelli, and F. Bacon.
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PHIL 3550 - History of Philosophy: Aristotle 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Offers a careful reading of several Aristotelian works ranging from biology to ontology and ethics, with an eye towards how these may fit together as well as how Aristotle is situated in relation to Plato, the Presocratics, and Hellenistic thinkers. Prer., One previous course in Philosophy.
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PHIL 3560 - Modern Classical Philosophy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Systematic examination of some fundamental philosophic problems treated by Rationalists and Empiricists in the 17th and 18th centuries (Hobbes, Descartes, Locke Spinoza, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume), especially those concerning the foundations and limits of knowledge and attempts to overcome the limitations of these two traditions.
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PHIL 3570 - Kant and the Enlightenment 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of the Enlightenment (Age of Reason) with special emphasis on Kant’s work and some of his precursors and critics.
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PHIL 3580 - From Hegel to Nietzsche 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Survey of some of the major thinkers in the 19th century such as Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche.
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PHIL 3600 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Detailed analysis of religious experience from Eastern and Western traditions, including mysticism, mythology, cosmology, knowledge of God and the divine attributes, salvation, immortality, and the influence of secularism.
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PHIL 3610 - The Hebrew Bible and Its Social Context 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The formation of the Old Testament; manuscript traditions and canonization; an investigation of the major genres within the Old Testament (history, poetry, prophecy); the historical developments of the ancient Near East as they reflect upon the Old Testament and the history of biblical interpretation.
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PHIL 3620 - The New Testament and Its Social Context 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An investigation of the development of the New Testament, incorporating the history of the individual books and the Hellenistic and Jewish background to the New Testament itself. The course focuses on the historical problem of the emergence of various theological perspectives within the New Testament writings, especially the contrast between the teachings of Jesus and those of Paul.
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PHIL 3630 - Gender and Race in Biblical Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course examines the presence(s), result(s), and interpretation(s) of gender and race in biblical literature and the issues and problems those categories present to the reader. Meets with WEST 3630.
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PHIL 3690 - Post-Ottoman Islamic Philosophy, History and Culture 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An exploration of the development of Arab Islamic philosophy, history and culture through the Ottoman and Colonial periods into the construction of the modern Arab states and the emergence of contemporary Islamic political philosophy. Topics include nationalism, globalization, democracy, human rights and women.
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PHIL 3700 - The Arts 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Investigation of concepts such as the aesthetic object, the artistic experience, and creative expression and a critique of certain theories designed to solve problems of aesthetic evaluation. Meets with PHIL 5700.
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PHIL 3730 - Philosophy and Literature 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A study of the intersection of philosophy and literature, the benefits each derives from the other and of philosophical themes expressed in literary works and philosophical problems raised by literature.
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PHIL 4040 - Phenomenology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Critical analysis of early 20th century philosophical movements such as phenomenology, structuralism, and hermeneutics, emphasizing their origins and the philosophical and non-philosophical issues that gave rise to them. Prer., Previous course in philosophy. Meets with PHIL 5040.
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