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PHL 353 - Medieval Philosophy Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2011, 2013
Encounter of Greek philosophical theories with Christianity as seen through the works of representative medieval thinkers, especially Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus and William of Ockham.
Prerequisite(s): GENP 100 or GENP 140 .
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PHL 354 - Thomas Aquinas and His Contemporaries Three Credits
Fall Semester
In the 13th century when Aristotle’s ideas were presented in Latin to the Christian theologians, a revolution in Western philosophical thought resulted. The problems concerning the origin of the universe, the nature of reality and the individuality of the human soul became the central questions in philosophical and theological discourse. At the center of the intellectual controversies is the figure of Thomas Aquinas. Thomas, the most rational of theologians or the most religious of philosophers provided profound and innovative solutions to metaphysical, epistemological and moral problems. This course will examine his sources, his solutions and the responses of his contemporaries.
Prerequisite(s): GENP 100 or GENP 140 .
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PHL 361 - Descartes to Hume Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2011, 2013
Renaissance skepticism and the birth of Cartesianism. Descartes’ mathematicism and the methodic doubt. The Meditations. The thinking self, proofs for God’s existence, Cartesian dualism, and the problem of mind-body interaction. Locke’s critique of innate ideas. Berkeley’s immaterialism. Hume’s empiricism as a prelude to Kantianism.
Prerequisite(s): GENP 100 or GENP 140 .
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PHL 363 - Kant Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2011, 2013
Issues from The Critique of Pure Reason will be addressed first, such as the difference between the thing in itself and appearance. Then Kant’s moral philosophy will be discussed in detail. Slow and careful reading required.
Prerequisite(s): GENP 100 or GENP 140 .
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PHL 364 - Hegel, Marx, and Engels Three Credits
Fall Semester
Roots of Marxism in Hegel and Feuerbach. Humanism of young Marx. Praxis and alienation. History as dialectical. Nature of communism. Collaborative works of Marx and Engels. The later Engels and modern materialism.
Prerequisite(s): GENP 100 or GENP 140 .
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PHL 371 - Existentialism Three Credits
Fall Semester
The Existentialist thinkers of the 20th Century vigorously protested the abstraction and sterility of certain kinds of philosophical and theological discourse and demanded that we confront the life and death, flesh and blood issues of our existence. The course will examine the sources of their existential protest in the thought of the 19th Century thinkers Nietzsche and Kierkegaard and progress through a discussion of the major figures and works in the Existentialist movement of the 20th Century.
Prerequisite(s): GENP 100 or GENP 140 .
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PHL 372 - Heidegger and His Influence Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012, 2014
An introduction to the thought of the most seminal philosopher of the 20th century. Topics discussed include the critique of metaphysics, theology, science, and technology; the structure of being-in-the-world; time and history; anxiety, death, radical finitude and authentic existence. Consideration of Heidegger’s influence on contemporary thinking in philosophy and in all the major disciplines.
Prerequisite(s): GENP 100 or GENP 140 .
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PHL 373 - American Philosophy Three Credits
Spring Semester
Principal movements of American philosophical thought: transcendentalism, pragmatism, realism, idealism, and naturalism.
Prerequisite(s): GENP 100 or GENP 140 .
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PHL 374 - Recent British and American Analytic Philosophy Three Credits
Fall Semester
A general introduction to recent (20th Century) philosophy in Britain and America. Themes include: the attack on metaphysics; the nature of values; the way language works; the foundations of logic, science and mathematics; the attempt to reconcile science and human values.
Prerequisite(s): GENP 100 or GENP 140 . Special Numbers: PHL 400 - PHL 499
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PHL 421 - Senior Philosophy Colloquium Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The student will select a topic and two readers after meeting with the course coordinator in the fall semester. The presentation may be held in the first or second semester. Credit given in spring semester.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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PHL 475 - Internship Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and permission of Internship Coordinator and Department Chairperson required.
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PHL 490 - Directed Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Supervised reading and research on selected topics.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of faculty member directing the project and Department Chairperson required.
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Physics and Astronomy |
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PHY 121 - Physics I Four Credits
Fall Semester
Brief introduction to vectors and basic concepts of calculus; kinematics; Newton’s laws, force, work and power; conservative forces, potential energy; momentum, collisions; rotational motion, angular momentum, torque; oscillations, simple harmonic motion; gravitation and planetary motion; fluid dynamics; kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics; heat capacity and transport. Three periods of lecture and two hours of laboratory a week.
Corequisite(s): MTH 125 .
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PHY 122 - Physics II Four Credits
Spring Semester
Brief introduction to the basic concepts of vector calculus, such as line and surface integrals, integral version of Gauss’ theorem and Stokes’ theorem; Coulomb’s law, insulators and metals; electrostatic induction, potential energy; capacitance; currents, resistance, basic circuits, batteries; magnetism and currents; Ampere’s law; motion of free charges in magnetic fields, mass spectroscopy; magnetic induction, Faraday’s law; Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves; geometric and wave optics; light as photons, photoelectric effect. Three periods of lecture and two hours of laboratory a week.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 125 Corequisite(s): MTH 126 .
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PHY 192 - Astronomy in the Scientific Revolution Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The development and establishment of heliocentric theory. Topics include celestial observations, the geocentric universe, Copernicus’ rejection of geocentrism, Kepler’s and Galileo’s contributions to heliocentrism, 17th-centuryobservations, and the gradual acceptance of heliocentrism. The course stresses exercises, observation, establishment of data, preparation of tables, and construction of mathematical models.
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PHY 193 - Science and Belief Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
History of the relation between science and religion from Copernicus to David Hume: Catholic and Protestant reactions to the Copernican theory; the Galileo affair; rationalism and empiricism; Puritanism and science; the Enlightenment critique of religion; and the nature of belief in science and the role of “reason” in religion.
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PHY 194 - Physics in the Scientific Revolution Three Credits
Fall Semester
The development of classical mechanics. Topics include medieval Aristotelian principles of motion; the development of statics, kinematics and dynamics along with mathematical advances in the 17th century; and Newton’s Principia. The course stresses exercises, observation, laboratory experiments, establishment of data, and the development of mathematical analysis and laws.
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PHY 196 - Quantum World and Relativity Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Introduction to the mysteries of quantum physics and relativity for the general student. Despite nearly a century of confirmations, the basic rules of quantum physics and relativity are still strange, mysterious, and counter-intuitive, and fun to think about. This course examines these rules – their discovery, content, and experimental verifications – and the people who created them – Einstein, Bohr, DeBroglie, Heisenberg, etc. You do not need to be a science major to take this course.
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PHY 201 - Basic Physics I Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Fundamentals of physics for students of biology. Topics in classical mechanics, heat and molecular view of gases; electricity and magnetism, optics and modern physics. Three periods of lecture and two hours of laboratory a week for two semesters.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 125 -MTH 126 .
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PHY 202 - Basic Physics II Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Fundamentals of physics for students of biology. Topics in classical mechanics, heat and molecular view of gases; electricity and magnetism, optics and modern physics. Three periods of lecture and two hours of laboratory a week for two semesters.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 125 -MTH 126 .
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PHY 221 - Physics III Four Credits
Fall Semester
Mechanical and electrical examples of damped, forced and resonant oscillations; the mechanical wave equation via Newton’s mechanics; the electromagnetic wave equation via Maxwell’s equations; traveling sound and electromagnetic waves; diffraction and interference, geometrical limit of wave optics.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 125 -MTH 126 ; and PHY 121 -PHY 122 .
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PHY 222 - Classical Mechanics Three Credits
Offered Alternate Years
Lagrange’s equations; central forces; kinematics and equations of motion for rigid bodies; Hamilton’s equations; Hamilton-Jacobi equations; small oscillations; elements of fluid dynamics.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 125 -MTH 126 ; and PHY 121 -PHY 122 .
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PHY 291 - Planets, Moons and the Search for Alien Life Three Credits
Earth and the solar system, the search for planets around other stars and a discussion about the probability of finding life on other planets or their moons. Topics include: birth of the solar system; early history of the Earth; emergence of life on our planet; mass life extinctions; space exploration of planets and moons in our solar system and search for extraterrestrial life; recent successful search for planets around other stars; possibility of discovering Earth-like planets around other stars in the near future. The course will include class activities, such as labs, and repeated visits to our astronomical observatory.
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PHY 292 - The Universe Three Credits
Spring Semester
Structure and evolution of the Universe. Topics include: a brief history of our ideas about the size of the Universe, from the Greeks to Copernicus; the Newtonian revolution and the defeat of the anthropocentric view of the cosmos; Einstein and the geometry of space-time; the Milky Way and the discovery of other galaxies; stellar evolution; supernovae; white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes; pulsars; how stars produce the atomic building blocks of life; Big Bang and the expansion of the universe; discovery of microwave background radiation; and the mystery of dark matter. The course will include class activities, such as labs, and repeated visits to our astronomical observatory.
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PHY 321 - Statistical Physics Three Credits
Offered Alternate Years
An introduction to the macroscopic view of thermodynamics: temperature, heat, work, entropy, equations of state, engines and refrigerators. Introduction to the microscopic or statistical view: Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical distributions; quantum statistics of bosons and fermions; black body radiation; electronic and thermal properties of quantum liquids and solids.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 , LC 235 recommended.
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PHY 322 - Astrophysics and Cosmology Three Credits
Fall Semester
Introduction to the structure of stars and hydrostatic equilibrium; stellar nuclear fusion; stellar evolution, the ultimate fate of stars, stellar super-winds and supernovae; stellar remnants: white dwarfs, neutron stars and degeneracy pressure; x-ray sources; black holes and accretion disks; how relativity predicts the expansion of the universe; quasars and gamma ray bursts; modern cosmology: microwave background radiation; dark matter; vacuum energy; the formation of galaxies from gravitational instability; primordial synthesis of the elements; the Big Bang as a test of our high energy physics theories.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
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PHY 323 - Quantum Physics Three Credits
Offered Alternate Years
Schroedinger wave equation and the statistical interpretation of the wave function; the time independent equation in one dimension – free particle, square wells, barriers, tunneling; the equation in three dimensions – hydrogen atom and angular momentum; identical particles and spin; multiparticle states and entanglement; introduction to solids and Block theorem.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 and MTH 251 (Linear Algebra), LC 235 is highly recommended.
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PHY 324 - Electromagnetism Three Credits
Offered Alternate Years
The sources, the properties and the waves of electromagnetic fields and potentials; Boundary value problems in electrostatics; Magnetostatics and Faraday’s law; Electromagnetic Properties of media: dialectrics, diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic materials; Maxwell’s equations in differential form; Relativistic basis of electromagnetism; Electromagnetic basis of geometric and wave optics: lenses, mirrors, diffraction, polarization.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
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PHY 325 - Electronics Four Credits
Offered Alternate Years
Analog electronic circuits, from RL, RC, RLC filters to transistors and operational amplifiers; introduction to digital circuits. The course includes both theory and a strong lab component.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 .
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PHY 401 - Great Experiments in Modern Physics I Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Available experiments include: Cavendish experiment for the gravitational constant, Young’s two-slit interference experiment, Fizeau’s rotating mirror experiment for the speed of light, Maxwell’s speed of light via electrical measurements, Thomson’s experiment for the electron charge/mass ratio, Millikan’s experiment for the electron charge, Einstein-Perrin’s for Boltzmann’s constant, Planck’s constant via photoelectric effect, Planck’s constant via hydrogen spectrum, Rutherford’s experiment for nuclear size, Frank-Hertz experiment on inelastic electron-atom collisions. PHY 401 may be elected without PHY 402 ; however, to complete all of the experiments students will need both semesters. See Program Director.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
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PHY 402 - Great Experiments in Modern Physics II Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Available experiments include: Cavendish experiment for the gravitational constant, Young’s two-slit interference experiment, Fizeau’s rotating mirror experiment for the speed of light, Maxwell’s speed of light via electrical measurements, Thomson’s experiment for the electron charge/mass ratio, Millikan’s experiment for the electron charge, Einstein-Perrin’s for Boltzmann’s constant, Planck’s constant via photoelectric effect, Planck’s constant via hydrogen spectrum, Rutherford’s experiment for nuclear size, Frank-Hertz experiment on inelastic electron-atom collisions. PHY 401 may be elected without PHY 402; however, to complete all of the experiments students will need both semesters. See Program Director.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
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PHY 403 - Topics in Physics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This is an umbrella title to accommodate any physics offering not included in the above list. The specific topics covered will be listed in pre-registration materials and will appear in the student’s transcripts; for example, PHY 403, Topics in Physics – Medical Physics. Student may take several semesters of PY 403, because of a change in topic: e.g. Topics in Physics-Optics.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
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PHY 404 - Topics in Astronomy Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The mechanism for PHY 404 is the same as for PHY 403 : examples are PHY 404 - Research in Extrasolar Planets, PHY 404 – Stellar Evolution or PHY 404 - Cosmology.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
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PHY 490 - Directed Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This is an opportunity for upper level students to do advanced work in a specialized area of physics or astronomy.
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PHY 496 - Independent Research Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students carry out an independent research project under the direction of a faculty member. The research may be part of an ongoing project being conducted by the faculty member, or the student and faculty member may develop an original project. Approval of the faculty member and the Department Chairperson needed.
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PHY 497 - Senior Thesis Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students complete an independent scholarly work under the guidance of a faculty member, resulting in a substantial written work.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in the department; approval of the faculty member and the Department Chairperson.
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POL 123 - American Government and Politics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
An introduction to the institutions and participants in American politics; the development of institutions and ideas from the founding era, the interaction among institutions and between the levels of government in the formulation and implementation of public policy, and the impact of citizens and groups on political behavior.
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POL 134 - Comparing States Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The variations in political systems of states will be explored in terms of the structures of states and their ideologies shaping their politics and their public policies. The international politics of states, how foreign policy is made, and how nations interact in conflict and cooperation will be examined.
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POL 171 - Power, Order, and Justice Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The dilemmas facing all governments: On what principles should the political order be based? What is the nature of the just state? What determines citizenship, political authority and power? What is the good life, and how is it related to the political order; and the satisfaction of justice?
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POL 203 - Religion, Politics, and the Law Three Credits
Fall Semester
Viewed through the lenses of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, this course examines the intersection of religion and politics in American history. An exploration of how the place of religion in the public arena has been understood in different historical periods. In addition, current issues where organized religion and public policy clash are examined.
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POL 220 - Healthcare Policy and Politics Three Credits
Fall Semester
Historical development of the nation’s system of healthcare including visions for the future. Review of healthcare policy development and implementation at the local, state, and federal levels; major healthcare and related social issues and concerns are addressed in both readings and class discussions.
Course is crosslisted with HCA 220 .
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POL 222 - Political Ideologies Three Credits
Fall Semester
An introduction to Western political ideologies: basic philosophical concepts, the theory of democracy and its critics, and various political ideologies including conservatism, fascism, feminism, liberalism, Marxism, and socialism.
Prerequisite(s): POL 171 .
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POL 233 - Courts, Politics and Law Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2011
As an introduction, this course explores the relationship between law and politics, the legal and judicial processes in the United States, the nature of legal reasoning, the legal process at both the Federal and State levels and the role of courts in initiating, directing, or resisting social change.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 235 - American Political Thought Three Credits
Not Offered 2010-2011
An exploration of the basic structure, values, and theoretical foundations of the American republic and its political development. The creation and definition of American political thinking in the works of Locke, Jefferson, Madison, Tocqueville, Calhoun, Lincoln, and others.
Prerequisite(s): POL 171 .
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POL 243 - International Politics Three Credits
Fall Semester
An exploration of the formation of foreign policy, the structure and processes of international systems, patterns of conflict, economic and security issues, and institutions and processes of conflict resolution.
Prerequisite(s): POL 134 .
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POL 245 - American Foreign Policy Three Credits
Fall Semester
The interplay between American interests and the international political system is examined in terms of decision-making. Political pressures, ethical considerations, a changing security agenda, patterns of cooperation and conflict, trade and aid, human rights and resource distribution.
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POL 247 - Elections in America Three Credits
Fall Semester
The main organizations of American electoral behavior: political parties and contemporary American politics, the role of public opinion, the impact of interest groups, the electoral system on the electoral process and decision making in government.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 248 - State and Urban Politics Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012
Cities and states in the federal system; the structures of state and urban governments; types of elections; community power; problems of the cities and states; and the formation of public policies are explored in this course.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 249 - Contemporary Global Conflict Three Credits
Not Offered 2010-2011
Conflicts around the globe are grounded in ethno-national or ethno-religious foundations and exemplify this low level but intensely savage terrorism and war. The course will look at the explanations and analyze the causes of such wars and the strategies policy makers offer to deal with the consequences.
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POL 255 - Environmental Policy and Politics Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012
The environment as a political issue, the rise of environmental concerns in America; the influence of public opinion on environmental policies; and some of the conflicts between the values of economic growth, energy needs, and environmental quality will be examined.
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POL 265 - Men, Women, and Justice Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2011
An exploration of the arguments about women made by some of the greatest Western moral and political philosophers, feminist criticism of these arguments, and assessment of the reasoning of such arguments.
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POL 273 - Politics of Developing Nations Three Credits
Not Offered 2010-2011
The application of theories of political development to selected countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The course also examines problems of political development such as leadership, ideologies, political change, parties and political movement, nation-building, and constitutional development.
Prerequisite(s): POL 134 .
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POL 285 - Modern Europe: Divided and United Three Credits
Not Offered 2010-2011
An exploration of the savage wars and cold war divisions in Europe in the twentieth century; the creation of a new form of economic and political union by the nations of Western Europe after World War II; the expansion of the European Union after the end of the cold war.
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POL 331 - War Three Credits
Spring Semester
The causes of war, military history with the interplay of strategy, technology and politics as the central focus, the nuclear threat and terrorism in the contemporary period. Prevention and the limitation of war and the moral and legal restraints on the activities of states are explored.
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POL 332 - Executive Power in America Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2011, 2013
The origins and growth of the American presidency, the Executive office, and its occupant, the relationship between the office and democratic government, the separation of powers and divided party government, and on the expansion of public administration during the twentieth century.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 333 - Contemporary Political Theory Three Credits
Spring Semester
Representative thinkers from several major trends in twentieth-century political theory that have emerged in the wake of Nietzsche’s declaration that “God is Dead,” the liberal defense of rights and individual freedom, the post-modern struggle with moral contingency, and the communitarian return to Greek and early-Christian understandings of virtue.
Prerequisite(s): POL 171 .
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POL 336 - Constitutional Law and Politics Three Credits
Fall Semester
Constitutional interpretation by the Supreme Court regarding the institutional powers and structural form of American government. Topics include the methodology of judicial decision-making, judicial self-restraint versus judicial activism, the problems of constitutional interpretation, and the development of presidential, congressional, judicial, and state institutional powers.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 337 - Public Administration Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012
Administration of public affairs; how public policy is put into effect by government bureaucracies; theories of government organizations; the political setting of bureaucracies; problems of budgeting and personnel; efficient and humane conduct of public business.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 338 - Freedom and the State Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012
The idea, and practice, of freedom, a central political and legal concept in the human experience. Freedom and authority, power, rights, justice, and human nature. Various conceptions of freedom are explored in classic and contemporary political philosophers, as well as other political concepts such as authority, violence, rights, justice, and human nature, the practical political problems of civil disobedience and discrimination.
Prerequisite(s): POL 171 .
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POL 340 - European Politics Three Credits
Not Offered 2010-2011
The history, political structures, and politics of the major nations of Europe, the political ideologies and policies of Great Britain, Germany, France, and Italy. The European Union is central to the course and its expanding membership and deepening responsibilities are explored.
Prerequisite(s): POL 134 .
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POL 341 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012
The Supreme Court’s efforts over time to define, enlarge, and interpret the rights and liberties enshrined in the Constitution, the limits placed on the legitimate range of political action in order to prevent infringement upon individual liberty. Including freedom of worship and speech, voting rights, criminal rights, discrimination, and legal reasoning.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 343 - Public Opinion & Voting Behavior Three Credits
Spring Semester
The course focuses on the development of public attitudes, trends in public opinion on political issues, measurement of public opinion, and political participation and voting behavior in American elections. Students will investigate political issues using primary data and do a research paper on a voting or public opinion topic of their choice.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 344 - Contemporary Global Issues Three Credits
Spring Semester
Key issues in international relations: Terrorism, civil and ethnic conflict, economic interdependence, weapons of mass destruction, international political economy, human rights, failed states, and global warming.
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POL 345 - Poverty: Policy and Politics Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2010, 2012
Historical development of poverty policy in the United States; major theories that have defined the debate on poverty; causes and consequences of poverty; and contemporary issues relevant to poverty such as public housing, state and federal welfare, crime, unemployment and issues of race, gender and class.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 347 - Ethnicity and Conflict Management Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2011, 2013
At the end of the Cold War global peace and security have proven short-lived due to the revival of ethnic conflicts. Competing theories on nationalism and ethnic conflict, modern conflict management tools and approaches and case studies: Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Sudan, Sri Lanka, and Chechnya will be examined.
Prerequisite(s): POL 134 .
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POL 351 - Public Policy Analysis Three Credits
Fall Semester
An introduction to the public policy process in the United States. Examines the role that values play in the making of public policy, considers why some problems reach the public agenda, and why some policies succeed while others fail. Cases include: Healthcare, environment, education, and social welfare policy.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 353 - International Organizations and State Building Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2010, 2012
Explores the extent to which international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank are able to alter the contours of statehood and state sovereignty and whether such international organizations serve or dominate state actors. Case studies are Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Iraq.
Prerequisite(s): POL 134 .
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POL 354 - Irish Politics Three Credits
Not Offered 2010-2011
The development of Irish nationalism, the creation of the Irish state in 1922, and the building of the Irish State. Economic development, Church-state relations, and education are explored as well as unsolved puzzle of the Irish nation and state, Northern Ireland.
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POL 357 - Topics in Politics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
From time to time, faculty members may offer a special course in their field of expertise. The course engages in analysis of selected topics in one of the four area fields of the discipline: Political Theory; American National Government; Comparative Politics; and International Relations.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 or POL 134 or POL 171 .
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POL 360 - Congress and the Presidency Three Credits
Fall Semester
The powers and prerogatives of the modern presidency, presidential decision-making, presidential nominations and elections, congressional policy making and representation, and the interaction of Congress with interest groups, political parties, and the Executive are examined.
Prerequisite(s): POL 123 .
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POL 377 - International Political Economy Three Credits
Spring Semester
The development of the modern international economy and strategies for the pursuit of wealth, order, and development, emerging trends shaping the post-Cold War international economic order, the global monetary order, multinational corporations, economic aid relationships, food and energy politics, market reforms in non-Western and former communist societies.
Prerequisite(s): POL 134 .
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POL 380 - Dirty Hands: Moral Dilemmas Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2010, 2012
The difficult “problem of dirty hands” that is making morally unpalatable choices when confronting mutually exclusive and competing ethical claims. Works of modern political philosophy and classic literature explore some possible responses to such problems.
Prerequisite(s): POL 171 .
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POL 390 - Politics in Washington, D.C. Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2012
A series of seminars during the semester will focus on an in-depth study of power and politics in American government. During a two-week stay in Washington, D.C., students will combine traditional academic work with seminars with prominent individuals in government, journalism and the nonprofit sector.
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POL 422 - Capstone Seminar Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The course examines central themes, problems, and issues in the four fields of the discipline (Political Philosophy, American Politics, International Relations, and Comparative Government) resulting in a major research paper.
Prerequisite(s): Political Science and International Studies majors only; Seniors standing.
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POL 475 - Internship in Government Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Participation and research in local, state, and national government.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum of 2.7 GPA and Junior Standing. Internship Application approved by Internship Coordinator and Department Chairperson required.
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POL 490 - Directed Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Supervised reading and research on selected topics.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the faculty member directing the project and the Department Chairperson.
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PSY 101 - General Psychology Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Principles underlying physiological psychology, learning, perception, altered states of consciousness, human development, human memory and emotion, personality, social behavior, intelligence, and the behavior disorders.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite for all other courses in the Department except PSY 261 and PSY 204 .
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PSY 201 - Developmental Psychology I Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Study of child development from conception through preadolescence. It emphasizes an understanding of developmental research methods and theories and examines the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, personality and moral aspects of development.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 or EDU 102 or EDU 104 .
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PSY 203 - Developmental Psychology II Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Study of human development from early adulthood to death. It emphasizes an understanding of developmental research methods and theories and examines the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, personality and moral aspects of development. (PSY 201 is not a prerequisite for this course).
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 .
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PSY 204 - Human Development in the Young Adult Years Three Credits
Fall Semester
Overview of the theory and research examining psychological processes during adolescence and young adulthood. The focus will be on the fundamental changes of adolescence and young adulthood including, biological, cognitive and social-affective transitions. Emphasis on theoretical perspectives and empirical research findings.
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PSY 205 - Theories of Personality Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Surveys the Psychoanalytic, the Neo-Analytic, the Biological, the Existential, the Cognitive, and Trait-Factor approaches to a study of personality. Comparative analysis and case study application of the major constructs as presented in the works of various theorists.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 .
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PSY 207 - Abnormal Psychology Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Course employs the DSM-IV system of classifying and describing emotional dysfunctioning. It explores the etiology, course, and treatment of major disorders. Dynamics and treatment modalities are approached from the psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, and existential models. Examination of research and case studies, and a possible practicum experience.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 .
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PSY 209 - Social Psychology Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Problems, concepts, and methods in the study of social behavior; including conformity, attitude development and change, interpersonal attraction, group processes, and social cognition.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 .
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PSY 261 - Introduction to Statistics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Examines statistical techniques as used in the behavioral sciences. Topics include: descriptive statistics – measures of central tendency and variability; inferential statistics – principles of hypothesis testing, z test, t test, simple ANOVA, correlation and introduction to regression and chi square. Statistical analysis software complements use of computational formulae.
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PSY 262 - Intermediate Statistics Three Credits
Spring Semester
Further examination of statistical techniques used in the behavioral sciences. Topics include: Two-way analysis of variance, repeated measures ANOVA, regression analysis, and nonparametric techniques (e.g., Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallace H test). Statistical analysis software complements use of computational formulae.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 261 .
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PSY 271 - Research Methods in Psychology Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Examines the research methods used in Psychology including naturalistic observation, field and laboratory experiments, and survey methods. Discusses ethical standards in research, and critiques research articles. Students design, implement, and write-up research study.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 and (PSY 261 or CRM 311 or SOC 311 ).
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PSY 303 - Group Dynamics Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2010, 2012
Examination of small group behavior through experiential learning and research. Includes discussion of group formation, norms, communication, leadership, influence, and decision making.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 .
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PSY 305 - Theories of Learning Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Surveys the functionalistic, associationistic and cognitive schools of learning – applying constructs such as limits, incentives, practice, insight, transfer, and memory to education, child rearing, and adjustment therapy.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 .
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PSY 311 - Theories of Counseling Three Credits
Fall Semester
Current approaches to counseling and psychotherapy (Freudian, Adlerian, Rogerian, Gestalt, Behavioral, Rational-emotive, Reality and Transactional Analysis). Integration of research and techniques.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 .
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PSY 315 - Psychology of Women Three Credits
Fall Semester
Examination of how and why women behave as they do, both from the perspective of cultural beliefs and scientific research. Topics include: contemporary psychodynamic and social constructionist theories of women’s psychology; theoretical models of gender identity and gender roles as well as empirical bases for claims about gender differences; specific disorders associated with women; trends in current theory building; and language and communication bias.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 .
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PSY 320 - Introduction to Health Psychology Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Examination of how biological, psychological, and social factors interact with and affect health, recovery and adjustment of patients with serious health problems (e.g. cancer and heart disease), the efforts people make in promoting good health and preventing illness (weight control, smoking cessation, etc.), the treatments received and the strategies used to cope with medical problems and their stress/pain.
Prerequisite(s): Pre-requisite: PSY 101 .
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PSY 341 - Research in Social Psychology Three Credits
Spring Semester
In-depth training in conducting research in the field of Social Psychology. Students are involved in the design of the study, preparation of materials, collection of data, data analysis, and preparation of the scientific report.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 . Written consent of the Instructor required. Course may be repeated once with Instructor’s permission.
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PSY 342 - Research in Developmental Psychology Three Credits
Fall Semester
In-depth training in conducting research in the field of Developmental Psychology through active participation in an ongoing program of research. Students are involved in the design of the study, preparation of materials, collection of data, data analysis, and preparation of the scientific report.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 . Written consent of the Instructor required. Course may be repeated once with Instructor’s permission.
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PSY 343 - Research in Biopsychology Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Internship course involving in-depth research training in the field of Biopsychology/ Neuroscience. Held at the Brockton V.A. Hospital research facilities; includes assisting in the conduct of sleep research in animals and schizophrenia research in humans. Scientific approaches range from neuropsych testing & behavioral studies to neuroanatomical & molecular investigations. Coursework includes: 8 to 12h/wk hands-on lab work; attendance at 1h/wk seminar; a 20 min oral presentation or written paper; VA hospital employee paperwork & medical clearance. Lab work and seminar schedule determined based on each student’s schedule.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 . Lab visit and consent of instructor required. Useful background courses: PSY 261 , PSY 271 , PSY 415 , BIO 412 with lab. Course may be repeated once with Instructor’s permission.
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PSY 347 - Research in Health Psychology Three Credits
Training in the various facets of conducting health psychology research including hypothesis generation, study design and methods, data collection, and data analysis/interpretation. Projects may include the examination of existing data, the initiation of new projects or participation in ongoing projects at the UMASS Medical Center. Topic may include coping with cancer, eating disorders, substance abuse, etc.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 271 , PSY 320 , and Consent of instructor. May be repeated once with Instructor permission.
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PSY 351 - Child Psychopathology and Its Treatment Three Credits
Spring Semester
Description of psychological disorders which present themselves in infancy and childhood (birth - 12 year olds). Exploration of specific treatment approaches used to date. Discussion of the impact of childhood psychopathology on the family, school system, neighborhood, and nation.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 and PSY 201 .
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PSY 411 - Counseling Practicum I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Effective listening skills: attending, questioning, paraphrasing, reflecting feelings, summarizing, self-disclosing, confronting; child and adult therapy; field work.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 205 or PSY 311 and permission of Instructor.
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PSY 412 - Counseling Practicum II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Group therapy work; practice applying Adlerian and Gestalt theory to individual counseling; professional and ethical issues; field work.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 411 and permission of Instructor.
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PSY 413 - Experimental Psychology Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Laboratory course in human and animal learning. Each student is expected to explore operant shaping, extinction rates, multiple scheduling, chaining, discrimination, and temporal factors in learning.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 and permission of Instructor.
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PSY 415 - Brain and Behavior Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Structure and function of nerve cells and the nervous system. Research methods in biopsychology, effects of brain damage, physiological principles underlying sleep, eating, abnormal behavior, drug effects, and memory.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 .
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