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2021-2022 Hill Book (Class of 2025) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
Course Descriptions
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Philosophy |
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PHL 262 - Philosophy of Film Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
Film and video have become increasingly important and pervasive in our world. This course will examine what philosophical theories might teach us about film, and it will interrogate film in order to find out what it might teach us about philosophy as a way of questioning reality and discerning or creating meaning.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
Course Applies to: Visual Studies
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PHL 265 - Readings in Contemporary Thought Three Credits
Fall Semester
An introduction to the philosophy of our time. Texts chosen to be readable. A focus on humanistic issues: how the unconscious controls behavior, where meaning and value come from, how one can be hoodwinked by political ideologies, whether the mind really exists, what to do about the loss of meta-narratives in our modern lives.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
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PHL 266 - Topics in Philosophy Three Credits
Offered Periodically
This course offers students and faculty an opportunity to investigate in some depth a specific area of the study of philosophy not normally otherwise addressed by the department.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
Note: May be repeated with permission of Department Chair.
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PHL 267 - Race and Racism Three Credits
Fall Semester
What makes something/someone racist? What is institutional racism? Is ‘reverse’ racism real? What is race? Are races real? In answering these and other questions, we will explore current events and controversies surrounding race and racism in the United States.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
Course Applies to: American Studies
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PHL 270 - Freedom, Self, and Responsibility Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
Are we free or are all our actions determined by forces that are not ultimately ‘up to us’? Is it ever appropriate to hold each other morally responsible? What is morality grounded in? Reason? Emotion? Cultural prejudice? What would the self have to be like to be free and morally responsible? Are there reasons to think that we are such selves? That we are not?
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
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PHL 283 - Aesthetics Three Credits
No Offered 2019-2020
Philosophical principles of art and beauty. Review of major classical and modern theories. Discussion of specific works of art from different historical periods.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
Course Applies to: Visual Studies
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PHL 285 - Philosophy of Science Three Credits
Spring Semester
Are there limits to what we can know through science? Should we automatically trust everything science tells us? Has science just turned into our modern religion? What distinguishes science from non-science? Why is astrology not a science? Are all sciences reducible to physics in the end: is psychology reducible to biology, which is reducible to chemistry, which is reducible to physics?
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
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PHL 286 - Genetics and Human Nature: Born that Way or Becoming Who We Are? Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course explores the implications of modern biology, particularly genetics, for our understanding of human nature. How does the biological viewpoint change how we distinguish normal from abnormal, natural from artificial, health from disease? What is its impact on the debate concerning nature and nurture, as well as on questions about race, sexual orientation, altruism, and gender?
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
Course Applies to: Gender & Sexuality Studies
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PHL 307 - Philosophy of Religion Three Credits
Spring Semester
Is it time to get over God or is it perhaps time to get back to God? Can different religions all be true? How should we conceive of God? Does everything happen for a reason? Can we prove or disprove the existence of God? Why does God allow suffering? Are we rationally justified in believing in miracles? The course will address these and other questions through a mix of contemporary and historical readings.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy Course
Course Applies to: Religious Studies and Theology
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PHL 341 - Plato Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
Selected dialogues of Plato. Problems and topics include: Plato’s criticisms of Greek philosophy; the roles of love, poetry, and rhetoric in human knowledge and morality; the concept of forms.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
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PHL 342 - Aristotle Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
Aristotle’s psychology, ethics, and metaphysics, and his importance to subsequent philosophers.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
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PHL 351 - Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy Three Credits
Spring Semester
Environmental catastrophe, economic crisis, viral outbreaks, the global war on terrorism - these and other problems challenge the way we understand the nature and aims of political life. In this course, we will study the ways contemporary political philosophers such as Jurgen Habermas, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida and Slovoj Zizek have responded to the challenges of contemporary political life.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
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PHL 353 - Medieval Philosophy Three Credits
Spring Semester
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)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
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PHL 361 - Descartes to Hume Three Credits
Fall Semester
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)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
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PHL 366 - Advanced Topics in Philosophy Three Credits
Offered Periodically
This course offers students and faculty an opportunity to investigate at greater depth some area of philosophy. Course will typically involve students’ conducting independent research and writing longer papers.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
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PHL 371 - Existentialism Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
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)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
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PHL 372 - Heidegger and His Influence Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
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)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course.
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PHL 422 - Philosophy Seminar Three Credits
Spring Semesters
A seminar class focusing on 2-5 philosophical topics selected in collaboration between the instructor and the students in the class.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Complete two Philosophy courses (beyond the 100 level) or permission of the instructor
Note: This course fulfills the Philosophy Captone requirement. Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ.
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PHL 475 - Internship in Philosophy Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Practical experience in a professional setting.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Junior standing. Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
Note: An Intern will typically spend at least 8-10 hours/week for a minimum of 112 hours on site to earn 3 credits.
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PHL 490 - Directed Study - Philosophy One to Four Credits
Offered as Needed
Supervised reading and research on selected topic in which the student has special interest not covered by a normally-scheduled course.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the project and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Directed Study Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office.
Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
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Photonics |
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PHOE 140 - Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing and Photonics Three Credits
Periodically or As Needed
This course, which includes both online and in-class components, gives an overview of modern photonic manufacturing processes and covers necessary background material for subsequent courses. The course discusses basic safety and ethics considerations, employment opportunities, communication skills, and a review of basic technical mathematics, problem solving skills, and software (Microsoft Excel and Office). The course includes several visits to MIT for photonic manufacturing “bootcamp” days that involve demonstrations and hand-on experiences introducing a sampling of advanced.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Must be in Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program
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PHOE 142 - Electricity and Electronics Two Credits
Periodically or As Needed
The working operations of DC and AC analog electrical components as discrete devices and as part of larger electrical circuits and systems will be covered in parallel with hands-on experimentation in the lab employing basic measure and test equipment. Basic ideas and applications of ADC and DAC computer-based data acquisition will also be used. Troubleshooting and lab-based problem solving will be emphasized coordinating skills interpreting data sheets, schematics and systems specifications.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Must be enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program.
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PHOE 144 - Tools and Testing Two Credits
Periodically or As Needed
This course, which includes lab, online, and in-class components, provides a hands-on introduction to tools and methods used for measurement, testing, and quality control, and for repair, with emphasis on those used in photonic systems. This class blends online and in-class learning, with a heavy emphasis on lab skill development.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Must be enrolled in Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program.
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PHOE 150 - Tools and Materials for Advanced Manufacturing Two Credits
Fall Semester
This course, which includes lab, online, and in-class components, provides a hands-on introduction to the mechanical and thermal aspects of materials and mechanical systems. Applications include belt drives, gear systems, and hydraulic control systems. Also covered are the mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic properties of materials relevant to photonic systems and photonic fabrication processes.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHOE 140 Must be enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program.
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PHOE 152 - Digital Fundamentals Two Credits
Fall Semester
Fundamentals of digital electronics including number systems, Boolean algebra, and Karnaugh mapping will be covered. Students will apply foundational concepts in applications including Programmable Logic Controls and microprocessors such as Arduinos, LabView, and PICs with the goal of understanding the function, testing, and troubleshooting of control and mechatronics systems. Programming and basic ideas and applications of ADC and DAC computer-based data acquisition and signal processing will also be used.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHOE 142 Must be enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program.
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PHOE 154 - Statistical Control Processing in Photonics Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course focuses on the principles of data analytics, automations, and process control. These principles will be practiced through exercises and lab work that will introduce the student to working with semiconductor wafers, clean rooms, lithography, and pumping systems.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHOE 140 , PHOE 142 , and PHOE 144 Must be enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program.
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PHOE 160 - Introduction to Applied Optics Two Credits
Spring Semester
Students will develop advanced experience with lasers, optics, and optical systems that are commonplace for the photonics and optical technician based on SPIE Photonics publications. Laser fundamentals, safety, and operation will be covered along with basics of geometric and wave optics theory. Optical system set up, including alignment, interferometer and test and measurement (component and system characterization) will also be covered.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHOE 150 Must be enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program.
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PHOE 162 - Introduction to Optical Fibers Two Credits
Spring Semester
Students will develop experience working with lasers, fiber optics, and fiber optics applications that are commonplace for the photonics and optical technician. Fiber optics theory including index of refraction, material, single and multi-mode operations, as well as typical optics applications including cleaning, cleaving, and splicing will be covered.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Must be enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program.
Corequisite(s): PHOE 160
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PHOE 164 - Photonics Integrated Circuits Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course, which includes both online and in-class components, provides an introduction to the basic concepts and methods of integrated photonics. Integrated photonics integrates the optical components: waveguides, waveguide bends, Y branch, grating couplers, interconnect, detectors, and so on. This course will teach students how to design, fabricate, and test an integrated photonic circuit and conduct a data analysis cycle, and will include the design and testing of an integrated circuit as a final project.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHOE 160 Must be enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program.
Corequisite(s): PHOE 162
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PHOE 190 - Photonics Apprenticeship Three Credits
Periodically or As Needed
This course will consist of a summer apprenticeship at a company, gaining experience in optics- and photonics-related work. Coming in the final semester of the photonics technician certificate program, the student will gain practice at applying the skills learned in previous courses and will develop workplace experience and industry contacts, in preparation for seeking permanent employment at the end of the program.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHOE 164 Must be enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program.
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PHOE 198 - Photonics Capstone Three Credits
Periodically or As Needed
Students work in small groups to create a product or process relevant to photonics and optical technicians. The projects will demonstrate mastery of a number of areas covered in the program, possibly including digital electronics, lasers, optics, fiber optics, statistical process control, or integrated photonics. The student will work with a faculty mentor to define and carry out an applied or research related photonics project and will communicate the goals to their peers
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHOE 164 Must be enrolled in the Advanced Manufacturing and Integrated Photonics Program.
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Physics and Astronomy |
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PHY 101 - Basic Physics I Four Credits
Fall Semester
Fundamentals of physics for students of biology. Topics in classical mechanics, heat and molecular view of gases; electricity and magnetism, optics and modern physics.
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PHY 102 - Basic Physics II Four Credits
Spring Semester
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)/Restriction(s): PHY 101 .
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PHY 105 - Physics Problem Solving I One Credit
Spring Semester
This series of one-credit courses is meant to help students integrate the knowledge acquired in several physics topics from freshman to senior year. The topics covered range from engineering applications of physics concepts to advanced topics in physics and astrophysics. Students are given complex and multifaceted problems that they can study individually and in groups with the help of the Physics faculty.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s):
Corequisite(s):
Note: Each spring semester there will be four separate sections of the course for, respectively, PHY 105 for freshmen, for sophomores, for juniors and for seniors. Seniors will read research papers and present them to the rest of the class.
Completion of the four courses will satisfy the Capstone requirement for Physics and Astronomy majors.
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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.
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.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(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.
General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry
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PHY 193 - Science and Belief Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Exploration of the relation between science and religion looking at selected historical episodes from St. Augustine to Richard Dawkins. Possible topics include: reactions to Copernican cosmology; the Galileo affair; rationalism and empiricism in the scientific revolution; Aristotelianism and mechanical philosophies; Puritanism and science; Enlightenment critique of religion; responses to Darwin; Big Bang cosmology and the fine-tuning argument; evolutionary psychology; the growth of anti-scientific sentiment within American fundamentalism.
General Education Attribute(s): Catholic Intellectual Traditions, Natural Scientific Inquiry
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PHY 194 - Physics in the Scientific Revolution Three Credits
Fall and Spring 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.
General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry
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PHY 196 - Quantum World and Relativity Three Credits
Fall 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.
General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry
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PHY 205 - Physics Problem Solving II One Credit
Spring Semester
This series of one-credit courses is meant to help students integrate the knowledge acquired in several physics topics from freshman to senior year. The topics covered range from engineering applications of physics concepts to advanced topics in physics and astrophysics. Students are given complex and multifaceted problems that they can study individually and in groups with the help of the Physics faculty.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s):
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Note: Each spring semester there will be four separate sections of the course for, respectively, for freshmen, PHY 205 for sophomores, for juniors and for seniors. Seniors will read research papers and present them to the rest of the class.
Completion of the four courses will satisfy the Capstone requirement for Physics and Astronomy majors.
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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)/Restriction(s): MTH 125 , MTH 126 , PHY 121 and PHY 122 .
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PHY 222 - Classical Mechanics Three Credits
Fall Semester
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)/Restriction(s): MTH 125 -MTH 126 ; and PHY 121 -PHY 122 .
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PHY 223 - Introduction to Physics Computing Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course teaches how to use software (MATLAB, Mathematica, other) to solve Physics problems. Students learn LaTex, the software used writing research articles. Topics range from the use of derivatives and integrals to complex variables, differential equations, systems of differential equations, partial differential equations and systems, with applications to mechanics, statistical mechanics, wave motion in one and two dimensions and others. We will explore solutions to the wave equations, diffusion equation and Schroedinger’s equation.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 221 .
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PHY 291 - Planets, Moons and the Search for Alien Life Three Credits
Fall Semester
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.
General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry
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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.
General Education Attribute(s): Natural Scientific Inquiry
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PHY 305 - Physics Problem Solving III One Credit
Spring Semester
This series of one-credit courses is meant to help students integrate the knowledge acquired in several physics topics from freshman to senior year. The topics covered range from engineering applications of physics concepts to advanced topics in physics and astrophysics. Students are given complex and multifaceted problems that they can study individually and in groups with the help of the Physics faculty.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s):
Note: Each spring semester there will be four separate sections of the course for, respectively, for freshmen, for sophomores, PHY 305 for juniors and for seniors. Seniors will read research papers and present them to the rest of the class.
Completion of the four courses will satisfy the Capstone requirement for Physics and Astronomy majors.
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PHY 310 - Introduction to Optics Three Credits
Fall Semester
Covers the basics concepts and methods of optics, including geometrical and wave optics, polarization, lenses and mirrors, coherence, free-space propagation, Fourier optics, interference and diffraction. Optical devices such as the lasers and interferometers are briefly discussed, and the quantum mechanical description of light in terms of photons is introduced.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 122 and MTH 126 .
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PHY 315 - Optical Imaging and Sensing Three Credits
Periodically or As Needed
Covers methods for obtaining information about the world using light. Topics include optical light sources and detectors; eyes, microscopes, telescopes, and other optical imaging systems, including modern super-resolution microscopy techniques. Non-imaging methods include Interferometry, remote sensing methods such as LIDAR, and spectroscopic detection of hazardous waste. Applications to areas such as biology, ecology, self-driving cars, and archeology will be emphasized.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 310
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PHY 320 - Introduction to Photonics Three Credits
Spring Semester
Covers the basic concepts and methods of photonics, the study of light-based technology. Topics include lasers, optical fibers, optical properties of semiconductors, light emitting diodes, optical courses and detectors.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 122 and PHY 310 .
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PHY 321 - Statistical Physics Three Credits
Spring Semester
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)/Restriction(s): PHY 121 , PHY 122 , and PHY 221 . LC 235 is recommended.
General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning
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PHY 322 - Astrophysics and Cosmology Three Credits
Spring 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)/Restriction(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
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PHY 323 - Quantum Physics Three Credits
Spring Semester
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)/Restriction(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
Spring Semester
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: dielectrics, 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)/Restriction(s): PHY 121 , PHY 122 and PHY 221 .
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PHY 325 - Electronics Four Credits
Fall Semester
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)/Restriction(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 .
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PHY 326 - Geophysics Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Students will study creeping flow mantle; physical chemical evidence of plate tectonics; planetary tomography; ridges subduction zones; formation continental crust; plumes hot spot volcanism; seafloor depth versus age, lithosphere in time; model of heat diffusion; pressure, gravity, sound speed composition of lithosphere, mantle and core; viscous flow, stress, strain, strain rate; equations governing fluid flow; viscosity of the mantle; plate tectonics heat flow, Earth heat engine; convection plate motion; and past Earth origins of plate tectonics.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 221 .
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PHY 327 - Introduction to Fluid Mechanics Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Fluid dynamics is important in describing stellar, planetary dynamics (mantle, oceans and atmosphere), and multiple engineering applications. The course covers the following: Dissipationless fluids: conservation of mass, Euler’s equation, equation of continuity, conservation of energy, entropy, Bernoulli’s equation, adiabatic, isothermal fluids, thermal and mechanical equilibrium, vorticity, Helmholtz theorems, irrotational flow; Viscous fluids: viscosity, strain rate, stress, Navier-Stokes equation; waves, instability in fluids, turbulent flow, boundary layer flow, convection; compressible flow, sound waves; aerofoils, Kutta-Joukowski theorem.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 221 .
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PHY 328 - Planetary Astrophysics Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Rocky planets, icy planets, giants; solar nebula and planets’ formation by core accretion and planets’ migration; present data frequency of planets around stars; dust to planetesimals to planets; comparative analysis of rocky planets in solar system; plate tectonics, stagnant lid describing Mars, Venus and Earth; whole planet heat structure models of planets in solar system; modeling of super-Earths other solar systems; outer moons tides; search for life on planets and moons; habitable zone around stars.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 221 .
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PHY 330 - Optics and Photonics Lab Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2020, 2022
This course focuses on learning experimental methods in optics and photonics and on carrying out a series of basic experiments in these areas. Topics of experiments include geometric and wave optics, interference, lasers, optical fibers, optical properties of semiconductors, light emitting diodes, optical sources and detectors.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 310 and PHY 320 .
Course Applies to: Photonics
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PHY 340 - Semiconductor Materials and Devices Three credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2020, 2022
This course is an introduction to the electronic properties of semiconductors and the functioning of semiconductor-based devices. Topics include introduction to crystalline solids, the band theory of metals and semiconductors, drift and diffusion of electrons and holes, electron-hole generation and recombination, PN junctions, diodes, bipolar junction and field-effect transistors, integrated circuit basics, photodetectors, solar cells, and light emitting diodes.
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Prerequisite: PHY 221 (Physics III).
PHY 323 (quantum physics) or LC 235 (Quantum waves) recommended, but not required.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 221 . (PHY 323 and LC 235 are recommended but not required)
Course Applies to: Photonics
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PHY 370 - Integrated Photonics Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2020, 2022
Introduction to the concepts, devices and characterization of integrated photonics, including waveguides, waveguide bending and bending loss, Y-branch coupler, grating couplers. This course will help students understand the complete design-fabricate-test and data analysis cycle of the integrated photonic circuits. Course project will involve the design, fabrication, and testing of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI), as an example of an integrated photonic circuit.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 320 - Introduction to Photonics
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PHY 401 - Great Experiments in Modern Physics I Three Credits
Fall Semester
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.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
Note: PHY 401 may be elected without PHY 402 ; however, to complete all the experiments students will need both semesters. See Program Director.
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PHY 402 - Great Experiments in Modern Physics II Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
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.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
Note: PHY 401 may be elected without PHY 402; however, to complete all the experiments students will need both semesters. See Program Director.
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PHY 403 - Topics in Physics Three Credits
Offered Periodically
This is an umbrella title to accommodate any physics offering not regularly offered.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 121 , PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
Note: PHY 403 may be repeated as long as topics differ.
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PHY 404 - Topics in Astronomy Three Credits
Fall Semester
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)/Restriction(s): PHY 121 -PHY 122 , and PHY 221 .
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PHY 405 - Physics Problem Solving IV One Credit
Spring Semester
This series of one-credit courses is meant to help students integrate the knowledge acquired in several physics topics from freshman to senior year. The topics covered range from engineering applications of physics concepts to advanced topics in physics and astrophysics. Students are given complex and multifaceted problems that they can study individually and in groups with the help of the Physics faculty.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s):
Note: Each spring semester there will be four separate sections of the course for, respectively, for freshmen, for sophomores, for juniors and PHY 405 for seniors. Seniors will read research papers and present them to the rest of the class.
Completion of the four courses will satisfy the Capstone requirement for Physics and Astronomy majors.
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PHY 410 - Introduction to Quantum Optics Three Credits
Periodically or As Needed
This course is an introduction to the quantum properties of photons and light, and their applications. It covers quantization of the electromagnetic field, light-matter interactions, quantum states of light, quantum entanglement, the quantum interferometry, optical tests of quantum mechanics, and applications to quantum communication, quantum information processing, and precision measurement.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 323
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PHY 415 - Introduction to Electro-optical Devices Three Credits
Periodically or As Needed
This course Is an Introduction to electro-optical devices and systems. It covers the principles of coupling light to electrical signals, methods to control of light by electronic means, and methods for using light to control electric currents, with emphasis on optical communication applications.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 320 and PHY 325
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PHY 420 - Engineering Statics Three
Fall Semester
Introduces students to the basic principles of engineering statics. The course deals with forces acting on rigid bodies under static equilibrium. Topics include forces, force systems, moments, couples, first and second moments of areas and volumes, inertia, centroids, frames and trusses.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 121
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PHY 425 - Solid Mechanics Three Credits
Spring Semester
The concepts of stress and strain and their relation are introduced. Axially loaded members, temperature effects, torsion, bending, combined loading and stress transformations are studied. Torsion, deflection of beams, stability and buckling of columns are discussed.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 121 , PHY 420
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PHY 490 - Directed Study - Physics or Astronomy One to Four Credits
Offered as Needed
This is an opportunity for upper level students to do advanced work in a specialized area of physics or astronomy.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the project and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Directed Study Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office.
Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
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PHY 496 - Independent Research - Physics or Astronomy One to Four Credits
Offered as Needed
Opportunity for a student to conduct research in a specialized area of Physics or Astronomy 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.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Approval of a faculty member willing to supervise the research and the Department Chair or Program Director; and submission of the online Independent Research Application and Contract to the Registrar’s Office.
Note: Students must complete 45 hours work/semester per credit.
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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)/Restriction(s): Senior standing in the department; approval of the faculty member and the Department Chairperson.
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POL 101 - Model United Nations One Credit
Spring Semester
This one credit course prepares students to participate in the annual four-day National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York City in late March. The course prepares students to participate in Stonehill College’s delegation to NMUN to represent effectively and knowledgeably the delegation’s country assignment.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Instructor Permission required.
Note: This course is letter graded and may be taken a maximum of four times.
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POL 110 - Power, Order, and Justice (First-Year Seminar) Four Credits
Fall Semester
This course will explore 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?
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): First-Year Seminar
Note: Equivalent to POL 171 . May not take both.
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POL 123 - American Government and Politics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
The primary goal of this introductory course is to provide a broad understanding of governmental institutions and political behavior in the United States. This course covers 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 the American political system.
General Education Attribute(s): Social Scientific Inquiry
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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 state-society relations. Types of democratic and authoritarian systems will be investigated, as well as conditions of their consolidation, change or transformation. In addition, the role of such forces as political protest and participation, ideologies and civil society on shaping politics and policy outcomes will be explored through comparative case studies of countries around the world.
Course Applies to: Asian Studies, Middle Eastern Studies
Note: Course formerly offered as POL 234. Students may not earn credit for both POL 134 and POL 234.
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POL 143 - International Politics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
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.
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
Course Applies to: Asian Studies, Middle Eastern Studies
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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?
Note: Equivalent to POL 110 . May not take both.
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POL 201 - College Mock Trial One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course prepares you to participate in the American Mock Trial Association collegiate mock trial competition as a member of the team representing Stonehill College. Topics covered include developing a case theory, drafting opening statements and closing arguments, conducting direct and cross examinations, and making and responding to evidentiary objections.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Instructor permission required.
Note: Course may be taken a total of six times.
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POL 210 - Research Methods in Political Science (WID) Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This course provides an introduction to the methods that political scientists use to answer questions. Students will learn analytical tools to critically evaluate and conduct research. The course will cover research design, hypothesis formulation, and various qualitative and quantitative methods for collecting and analyzing data.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): POL 123 .
General Education Attribute(s): Statistical Reasoning, Writing-in-the-Disciplines
Course Applies to: Data Analytics
Note: Previously offered as POL 310.
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POL 222 - Political Ideologies Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2019, 2021
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.
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POL 233 - Law, Politics, and Society Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2020, 2022
This course examines law in practice with a focus on how individuals operate within and against the legal system. It explores the nature of law, its impact on the everyday lives of people, the judicial process, the art of legal reasoning, and the role of courts in initiating, directing, and resisting social change.
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POL 245 - American Foreign Policy Three Credits
Spring 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.
Course Applies to: American Studies
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POL 247 - Elections in America Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2020, 2022
Elections are the signature events of American democracy and provide a mechanism to ensure democratic accountability. This course examines how elections in America are structured and how political parties shape the electoral system. The course also examines how interest groups, the media, and money impact electoral dynamics.
Course Applies to: American Studies
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POL 255 - Environmental Policy and Politics Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2021, 2023
Global climate change, mass extinctions, polluted waterways, hazardous waste dumps, oil spills, and nuclear meltdowns. Concerns about the health and integrity of the environment have garnered much attention since the 1960s. This course examines the nature and extent of public policy-making that addresses these and other environmental issues.
Course Applies to: American Studies, Environmental Science & Studies
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POL 277 - Global Wealth, Power and Poverty Three Credits
Fall Semesters
The course examines the global clash and coexistence between states and markets. It explores sources of poverty and inequality in developing world. As a political economy course, it investigates globalization of trade, finance and production. Study of global policy tools to address poverty and promote growth in an increasingly global world concludes the course. An emphasis is placed on the World Bank, the IMF and multinational corporations in world politics and economy.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): POL 143 .
Course Applies to: Asian Studies
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POL 280 - Introduction to Public Policy Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
The course examines the roles that values play in the making of public policy, considers why some problems reach the public agenda, and why some policies succeed. Using a variety of policy problems, students will hone their ability to analyze complex issues and develop concise reports of their findings and recommendations.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): POL 123 .
Note: Course formerly offered as POL 351 Public Policy Analysis. Students may not take both POL 280 and POL 351.
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POL 329 - Campaigns: History, Practices, Communication Three Credits
Fall Semester
Political communication is as old as civilization. When a group gathers, leaders emerge, and how they got there, and how they maintain their leadership, their power, is a function of political communication. We will focus on American political communication throughout American history with heavy emphasis on communication in the television era and how political speech evolved (or devolved) from formal language, biblical reference and hour plus speeches to television ads, sound bites and twitter bombs.
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POL 331 - Global Security Studies Three Credits
Fall 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 - The American Presidency Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
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)/Restriction(s): POL 123 .
Course Applies to: American Studies
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POL 333 - Power to the People: Understanding Democracy Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
Democracy is under attack internationally and is even being questioned, at times, in the United States. This course explores contemporary political theory from the perspective of core political concepts such as liberty, rights, voting, protest within a democracy. What does it mean to be free in a democracy? What does it mean to have rights, and what rights should individuals have? What does democratic theory expect of citizens? Is protesting dangerous to democracy?
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): POL 171 (cannot be taken concurrently).
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POL 334 - Man, Woman, War: Gender and Defining (In)Security Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2020, 2022
How does gender impact the study of insecurity, particularly that caused by political conflict? How do the state and the military construct norms of femininity and masculinity? This course will draw on interdisciplinary research from political science and international studies as well as from feminist philosophy and gender studies to explore how gender informs our understanding of experiences of insecurity and what security ought to entail.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100 level Philosophy Cornerstone Course, or POL 110 or POL 171 .
Course Applies to: American Studies, Gender & Sexuality Studies
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POL 336 - Constitutional Law and Politics Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course focuses on the structural form and institutional powers of American government. The central purpose of the course is to explore the question of constitutional interpretation. Who are the authoritative interpreters of the Constitution, what is the relationship between them, and what interpretive methodology should they employ?
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): POL 123 and junior or senior standing.
Course Applies to: American Studies
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POL 337 - Public Administration Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
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)/Restriction(s): POL 123 .
Course Applies to: American Studies
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POL 339 - The United States and Latin American Three Credits
Every Other Year
This course explores relations between the United States and Latin America. We consider how issues such as race, ethnicity, ideology, financial interests, trade, military-strategic concerns, and domestic and international factors, including US intervention, have shaped political and economic development in Latin America. We also explore how Latin America has influenced the political and economic development of the US and ask how Latin-x communities in the US have been shaping and reshaping domestic US politics.
Course Applies to: Latin American & Caribbean Studies
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POL 340 - European Politics Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2020, 2022
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)/Restriction(s): POL 143 .
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POL 341 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Three Credits
Not Offered 2019-2020
The primary goal of this course is to provide a broad understanding of the civil liberties and civil rights enjoyed by persons in the United States. The course explores the historical evolution of rights and liberties and their application to current controversies. The course covers freedom of religion, freedom of speech, the right to privacy, freedom from cruel and unusual punishments, protections against discrimination, and affirmative action.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): POL 123 .
Course Applies to: American Studies
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POL 346 - Immigration and the American Ideal Three Credits
Spring Semester
This course will consider the topic of immigration from a human rights perspective, particularly following the events of 9/11. After offering students a brief overview of U.S. immigration law and those responsible for implementing it, classes will examine issues of migrants, immigration reform, deportation, and the role of state and federal authorities.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): POL 123
Course Applies to: American Studies
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POL 347 - Conflict Analysis and Resolution Three Credits
Not Offered 2018-2019
The course examines sources and types of conflict and conditions of sustainable peace between and within communities or states. It also surveys the research on implementation and efficacy of third party interventions in such conflicts as used by international and regional organizations and great powers. Tools examined include arbitration, mediation, negotiation and dialogue groups. Specific protracted conflicts will be investigated.
General Education Attribute(s): Social Scientific Inquiry
Note: Students registered for this course are eligible to apply for the Learning Inside Out (LION) international internship and professional development program.
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