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2007-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

 
  

  • PE 123 - Basic Water Rescue Course (C)

    Emphasizes the personal knowledge and skill necessary to provide a safe aquatic experience.

    Credits: 1


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  • PE 180 - Foundations of HPER (C)

    A survey of the historical background, sociological implications, and philosophical basis of physical education. This course includes review of the modern principles and related concepts which are applicable to physical activity.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 200 - Professional Preparation: Fitness (C)

    Knowledge and skill necessary to enable students to lead, analyze and prescribe movement skills and activities which are part of lifetime fitness development.

    Credits: 1


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  • PE 201 - Professional Preparation: Gymnastics (C)

    Knowledge and skill necessary to enable students to lead, analyze and prescribe movement skills and activities which are part of gymnastics movement. Focus will be on developmentally appropriate activities.

    Credits: 1


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  • PE 202 - Professional Preparation: Individual & Dual Activities (C)

    Knowledge and skill necessary to enable students to lead, analyze and prescribe movement skills and activities involved in participating in individual and dual sport and game activities. Focus will be on activities appropriate for school settings, leading to personal skill development.

    Credits: 1


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  • PE 203 - Professional Preparation: Team Activities (C)

    Knowledge and skill necessary to enable students to lead, analyze and prescribe movement skills and activities involved in participating in team sports and game activities. Focus will be on activities appropriate for school settings, leading to personal skill development.

    Credits: 1


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  • PE 204 - Professional Preparation: Rhythm & Dance (C)

    Knowledge and skill necessary to enable students to lead, analyze and prescribe movement skills and activities involved in participating in rhythms and lifetime dance activities. Focus will be on activities appropriate for school settings which contribute to personal development.

    Credits: 1


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  • PE 271 - Introduction to Coaching Men & Women

    This course deals with the history, current trends, psychological and physiological differences in coaching in various sports.

    Credits: 3


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  • PE 292 - Topics (C)

    Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.

    Credits: 1-4


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  • PE 294 - Internship (C)

    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.

    Credits: 1


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  • PE 296 - Field Experience (C)

    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study established between the student, instructor and field experience supervisor. Due to the presence of a field experience supervisor, a lower level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case in an internship or practicum course.

    Credits: 1


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  • PE 320 - Lifeguard Training (C)

    The course focuses on skills and knowledge to properly assume responsibilities of lifeguards at swimming pools and non-surf beaches.

    Credits: 1


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  • PE 321 - Water Safety Instructor (C)

    Method of instruction and evaluation of water safety techniques. Successful students may earn American Red Cross water safety instructor certification.

    Credits: 1-2


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  • PE 350 - Exercise Physiology (C)

    Study of physiological responses and adaptations to exercise related to human performance limitations, training effects, and health-related benefits.

    Credits: 3


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  • PE 352 - Adapted Physical Education (C)

    Students are exposed to those impairments addressed in idea as they relate to physical education. Assessments, IEP development, and other elements necessary to successful inclusion are addressed. In addition, physical activities for special populations outside the school setting are also addressed.

    Credits: 3


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  • PE 354 - Prevention & Care of Athletic Injuries (C)

    Course teaches general and emergency treatment of athletic injuries, competitive or noncompetitive. Emphasis is placed on practical preventive and rehabilitative exercises and taping/bandaging/wrapping.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 360 - K-8 Physical Education Methods (C)

    In this course, students develop an understanding of the tools of inquiry of K-8 physical education; the ability to design, deliver, and evaluate a variety of instructional strategies and processes that incorporate learning resources, materials, technologies, and state and national curriculum standards appropriate to K-8 physical education; the ability to assess student learning in K-8 physical education; and to apply these knowledge, skills, and attitudes to real life situations and experiences.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 361 - Elementary & Adapted Physical Education

    The theory and practice of elementary school physical education programs. This course is designed to meet the needs of the classroom and playground instructor in providing programs in typical as well as adapted physical education.

    Credits: 3


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  • PE 374 - Sports Officiating (C)

    Course includes general and specific duties of officials in the various sports and games. Discussions include common situations and interpretations arising in athletic contests.

    Credits: 1-2


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  • PE 378 - Assessment in Adapted Physical Activity (C)

    Assessment in Adapted Physical Activity. Introduction to appropriate instruments for assessing the motor and fitness needs of disabled people in physical activity.  Practical experience in administering standardized, norm referenced and criterion referenced tests. Students will develop IEP’s.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 379 - Sports for Individuals with Disabilities

    Sports for the Disabled. Provides a working knowledge of the official sports organizations recognized by the United States Olympic Committee. Emphasis is on classifications, organizational structure, sporting events, and coaching disabled people.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 394 - Internship (C)

    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience.

    Credits: 1-3


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  • PE 421 - Teaching Adapted Aquatics & Water Safety Instruction

    This course is designed to prepare student to become certified by AAHPERD in Adapted Aquatics as instructors for individuals with disabilities, and complete requirements for Water Safety Instruction & CPR by the American Red Cross.

    Note
    Registration restriction: Prior to enrollment should be able to meet American Red Cross Learn to Swim Level 4 Stroke Performance Criteria.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 440 - Organization & Administration of HPER/A (C)

    Administrative policies and procedures of physical education and athletes, including intramural and interscholastic activity and athletics. Consideration is given to programming, leadership, budget, facilities, public relations, and related matters.

    Credits: 3


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  • PE 451 - Tests & Measurements (C)

    This course will include use of various tests and instruments used for measuring progress in physical education and how statistical concepts apply to testing in physical education. Development of the knowledge and ability to utilize both formative and summative assessments for psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains. Additionally, techniques to evaluate one’s own teaching performance and make adjustments to enhance subsequent teaching and program effectiveness.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: MATH 102 or 115 or 120 or 121 or 123 or 125 or 281 or Instructor consent

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 452 - Motor Learning & Development (C)

    The application of principles of learning in the psychomotor domain. Included will be a review of the physiological basis of skill behavior, state of the performer, and didactic strategies in motor learning and skill performance.

    Credits: 3


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  • PE 453 - Sport Psychology (C)

    This course examines the effects of psychological factors, such as personality, motivation, group dynamics, psychomotor activity, and other psychological aspects of sports on participation and performance, as well as examining the effects of participation on the psychological make-up of the individual.

    Credits: 3


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  • PE 454 - Biomechanics (C)

    This course emphasizes the mechanical principles of human movement (including muscular and skeletal principles) during physical education, wellness, and sport.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: ALHS 250

    Credits: 3


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  • PE 467 - Coaching Swimming (C)

    Theory and practice of individual fundamentals and team strategies. Organization and management procedures specific to swimming.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 468 - Coaching Tennis

    Teaching of fundamental skills for competitive tennis for men and women. Tennis singles and doubles strategy; management and coaching procedures; classroom, court demonstration, and participation.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 469 - Coaching Baseball/Softball (C)

    Course studies the theory and practice of individual skill fundamentals, team strategies, organization, and management principles. The students conduct an intensive analysis of game strategies and will execute playing skills.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 470 - Coaching Basketball (C)

    Fundamental techniques and strategies with emphasis on offensive and defensive skills, developing and using player personnel for basketball.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 471 - Coaching Football (C)

    Fundamental techniques and strategies with emphasis on offensive and defensive skills, developing and using player personnel for football.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 472 - Coaching Golf (C)

    The teaching of fundamental skills and rules in competitive golf.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 473 - Coaching Track & Field/Cross Country (C)

    Study of the techniques of teaching fundamentals of track and field/cross country skills, scientific training methods, rules, and event techniques.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 474 - Coaching Wrestling (C)

    The teaching of fundamental skills in competitive wrestling. Skills, fundamentals, and basic moves will be discussed and demonstrated with class participation. Strategy for individual wrestler on the mat and for team situations will be included.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 475 - Coaching Volleyball (C)

    Fundamental techniques and strategy with emphasis on offensive and defensive skills, developing and using player personnel for volleyball.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 476 - Coaching Gymnastics (C)

    The teaching of fundamental skills in competitive gymnastics. Teaching and spotting of advanced skills needed for competition. Review of high school, national, and international rules.

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 480 - K-12 Methods of Teaching PE (C)

    In this course, students develop an understanding of the tools of inquiry of K-12 education, the ability to design, deliver, and evaluate a variety of instructional strategies and processes that incorporate learning resources, materials, technologies, and state and national curriculum standards appropriate to K-12 physical education; the ability to assess student learning in K-12 physical education; and to apply these knowledge, skills, and attitudes to real life situations and experiences.

    Note
    Note: Cross-listed with SEED 417

    Credits: 3


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  • PE 484 - PE Methods & Supervision of Activities/Physically Disabled

    Class content considers research, instructional programs, and techniques in physical education for individuals with chronic and permanent physical disabilities based on indicators, limitations, and needs.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite:  PE 352

    Credits: 2


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  • PE 487 - PE Methods & Supervision of Activities/Developmentally Disabled

    Class content considers research, instructional programs and techniques in physical activity for individuals with developmental disabilities such as mental retardation, learning disabilities and emotionally/behaviorally disordered.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite:  PE 352

    Credits: 3


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  • PE 491 - Independent Study (C)

    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.

    Credits: 1-4


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  • PE 492 - Topics (C)

    Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.

    Credits: 1-3


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  • PE 493 - Workshop (C)

    Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each hour of credit. Workshops may vary in time range but typically use a compressed time period for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, committee work, and group activity.

    Credits: 1-3


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  • PE 494 - Internship (C)

    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.

    Credits: 1-12


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  • PE 495 - Practicum (C)

    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.

    Credits: 1-4


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  • PE 498 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship (C)

    Includes senior project, and capstone experience. Independent research problems/projects or scholarship activities. The plan of study is negotiated by the faculty member and the student. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical.

    Credits: 1-3


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  • PHAR 452 - Introduction to Pharmacology

    The course will provide an introductory and concise introduction to modern pharmacology, the science of how substances affect the body. Emphasis in the course will be given to the concepts and principles of pharmacology as illustrated by important drugs.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: PHGY 210 or Instructor consent

    Credits: 3


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  • PHGY 210 - Human Physiology

    Lectures, laboratory work, and demonstrations of human physiological processes both normal and abnormal.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: ANAT 142 or Instructor consent

    Course corequisite: PHGY 210L

    Credits: 4


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  • PHGY 210L - Human Physiology Lab

    Lectures, laboratory work, and demonstrations of human physiological processes both normal and abnormal.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course corequisite: PHGY 210

    Credits: 0


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  • PHGY 220 - Human Anatomy/Physiology I

    Lectures, laboratory work, and demonstrations will enable students to understand normal and abnormal function of the human body and provide a foundation for any future healthcare course.  Integration of anatomical structure as it relates to physiology will also be incorporated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Co-requisite:  PHGY 220L

    Credits: 4


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  • PHGY 220L - Human Anatomy/Physiology Laboratory

    Laboratory work will enable students to understand normal and abnormal function of the human body.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Co-requisite:  PHGY 220

    Credits: 0


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  • PHGY 230 - Human Anatomy/Physiology II

    This course is a continuation of material covered in PHGY 220.  Lectures, laboratory work, and demonstrations will enable students to understand normal and abnormal function of the human body and provide a foundation for any future healthcare course.  Integration of anatomical structure as it relates to physiology will also be incorporated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Pre-requisite:  PHGY 220

    Co-requisite:  PHGY 230L

    Credits: 4


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  • PHGY 230L - Human Anatomy/Physiology II Laboratory

    Laboratory work will enable students to understand normal and abnormal function of the body.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Co-requisite:  PHGY 230

    Credits: 0


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  • PHGY 420 - Advanced Human Physiology

    Comprehensive study of the physiology of the human.  This course will emphasize the study of homeostatic mechanisms and systems interaction at the cellular, tissue, and organ levels.
    Laboratory exercises will include clinically relevant measurement of human function and inquiry-based analysis of human physiology concepts.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites:  “C” or better required in both PHGY 220 and PHGY 230 or consent of instructor.

    Credits: 4


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  • PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy (C)

    Introduces competing philosophical views of reality, perception, learning, and values, emphasizing their relevance to the contemporary world.

    Cross-listed: CLHU 100

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 200 - Introduction to Logic (C)

    Introduces the formal study of argumentation, including forms of logic, inductive and deductive reasoning, proofs, refutations, and fallacies.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 215 - Introduction to Social-Political Philosophy (C)

    The relation of theories of human nature, metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics to the order in society.  The search for order for society: major political and social theories from Socrates to the present and critical analysis of these theories.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 220 - Introduction to Ethics (C)

    Examines the major currents and components of ethical theory from classical times to the present, investigating problems arising from specific theories, as well as critically analyzing the validity of these theories for current ethical concerns.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 233 - Philosophy & Literature

    Examination of selected topics from the Western World’s literacy tradition and analysis of their contributions in the areas of philosophy of life, philosophy of religion, and the concepts of duty and human nature.   Study and discussion of topics in relation to their significance for the individual.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 338 - Philosophy of Law (C)

    A critical examination of major views in the foundations of legal theory. Recommended for students considering law as a career.

    Cross-listed: POLS 338

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 391 - Independent Study (C)

    Supervised reading in philosophic classics or topics with conferences and written reports.

    Note
    Registration restriction: Instructor consent

    Credits: 1-3


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  • PHIL 411 - Ancient Philosophy

    Study of the beginnings of western philosophy and the problems investigated by Greek philosophers, with emphasis on Plato and Aristotle.

    Cross-listed: CLHU 411

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 413 - Medieval Philosophy

    Study of the serious problems about the cosmos, knowledge, and the divine investigated by medieval thinkers such as Augustine and Aquinas.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 414 - Modern Philosophy

    Readings and discussion of works selected from early modern philosophers such as Bacon, Hobbes, DesCartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 415 - Philosophic Thought from 1750 to 1900

    Study of the late 18th and 19th century philosophy with consideration of both its roots in preceding philosophy and its outgrowths in contemporary thought. Readings in various philosophic movements and from such thinkers as Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Mill, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 416 - Contemporary Philosophy

    Examination of major contemporary writings in such fields as existentialism, phenomenology, pragmatism, logical positivism, analytic philosophy, and recent metaphysical inquiries.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 420 - Ethics and Value Theory

    Critical analysis of traditional and recent theories of moral goodness, duty, happiness, and freedom with an investigation of the nature, types, and criteria of value.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 422 - Social and Political Philosophy

    Study of classical theories of social and political organization that have been influential in the formation of contemporary social and political practice, including views of Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx and J.S. Mill. Focus is on bases of legitimate authority; rights and duties of citizenship and the role of the state with respect to individual liberty.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 430 - Symbolic Logic and Logical Theory

    Development of the mastery of symbolic logic and investigation of the foundations and structure of modern systems.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 433 - Philosophy of Physical Science

    Critical examination of selected concepts, presuppositions, principles, and methods of physical thought.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 440 - Metaphysics

    Inquiry into the fundamental problems concerning the nature of the cosmos, what it is to exist, the nature of the divine, and first principles.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 443 - Theory of Knowledge

    Systematic examination of topics and problems in epistemology, such as the nature and possibility of knowledge, cognitive activities related to knowing, and questions of proof, evidence, and reasons.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 454 - Environmental Ethics (C)

    Presents humanity’s relationship to the environment, its responsibility to nature, and its obligations to future generations, attending to both theory and applications, including the debate over causes of environmental crisis, the value of endangered species, the wilderness, and natural objects; the seriousness of the growing global population and obligations to feed the poor, the feasibility of sustaining an ecological responsible society.

    Cross-listed: BIOL 454

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 460 - American Indian Thought

    Approaches American Indian thought from an experiential point of view. Examines myth and legends to construct the outlook or world view of the American Indian.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: AIS 257 or HIST 257 or Instructor consent

    Cross-listed: AIS 460

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 462 - Modern Political Philosophy

    An analysis of the main influences in the development of political theory from Machiavelli to the present.

    Cross-listed: POLS 462

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 464 - Biomedical Ethics

    Ethical problems generated by recent scientific, social, and legal developments such as right to life, right to die, right to health care, genetics research and counseling, doctor patient rights and definitions of health, personhood, and death will be discussed and analyzed in terms of traditional ethical issues and concepts with an emphasis on the ethical decision making process.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 466 - Philosophy of Feminism

    Critical examination of classical, modern and contemporary theories of the nature of woman and her proper relationship to man, family, state and society including a philosophical analysis of major concepts such as freedom, equality, and rights.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 470 - Philosophy of Religion (C)

    Presents critical inquiry concerning the concept of faith and its relation to reason and belief, the nature of religious experience, concepts of the sacred and the divine, and problems of cross-cultural understanding.

    Note
    Crosslisted with REL 370.

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 487 - Aesthetics

    Investigation of major aesthetic theories and critical analysis of problems concerning the nature of aesthetic judgment in science, and in the arts.

    Cross-listed: ARTH 413, CLHU 487, ENGL 487, THEA 469

    Credits: 3


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  • PHIL 490 - Seminar (C)

    A highly focused and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as Internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

    Credits: 1-3


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  • PHIL 491 - Independent Study (C)

    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.

    Credits: 1-4


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  • PHIL 492 - Topics (C)

    Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.

    Credits: 1-5


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  • PHTH 237 - Orientation to Physical Therapy

    Course provides an introduction to the profession of physical therapy. Lecture plus required field observations.

    Note
    Registration restriction: Sophomore, junior or senior standing
    Fall semester only

    Credits: 2


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  • PHYS 111 - Introduction to Physics I (C)

    This is the first course in a two semester algebra-level sequence, covering fundamental concepts of physics. The sequence is appropriate for pre-professional majors requiring two semesters of physics. Topics include classical mechanics, thermodynamics, and waves.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: MATH 102 or 115 or 120 or 121 or 123 or 125 or 281

    Course corequisite: PHYS 111L

    Note
    Credit will not be allowed in both PHYS 111 and PHYS 211

    Credits: 3


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  • PHYS 111L - Introduction to Physics I Laboratory (C)

    This laboratory accompanies PHYS 111.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course corequisite: PHYS 111

    Note
    Lab fee charged

    Credits: 1


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  • PHYS 113 - Introduction to Physics II (C)

    This course is the second course in a two semester algebra-level sequence, covering fundamental concepts of physics. Topics include electricity and magnetism, sound, light, optics, and some modern physics concepts.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: PHYS 111

    Course corequisite: PHYS 113L

    Credits: 3


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  • PHYS 113L - Introduction to Physics II Laboratory (C)

    This laboratory accompanies PHYS 113.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course corequisite: PHYS 113

    Note
    Lab fee charged

    Credits: 1


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  • PHYS 185 - Introduction to Astronomy I (C)

    This is a descriptive course that introduces students to solar system astronomy. Emphasis is placed on the development of astronomy, optical instruments and techniques, and solar system objects.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course corequisite: PHYS 185L

    Credits: 2


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  • PHYS 185L - Introduction to Astronomy I Laboratory (C)

    This laboratory accompanies PHYS 185.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course corequisite: PHYS 185

    Note
    Lab fee charged

    Credits: 1


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  • PHYS 187 - Introduction to Astronomy II (C)

    This course is a descriptive course that introduces stellar astronomy. Emphasis will be placed on stars, nebulae, galaxies, and cosmology.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course corequisite: PHYS 187L

    Credits: 2


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  • PHYS 187L - Introduction to Astronomy II Laboratory (C)

    This laboratory accompanies PHYS 187.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course corequisite: PHYS 187

    Note
    Note: Lab fee charged

    Credits: 1


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  • PHYS 211 - University Physics I (C)

    This is the first course in a two semester calculus-level sequence, covering fundamental concepts of physics. This is the preferred sequence for students majoring in physical science or engineering. Topics include classical mechanics and thermodynamics.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: MATH 123 or 125

    Course corequisite: PHYS 211L

    Note
    Credit will not be allowed in both PHYS 111 and PHYS 211

    Credits: 4


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  • PHYS 211L - University Physics I Laboratory (C)

    This laboratory accompanies PHYS 211.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course corequisite: PHYS 211

    Note
    Lab fee charged

    Credits: 1


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  • PHYS 213 - University Physics II (C)

    This course is the second course in a two semester calculus-level sequence, covering fundamental concepts of physics. This is the preferred sequence for students majoring in physical science or engineering. Topics include electricity and magnetism, sound, light, and optics.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course prerequisite: PHYS 211

    Course corequisite: PHYS 213L

    Note
    Credit will not be allowed in both PHYS 113 and PHYS 213

    Credits: 4


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  • PHYS 213L - University Physics II Laboratory (C)

    This laboratory accompanies PHYS 213.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Course corequisite: PHYS 213

    Note
    Lab fee charged

    Credits: 1


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  • PHYS 332 - Experimental Modern Physics I

    A one-semester laboratory to acquaint the student with concepts, equipment, and techniques appropriate to current experimental physics. Experiments are taken from atomic and nuclear physics, solid state physics, and wave optics.

    Note
    Registration restriction: Instructor consent
    Lab fee charged

    Credits: 2


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  • PHYS 334 - Experimental Modern Physics II

    Laboratory course with an emphasis on experimental design, data-acquisition and analysis, and reporting on topics in Nuclear and Particle Physics and Materials Science.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite:  PHYS 332 or Instructor consent

    Credits: 2


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  • PHYS 385 - The Energy Crisis

    Survey of energy resources and usage. The physics and geology and fossil fuels, hydroelectric, nuclear, solar and geothermal energy, and environmental effect.

    Note
    Designed for non-majors

    Cross-listed: ESCI 385

    Credits: 3


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  • PHYS 391 - Independent Study (C)

    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.

    Credits: 1-4


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