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MCO 430 - The Producer’s Craft
This course will focus on the role of the producer for screen-based media. Areas of study include concept research and development; project budgeting and finance; writing and pitching proposals; planning pre-production, production, post-production, and distribution. Emphasis is on the Producer’s ability to guide the concept and story development of television and film genres through leadership, vision and creative originality.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MCO 225
Offered in Fall & Spring
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MCO 431 - Television Aesthetics & Criticism
This course will provide an introduction to the analysis of television modes, content and story design. Through lectures, readings and screenings, students will learn to examine and engage in television with a critical eye, and to deconstruct classic and contemporary television shows in order to recognize underlying paradigms, as well as the need for and impact of audience and advertiser appeal.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MCO 225
Offered in Fall & Spring
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MCO 432 - Broadcast Newsroom
Broadcast Newsroom is an advanced course for the students that have achieved a mid-level success in editing (audio/video), writing and reporting. Assignments will include campus coverage of news and events, turning that footage into a reporter’s package for multi-media news platforms.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MCO 225
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Fall Semester
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MCO 435 - Sports Broadcasting and Production
This course will involve the practical application of broadcast methodologies, specifically related to the coverage of live sporting events. Topics covered will include the sports interview, preparing a “stand-up” during/after a sporting event, writing and delivering sports recaps and more. Students will be required to provide live sports coverage during on-campus eevnts. Some time outside of class will be required.
Practicum
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MCO 225
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Spring Semester
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MCO 447 - Advanced Television Production
This course provides the study and working knowledge of advanced television studio production. Students will be taught more advanced varieties of television production and will apply that knowledge toward the actual production of programs.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MCO 327
Offered in the Spring Semester
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MCO 476 - Feature Writing
Preparation of feature articles for the print media: discovering and researching ideas; techniques of writing various kinds of feature articles. emphasizing human interest factors and literary devices.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MCO 275
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MCO 478 - Copy Editing
A detailed study of contemporary copy editing practices: the role and responsibilities of the copy editor; techniques of news editing, headline writing and photo editing; basics of newspaper layout.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MCO 200 ; MCO 213 or MCO 275
Offered in the Spring Semester
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MCO 487 - Specialty Publications
The principles and practices of editing publications, such as brochures, newsletters and specialty magazines for business and non-profit organizations, planning, editing, design, production and circulation.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MCO 200 ; MCO 213 or MCO 275
Offered in the Fall Semester
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MCO 489 - Advanced Reporting
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MCO 377
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MCO 491 - Independent Research in Mass Communication
A guided independent study on a topic in mass communication. Public meetings with the instructor required. A final research paper or project to be submitted at the end of the course.
Independent Study
1 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior Status and Permission of Department Chair
Department Consent Required
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MCO 492 - Independent Research in Mass Communication
A guided independent study on a topic in mass communication. Public meetings with the instructor required. A final research paper or project to be submitted at the end of the course.
Independent Study
1 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior Status and Permission of Department Chair
Department Consent Required
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MCO 493 - Independent Research in Mass Communication
A guided independent study on a topic in mass communication. Public meetings with the instructor required. A final research paper or project to be submitted at the end of the course.
Independent Study
3 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and Permission of the Department Chair
Offered in Fall & Spring
Department Consent Required
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MCO 496 - Seminar in Mass Communication
A synthesis of theoretical knowledge and applied research skills in student’s area of specialization in mass communication. It is the culminating experience and capstone of the program.
Seminar
3 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
Capstone Course Offered in Fall & Spring
Department Consent Required
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MCO 498 - Internship in Mass Communication
Participation in an off-campus, supervised work experience at a media organization. Regular meetings with the internship coordinator, periodic reports, as well as a final paper relating the work experience to the student’s coursework in mass communication required.
Internship
3 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior status
Department Consent Required
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MCO 499 - Special Topics in Mass Communications
Designed to offer an intensive study opportunity in an area of specialization not covered in great depth by existing courses.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MCO 200
Offered When Needed
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Mathematics Registration for courses numbered 240 and above requires permission of the department chair.
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CDS 1177 - Probability and Casinos
An exposition of the fundamentals of the theory of probability through the exploration of several popular casino games. Topics to be covered include counting, probability, odds, mathematical expectation, discrete probability distributions and game theory.
Lecture
1 Credits
Offered When Needed Weekend Intensive
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MTH 115 - Fundamentals Of Algebra
A course designed to prepare students for college-level mathematics. Topics include algebraic operations, the function concept, graphs, products and factoring, exponents and radicals, roots of polynomial and rational functions. Math elective; does not fulfill core requirement.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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MTH 123 - Mathematical Thinking
The core mathematics course for students of business and the liberal arts, this course provides an overview of the mathematics used to solve problems which arise in modern society, business and science. The topics covered include probability, statistics, mathematics of finance and other contemporary topics. The emphasis is on decision making, critical thinking and conceptual understanding.
Lecture
3 Credits
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MTH 124 - Interpreting Information
A conceptual introduction to fundamental concepts of statistics including: sampling, graphical representation of data, numerical summaries of data, basic ideas of inference, and regression. This course will focus on understanding statistical concepts through the examination of reports on newscasts and articles published in newspapers, magazines, and on-line rather than a formula/calculation based approach.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered during Special Sessions Offered in the Fall Semester
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MTH 125 - Demystifying Numbers
One of the core mathematics courses for students of the liberal arts, this course provides an overview of numbers in their different formulations, interpretations and applications. Students will see numbers in new and unusual ways. They will see interesting numbers arising in nature, the arts and cyber security, among other applications. These topics will be approached from a problem solving as well as critical thinking point of view.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered during Special Sessions, Offered in the Fall Semester
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MTH 134 - Business Calculus
A basic introduction to selected topics from calculus. Topics include elementary functions, rates of change, the derivative, differentiation, and integration with special emphasis on a variety of applications.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring. Offered in the Summer
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MTH 135 - Precalculus
An intensive study of algebraic, trigonometric and exponential functions and their inverses. This course is designed to prepare students to take the full calculus sequence.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring
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MTH 153 - Mathematics for Education
An intensive overview of the conceptual background which underlies the major mathematical themes found in the elementary school curriculum. Concepts to be explored are taken from elementary set theory, number systems and number sense, relationships between fractions and decimals, the use of ratio, intuitive probability and intuitive geometry. These topics will be approached from a problem solving point of view with an emphasis on the appropriate uses of technology.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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MTH 163 - Applied Discrete Mathematics
An introduction to discrete mathematics and its applications. Topics selected from combinatorics, induction and recursion, logic and proof, algorithms and their analysis, discrete structures, and elements of modern applied algebra. Emphasis on the use of mathematics as a tool to model and solve applied problems from variety of disciplines. For students interested in computer science and modern applied mathematics.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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MTH 231 - Calculus 1
Study of functions; limits; continuity; derivatives; differentiation of algebraic functions, implicit differentiation, geometric and physical applications, mean value theorem, differentials, anti-differentiation, areas by integration, areas of limits as sums, the definite integral, fundamental theorem of the calculus, and differentiating and integration of trigonometric functions.
Lecture
4 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring Offered in the Summer
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MTH 232 - Calculus 2
The continuation of MTH 231 . Topics include area under the curve, antiderivatives, techniques of integration, applications of the definite integral, and numerical techniques, improper integration, and Taylor polynomials.
Lecture
4 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 231 or Equivalent
Offered in Fall & Spring Offered in the Summer
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MTH 233 - Calculus 3
Study of polar coordinates, solid analytic geometry, introduction to vector analysis, partial derivatives, directional derivatives, tangent lines and planes, line integrals, multiple integration, double and triple integrals, cylindrical and spherical coordinates, infinite series.
Lecture
4 Credits
Prerequiste: MTH 231 , MTH 232 , or approval of department chair.
Offered in the Fall Semester
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MTH 236 - Introduction to Proof
A course designed to bridge the gap between calculus and abstract mathematics. An introduction to logical propositions and connectives, mathematical language, and methods of proof. Selected topics from number theory, set theory, and functions will serve as the mathematical vehicles to develop these skills
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 232
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MTH 240 - Theory of Numbers
A study of the more important properties of the natural number system: divisibility, primes, recurring series, congruences, quadratic residues, Diophantine equations.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 231
Offered in Alternate Years
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MTH 250 - Linear Algebra
Introduction to vectors, vector fields, vector space Rn, bases of Rn, subspaces, projections, matrices and determinants, linear mappings, matrix representations of linear mappings, matrices and systems of linear equations, rank, existence and uniqueness of solutions, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 231
Offered in Alternate Years
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MTH 270 - Applied Statistics
An introductory course in applied statistics. The basic ideas of analysis of data and statistical inference are introduced. Discrete and continuous probability distributions, sampling distribution, confidence intervals, testing hypotheses, regression, correlation, chi-square tests, and analysis of variance. Applications drawn from economics, management sciences, and life sciences. Use of appropriate technology.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 123 or MTH 124 or MTH 125 or MTH MTH 134 or MTH 231
Offered in Fall & Spring Offered in the Summer
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MTH 302 - Differential Equations
Standard methods of solution of ordinary differential equations of the first order and some special equations of higher order; general theory of linear differential equations; Green’s functions; series solutions; applications.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 232 or equivalent.
Offered in Alternate Years
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MTH 310 - Discrete Mathematics
Set theory and mathematical logic, combinatorics, binomial and multinomial theorems, graph theory, digraphs and matrices, Boolean algebras, Boolean functions, and switching theory will be covered.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 231
Offered in the Spring Semester
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MTH 403 - Geometry
A unified study of various types of geometry and their roles in the analytic development of the fundamental properties of generalized geometric spaces. Axiomatics of affine, projective, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries. Advantages and disadvantages of synthetic and analytic forms of proof.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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MTH 406 - Introduction to Topology
An information course aimed at reinforcing fundamental concepts of calculus. Theorems and problems connected with the following items will be discussed and studied: elements of point set theory, neighborhood, connectedness, real line, compactness, denumerability, sequences, continuity, homeomorphism.
Lecture
3 Credits
Department Approval Required. Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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MTH 408 - Automata and Formal Languages
An introduction to the theory of computation, emphasizing finite automata and regular languages. Additional topics to be discussed are pushdown automata and context-free languages, and an introduction to Turing Machines and unsolvability.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: MTH 163 or MTH 310 and CS 301
Offered in the Fall Semester
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MTH 410 - Advanced Calculus
A more rigorous development of theoretical calculus with special emphasis on such topics as partial differentiation, differentiability, implicit function theorem, inverse function theorem, infinite series and sequences of functions, uniform convergence and boundedness.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 233
Offered in Alternate Years
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MTH 411 - Vector Analysis
A course in vector analysis stressing the following topics: vector algebra; differentiation of vector functions; line, surface and space integrals, gradient, divergence, curl; the theorems of Gauss, Green and Stokes; vector spaces and transformations; differential K-forms and the generalized Stokes theorem.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 233 or equivalent.
Offered in Alternate Years
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MTH 415 - Complex Variables
An introductory course in functions of a complex variable stressing the following topics: the complex numbers system; differentiation and integration of functions of a complex variable; power series; the calculus of residues; conformal mapping.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 233 or equivalent
Offered in Alternate Years
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MTH 421 - Abstract Algebra 1
Binary operations; groups; subgroups; permutations; cyclic groups; direct products; cosets; normal subgroups; factor groups; Homomorphisms and Isomorphisms.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
Department Consent Required
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MTH 422 - Abstract Algebra 2
A continuation of MTH 421 covering the following topics: rings; integral domains; fields; ideals; polynomials; homomorphisms, isomorphisms; and automorphisms; the fundamental theorem of algebra.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
Department Consent Required
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MTH 432 - Probability and Statistics I
An overview of probability and statistics. Experiments; sample spaces; random variables; probability measures and distributions; combinatorics; expectation; data collection and analysis; confidence intervals; selected hypothesis tests.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 232
Offered in Alternate Years
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MTH 433 - Probability and Statistics II
A rigorous development and extension of the topics in MTH 432 . Tests of hypothesis; regression, analysis of variance; multivariate distributions; nonparametric methods.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: MTH 432
Offered in Alternate Years
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MTH 440 - History and Foundations of Mathematics
Evolution of mathematics as an abstract speculative science. A survey of the outstanding contributions to the development of mathematics; the hypothetical nature of mathematical truths; examination of some of the important postulational systems of modern geometries and algebras; the role of symbolic logic and set theory in the modern structure of mathematics.
Lecture
3 Credits
Capstone Course Offered in the Fall Semester
Department Consent Required
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MTH 441 - Mathematical Modeling
This course explores the process of constructing and implementing mathematical models for a large variety of situations. Models from the physical life and social sciences will be examined using deterministic and probabalistic methods, both continuous and discrete. A strong emphasis will be placed on independent and cooperative work and presentation of results in oral and written form. Capstone experience in applied mathematics.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: MTH 302 , MTH 310 , MTH 270 , or MTH 433 and CS 201
Offered in the Fall Semester
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MTH 451 - Senior Reading Course
Independent reading course in mathematics. Weekly papers and a final examination will be required. 1, 2, or 3 credits.
Independent Study
2 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior Standing
Department Consent Required
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MTH 461 - Capstone Seminar
This seminar (offered as a hybrid course) serves as the culminating experience for mathematics majors and those students majoring in Adolescent Education (Mathematics). This seminar will introduce students to mathematical literature of both historical importance and of contemporary interest. The readings will survey various disciplines in mathematics. Students will be required to make both oral and written summaries of published articles and to create an annotated bibliography on a mathematical topic
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior Standing
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MTH 491 - Special Topics in Mathematics
This course explores selected topics in mathematics. May be taken more than once for credit.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
Department Consent Required
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PJS 420 - Special Topics in Peace and Justice Studies
Topics dealing with current issues in Peace and Justice.
Lecture
3 Credits
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Philosophy Courses may be classified as follows:
- Core curriculum: PHL 110 PHL 210 , PHL 1110
- Historical courses: PHL 307 , PHL 308 , PHL 309 , PHL 312 , and PHL 314
- Systematic courses: PHL 319 , PHL 320 , PHL 332 , 335, PHL 375 , and PHL 420
- Contemporary courses: PHL 211, PHL 305 , PHL 321 , PHL 327 , PHL 337 , PHL 346 , PHL 351 , PHL 353, PHL 356 , PHL 360 , PHL 365 , PHL 366 , and PHL 381
- Independent research: PHL 400
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PHL 110 - Introduction to Philosophy
In this course, we will be examining some of the major themes and problems of Western philosophy as exemplified by a number of writings of some of the major figures of Western philosophy. We will be focusing on five areas: logic, philosophy of religion, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind. In each case we will be looking at a number of articles that take some conflicting positions on the questions being addressed. Part of your responsibility in reading these will be not only to concentrate on understanding what is being said, but also to think critically about the issues under discussion. In this course, being able to think critically about these issues is more important than simply memorizing what is being said. We will work on all this in class.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring
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PHL 210 - Action & Character: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy
This course examines central themes in moral philosophy through a consideration of fundamental questions about human nature, action, and character. In what sense is moral philosophy a normative discipline? Are human beings selfish by nature? Should we always act exclusively in our own interest? Is morality relative (to culture, to individuals) or are there universal and objectively valid moral principles? Are moral judgments cognitively meaningful or simply expressions of attitude or emotion? What role does reason play in making moral judgments? Are there such things as moral facts and properties; can we ever really know such facts? What is valuable or good for us? What determines whether an action is right or wrong, obligatory or permissible? Are actions right or wrong in terms of their consequences? What do motives or intentions have to do with the morality of an action? Is morality fundamentally about performing certain kinds of actions or more about being a certain kind of person? What is the relationship between action and character? Such questions are considered in light o leading theories in moral philosophy, e.g., egoism, relativism, utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. We will also apply these theories to specific moral problems.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring
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PHL 215 - Matters of Life and Death
This course examines some of the major themes and problems of moral philosophy with special emphasis on matters of life and death. The nature of moral reasoning, virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology as they have been displayed in some of the most important texts of the moral tradition will be studied and applied to contemporary problems in the areas of bioethics and mortality. Examples of such problems are the moral status of abortion, euthanasia, genetic modification, capital punishment, torture, terrorism, and war. The course also considers the question of what makes a life good and meaningful as well as the proper attitude towards the inevitability of death.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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PHL 216 - Freedom and Morality
This course examines the relationship between morality and various accounts of freedom, most notably freedom of the will. The question of free will and the major positions in the free will debate are considered in light of the nature of moral reasoning, virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology as they have been displayed in some of the most important texts of the moral tradition. Particular emphasis is placed on the nature of the relationship between freedom and moral responsibility.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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PHL 217 - Morality and Skepticism
This course studies various skeptical challenges to morality. The course examines the nature of moral reasoning, virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontology as they have been displayed in some of the most important texts of the moral tradition with special emphasis placed on a variety of skeptical positions with respect to morality; most notably that morality is not distinct from enlightened self-interest, religios commands, cultural mores, or personal preferences.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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PHL 218 - Markets and Morals
This course is designed to provide an introduction to several key concepts in moral philosophy as it relates to business and markets. What is the relationship between business and ethics? Do we have obligations to others in our role as employees or consumers? Do corporations have moral agency? Which economic systems are just? Such questions are considered in terms of the moral concepts in virtue ethics, utilitarianism, deontology, and social contract theory. Through evaluation of those concepts, including agency, integrity, self-interest, and obligation, special emphasis will be placed on our role and responsibilities within a global economy.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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PHL 305 - Philosophy of Sport
This course addresses questions and issues that comprise the field known as the philosophy of sport, including the areas of ethics and social philosophy. What is sportsmanship and what is fair competition? Is it ever ethical to use performance-enhancing drugs? Should there be gender equity in sports participation? Does winning justify any means necessary to achieve it? These are but a few of the questions that will be addressed.
Lecture
3 Credits
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PHL 307 - Major Representatives of Ancient Philosophy
A historical study of philosophy in the ancient world. Examination of the principal philosophical texts and doctrines of one or more of the following: ancient Eastern thought; pre-Socratic Greek philosophy; the Sophists and Socrates; Plato; Aristotle; post-Aristotelian Greek and Roman philosophy; Neoplatonism.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 308 - Major Representatives of Medieval Philosophy
A study in-depth of one of the following: Augustine; Aquinas; Bonaventure; Duns Scotus; medieval Islamic philosophy or medieval Jewish philosophy.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 309 - Major Representatives of Modern Philosophy
The origins of modern philosophy in terms of the most important ideas of the rationalist and empiricist traditions and the major movements of modernity will be examined.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 312 - Major Representatives of Contemporary Philosophy
An examination of the new foundations of philosophical thought claimed by phenomenology, existentialism, and analytic philosophy will be undertaken.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 314 - Major Representatives of American Philosophy
The development of the central themes of American Philosophy as found in one or more of the following: Peirce; Royce, James; Dewey; Whitehead; Quine; Rorty.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 319 - Philosophy of Reality
An analysis of central metaphysical terms and concepts: ‘being;’ ‘reality;’ ‘existence.’ A detailed study of significant metaphysical problems: universals and essence; process and substance-attribute, relations; necessity and contingency; God.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 320 - Philosophy of Knowledge
This course examines the nature, origins and limits of human knowledge. Dominant themes in epistemology, such as the claims of perceptual and a priori knowledge, the question of truth and justification, and the issue of skepticism, will be explored through a careful reading of classical and contemporary texts.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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PHL 321 - Philosophy of Mind
A review of recent criticisms and developments of the Cartesian Theory of mind and self-consciousness in the light of contemporary theories of language and behavior. Topics include minds and machines, intentions and mental states, materialism and the mind-body problem.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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PHL 327 - Moral Problems
A study of individual and social moral questions. Religion; the nature of the right-to-life in relation to self-defense; euthanasia; abortion and medical ethics; sexual morality in relation to spousal and parental relationships; property rights in relation to theories of collectivism and private ownership (wage contract and the morality of strikes); Political rights (ground and limits of political authority); the doctrine of the just war and its applicability to nuclear armaments; international moral law.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 332 - Logic: Basis of Correct Reasoning
A study of the logical principles of argument and a consideration of numerous common fallacies; an examination of the basic principles of deductive symbolic logic and of the inductive logic and design of research.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 337 - Philosophy and Culture
This course seeks to explore philosophical conceptions of the unity and development of reason as it is reflected in man’s most distinctive cultural activities: art; religion; science and morality. The emphasis will center on how certain modern and contemporary philosophers have sought to relate forms of knowledge to various forms of man’s cultural and social activity.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 346 - Philosophy of Religion
This course will locate the philosophical issues raised by religious belief in a personal, historical and cultural context. Present day possibilities for belief and unbelief will be analyzed and evaluated as an experiential option and not as an abstract subject. Authors who share this approach, such as Sigmund Freud and William James, will figure prominently in readings and discussions.
Lecture
3 Credits
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PHL 351 - Revolution in Sexual Morality
A philosophical attempt to interpret and evaluate normative shifts in sexual morality resulting from the breakdown of established customs. The concepts of sexuality, love, fidelity and perversion will be considered in relation to questions about marriage, promiscuity, homosexuality, pornography and contraception.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 354 - Feminist Philosophy
This course surveys a broad range of concepts, themes, and debates central to feminist philosophy. We will discuss issues of identity: What does it mean to be a feminist? What does it mean to be a woman? Why do we have different - and at times competing - notions of feminism? We will also explore how our identities are shaped by other social constructions such as race, ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation. Our engagement with seminal feminist texts will help us reexamine social practices and reconstruct moral theories through feminist lenses.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: One Philosophy Core Course
Offered in Fall & Spring
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PHL 355 - Thomas Paine and the Revolutionary Tradition
Beginning with a study of the philosophical foundations of The Declaration of Independence, this course will examine the relation of Thomas Paine to the revolutionary traditions of the 18th Century. The course will end with an examination of the relevance of Paine’s thought to the contemporary world
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring
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PHL 356 - Social and Political Philosophy
This course will seek to explore the philosophical foundations of ideas like rights, justice, freedom and obligation in political and social contexts. The emphasis will be on the conceptual problems associated with attempts to formulate arguments and theories about these topics.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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PHL 360 - Ethics and Business
This course seeks to develop a moral perspective that is applicable to the structure and practices of business. Themes to be discussed are: a normative theory of ethics; economic justice; corporate-labor responsibility with respect to wage and price, investment, advertising, preferential hiring, ecology, and consumer protection; and the new functions and responsibilities of multinational corporations.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 361 - Ethical Issues in Science and Technology
This course seeks to develop a moral perspective through philosophy as it applies to the practical and ethical problems that emerge from contemporary technologies. Emphasis will be placed on ethical problems that professionals face in the field, such as privacy in data technologies, intellectual property rights, environmental ethics, ethical issues in engineering and the physical sciences. The goal of the course will be to clarify the issues involved and to help students develop tools of ethical analysis and evaluation to confront such issues.
Lecture
3 Credits
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PHL 363 - Philosophy of Psychology and Neuroscience
In this course, we will investigate the following six scientific questions about how the mind and brain work. (1) Do brains work like computers? (2) Are thoughts really just neurons firing? (3) Can non-human animals think? (4) Are human beings really rational? (5) Does the mind extend beyond the boundaries of the brain? (6) What are brains for, anyway? Our goal in this class is to figure out what, in general, the sciences of mind and brain have to say about our six questions. These questions are broad enough that it is difficult to know which experimental results are most relevant to answering them. Our first task, therefore, will be to clarify the questions themselves so that we have a better grasp on what might count as a good answer. Once we’ve determined what scientific literature is most relevant to answering these questions, we’ll read a selection of it, outline two or three promising answers, and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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PHL 365 - Philosophy of Science
A survey of the development of the relations between the philosophical tradition and modern science. Special attention will be given to scientific revolutions in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the philosophical schools of thought during this same period.
Lecture
3 Credits
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PHL 366 - Problems in Medical Ethics
This course will focus on the nature of medical ethics and on the ethical implications of current problems in medical practice and research.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 375 - Aesthetics
A study of major theories of art and their relation to individual art forms, especially literature and music. Includes an examination of some central critical concepts, such as value, intention, expression, and insight, as well as the philosophical problems surrounding modern art.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed
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PHL 381 - Philosophy of Law
An examination of some classical and contemporary attempts to define and/or explicate the concept of law, the nature of legal reasoning, and the relationships among legal systems and customs, traditions, and moral ideas. Attention directed to theories of natural law, legal positivism, legal realism, sociological jurisprudence. Consideration of problems involved in notions of international law, legal obligation, due process and the morality of the criminal law.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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PHL 383 - Philosophy of Human Nature
What makes humans unique? Many branches of science have made progress on this question, but most of the answers are both partial and controversial. Our goal in this class will be to survey some of the most influential answers, evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, and fit them together into a coherent theoretical framework. We will have to synthesize information from a diverse range of sciences, including developmental psychology, behavior genetics, evolutionary biology, and cultural anthropology. In order to impose some structure on this vast collection of ideas, we will organize the course around the venerable nature/nurture debate. Those on the nature side defend the idea that human uniqueness results primarily from our genetic, biological heritage. They think we have complex culture because our biology makes us smart. Those on the nurture side say that cultural and environmental factors are more influential. They think that we are smart because we have complex culture. As we assess this fascinating and occasionally fierce controversy, your job will be to stay open-minded, and to learn as much as you can from both sides.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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PHL 400 - Independent Study
A program of readings in an area of philosophical interest or a program of research leading to the writing of a major philosophical paper with the advisor’s approval, under the supervision of a member of the department.
Independent Study
3 Credits
Prerequisite: Approval of Dept Advisor
Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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PHL 401 - Special Topics in Philosophy
Special topics courses are designed to offer the opportunity for investigation into the work of individual philosophers, historically important philosophical movements, or contemporary philosophical themes. Specific topics wll be indicated when these courses are offered.
Lecture
3 Credits
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PHL 402 - Special Topics in Philosophy
Special topics courses are designed to offer the opportunity for intensive philosophical investigation into the work of individual philosophers, historically important philosophical movements, or contemporary philosophical themes. Specific topics will be indicated when these courses are offered.
Lecture
3 Credits
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PHL 410 - Special Topics in Philosophy
Special topics courses are designed to offer the opportunity for investigation into the work of individual philosophers, historically important philosophical movements, or contemporary philosophical themes. Specific topics wll be indicated when these courses are offered.
Lecture
3 Credits
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PHL 420 - Capstone Seminar
The seminar will focus on major philosophical works. Study of these works will enable students to perform two crucial integrative tasks - bringing together what was learned in the courses taken as a philosophy major and linking that with what was learned from the courses which constitute the liberal arts core curriculum.
Seminar
3 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior Standing
Capstone Course Open to Seniors Only Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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PHY 101 - General Physics I
A general course in the fundamental phenomena of mechanics, heat, and sound.
Lecture
4 Credits
Corequisite: MTH 231
Offered in Fall & Spring. Written Intensive
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PHY 102 - General Physics II
A general course in the fundamental phenomena of electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics.
Lecture
4 Credits
Prerequisite: PHY 101 . Corequisite: MTH 232 or MTH 270 .
Offered in Fall & Spring
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PHY 103 - General Physics I Without Lab
A general course in fundamental phenomena of mechanics, heat, and sound. Course construct is without a lab.
Lecture
3 Credits
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PHY 104 - General Physics II Without Lab
A general course in the fundamental phenomena of electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics
Lecture
3 Credits
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PHY 105 - Earth Science
A basic course involving the study of the earth, its structure and development. Phenomena such as earthquakes, mineral resources, storms, tides, continental drift and weather will be examined.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed. Written Intensive
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PHY 106 - General Astronomy
A basic course applying physical principles to the study of general astronomy with an emphasis on the solar system.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed. Written Intensive
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PHY 120 - Computer Music System
A course designed to develop the foundation for literacy necessary to deal with science and technology through a study of computer music using the MIDI. The course will employ the student’s understanding of science, technology, and systems to assess the societal impact of computer music along with its costs, benefits and detriments. Two lectures per week and two hours of laboratory per week. Not open to students who have taken STL 145.
Lecture
3 Credits
Written Intensive. Offered in Fall & Spring
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PHY 300 - Mathematical Mechanics I
A course in theoretical mechanics with an emphasis on mathematical model building using calculus. Introductory applications of vector analysis and ordinary differential equations in Newtonian mechanics will be studied to develop physical intuition and mathematical ability simultaneously.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: Introductory Calculus and PHY 101 or permission of dept chair
Offered When Needed
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PHY 301 - Mathematical Mechanics II
A theoretical course in mechanics treating central forces; accelerated reference systems; generalized coordinates; Lagrange’s Equation; Hamilton’s Equations; small oscillations; normal coordinates; wave equation; rigid body motion in three dimensions; Euler’s Equations.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: PHY 300
Offered When Needed
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PHY 315 - Electricity and Magnetism I
A study of electrostatics employing vector formalism; Gauss’ Law; Laplace’s Equation; dielectrics and polarization; direct current circuit analysis and measurements.
Lecture
4 Credits
Prerequisite: PHY 101 , PHY 102 , MTH 302
Offered in Alternate Years
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PHY 316 - Electricity and Magnetism II
A study of charged particles and conductors in magnetic fields; magnetism and magnetic materials; alternating current circuits, Maxwell’s Equations and electromagnetic waves.
Lecture
4 Credits
Prerequisite: PHY 315
Offered in Alternate Years
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PHY 324 - Modern Physics II
A treatment of atomic and nuclear physics in terms of the Schroedinger Theory. Topics include: relativity, thermal radiation and the origin of quantum theory; Bohr Theory, particles and waves; Schroedinger Equation and Solutions; one-electron atom, magnetic moments; spin; multi-electron atoms; x-rays; composition of nuclei, nuclear models, alpha, beta, gamma radiation, nuclear reactions, nuclear forces, and elementary particles.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: PHY 102 , MTH 302
Offered in Alternate Years
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PHY 423 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
A consideration of the concepts of equilibrium thermodynamics, such as thermodynamic functions, equations of state, and the laws of thermodynamics. Attention is given to the statistical principles necessary to deal with physical systems containing large aggregates of particles: Maxwell-Boltzman; Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: PHY 300 , PHY 323
Offered in Alternate Years
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PHY 424 - Quantum Mechanics
A treatment of the formal theory which embodies the present day physicist’s understanding of atomic and sub-atomic systems. The course deals mainly with the Schroedinger representation and emphasizes applications to atomic phenomena. The nature of Hilbert space, the role of operators in the theory of eigenvalue equations, and time-dependent perturbation theory are among the topics treated.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: PHY 323
Offered in Alternate Years
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