2018-2019 Bradford Campus Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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PEDC 0151 - FLY FISHING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Through this course students will be introduced to fly fishing concepts including rod, reel, and line selections; balance and assemble casting techniques; fly selection; and fly tying.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0152 - LIVING WELL
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is designed to help students learn more about healthy living. It will incorporate lectures on various aspects of fitness and health, as well as help students to develop their own fitness/health plan for their lifelong needs.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0174 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ICE SKATING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
To teach students basic skills or improve the skills that they currently possess. Students will develop an understanding of the preparation for ice skating, ice skating equipment, and ice skating etiquette. Fundamental principles and skills introduced include: posture; pushing and gliding; stopping; forward/backward stroking, and crosscuts; and, turning and rolling. Depending upon the skill and progress of the student, basic dance skills, and preliminary dances (Dutch waltz & canasta tango) may be introduced.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0176 - CANOEING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Students will be expected to learn rudimentary canoeing skills, including entry and exit, shoving off, turning, steering, paddling strokes, stabilizing, and righting of inverted canoes. Aspects of canoe and paddle design and construction will also be considered. The course will be taught in conjunction with the Allegheny River Scholars’ canoe trip.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0179 - SELF DEFENSE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
The physical skills and environmental awareness required for realistic self-defense are taught. Suggested methods for dealing with common types of assaults including escapes from positions on the ground are practiced. Emphasis is on simple motor skills not requiring extensive practice for learning and/or retention. Strategies for recognizing and avoiding trouble and the legal aspects of self-defense are also covered.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0181 - INTRODUCTION TO MARTIAL ARTS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
An introductory martial arts course. This course provides basic history, philosophy, language and customs of the world of Asian martial arts. The class introduces basic martial arts techniques including kicking, striking, blocking, locks, throws and grabs. Emphasis is on Korean Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Indonesian/Chinese Kunta and Taichi.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0182 - HAPKIDO
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Hapkido provides knowledge to defend oneself in numerous situations. Class expands to knife defense, short stick defense and defense against more complex holds and grabs.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0183 - OUTDOOR RECREATION
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Canoeing, backpacking, horseback riding, and camping.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PEDC 0186 - YOGA
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course will present the basic hatha yoga techniques for physical fitness, mental and spiritual discipline, relaxation, and taking care of the health and well-being of the whole person.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0190 - VARSITY SPORTS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Students may earn up to four credits in physical education by participating in a varsity sport.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0198 - DIRECTED STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
This is a directed study in physical education.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0202 - LIFEGUARDING
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Through this course the skills of aquatic rescue, pool chemical care, and general aquatic emergency procedures are covered. Successful completion of the American red cross lifeguard training certification is required to pass this course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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PEDC 0250 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
The study of a special topic in physical education.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Education
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Personal Enrichment Program |
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PEP 0250 - ENRICHMENT SPECIAL TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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Petroleum Technology |
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PET 0101 - INTRODUCTION TO PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of the oil and natural gas industry. Topics covered include history of petroleum, basic geology, drilling, production, transportation, refining, gas processing, storage, environmental health and safety concerns, the economic decision planning, and energy impact of petroleum products.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Science
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PET 0102 - ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This petroleum technology-related environment and safety course is designed to provide specialized training and technology transfer for the oil and gas industry. This introductory course covers environmentally safe drilling techniques used to discover and produce oil and gas. Topics include: environmental technology, environmental control technology for oilfield processes, environmental control of drilling fluids and produced water, oilfield waste disposal control, drilling and production discharges in the marine environment, decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations, tanker design: recent developments from an environmental perspective, pipeline technology, environmental management and technology in oil refineries, distribution, marketing and use of petroleum fuels, lubricants, and climate change scenarios and their potential impact on world agriculture.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PET 0103 - PETROLEUM GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course delves into the intricate world of petroleum geology and petroleum exploration (geophysics). Throughout the class students will learn about reservoir and source rocks, what caprock is and what role it plays within a sedimentary basin. Aspects of sequence stratigraphy and basin analysis will be broadly discussed. In order to find hydrocarbons underground, and to describe the rocks in which it occurs this class will tackle the wonderful world of geophysics. Using physical properties of the rocks recorded by electronic devices the history of hydrocarbons, and under which conditions it formed, can be understood. Prerequisites: GEOL 0101 and PET 0101.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: GEOL 0101 & PET 0101
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PET 0104 - WORKSHOP PRACTICES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Practical on topographic maps, aerial photographs, satellite images and geologic maps and cross-sections. The course contains surveying using total station and GPS. Practical spatial data analysis for the identification of leads and prospects are discussed in this course. Particular emphasis is given to data mining techniques applied to local and commercial data bases, capturing and quantifying geologic data derived from cores and logs, using information from outcrop analogs, making digital isopach and contour maps.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PET 0105 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
GIS or Geographic Information Systems is more than geography, and is certainly more than just making maps. Maps are important and useful tools for many areas of study, from the Sciences, to Humanities, to Political Science, to Medical applications and numerous other fields. In this class students will be introduced to the art of making maps using modern technology along with some old and basic principles. As part of the class students will participate in the ‘Day’ activities.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Computational Sciences
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PET 0106 - DRILLING AND COMPLETION 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Drilling and completion i covers components and processes related to oil and gas drilling, and the fundamental principles of geology, chemistry, and physics that provide the scientific basis for drilling technology. Basics of drilling hoisting, circulating, and rotating systems will be introduced. Material will then cover the properties of drilling fluids and additives as well as cement composition, additives, and placement technologies. The course also defines technical terms necessary to the understanding of instructions and information provided by the mud engineers. The course discusses the introduction to drilling fluids, the development of drilling technology equipment and procedures for evaluating drilling fluids performance, clay mineralogy and colloid chemistry, rheology, filtration properties, whole stability, drilling problems, and completion fluids. Drilling technology covers directional and horizontal drilling cementing, casing and casing design, drilling fluids and well control.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PET 0101
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PET 0107 - GEOLOGY OF MARCELLUS SHALE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Unconventional natural gas deposits are beginning to make up an increasingly larger percent of the natural gas resources found in shale plays. Several TCF of natural gas can be extracted from shale plays using modern horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Unconventional natural gas wells drilled into the shale plays such as the Marcellus Shale occur in 32 counties in Pennsylvania within the Appalachian basin, Barnett Shale of Texas, Fayetteville Shale of North Central Arkansas, Haynesville shale of North Western Louisiana, and Woodford shale of Oklahoma. These unconventional gas reservoirs show a promising new horizon in energy resources in the United States.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Science
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PET 0110 - BASIC PRINCIPLES OF WELL CONTROL AND MUD LOGGING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed for students who require a basic understanding of the well control and mud logging to perform their oil and gas well site jobs. Students will learn system 21 web -based - well control electronic learning developed and offered by the well control school, Houston, Texas. Upon completion of the will control practical’s students will receive a professional certificate from WCS, AAPG and API. Next, students will learn how geospect mud logging instrument is used to display depth, gas, estimated TVD depth, current ROP, ROP 5’ average, lag depth (depth from which current sample came from), bottoms up strokes, simulated drill and lag strokes, drill rate curve, and gas curve in virtual environment.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PET 0106 & 0101
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PET 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY IN PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
This course is an independent study in a topic in petroleum technology.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PET 0201 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS CHEMISTRY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introduction to the basic principles of organic chemistry with major emphasis on the hydrocarbons: purification, identification, structure determination and energetic. Corrosion, field water (brine) chemistry, gas laws review, stoichiometry ( mass balance ) review, phase diagrams, viscosity, octant number, cetane number, flash points, natural gas chemical composition and applications and natural gas hydrates are discussed. Laboratory demonstrations will be conducted throughout the course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of CHEM 0101 required
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PET 0202 - STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course covers principles of stratigraphy: concepts of geological time and its scale. Correlation techniques, isostasy and continental drift are discussed. Stratigraphy of NorthWestern Pennsylvania with special emphasize of Devonian and Mississippian stratigraphy. The course also covers introduction to structural geology and its role in oil exploration. The course discusses the primary and secondary structures of sedimentary rocks and determination of dip and strike and thickness of the beds. Mapping and completion of outcrops and construction of cross sections using GIS technology is included in this course. Modes of deformation of rocks are included in this course, which includes: varieties and classification of folds, faults, joints, and unconformities. Expression of the above features on geological field maps and construction of cross sections. Geological mapping using photogrammetry.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PET 0203 - NATURAL GAS PROCESSING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course covers an introduction to natural gas processing from the standpoint of natural gas and natural gas liquids production. Topics include: phase behavior of fluids, multi-phase flow, phase separation, dehydration, pipeline flow, pumps and compressors, corrosion, measurement, and fluid specifications. Prerequisite PET 0101.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PET 0101
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PET 0204 - WELL LOG INTERPRETATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is aimed to familiarize students to the open whole electric wireline well logs and their application in reservoir evaluation. The class includes topics such as Induction, Temperature, Resistivity, Radioactivity, Density logs. Part of the class is dedicated to map making projects using synthetic logs. Prerequisite: PET 0103.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PET 0103
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PET 0206 - DRILLING AND COMPLETION 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course continues where PET 0106 “Drilling and Completion I” ended. Topics that will be covered include the following: production and stimulation casings and liners, down hole instrumentation (valves, packers, joints, shoes), perforation and stimulation basics, completion fluids (formulation and hydraulics), formation fracture mechanics, advanced well head design, and production and transportation considerations (on site processes).Prerequisites: PET 106
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PET 0106
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PET 0207 - BLACK SHALE OF THE APPALACHIAN BASIN
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will delve in to the intricate mechanisms of black shale deposition. During class we will cover such topics as tectonic regimes of the Appalachian Basin (AB); sediment characteristics of the main black shale units of the AB; geochemical evolution of source rocks within AB; hydrocarbon history and potential of the black shale source beds. Detailed concepts of shale sedimentology will be discussed with respect to the black shales of AB. Prerequisite PET 0103.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PET 0103
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PET 0208 - ENHANCED HYDROCARBON RECOVERY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an understanding of the enhanced hydrocarbon recovery methods used to produce fluids from old, low pressure, nearly depleted oil and gas wells. In class the latest procedures, practices, and equipment used in hydraulic fracturing and artificial lift operations will be discussed. Both surface and downhole mechanical components, and operational issues associated with enhanced recovery methods will be analyzed using traditional calculations and computer simulations. Perforation technology, rock fracturing mechanisms and fracture fluids are the backbone components of enhanced recovery so they will be treated in detail. Rod pumping, gas lift, plunger lift and other related methods of artificial lift will be covered using both theory and practical aspects. Prerequisite PET 0206.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PET 0206
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PET 0209 - INTRODUCTION TO SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides a basic understanding of the computer applications generally used to manage the operation of modern well sites and processing facilities. The course is designed to provide an introduction for SCADA-based data collection and automation systems, control of gathering lines, and supervision of processing facilities such as gas and crude oil refineries. Students will utilize software and hardware similar to the one used in by industry in an effort to deliver state-of-the-art background in these systems. The course will provide the knowledge to identify the various system components, redundant backup systems and recognize the benefits and limitations of a SCADA system. Students will be asked to sketch a SCADA system for an industry scenario. Prerequisites PET 0201 and 0203.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PET 0203 & PET 0201
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PET 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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PET 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
This course is independent research in a topic in petroleum technology.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PET 1499 - INTERNSHIP PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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PHIL 0101 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An exploration of traditional philosophical problems such as the nature of time, the possibility of free will, the foundation of morality, the character of knowledge, the nature of human beings, and the proper aim of life.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Philosophical Inquiry
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PHIL 0104 - INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A study of the habits of correct reasoning including recognizing arguments, spotting conclusions, identifying types of arguments, deciding whether or not premises provide enough support for conclusions, avoiding faulty assumptions, and drawing conclusions from statistics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Philosophical Inquiry
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PHIL 0110 - ETHICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In deciding how to act, we frequently guide ourselves by general principles, which forbid or require various kinds of action. Moral philosophy is the attempt to systematically explore a number of questions which arise in connection with such principles. We may ask, for example: what is it for a principle to be a moral principle? Is there one uniquely correct moral code, or is morality a matter of personal preference? What candidates for moral principles can be defended? Why should i be moral? This course will examine several of these questions and the answers suggested by classic moral philosophers such as Kant and Mill.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Philosophical Inquiry
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PHIL 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY IN PHILOSOPHY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
This course is independent study in a topic dealing with subjects related to philosophy and philosophical issues.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHIL 0204 - PHILOSOPHY AND PUBLIC ISSUES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The moral issues raised by contemporary events including abortion, euthanasia (mercy killing), capital punishment, reverse discrimination, and civil disobedience. We do not claim to be able to resolve these issues definitively, but in this course we will work to clarify them and enable students to think about them in a clear-headed way.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Philosophical Inquiry
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PHIL 0214 - BIOETHICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Bioethics is the study of the ethics of life and death. Some of the topics to be covered in this class include: abortion, stem cell research, cloning, euthanasia, capital punishment, distribution of heath care resources, and human and animal experimentation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Philosophical Inquiry
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PHIL 0215 - GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Suggests how thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Freud understood human nature, viewed the conditions or requirements for happiness, and defined the social and political forms that contribute to or detract from human fulfillment. The course seeks to define the basic alternatives that guide our lives.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Philosophical Inquiry
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PHIL 0225 - FOOD IN SOCIETIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Humans, unlike other animals, exercise far more choices when it comes to what they eat. These choices involve simple decisions like where we eat, what we eat, with whom we eat, and when. But how do we account for the diversity that we see in how we obtain, distribute and consume food? Is food simply something that we eat, or something far more important in terms of how we relate to each other morally, socio-economically, politically and religiously? This course will address these questions through the intellectual frameworks of philosophy and anthropology.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Cultures
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PHIL 0250 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The study of a special topic in philosophy.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHIL 1303 - EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The theory and practice of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen Buddhism, and Sufism, and comparisons with Western philosophies and religions.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PHIL 1442 - METAPHYSICS AND EPISTEMOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Metaphysics is the study of the nature of reality and epistemology is the study of knowledge. This course serves as a survey of various issues within these two sub-fields of philosophy. We will examine how philosophers have responded to the following sorts of questions. What is free will and do we have it? What is it to be a person? Is it possible to travel back in time? What is it for something to be possible? What is justification and when are we justified in believing something? Do we have any knowledge at all?
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Upper-Level and PHIL (ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, MATH and any PHIL course)General Education: Philosophical Inquiry
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PHIL 1445 - ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Basic concepts in environmental ethics such as environmental aesthetics, anthropocentricism, holism, and the role of economic systems will be considered and then applied to contemporary issues such as pollution, wilderness preservation, environmental justice, human predation and domestication of animals, and biomedical research. Questions concerning both theory and practice will be addressed, while at the same time recognizing the importance of understanding the historical and cultural contexts of each. Fundamental ethical theory will be covered - no knowledge of ethics or philosophy is presupposed. While the course does not seek to advocate any particular environmental policy its intention is to develop in students the ability to reach informed and reasoned conclusions concerning environmental policy, and to effectively defend such positions.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Philosophical Inquiry
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PHIL 1450 - TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An advanced study of a special topic in philosophy.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PHIL 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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PHIL 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: PHILOSOPHY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
Independent study in a topic in philosophy. Permission of the instructor is required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PHYS 0101 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 1
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
An introduction to kinematics, statics, dynamics, momentum, energy, simple harmonic motion, rotational motion, wave motion, gravitation, fluids, heat, and thermodynamics. A laboratory is required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Science
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PHYS 0102 - INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS 2
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
A continuation of PHYS 0101 including electricity, magnetism, circuits, electromagnetic waves, optics, relativity, atomic and nuclear physics. A laboratory is required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PHYS 0101General Education: Physical Science
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PHYS 0103 - CONCEPTS OF MODERN PHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A basic examination of essential topics including mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light, atomic and nuclear physics, relativity and astrophysics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Science
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PHYS 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
Independent study in a topic in physics. Permission of the instructor is required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHYS 0198 - DIRECTED RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
An in-depth investigation of an issue in the student’s area of interest. Topic, research procedure, and progress are discussed in meetings with the supervising professor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PHYS 0201 - FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS 1
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
A calculus-based introduction to kinematics, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotational motion, rigid bodies, simple harmonic motion, gravitation, and the mechanics of fluids.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Science
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PHYS 0202 - FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS 2
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
A continuation of PHYS 0201. Topics include heat and thermodynamics with an introduction to temperature, internal energy and entropy; kinetic theory of gases and the statistical interpretation of thermodynamics; electrostatics; electric currents and magnetism; and electrodynamics including an introduction to Maxwell’s equations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PHYS 0201General Education: Physical Science
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PHYS 0203 - FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS 1 LAB
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
A laboratory course for PHYS 0201 required for all non-engineering majors and recommended for those engineering majors who plan to transfer out-side the Pitt system.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Science
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PHYS 0204 - FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS 2 LAB
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
A laboratory course for PHYS 0202 required of all non-engineering majors and recommended for those engineering majors who plan to transfer out-side the Pitt system.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Physical Science
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PHYS 1301 - INTRO TO EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
A laboratory course emphasizing the collection, analysis, and interpretation of experimental data and experiments in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, heat, optics, wave motion, electronics, atomic and nuclear physics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PHYS 1302 - MODERN PHYSICS, ATOMS AND NUCLEI
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The basics of relativity and quantum theory, with emphasis on the physics of atoms and nuclei.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PHYS 1304 - ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Includes the study of electromagnetic theory, electrostatics, magnetic and electrostatic fields, and time varying fields, boundary value problems, Maxwell’s equations and applications.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PHYS 1306 - OPTICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Includes the study of geometrical optics—lenses, mirrors, Snell’s law; physical optics—diffraction, polarization, interference; quantum optics—lasers, holography, and modern concepts of light.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PHYS 1450 - TOPICS IN PHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The advanced study of a special topic in physics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PHYS 1451 - CAPSTONE: PHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this course, students are expected to research, write and present technical papers to the natural sciences faculty. Papers should examine topics of student interest from the perspectives of physics concepts.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PHYS 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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PHYS 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: PHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
Independent study on a project in physics supervised by a member of the physics faculty.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PHYS 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: PHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
Independent research on a project in physics. Supervised by a member of the physics faculty.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PR 0101 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Principles, history, and practice of public relations in business, educational institutions, social welfare organizations, government, and the military services.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Behavioral Sciences
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PR 0250 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The study of a special topic in public relations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PR 1302 - PUBLIC RELATIONS CASE PROBLEMS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Case studies and typical public relations problems in industry, labor, education, government, social welfare, and trade associations. Planning and preparation of communications materials for various media; application of public relations techniques.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PR 1304 - PROMOTIONAL WRITING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Students learn to write press releases, publicity articles, radio, TV, and print advertisements, promotional flyers and brochures. The class examines materials used in the publicity campaigns of marketing firms and corporations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PR 1451 - CAPSTONE: PUBLIC RELATIONS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this course, we will draw on a number of disciplines- literature, classics, and political science, among others- to discuss the role public relations plays on culture. We will look at how certain texts have advocated a point of view and have achieved their slated agenda.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PR 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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PR 1497 - DIR STUDY: PUBLIC RELATIONS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
Directed study in a specific area of public relations. Permission of the instructor is required.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PR 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: PUBLIC RLTNS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
Independent research on a project in public relations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PR 1499 - INTERNSHIP: PUBLIC RELATIONS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
Working with an advisor, public relations majors are placed in professional settings throughout the area-in colleges and businesses, in hospitals and nonprofit agencies-to give them hands-on experience as entry-level public relations practitioners. (Many students elect to develop a summer internship in their hometown).
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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PS 0102 - AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introductory course focusing on American politics and government. Emphasis is on political processes and institutions on the national level including congress, the presidency, the supreme court, political parties, pressure groups and elections.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science
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PS 0103 - COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The object of this course is to provide an understanding- through comparative methods of political science—of how several nations of the world are governed and to provide insights into why they are governed as they are. Countries studied may include Great Britain, the Soviet Union, West Germany, France and South Africa.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 0110 - INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduction to international affairs constitutes an introductory look at important issues facing the international community. The primary focus of the course will be to examine how nations, cultures, and communities politically address various issues. Such issues include: international security and terrorism; the political impact of race, ethnicity and gender; religion and politics; natural resources and the environment; global poverty and hunger; and human rights and social justice. These issues will be approached in a comparative manner in order to illustrate the inherent complexity and diversity among actors in the international community and how they politically deal with these issues.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
Directed study is designed to give students the opportunity to design and carry out a research project to be agreed upon by the student and a supervising faculty member.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PS 0202 - GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Suggests how great thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx and Freud understood human nature, viewed the conditions or requirements for happiness, and defined the social and political forms that contribute to or detract from human fulfillment. The course seeks to define the basic alternatives that guide our lives.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science
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PS 0204 - PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Provides the students with general knowledge about public policy making and administration in the united states. It surveys the policy process with emphasis on conceptual theoretical frameworks for the initiation, development, administration, and evaluation of public policy. Also surveys the impacts of institutional arrangements and administrative/bureaucratic decision making on public policy formulation and implementation. A discussion covers policy processes in comparative perspective. Prerequisite: GE: political science
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science
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PS 0205 - LAW AND THE COURTS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the major components of the American legal system, including the police, the law profession, prosecutors and public defenders, state and federal courts, plus the impact of the Supreme Court on the American political system. Emphasis is on the realities of the legal process in operation - how it affects the “who gets what” question.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science
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PS 0207 - CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENCY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the two major policymaking institutions in the American political system. First, it provides an overview of the development, structure, and process of the U.S. Congress. The emphasis is on the effects of the sometimes contradictory functions of representation and the lawmaking faced by members of congress. Then the focus turns to the institution of the presidency and its role in the policy making process. Particular attention is paid to understanding presidential power and leadership, as it relates to Congress.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science
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PS 0215 - EUROPEAN POLITICS AND EUROPEAN UNION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will look at European politics on both the supranational and domestic level. The history, structure and continued development of the European union and its key institutions will be studied. The domestic political systems and cultural context of European countries will be explored comparatively. Additionally, issues of foreign, economic, environmental, and social policy-making that intersect both the domestic and the supranational levels will be investigated.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 0220 - MEDIA AND INTERNET IN POLITICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores the ways in which the media, internet and technologies which are available via the internet are transforming politics, as well as how domestic and international politics are shaping media coverage and the internet’s availability and usage. Topics covered include (but are not limited to) regulatory laws and international treaties, intellectual property, the global digital divide, norms of transparency and accountability, democratic internet technology, censorship, e-government, ethical and privacy concerns, internet voting, e-campaigning, the internet, political culture, and political behavior in democratic and authoritarian regimes, cyberactivism, cyberhate, social media and social movements, and the internet and political conflict.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 0225 - WOMEN IN POLITICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores the diverse roles of women in politics, both nationally and internationally, comparing across a range of political systems. Women’s movements, political participation, involvement in political parties, electoral campaigns, representation in elected office, and policy-making impact will be examined.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
General Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 0250 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The study of a special topic in political science.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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PS 1304 - AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines American foreign policy since World War II, with the objective of describing its major features, and explaining its evolution, and its problems. It reviews contending interpretations of past successes and failures and considers the current debate about what American foreign policy should be.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 1307 - LIBRLSM, CONSERVATISM & SOCLSM
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Liberalism and conservatism are the two dominant positions in the United States today on political, social and moral issues, while socialism has gained influence in recent decades. The course will clarify how these positions differ in defining what constitutes problems and in selecting preferred solutions. This will help us (1) to recognize basic alternatives which recur in debates and policy-making and (2) to suggest how these patterns guide and give meaning to personal and national choices.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science
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PS 1308 - AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course has two major objectives. The first is to examine the defining event of American politics - the creation of the Constitution of 1787. The goal is a proper understanding of the thought and intentions embodied in the constitution and, concurrently, a clarification of the reasoning of those who questioned and opposed it. The second objective is to study how the thought and the intentions underlying the constitution have been realized or transformed since the American founding.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science
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PS 1310 - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will consider the U.S. Supreme Court as a policy-making branch of the federal government. Major topics include: judicial review; constitutional sources of and limitations on the legislative power; presidential power; the Supreme Court and criminal justice system, including the doctrine of incorporation, the right to counsel, the privilege against self-incrimination and the exclusionary rule; equal protection.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science
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PS 1316 - ASIAN POLITICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the politics of Asia by examining and comparing the political systems, economic performance, civil society, and the effect of globalization among countries of East and southeast Asia
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
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PS 1319 - POL PARTIES & INTEREST GROUPS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Examines the development, structure, and importance of political parties and interest groups in the U.S. It considers the role that parties and interests play in elections, organizing the government, and influencing public policy. Particular focus is on the decline of parties in the American political system and the increased importance of narrower, special interests.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science
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PS 1337 - IDENTITY POLITICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course on identity politics focuses on the interaction of categories such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality and the role that identity plays in politics on a national and global level. The course will examine identity-based rights movements and evaluate policy-making changes in light of these movements.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 1340 - DEMOCRATIZATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course focuses on the process of democratization, when nations shift from authoritarian regimes to more democratic forms of organization. Students will explore theoretical debates regarding democracy, democratization, and democratic consolidation. The lectures, readings, and assignments will explore country case studies from several different world regions. These comparative case studies will be used to examine the effect of causal factors such as political culture, political institutions, civil-military relations, civil society, the resource curse, and the international environment on democratization.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 1354 - LGBTQ POLITICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores the theory and practice of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) politics globally, examining the policy impact of legislation, litigation, and direct democracy; shifts in public opinion and media coverage; and the diffusion of international human rights norms via international law. Further, the historic development of LGBTQ rights movements, interest groups, and advocacy coalitions; the involvement of the LGBTQ community and allies in activism; and the role of out politicians will be explored. Policy-making concerning a range of LGBTQ rights issues will be examined cross-nationally: criminalization and decriminalization of homosexuality; discrimination and non-discrimination protections; hate crimes; same-sex union recognition and marriage; LGBTQ adoption and parenting; transgender, bisexual, intersex, and asexual rights; gender recognition; citizenship, immigration, and asylum; public health and aging; and youth, homelessness, education, and criminal justice.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 1355 - POLITICS OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will consist of a broad survey of the political and economic issues facing the developing world. This will include an in-depth look at the impact of colonialism, imperialism, and neo/economic imperialism that will include critical examinations of how various theoretical perspectives critically address the effects these issues have had on the developing world. Such theoretical perspectives will include modernization/stage theory, dependency theory, world systems theory, underdevelopment, and dependent development. Following examinations of colonialism and theory, specific issues will be examined. Such issues include; disease, poverty, hunger, environmental degradation, ethnic conflict, human rights, security, and gender. The focus will be on how both developed and developing nations politically and economically deal with such issues. Much of the discussion of these issues will be conducted within the framework of understanding the impact of the political and economic policies of Western Europe, the United States, and international organizations such as the U.N., LMF, WTO, and the world bank on developing nations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 1365 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces students to social movements and international political activism, as well as to competing theoretical arguments regarding social movements. Issue areas we will examine include (but are not limited to) human rights, civil rights, labor rights, children’s rights, women’s rights, lgbt rights, indigenous rights, immigrant and refugee rights, HIV/AIDS, the environment, climate change, peace, and global justice. Students will explore different causal factors that influence social movements, and compare and contrast how these factors affect movements cross-nationally.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competencyGeneral Education: Political Science-Global
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PS 1366 - PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides instruction in the professional practice of policy analysis. Throughout the course we will consider a number of fundamental questions: What are the rationales for collective interference in private affairs? What are the limitations to collective action? What are the generic instruments of public policy? What are the appropriate roles for policy analysts in democratic societies? Through an examination of these questions we will build the conceptual foundations for conducting sound policy analysis.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Requires completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency and one of the following: PS 0102 or PS 0204 or ECON 0102 or ECON 0103
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