May 17, 2024  
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • MUS 451 - Violin, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 452 - Viola, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 453 - Cello, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 454 - Double Bass, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 461 - Flute, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 462 - Single Reeds, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Private instruction in clarinet or saxophone.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 463 - Double Reeds, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Private instruction in oboe or bassoon.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 471 - Trumpet, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 472 - French Horn, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 473 - Trombone, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 474 - Baritone or Tuba, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 481 - Percussion, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course will be offered through a semester of studio demonstration lessons. Students will study the techniques needed for performance on percussion instruments and perform in a laboratory group to further utilize these techniques.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 486 - Guitar, Bass Guitar, Individual Instruction


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Advanced instruction for students who have had previous training. Styles taught include folk, classical, or jazz.

    PREREQ: MUS 285 or instructor permission.
    credit: 1 or 2
  
  • MUS 488 - Efficient Body Use in the Performing Arts


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Class and private instruction in relaxation techniques (based on the Alexander Technique) for efficient use of the body for performance in music, theatre, or dance.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    credit: 2
  
  • MUS 490 - Wind Ensemble


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. This project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the concert band and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission. Ability to play an instrument and read music required. Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester for placement.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 0 or 1
  
  • MUS 491 - College/Community Orchestra


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. This project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the standard orchestra and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission. Ability to play an instrument and read music required. Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester for placement.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 0 or 1
  
  • MUS 492 - College Choir


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. This project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the mixed chorus and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission. Ability to play an instrument and read music required. Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester for placement.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 0 or 1
  
  • MUS 493 - Oswego State Jazz Ensemble


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This jazz ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. The project-based course is designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the musical literature of the instrumental jazz ensemble and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission. Ability to play an instrument and read music required. Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester for placement.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 0 or 1
  
  • MUS 494 - Oswego State Singers


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This select vocal ensemble is open to all students, regardless of major. It is a project-based course designed to provide an opportunity for the student to become acquainted with the jazz, popular and classical musical literature for chamber choir and participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission. Ability to play an instrument and read music required. Auditions are held at the beginning of the semester for placement.
    NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
    credit: 0 or 1
  
  • MUS 495 - Ensemble


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Chamber groups-string, woodwind (including flute and recorder consort), brass, percussion, jazz, guitar, vocal, and opera ensembles.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    credit: 0 or 1
  
  • MUS 496 - Senior Seminar/Capstone Experience


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Preparation and planning for the Capstone Project in the major. The project may involve a senior recital, preparation and presentation of a portfolio or internship project. This culminating experience is an opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge gained in the discipline at an intense level during the senior year.

    PREREQ: Senior standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 2
  
  • MUS 497 - Oswego Festival Chorus


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This large choral group is open to all students, regardless of major, as well as to the greater Oswego community. It is a project-based course designed to provide an opportunity for the participants to become acquainted with standard oratorio and choral/orchestral masterworks and to participate in rehearsal and concert performances of such literature. May be repeated for credit.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    credit: 0 or 1
  
  • MUS 498 - Music Internship


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A course designed for those who wish to participate in a semester Experience-Based Education placement in the field of music. Students will work in a position in a music setting for the purposes of testing academic learning in a work situation.

    PREREQ: Acceptance in the Experience-Based Education Program and permission of the department.
    credit: 1 to 5
  
  • MUS 499 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An in-depth study for students with a particular interest or need.

    PREREQ: Instructor permission.
    credit: 1 to 3
  
  • NAS 100 - Introduction to Native American Studies


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course provides an introduction to the major areas that make up Native American Studies. It provides an overview of contemporary Native Americans and the social, political, economic, and religious issues of special concern to them, as well as an examination of their prehistory, history, and traditional cultural patterns.

    credit: 3
  
  • NAS 350 - Contemporary Native America


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Current issues in Indian country. The course focuses on contemporary social and political trends, and on their implications. Comparisons will be made between United States and Canadian Native communities, issues and policies.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • NAS 360 - American Indian Sovereignty


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines the unique political relationships established between North American Indians and European colonial powers, and the effects of those relationships on subsequent sovereignty issues involving the United States. The focus is on the historical, legal, and cultural factors underlying interpretations of sovereignty, past and present.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • NAS 390 - Images of Native Americans in Film


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This is a course in the cinematic representations of Native Americans. Significant attention will be paid to the relationship between those representations and the construction of America and American identity.

    PREREQ: Six hours of NAS credit OR nine hours of English credit and Upper division standing, or instructor permission.
    EQUIVALENT COURSE: ENG 390

    credit: 3
  
  • NAS 499 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Senior standing, permission of instructor and program director.
    credit: 1 to 6
  
  • OCE 100 - Oceanography


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Survey of the primary physical, chemical, geological, and biological phenomena of the oceans. Includes study of ocean currents, waves, tides, structure and physiography of the ocean basins, marine sediments and marine ecology, heat budget and thermal processes, and the impact of humans on the ocean environment.

    credit: 3
  
  • OCE 100L - Oceanography Laboratory


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Optional laboratory to accompany OCE 100. Exercises on physical, chemical, geological and biological oceanography. Will include cruises on Lake Ontario, if possible, and collection of samples by standard oceanographic equipment to be analyzed for chemical constituents, plankton, sediment types, etc.

    NOTE: May not be taken without OCE 100.
    credit: 1
  
  • OCE 399 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Requires preparation by a superior student (cumulative GPA at least 3.0) who presents a written plan for a study not available as a regular course and nine hours in subject area.

    credit: 1 to 6
  
  • PBJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An introductory survey of historical, cross cultural, and interdisciplinary contributions to understanding the basic concepts of justice, norms, deviation and control, and civil and criminal justice systems and processes.

    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 102 - Introduction to Human Services


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This introductory course explores the wide variety of human service professions and policies from historical, political, and social perspectives. The course examines how these forces influence the roles, responsibilities, and goals of human service professionals working in fields as diverse as child protection, geriatrics, probation, and public assistance.

    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 201 - Survey of American Non-Criminal Law


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course provides Public Justice students and others with an overview of American noncriminal law and the manner in which its principles are applied. Primary emphasis placed on legal reasoning using the case method.

    PREREQ: PBJ 101 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 202 - Helping Skills


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course explores the variety of methods that human service personnel use to meet the needs of clients, whether they are individuals, families, groups, or organizations. The course will examine both oral and written approaches to service delivery utilized by entry level professionals.

    PREREQ: PBJ 102 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 300 - Topics in Public Justice


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Courses offered as special topics in Public Justice are designed to introduce students to a variety of different issues and topics related to the various areas defined as Public Justice. These issues and topics will vary from time to time, as these are usually the most current and/or developing issues in the field. Each special topics syllabus will contain a detailed description of the particular course’s topic(s).

    PREREQ: Nine hours social science credit and upper division standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 301 - Organizational Structure and Communication


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines the nature of the public justice system and exposes students to a variety of theories and methodologies used in that system. It covers such issues as: the definition of public justice; theories of management and complex organization; theories of communication; qualitative methods, including participant observation and in- depth interviewing, the relationship of theory to practice in public justice agencies; and the impact of public opinion and support on agencies in the public justice system.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing, declared Public Justice major,and PBJ 201.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 302 - Program Planning and Evaluation


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course explores the variety of methods that human service agencies use to develop, implement, and evaluate programs and services. The course will examine the structure, organization, regulation, and funding of human service programming. Additionally, students will acquire skills in developing outcome based objectives, contract monitoring, data collection, record keeping, fund development, collaboration, and evaluation of research.

    PREREQ: PBJ 202 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 325 - The Poor and the Courts


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course considers the goal of “equal justice under law” and the impact of differential wealth on the right to due process in criminal court.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 330 - Crime and the Media


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The course examines the relationship between the media, the criminal justice system and crime in our society. Students will view video clips from cases pertaining to these issues. Dramatic representations of criminal justice issues will serve as class discussion stimuli.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 345 - Criminal Investigation


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course introduces students to an overview of the criminal investigative process, including the basic principles, techniques and procedures that facilitate an effective, efficient investigation.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 347 - Crime and Society


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines the governmental, economic, and cultural institutions that create statuses based on class, race, and gender to assess their influence on the definitions of crime, the criminal, and justice. Topics include research on corporate crime, racial disparities in the criminal justice process, and feminist criminology.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 348 - Criminal Evidence


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course provides instruction in the basic principles of the law of evidence as it is applicable in criminal proceedings (trials and hearings), with special emphasis on the law of New York State.

    PREREQ: PBJ 365 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 350 - Proseminar in Public Justice


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course will provide instruction and experience in basic academic writing in Public Justice, including: selection of paper topics, library research methods,using and understanding research materials, and research paper writing.

    PREREQ: PBJ 101 and minimum sophomore standing, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 351 - Report Writing in Public Justice


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course explores the wide variety of writing styles and techniques utilized in public justice occupations: law, law enforcement, human services, probation, and corrections, among others. Class members will plan field visits to area public justice agencies, hold interviews to ascertain the report writing styles and requirements in these agencies, and practice these styles utilizing hypothetical or published cases.

    PREREQ: PBJ 101 and minimum sophomore standing, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 360 - Discrimination in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course discusses and critically analyzes the legal issues involving discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, and family status. Special emphasis will be placed on examining current problems and controversies in the field.

    PREREQ: PBJ 101 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 361 - Family Law


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines basic principles and current controversies in the area of family law, with emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: legal definition of the family, marriage and divorce, parental rights and responsibilities, custody and support of children, illegitimacy and paternity, adoption, and “new” reproductive technologies and surrogate parenting.

    PREREQ: PBJ 201 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 363 - Women and the Law


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines the legal rights and limitations of women, with emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: medical rights; legal right to vote; rights to contract; employment, working conditions and compensation.

    PREREQ: PBJ 201 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 365 - Introduction to Criminal Law


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A study of basic criminal law principles with special emphasis on the criminal law in New York State. Crime, punishment, mental culpability, and defenses (intoxication, mistake, insanity) will be discussed, using a general procedural framework beginning with arrest and culminating in the appellate process. Case method.

    PREREQ: PBJ 101 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 366 - Organized Crime


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A systematic exploration of theoretical and practical issues pertinent to organized criminal behavior. The organizational structures of traditional and non-traditional groups are studied as well as the historical background beginning in the nineteenth century. The impact of law enforcement is thoroughly reviewed with a special emphasis on illegal drug trafficking. The relationships between drug use and crime is examined from the legal and societal viewpoint. Additionally, the relationship between the political environment and organized crime including the infiltration of legitimate business is studied.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 367 - Women and Crime


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines the impact of crime on women and the impact of women on crime, with an emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: sexual and racial discrimination in terms of charges filed, sentencing, status crimes, prison conditions, and capital punishment.

    PREREQ: PBJ 102 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 370 - Criminal Procedure


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A study of criminal procedure law with emphasis on the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. Search and seizure, interrogation, confessions, identification, plea negotiation, exclusionary rule, and related topics will be discussed within a procedural framework beginning with arrest and culminating in the appellate process. The effect of anti-terrorism laws on criminal procedure will also be addressed.

    PREREQ: PBJ 101.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 377 - Choosing to Die: Suicide, Assisted Suicide, and Euthanasia


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An examination of suicide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia from a number of disciplinary perspectives. The course examines the conflict between individual freedom and societal interests with respect to end-of-life decision making.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 383 - Terrorism and Homeland Security


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course will introduce public justice and other social science students to the study of terrorism. It is designed for students who have little or no understanding of the world of terrorism. The purpose of this course is to provide a basic foundation for further examination of the topic. We will cover definitions and motivations for terrorism; religious, ideological, nationalistic, and ethnic terrorism; domestic and international terrorist movements; technological, cyber, nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorism: terrorist financing; Jihadist networks; the organization and functions of Homeland Security; the protection of constitutional rights and civil liberties; and the effect of the media on terrorism.

    PREREQ: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 385 - Drugs and Crime


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course addresses a current and controversial issue in the field of criminal justice, the relationship between illicit drugs and crime from a variety of perspectives. Each of these perspectives conceptualizes differently the drugs-crime relationship and the social conflicts which surround it, and consequently implies different ways of addressing the problem.

    PREREQ: PBJ 101 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 387 - Research Methods and Data Analysis


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course provides an introduction to the philosophy and methods of social scientific research and to the elementary techniques of data analysis, paying particular attention to how empirical inquiry can be used to advance understanding and social policy pertaining to crime, deviance, and public justice.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 397 - Practicum in Public Justice


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course gives the student the opportunity to relate the theory or theories learned in various academic courses of the major to actual practice through fieldwork experiences (both observational and work assignments) in selected governmental and private agencies in the public justice system. Students must apply for admission to the course during the semester preceding their practicum.

    PREREQ: PBJ 301, [concurrently or previously], PBJ major, and upper division standing.
    NOTE: Students must apply for admission to the course during the semester preceding their practicum.
    credit: 3 to 6
  
  • PBJ 400 - Advanced Topics in Public Justice


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An in-depth study of a specialized topic in the area of public justice related to advanced students’ backgrounds and interests.Topics vary from year to year.

    PREREQ: PBJ 101 and Upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 401 - Seminar in Public Justice


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Research and reporting on topics chosen for their value to advanced public justice majors.

    PREREQ: PBJ 397 (concurrently or previously) and senior standing and C- or better in all other core courses, or instructor’s permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 425 - Comparative Justice Systems


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An analysis of major public justice systems and issues, including western and non-western approaches, and applications to current public justice problems in the U.S.

    PREREQ: PBJ 101 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 454 - Religion, Crime and Justice


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The course will examine the nexus of religion and crime in several different domains, including the influence of religion in the evolution of law and public policy, the role of religion in correctional environments and the development of correctional alternatives, and the influence of religion as a mechanism of social control and law conformity. A primary focus of the course will be on exploring the phenomena of religion-related crime in the US.

    PREREQ: PBJ 101 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 461 - Children and the Law


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course examines basic principles and current controversies in the area of children’s legal rights, with emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: minors’ rights and responsibilities in tortious and contractual lawsuits; minors’ rights to education and medical care; legal consideration of children in custody matters; illegitimate children’s rights; children’s legal protection from child abuse; minors’ eroding constitutional rights in the juvenile justice system.

    PREREQ: PBJ 201 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit.
    credit: 3
  
  • PBJ 463 - American Indian Law & Federal Indian Policy


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course is an introduction to Federal-Indian law/policy. Sovereignty, jurisdiction, Federal Indian relationship, federal, state, and tribal policies, laws, and issues will be examined. Analysis of twentieth-century events that have shaped American Indian rights under the United States Constitution and the history of those legal developments will be explored. The course will also cover the detailed assessment of the 1968 Indian Bill of Rights and American Indian efforts toward achieving limited sovereignty and unlimited rights over the past three decades.

    PREREQ: PBJ 201 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit, or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PCS 200 - Peace and Conflict Studies


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course surveys the interdisciplinary field of peace and conflict studies, covering both its theoretical and practical aspects. Topics include understandings of peace, nonviolent action, the causes and prevention of war, conflict resolution, international law and institutions, ethics, human well-being, and social change.

    credit: 3
  
  • PED 137 - Basic Self Defense for Women (Rape Aggression Defense)


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    The study of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. Emphasis is placed on awareness, prevention, risk reduction, risk avoidance, and basic hands-on defense training.

    credit: 1
  
  • PED 210 - American Red Cross Lifesaving


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Skills, practice and knowledge necessary for American Red Cross Advanced Life Saving Certification. Prerequisite: American Red Cross screening test.

    PREREQ: American Red Cross Screening Test
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 215 - Concepts, Theory and Problems of Athletic Coaching


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An analysis of the concepts of athletic coaching including the coach as a professional teacher and educator and of the psychology of coaching most conducive to motivating maximum individual and team performance. Special attention is given to the conditions and techniques essential to successful coaching of competitive sports and to the common problems of coaching in the school and colleges of today.

    credit: 3
  
  • PED 225 - Underwater Diving (Scuba)


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Basic and advanced principles and techniques of scuba diving. Designed for the individual with little or no diving experience. Lectures cover physics and physiology, equipment, marine environment, diving safety and first aid.

    NOTE: Course fee required.
    credit: 2
  
  • PED 226 - Advanced Open Water Diving


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course introduces the certified diver to various aspects of diving which allows the student to expand their skills and experience. The course focuses on 5 areas including, Underwater Navigation, Deep Diving, Night Diving, Peak Performance Buoyancy and Wreck Diving.

    PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
    credit: 2
  
  • PED 237 - Martial Arts


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course is for students who wish to upgrade their health and self-defense skills to achieve peace of mind. The course is designed to explore the unique philosophy and history of martial arts practiced today. Each student will be given the opportunity to learn traditional self-defense forms and techniques.

    credit: 3
  
  • PED 238 - Martial Arts II


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course is for students who wish to upgrade their health and self-defense skills to achieve peace of mind. Students in this course will be given an opportunity to progress through the second stage of their Philosophies of Martial Science program. This course will build upon student’s previous skills and theories learned in PED 237. Students will connect universal theories and principles from various martial arts masters, styles and systems.
     

    PREREQ: PED 237 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 290 - Intercollegiate Athletics


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A study of the individual techniques, team strategies, and sports psychology related to varsity sports participation. Attention will be given to team and individual training techniques. Safety aspects of aerobic and weight machine conditioning will be stressed. Individual self-esteem and successful teamwork in a competitive sports structure will be emphasized.

    PREREQ: Inclusion on the appropriate athletic team in a specific sport.
    credit: 1
  
  • PED 295 - Challenging Athletic Minds for Personal Success


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course is based on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) CHAMPS/Life Skills Program and is designed to assist the student-athlete at Oswego in exploring and developing life skills for success in the classroom, in sports, and in life. Students will assess, analyze and develop skills to enhance personal development.

    PREREQ: Participate in intercollegiate athletics or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 312 - Techniques of Coaching Springboard Diving


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course introduces the fundamental skills of springboard diving.  The techniques of coaching divers at the junior high, high school and college level including techniques for teaching dives, practice strategies and evaluating dives are employed in this course.
     

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 316 - Field Hockey Coaching Techniques


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course provides an introduction to the technical, tactical, physiological and psychological aspects involved in coaching the game of field hockey at the scholastic and collegiate level. Emphasis is placed on theory, methods of teaching strategy and skills as well as the development of the coach as a professional in the sport of field hockey.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 317 - Basketball Coaching Techniques


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Analysis of individual and team fundamentals with emphasis placed on teaching basketball techniques. Coaching values, scouting, recruiting systems and advanced drills, tournament administrations also included.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 318 - Baseball Coaching Techniques


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course analyzes the individual and team fundamentals of the sport of baseball with specific emphasis on the techniques of teaching and coaching the game to young people in a school or recreational environment. Individual offensive and defensive skills, baseball strategy, methods of conducting tryouts, preseason indoor and outdoor practice sessions and the administrative problems of conducting the sport are emphasized.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 319 - Soccer Coaching Techniques


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course endorses the individual and team fundamentals of soccer coaching. The techniques of coaching soccer at the college, high school and junior high level including theory, fundamentals, game strategy and methods of teaching the game of soccer are employed in this course.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 322 - Techniques of Ice Hockey Coaching


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course will prepare the students to coach the basic aspects of ice hockey. It will venture into all areas of the game, beginning with three and four year old’s and working up to and including high school level. Emphasis will be placed on fundamentals, basic strategy, positional play and methods of coaching.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 324 - Men’s Lacrosse Coaching Techniques


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course analyzes the individual and team fundamentals of coaching men’s lacrosse. The techniques of coaching boys’ or men’s lacrosse at the college, high school, junior high school, and youth levels including theory, fundamentals, game strategy, and methods of teaching the game of men’s lacrosse are employed in this course.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 325 - Women in Sport


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Historical reference and cultural implications concerning the woman athlete.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 326 - Tactical and Coaching Concepts of Lacrosse


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course provides an interactive learning environment to analyze the individual and team fundamentals needed to apply tactical concepts to the sport of lacrosse. This course teaches the coaching fundamentals needed to coach both genders and different developmental ages.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 340 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A study of the methods and techniques for prevention and first aid care of athletic injuries. Attention is given to appropriate athletic training procedures and equipment in a sports program.

    PREREQ: Minimum sophomore standing.
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 399 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Upper division standing and instructor permission.
    credit: 1 to 3
  
  • PED 440 - Athletic Training


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    In-depth study of athletic conditioning, athletic injury recognition, care and reconditioning. Emphasis is on greater knowledge applied in a realistic situation.

    PREREQ: PED 340
    credit: 3
  
  • PED 499 - Independent Study


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    PREREQ: Upper division standing and instructor permission.
    credit: 1 to 3
  
  • PHL 100 - Introduction to Problems of Philosophy


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A beginning study of a selected number of problems in philosophy such as the nature of reality, freedom versus determinism, the nature of matter, the nature of mind, the mind-body problem, the nature of space and time, the question of how we can know and by what means, the question of the existence of God, the problem of death and the possibility of immortality.

    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 101 - Introduction to Critical Thinking


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    Good thinking and reasoning can be learned and developed consciously. This course will develop skills such as the ability to assess reasons and the ability to see the structures in reasoning. In particular, the course develops the distinction between truth and validity, vital not only for all academic work but even for a successful life.

    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 111 - Valid Reasoning I


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    An introduction to formal techniques for determining the validity of deductive arguments. These techniques are adequate for dealing with complex arguments involving multiple quantification.

    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 205 - Ethics I: Introduction to Classical Ethics


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    How should human beings lead their lives? How does Right differ from Wrong? Good from Bad? What is Virtue? In this course we introduce and critically evaluate the attempts of several major Western philosophers to answer these and related questions. The goal is to uncover the strengths and weaknesses of their views in order to help the student to understand better the nature of morality, and to develop the skills and background necessary for independent thought on these matters.

    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 220 - Theory of Knowledge


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course consists of an introductory critical study of the nature and the possibility of knowledge. During the course we will examine differing philosophical views about issues such as: the relationship between opinion, belief and knowledge; the difference between objectivity and subjectivity; and alternative answers to questions such as “Can we know any- thing and, if so, how can we know it?”

    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 235 - History of Ancient Philosophy


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course is designed to provide a student with broad familiarity with the most important figures in Ancient Western philosophy. Some themes which are found throughout the course are: What is the nature of Reality? What is the nature of Human Beings and how do they fit unto the larger scheme of Things? What Things are of genuine value? How should one live? Concentration is greatest on Plato and Aristotle. Some attention is also given to the philosophers before Socrates, to the Neoplatonists, the Roman Stoics and some early Medieval thinkers.

    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 236 - History of Modern Philosophy


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course covers major developments in European philosophy from the end of the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment. Attention is given to problems concerning the nature of Knowledge and Reality which had emerged near the end of the Middle Ages, were sharpened by the birth of modern science and the Protestant Reformation, and which posed major challenges to long-standing traditional views. Responses to these challenges were made by such major thinkers as Descartes, Locke, and Kant. These responses are studied in this course.

    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 295 - His Western Sci & Tech


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A study of the central developments in Western science from the earliest written traditions  to Copernicus’ theoretical innovations together  with an examination of the mutual influence  of theory and technology.

    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 296 - History of Western Science and Technology II: From the Scientific Revolution to the Present


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    A study of the central transitions in Western Science from the disintegration of the Medieval world view to the present theoretical systems, together with an examination of the role of instrumentation and technology in those transitions.

    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 305 - Ethics II: Contemporary Ethics


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course investigates selected topics in ethics of special interest to contemporary philosophers. For example: How are we to evaluate the morality of abortion, war, reverse discrimination, technological advancement, and our treatment of the environment and future generations? Is moral responsibility possible in a deterministic world? Is universal truth about right and wrong consistent with the observed personal and social relativity of moral belief? How can we improve on the classical accounts of right, wrong and Justice? What, precisely, do “right”, “wrong”, “good”, “bad” and other moral terms mean?

    PREREQ: PHL 205 or instructor permission.
    NOTE: Topics will vary.
    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 306 - Business Ethics


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course investigates moral dilemmas which arise for business persons, and critically evaluates attempts to resolve these dilemmas. The responsibilities of business and persons in business vis a vis such things as: employee health and welfare, profitability, company loyalty, product safety and reliability, marketing techniques, the environment, and self-regulation will be illustrated and investigated through the examination of real cases which have arisen in business contexts. More general ethical issues relevant to the resolution of these dilemmas will also be investigated, for example, the nature of right, wrong and justice, and the moral foundations of capitalism.

    PREREQ: PHL 205 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 307 - Philosophy, Public Policy and Public Affairs


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    This course is devoted to a critical examination of issues and assumptions that are pertinent to the understanding of decision making in the case of public policy and affairs. Among the questions that form the foci of the course are questions such as: How should decisions about public policy or affairs be made? Could public policy be rational but unethical? Could ruthlessness be ethical if it is displayed by a public official? Must one blow the whistle on wrong doing? What is a public interest or public good? To what degree are citizens responsible for the decisions of public officials?

    PREREQ: Three hours of philosophy or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
  
  • PHL 308 - Medical Ethics


    2012-2013 Catalog Year

    In this course, we will discuss some of the philosophical questions encountered with respect to medicine and medical technology. We will examine arguments concerning the ethical dimensions of some of the following issues: (e.g.) reproductive technology, abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, genetic engineering and the use of genetic information, HIV, AIDS, and the physician-patient relationship, research on human subjects, allocation of medical resources, and medical errors.

    PREREQ: PHL 205 or instructor permission.
    credit: 3
 

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