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PHY 321 - Electronics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Basic physical principles of electronic devices and circuits.
Prerequisite: PHY 314 and MAT 240.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PHY 321 LAB - Electronics Laboratory
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Electronica Laboratory to accompany PHY 321 lecture.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 1
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PHY 322 - Optics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Fourier transforms and matrix theory in optics. Coherence, diffraction, Kirchoff’s integral, hologram, lasers.
Prerequisite: PHY 314 and MAT 240.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PHY 322 LAB - Optics Laboratory
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Optics Laboratory to accompany PHY 322 lecture.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 1
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PHY 335 - Mathematical Physics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Introduction to mathematics methods in physics. General coordinate systems, vector spaces and matrices. Fourier analysis, linear differential equations, orthogonal functions.
Prerequisite: PHY 314 and MAT 240.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PHY 340 - Thermodynamics and its Applications
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Laws of thermodynamics; heat engines, steam power plants, internal combustion engines, refrigeration; low temperature physics.
Prerequisite: PHY 314 and MAT 240.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PHY 362 - Electrical Circuits and Machines
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A rigorous treatment of the basic principles of electric circuit theory and applications.
Prerequisite: PHY 314 and MAT 240
Offered: Fall
credit: 4
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PHY 363 - Materials Science
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A rigorous treatment of the properties of crystalline and amorphous solids and the effects of impurities and defects on these properties. Metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites will be studied. A good understanding of these materials is needed in modern technology and science.
Prerequisite: PHY 314, MAT 240, CHE 111 and CHE 212.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PHY 423 - Quantum Physics II
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An introduction to the main concepts that have evolved in physics during the last half of the 20th century with particular emphasis on discoveries in the fields of nuclear, quantum, condensed matter, and high energy physics.
Prerequisite: PHY 314 and MAT 240
Offered: Fall
credit: 3
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PHY 423 LAB - Quantum Physics II Laboratory
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An advanced physics laboratory in modern physics designed to demonstrate the quantum nature of matter and particles. Typical experiments carried out by students include optical fine structure, magnetic field effects on electronic states in atoms, pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance, and Coulomb scattering of protons.
COREQ: PHY 423
Offered: Fall
credit: 1
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PHY 431 - Advanced Laboratory in Nuclear Physics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An advanced laboratory project in low energy nuclear physics.
Prerequisite: PHY 423 with lab, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PHY 435 - Computational Physics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course provides an introduction to standard numerical techniques for problem solving in physics. Programming languages (such as C++ and JAVA) and computer algebra system software (such as Maple) are used to generate the numerical solutions. Representative problems from dynamics, oscillatory motion, and quantum mechanics are featured.
Prerequisite: PHY 314 and MAT 240.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 4
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PHY 436 - Advanced Mechanics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
The Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics; applications to satellite and rigid body motion. Relativistic mechanics.
Prerequisite: PHY 314 and MAT 240.
Offered: Spring
credit: 3
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PHY 437 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Basic principles of wave mechanics, theory of angular momentum, applications to physical systems.
Prerequisite: MAT 240 and either PHY 314 OR CHE 342.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PHY 439 - Advanced Electromagnetic Theory
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Maxwell’s equations and their applications in electrodynamics and plasma physics.
Prerequisite: PHY 213 and MAT 240.
Offered: Fall
credit: 3
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PHY 467 - Special Topics in Physics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Provides junior/senior physics students with in depth knowledge of one branch of physics. The course strengthens undergraduate knowledge of one branch of physics, bridges the gap between undergraduate and graduate level physics and leads in to PHY 496. Different topics will be studied each year, for example Astrophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Nuclear Physics, etc. Students are expected to take this course only once, dealing with one special topic.
Prerequisite: PHY 314 and MAT 240, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PHY 496 - Senior Research Project
2015-2016 Catalog Year
The senior research project provides an opportunity to better understand the role of theoretical and experimental research in physics by carrying out independent research under the close supervision of a faculty member. This research project involves reviewing the physics literature, conferencing with the faculty supervisor, and independent research or laboratory work if the project is experimental.
Prerequisite: PHY 423 with lab, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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PHY 499 - Independent Study
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Individual study in the field of physics under the direct supervision of a department faculty member.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
credit: 1 to 3
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POL 100 - Introduction to Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
The fundamental questions that all communities everywhere and always must resolve. Covers problems of the distribution of power, transfer of leadership, processes of political learning, and methods of legitimation.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: Does not count toward political science major.
credit: 3
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POL 201 - Global Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course examines approaches to studying global politics and explores a range of contemporary global issues. Specific issues addressed in the course will vary by instructor, but may include conflict, democratization, development, the environment, gender, the global economy, global security, human rights, media/technology, nationalism, religion, and social movements.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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POL 203 - Critical Thinking in Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course teaches critical thinking by engaging students in major controversies over the analysis of key concepts in political science. It develops the student’s basic skills in reading complex texts and in recognizing and analyzing assumptions, structuring and organizing arguments, and understanding and analyzing symbolic discourses. Each section of the course will raise competing perspectives and will focus on critical thinking and argument-making skills. The course will combine theoretical readings with discussions of specific political issues.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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POL 205 - American Government and Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An introduction to the American federal system. Examines the Constitution, Congress, the presidency, Supreme Court, bureaucracy, political parties, elections, campaigns, interest groups, and the policy process.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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POL 213 - History of Political Thought
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course introduces students to major traditions of political theory by reading important historical texts. Students will read selected original texts by theorists such as Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Adam Smith, Marx, Nietzsche, and Max Weber. The course will integrate a historical and thematic approach. In a concluding section of the course students will read essays by major contemporary political theorists applying the historical theory to the contemporary context.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 215 - Law and Courts
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This survey course introduces students to traditional and contemporary theories of law and legal interpretation, and develops their ability to engage in critical and comparative analysis of those theories. It also introduces students to the structure and organization of the state and federal court systems in the United States.
Offered: fall, spring
credit: 3
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POL 300 - Topics in Political Science
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Topics will vary with current interest of faculty and students. Specific topics will be announced.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 3
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POL 303 - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course studies selected texts of important political theorists from ancient Greece, Rome, and the European middle ages which continue to be important reference points in contemporary political thought. The course focuses especially on the emergence of the concept of sovereignty, the conditions which make citizenship possible, the relation of religious faith to politics, the gendered nature of political theory, and the controversies over authority and power in the rise of modern state.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 305 - State and Local Government
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Forms, functions and services of state governments; intergovernmental relations; representative local governments; State Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Fall
credit: 3
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POL 307 - European Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Examines European politics from the Atlantic to the Ural Mountains. It discusses the historical evolution of the modern European democratic nation-state; its organization and political practices; the institutions and politics of the European Union; and the endurance and proliferation of the state in Europe.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 309 - International Law
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Surveys the rules, procedures, and practices that regulate the various actors in the international arena. Emphasizes the post World War II era and new perspectives such as the control of the use of force, redistribution of world resources, and international protection of human rights.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 311 - Public Policy Analysis
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Studies the theoretical foundations and alternative models of the policy process. Covers topics such as education, health, welfare, energy, and environmental policy.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 313 - Modern Political Thought
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course studies selected texts of important political theorists from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. It focuses specifically on the political theory of the enlightenment, the emergence of the modern theory of democracy, rationalizations of the sovereignty of the nation-state, and the development of critical theories of capitalism and modernity in the late nineteenth centuries. Theorists studied will include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Montwequieu, Burke, Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 315 - United States Congress
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Examines the role of the Congress in the American political system. Emphasizes the internal formal and informal roles and structures of the Congress and the roles of individual members.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 319 - International Organization
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Examines the organization and functioning of such international and regional organizations as the United Nations, the European Community, the Organization of American States, NATO and specialized agencies such as the World Health Organization.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 323 - Postmodern Political and Social Theory
2015-2016 Catalog Year
The course examines the diversity of theories that challenge modernity in political theory and relates them to specific issues in contemporary political theory, such as freedom, sovereignty, the politics of hybridity and diversity, and democracy.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: This course is the third of four survey courses in political theory. It may be taken by itself or as part of the sequence of survey courses in political theory (POL 303, 313, and 333).
credit: 3
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POL 325 - The Presidency
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Development and contemporary status of presidential power and of the presidential office. Historical, analytical and critical approach with emphasis on the personal and political aspects of the institution.
Prerequisite: POL 205 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 327 - African Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Analyzes the development of the political systems of sub-Saharan Africa from the interaction of traditional African and modern European social forces. Emphasizes colonialism, nationalism, and political patterns in the post-independence period.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 329 - American Foreign Policy
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Historical roots of United States foreign policy. Examines the development of the U.S. into a global power; involvements in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Covers the individual and institutional actors involved in the foreign policy making process.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 330 - Internet Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course surveys the relationships between the Internet and contemporary politics. It teaches students the skills needed for basic Internet literacy, examines the medium’s ongoing development and the political context in which this occurs, and addresses connections between various Internet-related topics and politics.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 333 - Global Political Theory
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course focuses on the interactions among different traditions of political theory, examining points of contact and difference. Students will study both alternative traditions of political thought and issues in political theory that address transnational political formations.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: Note: This course is the fourth of four survey courses in political theory. It may be taken by itself or as part of the sequence of survey courses in political theory (POL 303, 313, and 323). It will be taught every other spring semester.
credit: 3
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POL 335 - The Supreme Court
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Examines the structure and functioning of the Supreme Court. Particular attention given to the role of the Court in the American political process.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 337 - Middle East Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Examines contemporary political issues in the Middle East and North Africa, including international relations, the politics of oil, the environment, democratization, gender, religion, and the development of civil society.
Prerequisite: Three credits in political science, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 338 - Politics and Film
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course explores the connections between politics and film, with an emphasis on developing the theoretical foundations and analytical skills needed to understand and interpret popular films in their political context. Topics will vary by instructor. May be taken twice, with different professors, for credit.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 339 - International Relations Theory
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course surveys contending theoretical frameworks used to study contemporary international relations, examining both traditional and newer approaches. Perspectives addressed will vary by instructor but may include liberalism, realism, Marxism, critical theory, constructivism, feminism, postmodernism, and green theory.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 343 - Democratic Theory
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course examines democracy as an ambiguous achievement, both valued and undermined, in modern political thought. It surveys a variety of historical traditions of democratic thought, and investigates current problems of democratic politics in light of recent developments in political economy, the capitalist state, and global politics.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 345 - American Constitutional Law
2015-2016 Catalog Year
The Supreme Court’s contribution to constitutional development as reflected primarily in its decisions in cases on the nature of judicial authority, the commerce clause, the separation of powers, the division of authority between the national and state governments, and others.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 346 - American Political Development
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This advanced course introduces students to the subfield of American political development which studies political institutions, public policy, and political change through an emphasis on history (path dependency, unintended consequences) and culture (narrative, rhetoric).
Prerequisite: Three political science credits or instructor permission.
Offered: irregular
credit: 3
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POL 347 - Politics of Development
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course addresses issues of political, economic, and social development. We critically examine the notion and paradigm of development, the ways in which countries and other institutions attempt to bring about development, and successful and unsuccessful cases of development in countries around the world.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 348 - Contentious Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This class examines contentious politics, from strikes and protests to coups and revolutions. We examine both US and international cases of collective action, using comparative analysis to understand demands for social and political change.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 355 - Civil Liberties
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A survey of American civil liberties. Emphasizes contemporary problems such as freedom of speech, press, religion, procedural guarantees of persons accused of crime, and the right to be free from racial discrimination, and other matters within the purview of the Bill of Rights.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 357 - Latin American Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course examines politics in Latin America. After a brief overview of history and the theoretical approaches that have been used to understand Latin America, it examines contemporary political, economic, and social issues affecting Latin America generally, combined with country case studies for more detailed analysis.
Prerequisite: One course in political science, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 359 - The Nation-State and Global Order
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course introduces students to the historical, conceptual, and institutional sources of the modern political world. It emphasizes the historical formation of the nation-state, its development into a global system of states, the alternative forms it has taken in both the developed and under-developed worlds, and the global forms of political and economic organization that currently challenge the nation-state as the primary focus of political power and identity.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 363 - Feminist Social and Political Theory
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course introduces students to feminist theories of politics. It surveys different theoretical traditions in feminist theory, and examines feminist approaches to key issues in political theory. It also introduces students to an important interdisciplinary approach to social and cultural theory.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 365 - Political Parties
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Analyzes the organization and functioning of American political parties. Covers party activists, loyal electorates, national conventions, and the role of parties in elections and government.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 367 - Third World Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course provides an introduction to the politics of the global South, focusing on the problems and prospects of the world’s poorer countries. The course surveys the varied experiences of third world countries and examines the social, economic, and political challenges they face.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 369 - Terrorism and Political Violence
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course surveys the nature, causes, and implications of terrorism and other forms of political violence. Relevant theoretical understandings, case studies, and policy responses will be explored, with special attention paid to the factors that motivate individuals to become involved in terrorist activities.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 375 - New York State Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course will examine the functioning of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of New York State government. Historical, economic, social and demographic factors will be surveyed. The impact of public opinion, interest groups and political parties on these institutions will also be studied as well as the operation of county, city and town governments.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Spring
credit: 3
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POL 379 - War, Technology, and the Modern State
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Examines war as an agent of political development; specifically, how changes in warfighting and weapons technology gave rise to standing armies which in turn gave rise to the centralized, bureaucratized modern state capable of supporting such armed force on a permanent basis and contributed to democratic governance and welfare programs.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 385 - Law and Society
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course examines the perennial questions: How does law shape society and conversely, how does society shape law? This is an ongoing discussion which is reflected in the political discourse and decision making in our courts, legislatures, and communities.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 387 - Global Environmental Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course addresses environmental issues including acid rain, climate change, desertification, population issues, soil erosion, sustainability, and water access and quality. We will examine the relationship between environmental issues and conflict, focusing on the historical and contemporary efforts of governments, NGOs, and activists to address domestic and transnational environmental issues.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 389 - Security Studies
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course explores contending theoretical approaches to the study of contemporary global security, examines key concepts and relevant debates, surveys specific security challenges, and evaluates attendant policy responses. Subject issues may include alliances, the arms trade, energy security, ethnic conflict, human security, organized crime, peace operations, terrorism, and war.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 405 - Mass Media and Public Opinion
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A study of the formation of public opinion and how it affects and is affected by the mass media. Critical examination of the media and politics focusing on such subjects as the media and the public interest, problems of objectivity, what the news does not cover, and government regulation of the media.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 409 - Comparative Energy Policy
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course provides an interdisciplinary understanding of current energy issues and responses to those issues. We examine energy policies of several countries and the science relating to those policies, for example, how we get energy from fossil fuels, alternative energy sources, reprocessing spent nuclear fuel, and ethanol.
Prerequisite: Three credits in Political Science or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 415 - Women and Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Historical role of women in politics; women’s movement in America; women today; analysis of political role of women in the future.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 448 - Sociology of Law
2015-2016 Catalog Year
The nature of law, its evolution, response to social change, and impact on society.
Prerequisite: Twelve hours of sociology and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 455 - Political Science Elective
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Please contact department for information on this course.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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POL 464 - Administrative Law
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Please contact department for information on this course.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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POL 490 - Political Science Honors
2015-2016 Catalog Year
In this course exceptional students will read extensively and write a substantial independent honors thesis under the direct supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite: Political science major and senior standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 6
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POL 495 - Teaching Assistant in Politics
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course offers an introduction to college-level teaching for advanced students with a demonstrated interest in pursuing graduate study or a teaching career. Supervised by a department faculty member, the course allows students the opportunity to gain classroom teaching experience while conducting independent research on relevant topics of interest. Note: A minimum 3.0 GPA will be needed for instructor approval.
Prerequisite: Junior standing and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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POL 497 - Seminar in Political Science
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Research, writing, and reporting on topics chosen for their particular value to political science majors.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: May be repeated for credit.
credit: 3
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POL 498 - Internship in Political Science
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Field experiences with selected agencies of local, state or national government, or work done directly for individuals actively involved in the political process. Specific assignments individually determined. Departmental approval required. Available for 0 to 12 credits.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and departmental approval.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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POL 499 - Independent Study
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Individual readings and research projects under supervision of a member of the political science faculty.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
credit: 3
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POR 101 - Elementary Portuguese
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Preparation of students without previous knowledge of Portuguese in the fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.
Offered: Fall
credit: 3
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POR 102 - Continuing Elementary Portuguese
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Continuation of POR 101: Fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.
Prerequisite: POR 101 or three years of transcripted high school Portuguese.
Offered: Spring
credit: 3
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PST 397 - Practicum in Conflict Management
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course is designed as a field work experience and is intended to build a bridge between theories learned in classroom and immersion in human organizations and relationships. Students will be asked to observe conflict situations and the processes whereby they are eventually resolved or managed.
Prerequisite: matriculated minor in Conflict Studies and Management or approval of minor’s advisor.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Psychology is the science that studies behavior and mental processes, and studies the profession that applies that science.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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PSY 200 - Lifespan Development Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Survey of the current theories and research that describe and explain the changes in behavior that take place across the lifespan.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Fall, Summer
credit: 3
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PSY 280 - Analysis of Psychological Data
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Basic techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics, their applications to research in psychology and how to efficiently communicate statistical results in written format using APA writing style.
Prerequisites: PSY 100 or COG 166, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: Laboratory course.
credit: 4
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PSY 290 - Research Methods in Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course involves critical consideration of the basic research methods used in psychological research. Emphasis is on designing, running, analyzing and communicating studies in diverse areas of psychology as a means for understanding the logic of research methodology.
Prerequisite: PSY 280 or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: Laboratory course.
credit: 4
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PSY 301 - Perception
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Examines contemporary theories and research which account for our abilities to sense and interpret light, sound, and other forms of stimulation.
Prerequisite: PSY 290
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: If you took PSY 401 you cannot take this course.
credit: 3
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PSY 302 - Learning
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course is designed to be an advanced topical course within the specific area of learning. Students will utilize their methodology skills attained from PSY 290 to examine the area of learning from both the practical and theoretical standpoints. Students will be responsible for in-depth readings of original research in several specific areas of learning.
Prerequisite: PSY 290
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: If you took PSY 302 you cannot take this course.
credit: 3
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PSY 303 - Biopsychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An examination of the physical and biological mechanisms that underlie or are associated with specific behaviors and experiences including aggression, perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, psychopathology, development, and the action of psychoactive drugs.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
NOTE: If you have taken PSY 403 you cannot take this course.
credit: 3
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PSY 304 - Motivation
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A survey of the theoretical and empirical bases of motivational concepts. Of particular interest is how physiology, heredity, learning, cognition, and social factors contribute to human motivation and emotion.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: If you have taken PSY 404 you cannot take this course.
credit: 3
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PSY 305 - Cognition
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This area of psychology is guided by the information processing approach in its examination of how people think. Topics include attention and memory, problem solving, decision making, and logical reasoning.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: If you have taken PSY 405 you cannot take this course.
credit: 3
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PSY 320 - Developmental Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to developmental psychology and to the scientific study of developmental processes during the period from conception through adolescence. As such this course will present theory, research, and applied topics as they apply to prenatal development, infancy, childhood and adolescence. Topics will include major theories and themes in developmental psychology, developmental research methods, physical development, socio-emotional development, cognitive development, language development, moral development, and contexts for development to include culture, family and peers. The emphasis in this class is on discovering the many different biological, maturational, and experiential factors that influence development.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
NOTE: Students who have taken PSY 322, PSY 323 or HDV 322 or HDV 323 may not take this course.
credit: 3
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PSY 330 - Educational Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A study of psychological principles and research as applied to classroom organization, teaching, and learning.
Prerequisite: PSY 320 or HDV 322 or HDV 323; or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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PSY 340 - Social Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Introduction to the social determinants of individual and group behavior with an emphasis on current theory and research.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166
Offered: Fall, Spring
credit: 3
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PSY 343 - Health Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A comprehensive introduction to the field of health psychology, including coverage of basic research methods, current findings with respect to psychosocial variable and disease risk, and critical analysis of the dissemination of these findings to the public.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166
Offered: Summer
credit: 3
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PSY 344 - Psychology of Women
2015-2016 Catalog Year
In this course, traditional and contemporary theories on the psychology of women are examined. Historical and current research on the psychosocial development of girls and women are discussed and critiqued.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PSY 345 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course describes and explains psychological aspects of work-related behavior, providing students with the skills necessary to effectively address the issues that impact human behavior in the workplace. Students will examine how psychological theories, methods, and research apply to the workplace.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PSY 346 - Sport Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course examines the behavioral, perceptual, cognitive, and affective aspects of sport participants, coaches, officials and spectators. Psychological concepts will be presented and applied to all aspects of sport and exercise.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PSY 347 - Forensic Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course explores psychology’s applications to law and the legal system, including criminal justice system personnel decisions (selecting, training, and evaluating police officers), criminal investigations (e.g., interrogations, profiling, and police lineup procedures), prosecutions (e.g., jury selection, eyewitness testimony, and the insanity defense) and punishments (e.g., prison).
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 3
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PSY 350 - Abnormal Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Examines the origins and symptoms of emotional and behavioral disorders. Prevention and treatment will be examined, along with cultural and historical influences on our understanding of disorders.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
credit: 3
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PSY 361 - Psychology of Language
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Survey of the major research findings in the psychology of language with special emphasis on the psychological processes involved in language acquisition and adult language comprehension and production.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: Students that have completed PSY 310, Psycholinguistics, cannot take this course.
credit: 3
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PSY 401 - Perception
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Examines contemporary theories and research which account for our abilities to sense and interpret light, sound, and other forms of stimulation.
Prerequisite: PSY 290.
Offered: Fall, Spring
NOTE: Laboratory course. If you have taken PSY 301 you cannot take this course.
credit: 4
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PSY 402 - Learning
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This course is designed to be an advanced topical course within the specific area of human learning. Students will utilize their methodology skills attained from PSY 290 to examine the area of learning from both the practical and theoretical standpoints. Students will be responsible for in-depth readings of original research in several specific areas of learning. In addition, students will be involved in the basic methods of data collection, experimental design, data analysis, and report writing within the area of learning.
Prerequisite: PSY 290
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: If you have taken PSY 302 you cannot take this course.
credit: 4
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PSY 403 - Biopsychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
An examination of the physical and biological mechanisms that underlie or are associated with specific behaviors and experiences including aggression, perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, psychopathology, development, and the action of psychoactive drugs.
Prerequisite: PSY 290.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: Laboratory course. If you have taken PSY 303 you cannot take this course.
credit: 4
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PSY 404 - Motivation
2015-2016 Catalog Year
A survey of the theoretical and empirical bases of motivational concepts. Of particular interest is how physiology, heredity, learning, cognition, and social factors contribute to human motivation and emotion.
Prerequisite: PSY 290.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: Laboratory course. If you have taken PSY 304 you cannot take this course.
credit: 4
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PSY 405 - Cognition
2015-2016 Catalog Year
This area of psychology is guided by the information processing approach in its examination of how people think. Topics include attention and memory, problem solving, decision making, and logical reasoning.
Prerequisite: PSY 290.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: Laboratory course. If you have taken PSY 305 you cannot take this course.
credit: 4
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PSY 410 - Advanced Topics in Psychology
2015-2016 Catalog Year
Course decription is dependent on topic. Contact department for description.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and upper division standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
NOTE: Repeatable up to 15 credit hours.
credit: 3
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