2018-19 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2018-19 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


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Schedule Type Classifications

The delivery of instruction often requires educational material to be organized and presented to students in a variety of ways. In order to facilitate the planning for and scheduling of classes to accommodate these multiple types of instruction, it is necessary to divide courses into organizational parts which reflect the unique combinations of instructors, meeting places, and time patterns used to conduct the instruction. The schedule types listed below are intended to reflect the nature of activities required of students, the relationship between students and their instructors, and the settings required to deliver the content of an instructional offering.

  • LEC — Lecture
  • LAB — Laboratory
  • DIS — Distance Education
  • CLN — Clinic
  • EX — Experiential
  • IND — Individual Study
  • SD — Studio
 

Physics

  
  • PHYS 32200 - Intermediate Optics


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR PHYS 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Wave optics and properties of light, including reflection, refraction interference. Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction dispersion, polarization, double refraction, introduction to lasers and holography. Typically offered Fall.


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  • PHYS 32700 - Modern Physics Survey


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 15200 AND PHYS 25100 AND PHYS 26100

    Credit Hours: 4.00. A survey of modern physics topics, intended primarily for non-physics majors, organized in a mixture of lectures and activity-based laboratories. Topics will include: special relativity; pre-quantum phenomena; the Bohr aromic model; multi-electron atoms; cosmology and the Big Bang; radioactivity, fission, and fusion. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • PHYS 33000 - Intermediate Electricity And Magnetism


    Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR PHYS 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) AND MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Electrostatics; electric currents; magnetostatics; electromagnetic induction; Maxwell’s equation; electromagnetic waves. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • PHYS 34000 - Modern Physics Laboratory


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND (PHYS 24100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR PHYS 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR PHYS 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C)

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Laboratory experiments to accompany PHYS 34200 or 34400. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • PHYS 34200 - Modern Physics


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR PHYS 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of special and general relativity; quantum mechanics and phenomena in atomic, nuclear, and solid-state physics. Typically offered Spring.


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  • PHYS 34300 - Modern Physics Laboratory


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Laboratory experiments to accompany PHYS 34200. Typically offered Spring.


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  • PHYS 36000 - Quantum Mechanics


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND (PHYS 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR PHYS 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C)

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Historical development of quantum mechanics, wave packets, uncertainty principle, Schrdinger equation, operators, the hydrogen atom, electron spin, angular momentum, perturbation theory, and other selected topics. Typically offered Spring.


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  • PHYS 38000 - Advanced Physics Laboratory


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND PHYS 34300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND PHYS 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction and survey of modern experimental topics in advanced physics, including areas such as: Interferometry, Zeeman Effect, Compton Effect, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear counting and half-life measurements. An introduction to data analysis will also be included. Typically offered Fall.


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  • PHYS 40200 - Senior Research I


    Credit Hours: 2.00. Experiential learning undergraduate research course in physics directed and mentored by physics faculty during student’s penultimate semester. Background preparation, specialized training, and identification of a final research project. Submission of a formal research proposal and initial work towards completion. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • PHYS 40300 - Senior Research II


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 40200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Experiential learning undergrad research course in physics directed and mentored by physics faculty during student’s final semester. Continuation and completion of work begun in Senior Research I; Preparation and presentation of results in multiple formats. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • PHYS 41200 - Quantum Physics II


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 31100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of the concepts introduced in PHYS 31100, including more advanced topics in modern quantum mechanics. Topics will include: addition of angular momenta, scattering theory, identical particles, time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory, and the WKS approximation. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • PHYS 41800 - Thermal And Statistical Physics


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Temperature, equations of state, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy and applications, kinetic theory, transport processes, statistical mechanics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • PHYS 46900 - Research In Physics


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 5.00. Undergraduate research, which will qualify as an Experiential Learning experience. Admission by special permission. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • PHYS 47000 - Special Topics In Physics


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 5.00. Topics vary. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • PHYS 49400 - Junior-Senior Physics Seminar


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 29400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND PHYS 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Major emphasis on developing skills in oral and written presentations by students. The subject matter can be library material and/or accomplishments in undergraduate or co-op research. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • PHYS 51000 - Physical Mechanics


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND PHYS 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND MA 26200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Mechanics of particles, rigid bodies, and vibrating systems. Typically offered Fall.


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  • PHYS 51500 - Thermal And Statistical Physics


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND MA 51000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Equilibrium states, the concept of heat, and the laws of thermodynamics; the existence and properties of the entropy; different thermodynamic potentials and their uses; phase diagrams; introduction to statistical mechanics and its relation to thermodynamics; treatment of ideal gases. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • PHYS 51700 - Statistical Physics


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND PHYS 51000 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Laws of thermodynamics; Boltzmann and quantum statistical distributions, with applications to properties of gases, specific heats of solids, paramagnetism, black-body radiation, and Bose-Einstein condensation; Boltzmann transport equation and transport properties of gases; Brownian motion and fluctuation phenomena. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • PHYS 53000 - Electricity And Magnetism


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Electrostatic problems; theory of dielectrics; theory of electric conduction; electromagnetic effects due to steady and changing currents; magnetic properties of matter; Maxwell’s equations; electromagnetic radiation. Typically offered Fall.


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  • PHYS 54500 - Solid-State Physics


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 55000 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Crystal structure; lattice vibrations and electronic band structure of crystals; electrical, optical, and thermal properties of solids; transport and other nonequilibrium phenomena in uniform and nonuniform materials. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • PHYS 55000 - Introduction To Quantum Mechanics


    Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND PHYS 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND MA 36200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR MA 51000 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-)

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Brief historical survey of the development of quantum mechanics; wave-packets, uncertainty principle, wave functions, operators, Schrodinger equation with application to one-dimensional problems, the hydrogen atom, electron spin, selected topics in perturbation theory, scattering theory, and compounding of angular momenta. Not available for students with credit in PHYS 36000 or 46000. Typically offered Fall.


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  • PHYS 55600 - Introductory Nuclear Physics


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 55000 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Theory of relativity, brief survey of systematics of nuclei and elementary particles, structure of stable nuclei, radioactivity, interaction of nuclear radiation with matter, nuclear reactions, particle accelerators, nuclear instruments, fission, nuclear reactors. Typically offered Spring.


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  • PHYS 56400 - Introduction To Elements Particle Physics


    Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 36000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR PHYS 46000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND PHYS 46100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR PHYS 55000 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-)

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course brings students up to the current status of research in elementary particle physics. The focus of the course is the construction of the Standard Model with emphasis on the electroweak theory. The seminal experiments that confirmed the predictions of the Standard Model is presented. The solar neutrino problem, the search for nonzero neutrino masses, and the efforts to construct a theory which unifies all interactions, including gravity, is discussed. Typically offered Spring.


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  • PHYS 57100 - Selected Topics In Physics


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Specialized topics in physics selected from time to time. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • PHYS 59000 - Reading And Research


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00 (Calumet, Fort Wayne) 1.00 to 6.00 (West Lafayette, IUPUI). Reading and research in Physics. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • PHYS 60000 - Methods Of Theoretical Physics I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to provide first-year physics graduate students with the mathematical background for subsequent studies of advanced mechanics, electrodynamics, and quantum theory. Topics treated include functions of complex variable, ordinary and partial differential equations, eigenvalue problems and orthogonal functions. Green’s functions, matrix theory, and tensor analysis in three and four dimensions. Typically offered Fall.


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  • PHYS 60100 - Methods Of Theoretical Physics II


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 60000 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF B-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of PHYS 600. Prerequisite: PHYS 60000. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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Polish

  
  • PLSH 10100 - Polish Level I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to Polish. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • PLSH 10200 - Polish Level II


    Prerequisite(s): PLSH 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of PLSH 101 - Polish Level I. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • PLSH 20100 - Polish Level III


    Prerequisite(s): PLSH 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course completes the introduction of cases in the Polish language. Students continue to develop listening and speaking skills and to build reading and writing skills by analyzing authentic texts. Emphasis on viewing and commenting on films. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • PLSH 20200 - Polish Level IV


    Prerequisite(s): PLSH 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This is the second part of a two-semester second-year sequence in Polish. The course will provide students with conversation, writing ability, reading, and capabilities of understanding Polish poetry, newspapers, other reading materials and cinema. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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Political Science

  
  • POL 10000 - American Public Affairs


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of current public affairs in America designed to help students become conscious of the societal issues of our times. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 10100 - American Government And Politics


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the nature of democratic government, the U.S. Constitution, federalism, civil rights, political dynamics, the presidency, Congress, and the judiciary. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.CTL:ISH 1002 American Government
    General Education: Social Sciences


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  • POL 10200 - American Government In Practice


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is intended to give students an opportunity to study the nature of democratic government, the U.S. Constitution, federalism, civil liberties and rights, political dynamics, the presidency, Congress, and the judiciary. Typically offered Spring.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • POL 10400 - Political Participation


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the major dimensions of citizen politics in America: voting behavior, poitical socialization of children and adults, political opinion and culture, leadership recruitment and partisan participation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 12000 - Introduction To Public Policy And Public Administration


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the fields of public policy and public administration. Processes of policy formation and administration are examined. Different approaches to evaluating and improving public policies are discussed. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • POL 13000 - Introduction To International Relations


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of the fundamentals of international law, organization, and politics, particularly as relevant to contemporary international relations. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.CTL:ISH 1003 Introduction To World Politics
    General Education: Social Sciences


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  • POL 14100 - Governments Of The World


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the politics and government in selected foreign countries. The course presents the tools and background needed to understand contemporary events in the world beyond the United States. Readings and discussions pay special attention to democratization and development. Typically offered Spring.
    General Education: Social Sciences


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  • POL 19000 - The Politics Of Change


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory survey of the political forces at play in the processes of social, economic, and political change. Among topics to be considered are the politics of the post-industrial revolution, environmental control, civil rights, the role of women in society, international cooperation and conflict. Emphasis will be placed on the political forces and processes involved in change and the resultant public policies. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 20000 - Introduction To The Study Of Political Science


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to basic concepts and methods of political science. Basic concepts including, among others, power, justice, authority, ideology, and democracy, and a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis will be explored. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
    General Education: First Year Experience


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  • POL 20200 - Introduction To Political Theory


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory study of polictial concepts and systems of political thought from classical to modern times. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 22100 - Introduction To Science And Government


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of major policy issues associated with scientific and technological advances. Special attention is focused upon the organization of science and technology, the determination of science and policy, and the role of government in support of research and development. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 22200 - Women, Politics, And Public Policy


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to women’s participation in politics, with an emphasis on America. Structural and attitudinal conditions limiting women’s political roles and contemporary efforts to change women’s status in society through politics. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • POL 22300 - Introduction To Environmental Policy


    Credit Hours: 3.00. (FNR 22310) Study of decision making as modern societies attempt to cope with environmental and natural resources problems. Focuses on the American political system, with some attention to the international dimension. Current policies and issues will be examined. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 23100 - Introduction To United States Foreign Policy


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Designed to introduce students to the major themes and issues in contemporary U.S. foreign policy. Lectures, discussion, and readings will examine such areas as U.S. relationships with the major powers, the Third World, and international organizations. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 23200 - Contemporary Crises In International Relations


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The focus of this course will be on major world crises, such as in the Middle East and Southern Africa, and ways in which these crises may be analyzed. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 23300 - Introduction to The Study Of Law


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the theory and practice of law, including the process of legal research, legal analysis of facts as applied to pertinent law, and legal writing. Typically offered Fall Summer.


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  • POL 30000 - Introduction To Political Analysis


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the study of politics, its basic concepts and major areas of concern; also review of important research techniques, including methods of data collection and analysis. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • POL 30500 - Technology And Society


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the interactions of technology and society, the impact of engineering and technological solutions, and the role of professionals, this class will focus on contemporary societal and global topics and themes such as: Environmental issues involving sustainable development, design for recycling, and other critical themes. Contemporary international issues, such as trade and trade barriers, multinational companies, and distribution of resources such as oil and minerals; and the importance of cultural, religious, and socio-economic differences, values, international relations, living and working in another country, the impact of poverty and economic differences. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • POL 30600 - The United States In The 1960’s


    Prerequisite(s): HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A description and analysis of major domestic and foreign, social, political, military and diplomatic issues confronting the United States in the 1960’s and approaches and efforts to resolve these issues. The class will utilize the 1960’s as laboratory to provide students with both historical and political science skills and approaches to the issues and themes of a particular period. May be taken for history or political science credit. Not open to students with credit in HIST 306. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 30800 - United States Foreign Policy And Latin America


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines US foreign policy toward countries in Latin America. Encompassing an analysis of the US’s historical role in the politics of the Western hemisphere, the course pays particular attention to US foreign policy in the twentieth century. Important themes include foreign policy during the Cold War, domestic insurgency and revolution, and such economic concerns as trade and foreign direct investment. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 30900 - The Middle East


    Prerequisite(s): HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey beginning with the period of European involvement in the Ottoman Empire up to the present. The course includes the study of political Zionism and Arab nationalism, the role of the major powers between the two World Wars and that of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and developments in the Middle East in the post-Cold War era. Not open to students with credit in HIST 309. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 31100 - Congress And The President


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of policy formation which stresses the linkage between the Congress and the President, legal, behavioral, and normative approaches will be considered. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 31200 - American Political Thought


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An analytical survey of the American contribution to Western political thought from the colonial period to the present day. The major themes and concepts of the American tradition are analyzed through study of the writings of representative thinkers, with special attention to the ideas which have affected the development of American political institutions. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 31400 - The President And Policy Process


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of presidential leadership as the embodiment of social forces and as reflective of the personality of the incumbent; the president as national leader reflecting national myths and ideologies; the growth of the presidency; issues and forces affecting the continuity of presidential leadership; the degree of institutionalization of the presidency. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 31500 - Public Opinion And Elections


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Contemporary public opinion, political socialization, and voting behavior in America. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 31600 - Family Law


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HDFS 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This class provides an Introduction to basic concepts in family law including formal and common-law marriage, domestic violence, dissolution and property distribution, child custody and the parent-child relationship. Focus will be on laws of Indiana. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 32000 - Introduction To Public Policy Analysis


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of public policy analysis models and approaches and current public policy questions. The course will emphasize application of analytical methods to the examination of contemporary policy issues in the United States. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 32300 - Comparative Environmental Policy


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Comparative study of environmental policy development and processes in industrialized democracies, former and current communist states, and developing nations. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • POL 32600 - Black Political Participation In America


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of African American political participation in the United States. Analyzes political culture and socialization, with a focus on the interaction between African Americans and actors, institutions, processes, and policies of the American system of politics and governance. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 33000 - Politics Of Lake County


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of Lake County politics focusing upon the selection of political leaders; the relation of the county to municipalities, townships, the state and federal government and public policy. Party officials and government office holders will be a resource for the course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 33100 - Politics And Religion


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Religion and Politics examines the relationship between religious faith and political life from philosophical, theological, and behavioral perspectives. The class will focus in this course on perspectives from the intellectual heritage of the Western world. Therefore the work of thinkers, ancient and modern, will be examined. In addition, empirical works on the consequences of religious beliefs on political behavior will also be reviewed. Topics will range from medieval scholastic philosophy to contemporary international relations. Religion will be viewed as one of the major driving forces of national and international politics in the 21st century. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 33300 - Political Movements


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of political change ranging from legal reform to peaceful protest to violent revolution. Emphasis on ideologies and strategies of change relevant to consideration of contemporary political change. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 34400 - Introduction To The Politics Of The Third World


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the politics of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Special emphasis on problems of modernity and tradition; social mobilization and political decay; revolution and reform; communalism and imperialism. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 34500 - West European Democracies In The Post-Industrial Era


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the political institutions and processes in West European democracies. The course focuses on the ability of Western democracy to survive the transition to the post-industrial era. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 34600 - Law And Society


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Nature and development of law and legal institutions in historical, comparative, and contemporary prospectives; interrelationship of law, morality, and custom; legal change and social change; and the legal profession. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 34601 - Family Law


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR HDFS 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This class provides an introduction to the basic concepts in family law including formal and common-law marriage, domestic violence, dissolution and property distribution, child custody and the parent-child relationship. Focus will be on Indiana law and procedures. Typically offered Fall Spring, Summer.


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  • POL 34900 - Intro To Jewish Studies


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. (HIST 34900 and IDIS 33000) An interdisciplinary seminar touching on many aspects of the Jewish experience, from biblical times to the present. The course introduces students to aspects of the rich and multi-faceted history, literature, theology, and culture of Jews and Judaism from antiquity to the present: from the ancient Near East to Europe, America and back to the modern Near East. The course begins with an examination of basic concepts of Judaism, such as God, Torah, People, Land, and Identity. It involves concepts from Jewish historical, theological, and literary roots from the formation of ancient Israel to contemporary Israel and Jewish-American Culture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 35000 - Foundations Of Western Political Theory: From The Renaissance To Marx


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of modern political thought from Machiavelli through Marx. Major writers studied include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, the Utilitarians, and Marx. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 35300 - Current Political Ideologies


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR POL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR POL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR POL 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR POL 13000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR POL 14100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR POL 19000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Liberalism, conservatism, socialism, fascism, communism, and other political ideologies. Prerequisite: A 10000-level POL course with a minimum grade of D-. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 35400 - Civil Liberties And The Constitution


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the politics of civil rights and liberties in the United States focusing upon the Constitution, legislation, court decisions, and executive implementation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 35500 - Computer Applications In Public Administration


    Prerequisite(s): POL 30000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A problem solving introduction to microcomputer utilization in local, state, and federal government agencies. The course will address the role of computers in government decision -making. The history of the microcomputer’s emergence in the public administration environment will be presented. In addition, the student will be introduced to customization of popular software packages to address specific problems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 35600 - Personnel Management In Government


    Prerequisite(s): POL 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the working of personnel management systems in local, state and federal agencies emphasizing recruitment, classification, compensation, and employee services. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 35700 - Budgeting In The Public Sector


    Prerequisite(s): POL 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of budgetary process in public agencies emphasizing the preparation and implementation of budgets by the public agencies. Political aspects of budgeting will be considered. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 35800 - Administrative Law And Ethics


    Prerequisite(s): POL 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to administrative law and ethics as they relate to the working of public agencies. Ethical codes developed by the professional organization of public administrators (e.g. ASPA) will be considered. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 35900 - Administrative Behavior In Public Agencies


    Prerequisite(s): POL 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of organizational and interpersonal behavior in government agencies. Applications of behavioral theories in relation to organizational effectiveness will be emphasized. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 36000 - Women And The Law


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory survey of women’s legal status in America. Topics include constitutional law, marriage and divorce, reproductive rights, employment discrimination, and crimes of violence. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 36200 - Health Care And The Constitution


    Credit hours: 3.00. An assessment of current legal and political developments involving the American health care system. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 36400 - Law, Ethics, And Public Policy


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is divided into three sections. Justice as liberty examines the notion of a right to privacy. Justice as equality focuses on economic rights. Finally, justice as community addresses the notion of duties. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 37000 - Introduction To Comparative State Politics


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the structure and process of state government, including the legal and political relationships between the state and local units of government. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 37100 - Introduction To Comparative Urban Politics


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The politics of governing urban areas, including the selection of political leaders, and citizen participation in the decision making of the central city. Special attention will be given to the integration of minorities into the political and social life of the city. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 37200 - Indiana Government And Politics


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the political and governmental organization of the state of Indiana. Includes the political and historical development of Indiana state government and comparison of policies and institutions with those of other states. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 38000 - The Politics Of Bureaucracy


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of bureaucratic organization in government. Organization theory and internal politics, foundations of bureaucratic power, and the relationship between bureaucracies and political culture, parties, pressure groups, and other structures of government. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 38800 - The World Of Ideas I


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The first half of a two-semester chronological sequence based on reading and discussing source materials and documents drawn from Political Science, Economics, History, Sociology, Psychology, and philosophy. This course is designed to familiarize students with the major ideas and ideals which have shaped world civilization. Major themes of this course are Liberty, Human Nature, and The Individual and Society. Not open to students with credit in HIST 38800 or PHIL 38800. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 38900 - The World Of Ideas II


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The second half of a two-semester chronological sequence based on reading and discussing primary source materials and documents drawn from Political Science, Economics, History, Sociology, Psychology, and philosophy. This course is designed to familiarize students with the major ideas and ideals which have shaped world civilization. Major themes of this course are Liberty, Human Nature, and The Individual and Society. Not open to students with credit in HIST 38900 or PHIL 38900. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 39000 - Topics In Political Science


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Prerequisite: A 10000-level POL course or consent of Instructor. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 39200 - Student Government


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students elected to Student Government will examine theories of representation, leadership, and deliberative democracy. They will put these skills into practice using parliamentary procedure to represent student interests through the legislative process, organizing campus meetings and engaging with the community. The prerequisite is to be elected to Student Government. Typically offered Fall Spring.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • POL 40000 - Principles Of Empirical Political Analysis


    Prerequisite(s): POL 30000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An intermediate critical treatment of the scientific approach to the study of political behavior. Focus on the advantages and problems of analyzing political phenomena in terms of the following elements of scientific methodology: classification, measurement, generalization, verification, reliability, validity, casual inference and prediction. The importance of these elements for understanding politics will be illustrated by analyzing empirical studies drawn from various fields of political behavior. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 40100 - Practicum In Local Government


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Observation and supervised participation on an official community committee or board, in a political campaign, or with professional governmental staffs. Readings and class meetings to integrate theory and experience. This course requires five hours per week of field experience. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer.


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  • POL 40300 - Field Experience In Political Science


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Students are able to earn credit for internships in federal, state, and local government offices as well as with political parties, campaign organizations, nonprofit organizations, legislative bodies, and interest groups. Credit and course requirements to be arranged with the instructor. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 40400 - United States Policy Making Elite


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the logical, empirical and normative dilemmas in theories of democratic governance with analysis of contemporary democratic systems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 40500 - Research Seminar In Public Administration And Policy


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A senior seminar to consider current research literature in public administration policy. Each class member will prepare a major research paper for public presentation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 40600 - Internship In A Public Agency


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 12.00. This course requires a Senior standing in Political Science. Students are able to earn credit for internships in federal, state, and local government offices as well as with political parties, campaign organizations, nonprofit organizations, legislative bodies, and interest groups. The students will be supervised by the agency and an academic advisor. Credit and course requirements to be arranged with the instructor.


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  • POL 41000 - Political Parties And Politics


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of the nature and functioning of U.S. political parties in terms of social and economic forces that shape our political system. Interactions among political parties, pressure groups, and formal government structures are emphasized throughout. Special attention is devoted to political leadership, nominating processes, campaign management, voting behavior, and other important aspects of American politics. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 41100 - Congress: Structure And Functioning


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of how Congress actually operates. Formal and informal power structures within both chambers and roles of the individual members of Congress are analyzed. Attention is directed to latent, as well as manifest, functions of legislative, investigative, and other major activities of Congress. The problem of bringing expertise to bear on the legislative process is considered throughout. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 42800 - The Politics Of Regulation


    Prerequisite(s): POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Politics and policies of federal and state regulatory agencies. Explanations of regulatory agency behavior, arguments for and against government regulation, and alternatives to government regulation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • POL 42900 - Contemporary Political Problems


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Contemporary political problems in the United States affecting the interpretation of democracy, human rights and welfare, social pressures, and intergovernmental relations. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 43300 - International Organization


    Prerequisite(s): POL 13000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the structure and functions of the United Nations and associated agencies, with an emphasis on the role of this system in contemporary international relations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • POL 43500 - International Law


    Prerequisite(s): POL 13000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of international legal theories, principles, and practices, with an emphasis on the role and utility of law in contemporary international relations. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • POL 43900 - United States Foreign Policy Making


    Prerequisite(s): POL 13000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of the decision-making process in United States foreign policy. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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