2019-20 Academic Catalog

May 11, 2024

2019-20 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

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Organizational Leadership and Supervision
	OLS 47900 - Staffing Organizations Prerequisite(s): OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An applications-oriented study of key concepts in staffing organizations, including principles and issues in conducting job analysis; preparing job descriptions/specifications; and screening/selecting employees. Special emphasis on the design, validation, and operation of high-volume staffing systems. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48200 - Labor Arbitration Prerequisite(s): OLS 37800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Student will learn how to analyze discipline and discharge cases in light of the just cause requirements. They will also be able to evaluate contract language against basic standards and legal principles. In addition, they will be able to write an arbitrator’s opinion and award. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48300 - The Common Law Of The Workplace Prerequisite(s): OLS 37800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Statutory and individual rights are expanding significantly, and supervisors must have the expertise to deal with these new workplace issues. The intent of this course will be to present cases reflecting how supervisors deal with current workplace issues. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48400 - Leadership Strategies For Quality And Productivity Prerequisite(s): (OLS 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND STAT 30100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of how organizational leaders create an environment conducive to high levels of employee self-motivation, quality, and productivity (TQM). Actual case situations are used to illustrate the application of course content. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48500 - Leadership For Team Development Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND OLS 38400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An in-depth study of self-directed work teams and team processes in the work setting, with a view to understanding team functions under varying task conditions. Especially emphasized will be the leadership of teams for effective performance and maximum member satisfaction. This course deals extensively with maintenance and task behaviors of team members. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48600 - Management Of Change Prerequisite(s): OLS 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND OLS 38400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the concepts that provide a foundation for the understanding of leadership and its relationship to the management of organizational change, with special emphasis on managing the human side of quality improvement. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 48700 - Leadership Philosophy Prerequisite(s): OLS 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR OLS 37600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A review of current managerial, education, and development theories and practices; discussions of fundamental social, economic, and political changes affecting business and the art of managing; implications of these changes for individual development and continued growth. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 49100 - Internship Program Credit Hours: 3.00 (West Lafayette and Tech Statewide locations) 1.00 to 3.00 (Calumet and North Central campuses). A practicum designed to combine University study with work experience directly related to the student’s plan of study. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	OLS 49300 - Senior Project - Phase I Credit Hours: 1.00. This course focuses on the methodology required to complete a senior project in an organization of the student’s choice. Students will finalize their senior project topic, understand the senior project process, and begin their senior project proposal. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 49700 - Senior Project Prerequisite(s): OLS 49300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 2.00. This course focuses on the implementation and completion of the Senior Project in an organization of the student’s choice. Students will finalize their proposal and methodology, by using the process learned in Senior Projects- Phase I and from previous course material, as well as completing the project. Typically offered Fall Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	OLS 49900 - Special Topics In Organizational Leadership And Supervision Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 54000 - Leading Collaborative Projects And Work Teams Credit Hours: 3.00. Focuses on methods of understanding and improving the performance of collaborations and work teams. A holistic view of teams is obtained by combining psychological theories and current practices in contemporary organizations. Topics include task design, team composition, member role structures, member socialization, influence and power, leadership, decision making, and training. Students are asked to watch and reflect on collaborative work relationships. A heavy emphasis is placed on experiential learning, including case studies and a variety of team-learning exercises. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 55000 - Managing Diversity Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a senior undergraduate and graduate course designed to provide students with the comprehensive study of contemporary diversity issues facing supervisors and human resource professionals. Issues relevant to supervisors and human resource professionals are discussed at a level where students will be able to manage a diverse workforce and develop policies and practices to assist organizations to avoid problems and litigation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 57400 - Managerial Training And Development Credit Hours: 3.00. Review of current managerial education and development theories and practices; discussion of fundamental social, economic, and political changes affecting business and the work of managing; implications of these changes for individual manager development and continued growth. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 57600 - Advanced Topics In Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3.00. Current topics and issues in the legal, behavioral, and technical environment of human-resources management. Topics may include employment practices, labor-management relations, wage and salary administration, treatment of employees on the job, or productivity-improvement programs. Employs seminar format with emphasis on applications research. Course may be offered in traditional, distance, or blended format. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58000 - Interpersonal Skills For Leaders Credit Hours: 3.00. Development and improvement of interpersonal and group dynamic skills for effective leadership in organizations. Emphasis on action learning and real-world application of skills. Course may be offered in traditional, distance, or blended format. Open to all graduate students with special consideration given to senior OLS students with 3.0 GPA and School of Technology graduate students. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58100 - Workshop In Organizational Leadership And Supervision Credit Hours: 0.00 to 8.00. Advanced study of technical and professional topics. Emphasis is on new developments relating to technical, operational, and training aspects of industry and technology education. Course may be offered in traditional, distance, or blended format. Course format may vary, depending upon topic of course. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58200 - Leadership And Organizational Change Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores issues in leadership and organizational change. Included are change theories, utilizing resistance to change, contemporary approaches to change, the future workplace, and researching best practices in organizational change. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58300 - Coaching And Mentoring In Organizations Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores issues and practices in technologically-driven organizations pertaining to the roles and functions that coaching and mentoring play in employee development. A “best practices” approach, utilizing the case method, is emphasized. Presented from the point of view of a human resource manager/leader, the focus of the course is on identifying coaching opportunities, enhancing communication skills, developing and implementing coaching and mentoring strategies, and evaluating the outcomes of these strategies. Attention is directed to facilitating personal coaching mentoring skills. Course may be offered in traditional, distance, or blended format. Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58700 - Developing A Leadership Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. Focuses on affect, motives, attitudes, beliefs, values, ethics, morals, will, commitment, preferences, norms, expectations, responsibilities, and other key concepts as they relate to leadership. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the kind of ethical dilemmas they may face in the workplace. A variety of methods, such as invited speakers, case studies, or readings are used to deepen the understanding of these issues and provide practical examples. Students will develop their personal philosophy, as well as the skills and confidence needed for ethical leadership in their professional careers. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58800 - Strategic Planning And Marketing For Technology Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines concepts, models, and methods useful for developing strategic initiatives in industrial/technical business environments. Focuses on planning concepts, including industry structure, strategic mission, organizational structures, competitor analysis, and related areas. Graduate status or senior standing with consent of instructor. Graduate students without an OLS background may be required to take leveling courses. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 58900 - Leadership And Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of ethical, legal and policy issues facing business and technology leaders. Topics include ethical decision making, corporate social responsibility, codes of ethics, public policies and government regulations, international business practices, technology innovation, risk management in a global environment, and specific areas of law- employment, health and safety, environment, contract, warranties and liabilities, intellectual property, technology law, and international laws and regulations. Graduate student standing or senior status with consent of instructor. Graduate students without an OLS background may be required to take some leveling course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	OLS 59000 - Individual Research Problems In Supervision And Personnel Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Opportunity to study specific problems in the field of supervision and personnel under the guidance of a qualified faculty member within the department. Does not include thesis work. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Pharmacology and Toxicology
	PCTX 20100 - Introductory Pharmacology Credit Hours: 3.00 or 4.00. An introduction to the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. This course involves an integration of knowledge of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and chemistry with the biological and selected chemical and physical actions and reactions of drugs. Primairly for students in nursing and other paramedical programs. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
Philosophy
	PHIL 10100 - The History Of Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the problems, methods, and main traditions of philosophy through readings in Greek, medieval, modern, and contemporary philosophy. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 10600 - Human Experience In Art Literature, Music, And Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the problems, methods, and main traditions experiences and ideas which lie at the heart of all humanities (e.g.love, death, justice, duty, nature, beauty, and deity) using as material specimens of the visual arts, music, literature, and philosophy. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	PHIL 10700 - Freshman Experience -English & Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. The course is required of all entering freshmen and transfer students with less than 60 credits. This course will include utilization of campus resources, goal setting, values exploration, relationship of academic planning and life goals, discipline specific career exploration and critical thinking. The course also serves well as the departmental Freshman Experience, since it introduces majors to the disciplines of art, literature, music, and philosophy. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 11000 - Introduction To Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. The basic problems and types of philosophy, with special emphasis on the problems of knowledge and the nature of reality. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.CTL:ISH 1050 Introduction To Philosophy General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	PHIL 11100 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the nature of moral value and obligation. Topics such as the following will be considered: different conceptions of the good life and standards of right conduct; the relation of nonmoral and moral goodness; determinism, free will, and the problem of moral responsibility; the political and social dimensions of ethics; the principles and methods of moral judgment. Readings will be drawn both from contemporary sources and from the works of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Butler, Hume, Kant, and J. S. Mill. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.CTL:ISH 1051 Ethics General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	PHIL 12000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to develop reasoning skills and analytic abilities, based on an understanding of the rules or forms as well as the content of good reasoning. This course will cover moral and scientific reasoning, in addition to ordinary problem solving. This course is intended primarily for students with nontechnical backgrounds. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 15000 - Principles Of Logic Credit Hours: 3.00. A first course in formal deductive logic; mechanical and other procedures for distinguishing good arguments from bad. Truth-tables and proofs for sentential (Boolean) connectives, followed by quantificational logic with relations. Although metatheoretic topics are treated, the emphasis is on methods. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 20600 - Philosophy Of Religion Credit Hours: 3.00. The course encourages critical reflection on traditional and contemporary views about God and other religious ideas. Topics include arguments for God’s existence, the problem of evil, understanding the divine attributes, miracles, religious pluralism, and life after death. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.CTL:ISH 1052 Philosophy Of Religion View Class Schedule
	PHIL 21900 - Philosophy And The Meaning Of Life Credit Hours: 3.00. Does life have meaning? If so, in what sense? If not, does this matter? Does the answer depend on the existence of God and an afterlife? What, if anything, makes existence worthwhile? Might the question – ‘does life have meaning?’ – be malformed? This course explores these and related questions, as well as answers to them, with the aim of teaching students to think critically and rigorously about matters of perennial existential importance. In previous iterations of this course, readings have been chosen from the following writers: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Marcel, Heidegger, Camus, Sartre, Jaspers, de Beauvoir, Ortega, and Merleau-Ponty. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 22100 - Introduction To Philosophy Of Science Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the scope and methods of science and to theories of its historical development. Topics include scientific revolutions, theories of scientific method, the nature of scientific discovery, explanation, and the role of values in scientific change. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 23000 - Religions Of The East Credit Hours: 3.00. (REL 23000) A study of the history, teachings, and present institutions of the religions of India, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. This will include Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, and Zoroastrianism. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 23100 - Religions Of The West Credit Hours: 3.00. (REL 23100) A comparative study of the origins, institutions, and theologies of the three major Western religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 24000 - Social And Political Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of some major social and political philosophers from Plato to contemporary authors. Issues such as justice, rights and freedom, community, and the “globalized” future will be considered. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 27500 - The Philosophy Of Art Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the principal theories concerning the nature, function, and value of the arts from classical times to the present. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 29300 - Selected Topics In Philosophy Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. A critical examination of some special topic or topics in philosophy. Details concerning topics selected for treatment in a given semester may be obtained in advance from the Department of Philosophy. Sections of this course may sometimes be initiated by students upon petition to the department. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 30100 - History Of Ancient Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of Greek philosophy from its beginning in the Milesian school through the Presocratics to Plato and Aristotle. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 30200 - History Of Medieval Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the main trends and figures of medieval philosophy, with an emphasis on metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. Readings (in English translation) may include Augustine, Boethius, Avicenna, Anselm, Abelard, Maimonides, Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham and Suarez. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 30300 - History Of Modern Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. Concentrates on the major philosophical writers from the Renaissance to the beginning of the nineteenth century: Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Berkeley, Hume, Kant. Some in other areas, e.g., Galileo, Newton, Calvin, are also considered. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 30400 - Nineteenth-Century Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the major movements and directions of nineteenth-century philosophy, including such figures as Hegel, Comte, Mach, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Mill, Royce and Peirce. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 30600 - Twentieth-Century Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.00. A critical examination of the main currents of contemporary philosophical thought, such as pragmatism, analytic philosophy, phenomenology, and existentialism, and other recent developments. The course will cover selected works of such philosophers as Russell, Wittgenstein, Peirce, Whitehead, Heidegger, and Sartre. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 32100 - Engineering Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will gain familiarity with ethical issues that arise in the practice of engineering and learn to use critical thinking skills in making and communicating ethically defensible professional decisions. In particular, students will learn about ethical theory, underlying concepts such as the idea of a profession, models of engineering, codes of ethics, views of the environment, values, principles, and other relevant considerations, as well as how to draw upon these factors when making rational workplace decisions about whistleblowing, product safety, environmental responsibility, appropriate technology, supervising other engineers, respecting trade secrets, reviewing the work of other engineers, and other ethically sensitive aspects of engineering practice. Permission of department required. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 32400 - Ethics For The Professions Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the ethical problems faced by professionals in engineering, management, and other professional fields. Topics include: ethical theories, moral decision-making, social responsibility, employee rights and responsibilities, the environment, truth telling, affirmative action, privacy and confidentiality, whistle-blowing, and deception. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	PHIL 32500 - Ethics And Public Health Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the ethical issues and problems of public health and health care. Within public health, such topics will be considered as; ethical theories; laws, codes, values, and moral decision making; the health care system; issues of the health care professional; health care professionals and patients; the sanctity of life; biomedical research and human experimentation; health policy; and allocation of resources. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 32700 - Environmental Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of traditional ethical theory applied to environmental issues such as population control, conservation, human rights and pollution, nuclear energy, extinction and animal rights, our obligations to future generations, toxic waste, and issues in agriculture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 40100 - Eastern Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism Prerequisite(s): PHIL 23000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. In this course students will study eastern religions with a special focus on two - Hinduism and Buddhism. They will examine these faiths from a philosophical-theological perspective, focusing on topics such as the conceptions of the divine, human nature or the self, salvation, ethics, and the afterlife. Typicall offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 40800 - Philosophy Of Love And Friendship Prerequisite(s): PHIL 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a survey of the main trends and major figures in the philosophy of love and frienship in the western trasition from antiquity to the contemporary period. Using the method of history of philosophy, this course will explore special topics (the ethical basis of love and friendship, the transition from eros to agape, the body-soul dichotomy, philosophy of sexuality and embodiment,etc.), using original writings (in transition) of authors ranging from Sappho, Plato and Aristotle to Foucault. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 49000 - Advanced Topics In Philosophy Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. An advanced study of a significant topic in philosophy. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHIL 59000 - Directed Reading In Philosophy Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. A reading course directed by the instructor in whose particular field of specialization the content of the reading falls. Approval of each reading project must be secured from the department. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
Physical Education Skills
	PES 11200 - Aquatic Movement Forms Credit Hours: 1.00. Instruction and practice in aquatic movement forms. Students select from the activities listed in the current schedule of classes. Following is a partial list of activities: beginning swimming; intermediate swimming; advanced swimming; synchronized swimming. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Physics
	PHYS 10700 - Conceptual Physics For Humanities Credit Hours: 3.00. A descriptive, non-mathematical explanation of physical laws and theories, phenomena, and practical applications. Topics: mechanics, properties of matter, heat and waves. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 10800 - Conceptual Physics For Humanities Credit Hours: 3.00. A descriptive, non-mathematical explanation of physical laws and theories, phenomena and practical applications. Topics: electricity, magnetism, light, and modern physics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 15200 - Mechanics Prerequisite(s): MA 16300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 4.00. (West Lafayette, Calumet, North Central, IUPUI) 5.00 (Fort Wayne) Calculus-based. Statics; uniform and accelerated motion; Newton’s laws; circular motion; energy, momentum, and conservation principles; dynamics of rotation; gravitation and planetary motion; hydrostatics and hydrodynamics; simple harmonic motion; wave motion and sound. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	PHYS 19400 - Freshman Physics Orientation Credit Hours: 1.00. Designed to provide incoming physics majors with the academic, survival, and computational skills to make a successful transition from high school to college. Discussion of opportunities within the Department including degree options, co-op program, undergraduate research, careers in physics, use of spreadsheet software, graphing packages, and drawing programs. Attendance and performance on assigned projects are the basis of the Pass/Not Pass requirement. Typically offered Fall. General Education: First Year Experience View Class Schedule
	PHYS 21300 - Physics For Elementary Education Prerequisite(s): MA 11100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR MA 11500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 2.00. Development of basic concepts and theories in physical science. Not available for credit towards graduation in the College of Engineering and Sciences. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 22000 - General Physics Prerequisite(s): (MA 14700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 14800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) OR (MA 15300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 15400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 4.00. Algebra-based. Mechanics, heat, and sound, for science students not specializing in physics, chemistry, or engineering. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL:IPS 1751 Algebra-based Physics I General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	PHYS 22100 - General Physics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 22000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 4.00. Algebra-based. Electricity & magnetism, light, and modern physics, for students not specializing in physics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL:IPS 1752 Algebra-based Physics II View Class Schedule
	PHYS 24100 - Electricity And Optics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND MA 16900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Electrostatics, current electricity, electromagnetism, magnetic properties of matter. Electromagnetic waves, geometrical and physical optics. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 25100 - Heat, Electricity And Optics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 16400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 5.00. Calculus-based. Continuation of PHYS 15200. Heat, kinetic theory, elementary thermodynamics, heat transfer. Electrostatics, AC/DC circuits, electromagnetism, magnetic properties of matter; geometrical and physical optics.Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 26100 - Electricity And Optics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND (MA 16400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR MA 16900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 4.00. Calculus-based. Continuation of PHYS 15200. Heat, kinetic theory, elementary thermodynamics, heat transfer. Electrostatics, AC/DC circuits, electromagnetism, magnetic properties of matter; geometrical and physical optics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 27000 - Special Topics In Physics Credit Hours: 1.00 to 5.00. Specialized topics in physics. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 29000 - Special Assignments Credit Hours: 0.00 to 3.00. Readings, discussions, written reports, or laboratory work selected for enrichment in special areas of physics. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 29400 - Sophomore Physics Seminar Prerequisite(s): PHYS 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 1.00. Required of sophomores majoring in any physics curriculum. Discussion of undergraduate research opportunities, upper-division courses, career opportunities, laboratory safety, use of the library including physics journals, and topics of current interest in physics. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 30300 - History And Philosophy Of Science Prerequisite(s): MA 11100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An overview of the history of science, with an emphasis on the underlying philosophical ideas that have shaped and characterized the development of science. Their relevance to contemporary issues will also be explored. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 30500 - Intermediate Mathematical 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. An introduction and review of the mathematical techniques and procedures used in intermediate and advanced physics courses. Applications involving vector calculus, linear algebra, complex analysis, Fourier series and transforms, and second-order linear differential equations will be discussed. The course provides additional mathematical preparation for upper division physics. Typically offered every other year. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 30800 - Scientific Computation 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. An introduction to scientific problem solving using a computer. Students will be introduced to numerical methods for evaluating integrals and for solving algebraic and differential problems in physics. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 30900 - Scientific Computation II Prerequisite(s): PHYS 30800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. A second semester course in using modern computational methods to solve physics problems numerically. PHYS 30900 uses the methods developed in PHYS 30800 to address problems in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and quantum physics. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 31000 - Intermediate Mechanics Prerequisite(s): MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND (PHYS 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR PHYS 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 4.00. Elements of vector calculus; statics of particles and rigid bodies; theory of couples; principle of virtual work; kinematics; dynamics of particles and rigid bodies; work, power, and energy. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 31100 - Quantum Physics I Prerequisite(s): MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course discusses the limits of classical physics and the development of quantum physics. Topics will include: Planck’s quantization hypothesis, the photoelectric effect, the wave theory of matter, the Uncertainty Principle, Bohr’s atomic model, the Schroedinger equation, wave functions, the Hydrogen atom, operator methods, and the quantized simple harmoics osciallator. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 32000 - Computational Physics Credit Hours: 1.00. Computational methods will be introduced and used to solve problems associated with electromagnetic phenomenon, mechanics or statistical mechanics and quantum physics. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 32200 - Intermediate Optics 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. 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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 34300 - Modern Physics Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.00. Laboratory experiments to accompany PHYS 34200. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 34700 - Nuclear Power Prerequisite(s): MA 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND PHYS 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course considers the analysis and operation of major aspects of nuclear power systems. Topics considered include basic nuclear physics, reactor types and designs, neutronics, heat flow, fuel management, radiation, electric systems, and nuclear power systems.Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 34800 - Nuclear Physics Prerequisite(s): MA 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND PHYS 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will consider basic concepts of nuclear physics including applications related to nuclear power reactors. A familiarity with basic quantum mechanics, mechanics, electromagnetics, and modern physics is assumed. The course will introduce the physical principles behind modern day nuclear physics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 38000 - Advanced Physics Laboratory Prerequisite(s): PHYS 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND PHYS 34300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND PHYS 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- (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 Spring. View Class Schedule
	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. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	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 Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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 Spring. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 44900 - Neutron Physics Prerequisite(s): PHYS 34700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will consider basic concepts relating to nuclear reactor theory. A familiarity with basic quantum mechanics, mechanics, electromagnetics, and modern physics is assumed. The course will introduce the physical principles behind the modeling of nuclear reactor cores. Aspects of both diffusion and transport theory will be considered in modeling nuclear reactor core neutron distributions, performance, and power generation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	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 View Class Schedule
	PHYS 47000 - Special Topics In Physics Credit Hours: 1.00 to 5.00. Topics vary. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	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 Spring. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	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. View Class Schedule
	PHYS 57100 - Selected Topics In Physics Credit Hours: 3.00. Specialized topics in physics selected from time to time. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule

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Schedule Type Classifications

OLS 47900 - Staffing Organizations

OLS 48200 - Labor Arbitration

OLS 48300 - The Common Law Of The Workplace

OLS 48400 - Leadership Strategies For Quality And Productivity

OLS 48500 - Leadership For Team Development

OLS 48600 - Management Of Change

OLS 48700 - Leadership Philosophy

OLS 49100 - Internship Program

OLS 49300 - Senior Project - Phase I

OLS 49700 - Senior Project

OLS 49900 - Special Topics In Organizational Leadership And Supervision

OLS 54000 - Leading Collaborative Projects And Work Teams

OLS 55000 - Managing Diversity

OLS 57400 - Managerial Training And Development

OLS 57600 - Advanced Topics In Human Resource Management

OLS 58000 - Interpersonal Skills For Leaders

OLS 58100 - Workshop In Organizational Leadership And Supervision

OLS 58200 - Leadership And Organizational Change

OLS 58300 - Coaching And Mentoring In Organizations

OLS 58700 - Developing A Leadership Philosophy

OLS 58800 - Strategic Planning And Marketing For Technology

OLS 58900 - Leadership And Ethics

OLS 59000 - Individual Research Problems In Supervision And Personnel

PCTX 20100 - Introductory Pharmacology

PHIL 10100 - The History Of Philosophy

PHIL 10600 - Human Experience In Art Literature, Music, And Philosophy

PHIL 10700 - Freshman Experience -English & Philosophy

PHIL 11000 - Introduction To Philosophy

PHIL 11100 - Ethics

PHIL 12000 - Critical Thinking

PHIL 15000 - Principles Of Logic

PHIL 20600 - Philosophy Of Religion

PHIL 21900 - Philosophy And The Meaning Of Life

PHIL 22100 - Introduction To Philosophy Of Science

PHIL 23000 - Religions Of The East

PHIL 23100 - Religions Of The West

PHIL 24000 - Social And Political Philosophy

PHIL 27500 - The Philosophy Of Art

PHIL 29300 - Selected Topics In Philosophy

PHIL 30100 - History Of Ancient Philosophy

PHIL 30200 - History Of Medieval Philosophy

PHIL 30300 - History Of Modern Philosophy

PHIL 30400 - Nineteenth-Century Philosophy

PHIL 30600 - Twentieth-Century Philosophy

PHIL 32100 - Engineering Ethics

PHIL 32400 - Ethics For The Professions

PHIL 32500 - Ethics And Public Health

PHIL 32700 - Environmental Ethics

PHIL 40100 - Eastern Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism

PHIL 40800 - Philosophy Of Love And Friendship

PHIL 49000 - Advanced Topics In Philosophy

PHIL 59000 - Directed Reading In Philosophy

PES 11200 - Aquatic Movement Forms

PHYS 10700 - Conceptual Physics For Humanities

PHYS 10800 - Conceptual Physics For Humanities

PHYS 15200 - Mechanics

PHYS 19400 - Freshman Physics Orientation

PHYS 21300 - Physics For Elementary Education

PHYS 22000 - General Physics

PHYS 22100 - General Physics

PHYS 24100 - Electricity And Optics

PHYS 25100 - Heat, Electricity And Optics

PHYS 26100 - Electricity And Optics

PHYS 27000 - Special Topics In Physics

PHYS 29000 - Special Assignments

PHYS 29400 - Sophomore Physics Seminar

PHYS 30300 - History And Philosophy Of Science

PHYS 30500 - Intermediate Mathematical Physics

PHYS 30800 - Scientific Computation

PHYS 30900 - Scientific Computation II

PHYS 31000 - Intermediate Mechanics

PHYS 31100 - Quantum Physics I

PHYS 32000 - Computational Physics

PHYS 32200 - Intermediate Optics

PHYS 32700 - Modern Physics Survey

PHYS 33000 - Intermediate Electricity And Magnetism

PHYS 34000 - Modern Physics Laboratory

PHYS 34200 - Modern Physics