Courses that satisfy the General Education Requirements are tagged with the notations DOS or GE. The notation DOS (Distribution of Studies) identifies the courses that satisfy the distribution requirements for students who have completed greater than 30 credits before Fall Term 1994. The notation GE (General Education) identifies the courses that satisfy the General Education Requirements for students matriculating in fall of 1994 or who have completed fewer than 30 credits. Please refer to the General Education Requirements section under "Academic Policies and Guidelines" for further details. Accounting |Human Resources Management Administration of Justice |International Studies Anthropology |Japanese Art |Leadership Development Skills Astronomy |Learning Skills Biology |Management Chemistry |Marketing Communication |Mathematics Comparative Literature |Military Science Computer Science |Music Economics |Nursing Engineering |Philosophy English |Physical Education Finance |Physics French |Political Science Freshman Studies |Psychology Geography |Public Relations Geology & Environmental Science |Sociology German |Spanish Health, Physical, & Recreational Education |Theatre Arts History |Writing
ACCOUNTING
ACCT 0201 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS 3 cr.
The fundamentals of accounting principles and practices. The focus
is on preparation and understanding of financial statements, including
their role in decision making by both external and internal users.
Extensive use of computer spreadsheets and accounting software is included.
ACCT 0202 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS 3 cr.
Focuses on the role of accounting principles and practices,
yielding information in the decision-making processes to those managers
responsible for the internal aspects of the organization. Cost behavior and
its utility in break-even analysis, cost-volume-profit analysis, and
budgeting are stressed. Extensive use of computer spreadsheets is included.
Prerequisite: ACCT 0201.
ACCT 1301 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I 3 cr.
An intensive analysis of the valuation, measurement, and statement
presentation of asset, liability, ownership equity, revenue, and expense
components of business enterprise. Emphasis is on asset accounts.
Prerequisite: ACCT 0202.
ACCT 1302 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II 3 cr.
An intensive analysis of the valuation, measurement, and statement
presentations of asset, liability, ownership equity, revenue and expense
components of business enterprise. Emphasis on liability and ownership
equity accounts.
Prerequisite: ACCT 1301.
ACCT 1303 COST ACCOUNTING 3 cr.
An in-depth examination of valuation techniques for goods and
services. Topics covered include standard cost systems and variance
analysis, joint costs, scrap and by-products, and current trends in cost
accounting.
Prerequisite: ACCT 0202.
ACCT 1304 FEDERAL INCOME TAXES 3 cr.
An in-depth analysis of the federal income tax statutes and
regulations relating to the taxation of individuals and sole
proprietorships. Topics include: concepts of revenue and expenses, tax
methods, and treatment of the disposition of property (including capital
gains and losses and tax research).
Prerequisite: ACCT 0201.
ACCT 1305 AUDITING 3 cr.
Principles and procedures of auditing, accepted auditing
standards, internal control, audit objectives and reports, form
preparation, use of audit work papers, and audit evidence.
Prerequisite: ACCT 1302.
ACCT 1306 FEDERAL CORPORATE INCOME TAXES 3 cr.
Examines federal income tax statutes and regulations emphasizing
the relationship between management decisions and their tax consequences.
Topics include employee compensation and other benefits; depreciation,
depletion, and amortization; alternative minimum tax; inventory
valuation; and changes in accounting methods.
Prerequisites: ACCT 0201, 0202.
ACCT 1401 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING 3 cr.
Extends the study of financial accounting by examining special
topics,including fund accounting, business combinations, consolidated
financial statements, interim and segment reporting.
Prerequisite: ACCT 1302.
ACCT 1499 INTERNSHIP IN ACCOUNTING 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in accounting in a professional setting.
Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty
supervisor.
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ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
ADMJ 0101 INTRODUCTION TO ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 3 cr.
This course emphasizes administration of justice in the United
States. The interrelationship of the police, courts, and corrections
are examined.
ADMJ 0102 INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS 3 cr.
A study of correctional management, structure, and operation.
The course explores origins of correctional institutions and the
evolution of correctional practices in contemporary society.
ADMJ 0202 LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 3 cr.
A study of police agency structure at the local, state, and
federal levels. Emphasis is on police management, operations, and
the role of police in contemporary society.
ADMJ 0203 PROBATION AND PAROLE 3 cr.
An examination of the nature of parole, the factors influencing
probation decisions, adult and juvenile probation services, and how
probation and parole impact on the criminal justice system and on
society.
ADMJ 1301 CORRECTIONS ADMINISTRATION 3 cr.
Corrections from an administrative perspective including
budgeting, finance, and personnel management.
Prerequisite: ADMJ 0101 or junior standing.
ADMJ 1401 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 3 cr.
Addresses current topics related to goals and procedures of
law enforcement agencies, e.g., trends and controversies, the changing
role of police and corrections officers, organizational planning, and
projections of future developments.
ADMJ 1499 INTERNSHIP 1-3 cr.
Supervision by a faculty member and an on-site supervisor at a
law enforcement agency or correctional institution.
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ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 0101 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 cr.
This course is basic to an understanding of anthropology and
covers an analysis of the concept of culture; a brief overview of the
evolution of culture and of anthropological theory and methodology; the
importance of human language; and a systematic survey of technology,
economics, political and social organization, religion, and art in
human societies.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Cultures.
ANTH 0102 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 cr.
Topics include the genetic basis for evolution and human
adaptation, primatology, fossil primates and especially fossil humans,
population genetics, and the variability of modern humans. This is an
"action course" in which concepts such as mutation and genetic drift
are dealt with indirectly. Skeletons from the osteological collection,
casts of human fossils, and the students in the class are measured and
compared. The behavior of apes, monkeys, and other primates are observed
through films and a trip to the Buffalo Zoo.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Life Sciences.
ANTH 0103 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY 3 cr.
An introduction to archaeological research using Mayans, Romans,
and other ancient civilizations as case examples of reconstructing past
environments, technologies, social and economic systems, household and
settlement patterns, religious beliefs and practices, art and writing
systems, political realms, and differences in health, nutrition, and
status among individuals. A trip to a local archaeological site is usually
possible.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Non-Western.
ANTH 0105 NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN ART 3 cr.
The relationship of art to the social, political, religious, and
economic activities of Indians of North America. Included throughout the
term are discussions of how art can be defined cross-culturally, its links
to environment and technology and the modifications that occurred in Indian
Art as a result of contact with non-Indian groups.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Cultures.
ANTH 0106 ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK 3 cr.
An introduction of archival research, historic and prehistoric site
recognition, shovel-test surveys, basic mapping and measuring techniques,
excavation strategies, pottery reconstruction, writing field logs,
cataloging artifacts, drawing stratigraphic sections and plans, and
evaluating dating techniques.
No prerequisite. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 0201 SOCIAL ORGANIZATION 3 cr.
Provides students with a cross-cultural introduction to the ways by
which humans organize themselves into kin and non-kin groups. Included in
the course are discussions of marriage, divorce, the family, descent systems,
age grades, and associations. Course is an elective for human relations
majors.
Prerequisite: ANTH 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 0202 HUMAN EVOLUTION 3 cr.
An introduction to paleoanthropology including an overview of the
genetic, anatomical, geological, primatological, and archaeological
information needed to examine and survey the fossil record of human
evolution, beginning about four million years ago. Major questions that
are explored include: Why are humans bipedal? Why do we have such large
brains? When was language developed? Were there more differences between
males and females in the past? Did they mature earlier? How did they
survive and what was their environment like?
Prerequisite: ANTH 0102 or ANTH 0103. DOS: Social Sciences,
GE: Life Sciences.
ANTH 0203 NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY 3 cr.
An introduction to the prehistory of the United States and Canada
from the entrance of humans into the New World, through subsequent
cultural developments until the arrival of the Europeans. Emphasis is
placed on ecological factors and the rise of agricultural economics.
Prerequisite: ANTH 0103. DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Cultures.
ANTH 0204 SOUTH AMERICAN INDIANS 3 cr.
An introduction to the traditional Indian population of South
America, including a discussion of the peopling of South America and
descriptions of the technological, social, political, economic, and
religious patterns of Indian groups at the time they were first
encountered. It concludes with an analysis of some of the changes that
occurred as a result of contact with Europeans.
Prerequisite: ANTH 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 0205 NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS 3 cr.
Course deals with the cultures of the North American Indians.
It is concerned with their adaptation to varied ecological situations,
social and political organization, religious beliefs and practices,
life cycle, and arts. This course is organized by culture areas: the
Arctic, Subarctic, Northwest Coast, California, Plateau, Great Basin,
Plains, Southwest, Eastern Woodlands, and the Southeast.
Prerequisite: ANTH 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 0206 CULTURES OF AFRICA 3 cr.
A lecture course that introduces the traditional societies and
cultures of sub-Saharan Africa. It includes an examination of hunting
and gathering societies throughout the continent, East African cattle
herders and horticultural groups in West and CentralAfrica. Special
attention given to geography, pre-contact civilizations, the impact of
the slave trade, colonization, and the emergence of independent African
states.
Prerequisite: ENG 0102. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 0207 MESOAMERICAN INDIANS 3 cr.
A survey of the archaeological sequences in Mexico and Guatemala
with a strong emphasis on the Aztecs and Mayans, including the changes
wrought by Europeans.
Prerequisite: ANTH 0101 or 0103. DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Cultures.
ANTH 0208 MEXICAN FIELD TRIP 3 cr.
A three-week trip from Mexico City to Merida visiting
archaeological and historical sites and participating in modern cultural
events and lifeways. Concurrent registration for GEOG 208 is expected.
Prerequisite: ANTH 0101 or 0103, or permission of the instructor.
DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 0210 BUSINESS AND CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA 3 cr.
This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the cultural,
historical, environmental, economic, and political constraints under
which international business ventures will have to operate in Latin America.
It emphasizes the need for greater cultural sensitivity, ethical behavior,
and pluralistic thinking and behavior.
Prerequisite: ANTH 0101 or MGMT 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 1301 PSYCHOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 cr.
The concepts of "human nature," "national character," and "modal
personality" as used by anthropologists are explored. Explains methods of
research such as family studies, dream analysis, interpretations of "body
language," and projective tests. Surveys cross-cultural studies of such
topics as cognition, values, and attitudes, male/female stereotypes,
child rearing practices, alcoholism, mental disorders, and the impact of
cultural change (urbanization and industrialization).
Prerequisites: ANTH 0101; PSY 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 1303 SOCIOBIOLOGY 3 cr.
Sociobiology is a highly controversial synthesis of genetics,
psychology, sociology, ecology, and evolutionary theory. It attempts to
understand the evolution of behavior and social organization for animals
ranging from jellyfish to man. Topics discussed include group and kin
selection, the problem of altruism, territoriality, aggression, dominance,
sex roles, parental investment, and a review of the criticisms directed
against sociobiology.
Prerequisites: ANTH 0101 and 0102; or BIOL 0103 as a substitute for
ANTH 0102. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 1304 ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 cr.
The first part of the course is an overview of the ecological
approach to analyzing different cultures. The second part covers examples
of how humans have adapted, both culturally and physiologically, to
different environments, specifically the arctic, high altitudes, deserts,
grasslands, and the humid tropics.
Prerequisites: ANTH 0101, 0102; or BIOL 0103 as a substitute for ANTH 0102.
DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 1305 RELIGION AND CULTURE 3 cr.
The relationship of religion to human behavior in societies of
various kinds is examined in this course. The objective is to gain an
understanding of the different theories that have been offered by
anthropologists to explain the widespread existence of religion in modern
and tribal societies. Special attention is given to the problem of defining
religion and witchcraft, and the religious treatment of death.
Prerequisites: ANTH 0101; SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 1306 WOMEN IN SOCIETY 3 cr.
Uses sociological and anthropological perspectives to examine
the roles of women in society from a cross-cultural viewpoint. Topics
covered include theories of gender, the comparative position of women in
the family and in larger kin groups, economic systems, politics, and
religion.
Prerequisite: ANTH 0101 or SOC 0101 or PSY 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 1307 POVERTY AND SOCIETY 3 cr.
Poverty is a problem confronting most of the world's societies.
This course examines poverty from an economic, political, social, cultural,
and psychological point of view. Special attention is given to poverty and
programs to combat it in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Prerequisites: ANTH 0101; ECON 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 1308 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 cr.
An introduction to the growing field of medical anthropology.
Lectures include a history of the field, how culture is involved in human
adaptation, nutrition, fertility rates, the diagnosis and treatment of
disease, the impact on health of culture change, and the organization of
health care in society.
Prerequisites: ANTH 0101, 0102. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 1310 ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY 3 cr.
A survey of the history of Western ethnological theory from Lewis
Henry Morgan to the modern "deconstructionists."
Prerequisites: ANTH 0101; two additional anthropology courses or
permission of instructor. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 1311 FORENSIC HUMAN OSTEOLOGY 3 cr.
This course covers the entire gamut of osteological study
beginning with bone histology and osteogenisis. The various physical
characteristics of the contemporary human skeleton closely examined as
well as current techniques for determining identification of skeletal
remains in a forensic/law enforcement setting.
Prerequisite: BIOL or ANTH course. DOS: Social Sciences.
ANTH 1401 RESEARCH METHODS 3 cr.
An introduction to research design, methods selection, and field
research techniques. Participant observation, interviewing, data
recording and analysis, and ethics are emphasized.
Prerequisites: ANTH 0101; two additional anthropology courses.
ANTH 1450 TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY 3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in anthropology.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
ANTH 1451 SENIOR SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY 3 cr.
Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering
a formal paper on a seminar theme in anthropology.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
ANTH 1497 DIRECTED STUDY 3 cr.
Independent study in anthropology supervised by a member of the
anthropology faculty.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
ANTH 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH 3 cr.
Independent research on a project in anthropology supervised by
a member of the anthropology faculty.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
ANTH 1499 INTERNSHIP 1-3 cr.
An internship for human relations majors to allow them to apply
the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to practical situations
in a professional setting. Internships are assigned on a basis of the
student's interest and the availability of positions.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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ART
ART 0101 DRAWING I 3 cr.
An exploration of drawing materials including pencil, pen,
charcoal, brush, and ink. Emphasis on learning to use and perceive the
visual environment and to develop a language to express that experience.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
ART 0102 DRAWING II 3 cr.
A study of the human figure to develop sensitivity to its design
possibilities. Media: charcoal, pen, wash, pencil, chalk, synthetics.
Prerequisite: ART 0101. DOS: Humanities.
ART 0103 DESIGN I 3 cr.
Understanding elements of art through working with line, form,
space, value, color, and texture. Emphasis on graphics.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
ART 0104 DESIGN II 3 cr.
Investigation of the principles of design of forms in space
through simple materials. Focus on three-dimensional design.
Prerequisite: ART 0103. DOS: Humanities.
ART 0105 WORLD ART SURVEY I 3 cr.
A study of the key stages in the evolution of art and architecture.
Emphasis on understanding the visual language of art as an expression of
relationships to the cultural, historical, and philosophical context in
which the artist lives.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
ART 0106 WORLD ART SURVEY II 3 cr.
A study of the key stages in the evolution of art and architecture.
The student learns to analyze a work of art and to specify its cultural
and historical context.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
ART 0107 AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE I 3 cr.
Survey of stylistic properties, form, type characteristics,
and technological innovations of domestic, public, and commercial
buildings in America from the Colonial Period to the Civil War.
Structures are examined as both artifacts and symbols of the cultural
context in which they were created.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
ART 0108 AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE II 3 cr.
A survey of the stylistic properties, form and type
characteristics, technological innovations, and urbanistic patterns of
domestic, public, and commercial buildings in America from the Civil
War to the present. Structures are considered as both artifactsand
symbols of the cultural context in which they were created.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
ART 0201 PAINTING I 3 cr.
Introduction to the elements and principles of composition and
color. Students work in the studio and outdoors creating still lifes,
portraits, and landscapes.
Prerequisite: ART 0101. DOS: Humanities.
ART 0202 PAINTING II 3 cr.
An exploration of painting at a more advanced level to develop
technical skills with media in order to understand the conceptual
aspects of both traditional and more contemporary approaches using still
life, human figure, and landscape. The goal for the student is to
produce a body of work with a consistent personal direction.
Prerequisite: ART 0201.
ART 0203 LANDSCAPE PAINTING 3 cr.
Pencil, ink, watercolor, oils, or pastels are used to develop
awareness of the rich imagery of the landscape and a capacity to express
that awareness in a uniquely personal visual image.
Prerequisite: ART 0101. DOS: Humanities.
ART 0204 PORTRAITURE 3 cr.
A study of the fundamentals of portraiture. Media: charcoal,
wash, pencil, chalk, watercolor, and oils.
Prerequisite: ART 0201.
ART 0205 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY 3 cr.
An introduction to the techniques and aesthetics of black and
white photography. Students learn how to take pictures, develop film,
make prints, and present them for exhibition.
DOS: Humanities.
ART 0206 MODERN ART 3 cr.
An introduction to the painting, sculpture, and architecture
of the 20th century, including the origin of modern styles in the late
19th century and the major artistic directions since World War II.
Prerequisite: ART 0105. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
ART 0207 RENAISSANCE ART 3 cr.
A study of the arts that flourished in Italy between 1250 and
1590. Emphasis is on the works of those revolutionary individuals who
transformed the arts: Giotto, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Michelangelo,
Leonardo, Raphael, Bellini, Titian, and Palladio.
Prerequisite: ART 0105. DOS: Humanities.
ART 0210 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN ART 3 cr.
A survey of the principal artists and artistic
developments of 19th-century United States. The course begins with an
examination of John Singleton Copley and includes genre painters, the
Hudson River School, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Albert Pinkham
Ryder, and James McNeill Whistler.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
ART 1301 PRE-COLUMBIAN ART AND CULTURE 3 cr.
A study of the arts of complex societies and civilizations in
the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans; including the
decorative arts, ceramics, goldwork, textiles, painting, sculpture, and
architecture of the Mississippians, Aztecs, Mayans, Moche, Nazca, and
Inca.
Prerequisite: ART 0105. DOS: Humanities.
ART 1450 TOPICS IN ART 3 cr.
Advanced study of a special topic in studio art, art history, or
art criticism.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. DOS: Humanities.
ART 1452 DIRECTED PROJECT IN ART 3 cr.
Independent work on a project in studio art, art history, or art
criticism supervised by a member of the art faculty.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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ASTRONOMY
ASTR 0101 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 cr.
This introductory course in astronomy includes topics in light
and the telescope, solar system, stars, nebulae, stellar
evolution, quarks to quasars, galactic systems, and cosmology.
Prerequisite: MATH 0110. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Life Sciences.
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BIOLOGY
BIOL 0101 FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY I 4 cr.
Introduces the physiological processes within plants and animals,
structures related to those processes, organismic development and
behavior, and the cellular basis of organisms. Three hours of lecture
and four hours of lab per week.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Life Sciences.
BIOL 0102 FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY II 4 cr.
Basic principles of ecology, genetics, and systematics, and the
structural and functional characteristics of higher levels of biological
integration (populations, communities, ecosystems). Three hours of
lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0101. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Life Sciences.
BIOL 0103 CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY 4 cr.
A survey of biological concepts designed for the nonmajor.
Provides students with a good understanding of biology as it relates to
everyday life. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Life Sciences.
BIOL 0104 FIELD BIOLOGY 4 cr.
The principles of ecology and ecosystems with emphasis on the
identification and study of the dominant species of plants and animals in
diverse habitats of north central Pennsylvania and southwestern New York.
It gives consideration to the natural history of populations, mechanisms
of evolution, competition and niche theory, mating systems, and spacing
patterns. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
DOS: Natural Sciences.
BIOL 0106 HUMAN GENETICS 3 cr.
Introduces the basic principles of genetics from the perspective
of the genetics of humans. Topics include: monogenic Mendelian
inheritance in humans, polygenic inheritance, chromosome analysis and
chromosomal abnormalities, genetic counseling, population genetics,
biosocial genetics, etc.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Life Sciences.
BIOL 0201 CELL BIOLOGY 4 cr.
Molecular mechanisms of gene expression in procaryotic and
eucaryotic cells: the composition and organization of the genetic material;
the transcription of gene sequence into RNA; their processing, transport,
and degradation; the translation of messenger RNA into protein products;
and the involvement of these products in metabolic and morphogenetic
networks. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0102; corequisite: CHEM 0202.
BIOL 0202 MICROBIOLOGY 4 cr.
Principles of microbiology and immunology including the morphology,
physiology, taxonomy, genetics, and ecology of micro-organisms. Three hours
of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0103 or BIOL 0101. DOS: Natural Sciences.
BIOL 0203 EVOLUTION 3 cr.
The theories of organic evolution and their implications in today's
society.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0102; or BIOL 0103, 0104.
BIOL 0204 ORNITHOLOGY 4 cr.
A field study of the birds of the central Appalachians
concentrating on their identification through sight, song, and actions.
Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
DOS: Natural Sciences.
BIOL 0205 VERTEBRATE NATURAL HISTORY 4 cr.
The field identification, quantification, natural history, and
ecology of the common vertebrates of Pennsylvania. Three hours of lecture
and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0102; or BIOL 0103, 0104.
BIOL 0206 INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY 4 cr.
The major invertebrate taxonomic components of terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0102; or BIOL 0103, 0104.
BIOL 0207 VASCULAR PLANT MORPHOLOGY 4 cr.
The identification of native herbaceous and woody plants in
terrestrial communities and the methods of quantifying their relative
numbers and mass. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: BIOL 0102; or BIOL 0103, 0104.
BIOL 0208 BIOLOGY OF NONVASCULAR PLANTS 4 cr.
A study of the identification, natural history, and ecology of the
nonvascular plants of northwest Pennsylvania including algae, fungi,
lichens, liverworts, and mosses. Three hours of lecture and four hours of
lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0102; or BIOL 0103, 0104.
BIOL 0210 FOREST ECOLOGY 3 cr.
The field study of forested landscapes from an ecological
perspective.
DOS: Natural Sciences.
BIOL 0211 CELL NUTRITION 3 cr.
The nutrients: food sources and physiological functions as related
to human growth and well being throughout life; current nutrition issues.
DOS: Natural Sciences.
BIOL 0212 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I 4 cr.
A study of the anatomy of the human body at both the gross and
microscopic levels, and physiologic activities of the body and its
homeostatic mechanisms. Relationship of function to structure is stressed.
This course covers cells, tissues and processes of osmosis, diffusion,
active and passive transport, skeletal system and bone metabolism;
muscular system and mechanism of muscular contraction; cardiovascular
system and regulation of heart rate, blood pressure and volume; respiratory
system and acid base balance. Three hours of lecture and four hours of
lab per week.
GE: Life Sciences.
BIOL 0213 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II 4 cr.
A continuation of the study of the interrelationship between
anatomy and physiology of the human body. Part of this two-course
sequence covers the nervous system and the mechanism of nerve impulse
conduction; the endocrine system and the regulation of hormone release;
the digestive system and control of the digestive enzymes; the urinary
system and the electrolyte balance; the reproductive system and its
hormonal regulation.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0212 GE: Life Sciences.
BIOL 0214 ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 4 cr.
Introduces the principles relating to the role of microorganisms
in the environment including the air, soil, and water, and in special
environments encountered in the workplace and in industries such as food
processing and pharmaceuticals. Three hours of lecture and four hours of
lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0102. DOS: Natural Sciences.
BIOL 1301 VERTEBRATE MORPHOLOGY 4 cr.
Gross anatomy of organ systems of representative chordates with
particular reference to vertebrate anatomy. Three hours of lecture and four
hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0102.
BIOL 1302 ECOLOGY 4 cr.
The structure and functioning of ecological systems and
interactions between the environment and individuals, populations, and
communities. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0102.
BIOL 1303 GENETICS 4 cr.
A study of biological variation based on the molecular
characteristics of genetic information. The course includes a
consideration of: inheritance of characters and their variation; genetic
control of growth and development; the genetics of populations, natural
selection, and evolution. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab
per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0201.
BIOL 1304 INTRODUCTORY PARASITOLOGY 4 cr.
A study of the protozoans, roundworms, flukes, and arthropod
parasites of animals and man. Three hours of lecture and four hours of
lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0102.
BIOL 1401 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 4 cr.
Analysis of normal vertebrate embryonic development following
the course of embryonic development from gametogenesis through
organogenesis. The major focus is on genetic molecular mechanisms in
cytodifferentiation and embryogenesis. Three hours of lecture and four
hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0201.
BIOL 1402 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 4 cr.
A molecular approach to cell structure and function that
emphasizes the relation of membrane-bound macromolecular assemblies to
specific functions in the cell's economy. Three hours of lecture and four
hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: BIOL 0201; CHEM 0202; corequisite: CHEM 0203.
BIOL 1403 CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY 4 cr.
A study of the requirements for a cell to survive, to grow, to
proliferate, and to interact with other cells in a multicellular organism.
Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 0201.
BIOL 1404 ADVANCED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 4 cr.
An up-to-the-minute overview of the state of recombinant DNA
genetics. It includes extensive coverage of such important current topics
as tumor viruses, movable genes, the experimentally controlled
introduction of DNA into yeast cells, and genetic engineering of plants,
etc. The science used in recombinant DNA industry is also discussed.
Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1402.
BIOL 1405 INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH
METHODS 3 cr.
Introduction to the techniques necessary for the conduct of
biological research and scholarship. Topics to be covered include searching
abstract journals, use of bibliographic data bases, scientific
photography, instrumentation and uses of computers in biology.
Prerequisite: senior standing.
BIOL 1450 TOPICS IN BIOLOGY 3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in biology.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
BIOL 1451 SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY 3 cr.
Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering
a formal paper on a seminar theme in biology.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
BIOL 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH 3 cr.
Directed research is designed to give students the opportunity to
design and carry out a research project to be agreed upon by the student
and a supervising faculty member.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
BIOL 1499 BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in biology in a professional setting. Work is
directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty
supervisor.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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CHEMISTRY
CHEM 0100 PREPARATION FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY 3 cr.
Course seeks to acquaint the student with the kinds of
quantitative thinking and computational methods that are made use of in
CHEM 0101 and 0102. This course may not be used to satisfy the 120 credits
required for graduation in any baccalaureate degree program.
CHEM 0101 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 4 cr.
The basic principles of chemistry: atomic and molecular structure;
stoichiometry; and the general properties of gases, liquids, and solids.
The lab emphasizes the basic techniques in quantitative study of chemical
processes. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
CHEM 0102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4 cr.
A continuation of CHEM 0101 emphasizing thermodynamics, chemical
equilibrium, and rate processes. Three hours of lecture and four hours of
lab per week.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0101 (with a grade of C or better).
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
CHEM 0103 BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 4 cr.
A survey of inorganic chemistry and carbohydrate, lipid, and
protein chemistry. The course covers atomic structure, properties of matter,
nature of chemical bonds and valence, chemical reactions and equilibria,
acid-base and oxidation-reduction reactions, elementary radiochemistry,
and some chemical arithmetic. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab
per week.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences or Life Sciences.
CHEM 0104 CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY 3 cr.
This course is designed to meet the needs of the non-science
student in introductory chemistry. A clear understanding of the effects of
chemistry and its influences on everyday life (solutions to the energy
problem, maintenance of good health, consumer issues) is presented.
Please note that this course may not be taken for credit if CHEM 0101 or
CHEM 0102 has been passed.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
CHEM 0106 CHEMISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT 3 cr.
A global view of the environment and its impact on our changing
way of life. How chemistry works and how chemistry is interconnected with
other areas of life are studied. Environmental and resource problems and
possible solutions are examined. Accurate and up-to-date material is
presented using scientific analysis and mathematics. Please note that this
course may not be taken for credit if CHEM 0101 or CHEM 0102 has been
passed.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
CHEM 0107 CHEMISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT LAB 1 cr.
A laboratory course designed to augment and clarify the concepts
presented in CHEM 0106. Real world environmental studies with a chemical
basis are stressed. Includes field trips to establishments which an
environmental concern and analysis of aqueous samples from natural
settings.
Corequisite: CHEM 0106. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
CHEM 0108 CHEMISTRY AND SOCIETY LAB 1 cr.
An optional laboratory course designed to augment and clarify
the concepts presented in CHEM 0104. Experiments include synthesis of
aspirin, antacid analysis, and determination of water in popcorn. Includes
field trips to crime lab, Kinzua Dam, and the water treatment plant.
Corequisite: CHEM 0104. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
CHEM 0201 INTRODUCTION TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 4 cr.
Evaluation of analytical data, quantitative and qualitative
analysis, gravimetric analysis, volumetric analysis, precipitation
titration, neutralization titration, oxidation-reduction analysis,
potentiometric methods, spectroscopic methods, chromatography, and
fundamental methods of analysis used by all chemists in research. Three
hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0102.
CHEM 0202 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 4 cr.
The chemistry of carbon compounds with emphasis on the methods
of preparation and the characteristic properties and reactions of the
important classes of organic compounds. Laboratory exercises deal with the
basic techniques of experimental organic chemistry and the syntheses and
characteristic reactions of representative organic compounds. Three hours
of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0102 (with a grade of C or better).
CHEM 0203 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 4 cr.
A continuation of CHEM 0202 emphasizing reactions, syntheses,
mechanisms, and interconversions of more complicated organic molecules.
Organic synthesis and analysis are emphasized in lab. Three hours of
lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0202 (with a grade of C or better).
CHEM 0205 CHEMISTRY LITERATURE SEARCH 1 cr.
Provides the student with an understanding of where to find
information when researching a topic. The methods of researching the
standard sources of information in chemistry are covered.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0202.
CHEM 1301 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I 4 cr.
Fundamental concepts of physical chemistry including the structure
of matter, principles and application of thermodynamics, chemical
equilibria, phase rule, reaction rates, and electrochemistry. Three hours
of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: CHEM 0102; MATH 0201; PHYS 0202, 0204.
CHEM 1302 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II 4 cr.
A study of solutions, reaction rates, chemical bonds, quantum
mechanics, and spectroscopy. Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab
per week.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1301.
CHEM 1303 SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3 cr.
An introduction to the modern techniques of organic synthesis,
emphasizing the "synthon" approach to carbon-carbon bond formation.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0203.
CHEM 1304 ORGANIC ANALYSIS 4 cr.
An introduction to spectroscopic methods and instrumentation used
by organic chemists for structure determination. Three hours of lecture and
four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0203.
CHEM 1305 ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION 4 cr.
Technical training in potentiometric methods, conductometric
methods, electrolytic methods, absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence
spectroscopy, atomic absorption, and performance chromatography. Three
hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0201.
CHEM 1306 BIOCHEMISTRY 3 cr.
The chemistry of living systems: proteins, enzymes, lipids, sugars,
nucleic acids, biosynthesis, and energetics.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0203.
CHEM 1307 ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3 cr.
A continuation of CHEM 0203 introducing molecular orbital theory,
lipids, carbohydrates, and heterocyclic systems. Three hours of lecture and
four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0203.
CHEM 1308 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 4 cr.
A comprehensive overview of the chemistry of water with accent on
aqueous environmental problems that include cost, increased energy
consumption, national sacrifices, and the benefits of environmental quality.
Three hours of lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: CHEM 0102 and GEOL 0201; or CHEM 0202.
CHEM 1309 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 4 cr.
Designed to provide biology and chemistry students with an exposure
to the chemistry of vitamins, hormones, beta-blockers, CVS stimulants,
anti-depression drugs, etc. Focus on synthetic methodology. Three hours of
lecture and four hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0203 (C or better) or BIOL 0102.
CHEM 1311 NUCLEAR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 3 cr.
This course deals with the basic principles of nuclear radiation,
the interaction of radiation with matter, and the use of radionuclides and
nuclear radiation in chemical analysis. Topics include nuclear radiation
and interaction with matter, determination of half life, sample preparation
for radioactivity measurements and radioactive waste and safety. Lectures
and laboratory demonstrations.
Prerequisites: PHYS 0202, MATH 0150, CHEM 0102.
CHEM 1312 ADVANCED BIOCHEMISTRY 4 cr.
A continuation of biochemistry (CHEM 1306) with emphasis on peptide,
nucleotide synthetic methodology. Further treatment of metabolic processes
with oxidative phosphorylation. Laboratory focuses on basic research
techniques such as electrophoresis, gel permeation, chromatography, and
enzyme kinetics.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1306.
CHEM 1313 PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 3 cr.
Organic and biological chemistry as investigated by the methods and
techniques of physics and physical chemistry. The principal focus is on the
relationship of molecular structure and chemical properties. Main topics
are: Thermodynamics and kinetics, structure and reactivity, mechanisms and
isotope effects, solvent effects, organic photochemistry, and orbital
symmetry conservation.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0203, 1301.
CHEM 1401 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 4 cr.
The effects of structure and bonding on chemical properties and the
application of periodic relationships to selected families of elements. The
laboratory will reinforce topics presented in lecture such as synthesis,
stereochemistry, and spectroscopy of inorganic compounds.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1301; corequisite: CHEM 1302.
CHEM 1402 CHEMICAL KINETICS 3 cr.
Topics include rate laws, rate measurements, reaction orders,
mechanistic elucidations, activation energies determination, elementary
reaction rate constants, activated complex theory, potential energy
surfaces, reaction cross-section determinations, unimolecular and
termolecular gas reactions, reactions in solution, chain reactions, fast
reactions, and photo-chemical reactions.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1302.
CHEM 1403 THERMODYNAMICS 3 cr.
First, second, and third laws of thermodynamics applied to chemical
systems. Topics include heat capacities, entropy, free energy, chemical
potential, equilibrium calculations, solutions, gases, surface effects,
activity coefficients, estimation of entropies, and other thermodynamic
quantities.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1302.
CHEM 1404 COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY 3 cr.
Properties accessible by computation that are of experimental
accuracy include heats of formation, reaction surfaces (pathways), electron
density, intermediates, isotope effects, transition states, reactivity,
polarization, normal vibrations, structure, stability, ionization potential,
dipole moment, moments of inertia, steric energy, and rotational barriers.
Prerequisite: CHEM 0203 (with grade of C or better).
CHEM 1405 CHEMISTRY AND ANALYSIS OF SURFACES 3 cr.
Includes discussion of surface phenomena such as adsorption,
adsorption isotherms, heterogeneous catalysis, solid state reactions, and
surface structure. Analysis by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis
(ESCA), ion scattering spectroscopy (ISS), secondary ion mass spectrometry
(SIMS), auger, electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), raman, infrared
(IR), and x-ray diffraction (XRD) are discussed.
Prerequisite: CHEM 1301; Corequisite: CHEM 1305.
CHEM 1455 TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY 1-3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in chemistry.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
CHEM 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH IN CHEMISTRY 3 cr.
Independent work on a chemistry project supervised by a member of
the chemistry faculty.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
CHEM 1499 CHEMISTRY INTERNSHIP 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in chemistry in a professional setting. Work
is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty
supervisor.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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COMMUNICATION
COMM 0101 THEORY OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION 3 cr.
An introductory survey course designed to familiarize students with
the many contexts of human communication, such as interpersonal, small
group, organizational, public speaking and media.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Behavioral Sciences.
COMM 0102 SURVEY OF BROADCASTING 3 cr.
Historical and contemporary survey of the use and impact of the
electronic media including technological and program development,
regulations, controls, economics, and audiences.
DOS: Humanities.
COMM 0103 BROADCAST JOURNALISM 3 cr.
Theories and principles of broadcast journalism with practical
experience in writing news stories for radio and television. Analysis of
broadcast news program procedures.
COMM 0104 PUBLIC SPEAKING 3 cr.
An introduction to the composition and delivery of informative,
persuasive, and ceremonial speeches, with attention to speech design,
delivery, and organization.
DOS: Humanities.
COMM 0105 ORAL INTERPRETATION 3 cr.
The basic skills of oral interpretation and performance for the
presentation of literary works in public.
DOS: Humanities.
COMM 0201 THE MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY 3 cr.
Survey of the role of the mass media in American society and
exploration of the uses of these media in public relations. Special
emphasis on methods of examining the control, content, audience, and
effects of the press, radio, television, and motion pictures.
DOS: Humanities.
COMM 0202 RADIO PRODUCTION WORKSHOP 4 cr.
Training in studio operations and procedures. Students develop and
produce public service announcements, commercials, interviews, radio drama,
news, and music programs.
COMM 0203 INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION PRODUCTION 4 cr.
Basic concepts and techniques used in television studio production.
Students design and produce short television programs.
Prerequisite: COMM 0102.
COMM 0204 NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION 3 cr.
Theoretical and practical aspects of nonverbal communication.
Cross-cultural, sociological, industrial, and personal uses of nonverbal
communication.
Prerequisite: COMM 0104. DOS: Humanities.
COMM 0205 SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION 3 cr.
Designed to help students improve leadership and membership skills
within the small group environment. A major research project is required.
Prerequisite: COMM 0104.
COMM 0206 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 3 cr.
A survey of major theories and research in interpersonal
communications and their application in various settings including the
small group. Units of instruction include self concept, stages of
relationship building, types of relationships, power, and conflict.
DOS: Humanities.
COMM 0207 PUBLIC SPEAKING II 3 cr.
Concentrates on alternative forms of public speaking, such as
political rhetoric, debate, and oral interpretation of literature.
Prerequisite: COMM 0104. DOS: Humanities.
COMM 1301 ADVANCED TELEVISION PRODUCTION 4 cr.
Advanced techniques of television production emphasizing remote
production, editing procedures, and writing. Students learn advanced
television production theory and prepare several small-group videotape
projects.
Prerequisite: COMM 0203.
COMM 1302 RADIO AND TELEVISION ADVERTISING 3 cr.
Survey of broadcast advertising including its history, government
regulations, and advertising theory. Special emphasis on issues surrounding
current advertising methods.
Prerequisite: COMM 0102.
COMM 1303 THEORY AND PRACTICE OF INTERVIEWING 3 cr.
Theoretical discussion and practical application of various
interviewing skills is the focus of this course. Preparatory investigation,
questions and response systems, and report writing are included. The
selection, appraisal, exit, journalistic and research interview formats are
covered.
Prerequisite: COMM 0101, 0104 or 0206.
COMM 1304 GREAT ORATORY 3 cr.
Oratory is a significant force in society. This course examines the
power of public rhetoric, presents rhetorical criticism methods, and
studies some of the greatest oratorical efforts from history and today.
Common subjects include Lincoln, Churchill, Kennedy, but the course will
also discuss uncommon subjects, such as African American and Native American
oratory, feminist rhetoric, and the youth culture.
Prerequisite: COMM 0104 or junior standing.
COMM 1401 BROADCAST PROGRAMMING AND MANAGEMENT 3 cr.
A survey of programming techniques used in radio and television and
a study of the organizational structure of broadcast stations, including
responsibilities of station personnel. Analysis of management
decision-making processes with emphasis on policies, sales, and program
selection.
Prerequisite: COMM 0102.
COMM 1402 SENIOR VIDEOTAPE PRODUCTION WORKSHOP 3 cr.
Individual television projects using both remote and studio
equipment and focusing on the completion of a professional quality
videotape.
Prerequisites: COMM 0203, 1301.
COMM 1450 TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION 3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in communication.
Permission of the instructor is required.
COMM 1498 DIRECTED PROJECT IN COMMUNICATION 1-3 cr.
Independent work on a project in communication supervised by a
member of the communication faculty.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
COMM 1499 INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION 3 cr.
Practical experience in applied communication in a professional
setting. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the
faculty supervisor.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
CLP 0201 CRITICAL METHODS 3 cr.
An introduction to modern critical theory and literary analysis.
Special attention paid to attempts made in this century to construct a
general theory of literature incorporating methods from other disciplines
(structural linguistics, semantic philosophy, Marxism, phenomenology,
existentialism, psychology).
Prerequisite: one literature course. DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
CLP 0202 ART AND LITERATURE 3 cr.
A comparative study of literature and the arts. Presents, examines,
and evaluates theories of art as well as representative contemporary
contributions to the field. Emphasizes the appreciation of diversity of
approaches to various formulations of theory of art and the sources from
which they derive.
Prerequisite: one literature course. DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
CLP 0203 FILM AND LITERATURE 3 cr.
A comparative study of literature and film making; films based on
works of literature; mutual influences of technique.
Prerequisite: one literature course. DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
CLP 0204 20-CENTURY PROSE NARRATIVE 3 cr.
A study of contemporary American, European, and South American
literature. Course examines novels drawn from American, European, and South
American literatures offering insight into the general thematic background
of 20th-century literature.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
CLP 0205 POPULAR LITERATURE 3 cr.
An examination of the psychology and sociology of popular
literature and its effect on readers. Examines popular genres such as
westerns, detective novels, science fiction, and best sellers.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
CLP 0206 HISPANIC LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION 3 cr.
Readings in representative works from Spain and Spanish America,
with emphasis on contemporary literature. (The denomination "Hispanic" may
also embrace works in Portuguese or of Spanish writers in the United
States.) Taught in English.
Prerequisite: ENG 0102 DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
CLP 1301 THE MODERNIST TRADITION 3 cr.
A study of the modernist tradition in fiction and poetry including
Hemingway, Faulkner, Stein, Woolf, Yeats, Eliot, and Toomer.
Prerequisites: two literature courses.
CLP 1450 TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 3 cr.
An advanced study of a special topic in comparative literature such
as the politics of comparative literature; women in literature; psychology
and literature.
Prerequisites: CLP 0201, 0202.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
CS 0080 COMPUTER LITERACY 3 cr.
A survey course designed for students not majoring in computer
science. Course objectives include: overview of the components of a
computer system; the design considerations involved in implementing a
solution to data processing problems; an overview of the use of the
computer in: medicine, business, education, and science; study of key
developments in computer science to provide computing historical
perspective. Lab sessions provide a hands-on introduction to simple
programming, word-processing, and data storage. Two hours of lecture and
two hours of lab per week.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Computing.
CS 0101 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE 4 cr.
An introduction to the concepts, techniques, and tools of computer
science with emphasis on problem solving using the Pascal programming
language. A perspective of computer science is developed through a
discussion of number systems, computer organization, internal data
representation, and programming languages. Three hours of lecture and three
hours of lab per week.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Computational Sciences.
CS 0102 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION STRUCTURES 3 cr.
A study of the basic data structures of computer science--stacks,
queues, trees, lists, graphs and their implementation using the Pascal
programming language. Course is intended to be the course in which the
student masters the Pascal programming language. Three hours of lecture and
one hour of recitation per week.
Prerequisite: CS 0101. DOS: Natural Sciences.
CS 0103 INTEGRATED BUSINESS MICROCOMPUTING 3 cr.
An introduction to the use of spreadsheet software for information
management and data processing via contemporary integrated software
available on standard business microcomputers. Course includes an overview
of the components of a computer, business use, and information systems.
Emphasis is on the use of spreadsheets, data base management facilities,
and graphic presentation.
GE: Computing.
CS 0106 COMPUTATIONAL METHODS 3 cr.
An introduction to computational methods of relevance to the
natural sciences with emphasis on limitations in the accuracy of computer
calculations and the diagnosis and control of resulting problems.
Prerequisite: MATH 0136 or 0104. DOS: Natural Sciences.
CS 107 ADVANCED BUSINESS MICROCOMPUTING 3 cr.
Designed to provide greater depth in database management and
spreadsheet manipulation than CS 0103. Emphasis is on menu and program
generation in DBASE III (and successors), and on macroprogramming in Lotus
123.
Prerequisite: CS 0103.
CS 0108 SURVEY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 cr.
A survey of modern business computer information systems. Systems
include decision support systems, management information systems,
transaction processing systems, executive information systems, strategic
information systems, and expert systems. Other topics covered include:
end-user computing, systems analysis and design, information resource
management and planning, telecommunications, privacy and emerging
information technologies.
Prerequisite: CS 0103.
CS 0190 PRACTICUM IN FORTRAN 1 cr.
A practical course in the FORTRAN programming language. Students
gain experience using FORTRAN in a variety of problem-solving applications.
Prerequisite: CS 0102 (with a grade of C or better).
CS 0191 PRACTICUM IN C 1 cr.
A practical course in the C programming language. Students gain
experience using C in a variety of problem-solving applications.
Prerequisite: CS 0102 (with a grade of C or better).
CS 0192 PRACTICUM IN C++ 1 cr.
An introduction to the programming language C++.
Prerequisite: CS 0191.
CS 0193 PRACTICUM IN UNIX 1 cr.
An orientation to the UNIX system V operating system, including
commands and programming the bourne shell.
Prerequisite: CS 0102.
CS 0203 DATA STRUCTURES 3 cr.
A study of computer representations of structured data both in main
memory and on secondary storage devices and operations on such data. Topics
include: list structures, various advanced data structures, hashing, file
structures and access methods, interaction between main and secondary
storage, sorting, and searching.
Prerequisite: CS 0201 .
CS 0205 PROGRAMMING APPLICATIONS 3 cr.
The study of programming applications through the design and
organization of a complete programming project. Not applicable to
baccalaureate computer science degrees.
Prerequisite: CS 0102.
CS 0206 REPORT PROGRAM GENERATOR 3 cr.
An introduction to the programming language Report Program
Generator (RPG). RPG's logical control procedures are shown with common
business applications. Topics: coding forms, indicators, control break
processing, exception reporting, looping, array processing (tables),
searching, internal and external subroutines, sequential, and
indexed-sequential file processing.
Prerequisite: CS 0102.
CS 0207 SOCIAL AND ETHICAL IMPACT OF COMPUTING 3 cr.
An introduction to the social and ethical impact of the computer
revolution. Topics include: computers and power; piracy and security;
intellectual property; human safety; technological risk; technological
reinforcement of gender and racial bias; and impact on employment and
education. Term paper required.
Prerequisite: CS 0101 or 0103. DOS: Natural Sciences,
GE: Behavioral Sciences.
CS 0208 BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3 cr.
An introduction to telecommunications and data communications.
Topics include terminology and concepts, technology, local area networks
(LANs), wide area networks (WANs), electronic mail (email), and electronic
data interchange. Emphasis is placed on the many aspects of
telecommunications including competitive advantage, security, and privacy.
Prerequisite: CS 0103.
CS 1301 COMMERCIAL DATA PROCESSING 3 cr.
An introduction to the COBOL programming language including coding,
debugging, verification, and file-accessing techniques in a commercial
programming environment. Applications and implications in the business
world are discussed. Substantial programming assignments are made.
Prerequisite: CS 0101.
CS 1302 FILE AND RECORD PROCESSING 3 cr.
A continuation of CS 1301. Extensive programming involving file
processing in both sequential and indexed access methods is required,
as is an understanding of both relative and direct files. Further
applications and implications of the business world are discussed.
Prerequisite: CS 1301.
CS 1303 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES 3 cr.
A study of contemporary programming languages to exemplify
different approaches to concepts such as scope of declaration, storage
allocation, data structure variety, binding times, and control
organization. Languages used recently include Pascal, COBOL, Forth,
Icon, Prolog, and Lisp.
Prerequisite: CS 0203.
CS 1304 INTRODUCTION TO SIMULATION 3 cr.
The concepts, definitions, and techniques applicable to the
modeling and simulation of systems with emphasis on discrete system
simulation methods. Topics include: system characterization,
classification and modeling, pertinence of concepts from probability
and statistics, and introductory description of suitable programming
languages.
Prerequisites: MATH 1301, 1303; CS 0101.
CS 1305 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING 3 cr.
The principles of operating system design and implementation
including basic structure of assemblers, linkers, and loaders; operating
system fundamentals; introduction to multiprogramming and multiprocessor
systems.
Prerequisites: CS 0202, 0203.
CS 1307 DATABASE MANAGEMENT 3 cr.
The structure, use, and design of database management systems
(DBMS) architecture. Topics include: basic concepts and discussion of
database models, data sublanguages, and user-oriented query languages.
Management issues such as the role of DB administrator, data security,
and recovery are also discussed.
Prerequisite: CS 0203.
CS 1308 FORMAL STRUCTURES FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE 3 cr.
A survey of the abstract mathematical structures relevant to
computer science with emphasis on problem solving and proof techniques.
Applications of abstraction to approach practical problems in computer
science are emphasized.
Prerequisite: CS 0203.
CS 1309 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS 3 cr.
A survey of computer-oriented systems analysis techniques
including problem-solving methods; programming team behavior and
organization; interviewing for information; project management;
documentation needs; system definition; quality assurance; and
accountability.
Prerequisite: CS 0201 or 1301.
CS 1310 DATABASE APPLICATIONS 3 cr.
The basic concepts of data models, data sublanguages, and
user-oriented query languages. Not applicable to any computer science
degree.
Prerequisite: CS 1301.
CS 1311 SURVEY OF DATA COMMUNICATIONS 3 cr.
A technical introduction to data communications. Topics include
terminals, modems, data transmission, interfaces, protocols, and local
area networks.
Prerequisite: CS 0201.
CS 1312 UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM 3 cr.
Covers the concepts and programming environment of the UNIX of
a modern computer operating system. Specific concepts covered include:
shells, process spawning, pipes, redirection, semaphores, mailboxes,
shared memory, sockets, remote procedure calls, and file locking. Each
student is expected to be the systems administrator of a small UNIX system
for a short time. Assignments are a combination of homework and programs.
Prerequisite: CS 0203.
CS 1313 OPERATING SYSTEM INTERNALS 3 cr.
The internal structure of a UNIX-like operating system is presented
by examining the internal data structures and processes; XINU and MINIX are
examples of such systems. Assignments include module analysis, programming,
debugging, and documentation. At last one oral presentation is made by each
student.
Prerequisite: CS 1312.
CS 1314 NETWORK COMPUTING 3 cr.
Commercial data processing in a network environment. Students
program network solutions using COBOL, RPG, and a common database
management system in the context of a common network operating system.
Important concepts, such as clientserver, file locking, two-stage
commitment, and transaction processing are introduced and demonstrated.
Prerequisite: CS 0203, 1301.
CS 1315 SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT 3 cr.
A survey of the philosophy and tools of software maintenance.
Topics include: version and change controls; regression testing;
restructuring; problem isolation; application domain knowledge; revise
engineering; redocumentation; reuse; and reengineering.
Prerequisite: CS 0203.
CS 1401 PRINCIPLES OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 3 cr.
Critical components of software development including proper
specification of system requirements, application of design techniques,
use of well-conceived programming language constructs, validation of
software, and evaluation of software quality.
Prerequisite: CS 0203 or 1301.
CS 1402 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE 3 cr.
Examination of computer architecture and hardware system
organization. Topics include CPU organization, sequential and microcomputer
control, memory organization.
Prerequisites: CS 0202, 0203.
CS 1403 COMPILER WRITING 3 cr.
An introduction to compiler writing including scanning, parsing,
and code generations. Scanning is approached using a finite state machine
model and parsing is approached via LR(O) parsing. Students are expected
to construct a compiler using the UNIX tools lex and yacc.
Prerequisite: CS 0203
CS 1404 MICROCONTROLLERS 3 cr.
An introduction to the microcontroller including its unique
instruction set and applications. Addressing modes, interrupt structures,
timers/counters, and port structure are covered. Building, testing, tracing
and/or troubleshooting an experiment board for use with the microcontroller
will be part of this experience.
Prerequisite: CS 0202, 0203.
CS 1450 TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE 3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in computer science.
Permission of the instructor is required.
CS 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH 1-3 cr.
Independent work on a project in computer science, supervised by a
member of the computer science faculty.
Permission of the instructor is required.
CS 1499 INTERNSHIP 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in computer science in a professional setting.
Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty
supervisor.
Permission of the instructor is required.
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ECONOMICS
ECON 0101 ECONOMICS IN THE MODERN WORLD 3 cr.
Designed to provide the student who has had no previous exposure
to economics with an introduction to current economic issues.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Economics.
ECON 0102 INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS 3 cr.
A basic course in microeconomics studying the allocation of
resources, the distribution income, and the mechanism of exchange in a free
enterprise system under perfect and imperfect competition. Emphasis is on
the market structure of the economy in the United States.
Corequisite: MATH 0110 or 0130. DOS: Social Sciences.
ECON 0103 INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS 3 cr.
An introductory course dealing with the measures of national income,
an analysis of national income fluctuations, monetary and fiscal policies,
and international exchange.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Economics.
ECON 0104 ECONOMICS OF INNER CITIES 3 cr.
This course is designed to increase the student's awareness of the
economic problems of inner cities: ghetto life, traffic gridlocks, impact of
drugs, sex and violence in schools, experimental housing, economics and
urban underclass, shrinking tax base, etc.
GE: Economics
ECON 0201 MONEY AND BANKING 3 cr.
A study of the nature of money and the role it plays in an economic
system. The functions of institutions, such as commercial banks, other
financial intermediaries, and the Federal Reserve System are also studied
along with the monetary policies of the United States Treasury.
Prerequisite: ECON 0102. DOS: Social Sciences.
ECON 0204 STATISTICAL METHODS 4 cr.
Deals with the fundamental techniques of descriptive and
inferential statistics and covers measures of central tendency and dispersion,
the concepts of probability and probability distribution, sampling
distributions, hypothesis testing, chi-square tests,and bivariate
correlation and regression analysis.
Prerequisite: MATH 0136 or 0140. DOS: Social Sciences.
ECON 0205 PUBLIC FINANCE I 3 cr.
Surveys the rationale for public-sector intervention, the theory of
public goods, the characteristics of voting mechanisms, cost-benefit analysis,
the theory of taxation, the existing U.S. tax system, and state and local
finance analysis.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102, 0103.
ECON 0206 INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS 3 cr.
The theories and techniques of price and output. Topics include the
theory and measurement of demand, production functions, cost output
relationships, pricing practices in competitive and oligopolistic markets,
the roles of prices and profit in resoure allocation, and the functioning
of a decentralized economic system.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102, 0204, CS 0080, or CS 0103 or permission of
instructor.
ECON 0207 INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS 3 cr.
This course begins with the rudiments of model building, and after
working through the Keynesian model, goes into monetary and fiscal issues.
Coverage extends into consumption and investment theories.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102, 0103.
ECON 0208 MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS 3 cr.
This course focuses on the mathematical foundations of macro and
micro theory. Beginning with linear systems the course proceeds to the
techniques of differential and integral calculus and concludes with a study
of economic systems.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102, 0103.
ECON 1301 POVERTY AND SOCIETY 3 cr.
Poverty is a problem confronting most of the world's societies.
This course examines poverty from an economic, political, social, cultural,
and psychological point of view. Special attention is given to poverty and
programs to combat it in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Prerequisites: ANTH 0101; ECON 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
ECON 1302 ECONOMICS OF HUMAN RESOURCES 3 cr.
A study of labor demand, wage theory, labor supply, and human capital
analysis. Under labor demand, marginal productivity theory is discussed and
then applied to minimum wages, teenage unemployment, and professional sports.
The introduction to labor supply begins with the theory of consumer demand
and proceeds with the analyses of labor force participation rates, and the
economics of education. The course concludes with a discussion of labor
market policies.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102, 0103.
ECON 1303 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION 3 cr.
A theoretical analysis of market structures and their effects on
efficiency, equity, and the environment. Focus is on the industrial structure
of the U.S. and the public policy response. Emphasis is on oligopolies and
their role in the American economy.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102, 0103, 0204.
ECON 1304 ECONOMETRICS AND BUSINESS FORECASTING 4 cr.
Deals with regression theory covering bivariate and multiple
regressions with associated problems such as multicollinerity,
heteroscedasticity, and autocorrelation. Coverage extends into estimation
techniques including simultaneous-equation models.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102, 0103, 0204.
ECON 1305 PUBLIC FINANCE II 3 cr.
Focuses on the effect of public-sector decisions on resource
allocation. The first section examines the nature of public goods, and
income, expenditure, wealth-based taxes, and benefit cost analysis as tools
in supplying public services. Includes a brief treatment of capital
budgeting. Secondly, economic explanations of political decision making is
discussed, including the behavior of voters, members of the political
parties, elected representatives, and bureaucrats. The final selection
examines the three principal forms of taxation.
Prerequisite: ECON 0205.
ECON 1307 ECONOMICS OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT 3 cr.
The course examines the role of energy in economic development,
models of efficient energy management, OPEC behavior and world oil crisis.
Coverage extends into environmental issues (air pollution, solid waste,
acid rain) and government policies.
Prerequisite: ECON 0102, 0103.
ECON 1401 AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY 3 cr.
The economic history of the United States from World War I to the
present with particular emphasis on the economics of the Great Depression,
the New Deal, experiments with fiscal and monetary policies of the 60s and
70s, and the rise and fall of supply-side economics.
Prerequisites: ECON 0202, 0203.
ECON 1402 LABOR ECONOMICS 3 cr.
The study of labor economics begins with classical and neoclassical
economic theory as applied to the labor factor of production including the
evaluation of various labor market hypotheses, proceeds into human resource
development and planning, and concludes with labor management relations and
the effects of unionism.
Prerequisites: ECON 0202, 0203.
ECON 1403 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 3 cr.
An examination of the theory of international trade and international
monetary economics.
Prerequisite: ECON 0206.
ECON 1405 COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 3 cr.
Studies the operation and management of a wide spectrum of economic
systems, ranging from the mixed-market systems of the United States, Europe,
and Japan to the central-command systems of the former Soviet Bloc and the
Republic of China.
Prerequisites: ECON 0102, 0103.
ECON 1451 SENIOR SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS 3 cr.
Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering a
formal paper on a seminar theme in economics.
Permission of the instructor is required.
ECON 1497 DIRECTED STUDY 3 cr.
Directed study in a specific area of economics.
Permission of the instructor is required.
ECON 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH 3 cr.
Directed research is designed to give students the opportunity to
design and carry out a research project to be agreed upon by the student and
a supervising faculty member.
ECON 1499 INTERNSHIP 1-3 cr.
An internship is a special type of independent study in which the
student works in a nonacademic setting. The internship should be directly
related to economics. The student's learning is evaluated and graded by a
faculty member.
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ENGINEERING
ENGR 0001 ENGINEERING FOR NON-ENGINEERS 3 cr.
A three-credit course for non-engineering students. Emphasis is on
describing the art and science of engineering. The various disciplines of
engineering will be discussed along with solving problems from mechanical,
civil, chemical, industrial, and electrical engineering. This course is not
open to any student enrolled in the School of Engineering (or a student
having taken Engineering 9 and/or 10).
Prerequisite: MATH 0110.
ENGR 0011 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS 3 cr.
Introduces student to basic skills in engineering, the role of the
computer in engineering, ill-structured problem-solving and report writing.
Includes materials on the use of spread sheets, units and conversion factors,
graphs, data analysis, and curve fittings, statics and strength of materials,
electrical circuits, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics.
ENGR 0012 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING COMPUTING 3 cr.
Fundamentals of computing in engineering, including program design,
program development, and debugging. Applications to problems in engineering
analysis with topics selected from Engineering 11.
Prerequisite: ENGR 0011.
ENGR 0013 STATICS AND PARTICLE DYNAMICS 4 cr.
A basic course in statics and dynamics with emphasis on external
effects of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies and use of free-body
diagrams.
Prerequisites: ENGR 0010; PHYS 0201; corequisite: MATH 0150.
ENGR 0014 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS 4 cr.
The mechanics of deformable solids including internal stresses and
resulting dispIacements as a result of externally applied loads.
Prerequisite: ENGR 0013.
ENGR 0020 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS 4 cr.
Topics include sample spaces, combinational methods, probabilities,
random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, descriptive
statistics and related distributions, specific probability laws,
inferences, and hypothesis testing.
Prerequisite: ENGR 0010; corequisite: MATH 0150.
ENGR 0081 ENGINEERING SEMINAR 0 cr.
Required of all engineering students.
ENGR 0082 ENGINEERING SEMINAR 0 cr.
Required of all engineering students.
ENGR 0085 ENGINEERING SEMINAR 0 cr.
Required of all engineering students.
CE 0109 COMPUTER METHODS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING I 3 cr.
An introduction to the use of computers in civil engineering. Topics
include: personal computers; the mainframe system; word processing;
spreadsheets; graphics; CAD system; numerical analysis; and civil engineering
software packages.
Prerequisite: ENGR 0010.
CE 0119 COMPUTER METHODS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING II 3 cr.
A continuation of CE 0109.
Prerequisite: CE 0109.
CHE 0035 INTRODUCTORY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 4 cr.
The principles of conservation of mass and energy applied to the
analysis of chemical processes including material balances for multiple-unit
processes with recycle, PUT properties of gases and gas/vapor mixtures,
thermochemistry, combined material and energy balances, and vapor/liquid
equilibrium.
Prerequisites: ENGR 0010; MATH 0150.
CHE 0036 THERMODYNAMICS 3 cr.
A macroscopic approach to the laws of thermodynamics including first
and second laws, energy, and entropy.
Prerequisites: ENGR 0010; CHEM 0102; corequisite: MATH 0150.
EE 0031 LINEAR CIRCUITS I 3 cr.
Linear systems analysis applied to electrical networks, with
emphasis on computational problem-solving techniques, Kirchoff's Laws, and
the transient solutions of first- and second-order systems.
Prerequisites: ENGR 0010; MATH 0150.
EE 0132 DIGITAL LOGIC 3 cr.
Introduction to digital systems, Boolean algebra, minimization,
combinational circuits, sequential circuits, and programmable controllers.
Prerequisites: ENGR 0010; MATH 0150.
EE 0041 LINEAR CIRCUITS Il 3 cr.
Continuation of EE 0031. Solutions of complex networks, sinusoidal
steady-state analysis, real and imaginary power, three-phase power,
network transfer functions, Fourier analysis, Laplace transforms.
Prerequisite: EE 0031.
EE 0046 MEASUREMENTS LABORATORY 2 cr.
A basic electrical measurement laboratory including measurement
techniques and the analysis of inherent error.
EE 0142 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION 3 cr.
Data representation, instruction formats, control, memory,
input/output units, microprocessors, mini-computers, multiprocessor systems.
Prerequisite: EE 0132.
EE 0145 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS I 4 cr.
Time-sharing, mathematical modeling, computer simulation, CSMP,
linear simultaneous equations.
Prerequisites: ENGR 0009; EE 0132.
EE 0247 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THEORY 3 cr.
Electrical properties of solids, energy levels, semiconductor
theory, diodes, and transistors.
Prerequisites: EE 0031, 0132; PHYS 0201.
IE 1021 COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 3 cr.
Review of FORTRAN; solution of algebraic, simultaneous, and
differential equations; numerical integration; curve fitting; error
analysis; file techniques.
Prerequisite: ENGR 0010.
ME 0022 KlNEMATlCS OF MACHINERY 3 cr.
Fundamental theories of motion applied to basic machine elements.
Methods of determining displacements, velocities, accelerations, and
mechanism synthesis.
Prerequisites: ENGR 0013; MATH 0150.
ME 0024 INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN 3 cr.
An introduction to engineering graphics and mechanical fabrication
processes.
Prerequisite: ENGR 0010.
ME 0050 THERMODYNAMICS 3 cr.
Basic concepts and definitions; systems and control volumes;
properties of pure substances; work and heat; first and second laws.
Prerequisites: ENGR 0010; CHEM 0102; corequisite: MATH 0150.
ME 1051 APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS 3 cr.
A continuation of ME 0050. Topics include thermodynamic processes,
flow of fluids, mixtures of gases and vapors, and basic thermodynamic
cycles (vapor and gas power, refrigeration, and compressors).
Prerequisite: ME 0050.
ME 1060 NUMERICAL METHODS 3 cr.
An introduction to numerical techniques for the solution of linear
and nonIinear equations, numerical integration and differentiation,
interpolation of ordinary and partial differential equations, and
eigenvalue problems.
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ENGLISH
ENG 0037 LITERATURE AND IDEAS 3 cr.
A course for freshman engineering students. Selections from
literature are the basis for a series of written assignments.
ENG 0099 LIBRARY RESEARCH METHODS 1 cr.
A required corequisite to ENG 0101, this course provides the
opportunity for students to acquire skills in library research techniques.
Professional librarians instruct students in developing search strategies
for gathering information using the online catalog, periodical indexes,
government documents, and biolographical and statistical resources.
GE: Written Literacy.
ENG 0100 BASIC WRITING 3 cr.
Designed to build self-confidence in the use of standard written
English. To learn to develop the general from the specific in both the
college-level paragraph and the multiparagraph paper, students practice
various ways of constructing sentences and paragraphs. Strong emphasis is
placed on grammar and proofreading. This course may not be used to satisfy
the 120 credits required for graduation in any baccalaureate degree program.
ENG 0101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3 cr.
The first of two required courses in English composition with an
emphasis on summary and paraphrasing, composition of organized essays, and
revision and proofreading. Course focuses on how to make and develop a
subject and how to present and arrange material. Concurrent registration
in Library Research Methods is required.
GE: Written Literacy.
ENG 0102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 3 cr.
An extension of the skills mastered in ENG 0101 with emphasis on
the process of researching, composing, writing, and presenting a term paper.
Prerequisite: ENG 0101 (with a grade of C- or better) and ENG 0099.
GE: Written Literacy.
ENG 0103 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY 3 cr.
The development of basic analytical and critical techniques that
prepare students to understand and appreciate poetry.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0104 INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA 3 cr.
A study of plays as a literary genre. Such concepts as themes and
attitudes, literary style, and structural techniques are emphasized.
Readings range from the ancient Greeks to contemporary dramatists.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0105 MASTERPIECES OF WORLD LITERATURE 3 cr.
A study of themes, ideas, and attitudes found in the works of
writers from many countries. Offers students the opportunity to read in
translation works that are considered classics. Selections are from the
Bible, Greek and Latin poets and playwrights, Medieval masterpieces, and
works from Renaissance literature and modern literature.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0106 INTRODUCTION TO SHORT STORY 3 cr.
Students read and discuss representative short stories. The short
story is studied as a literary genre with emphasis on structure, technique,
style, and theme.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0107 SPORT AND LITERATURE 3 cr.
An examination of literature that treats sport as a reflection of
the relationship between the individual and society. The reading assignments
concentrate on novels, short stories, plays, even poetry that make the
subject of sport central to the theme.
DOS: Humanities.
ENG 0201 AMERICAN LITERATURE SURVEY I 3 cr.
A survey of American literature from the beginnings to the 1870s,
including a study of movements and values that influenced the literature:
Calvinism, Deism, Realism, Transcendentalism, and Naturalism.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0202 AMERICAN LITERATURE SURVEY II 3 cr.
A survey of the major American writers of prose and poetry from
the 1870s to the present, including the works of William Dean Howells,
Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Henry James, T. S. Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald,
William Carlos Williams, and Norman Mailer.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0203 BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY I 3 cr.
A survey of the prose and verse produced by British writers from
the 8th to the 18th century. Major authors and movements of English
literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the Age of Enlightenment.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0204 BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY II 3 cr.
A survey of the major English writers of the 19th and early 20th
centuries. The course stresses both the variety and the continuity of our
literary heritage.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0205 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE 3 cr.
A study of selected plays of Shakespeare. The classroom study draws
attention to elements that vitalize the action of each play as a whole,
with due regard for language and thematic patterns as well as for
characterization.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0206 HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3 cr.
Studies of the evolution of English from Germanic dialects, its
chronological changes, and differences in the English of various countries,
regions, and social groups.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Cultures.
ENG 0207 AMERICAN POETRY 3 cr.
A study of the major American poets with emphasis on Bradstreet,
Taylor, Poe, Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Melville, Longfellow, Dickinson,
Crane, Robinson, Frost, and Eliot.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0208 THE GILDED AGE IN AMERICA 3 cr.
An interdisciplinary study of American culture during the late 19th
and early 20th centuries.
DOS: Humanities.
ENG 0209 THE AMERICAN DREAM OF SUCCESS 3 cr.
An interdisciplinary examination of the American dream of success
and its chief corollary, the myth of the self-made man in American life
and literature.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature or Cultures.
ENG 0210 THE U.S. IN VIETNAM 3 cr.
The history of American involvement in Vietnam after World War II
and an examination of the effects of the Vietnam conflict on American
society.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0211 THE AMERICAN 1960s 3 cr.
An investigation of the decline of traditional American culture
and the rise in the 1960s of the activist culture as manifested in
literature, journalism, music, and alternative lifestyles.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature or Cultures.
ENG 0212 GRAMMAR 3 cr.
A descriptive analysis of English grammar.
DOS: Humanities.
ENG 0213 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE 3 cr.
An introduction to the scientific study of language. Topics include
phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, psycholinguistics,
historical variations, nonverbal communication, and sociolinguistics.
DOS: Humanities.
ENG 0214 WOMEN'S LITERATURE 3 cr.
A survey of 19th- and 20th-century writing by women in English with
primary emphasis on writers from England and America. The focus is an
exploration of themes, techniques, and perceptions to be gained from
reading the female tradition from Charlotte Bronte to the present.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0215 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE 3 cr.
The English Bible is a major influence, affecting literature, art,
and ethics. This course examines the Bible not as inspiration but as a
collection of stories and poetry. Considers history and doctrine, but major
interest is in the literary aspect.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 0216 AFRICAN LITERATURE 3 cr.
Explores selected texts of African literature written in English or
translated into English and covering the principal genres of poetry,
fiction, and drama. Such masterpieces as Niane's Sandita: The Epic of Old
Mail, Achebe's Things Fall Apart, Tutloa's The Palm-Wine Drunkard, and La
Guma's A Walk in the Night, are studied.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Literature.
ENG 1301 MEDIEVAL BRITISH LITERATURE 3 cr.
An introduction to the forms and concepts of old English and
medieval English literature including a study of Beowulf, Chaucer's
Canterbury Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, selected mystery and
morality plays, and Malory's Arthurian romances.
Prerequisite: ENG 0203. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1302 ENGLISH RENAISSANCE LITERATURE 3 cr.
An examination of literary forms and ideas prevalent between 1500
and 1660 in the writings of Spenser, Shakespeare, Bacon, Donne, Jonson, and
Milton. The humanistic and metaphysical sensibilities of the period are
considered.
Prerequisite: ENG 0203. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1303 RESTORATION AND 18TH-CENTURY LITERATURE 3 cr.
A study of the literature from 1660 to 1800, from the neoclassicism
of the Restoration and early 18th century to the pre-romanticism of the
late 18th century, including the writings of Dryden, Swift, Pope, Boswell,
Johnson, Cowper, and Burns.
Prerequisite: ENG 0203. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1304 19TH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE 3 cr.
A study of Romantic and Victorian poetry and prose. Examines the
poetry and prose of such authors as Burns, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge,
and Keats among the Romantics and that of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold,
Morris, and Hardy among the Victorians.
Prerequisite: ENG 0204. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1305 20th-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE 3 cr.
Covers some of the major British and Irish writers of the 20th
century. Works of Hardy, Yeats, Eliot, Woolf, and Lawrence are read and
discussed.
Prerequisite: ENG 0204. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1306 MODERN IRISH LITERATURE 3 cr.
A survey of Irish literature from the fall of Parnell (1890) to the
present. The tragi-comic history of a troubled nation is reflected in the
fiction, drama, poetry, and essays of Irish writers.
Prerequisite: ENG 0204. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1307 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 cr.
An intensive and selective study of major American writers of the
19th century including Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, and
Twain.
Prerequisite: ENG 0201. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1308 20TH-CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 cr.
An examination of important 20th-century American literature,
emphasizing novelists and poets after World War II. Representative
novelists —such as Hemingway, Faulkner, Wright, and Maile r—and
representative poets —such as Eliot, Stevens and Cumming s—are studied.
Prerequisite: ENG 0202. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1309 MAJOR AMERICAN NOVELS 3 cr.
An intensive and selective study of major American novels.
Prerequisite: ENG 0202. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1310 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY 3 cr.
The works of post-World War II poets, including Allen Ginsberg,
Gary Snyder, Sylvia Plath, and Jon Silkin.
Prerequisite: ENG 0207. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1401 ADVANCED COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC 3 cr.
Theories of rhetoric and style and their applications to the
teaching of writing.
Prerequisite: ENG 0206.
ENG 1402 CHAUCER 3 cr.
An examination of selected works of Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle
English.
Prerequisite: ENG 0203. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1403 MAJOR BRITISH AUTHOR 3 cr.
The advanced study of a major British literary figure.
Prerequisite: ENG 0203 or 0204. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1404 MAJOR AMERICAN AUTHOR 3 cr.
The advanced study of a major American literary figure.
Prerequisite: ENG 0201 or 0202. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1450 TOPICS IN LITERATURE 3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in literature.
Permission of the instructor is required. DOS: Humanities.
ENG 1451 SENIOR SEMINAR IN ENGLISH 3 cr.
Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering a
formal paper on a seminar theme in literature or linguistics.
Permission of the instructor is required.
ENG 1497 DIRECTED STUDY 3 cr.
Independent study in a topic in literature or linguistics.
Permission of the instructor is required.
ENG 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH IN ENGLISH 3 cr.
Independent research on a project in literature or linguistics
supervised by a member of the English faculty.
Permission of the instructor is required.
ENG 1499 INTERNSHIP 1-3 cr.
An internship is a special type of independent study in which the
student works in a nonacademic setting. The student's learning is evaluated
and graded by a faculty member.
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FINANCE
FIN 1301 CORPORATE FINANCE 3 cr.
The focus of the course is on the role of the financial manager in
maximizing value of the firm. It includes financial decision making within
a business firm: financial planning, working capital management, capital
budgeting, cost of capital determination, and characteristics and valuation
of securities.
Prerequisites: ACCT 0202; MATH 0110 or 0102.
FIN 1302 INVESTMENTS 3 cr.
A study of investment policy and investment characteristics of
securities with attention to economic and political considerations in the
choice of investments; the policies and standards used in the formulation
of investment decisions.
Prerequisite: FIN 1301.
FIN 1303 ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 3 cr.
Financial statement analysis involves the evaluation of current and
past financial positions and results of operations for a business firm with
the primary objective of forecasting future conditions and performance.
Course focuses on the evaluations of accounting information from both the
perspective of internal corporate analysis and external credit or
securities analysis.
Prerequisite: FIN 1301.
FIN 1304 FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS 3 cr.
The mechanics and structure of U.S. financial institutions are
examined. Financial markets and instruments are analyzed. The course also
covers the management of financial institutions with particular emphasis on
commercial banking.
Prerequisite: FIN 1301.
FIN 1401 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE 3 cr.
Examines the financial function from the standpoint of a
multinational corporation. Course focuses on the balance of payments
process, the mechanics of foreign exchange markets, corporate management of
foreign exchange exposure, and capital budgeting at the international level.
International financial markets are also examined.
Prerequisite: FIN 1301.
FIN 1499 INTERNSHIP IN FINANCE 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in finance in a professional setting. Work is
directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
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FRENCH
FR 0101 ELEMENTARY FRENCH I 3 cr.
A study of the grammar and vocabulary of elementary spoken and
written French. Stresses grammatical structure and its correct application.
Class attendance is of primary importance.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
FR 0102 ELEMENTARY FRENCH II 3 cr.
A continuation of Elementary French I. A study of the grammar and
vocabulary of elementary spoken and written French. Stresses grammatical
structure and its correct application. Class attendance is of primary
importance.
Prerequisite: FR 0101. DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
FR 0201 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I 3 cr.
A more advanced study of spoken and written French. Students
continue to improve their proficiencies in oral-aural and reading-writing
skills. The textbooks consist of several works, plays, or novels. Students
use basic patterns of speech and review functional grammar.
Prerequisite: FR 0102. DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
FR 0202 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II 3 cr.
A continuation of Intermediate French I. A more advanced study of
spoken and written French. Students continue to improve their proficiencies
in oral-aural and reading-writing skills. The textbooks consist of several
works, plays, or novels. Students use basic patterns of speech and review
functional grammar.
Prerequisite: FR 0201. DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
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FRESHMAN STUDIES
FS 0101 FRESHMAN FORUM 2 cr.
An examination of issues facing first-semester college students
such as time management, study skills, career choices, and the
Pitt-Bradford system. Campus activities and general discussions guide the
student in making a successful transition to college life.
FS 0102 FRESHMAN FORUM - LEARNING CLUSTER 2 cr.
Same as FS 0101, however, developmental skills will be included,
but not with a major focus. Course topic will be focus of class work.
S/N grades only. Cannot receive credit for both FS 0101 and 0102.
Co-requisite: designated companion course.
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GEOGRAPHY
GEOG 0101 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY 3 cr.
A systematic treatment of the physical, historical, cultural, and
economic processes that have shaped global landscapes. Contemporary regional
problems and prospects are emphasized. (Required for secondary education
certification in social studies).
DOS: Social Sciences.
GEOG 0208 MEXICAN FIELDTRIP 3 cr.
An examination of the physical, historic, cultural, and economic
processes that have shaped the landscape of Mexico, with an emphasis on both
ancient and contemporary cultural/environmental relationships in southern
Mexico and the Ucatan peninsula. A three-week trip to Mexico is an integral
part of the course.
DOS: Social Sciences.
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GEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
GEOL 0101 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 4 cr.
An introductory course designed to familiarize students with the
physical environment. Topics include: rocks and minerals, interior earth,
plate tectonics, oceans and the hydrosphere, landforms and the physical
processes that produce them, and geological resources. Laboratories cover
rock and mineral identifications and map an air photo interpretation
of landforms. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
GEOL 0102 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY 4 cr.
The history of the earth from its beginnings, almost 4.7 billion
years ago, to the present. Covers both the physical history of the Earth
itself and the history of life on Earth. Labs will involve an examination
of the fossils and rocks that help to unravel this long and complex story.
Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
GEOL 0103 OUR RESTLESS EARTH 3 cr.
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the natural
forces that are at work both within and on the earth. It covers the study
of global tectonics including the formation of mountains, the growth of
continents, plate collisions, sea floor spreading, volcanic eruptions,
earthquakes, and focuses on the modern interpretations of these phenomena.
Not applicable to the geology degree.
DOS: Natural Sciences.
GEOL 0104 GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS 3 cr.
The impact of geology on people and the impact of people on the
physical environment including causes and effects of earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, floods, and landslides; mineral and energy resources; land use;
and waste disposal. Not applicable to the geology degree.
DOS: Natural Sciences.
GEOL 0105 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY 3 cr.
A study of cultural basis for environmental awareness; geologic
hazards; environmental modification due to human impact; waste disposal;
mineral resources and environment; energy and environment; landscape
evaluation; air and water pollution. Not applicable to the geology degree.
Three hours of lecture.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
GEOL 0106 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY 3 cr.
An introductory course to familiarize students with the scientific
study of ocean waters. Covers the four classic subdivisions: geological,
chemical, physical, and biological. Stresses the interdependency of these
subject areas toward a global view of this vast, yet fragile realm. Course
also conveys the societal significance of the oceans and details the human
element of the great commitment toward scientific exploration of this often
foreign and dangerous world of inner space.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE:Physical Sciences.
GEOL 0107 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY LAB 1 cr.
This optional lab course may be taken during or after completing
Geology 0105. It is designed for the student seeking a lab science
distribution course and delves into the application of principles of
geology critical to the practice of environmental science. Three hours of
lab per week.
GEOL 0108 PALEOBIOLOGY 3 cr.
Paleobiology is about the history of nature. Topics include the
basic priciples of paleobiology, origin of life on earth, classification,
morphology, interrelationship between ancient organisms and their vanished
environments, past geographic distribution, and evolutionary history of
major groups of organisms through geologic time.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE:Physical Sciences.
GEOL 0109 ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS 3 cr.
A multidisciplinary general education course designed at an
introductory level, This course provides students with comprehensive
knowledge of the organizations, interests, and processes that shape
environmental policy. It explores the local, regional, and global
dimensions of the most critical environmental problems and issues facing
policy makers today, including land-use management, energy conservation,
acid rain, lead poisoning, indoor air pollution (radon pollution), ozone
depletion, waste management, waste dumping in the ocean, deforestation
worldwide, habitat destruction, and global warming.
GE: Political Science, Physical Sciences.
GEOL 0201 MINERALOGY 4 cr.
Introduction to crystallography, x-ray crystallography, crystal
chemistry, the geological occurrence and formation processes of the major
rock-forming minerals, and mineral identification techniques. Three hours
of lecture and three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: GEOL 0101. DOS: Natural Sciences.
GEOL 0202 OPTICAL MINERALOGY 3 cr.
Crystal optics and standard techniques are used to identify
minerals in thin sections under the polarizing microscope. Also covers
flat-stage techniques for both thin sections and grain mounts. Two hours of
lecture and three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: GEOL 0201.
GEOL 0203 PETROLOGY 4 cr.
The classification, description, and identification of igneous,
sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; interpretation of their paragenesis and
diagenesis are covered. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per
week.
Prerequisite: GEOL 0201.
GEOL 0205 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY 3 cr.
Topics included in this course are as follows: industrial rocks and
minerals; mechanical properties of rocks; geologic structures and the
geometrical description of deformed rocks; graphic solutions of structural
problems; mechanics of unconsolidated material; geologic risks and
prediction of risks; artificially induced seismic waves; slope failure;
water-induced slope failure; flood control; exploration methods for
mineral deposits; extraction methods in mining; site selection for
construction; and geologic site examination. Two hours of lecture and three
hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: MATH 0101 or 0102.
GEOL 1301 SEDIMENTATION AND STRATIGRAPHY 4 cr.
This is an examination of environments of sedimentary deposition
including the settings and processes of marine, nonmarine, and transitional
sedimentation; stratigraphic relationships; and the interpretation of the
depositional environments of specific rock types. Three hours of lecture
and three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: CHEM 0102; GEOL 0102, 0203.
GEOL 1302 PALEONTOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 4 cr.
The distribution and evolutionary diversification of invertebrate
fossil organisms through geologic time including the preservation, mode,
morphology, classification, paleoecologic affinities, and geologic
significance of the invertebrate fossils. Three hours of lecture and three
hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: GEOL 0102 or BIOL 0203 or 0206.
GEOL 1303 GEOMORPHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS 4 cr.
Studies erosional and depositional landforms that make up the
earth's surface, considering their nature and extent along with the
processes that produce them. Discussions include: humid, desert, glacial,
volcanic, mountain, and coastal features. The labs focus on the geomorphic
interpretation of maps and air photographs. This is suitable not only for
Earth and Environmental Science majors but also for students in any field
where a knowledge of surface features would be useful. Three hours of
lecture and three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: GEOL 0101; MATH 0101. DOS: Natural Sciences.
GEOL 1304 EARTH IMAGING 4 cr.
Covers the examination and interpretation of aerial photographs
including stereoscopic analysis with emphasis on the coordination of image
data with topographic and geologic maps and multispectral satellite imagery.
Also explored is multispectral imagery and its evolving uses. Labs include
exercises on a remote-sensing workstation. Three hours of lecture and three
hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: GEOL 0101. DOS: Natural Sciences.
GEOL 1305 SOIL SCIENCE 4 cr.
An examination of the nature and properties of soils emphasizing
physical and chemical processes that influence plant growth and the
movement of water and pollutants. The importance of soil properties in
determining urban, industrial, and agricultural uses. Includes field trips
to examine soil properties. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab
per week.
Prerequisites: CHEM 0102; MATH 0101. DOS: Natural Sciences.
GEOL 1306 REGIONAL PLANNING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3 cr.
An introduction to urban and regional planning emphasizing physical
planning and land use.
Permission of the instructor is required. DOS: Natural Sciences.
GEOL 1307 HYDROLOGY 4 cr.
This course is an in-depth examination of the hydrologic system.
The topics included are: precipitation, evapo-transpiration, surface and
ground water flow, problems of flood control, water supply, use and
management, and water quality. Labs emphasize field and lab techniques for
measurement of water quantity and quality. Three hours of lecture and three
hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: GEOL 0101; MATH 0101. DOS: Natural Sciences.
GEOL 1308 ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY 4 cr.
An interdisciplinary approach to environmental decision making,
environmental management, and environmental law. Course is conducted as a
seminar; participants are required to prepare and deliver paper(s) on
environmental topic(s) and to lead the class in discussion. Three hours of
lecture and three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: GEOL 0101, 0105, 0201; MATH 0101.
GEOL 1310 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY 4 cr.
Mechanical principles of folding and fracturing, kinematic and
dynamic analysis of naturally deformed rocks, basic analysis of tectonics,
and strain measurement as used in the interpretation of geologic structures.
Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: GEOL 0101; MATH 0101.
GEOL 1311 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY 4 cr.
Engineering geology is an interdisciplinary field in which
pertinent studies in geology and other geoscience areas are applied toward
the solution of problems involved in engineering works, environmental
engineering, and resource geology. Three hours of lecture and three
hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: MATH 0101 or 0102 and GEOL 0203.
GEOL 1401 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS 4 cr.
Principles of the geochemistry of ore deposits including isotopes;
ore-bearing fluids; element partitioning; structural control of ore
deposition; alteration and gangue; paragenesis and zoning; geothermometry;
classification and description of metallic and nonmetallic deposits; and
tectonics as it applies to the ore cycle. Three hours of lecture and three
hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: GEOL 0203.
GEOL 1402 GEOPHYSICS 4 cr.
A survey of geophysical methods and field techniques used to
acquire and interpret data as an aid in exploration for minerals, oil, gas,
and ground water. Labs and field work include instruction on the use of
magnetic, gravity, and seismic instruments. Three hours of lecture and
three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: GEOL 1310; MATH 0101.
GEOL 1403 ADVANCED PETROLEUM GEOLOGY 4 cr.
The application of stratigraphy, structural geology/tectonics, and
sedimentation to exploration for hydrocarbons including interpretation of
well data, subsurface mapping, remote sensing and geophysical prospecting,
sedimentary basin analysis, and prospect evaluation. Three hours of lecture
and three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisites: GEOL 1301, 1310.
GEOL 1404 COAL GEOLOGY 4 cr.
Origin, composition, classification, and distribution of coals;
stratigraphy of coal-bearing rocks; mining and pollution problems; mapping
coal reserves; and reflected-light microscopic study of coal petrography.
Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: GEOL 1301.
GEOL 1405 FIELD GEOLOGY 4 cr.
The basic concepts and techniques of geological field work. The
topics include: standard methods of geologic mapping (Brunton compass and
plane table/alidade); collection of structural data; introduction to
seismic, gravity, and resistivity methods of geophysical exploration; and
geologic report writing. Field work is concentrated in the Allegheny
Plateau, the valley and ridge provinces of Pennsylvania, and the Finger
Lakes region of New York.
Prerequisites: GEOL 0203, 1310.
GEOL 1450 TOPICS IN GEOLOGY 1-3 cr.
Advanced study of a special topic in geology.
Permission of the instructor is required.
GEOL 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH 3 cr.
Independent work on a project in geology supervised by a member of
the geology faculty.
Permission of the instructor is required.
GEOL 1499 INTERNSHIP 3 cr.
The student gains practical experience in applied geology in a
professional setting. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated
jointly with the faculty supervisor.
Permission of the instructor is required.
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GERMAN
GER 0100 ELEMENTARY GERMAN I 3 cr.
A study of elementary spoken and written German.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
GER 0102 ELEMENTARY GERMAN II 3 cr.
A continuation of Elementary German I.
Prerequisite: GER 0100. DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
GER 0201 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I 3 cr.
A more advanced study of spoken and written German.
Prerequisite: GER 0102. DOS: Humanities.
GER 0202 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II 3 cr.
A continuation of Intermediate German I.
Prerequisite: GER 0201. DOS: Humanities.
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HEALTH, PHYSICAL, AND RECREATION EDUCATION
HPRE 0101 INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS MEDICINE 3 cr.
Provides the student with an introduction to the field of Sports
Medicine. Topics include career opportunities, medical terminology,
mechanisms of injury, and recognition and treatment of common athletic
injuries.
HPRE 0103 INTRODUCTION TO SPORT RECREATION AND EXERCISE SCIENCE 3 cr.
This course provides an overview of the sport sciences,
specifically recreation, sport medicine, coaching and sport management.
HPRE 0106 NUTRITION 3 cr.
An introduction to the processes involved in nourishing the body.
Includes a study of nutrients and their physiological impact and
inter-relationships within the body and the quality of diet.
HPRE 0201 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3 cr.
Curriculum planning and the content and methods of instruction for
teaching personal and community health and physical education in the
elementary school.
HPRE 0202 PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT 3 cr.
Study of the behavior of athletes and individuals in various
athletic and competitive envrionments. Course content focuses on the
following theoretical and applied topics: personality, anxiety, cognition,
motivation, aggression, mental rehearsal and imagery, group cohesion, and
social facilitation.
Prerequisite: PSY 0101
HPRE 0203 WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR (WSI) 1 cr.
The mastery of swimming and teaching skills. American Red Cross
WSI certification and American Red Cross Advanced Lifesaving Certification
can be earned through this course.
HPRE 0204 STANDARD FIRST AID/CPR 1 cr.
Focuses on the proper immediate care given to an individual who has
been injured or suddenly becomes ill. Both Red Cross first aid and CPR
certification can be earned through this course.
HPRE 0205 LIFEGUARDING 1 cr.
Covers the skills of aquatic rescue, pool chemical care, and
general aquatic emergency procedures. American Red Cross Lifeguard Training
Certification can be earned through this course.
GE: Physical Education.
HPRE 0206 EVALUATION AND REHABILITATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES I 3 cr.
An in-depth look at the evaluation and treatment of athletic
injuries with a strong focus on the anatomy of the lower extremities.
HPRE 0207 EVALUATION AND REHABILITATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES II 3 cr.
An in-depth look at the evaluation and treatment of upper extremity
and head and neck injuries.
Prerequisite: HPRE 0206
HPRE 0209 PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS 3 cr.
The focus of this course is the identification of behavioral and
environmental factors that influence health and the effective management of
lifestyle choices to promote and maintain optimal personal health and
wellness.
HPRE 0210 SPORT AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT 3 cr.
An investigation of the scope of the sport and recreation
industries, a growing major business enterprise in the world. Attention
focuses on how the managerial process relates to sport and recreation
organizations, their products, and their services.
Prerequisite: HPRE 0103.
HPRE 1301 SPORTS INFORMATION, MARKETING, AND PROMOTIONS 3 cr.
A survey of the principles and techniques used by professionals in
the area of sports information, marketing, and promotion. Course content
includes the development of media relations and marketing plans, and the
use of sport-specific statistical information unique to athletic programs.
Prerequisites: PR 1301, WRITING 0101, 1301.
HPRE 1302 THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES AND EXERCISES 3 cr.
A comprehensive course covering the modalities and exercises used
in the rehabilitation of injuries, with a lab for practical application.
Prerequisites: HPRE 0101, 0206, 0207.
HPRE 1303 PRACTICUM IN SPORTS MEDICINE I 1 cr.
Taping and rehabilitative techniques of the lower leg, including a
minimum of 200 hours in the athletic training room.
Prerequisites: HPRE 0101, BIOL 0212, 0213.
HPRE 1304 PRACTICUM IN SPORTS MEDICINE II 1 cr.
Taping and rehabilitative techniques of the knee and thigh,
including a minimum of 200 hours in the athletic training room.
Prerequisite: HPRE 1303.
HPRE 1305 KINESIOLOGY 3 cr.
This course is a study of the science of human movement with
emphasis upon the structure and functioning of the movement mechanism,
mechanical principles underlying human motion, and an analysis of basic
motor skills.
Prerequisites: BIOL 0212, 0213.
HPRE 1306 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 3 cr.
Examines physiological changes during exercise, after exercise, and
during a training period. It also considers efficiency, needs, and
limitation of body systems and their inter-relationships.
Prerequisites: BIOL 0212, 0213.
HPRE 1307 PRINCIPLES, ETHICS, AND PRACTICES IN COACHING 3 cr.
This course highlights the role of the coach and the coach's
application of selected concepts and principles from psychology, sociology
and physiology toward the development of the individual and team for
athletic competition in schools and colleges. Special attention is given
to an awareness and understanding of the problems associated with
motivation and emotion in sport; the learning and improving of motor
skills; daily, weekly, and seasonal planning; training and conditioning
methods; integration of the whole individual and team in preparation for
contests.
HPRE 1308 COACHING PRACTICUM 1-3 cr.
Prospective coaches receive instruction in planning, teaching,
administrative responsibilities, safety and public relations issues
essential to effective coaching. Enroll during term in which selected
sport is in season.
Prerequisites: HPRE 0103, 1307, 1401.
HPRE 1401 ISSUES IN LEGAL LIABILITY IN SPORT, RECREATION
AND EXERCISE SCIENCE 3 cr.
Negligence liability; control of amateur professional, school and
recreational sport, violence/crowd control; product liability; risk
management; and other selected current issues.
Prerequisites: HPRE 0103, 0210.
HPRE 1402 SENIOR SEMINAR IN SPORTS MEDICINE 3 cr.
A comprehensive look at the issues concerning the field of sports
medicine, including current trends, new surgical techniques, legal and
ethical issues, the psychology of an injury, and many more.
Prerequisites: Completion of all lower-level courses in the major.
HPRE 1403 PRACTICUM IN SPORTS MEDICINE III 1 cr.
Taping and rehabilitative techniques of the hip, lower back, and
thorax along with proper fitting of protective equipment. There is also a
200-hour minimum in the athletic training room.
Prerequisites: HPRE 1303, 1304.
HPRE 1404 PRACTICUM IN SPORTS MEDICINE IV 1 cr.
Taping and rehabilitative techniques of the shoulder and elbow,
wrist, and hand, including a minimum of 200 hours in the athletic training
room.
Prerequisites: HPRE 1303, 1304, 1403.
HPRE 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 cr.
Independent research on a project in physical education.
Permission of the instructor is required.
HPRE 1499 INTERNSHIP IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 cr.
Practical experience in a professional setting. Work is directed by
the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
Permission of the instructor is required.
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HISTORY
HIST 0103 EUROPE IN THE 18TH CENTURY 3 cr.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age
of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it
was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season
of darkness. There was a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain
face on the throne of England; there was a king with a large jaw and a
queen with a fair face on the throne of France. In both countries it was
clearer than crystal to the lords of State, preservers of loaves and
fishes, that things in general were settled forever.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0104 EUROPE IN THE 19TH CENTURY 3 cr.
Nineteenth-century Europe was produced by Napoleon, Charles Darwin,
Karl Marx, Nietzsche, Otto von Bismarck, and Sigmund Freud--small man,
monkey man, bearded man, weird man, blood and iron man, and shrink man.
These are discussed in the appropriate setting.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0105 EUROPE IN THE 20TH CENTURY 3 cr.
Europe on the eve of WWI is presented to show how it was drawn into
the conflict; the war is discussed and the Treaty of Versailles is closely
examined to discover if later European developments were directly traceable
to that treaty. England and France are studied to see why appeasement (1938)
was their only solution to international pressure. The rise of fascism in
Italy, Germany, and Spain, and the establishment of Communism in Russia are
also discussed. The course ends with the outbreak of WWII. DOS:
Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0106 U.S. HISTORY I 3 cr.
A survey of U.S. history from the Age of Discovery to the end of the
Civil War. Emphasis is on the causes of the American Revolution,
the political and geographic development of the nation, and the nature of
the sectional and economic differences that led to the Civil War.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0107 U.S. HISTORY II 3 cr.
America from Reconstruction to the present. Major topics include the
development of the West, urban and industrial development, the rise of
America to world power, and the development of major political and
socio-economic institutions.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0108 MEDIEVAL EUROPE 3 cr.
The Middle Ages was more than knights and castles, swains and serfs.
It was a period of power grabbing on a titanic scale, popes, emperors, kings,
princes, cardinals, archbishops, mistresses, poisons, intrigues galore. In
the end, modern Europe, as we know it, was emerging.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0109 RENAISSANCE/REFORMATION EUROPE 3 cr.
Machiavelli, Da Vinci, Erasmus, Duerer, Palestrina, Copernicus,
Titian, Michelangelo, Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Henry VIII, Ignatius Loyola,
Charles V, Elizabeth I (Good Queen Bess), Henry IV ("old chicken pot") of
France, Columbus, Cabot, Diaz, Charles I (and his head), Savonarola (and his
stake), Charles II (and his brood of 365+).
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0203 RADICALISM IN THE U.S. 3 cr.
Probes the origins of radical discontent in America from Colonial
times to the New Left and student movements of the 1960s. Particular emphasis
will be placed upon pre-Marxian utopian socialism, the Marxian socialist
movement around 1900, socialist developments within the labor movement, and
the history of the Communist Party of the U.S. Revolutionary tactics, major
historical events, and ideologies receive approximately equal coverage.
Assignments illustrate particular radical viewpoints.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0204 THE FIRST WORLD WAR 3 cr.
World War II is often seen as a continuation of the unresolved
conflict of the 1914-18 war. The 1918 armistice that ended World War I failed
to give a concrete victory to either side. The Treaty of Versailles not only
failed to resolve the issues but compounded the problem by adding new injustices
to the old ones. This course examines the origins, the outbreak, and the course
of World War I to understand more clearly the Versailles Treaty and subsequent
events.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0205 THE U.S. IN THE 1930s: Social History Through Hollywood Film 3 cr.
A detailed study of social thought in the 1930s particularly relating to
the influence of economic and social trends on mass culture. Approximately 12
American commercial films of various genres will be shown, along with selected
readings from the period. These are used as an illustration of political, moral,
and social thought during the period of America's Great Depression.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 0206 WORLD WAR II 3 cr.
WWI and WWII are increasingly being viewed as one conflict interrupted
by a 20-year truce. The view of many is that the issues of 1914 were never
fully resolved by the war and further complicated by the 1919 settlement. The
shortcomings of 1919 grew increasingly obvious as the 1920s and 1930s
progressed. Events seemed to draw the world inextricably toward Sept. 1, 1939.
WWII is discussed in the global context in which it was fought but concentrates
on the European theater. The course ends with Potsdam 1945.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0207 THE U.S. IN VIETNAM 3 cr.
Traces the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of
World War II through the French debacle at Dienbienphu, the partitioning of the
country in the 1950s, American troop build-up under Kennedy and Johnson in the
1960s, and the decision to withdraw in the 1970s. American consciousness of the
war and some of its effects on American society are examined in a series of books
and films by Americans that have the war and its implications as their theme.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: History/Euro-American.
HIST 0208 AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY 3 cr.
Traces the African-American experiences from colonial times through the
modern civil rights era. Although the primary emphasis is on history,
consideration is also given to various facets of African-American culture,
particularly literature.
HIST 0209 HISTORY OF AMERICAN BASEBALL 3 cr.
This course covers the origins and development of major league baseball
in the United States, with an emphasis on events occurring between 1890 and 1940.
Particular attention is paid to the lives and careers of individual players, the
evolution of the dominant teams of the period, and the societal and economic
impact of the sport.
HIST 1301 TUDOR ENGLAND 3 cr.
Modern history begins in Britain at the end of the War of the Roses and
the accession of the House of Tudor. Much of the next three hundred years were
molded by the foundations laid in Tudor times. These foundations are studied in
the presentation of this course.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1302 STUART ENGLAND 3 cr.
The constitutional, religious, cultural, and social crisis of Stuart
times paved the way for British expansion and major power status in the 18th,
19th, and 20th centuries. These crises are the major concentration of this course.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1303 BRITAIN UNDER THE HANOVERIANS 3 cr.
Presents the evolution of constitutional monarchy/oligarchy in
18th-century Britain to the constitutional monarchy/democracy in the 19th. The
development of responsible ministry under the Georges is discussed. The
international complications of the 18th-century diplomatic wars and the effects
of the French Revolution upon Britain are also discussed. The Industrial Revolution
and the rise of "new" economic imperialism concludes with the coming of WWI.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1304 VICTORIAN ENGLAND 3 cr.
Great Expectations was the title Charles Dickens chose to open the Victorian
Era. H.G. Wells ended the era with War of the Worlds. Between the two lies a period
worth investigating; they were times that broadened horizons beyond Victorian
recognition.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1305 POST-VICTORIAN ENGLAND 3 cr.
England during the Victorian Era was the leading industrial, political, and
Great Power on the European scene. Her economic preponderance and political system
were the envy of the world. Twentieth-century Europe witnessed an end to "Pax
Britannica" and Britain's economic superiority was inexorably cast away. England
became a second, third-rate power. America in the late 20th century might learn much
to guide her as her industrial preponderance and "Pax Americana" is challenged.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1306 GERMANY FROM 1640 3 cr.
In this course, the emergence of a united Germany is traced from the confusion
of medieval particularism and the disaster wrought by the religious wars of the 16th
and 17th centuries. The rise of Prussia under Frederick Wilhelm the Great Elector, French
chauvinistic imperialism, the advent of Otto von Bismarck, the Bismarckian Empire's
weaknesses, the First World War, and the rise of Adolph Hitler are studied. The course
ends with the disappearance of a united Germany in 1945.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1307 FRANCE SINCE 1789 3 cr.
This course concentrates on France since 1789. The Revolution, the Empire, the
Restoration, the July Monarchy, the Second Republic, Second Empire, Third Republic,
WWI, France between the wars, WWII, Vichy France, the Fourth and finally the Fifth
Republic are dealt with in this study.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1308 ITALY SINCE 1495 3 cr.
Just because Columbus left in 1492, Italy did not fall apart. It wasn't,
however, able to put itself together for a long time. When it finally did, it went too
far: Mussolini. Is contemporary Italy the right reaction to Mussolini? In this course,
explanations are explored.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1309 MODERN RUSSIA: TSARS, BOMBS, AND COMMUNISTS 3 cr.
Covers the period of Romanov rule from 1613-1917; deals with the establishment
of autocracy in Russia and Russia's movement towards westernization and industrialization.
The reform of Peter the Great, the Enlightenment of Catherine the Great, the reaction
of Nicholas I, the liberalism of Alexander II, and the demise of Nicholas II are discussed,
along with Russian foreign policy .
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1310 EAST ASIA: CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN 3 cr.
The aim of this course is to survey the historical development of China, Japan,
and Korea in their "classic" times. The first half of the course surveys these areas
from the prehistoric era to the intrusion of the West in modern times. The second half
is devoted to the impact of Western intrusion upon these cultures, and their metamorphosis
—either real orimagined--caused by it. The course concludes in the period between the
World Wars.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1311 AMERICAN COLONIES TO 1763 3 cr.
A survey of Colonial America emphasizing the role of the colonies in the British
Empire and the social, economic, intellectual, and political factors that influenced later
American history.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1312 AMERICAN REVOLUTION 3 cr.
The American "Revolution" is usually seen as an island entire unto itself —th
outpouring of a spirit of liberty against an oppressive monarchy. It is, however, an
integral part of the workings of larger 18th-century intellectual, commercial, and
diplomatic activities. The events of Europe and America do interlock (whatever George
Washington may have said to the contrary). In this course, the war for American
independence is discussed in the European context; the American Revolution will be
discussed in the North American context.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1316 AMERICA BETWEEN THE WARS, 1917-1941 3 cr.
An in-depth study of the United States in World War I and the inter-war period.
Major topics include the diplomatic events preceding the World Wars, ballyhoo and reality
in the 1920s, causes and effects of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the
New Deal.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1317 CONTEMPORARY U.S. HISTORY 1941-PRESENT 3 cr.
Major events and trends of the post-World War II era including the war and its
aftermath, the onset of the Cold War, and the domestic and foreign policies of presidential
administrations from Truman are discussed. Some major problems, such as urban decay and
civil rights for minorities are considered in the context of the period.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1318 ANCIENT GREECE 3 cr.
The first half of this course traces man from the caves to the pyramids, to the
Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Minotaur of Crete. The second half of the course moves
from Troy to Periclean Athens and Sparta of Leonidas—Marathon, Thermopylae are precusors
to Alexander the Great with whom this course ends.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1319 ANCIENT ROME 3 cr.
The first half of Roman history traces Rome from Romulus and Remus (and the she-wolf)
through the forty stabs of Caesar —the Republic shall succumb to a surfeit of Gracci, Mariuses,
Sullas, Pompeys, and the like. The second half (the imperial one) succumbs to one-too-many
orgies, poisonings, lions and Christians and Germanic invasions from the North.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1320 EARLY AMERICAN NATION 1789-1840 3 cr.
A study of the rise of American political and constitutional institutions. Special
emphasis is given to the emergence of political parties, economic policies, the democratic
implications of the Age of Jackson, and the origin of issues leading to the Civil War.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1321 THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION 3 cr.
America in the years leading to the Civil War, the War, and the period of
Reconstruction are discussed. The full gamut of the social, economic, psychological,
constitutional, and political factors are considered.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1322 RISE OF URBAN AMERICA 1877-1917 3 cr.
An in-depth study that will include the Industrial Revolution in the United
States; the impact of mining, cattle and agriculture "frontiers" on American business;
the politics of the Gilded Age; immigration; the Spanish-American War and the emergence
of the U.S. as a world power; the Populist Movement; and the Progressive Era.
DOS: Social Sciences.
HIST 1450 TOPICS IN HISTORY 3 cr.
An advanced study of a special topic in history.
Permission of the instructor is required.
HIST 1451 SENIOR SEMINAR IN HISTORY 3 cr.
This seminar examines a topic such as "war" or "revolution" or "the impact of
technology on society" from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The purpose of the
seminar is to generate a senior thesis in which students have the opportunity to
synthesize and apply the concepts, theories, views, and empirical research of several
related disciplines to a particular topic.
Permission of instructor is required.
HIST 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH IN HISTORY 3 cr.
Independent research on a project in history.
Permission of the instructor is required.
HIST 1499 INTERNSHIP IN HISTORY 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in a professional setting. Work is directed by the
employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
Permission of the instructor is required.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
HRM 1301 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 3 cr.
Provides an introduction to the field of personnel/human resources
management and investigates the role of the personnel manager in the public,
nonprofit, and private sectors. A variety of personnel functions and
procedures are examined, including: HR planning, job analysis, performance
appraisal, personnel selection, orientation, training and development,
compensation and benefits, labor-management relations, Civil Service Systems,
EEO/AA, and the impact of legislation on the personnel function.
Prerequisite: MGMT 0101.
HRM 1450 TOPICS IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 3 cr.
The advanced study of special topics in human resource management.
Extensive use of cases is included.
Prerequisite: HRM 1301.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
INTS 0101 GLOBAL ISSUES 3 cr.
Designed to introduce students to a number of the most critical
global issues —rapid population growth, hunger, third world development,
international trade and foreign competition, the arms race —and to examine
the interrelationships between these issues. Emphasis is on developing a
global perspective.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Political Sciences.
INTS 0102 SPANISH-AMERICAN CULTURE 3 cr.
A cultural history of Spanish America: native cultures, Spanish
influences, contemporary developments. Consideration of both "high" and
popular culture through readings of both U.S. and Spanish-American scholars.
Taught in English.
DOS: Social Sciences.
INTS 0201 WORLD RESOURCES 3 cr.
Provides an overview of world resource production and consumption
with a particular focus on energy. Acquiring adequate energy supplies is not
simply a technical problem solved by increased exploration and new energy
technologies, but one that has political, economic, and environmental
dimensions as well. This course examines these linkages, the resource
policies of the United States and other nations, and the prospects for the
future.
DOS: Social Sciences.
INTS 0202 U.S.-LATIN AMERICA 3 cr.
Explores the history, political systems, economics, and cultures of
Latin America to help students understand the area's successes, failures, and
future prospects. It will also examine the history of the US in the region
and explore US policy alternatives in Latin America.
DOS: Social Sciences.
INTS 0203 U.S.-USSR 3 cr.
No relationship has been more important to the future of humankind
than that between the US and USSR, but none is so laden with myth, paranoia,
and misunderstanding. Is Russia still an ideological revolutionary state bent
on world domination or is it a great power where accommodation is possible?
Is the US locked into a fundamentally reactive anti-Communist policy or is a
more complex, but less ideological, policy possible? A look at the historical,
ideological, political, and economic dimensions of the world's two great
superpowers from 1918 and into the future.
DOS: Social Sciences.
INTS 1450 TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in international studies.
Permission of the instructor is required.
INTS 1451 SENIOR SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 3 cr.
Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering a
formal paper on a seminar theme in international studies.
Permission of the instructor is required.
JAPANESE
JPNSE 0101 ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I 3 cr.
An introduction to the everyday spoken language of Japan with an
emphasis on oral practice. Student also learns a Japanese writing system.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
JPNSE 0102 ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II 3 cr.
A continuation of Elementary Japanese I.
Prerequisite: JPNSE 0101. DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
LDEV 0007 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 1 cr.
This course, presented by Student Affairs staff, permits students to
examine various aspects of leadership and develop skills that will help them
in future leadership positions, both in college and beyond. Included are
discussions on human development and leadership theories, communication
skills, small group dynamics, leadership strategies and styles, and the
nature of power and influence.
LEARNING SKILLS
LNSK 0101 LEARNING SKILLS 1 cr.
A one-credit course in developmental reading and study skills.
Students learn to read more efficiently and effectively by increasing speed,
concentration, comprehension, and retention in both academic and pleasure
reading material. The course emphasizes the importance of developing
appropriate strategies for all types of study situations.
MANAGEMENT
MGMT 0101 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3 cr.
Designed for students interested in a major or minor in business management
or for students simply interested in an overview of the management process.
As an introductory course, it covers all of the functional areas
—organization, production, marketing, ccounting, finance—that students
encounter in subsequent management courses. Its purpose is to provide
majors and nonmajors with a broad integrated perspective on management.
MGMT 0210 BUSINESS AND CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA 3 cr.
This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the cultural,
historical, environmental, economic, and political constraints under
which international business ventures have to operate in Latin America.
It emphasizes the need for greater cultural sensitivity, ethical
behavior, and pluralistic thinking and behavior. Prerequisite: MGMT 0101
or ANTH 0101.
MGMT 1301 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 3 cr.
Explains fundamental tasks, processes, and dynamics common to all
organizations, with emphasis on behavioral science applications. Focus
is on individual, interpersonal, and group behavior within
organizations, and the interplay of human, technological, and structural
factors. Prerequisite: MGMT 0101 or SOC 0101.
MGMT 1302 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3 cr.
Examines the major models of management science and applies them to
various decision-making problems with the use of the computer. Topics
include decision theory, linear programming, inventory management, and
various simulation models. Prerequisite: ECON 0204.
MGMT 1303 ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3 cr.
Examines the concepts and techniques of the start-up and management of
the small firm. The management issues specific to the small enterprise
are examined through readings, cases, and individual research.
Prerequisites: ACCT 0201; MGMT 1301.
MGMT 1304 BUSINESS LAW 3 cr.
A survey of the legal process and a study of the principles and precepts
of business law, contracts, property, sales, negotiable instruments,
partnerships, and corporations. Prerequisite: MGMT 0101.
MGMT 1305 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 3 cr.
Examines the theory of international trade; the social, cultural, and
political dimensions of the international environment; the history of
the U.S. in international business; and trends in international
competition. An understanding of international operations is developed
through case studies and discussion of marketing, financial, and
strategic issues. Prerequisites: ACCT 0201; MGMT 1301.
MGMT 1306 CORRECTIONS ADMINISTRATION 3 cr.
Corrections from an administrative perspective including budgeting,
finance, and personnel management. Prerequisite: MGMT 0101
MGMT 1307 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT 3 cr.
Examines the theory, principles, and practices of Total Quality
Management, perhaps the most important management philosophy and
approach of the last half century. Case studies and practical
application of the principles are emphasized. Prerequisite: MGMT 0101 or
junior standing.
MGMT 1401 BUSINESS AND SOCIETY 3 cr.
Using a wide variety of cases, this course examines the political,
social, environmental, ethical, and international dimensions of the
business environment. Prerequisite: MRKT 1301.
MGMT 1402 MANAGEMENT POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION 3 cr.
An integrating course coordinating concepts from the functional business
fields into overall organizational plans and strategies. A
computer-assisted management simulation is an integral part of the
course. Numerous cases are analyzed. Prerequisite: completion of all
required core business management courses.
MGMT 1450 TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT 3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in business management. Permission
of the instructor is required.
MGMT 1451 SENIOR SEMINAR 3 cr.
Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering a
formal paper on a seminar theme in business management. Permission of
the instructor is required.
MGMT 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH 1-3 cr.
Independent work on a project in business management, supervised by a
member of the business faculty. Permission of the instructor is required.
MGMT 1499 INTERNSHIP 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in business in a professional setting. Work is
directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
MARKETING
MRKT 1301 MARKETING 3 cr.
The concepts of marketing management are introduced through discussion
of the four P's of marketing: the right Product in the right Place,
properly Priced and effectively Promoted. A marketing computer
simulation is included. Prerequisites: ACCT 0201; MATH 0110 or 0102.
MRKT 1302 ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 3 cr.
Marketing managers must understand customer wants and needs in order to
creatively promote products and/or services. Various media, including
electronic and print, are analyzed in detail. Prerequisite: MRKT 1301.
MRKT 1303 SALES AND SALES MANAGEMENT 3 cr.
Sales managers recruit, select, train, compensate, and motivate others.
They develop budgets, make sales forecasts, and assign quotas. They must
coordinate sales promotion, advertising, and publicity; provide their
sales force with adequate support and selling tools. Cases are used in
most class sessions. Pre- or corequisite: MRKT 1301.
MRKT 1304 DIRECT MARKETING 3 cr.
Direct marketing deals with marketing efforts and projects wherein a
direct or immediate response is solicited from potential customers.
Examples include direct mail, catalogs, telemarketing, and sweepstakes.
Pre- or corequisite: MRKT 1301.
MRKT 1305 MARKETING STRATEGY 3 cr.
An advanced marketing course in which students participate in a
marketing simulation and prepare graduate-level business cases. Areas
covered include customer behavior, marketing strategy, product policy,
sales promotion, price promotion, distribution channels, and sales
management. Prerequisite: MRKT 1301
MRKT 1401 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING STRATEGY 3 cr.
Designed for students interested in advanced marketing strategy and/or
international marketing. Building on the principles of MRKT 1301 and
using internationally oriented cases, students develop their analytical
skills and their international perspective through analysis and
discussion of a broad variety of real-world marketing situations. The
course also examines the integration of marketing strategy with the
overall strategy of the corporation. Prerequisite: MRKT 1301.
MRKT 1499 INTERNSHIP IN MARKETING 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in marketing in a professional setting. Work is
directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
MATHEMATICS
MATH 0097 BEGINNING ALGEBRA I 1 cr.
First course in a two-course sequence which extends over two consecutive
terms. MATH 0097 and MATH 0098 cover the same material as MATH 0099, but
at a much slower pace. This course may not be used to satisfy the 120
credits required for graduation in any baccalaureate degree program.
MATH 0098 BEGINNING ALGEBRA II 2 cr.
A continuation of MATH 0097. This course may not be used to satisfy the
120 credits required for graduation in any baccalaureate degree program.
MATH 0099 BEGINNING ALGEBRA 3 cr.
The fundamentals of arithmetic, basic algebra, and intermediate algebra
as a preparation for MATH 0110, 0130, or 0132. This course may not be
used to satisfy the 120 credits required for graduation in any
baccalaureate degree program.
MATH 0110 FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS 3 cr.
Introduction to calculators, statistics, probability, matrices, consumer
mathematics, and elementary difference. Equations exhibiting chaos, and
decision making are among the topics covered. Prerequisite: MATH 0099
with a grade of C- or better. GE: Mathematics.
MATH 0130 PRECALCULUS MATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS MAJORS 3 cr.
A preparation for MATH 0136 or 0140. The topics include: intermediate
algebra, functions and graphs, polynomial functions, log functions and
inverse functions, linear algebra, plane analytic geometry, complex
numbers, and trigonometry. Prerequisite: MATH 0099 with a grade of C- or
better. GE: Mathematics or Computational Sciences.
MATH 0132 PRECALCULUS FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 4 cr.
The topics include intermediate algebra, functions and graphs,
polynomial functions, rational functions, inverse functions, logarithmic
and exponential functions and trigonometry. Extra credit for emphasis on
trigonometry. Prerequisite: MATH 0099 with a grade of C- or better. GE:
Mathematics or Computational Sciences.
MATH 0133 STATISTICS 4 cr.
This is an introductory statistics course and covers methods of
summarizing data, descriptive statistics, probability and probability
distributions, sampling distributions, the central limit theorem,
hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and regression analysis.
Mathematical derivations and formulas are stressed. Prerequisite: MATH
0132 or permission of instructor.
MATH 0135 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS 3 cr.
The study of computer-oriented mathematical concepts and structures
including sets, relations and maps, counting, Boolean algebra
(propositional calculus and circuits), trees and graphs, and recursion.
Other mathematical concepts studied are the binary number systems,
computer codes, computer arithmetic, logic, truth tables, algorithms,
sets, and relations. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Computational Sciences.
MATH 0136 APPLIED CALCULUS 4 cr.
An introduction to differential and integral calculus with emphasis on
applications. The topics include differentiation of polynomials,
logarithms and exponentials, graphing, integration, Taylor series,
multivariable calculus, special optimization techniques, and modeling.
Prerequisite: MATH 0130 (with a grade of C or better). DOS: Natural Sciences.
MATH 0140 CALCULUS I 4 cr.
The first term of a three-term sequence required of all engineering,
mathematics, and chemistry majors; it is the basic course leading to all
advanced courses in mathematics and the natural and physical sciences. A
study of the derivative, trigonometric functions, the integral, and
applications of the derivative and the integral. Prerequisite: MATH 0132 (with a grade of C or better) or 550 SAT-M or appropriate math placement score. DOS: Natural Sciences.
MATH 0141 CALCULUS COMPUTER LAB I 1 cr.
An optional course for students enrolled in MATH 0140 with emphasis on
applications of some concepts of calculus to simple numerical situations
and using the computational power of the computer to illustrate and
motivate calculus concepts. These are not courses in computer
programming, although some rudiments of terminal usage are covered.
Corequisite: MATH 0140.
MATH 0142 STATISTICS WITH BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 4 cr.
Involves lectures pertaining to probability and statistics to
familiarize biology majors with the terminology and methods of
statistics for use in understanding biological literature and in drawing
conclusions in their own laboratory work. The major thrust is
nontheoretical, and the text includes statistical exercises that
encompass biological ideas. Prerequisites: MATH 0140; BIOL 0102.
MATH 0150 CALCULUS II 4 cr.
Continuation of MATH 0140. The subject matter in this course includes
differentiation of logarithms, exponential inverse trigonometric and
hyperbolic function, techniques of integration, infinite series, power
series, plane curves, and the polar coordinates. Prerequisite: MATH 0140
(with a grade of C or better). DOS: Natural Sciences.
MATH 0151 CALCULUS COMPUTER LAB II 1 cr.
An optional course for students enrolled in MATH 0150 with emphasis on
applications of some concepts of calculus to simple numerical situations
and using the computational power of the computer to illustrate calculus
concepts. Corequisite: MATH 0150.
MATH 0201 CALCULUS III 4 cr.
A continuation of MATH 0150. The topics included: space geometry and
vectors, vector analysis of curves, differential and integral calculus
of several variables, applications of partial derivatives, divergence,
Green's and Stokes' theorems, and differential equations. Prerequisite:
MATH 0150 (with a grade of C or better).
MATH 0202 MATRIX AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 4 cr.
Advanced study of differential equations and linear algebra including:
matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations,
eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and systems of differential equations.
Prerequisite: MATH 0201.
MATH 0205 FINITE DIFFERENCES AND DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS 3 cr.
The topics in this course include: the calculus of finite differences,
difference equations, and applications. Emphasis on linear equations with
constant coefficients and matrix methods, the generation of functions,
and the z-transform method. Prerequisite: MATH 0150.
MATH 0206 LINEAR ALGEBRA 3 cr.
A study of systems of linear equations using the concepts of vector
spaces, linear transformations, matrices, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors.
Prerequisite: MATH 0140. DOS: Natural Sciences.
MATH 0207 GEOMETRY 3 cr.
A review of the axiomatic system of Euclidean geometry. The course is
designed primarily for majors in mathematics who seek secondary teacher
certification in mathematics. This course can be used as a mathematics
elective. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Computational Sciences.
MATH 0208 THEORY OF CALCULUS 4 cr.
This is a follow-up to the three-term calculus sequence courses and is
required of all mathematics majors. It is designed for students having
no previous experience with rigorous proofs and is an introduction to
the theoretical treatment of sets, sequences, limits, functions,
continuity, derivative and integral. Prerequisite: MATH 0150.
MATH 1301 PROBABILITY AND MATH STATISTICS 4 cr.
An introduction to probability and statistics. The topics include set
and measure theory, discrete probability spaces, random variables and
distributions, independence, stochastic analysis (introduction to Markov
chains). Prerequisite: MATH 0150.
MATH 1303 MATHEMATICAL MODELING 3 cr.
An application of mathematical concepts and computer software to the
formulation of models and solutions related to criteria ranking,
decision making, biological modeling, environmental modeling, and
optimization. Especially helpful to students who want experience in
applications-oriented mathematics. Prerequisites: MATH 0150; CS 0102.
MATH 1304 ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL MODELING 3 cr.
Models based on systems of difference equations and/or differential
equations including growth and decay and cycles and oscillations are
formulated and analyzed. Prerequisites: MATH 0202, 1301.
MATH 1305 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND FOURIER SERIES 3 cr.
A study of partial differential equations including parabolic,
hyperbolic, and elliptic equations using Fourier Series, Fourier
Transforms, and Laplace Transforms. Prerequisite: MATH 0202.
MATH 1306 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES 3 cr.
Stochastic models occurring in biology, physics, operations research
(game theory, reliability, storages, queueing theory), and statistics
(statistics of stochastic processes). Topics include elementary Markov
chains, elementary renewal theory, birth and death processes, Poisson
processes, renewal theory, continuous-time Markov processes,
martingales, regenerative processes, semi-Markov processes.
Prerequisites: MATH 0202, 1301.
MATH 1307 COMPLEX VARIABLES FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 3 cr.
Topics included in this course are complex functions, basic
transcendental functions, integration in the complex plane, Laurent
Series, residues and their use in integration, conformal mapping, and
applications. Prerequisite: MATH 0201.
MATH 1308 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS 3 cr.
Numerical techniques related to location of roots, polynomial
interpretation, numerical integration, ordinary differential equations,
Monte Carlo methods, smoothing of data. Prerequisite: MATH 0141.
MATH 1309 APPLIED PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 4 cr.
Random events and probability spaces, conditional probability. Random
variables, distribution of random variables, and parameters of
distributions, central limit theorem. Populations, samples and
statistical inference. Point and interval estimation, hypothesis
testing, regression analysis. Some work with SPSS computer package.
Prerequisite: MATH 0150.
MATH 1312 ABSTRACT ALGEBRA AND NUMBER THEORY 4 cr.
This course is intended for upper-level undergraduate students who wish
to enhance their mathematical background and is required for math
education majors. It introduces some basic concepts in abstract algebra
and number theory, and covers groups, rings, fields, polynomials, and
properties of integers. Prerequisites: MATH 0135, 0150.
MATH 1314 TOPICS IN MODERN GEOMETRY 3 cr.
This course exposes students to some aspects of modern geometry. In
addition to the major emphasis on geometric transformations, one or more
topics are selected from a wide variety of branches at the discretion of
the instructor. Projective geometry, topology, differential geometry,
non-euclidean geometry, graph theory, fractal geometry, computational
geometry, and computer graphics are among these topics. This course can
replace MATH 0207 as a requirement for math education majors.
MATH 1401 METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS 3 cr.
Mathematical techniques including calculus of variations, the Gamma and
Beta functions, asymptotic series, elliptic integrals, complex
functions, Laurent Series, residue theorem, methods involving integral
transforms, the Dirac Delta function, Green functions, and perturbation
techniques. Prerequisite: MATH 0202.
MATH 1402 QUEUING THEORY 3 cr.
Models of queuing theory and stochastic processes including queuing
systems M/M/n (birth and death processes), GI/M/1, M/G/1, and GI/M/n
(embedded Markov chains), and modifications such as those for systems
with group arrivals. Prerequisite: MATH 1306.
MATH 1450 TOPICS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS 3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in applied mathematics. Permission
of the instructor is required.
MATH 1451 SENIOR SEMINAR 1-3 cr.
Designed to cover contemporary topics of interest. Permission of the
instructor is required.
MATH 1452 SENIOR PROJECT 3 cr.
A year-long project in mathematics supervised by a member of the
mathematics faculty. One credit the first semester and two credits the
second. Required in applied mathematics but is open to other qualified
students. Permission of the instructor is required.
MATH 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH 1-3 cr.
Independent research in mathematics supervised by a member of the
mathematics faculty. Permission of the instructor is required.
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MILITARY SCIENCE
MILS 0101 INTRODUCTION TO MILITARY SCIENCE I 1 cr.
Introduces the United States Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard
and provides a general examination of the roles and contributions these
organizations offer to society. Fundamental leadership, management,
problem-solving, and decision-making techniques are presented and practiced.
MILS 0102 INTRODUCTION TO MILITARY SCIENCE II 1 cr.
A continuation of MILS 0101 furthering the student's knowledge and
broadening practical experience. Military customs and courtesies are
introduced and various Army career fields are previewed.
Prerequisite: MILS 0101.
MILS 0103 LEADERSHIP LAB IA 1 cr.
The basic course students actively participate in dynamic small-team
building leadership exercises. Students are led through a variety of
mentally and physically challenging adventure situations
(mountaineering, survival, fitness, etc.) where "learn by doing" is the
rule. Normally two overnight field exercises are offered.
Corequisite: MILS 0101.
MILS 0104 LEADERSHIP LAB IB 1 cr.
Practice for and participation in a variety of training including
rappelling, snowshoeing, cross country skiing culminating in a
waterborne (rafting) and airmobile (helicopter) exercise along Allegheny
River and reservoir late in the term. Corequisite: MILS 0102.
MILS 0201 MILITARY TRAINING TECHNIQUES 1 cr.
Course builds on the leadership skills taught in MILS 0101 and MILS
0102. The students are taught the various methods of conducting military
training. They then prepare, conduct, and evaluate military training
sessions themselves using military first aid techniques as a training
medium. The students are expected to demonstrate competency in the first
aid subjects. Prerequisite: MILS 0102.
MILS 0202 NATIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR 1 cr.
Students learn military written communication formats and briefing
techniques. Using these skills, they write papers and present briefings
on national defense issues covered in their readings of current articles
from professional military journals. The subjects covered include
geopolitics, strategic concepts, mobilization, and other issues relating
to national security. Prerequisite: MILS 0201.
MILS 0203 LEADERSHIP LAB IIA 1 cr.
A continuation of MILS 0104. The students are placed in a number of
different leadership positions designed to further develop their
confidence and leadership abilities. Corequisite: MILS 0201.
MILS 0204 LEADERSHIP LAB IIB 1 cr.
A continuation of MILS 0203.
MILS 0301 ADVANCED MILITARY SCIENCE IIIA 1 cr.
This course, along with MILS 0302, qualifies the advanced course student
for the rigorous six-week summer leadership camp at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina. Intensive studies in military skills and techniques are tested
and evaluated in performance-oriented scenarios throughout the year.
Spring Term adds a demanding leadership dimension as the students plan,
organize, instruct, and lead the basic course lab exercises. At least
three overnight field exercises are required including a four-day field
evaluation at Fort Drum, New York. Prerequisite: MILS 0202.
MILS 0302 ADVANCED MILITARY SCIENCE IIIB 1 cr.
A continuation of MILS 0204.
MILS 0401 ADVANCED MILITARY SCIENCE IVA 1 cr.
This course, along with MILS 0402, completes the General Military
Science curriculum and qualifies the student for commissioning as an
officer in the U.S. Army. Classroom instruction and leadership
requirements are a prelude to initial officer training at one of the
various Army service schools after commissioning. Classroom/seminar
topics include military justice, command and staff functions, problem
resolution, decision making, ethical conduct, and a continued
examination of the duties and responsibilities of an Army officer.
Prerequisites: MILS 0301, 0302.
MILS 0402 ADVANCED MILITARY SCIENCE IVB 1 cr.
A continuation of MILS 0401.
MUSIC
MUSIC 0101 BASIC MUSICIANSHIP 3 cr.
Musical notation, scales, intervals, harmonic structures, and their
application in performance, with emphasis on vocal and keyboard sight
reading. DOS: Humanities.
MUSIC 0102 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC 3 cr.
Teaches the student how to listen to music. The fundamentals of music
with applications to the formal designs of instrumental compositions and
dramatic effects of vocal music are examined. Prepares students for
study in the history of music and enables them to listen perceptively
and creatively. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
MUSIC 0103 HISTORY OF MUSIC I 3 cr.
A survey of music in Western civilization from the ancient Greeks to
1750. Includes an introduction to representative musical works and
styles. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of musical concepts in
light of their historical context. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
MUSIC 0104 HISTORY OF MUSIC II 3 cr.
A survey of music in Western civilization from 1750 to the present.
Includes an introduction to representative works and styles. Emphasis is
placed on the understanding of musical concepts in light of their
historical context. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
MUSIC 0201 TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 3 cr.
A survey of musical styles and major composers from the late 19th
century to the present. Students develop an understanding, appreciation,
and critical attitude toward music of the present century.
Characteristic works of music are discussed and listened to in class.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
MUSIC 0202 THE SYMPHONY 3 cr.
The evolution of symphonic form from preclassical origins to its present
state with examples chosen from the works of European and American
composers. Compositions are analyzed during class, using orchestral
scores and recordings. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
MUSIC 0203 OPERA 3 cr.
The development of operatic styles and forms from the 18th century to
the present. Works are studied in class with the aid of study scores and
recordings. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
MUSIC 0204 BACH AND HANDEL 3 cr.
The life and works of the two most important composers of the Baroque
Era. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
MUSIC 0205 COLLEGE/COMMUNITY CHOIR 1 cr.
A choral group that performs classical music. May be taken for credit
three times only. Activity Credit.
MUSIC 0206 CHAMBER SINGERS 1 cr.
An informal choral group that performs music of all styles and periods.
May be taken for credit three times only. Activity Credit.
MUSIC 0207 JAZZ BAND 1 cr.
An instrumental group that includes performers on the saxophone,
trombone, trumpet, bass guitar, drums, and keyboard. May be taken for
credit three times only. Activity Credit.
MUSIC 0208 HAYDN AND MOZART 3 cr.
The life and works of two of the most important composers of the
classical period. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
MUSIC 0209 BEETHOVEN 3 cr.
Readings are in standard biographies and in documentary histories of
Beethoven's life. Lectures focus upon hearing the influences Beethoven
inherited and the ways he altered musical form and structures. This is a
"listening course," which means the students will have extensive
assignments in listening to music. A set of cassette tapes provide
listen-at-home examples. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
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NURSING
NUR 0067 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH 3 cr.
The student is introduced to the research process with focus on the role
of the professional nurse as a consumer of research. Basic concepts and
terminology of research methodology and analysis are presented. Students
are given the opportunity to interpret and evaluate nursing research.
(BSN students)
NUR 0100 TRANSITION NURSING FOR LPNS 1 cr.
Facilitates transition of the LPN to Associate Degree Nursing student.
Major focus is on the concepts and theories of nursing; Orem's theory,
Roy's Adaption Model, Erikson's Developmental theory, Maslow's Basic
Human Needs; concepts of stress and adaption, nursing process,
communication, teaching and learning theories, and legal and ethical
principles. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the NLN Mobility
Profile I - Book One - Foundations of Nursing.
NUR 0105 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 3 cr.
This course introduces the student to the principles and practice of
mental health nursing through theory, lectures, clinical conferences and
clinical experiences in both the acute and chronic care hospital
setting. Course content integrates the time line continuum to include
observation of out-patient and community MH resources. This course
expects the student to utilize concepts of interpersonal relations and
principles of communication in the application of nursing process with
persons who are experiencing stress in relating to self, others, and the
social milieu. Therapeutic nurse-client interactions and understanding
of the use of self to direct and change behaviors provide guiding
principles throughout this course.
Prerequisites: NUR 0112; PSY 0206; BIOL 0213.
NUR 0111 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 6 cr.
Students are introduced to various aspects of the nursing curriculum;
Orem's theory, Roy's Adaptation Model, Erikson's Developmental Theory,
Maslow's Basic Human Needs; concepts of stress and adaptation,
health-illness continuum, nursing process, teaching and learning
theories, nursing history, nursing roles and psycosocial and cultural
influences on man, health and nursing. Legal and ethical principles,
communication skills, documentation format, drug calculations,fluid
balance, and beginning clinical theories and skills are also taught.
Nutrition is incorporated into this course with application in the
clinical setting. The student begins practical application of
theoretical knowledge in the laboratory and nursing home setting.
NUR 0112 COMPREHENSIVE NURSING I - ADULT/NEWBORN 8 cr.
This course builds on the skills, knowledge, theories and concepts
gained from Fundamentals of Nursing and the natural and social sciences.
Comprehensive Nursing I applies the concepts of stress-adaption, the
nursing process and human needs to the care of med-surg adult, the
pregnant female, the newborn and the family during the childbearing
cycle. Health assessment and fluid and electrolyte concepts are
introduced as core theoretical components. The student learns to use
specific concepts related to body defenses, carbohydrate metabolism,
musculoskeletal, reproductive functions, and psychological aspects of
care. Knowledge and observation of intraoperative care and of the adult
med-surg client and pregnant female are incorporated as learning
experiences. The nurse's role as communicator and teacher in
collaboration and consultation with other team members is emphasized.
Current professional issues are discussed. Prerequisites: NUR 0111; BIO
0212; PSY 0101; ENG 0101; ENG 0099.
NUR 1075 PROFESSIONAL NURSING ROLE 3 cr.
This course focuses on enabling the student to synthesize knowledge and
to increase competence in implementing the professional nursing role as
caregiver with groups of clients experiencing complex health problems.
Emphasis is on the demonstration of selected behaviors that constitute
this role. Prerequisites: NUR 1071, 1072, and 1067.
NUR 1071 PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS 3 cr
This course is designed to introduce the adult student to the
educational environment at the University of Pittsburgh and the School
of Nursing. The organizing framework and nursing theories that serve as
the structure for the curriculum and nursing practice are presented. The
nursing process is discussed as the foundation for nursing practice.
Critical thinking and decision making are introduced. (BSN students)
NUR 1072 HEALTH PROMOTION/HEALTH ASSESSMENT 3 cr.
This course presents the knowledge base and the skills for health
promotion and health assessment of individuals across the lifespan. The
role of the nurse in promoting patterns of positive health behaviors is
emphasized. The student is provided with an opportunity to practice
physical assessment skills. In addition, the course facilitates the RN
learner's adjustment to the stresses of the multiple role of learner.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: NUR 1071 and 0067.
NUR 1073 COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING 5 cr.
This course provides learning experiences which focus on the role of the
community health nurse in working with individuals, families, and groups
in a variety of community settings. Students explore community issues
such as community assessment, screening, epidemiologic concepts and
factors that influence the delivery of community health services. Health
care needs of selected groups in the community are also studied.
Prerequisites: NUR 1074 and 1075; PHIL 0214.
NUR 1074 ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM 4 cr.
This course focuses on enabling the student to synthesize knowledge and
increase competence in implementing the professional nursing role as
caregiver, educator, researcher, and administrator in complex health
care systems. Students are assigned to individually planned clinical
experiences that will provide the opportunity for in-depth study and
clinical practice in a selected area. Prerequisites: nur 1071, 1072 and
0067.
NUR 0211 COMPREHENSIVE NURSING II: ADULT 9 cr.
This course requires that the student apply the nursing process to
multiple clients with complex medical-surgical problems in an acute care
setting. The students gain knowledge of specific stressors and adpations
that affect the body systems; respitory, cardiovascular, sensory,
integumentary, endocrine, neurologic, hematologic, gastrointestinal,
accessory organs, urinary and alterations in cellular growth. Students
have the opportunity to integrate client care with other health care
providers in the hospital and the home setting. The students provide
formal teaching to clients, families, and community using the principles
of teaching and learning. The student expands knowledge and skills in
advanced procedures related to intravenous administration. Current legal,
ethical, and professional issues are discussed. Prerequisites: NUR 0105;
CHEM 0103.
NUR 0212 COMPREHENSIVE NURSING III - FAMILY 9 cr.
Provides the students opportunities to synthesize theories, concepts and
skills while delivering care across the life span. Emphasis is placed on
communication, growth and development, pharmacology and nutrition as it
relates to care of the family. The content focuses on the family as the
essential resource in the treatment of illness and promotion of
wellness. Nursing practice focuses on role transition from nursing
student to the beginning Associate Degree nurse. Emphasis is on role
identification, management of client care, health care delivery system,
interpersonal relationships, and personal and professional development.
Prerequisites: NUR 0211; BIO 0202; PSY 0005.
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PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 0101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY 3 cr.
An exploration of traditional philosophical problems such as the
nature of time, the possibility of a universal morality, the possibility
of knowledge, the nature of the world, the nature of human beings, and
the proper aim of life.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Philosophy/Euro-American.
PHIL 0102 HISTORY OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY 3 cr.
A survey of Western philosophy and science from Thales to
Aristotle. Major figures studied are Thales, Heraclitus, Parmenides,
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Philosophy/Euro-American.
PHIL 0103 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION I 3 cr.
An examination of the nature of religions, the difference between
religions and cults, the different conceptions of God, arguments for the
existence of God, the problem of evil, childish and mature beliefs, the
esoteric side of religion, and the esoteric symbolism of Old Testament
stories. The subject matter is related to everyday life.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Philosophy/Euro-American.
PHIL 0104 INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC 3 cr.
A study of the habits of correct reasoning including recognizing
arguments, spotting conclusions, identifying types of arguments, deciding
whether or not premises provide enough support for conclusions,
symbolizing arguments, avoiding faulty assumptions, and drawing
conclusions from statistics.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Philosophy/Euro-American.
PHIL 0203 PHILOSOPHY IN LITERATURE 3 cr.
An examination of philosophical themes in literature from both
the East and the West. A novel, a play, folk tales, and poetry are
discussed.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Philosophy/Euro-American or Literature.
PHIL 0204 PHILOSOPHY AND PUBLIC ISSUES 3 cr.
The moral issues raised by contemporary events including abortion,
euthanasia (mercy killing), capital punishment, reverse discrimination,
and civil disobedience. Although no claim is made to resolve these issues
definitively, this course attempts to clarify them. \
DOS: Humanities, GE: Philosophy/Euro-American.
PHIL 0206 ETHICS IN BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT 3 cr.
Moral issues in business and government including making
advertising truthful, keeping the environment clean, reporting illegal
practices, informing the public, and avoiding conflicts of interest.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Philosophy/Euro-American.
PHIL 0207 EXISTENTIALISM 3 cr.
A study of the philosophical questions found in the writings of
Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Jaspers, Heidegger, Sartre, and contemporary
thinkers.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Philosophy/Euro-American.
PHIL 0208 PHILOSOPHY OF ART 3 cr.
An examination of classical and modern art including an
appreciation of diverse theories of art.
DOS: Humanities.
PHIL 0214 ETHICS IN HEALTH CARE 3 cr.
Provides students with an appreciation and awareness of health
care issues in all their complexity. Subjects include treatment of
defective newborns, prenatal screening, blowing the whistle on
incompetent colleagues, confidentiality, refusal of life saving
treatments, euthanasia, and rationing health care.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Philosophy/Euro-American.
PHIL 1301 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION II 3 cr.
A study of the contrasts between the contemporary world view and
the religious world view. Examines substitutes for religion in the modern
world. Investigates the various symbols of the Divine Spirit in spiritual
traditions, medicine, and sports. The esoteric meaning of passages from
the New Testament is discussed and the subject matter is related to
everyday life.
Prerequisite: PHIL 0101 or 0102 or 0103. DOS: Humanities.
PHIL 1302 HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY 3 cr.
An introductory study of modern philosophy from the 17th to the
19th century. Major figures studied are Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz,
Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.
Prerequisite: PHIL 0101 or 0102. DOS: Humanities,
GE: Philosophy/Euro-American.
PHIL 1303 ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY 3 cr.
The theory and practice of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen
Buddhism, and Sufism, and comparisons with Western philosophies and
religions.
Prerequisite: PHIL 0101 or 0102 or 0103. DOS: Humanities,
GE: Philosophy/Non-Western.
PHIL 1304 POLITICS AND PHILOSOPHY 3 cr.
An examination of influential political thinkers and philosophies.
Emphasis varies between the studies of democratic and totalitarian
philosophies of governance. Typically the books and essays of George
Orwell and other writers are used to ascertain the nature of
totalitarianism.
Prerequisite: PHIL 0101 or 0204 or 0206. DOS: Humanities.
PHIL 1450 TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY 3 cr.
An advanced study of a special topic in philosophy or the thought
of a particular philosopher, e.g., Nietzsche.
Prerequisite: PHIL 0101 or 0102 or 0103. DOS: Humanities.
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PEDC 0101 BEGINNING SWIMMING 1 cr.
Basic strokes and elements of personal water safety.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0102 INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED SWIMMING 1 cr.
Review of the basic strokes; diving and water safety skills;
advanced strokes; competition techniques.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0101 or equivalent. GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0103 AEROBIC EXERCISE I 1 cr.
Aerobic conditioning to music including pulse-rate workouts,
circuit weight lifting, and personal aerobic routines and activities.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0104 AEROBIC EXERCISE II 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 0103.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0103. GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0105 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING 1 cr.
Cross-country skiing techniques for beginning and intermediate
skiers.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0106 BOWLING 1 cr.
The fundamentals of bowling including approaches, deliveries,
rules, scoring, and etiquette.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0107 SLIMNASTICS 1 cr.
Fitness and conditioning through workouts to music, stretching,
flexibility development, and weight training.
PEDC 0108 PHYSICAL CONDITIONING/WEIGHT TRAINING I 1 cr.
Weight training, aerobic, and flexibility techniques.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0109 PHYSICAL CONDITIONING/WEIGHT TRAINING II 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 0108.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0108. GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0110 FITNESS SWIMMING 1 cr.
The cardiovascular benefits of aerobic activity using the
therapeutic resistance of water including pulse rate workouts, safety
information, aerobic conditioning, and flexibility exercises.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0111 HORSEMANSHIP 1 cr.
Care of horses, riding instruction, and stable management.
PEDC 0112 MODERN DANCE 1 cr.
An introduction to modern dance including techniques of movement,
exploration, and improvisation.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0113 INTRODUCTION TO BALLET AND JAZZ DANCE 1 cr.
Basic ballet and jazz technique including bar warm-ups, center
floor activities, traveling steps, and routines.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0114 TENNIS 1 cr.
The fundamentals of tennis including basic strokes, rules,
strategy, etiquette, angles, and doubles court play.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0115 BEGINNING RACQUETBALL 1 cr.
The theory and practice of racquetball skills including service
returns, passes, strategies, angles, and doubles court play.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0116 ADVANCED RACQUETBALL 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 0115.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0115. GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0117 GOLF 1 cr.
The fundamentals of golf including the stance, grip, swing; use of
iron and wood clubs; rules and etiquette; and tee, fairway, and green
play.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0118 DOWNHILL SKIING I 1 cr.
The fundamental techniques of downhill skiing.
PEDC 0119 KARATE I 1 cr.
Basic theory and techniques of self-defense and the beginning
foundations of Tae Kwon Do (Korean karate).
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0120 KARATE II 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 0119.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0119.
PEDC 0121 OUTDOOR RECREATION 1 cr.
Canoeing, backpacking, horseback riding, and camping.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0122 BEGINNING SQUASH 1 cr.
The theory and practice of squash skills.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0124 BASKETBALL 1 cr.
The theory and practice of basketball skills.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0126 VOLLEYBALL 1 cr.
A course in theory and practice of the fundamental skills of
volleyball including team strategy, offensive and defensive play, rules,
terminology, and application in game play.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0151 FISHING 1 cr.
Through this course students will be introduced to fly fishing
concepts including rod, reel and line selections, balance and assemble
casting techniques, fly selection and fly tying.
GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0201 AEROBIC EXERCISE III 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 0104.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0104. GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0202 AEROBIC EXERCISE IV 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 0201.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0201. GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0203 KARATE III 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 0120.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0120. GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0204 KARATE IV 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 0203.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0203. GE: Physical Education.
PEDC 0205 DOWNHILL SKIING II 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 0118.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0118.
PEDC 1301 DOWNHILL SKIING III 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 0205.
Prerequisite: PEDC 0205.
PEDC 1401 DOWNHILL SKIING IV 1 cr.
A continuation of PEDC 1301.
Prerequisite: PEDC 1301.
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PHYSICS
PHYS 0101 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I 4 cr.
An introduction to kinematics, statics, dynamics, momentum,
energy, simple harmonic motion, rotational motion, wave motion,
gravitation, fluids, heat, and thermodynamics. Three hours of lecture and
three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: MATH 0110 or 130. DOS: Natural Sciences,
GE: Physical Sciences.
PHYS 0102 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS II 4 cr.
A continuation of PHYS 0101 including electricity, magnetism,
circuits, electromagnetic waves, optics, relativity, atomic and nuclear
physics. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week.
Prerequisite: PHYS 0101. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
PHYS 0103 CONCEPTS OF MODERN PHYSICS 3 cr.
A basic examination of essential topics including mechanics,
properties of matter, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light,
atomic and nuclear physics, relativity and astrophysics.
DOS: Natural Sciences.
PHYS 0201 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS I 3 cr.
A calculus-based introduction to kinematics, dynamics, energy,
momentum, rotational motion, rigid bodies, simple harmonic motion,
gravitation, and the mechanics of fluids.
Corequisite: MATH 0140. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
PHYS 0202 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS II 3 cr.
A continuation of PHYS 0201. Topics include heat and
thermodynamics with an introduction to temperature, internal energy, and
entropy; kinetic theory of gases and the statistical interpretation of
thermodynamics; electrostatics; electric currents and magnetism; and
electrodynamics including an introduction to Maxwell's Equations.
Prerequisite: PHYS 0201 (with a grade of C or better);
corequisite: MATH 0150. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
PHYS 0203 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS I LAB 1 cr.
A laboratory course for PHYS 0201 required of all nonengineering
majors and recommended for those engineering majors who plan to transfer
outside the Pitt system.
Corequisite: PHYS 0201. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
PHYS 0204 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS II LAB 1 cr.
A laboratory course for PHYS 0202 required of all nonengineering
majors and recommended for those engineering majors who plan to transfer
outside the Pitt system.
Corequisite: PHYS 0202. DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Physical Sciences.
PHYS 0205 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS III 3 cr.
A continuation of PHYS 0202. Topics include wave motion (including
the concepts of amplitude, frequency, phase, and interference effects;
sound waves, Doppler effect, and beats; and physical optics); special
relativity; black body radiation; photoelectric effect; the Bohr atom and
spectra; the uncertainty principle and wave mechanics; and selected topics
in modern physics.
Prerequisites: PHYS 0202; MATH 0150.
PHYS 1301 INTRODUCTION TO EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS 2 cr.
A laboratory course emphasizing the collection, analysis, and
interpretation of experimental data and experiments in mechanics,
electricity and magnetism, heat, optics, wave motion, electronics,
atomic and nuclear physics.
Prerequisite: PHYS 0202.
PHYS 1302 MODERN PHYSICS, ATOMS, AND NUCLEI 3 cr.
The basics of relativity and quantum theory, with emphasis on the
physics of atoms and nuclei.
Prerequisite: PHYS 0202.
PHYS 1304 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY 3 cr.
This course includes the study of electromagnetic theory,
electrostatics, magnetic and electrostatic fields, time varying fields,
boundary value problems, Maxwell's equations and applications.
Prerequisites: PHYS 0205, MATH 0201.
PHYS 1306 OPTICS 3 cr.
This course includes the study of geometrical optics -- lenses,
mirrors, Snell's Law; physical optics -- diffraction, polarization,
interference; quantum optics -- lasers, holography, and modern concepts
of light.
Prerequisites: PHYS 0205, MATH 0201.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
PS 0101 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE 3 cr.
Politics can help to make our lives freer, richer, and happier or
it can make them more dependent, poorer, and more miserable. This course
examines the role that politics has played or can play in shaping human
existence and also seeks the causes of both positive and negative
consequences.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Political Science.
PS 0102 AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS 3 cr.
An introductory course focusing on American politics and
government. Emphasis is on political processes and institutions on the
national level including congress, the presidency, the Supreme Court,
political parties, pressure groups, and elections.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Political Science.
PS 0103 COMPARATIVE POLITICS 3 cr.
The object of this course is to provide an understanding --
through comparative methods of political science -- of how several
nations of the world are governed and to provide insights into why they
are governed as they are. Countries studied may include Great Britain,
the Soviet Union, West Germany, France, and South Africa.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Political Science.
PS 0201 WORLD POLITICS 3 cr.
An introduction to relations between countries ranging from war
and conflict to peace and cooperation. Topics surveyed include:
differences between domestic and international politics, society and
American world views, strategies of nuclear deterrence, conditions for
successful negotiations, the problems of developing states, and other
current issues.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Political Science.
PS 0202 GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS 3 cr.
Suggests how great thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, St.
Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx and Freud
understood human nature, viewed the conditions or requirements for
happiness, and defined the social and political forms that contribute to
or detract from human fulfillment. In short, the course seeks to define
the basic alternatives that guide our lives.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Political Science or Philosophy/Euro-American.
PS 0203 COMMUNIST POLITICS 3 cr.
Course focuses on daily life in the Soviet Union, China, and an
Eastern European country (like Czechoslovakia) to show how Communist
regimes function and what influence they have on their people. It
examines reasons for patterns found in Communist states and for the
contrast with liberal democracies such as the United States.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Political Science.
PS 0204 PUBLIC POLICY 3 cr.
Provides the students with general knowledge about public policy
making and administration in the U.S. It surveys the policy process
with emphasis on conceptual theoretical frameworks for the initiation,
development, administration, and evaluation of public policy. Also, the
impacts of institutional arrangements and administrative/bureaucratic
decision making on public policy formulation and implementation. A
discussion covers policy processes in comparative perspective.
Prerequisite: PS 0102. DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Political Science.
PS 0205 LAW AND THE COURTS 3 cr.
An examination of the courts in the American political process
with emphasis on the criminal court system at the state/local levels and
the Supreme Court as interpreter of rights of accused.
Prerequisite: PS 0102. GE: Political Science.
PS 0206 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 3 cr.
A survey of public administration processes: how government
decisions are made and carried out. Topics include bureaucracy,
intergovernmental relations, leadership, organizational and political
settings, public personnel and collective bargaining, public budgeting
and financial management.
Prerequisite: PS 0102.
PS 0207 CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENCY 3 cr.
This course examines the two major policy making institutions in
the American political system. First, it provides an overview of the
development, structure, and process of the U.S. Congress. The emphasis is
on the effects of the sometimes contradictory unctions of representation
and the lawmaking faced by members of Congress. Then the focus turns to
the institution of the presidency and its role in the policy making
process. Particular attention is paid to understanding presidential
power and leadership as it relates to Congress.
Prerequisite: PS 0102. GE: Political Science
PS 1304 AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS 3 cr.
Examines American foreign policy since World War II, with the
objective of describing its major features and explaining its evolution
and its problems. It reviews contending interpretations of past successes
and failures and considers the current debate about what American foreign
policy should be.
Prerequisite: PS 0201. DOS: Social Sciences.
PS 1305 POLITICAL THEORY: PLATO TO MACHIAVELLI 3 cr.
Western thought, culture, and politics have been shaped decisively
by the ideas of thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas.
Their ideas are still practical because they offer important insights,
often neglected, into human motives and behavior. Their ideas also offer
a powerful means for putting into perspective and evaluating modern views
of human nature as well as modern solutions to social and political
problems.
Prerequisite: PS 0202 or PHIL 0101 or 0204. DOS: Social Sciences.
PS 1306 POLITICAL THEORY: MACHIAVELLI TO ROUSSEAU 3 cr.
Many current social and political views are deeply rooted in the
thought of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. An examination of the
ideas of such thinkers as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau
concerning freedom, reason, fear, nature, and alienation can thus do much
to clarify the reasoning underlying contemporary social analysis and
discussion. The course concentrates on such questions as: What are the
most basic human motives? How easily are people manipulated? Why are
political associations formed?
Prerequisite: PS 0202 or PHIL 0101 or 0204. DOS: Social Sciences.
PS 1307 LIBERALISM, CONSERVATISM, AND SOCIALISM 3 cr.
Liberalism and conservatism are the two dominant positions in the
United States today on political, social, and moral issues, while
socialism has gained influence in recent decades. The course clarifies
how these positions differ in defining what constitutes problems and in
selecting preferred solutions. Students will be helped (1) to recognize
basic alternatives that recur in debates and policy making and (2) to
realize how these patterns guide and give meaning to personal and
national choices.
Prerequisite: PS 0202 or PHIL 0101 or 0102. DOS: Social Sciences.
PS 1308 AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT 3 cr.
Course has two major objectives. The first is to examine the
defining event of American politics —the creation of the Constitution of
1789. The goal is a proper understanding of the thought and intentions
embodied in the Constitution and, concurrently, a clarification of the
reasoning of those who questioned and opposed it. The second objective is
to study how the thought and the intentions underlying the Constitution
have been realized or transformed since the American founding.
Prerequisite: PS 0202 or HIST 0106 or 0107 or PHIL 0101 or 1304.
DOS: Social Sciences.
PS 1309 TECHNOLOGY/PUBLIC POLICY 3 cr.
Focuses on the reciprocal influences of government on science and
technology. Government affects the pace and direction of science and
technology. Science and technology, in turn, affect the agenda of
government issues and the options government has in dealing with them. It
is the purpose of this course to develop an appreciation for and an
understanding of this relationship. Lectures, readings, seminar
discussions, and student preparations of original work are emphasized.
DOS: Social Sciences.
PS 1310 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 3 cr.
Considers the U.S. Supreme court as a policy-making branch of the
federal government. Major topics include: judicial review; constitutional
sources of and limitations on the legislative power; presidential power;
the Supreme Court and criminal justice system including the doctrine of
incorporation, the right to counsel, the privilege against
self-incrimination, and the exclusionary rule; equal protection.
DOS: Social Sciences.
PS 1319 POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS 3 cr.
Examines the development, structure, and importance of political
parties and interest groups in the U.S. It considers the role that
parties and interests play in elections, organizing the government, and
influencing public policy. Particular focus is on the decline of parties
in the American political system and the increased importance of narrower,
special interests.
Prerequisite: PS 0102.
PS 1325 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 3 cr.
Provides an appreciation of state and local institutions, politics,
and processes. Attention is given to the legislative, executive, and
judicial branches of state government using Pennsylvania as a particular
example. Particular focus is on local government and politics including
urban governments, smaller cities, rural governments, and school districts.
Prerequisite: PS 0102. DOS: Social Sciences.
PS 1327 THE CANADIAN POLITICAL PROCESS 3 cr.
Focus is on Canada: the "mosaic" nature of its society, its
political culture, separatist movements, the constitution, and
governmental decision making at the national and provincial levels.
Prerequisite: PS 0102 or 0103. DOS: Social Sciences.
PS 1451 SENIOR SEMINAR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE 3 cr.
Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering
a formal paper on a seminar theme in political science.
Permission of the instructor is required.
PS 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH 3 cr.
Independent research on a topic in political science.
Permission of the instructor is required.
PS 1499 INTERNSHIP IN POLITICAL SCIENCE 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in political science in a professional
setting. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the
faculty supervisor.
Permission of the instructor is required.
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PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 0101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr.
An introduction to psychology and the major subfields of
psychology. Topics include: experimental psychology; research methodology
and statistics; learning; memory; brain and behavior; perception; human
development; assessment techniques; personality theories; social
psychology; psychological disorders and treatment.
DOS: Natural Sciences, GE: Behavioral Sciences.
PSY 0201 STATISTICS 4 cr.
A survey of the statistical procedures used in psychology and other
behavioral sciences including: frequency distributions, percentile ranks,
graphing, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, standard
scores and the normal distribution, sampling techniques and sampling
distribution theory, hypothesis testing, the Z-test, the T-tests, ANOVA,
correlations and prediction, and chi-square.
Prerequisites: PSY 0101; MATH 0110. DOS: Natural Sciences.
PSY 0202 CHILD DEVELOPMENT 3 cr.
The study of the physiological, behavioral, cognitive, social, and
personality changes and differences that occur from conception to
adolescence. Topics include: genetics and prenatal development, genetic
disorders, cognitive development, language development, intelligence
testing, personality and social development, and memory development.
Prerequisite: PSY 0101. GE: Behavioral Sciences.
PSY 0203 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr.
An examination of the effects of people on other people, social
factors in attitude formation and change, person perception, social
influence, and interpersonal relations (e.g., affiliation, aggression,
and altruism).
Prerequisite: PSY 0101.
PSY 0204 PERSONALITY THEORIES 3 cr.
An examination of the major theories, models, and conceptions of
personality. Topics include: psychoanalytic and neo-analytic theories,
behavior and learning theories, trait theories, humanistic theories, and
cognitive theories.
Prerequisite: PSY 0101. GE: Behavioral Sciences.
PSY 0206 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr.
The study of abnormal behavior, its causes, methods of
classification, and therapeutic modification approaches.
Prerequisite: PSY 0101. GE: Behavioral Sciences.
PSY 1301 EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr.
An introduction to the basic principles of research and
experimentation in psychology. Topics include how one conducts research,
what one does after data has been collected, and the writing of a research
report.
Prerequisites: PSY 0201; two additional psychology courses.
PSY 1302 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT 3 cr.
Current theories about children's knowledge and the issues surrounding the
development of that knowledge. Topics include: memory development,
perceptual development, language development, development of problem-solving
abilities, and the development of intelligence.
Prerequisite: PSY 0202.
PSY 1303 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 3 cr.
The uses, applications, and underlying concepts of psychological
testing. Topics include how tests are standardized, the reliability and
validity of tests, and types of tests psychologists use (e.g.,
intelligence tests, personality tests).
Prerequisite: PSY 0201.
PSY 1304 HUMAN MEMORY 3 cr.
Deals with the current theoretical and applied issues in human
memory. A study of the human ability to acquire and retain information,
to recall it when needed, and to recognize its familiarity when it is seen
or heard again.
Prerequisites: PSY 0101, 0201 and two additional psychology courses.
PSY 1306 ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr.
Characteristics and determinants of individual behavior in groups.
Psychological aspects of leadership, job satisfaction, group decision
making, and conflict resolution. Application for people in business as
well as in nonprofit organizations.
Prerequisite: PSY 0203.
PSY 1308 THEORIES OF MOTIVATION 3 cr.
The major historical and contemporary theories of motivation.
The course examines instincts and behavior; hunger motivation; and
clinical, cognitive, and experimental approaches to motivation.
Prerequisites: PSY 0101; two additional psychology courses.
PSY 1310 PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF AGING 3 cr.
An integration of biological and psychological concepts and
processes relevant to the last stage of life with a review of basic
theories and their applications in work with the elderly.
Prerequisites: PSY 0101; junior standing
PSY 1401 BEHAVIOR THERAPY 3 cr.
The principles of behavior modification with emphasis on the
design and implementation of behavioral programs.
Prerequisites: PSY 0206; two additional psychology courses.
PSY 1403 ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr.
Current issues in social psychology (e.g., attitudes, attribution,
compliance, aggression).
Prerequisites: PSY 0201, 0203.
PSY 1404 COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr.
Various theories and practices of counseling and psychotherapy
including psychoanalytic therapy, person-centered therapy, gestalt therapy,
behavior therapy, and rational emotive therapy. Communication skills and
ethical issues are addressed.
Prerequisite:PSY 0204 or 0206.
PSY 1451 TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY 3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in psychology.
Permission of the instructor is required.
PSY 1452 SENIOR PROJECT 3 cr.
Involves a project requiring either an empirical study or a
theoretical review. A paper is written in APA style. The project is
supervised by a member of the psychology faculty.
PSY 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH 3 cr.
Independent work on a project in psychology supervised by a
member of the psychology faculty.
Permission of the instructor is required.
PSY 1499 INTERNSHIP 3 cr.
Students enrolled in this course have an opportunity to gain
first-hand professional experience in psychology in a professional setting.
Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty
supervisor.
Permission of the instructor is required.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS
PR 0101 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS 3 cr.
Principles, history, and practice of public relations in business,
educational institutions, social welfare organizations, government, and
the military services.
DOS: Humanities.
PR 1301 PUBLICATIONS IN COMMUNICATION 3 cr.
Publications as a means to effective communication with emphasis
on publication procedures including typography, paper, ink, color,
photographs and graphics, design, writing styles, production schedules,
the bid process, and client relations.
Prerequisite: PR 0101.
PR 1302 PUBLIC RELATIONS CASE PROBLEMS 3 cr.
Case studies and typical public relations problems in industry,
labor, education, government, social welfare, and trade associations.
Planning and preparation of communications materials for various media;
application of public relations techniques.
Prerequisite: PR 1301.
PR 1450 TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS 3 cr.
An advanced study of a special topic in public relations.
Permission of the instructor is required. Prerequisite: PR 0101
PR 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH IN PUBLIC RELATIONS 3 cr.
Independent research on a project in public relations.
Prerequisites: PR 1302; permission of the instructor.
PR 1499 INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC RELATIONS 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in public relations in a professional setting.
Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty
supervisor.
Prerequisites: PR 1302; permission of the instructor.
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SOCIOLOGY
SOC 0101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 cr.
An introduction to sociology's way of observing and explaining
human group behavior. The course includes an exploration of theoretical
orientations and methodological approaches used to study human group
behavior. Society, culture, social institutions, and social
stratification are analyzed. The issues involved in the process of change
complete the analysis of group behavior.
DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Behavioral Sciences.
SOC 0201 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER 3 cr.
Exploration of the cultural patterns and institutional arrangements
that produce gendered identities and underlie sex-based inequalities in
contemporary society, focusing on change in these patterns and
institutions.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Behavioral Sciences.
SOC 0202 SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT 3 cr.
For the athlete or spectator, sport is a social behavior that
can be investigated using the theories and tools of sociology. Topics
include the relationship between sport and culture, racism, sexism,
education, religion, and politics.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Behavioral Sciences.
SOC 0204 SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE 3 cr.
Deals with a description and analysis of a wide range of "deviant"
behavior. Emphasis is on social, psychological, and sociocultural
explanations of deviant behavior including prostitution, crime, drug
addiction, homosexuality, elite crimes, and mental illness.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. GE: Behavioral Sciences.
SOC 0205 DEATH AND DYING 3 cr.
A survey course in thanatology--the study of death and dying. The
differences in perceptions of death and dying in different cultures and
in America throughout its history are discussed. The course sensitizes
students to their own feelings and thus generates a sensitivity to
others' feelings. Readings cover such topics as suicide, near-death
experiences, euthanasia, the funeral industry, the experience of dying,
hospice, children and death, and the grieving process.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences, GE: Behavioral Sciences.
SOC 0206 CRIMINOLOGY 3 cr.
Examines the nature of criminal behavior, criminal law, and the American
system of criminal justice. Sociological, biological, and psychological
theories of criminal behavior are explored. Topics include the
sociological impact of criminal behavior on contemporary society; issues
of constitutional law and current issues in criminal justice. The
relationship of the police, the courts, and correctional institutions to
American society are also discussed. Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social
Sciences.
SOC 0207 RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS 3 cr.
This course examines the relationships between ethnic groups in
America. It explores process and theories of migration, immigration,
assimilation and mobility; analyzes prejudice, discrimination, and
inter-group conflict; and focuses on social movements a
and social change. Special emphasis is on relationships between social
class and race as well as ethnicity. Although the perspective is
historical, contemporary data is used to explore the question of the
persisting impact of ethnicity.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. GE: Behavioral Sciences
SOC 0208 GENDER AND SPORT 3 cr.
Sociological, historical, psychological, and biological approaches
are used to examine the patterns, processes, and problems of sport
behavior by gender. The primary focus is sport and gender issues in
North America; however, relevant issues from other cultures are also
investigated. Prerequisite: SOC 0101.
SOC 0209 SOCIAL PROBLEMS 3 cr.
An examination of the nature, extent, causes, and possible solutions
to a selected number of social problems including the contributions that
sociology, psychology, and related behavioral sciences have made in terms of
both theory and empirical research.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. GE: Behavioral Sciences.
SOC 1301 THE FAMILY 3 cr.
Examines the structures, functions, and conflicts of the
contemporary family beginning with an historical review of the origins of
the modern family and a cross-cultural examination of family forms. The
course proceeds to an in-depth look at current family issues: courtship,
marriage, socialization, and aging. Social class, race, and sex are examined
as factors contributing to family structure.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
SOC 1302 SOCIALIZATION 3 cr.
Examines the nature and dynamics of human socialization. Topics
include the socialization process from the perspectives of the individual
from birth to death.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
SOC 1303 SOCIETY AND THE INDIVIDUAL 3 cr.
Analyzes the relationship between aspects of societies and
individuals. Commonplace experiences, situations, and events are studied
through the sociological perspective. Concrete, everyday kinds of
interactional episodes are examined for the purpose of understanding them
in new ways.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
SOC 1304 SMALL GROUPS 3 cr.
A study of a wide range of groups (family, gangs, work groups,
religious groups, therapy groups, etc.) to illustrate basic principles and
processes that operate within "small groups."
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
SOC 1305 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 3 cr.
Stresses the sociological approach to the study of organizations.
Among topics covered are organizations' nature, internal dynamics,
environments, strain, and change. Case study analysis is used extensively.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101 or MGMT 0101. DOS: Sociall Sciences.
SOC 1306 INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY 3 cr.
A sociological overview of work in the U.S., the course examines the
historical development of the American workplace and its present
organization. Topics include occupational stratification, the organization
of the workplace, the modern factory, the white collar world, women in the
work force, automation, alienation, and labor organizing.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
SOC 1307 MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY 3 cr.
Analyzes social factors in relation to health and disease.
Consideration given to definitions of health, illness behavior, the formal
and informal organization of health professions and institutions, and the
expanding role of government in the health field. Use is made of both
theory and current research. Ethics in health care are also examined.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
SOC 1308 INEQUALITY IN SOCIETY 3 cr.
Focuses on the analysis of stratification within our society.
Course examines how inequalities of wealth and power, combined with such
factors as work, education, race, gender, and age, create a highly
stratified social class system.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
SOC 1309 SOCIOLOGY OF THE FRAIL ELDERLY 3 cr.
Concentrates on the special types of groups appropriate for work
with older people. Introduces theoretical concepts adapted for group work,
discusses the leadership role, and applies the practice of various group
work with older people who suffer from functional psychological disorders
(depression and the dementias). Includes simulation-style training
situations that workers in the field have reported as difficult to handle.
The training is practical and oriented toward problem solving.
Prerequisite: SOC 0203 or 1304 or PSY 0205.
SOC 1310 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 3 cr.
Examines the development of sociology from its historical beginnings
to sociology in the 20th century. Special attention is given to the
development of different perspectives, theories, and concepts.
Prerequisites: SOC 0101; two additional sociology courses.
SOC 1311 SOCIAL WORK 3 cr.
An examination of the profession of social work and the field of
social welfare, including a comprehensive overview of the way social workers
respond to a wide variety of societal problems.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101.
SOC 1312 WOMEN IN SOCIETY 3 cr.
A cross-cultural examination of the roles of women in society
including theories of gender and the comparative position of women in the
family and in larger kin groups, economics systems, politics, and religion.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
SOC 1313 SOCIOLOGY OF AGING 3 cr.
A foundation/overview course. Integrates basic sociological concepts
and theories in a gerontological context and focuses on social factors
affecting the American older population. Topics include historical
perspectives on age relations in the U.S.; major theories explaining social
adjustments to old age; and the religious, political, economic, housing,
and safety concerns of the elderly.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101. DOS: Social Sciences.
SOC 1314 IMAGES OF WOMEN AND MEN 3 cr.
Course uses the sociological perspective to explore the ways
American popular culture has portrayed women and men over the past century.
It explores women and men as objects, sweethearts, victims, husbands,
wives, mothers, fathers, and workers. Focuses on the change in the portrayal
of women and men in popular culture and alternatives for the future.
Prerequisite: SOC 0101.
SOC 1315 SOCIOLOGY OF LEISURE AND AGING 3 cr.
A course designed to give comprehensive coverage to directing group
leisure activities for the elderly. Topics covered include planning
recreational programs; assessing elderly needs, abilities, and limitations;
developing social participation; program financing; materials and
volunteers; and field experience.
Prerequisites: SOC 0101, 1313; PSY 0101, 1310.
SOC 1401 SOCIAL RESEARCH 3 cr.
An introduction to the methods of research in the social sciences
including the relationship between research and theory, how research
projects are designed, how variables are developed and measured, and how
samples are gathered.
Prerequisites: SOC 0101; two additional sociology courses.
SOC 1410 SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS 3
A survey of the quantitative and qualitative techniques used by
sociologists to analyze data. Course is based upon the theory of
triangulation which emphasizes the use of multiple analytic techniques
(including SPSS with computer application and ethnomethodology) to insure
valid findings as social phenomena are examined.
Prerequisites: SOC 0101, PSY 0201 or ECON 0204, SOC 1401.
DOS: Social Sciences.
SOC 1451 SENIOR SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY 3 cr.
Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering a
formal paper on a seminar theme in sociology.
Permission of the instructor is required.
SOC 1455 TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY 3 cr.
The advanced study of a special topic in sociology.
Permission of the instructor is required.
SOC 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH IN SOCIOLOGY 3 cr.
An in-depth investigation of an issue in the student's area of
interest. Topic, research procedure, and progress are discussed in meetings
with the supervising professor.
Permission of the instructor is required.
SOC 1499 INTERNSHIP 1-3 cr.
An internship for human relations majors to allow them to apply
the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to practical situations
in a professional setting. Internships are assigned on a basis of student's
interest and the availability of positions. This course is an elective for
human relations majors.
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SPANISH
SPAN 0101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I 3 cr.
A study of elementary spoken and written Spanish. Emphasis on
communicative proficiency.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
SPAN 0102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II 3 cr.
A continuation of Elementary Spanish I, training in spoken and
written Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 0101. DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
SPAN 0201 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I 3 cr.
A more advanced study of spoken and written Spanish. A thorough
grammar review together with selected readings and a concentration on
developing conversational ability, using a broad range of topics from
everyday life.
Prerequisite: SPAN 0102. DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
SPAN 0202 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II 3 cr.
A continuation of Intermediate Spanish I: grammar, reading, and
conversation.
Prerequisite: SPAN 0201. DOS: Humanities, GE: Languages.
SPAN 0205 MEXICAN FIELD TRIP 3 cr.
A three-week field trip from Mexico City to Merida visiting
cultural sites and practicing conversational Spanish. Improving
conversational skills and enlarging on understanding of Hispanic culture
are the two major goals of the field trip.
Prerequisite: SPAN 0101, 0102. Corequisite: ANTH 0208.
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THEATRE ARTS
THEA 0101 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE 3 cr.
An introduction to the procedures, standards, and materials that
make theatre an art form. Focuses on aesthetic assumptions, acting,
directing, stagecraft, and production organization and management from an
occupational viewpoint.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
THEA 0102 THEATRE PRACTICUM: BASIC STAGECRAFT 1-3 cr.
Examines the technical work involved with a play. Students learn
about backstage jobs such as assistant director and stage manager and about
lighting, sound, props, publicity, costumes, makeup, set construction. A
student needs no theatrical experience in order to take this course. May be
taken for credit more than once to a maximum of 12 credits.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
THEA 0103 THEATRE PRACTICUM: PERFORMANCE 1-3 cr.
Students learn how to perform in a theatrical production by
developing a system for character development, line memorization,
rehearsals, and other production systems. A student needs no theatrical
experience in order to try out for a role. May be taken for credit more
than once to a maximum of 12 credits.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
THEA 0104 BASIC ACTING 3 cr.
The first part of this course is devoted to theatrical games and
improvisation with the second part structured around scene work. Students
are introduced to beginning exercises, role analysis, and scene work.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
THEA 0105 CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AND ARTS 3 cr.
Students read a series of essays on contemporary culture and the
arts. Area artists and crafts people lecture and demonstrate their products
and abilities. The class actively participates in these demonstrations.
There is a mid-term, a final plus two other quizzes. Each student chooses
to accomplish three small art projects and one major project that will be
publicly shown/performed before finals week. Students travel to the
Albright Knox Museum and the Griffith Sculpture Park.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
THEA 0106 SURVEY OF WORLD THEATRE 3 cr.
Course introduces students to plays and their production in a
variety of countries. It gives students structures by which to understand
the construction of most plays and grounds the plays in their cultural and
political era and area. The aspects held in common by theatrical forms are
discussed as well as the cultural differences among particular plays.
No prerequisite. DOS: Humanities.
THEA 0201 THEATRE HISTORY: CLASSICAL 3 cr.
A chronological history of theatre as an institution from classical
times to the early 19th century.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
THEA 0202 THEATRE HISTORY: MODERN 3 cr.
The development of theatre in Europe and the United States from the
advent of the modern era (around 1870) until the 1980s.
DOS: Humanities.
THEA 0203 PLAY ANALYSIS 3 cr.
A study of the forms of drama including realism and nonrealism,
presentational and nonpresentational, with special attention to production,
design, and the special dramatic choices that plays present to directors,
actors, and technicians.
DOS: Humanities.
THEA 0205 SCENIC DESIGN I 3 cr.
Drafting techniques, design, color, balance, rhythm, and harmony
are studied for production design.
Prerequisite: THEA 0101 or 0102 or 0201 or 0202. DOS: Humanities.
THEA 1301 DRAMATIC THEORY AND CRITICISM 3 cr.
A study of the systems by which theatrical scholars examine a
production's information and approach.
Prerequisite: THEA 0101 or 0102 or 0201 or 0203. DOS: Humanities.
THEA 1302 DIRECTING 3 cr.
The diverse elements of tangible and intangible theatrical jobs must
be brought together into a unified experience. This is the job of a
theatrical director. An application of the techniques of directors such as
Brooks, Kazan, Stanislavski, and others in the art and practice of play
directing. Students analyze scripts and direct scenes and a one-act play.
Prerequisite: THEA 0103 or 0104 or 0203. DOS: Humanities.
THEA 1303 PLAYWRITING 3 cr.
The principles and procedures used to write plays. Students write
scenarios, scenes, and short plays.
Prerequisite: THEA 0103 or 0104 or 0201 or 0202 or 0203. DOS: Humanities.
THEA 1304 ADVANCED ACTING 3 cr.
A study of modern acting techniques used for classical and
nonrealistic modern plays. The class includes styles studied in period
pieces but focuses on linear, realistic character creation. Students study
modern and classical plays and perform scenes from them.
Prerequisite: THEA 0103 or 0104. DOS: Humanities.
THEA 1498 DIRECTED RESEARCH IN THEATRE 3 cr.
Independent work on a project in theatre, supervised by a member of
the theatre faculty.
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WRITING
WRIT 0101 NEWS WRITING 3 cr.
Introduction to writing for news media including the techniques and
functions of reporters. The essentials and types of writing for the media
are examined, as well as appropriate moral and legal issues. Emphasis is on
both real and hypothetical writing assignments and class discussion of the
results.
DOS: Humanities.
WRIT 0102 NEWS EDITING 3 cr.
The principles and practices of editing in modern journalism.
Practical experience in editing and exploration of its function in modern
journalism.
Prerequisite: WRIT 0101. DOS: Humanities.
WRIT 0103 NEWSPAPER STAFF (THE SOURCE) 1 cr.
Students write, edit, design, sell advertising, take photographs,
prepare artwork, and paste up the editions of The Source, the official
student newspaper of the campus. May be repeated for a total of three
credits.
Activity Credit.
WRIT 0104 YEARBOOK 1 cr.
Students write, edit, design, sell advertising, take photographs,
prepare artwork, and paste up the editions of the campus yearbook. May be
repeated for a total of three credits.
Activity Credit.
WRIT 0105 LITERARY MAGAZINE 1 cr.
The production of the student literary magazine including editing,
copy, layout and design, the use of artwork and photography, paste-up of
typeset copy, and publicity and promotion. May be repeated for a total of
three credits.
Activity Credit.
WRIT 0106 INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING 3 cr.
The basic techniques in fiction writing: description, dialogue,
characterization, plot. Students complete a number of short sketches and a
final short story. Lecture, discussion, and writing exercises.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
WRIT 0107 BEGINNING POETRY WRITING 3 cr.
An exploration of modern and contemporary poetry and poetics, with an
emphasis on ways of reading poems, of responding critically to them, and
of writing them. Lecture, discussion, writing exercises, workshop.
DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
WRIT 0202 INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS WRITING 3 cr.
Reporting and writing about sports for the print media. Emphasis
is placed on writing various game stories in an in-depth and timely
manner as well as profiles, previews, side bars and columns. Course
covers major sports such as basketball, baseball, football, etc.
Prerequisite: WRIT 0101.
WRIT 0204 INTERMEDIATE FICTION WRITING 3 cr.
Introduction to form and style in the writing of short stories.
The art and craft of story writing. Exemplary short story writers of the
past and present.
Prerequisite: WRIT 0106. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
WRIT 0205 INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING 3 cr.
The organization and presentation of information in technical
documents and reports.
DOS: Humanities.
WRIT 0206 INTERMEDIATE POETRY WRITING 3 cr.
The creative process and technical skills in the writing of poetry.
Prerequisite: WRIT 0107. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
WRIT 0209 BUSINESS WRITING 3 cr.
The preparation of internal and external documents for typical
business environments. The course includes a formal report.
Prerequisite: ENG 0101 and 0102. DOS: Humanities.
WRIT 0213 MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING 3 cr.
The building of full-length magazine features from research and
development through revision and editing. Readings in literary journalism
and in a variety of magazines provide models and inspiration.
GE: Arts.
WRIT 0214 NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING 3 cr.
Research, writing, and revising skills for common types of
newspaper feature articles. Emphasizes fullness of development, logic
in organization, exactness of expression, correctness and effectiveness
of sentence structure, and appropriateness of style.
Prerequisite: WRIT 0101. DOS: Humanities, GE: Arts.
WRIT 1301 PROMOTIONAL WRITING 3 cr.
Students learn to write press releases, publicity articles, radio,
TV, and print advertisements, promotional flyers and brochures. The class
examines materials used in the publicity campaigns of marketing firms
and corporations.
Prerequisite: WRIT 0101. DOS: Humanities.
WRIT 1302 ADVANCED FICTION WRITING 3 cr.
A study of techniques of narration through examination of short
fiction written by established authors and critique of student stories.
Prerequisite: WRIT 0204 or permission of instructor. DOS: Humanities.
WRIT 1304 ADVANCED POETRY WRITING 3 cr.
A workshop in which craft and creative technique are examined in
the works of established contemporary and modern poets and explored
through the writing and critique of poems.
Prerequisite: WRIT 0206 or permission of instructor. DOS: Humanities.
WRIT 1305 ADVANCED TECHNICAL WRITING 3 cr.
A workshop on writing and formatting long manuals and technical
documentation. The course focuses on the reader, the text, and
presenting the text to the reader.
Prerequisite: WRIT 0205.
WRIT 1310 ADVANCED FEATURE WRITING 3 cr.
Three nonfiction articles are researched, written, and revised.
Students also read published examples of the form in magazines such as
The New Yorker and The New York Times Sunday Magazine. Book-length
examples of new nonfiction such as Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff are also
appropriate reading. Class periods consist of discussion of the reading
and critiques of student articles.
Prerequisite: WRIT 0213 or (old) WRIT 0201 (Beginning Feature Writing).
WRIT 1450 TOPICS IN WRITING 3 cr.
Advanced study of a special topic in journalism, fiction, poetry,
or technical writing.
Permission of the instructor is required. DOS: Humanities.
WRIT 1497 DIRECTED STUDY 3 cr.
Directed study is designed to give students the opportunity to
design and carry out a research project to be agreed upon by the student
and the supervising faculty member.
WRIT 1498 DIRECTED WRITING PROJECT 3 cr.
Independent work on a writing project in poetry, fiction, or
nonfiction supervised by a member of the writing faculty.
WRIT 1499 WRITING INTERNSHIP 1-3 cr.
Practical experience in writing in a professional setting.
Students work at campus or community offices and businesses, including
newspapers and radio stations. Work is directed by the employer and
evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
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