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NRS 713 - NP Advanced Practice Clinical 3
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 5
Clinical practicum that immerses AGPCNP and FNP students into their respective role as an advanced practice nurse in the health care setting. Using the accumulated foundation of coursework, research and other evidence, students will manage illnesses in patients throughout the lifespan in a variety of clinical sites. Continuation of the application of primary prevention strategies and health maintenance will be incorporated into care. Students will be mentored by advanced practice clinicians and must demonstrate clinical course objectives expected of the role. The minimum requirement for this practicum is 167 hours for AGPCNP students; 215 hours for FNP students.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite(s): Admission to AGPCNP or FNP Program.
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NRS 714 - Clinical Practicum I: PMHNP Family
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Clinical practicum that immerses PMHNP students into their respective role as an advanced practice nurse in the health care setting. Using the accumulated foundation of coursework, research and other evidence, students will manage illnesses in patients throughout the lifespan in a variety of clinical sites. Continuation of diagnostic, management, psychopharmacological and evidence-based treatment will be incorporated into care. Students will be mentored by advanced practice clinicians and must demonstrate clinical course objectives expected of the role. The minimum requirement for this practicum is 167 hours.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): Admission to PMHNP program.
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NRS 715 - Clinical Practicum II: PMHNP Family
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Clinical practicum that immerses PMHNP students into their respective role as an advanced practice nurse in the health care setting. Using the accumulated foundation of coursework, research and other evidence, students will manage illnesses in patients throughout the lifespan in a variety of clinical sites. Continuation of diagnostic, management, psychopharmacological and evidence-based treatment will be incorporated into care. Students will be mentored by advanced practice clinicians and must demonstrate clinical course objectives expected of the role. The minimum requirement for this practicum is 167 hours.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): Admission to PMHNP program.
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NRS 716 - Clinical PracticumIII: PMHNP Family
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Clinical practicum that immerses PMHNP students into their respective role as an advanced practice nurse in the health care setting. Using the accumulated foundation of coursework, research and other evidence, students will manage illnesses in patients throughout the lifespan in a variety of clinical sites. Continuation of diagnostic, management, psychopharmacological and evidence-based treatment will be incorporated into care. Students will be mentored by advanced practice clinicians and must demonstrate clinical course objectives expected of the role. The minimum requirement for this practicum is 167 hours.
Offered Summer
Prerequisite(s): Admission to PMHNP program.
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NRS 717 - CNS Advanced Practice Clinical 1
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Clinical practicum that immerses CNS students into their respective role as an advanced practice nurse in the health care setting. Using the accumulated foundation of coursework, research and other evidence, students will manage illnesses in patients throughout the lifespan in a variety of clinical sites. Continuation of the application of primary prevention strategies and health maintenance will be incorporated into care. Students will be mentored by advanced practice clinicians and must demonstrate clinical course objectives expected of the role. The minimum requirement for this practicum is 167 hours.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): Admission to CNS Program
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NRS 718 - CNS Advanced Practice Clinical 2
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Clinical practicum that immerses CNS students into their respective role as an advanced practice nurse in the health care setting. Using the accumulated foundation of coursework, research and other evidence, students will manage illnesses in patients throughout the lifespan in a variety of clinical sites. Continuation of the application of primary prevention strategies and health maintenance will be incorporated into care. Students will be mentored by advanced practice clinicians and must demonstrate clinical course objectives expected of the role. The minimum requirement for this practicum is 167 hours.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): Admission to CNS Program
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NRS 719 - CNS Advanced Practice Clinical 3
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Clinical practicum that immerses CNS students into their respective role as an advanced practice nurse in the health care setting. Using the accumulated foundation of coursework, research and other evidence, students will manage illnesses in patients throughout the lifespan in a variety of clinical sites. Continuation of the application of primary prevention strategies and health maintenance will be incorporated into care. Students will be mentored by advanced practice clinicians and must demonstrate clinical course objectives expected of the role. The minimum requirement for this practicum is 167 hours.
Offered Summer
Prerequisite(s): Admission to CNS Program
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NRS 725 - Applied Translational Scholarship
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Research seminar in which individuals and groups of students implement their proposed evaluation of a health care program. Oral and written presentations of the program evaluation are required.
Prerequisite(s): NRS 660 .
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NRS 735 - Nursing Practicum
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This combined seminar and practicum bridges theory and research with practice. Students will collaborate with instructors and preceptors to design practicum experiences that further their professional development as advanced practice nurses. Consent of instructor required.
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NRS 735A - Nursing Practicum
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Students pursuing both the MSN degree and a certificate need to complete two practicums. This will differentiate the practicum for the degree (NRS 735 ) and the one for the certificate (NRS 735A).
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
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NRS 790 - Independent Study - Nursing
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Supervised graduate-level project of readings, research, mentorship, or additional practicum experiences developed in cooperation with a graduate faculty advisor and approved by the Dean of the School of Nursing.
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NRS 800 - Applied Research Methods
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Quantitative and qualitative research methods are presented in conjunction with data analyses, interpreting results from data analysis, and quality improvement methods. Course work supports applying research findings to evidence-based practice; leading and conducting quality improvement initiatives; and developing the DNP project.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DNP program.
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NRS 801A - Capstone Writing I
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 1.5
This course aims to further cultivate DNP candidates’ skillset in critiquing scholarly writing, conducting a comprehensive literature review, analyzing and synthesizing research, and producing scholarly writing themselves. Intertwined with DNP candidates’ first year of courses, this two course sequence is specifically designed to assist each candidate in the production of their DNP Project. At the conclusion of the course sequence, the DNP candidate will begin their first Leadership Capstone Course with their DNP Project topic, outline for their project, and a “working” draft of their Introduction and Literature Review Chapters.
Offered Fall, Spring
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NRS 801B - Capstone Writing II
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1.5
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 1.5
This course aims to further cultivate DNP candidates’ skillset in critiquing scholarly writing, conducting a comprehensive literature review, analyzing and synthesizing research, and producing scholarly writing themselves. Intertwined with DNP candidates’ first year of courses, this two course sequence is specifically designed to assist each candidate in the production of their DNP Project. At the conclusion of the course sequence, the DNP candidate will begin their first Leadership Capstone Course with their DNP Project topic, outline for their project, and a “working” draft of their Introduction and Literature Review Chapters.
Offered Fall, Spring
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NRS 805 - Healthcare Finance and Reg Environ
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Study of the financing and fiscal management of the U.S. Health Care system. Policy, regulatory, health care economics and market influences are examined. Budgeting and accounting principles are reviewed.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSN or DNP program.
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NRS 810 - Population Health and Health Policy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Population health is explored to critically examine epidemiological statistics on determinants of health; and strategies to promote health, reduce health risks at multiple levels, and promote a culture of health among diverse populations.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSN or DNP program.
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NRS 820 - HealthCareServiceandClinicalQuality
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The focus of this course is to understand and apply methods and practices that clinical practitioners, administrative managers and leaders of health systems deploy to measure and assure continuous improvement in patient safety and clinical quality. Cross-listed BUS 789
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): admission to the MSN or DNP program.
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NRS 830 - Health Systems Informatics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Examining the optimization of information management and communication to improve the health of populations, communities, families, and individuals. Frameworks include regulatory, legislative, workflow, electronic health record, billing, and telehealth. Application in professional development, translational research, and bioinformatics (genomics) are explored.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite(s): admission to the MSN or DNP program.
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NRS 835 - Leadership Residency I
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This is the first course in a two-semester sequence focused on the advancement of leadership through the online classroom and accumulation of residency hours by each individual student with the goal of developing advanced leadership skills focusing on indirect care. In the online seminar portion, students will virtually attend weekly seminars and participate in a multitude of didactic activities. In addition, students will work with course professors to identify preceptors to design their residency experience which will culminate in the accumulation of 1000 hours of residency towards the DNP degree. Developing expertise in collaboration within interprofessional teams will be a foundation in addressing individual, group, community, or population needs in the context of a systems network in a U.S. healthcare organization.
Offered Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the DNP program.
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NRS 840 - Leadership Residency II
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This is the second course in a two-semester sequence focused on the advancement of leadership through the online classroom and accumulation of residency hours by each individual student with the goal of developing advanced leadership skills focusing on indirect care. In the online seminar portion, students will virtually attend weekly seminars and participate in a multitude of didactic activities. In addition, students will work with course professors to identify preceptors to design their residency experience which will culminate in the completion of the 1000 hours of residency towards the DNP degree. Developing expertise in collaboration within interprofessional teams will be a foundation in addressing individual, group, community, or population needs in the context of a systems network in a U.S. healthcare organization.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): admission to the DNP program, NRS 835 .
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NRS 845 - Leadership Capstone I
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The DNP Project is designed to equip nurse leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to apply relevant and current evidence to a quality improvement project working with stakeholders and resources within a practice or community system. In Capstone 1 students complete the first 3 sections of their DNP Project including review of literature, project purpose and scope, proposed quality improvement method(s) and IRB application.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): NRS 835 - Leadership Residency I Admission to the DNP program.
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NRS 850 - Leadership Capstone II
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The DNP Project is designed to equip nurse leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to apply relevant and current evidence to a quality improvement project working with stakeholders and resources within a practice or community system. In Capstone 2 students complete the last 2 sections of their DNP Project including review of the quality improvement process, implications for practice and system changes, as well as dissemination plan.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): NRS 845 .
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NRS 855 - Leadership Capstone III
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Capstone III is available if student projects require an additional semester to complete.
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NRS 860 - Leadership Residency III
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Leadership Residency III is available if students require additional hours of advanced practice seminars. Executive leadership and management experiences in upper level management to achieve preparation to lead, manage, and influence healthcare for positive outcomes (CGEAN). AONE essentials will be applied.
Prerequisite(s): NRS 835 .
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PHIL 101 T - Logic: Practice of Crit Thinking
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Learn how to develop and strengthen your ability to identify, evaluate and construct arguments. Cultivate a critical thinking practice through the process of Socratic questioning in a learning community. Understand the value of multiple perspectives in critical thinking as a dialogical process necessary for building a just and humane society.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PHIL 101A PT - Crit Thnkng for Deliberative Democ
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
A study of deliberative democratic theory with a special emphasis on the duties of citizens to deliberate and think critically about public policy.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PHIL 101B PT - Critical Thinking & Popular Culture
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
In this course we will develop and strengthen skills required to identify, construct and evaluate arguments. We will investigate the nature of evidence and logical relations between claims. We will cultivate and internalize standards of critical thinking practice and build an understanding and appreciation for open-minded, ongoing dialogue that seeks truth. These goals will be incorporated into a critical examination of popular culture. We will seek to understand what is popular culture, how it influences us in how we view ourselves and others. We will evaluate the forces that shape popular culture, and our critical, and non-critical, responses to those forces.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PHIL 101C 1T - Crit Thnk: Phil, Politics & Propganda
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course is designed to introduce students to the philosophical methodology of critical thinking and argument analysis and will seek to apply this methodology by analyzing the ways in which political and media powers attempt to shape and inform our ideas about contemporary political issues. Through this analysis, students will attempt to answer three questions: How are my own beliefs and values about political issues shaped and influenced by politics and media? How can we use our critical faculties to sift through political spin and propaganda to arrive at better understanding about the problems that beset our country? And to what extent can we work to change our political and media systems to overcome these forces and create a more just and fair world?
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PHIL 102 PU - Foundations in Philosophy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
In this course, students will gain a greater awareness of the conversation that surrounds some of the most important questions of fact and value that have puzzled and continue to puzzle humankind, questions like: Is there a god, do we survive death, and does morality have a basis in fact? Students will also be asked to contribute something to this conversation: something that is well thought out, reasonably coherent, responsive to what others have said, and reflective of their most authentic selves. Students will be given the tools to do this through an extended discussion of the principles of critical thinking and the philosophical method that they were first exposed to in PHIL 101 .
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 T.
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PHIL 103 P - Philosophy of the Person
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Who am I and what could I become? What is a person? Are we more than biological organisms behaving according to laws of evolution? Are we born persons or do we become persons? What is soul? What is meaning in life, and where can we find (or create) it? And finally, what does it mean to seek “happiness”? This course has as its purpose the philosophical exploration of these and other questions on the nature of personhood.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PHIL 104 P - Ethics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This class examines various ethical theories and issues from multiple perspectives with the goal of discerning guidelines for individual human action and for the attainment of the good in human life.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 T - Logic: Practice of Crit Thinking .
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PHIL 104A PQU - Ethics of Sex Love and Marriage
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This class examines various ethical theories about sex, love and marriage, with the goal of understanding and evaluating feminist and GLBT arguments about the worth of marriage as an institution. Cross-listed WS 104 PQU
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 .
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PHIL 105 PU - Social and Political Philosophy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
In this course, students will gain a basic understanding of some of the major social and political philosophies, including liberalism, conservatism, communitarianism, feminism, environmentalism, and cosmopolitanism. Students will also be asked to make some tentative steps towards developing their own social and political philosophy: a philosophy that is well thought out, reasonably coherent, consistent with the facts, responsive to what others have said, and reflective of their genuine points of view. Students will be given the tools to do this through an extended discussion of the principles of critical thinking and the philosophical method that they were first exposed to in PHIL 101 .
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 T.
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PHIL 106 PQU - Philosophy and Gender
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course will introduce students to the main theoretical paradigms within feminist and gender theory. The course is centered on the following questions: What is gender? What constitutes gender oppression? Is gender oppression related to oppression based on race, sexuality and class? If so, how? What is gender identity? Are gender differences natural, psychological, social, or some combination of these? How, if at all, is it possible to combat and perhaps overcome oppression? Cross-listed WS 206 PQU
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 .
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PHIL 108 PU - Science, Religion & Philosophy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
An exploration into the historical, cultural, ethical and philosophical relationships between religious traditions and the rise of Modern science. We will investigate these relationships as they have impacted: culturally shaped ways of knowing; changing worldviews about God, humanity and nature; methods of scientific, religious and philosophical inquiry; views on authority; and particular issues such as creation, evolution and intelligent design, the mind-brain problem, and life after death.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101
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PHIL 109 GP - Human Rights: the Global Struggle
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
A shared inquiry into the philosophy, history and global struggles pertaining to human rights.
Prerequisite(s): Critical Thinking.
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PHIL 110 EPU - Environmental Ethics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
What ways of thinking help us participate responsibly in the web of life on Earth? This course will help us recognize the interdependence of human society and the natural environment and the ways in which principles of ecological sustainability are essential to building a just and compassionate world. Our course will begin with developing an understanding of the multidisciplinary context of environmental ethics, and then we will explore fundamental worldviews of our relationship with and responsibility to the natural world. We will then look at specific areas of concern and case studies where you will be given the chance to examine an issue from different philosophical perspectives. This course will develop your ability to think philosophically; to understand several philosophical traditions in ethics; and to apply your abilities and understandings to environmental issues. Cross-listed ENVS110
Prerequisite(s): T tag course.
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PHIL 117 - Eagles Debate Team
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
In this course students will participate in the activities of the Eagles Debate Team. These activities will include participation in weekly debates, critiquing debates, delivery exercises, scrimmages with regional teams, debate tournaments, on-campus workshops, and team building events.
Prerequisite(s): none.
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PHIL 200 DP - Philosophy and Mass Incarceration
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course examines the philosophical questions raised by criminal law. This course will examine how various philosophers and social theorists have justified criminal punishment. We will pay special attention to how liberal democratic societies reconcile commitments to individual liberty with practices of confinement. We will connect this study to moral, political, and experiential reflections on mass incarceration, especially as they relate to racial, sexual, and class hierarchies in the US. This course will include a community learning project. Cross-listed CJ 200 and ETHS 202
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101
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PHIL 230 DPU - Philosophy and Race
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course will examine philosophical analyses of race, considering a range of views from race as a biological feature of individuals to race as a social construction and hence a political issue. We will consider whether (and how) notions of race relate to practices of racism, asking both ethical questions (how should people of different races be viewed and treated?) and metaphysical questions (what IS race?). Would a just world be one which has gotten “beyond” race, or would that ideal perpetuate a dangerous desire for sameness? Cross-listed ETHS 330 DPU
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PHIL 250 PV - History & Philosophy of Science
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
History and Philosophy of Science is an introduction to the nature of scientific knowledge, the philosophical implications of science, and the development of science as we know it today, along with some of the processes and products of scientific inquiry. In addition, the course addresses the history of science through the study of notable scientific revolutions and the exploration of the natural world as a human activity. The goals of the course include: introducing students to philosophical ways of thinking and arguing within the natural sciences and student development of an appreciation of the scientific enterprise. Cross-listed NATS250
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 or consent of instructor.
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PHIL 260 U - Symbolic Logic
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course will introduce students to the formal system of symbolic logic. Students in this course will learn the symbolic language of sentential and first-order predicate logic as well as how to demonstrate valid inferential reasoning via various methods such as truth-tables and natural deduction.
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PHIL 265 PU - Modern Philosophy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course explores issues that arise in Modern Philosophy such as empiricism and rationalism, the rise of scientific method, and political beliefs founded on reason and individual freedom.
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PHIL 305 - Philosophical Themes
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Exploration of various philosophical topics. Topics have included the human use of leisure and work, technology, mass media and the arts, as well as cross-cultural philosophical issues.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 .
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PHIL 305A GP - Spc Tpc: Cosmopolitanism
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Cosmopolitanism is the belief that all human beings are members of one, big global community. The idea is that if we are united based on our common humanity, we will be able to rise above the differences that often divide us. In this class, we will ask whether cosmopolitanism can in practice offer the solutions that it hopes to offer: can we human beings be united in something like a global community? Should we want to be? What would we gain and potentially lose if we did so? In order to address these questions, we will consider issues with global import, which might include cultural difference, the war on terror and the notion of universal human rights.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PHIL 306 GP - Philosophy of Peace with Justice
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Philosophy of Peace explores 5 key philosophies; the Just War theory, nationalism, Ghandian Active Nonviolence, “Holy War,” and global governance and the UN. The course normally includes a service-learning project and a travel seminar to NYC to visit the UN and various peace organizations.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 .
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PHIL 307 2DP - The Phil of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course is a shared inquiry into the nonviolent philosophy of M.L. King and its relevance both in the Civil Rights movement and in diverse communities in the U.S. and beyond. Students will study and discuss Dr. King’s writings, reflect on their own potential for helping build the “Beloved Community,” and engage in relevant service learning projects such as Amnesty International, the United Nations Association, and Fair Trade Advocacy. If funds are available, we may travel to the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. Cross-listed ETHS 480C
Prerequisite(s): Completion of COR 1 or COR 199 or COR 199 in progress; two full-time semesters of college credit, excluding retro credits, AP credits, and college credit earned while in high school; completion of the T Tag or concurrent enrollment in a T Tag course.
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PHIL 309 - Philosophy of the Mind
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The main objective of this course is to explore the central philosophical issues associated with understanding the phenomena of conscious thought and experience. Debates in the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind will be covered, as well as the relation of those debates to contemporary research in the area of neuroscience. Students will learn to navigate these debates and their implications for such matters as freedom and responsibility, personal identity, and the relationship between psychology and the physical sciences. In doing so, they will also become familiar with the methodology of philosophy, the academic discipline that uses dialogue, debate, thought-experiments, and close, careful reasoning in an attempt to provide a range of plausible answers to questions that are not presently resolvable within the confines of the empirical sciences.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 T (“Logic: The Practice of Critical Thinking”).
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PHIL 311 P - Philosophy of Mind
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The main objective of this course is to explore the central philosophical issues associated with understanding the phenomena of conscious thought and experience. Debates in the areas of metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind will be covered, as well as the relation of those debates to contemporary research in the area of neuroscience. Students will learn to navigate these debates and their implications for such matters as freedom and responsibility, personal identity, and the relationship between psychology and the physical sciences. In doing so, they will also become familiar with the methodology of philosophy, the academic discipline that uses dialogue, debate, thought-experiments, and close, careful reasoning in an attempt to provide a range of plausible answers to questions that are not presently resolvable within the confines of the empirical sciences. Cross-listed: None. Offered: No Information Provided. Prerequisite: PHIL 101 T (“Logic: The Practice of Critical Thinking”).
Offered Spring Odd Years
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101
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PHIL 315 PU - Ancient Philosophy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The Western intellectual tradition has its roots in Ancient Greek Philosophy. This course will explore those roots through the philosophical themes that arose at the time and that provide the foundation for contemporary inquiry. Themes to be explored would include: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, politics, and logic.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 .
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PHIL 316 PQ - Feminism and Fundamentalism
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course will explore the social, cultural, political, and economic forces driving the growing trends of religious conservatism with the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. In our initial exploration, we will seek to understand these movements on their own terms as best we can, by learning about their respective histories and value systems. We will then critically assess each movement and their respective value systems by examining women’s responses to each community from within each, both supportive and critical. Doing so will enable us to reflect on the gendered configurations of fundamentalist cultures through the gender roles that structure them, enabling us to examine underlying assumptions about masculinity and femininity that undergird these communities. We will also examine and critically assess the relationship between these value systems and the broader political, social, and economic belief systems of which they are a part. Cross-listed WS 316
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 , WS 204
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PHIL 400 - Metaphysics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Consideration of questions concerning ultimate reality and the purpose of existence. Perspectives from various eras, cultures and philosophical traditions will be examined.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 and one foundation course.
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PHIL 401 - Selected Philosophers
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
In-depth concentration on one, two, or several philosophers, selected in response to student interest.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 101 and one foundation course.
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PHIL 442 PU - Health Care Ethics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course examines various important ethical issues in medical practice and health care while exploring some philosophical approaches to moral responsibility. Major areas of focus include ethics in clinical medicine, public health, and the intersection of health ethics with global justice. This course has the goals of familiarizing students with some important issues in health care ethics as well as fostering independent critical thinking and writing on these topics.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of T,O, and W tags and at least sophomore status.
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PHIL 479 - Independent Study - Philosophy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Research into a philosophical theme related to a students’ major field. Required of philosophy minors.
Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 101 ) consent of instructor.
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PHIL 604 - Professional Ethics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The goal of this course is to deepen critical thinking about ethical issues that arise in the context of professional practice. The course explores a wide variety of ethical issues relevant across professions. It aims to enhance students’ abilities to identify central ethical considerations, accurately and respectfully explain others’ views, thoughtfully examine one’s own views, critically evaluate the strength of reasoning, and present well-reasoned positions.
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PHIL 642 - Ethics for Health Leaders
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course focuses on ethical issues in professions related to health care while exploring some philosophical approaches to moral responsibility. It is aimed at students pursuing a graduate degree in health systems leadership as well as other health care professions. Major areas of exploration include ethics in clinical medicine, public health, and the intersection of health ethics with global justice. Course goals include familiarizing students with some important ethical issues in health care, enhancing students’ abilities to analyze and evaluate ethical issues, and fostering critical thinking and communication skills.
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PHYS 110 1V - Society’s Grand Challenges
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course will introduce engineering as a field concerned with solving the challenges facing modern society. These challenges include finding clean water resources, improving solar power, developing medical technology, and rebuilding aging infrastructure, among others. The focus will be on the intersection of science, technology, and society (STS), and explore how scientists and engineers can work to build a more just and compassionate world. Students will engage in the engineering design process, evaluate various solutions to society’s challenges, and meet engineers who work in the Madison community.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): First semester freshman or freshman transfer students; Math placement level 2 or higher.
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PHYS 130 S - Physics of Energy, Force & Motion
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This semester includes principles of classic mechanics, including kinematics, Newton’s Laws, and energy. Emphasis is placed on applications in the real world (including biological and environmental applications). Students follow a guided inquiry approach to build on the concepts learned through hands-on activities involving exploration, modeling, and calculations. This course is an integrated lecture/laboratory that meets in three two-hour sessions per week.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): Math placement level 3 or completion of MATH 114A or higher.
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PHYS 131 S - Physics of Light & Electromagnetism
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This semester includes principles of electricity, magnetism, optics and modern physics. Emphasis is placed on applications in the real world (including biological and environmental applications). Students follow a guided inquiry approach to build on concepts learned through hands-on activities involving exploration, modeling, and calculations. This course is an integrated lecture/laboratory that meets in three two-hour sessions per week.
Offered Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): Math placement level 3, or completion of MATH 114A or higher.
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PHYS 150 S - Survey of Astronomy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Modern exploration of the physical universe. Topics include the sky and celestial motions, our solar system, nebulae, galaxies, and cosmology with emphasis on origin and evolution. Observing sessions may be required outside of scheduled class time. Cross-listed GEOS 150 S
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): Math placement level 2 or higher, or completion of M-tag course.
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PHYS 160 - Introduction to Engineering
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
This course will provide the opportunity for students to explore various fields of engineering. This is a hands-on, project-based course that includes an introduction to computer tools and laboratory techniques used by engineers. Through active, collaborative work, students work on teams to apply the engineering problem-solving method to “real-world” problems.
Offered Spring Even Years
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PHYS 170 - Engineering Modeling & Design
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
An introduction to design tools and practices associated with the design and fabrication of engineering systems. Students will gain experience with solid modeling tools, including part modeling, assembly modeling and the reading and creation of layout drawings. This is a project-based class in which students will have hands-on experience designing systems with 3D modeling software and fabricating the objects that they design.
Offered Spring Odd Years
Prerequisite(s): Completion of MATH 114A or higher, or math placement score of 3 or higher.
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PHYS 201 S - College Physics I
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course is the first of the two-semester calculus-based introductory physics sequence designed for physics, mathematics, and other science majors. It includes principles of mechanics and their applications and is taught in an integrated lecture-lab format that meets in three two-hour sessions per week. The core of the curriculum is the study of motion with various levels of complexity. Some specific topics include: kinematics in one and two dimensions, dynamics, and Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy, and conservation of energy, linear momentum and collisions, and rotational kinematics and dynamics.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): Prior completion of or concurrent enrollment in MATH 231 .
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PHYS 202 S - College Physics II
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course is second of the two-semester calculus-based introductory physics sequence designed for physics, mathematics, and other science majors. It is taught in three two-hour sessions per week in integrated lecture-lab format. This course includes principles of waves, electricity, magnetism and their applications.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): Completion of PHYS 201 or PHYS 130 ; and concurrent enrollment or completion of MATH 231 , or consent of instructor
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PHYS 220 V - Intro Human Biomechanics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Biomechanics is a field which uses mechanical analyses to investigate biological problems. Biomechanics involves combining what we know about the anatomy and physiology of the body, and physics to investigate problems. It is an increasingly popular field of study, as it has applications in health, prosthetic design, ergonomics, athletics, and computer gaming. Students who complete this course will study the methods that are currently used in investigating human biomechanical problems. Topics covered will include: mechanical and structural properties of living tissues, loads applied to joints, common sports injuries and treatments, linear and angular kinematics, linear and angular kinetics, equilibrium and torque. Cross-listed BIO220
Prerequisite(s): Math placement level 3 or placement into MATH 114A or placement into MATH 114B
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PHYS 300 - Mathematical Methods of Physics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
The physics content of the general physics sequence will be examined in greater detail using the tools of calculus to examine physical problems from classical mechanics, waves, electricity, and magnetism. Focus will be an interpretation of graphs, basic differential equations, and vector analysis of physical problems. Students will use the tools and language of mathematics to understand physics.
Offered Fall Odd Years
Prerequisite(s): Completion of PHYS 131 or PHYS 202; and MATH 241 with a C or better (MATH 251 recommended)
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PHYS 310 - Principles of Mechanics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Origin and development of classical mechanics; mathematical techniques, especially vector analysis; conservation laws and their relation to symmetry principles; brief introduction to orbit theory and harmonic oscillators.
Offered Fall Even Years
Prerequisite(s): C or better in MATH 241; Completion of PHYS 131 or PHYS 202 .
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PHYS 311 - Statics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Statis is a study of force systems acting on rigid bodies not in motion. The analysis includes forces acting in and on beams, trusses and frames in equilibrium. Topical content includes 2-D and 3-D systems, free body diagrams, pulley systems, friction, centroids and moments of inertia. Course also includes the application of basic mechanics principles for the analysis of static engineering structures, including shear force and bending moment in beams. Analysis includes both scalar and vector methods.
Offered Fall Odd Years
Prerequisite(s): Completion of PHYS 130 or PHYS 201 ; and completion or concurrent enrollment in MATH 241 .
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PHYS 320 - Electromagnetism
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
An advanced look at problems in electromagnetism including electrostatic fields, capacitance and dielectrics, magneto statics, electromagnetic induction, and Maxwell’s equations.
Offered Spring Odd Years
Prerequisite(s): Completion of PHYS 202 or PHYS 131 ; and MATH 241 with a C or better (MATH 251 recommended)
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PHYS 350 I - Scientific Computing
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Introduces computing tools useful in solving scientific problems. Considers a variety of techniques of tackling scientific calculations such as spreadsheets, symbolic packages (or other suitable programming languages). Additional emphasis is placed on the acquisition of scientific information in an ethical and legal manner, including an exploration of the primary literature. Examples will be drawn from such diverse fields as astronomy, physics, chemistry, earth science, biology and mathematics.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 130 or PHYS 201, and MATH 231
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PHYS 360 X - Relativity & Quantum Mechanics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
An introduction to relativity and quantum mechanics, and applications to atomic, solid state, and nuclear physics and chemistry. The laboratory component will explore these applications in more detail and also emphasize various forms of writing in the sciences. Cross-listed CHEM 360
Offered Spring Even Years
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 131 or PHYS 202; and MATH 231 with a C or better. Completion of MATH 241 recommended.
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PHYS 361 - Thermodynamics & Kinetics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Investigates the law of thermodynamics, properties of the states of matter and dynamics. Cross-listed CHEM 361
Offered Spring Odd Years
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 121 ; PHYS 131 or PHYS 202 ; MATH 241 with a grade of C or higher.
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PHYS 379 - Independent Study - Physics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Independent study of selected topics in physics conducted by the student with the approval and supervision of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor
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PHYS 469 - Special Topics in Physics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Advanced study of topics of special current interest in physics and related fields. Seminar/discussion format.
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PHYS 479 - Independent Study - Physics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Independent Study of selected topics in physics conducted by the student with the approval and supervision of the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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PHYS 480 K - Physics Seminar
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
A seminar for upper-level physics majors to practice scientific communication skills and participate in discussion of topics in current research with fellow students and faculty. Students present a topic from the primary physics literature. One seminar-format meeting per week.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): Four semesters of physics coursework (16 credits).
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PHYS 489 - Undergraduate Research
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Opportunities are available for students to engage in physics research, in conjunction with collaborative student-faculty research projects of with projects done with researchers from various governmental agencies.
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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PS 201 E - Debating the Earth: Pol Pers On Env
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
In this course, we shall explore how a diverse array of competing political perspectives views the relationship of humans to the natural environment in terms of both the sources of and the solutions to our current ecological crisis. In investigating these different paradigms and how each constructs the issues, we will come to better understand how these views shape public policy, political movements, public opinion, and even international relations. Cross-listed ENVS 203
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 210 GJ - Intro to International Relations
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
In this course we shall explore the actors, structure, and behavior of the emerging global system.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 262 J - Intro to American Political Process
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Explores the nature and structure of the American political system, and examines selected problems in American government at the national level.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 275 GJ - Intro to Comparative Politics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
In this course we shall explore the structure and conduct of politics cross-nationally and examine some of the communalities and differences among politics and political systems around the world.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 279 - Independent Study - Political Sci
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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PS 301 - Political Ideas
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Explores the major political ideologies of the modern and contemporary eras, as well as the political thinkers who played a role in developing and articulating such ideas. The role of these ideologies in shaping both historical and current events.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 343 - Constitutional Law and Politics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Examines the political issues and conflicts that arise as society attempts to apply and interpret the US Constitution, especially as it regards civil rights and civil liberties. This would include such controversies as censorship, the rights of the accused, abortion, affirmative action, discrimination, privacy, and federalism. The roles played by the Supreme Court, the rest of the federal judiciary, state courts, Congress, the President, private interests, and public opinion. Notable past constitutional cases that helped shape current interpretations of the Constitution.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 351 - Selected Issues in Public Policy
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
The nature and development of selected contemporary public policy issues such as education, housing, taxes, welfare, crime, transportation and urban planning. The course may cover several topics or focus in detail upon one issue in a given semester.
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 351A - Budgets, Taxes, and the Debt
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Special topics: Issues in Public Policy: budgets, taxes, and the debt.
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PS 352 EJ - Environmental Politics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course examines the political dynamics that underlie environmental policymaking in the United States. Major issues in environmental policy, including public lands, wildlife, pollution and energy will be examined, as well as the role of governmental institutions, interest groups and the public in formulating environmental policy. Cross-listed ENVS352
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 353 EJ - Sprawl, Land Use and Society
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course examines the environmental and social consequences of suburban sprawl and the patterns of mobility associated with it. In doing so, we will closely explore the role of public policies at the local, state, and federal levels in creating, supporting and now questioning this entire system. Cross-listed ENVS 353 , GEOG 353
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 360 J - Political Parties & Interest Groups
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course looks at the nature and function of two types of political organizations which influence American government: political parties and interest groups. Their structure, roles and behavior will be examined as will the process of political action in general.
Offered Other
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 361 J - The President & the Executive Branc
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
The structure and nature of the Presidency and the executive bureaucracy. The history, political behavior and functions of the executive office and its relationships to Congress, the bureaucracy, the media, interest groups, and the American people; the theory and practice of public administration within the executive branch.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 364 - State and Local Politics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
The process of governing at the state and local levels here in Wisconsin and the unique problems that are associated with state and local government. Special emphasis is placed on intergovernmental relations and how these influence state and local politics.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 366 - Congress & Legislative Politics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
The structure and behavior of legislative bodies, especially the U.S. Congress. In addition, theories of representation, the role of constituents, and the legislature’s complex relationship to the other branches of government.
Offered Spring
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 379 - Independent Study - Political Sci
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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PS 386 - International Law
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course explores international organizations, the United Nations system and international legal norms. It will also examine some of the transnational problems that international organizations and law have been developed to address.
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PS 388 G - Democracy & Authoritarianism
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
PS 388 will explore the politics of democratic and authoritarian systems. It will investigate the various conceptualizations regime designs, the different accounts for democratic and authoritarian successes and failures, and how mass publics around the world understand democracy and authoritarianism.
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PS 390 G - Politics of Latin America
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
In this course we shall explore the structure, nature, and history of Latin American politics and examine some of the issues and problems unique to that region.
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 397 - Peace & Conflict Studies
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
This course is an introduction to the study of inter-state conflict and peace studies. The underlying assumptions throughout this course is that war should be avoided and our principle focus will be to 1) identify the causes of war and 2) identify justifications and strategies for peace. As we shall see, these are interrelated, complex, and controversial topics. Both peace and conflict studies require a multi-disciplinary approach that includes psychology, philosophy and ethics, religion, economics, biology, history, and international relations. This necessarily broad approach allows us to closely examine and critique the underlying assumptions behind conflict and cooperation and trace the casual paths leading to war or to peace. We will place a special emphasis on examining and critiquing perspectives on conflict and peace at the individual, group, substate, and international levels of analysis. We will also consider the qualitative and quantitative empirical evidence in support of these theories. By the end of the course, students will appreciate the challenges of ending global conflict but also possess the knowledge to suggest realistic, peaceful solutions. This course fulfills the J (Analysis of Human Behavior and Social Structure) and U (Enriched Critical Thinking Experience) General Education tags.
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PS 460 J - Mass Media & Politics
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
How media has transformed American politics in the last half-century. Explores the assumption that media coverage of politics is not apart from the events it reports on, but rather a determinant, in many ways, of those events. How the presentation of political reality by the media, especially TV, affects elections, political behavior, public opinion, policy debates, and the notion of citizenship and democracy. Cross-listed COMMS 460
Offered Fall
Prerequisite(s): None.
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PS 479 - Independent Study - Political Sci
Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
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