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PE 1250 - Physical Education for Majors I
This course offers an opportunity to explore various individual and dual activities throughout the semester. It is a required Physical Education activity for K-12 majors to learn and practice the fundamentals of these activities that may include tennis, pickleball, racquetball, dance, and physical fitness.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
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PE 1260 - Physical Education for Majors II
This course offers an opportunity to explore various team sport activities throughout the semester. It is a required Physical Education activity for K-12 majors to learn and practice the fundamentals of these activities that may include volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer, speedball, and ultimate frisbee.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
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PE 1315 - Stretching for Flexibility
This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the principles of stretching for full body flexibility and active participation in a total body personalized stretching program.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1330 - Fitness - Running
The course will provide the student with introductory concepts of an aerobic running exercise program to satisfy their individual fitness and activity needs.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1360 - Triathlon Training
This course is designed to instruct students in the basics of Triathlon training and competing.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
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PE 1370 - Fitness - Walking
The course will provide the student with introductory concepts of an aerobic walking program to satisfy their individual fitness and activity needs.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1380 - Fitness - Weight Training
The course will provide the student with knowledge of current strength training techniques applied to personal fitness goals and methods to build an appropriate weight training program to satisfy their individual needs.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1390 - Fitness - Yoga
To explore the practice of Hatha Yoga at a beginning level and cultivate the balance between flexibility, strength, and endurance in body, mind, and spirit.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1391 - Fitness - Intermediate Yoga
To explore the practice of Hatha Yoga at an intermediate level and cultivate the balance between flexibility, strength, and endurance in body, mind, and spirit.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1422 - Desert Mountain Biking
This course covers basic to mid-level mountain bike riding techniques, including, but not limited to, bike handling, climbing, descents, riding position, diet, endurance, stretching, safety and bike maintenance.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1430 - Day Hiking
An opportunity to explore the local area as it applies to the hiking trails near the Fort Lewis College campus and Durango.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1450 - Kayaking - Beginning
Basic kayaking skills including, but not limited to, paddling strokes, rolling and assisted rescues, self-rescue, basic hydrology and river safety, and equipment review.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1460 - Rock Climbing
This course covers basic beginning rock climbing skills including, but not limited to, knots, anchor systems, belay/climbing commands, rock climbing techniques (face, friction, crack), belaying (mechanical, hip, lowering) rappelling, equipment review, and related safety issues.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1481 - Skiing - Cross Country
This course introduces the student to the fundamentals and techniques of Nordic skiing and will provide an opportunity for students to enhance their Nordic skiing skills and overall physical condition.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
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PE 1483 - Telemark Skiing
This course covers the basics of learning how to Telemark ski.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (1-0)
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PE 1520 - Badminton
The course will provide the student with basic knowledge and techniques of the game of badminton as an exercise program to satisfy their individual fitness and activity needs.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1530 - Basketball
This course introduces the student to the basic skills, rules, and strategies of basketball.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1555 - Golf - Beginning
Develop the basic fundamentals of your golf swing. Develop a basic swing pattern. Learn a basic knowledge of the rules of golf. Learn the basic etiquette of golf. Develop an awareness of fundamental strategies in course management.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1571 - Recreational Games
This course is designed to expose students to a variety of recreational games that are generally not covered in our regular physical activity class offerings. Activities to be included are: deck tennis, indoor hockey, cageball, bowling, horseshoes, whiffle softball, dodgeball, croquet, ping-pong, shuffleboard, billiards, darts, hopscotch, pickleball, etc. Some competitive and cooperative activities will be introduced.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1580 - Self Defense
Active participation in basic self-defense skills, prevention and awareness.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1610 - Soccer - Beginning
A course designed to develop the basic skills, rules knowledge, and strategy involved with soccer.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1620 - Tennis - Beginning
This course will introduce the student to the game of tennis. This format will include instruction and practice in skills, knowledge of rules and scoring.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1622 - Ultimate Frisbee/Team Handball
The course will introduce the student to the basic skills involved in Ultimate Frisbee, an outside grass surface activity and Team Handball, an indoor court game. Both games require the ability and willingness of continuous activity.
Credits: 1
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1630 - Volleyball - Beginning
This course will provide the student with the fundamental skills in volleyball, including knowledge of volleyball rules through gameplay and written exams.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1635 - ACT/Students/Physical Disabilities
Individualized physical activity programs for students with physical disabilities in physical and motor fitness.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1636 - ACT/Students/Physical Disabilities
Individualized physical activity programs for students with physical disabilities in fundamental motor skills and patterns, sports skills and aquatics.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1710 - Varsity Basketball - Men
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1711 - Varsity Basketball - Women
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1720 - Varsity Crosscountry - Men
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1721 - Varsity Crosscountry - Women
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1730 - Varsity Football
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1735 - Varsity Track
Active participation in the competitive pursuits of NCAA Division II Women’s Track and Field including practice settings and scheduled competitions.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
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PE 1740 - Varsity Golf
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1750 - Varsity Soccer - Men
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1751 - Varsity Soccer - Women
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1755 - Varsity Softball
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1760 - Varsity Volleyball
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1765 - Varsity Lacrosse
Students must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
Notes:
PE courses are NOT approved for guaranteed transfer to other Colorado colleges and universities.
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PE 1770 - Varsity Cycling
Student must be on a varsity athletic roster.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-2)
Permissions Required: Instructor
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PEAC 101 - Introduction to Peace and War
This course provides an interdisciplinary examination of peace and war. It discusses theories of peace studies and gives students the opportunity to better understand contemporary conflicts. Students will both develop analytical strategies for understanding conflicts as well as productive strategies for resolving them. Through in-depth analysis of international organizations, students will gain hands-on understandings of global citizenship.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
gtPathways: AH3
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PEAC 401 - Conflict Resolution Strategies
As the capstone for the Peace and Conflict Studies minor, this course discusses various conflict resolution strategies and provides students with opportunities to develop skills in peace building and distributive, integrative, and principled negotiation as well as a variety of mediation strategies ranging from traditional to transformative. Students gain hands-on experiences through role-playing and have opportunities to synthesize the content from their elective courses.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
Prerequisites: CO2 course [Details: CO2 course list: COMP 250 , COMP 252 , COMP 253 , ENGL 268 , SOC 210 ]
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PH 205 - Environmental Health
This course will present major environmental health factors and issues related to public and community health. The course will present multiple aspects of the topics, including policy, industry, medical, community, and individual perspectives.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: PH 201
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PH 225 - Food Safety and Security
Students who successfully complete this course will understand key events that have led to our modern food safety practices, understand how food safety is regulated, understand the nature of food bourne illnesses, learn how to develop a professional food safety plan through risk based inspections, and understand basic tenets of food security.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: PH 205
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PH 250 - Communicable and Chronic Diseases
This course will present the etiology, treatment and control of the most significant acute and chronic diseases in the US today; the focus will be on those with public health significance. Students have the opportunity to research, write, and present about a significant disease of their interest and participate in a community-based experience related to that disease.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
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PH 320 - Community Health Behavior
This course will discuss behavior change theory and principles and their application to public/community health programs and health education. Social and community factors related to health and health behavior will also be discussed. Community-focused experiences and learning projects will occur throughout the course.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: PH 201
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PH 333 - Environmental Risk Assessment
Global ecosystems are subject to a multitude of stressors in the form of toxic substances that arise from human activity or from natural sources. Students who successfully complete this course will master foundational principles of ecological risk assessment including assessment planning, problem formulation, hazard identification, exposure assessment, risk analysis, and risk characterization.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: PH 201 AND PH 205
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PH 335 - Soil and Environmental Health
Soil ecosystems are involved in many of our most pressing environmental health issues. Students who successfully complete this course will understand key concepts in soil structure, function, and management. Students will learn how soils can be analyzed and managed to address critical environmental health issues. Laboratory activities will provide hands on experience in soil analysis and remediation.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-3)
Class Level Restriction: Sophomore standing
Cross Listed: This course is the same as BIO 335 ; credit will be given for only one of these courses.
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PH 340 - Global Health
This course introduces students to the issues that impact global health. Students will identify disease patterns, explore how culture affects illness and health, and learn about health systems, policy development, and other activities designed to improve well-being. Students will also use epidemiology, demography, sociology, anthropology, and behavioral change communications (i.e. skills) throughout the course.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: PH 201 AND PH 205
Class Level Restriction: Sophomore standing
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PH 350 - Substance Abuse Prevention
This course will provide an overview of substance abuse epidemiology, substance abuse disparities, and substance abuse prevention research and programs. Prevention program planning and substance related behavioral change models will be presented. Students will have the opportunity to research and learn about specific substance abuse prevention topics and programs.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: PH 201 AND PH 205 AND PH 320
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PH 380 - Epidemiology
This course will present principles of scientific method and study design related to public health research and data. The course will help students begin to understand and interpret the evidence for defining the public health problem, assessing causation, and evaluating effectiveness of potential interventions. Course includes a computer-based laboratory.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-3)
Prerequisites: PH 201 AND MATH 110 OR MATH 113
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PH 400 - Research Design
The course provides fundamental public health research skills necessary for epidemiologists, social scientists, and health providers to work in both research and applied settings. It focuses on practical issues involved in the design, conduct, and evaluation of survey research with an emphasis on the identification and control of error and the maximization of variance in measurement.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: MATH 201 AND PH 380
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PH 444 - Environmental Health Investigations
The practice of environmental health involves investigating, measuring, and monitoring health and safety issues in a variety of natural and human environments. Students who successfully complete this course will master foundational concepts in environmental health investigations by using a variety of instrumentation and equipment in lab and field investigations.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-3)
Prerequisites: PH 201 AND PH 205 AND MATH 110
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PH 450 - Program Planning and Evaluation
This course presents models of program planning and evaluation in community and public health settings. Students will incorporate understanding of program planning and evaluation into projects and writing.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
Prerequisites: PH 320 AND PH 380
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PH 460 - Public Health Service Learning
This course will be a structured public/community health-based learning experience that combines community service with preparation, reflection, and active learning about public/community health. Service-learning sites may include: local, state, or federal health department or health-related agency, community-based and non-profit organizations, hospitals, or clinics. Class requirements include a weekly class meeting.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
Prerequisites: PH 320 AND PH 380
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PH 480 - Public Health Senior Seminar
This course is for public health majors only and will present and discuss key public health issues in an advanced study topic-based manner to bring together students’ coursework from the variety of other classes throughout the major. A major report, project, or paper synthesizing a community or public health issue of the students’ choice will be required.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: PH 201 AND PH 320
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PHIL 141 - Introduction to Philosophy
This course introduces students to issues and methods of philosophical inquiry. Through a careful reading of classic and contemporary philosophical texts, students explore questions in ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology: What is morality? How are moral claims justified? What does it mean to act freely? Is free action possible? What does it mean to know? What are the limits of knowledge?
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
gtPathways: AH3
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PHIL 244 - Chinese Philosophy
This course investigates the distinctive character of classical Chinese thought, focusing on the three primary schools of philosophy, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. The theories of human nature, knowledge, and reality embraced by these philosophies, as well as their conceptions of ethics and politics, are examined and contrasted with rival Chinese systems and with Western philosophical views.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
gtPathways: AH3
Cross Listed: This course is the same as RS 244 ; credit will be given for only one of these courses.
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PHIL 251 - Moral Philosophy
This course introduces students to the philosophical study of ethics. Students explore a variety of theories that attempt to explain morality and to establish standards for making and assessing moral judgments, including utilitarianism, deontological ethics, virtue ethics, care ethics, and biocentric ethics. Students will critically analyze each theory and explore how each offers a different perspective on contemporary moral problems.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
gtPathways: AH3
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PHIL 252 - Environmental Ethics
This course explores what moral responsibilities humans may have to and for animals, plants, ecosystems, and other elements of the natural environment. Students will explore a variety of conceptual frameworks for examining issues in environmental ethics, such as anthropocentric ethics, biocentric ethics, land ethics, deep ecology and ecological feminism.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
gtPathways: AH3
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PHIL 264 - Social and Political Philosophy
This course examines the justification and limitation of the authority of government and other social institutions. What is the basis of governmental authority? When is it permissible for a government to use force against its citizens? Students in this course critically examine the work of influential thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Mill, and Rawls.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
gtPathways: AH3
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PHIL 271 - Logic
A broad treatment of different methods of assessing the validity of deductive and inductive arguments. The course covers syllogistic logic, elementary truth-functional logic, quantification and brief discussions of informal logic and inductive logic.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
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PHIL 274 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
An examination of the history and philosophy from the origins of scientific thought in Asia Minor through the Medieval period. Emphasis will be placed on the views of Plato and Aristotle, the synthesis of Christianity and Greek philosophy in Augustine and Aquinas, and the major Islamic philosophers. Topics in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy will be explored.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
gtPathways: AH3
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PHIL 281 - Theory of Knowledge
This course in epistemology explores philosophical controversies concerning knowledge and skepticism: What is truth? What is it for a belief to be justified? What can we know? Does knowledge represent objective reality or merely a culturally constructed concept of reality? Traditional and current answers to these questions are evaluated through a study of the great works in epistemology by Plato, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Russell, and many contemporary philosophers.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
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PHIL 299 - Individual Study
Individual research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Topic and format must be approved by the Department Chairperson and Dean.
Credits: 1-6
Hours: 50 hours are the equivalent of one credit hour.
Notes:
No more than eight credits in any combination of departmental 299/499 courses may apply toward a degree.
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PHIL 328 - Philosophy of Science
The course examines the nature of scientific theories, the practice of science, and the consequences of technology for our lives. It addresses puzzles about the nature of space and time, quantum mechanics, and evolutionary theory and confronts skeptical challenges to belief in unobservable entities and to the progress of science. Moral implications of science and its institutions are also evaluated.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
Program Restriction: Sophomore standing
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PHIL 340 - Medical Ethics
Students will learn to use a variety of philosophical theories and methods to understand and critically examine ethical issues that arise in medicine. Topics include ethical dilemmas that arise in the physician-patient relationship, in reproductive technologies, in end-of-life decisions, in medical research, and in local and national public health policy.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
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PHIL 360 - Philosophy of Religion
This course explores the problems raised by religion: Does God exist? Is it rational to believe in God? If God knows the future, are we free? Does the existence of evil disprove the existence of God? Can all religions be equally true?
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
Cross Listed: This course is the same as RS 360 ; credit will only be given for one of these courses.
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PHIL 361 - Philosophy of Art
This course investigates the nature of art and aesthetic experience. Topics include the difference between art and non-art objects, the function and value of art, the experience of beauty and other aesthetic qualities, and the interpretation and evaluation of artworks. This course surveys traditional media and challenges to them posed by performances and conceptual art.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
Cross Listed: This course is the same as ART 361 ; credit will be given for only one of these courses.
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PHIL 365 - Philosophies of Feminism
This course examines a variety of philosophical frameworks for thinking about gender, sexuality, women’s movements, the problems of sexism, and proposed solutions to those problems. Students explore the complexity and diversity of feminist thought by examining many different philosophies of feminism including liberal, radical, cultural, Marxist/socialist, existentialist, postmodern, ecological, and indigenous perspectives.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
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PHIL 379 - Modern Philosophy: 17th and 18th Centuries
An examination of the roots of the Enlightenment, including studies of rationalism, the origins of scientific thought, ethical modes of thought grounded in reason and empiricism, and social and individual notions of self-identity. This course examines the origins of enlightenment as a rebirth of the Renaissance and as the beginnings of contemporary Western notions of metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. Thinkers to be discussed will include Descartes, Spinoza, Hume, Locke, Berkeley, Kant, Rousseau, and others of the period.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
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PHIL 381 - Metaphysics
This course is an exploration of historical and contemporary attempts to answer questions about the ultimate nature of reality, such as: Why is there something rather than nothing? Do humans have free will? Is freedom compatible with determinism? What makes me the same person I was as a child? What makes the future different from the past?
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
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PHIL 384 - Philosophy of Mind and Language
This course explores the mystery of mind. What is a mind? How are minds related to bodies? What is the function of consciousness? Is language necessary for thought? How does language represent reality? Can we truly know what others mean? The controversial views of Hobbes, Descartes, Kant, Russell, and Wittgenstein are considered, as well as those of many recent thinkers.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
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PHIL 389 - 19th and 20th Century Philosophy
In this course students will examine the major movements of the 19th and 20th centuries in European and American philosophy. The course will include a study of Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche and Kierkegaard from the 19th century. From the 20th century, students will focus on developments in the analytic and continental traditions.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
Prerequisites: PHIL 274 OR PHIL 379
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PHIL 496 - Senior Seminar
Advanced study and research in selected topics.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)
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PHIL 499 - Independent Study
Individual research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Topic and format must be approved by the Department Chairperson and Dean.
Credits: 1-6
Hours: 50 hours are the equivalent of one credit hour.
Notes:
No more than eight credits in any combination of departmental 299/499 courses may apply toward a degree.
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PHYS 106 - How Our World Works
With a strong focus on concepts rather than mathematics, this course explores the history and methods of science. Topics span the origins of the Universe to how a cell phone works with an emphasis on energy. This is a chance for students to get a glimpse of scientific revolutions including quantum mechanics and special relativity. Includes a weekly lab.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-2)
gtPathways: SC1
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PHYS 115 - Environmental Physics
Students will explore foundational concepts in the physical sciences, focusing on how these concepts provide a better understanding of current environmental issues. The accompanying laboratory will stress scientific methodology and reinforce concepts learned in class.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-2)
gtPathways: SC1
Prerequisites: TRS 92 OR MATH 110 OR computed Math Placement Score MA110.
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PHYS 145 - Introduction to Astronomy
A course for students interested in elementary astronomy. A survey of modern astronomy including the moon, planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. The history and social implications of astronomy are also addressed.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
gtPathways: SC2
Prerequisites: TRS 92 OR MATH 110 OR Computed Math Placement Score MA110
Notes:
Students cannot receive credit for both PHYS 145 and PHYS 146
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PHYS 146 - Introduction to Astronomy
A course for students interested in elementary astronomy. A survey of modern astronomy including the moon, planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. The history and social implications of astronomy are also addressed. Includes a weekly lab.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-2)
gtPathways: SC1
Prerequisites: TRS 92 OR MATH 110 OR Computed Math Placement Score MA110
Notes:
Students cannot receive credit for both PHYS 145 and PHYS 146.
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PHYS 170 - Your Cosmic Context
This course examines the nature, contents, and history of the universe. Topics include dark matter and dark energy, Einstein’s general relativity, the big bang theory and its evidence, the emergence of complex life in the universe, and cultural and personal aspects of cosmology.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
gtPathways: SC2
Prerequisites: TRS 92 OR MATH 110 OR Computed Math Placement Score MA110
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PHYS 217 - Physics - Science and Engineering I
An introductory course in physics covering the basic concepts of classical mechanics (kinematics, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotations). Differential and integral calculus are used throughout the course.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-2)
gtPathways: SC1
Prerequisites: MATH 221 (minimum grade of C-)
Notes:
PHYS 217 is required of engineering and physics students and strongly recommended to all science majors.
This course includes an introductory physics laboratory with experiments in mechanics.
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PHYS 218 - Physics - Science and Engineering II
An introductory course in physics covering the basic concepts of electricity, magnetism, circuits, and electromagnetic radiation.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-2)
Prerequisites: PHYS 217 (minimum grade of C-) AND MATH 222
Notes:
PHYS 218 is required of engineering students and strongly recommended to all science majors.
This course includes an introductory physics laboratory with experiments in optics, electricity, electronics and magnetism.
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PHYS 262 - Physics - Science and Engineering III
An introductory course in physics covering the basic concepts of heat and thermodynamics, wave motion, optics, and sound.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: PHYS 201 (minimum grade of C-) OR PHYS 217 (minimum grade of C-) AND MATH 221 (minimum grade of C-)
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PHYS 299 - Individual Study
Individual research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Topic and format must be approved by the Department Chair and Dean.
Credits: 1-6
Hours: 50 hours are the equivalent of one credit hour.
Notes:
No more than eight credits in any combination of departmental 299/499 courses may apply toward a degree.
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PHYS 320 - Modern Physics
A study in the modern theories of atomic, nuclear and particle physics that have developed since 1900. An introduction to special relativity and elementary quantum mechanics is included.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: PHYS 202 (minimum grade of C-) OR PHYS 218 (minimum grade of C-)
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PHYS 333 - Computational Methods
A study of fundamental computational techniques used in modeling real-world phenomena. Introduces linear systems and proceeds to curve fitting, least squares, and iterative techniques. Includes numerical differentiation, integration, and differential equation solution techniques. Employs high-level programming tools commonly found in industry and academia.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: ENGR 104 (minimum grade of C-) AND MATH 223 (minimum grade of C-) AND MATH 327 (minimum grade of C-)
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PHYS 340 - Optics
A study of classical and modern theories of geometrical and physical optics including matrix methods for optical systems, diffraction theory and an introduction to Fourier optics.
Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-3)
Prerequisites: PHYS 202 (minimum grade of C-) OR PHYS 218 (minimum grade of C-) AND (minimum grade of C-)
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PHYS 354 - Theoretical Mechanics
The theoretical formulation of the kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies with an introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. An introduction to vector and tensor analysis is also included.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: MATH 223 (minimum grade of C-) AND PHYS 202 (minimum grade of C-) OR PHYS 218 (minimum grade of C-)
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PHYS 361 - Principles of Electricity and Magnetism
The mathematical theory of static electric and magnetic fields, time dependent fields and electromagnetic radiation.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: PHYS 202 (minimum grade of C-) OR PHYS 218 (minimum grade of C-) AND MATH 327 (minimum grade of C-)
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PHYS 370 - Heat and Thermodynamics
A study of classical and statistical thermodynamics. Includes the first and second laws of thermodynamics and their applications, and classical and quantum statistics.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: MATH 223 (minimum grade of C-) AND PHYS 201 (minimum grade of C-) OR PHYS 217 (minimum grade of C-)
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PHYS 380 - Advanced Physics Laboratory I
Work will stress experiments in modern physics with emphasis on electronic instrumentation and subsequent data analysis.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-3)
Prerequisites: PHYS 320 (minimum grade of C-)
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PHYS 381 - Advanced Physics Laboratory II
Work will stress experiments in electricity and magnetism with emphasis on data collection and analysis.
Credits: 1
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (0-3)
Prerequisites: PHYS 320 (may be concurrently enrolled) (minimum grade of C-)
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PHYS 420 - Quantum Mechanics I
An introduction to the formulation of wave mechanics including potential wells, the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, angular momentum and spin, identical particles, and operator methods.
Credits: 3
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)
Prerequisites: MATH 223 (minimum grade of C-) AND PHYS 202 (minimum grade of C-) OR PHYS 218 (minimum grade of C-)
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PHYS 454 - Advanced Topics in Physics
Advanced material in various areas of physics at the senior level. The course will treat one area of physics, such as nuclear physics, thermal physics, statistical physics or solid state physics. Class schedules will indicate the area.
Credits: 1-4
Repeatable: This course is repeatable provided the topics are different.
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