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Philosophy
	PHIL 3010 - Origins of Western Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Description Development of European philosophy from the early Greeks to the Romans. Typically included are Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Global Scholars course.
	PHIL 3020 - Rise of Modern Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Description Development of European philosophy from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. Typically included are Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Global Scholars course.
	PHIL 3030 - 19th - 20th Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Description Developments in Western philosophy from the end of the Enlightenment through the twentieth century. Philosophers to be studied may include Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Dewey, Ayer, and Wittgenstein, and philosophical approaches may include idealism, pragmatism, existentialism, and analytic philosophy. Global Scholars course.
	PHIL 3050 - Analytic Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Description Introduction to analytic philosophy through some of the most important works by leading figures, such as Russell, Ayer, Quine, Austin, Ryle, and Putnam.
	PHIL 3060 - Existentialism 3 Credit Hours Description Introduction to existentialism through selected literary and philosophical writings of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, de Beauvoir, Sartre, and others.
	PHIL 3230 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credit Hours Description Issues such as the nature of religion, arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, faith and reason, religious experience, immortality, myth and symbol, and alternative religious philosophies.
	PHIL 3330 - Mind and Brain 3 Credit Hours Description How does the mind relate to the brain? Is it possible for a machine to think? Can a robot have moral responsibility? To what extent are animals conscious? This cluster of questions is relevant to philosophy, computer science, psychology, and neuroscience. Topics include: theories of consciousness, the relation between mind and brain, artificial intelligence, mental content, neural correlates of consciousness, and neuroethics.
	PHIL 3710 - Sex and Love 3 Credit Hours Description (Same as WGSS 3710). This course is a critical examination of issues in moral and political philosophy related to sex and love. Topics will vary by semester but may include the following: the good of marriage; what kind of marriage, if any, the state should legally recognize; the nature of the parent-child relationship; parental obligations and children’s rights; gender justice and the family; the ethics of commercial surrogacy; the ethics of abortion; and the legalization of prostitution and pornography.
	PHIL 3720 - Contemporary Moral Problems 3 Credit Hours Description Selected moral issues, such as abortion, euthanasia, environmentalism, genetic engineering, feminism, animal rights, gay and lesbian rights, and political violence. Brief coverage of ethical theories as they relate to the issues at hand.
	PHIL 3730 - Business Ethics 3 Credit Hours Description Moral issues in business, such as social responsibility, employee obligations and rights, ethics and the professions, marketing and advertising practices, and the environment. Issues in both domestic and international areas may be discussed.
	PHIL 3740 - Biomedical Ethics 3 Credit Hours Description Introduction to major moral problems in science and medicine, such as abortion, death and euthanasia, treatment of the mentally ill, experimentation with animal and human subjects, genetic research, and neuroethical issues.
	PHIL 3750 - Race and Racism 3 Credit Hours Description (Same as AAS 3750). Study of philosophical issues related to race and racism. Topics may include philosophical analysis of concepts such as oppression, race, racism, discrimination, and stereotyping as well as critical investigation of practices and institutions related to racism and ending it, such as the ethics of racial profiling, racism and mass incarceration, and racism and social integration.
	PHIL 3810 - Introduction to Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics (PPE) 3 Credit Hours Description This is an interdisciplinary course that provides an overview of some core conceptual tools used to analyze issues at the intersection of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPEand serves as the gateway course for the PPE concentration in the BIS major. Using both historical and contemporary readings, the topics covered include the moral status of markets, distributive justice, liberty and paternalism, and the use of economic models to understand the behavior of voters and policymakers.
	PHIL 3855 - Topics in Political Theory 3 Credit Hours Description Introductory survey of the great writings in political thought. Examines the contributions these works made to Western conceptions such as democracy, equality, human nature, citizenship, and liberty, as well as their continuing relevance for understanding contemporary moral and political dilemmas. Global Scholars course. May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 3900 - Studies in Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Description Examination of selected philosopher(sor topic(s). May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4010 - Plato 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level course in philosophy, or consent of instructor. Description Advanced introduction to the major areas of Plato’s philosophy, which may include the relationship between virtue and knowledge, the theory of recollection, the theory of forms, the nature of sensible objects, and the relationship between the individual and the state. May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4020 - Aristotle 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Advanced introduction to the major areas of Aristotle’s philosophy, which may include early and later theories of substance, methodology, the study of nature, the soul, and ethics. May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4030 - Topics in Ancient Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Investigation of a specific theme, philosopher, or text, such as Aristotle’s ethics, the philosophy of Socrates, Plato’s Republic, Stoicism, Hellenistic ethics, or Aristotle’s philosophy of mind. May be repeated if topic varies, but only six credit hours may be applied to the major.
	PHIL 4050 - Topics in 17th-18th Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000- or 3000-level philosophy course or consent of instructor. Description Intensive study of works of modern philosophers such as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Malebranche, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Berkeley, Hume, Reid, Kant, and Hegel. Course may cover a single philosopher, or it may survey the development of a particular area of modern philosophy (such as moral philosophy, political philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, or aesthetics). May be repeated only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4055 - Hume 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level course in philosophy or consent of instructor. Description Advanced introduction to the major areas of Hume’s philosophy. Topics may include the relation between his theoretical and moral philosophy, skepticism, causation, necessity, the foundations of human knowledge, self- consciousness, personal identity, reason, will, sentiment, naturalism, and normativity. May be repeated only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4060 - Kant 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Advanced introduction to the major areas of Kant’s theoretical and/or practical philosophy. Topics may include: Kant’s conception of the task and method of philosophical inquiry, the relation of metaphysics and epistemology to natural science, skepticism, causality, freedom, the moral law, and the religious, political, and social ramifications of Kant’s moral philosophy. May be repeated only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4070 - Marxism 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Origin and development of central themes in the philosophy of Karl Marx, such as alienation, exploitation, and dialectal materialism, with limited reference to contemporary trends in Marxist thought. May be repeated if topic varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4075 - Topics in 19th Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Investigation of a specific theme, philosopher, or text, such as Hegel, Nietzsche, German Idealism, or the emergence of philosophy in America. May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4085 - Topics in the History of Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Investigation of a specific theme, philosopher, or text, such as Scepticism in Ancient and Modern Philosophy, Anselm, or the Summa Contra Gentiles. May be repeated if topic varies, but only six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4090 - Topics in Continental Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Study of works of such authors as Husserl, Scheler, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and Ricoeur. May be repeated if topic varies, but only six credit hours may be applied to the major.
	PHIL 4095 - Topics in Analytic Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: one 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Study of works of such authors as Russell, Moore, Carnap, Putnam, Lewis, Feinberg, Hart, and Rawls. May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4100 - Epistemology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Problems in the concept of knowledge, such as the definition of propositional knowledge, the problem of induction, the a priori, and theories of truth. May also include theories such as coherentism, reliabilism, and foundationalism.
	PHIL 4130 - Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description An examination of philosophical problems associated with the nature, scope, and significance of the sciences. Topics may include: scientific versus non-scientific world views; explanation and its limits; confirmation; paradigms, laws, and theories; intertheoretic reduction; realism versus antirealism; science and human values. Global Scholars course.
	PHIL 4150 - Topics in Epistemology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: one 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Investigation of selected contemporary or classical topics in epistemology. May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4300 - Metaphysics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Topics may include personal identity and human nature; space, time, matter, and causality; freedom and determinism; teleology; conceptions of divinity; and world views and paradigm shifts.
	PHIL 4330 - Philosophy of Mind 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description An examination of various theories of the mind-body relationship, such as dualism, identity theory, and functionalism, and of specific issues such as consciousness, mental representation, mental disorders, the emotions, artificial intelligence, personal identity, and free will.
	PHIL 4340 - Philosophy and Cognitive Science 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor (background in the sciences is not required). Description An interdisciplinary examination of the problems, theories, and research strategies central to the study of the human mind and of other cognitive systems. Basic readings will come from a variety of disciplines, including philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology. Topics of investigation may include perception, mental representation, language, modularity, consciousness, emotions, moral psychology, action, mental disorders, folk psychology, and animal minds.
	PHIL 4350 - Topics in Metaphysics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of the instructor. Description Study of specific issues in metaphysics, such as free will, causation, time, personal identity, possible worlds, existence of God, realism, etc. May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4500 - Symbolic Logic 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phil 2500 with grade of B or better, or consent of instructor. Description This course will cover the fundamentals of propositional and predicate logic, and selected topics in such areas as the logic of identity and relations, modal logic, or meta-logic. Emphasis placed on construction of proofs in formal systems.
	PHIL 4530 - Philosophy of Language 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description This course explores how language is able to represent the world and communicate our beliefs about it. Topics may include the nature of language, theories of meaning and reference, semantic paradoxes, private language, speech acts, and non-human language. May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the degree.
	PHIL 4700 - Ethics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Major Western theories, such as relativism, egoism, emotivism, utilitarianism, deontology, naturalism, intuitionism, virtue ethics, existential ethics, and feminist ethics.
	PHIL 4740 - Advanced Biomedical Ethics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: one 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Consideration of ethical theories and their application to moral problems in science and medicine, such as genetic testing, abortion, euthanasia, experimentation with human and animal subjects, and new ethical questions raised by research in psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience. May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4750 - Topics in Ethics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: one 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of the instructor. Description Study of the works of major authors or views in normative ethics and/or metaethics. The focus will be on contemporary ethics but the course may include some study of historical figures. May be repeated only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4760 - Ethics and Contemporary Public Policy - Ethics Bowl 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course or consent of the instructor. Description Course explores how ethical theory may illuminate current controversial issues in practical ethics, applied ethics, and public policy. Topics change each year. Course includes preparation for “ethics bowl” competitions, which are collaborative exchanges where teams compete to offer the most compelling ethical accounts of an issue. Students have the option of attending Ethics Bowl tournaments, which take place annually in Florida and elsewhere. Course may be repeated, but only twice toward philosophy major.
	PHIL 4770 - Moral Psychology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level Philosophy course, or consent of the instructor. Description Examination of how humans function in moral contexts and how this information may impact debates in ethical theory. Drawing from relevant literature in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and other sciences, topics may include moral judgment and intuitions, moral disagreement, reason and emotion, moral agency and responsibility, character traits and virtues, altruism and egoism, and moral development.
	PHIL 4780 - Neuroethics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level Philosophy course, or consent of the instructor. Description Neuroethics considers how ethical theories inform neuroscientific practice and how neuroscientific discoveries inform ethical theorizing. Topics may include ehtical protocols for neuroscience research, ethical and legal implications of neuroscientific research, and implications of neuroscience for debates about moral behavior and judgment.
	PHIL 4800 - Social and Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Issues such as the definition and justification of human rights, justice, social welfare, and forms of political participation, and the debate between ideologies. Readings from classical and contemporary sources, for example, Plato, Locke, Mill, Marx, and Rawls. Global Scholars course.
	PHIL 4820 - Philosophy of Law 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Topics such as theories of law, feminist legal theory, the nature of legal reasoning, legal obligation, law and justice, law and morality.
	PHIL 4830 - Topics in Philosophy of Art 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Historical and contemporary accounts of the nature of art, aesthetic experience, creative activity, imagination, expression, interpretation, and aesthetic evaluation.
	PHIL 4855 - Advanced Topics in Political Theory 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Advanced survey of the great writings in political thought. Examines the contributions these works made to Western conceptions such as democracy, equality, human nature, citizenship, and liberty, as well as their continuing relevance for understanding contemporary moral and political dilemmas. Global Scholars course. May be repeated only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4860 - Feminist Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Classical and contemporary issues concerning women, such as discrimination on the basis of gender, class, race, or sexuality, whether gender is natural or constructed, and historical roots of feminist and anti-feminist perspectives.
	PHIL 4870 - Honors Thesis I 1 to 6 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Good standing with the Honors College and consent of instructor. Requirements: Signature Experience course. Description Readings or research preparatory to honors thesis or project.
	PHIL 4880 - Honors Thesis II 1 to 6 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Good standing with the Honors College and consent of instructor. Requirements: Signature Experience course. Description Writing or production of honors thesis or project.
	PHIL 4890 - Topics in Social and Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of the instructor. Description Study of selected issues in social/political philosophy. The focus will be on contemporary ethics but the course may include some study of historical figures. May be repeated only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4900 - Issues in Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: One 2000 or 3000-level philosophy course, or consent of instructor. Description Examination of selected philosopher(sor topic(s). May be repeated but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4950 - Independent Research 1 to 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Description Designed to provide students with the opportunity to do more advanced work in an area in which they have already had regular course work. Not to be used as a substitute for regular upper-level courses. This course may include a Signature Experience component. May be repeated but only if content varies.
	PHIL 4960 - Internship 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Minimum 2.5 GPA, philosophy major or minor, 15 credit hours earned in PHIL courses, and 30 credit hours earned GSU. Description Designed to allow majors and minors the opportunity to apply and develop their philosophical skills outside the classroom and to see the relationship between philosophy and a profession. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
	PHIL 4990 - Advanced Seminar in Philosophy 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Major in philosophy, PHIL 2010, PHIL 3000, and PHIL 3020 with grades of C or higher. Description This course offers an in-depth treatment of a specific philosophical issue (for example, the role of paternalism in a liberal society, reliabilist theories of knowledge, the nature of moral emotionsin a seminar setting, where students have an opportunity to engage in systematic discussions of primary texts and the philosophical issues they raise. This investigation of a topic from a variety of vantage points allows students to develop an informed position and the argumentative skills necessary to defend it successfully, both orally and in writing. May be repeated with instructor permission but only if content varies. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the major.
	PHIL 4995 - Directed Readings B.I.S.-CTW 3 to 4 Credit Hours Requirements: This course may satisfy the junior and/or senior-level Critical Thinking Through Writing requirements. Description Directed Readings designed for Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies students.
Photography
	PHOT 3000 - Introduction to Photography 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: ART 1020 with grades of C- or higher. Lab Fee: $125.00. Description Introduction to photography within a fine arts context. Operation of the DSLR camera and lenses.
	PHOT 3010 - Film and Darkroom 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phot 3000 with grade of C- or higher. Lab Fee: $125.00. Description Intermediate-level course emphasizing technical competency with 35mm and medium format cameras, black-and-white film exposure and development, silver-gelatin print processing, and archival presentation.
	PHOT 3030 - Digital Photography 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: PHOT 3000 with grade C- or higher. Lab Fee: $20.00. Description Intermediate course that explores techniques and processes of digital photography. Emphasizes the use of Adobe Photoshop to acquire skills in digital workflow with emphasis on high-quality, large-scale inkjet printing. (Formerly PHOT 3500).
	PHOT 3050 - Selected Topics 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phot 3100 and one 4000-level Phot course with grades of C- or higher, or consent of instructor. Description Exploration in photography examining philosophy of art making through intensive studio practice.
	PHOT 3100 - Alternative Photographic Practice 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: PHOT 3000 with grade of C- or higher. Lab Fee: $125.00. Description Photographic printing processes from the earliest days of photography to the latest advances in digital media. Experimentation and independent research emphasized.
	PHOT 3130 - Digital Video for Artist 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: PHOT 3000 with a grade of C- or higher. Non-art majors need permission of instructor. Requirements: Required for BFA Photo Majors and recommended for all art majors. Description Introduction to interactive multimedia utilizing computer-assisted approaches. (Formally PHOT 3600).
	PHOT 3200 - Color and Light 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phot 3010 with grade of C- or higher. Lab Fee: $125.00. Description Color photography techniques, aesthetic elements of color, and introduction to natural and artificial light sources.
	PHOT 3300 - Studio Lighting & Large Format 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phot 3010 and Phot 3030 with grade of C- or higher. Lab Fee: $125.00. Description Studio practice within a fine arts context. Large format cameras, advanced studio lighting techniques.
	PHOT 3900 - Selected Topics in Photography 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Lab Fee: $20.00. Description Special topics for studio art majors. May be repeated once for a maximum of eight credit hours.
	PHOT 3910 - Photo History Seminar 3 Credit Hours Description Seminar addressing critical issues and expressive approaches in photographic practice through the study of theory and history; technical and aesthetic development; influences the medium has had on art and culture.
	PHOT 4500 - Directed Study in Photography 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: PHOT 3030, PHOT 3100, PHOT 3130, and PHOT 3300 with grades of C- or higher. Lab Fee: $70.00. Description Individual studio problems for advanced students.
	PHOT 4930 - Internship in Photography 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Requirements: Written proposal, contractual agreement with internship supervisor required. Description Practicum in the field outside university setting. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
	PHOT 4940 - Portfolio I 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phot 4500 with grade of C- or higher. Lab Fee: $20.00. Description Senior-year studio experiences for B.F.A. degree candidates. Committee review.
	PHOT 4950 - Portfolio II-CTW 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phot 4940 with grade of C- or higher, or concurrently. Requirements: Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Photography majors. Lab Fee: $20.00. Description Culminating studio experiences for B.F.A. degree candidates. Committee review. Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) course.
	PHOT 4980 - Special Problems 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor or of School director. Description Independent studies initiated by the student. May be repeated once for a maximum of eight credit hours if topic varies.
Physical Education
	PHED 1101 - Choices For Life 1 Credit Hours Description This course explores specific topics which promote healthy, proactive lifestyles. Each topic covered includes applied skills to make good lifestyle choices. Focus topics and skills are: exploring the various dimensions that affect healthy living, eliminating self-defeating behaviors,assessing the health-related components of physical fitness, and designing and implementing a personal fitness prescription.
Physical Science
	PHSC 2650K - Physical Sci. For Middle Sch. 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Exit or exemption from MATH 0997, ENGL 0999, and all ESL requirements and EDUC 2110, or students with degrees Fundamentals of Physical Science for Middle School teachers. Description This course is a survey of the important aspects of chemistry and physics. The goal of this course is to provide students with a solid background concerning basic topics in chemistry and physics. This course does not meet program of study requirements for the associate’s degree in teacher education.
Physics
	PHYS 1000 - Gateway to Physics 2 Credit Hours Description This is a seminar course intended for anyone curious about physics and its relevance to contemporary life. No background in physics is necessary. The course engages a broad spectrum of resources and experiential opportunities (e.g. popular science books & articles, videos, websites, lab tours, field trips, service learning opportunities, and guest presenters) to explore compelling interconnections between physics, other disciplines and career interests. Course topics may include Physics and the Human Body, Physics and the Nano-scale, Physics and the Cosmos, Physics and Technology, Physics and Art, and Chaos & Complexity. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
	PHYS 1111 - Introductory Physics I 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: MATH 1112 or MATH 1113 with a grade of C or higher. Corequisites: PHYS 1111L. Description This introductory course is the first in a two course survey of the primary fields of physics. This course will include material from mechanics, thermodynamics, and Waves. Elementary algebra and trigonometry will be used.
	PHYS 1111K - Introductory Physics I 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Math 1112 or Math 1113 with grade of C or higher. Description This introductory course is the first in a two-course survey of the primary fields of physics. This course will include material from mechanics, thermodynamics, and waves including a laboratory component. Elementary algebra and trigonometry will be used.
	PHYS 1111L - Introductory Physics I Lab 1 Credit Hours Corequisites: PHYS 1111. Description This is a laboratory to accompany PHYS 1111. Assignments are designed to reinforce lecture concepts.
	PHYS 1112 - Introductory Physics II 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L, each with a C or higher. Corequisites: PHYS 1112L. Description This introductory course is the second in a two course survey of the primary fields of physics. This course will include material from electromagnetism, light, and modern physics. Elementary algebra and trigonometry will be used.
	PHYS 1112K - Introductory Physics II 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phys 1111K or Phys 1111 and Phys 1111L or Phys 2211K or Phys 2211 and Phys 2211L with grades of C or higher. Description This introductory course is the second in a two-course survey of the primary fields of physics. This course will include material from electromagnetism, light, and modern physics including a laboratory component. Elementary algebra and trigonometry will be used.
	PHYS 1112L - Introductory Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Corequisites: PHYS 1112. Description This is a laboratory to accompany PHYS 1112. Assignments are designed to reinforce lecture concepts.
	PHYS 2030 - Physical Science: Physics of Music and Speech 3 Credit Hours Requirements: No science background required. Not accepted as a part of the requirements for a major or an allied field in physics. Description Physical characteristics of musical sound; applications to musical tones, scales, harmony, and acoustics; problems of recording, amplifying, transmitting, and reproducing sound.
	PHYS 2211 - Principles of Physics I 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: MATH 2201 or MATH 2211 with a C or higher. Corequisites: PHYS 2211L. Description This is the first in a calculus based two course survey of the primary fields of physics. This course will cover mechanics, waves, simple harmonic motion, and thermodynamics.
	PHYS 2211K - Principles of Physics I 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Math 2211 or Math 2201 with grade of C or higher. Description This is the first in a calculus-based two-course survey of the primary fields of physics. This course will cover mechanics, waves, simple harmonic motion, and thermodynamics including a laboratory component.
	PHYS 2211L - Principles of Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Corequisites: PHYS 2211. Description This is a laboratory to accompany PHYS 2211. Assignments are designed to reinforce lecture concepts.
	PHYS 2212 - Principles of Physics II 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: MATH 2212 or MATH 2202; and PHYS 2211K or PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L, all with a C or higher. Corequisites: PHYS 2212L. Description This is the second in a calculus based two course survey of the primary fields of physics. This course will cover electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics.
	PHYS 2212K - Principles of Physics II 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Math 2212 or Math 2202 and Phys2211K or Phys2211 and Phys2211L with grades of C or higher. Description This is the second in a calculus-based two-course survey of the primary fields of physics. This course will cover electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics including a laboratory component.
	PHYS 2212L - Principles of Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Corequisites: PHYS 2212. Description This is a laboratory to accompany PHYS 2212. Assignments are designed to reinforce lecture concepts.
	PHYS 2940 - Directed Laboratory Investigations 1 to 2 Credit Hours Prerequisites: consent of the department. Description Directed laboratory investigation in physics involving the development of experimental skills required for advanced study in physics or a related science. May be repeated for no more than two hours total credit.
	PHYS 3150 - Advanced General Physics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: a non-calculus elementary physics sequence such as Phys 1111K and Phys 1112K; Math 2212 with grades of D or higher, or equivalent. Description Not acceptable for credit for students who have had Phys 2211K-2212K. Designed to prepare the student who has completed a non-calculus-level elementary physics sequence for more advanced physics courses. The utilization of calculus in solving problems in classical physics is stressed. Three lecture hours a week.
	PHYS 3300 - Advanced Physics Laboratory-CTW 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phys 2212K (or Phys 2212 + Phys 2212L) and Math 2212 with grades of C or higher. Corequisites: Phys 3401 and Math 2215. Requirements: Required for all physics majors. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all physics majors. Description Advanced laboratory experiments in modern physics, optics, and astronomy with emphasis on scientific report writing. Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) course.
	PHYS 3401 - Modern Physics 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phys 2212K and Math 2212 with a C or higher. Description Special relativity, quantum optics, wave and particle duality, Bohr theory, Schrodinger’s quantum mechanics, one-electron atom, spin, and angular momentum. Four lecture hours a week.
	PHYS 3500 - Electronics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phys 2212K with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Description Fundamentals of analog and digital circuit design; discrete and integrated circuit devices; electronic instrumentation. Two lecture and four laboratory hours a week.
	PHYS 3550 - Mathematical Methods and Computational Physics I 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: MATH 2215 and PHYS 2212K with a C or higher. Description Examination of the mathematical methods most commonly used in Physics, and their application to the solution of fundamental physical problem through computer programming and simulations. This course will cover differential methods, Taylor series, complex numbers, vector calculus, probability and statistics, and their applications to Classical Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Statistical and Thermal Physics. Three lecture hours a week.
	PHYS 3560 - Mathematical Methods and Computational Physics II 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: MATH 2652 and PHYS 3550 with a C or higher. Description Examination of the mathematical methods most commonly used in Physics, and their application to the solution of fundamental physical problem through computer programming and simulations. This course will cover linear algebra, Fourier series, differential equations, and their applications to Quantum Mechanics and complex physical systems. Three lecture hours a week.
	PHYS 3800 - Optics 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phys 2212K with grade of C or higher. Description Fundamentals and applications of optics: diffraction, interference, lasers, fiber optics, and applications of optical instrumentation. Lectures cover fundamentals and applications of wave and ray optics: image formation, diffraction, interference, polarization, spectroscopy, lasers, fiber optics and applications of optical instrumentation. Laboratories will develop more fully topics covered in lectures. Three lecture hours and one two hour laboratory per week.
	PHYS 3850 - Statistical and Thermal Physics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phys 2212K and Math 2215 with grades of C or higher. Description Physical statistics, quantum states and degeneracy, statistical definition of entropy, development of thermodynamics; applications to gases, radiation, and solids. Three lecture hours a week.
	PHYS 4001 - Computational Neuroscience Laboratory 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phys 2212K with a C or higher. Description (Same as Neur 4001 and Biol 4905). Research techniques in computational neuroscience, including biophysical modeling of neurons, synapses, and neuronal networks. Topics include calcium dynamics, cellular homeostasis, ion channel kinetics, central pattern generator dynamics, neuronal network synchronization, and artificial intelligence. Students acquire basic programming skills in Matlab and other software to build/analyze computational models from literature-based biophysical measurements.
	PHYS 4110 - Introduction to Embedded Systems Laboratory 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Phys 3500 or CSc 3210 with grade of D or higher, or equivalent course work with consent of instructor. Description (Same as CSc 4110). Topics taken from: review of basic logic functions; automatic systems; microprocessor- based systems and applications; embedded system software survey; digital communications; and embedded systems programming. Four lecture hours per week.
	PHYS 4130 - Fluid Dynamics with Astrophysical Applications 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Math 2641 and Math 2652, each with a C or better, or permission of instructor. Description (Same as ASTR 4130). An introduction to fluid dynamics including viscosity, diffusion, vorticity, turbulence, convection, and instabilities. Applications to chemically reactive flows, boundary layers, relativistic flows, particle-fluid interactions, and shocks and astrophysical settings such as stellar oscillations and galactic dynamics using numerical methods and computational frameworks. Students should have basic familiarity with computational methods.
	PHYS 4300 - Teaching Physics 1 to 2 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description Only open to students concurrently assisting with the teaching of a physics course. Course provides a theoretical and practical foundation for science teaching. Topics include univocal and dialogic discourse, questioning strategies, Blooms taxonomy, mental models, formative assessment and bridging, the resource framework, motivation and cooperative learning, argumentation, metacognition, nature of science, and qualities of effective teachers. Two lecture hours per week.
	PHYS 4310 - Teaching Physics Practice 1 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description Only open to students concurrently assisting with the teaching of a physics course. This course is designed to give students practice in teaching physics in an interactive manner. Students will work in teams to learn to give lectures and lead group activities. One lecture hour per week.
	PHYS 4340 - Neurophysics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Neur 3000 and Phys 2212 with grades of B or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Description Course provides fundamental findings of physics of neuronal systems. The course covers such topics as introduction to biomechanics, membranes, transport, electroosmotic effects, ion pumping, cellular homeostasis, the Hodgkin-Huxley formalism, energetics of spiking, neural coding, and dynamics of neurons and neuronal networks. It also covers methods of recording of neuronal activity. Three lecture hours per week.

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PHIL 3010 - Origins of Western Philosophy

PHIL 3020 - Rise of Modern Philosophy

PHIL 3030 - 19th - 20th Century Philosophy

PHIL 3050 - Analytic Philosophy

PHIL 3060 - Existentialism

PHIL 3230 - Philosophy of Religion

PHIL 3330 - Mind and Brain

PHIL 3710 - Sex and Love

PHIL 3720 - Contemporary Moral Problems

PHIL 3730 - Business Ethics

PHIL 3740 - Biomedical Ethics

PHIL 3750 - Race and Racism

PHIL 3810 - Introduction to Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics (PPE)

PHIL 3855 - Topics in Political Theory

PHIL 3900 - Studies in Philosophy

PHIL 4010 - Plato

PHIL 4020 - Aristotle

PHIL 4030 - Topics in Ancient Philosophy

PHIL 4050 - Topics in 17th-18th Century Philosophy

PHIL 4055 - Hume

PHIL 4060 - Kant

PHIL 4070 - Marxism

PHIL 4075 - Topics in 19th Century Philosophy

PHIL 4085 - Topics in the History of Philosophy

PHIL 4090 - Topics in Continental Philosophy

PHIL 4095 - Topics in Analytic Philosophy

PHIL 4100 - Epistemology

PHIL 4130 - Philosophy of Science

PHIL 4150 - Topics in Epistemology

PHIL 4300 - Metaphysics

PHIL 4330 - Philosophy of Mind

PHIL 4340 - Philosophy and Cognitive Science

PHIL 4350 - Topics in Metaphysics

PHIL 4500 - Symbolic Logic

PHIL 4530 - Philosophy of Language

PHIL 4700 - Ethics

PHIL 4740 - Advanced Biomedical Ethics

PHIL 4750 - Topics in Ethics

PHIL 4760 - Ethics and Contemporary Public Policy - Ethics Bowl

PHIL 4770 - Moral Psychology

PHIL 4780 - Neuroethics

PHIL 4800 - Social and Political Philosophy

PHIL 4820 - Philosophy of Law

PHIL 4830 - Topics in Philosophy of Art

PHIL 4855 - Advanced Topics in Political Theory

PHIL 4860 - Feminist Philosophy

PHIL 4870 - Honors Thesis I

PHIL 4880 - Honors Thesis II

PHIL 4890 - Topics in Social and Political Philosophy

PHIL 4900 - Issues in Philosophy

PHIL 4950 - Independent Research

PHIL 4960 - Internship

PHIL 4990 - Advanced Seminar in Philosophy

PHIL 4995 - Directed Readings B.I.S.-CTW

PHOT 3000 - Introduction to Photography

PHOT 3010 - Film and Darkroom

PHOT 3030 - Digital Photography

PHOT 3050 - Selected Topics

PHOT 3100 - Alternative Photographic Practice

PHOT 3130 - Digital Video for Artist

PHOT 3200 - Color and Light

PHOT 3300 - Studio Lighting & Large Format

PHOT 3900 - Selected Topics in Photography

PHOT 3910 - Photo History Seminar

PHOT 4500 - Directed Study in Photography

PHOT 4930 - Internship in Photography

PHOT 4940 - Portfolio I

PHOT 4950 - Portfolio II-CTW

PHOT 4980 - Special Problems

PHED 1101 - Choices For Life

PHSC 2650K - Physical Sci. For Middle Sch.

PHYS 1000 - Gateway to Physics

PHYS 1111 - Introductory Physics I

PHYS 1111K - Introductory Physics I

PHYS 1111L - Introductory Physics I Lab