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2017-2018 Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

  

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Music
  

  • MUS 771 - String Instruments (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 772 - String Instruments (1/2)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 773 - String Instruments (1)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 774 - Guitar (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 775 - Guitar (1/2)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 776 - Guitar (1)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 777 - Harp (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 778 - Harp (1/2)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 779 - Harp (1)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 781 - Voice (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 782 - Voice (1/2)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 783 - Voice (1)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 791 - Woodwind Instruments (1/4)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 792 - Woodwind Instruments (1/2)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 793 - Woodwind Instruments (1)

    No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 798 - Half Recital (1/2)

    25 minutes of music. Required of Music Performance majors. Available to any student with approval of the Department. A pre-recital hearing is required. No S/U option.
  

  • MUS 799 - Full Recital (1)

    50 minutes of music; usually performed in the senior year. Required of Music Performance majors. Available to any student with approval of the Department. A pre-recital hearing is required. No S/U option.

Philosophy
  

  • PHI 105 - Topic: The Morals of Our Stories (FYS) (1)

    This course will examine ethical theories and notions embedded in the discourse of storytelling. Moral lessons and norms are conveyed in the pages as the tale unfolds and the characters develop. Through the use of fable, fiction and film, the ethical principles of major philosophical systems will be discerned and analyzed. As a first year seminar, emphasis will be placed on academic expectations, coursework integrity, and vital critical reasoning skills in writing and discussion. MIGELY
    (FYS)
  

  • PHI 109 - Ethics and Climate Change (FYS) (1)

    The threat of climate change raises urgent questions about what we ought to do-i.e., questions about morality. We will spend some time considering climate science and questions raised by controversy about that science. What should we believe about the claim that human activity is threatening the climatic stability of our planet given apparent disagreement about the truth of that hypothesis. We will also spend time considering the moral challenges the risk of climate change generates: what is the nature of our obligations to prevent harm to people distant in space and in time; what responsibilities do nations of the industrialized world have to respond to threats generated by climate change; what does it make sense for such nations to do given the uncertainty of some outcomes of climate change; what should we, as individual citizens of such nations, be doing? We will read material of all sorts about these questions-we’ll look at scientific reports, economic analyses, and philosophical/ethical arguments, for example-and talk and write about what we make of the issues. Seminar for first year students only.
    (First Year Seminar)
  

  • PHI 109 - Topic: Ethics and Climate Change (FYS) (1)

    The threat of climate change raises urgent questions about what we ought to do-i.e., questions about morality. We will spend some time considering climate science and questions raised by controversy about that science. What should we believe about the claim that human activity is threatening the climatic stability of our planet given apparent disagreement about the truth of that hypothesis? We will also spend time considering the moral challenges the risk of climate change generates: what is the nature of our obligations to prevent harm to people distant in space and in time; what responsibilities do nations of the industrialized world have to respond to threats generated by climate change; what does it make sense for such nations to do given the uncertainty of some outcomes of climate change; what should we, as individual citizens of such nations, be doing? We will read material of all sorts about these questions-we’ll look at scientific reports, economic analyses, and philosophical/ethical arguments, for example-and talk and write about what we make of the issues. Students will be expected to enroll in an online learning community and will receive ¼ additional adjunct course credit for their participation during the fall semester. WHITE
    (FYS)
  

  • PHI 111 - Introduction to Philosophy (1)

    Problems of philosophy as they are discussed in the writings of major philosophers, including such topics as the nature of reality, problems with knowledge, morality, and the rationality of religious belief. Designed for first year students and sophomores.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 202 - Ethics (1)

    The nature of moral experience, moral judgments, and moral principles, and the relation of each to the other. Course may consider applications to contemporary moral problems. Readings from some major ancient, modern, and contemporary moral philosophers.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 203 - Logic and Critical Thinking (1)

    Principles and techniques useful for evaluating arguments and avoiding fallacious reasoning in ordinary life.
  

  • PHI 204 - Symbolic Logic (1)

    An introduction to formal argument analysis, including first order predicate logic and mathematical logic. Offered upon request and subject to availability of faculty.
  

  • PHI 223 - Business Ethics (1)

    Through readings and cases, moral issues, encoutered in economic life are studied. Topics include the profit motive, justice, business-consumer relations, employer-employee relations, coporate responsbility private ownership and public interest, advertising, and resolutions of disagreements.
  

  • PHI 224 - Environmental Ethics (1)

    Moral dilemmas associated with human populations, industrial productivity, a deteriorating environment, and generally, our treatment of the natural world. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 225 - Utopia (1)

    Philosophical study of selected works in Utopian literature such as: Plato’s Republic, More’s Utopia, Perkins-Gilman’s Herland, Hilton’s Lost Horizon, Rand’s Anthem, Clarke’s Childhood’s End, and Lowry’s The Giver.
    (Humanities)
  
  
  
  

  • PHI 301 - Asian Philosophy (1)

    Study of Eastern philosophies such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism through their classic texts. Examination of the nature of reality and the self, and how humans ought to live while analyzing such issues in a broader philosophical context. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 302 - Ancient Philosophy (1)

    Advanced study of the beginning of Western thought on topics such as the foundation of philosophical and scientific inquiry, the basis of reality, the nature of the human being and how humans ought to live socially, politically and ethically. In-depth analysis of the Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 304 - Modern Philosophy: Seventeenth Century (1)

    Critical and historical examination of the modern period of philosophy starting with the background to the Scientific Revolution and ending with advanced theories on the nature of reality achieved by a careful analysis of such philosophers as Galileo, Newton, Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke and Berkeley. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 305 - Modern Philosophy: Eighteenth Century (1)

    European philosophy from 1700 to 1800. Study of the philosophers of the middle of the modern era such as Hume, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Kant. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 306 - Modern Philosophy: Nineteenth Century (1)

    European philosophy from 1800 to 1900. Study of the philosophers of the late modern era such as Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 307 - Marx and Marxism (1)

    Primary emphasis on reading a comprehensive and balanced selection of the writings of Karl Marx. Reading will include some leading Marxists such as Lenin, Mao Zedong, and Marcuse. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 308 - Twentieth Century Philosophy (1)

    Study of philosophers such as Wittgenstein, Russell, Dewey, Heidegger, Foucault, and Rorty. Analytic philosophy, pragmatism, and continental philosophy, including postmodernism, will be examined. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Offered every second or third year.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 309 - Existentialism (1)

    Reflections on death, the meaning of life, absurdity, alienation, despair, freedom, and the self. Study of selected works of Simone De Beauvoir, Albert Camus, and Jean Paul Sartre. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 352 - Philosophy of Feminism (1)

    Exploration of philosophical theories on the nature of women, feminist critiques of Western philosophy, and current issues in feminist ethics, multicultural feminism, and feminist epistemology with application to social debates such as sex-based work, body image, and discrimination. This course also counts towards the GSS major. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 353 - Philosophy of Law (1)

    Inquiry into the nature of law, and its relation to morality and society through both classical and contemporary legal theories. Specific issues covered include liberty, justice, responsibility, and punishment employing actual legal cases. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 354 - Political Philosophy (1)

    Intensive study of the work of a major political philosopher, such as A Theory of Justice by John Rawls or Plato’s The Laws. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Offered every third year.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 355 - Philosophy of Religion (1)

    Philosophical examination of the major concepts and claims of the Western religious tradition. Topics to be discussed include the nature and existence of God, the problem of evil, the nature of religious language, the relation between faith and reason, and the possibility of religious knowledge. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 356 - Philosophy of Science (1)

    Examination of science as a source of information about the world. Topics include the structure of scientific confirmation and explanation, the nature of scientific knowledge and progress, the difference between science and pseudo-science, and the moral evaluation of science. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 357 - Philosophy in Literature (1)

    Philosophical study of selected works of world literature by authors such as Mishima, De Beauvoir, Calvino, Clark, and Rand. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 358 - Philosophy of Mind (1)

    Theories about the mind and mental phenomena: the relationship between minds and brains; consciousness; free will; artificial intelligence; and the philosophy of psychology. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  

  • PHI 360 - Evolution and Philosophy (1)

    An examination of the theory of evolution–what it says, what support it has, what it can (and cannot) explain-in order to see what (if any) implications it has for religion, morality, philosophy, and the understanding we have of ourselves and our world. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years.
    (Humanities)
  
  
  
  

  • PHI 485 - Advanced Seminar in Philosophy (1)

    Capstone Seminar in Philosophy: Advanced focus on an issue or movement or problem in philosophy, or on a particular philosopher. Prerequisites: at least three 300-level course in Philosophy, a major or minor in Philosophy, and junior or senior standing or permission of the department.  Alternate years.
  
  

Physics
  

  • PHY 121 - Astronomy (1)

    Development of the current understanding of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe. Physical principles upon which this understanding is based. Intended for non-science majors.
    (Science)
  

  • PHY 123 - Acoustics, Music, Audio Systems (1)

    Application of elementary physics principles to sound waves and vibrations, including the physics of musical instruments, room acoustics, hearing, harmonic analysis, and electronic production of sound. Intended for non-science majors. Alternate years.
    (Laboratory Science)
  

  • PHY 125 - Science through Film and Fiction (1)

    Scientific topics and issues found in selected novels and feature films are used to investigate the foundations of science and the scientific process. Students will investigate specific scientific concepts and use them as case studies illustrating the historical development of science and the role of science and technology in society. Intended for non-science majors.
    (Science)
  

  • PHY 141 - Introductory Physics I (1)

    Non-calculus treatment of elementary physics covering the topics of mechanics, relativity, and waves. Emphasis on problem-solving. Prerequisite: two years of high school algebra including trigonometry.
    (Laboratory Science)
  

  • PHY 142 - Introductory Physics II (1)

    Continuation of PHY 141  covering electricity, magnetism, and modern physics. Prerequisite: PHY 141 .
    (Laboratory Science)
  

  • PHY 161 - General Physics I (1)

    Introduction to physics intended for physical science majors. Topics include Newton’s laws of motion, concepts of work and energy, rotational motion, and conservation laws. Prerequisite: MAT 120  or MAT 121 .
    (Science)
  

  • PHY 162 - General Physics II (1)

    Continuation of PHY 161 . Topics include relativity and electricity and magnetism. Prerequisite: PHY 161 .
    (Science)
  

  • PHY 263 - Laboratory Physics (1)

    A laboratory experience designed to complement either of the introductory physics sequences. Techniques of experimental measurement and analysis, with experiments drawn from all areas of introductory physics.  Prerequisite: PHY 162 .
    (Laboratory Science)
  

  • PHY 265 - Modern Physics (1)

    Topics include thermodynamics, special relativity, photons, deBroglie waves, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, the Schrödinger equation, atomic and nuclear physics, high-energy particles, and quarks. Prerequisites: MAT 122 , PHY 162 , and PHY 263 .
  
  
  
  

  • PHY 305 - Waves (1)

    Study of physical wave phenomena, especially optical and mechanical waves. Topics include superposition, reflection, refraction, dispersion, interference, diffraction, polarization phenomena, and the wave equation. Prerequisites: MAT 122  and PHY 162 . Alternate years.
  

  • PHY 312 - Advanced Experimental Physics (1)

    An in-depth investigation of a physics experiment chosen by the student in consultation with the instructor. Includes design, construction, collection of data, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of the experiment. Prerequisite: EGR 270 , either PHY 265  or PHY 303, and one other 300-level Physics course or permission or instructor.
  

  • PHY 315 - Astrophysics (1)

    The astrophysics of stars and stellar systems with an emphasis on the physical principles underlying the observed phenomena. Topics include the techniques of astronomy, structure and evolution of stars, binary stars, star clusters, and end states of stars such as white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. Prerequisite: PHY 265  or PHY 303. Alternate years.
  

  • PHY 321 - Mechanics (1)

    Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian mechanics covering the motion of single particles, rigid bodies, systems of particles, fluid mechanics, and complex analysis. Prerequisites: MAT 221  and PHY 162 . Alternate years.
  

  • PHY 322 - Electricity and Magnetism (1)

    Electric and magnetic fields and their sources, magnetic and dielectric materials, and Maxwell’s equations. Prerequisites: MAT 122 , PHY 162 , and either MAT 221  or PHY 305 . Alternate years.
  

  • PHY 334 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (1)

    Development of the Schrödinger wave equation and its solution for the harmonic oscillator and Coulomb potentials. Orbital and spin angular momenta, and applications to simple atomic and molecular systems. Prerequisites: MAT 221 , PHY 265 , and either PHY 305  or PHY 321 . Alternate years.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • PHY 501 - Advanced Laboratory (1/4)

    Experiments of an advanced character, permitting the student to work relatively independently. Must be taken over four consecutive terms. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
    (CR)
  

  • PHY 511 - Extended Research in Physics (1/4)

    Reading in depth on a topic of current interest and the pursuit of an experimental or theoretical problem related to the topic. Must be taken over four consecutive terms. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
    (CR)
  

Politics
  

  • POL 111 - Introduction to Politics (1)

    Although you may not realize it, every one of us is involved in politics on a daily basis. We each have experienced parents and children haggling over the rules governing curfew or use of the car, employees and bosses negotiating behaviors at work, and organized crime families disputing turf wars (ok, maybe not that last one). Yet, in one way or another, politics is a part of our lives regardless of whether we are interested in Congress, political parties, or international negotiations. Politics is the process by which individuals and groups reach agreements on a course of joint action–even if they disagree on the intended goals of that action. This class discusses the problems that groups need to overcome to reach agreements on a joint course of action, and looks at the political institutions and other political processes and incentives that enable groups to overcome those barriers here in the United States and internationally.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 122 - Foundations of the First Amendment (Political Thought) (1)

    Political thought from political practice to political philosophy. Recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the freedom of expression, the Constitutional background for the Court’s ruling, and the arguments for freedom of expression. Readings include Mill’s On Liberty, Supreme Course cases, works on current legal controversies, and John Milton.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 125 - Ethics and Public Policy (Political Thought) (1)

    Contemporary studies in the standards that apply to political leaders and how they are explained, interpreted, and enforced. When taught off campus, registration entails additional expense.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 142 - International Politics (International Relations & Comparative Government) (1)

    How and why states compete and cooperate internationally. Addresses concepts such as the balance of power between states, collective security through treaties and international organizations, nuclear deterrence, and the growing influence of non-Western states. Typically includes historical and current case studies.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 143 - Comparative Politics (International Relations & Comparative Government) (1)

    Various types of political systems, including liberal democracies, current and former communist systems, and mixed systems of the developing world.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 172 - American Politics (American Politics & Public Policy) (1)

    Survey of process and institutions of politics in the United States. Addresses topics in political behavior such as individual political attitudes, political participation in the U.S. context as well as discussing American political institutions such as the presidency, Congress, the judicial system, the bureaucracy, political parties, and interested groups.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 182 - Public Policy (American Politics & Public Policy) (1)

    Introduction to the policy-making process, to the basics of public policy analysis, and to the substance of selected policy debates.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 216 - Education Policy and Practice (1)

    This course will explore education policies and their relationship to sociological patterns of school resegregation, the rise of credentialism, the end of educational expansion, and inequality of educational opportunity. Students in the course will be introduced to the history of policymaking in education beginning with the education reform policies of Horace Mann. Students will also examine demographic data on educational attainment, analyze the policies that alleviate or reinforce educational inequality, and describe what assumptions lie behind current reform ideas. We will evaluate the dynamics of current debates by referencing the long-standing tensions among the different purposes of schooling we have in our nation. Same course as EDU 216 
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 230 - Research Methods in Politics (1)

    Methods and research design in political science to address the causal processes that produce outcomes in politics. Course covers quantitative, experimental, qualitative, and field research methods, research design, and inference.  Prerequisite: STA 201
    Social Science
  

  • POL 250 - Principles of Advocacy (American Politics & Public Policy) (1)

    An overview of the United States legal system with an emphasis on the adversarial approach to resolution of conflicts and controversies in federal, state, and local tribunals as well as in alternate forums and venues. Students will gain a general understanding of the roles of the various participants with primary focus on the role of the lawyer as advocate. The course will incorporate aspirational and ethical considerations, practical issues faced by trial attorneys, and the potential for fulfillment and disillusionment fighting the battles of others.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 252 - Topic: Democracy and Diversity (1)

    Can a diverse society achieve sufficient agreement on fundamental values and norms for democracy to function effectively? This class will address several issues related to this central question: what we mean by democracy, recognition of subaltern groups, majority rule versus protections for minorities, the rights of indigenous groups, the balance between individual liberties and protections for groups, the impact of intersectionality upon how we think about identity, and others.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 256 - Nature, Functions, and Limits of the Law (1)

    How the law mediates between individual interests as well as attempts at furthering the common good, often at the expense of individual interests. Addresses how the law resolves disputes, how it maximizes welfare and wealth, how it is structured, who decides what we mean by law and how it functions, who decides what the societal interest is and whether it trumps what an individual wishes to do.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 280 - Political Affairs Internship (1)

    Field experience in applied politics. See Additional Academic Opportunities , All-College Independent Study Courses 280/380. Prerequisites: acceptance by a sponsoring agency or individual and approval of a formal prospectus by the faculty sponsor.
    (CR)
  
  
  

  • POL 325 - Anglo-American Constitutional Thought (Political Thought) (1)

    Richard Hooker, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Benjamin Franklin, and other Americans considered as guides to the much admired and imitated American experiment in writing a constitution. Prerequisite: POL 122  or POL 125 .
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 327 - Revolutionary Political Thought (1)

    Modern writings for and against revolution, including Marx’s Manifesto, Burke’s Reflections, and Hardt/Negri’s Multitude. Prerequisite: POL 122  or POL 125  or permission of the instructor. Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 330 - Women and Politics: A Cross-National Perspective (International Relations & Comparative Government) (1)

    This course examines a variety of issues and debates within the field of Political Science that are particularly relevant to the study of women and politics. The course will examine women’s participation in formal politics in a comparative perspective, by focusing on women’s roles as voters, candidates, and officeholders. Course materials include case studies from various countries. To be taught in India, alternate years. This course also counts towards the GSS major. Prerequisite: POL 143 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 331 - Gender and Development (International Relations & Comparative Government) (1)

    This course will critically investigate the complex ways in which gender relationships shape history, ideology, economy, and polity in developing countries. The role and status of Asian women will be examined to enable students to compare and contrast non-Western experiences with Western experiences. The forces of modernity and the impact on colonialism will also be discussed especially in relation to the economic and political conditions of the non-Western world and development. This course also counts towards the GSS major. Prerequisite: POL 143 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 332 - Human Rights (International Relations & Comparative Government) (1)

    Practices and characteristics of governments and non-governmental actors that abuse and protect human rights, history of the concept and treatment of rights, justifications for the protection of rights, differences between categories of rights, prospects for the improved protection of rights through international and domestic action. Prerequisite: junior standing. Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 333 - International Organizations (International Relations & Comparative Government) (1)

    History, present characteristics, and future prospects of efforts to establish international order through global and regional integration and governance, the development of international law, the activity of internationally-oriented non-state actors and social movements, and resistance thereto. Prerequisite: POL 142 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
  

  • POL 334 - Strategies to Alleviate Poverty (International Relations & Comparative Government) (1)

    The course explores the nature of poverty in the developing world. What causes it? What behaviors does it induce? Emphasis is on discussing various institutional factors that lead to poverty. The course will explore strategies and programs designed to alleviate poverty at the international, national and local levels, and analyze the role of the World Bank, national governments and non-governmental organizations in eliminating poverty. Can poverty be eradicated and if so, can the solution be found in capitalism itself? If not, is there a viable alternative? Prerequisite: POL 142  or POL 143 . Alternate years.
    (Social Science)
 

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