Course Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
College and Conservatory Courses (2018-19 and planned future offerings)
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NSCI 607H - Research - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS
Students may work on a research problem with an individual investigator.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: C. Howard, G. Kwakye, L. Kwakye, M. Mariani, T. Paine, P. Simen
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: NSCI 201
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NSCI 995F - Private Reading - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: C. Howard, G. Kwakye, L. Kwakye, M. Mariani, T. Paine, P. Simen
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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NSCI 995H - Private Reading - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via Banner Self Service. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: C. Howard, G. Kwakye, L. Kwakye, M. Mariani, T. Paine, P. Simen
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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OPTH 202 - Intro to Opera: Performing Techniques
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A two-semester course in the fundamentals of acting for the singer, emphasizing techniques of body movement through exercise and pantomimes; preparation and performance of opera scenes which stress ensemble work.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: C. Mirto
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 202 is prerequisite to OPTH 203. (An equivalent introductory acting course may be substituted for OPTH 202 as a prerequisite to OPTH 203.) Open to singers and to pianists interested in accompanying opera; sophomore status required.
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OPTH 203 - Introduction to Opera: Performing Techniques
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A two-semester course in the fundamentals of acting for the singer, emphasizing techniques of body movement through exercise and pantomimes; preparation and performance of opera scenes which stress ensemble work. Open to singers and to pianists interested in accompanying opera; sophomore status required.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: C. Mirto
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 202 is prerequisite to OPTH 203. (An equivalent introductory acting course may be substituted for OPTH 202 as a prerequisite to OPTH 203.)
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OPTH 305 - Opera Workshop
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A continuation of OPTH 202, 203. Emphasis is placed on eighteenth century period style, acting techniques unique to opera, and recitative; requirements include preparation and performance of opera scenes.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: C. Mirto
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 203.
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OPTH 306 - Opera Workshop
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A continuation of OPTH 202, 203. Emphasis is placed on nineteenth- and twentieth-century period styles, acting techniques unique to opera, and spoken dialogue; requirements include preparation and performance of opera scenes.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: C. Mirto
Consent of the Instructor Required: No
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 203.
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OPTH 307 - Avant Garde Performance Practice in Opera & Musical Theater
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semester
FC
Credits: 4
Attribute: CNDP
This course will focus on performance styles, their history, evolution and concepts for opera and musical theater from 1900 to 2000. Students will view examples of the styles, read historical documents and perform selections from the styles as a part of their course work.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Part of the “Broadway via Berlin: The Political Musical Theater of Kurt Weill” StudiOC learning community. Admission by audition and/or interview only.
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OPTH 400 - Performance Project
Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Public performance of a major role with the Opera Theater or musical and dramatic preparation of an operatic role, selected by the instructor with the approval of the voice teacher. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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OPTH 404 - Seminar in Opera
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A continuation of OPTH 305, 306. Advanced work in role preparation, including individual class presentations of research projects on selected operas, audition techniques, preparation and performance of opera scenes. Emphasis is placed on becoming familiar with operas in the standard repertory and selected contemporary works.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 305, 306.
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OPTH 405 - Seminar in Opera
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A continuation of OPTH 305, 306. Advanced work in role preparation, including individual class presentations of research projects on selected operas, audition techniques, preparation and performance of opera scenes; acting in a foreign language. Emphasis is placed on becoming familiar with operas in the standard repertory and selected contemporary works.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 305, 306.
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OPTH 406 - Seminar in Directing
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A study of the steps in mounting a production, from title selection through use of scenery, lights, and costumes to performance; discussion of major historical figures in the development of opera stage direction; projects in directing.
Enrollment Limit: 4
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 305, 306.
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OPTH 407 - Seminar in Directing
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
A study of the steps in mounting a production, from title selection through use of scenery, lights, and costumes to performance; discussion of major historical figures in the development of opera stage direction; projects in directing.
Enrollment Limit: 4
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 305, 306.
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OPTH 500 - Advanced Seminar in Opera
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Advanced study in role development, performance practice, and professional development, including research and repeated public performances. Off-campus performances may be scheduled.
Enrollment Limit: 4
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 404, 405. Open only to fifth-year students, special students, and candidates for the Artist Diploma.
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OPTH 501 - Advanced Seminar in Opera
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Advanced study in role development, performance practice, and professional development, including research and repeated public performances. Off-campus performances may be scheduled.
Enrollment Limit: 4
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 404, 405. Open only to fifth-year students, special students, and candidates for the Artist Diploma.
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OPTH 502 - Research Project in Opera
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
An advanced project of directed research into an opera (its sources, period, libretto, and composer) culminating in a major paper. Includes preparation for the comprehensive examination required of master’s degree candidates.
Enrollment Limit: 4
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: OPTH 305, 306. Completion of OPTH 404, 405 recommended.
Concurrent enrollment in OPTH 404, 405, subject to approval of instructor.
Priority is given to candidates for the master’s degree in Opera Theater.
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OPTH 503 - Research Project in Opera
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
An advanced project of directed research into an opera (its sources, period, libretto, and composer) culminating in a major paper. Includes preparation for the comprehensive examination required of master’s degree candidates.
Enrollment Limit: 4
Instructor: J. Field
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes:
OPTH 305, 306.
Completion of OPTH 404, 405 recommended.
Concurrent enrollment in OPTH 404, 405, subject to approval of instructor.
Priority is given to candidates for the master’s degree in Opera Theater.
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PACE 102 - Community Engagement for Musicians
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Conservatory students and College Musical Studies majors are invited to enroll in this PACE course, which will examine community engagement at an introductory level. Students will learn about teaching artistry, service learning, and best practices for partnering with a community organization. Professional development topics such as grant writing, non-profit funding, and professionalism with community partners will be covered. Students will examine a range of community engagement models, and are expected to undertake in a co-created project with their community partner. The class will meet twice a week for 75-minutes. Students are expected to spend 3-4 hours per week on readings, reflections, and their semester-long project that they will carry out with their community partner. Students will present the work that they’ve completed at the end of the semester in a final project presentation that will be open to the public.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: L. Zeitlin
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: None.
Cross List Information: Currently not cross-listed but previously offered as CNST 103.
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PACE 103 - Community Music Engagement in the Schools
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
This course is designed for prospective artist-teachers who will explore community music engagement in the schools. Topics include: (1) specific music-making strategies for teaching in diverse teaching settings with diverse music learners; (2) hands-on music-making experiences outside of traditional ensembles and solo performances; (3) music repertoire and resources for teaching music in a variety of music teaching settings; (4) foundations and current trends of music teaching and learning in global contexts; and (5) strategies for becoming effective communicators and facilitators. Guest speakers (local and via distance learning) will highlight topics explored in class. A community music engagement project will occur in Lorain County Schools.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: J. Kerchner
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: For Conservatory undergraduate students, Musical Studies program, and College students interested in music teaching and learning and community engagement in PK-12 settings.
Cross List Information: (Not Cross-Listed, but previously offered as MUED 504)
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PACE 104 - String Pedagogy
Next Offered: First Offered Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
This one-semester course is intended as an introduction to string pedagogy. The primary focus of the course will be teaching the beginner student. Topics will include the history and philosophy of string pedagogy, and how it influences contemporary teaching. Techniques appropriate to the advancing musician will include a healthy set-up, resources for building technique, and the development of musicianship. This course will be comprised of a mix of classroom lecture and regular observation of Community Music School lessons.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: L. Zeitlin
Prerequisites & Notes: This class is intended for string performance majors. Musical Studies majors who are interested in teaching will also be considered.
Cross List Information: (Not Cross-Listed but previously offered as MUED 103)
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PACE 210 - Elementary Piano Pedagogy
Next Offered: First Offered Fall 2017
Semester Offered: First Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A one-semester introduction to the teaching of beginning piano and musicianship skills to young students in-group and private settings. The course covers philosophical and developmental issues; as well as a thorough review of methods, materials, resources, and techniques for teaching at the elementary level. Weekly one-hour lecture; regular supervised group and private teaching experiences.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: A. McAlister
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Open to piano majors and minors. Consent of instructor required.
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PACE 211 - Intermediate Piano Pedagogy
Next Offered: First Offered Spring 2018
Semester Offered: Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
General introduction for pianists to pedagogical principles, teaching repertoire, and learning materials and technology, with focus on teaching intermediate level students. Students will engage in lecture-discussions, critically respond to assigned readings, examine current teaching materials, and contribute regularly to a web-based discussion group.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: A. McAlister
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: PACE 210 Elementary Piano Pedagogy.
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PACE 212 - Guided Teaching Observation
Next Offered: First Offered Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A student will observe a series of individual and group lessons to become familiar with a variety of teaching styles and pedagogical approaches. Requirements will include a portfolio of observation reports and regular consultation with the instructor.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: A. McAlister
Prerequisites & Notes: Open to piano pedagogy minors or those intending to pursue the minor.
Cross List Information: (Not Cross-Listed but previoiusly listed as APST 209)
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PACE 220 - Arts Behind Bars
Next Offered: Spring Semester
Semester Offered: Second Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Students will explore case studies of and research about prison arts programs (i.e., music, drama, literature, visual arts, dance). Students will examine artwork created by those incarcerated and find connections between the art and personal expressions of political, historical, and societal issues, stereotypes, and assumptions relative to incarceration in the U.S. Students participate in prison arts education experiences alongside incarcerated people in Lorain County and/or create community awareness projects about arts and incarceration. Volunteer training at the prisons is mandatory for CBL portions of this course.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: J. Kerchner
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Consent of the Instructor.
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PACE 222 - Building Community Through Music
Next Offered: Fall Semester
Semester Offered: First Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
Students will assist in teaching a community-engaged musical ensemble for underserved youth in Lorain County. In the first module, you will learn about best practices of community engagement, the emerging field of “community music” and the relationship between ethnomusicology and community-based work; conduct demographic and ethnographic research to understand the local community in which the partner is based; and then turn your attention to pedagogy and designing lesson plans. In the second module you will work directly with the youth as you learn how to facilitate music-making using the Javanese Gamelan.
Enrollment Limit: 10
Instructor: J. Fraser
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Prior gamelan experience not required; musical experience is desired.
(Previously Offered as PACE 752 Gamelan Community Engagement)
Cross List Information: Cross-Listed with ETHN 222 Building Community Through Music
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PACE 300 - Principles of Education
Next Offered: Second Semester
(Offered S18 with StudiOC)
Semester Offered: Second Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP, DDHU
Students will explore the complex world of education from historical, philosophical, sociological and political perspectives and assumptions, while also investigating why different models of schools function as they do. Educational theory, policy, and curriculum will be addressed, specifically current issues and research dealing with students’ readiness to learn, assessment and evaluation, funding, teacher assessment, and educational standards. Traditional and alternative pedagogies, their impact on teaching-learning partnerships, and models for teacher reflective praxis will be included in course readings, discussions, and written reflections. While the course focuses on the American educational system at large, students will practice applying key educational concepts to subject areas of their own interest.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: J. Kerchner
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Consent of Instructor.
Cross List Information: EDUC 300 Principles of Education (Note: PACE 300 was previously listed as MUED 519)
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PACE 310 - Elementary Piano Pedagogy Practicum
Next Offered: First Offered Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
A one-semester course that allows students who have completed Elementary Piano Pedagogy (PACE 210) to further develop their teaching skills. Students will teach one beginning student which will include an assessment and weekly 30-minute lesson. Required portfolios will include observation reports, lesson plans and assessments, and self-critiques of recorded teaching.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: A. McAlister
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: PACE 210. Note: May be repeated once for credit.
Cross List Information: (Not Cross-Listed but previoiusly listed as APST 311)
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PACE 311 - Intermediate Piano Pedagogy Practicum
Next Offered: First Offered Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
An opportunity for students who have completed Intermediate Piano Pedagogy (PACE 211) to further develop their teaching skills. Students will teach four pupils weekly as part of the Supervised Teaching Program. Required portfolios will include development of syllabi for individual students, self-critiques of video-taped lessons, written lesson reports, and assessments of student progress.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: A. McAlister
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: PACE 211. Note: May be repeated for a total of four credits.
Cross List Information: (Not Cross-Listed but previously offered as APST 310)
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PACE 312 - Class Piano Pedagogy
Next Offered: First Offered Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
An opportunity for students to gain experience in teaching college-level group piano. Students will observe all class sessions of a basic-level piano class, prepare and teach a series of class segments, and become familiar with a variety of teaching methods, materials, and technologies. Required portfolios will include observation reports, text evaluations, lesson plans and assessments, and self-critiques of video-taped teaching.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: A. McAlister
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisites: PACE 211, PACE 212. Note: May be repeated once for credit.
Cross List Information: (Not Cross-Listed but previously offered as APST 312)
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PACE 313 - Guided Piano Pedagogy Project
Next Offered: First Offered Fall 2017 & Spring 2017
Semester Offered: First & Second Semester
HC
Credits: 2 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
An independent study course for prospective and declared piano pedagogy minors. Students must propose and complete a significant written research project in the field of piano pedagogy and present their work in a public lecture-demonstration. Topics may be drawn from the piano teaching literature, current pedagogical trends, or historical pedagogy.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: A. McAlister
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Open to declared piano pedagogy minors only.
Cross List Information: (Not Cross-Listed but previously offered as APST 208)
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PACE 317 - Psychology of Musical Behaviors
Next Offered: First Offered Fall 2017
Semester Offered: First Semester
FC
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CNDP
In this course, students will explore the physical, social, emotional, musical, and cognitive development of music learners neonatal through adulthood. Topics for discussion will include: accommodating instruction for exceptional learners; music perception and cognition; (music) psychology and learning theories and their applications to teaching and learning; developmental characteristics of music learners; music and the brain; multiple intelligences; creativity; musical skill acquisition; and methods of assessing achievement, aptitude, and ability.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: J. Kerchner
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Required course for music pedagogy minor. For students in the Conservatory, Musical Studies Program, and/or any College students interested in exploring developmental issues (psychological/cognitive, social, musical, and affective) related to engaging “students”, neo-natal through older adulthood, with music.
Cross List Information: (Not Cross-Listed but previoiusly offered as MUED 517)
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PHIL 121 - Philosophy & Morality
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course introduces the discipline and practice of philosophy within the context of ethical inquiry. We begin by considering the question, ?Where does morality come from?? Issues include the connection between morality and God and whether morality is relative. We then ask, ?What makes a life go well?? Is the good life a matter of just being happy or is there more to it? We then move to theories of morality, which work to settle which actions are right and wrong. Finally, we end by considering ethical disputes. Possible topics include abortion, euthanasia, affirmative action, and the treatment of animals.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: C. Johnson
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
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PHIL 126 - Problems of Philosophy
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course will introduce students to the methods of philosophy and to many of the main issues of contemporary philosophy. The following issues will be investigated: evidence for and against the existence of God, whether there is any intrinsic meaning to life, whether there are any objective moral standards, free will and responsibility, skepticism and the grounds of knowledge, consciousness and the physical world, and the nature of persons.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: T. Ganson, R. Capdevila Werning
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite:: Strongly recommended for students considering graduate work in Philosophy.
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PHIL 200 - Deductive Logic
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, QFR
What makes an argument a good or a bad one? We will explore the idea that the answer depends on the underlying structure of the argument, and develop a formal language which allows us to bring out that structure. Students will thus acquire an increased ability to critically evaluate arguments in any sphere. A grasp of the essential elements of symbolic logic is also vital for anyone wishing to grapple seriously with contemporary Anglophone philosophy.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: M. Thomson-Jones
Prerequisites & Notes: Note: Strongly recommended for students considering graduate work in philosophy.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
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PHIL 201 - Reason and Argument
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, QFR
A study of methods for analyzing and evaluating arguments as they appear in various settings, including scientific, philosophical, and legal contexts. The course will include an introduction to the study of formal logic, and inductive and probabilistic reasoning.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: D. Ganson
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
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PHIL 211 - Perception and Action
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
To what extent is the way we perceive the world through the senses shaped by our actions, interests, and goals? Proponents of action-based theories of perception insist that we cannot understand an organism?s sensory perspective without understanding its distinctive form of life?its behavioral adaptations and ecological niche. In this course we explore influential action-based theories of perception from Berkeley?s new theory of vision in the 18th century to contemporary ?ecological? and ?enactivist? approaches to perception. A section of the course is devoted specifically to aesthetic perception and the Kantian idea that aesthetic engagement is independent of needs and interests.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: T. Ganson
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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PHIL 214 - PHITS Philosophy in the Schools Practicum
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
The Philosophy in the Schools (PHITS) practicum gives students a new community-engaged way to develop their philosophical skills and understanding, by teaching philosophy through children’s literature. Students will make 8 weekly visits to Eastwood Elementary School, working in pairs to lead lively philosophical discussions. The rest of the course will be taken up with preparation for and reflection on these visits.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: K. Thomson-Jones
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: 1 course in Philosophy or permission of instructor.
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PHIL 215 - Ancient Philosophy
Next Offered: 2018-2019
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
An introduction to the central problems of Ancient Greek philosophy, with special emphasis on how Plato and Aristotle respond to Socrates’ paradoxical claims about morality and human nature. Other topics include fate, death and feminism. (H)
Enrollment Limit: 42
Instructor: T. Ganson
Prerequisites & Notes: Note: This course is principally intended for students who have done previous work in philosophy or classics, but there is no specific prerequisite.
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PHIL 220 - Philosophy of Language
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
In this course we shall explore central contributions to the philosophy of language by major classic and contemporary philosophers of the 20th century, including Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Quine, Davidson, and Putnam. In addition, we shall examine how some of these influential views on meaning, reference, truth, and the content of belief have been applied to address key issues in metaphyics and epistemology, such as the problem of skepticism and moral realism.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: D. Ganson
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy. Note: Previous work in formal logic strongly recommended.
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PHIL 222 - Philosophy of Science
Next Offered: 2016-2017
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Our best scientific theories seemingly posit an array of entities which we are unable to detect with the unaided senses, but which nonetheless underlie the world of everyday experience things such as genes, electrons, and magnetic fields. Do we have good reason to believe in such entities’ And do we arrive at the theories in question by employing a ‘scientific method’ which guarantees truth and objectivity’
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: M. Thomson-Jones
Prerequisites & Notes: : At least one previous Philosophy course.
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PHIL 225 - Environmental Ethics
Next Offered: Offered in a Future Year
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT
This course examines the disparate moral questions raised by the effects of human activity on the natural environment. Do we have duties to regulate economic activity now to preserve resources for future persons’ Do we have moral duties to individual animals living in nature, or to entire species of animals’ Is the non-living environment itself the legitimate object of moral concern’ The readings include work from philosophers, naturalists, biologists, and economists. (V)
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: Staff
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Environmental Studies
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PHIL 226 - Social, Political, Legal Philosophy
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course has three sections: whether, and on what basis, people have a moral obligation to the state, what a just distribution of resources requires, and applied political topics. This last section includes topics such as poverty in other countries, freedom of speech, gun control, just war theory, and punishment. Readings are classical and contemporary, and include Plato, Locke, Marx and others. Enrollment
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: C. Johnson
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy. (V)
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
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PHIL 230 - Aesthetics
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course is an introduction to some of the main theories in aesthetics having to do with the nature, function and value of art. We will study these theories in relation to art history with the aim of deepening our understanding of what is a distinctly human activity–the creation and enjoyment of art. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: K. Thomson-Jones
Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy. (V)
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PHIL 235 - Biomedical Ethics
Next Offered: Offered in a Future Term
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WADV
This course will examine ethical problems arising in the practice of medicine and biomedical research. Topics will include death and dying, medical paternalism, physician assisted suicide, eugenics, cloning, research ethics, and more. Our readings will be drawn primarily from contemporary philosophers. (V) Prerequisite: Three hours in philosophy.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: Staff
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
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PHIL 236 - Feminism in the Arts and Sciences
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT
This course addresses underlying philosophical assumptions in the arts and sciences from the perspective of feminist theories and approaches. Through readings of texts by contemporary feminist philosophers, examinations of scientific and artistic practices, as well as scientific case studies and artworks from the Allen Museum, we will address the central issues raised by feminist epistemology and aesthetics. These issues include: systematic gender bias, objectivity, neutrality and impartiality (or lack thereof), epistemic and non-epistemic values in the sciences; conceptions of art versus crafts, the canon, genius, and gaze in the arts. Prerequisites and notes: One course in Philosophy or instructor consent.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: R. Capdevila Werning
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
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PHIL 241 - Food Ethics
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
This course will consider a range of ethical questions related to what we eat. We’ll look at questions both about individual food choices and about food policy ? at questions both about what we should, as individuals, decide to eat, and what actions we, as a society, ought to take in order to influence how our food is grown, processed, marketed, sold and consumed. (V)
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: C. Johnson
Prerequisites & Notes: One course in philosophy or instructor consent.
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PHIL 345 - Law, Liberty, Privacy, and Property: Libertarianism and its Critics
Next Offered: 2017-2018
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Are there moral limits to the government’s power to tax for public goods or to provide for the badly off’ Does an extensive surveillance state, gun prohibition, socialized health care, or state paternalism violate rights of citizens? We will consider these and other questions through an examination of libertarian literature and criticisms. (V)
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: Staff
Prerequisites & Notes: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 358 - Seminar: Philosophy of Perception
Next Offered: 2018-2019
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WADV
An examination of central philosophical problems concerning our cognition of the world by way of the senses. Topics include: the distinction between appearance and reality, knowledge of the external world and of one’s own body, the nature and existence of secondary qualities such as colors and flavors, and the distinction between sensation and perception. The focus will be on recent literature, though some historical readings will be included.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: T. Ganson
Prerequisites & Notes: : Two full courses in Philosophy.
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PHIL 359 - Philosophy of Architecture
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WADV
This seminar examines the main issues discussed in the philosophy of architecture: What is architecture? Is architecture an art? Do buildings have a meaning? If so, what is it and how is it conveyed? What is the aesthetic experience of architecture? How does architecture determine the way we live and how we ought to behave? Does architecture have a political function? By reading analytical and continental authors and considering actual buildings, this course proposes a critical overview of the most relevant metaphysical, epistemological, aesthetic, phenomenological, ethical, and political questions concerning architecture and also a discussion of the discipline in itself. Prerequisite: 2 courses in philosophy or instructor consent.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: R. Capdevila Werning
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Two courses in philosophy or instructor consent.
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PHIL 370 - Seminar: Happiness, Death, and the Meaning of Life
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WADV
An exploration of three topics and the connections between them. What is happiness? Should we aim at it? Is death in itself a bad thing, and if so, why? Would immortality be a good thing? What would it be for life to have a meaning? Does meaning require mortality? How are happiness and meaning related, if at all? And how should recent work in psychology on happiness and meaning inform our philosophical thought about these questions? Prerequisites and notes:
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: M. Thomson-Jones
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Two courses in Philosophy
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PHIL 401F - Honors - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, HONR
Honors Research
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: D. Ganson, T. Ganson, K. Thomson-Jones, M. Thomson-Jones
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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PHIL 401H - Honors - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, HONR
Honors Research
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: D. Ganson, T. Ganson, K. Thomson-Jones, M. Thomson-Jones
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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PHIL 995F - Private Reading - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: D. Ganson, T. Ganson, K. Thomson-Jones, M. Thomson-Jones
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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PHIL 995H - Private Reading - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via Banner Self Service.. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: D. Ganson, T. Ganson, K. Thomson-Jones, M. Thomson-Jones
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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PHYS 054 - Musical Acoustics
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
The basic principles of physics (mechanics, wave motion, and sound) that influence the design and performance characteristics of musical instruments will be studied. The major groups of modern orchestral and keyboard instruments will be discussed, and the physics of hearing, singing, harmony, tuning temperaments, and room acoustics will be included. Group projects will be required.
Enrollment Limit: 60
Instructor: R. Owen
Prerequisites & Notes: Only elementary mathematics is used; review and assistance will be given to those who need it.
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PHYS 103 - Elementary Physics I
Semester Offered: First Semester, First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
An introduction to classical mechanics, fluids, waves, and optics, intended primarily for students majoring in the life or earth sciences, but also accessible to non-science majors having good high-school mathematics preparation; those planning to major in physics should take PHYS 110 instead. Algebra and trigonometry are used extensively.
Enrollment Limit: 60
Instructor: M. Keller, J. Scofield
Prerequisites & Notes: The laboratory is an integral part of this course and may not be taken alone. Notes: Students must register for both the lecture and one laboratory section.
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PHYS 104 - Elementary Physics II
Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
An introduction to electricity and magnetism and modern physics, including applications to geology, biology, and medicine. Intended primarily for students in the life and earth sciences; those planning to major in physics should take PHYS 111 instead. The laboratory is an integral part of this course and may not be taken alone.
Enrollment Limit: 60
Instructor: M. Keller, D. Stinebring
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 103 or consent of instructor. Notes: Students must register for both the lecture and one laboratory section.
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PHYS 110 - Mechanics and Relativity
Semester Offered: First Semester, First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
A study of Newtonian mechanics and special relativity, focusing on conceptual understanding, problem solving and laboratory work. Topics include point-particle dynamics, conservation principles, oscillation, systems of particles, rotation; time dilation, length contraction, and the relativity of simultaneity. This is the first course in a three-semester calculus-based introductory sequence.
Enrollment Limit: 18
Instructor: J. Scudder, D. Stinebring
Prerequisites & Notes: MATH 133. Notes: Concurrent or prior enrollment in MATH 134 is highly recommended as it is a prerequisite for PHYS 111. Students must register for both the lecture and one workshop section.
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PHYS 111 - Electricity, Magnetism and Thermodynamics
Semester Offered: Second Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
This is the second course in the three-semester calculus-based introductory sequence. Topics include electric and magnetic fields, electric and magnetic properties of matter, direct and alternating current circuits, electromagnetic phenomena, thermodynamics and kinetic theory.
Enrollment Limit: 60
Instructor: J. Scofield, D. Styer
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 110 and MATH 134. Notes: Concurrent or prior enrollment in MATH 231 is highly recommended as it is a prerequisite for PHYS 212. Students must register for both the lecture and one laboratory section.
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PHYS 212 - Modern Physics
Semester Offered: First Semester, First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
This is the last course in the three-semester calculus-based introductory physics sequence. The course covers waves and topics in modern (20th century) physics. Topics include relativistic dynamics, quantum properties of light, wave properties of matter, elementary wave mechanics, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical physics.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: J. Scofield, D. Styer
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 111 and MATH 231. Notes: Concurrent or prior enrollment in MATH 234 is highly recommended for students intending to major in physics. Students must register for both the lecture and one laboratory section.
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PHYS 242 - Electronics
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
This course provides a basic introduction to analog and digital electronic circuits. Students will be asked to design, construct, and analyze electric circuits both using computer simulation software and with actual circuit components. Students will be required to attend three-hour afternoon lab periods, twice weekly.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: J. Stalnaker
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 104 and PHYS 111, or consent of instructor.
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PHYS 310 - Classical Mechanics
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
A more in-depth study of Newtonian mechanics of particles and systems. Topics include Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, oscillator systems, central force motion, rigid body motion, and noninertial reference frames. We will also make use of computational methods to solve for equations of motion.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: J. Scudder
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 212 and MATH 234.
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PHYS 311 - Electricity and Magnetism
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
An in-depth study of electric and magnetic fields and their effects on matter. Vector calculus will be used extensively after briefly reviewing it. We will learn to solve a variety of boundary value problems using techniques useful in many areas of physics. We will explore Maxwell’s equations in detail, culminating in an introduction to electromagnetic radiation. Practical topics will be interspersed throughout the course.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: R. Owen
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 310 and MATH 234.
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PHYS 312 - Quantum Mechanics
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
A rigorous study of the foundations of quantum mechanics, with applications to one-dimensional systems, angular momentum, and the hydrogen atom. Stationary-state perturbation theory. Mathematical solutions to the Schrodinger equation will be developed.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: J. Stalnaker
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 212 and PHYS 310 and MATH 234.
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PHYS 314 - Intermediate Laboratory
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
Introduction to physics laboratory techniques, such as the use of vacuum systems, optical devices, lock-in amplifiers, cryostats, and nuclear instrumentation. Each student attends two laboratory sessions per week and turns in short reports for each experiment with two longer ones at the middle and end of the semester.
Enrollment Limit: 16
Instructor: J. Stalnaker
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 212.
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PHYS 410 - Statistical Mechanics
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR
Thermodynamics, classical and quantal statistical mechanics, entropy, temperature, chemical potential, ensembles. Applications include magnetism, phase transitions, heat capacities of gases and solids, thermal radiation, ideal fermion and boson gases.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: D. Styer
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 312 or CHEM 339 and MATH 231.
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PHYS 411 - Electrodynamics
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS, QFR
Maxwell’s equations. Electromagnetic energy and momentum. Waves and radiation. Relativistic electrodynamics.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: D. Styer
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 311.
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PHYS 412 - Applied Quantum Mechanics
Semester Offered: First Semester, First Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS, QFR
Quantum mechanics applied to atoms and molecules, including time-dependent perturbation theory and the quasiclassical (WKB) approximation.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: D. Styer
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 312.
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PHYS 414 - Advanced Laboratory
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, QFR, WADV
Each student attends two laboratory sessions per week and performs, semi-independently, five to six experiments chosen from the fields of atomic, nuclear, and elementary particle physics, condensed matter physics, and optics. Students must keep an organized laboratory notebook, turn in short reports describing the key results of each experiment, and write a longer paper describing one experiment in the form of a research publication.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: J. Scofield
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: PHYS 314.
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PHYS 451 - Special Problems in Physics and Astronomy
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS
Special coursework or research projects for students at all levels who are prepared to work independently.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: S. FitzGerald, Y. Ijiri, M. Keller, R. Owen, J. Scofield, J. Scudder, J. Stalnaker, D. Stinebring, D. Styer
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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PHYS 555 - Research
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS, HONR
Projects for individual investigation. Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: S. FitzGerald, Y. Ijiri, M. Keller, R. Owen, J. Scofield, J. Scudder, J. Stalnaker, D. Stinebring, D. Styer
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Interested students are encouraged to speak with faculty members about possible projects. Students in the Physics Honors program are required to enroll.
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PHYS 995F - Private Reading - Full
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4NS
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via PRESTO. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: S. FitzGerald, Y. Ijiri, M. Keller, R. Owen, J. Scofield, J. Scudder, J. Stalnaker, D. Stinebring, D. Styer
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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PHYS 995H - Private Reading - Half
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2NS
Private readings are offered as either a half or full academic course and require the faculty member’s approval. Students who wish to pursue a topic not covered in the regular curriculum may register for a private reading. This one-to-one tutorial is normally at the advanced level in a specific field and is arranged with a member of the faculty who has agreed to supervise the student. Unlike other courses, a student cannot register for a private reading via Banner Self Service. To register for a private reading, obtain a card from the Registrar’s Office, complete the required information, obtain the faculty member’s approval for the reading, and return the card to the Registrar’s Office.
Enrollment Limit: 5
Instructor: S. FitzGerald, Y. Ijiri, M. Keller, R. Owen, J. Scofield, J. Scudder, J. Stalnaker, D. Stinebring, D. Styer
Consent of the Instructor Required: Submit Private Reading Card to the Registrar’s Office
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POLT 100 - Introduction to American Politics
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
This course provides a broad introduction to American politics with an emphasis on historical and contemporary issues and debates. We will consider a range of questions dealing with various aspects of American political institutions, elite and mass political behavior and public policy. Prerequisites and notes:
Enrollment Limit: 60
Instructor: M. Parkin
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POLT 110 - Revolution, Socialism and Reform in China
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
We begin with a chronological overview, from ancient times to the present. Then we proceed topically, focusing on: politics and the state; political economy (industry and agriculture); gender; population; environment; public health; and cultural politics. Written work consists of two take-home, open-book essays, and weekly blogs.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: M. Blecher
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
East Asian Studies
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POLT 112 - Introduction to Middle East Politics
Next Offered: 2019-2020
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS,CD
The course examines state-society relations in the modern Middle East and North Africa. It explores the impact of colonial legacies, varied ruling regimes, inter-state conflict, economic programs, ideological struggles, oil wealth, cultural transformation and grassroots activism on political development. These themes are explored in relation to key events including the demise of the Ottoman Empire, the creation of the state of Israel, the Iranian Revolution, the Iraq War and the Arab Spring.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: S. El-Kazaz
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POLT 116 - The Theory and Practice of Contemporary Left Politics
Next Offered: 2018-2019
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
This course examines the nature, causes and consequences of the transformation of Left politics in capitalist democracies over the last half-century. The course begins with the experience of postwar social democracy and eurocommunism in order to understand their achievements and limitations. It then analyzes the rise of more recent forms of Left politics including new social movements (such as environmental and peace movements), the Third Way, contemporary anarchism (including Occupy and Antifa), radical anticapitalist parties (such as Syriza and Podemos), and identity politics.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: C. Howell
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POLT 119 - Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
This course will introduce students to the field of Peace and Conflict Studies, an inter-disciplinary field that examines the causes of human aggression and conflict, with such conflict ranging in scale from the interpersonal to the international. We will survey the approaches of various disciplines to understanding violent conflict, explore potential links between violence and such factors as perceptions of injustice, and critically evaluate nonviolent means for resolving conflict.
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: S. Crowley, F. Mayer
Cross List Information: This course is cross-listed with Psychology 118.
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POLT 120 - Introduction to International Politics
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, WINT
This course surveys the major theories and concepts of international politics, and applies them to the discipline’s enduring questions. Topics include: the evolution of state sovereignty; causes of war and peace; inequality and the politics of the global economy; the emergence of non-state actors; changing norms of intervention; and the effects of globalization on the modern state system.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: K. Mani, C. Chua
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POLT 132 - Explaining Social Power: Classical and Contemporary Theories
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
Politics is about power. However, there is no consensus as to what power is, or about how power operates in society. Drawing on economic, sociological, psychological and feminist approaches, as well as on works of classical and contemporary political theory, the class will discuss the questions: ‘What are the bases of social power?’ and ‘How does power operate in society?’ Readings will be drawn from Machiavelli, Hobbes, Marx, Weber, Freud, Memmi, Foucault and recent feminist work.
Enrollment Limit: 22
Instructor: S. Kruks
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
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POLT 138 - Political Concepts
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
We often use terms such as power, the state, citizenship, responsibility, empire, justice, freedom, and rights, but we seldom reflect on them deeply. Yet each of those terms has been hotly contested. This course will draw on political theory and contemporary politics with the goal of helping you solidify your political vocabulary in order to engage successfully in other classes, and understand, discuss, and participate in contemporary politics.
Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: C. Hobbs-Morgan
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POLT 200 - Mass Politics in a Media Age
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
American politics has fundamentally changed over the past quarter century. Sound bites are shorter, cynicism is higher, hard news is giving way to soft news, and new media have made political information ubiquitous. In this media-driven world, do we fulfill our obligation to be `good citizens?? Do we make rational voting decisions? Are we politically engaged? In a related vein, do politicians, the media, and our political institutions promote or obstruct our efforts to be good citizens? In this course, we develop an understanding of the relationship between citizens, the media, and politicians in a rapidly changing media age Prerequisites and notes:
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: M. Parkin
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POLT 203 - The First Amendment
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, WINT
This course will consider some of the historical, theoretical, and doctrinal issues surrounding the First Amendment to the American Constitution (freedom of expression and freedom of, and from, religion). Topics include obscenity and sexual speech, libel, hate speech, school prayer, and other forms of religious expression. A previous course in constitutional law is helpful but is not required. Class participation is essential and is a component of each student’s grade.
Enrollment Limit: 22
Instructor: H. Hirsch
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Law and Society
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POLT 208 - Environmental Policy
Next Offered: 2018-2019
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
This course introduces students to the foundations, evolution, actors, content, goals and future of environmental policies in the U.S. We will contrast federal policies with initiatives in local communities, at the State level, in other countries, and at the international level. By navigating through various levels of governance, this course builds a typology of environmental policies highlighting distinct assumptions, interests, approaches and agendas of key players in the development and implementation of policy.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: S. Pathak
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: ENVS 101 Note: Restricted to ENVS and POLT majors.
Cross List Information: This course is cross-listed with ENVS 208.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Environmental Studies
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POLT 210 - Latin American Politics
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD, WINT
An introduction to Latin American political development since 20th century. Uses comparative analysis to examine the region’s major political models and their protagonists. Focus on the role of the state; major theories and policies of economic development; the regimes and practices of authoritarianism, populism and democracy; the military; contemporary challenges to democracy.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: K. Mani
Cross List Information: Cross Referenced with Arts 342 & HISP 342
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Latin American Studies
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POLT 212 - Political Economy of Development in Asia
Next Offered: 2019-2020
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
A survey of relationship of politics and economy in India, China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, including: legacies of historical structures; effects of imperialism; state formation; rural development; industrial development; finance; international economic relationships. Key issues include: capitalism vs. state socialism; export-led industrialization vs. import substitution; the position and role of labor. Written work consists of two take-home, open-book essays, and weekly blogs.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: M. Blecher
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
East Asian Studies
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POLT 219 - Work, Workers and Trade Unions in Advanced Capitalist Societies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
This course examines the nature and organization of work in capitalist societies, and the forms of labor organization created by workers. It is a comparative course, looking at Western Europe, Japan, Australia and the United States. Among the topics covered are: conflict and cooperation in the workplace, the intersection of race, class and gender at work, types of trade unionism, the labor process, new union strategies and the role of the state and employers in the regulation of class relations.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: C. Howell
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POLT 220 - International Security
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
In its Latin origins, security connoted safety and ?freedom from care.? Yet today, the study of international security has become conflated with the study of war and militarism. How did we arrive here? Has the pursuit of security made the world more or less safe? Security for whom, and in whose name? This course examines the multiple meanings of security and challenges to its attainment: e.g. nuclear war; climate change; terrorism; land dispossession; global poverty.
Enrollment Limit: 26
Instructor: C. Chua
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POLT 228 - US Foreign Policy Making
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, WINT
Students will analyze foreign policy theories concerning the President, Congress, the bureaucracy, and those hoping to influence the policy making process. Students will study pivotal moments in U.S. foreign policy: such as Washington’s farewell, Monroe Doctrine, Truman’s 1947 speech, Kennan’s ‘Containment’ writings, the Nixon Doctrine, Carter Doctrine, Clinton Doctrine, and GW Bush’s National Security Memorandum 2002. We will analyze U.S. foreign policies with respect to some current ‘hot spots’ confronting the United States in 2018. Prerequisistes and notes:
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: E. Sandberg
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POLT 239 - Marxian Theory
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
A survey of Marxian theory from Marx and Engels to the present. In-depth study of Marx and Engels, we proceed to leading Marxist thinkers and political activists of the early 20th century: Bernstein, Luxemburg, Kautsky, Lenin and Gramsci. Finally we briefly take up critical theory, Marxian feminism, and Marxian environmentalism. The course includes two lectures and weekly one small discussion group each week. Written work consists of two take-home, open-book essays, and weekly blogs.
Enrollment Limit: 60
Instructor: M. Blecher
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POLT 240 - Militarization of Global Politics, Economy & Society
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2SS, CD
Organized by the International Studies Program, this interdisciplinary, mini-course will invite a large number of expert speakers to cover pressing issues of the militarization of global politics, economy, and society in recent history and current international affairs. Course sessions will take the form of lectures or panels with external speakers coming from various disciplines and areas of expertise. Topics covered will include; militarization of U.S. politics, economy & society; constitutional & international legal dimensions global militarism; arms trade and the U.S. Middle East/South Asia; armed conflicts in East Asia; military institutions and the state in Latin America.
Enrollment Limit: 50
Instructor: Z. Abul-Magd
Cross List Information: Crosslisted with HIST 240
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POLT 244 - Politics Transitional Justice
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
How do states and societies deal with the legacies of mass human rights violations? This course explores the international and domestic politics of accountability for such violations, through the concept of transitional justice, or the judicial and non-judicial measures used to redress mass rights violations and state repression in periods of political transition. Such measures include international criminal tribunals, truth commissions, reparations, and the construction of collective memory. Through cases drawn primarily from Latin America, we explore the scholarly literature on transitional justice, the institutions and practices it embodies, and the theoretical and practical dilemmas presents societies. Prerequisite: One course in Politics (highly recommended: POLT 120)
Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: K. Mani
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
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POLT 248 - Carceral Geographies: Global border regimes, punitive landscapes, and the politics of mobility
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
This course refutes depictions of prisons and carceral spaces as exceptional and separate from society. Placing carcerality at the center of global circuits of state and capitalist power, we will examine the transnational dimensions of carceral regimes, from policing and punishment to surveillance, prisons, and labor camps. More obvious punitive forms are examined alongside those less intuitive, such as systems of education, mental health, and the politics of work. Parts 1 and 2 map theoretical framework and specific examples for thinking about the carceral state as a global phenomenon; part 3 examines struggles against these regimes around the world.
Enrollment Limit: 24
Instructor: C. Chua
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POLT 249 - From Bandung to the Black Panthers: The past, present and future of the Third World Internationalism
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
“The Third World was not a place. It was a project” - Vijay Prashad. This course examines the rich tradition of Third Wordist intellectual thought and politics from the heyday of anticolonial nationalism in the 1950s to its afterlives today. Although Third World internationalism envisioned an alternative world order from the imperial, capitalist West, it was also a project fraught with conflicts and compromises. This course asks what it means to speak of a Third Worldist movement both past and present, examining its past pitfalls and promises, and future possibilities, through academic and journalistic writing, memoirs, fiction and film.
Enrollment Limit: 24
Instructor: C. Chua
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POLT 256 - Environmental Political Theory
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
What do political theorists have to say about the `natural? world and how helpful are they given our need to confront environmental concerns? How do more recent developments in social thought go beyond canonical insights? In this course we will pursue answers to these and other questions by reading key canonical authors, their critics, and more recent attempts to grapple with ideas like citizenship, agency, justice, and democracy in light of increased environmental awareness.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: C. Hobbs-Morgan
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POLT 259 - Political Theories of Obedience and Disobedience
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS
The themes of obedience and disobedience are woven into the history of political theory, and remain pressing contemporary concerns. This class starts with the long history of debates over dis/obedience. We then ask how 20th century political theorists engaged those debates to justify social movements and everyday forms of resistance alike. Finally, we end with a turn to the present, asking whether and how past treatments of dis/obedience can shine light on contemporary concerns.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: C. Hobbs-Morgan
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POLT 260 - Post Soviet Politics
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD
This courses explores some of the major political themes of the last one hundred years - the Russian revolution, Stalinism, the nature of the Soviet political system, Gorbachev’s perestroika, the Soviet collapse, and Russia’s struggle with capitalism and democracy. Much of the course will be devoted to the dramatic events of the postcommunist era, as Russia and other post-Soviet states strive to find their place in the global political economy.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: S. Crowley
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POLT 263 - Comparative Political Economy in the Middle East
Next Offered: 2019-2020
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS,CD
This course examines the relationship between political and economic actors, institutions and practices in the Middle East and North Africa. Through comparative analysis the course explores themes including state-business relations; developmental initiatives and trajectories; natural resource wealth with a focus on oil politics; labor organization; property rights regimes; the politicization of fiscal and monetary policy; and neo-liberalism as manifest in the contemporary Middle East.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: S. El-Kazaz
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POLT 264 - Urban Politics in Developing Cities
Next Offered: 2019-2020
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS,CD
This course examines the politics of planning, governance and resistance in developing cities. Studying cities as diverse as Sao Paulo, Algiers, Mumbai, Istanbul and Cape Town, the course examines the histories of planned and unplanned urbanization and the impact of globalization on city governance. It explores how political practices such as democracy, redistribution, nationalism, legal enforcement and religious activism transform in the particular setting and spatial configuration of the city.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: S. El-Kazaz
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POLT 269 - Latin American Politics Past and Present through Film
Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Module
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2SS, CD
Introduction, screening, and discussion of films from contemporary Latin American cinema that explore political and social conditions of both the dictatorship past and the democratic present. Focus on films from Argentina and Chile, both feature and documentary films. The course encourages interdisciplinary connections in the study of Latin America, bringing cultural and artistic ‘texts’ of film into dialogue with social science themes. Students participate in either of two discussion groups (Spanish or English) and write several short essays.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: K. Mani
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes: Concurrent enrollment in POLT 210 or HIST 293 or 487 or HISP 318 or similar course focused on Latin America; consult instructor.
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