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NURS 4428:Survivorship: The Cancer Model 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 3209
This course will introduce students to the principles of cancer survivorship. Issues related to interprofessional care, quality of life, economics, political influences, genetic implications, access to health care, and adaptation for the cancer survivor and family will be explored. This is an elective course, which augments and enhances the basic oncology concepts of the curriculum and exposes the student to new ways of thinking about cancer survivors.
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NURS 4429:Disaster/Emergency Preparedness 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 3313 or Registered Nurse status.
This course is designed to enhance emergency and disaster preparedness for students by providing knowledge and training in preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.
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NURS 4430:Gerontological Nursing 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 3309
This course is designed to serve nursing students who are interested in the health care of the aging adult. The course, within the context of cultural perspectives, addresses the healthy aging process and health promotion strategies; pathophysiological aspects of aging and treatment regimes; and end of life issues.
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NURS 4431:Psychoneuroimmunology: Mind Body Pathways 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: One 3000-level Nursing course or permission of the instructor.
This course takes a novel approach to the interdisciplinary field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) by exploring research and providing practical applications that illustrate how stress over time may impact psychological and physical well-being. Students will be exposed to current PNI literature, experientially explore effects of stress and coping strategies, and participate in a PNI laboratory assignment. Topics will include, but are not limited to: Mind-Body Pathways; Stress and Illness; Metabolism, Growth, and Stress; Sleep and Stress; Coping and Stress Management.
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NURS 4432:Nursing in Faith Communities 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 3313 or Registered Nurse status.
This nursing elective provides a basic overview of the role and responsibilities of the nurse working in faith communities. The student will gain an understanding of meeting, managing, and promoting the health of persons in faith communities that address models of faith community nursing, diverse faith traditions, persons with special health care needs, legal and ethical issues, strategies and techniques to meet health and spiritual needs across the life span, and developing inter-collegial support systems.
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NURS 4433:Issues of Nursing Practice in a Multicultural Setting: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 3209 , NURS 3309 , and BIOL 3317
This seminar course focuses on aspects of providing nursing care to patients in a multicultural setting. Extensive experiential activities are designed to provide the student with opportunities for analysis of nursing care by licensed nurses from diverse backgrounds to a multicultural patient population. The experiential activities will occur in acute and community care settings in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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NURS 4434:Vulnerable Populations 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This elective nursing course focuses on aspects of providing health-related care and programs to vulnerable or at-risk populations. The course is a lecture-seminar with fieldwork activities designed to provide the student with in-depth knowledge of a specific vulnerable population of the student’s choice as well as a broad overview of many vulnerable populations.
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NURS 4435:Nursing Practicum in Italy 1 Class Hours 6 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 3209
This study abroad course takes place in Montepulciano, Italy. Students learn about Italian culture and healthcare. Teaching and learning strategies may include observational experiences in acute care hospitals and outpatient settings, Italian conversational language lessons, and guided tours of cultural sites.
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NURS 4436:Foundations for Perioperative Practice 1 Class Hours 6 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 3313
This course is designed to provide the student with a dynamic learning experience in a perioperative environment to enhance the knowledge, cognitive, and psychomotor skills to care for one or more patients undergoing operative or invasive procedures. The course addresses patient-centered care, patient safety, physiologic responses, and behavioral responses of the surgical patient and family. This course involves classroom didactic and clinical hours (simulation, skills, and clinical experience) in the perioperative setting.
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NURS 4438:Transforming Nursing Leadership 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 3209
This course focuses on the use and understanding of nursing personal influence and power within organizational dynamics from environmental, psychological and relational perspectives. The dynamic relationship between nursing leadership, gender, power, knowledge, social forces and individual healthcare agency are explored. Students learn ways to create a shared collaborative nursing leadership vision within organizational culture.
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NURS 4440:Palliative and End of Life Care 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: NURS 3313 or Registered Nurse status.
This course is an exploration of the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and ethical issues surrounding care of persons in need of comfort, palliation, and excellent end-of-life care. The course employs the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium standards and guidelines as a framework for learning.
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NURS 4490:Special Topics in Nursing 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Selected special or currents topics of general interest to nursing faculty and students
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PAX 1102:Understanding Peace and Conflict 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course explores conceptions and practices of peace and justice. Examining peace and justice from western and non-western perspectives, and through a variety of disciplinary frameworks, this course focuses on the diverse forms of peace and justice, as well as the social and cultural contexts that have been shaped by these perspectives.
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PAX 3100:Peace and Religion 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 or PAX 1102
This course examines selected world religions and peace through an interdisciplinary lens. Drawing primarily on religious and philosophical resources and other cultural texts, the course analyzes the conduct of religions in peace work and religious ideas about peace and peacebuilding.
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PAX 3220:Peace and Film 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 or PAX 1102
This course offers an interdisciplinary survey of international cinema’s use of film in peace work and the depiction of peace in film.
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PAX 3300:Peace and the Environment 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 or PAX 1102
This course is a survey of some of the major figures, traditions and texts on the relationship between peace and the environment from Western and non-Western perspectives. The course also poses important questions such as “How can we make peace with the environment?” “What are the most challenging threats to the environment today?” and “How can we live harmoniously with the non-human world?”
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PAX 3600:Theories of Non-violence 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 or PAX 1102
This course is a survey of the major figures and texts on the topic of non-violence from both Western and non-Western perspectives.
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PAX 3780:Trends in Peace Studies 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1101
This course focuses on current issues, trends, and activism in the field of Peace Studies. The course is interdisciplinary and includes international content in English. Course may be repeated with a change in content.
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PAX 4000:Peacebuilding Methods 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 or PAX 1102
This course covers the basic skills, tools, processes and frameworks required for effective peacebuilding across cultures. Students apply theoretical and practical knowledge of peace and peacebuilding to real life peacebuilding campaigns as they identify and execute fundamental techniques of non-violent activism.
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PAX 4400:Directed Study in Peace Studies 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
Directed Study in Peace Studies. Covers special topics and seminars of an advanced nature and external to regular course offerings.
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PAX 4490:Special Topics in Peace Studies 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1101
A study of selected special topics of interest to faculty and students. Course may be repeated with a change in content.
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PAX 4499:Seminar in Peace Studies 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PHIL 3120 and completion of 60 credit hours.
A seminar course for the Peace Studies Minor that integrates students’ prior coursework with the field of peace studies. Working in a collaborative manner, students design their own capstone learning projects in consultation with faculty.
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PERS 2700:Perspectives on the World of Work 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course will examine trends in the workplace as they pertain to today’s undergraduates. Students will examine how “work” has evolved to become interdisciplinary, regionally and globally interconnected, technology-driven, and collaborative.
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Philosophy |
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PHIL 2010:Introduction to Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course is part of the General Education Program at Kennesaw State University. Drawing on texts from Western and non-Western philosophy, this course explores enduring questions such as the nature of the self, the existence of God, how we should live our lives, the nature of justice and a good society, the nature of reality, whether we are free or determined, and the meaning of life.
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PHIL 2100:Values and Society 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1101
The course is a philosophical examination of contemporary values and their place within society from a global perspective, focusing on issues of global inequality, cultural relativism, and the question of a global ethic.
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PHIL 2110:Religions of the World 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1101
The course is a study of selected world religions with concentration on the origin and major periods of the conceptual, scriptural, and doctrinal development of these religions. Some topics include the nature and identity of religious experience, hermeneutics, mysticism, religious practice, and the place of religion in contemporary society.
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PHIL 2500:Logic 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
The course is an introduction to deductive logic with focus on the theoretical and practical aspects of categorical propositions and syllogisms, truth function logic, the method of natural deduction, and predicate logic.
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PHIL 2700:Methods and Themes in Comparative Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1101
This course focuses on differing methods and conceptions of philosophical thought and practice articulated primarily in Non-Western traditions. Students develop skills in close reading of texts, analyzing concepts orally and in writing, and understanding the significance of historical/social contexts in the formation of philosophical traditions. Themes may address topics such as conceptions of reality, self, and society. Philosophies considered may include East Asian, South Asian, Latin American, African, Middle Eastern, and Indigenous.
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PHIL 3000:Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a study of the topics, problems, and doctrines of ancient and medieval western philosophers including the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas.
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PHIL 3010:Modern Western Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a study of the topics, problems, and doctrines of modern western philosophers beginning with Descartes and concluding with Kant.
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PHIL 3020:American Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a study of major topics and philosophers in the United States from the colonial period through the twentieth century including Jefferson, Emerson, Royce, DuBois, James, and Dewey.
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PHIL 3030:Existentialism 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
A study of Existentialism and Phenomenology including their historical roots in the nineteenth century, their major exponents of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and their impact on philosophy, literature, and other academic disciplines.
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PHIL 3100:Ethics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a study of the major approaches to ethical thought and the applicability of these approaches to selected issues in the humanities, sciences, and professional areas including business, medicine, and education.
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PHIL 3110:Social and Political Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a survey of the foundational figures and texts in the history of social and political philosophy, with focus on the concepts of freedom, obligation, authority, power, legitimacy, and social differences in the formulation of the purpose and foundation of political society.
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PHIL 3120:Philosophies of Peace 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
Philosophies of Peace introduces students to the texts, figures, movements, theories, and practices in the study of peace from western and non-western perspectives. Figures may include Tolstoy, Gandhi, and Thoreau. Selected topics include just war theory, positive and negative peace, nonviolence, and art and peace.
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PHIL 3130:Feminist Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a study of the main currents of feminist philosophy, including criticisms of traditional philosophical paradigms and new frameworks for approaching the diversity of human experience.
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PHIL 3200:Asian Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a survey of the major texts, figures, and schools in the philosophies of India, China, and Japan. Texts include the Vedas, Upanishands, Analects, and Zhuangzi. Major figures include Shankara, Patanjali, Confucius, Mencius, Dogen, and Nishida.
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PHIL 3210:Latin American and Caribbean Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
This course is a survey of the central concepts, themes, and figures of Latin American and Caribbean philosophy. Some of these figures may include: Enrique Dussel, Lewis Gordon, Frantz Fanon, Sylvia Wynter, Maria Lugones, and Jose Marti.
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PHIL 4000:Nineteenth Century Western Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a survey of post-Kantian thought in continental Europe and/or the Anglo-American world with focus on the concepts of critique, history, modernity, idealism, and the significance of the human sciences. Figures may include Mill, Hegel, and Marx.
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PHIL 4030:Phenomenology 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
This course introduces students to a selection of major themes in phenomenology. Students reflect on the phenomenological method and critically examine the justifications phenomenologists give for their claims. The course also takes a comparative approach insofar as students will be encouraged to identify and explore parallels between different positions and practices (East and West) within a broadly speaking phenomenological framework.
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PHIL 4200:Indian Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a study of important texts, schools, and figures of the Indian philosophical and cultural tradition. Texts include the Vedsa, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita, and Yoga Sutras. Figures include Buddha, Mahavira, Patanjali, Sankara, Ramakrishna, Aurobindo, and Gandhi.
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PHIL 4210:Chinese Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a study of the representative thinkers and schools in the Chinese philosophical and cultural tradition starting in the classical period. Important figures include Confucius, Zhuangzi, Mencius, Sunzi, and Huananzi.
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PHIL 4220:Japanese Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
The course is a survey of Japanese philosophical thought from ancient times to the present, including its cultural, religious, ethical, and aesthetic dimensions. While providing a broad overview of the development of Shinto, Confucianism, and Buddhism in the Japanese context, the course also examines the contributions of contemporary Japanese thinkers to world thought.
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PHIL 4400:Directed Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair prior to registration.
Special topics of an advanced nature not in the regular course offerings.
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PHIL 4450:Major Figures in Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: At least 60 earned credit hours
An in-depth examination of a major figure in western or non-western philosophy from the ancient to contemporary periods. Figures may include Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Patanjali, Dogen, Spinoza, Irigaray, Heidegger, and James. Course may be repeated if the course content is different.
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PHIL 4460:Major Themes in Philosophy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: At least 60 earned credit hours
An in-depth examination of a major theme in the history of philosophy. Topics may include time, justice, love and friendship, beauty, materialism, aesthetics, epistemology, and metaphysics.
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PHIL 4490:Special Topics in Philosophy 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
A study of selected topics within philosophy.
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PHIL 4499:Senior Seminar 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Departmental Approval; PHIL 4450 or PHIL 4460
The course is a combined tutorial and seminar in which students research and write a senior thesis in addition to making a computer-based presentation in class.
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PHYS 1111:Introductory Physics I 4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MATH 1113 or MATH 1190
This is an introductory algebra and trigonometry-based course on classical mechanics, thermodynamics, and waves. The student will be able to apply Newton’s laws and conservation of energy and momentum to various problems in kinematics and dynamics, use the law of universal gravitation to falling objects and orbital motion, describe simple harmonic motion, oscillations, and waves, and explain temperature, heat, and entropy.
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PHYS 1111L:Introductory Physics Laboratory I 0 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
Corequisite: PHYS 1111
PHYS 1111L is an introductory laboratory for the trigonometry-based course on classical mechanics, thermodynamics, and waves. The student will be able to apply Newton’s laws and conservation of energy and momentum to various problems in the laboratory, and perform measurements of simple harmonic motion, oscillations, waves, temperature, and basic fluid dynamics. The analysis of sources of error and formal propagation of uncertainties will also be developed.
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PHYS 1112:Introductory Physics II 4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: (PHYS 1111 or PHYS 2211 ) and (MATH 1113 or MATH 1190 )
This course is an introductory algebra and trigonometry-based course on electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. The student will be able to apply the concepts of electric field and electric potential to problems in electrostatics and with electric currents, describe the motion of charged particles in magnetic fields and induction, explain the origin of electromagnetic waves and properties of light, and understand elementary principles of special relativity and quantum physics.
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PHYS 1112L:Introductory Physics Laboratory II 0 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
Corequisite: PHYS 1112
PHYS 1112L is an introductory laboratory for the trigonometry-based course on electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. The student will be able to apply the concepts of electric field and electric currents to problems in the laboratory, and perform measurements on magnetic fields and induction, optics, and elementary quantum physics phenomena. The analysis of sources of error and formal propagation of uncertainties will also be developed, along with graphical techniques and least-squares fits.
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PHYS 2211:Principles of Physics I 4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MATH 1190
This course is an introductory calculus-based course on classical mechanics, waves, and special relativity. The student will be able to apply Newton’s laws and conservation of energy and momentum to various problems in kinematics and dynamics, use the law of universal gravitation to analyze the behavior of falling objects and objects in orbital motion, describe simple harmonic motion, oscillations, and waves, and explain the basic ideas of special relativity.
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PHYS 2211L:Principles of Physics Laboratory I 0 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
Corequisite: PHYS 2211
PHYS 2211L is an introductory laboratory for the calculus-based course on classical mechanics, and waves. The student will be able to apply Newton’s laws and conservation of energy and momentum to various problems in the laboratory, and perform measurements of simple harmonic motion, oscillations, and waves. The analysis of sources of error and formal propagation of uncertainties will also be developed, as well as graphical techniques and the method of least-squares fits.
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PHYS 2212:Principles of Physics II 4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MATH 2202 and PHYS 2211
This course is an introductory calculus-based course on electromagnetism, physical optics, and quantum physics. The student will be able to apply the concepts of electric field and electric potential to problems in electrostatics and with electric currents, describe the motion of charged particles in magnetic fields and induction, explain the origin of electromagnetic waves and properties of light, determine the behavior of light waves passing through single or multiple slits, and understand elementary principles of quantum physics.
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PHYS 2212L:Principles of Physics Laboratory II 0 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
Corequisite: PHYS 2212
This is an introductory laboratory for the calculus-based course on electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. The student will be able to apply the concepts of electric field and electric currents to problems in the laboratory, and perform measurements on magnetic fields and induction, optics, and elementary quantum physics phenomena. The analysis of sources of error and formal propagation of uncertainties will also be developed, along with graphical techniques and least-squares fits.
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PHYS 2213:Principles of Physics III 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in MATH 2202 , and PHYS 2211
This is the third course in the 3-semester introductory sequence. Students will learn about pressures produced by fluids and fluid flow. They will also learn the laws of thermodynamics and their applications to physical systems. Students will also examine the behavior of light interacting with lenses and mirrors, and will understand the behavior of sound in air.
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PHYS 3011:Introduction to Heat, Light, Sound, and Fluid 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or higher in MATH 2202 and (PHYS 2211 or PHYS 1211K)
This course is a survey of topics that includes heat, geometric optics, fluid flow, and sound. Students will develop conceptual understandings and solve real-world problems using special functions. Students will apply laws of conservation to fluid flow and heat flow using mathematical analysis. Students will study the behavior of light in interaction with lenses and mirrors and discuss the physical description of sound and resonant systems using special functions.
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PHYS 3110:Directed Methods 0 Class Hours 3-12 Laboratory Hours 1-4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L and permission of instructor
This course will allow students to gain in-depth skills with a specific set of research methodologies through direct involvement in faculty-led research or scholarship. Course content and instructional methodologies will be identified by the faculty’s needs and expectations.
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PHYS 3210:Mechanics I 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or higher in MATH 2203 , MATH 2306 , PHYS 2211 , PHYS 2211L , and PHYS 3260
This course is a survey of Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian Mechanics as well as mechanics of central force systems and oscillations. Students will learn how to apply Newtonian mechanics to dynamics of particles and systems of particles, and calculus of variations using Lagrange and Hamilton equations.
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PHYS 3220:Electromagnetism 1 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in MATH 2203 , MATH 2306 , PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L
This course is a survey of fundamental principles of electricity and magnetism. Students will learn and solve problems in electrostatic fields, magnetic fields of steady currents, and time-dependent electromagnetic fields.
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PHYS 3230:Optics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in PHYS 2212 , PHYS 2212L
PHYS 3230 will present fundamentals and applications of geometric and physical optics. Students will study electromagnetic waves as formulated by Maxwell’s equations. The laws of refraction of reflection along with the theories of interference and diffraction will be presented. Students will also learn how some optical devices and lasers work.
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PHYS 3260:Mathematical Physics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grade of ‘C’ or better in MATH 2202 , and PHYS 2212
This course students will review mathematical techniques that are often used in upper-level physics courses. Students will learn to apply linear algebra, differential equations, vector calculus, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials, and complex analysis to solve problems in physics.
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PHYS 3410K:Electronics Laboratory 1 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L
Students will learn how to design, build, and analyze basic discrete and integrated circuits. They will also learn how to represent circuits and to predict the output of analog and digital circuits commonly found in physics laboratories.
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PHYS 3500K:Computational Physics I 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or higher in PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L
This course utilizes introductory computer programming to analyze situations that are unique to physics. Students will enhance their computational thinking by using these methods and learn to obtain high accuracy approximate solutions to physics problems that are not solvable by analytic means. No prior programming knowledge will be assumed and the basics of one or more of the standard programming languages C/C++, Fortran, Python will be included in the course instruction.
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PHYS 3710:Modern Physics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L
The topics covered in this course constitute the most fundamental background in modern physics. The main objective of this course is to provide the student with a basic understanding of the physical laws and phenomena that constitute the framework leading to quantum mechanics. Students will strengthen their knowledge of special relativity and explore aspects of the quantum theory of wave/particle duality and the probabilistic interpretation. Students will learn the Schrödinger’s equation, its solutions for simple potentials, and properties of the one-electron atom. Students will also study applications of quantum principles to atomic, molecular and nuclear structures.
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PHYS 3720L:Modern Physics Laboratory 0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
Concurrent:
PHYS 3710
This coure, complements the material in Modern Physics. Students will gather data in x-ray diffraction, photoelectric effect and beta decay. They will also estimate the e/m ratio and study the spectra of hydrogen, helium and mercury.
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PHYS 3730:Relativity 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in PHYS 2212 and PHYS 2212L
PHYS 3730 is a thorough presentation of the principles of Special Relativity, and an introduction to the General Theory of Relativity. Students learn the underlying basis for the equations of relativity and also how to apply these equations to problem-solving. During this course, students will also learn specific mathematical methods that are particularly appropriate for this subject.
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PHYS 4200:Mechanics II 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PHYS 3210
This course is a survey of more complex problems in mechanics. Student will study the motion of non-inertial frames, nonlinear and coupled oscillations as well as chaotic motion. Students will learn the dynamics of rigid bodies, continuous systems and fundamentals of fluid mechanics
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PHYS 4210:Quantum Mechanics I 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PHYS 3710 , PHYS 3260 , MATH 2203 , and MATH 2306
This course presents a systematic development of quantum mechanical laws. Students will be introduced to Dirac’s notation and will learn about the theory of angular momentum quantization and will use the operator formalism to solve the Schrödinger’s equation in 3-dim for a particle in a central force field, and the simple harmonic oscillator. In addition, students will learn concepts of time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory and scattering theory.
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PHYS 4220:Electromagnetism II 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PHYS 3220 and MATH 2306
This course completes the presentation of electromagnetic theory by building on the start contained in other courses. In this course students will learn about electric and magnetic fields in matter, they will study both the propagation and the generation of electromagnetic waves in space and time, and come to understand the connection between relativity and electromagnetic theory.
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PHYS 4230:Thermal Physics 4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: (PHYS 3011 or PHYS 2213 ) and PHYS 3710
This course is a study of the principles of thermal equilibrium, physical statistics, irreversible processes, and the approach to equilibrium. Students will learn how to apply the statistical nature of thermodynamics using Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac statistics
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PHYS 4240:Solid State Physics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PHYS 3710
In this course students will apply quantum mechanics to solid materials. Students will study the binding forces and bonding theory in solids along with the mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of solids. If time permits, an application to solid-state devices will also be presented.
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PHYS 4260:Quantum Mechanics II 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PHYS 4210
This course consists of a basic introduction to quantum field theory concepts for undergraduate students. The course is a continuation of Quantum Physics I PHYS4210. This course introduces techniques of field quantization and their applications. Students will learn about symmetries, conservation laws, and their role in field quantization. Students will study gauge theories and will learn quantization of the Electromagnetic, Klein-Gordon, and Dirac fields. Students will also revisit perturbation theory in the context of interacting quantum fields. Students will be exposed to applications of field theory techniques that are related to many interacting particle problems (e.g. condensed matter physics, particle physics, etc.) as time permits.
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PHYS 4270K:Computational Physics II 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PHYS 3500K
This course is a continuation of Computational Physics I. Advanced mathematical methods and numerical algorithms are applied to the solution of a variety of problems in physics. Emphasis is on the mathematical methods used to model physical systems. Students will learn a variety of numerical methods which they will implement using computer programs, and they will also learn how to use modern technical computing software to model physical systems with both numeric and symbolic calculations.
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PHYS 4400:Directed Study 1-4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor, major area committee and department chair.
Special topics of an advanced nature that are not in the regular course offerings.
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PHYS 4410K:Advanced Physics Laboratory 1 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PHYS 3410K and PHYS 3720L
An introduction to instrument control, data acquisition, and data analysis of the type used in the research labs. The student will then incorporate these techniques in the design of experiments important to classical and/or contemporary physics. This course will be writing intensive and will require extensive formal reports.
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PHYS 4430:Capstone Physics Project 0-1 Class Hours 0-3 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Students will complete a research project in physics or a related field during the last year on campus. The content and subject of this project will be negotiated between the student and the faculty supervisor of the project.
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PHYS 4490:Special Topics in Physics 1-4 Credit Hours
Special topics selected by the departmentof interest to the Physics faculty and students.
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Physic Education |
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PHED 3372:Physics Education Research Methods 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in (PHYS 2212 or PHYS 1112 ) and EDSM 2010
Students begin this course with a general investigation into various qualitative and quantitative research studies as well as key articles from physics education. Next, students will select a topic and conduct a literature review in that area. Finally, students will design, conduct and disseminate the results of a small scale study they conducted. The goal of this course is to help students learn how to conduct research in their own classroom to gauge instructional effectiveness.
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PHED 3421:Classroom Interactions 2 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDSM 1102 and PHYS 2212 and Admission to Teacher Education. Corequisite: SCED 3010 , ITEC 3300 , INED 3305 , and INED 4435
This course examines teachers, students, content, and interactions that lead students to develop conceptual understandings of physics. Science teacher candidates design and implement instructional activities informed by their understanding of science learning, then assess student learning. This course includes a 29 hour field experience as introduction to the adolescent learner, the equity imperative and science education reform. This course is restricted to participants in the UTeach program.
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PHED 4422:Project-based Instruction 2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SCED 2421 , Preservice Certification and Admission to Year-long Clinical Experience Corequisite: INED 3305 and INED 4435
Teacher candidates will develop pedagogical content knowledge through the design and implementation of inquiry and project-based physics lessons appropriate to secondary learners. Candidates will use available student data and research-based literature and theory to help guide their lesson planning. Candidates will critically reflect upon their teaching practice, using videos, journals and discussions. This course is restricted to participants in the UTeach program. This course includes a 45-hour high school teaching experience.
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PHED 4423:Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Physics 2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PHED 4422 , INED 3305 , and INED 4435 Corequisite: INED 3306 , INED 4436
Teacher candidates will develop pedagogical content knowledge through the design and implementation of inquiry and project-based physics lessons appropriate to secondary learners. Candidates will use available student data and research-based literature and theory to help guide their lesson planning. Candidates will critically reflect upon their teaching practice, using videos, journals and discussions. This course is restricted to participants in the UTeach program.
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POLS 1101:American Government 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
This course examines the institutions and processes of American government and Georgia State government. Global comparisons are made between the governments of the U.S. and other modern nation-states.
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POLS 2212:State and Local Government 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
This course is a general survey of state and local government; recent and current trends.
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POLS 2220:Careers in Political Science 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
Careers in Political Science introduces students to the specialties within political science and focuses on career planning, outlines the academic emphases within the major and associated requirements, and explores public and private sector opportunities in the field of political science. Using a combination of lecture, readings, and guest lectures, students are exposed to information designed to assist in the clarification and pursuit of a career in politics, government, academia, and related fields. Particular emphasis is placed upon connecting students with on-campus resources designed to aid in course planning, internships, interviewing skills, and cultivation of job skills.
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POLS 2230:Careers in International Affairs 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Declared International Affairs major
This course focuses on academic and career planning and development issues for International Affairs majors.
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POLS 2238:Introduction to International Political Economy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 2280 and ECON 1000
This course is an introduction to the exploration of the fundamental questions about government and policies, about market systems and about relations between the two.
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POLS 2240:Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
An introduction to the comparative approaches for the study of politics, focusing on patterns of development and change in contemporary political systems.
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POLS 2250:Introduction to International Relations 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
This course provides an introduction to the study of international relations. Sources of international order, conflict and war, determinants of foreign policy, global actors and the dynamics of political interaction between nation-states are examined.
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POLS 2260:Current Political Issues 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
This course exposes students to critical contemporary political and government related issues and provides some context and background. It ties the various issues to subfields of political science. Domestic-international linkage is emphasized.
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POLS 2270:Political Ideologies 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
Emphasizes the political development and application of contemporary ideologies such as nationalism, capitalism, socialism, democracy, Marxism, conservatism, liberalism, feminism, communitarianism, fascism, liberation movements, and others.
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POLS 2280:Research Methods 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
An introduction to the empirical methods in social science research. It provides the student with a working knowledge of the design, implementation and evaluation of social science research.
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POLS 2401:Global Issues 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Global Issues is an introductory survey course designed to introduce the students to numerous current issues confronting the globe’s policy-makers and populations. Specifically, the course provides an opportunity for diversity in the students’ educational program and provides information that fosters global understanding and engagement.
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POLS 3300:U.S. Constitution and Courts 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
This course provides an overview of American law. The course covers the basic design and structures of the United States court system, trial and appellate legal process, and Constitutional law basics including governmental powers and civil rights and liberties.
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POLS 3310:Foundations of Public Policy 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101 or permission of instructor.
This course serves as a general survey of public policy, beginning with efforts to define public policy through the most modern efforts to explain how public policy is made. Key themes include a comparative look at the development of public policy in democracies, including the stages of policymaking, punctuated equilibrium, issue networks, institutionalism, symbolism, and theories designed to explain the link between policy alternatives and the problems they are designed to solve.
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POLS 3313:Public Policy Analysis 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
Introduction to public policy analysis using data and methodological approaches as well as political and social inputs into the policy process. Analysis of policy outcomes.
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POLS 3315:American Constitutional Law: Federalism 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101 and POLS 3300
The constitutional powers and limitations of national legislative, executive and judicial branches are examined. The course includes analyses of the constitutional relationship of these political institutions to each other and to the states.
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POLS 3320:Legal Research 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
An introduction to legal resources for law-related courses and to problems that demonstrate the effective utilization of legal research and reference tools in a manner designed to meet the needs of the student in both law and non-law fields. An understanding of legal rules is necessary for scientists, archaeologists and other professionals.
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POLS 3328:African American Politics 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: POLS 1101
This course is an intensive introduction to ideologies, theories, and empirical research on the role of African Americans in the American political process. The course emphasizes black voting behavior, elite policymaking, public opinion, and the relationship of black information networks with mainstream media.
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