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PHHE 512 - Consumer Health
Examination of issues, information, products, and services that influence the quality of life for the individual and community. Emphasis on skills necessary to assess and select appropriate products and services to maintain or improve health.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 533 - Principles of Long-Term Care Administration
Overview of long-term care services, personnel, and the roles of the administrator. Emphasis on organizational management and operations control. Resident care issues, federal and state regulations, and licensing and certification also addressed.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 535 - Ethical Decision Making for Health Professionals
Introduction to common ethical dilemmas involved in health services delivery. Emphasis on applied ethical decision making. Formal organizational structures related to ethical dilemmas such as written policies, committee composition, and reporting and documentation requirements.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 537 - Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Drug and alcohol addiction viewed from physiological, interpersonal, and cultural perspectives. Treatment techniques and programs to prevent drug and alcohol addiction.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 539 - Funding for Programs in Public Health
Seminar in identifying significant public health problems and preparing competitive grant proposals. Students gain experience in writing and evaluating grant proposals and identifying potential funding agencies.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 563 - Public Health Informatics
Introduction to the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, theory, and research. Information on the various aspects of public health informatics including surveillance, digital literacy, data management, and ethical issues regarding health data.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 572 - Current Issues: Health Education
Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when subject varies.
Credits: 1-3
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PHHE 600 - Special Topics in School Health Education
Topics announced. May be repeated as often as desired; however, degree-seeking students may count only 6 semester hours toward the degree and may not repeat topics.
Credits: 1-3
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PHHE 601 - Introduction to Health Systems
Overview of the structure, function, and evolution of the U.S. health system as compared to that of other countries. Systems approach to the organization, financing and delivery of health care and public health. Evaluation of health care controversies using critical thinking. Specific topics include the role of technology, health system structure and labor force, financing methods, mental health, primary care, inpatient services, insurance and managed care, long-term care, the public health infrastructure and essential public health services.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 605 - Biostatistics in Public Health
Introduction to the use of biostatistical analysis of health indicators, vital statistics, population and demographic variables, and other data important to the practice of public health. Includes basic descriptive and analytical statistical concepts, visual presentation of data, and use of public access data sets with emphasis on the use of biostatistics in designing, implementing, and evaluating public health programs, measures that complement epidemiological techniques, and statistical methods commonly used in biomedical and health research. Includes an introduction to the use of a computer-based statistical software program.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 607 - Public Health and Health Services Management
Analysis of techniques in leadership and management applicable to public health and health care fields. Topics include budgeting and resource management problem solving and decision making, strategic planning, negotiation and mediation, marketing, and leadership and communication styles. Case studies demonstrate application of concepts.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 609 - Problems and Issues in Environmental Health
Analysis of contemporary national and international environmental problems and issues related to public health. Topics include principles of environmental toxicology, environmental risk assessment and risk communication, food safety, air quality, water contamination, solid and hazardous waste management, occupational injuries and diseases, and environmental health legislation and policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 611 - Applied Research Methods in Public Health
Study of the research process applied to public health practice with the main emphasis on conceptual understanding and skill development. Integration of qualitative and quantitative research methods applicable to the public health setting.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 605 or consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 613 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
Presentation, discussion, and practice of descriptive and analytic epidemiological methods, including the design, conduct, and interpretation of epidemiological studies. Examples from national and international vital statistics and published public health and epidemiological research used to illustrate concepts.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 605 and consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 621 - Theories and Principles in Health Promotion
In-depth analysis of primary prevention and health education theories, principles, and data including cultural, social, and behavioral factors that influence health behaviors. Using an ecological perspective, students will develop plans for implementing and evaluating research-based health interventions.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: PHHE 611 or consent of school. PRQ: PHHE 603 or consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 622 - Curriculum Development in School Health Education
Application of fundamental principles and concepts of curriculum development to comprehensive school health education.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 624 - School Health Programs: Planning, Managing, and Evaluating
Analysis of the principles of initiating, implementing, conducting, and maintaining effective school health education programs including pertinent supervision and staffing issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 626 - Methods and Materials in Middle School and High School Health Education
Health education programs in middle and secondary schools. Methodologies, strategies, materials, and resources for teaching health education.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 631 - Community Health Promotion Programs
Overview of the major components of health promotion practice with emphasis on planning health promotion interventions. Includes experiential involvement in health promotion programming, community assessment, material development, community capacity building, and preparation of health promotion activities.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 603 and consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 641 - Health Disparities in the United States
Exploration of social and cultural determinants of health from a systems thinking perspective. Topics include structural bias, social inequities and racism that undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and societal levels. Includes the definition, and measurement of health disparities. Concentration predominantly on disparities based on gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, country of birth, and geography.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 651 - Health Economics for Health Services Managers
Study of principles, concepts, and methods of economic analysis applicable to the U. S. health sector. Applications include special characteristics of health care as a commodity and of the patient as a consumer; health insurance; determinants of cost and utilization; and effects on performance of different market structures, regulatory policies, and payment mechanisms.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 653 - Financial Decision Making for Health Services Managers
Theory, principles, concepts, and tools necessary to participate in the financial management process of health services organizations. Emphasis on assisting line managers to make informed decisions regarding the financial resources of any health services organization. Discussion of health care financing via third-party payers, cash flow, capital projects, analysis and forecasting, budgeting, and other relevant topics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 655 - Human Resource Management in the Health Care Setting
Reading, discussion, and practice of techniques in the field of human resource management. Organizational practices to improve employee morale, health, motivation, and productivity.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 661 - Public Health Policy and Law
Introduction to the policymaking and legal processes that underpin the use of policy to solve public health problems, including the roles of ethics, advocacy, and evidence. Topics include skills to effectively assess and influence the policy change process. Development of a framework for analyzing public health policies. Case studies of current public health policy issues. Key topics include covering the uninsured, expanding prescription drug coverage, addressing rising healthcare costs, improving quality of care, providing services for long-term care, and preparing for public health emergencies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 665 - Public Health Program and Policy Evaluation
Introduction to public health program and policy evaluation. Emphasis on practical application of knowledge learned, including the development of logic models, evaluation questions, and a comprehensive evaluation plan for a public health program or policy. Exploration of theoretical aspects of evaluation, including threats to validity, and a framework for developing public health evaluation plans. Involves an iterative preparation of an evaluation proposal for a public health program or policy selected by the student.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 605 or consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 669 - Community Health Planning
Study of the development of community health planning goals, objectives, and activities through understanding of data collection, analysis, and evaluation. Discussion of social values and political processes in planning and plan implementation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHHE 601, PHHE 603, PHHE 607, PHHE 609, PHHE 611, and PHHE 613, and consent of school.
Credits: 3
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PHHE 682 - Clinical/Field Experience in School Health Education
Supervised clinical/field experience in school health education with emphasis on health instruction, health facilities, and a healthful environment. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to health education licensure program or consent of school.
Credits: 1-6
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PHHE 684 - Middle School Student Teaching in Health Education
Student teaching for eight weeks in middle school health education. Includes seminars of current issues in teaching. Assignments to be arranged with the health education educator licensure coordinator. See “Educator Licensure Requirements.” S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Pass ILTS Subject Area Test of Content Knowledge in Health Education, complete all other licensure requirements, and consent of school.
Credits: 3-6
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PHHE 686 - Secondary School Student Teaching in Health Education
Student teaching for eight weeks in secondary school health education. Includes seminars of current issues in teaching. Assignments to be arranged with the health education educator licensure coordinator. See “Educator Licensure Requirements.” S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Pass ILTS Subject Area Test of Content Knowledge in Health Education, complete all other licensure requirements, and consent of school.
Credits: 3-6
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PHHE 695 - Internship in Public Health
Work individually in practical public health situations under the guidance of an agency staff member and a university supervisor. May be repeated to a maximum of 5 semester hours. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 1-5
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PHHE 698 - Master of Public Health Integrative Learning Experience
Independent culminating written project, that is a synthesis of public health core and specialization competencies, completed over a time period specified by the school. May be repeated only once. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of school.
Credits: 1-3
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PHIL 502 - Philosophy of Logic
A consideration of various philosophical issues concerning logic and its applications, for example, the nature of validity, theories of truth, paradoxes of reasoning, and classical versus non-standard logics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHIL 505 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 503 - Philosophy of Mathematics
A study of the nature of mathematics based on a philosophical examination of its fundamental subject-matter, concepts and methods.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHIL 505 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 504 - Philosophy of Language
Study of philosophical problems concerning language, including issues of syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and hermeneutics. Topics may include meaning, communication, reference, logical form, modalities, tenses, metaphor, indexical terms, indirect discourse, anaphora, theories of truth, and semantic paradoxes.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHIL 505 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 505 - Intermediate Logic
Review of symbolic logic including propositional logic, quantification theory, relations, and identity. Additional topics in formal logic and the philosophy of logic selected by the instructor such as proof theory, modal logic, theory of types, formal semantics, and the relation between the formal and the informal understanding of validity.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 506 - Advanced Logic
Topics selected from major results of metalogic, including basic proof theory and model theory, soundness, completeness, the Löwenheim-Skolem theorem, computability, Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, and Church’s theorem.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHIL 505 and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 510 - Topics in Metaphysics or Epistemology
Intensive study of a major theory or issue in metaphysics or epistemology. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 520 - Topics in the History of Philosophy
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 521 - Major Philosophers
Intensive study of a single figure in the history of philosophy such as Plato, Aristotle, Hume, or Kant. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 523 - Medieval Philosophy
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 526 - American Philosophy
Study of some of the major traditions and thinkers in American philosophy. Readings may include selections from Edwards, Jefferson, Emerson, Peirce, James, Royce, Dewey, and more recent figures.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 527 - 19th Century Philosophy
Examination of selected writings by 19th century philosophers, such as Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Kierkegaard, Mill, and Nietzsche.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 528 - 20th Century Phenomenology
Examination of selected writings by philosophers in the phenomenological tradition, such as Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, and Merleau-Ponty.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 529 - 20th Century Analytic Philosophy
Examination of selected writings by philosophers in the analytic tradition, such as Moore, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Ryle, and Quine.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 530 - Topics in Ethics
Intensive study of a major theory, issue, or movement in ethics. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 550 - Topics in Social and Political Philosophy
Intensive study of a major theory, issue, or movement in social and political philosophy. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 561 - Metaphysics of Science
Examination of ontological issues within the sciences. Topics may include properties and other ontological categories, reduction and emergence, laws of nature, essentialism, and realism.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 564 - Philosophy of Physics
Survey of philosophical problems specific to physics. Topics may include the nature of space and time in relativity theories; probability and irreversibility in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; locality, causality, and objectivity in quantum theory; ontology, and attitudes toward infinities in quantum field theory. Presupposes neither technical knowledge of physical theories nor advanced competence in mathematics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 570 - Topics in Philosophy of Religion
Detailed analysis of one or more key issues in contemporary analytic philosophy of religion, or in important recent theories of the nature and function of religion. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 590 - Topics in Philosophy
Intensive study of one major philosophical problem or position. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 591 - Directed Readings
Enrollment contingent on student’s proposed course of study and approval of it by the faculty member selected to supervise the reading. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours toward any one degree provided no repetition of subject matter occurs. S/U grading may be used.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-4
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PHIL 601 - Graduate Writing Seminar
Writing workshop in which students further research and polish a previously written paper for submission to a professional conference or for use as a writing sample in applying to doctoral programs. Students will present drafts of their papers to one another and provide one another with feedback on those drafts. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1
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PHIL 602 - Topics in Philosophy of Logic
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 604 - Topics in Philosophy of Language
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 611 - Epistemology
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 611B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 612 - Metaphysics
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 612B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 620 - Topics in the History of Philosophy
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 631 - Ethical Theory
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 631B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 642 - Aesthetics
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 642B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 651 - Social and Political Philosophy
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 651B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 660 - Philosophy of Science
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 660B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 663 - Philosophy of Mind
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 663B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter occurs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 691 - Special Topics in Recent Philosophy
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as topic changes.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHIL 695 - Special Studies and Research
Guided research for students wishing to do special studies of an advanced nature. Students expected to write a number of short papers with research topics selected in consultation with the instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours, providing no repetition of subject matter occurs. S/U grading may be used.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
Credits: 1-4
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PHIL 698 - Master’s Comprensive Examination
Written examination demonstrating comprehensive mastery of one field of philosophy. May be repeated once. S/U/IP grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 0
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PHIL 699 - Thesis
Guidance in the writing of the master’s thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
Credits: 1-6
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PHYS 500 - Analytical Mechanics II
Motion of complex systems. Study of oscillating, rotating, and vibrating systems, nonlinear mechanics, mechanics of continuous media, and relativistic mechanics. Use of Fourier analysis, tensors, and Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 300 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 510 - Computational Physics
Techniques of physics problem solving using computers. Application of numerical analysis, linear analysis, iterative methods, and Monte Carlo simulation to problems in classical and modern physics. Use of equation-solving software and high-level programming languages.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 240, PHYS 300, and PHYS 370, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 520 - Acoustics I
Vibrating strings, bars and plates, acoustic wave equation, transmission and absorption of sound, radiation, and filters.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 367 or MEE 322; and MATH 334 or MATH 336; or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 530 - Optics
Geometrical, physical, quantum, and experimental optics with emphasis on topics of current interest. Three lectures plus a threehour laboratory weekly.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 370 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 531 - Medical Imaging I
Basic principles of imaging science for diagnostic applications and therapy planning in radiation therapy. Imaging technology including 2-D x-ray imaging and 3-D imaging using CT, MRI, and ultrasound. Mathematical methods of image reconstruction and anatomical structure identification.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 534 - Radiation Physics I
Radiation from nuclear reactions and accelerators and the interaction of radiation with matter. Theory of particle interactions including photons, electrons, protons, neutrons, and heavy nuclei. Natural and artificial radioactivity, radiation detection, dose determinations, and shielding.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 383, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 560 - Quantum Physics
Schrodinger wave equation, eigen-values and eigen-functions, methods of approximation, and applications to the square well, the harmonic oscillator, and hydrogen-like atoms.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 300 and PHYS 370, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 561 - Modern Physics
Applications of quantum physics to atoms, molecules, solids, nuclei, and elementary particles.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 560 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 563 - Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical
Review of such topics as the laws of thermodynamics, the entropy concept, and thermodynamic potentials. Probability, distribution functions, and transport phenomena. Introductory treatment of classical and quantum-mechanical statistical mechanics. Emphasis on applications to areas of modern physics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 320 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 570 - Electricity and Magnetism II
Maxwell’s equations; propagation, reflection, and transmission of electromagnetic waves; wave guides; dipole radiation; radiation by point charges; electrodynamics in special relativity.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 300 and PHYS 370, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 572 - Physical Measurements
Special laboratory problems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 2
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PHYS 574 - Methods of Experimental Physics
Basic techniques of experimental physics, including high-vacuum techniques, digital electronics, design and construction of research apparatus, radiation safety, etc. Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in all sciences. Strongly recommended for all graduate students in physics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 375 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 575 - Laboratory Electronics II
Applications and use of integrated circuits and computer interfaces for experimental measurement and control. Includes digital electronics, digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversion, power supplies, and active filters and oscillators. Includes lecture and one 3-hour laboratory period a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 375 or consent of department.
Credits: 4
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PHYS 577 - Astrophysics
Kepler’s laws and solar system, analysis of solar radiations, nuclear reactions in the sun, and other selected topics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 283 and PHYS 300, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 580 - Introduction to Materials Science
Mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, and structural properties of modern engineering materials.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 300 and PHYS 370, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 585 - Methods of Mathematical Physics II
Tensor analysis. Functions of complex variable, residue calculus, partial differential equations of mathematical physics and Green’s function.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 385 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 592 - Science Teaching in the Elementary, Middle, and Junior High School: Grades K-9
Crosslisted as GEOL 586X. Selected instructional methods and materials for teaching science in elementary, middle, and junior high schools with emphasis on the physical sciences. Analysis of modern curricula and practice in the use of associated laboratory materials developed for use at all levels from grades K-9. Designed for the classroom teacher and pre-teacher, but open to science supervisors and administrators. Not available for credit in the major.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: A general physical science course and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 594 - Use of Technology in Secondary Science Teaching
Crosslisted as GEOL 584X. Selected methods for the evaluation and use of technology in both the instructional and laboratory setting in secondary science education. Topics may include the interfacing of computers for data acquisition in the laboratory, strategies for integrating the Internet into the curriculum, and use of video/multimedia equipment.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 2
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PHYS 595 - Teaching of Physical Sciences
Crosslisted as CHEM 595X, GEOG 595X, and GEOL 595X. Preparation for licensure in grades 6-12 in one or more of the fields of physical science: physics, chemistry, earth science, and general science. Examination and analysis of modern curricula; classroom and laboratory organization; microteaching and observation of teaching; lesson planning; multicultural education; teaching science to the exceptional child; reading and the teaching of science; and methods of evaluation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department. CRQ: ILAS 401 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 597 - Student Teaching (Secondary) in Physics/Physical Sciences
Student teaching in grades 6 12 for 10 weeks or for one semester. Assignments to be arranged with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teacher Placement Office after approval by the Department of Physics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 495, or PHYS 595, and consent of department.
Credits: 7-12
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PHYS 600 - Classical Mechanics
Variational principles-Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics and their equivalence; symmetries and Noether’s theorem; applications of variational principles to physical systems such as central force, rigid body motion, and oscillation; canonical transformations–Hamilton-Jacobi equation, Poisson and Lagrange brackets; special relativity.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 500 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 605 - Institute for Science Teachers
Lectures, demonstrations, laboratory work, and field trips, designed for the science teacher. Subject matter from the fields of chemistry, physics, biology, and earth sciences. May be repeated to a maximum of 16 semester hours. On application to institute director and by invitation only.
Credits: 1-8
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PHYS 621 - Physical and Applied Acoustics
Topics of current interest in acoustics including quantum effects, interaction of sound and light, bioacoustics, architectural acoustics, transducers, physics of musical instruments, speech acoustics, and psychoacoustics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 624 - Acoustics Laboratory
Methods of analysis of sound and vibration, including holographic interferometry, FFT analysis, experimental modal testing, audio tests and measurements, acoustic diffraction and interference, sonoluminescence, acoustic fields, and psychoacoustics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 429 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 630 - Advanced Optics
Quantum optics and lasers. Topics in nonlinear optics, to include frequency doubling crystals, parametric crystals, acoustic scattering. Fourier optics. Kirchhoff-Fresnel theory of diffraction. Other contemporary topics at discretion of instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 530, PHYS 570, or PHYS 560, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 634 - Radiological Physics and Dosimetry
Methods of measuring and calculating dose to the patient for common tumors. Field shaping techniques to increase dose conformity to the target. External beam therapy as well as radioactive seed implants (brachytherapy). Various dosimeters used for measurement as well as their limitations and accuracy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 534 and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 645 - Surface Physics
Topics include surface crystallography, thermodynamics, electronic structure, reconstruction, clean surfaces, chemisorption, physisorption, and experimental techniques of surface analysis including Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) desorption, stimulated desorption, various electron spectroscopies, electron microscopy, and X-ray scattering. Topics limited to discretion of instructor.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 660 and PHYS 666, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 659 - Special Problems in Physics
Special problems in physics under supervision of staff. Problems may be technical in nature or concerned with teaching procedure. May be repeated to a maximum of 15 semester hours, but no more than 10 semester hours may apply toward a master’s degree. Contingent upon supervisor providing the Department of Physics with a detailed syllabus, expected outcomes, and a grading scheme before the course is approved by the department.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-10
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PHYS 660 - Quantum Mechanics I
Linear vector spaces, operators, and the formal structure of quantum theory; elementary treatment of simple systems; matrix mechanics; angular momentum and spin, timeindependent and dependent perturbation methods, variational principle; applications to simple atoms and molecules.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 560 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 661 - Quantum Mechanics II
Identical particles, exclusion principle and exchange effects; interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter; introduction to scattering theory, partial wave analysis, and Born approximation; simple many-body theory in the Hartree-Fock framework.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 660 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 663 - Statistical Physics I
Classical and quantum distribution functions, entropy and temperature, connection with themodynamics; partition function, quantum gases, nonideal gases; Boltzmann equation and the H-theorem; fluctuation and transport phenomena; phase transitions and critical phenomena, non-equilibrium problems, scaling and critical behavior; introduction to renormalization group methods.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: PHYS 561, PHYS 563, PHYS 660, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 666 - Solid State Physics I
Crystal symmetry, lattice vibrations, free and Bloch electrons, Brillouin zones and band structures; introduction to lattice dynamics and transport properties; Fermi surfaces; semiconductors; simple treatment of mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of solids.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 560 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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PHYS 667 - Solid State Physics II
Magnetism, superconductivity, optical properties, screening and dielectric response in solids; electrodynamics of metals, phonons, elasticity and anharmonicity; second-order phase transitions, disordered systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PHYS 666 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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