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Undergraduate Day Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Undergraduate Day Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Oceanography

  
  • OCY 1043 - Oceans

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    An introductory oceanography course designed for non-science majors. Students will become acquainted with basic concepts in the areas of Geological Oceanography, Physical Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, and Biological Oceanography. Students will earn about coastal processes, water properties, seafloor topography, circulation patterns, and marine organisms. An emphasis will be on the interdisciplinary nature of oceanography. A companion laboratory (OCY 1041 ) is available for students who are required to take laboratory courses in order to meet graduation requirements. This course counts as a General Education Physical Science Course.

    Availability: Spring, Summer (optional)


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  • OCY 4133 - Chemical Oceanography

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    A study of the chemical nature of the oceans. The distribution of chemicals in the water column and in ocean floor sediments will be examined, along with the factors that determine chemical distribution. Chemical reactions that take place will be explored, and how these relationships shape the distribution of organisms.

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    Availability: Fall


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  • OCYV 4811 - Independent Project

    1 Credit Hour(s)
    Level and Credit Hours to be arranged according to the nature of the study. Approval by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is required.

    Availability: On Demand


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  • OCYV 4812 - Independent Project

    2 Credit Hour(s)
    Level and Credit Hours to be arranged according to the nature of the study. Approval by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is required.

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  • OCYV 4813 - Independent Project

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Level and Credit Hours to be arranged according to the nature of the study. Approval by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is required.

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  • OCYV 4814 - Independent Project

    4 Credit Hour(s)
    Level and Credit Hours to be arranged according to the nature of the study. Approval by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is required.

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Philosophy

  
  • PHL 1053 - Asian Philosophy

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    A study of the major systems of philosophy that originated in Chinese, Indian, and Japanese culture. The course will focus on the dominant features of Indian philosophy, Japanese and Chinese Buddhist philosophies, Confucianism, and Taoism.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PHL 1103 - Foundations of Social Science

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course offers a study of the conceptual and methodological underpinnings of the social sciences. The student will read seminal and contemporary writings pertaining to Anthropology, Sociology, Economics, Politics, and other social sciences. Special attention will be given to new work that challenges traditional paradigms.

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  • PHL 2003 - Creative Thinking and Effective Reasoning

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course aims to satisfy the need for thinking skillfully in today’s world. Our interactive and information laden world is also a fallacy rich environment. This course enables students to empower their critical thinking about the moral, legal, religious, political, and scientific discussions that surround them. However, not all thinking is critical. Therefore, this course also includes a treatment of creative thinking. Students will explore the art of expanding possibility; students will learn to think more freely and imaginatively about how the world could be. This class requires a service learning project typically completed on the MLK Day holiday.  Successful projects will count for twelve hours of the Workship requirement.
     

    Availability: Spring


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  • PHL 3083 - Epistemology

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    The study of the theory of knowledge. Topics include skepticism, belief, justification and warrant. Attention will be paid to primary texts, focusing on work in the 20th century.

    Availability: Even Springs


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  • PHL 3103 - Selected Topics in Philosophy

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Study of selected special topic. May be repeated if course content is different.


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  • PHL 3133 - Formal Logic Systems

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    The Study of Formal Logic Systems including Predicate Logic, Propositional Logic and Modal Logic.

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  • PHL 3153 - The Culture Critics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    According to Martha Nussbaum, “philosophers ought to be lawyers for humanity.” This course focuses on select philosophers who have critically assessed the intellectual, moral, and political shortcomings of western culture in the modern era. Attention will also be given to the fact that while philosophers attack the ills of society they must protect themselves from corrosive forces at that same time. Select writings of Nietzsche, Foucault, Fukuyama, and other critics of culture will be discussed.

    Availability: Odd Falls


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  • PHL 3163 - Metaphysics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    The study of metaphysics. Topics include ancient and contemporary approaches, the realism/anti-realism debate, freedom and determinism, and other issues.

    Availability: Even Falls


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  • PHL 3173 - 20th Century Philosophy

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course studies the history of philosophy of the 20th and 21st century. Topics include the rise of analysis, mid-century logical positivism, and the revival of metaphysics. Attention will be given to the renaissance of Christian Philosophy.

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  • PHL 3183 - Existentialism

    3 Credit Hour(s)


    This course will be an exploration of what could be termed “existential thinking.” Such thinking is simply thinking about existence or life from the viewpoint of the exister. Its primary focus, therefore, is upon choosing or decision making, and on “becoming a self.” The exploration will take the form of careful reading and discussion of some of the most significant existential literature. Primary attention will be given to Søren Kierkegaard, usually regarded as the “father of existentialism.”

     

     

    Availability: Even Falls


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  • PHL 3193 - Ancient Philosophy

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    The Study of Ancient Greek Philosophy. Emphasizing readings from primary sources, this course covers the pre-Socratic philosophers through Plotinus.

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  • PHL 3203 - Modern Philosophy

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Study of the historical development of philosophical thought. Emphasizes selected readings of primary sources, specific contributions to philosophy, and pertinent biographical notes of the major figures in the field of philosophy from Rene Descartes to Hegel.

    Availability: Even Falls


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  • PHL 4003 - Aesthetics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course examines the complex questions and central issues of aesthetics. Investigates the various theories of what it is that all works of art share that gives them value. This includes a discussion of the definition of art as well as specific art forms such as architecture, music, literature, dance, movies, painting, and sculpture. This course also treats the role of art in contemporary life including postmodern perspectives as well as the idea of everyday aesthetics.

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  • PHL 4143 - Ethics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Critical study of problems in moral judgment and evaluation with emphasis upon developing a proper response to major ethical issues from a Christian perspective in light of current ethical trends.

    Availability: Spring


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  • PHL 4703 - Senior Seminar

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Capstone course required for philosophy majors. This course provides an advanced opportunity for students to engage critically some aspect of a philosophical concern or problem and respond from a Christian perspective. This course is conducted as a seminar in which students discuss common reading assignments and present the results of their research. An important emphasis of this course is the completion of a research paper suitable for presentation at a philosophy conference or for publication in a philosophy journal.

    Prerequisite: Senior status as a philosophy major or minor (or permission of professor).
    Availability: Spring


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  • PHL 4753 - Philosophy of Mind

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    The study of classic and recent work in the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of action. Emphasis on the reading of primary texts.

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  • PHL 4813 - Independent Project

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Student-proposed research project for seniors with a major or minor in philosophy and whose academic proficiency in the field is deemed exceptional. A major research paper is required. Approval of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is required.

    Availability: As needed


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Physics

  
  • PHY 1031 - The Cosmos Laboratory

    1 Credit Hour(s)
    Laboratory experience for students enrolled in  . This course counts as a General Education Physical Science Lab Course, for students wanting or needing a Natural Science Laboratory..

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    Availability: Fall


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  • PHY 1033 - The Cosmos

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    An introductory course designed for the non-science major. This course will cover the classical and modern concepts and theories of the universe. The startling discoveries of modern science such as black holes, time travel and the fate of the universe will be thoroughly discussed. The metaphysical consequences of these theories will be explored to help the student formulate a Christian worldview that includes an understanding of the laws of nature. This course counts as a General Education Physical Science Course.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PHY 1061 - Acoustics of Music Laboratory

    1 Credit Hour(s)
    Acoustics of Music Lab will give the student a hands-on experience with the mechanism and analysis of sound production. The basic properties of waves will be studied and used to analyze more complex waveforms. Lastly, different families of instruments will be studied using the techniques developed in the class. This course counts as a General Education Physical Science Lab Course, for students wanting or needing a Natural Science Laboratory.

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    Availability: Spring


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  • PHY 1063 - Acoustics of Music

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Acoustics of Music is an introduction to the science of sound of music. This class will cover the physical mechanisms of sound production and reception. The different families of instruments will be discussed comparing their frequency spectrums and how this gives rise to their timbre. A companion laboratory (PHY 1061 ) is available for students who are required to take laboratory courses in order to meet graduation requirements. This course counts as a General Education Physical Science Course.

    Availability: Every Spring


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  • PHY 2013 - General Physics I

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    The first semester of the introductory physics sequence that will be offered in the fall term. MAT 1853  or equivalent is a prerequisite for this class. Content includes mechanics, work, energy, circular motion, relativistic dynamics, fluids, simple harmonic motion, and mechanical waves.

    Prerequisite: MAT 1853  (C- grade or higher), high school physics, or permission of instructor.
    Corequisite: PHY 2111 
    Availability: Fall


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  • PHY 2023 - General Physics II

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    The second semester of the introductory physics sequence that will be offered in the spring term. PHY 2013  or equivalent is a prerequisite for this class. Content includes thermodynamics, electrodynamics, electromagnetic waves, optics, and relativistic dynamics.

    Prerequisite: PHY 2013  and PHY 2111  (C- grade or higher)
    Corequisite: PHY 2121 
    Availability: Spring


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  • PHY 2111 - Physics I Laboratory

    1 Credit Hour(s)
    Experiments in data analysis, measurement, motion, mechanics, heat, wave motion, and sound.

    Corequisite: PHY 2013  or PHY 2113 
    Availability: Fall


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  • PHY 2113 - Physics with Calculus I

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    The first course of a two-semester sequence of physics for engineers and scientists. The content of the course Newtonian mechanics including motion, vectors, force, work, energy, collisions, rotational motion, equilibrium, gravitation, fluids, oscillations and waves.

    Prerequisite: MAT 2804 , (C- grade or higher) and high school physics, or permission of instructor
    Corequisite: PHY 2111 
    Availability: Fall


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  • PHY 2121 - Physics II Laboratory

    1 Credit Hour(s)
    Experiments in electricity, magnetism, optics, electronics, and atomic and nuclear physics. Emphasis on instrumentation.

    Prerequisite: PHY 2013  or PHY 2113  and PHY 2111  (C- grade or higher)
    Corequisite: PHY 2023  or PHY 2123 
    Availability: Spring


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  • PHY 2123 - Physics with Calculus II

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    The second of a two-semester sequence of physics for scientists and engineers. Content includes Coulomb’s law, electric fields and potentials, capacitance, currents and circuits, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law, inductance, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, ray options, interference and diffraction.

    Prerequisite: PHY 2113  and PHY 2111 , (C- grade or higher)
    Corequisite: PHY 2121 
    Availability: Spring


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  • PHY 3013 - Special Relativity

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This class will introduce the student to principles and consequences of special relativity. It will cover time dilation, space contraction, Minkowskian spacetime, four-vectors, and momenergy.

    Prerequisite: PHY 2013  or PHY 2113  
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  • PHY 3023 - Modern Physics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Modern Physics encompasses the study of the historical foundation of quantum mechanics starting with black-body radiation and the photoelectric effect. In addition, the Bohr atom and its consequences will be studies along with wave properties of matter including an introduction to quantum mechanics in 1-D and 3-D. Finally applications of these concepts will be applied to simple systems.

    Prerequisite: PHY 2123 
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  • PHY 3033 - Introduction to Computational Science

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This class will introduce the student to the computational tools and techniques needed to answer scientific questions. The student will learn different types of mathematical models, such as dynamical, cellular automation, and agent-based. Examples of models from physics, chemistry, biology, and social systems will be used. 

    Prerequisite: MAT 1853  (C- or higher), or permission of instructor. 
    Availability: On demand


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  • PHY 4003 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course is a study of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. This course will examine the microsystem and investigate how the statistics of the microsystem give rise to the macro thermal quantities like temperature, internal energy, and entropy. These techniques will then be applied to different types of gases; ideal, Fermi, and Bose.

    Prerequisite: PHY 2123  - Physics with Calculus II
    Availability: As needed


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  • PHYV 4811 - Independent Project

    1 Credit Hour(s)
    Level and Credit Hours to be arranged according to the nature of the study. Approval by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is required.

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  • PHYV 4812 - Independent Project

    2 Credit Hour(s)
    Level and Credit Hours to be arranged according to the nature of the study. Approval by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is required.

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  • PHYV 4813 - Independent Project

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Level and Credit Hours to be arranged according to the nature of the study. Approval by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is required.

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  • PHYV 4814 - Independent Project

    4 Credit Hour(s)
    Level and Credit Hours to be arranged according to the nature of the study. Approval by the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences is required.

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Politics

  
  • ECO 4003 - Senior Seminar in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    A capstone course for students majoring in PPE. Students enrolled will engage in the articulation, creation and execution of a cumulative project that reflects their skills in PPE.

    Availability: Every Spring


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  • ECO 4013 - Econometrics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    An introductory course to Econometrics. Topics discussed include simple linear regression models, least squares estimation, hypothesis testing, multicollinearity, non-spherical errors, and dummy independent variables.

    Prerequisite: BUS 2353 Principles of Microeconomics, BUS 2343 Principles of Macroeconomics
    Availability: Every Fall


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  • PLS 2113 - American Federal Government

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Description of how Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court make decisions and the roles they play in the American system of government. Emphasis on public opinion, pressure groups, and political parties, and the process by which leaders are chosen. Required for all majors and minors in political science.

    Availability: Fall


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  • PLS 3003 - Freedom in American Society

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course will examine the significance of freedom in American society. Topics to be explored include: the historical roots of American liberty, with particular attention to the relation between liberty and religion; the nature of freedom as understood by the chief architects of the American political order; the relation between political and economic freedom; the nature of government and of the market process; the meaning of the rule of law; the changing conceptions of freedom throughout American political development; the chief threats to individual freedom that have emerged over the past several centuries; and contemporary challenges to the preservation of freedom.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1123 , HUM 1013  and HUM 1023 
    Corequisite: HUM 1033 
    Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer


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  • PLS 3013 - State & Local Government

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Study of state and local government including state constitutions, legislative, judicial and executive branches of state government; organization and powers of local government; government-in the sunshine laws and role of lobbyist. Fulfills one of the professional track requirements (2).

    Availability: Spring


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  • PLS 3023 - American Political Thought

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Survey of selected primary and secondary readings in American political thought from the colonial era to the present. Topics include: European and colonial roots of American order; political thought of the revolutionary era; framing of the U.S. Constitution: Federalists and Antifederalists; democratization; the Civil War; reconstruction and consolidation; Progressivism; socialism; legal realism; the New Deal; modern liberalism and conservatism; the movement for civil rights; America in the world.

    Availability: Even Springs


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  • PLS 3033 - The Founders’ Constitution

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course is a comprehensive examination of the United States Constitution and major primary sources that informed the Framers’ constitutional construction. Such sources include selections from Blackstone’s Commentaries; private letters and correspondence of the Framers; the Federalist; relevant legal procedure; Records of the Federal Convention; Joseph Story’s Commentaries on the Constitution; Locke, Montesquieu; and others. The course also explores the “Higher Law” background of the U.S. Constitution.

    Availability: Odd Springs


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  • PLS 3043 - The Executive Power

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course is intended as an intensive introduction to the American presidency, with particular attention to historical and constitutional foundations, the history of the presidency, the scope of executive authority in a system based on separation of powers, presidential elections, the cabinet and executive office, and contemporary domestic and foreign policy concerns.

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  • PLS 3053 - The Legislative Power

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course examines the United States Congress in both design, development, and practice. The course begins with the United States Constitution in an effort to understand the institutional features of both the House and the Senate. With this information we will then turn our attention to the role of Congress throughout U.S. history and as it is today. We will examine the processes of the legislative body and the behavior of its members, both at home and in Washington.

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  • PLS 3063 - The Judicial Power

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course examines the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court and inferior courts on American politics, government and society. We begin by reviewing the political, legal and institutional influences on the decision-making process of the Supreme Court. In the second part of the semester, we will closely analyze the political consequences of landmark Supreme Court decisions in areas such as school desegregation and abortion. We conclude by evaluating the scope and limits of judicial power within our constitutional system.

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  • PLS 3073 - Mass Media, Public Opinion and American Politics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course will explore the related topics of the role of the media in American politics and the American public’s attitudes about politics. The course will involve an analysis of  public opinion and how it is measured. The course will also cover American voter’s beliefs, attitudes, political knowledge, and the process of their formation. The course will conclude with a review of the effect of the media in politics by looking at concepts such as media agenda setting, printing, framing, and media bias.

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  • PLS 3083 - European Politics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Content in development; please consult the Department.

    Availability: TBD


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  • PLS 3093 - Western Order: The Christian Contribution

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Examines selected primary and secondary texts exploring the contribution of Christianity to the development of Western political and social order. Topics to be explored include the value of the human person; the Christian distinction between God and Caesar; the concept of limited government; medieval jurisprudence and institutional development; the Reformation; Christian voluntarism; and the Christian elaboration of natural rights and ‘higher law’, including the higher law foundation of the U.S. Constitution.

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  • PLS 3113 - Methodology of Political Science

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Study of methods used by social scientists, including hypothesis development, data collection, research methods, sources of information, methods of testing and verification, and techniques of analysis. Required for all majors and minors in political science

    Availability: Fall


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  • PLS 3123 - Classical & Medieval Political Thought

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course examines the development of political theory from Greek antiquity to late Medieval Christendom. Through close analysis of major Classical and Christian authors, including Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Seneca, Augustine, and Aquinas, students will explore the foundations of Western political thought, examining such topics as the nature and purpose of politics; the quest for the best form of government; the meaning of justice, freedom, authority, order, law, and the common good; and the relationship between religion and politics, church and state.

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  • PLS 3133 - Political Ideologies and the Crisis of Modernity

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course explores the crisis of the modern anthropocentric project as reflected in the rise of political ideological movements and the search for horizons of meaning following its breakdown. The course then proceeds to the analysis of both the nature and meaning of ideology and a spectrum of some of the most important ideologies that have emerged in the modern era, including liberalism, conservation, socialism, communism, fascism, anarchism, and nationalism. Lastly, the course explores the deeper existential issues involved with the rise, meaning and appeal of the totalitarian messianic message, trying to identify its relationship with the underlying premises of the modern world.

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  • PLS 3143 - Philosophy of Democratic Government

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course explores the foundations of democracy through the analysis of the relations between this form of government and fundamental anthropological themes such as justice, freedom, truth, equality, community, and the common good. This course also addresses the tensions between democratic procedures and institutions and potentially competing values, such as personal freedom, religious faith, individual virtue, and social justice,

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  • PLS 3153 - Christian Political Thought

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course examines seminal texts of contemporary Christine political thinkers that analyze the relationship between Christianity and democracy. Topics to be explored include; the contrast between procedural and normative definitions of democracy; the quest for secular foundations of order in modern pluralistic democracies; the spiritual and moral sources upon which democracy depends; and Christian perspectives on current threats to human dignity, freedom, justice, peace, and the common good.

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  • PLS 3213 - Comparative Government: Western Europe

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Comparison of the formal and informal political institutions, including parliaments, cabinets, executives, political parties, pressure groups, and public opinion, in a variety of Western European settings. Comparisons made with the North American model. Required as one of four options for a major or minor in political science. Fulfills one of the Comparative track requirements (2)

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
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  • PLS 3223 - Latin-American Politics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Comparison of the twenty republics of Latin America, with emphasis on the following themes: authoritarianism versus democracy, personalism, and leadership change; role of the military, the Catholic church, labor, students, and business as power contenders; social and political conditions that lead to revolution or reform; and the role of the United States in the region. Required as one of four options in the major or minor in political science. Fulfills one of the Comparative track requirements (2)

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
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  • PLS 3233 - Comparative Government: Eastern Europe & Russia

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Analyzes the evolution of political systems from communism to new forms of governance in Eastern Europe. Compares new political systems that have emerged. Emphasis on the formal institutions of government and informal institutions such as political parties, interest groups, mass media, and elections. Required as one of four options in the major or minor in political science. Fulfills one of the Comparative track requirements (2)

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
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  • PLS 3243 - Politics of Developing Nations

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Study of Third World politics; the struggle for independence; obstacles to the formation of a national identity; the political, economic, and social problems and the political institutions created to meet these problems. Required as one of four options in the major or minor in political science. Fulfills one of the Comparative track requirements (2)

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
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  • PLS 3313 - Political Thought

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Study of the major philosophers and their conception of the state, why it was created, what role the state plays for society, and the responsibilities of leaders and citizens. Required for all majors and minors in political science.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
    Availability: Fall


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  • PLS 3413 - International Relations

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Study of nations’ political, economic, and military interactions and the global eco-political order within which these actions occur. Focus on American, Russian, and Third World images, goals, and strategies (diplomacy, economy, propaganda, strategy) to understanding the decision-making process. Measures the nations’ power potential, including territory, population, natural resources, economic growth, and military capability. Required for all majors and minors in political science. Fulfills the global studies requirement.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
    Availability: Spring


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  • PLS 4103 - Selected Topics in Political Science

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
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  • PLS 4104 - Selected Topics in Political Science

    4 Credit Hour(s)
    Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
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  • PLS 4105 - Selected Topics in Political Science

    5 Credit Hour(s)
    Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
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  • PLS 4106 - Selected Topics in Political Science

    6 Credit Hour(s)
    Intensive study of a selected topic, which provides students an opportunity to study in areas other than those elsewhere defined.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
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  • PLS 4113 - American Constitutional Law

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Use of legal briefs to study the trends of court decisions in states’ rights, role of the federal government, civil rights, rights of the accused and the protection of business. Fulfills one of the professional track requirements (2).

    Prerequisite: PLS 2113  (C- or better)
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  • PLS 4123 - U.S. Parties, Campaigns and Elections

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course will examine political parties in the United States from a contemporary and an historical perspective, while focusing on the origins, nature, and functions of a political party. The course will also examine political campaigns in America, and the types of elections; primaries, caucuses, and general elections (state and federal). The course will focus on campaign finance, the role of Political Action Committees (PACs) and party organizations, the media, the campaign staff, advertising, incumbency, and other predictors of candidate success. Special attention will be paid to the U.S. presidential election.

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  • PLS 4133 - American Constitutionalism: Structures of Government

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course examines national powers under the U.S. Constitution. The course begins by reviewing the founding and design of the Constitution and the major approaches to constitutional interpretation. The course will then study the principle of judicial review and the powers of the courts in constitutional adjudication. The next focus of the class will be on federal executive, war, foreign affairs, and legislative powers, primarily as they have been treated in U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The course will also examine constitutional separation of powers, federalism, national supremacy, and state powers.

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  • PLS 4143 - American Constitutionalism: Rights and Liberties

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course examines the protection of individual rights and liberties under the U.S. Constitution. The course begins by reviewing the origin, purpose, and structure of the Constitution’s Bill of Rights and the Due Process Clause. The next focus of the class will be on the First Amendment’s protections of speech, the press, and religious exercise. The course will then focus, in turn, on the rights of the accused, privacy rights, property and economic rights, the right to bear arms, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, as these have been interpreted by the Supreme Court.

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  • PLS 4153 - Internship in Political Science

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Content in development; please consult the Department.

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  • PLS 4163 - Comparative Public Policy

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Content in development; please consult the Department.

    Availability: On Demand


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  • PLS 4173 - Seminar: Seminal Political Philosophers

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course is a comprehensive study of a major political philosopher within the Western tradition, including Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Tocqueville, Mill, Marx, Voegelin, Hayek, Oakeshott, and others. The course examines representative texts selected from the philosopher’s corpus for their contribution to knowledge and influence on Western political thought and practice. Topics to be examined may include the nature and foundation of political order, the meaning of justice, the role of government in society, conceptions of human nature, philosophy of law, the relation between religion and government, and others.

    Availability: Even Falls


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  • PLS 4213 - Principles of Public Administration

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Assesses public sector management emphasizing common characteristics and differences between private and public sector managers and patterns of power. Emphasis on strategic planning and decision making in the public sector, privatization in state and local governments, management of governmental operations, implications of reinventing government and entrepreneurial government, public productivity, and ethics of public administration in state and local governments. Fulfills one of the professional track requirements (2).

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
    Availability: Even Springs


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  • PLS 4313 - Modern Political Thought

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Examines selected texts of major writers in political philosophy from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, including Luther, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Hayek, Berlin, Rawls, Sandel, Oakeshott, and others. Students will explore the western tradition of reflection on political thought, examining such topics as the nature and foundations of political order, the relation of the individual to the state and to other individuals, the proper limits of government in society, the meaning and significance of justice and the Rule of Law, the relation between religion and politics, especially the role of Christianity in the development and preservation of constitutionalism, and the roots of American liberty.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
    Availability: Spring


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  • PLS 4413 - United States Foreign Policy

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Preliminary study of how American foreign policy is formulated and executed, and a focus on major foreign policy conflicts of the United States. Relations with Europe, Latin America and Third World countries are analyzed.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)
    Availability: Selected Even Springs
    Crosslisted as: HIS 4413  


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  • PLSV 4813 - Independent Project

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Student-proposed reading and research project in a selected field. Approval of the dean is required.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)


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  • PLSV 4814 - Independent Project

    4 Credit Hour(s)
    Student-proposed reading and research project in a selected field. Approval of the dean is required.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)


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  • PLSV 4815 - Independent Project

    5 Credit Hour(s)
    Student-proposed reading and research project in a selected field. Approval of the dean is required.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)


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  • PLSV 4816 - Independent Project

    6 Credit Hour(s)
    Student-proposed reading and research project in a selected field. Approval of the dean is required.

    Prerequisite: ENG 1113  (C- or better)


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Psychology

  
  • PSY 2113 - Marriage & Family Dynamics

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    A study of dating, courtship, engagement, marriage, roles, parenthood, dysfunctions, divorce, and changing definitions of family. Biblical, historical, and sociological and psychological perspectives are used, while emphasizing practical applications.

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  • PSY 2133 - General Psychology

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Surveys the major sub-disciplines of psychology as a science and as a helping profession, including physiology of behavior, development, learning, memory, personality theories, and abnormal and social psychology.
     

    Prerequisite: (Prerequisite for all other psychology courses.)
    Availability: Fall/Spring


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  • PSY 2183 - Life Span Development

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Focuses on human growth and development throughout the life cycle. Examines normal developmental stages with emphasis on the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional processes.

    Prerequisite: PSY 2133  
    Availability: Fall/Spring


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  • PSY 3004 - Principles of Statistics & Research Design I

    4 Credit Hour(s)
    The course is the first of a two-semester sequence that presents a thorough review of the methodologies common to the field of psychology and affiliated sciences. Course goals will include the development of a research question culminating in an empirical research project proposal. Topics include collection and analysis of data, with a focus on non-experimental methods and descriptive statistics. Students who enroll in this course must register for Principles of Statistics & Research Design – II (Psychology 3014) for the following semester (3 hrs lecture, 1 hr laboratory).

    Prerequisite:  MAT 1853  (or higher) and PSY 2133  
    Availability: Fall/Spring


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  • PSY 3013 - Procedures in Counseling

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course is a general introduction to the field of counseling. Secular and Christian presuppositions are contrasted, the process of counseling is explored, specific counseling techniques are examined and practiced for handling a wide array of common presenting problems.

    Prerequisite: PSY 2133 , PSY 3123  
    Availability: On Demand


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  • PSY 3014 - Principles of Statistics & Research Design II

    4 Credit Hour(s)
    The course is the second of a two-semester sequence that presents a thorough review of the methodologies common to the field of psychology and affiliated areas of science. Emphases will include conducting an empirical research project, collection and analysis of data, with a focus on experimental methods and the use of univariate and multivariate inferential statistics (3 hrs lecture, 1 hr laboratory).

    Prerequisite: MAT 1853  (or higher), PSY 2133 , and grade of C- or higher in PSY 3004  
    Availability: Fall/Spring


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  • PSY 3033 - Social Psychology

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course examines multiple psychological processes such as attitudes, motivation, emotions and perception and their influences on social behavior with an emphasis on implications for Christian living.

    Prerequisite: PSY 2133  and PSY 3123  
    Availability: Fall/Spring


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  • PSY 3063 - Sport Psychology

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course surveys the application of psychological principles and methodologies to various aspects of athletics and athletic performance. Topics include individual philosophies of sport, motivation, personality of coaches and athletes, recreational sports for children, psychological testing, training and learning principles, mind/body relationships, and the effects of anxiety, arousal, and relaxation on performance, and current research in the field.

    Prerequisite: PSY 2133 PSY 3123 , and PSY 3004  
    Availability: On Demand


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  • PSY 3073 - Psychology Foreign Travel Experience

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course provides students with an opportunity to examine key figures in the history of psychology within the context of specific periods and geographical locations. The course also introduces students to the contemporary culture and examines how “the spirit of the times” influenced thought, facilitating an understanding of key ideas and their value. The course will include visits to the homes of relevant figures within the field of psychology. In addition to the historical consideration of the lives of individuals who had a profound impact on the field, the student will also get first hand experiential knowledge of the larger history and culture that shaped the thoughts of these individuals.

    Prerequisite: PSY 2133  
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  • PSY 3123 - Personality Theories

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Surveys the major personality theories influencing contemporary psychology and evaluates them with a view toward developing one’s own personality theory. Each theory is analyzed from a biblical perspective as well as assessing the theory on the basis of current research.

    Prerequisite: PSY 2133  
    Availability: Fall/Spring


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  • PSY 3163 - Psychology of Gender

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course surveys historical trends in conceptualization of masculinity and femininity and the roles of men and women in society. It also reviews specific gender issues, and includes biblical perspectives of gender roles.

    Prerequisite:   
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  • PSY 3173 - History of Psychology

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    This course surveys the history of psychology with a focus on philosophical antecedents, biographies of significant personages, and the zeitgeist in which ideas were originally formulated. Students respond and interact with historical, on-going, and contemporary controversies in the field of psychology. This course will also examine how the history of psychology has dealt with issues of the “soul”, morality and Christian faith.

    Prerequisite: PSY 2133  and PSY 3123  
    Availability: Fall/Spring


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  • PSY 3223 - Psychology of Aging

    3 Credit Hour(s)
    Utilizes the developmental approach as a framework for viewing the adult years. Issues include models of adult psychosocial development, psychobiological concerns (sensation, perception, memory, intelligence, and cognition), personality, marriage, retirement, psychopathology, and death and dying.

    Prerequisite: PSY 2133  and PSY 3123  
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