May 07, 2024

2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Core Curriculum Requirements
Please visit www.providence.edu/academic-affairs/core-curriculum/Pages/approved-core-curriculum-courses.aspx for a listing of courses that have been approved for specific Core Curriculum requirements (Class of 2016 and beyond). The list is updated on a regular basis. In addition, students in the Class of 2013, 2014, and 2015 can search the Course Catalog or Semester Course Offerings in CyberFriar to locate courses with a specific Core Curriculum attribute. Need assistance? Please contact Alyssa Marton at aneubeck@providence.edu or 401.865.1765.

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Music
	MSC 361 - Clarinet III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 362 - Bassoon III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 363 - Saxophone III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 364 - Trumpet III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 365 - Trombone III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 366 - French Horn III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 367 - Baritone III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 368 - Tuba III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 369 - Percussion III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 370 - Classical Guitar III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 371 - Jazz Guitar III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 372 - Electric Guitar III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 373 - Electric Bass III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 375 - Composition III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 376 - Harp III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credit For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 377 - Vocal Jazz III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credits For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Students must register in the music department. Prerequisites: Applied Music II and permission of department. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 378 - Applied Lessons in Conducting III 1 semester, 1 1/2 Credits For junior/senior music majors. A music major is expected to advance to this level of private instruction as a junior and senior. This upper-division applied study will assist in the preparation for the senior recital/project. There is an additional fee for these lessons. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 401 - Post-Tonal Music Theory and Analysis 1 semester, 3 Credits Addresses the techniques and materials of post-tonal music with a special emphasis on the analysis of atonal, serial, and centric music. Explores music on the brink of atonality; free atonal music and the classic pitch-class set theory of Allen Forte; 12-tone music and serialism; and linear analysis and voice-leading approaches to post-tonal music. Prerequisite: MSC 202. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 481 - Seminar in Music 1 semester, 3 Credits This seminar concentrates on a specific topic, announced in advance, and offers an intensive study of some major composers or important historical development in music. Research techniques are also emphasized. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 482 - The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach 1 semester, 3 Credits This course concerns the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Students study Bach’s development as a composer and player; the various positions held throughout his life; the historical, social, and cultural events and issues that affected his life and works; and the influence and reception of his music. Analyses of works consider the concertante, obbligato, rhetorical, and symbolic principles. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 491 - Independent Study 1 semester, 1-3 Credits Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 498 - Senior Recital/Project 1 semester, 1 Credit Each music major is expected to complete either a senior recital or senior project during the senior year. This requirement is overseen by the department chairperson and a particular faculty advisor, and must be successfully completed for graduation as a music major. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	MSC 499 - Student Teaching in Elementary and Secondary Schools 1 semester, 12 Credits This course involves a semester of teaching music in elementary and secondary schools under the joint supervision of cooperating teachers and a College supervisor. Seminar meetings will be held weekly. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Natural Science
	NSC 101 - Natural Science I: Physical Science in the 20th Century 1 semester, 3 Credits The first part of this course deals with the Newtonian view of nature. Topics include terrestrial and celestial mechanics, energy, and electromagnetism. The second part of the course deals with the development of new ways of looking at nature based upon relativity and quantum mechanics. Other projects are nuclear processes, structure of matter, and cosmology. The course is taught in a conceptual manner. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	NSC 102 - Natural Science II: Cell Biology, Genetics, and Evolution 1 semester, 3 Credits This course deals with principles of cell biology, genetics, and evolution at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. Wherever possible, the emphasis will be placed on human biology, and current developments in these areas will be examined. The emphasis on evolution as the unifying principle in all the biological sciences will be stressed throughout the course. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Philosophy
	PHL 101 - Logic 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to identifying, analyzing, and evaluating arguments. Topics may include: paraphrasing arguments, informal fallacies, and Aristotelian categorical logic. Open to Freshman and Sophomores Only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 103 - Introduction to Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to the principal questions of philosophy. Topics may include: What is the nature of reality? What can we know? How ought we to live? What is the best political state? Do we have an immortal soul? Open to Freshman and Sophomores Only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 150 - Philosophy and Literature 1 semester, 3 Credits An examination, through primary texts, of the relationship between philosophy and literature. Topics may include: the nature of literature, philosophical approaches to fiction, literary criticisms of philosophy, and the necessity of literature in a philosophical life or of philosophy in a literary life. Open to Freshman and Sophomores Only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 200 - Introduction to the Philosophy of St. Thomas 1 semester, 3 Credits The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to the basic principles and themes required for further study in Thomistic philosophy and theology. To meet this goal, the course will rely heavily on selections from St. Thomas’ Summa Contra Gentiles and Summa Theologica, as well as other Thomistic writings. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 202 - General Ethics 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of happiness and of the means used by men and women to attain it. Law, morality, and virtue are studied as contributing to the growth of each person to one’s full intellectual, moral, and spiritual stature. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 206 - The Wisdom of Socrates 1 semester, 3 Credits Seeks to achieve an understanding of the personality, spirit, and thought of the man who gave Western philosophy its distinctive character. An examination of how Socrates, by force of personality and argumentation, stirred and, in some cases, transformed the religious and political perceptions of his contemporaries. Examines the present contemporary relevance of the criticisms of Socrates. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 207 - Philosophy of the Human Person 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to philosophical anthropology. Topics may include: the nature of persons, freedom and responsibility, immortality, and the relation of mind and body. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 300 - Ancient Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of Greek philosophy, from its beginnings through late forms that survived into the Christian era. Emphasis is placed on analysis and critical understanding of key philosophical problems which developed within Greek culture, and which are of permanent relevance. The foremost of these problems, and the focal motif of the course, is the question of what constitutes a genuinely good life for a human being. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 301 - Ethics, Moral Leadership, and the Common Good 1 semester, 3 Credits This course is a study of the philosophical foundations for an ethics of public service. The course will include the study of ethical principles as a foundation for moral life and moral decision-making; a study of moral leadership as a means for transforming society; and a reflection on the common good and the call to service. Course may include a practical experiential component. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 304 - Current Problems in Ethics 1 semester, 3 Credits The application of ethical principles to the areas of social work, business, law, medicine, and other fields of endeavor. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 306 - Business Ethics 1 semester, 3 Credits The focus is threefold: First, introduce students to the principles that are relevant for resolving moral problems and assist them in developing the reasoning and analytical skills needed to apply those principles. Second, expose students to the important moral issues that arise in various business contexts. Third, provide students with firsthand experience of morality in business situations through case studies and/or seminars with business leaders. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 309 - Biomedical Ethics 1 semester, 3 Credits An analysis of the ethical issues related to contemporary biomedical advances and health care delivery. Among the topics considered are: abortion, euthanasia, health care rationing, patients’ rights, and dilemmas of health care professionals. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 310 - Medieval Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits An examination of perennial philosophical issues, such as the existence of God, the process of human knowledge, the relation of intellect to the will, the source of values and meaning in creation, the problem of universals, etc., by drawing from philosophers of the medieval period. Sources include Augustine, Maimonides, Anselm, Averroes, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and Ockham. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 312 - Thomistic Ethics 1 semester, 3 Credits An exploration of the philosophical elements of St. Thomas Aquinas’s ethics through an extensive reading of his treatises on moral life and action. The course will also examine the enduring influence of the Thomistic ethics. Not open to Freshmen. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 315 - Symbolic Logic 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of the development and fundamentals of contemporary symbolic logic. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 316 - Social and Political Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits An historical and critical examination of the core institutions of our society — those within which all of us, including people in business and the professions, will act — and of the ideas that have shaped and continue to inform them. Examine such ideologies as liberalism, conservatism, communitarianism, feminism, and multiculturalism. Includes consideration both of the classics of Catholic political thought and of contemporary teachings by the pope and the Catholic bishops. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 317 - Philosophy of Religion 1 semester, 3 Credits An analysis of the world religions and a metaphysical, psychological, and epistemological study of the religious phenomena. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 318 - Philosophy of Science 1 semester, 3 Credits A systematic study of the principal philosophical problems raised by the natural sciences. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 319 - Philosophy of Knowledge 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of classical and modern theories concerning the nature, origin, and validity of human knowledge. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 320 - Philosophy of Catholic Social Thought 1 semester, 3 Credits Analyzes and critiques the philosophy behind Catholicism’s best kept secret: natural law theory, Thomistic-Aristotelian political theory, modern theories of capitalism and socialism, phenomenology, personalism, and liberation philosophy. Covers the philosophical influences that expand beyond doctrine to Catholic social thought that engages social, economic, and political issues from the tradition of Catholic philosophy. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 321 - American Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits A critical study and analysis of the writings of outstanding American philosophers. Same as AMS 331. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 325 - Asian Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to several of the major philosophical traditions of Asia, including Buddhist philosophy, Vedanta, Taoism, Confucianism, and Zen. The course begins with a brief study of cross-cultural understanding. The emphasis falls upon analysis and critical understanding of philosophical problems within the Asian tradition — e.g. the nature of God, knowledge, and the human person. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 326 - Contemporary Women Philosophers 1 semester, 3 Credits An in-depth investigation of selected women philosophers and their contributions to contemporary thought. The course may include the study of philosophers such as Elizabeth Anscombe, Simone de Beauvoir, Simone Weil, Hannah Arendt, and Edith Stein. Same as WMS 326. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 330 - The Wisdom of Aquinas 1 semester, 3 Credits The reading and discussion of selected texts from the works of St. Thomas Aquinas. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 337 - Philosophy and Globalization 1 semester, 3 Credits Students will study the phenomenon entitled ‘globalization’ through readings and assignments that focus on its epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical import and challenges. Emphasizes the multiple ways of addressing globalization—i.e., it places students in dialogue with scholars from both the developed and developing worlds and with key texts in both the history of philosophy and contemporary Continental and Catholic thought. Same as GST 337. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 339 - Environmental Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of the relationship of human beings to the nonhuman world. Topics may include: mechanism, land rights, animal rights, deep ecology, stewardship, preservation, and conservation. Emphasis is placed on the interdisciplinary nature of environmental concerns. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 342 - Sources of Philosophical Errors 1 semester, 3 Credits This course is designed to engage students in the activity of philosophy by examining certain key philosophical problems from a different vantage point: as mistakes that have been made. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 347 - Philosophy of Language 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to, and exploration of, some of the central themes and problems in contemporary Philosophy of Language, such as the concepts of meaning, truth, and representation, translation, interpretation, and rule-following, the meaning of statements about the unknown past and the possibility of skepticism about meaning. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 352 - Philosophy of Mind 1 semester, 3 Credits This course deals with questions of consciousness and how the mind interacts with the body and the outside world. Questions investigated include: What is human consciousness? Is our consciousness material in nature? Can consciousness be reproduced? Do other minds exist? Can we make free choices? Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 360 - Early Modern Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits A survey of major philosophical themes of the 17th and 18th centuries, through an investigation of the works of British empiricists, continental rationalists, and German idealists. Emphasizes the philosophical implications of the Scientific Revolution. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 380 - Late Modern Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits A critical study through primary sources of the major philosophical themes from the 19th Century through the early 20th Century, which may include works from movements like Romanticism, Idealism, Materialism, Neo-Kantianism, and by authors like Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Darwin, Comte, Mill, Stirner, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Windleband, Mach, and Dilthey. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 406 - The Wisdom of Augustine 1 semester, 3 Credits The Wisdom of Augustine encompasses a critical investigation of select themes and texts pertinent to the philosophy of St. Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354-430), with a focus upon his general contribution to western thought. Uses Augustine’s philosophical anthropology as a touchstone for exploring his intellectual maturation and his efforts to harmonize the resources of faith and reason in forging his theories of human nature and personhood. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 407 - Philosophy of Art 1 semester, 3 Credits A philosophical consideration of the nature of art and beauty, their relationship, and their functions in society. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 412 - Contemporary Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits A survey of the principal schools of 20th- and 21st-century philosophy from both the analytic and continental traditions. Central issues may include the nature and future of philosophical inquiry and the question of communication among rival intellectual and cultural traditions. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 422 - Contemporary Existentialism 1 semester, 3 Credits An analytical study of the main themes in current existentialist thought with emphasis on Sartre, Camus, and Marcel. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 423 - Law and Morality 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of the various kinds of law and the obligations they impose in the area of morality. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 426 - Metaphysics 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of being in its primary determinations, properties, classifications, and causes. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 430 - Phenomenology 1 semester, 3 Credits Students will encounter both the descriptive method and the Continental European philosophical tradition that bear the name “phenomenology.” Begins with the foundation of phenomenology in the early 20th-century works of Edmund Husserl, then moves either chronologically or thematically from Husserl’s works through other key texts in the tradition, highlighting those of Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 434 - Ethical Problems and Technology 1 semester, 3 Credits Investigates the ethical and spiritual significance of modern technology for human life and the human relationship to nature. Focuses on the significance of modern technology as such and the future prospects for technological humanity. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 460 - Tutorial 1 semester, 3 Credits Open primarily, but not exclusively, to senior Philosophy majors. Small groups of students have the opportunity to explore in depth an advanced topic in philosophy outside of the regular departmental offerings. Specific topic and meeting-time series are determined in consultation with faculty member and department chairperson. Prerequisite: Permission of department chairperson. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 470 - Special Topics in Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits Affords students the opportunity to study topics in philosophy which are not currently covered or not ordinarily treated in depth. The format of the course may vary with instructor and the topic chosen. Prerequisite: Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 480 - Seminar 1 semester, 3 Credits A required course in special problems for all seniors majoring in philosophy. Open to Senior Philosophy majors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PHL 490 - Independent Study in Philosophy 1 semester, 1-3 Credits Open primarily, but not exclusively, to senior Philosophy majors. The student is provided the opportunity to explore advanced topics in philosophy outside of the regular departmental offerings. The number of credits is determined by consultation with the faculty member responsible for the project and the chairperson. Prerequisite: Permission of the department chairperson. Open to Juniors and Seniors only. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Political Science Note: Not all of these courses are offered each semester. Students should check the latest course registration booklet for offerings and for changes in prerequisites.
	PSC 101 - Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to the study of politics and the discipline of political science. Includes basic concepts used in the discipline as well as an introduction to major ideologies. The pedagogy will stress the development of learning-related skills such as writing, oral presentation, use of scholarly sources, and discipline-related computer technology. May require student participation at specific times outside of the normal class period. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 102 - Empirical Political Analysis 1 semester, 3 Credits A survey of analytic approaches and methods used in empirical political science, with substantive illustrations and applications. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 201 - American Government and Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits An analysis of American political institutions, politics, and political behavior. The interrelated nature of public opinion, pressure groups, political parties, the decision-making structures, and public policy are surveyed. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 204 - Political Theory 1 semester, 3 Credits An examination of some of the basic concepts and problems in political theory, such as justice, power, virtue, equality, freedom, obligation, identity and difference, resistance, and the nature of the self and its relation to the political. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 205 - Comparative Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to several techniques and approaches used in cross-national comparative analysis. Fulfills the Comparative Government and Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 207 - International Relations 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of the basic factors in international relations of the Western and non-Western state systems, the distribution of power, the balance of power, of nationalism, and the adjustment of inter-state conflict through law, diplomacy, and war. Fulfills the International Relations requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 211 - Public Administration 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to the structure, operation, and politics of American public administration. Focuses on the federal bureaucracy with comparisons to state and local administration, where appropriate. Special attention is given to administrative theories, problems in intergovernmental relations, organizational reform, and the budgetary process. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 215 - Human Rights 1 semester, 3 Credits Human rights are a universally recognized aspiration at the center of a global political struggle. Human Rights are also the subject matter of a growing academic discipline. Introduces the legal, political, moral and historical foundations, theoretical underpinnings, and key debates in the field, and familiarizes students with the skills necessary to become effective human rights advocates. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 217 - Environmental Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits Advanced survey of contemporary political ecology. Subjects include ecological crises and global political responses; the history of the environmental movement; the dynamics of public and private interest in environmental policy-making; the emergence of Green parties in Europe, the United States, Oceania, Africa, Asia, and Latin America; and the diversity of underlying philosophies that guide environmental politics. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 300 - Law and Society 1 semester, 3 Credits Deals with the American legal system from a behavioral perspective. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of the behavior of the major actors in the legal system: attorneys, judges, police, and press. Some attention will be given to schools of jurisprudence and criminal justice policy. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 303 - Urban Politics in the United States 1 semester, 3 Credits A survey of city politics in the United States from a variety of theoretical perspectives, using analytical concepts such as social class, pluralism, political economy, and urban regimes. Includes urban elections and party machines, metropolitan development and suburbanization, and racial and ethnic political mobilization. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Same as BLS 303. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 305 - Legislative Process 1 semester, 3 Credits An analysis of the dynamics of the United States Congress. Included will be a consideration of the constituency relationship, internal procedures, and the congressional role in the policy process. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Prerequisite: PSC 201. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 306 - The American Presidency 1 semester, 3 Credits An analysis of the contemporary presidency and its relationship to the American political system. Presidential power and roles are examined in terms of constitutional, institutional, personal, and contextual factors. Attention is given to evaluations and interpretations of the office, to presidential elections, and to the nature of presidential activity in domestic and foreign policy making. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Prerequisite: PSC 201. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 310 - American Foreign Policy 1 semester, 3 Credits The larger foreign policy problems confronting the United States today, considered in the light of American values, historic patterns, and the current world situation. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 311 - American Constitutional Law 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to the American legal system and the development and evolution of the United States Constitution through judicial interpretation. Emphasis will be placed on courts as political institutions directly involved in the development of public policy. Areas covered include judicial review, federalism, separation of powers, and economic policy. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Prerequisite: PSC 201. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 312 - Civil Liberties 1 semester, 3 Credits A survey of the rights of the individual in the American political system as they have evolved and been defined by the judiciary. Particular emphasis will be placed on freedom of thought and communication, criminal procedure, and the quest for equality. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 315 - Elections and Electoral Behavior 1 semester, 3 Credits This course is concerned with the behavior of the American electorate. It examines in detail the factors that contribute to individual voting behavior and the outcomes of elections. Special attention is given to electoral change. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Prerequisites: PSC 102 and 201. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 316 - Political Parties and Interest Groups 1 semester, 3 Credits A consideration of the two primary forms of political organization in the United States. The emphasis will be on understanding the formation and organization of parties and interest groups and their activities related to decision-making in government. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Prerequisites: PSC 102 and 201. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 317 - Comparative State Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits An introduction to state government and politics in the United States. States will be compared, individually and in groups, along such dimensions as electoral participation, executive leadership, legislative activity, and policy outputs. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Prerequisites: PSC 102 and 201. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 318 - American Public Policy 1 semester, 3 Credits Introduction to the analysis of American public policies. Describes current public policy in a number of domestic policy areas. Emphasis is placed on examining alternative explanatory models for a more intelligent understanding of public policy. The roles of public administrators in the formulation, analysis, implementation, and evaluation of public policies are discussed. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 319 - Political Attitudes and Public Opinion 1 semester, 3 Credits An analysis of the sources and distribution of public opinion in the United States. Attention will be given to relationships between social background, personality characteristics, and opinions on political issues. Additionally, linkages between public opinion and public policy will be considered. Fulfills the American Politics requirement. Prerequisites: PSC 102 and 201. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 320 - Comparative Asian Government and Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits This course uses a comparative approach to examine the political systems of various Asian nations including China, Japan, the Koreas, and Indonesia. Special attention will be given to the impact of culture on politics and the political institutions and the politics of Asian economic development. Fulfills the Comparative Government and Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 321 - Chinese Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits Examines politics in the People’s Republic of China. Topics include, for example, politics and social structure prior to 1949, the Communist Party and Cultural Revolution, state society relations, ideology and religion, elite politics, grass roots mobilization, domestic and international consequences of market reforms, popular protest, and prospects for political liberalization. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 324 - Government and Politics of Russia and the Former Soviet Union 1 semester, 3 Credits An analysis of the political systems of Russia and other nations of the former Soviet Union, with emphasis on historical continuity and change, ideology, the authoritarian model, functionalism, modernization, and policy decision-making processes. Fulfills the Comparative Government and Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 325 - Comparative Revolutions 1 semester, 3 Credits This course will survey concepts and theories of revolution. Generalizations derived from studies of the great Western revolutions in England, France, and Russia will be re-examined in the light of recent experiences in China, Vietnam, Cuba, or Iran. Fulfills the Comparative Government and Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 329 - Middle Eastern Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits A comparative introduction to the complex politics of the Middle East. Examines the contemporary relevance of Islamic movements, Zionism, and secularist ideologies and parties; evaluates the progress of “democratization”; considers the politics of social and economic development, oil production, and international petroleum markets; and explores in greater depth the domestic political systems of selected Middle Eastern countries. Fulfills the Comparative Government and Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 333 - European Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits This comparative survey analyzes “Europe” both as a collection of highly distinctive countries and as the geographical site of a remarkable political experiment: the European Union. The course reviews government practices in several European countries, analyzes European political integration, and considers U.S. political institutions and processes in a broader perspective. Fulfills the Comparative Government and Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 334 - African Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits Analysis of government and politics in selected African countries, focusing on issues of economic liberalization, democratization and good governance, ethnicity, class, gender, youth, conflicts, and civil wars. Emphasis on evolving state-society and civil-society relations within the context of new political structures and democratic institutions. Fulfills the Comparative Government and Politics requirement. Same as BLS 334. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 336 - Latin American Politics 1 semester, 3 Credits The study of government and politics in the context of development and underdevelopment in Latin America, including an analysis of international actors, especially the role of the United States policy in the region. Fulfills the Comparative Government and Politics requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 341 - Classical Political Theory 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of ancient Greek, medieval Christian, and early modern political theory, with emphasis on Plato’s Republic. Fulfills the Political Theory requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 342 - Modern Political Theory 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of modern political theory, with emphasis on Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx. Fulfills the Political Theory requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	PSC 343 - Contemporary Political Theory 1 semester, 3 Credits An in-depth study of some of the leading political theorists of the 19th and 20th centuries, such as Marx, Nietzsche, Foucault, and recent feminists. Emphasis may vary. Fulfills the Political Theory requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings

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MSC 361 - Clarinet III

MSC 362 - Bassoon III

MSC 363 - Saxophone III

MSC 364 - Trumpet III

MSC 365 - Trombone III

MSC 366 - French Horn III

MSC 367 - Baritone III

MSC 368 - Tuba III

MSC 369 - Percussion III

MSC 370 - Classical Guitar III

MSC 371 - Jazz Guitar III

MSC 372 - Electric Guitar III

MSC 373 - Electric Bass III

MSC 375 - Composition III

MSC 376 - Harp III

MSC 377 - Vocal Jazz III

MSC 378 - Applied Lessons in Conducting III

MSC 401 - Post-Tonal Music Theory and Analysis

MSC 481 - Seminar in Music

MSC 482 - The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach

MSC 491 - Independent Study

MSC 498 - Senior Recital/Project

MSC 499 - Student Teaching in Elementary and Secondary Schools

NSC 101 - Natural Science I: Physical Science in the 20th Century

NSC 102 - Natural Science II: Cell Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

PHL 101 - Logic

PHL 103 - Introduction to Philosophy

PHL 150 - Philosophy and Literature

PHL 200 - Introduction to the Philosophy of St. Thomas

PHL 202 - General Ethics

PHL 206 - The Wisdom of Socrates

PHL 207 - Philosophy of the Human Person

PHL 300 - Ancient Philosophy

PHL 301 - Ethics, Moral Leadership, and the Common Good

PHL 304 - Current Problems in Ethics

PHL 306 - Business Ethics

PHL 309 - Biomedical Ethics

PHL 310 - Medieval Philosophy

PHL 312 - Thomistic Ethics

PHL 315 - Symbolic Logic

PHL 316 - Social and Political Philosophy

PHL 317 - Philosophy of Religion

PHL 318 - Philosophy of Science

PHL 319 - Philosophy of Knowledge

PHL 320 - Philosophy of Catholic Social Thought

PHL 321 - American Philosophy

PHL 325 - Asian Philosophy

PHL 326 - Contemporary Women Philosophers

PHL 330 - The Wisdom of Aquinas

PHL 337 - Philosophy and Globalization

PHL 339 - Environmental Philosophy

PHL 342 - Sources of Philosophical Errors

PHL 347 - Philosophy of Language

PHL 352 - Philosophy of Mind

PHL 360 - Early Modern Philosophy

PHL 380 - Late Modern Philosophy

PHL 406 - The Wisdom of Augustine

PHL 407 - Philosophy of Art

PHL 412 - Contemporary Philosophy

PHL 422 - Contemporary Existentialism

PHL 423 - Law and Morality

PHL 426 - Metaphysics

PHL 430 - Phenomenology

PHL 434 - Ethical Problems and Technology

PHL 460 - Tutorial

PHL 470 - Special Topics in Philosophy

PHL 480 - Seminar

PHL 490 - Independent Study in Philosophy

PSC 101 - Politics

PSC 102 - Empirical Political Analysis

PSC 201 - American Government and Politics

PSC 204 - Political Theory

PSC 205 - Comparative Politics

PSC 207 - International Relations

PSC 211 - Public Administration

PSC 215 - Human Rights

PSC 217 - Environmental Politics

PSC 300 - Law and Society

PSC 303 - Urban Politics in the United States