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2020-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Core Curriculum Requirements
The Core Foundation/Proficiency attribute search terms are:

  • Civic Engagement, Diversity, Ethics, Fine Arts, Natural Science, Oral Communication, Philosophy, Physics-Based Natural Science, Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, Theology, Writing I, Writing II

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Music
  

  • MSC 360 - Oboe 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.


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  • MSC 361 - Clarinet 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.


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  • MSC 362 - Bassoon 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.


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  • MSC 363 - Saxophone 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.


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  • MSC 364 - Trumpet 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.


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  • MSC 365 - Trombone 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.


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  • MSC 366 - French Horn 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.


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  • MSC 367 - Baritone 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.


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  • MSC 368 - Tuba 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.


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  • MSC 369 - Percussion 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.


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  • MSC 370 - Classical Guitar 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.


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  • MSC 371 - Jazz Guitar 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.


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  • MSC 372 - Electric Guitar 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.


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  • MSC 373 - Electric Bass 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • MSC 440 - Chamber Ensemble

    1 semester, 1/2 credit-

    Groups of three to eight players; can include string quartet, woodwind quintet, brass quintet, flute quartet, piano and other trios, or any combination of players. Audition and permission of appropriate instructor required.


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  • MSC 441 - Jazz Chamber Ensemble

    1 semester, 1/2 credit-

    Small group jazz for rhythm section and winds. Groups may cover music of any jazz style period: New Orleans, swing, bebop, cool school, hard bop, modal, fusion, or modern. Audition and permission of instructor required.


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  • MSC 445 - Early Music Ensemble

    1 semester, 1/2 credit-

    In this ensemble, vocal and instrumental students will have the opportunity to explore and perform a wide variety of repertoire from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods. Compositions will be chosen based on the instruments and voices of the students who register for the ensemble. Audition or permission of the instructor required.


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  • MSC 447 - I Cantori

    1 semester, 1/2 credit- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts

    This small, auditioned, mixed chorus is Providence College’s premiere choral ensemble, used both on and off campus when ambassadors of choral music are needed. This group performs a wide assortment of sacred and secular literature appropriate for the chamber ensemble.


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  • MSC 481 - Seminar in Music

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    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.


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  • 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.


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  • MSC 499 - Student Teaching in Elementary and Secondary Schools

    1 semester, 12 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    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.


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Natural Science
  

  • NSC 101 - Ten Great Experiments in the Physical Sciences

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Natural Science

    Covers major aspects of physics by the use of ten of the most important experiments that have been performed from antiquity through the twentieth century. The subjects covered are astronomy and cosmology, mechanics and dynamics, electromagnetism and light, structure of matter and quantum mechanics. Other subjects such as relativity theory, nuclear fission and fusion will be discussed as time permits.


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  • NSC 102 - Cell Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Natural Science

    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.


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Neuroscience
  

  • NEU 352 - Philosophy of Mind

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Proficiency

    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? Same as PHL 352. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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Philosophy
  

  • PHL 101 - Logic

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    An introduction to identifying, analyzing, and evaluating arguments. Topics may include: paraphrasing arguments, informal fallacies, and Aristotelian categorical logic. Open to freshmen and sophomores only.


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  • PHL 103 - Introduction to Philosophy

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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 freshmen and sophomores only.


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  • 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 freshmen and sophomores only.


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  • PHL 202 - General Ethics

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Ethics

    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.


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  • PHL 206 - The Wisdom of Socrates

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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.


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  • PHL 207 - Philosophy of the Human Person

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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.


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  • PHL 300 - Ancient Philosophy

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy; Writing I

    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.


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

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement; Ethics

    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.


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  • PHL 304 - Current Problems in Ethics

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Ethics

    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.


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  • PHL 305 - Ethics and the Community

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Ethics; Oral Communication

    A study of the ethics and politics of living in communities - local, global, and ecological. Explores the relationship between communities and human flourishing, the role of social institutions, and the common good. Topics discussed may include authoritarianism, diversity, and resistance. Pedagogy involves democratic activities, such as building micro-communities in class and team-based learning. Same as PSP 305.


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  • PHL 306 - Business Ethics

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Ethics

    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.


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  • PHL 309 - Biomedical Ethics

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Ethics

    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.


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  • PHL 310 - Medieval Philosophy

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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.


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  • PHL 312 - Thomistic Ethics

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Ethics

    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. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only.


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  • PHL 315 - Symbolic Logic

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    A study of the development and fundamentals of contemporary symbolic logic. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only.


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  • 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.


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  • PHL 317 - Philosophy of Religion

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    An analysis of the world religions and a metaphysical, psychological, and epistemological study of the religious phenomena. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only.


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  • PHL 318 - Philosophy of Science

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing I; Philosophy

    A systematic study of the principal philosophical problems raised by the natural sciences. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only.


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  • PHL 319 - Philosophy of Knowledge

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    A study of classical and modern theories concerning the nature, origin, and validity of human knowledge. Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only.


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  • PHL 320 - Philosophy of Catholic Social Thought

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement; Ethics

    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.


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  • PHL 321 - American Philosophy

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    A critical study and analysis of the writings of outstanding American philosophers. Same as AMS 331. Prerequisite: Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • PHL 326 - Contemporary Women Philosophers

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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 WGS 326. Prerequisite: Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • PHL 330 - The Wisdom of Aquinas

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    The reading and discussion of selected texts from the works of St. Thomas Aquinas. Prerequisite: Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • PHL 335 - Brave New Philosophies: Political Philosophy Through Speculative Fiction

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy; Diversity

    Provides opportunities to explain, analyze, and evaluate philosophical-political questions through speculative fiction (science-fiction, fantasy, and horror), and allows students to demonstrate how philosophical concepts help illuminate contemporary issues, such as questions of diversity, technology, and nature/environment. Prerequisite: Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • PHL 336 - Topics in Feminist Ethics

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Ethics; Writting II

    An exploration of feminist ethics, which might include its history and relation to other moral theories, intersectionality, and its application to concrete issues. As with all Ethics courses, the Aristotelian/Thomistic tradition will be considered. Same as WGS 336. Prerequisite: Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • PHL 337 - Philosophy and Globalization

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Philosophy

    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. Prerequisite: Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • PHL 350 - Philosophy of History

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication; Philosophy

    A critical study of the major philosophical issues involved in history and historiography. Ideas to be elucidated and analyzed typically include teleology, explanation, objectivity, description, causation, and agency. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • PHL 352 - Philosophy of Mind

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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? Same as NEU 352. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors only.


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  • PHL 360 - Early Modern Philosophy

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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.


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  • PHL 380 - Late Modern Philosophy

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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.


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  • 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.


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  • PHL 412 - Contemporary Philosophy

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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.


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  • PHL 422 - Contemporary Existentialism

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    An analytical study of the main themes in current existentialist thought with emphasis on Sartre, Camus, and Marcel. Open to juniors and seniors only.


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  • PHL 423 - Law and Morality

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    A study of the various kinds of law and the obligations they impose in the area of morality. Open to juniors and seniors only.


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  • PHL 426 - Metaphysics

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    A study of being in its primary determinations, properties, classifications, and causes. Open to juniors and seniors only.


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  • PHL 430 - Phenomenology

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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.


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  • PHL 480 - Seminar

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II; Philosophy

    A required course in special problems for all seniors majoring in philosophy. Open to juniors and seniors only.


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  • PHL 490 - Independent Study in Philosophy

    1 semester, 1-3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Philosophy

    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.


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  • PHL 495 - Philosophy Senior Thesis

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    Designed for seniors wishing to undertake a significant independent research project in philosophy. Students will work with a faculty advisor who will guide them from the planning stages to completion. The thesis topic must be approved by the faculty advisor before registering. Open to senior philosophy majors or to other seniors with permission of the department chairperson.


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Political Science
  

  • PSC 101 - Politics

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement; Social Science

    An introduction to the study of politics and the discipline of political science. Examines the fundamental normative ideas and debates about politics; basic principles behind political ideologies; the logic of the scientific method used in empirical political science; and, a review of the four political science subfields. Open to freshmen and sophomores only.


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  • PSC 201 - American Government and Politics

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science

    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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • PSC 211 - Public Administration

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    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.


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  • PSC 215 - Human Rights

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication

    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. 


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • PSC 302 - Research Methods

    1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Quantitative Reasoning

    An in-depth survey of the logic and use of quantitative and qualitative methods in empirical political inquiry and analysis. Covers philosophical foundations, conceptual approaches, and practical techniques for analyzing a wide variety of political phenomena. Prepares students to undertake substantial independent research on a topic of their choice. Open to Political Science majors, generally in their third year. Prerequisite: PSC 101.


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  • 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.


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  • PSC 305 - The American Congress

    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. Same as AMS 303.


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  • 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. Same as AMS 306. Fulfills the American Politics requirement.


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  • PSC 307 - The American Supreme Court

    1 semester, 3 credits-

    An examination of the history of the American Supreme Court, the judicial decision-making process, and theories of constitutional interpretation, with an emphasis on the current docket. Follows events as they unfold before the Court, including nominations and confirmation hearings. Reviews prior jurisprudence and historical context, while considering all sides of the legal and political issues, for each case covered. Same as AMS 307.


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  • 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. Same as AMS 310.


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  • 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. Same as HIS 311.


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