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PHYS 3650L–ModernPhysics Laboratory (0-2-1)
Laboratory accompanyingPHYS3650.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3650 (can be taken concurrently)
PHYS 4110 - Conceptual Astronomy (3-0-3)
A one-semester survey course of astronomical methodologies and technologies
employed by cultures from ancient through the modern times. Topics in this course
will include naked eye astronomy, calendars, cosmogony, cosmology, and the
development of the modern scientific technique. This course is only applicable to a
major inMiddleLevel Teacher Education. Other students should consider SCI 1901A,
SelectedTopics inScience - Astronomy.
Prerequisite(s): SCI 3120.
PHYS 4215 - Electricity andMagnetism I (3-0-3)
A survey of electro and magnetostatics. Topics include Coulomb's Law, Ampere's
Law, scalar and vector potentials and Laplace's equation.
PHYS 4216 - Methods of Mathematical Physics (3-0-3)
A survey of the mathematical techniques required for the description of physical
systems.
Political Science (POLS)
POLS 1101 - AmericanGovernment (3-0-3)
An introductory level survey of the American political system in an international
context, emphasizing across cultural approach to the study of the structure and
processes of policy decision-making. The course incorporates comparison of the
American political system and other types of political systems. The course also
includes the study of world geography, emphasizing knowledge of the global
configuration of nation states.
POLS 2101 - Introduction toPolitical Science (3-0-3)
An introduction to concepts and methods appropriate to the understanding and
analysis of individual and group political behavior and political systems. [Note:
Learning Support students who are required to take ENGL 0099 and/or READ 0099
must exit the requirement(s) before they can enroll in this course.]
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 2401 - Introduction toGlobal Issues (3-0-3)
An examination of current global issues. [Note: Learning Support students who are
required to take ENGL 0099 and/or READ 0099 must exit the requirement(s) before
they can enroll in this course.] Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 3212 - State andLocal Government (3-0-3)
State and Local Government provides an in depth study of the political process and
administrative procedures used in American state and local governments to address
social, economic, and political issues. Comparative analysis of relevant factors across
the states are incorporated into thecourse.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 3320 - PublicPolicy (3-0-3)
Public Policy provides an analysis of selected public policy issues and the interplay of
organizations and politics in the policymaking process.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 3323 - ComparativePolitics (3-0-3)
Comparative Politics is an introduction to the comparative approaches for the study of
politics, focusing on patterns of development and change in contemporary political
systems. Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101.
