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PHYS 31000 - Intermediate Mechanics
Elements of vector algebra; statics of particles and rigid bodies; theory of couples; principle of virtual work; kinematics; dynamics of particles and rigid bodies; work, power, and energy.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 15200 and 25100, and either MA 26100 or MA 26300.
Cr. 4.
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PHYS 31200 - Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism
Vector calculus, electrostatics and magnetostatics, Maxwell’s equations, introduction to eletromagnetic waves, transmission lines, and radiation from antennas.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 25100, MA 36300.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 31400 - Introduction to Medical Physics
This course covers Physics topics relevant to biological effects in the human body. Topics include sound, optics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, radiation effect, tools in radiation treatment, and medical imaging techniques. This course serves to prepare students for future careers in medical physics or related biological sciences.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 15200, 20200, 22100 or equivalent.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 32200 - Optics
Wave optics and properties of light including reflection, refraction interference, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction dispersion, polarization, double refraction, introduction to lasers and holography.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 25100 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 32500 - Scientific Computing
Programming in C. Numerical techniques in Integration Root finding, and solution of systems of ordinary and partial differential equations. These techniques will be applied to models in the natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology) and engineering. Includes the use of mathematical subroutine libraries.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 24100 or 25100 or 26100.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 32600 - Motion, Biomechanics and Animation
The course will focus on Newtonian physics of motion and ultimately its application in biomechanics and how an understanding of physics applies to 3-D computer animations. In particular, motion will be explored to understand how to make animations that look and feel correct. Topics to be covered include Newton’s three laws of motion, conservation of energy and momentum, and rotational dynamics. The course will investigate these phenomena through observation, experimentation, the use of 3-D graphics programs, and simulations.
Preparation for Course
P: successful completion of General Education Areas I and II or instructor permission.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 33000 - Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism
Electrostatics; electric currents; magnetostatics; electromagnetic induction; Maxwell’s equations; electromagnetic waves.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 25100. P or C: MA 36300.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 33100 - Electricity and Magnetism II
Applications of Maxwell’s equations to electromagnetic waves, boundaries, dispersion, and radiation.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 33000.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 34200 - Modern Physics
A survey of basic concepts and phenomena in atomic, nuclear, and solid-state physics.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 24100 or 25100 or 26100.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 34300 - Modern Physics Laboratory
Laboratory experiments to accompany PHYS 342.
Preparation for Course
C: PHYS 34200.
Cr. 1.
Hours
Lab. 3,
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PHYS 34500 - Optics Laboratory I
Laboratory experiments in geometrical and physical optics and spectrometry.
Preparation for Course
C: PHYS 32200.
Cr. 1.
Hours
Lab. 3,
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PHYS 34600 - Advanced Laboratory I
Experiments in atomic, molecular, solid state, and nuclear physics, electricity and magnetism, and physical optics. Students will have the opportunity to work intensively on a particular experiment.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 34300.
Cr. 1.
Hours
Lab. 3,
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PHYS 36100 - Electronics for Scientists
DC and AC circuit theory. Fourier methods, electronic structure of crystals, semiconductor devices, common scientific instrumentation.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 25100 (or equivalent).
Cr. 4.
Hours
Class 3, Lab. 3,
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PHYS 37000 - Special Topics in Physics
Specialized topics in intermediate physics, including laboratory experiments if appropriate.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PHYS 38600 - Professional Practice IV
Course shall include supervised experience and/or training as a professional physicist.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 28400.
Cr. 0.
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PHYS 40500 - Atomic and Molecular Physics
Basic topics of atomic and molecular physics will be covered in lecture and demonstrations. The course will use fundamental quantum mechanics to describe the hydrogen atom, multi-electron atoms, and simple molecules. The course will also cover the interaction of atoms with other atoms, electrons and photons, and include discussions of various forms of atomic and molecular spectroscopy.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 34200 and 34300.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 41310 - Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism II
Continued study of electrostatics and magnetostatics, electric currents, electromagnetic induction, applications of Maxwell’s equations to electromagnetic waves, boundaries, dispersion, and radiation.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 31200
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered fall, spring and summer.
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PHYS 41800 - Thermal and Statistical Physics
Temperature, equations of state, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy and applications, kinetic theory, transport processes, statistical mechanics.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 34200.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall Spring Summer
Subject Area
Physics
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PHYS 42300 - Adaptive and Fourier Optics
Modern theories of diffraction and treatment of optical wave propagation using linear system techniques, including Fourier analysis, correlation and convolution and its application in imagining systems, wavefront modulation, optical signal processing and holograpic system.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHYS 42400 - Nonlinear Optics
An introduction of nonlinear optics. After a review of linear effects of electromagnetic fleld, several nonlinear optical processes and applications will be discussed. These include electro-optic switches and modulators, harmonic light generators, sum and difference frequency mixing, parametric amplifiers and oscillators, and phase conjugate mirrors. Students will also be introduced to modern applications of nonlinear optics including topics such as two-photon absorption, Raman spectroscopy, and other transient effects and surface effects.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHYS 44200 - Quantum Mechanics
Inadequacies of classical physics; wave packets and Schrodinger equation, one-dimensional problems; operator formulation of quantum mechanics; linear harmonic oscillator; angular momentum; hydrogen atom; Pauli principle and application to helium atom. Typically offered Fall Spring.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 34200 and MA 36300 with a minimum grade of C.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall Spring Summer
Subject Area
Physics
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PHYS 47000 - Special Topics in Physics
May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course
P: special permission.
Cr. 1-5.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PHYS 48001 - Senior Thesis I
This course will consist of independent research under the supervision of a faculty adviser. Senior Thesis course is required to graduate. It must be taken in the senior year. This course is part of a two-semester course-track that is completed when PHYS 48002 is completed in the second semester.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 34200 and PHYS 34300, or PHYS 34600 and one of the following: ASTR 36400, ASTR 37000, ASTR 40100, PHYS 32200, PHYS 32500, PHYS 34500, PHYS 36100, PHYS 51500, PHYS 55000
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall Spring Summer
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PHYS 48002 - Senior Thesis II
This course will consist of independent research under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Senior Thesis I and Senior Thesis II are required to graduate; they must be taken in the senior year. PHYS 48002 is the second part of a two-semester course-track that starts with PHYS 48001. Permission of department required
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 48001; PHYS 34200 and 34300, or PHYS 34600; and one of the following: ASTR 36400, 37000, 40100, PHYS 32200, 32500, 34500, 36100, 51500, or 55000; senior class standing.
Cr. 0.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall Spring Summer
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PHYS 48700 - Professional Practice V
Course shall include supervised experience and/or training as a professional physicist.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 38600.
Cr. 0.
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PHYS 51100 - Laser Physics
This course is about all physical aspects of lasers. In particular, the course concentrates on optical amplification, interaction of radiation with matter, and laser rate equations. Basic physical and geometrical optics and atomic physics are covered in sufficient detain to understand the design, operation, and application lasers. Topics include matrix methods in ray optics, Gaussian beams, transverse and longitudinal modes, cavity design, rate equation models of laser gain media, different types of lasers and nonlinear optics. Applications of lasers are discussed.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS32200 and 34200.
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHYS 51500 - Thermal and Statistical Physics
Equilibrium states, the concept of heat, and the laws of thermodynamics; the existence and properties of the entropy; different thermodynamic potentials and their uses; phase diagrams; introduction to statistical mechanics and its relation to thermodynamics; treatment of ideal gases.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 31000, 33000 and a course in differential equations or advanced calculus.
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHYS 52000 - Mathematical Physics
Portions of selected areas of mathematics that are of particular importance in physics are covered. These are drawn from vector and tensor operators, infinite series, analytic functions, and the calculus residues, partial differential equations, and the special functions of mathematical physics.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 31000, 32200, 33000 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHYS 52200 - Coherent Optics and Quantum Electronics
Recent experimental and theoretical developments in optics emphasizing concepts of coherence, Fourier optics, and the quantum theory of radiation. Applications to lasers and masers, nonlinear optics, holography, and quantum electronics.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 32200, 33000, 55000.
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHYS 52400 - Physical Optics and Experimental Spectroscopy
Theory and applications of spectroscopic instruments including Fourier spectrometer, scanning and photographic interferometer, grating and prism spectrometers, and spectrographs. Emphasis on the analysis of the instruments and their fundamental and practical limitations. Theory and structure of spectra and their regularities and the Zeeman effect.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 32200 or equivalent.
Cr. 4.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHYS 53600 - Electronic Techniques for Research
A summary of principles of modern electronics currently used in research. The emphasis is on broad coverage of the field rather than on in-depth study of selected topics or applications.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 25100 or equivalent.
Cr 4.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHYS 54500 - Solid State Physics
Crystal structure; lattice vibrations, and electronic band structure of crystals; electrical, optical, and thermal properties of solids; transport and other nonequilibrium phenomena in uniform and nonuniform materials.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 55000 (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHYS 55000 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Brief historical survey of the development of quantum mechanics; waves in classical physics; wavepackets; uncertainty principle; wave functions; operators; expectation values of dynamical observables; Schrodinger equation; application of Schrodinger equation to one-dimensional problems; the hydrogen atom; electron spin; periodic table; and selected topics in perturbation theory, scattering theory, and compounding of angular moments.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 34200 and at least one other junior-level course in each of mathematics and physics (or equivalent).
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHYS 57000 - Selected Topics in Physics
Specialized topics in physics selected from time to time.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHYS 59000 - Reading and Research
Cr. 1-3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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POLS S401 - Studies in Political Science-Honors
Equivalent of POLS Y401 for honors students. Topic varies with the instructor and year; consult the Schedule of Classes for current information. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Notes
To register in an honors course, students must have Honors Program eligibility or instructor’s permission.
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POLS Y100 - American Political Controversies
Introduction to current or past American political controversies. The course content will present multiple sides of complex issues. Topics vary from semester to semester. Repeatable with a different topic up to 6 credit hours.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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POLS Y101 - Introduction to Political Science
Introductory survey of the discipline of political science: integrates basic elements of American politics, political theory, comparative politics, and international relations. Intended especially for actual or prospective majors.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library Course.
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POLS Y103 - Introduction to American Politics
Introduction to the nature of government and the dynamics of American politics. Origin and nature of the American federal system and its present political party base. (fall, spring, summer)
Cr. 3.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y105 - Introduction to Political Theory
Perennial problems of political philosophy, including relationships between rulers and ruled, nature of authority, social conflict, character of political knowledge, and objectives of political action.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
(fall, spring, summer)
Notes
Credit not given for both Y105 and Y215. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Western Tradition) requirement.
Subject Area
[PSPP] Political Philosophy
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POLS Y107 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
Examines countries around the world to investigate fundamental questions about politics. Topics include democratic development, promotion of economic prosperity, maintenance of security, and management of ethnic and religious conflict. Critical thinking skills encouraged. Cases for comparison include advanced industrialized democracies, communist and former communist countries, and developing countries.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
(fall, spring)
Notes
[Credit not given for both POLS Y107 and Y217.]
Subject Area
[PSCO] Comparative Politics
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POLS Y109 - Introduction to International Relations
Causes of war, nature, and attributes of the state, imperialism, international law, national sovereignty, arbitration, adjudication, international organization, major international issues.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course. [Credit not given for both POLS Y109 and Y219.]
Subject Area
[PSIR] International Relations
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POLS Y150 - Foundations of Community Advocacy
This course will prepare students to learn more than the basic structure of government. It will prepare students to learn the historical and philosophical foundations of our democracy and to question long-established ideas. It is designed to prepare a person to develop the skills necessary to be a community leader.
Cr. 1-3.
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POLS Y200 - Contemporary Political Topics
Extensive analysis of selected contemporary political problems. Topics vary from semester to semester and are listed in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
Cr. 1-6,
Hours
Lab. 0-3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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POLS Y203 - The Promise and Problems of Democracy
An examination of the promise and problems of democratic governance and civic education. The course introduces students to the fundamental issues of democratic politics through a close reading of classic texts in the history of political philosophy. Students will also engage in a discussion of the requirements for the establishment and maintenance of a democratic political order in the United States through an exploration of key arguments from the Founding to the present era.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSPP] Political Philosophy
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POLS Y207 - Elements of Political Analysis
This course is an introduction to the approaches and practices of political science. It provides an overview of disciplinary language, concepts, research techniques, and methodological debates. It also teaches students how good writing, strong argumentation, and sound methodological understanding can be combined to produce high-quality political science papers.
Preparation for Course
P: ENG W131, or placement in ENG W140.
Cr. 3.
Notes
This course may be used to fulfill the Arts and Sciences writing requirement.
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POLS Y208 - Scandals and Conspiracy Theories
Examination of the history, politics and political consequences of American political scandals with an emphasis on more recent events (from Watergate to the present). Causes and effects of secret society and religious conspiracism in American and international politics are also investigated in great detail.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Fall and Spring
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POLS Y211 - Introduction to Law
An introduction to law as a method for dealing with social problems and as an aspect of the social and political system. An introduction to legal reasoning, procedures, and materials. Will usually include comparison of United States and other societies and their approaches to law.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y212 - Making Democracy Work
Nature and justifications for democratic politics and the problems confronting democracy today. demise of liberalism in America; rise of identity politics and its significance; racial inequality and the problems of deliberative democracy; problems of political alienation and participation.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM]
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POLS Y213 - Introduction To Public Policy
Studies the processes and institutions involved in the formation of public policy, with particular reference to the United States. The course will identify key policy actors, analyze the process of policy-making, and critically assess selected policy issues (such as foreign, defense, economic, welfare, and environmental policy).
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered every other year.
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POLS Y252 - Sports and Public Policy
Introduction to fundamental concepts of public policy analysis through prism of interscholastic, collegiate and professional sports. Subjects generally include governance structures of American sports leagues, economics of professional sports, politics of public subsidies for stadium construction, and sociological implications of American sports.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM]
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POLS Y275 - Politics and Film
Course investigates how various political institutions, processes, problems and individuals have been portrayed on screen; also covers politics of movie industry, including film censorship and electoral interventions. Topics from all subfields of political science possible, but emphasis is on American politics and international relations.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Summer
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y285 - Science and Politics
Analysis of uses and misuses of natural and social scientific expertise in politics. Implications of scientific method and experimental results studied in depth. Topics include: global climate change, biotechnology, teaching evolution in public schools and epidemiological controversies.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y301 - Political Parties and Interest Groups
Examination and evaluation of the behavior of political parties, voters, interest groups, and other institutions and procedures by which Americans try to control their government.
Preparation for Course
P: POLS Y103 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y303 - Policy Making in the United States
Processes and institutions involved in formation of public policy in a democratic society, with emphasis on American experience.
Preparation for Course
P: POLS Y103 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y304 - Constitutional Law
American political powers and structures; selected Supreme Court decisions interpreting American constitutional system.
Preparation for Course
P: POLS Y103 or equivalent and consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y305 - Constitutional Rights and Liberties
Extent and limits of constitutional rights; selected Supreme Court decisions interpreting American constitutional system.
Preparation for Course
P: POLS Y103 or equivalent and consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y306 - State Politics in the United States
Comparative study of politics in the American states. Special emphasis on the impact of political culture, party systems, legislatures, and bureaucracies upon public policies.
Preparation for Course
P: POLS Y103 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y307 - Indiana State Government and Politics
Constitutional foundations, political development, organizational and functional process and growth, and current problems of Indiana government as a focal point for understanding role of states as instruments of social policy. Readings, case studies, problems.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y308 - Urban Politics
Political behavior in modern American communities; emphasizes the impact of municipal organization, city officials and bureaucracies, social and economic notables, political parties, interest groups, the general public, and protest organizations on urban policy outcomes.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y312 - Workshop in State and Local Government
Intensive study of administrative problems such as financial administration, public health, and welfare.
Preparation for Course
P: POLS Y103 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y313 - Envronmental Policy
Examines the causes of environmental problems and the political, economic, social, and institutional questions raised by designing and implementing effective policy responses to these problems.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y317 - Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
Determinants of voting behavior in elections. The nature of public opinion on major domestic and foreign policy issues; development of political ideology; other influences on the voting choices of individuals and the outcomes of elections; relationship among public opinion, elections, and the development of public policy.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y318 - The American Presidency
Development of the presidency and its relationship to the political system; problems of the contemporary presidency; personality and presidential roles, with emphasis on political leadership.
Preparation for Course
P: POLS Y103 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Notes
[Credit not given for both Y318 and Y322.]
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y319 - The United States Congress
Congress is both a policy-making institution and a body of professional politicians representing state and local interests. This course examines Congress within the frameworks created by making each of these goals paramount. The conflicts and contrasts that arise in interpretation and evaluation of Congress by the differences in these points of view are explored.
Preparation for Course
P: POLS Y103 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y320 - Judicial Politics
Examines the American judicial system in the contemporary context. Analysis of the trial and appellate courts with a focus on the United States Supreme Court. Topics include analysis of the structure of the judicial system, the participants in the system, and the policy-making processes and capabilities of the legal system. The course concludes with an assessment of the role of courts in a majoritarian democracy.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y324 - Gender and Politics
Analysis of gender and sexual orientation in contemporary political systems, domestic or foreign, with emphasis on political roles, participation, and public policy. Normative or empirical examination of how political systems affect different genders and the impact of people with different genders or sexual orientations on the system(s). Topics vary by semester. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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POLS Y328 - Women and the Law
Exploration of origins and underlying rationale of women’s status in the American legal tradition and the role that law plays in helping to shape political climate and structure of the nation. Course will provide basic knowledge of various fields of law as they pertain to women.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y335 - Western European Politics
Development, structure, and functioning of political systems in Western Europe. Political dynamics of European integration.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSCO] Comparative Politics
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POLS Y339 - Middle Eastern Politics
Political culture and change in selected Middle Eastern and North African countries. Topics include political elites, traditional cultures, modern political ideology, institutions of political control, conflict management, and social reform policies.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement.
Subject Area
[PSCO] Comparative Politics
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
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POLS Y340 - East European Politics
Compares political change in the East European states, and emphasizes the legacies of authoritarianism and communism and the post-communist transition to democracy. Topics include the building of political institutions, the inclusion of citizens into the polity, the reform of the economy, the management of ethnic and social conflicts, and integration into the European Union.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Non-Western Culture) Requirement.
Subject Area
[PSCO] Comparative Politics
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
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POLS Y350 - Politics of the Euoropean Union
Study of the politics of the European Union (EU). Assesses past and present dynamics of economic and political integration in Europe, the structure and work of European Union institutions, and EU public policies such as the Single Market, the common currency, common foreign and security policy, and trade.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
Subject Area
[PSCO] Comparative Politics
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POLS Y355 - Ethnic Conflict and Nationalism
Causes, dynamics, and management of contemporary ethnic conflict. Origins and political mobilization of nationalism. analyzes ethnic conflicts of varying intensity. Explores liberal management strategies including power-sharing, assimilation, integration, and partition. Based on comparative study of cases drawn from around the world.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSCO] Comparative Politics
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POLS Y360 - U.S. Foreign Policy
Mechanics of the foreign-policy-making process in the United States. Analysis of competing concepts of the national interest; isolationism, the Open Door, Monroe Doctrine, national security, containment, military and political alliances, the new nations; their relation to substantive policies and to the character of American democracy.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y367 - International Law
Sources and consequences of international law; relationship to international organizations and world order; issues of national sovereignty, human rights, conflict resolution, international property rights, world trade, environmental change, and other topics.
Preparation for Course
P: POLS Y109 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics and [PSIR] International Relations
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
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POLS Y371 - Workshop in International Topics
Includes such topics as development of the international system, politics of food and populations, law of the sea, human rights, trade, U.S. foreign policy, United Nations issues, etc. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
Cr. 1-3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Subject Area
[PSIR] International Relations
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
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POLS Y374 - International Organization
Examines assumptions about the causes, functions, results, and structures of international (intergovernment) organizations. Theory is combined with case study of the United Nations particularly. The European Community and regional organization examples provide a basis for understanding an evolving phenomenon.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSIR] International Relations
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POLS Y375 - War & International Conflict
The nature of war. Theories and evidence on the causes of war. Discussion of the ways in which war has been conceived and perceived across time and of methods employed to study the phenomenon of war.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSIR] International Relations
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POLS Y376 - International Political Economy
Theories about the interaction between the international economic and political systems are the subject of this course. Specific topics covered will include (among others) the politics of trade, aid, foreign investment, and international monetary affairs; theories of dependency and imperialism; the politics of international competition in specific industries; the stability/instability of international economic regimes.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSIR] International Relations
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POLS Y378 - Problems in Public Policy
Examines various substantive problems in the formulation and conceptualization of public policy. Both the policy and its impact are considered in the context of the entire political environment in which it operates. Examples are selected from various levels of government, not always confined to the United States. May be repeated once for credit.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y381 - Classical Political Thought
An exposition and critical analysis of the major political philosophers and philosophical schools. I. From Plato to Machiavelli. II. From Machiavelli to the present.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Western Tradition) requirement.
Subject Area
[PSPP] Political Philosophy
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
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POLS Y382 - Modern Political Thought
An exposition and critical analysis of the major political philosophers and philosophical schools. I. From Plato to Machiavelli. II. From Machiavelli to the present.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Western Tradition) requirement.
Subject Area
[PSPP] Political Philosophy
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
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POLS Y383 - American Political Ideas I
American political ideas from the colonial period to the founding period.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSPP] Political Philosophy
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
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POLS Y384 - American Political Ideas II
American political ideas from the founding period to the present.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSPP] Political Philosophy
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
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POLS Y394 - Public Policy Analysis
Place of theory and method in examining public policies in relation to programs, institutional arrangements, and constitutional problems. Particular reference to American political experience.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Dual Level Course
Eligible for graduate credit.
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y395 - Quantitative Political Analysis
Introduction to methods and statistics used in political inquiry, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, sampling, statistical inference and hypothesis testing, measures of association, analysis of variance, and regression.
Preparation for Course
P: MA 15300 or MA 16800 (or equivalent), or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
(fall)
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POLS Y397 - Intervention, Peace, and War
Examines international intervention that is at least nominally humanitarian. Explores changing norms and laws on sovereignty and intervention, including the responsibility to protect. Topics include military intervention, UN and non-UN peace operations, economic sanctions, arms embargoes, humanitarian relief operations, and judicial investigations and prosecutions.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
[PSIR] International Relations
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POLS Y398 - Internship in Urban Institutions
This course is designed to provide opportunities for students to observe or participate directly in the policymaking process of those urban institutions requesting the assistance of paraprofessionals. Research and written reports are required. Evaluations will be made by both the agency and the instructor. Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Students working in city and county institutions may repeat the course.
Preparation for Course
P: consent of instructor.
Cr. 1-6.
Session Indicators
(fall, spring, summer)
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y401 - Studies in Political Science
Topic varies with the instructor and year; consult the Schedule of Classes for current information. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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POLS Y480 - Undergraduate Readings in Political Science
Individual readings and research.
Preparation for Course
P: consent of instructor.
Cr. 1-6.
Session Indicators
(fall, spring, summer)
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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POLS Y482 - Practicum
Faculty-directed study of aspects of the political process based upon field experience. Directed readings, field research, research papers. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course
P: consent of instructor.
Cr. 1-6.
Session Indicators
(fall, spring, summer)
Subject Area
[PSAM] American Politics
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POLS Y490 - Senior Seminar in Political Science
Open to senior majors and others with consent of instructor. Readings and discussion of selected problems; research paper ordinarily required. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic.
Preparation for Course
P: POLS Y207 or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
(fall, spring)
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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POLS Y496 - Foreign Study in Political Science
Course involves planning of research project during year preceding summer abroad. Time spent in research abroad must amount to at least one week for each credit hour. Research paper must be presented by end of semester following foreign study. May not be repeated.
Preparation for Course
P: consent of instructor.
Cr. 3-8.
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POLS Y499 - Honors Thesis
May be repeated once for credit.
Preparation for Course
P: approval of department honors program director.
Cr. 3-8.
Session Indicators
(fall, spring)
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PPOL E162 - Environment and People
An interdisciplinary examination of the problems of population, pollution, and natural resources and their implications for society.
Cr. 3.
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