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MUSIC 270 - Music Theory & Composition II
Prerequisites: MUSIC 170 and MUSIC 171
Corequisite: MUSIC 271
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement of the Music Major
Delivery: Lecture
Continues the study of melodic and harmonic two-part compositional techniques as well as three-part and songwriting techniques. Also included are skill elements in rhythm, ear training and keyboard.
3 credits
Fall
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MUSIC 271 - Aural Skills II
Prerequisites: MUSIC 170 and MUSIC 171
Corequisite: MUSIC 270
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement of the Music Major
Delivery: Lab Only
A lab for sight-singing, ear-training, and musicianship at the Theory II level. This course is offered as Pass/Fail.
1 credits
Fall
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MUSIC 299 - Special Topics in Music
Prerequisites: None
This course is a variable topics course indicated by the current course schedule. Typical areas of study might be (but not limited to) selected periods of music within the Western Classical tradition, or some other areas of music related study. By its very nature, this course will be more focused than other 200 level courses.
3 credits
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MUSIC 310 - Music in the USA
Prerequisites: MUSIC 161 or consent of the instructor
A look at America’s musical melting pot from colonial times to the present, and the development of significant North American music styles, including ragtime, gospel, jazz, musical theater, country music, blues, rock, and classical. Examines questions of how and why America’s music developed, its international roots, and what constitutes American style. One of the “World Culture Through Music” courses.
3 credits
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MUSIC 311 - Music of Latin America & Caribbean
Prerequisites: MUSIC 161 or consent of the instructor
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement of the Music Major
This course presents an overview of Latin American music, with particular focus on Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Argentina, the Andes, and Mexico. Popular music styles of the 19th and 20th centuries, and national rock styles post-1970 will be presented. Investigates the musical elements of Latin American music and how they reflect Latino culture. One of the “World Culture Through Music” courses.
3 credits
Alternate Years
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MUSIC 312 - Music of China & Japan
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement of the Music Major
Explores the history and cultures of China & Japan with a primary focus on the place of music in society. Areas of focus will include art music as well as the function of music within various religious traditions. Activities will include a great deal of listening as well as elements of research. One of the “World Culture Through Music” courses.
3 credits
Alternate Years
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MUSIC 313 - Music of India and Middle East
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement of the Music Major
Explores the history and cultures of India and the Middle East with a primary focus on the place of music in society. Areas of focus will include art music as well as the function of music within various religious traditions. Activities will include a great deal of listening as well as elements of research. One of the “World Culture Through Music” courses.
3 credits
Alternate Years
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MUSIC 314 - Music of Indigenous Peoples
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement of the Music Major
Explores the place of music in various indigenous cultures around the world. These may include Sub-Saharan African, Native American, Australian Aboriginal, Ainu, Inuit, Romani, and/or other cultures. Units focus on specific peoples and practices chosen to explore the various functions of music in society: spiritual, ceremonial, storytelling, dance, entertainment, and more. Activities will include a great deal of listening as well as elements of research. One of the “World Culture Through Music” courses.
3 credits
Alternate years
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MUSIC 320 - Electronic and Computer Music I
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement for Track 2 of the Music Major
This course builds on the fundamentals established in MUSIC 220 . Topics include working with Digital Audio Workstations (DAW), live performance applications, and an introduction to computer music programming using the Max/MSP/Jitter platform.
3 credits
Spring
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MUSIC 331 - Piano Lessons - Majors Only
Prerequisites: Two semesters of 231 and/or acceptance by audition.
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement for the Music Major
Delivery: Private Music Lessons
Weekly piano instruction (50 minutes) Students perform for a faculty jury at the end of each semester may be repeated.
1 credits
Fall and Spring
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MUSIC 332 - Guitar Lessons - Majors Only
Prerequisites: Two semesters of 232 and/or acceptance by audition.
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement for the Music Major
Delivery: Private Music Lessons
Weekly guitar instruction (50 minutes). Students perform for a faculty jury at the end of each semester may be repeated.
1 credits
Fall and Spring
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MUSIC 333 - Voice Lessons - Majors Only
Prerequisites: Two semesters of 233 and/or acceptance by audition.
Delivery: Private Music Lessons
Weekly voice instruction (50 minutes) Students perform for a faculty jury at the end of each semester may be repeated.
1 credits
Fall and Spring
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MUSIC 334 - Music Composition Lessons - Majors Only
Prerequisites: MUSIC 170 and two semesters of 231 and/or acceptance by audition.
Delivery: Private Music Lessons
Weekly composition instruction (50 minutes). Students will have a portfolio review and/or performance for a faculty jury at the end of each semester may be repeated.
1 credits
Fall and Spring
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MUSIC 339 - Other Instrument Lessons - Majors Only
Prerequisites: Two semesters of MUSIC 239 and/or acceptance by audition.
Delivery: Private Music Lessons
Weekly private instruction in a variety of other instruments (50 minutes). Students perform for a faculty jury at the end of each semester: may be repeated. Lab fee required for off-campus lessons.
1 credits
Fall and Spring
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MUSIC 339 - Other Instrument Lessons - Majors Only
Prerequisites: Two semesters of 239 and/or acceptance by audition.
Delivery: Private Music Lessons
Weekly private instruction in a variety of other instruments (50 minutes). Students perform for a faculty jury at the end of each semester: may be repeated. Lab fee required for off-campus lessons.
1 credits
Fall and Spring
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MUSIC 361 - Jazz Styles and History
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Course may be used to fulfill CORE 105 requirement
This course offers a comprehensive study, through a critical listening approach, of stylistic trends in jazz from the early 20th century to the present day. Particular attention will be paid to the post-1945 development of jazz, including the modal, bop, hard-bop, cool, and jazz-rock fusion styles.
3 credits
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MUSIC 370 - Music Theory & Composition III
Prerequisites: MUSIC 270 and MUSIC 271
Corequisite: MUSIC 371
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement of the Music Major
Delivery: Lecture
Continues the study of contrapuntal techniques as well exploring a variety of other compositional formats. Also included are skill elements in rhythm and ear training.
3 credits
Spring
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MUSIC 371 - Aural Skills III
Prerequisites: MUSIC 270 and MUSIC 271
Corequisite: MUSIC 370
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement of the Music Major
Delivery: Lab Only
A lab for sight-singing, ear-training, and musicianship at the Theory III level. This course is offered as Pass/Fail.
1 credits
Spring
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MUSIC 410 - Music Independent Study
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MUSIC 420 - Electronic and Computer Music II
Prerequisites: MUSIC 320
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement for Track 2 of the Music Major
A continuation of MUSIC 320 , this course explores advanced electronic and computer concepts and techniques. Topics will include computer music programming, stochastic and algorithmic computer assisted composition, circuit bending, and the aesthetics and construction of sound-art installations.
3 credits
Fall
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MUSIC 430 - Special Topics in Music
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing
Investigates the various social and cultural forces which have shaped the personalities and the music of some of the important composers of European, American, and non-Western music. Sections focus on one of these three areas; focus is noted in the section listing.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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MUSIC 460 - Music Internship
Prerequisites: successful completion (“C” or higher) of MUSIC 470 & at least 2 of the “World Culture Through Music” courses (MUSIC 310 , MUSIC 311 , MUSIC 312 , MUSIC 313 )
In the second semester of the senior year, each student will complete Music 460 or MUSIC 480 . Music 460 consists of an internship with some outside organization, most typically a recording studio. This internship is designed to give practical hands-on experience in some area of the music business or other professional area in music. All internships must be approved, and an advisor selected by the end of the junior year.
3 credits
Spring
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MUSIC 470 - Music Theory & Composition III
Prerequisites: MUSIC 370
Corequisite: MUSIC 471
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement of the Music Major
Continues the study of contrapuntal techniques as well exploring a variety of other compositional formats. Also included are skill elements in rhythm and ear training.
3 credits
Spring
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MUSIC 471 - Aural Skills III
Prerequisites: MUSIC 371
Corequisite: MUSIC 470
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a requirement of the Music Major
A lab for sight-singing, ear-training, and musicianship at the theory III level. This course is offered as Pass/Fail
1 credits
Spring
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MUSIC 480 - Written Thesis, Composition or Recital
Prerequisites: Successful completion (“C” or higher) of the Music Theory and World Culture Through Music sequences
Note: All final projects must be approved, and an advisor selected by the end of the Junior year
In the second semester of the senior year, each student will complete MUSIC 460 or Music 480. Music 480 is a substantial final project which might consist of a thesis, a music composition (at least 5 minutes in length), or a half Recital (approximately 30 minutes in length). Throughout this process, tutorials are scheduled regularly.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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Natural Science |
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NATSC 226 - Forensic Science and Lab
Prerequisites: Enrollment in Biology, Criminal Justice or Legal Studies major; or consent of instructor
Investigates the relationship of the crime laboratory to the criminal justice system. Students learn the services provided by a crime lab; the scientific and legal constraints placed upon criminalists; the theory and practice of collecting, preserving, and analyzing of physical evidence. Laboratory experiences include analysis of microscopic evidence; identification and individualization of physical and chemical objects; development of latent fingerprints; rolling and classification of fingerprints; some instrumental analysis; and thin layer and paper chromatography.
4 credits
Fall, Spring
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PLS 100 - Introduction to Law and Legal Studies
Prerequisites: None
Introduction to the law and the American legal system. Includes an introduction to legal research, legal writing and analysis, communication skills, law office administration, and legal and professional ethics. Basic concepts of substantive and procedural law, legal terminology, the functions of the courts and the role of attorneys, paralegals and other legal professional, will be stressed.
3 credits
Fall
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PLS 101 - Criminal Law for the Paralegal
Prerequisites: None
Note: (Students majoring in Criminal Justice are not permitted to register for this course)
Analysis of substantive criminal law, federal and state, with emphasis on background of the common law. Includes discussion of general principles of criminal law such as the extent to which the law attributes criminality to acts or omissions; criminal intent; conspiracy; infancy; insanity; drunkenness; special defenses; entrapment, mistake, and ignorance; and specific offenses such as offenses against the person, habitation, property, public peace, and morality.
3 credits
Spring (Offered for School of Continuing Studies students only.)
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PLS 110 - Emerging Technologies in the Legal Environment
Prerequisites: None
Hands-on experience using standard computer software packages to perform operations, including form letters and legal documents; and spreadsheet applications that will encompass accounting principles as experienced in the legal environment. Stresses the importance of timekeeping, billing, and docket control. Use of the Internet and computer software packages to perform litigation support, investigations, and legal research.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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PLS 120 - Law in Contemporary Society
Prerequisites: None
Emphasizes comprehensive understanding of the role of law in today’s world, including an overview of American legal institutions, federal, state, and local; the fundamental distinctions between civil and criminal law, common law and statutory law, substantive and procedural law, trial and appellate courts; quasi-judicial agencies and administrative law, current sources of law, and the U.S. Constitution.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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PLS 200 - Environmental Law
Prerequisites: None
Analysis and overview of the major federal laws pertaining to environmental protection. Stress full understanding of the reasons and the substance of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, the Federal Clean Air Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act. Also provides an opportunity for analysis of the functions of the Environmental Protection Agency.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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PLS 210 - Legal Research & Writing
Prerequisites: Successful completion (C- or higher) of Expository Writing
Integrates the “how to” procedural aspects of legal research with the bibliographic knowledge necessary for effective research. Introduction includes: use of all primary legal sources, including cases, constitutions and statutes, and administrative rules and regulations, as well as texts and treatises, encyclopedias, law journals, and other secondary sources; “hands-on” use of electronic means of research such as CD-ROM and online database searching (Westlaw); analysis of legal problems and formulation of appropriate research procedures to determine the applicable law. The writing component stresses basic written communication skills as applied to common legal documents such as opinion letters and memoranda.
3 credits
Fall
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PLS 211 - Legal Research & Writing II
Prerequisites: PLS 210
Builds upon the basic skills taught in Legal Research & Writing I. Involves students in individualized projects requiring research in multiple sources and use of various writing modes. Explores “non-library research” through government agencies, court personnel, and peer networking; specialized research tools available in particular subject areas in which paralegals are frequently involved; research into legislative history; techniques for searching and updating complex government regulations, both federal and state; and introduction into searching foreign law.
3 credits
Spring (Evenings only)
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PLS 221 - Law of Contracts
Prerequisites: None
Study of the history and development of the law, including court structure and procedure. Consideration of criminal justice and tort law followed by a thorough study of contract law, including the basic elements of a valid contract, rights of the third parties, and remedies for breach.
3 credits
Fall
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PLS 222 - Law of Business Organization
Prerequisites: None
Considers the basic principles of the law of business associations; includes a study of agency, partnerships, and corporations. Discusses government regulation of business, business ethics, and sanctions for violations of the law by businesses.
3 credits
Spring
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PLS 235 - Torts
Prerequisites: None
Study of the nature of civil wrongs and of jurisprudential concepts concerning liability. Includes the study of injuries to persons, property, and relationships; intentional wrongs; strict liability; negligence; contributory negligence; and causation, deceit, defamation, malicious prosecution, and the impact of insurance on tort liability.
3 credits
Fall
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PLS 236 - Medical and Legal Malpractice
Prerequisites: None
Study of the substantive laws with respect to medical and legal malpractice; the legal basis for same; current trends; insurance coverage; practice and procedure forms; and methods of developing and successfully litigating a medical malpractice case.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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PLS 240 - Domestic Relations
Prerequisites: None
Study of family law, including divorce, separation, procedure, child support and custody, property division, legal rights of the parties, paternity, adoption, intra-family crimes, juvenile delinquency.
3 credits
Alternate Fall
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PLS 250 - Workers’ Compensation
Prerequisites: None
Examines the historical development, social theory, and operation of workers’ compensation statutes, including compensability of injuries caused by accidents arising out of and in the course of employment, benefits payable, categories of risks, limitation of common-law rights and procedures.
3 credits
Alternate Fall
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PLS 260 - Bankruptcy Law
Prerequisites: None
In-depth study of federal bankruptcy law, including corporations and individual bankruptcy. Emphasizes recent changes in the Bankruptcy Act and its practical applications. Completion of complicated bankruptcy forms is included.
3 credits
Alternate Fall
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PLS 310 - Litigation I
Prerequisites: PLS 210
Study of state and federal courts, and the civil litigation process including:, preparation of case before trial, interviewing prospective witnesses, interviewing expert witnesses, preparation of pleadings, pretrial discovery, trial proofs, and actual courtroom experience observing trials.
3 credits
Fall
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PLS 311 - Litigation II
Prerequisites: PLS 310
Building on the principles covered in Litigation I, students develop practical skills in drafting pleadings, discovery, documents, motions, jury instructions, trial notebooks, and post-trial and appeals memoranda. The role of the paralegal in assisting attorneys during settlement, trial or Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods is stressed.
3 credits
Spring (Evenings only)
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PLS 320 - Administrative Law
Prerequisites: None
Study of the nature of proceedings and the necessary pleadings involved with cases before administrative agencies on the local, state, and federal level. Discusses the right to appeal to the courts after having exhausted the remedies available through such administrative agencies.
3 credits
Spring
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PLS 340 - Uniform Commercial Code
Prerequisites: None
Discusses the principles of law involved in secured transactions, commercial paper, and sales. Security interest in real and personal property are studied under secured transactions.
3 credits
Special Offering
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PLS 345 - Estates and Trusts
Prerequisites: None
Examines laws of descent and distribution; probate administration, proceedings, administration of estates, preparation of petition for probate and other probate matters, estate tax, federal and state, fiduciary’s account; and estate planning.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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PLS 360 - Real Estate Conveyancing/Title Search
Prerequisites: None
Study of real estate conveyancing, reviewing substantive real property law, deeds, wills, leases, mortgages, and other security interests. Includes actual on-site title searches and abstracts at a recorder of deeds office, together with the preparation for and conducting of a real estate sale and closing.
3 credits
Fall
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PLS 370 - Immigration Law for Paralegals
Prerequisites: None
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of immigration law. This course will teach students the various types of visa, legal permanent residence, and United States citizenship. It will examine the principles and processes associated with immigration applications and procedures including tourist and student visas, family-based residence applications, employment-based residence applications and visas asylum, citizenship and naturalization, and removal or deportation cases in Immigration Court.
3 credits
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PLS 371 - Elder Law for Paralegals
Prerequisites: Junior Standing or consent of Paralegal Studies Director
This course will focus on preparing paralegals to assume a productive role in elder law practice. Its practical and organized style lays a solid foundation in key concepts with broad coverage that includes elder law practice. Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, end-of-life issues and age description will be discussed.
3 credits
Spring Evenings, Fall, Spring on-line
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PLS 372 - Intellectual Property
Prerequisites: None
This course will cover four fields of intellectual property: trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets. It covers topics such as duration of rights, protection form infringement and new international developments in this field of law. Patent reform, patent trolls, copyright pre-registration and investigations will be covered.
3 credits
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PLS 373 - International Law for Paralegals
Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of Paralegal Studies Director
To provide students an introduction to the principles and sources on international law regulating transactions among nations, and its expansion to non-stat actors (e.g. the private individual, international organizations and transactional corporations), and the international law legal process. Students will study the mechanisms for enforcing international law and resolving international disputes, including international courts and tribunals, and centers of arbitration and mediation. Additionally the course introduces students to selected substantive areas of international law, to include the law of the sea, human rights, and international criminal law.
3 credits
Fall, Spring, 0n-line delivery
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PLS 374 - Employment Law
Prerequisites: Junior Standing or consent of Paralegal Studies Director
Overview of the law in the workplace. Examines the impact on the employer-employee relationships and provides guidance with the environment of employment law. Examines employment law as the crossroads of the several legal disciplines: contract, tort, and agency; common law, regulatory, and statutory law; as well as social, economic and political policy.
3 credits
Spring Evenings, Fall, Spring on-line
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PLS 400 - Legal Ethics
Prerequisites: None
Designed to familiarize students with the various ethical responsibilities in the practice of law. In-depth analysis of the Model Rules of Professional Responsibility and discussion of actual ethical problems. Includes unauthorized practice of law, confidentiality, conflict of interest, advertising, disciplinary process, and malpractice.
1 credits
(This course, required of all seniors, is offered on two consecutive Saturdays in September for the Fall semester and in January for the Spring semester.) Fall, Spring, Summer
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PLS 401 - Paralegal Studies Internship
Prerequisites: (Senior standing and consent of the Director of the Paralegal Studies program)
The internship combines practical experience in a legal environment for students to apply theory and practical skills to legal situations. It is oriented toward the student’s career path. This course is open to Paralegal Studies majors.
3 credits
Spring, Fall, Summer
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PLS 410 - Paralegal Studies Independent Study
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PLS 420 - Justice Studies Capstone
Prerequisites: Senior standing or permission of the instructor.
This is a Capstone course for the justice studies major. Students integrate knowledge of theoretical concepts and practical application of research methods, writing for the legal and criminal justice professions, and selected specialty areas in the law and criminal justice through assigned readings, seminar discussion, and the completion of assigned projects.
3 credits
Fall
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PLS 436 - Construction Law
Prerequisites: None
An introduction to the legal system and the maxims of law as applicable to the management and contractual delivery of a construction project. Topics covered include bidding, delays and acceleration, differing site conditions, contract interpretation, termination of contract, liability and remedies, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
3 credits
Spring
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Philosophy |
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PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy: The Art of Inquiry
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Philosophy Core Concentration
Introduction to philosophy as the activity of critical inquiry and reflection by exploring some of the questions which have shaped human experience. Focuses on philosophers who have examined and challenged our fundamental beliefs about what is real, whether God exists, how one should act, and what we can know about these and other matters.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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PHIL 181 - Philosophy in Film
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: This course does not fulfill any elective requirement for the Philosophy major, minor, or core Concentration
An introduction to selected areas in philosophy through the medium of film. Topics and films will vary each time the course is offered. Topic areas include but are not limited to: moral conflict; individuality and utopian society; reality, ultimate reality and knowing the difference; religion and the notion of God; free will and determinism; and the evolution of human nature. Films may include: A Man for All Seasons, Do the Right Thing, The Front, Billy Budd, Donnie Darko, A Beautiful Mind, A Clockwork Orange, Lord of the Flies, Gattaca, and The Matrix.
3 credits
Spring
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PHIL 200 - Ethics
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Philosophy Core Concentration
Introduction to moral philosophy-the study of right and wrong and good and evil. Focuses on some representative moral theories which try to answer such basic questions as: What is the difference between right and wrong? Is it merely a matter of opinion or custom, or is there some other, more “objective” basis for this distinction?
3 credits
Spring
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PHIL 205 - Logic
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Philosophy Core Concentration
Introduction to the study of the principles of sound reasoning through discussion of language, deduction, and induction. Considerable attention is given to the analysis and evaluation of rational arguments with a focus on definition, informal and formal fallacy detection, and scientific method in general. The application of theoretical principles of logic to practical circumstances is emphasized throughout the semester. Students who have completed PHIL 103 may not take PHIL 205 for credit.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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PHIL 209 - Philosophy of Law
Prerequisites: None
Introduction to classical and contemporary theories of the nature and function of law. Topics include the definition of law, the nature of a legal system, the analysis of basic legal concepts (e.g., right and duty), and the connection between law and morality.
3 credits
Special Offering
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PHIL 212 - Eastern Philosophy
Prerequisites: None
Introduction to the predominant philosophical themes in Indian, Chinese, and Japanese thought. Emphasizes religious, metaphysical, ethical, and aesthetic concepts from the world views of Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
3 credits
Special Offering
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PHIL 251 - Ancient Philosophy
Prerequisites: PHIL 100 , PHIL 200 , or PHIL 205
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Philosophy Core Concentration
Surveys the history of Greek philosophy from the pre-Socratics to Plato and Aristotle. Also examines the philosophers who developed the principles of critical thinking and established the disciplines of logic, metaphysics, theory of knowledge, ethics, and aesthetics.
3 credits
Alternate Fall
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PHIL 252 - Medieval Philosophy
Prerequisites: PHIL 100 , PHIL 200 , or PHIL 205
Covers the development of Western philosophy from the 3rd century A.D. to the rise of the modern world. Central historical problems are: the relation of philosophy to religion, reason to faith; the nature of universals; and the developments leading to the Copernican revolution.
3 credits
Special Offering
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PHIL 253 - Modern Philosophy
Prerequisites: PHIL 100 , PHIL 200 , or PHIL 205
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Philosophy Core Concentration
Traces the philosophical response to the scientific revolution of the 17th century, from Descartes’ search for an adequate foundation for all knowledge to Kant’s critique of the nature and limits of knowledge. Explores the conflicts between rationalism and empiricism, and idealism and realism, as well as Kant’s attempt to synthesize the resulting insights.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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PHIL 254 - Contemporary Philosophy
Prerequisites: PHIL 100 , PHIL 200 , or PHIL 205
Explores the ideas and influence of important philosophical figures of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Sartre. The philosophical views examined include dialectical materialism, existentialism, logical positivism, and contemporary analytic philosophy.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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PHIL 258 - American Philosophy
Prerequisites: PHIL 100 , PHIL 200 , or PHIL 205
Examines fundamental philosophical themes in the intellectual history of the United States, including the ideas and concerns that animated the American Revolution and the formation of the Constitution, American transcendentalism, social Darwinism, and pragmatism. Includes works by Jefferson, Emerson, Thoreau, Pierce, Royce, James, and Dewey.
3 credits
Special Offering
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PHIL 305 - Symbolic Logic
Prerequisites: PHIL 205 (formerly PHIL 103) or consent of instructor
Examines the process of deduction from the perspective of modern logic and stresses the value of symbolic logic as a language. Students will use traditional symbolic notation to develop strategies for proving the validity or invalidity of arguments ranging from Aristotelian syllogisms to more complex asyllogistic arguments. The course will begin with propositional logic using standard rules of inference, transformation, and assumption. After studying quantification theory and its rules of generalization and instantiation, students will work on problems involving relations, identity and definite description. Students who took PHIL 203 cannot take PHIL 305 for credit.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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PHIL 310 - Special Studies in Philosophy
Prerequisites: PHIL 251 or above; or consent of instructor
Variable content seminar in which the work of an individual philosopher or a topic of special interest is explored. Topics include existentialism, philosophy of religion, free will, philosophy of mind, and advanced moral philosophy. The course, but not the content, may be repeated for credit.
3 credits
Fall, Spring
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PHIL 333 - Epistemology
Prerequisites: PHIL 251 or above; or consent of instructor
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Philosophy Core Concentration
Investigates the nature of knowledge and the difference between knowledge and belief. What can we know and how can we justify our claims to knowledge?
3 credits
Alternate Fall
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PHIL 366 - Metaphysics
Prerequisites: PHIL 251 or above; or consent of instructor
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Philosophy Core Concentration
Investigates fundamental philosophical concepts which define the nature of reality such as causality, space and time, freedom and determinism, mind and matter. Readings are drawn from widely varying viewpoints.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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PHIL 399 - Philosophy Symposium
Prerequisites: Senior standing
Requirement Fulfillment: This course does not fulfill a requirement in any major, minor, or core Concentration
The philosophy symposium provides the opportunity for graduating seniors to meet and discuss topics of philosophic interest with fellow philosophy students and the philosophy faculty. Each student will lead the discussion of one topic of his or her choosing and will participate in the discussion by other students. Students will also be responsible for submitting a written critical analysis of one of the symposium topics.
1 credits
Special Offering
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PHIL 401 - Moral Reasoning
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing
Fosters awareness of the moral dimension of life and develops skills and understanding essential for responsible moral action. Stresses clarification, analysis, and evaluation of particular moral beliefs and commitments; tests students’ views through group discussion and cross-examination. Examines definitions of morality, and analyzes and evaluates moral arguments.
3 credits
Special Offering
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PHIL 410 - Philosophy Independent Study
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PHIL 480 - Senior Seminar I
Prerequisites: One 300 level philosophy course and senior standing
This is the first semester of Senior Seminar, the philosophy major’s capstone course sequence in which students examine in depth an important philosophical topic or writer, exercising skills of analysis and critical evaluation. Topics will be determined by the expertise and interests of the instructor, in conjunction with the anticipated interests of the students. By the end of the semester students present a written proposal for the thesis required in Senior Seminar II.
3 credits
Fall
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PHIL 481 - Senior Seminar II
Prerequisites: Successful completion (C- or higher) of PHIL 480
In the second semester of Senior Seminar each student writes a substantial essay of exposition and analysis on some facet of the topic explored in Senior Seminar I. Each student meets regularly with the instructor for thesis tutorials.
3 credits
Spring
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Physics |
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PHYS 109 - Physics I - Algebra based and Lab
Co-listed with: PHYS 201
Prerequisites: MATH 136 or higher
An introduction to physics without calculus. Vectors, equilibrium of particles, rectilinear motion, Newton’s second law, motion in a plane, work and energy, impulse and momentum, torque, rotational motion, elasticity, periodic motion, fluids, heat and thermodynamics.
4 credits
Fall
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PHYS 110 - Physics II - Algebra-Based and Lab
Co-listed with: PHYS 202
Prerequisites: PHYS 109
Simple harmonic motion, vibrations and waves, electricity and magnetism, optics.
4 credits
Spring
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PHYS 201 - Physics I with Calculus and Lab
Prerequisites: MATH 213
Requirement Fulfillment: PHYS 201 and PHYS 202 fulfills the Core Curriculum requirement in laboratory science
Introduction to physics using calculus. Covers vectors, Newton’s laws of motion, work and energy, impulse and momentum, torque, rotational motion, elasticity, periodic motion, gravitation, fluids, heat and thermodynamics.
4 credits
Fall, Spring
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PHYS 202 - Physics II with Calculus and Lab
Prerequisites: PHYS 201 ;
Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 214
Requirement Fulfillment: PHYS 201 and PHYS 202 may be used to fulfill the Core Curriculum requirement in laboratory science
Covers vibrations and waves, electricity and magnetism, optics, the atomic nucleus and radioactivity.
4 credits
Fall, Spring
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PHYS 240 - Introductory Astronomy with Lab
Prerequisites: None
Requirement Fulfillment: Course may be used to fulfill CORE 101 requirement
Intended for both the science major and anyone interested in learning more about the nature of the physical universe. Topics covered include the Earth, solar system, star formation and evolution, extrasolar planets, galaxies, and cosmology. The lab will include observations of the sky and celestial objects.
4 credits
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PHYS 320 - Modern Physics
Prerequisites: PHYS 201 and PHYS 202 or consent of instructor
Major topics in 20th century physics including special relativity, the wave-particle nature of light, elementary quantum theory, atomic and molecular structure, particle physics, and cosmology.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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PHYS 330 - Introduction to Physical Oceanography and Lab
Prerequisites: PHYS 201 or consent of instructor
Motion and distribution of variables in the sea. Topics include early explorations, physical properties of sea water, heat balance, variation of salinity and temperature, equations of motion, currents, waves, tides, sound, light and coastal processes. Students will make observations in local marine waters.
4 credits
Fall
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PHYS 340 - Classical Mechanics
Prerequisites: PHYS 201 and MATH 214 or MATH 218
Requirement Fulfillment: This course will fulfill a requirement for the Physics Core Concentration
A theoretical study of Newton’s equations of motion for particles and systems, central forces, collisions and scattering theory, nonlinear dynamics and chaos, and Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism. Systems studied using these techniques will vary depending on student interest.
3 credits
Special Offering
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PHYS 350 - Computational Physics
Prerequisites: PHYS 201 and PHYS 202 or consent of the instructor
A project-based introduction to computational methods applied to topics in modern physics. No previous experience in programming is required. Students will learn basic programming and apply it to problems in physics best approached from a numerical standpoint, including the n-body problem, orbital mechanics, waves, and chaos.
3 credits
Fall, Alternate Years
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PHYS 370 - Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences
Prerequisites: Successful completion (C- or higher) of MATH 214 ; or consent of instructor.
Designed to develop a basic competency in each of many areas of mathematics needed in junior and senior level courses in mathematics and the physical sciences. The objective of the course is to train students to formulate physical phenomena in mathematical language. Topics include complex variables, matrix algebra, Fourier series, and partial differential equations.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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PHYS 405 - Electricity and Magnetism
Prerequisites: PHYS 202 and MATH 214 or MATH 218
Requirement Fulfillment: This course will fulfill requirements in the proposed physics CORE and minor.
A theoretical examination of electrostatics, magnetostatics, electrodynamics in vacuum, Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves.
3 credits
Alternate Spring
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PHYS 410 - Physics Independent Study
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PHYS 410 - Physics Independent Study
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PHYS 420 - Quantum Mechanics
Prerequisites: PHYS 201 and PHYS 202 or consent of the instructor
Quantum mechanics deals with physics on the smallest scale. Topics include the Schrodinger Equation with applications to the hydrogen atom, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, and quantum tunneling.
3 credits
Fall, Alternate Years
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PHYS 430 - Special Topics in Physics
Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor
Lecture course covering advanced-level topics of importance in physics determined by students in consultation with faculty. This course may be repeated for credit, but students may not study the same subject more than once.
1-3 credits
Special Offering
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PHYS 450 - Research in Physical Sciences
Prerequisites: Open only to qualified students with the consent of a research advisor
Research and directed readings. Project chosen in consultation with the research advisor. May be repeated for credit.
1-3 credits
Offered on demand.
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Planning |
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PLAN 301 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
Co-listed with: PLAN 501
Prerequisites: Senior or Graduate standing
This course acts as a survey of urban and regional planning practice focusing on the role of planners in creating sustainable communities. Topics covered include the history and theory of planning, community engagement, land use and physical planning/urban design, environmental/heritage conservation, transportation, sustainable development, planning law, and principles of equity and social justice.
3 credits
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PLAN 501 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
Co-listed with: PLAN 301
Prerequisites: Graduate or Senior standing
This course acts as a survey of urban and regional planning practice focusing on the role of planners in creating sustainable communities. Topics covered include the history and theory of planning, community engagement, land use and physical planning/urban design, environmental/heritage conservation, transportation, sustainable development, planning law, and principles of equity and social justice.
3 credits
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PLAN 511 - Interdisciplinary Planning Workshop
Cross-Listed with: None
Prerequisites: Graduate or Senior standing
This workshop approaches site-specific, field-based projects informed by an understanding of laws, codes and regulations, incentives and financing, initiatives, players, and an array of planning and conservation practices. Typically, the class is conducted in partnership with and for a governmental entity, organization or community group. Students’ organization, management and graphic/oral/ written presentation skills; use of research resources, documentation techniques and computer applications; and teamwork are critical. Students will be challenged to take a multifaceted approach and consider diverse stakeholders.
4 credits
Fall
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PLAN 581 - GIS for Planning, Design and Conservation
Cross-Listed with: None
Prerequisites: Graduate or Senior standing
Delivery: Lec/Lab
This course is an introduction to the use of spatial analysis using geographic information systems (GIS) for urban, regional, environmental/ heritage conservation planning and design professionals. Students will learn how to use GIS software to help support decision-making in planning and design processes. Topics covered include the history and theory of spatial analysis; cartographic principles; software tools; and the use of vector, raster, and table data in geographic analysis.
3 credits
Fall
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Policing, Public Safety and Security |
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PPSS 100 - Introduction to Public Safety
Requirement Fulfillment: Major Requirement
Delivery: Other
This course will provide students with an overview of the role and mission of corrections, policing, emergency medical services, and security in public safety. The course will examine the effects public policy, domestic and world events, and social issues have on the different components. Minimum Passing Grade: D- (per student handbook) Repeatable: Yes
3 credits
Fall and Spring
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PPSS 110 - Introduction to Policing
Requirement Fulfillment: PPSS Major Requirement
Delivery: Other
This course will provide students with an understanding of the evolution of policing in the United States and the role of policing agencies in public safety. Specific topics will include different philosophies and deployment strategies of police resources, the effects of society’s standards and norms on the policing mission, and the future of policing. Minimum Passing Grade: D- (Per student handbook) Repeatable: Yes
3 credits
Fall and Spring
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PPSS 120 - Introduction to Corrections
Requirement Fulfillment: PPSS
Delivery: Other
This course will provide students with an understanding of the evolution of corrections in the United States and the role of adult and juvenile correctional facilities, probation, parole, and diversion programs in public safety. Specific topics will include different philosophies related to deterrence, incapacitation, retribution, restitution, and rehabilitation, the effects of society’s standards and norms on corrections, and the future of corrections. Minimum Passing Grade: D- (Per student Handbook) Repeatable: Yes
3 credits
Fall and Spring
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