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(PBRL) Public Relations (841) |
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PBRL 340 - Advertising and Public Relations Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
Secondary data and primary research techniques for advertising and public relations decisions.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 270 or Advertising 250.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Statistics 201 or 207.
Registration Restriction(s): Advertising or public relations major.
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PBRL 340R - Advertising and Public Relations Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
Secondary data and primary research techniques for advertising and public relations decisions.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 270 or Advertising 250.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Statistics 201 or 207.
Registration Restriction(s): Public relations major.
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PBRL 370 - Public Relations Cases 3 Credit Hours
Oral and written analysis of current and classic case studies in public relations. Ethics, professional organizations, publications, research, and forms of public relations. Methods of communication and persuasion.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 340 or Advertising 340.
Registration Restriction(s): Public relations major.
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PBRL 380 - Public Relations Professional Seminar 1 Credit Hours
Exploration of career choices in mass communication. Resume and letter writing, interviewing, and portfolio preparation.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 310 or Advertising 310.
Registration Restriction(s): Public relations major.
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PBRL 420 - Advanced Public Relations Writing 3 Credit Hours
Advanced mechanics of effective writing for various media to achieve organizational goals and produce professional-quality public relations materials. Advanced understanding of governing communication and persuasion theories. Focus on implementation of research-based, planned, strategic, and managed techniques in a lab setting.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 320.
Comment(s): Students will receive credit for the course with a D, but they must have a C or better to use it toward major requirements.
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PBRL 430 - Crisis Communication 3 Credit Hours
Emphasis on practical and theoretical applications to preparing for and engaging in crisis communication and management, including risk communication and issues management.
Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 430 and 530.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
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PBRL 461 - Social Media 3 Credit Hours
(See Advertising 461.)
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PBRL 470 - Public Relations Campaigns 3 Credit Hours
Research, planning, and communication and evaluation of major public relations campaigns. Oral and written presentation of a public relations project from inception to completion. Requires extensive out-of-class work.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 320 and 370 and Advertising 250.
Registration Restriction(s): Public relations major.
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PBRL 470S - Public Relations Campaigns 3 Credit Hours
Research, planning, and communication and evaluation of major public relations campaigns. Oral and written presentation of written public relations project from inception to completion. Requires extensive out-of-class work.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 320 and 370 and Advertising 250.
Registration Restriction(s): Public relations major.
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PBRL 490 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Topics vary.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
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PBRL 491 - Foreign Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Approval of hours and topic by advisor required prior to registration.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Public relations major.
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PBRL 492 - Public Relations Internship 1-2 Credit Hours
Approved internships and other supervised practice in public relations.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
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PBRL 493 - Independent Study 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Restriction(s): Public relations major.
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(PERS) Persian (744) |
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PERS 161 - Elementary Persian I 4 Credit Hours
(See Asian Studies 161.)
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PERS 162 - Elementary Persian II 4 Credit Hours
(See Asian Studies 162.)
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PERS 261 - Intermediate Persian I 4 Credit Hours
(See Asian Studies 261.)
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PERS 262 - Intermediate Persian II 4 Credit Hours
(See Asian Studies 262.)
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(PHIL) Philosophy (745) |
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PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Topics such as knowledge and belief, the meaning of life, the existence of God, freedom of the will, human nature and values, and mind and its place in a material universe. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
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PHIL 107 - Honors: Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 101.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
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PHIL 130 - Critical Thinking 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to practical reasoning in natural language. Designed to enhance skills in recognizing, analyzing, evaluating, and constructing arguments.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (QR)
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PHIL 200 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH)
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
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PHIL 235 - Formal Logic 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to formal deductive systems – propositional and predicate logic.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (QR)
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PHIL 244 - Professional Responsibility 3 Credit Hours
Critical analysis of selected texts from philosophy and other fields dealing with responsibility and the nature of professionalism. Theoretical principles and analytical skills applied to selected case studies and other detailed descriptions of professional practice from engineering/architecture, business/accounting, and at least one of law/politics, the helping professions (social work, human services, ministry), or teaching. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH) (OC)
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PHIL 252 - Contemporary Moral Problems 3 Credit Hours
In light of ethical theory, issues such as euthanasia, capital punishment, reproductive technologies, sexual ethics, diversity, war, world poverty, employment practices, and the environment. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (AH) (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
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PHIL 255 - Sustainability Ethics 5 Credit Hours
An introduction to the concept and ethical implications of sustainability.
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PHIL 255S - Sustainability Ethics 5 Credit Hours
An introduction to the concept and ethical implications of sustainability.
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PHIL 256 - Social Justice 5 Credit Hours
An introduction to philosophical writings on the themes of personhood, community, and social justice that facilitates the experiential exploration of these themes through sustained student participation in community organizations.
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PHIL 256S - Social Justice 5 Credit Hours
An introduction to philosophical writings on the themes of personhood, community, and social justice that facilitates the experiential exploration of these themes through sustained student participation in community organizations.
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PHIL 300 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 320 - Ancient Western Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 322 - Medieval Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Development of medieval thought from St. Augustine to William of Occam. Secondary and primary sources. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as Judaic Studies 322; Medieval and Renaissance Studies 322.)
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 324 - 17th- and 18th-Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 326 - Topics in 19th- and 20th-Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
A historically-oriented selection of prominent topics and/or thinkers from the 19th and 20th centuries. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 327 - Honors: Ancient Western Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 320. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 328 - Honors: 17th- and 18th-Century Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 324. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 340 - Ethical Theory 3 Credit Hours
Theories of ethical values. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 345 - Bioethics 3 Credit Hours
Ethical issues in health care such as abortion, euthanasia, human experimentation, fairness in health care delivery, and the doctor-patient relationship.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
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PHIL 346 - Environmental Ethics 3 Credit Hours
Issues concerning the nature of the environment and the place of humanity within it.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
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PHIL 347 - Honors: Ethical Theory 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 340. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 348 - Honors: Environmental Ethics 3 Credit Hours
Honors version of 346, with Service Learning component.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
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PHIL 350 - Aesthetics 3 Credit Hours
Philosophical discussion of art. Writing-emphasis course.
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PHIL 353 - Philosophy and Literature 3 Credit Hours
Nature of literature and philosophical assumptions in literary works. Writing-emphasis course.
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PHIL 360 - Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to major problems in the philosophy of science. Specific issues vary but may include the nature of causality; the relationship between experiments, theories, and scientific practice; how theories change and how scientific disputes get settled; the role played by social organization in science (e.g., gender and race issues); and others. Writing-emphasis course.
Recommended Background: Completion of natural sciences general education requirement.
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PHIL 370 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Credit Hours
Analysis of basic issues in the philosophy of religion.
(Same as Religious Studies 370.)
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PHIL 371 - Epistemology 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to central debates in the theory of knowledge and rational belief.
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PHIL 372 - Metaphysics 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to central debates in metaphysics. Specific topics may include the nature of causation; free will and determinism; time and persistence; material composition and constitution; the relationship between individuals and their attributes; and the nature of possibility and necessity.
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PHIL 373 - Philosophy of Mind 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to central debates in the philosophy of mind. Specific topics may include the relationship between minds, brains, and bodies; the nature of the self and personal identity across time; mental causation and representation; and the nature of conscious experience.
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PHIL 375 - Philosophy of Action 3 Credit Hours
An introduction to central debates in the philosophy of action. Specific topics may include the nature of action; knowledge of action; acting intentionally; reasons for action; moral responsibility; free will and determinism. Writing-emphasis course.
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PHIL 382 - Philosophy of Feminism 3 Credit Hours
Various feminist theories and their application to social issues of concern to women today. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as Women, Gender, and Sexuality 382.)
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
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PHIL 390 - Philosophical Foundations of Democracy 3 Credit Hours
Philosophical problems relating to the nature and justification of the central values, principles, and concepts of democratic society. Writing-emphasis course.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
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PHIL 391 - Social and Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
Issues such as the obligation to obey the law, liberty, oppression, equality, rights, democracy, and the just society.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (WC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): English 102, 132, 290, or 298.
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PHIL 392 - Philosophy of Law 3 Credit Hours
A course in analytic and normative jurisprudence. Such topics as the nature of legal systems as normative social practices, the relationships between law and morality, theories of adjudication and legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, theories of legal responsibility, law and economics, and feminist and neo-Marxist critiques of law. Writing-emphasis course.
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PHIL 395 - Existentialism 3 Credit Hours
Themes related to freedom and finitude in the tradition that begins with Kierkegaard and Nietzsche and extends to Heidegger and Jaspers, and Sartre and Merleau-Ponty.
Recommended Background: One course in philosophy.
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PHIL 400 - Special Topics 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
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PHIL 407 - Honors: Thesis 1-3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
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PHIL 420 - Topics in History of Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
One or more figures or movements from antiquity through mid-20th century.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 9 hours.
Recommended Background: 6 hours of philosophy courses.
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PHIL 435 - Intermediate Formal Logic 3 Credit Hours
Metatheory of formal logic and philosophy of logic.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 235.
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PHIL 441 - Global Justice and Human Rights 3 Credit Hours
Issues such as justice between distinct and diverse political communities; universal human rights; and moral issues in environment, trade, and development.
(Same as Global Studies 441.)
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PHIL 442 - Topics in Applied Ethics 3 Credit Hours
Topic varies.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 9 hours.
Recommended Background: 6 hours of philosophy courses.
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PHIL 450 - Topics in Ethical Theory 3 Credit Hours
Topic varies.
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 9 hours.
Recommended Background: 6 hours of philosophy courses.
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PHIL 460 - Topics in Philosophy of Science 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 6 hours.
Recommended Background: 6 hours of philosophy courses.
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PHIL 480 - Topics in Metaphysics and Epistemology 3 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated if topic differs. Maximum 9 hours.
Recommended Background: 6 hours of philosophy courses.
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PHIL 491 - Foreign Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
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PHIL 492 - Off-Campus Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
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PHIL 493 - Independent Study 1-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
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(PHYS) Physics (773) |
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PHYS 101 - How Things Work I 3 Credit Hours
Examines familiar objects of everyday experience and leads to an understanding of the physical principles that make them work. Laws of motion, mechanical objects, fluids, and heat.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Comment(s): For students with majors outside science.
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PHYS 102 - How Things Work II 3 Credit Hours
Examines familiar objects of everyday experience and leads to an understanding of the physical principles that make them work. Electric and magnetic forces, electronics, lights and optics, and an introduction to modern physics.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Comment(s): For students with majors outside science. Physics 101 is not a prerequisite for Physics 102.
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PHYS 135 - Introduction to Physics for Physical Science and Mathematics Majors I 4 Credit Hours
Calculus-based physics of mechanics, sound, waves, and thermodynamics. May be taught as lecture with lab, integrated lecture and lab, or online with on-campus lab. Check with instructor.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 141.
Comment(s): Alternative to 137 for physics majors.
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PHYS 136 - Introduction to Physics for Physical Science and Mathematics Majors II 4 Credit Hours
Calculus-based physics of electricity, magnetism, and optics. May be taught as lecture with lab, integrated lecture and lab, or online with on-campus lab. Check with instructor.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 142.
Comment(s): Alternative to 138 for physics majors.
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PHYS 137 - Honors: Fundamentals of Physics for Physics Majors I 5 Credit Hours
Honors version of 135.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
(RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 141.
Recommended Background: High school calculus and physics.
Comment(s): For physics and engineering physics majors and qualified students from other majors.
Registration Permission: Consent of department.
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PHYS 138 - Honors: Fundamentals of Physics for Physics Majors II 5 Credit Hours
Honors version of 136.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
(RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 142.
Recommended Background: High school calculus and physics.
Comment(s): For physics and engineering physics majors and qualified students from other majors.
Registration Permission: Consent of department.
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PHYS 161 - Elements of Physics for Architects and Interior Design Students 3 Credit Hours
Chosen topics in physics for architecture and interior design students. Course emphasizes material development by logic and lecture demonstrations.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Recommended Background: High school intermediate algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
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PHYS 221 - Elements of Physics 4 Credit Hours
Basic physical principles and applications required in pre-medical, pre-pharmacy and pre-veterinary programs. Mechanics, heat, and wave motion.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 130 or 125 or 141 or 151 or 152.
Comment(s): Any calculus course is also an appropriate prerequisite.
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PHYS 222 - Elements of Physics 4 Credit Hours
Basic physical principles and applications required in pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-pharmacy and pre-veterinary programs. Electricity, magnetism, optics and modern physics.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 221.
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PHYS 231 - Fundamentals of Physics: Electricity and Magnetism 3 Credit Hours
For engineers and majors in mathematics and the physical sciences. Required of all engineering students.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab/recitation.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 142.
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PHYS 232 - Fundamentals of Physics: Wave Motion, Optics, and Modern Physics 4 Credit Hours
Continuation of 231. Required of all engineering students.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab/recitation.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 231.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 241.
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PHYS 250 - Fundamentals of Physics: Modern Physics 4 Credit Hours
Fundamental concepts of modern physics and their applications to atomic, nuclear, particle, and condensed matter physics, with lab.
Credit Restriction: Students who have received credit for 240 may not receive credit for 250.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 136 or 138 or 231.
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PHYS 293 - Introduction to Research 1-3 Credit Hours
Introduction to research in a field of particular interest, with faculty guidance.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Credit Restriction: May not be used for major.
Registration Permission: Consent of department.
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PHYS 311 - Mechanics 3 Credit Hours
Kinematics and dynamics of single particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies. Oscillations. Central forces. Gravitation. Includes computational methods. Required of all physics majors.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 136 or 138 or 231; Computer Science 102.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 231.
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PHYS 312 - Mechanics 3 Credit Hours
Lagrangian and Hamilton mechanics. Constraints. Non-inertial coordinate systems. Oscillations and normal modes. Special theory of relativity. Includes computational methods. This course is targeted toward students who intend to pursue graduate studies in physics.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 311.
(RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 241.
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PHYS 321 - Thermal Physics 3 Credit Hours
Concepts of temperature and heat. Laws of thermodynamics. Elementary statistical mechanics. Applications to physical and chemical problems.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 136 or 138 or 231 or 311.
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PHYS 341 - Introduction to Nuclear Physics 3 Credit Hours
Introductory theoretical nuclear physics with emphasis on applied aspects. Primarily for nuclear engineering majors.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 232 or 250.
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PHYS 342 - Structure of Matter 3 Credit Hours
Elementary solid state physics. Bonding in solids, free-electron-gas theory of metals, crystal structures, reciprocal lattice, energy bands, phonons, semiconductors and semiconductor devices, optical properties of solids, phenomenological description of superconductivity, magnetism, and other forms of broken symmetry.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 232 or 250.
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PHYS 361 - Electronics Laboratory 3 Credit Hours
Electronic devices and instrumentation techniques in the physics laboratory. Basic analog and digital electronics, including elementary building blocks of relevance to data acquisition systems, operation amplifiers, digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversion, use of standard laboratory instruments, and applications of microcomputers.
Contact Hour Distribution: 6 hours lab per week.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 136 or 138 or 232.
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PHYS 380 - Intermediate Physics I 3 Credit Hours
Integrated topics in special relativity, classical mechanics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and quantum mechanics.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 250.
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PHYS 381 - Intermediate Physics II 3 Credit Hours
Integrated topics in special relativity, classical mechanics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and quantum mechanics.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 380.
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PHYS 382 - Intermediate Physics III 3 Credit Hours
Integrated topics in special relativity, classical mechanics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and quantum mechanics.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 381.
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PHYS 405 - Science, Technology, and Public Policy 3 Credit Hours
The United States faces challenges which include climate change, energy independence, human genomics, nanotechnology, and modified food crops. The process by which public policy decisions are made, currently and historically, in the federal government is examined with an eye to the role scientists, advocacy groups, industry, researchers, national laboratories and individual citizens play in setting public policy. The role played by political values in setting the research agenda is explored.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – junior.
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PHYS 411 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 3 Credit Hours
Fundamental principles of quantum mechanics. The Uncertainty Principle. Solutions of the Schrödinger equation in one dimension. Bound states. Angular momentum. The Hydrogen atom. Required course for all physics majors.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 250.
Recommended Background: A course (200-level or higher) in advanced calculus.
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PHYS 412 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II 3 Credit Hours
Methods of calculation: perturbation theory, the variational principle, and the WKB approximation. Introduction to scattering theory. Quantum statistics. Applications to atomic, molecular, nuclear, and condensed matter physics. This course is targeted toward students who intend to pursue graduate studies in physics.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 411.
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PHYS 421 - Modern Optics 4 Credit Hours
Transmission of light in uniform, isotropic media, reflection and transmission at interfaces. Mathematics of wave motion and interference effects. Rudiments of Fourier optics and holography.
Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 136 or 138 or 232 or 431.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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PHYS 431 - Electricity and Magnetism 3 Credit Hours
Electrostatics and magnetostatics in vacuum and in matter. Time-dependent electric and magnetic fields. Maxwell’s equations. Required course for all physics majors.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 136 or 138 or 232; Mathematics 241.
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PHYS 432 - Electricity and Magnetism II 3 Credit Hours
Methods of calculation in electrostatics and magnetostatics. Conservation laws. Potentials. Electromagnetic waves. Relativistic electrodynamics. Radiation. This course is targeted toward students who intend to pursue graduate studies in physics.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 431.
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PHYS 451 - A Survey of Contemporary Physics 3 Credit Hours
Modern physics research beyond the college textbook level. Students will be instructed in articulating the importance of basic and applied physics research to other science disciplines and the general public. Consists of a series of advanced topic lectures, discussions, reading assignments, and six oral presentations. Intended for physics majors.
Satisfies General Education Requirement: (OC)
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 411 or permission of instructor.
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PHYS 461 - Modern Physics Laboratory 3 Credit Hours
Introduction to fundamental and modern techniques in experimental physics and to the theory and practice of measurement and data analysis. Selected experiments in nuclear, atomic, molecular and solid state physics, and modern optics.
Contact Hour Distribution: 6 hours lab per week.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 361; and 250 or 411.
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PHYS 490 - Senior Seminar 1-3 Credit Hours
Topics of current interest.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 6 hours.
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PHYS 491 - Foreign Study 3-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
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PHYS 492 - Off-Campus Study 3-15 Credit Hours
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
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PHYS 493 - Research and Independent Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Research and study in field of particular interest with faculty guidance.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of department.
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PHYS 494 - Special Topics in Physics 1-3 Credit Hours
Topics of current interest in physics, or a particular interest to upper-level students.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of department.
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