Mar 29, 2024  
2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Physical Education

  
  • PHED 4930 - Teaching Territory Games

    3 credit hours
    Games and skills associated with a variety of territory games. Includes basketball, soccer, flag football, lacrosse, field hockey, etc. Emphasis on planning and applying developmentally appropriate activities for all learners.


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  • PHED 4940 - Teaching Net and Wall Games

    2 credit hours
    Games and skills associated with a variety of net/wall games, including volleyball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, racquetball, etc. Emphasis placed on planning and applying developmentally appropriate activities for all learners.


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  • PHED 4990 - Seminar in Teaching Physical Education

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites:   and  . A comprehensive review of the organization and management of physical education, presenting students with skills and strategies for becoming effective beginning teachers. Crucial issues and trends affecting the fields of physical education, including issues of advocacy, legal liability, alternative teaching strategies, ethics and professionalism, diversity, classroom management, and career planning.


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Physical Geography

  
  • PGEO 1030 - Physical Geography

    4 credit hours
    The physical earth as the home of humans. The global earth in space, tools of the discipline, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere. Field trips may be required. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.


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  • PGEO 3000 - Maps and Mapping

    3 credit hours
    Introduces the art of making maps. Examines the cartographic process of effective symbolization, generalization, and interpretive processes that produce effective visualization of geographic data.


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  • PGEO 3401 - Field Studies in Physical Geography

    4 credit hours
    Supervised study in some geographical area, preceded by classroom preview and concluded by a time of evaluation. Emphasis on natural and cultural elements of the environment with special attention directed toward the pattern of human occupancy. For fees and specific credit, consult the instructor.


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  • PGEO 4000 - Climatology and Climate Change

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PGEO 1030  or GEOL 1030 /GEOL 1031  or GEOL 1040 /GEOL 1041 . Non-mathematical introduction to the causes and patterns of global climates and in-depth analysis of climate change, including paleoclimatology and recent global cooling and warming trends, their natural and human-induced causes, potential future trends, human and environmental adaptation, and mitigation including geoengineering.


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  • PGEO 4020 - Environmental Issues, Impacts, and Sustainability

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PGEO 1030  or GEOL 1030  GEOL 1031  or GEOL 1040  GEOL 1041 . Examines the geographic aspects of how locations affect such modern issues of air and water pollution, hazardous waste, climate change, and food production. Provides an overview of the modern environmental concerns, their causes, consequences, and factors needing to be examined in order to gain an understanding of these problems.


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  • PGEO 4280 - Special Topics and Problems in Physical Geography

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of department. Research participation or guided readings in a particular area or topic appropriate to the student’s interest and professional objectives.


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  • PGEO 4380 - Cartography

    4 credit hours
    General knowledge of the field including familiarity with the techniques and tools of professional cartography and graphics. Selected lectures, class discussions, and a series of map construction assignments. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.


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  • PGEO 4490 - Remote Sensing

    4 credit hours
    The various aspects of remote sensing such as radar, satellite imagery, and infrared data. Use of data in preparation of maps and application to land use and environmental problems examined. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.


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  • PGEO 4510 - Laboratory Problems in Remote Sensing

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PGEO 4490 . Computer processing of selected satellite imagery. Laboratory will provide practical experience through design, execution, and completion of an applied remote sensing project.


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  • PGEO 4511 - Advanced Remote Sensing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PGEO 4490 . Advanced topics in remote sensing including, but not limited to, active sensors (LiDAR and RADAR), hyperspectral, and spectroscopy. Three hours lecture/laboratory per week.


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  • PGEO 4520 - Image Interpretation

    4 credit hours
    Principles, methods, and techniques of image interpretation, including maps, satellite data, and aerial photos. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.


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  • PGEO 4530 - Geographic Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Lecture and laboratory work relative to computer-manipulated geographic data base. Laboratory work will involve experience in practical application of a geographic information system (GIS) to problem solving.


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  • PGEO 4560 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PGEO 4530 . Lecture and laboratory work related to the principles and applications of geographic information (GIS). Continued training in GIS analysis including raster analysis, spatial analysis, network analysis, and geocoding. Examines data management including data editing and geodatabase design and creation. Other topics include resource management, demographic, and civic applications.


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  • PGEO 4570 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PGEO 4560 ; coursework in statistics and computer programming recommended. Advanced course in spatial analysis. Using spatial statistics, Visual Basic programming, and databases to solve problems involving proximity, density, clustering, the cost of travel paths, etc. Other major topics include environmental modeling and error analysis.


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  • PGEO 4571 - Internship in Physical Geography

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Permission of department; major or minor in geography. Practical experience for students in a professional setting relating to geographic work. Counted as a free elective, not part of major or minor requirements. After completion of one internship, 4571 or GEOG 4572 , the other may be taken (total of 6 credits).


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Physical Science

  
  • PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science

    4 credit hours
    Corequisite: PSCI 1031 . Language, development, structure, and role of physical science (physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology) as it relates to the knowledge and activities of the educated person. For nonscience majors. Three hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory. (A General Education course [Nat Sci]. Does not count toward any major or minor.)


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  • PSCI 1130 - Contemporary Issues in Science

    0 credit hours
    Corequisite: PSCI 1131 . Lecture emphasizing the application of basic concepts in science to topics of contemporary interest to the general citizenry. Covers basic science related to selected topics. Specific topics will vary. For nonscience majors. Does not count toward any major or minor.
     


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  • PSCI 1131 - Activities for Contemporary Issues in Science

    4 credit hours
    Corequisite: PSCI 1130 . Laboratory and activity emphasizing the application of basic concepts in science to topics of contemporary interest to the general citizenry. Includes laboratory activities, group-oriented problem-solving using computers and class discussion of selected contemporary issues in science. Two two-hour laboratory sessions. For nonscience majors. Does not count toward any major or minor.
     


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  • PSCI 3890 - Physical Science Instruction Internship

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of the target course (PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 ) or one semester of chemistry and one semester of physics and permission of instructor. Opportunity to refine thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills through exposure to on-the-spot technical questions and a laboratory teaching experience as an assistant in an introductory physical science laboratory. Course credits will not count toward a major or minor in Chemistry or General Science. May be repeated for up to three credits.


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  • PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 . Basic concepts, laws, and principles of astronomy, chemistry, geology, and physics with particular emphasis on the utilization of equipment available or easily improvised in actual school situations to illustrate these concepts, laws, and principles.


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  • PSCI 4080 - Problems in Physical Science

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A problem from chemistry, physics, or other physical science appropriate to the student’s background and interest. A formal written report must be submitted and approved by the instructor to receive credit for this course.


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Physics

  
  • PHYS 1010 - Physics Colloquium

    1 credit hour
    Introduces new physics and astronomy students to the physics major. Topics include degree requirements, faculty resources, research opportunities, and career options. Half of the meetings will involve one hour lectures during class, and half will involve attending talks, some of which may occur outside the scheduled class meeting time.


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  • PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I

    0 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 1710  with a minimum grade of C (2.0) or MATH 1730 . Required corequisite: PHYS 2011 . Web-based discussion class to be taken in conjunction with cooperative-learning based problems lab PHYS 2011 . Classical mechanics traditionally covered in a first-semester college physics course. Kinematics, forces, momentum, angular motion, calorimetry, and sound waves. Class time used for discussion of the Web-lecture material and for the administration of exams.


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  • PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 1710  with a minimum grade of C (2.0) or MATH 1730 . Required corequisite: PHYS 2010 . Group-oriented problems course taken in conjunction with the Web-based discussion class PHYS 2010 . Students work in groups with the topics presented in the PHYS 2010  discussion class. Covers kinematics, forces, momentum, angular motion, calorimetry, and sound waves. Skills associated with the development of experimental investigations including graphical analysis and estimation of uncertainties emphasized. Two two-and-one-half-hour laboratory sessions.


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  • PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II

    0 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 2011 . Required corequisite: PHYS 2021 . Web-based discussion class taken in conjunction with the cooperative-learning based problems lab PHYS 2021 . Fundamentals of optics, modern physics, and electronics traditionally covered in a second-semester college physics course. Reflection and refraction, vision, diffraction effects, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, and analog and digital electronics. Scheduled class time is used for discussions of the Web-lecture material and for the administration of exams.


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  • PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 2011 . Required corequisite: PHYS 2020 . Group-oriented problems course to be taken in conjunction with the Web-based discussion class PHYS 2020 . Students work in groups with the topics presented in the PHYS 2020  discussion class. Optics, modern physics, and electronics traditionally covered in a second-semester college physics course. Reflection and refraction, vision, diffraction effects, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, and analog and digital electronics. The skills associated with the development of experimental investigations including graphical analysis and estimation of uncertainties emphasized. Two two-and-one-half-hour laboratory sessions.


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  • PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II

    0 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2111 ; MATH 1920  with a minimum grade of C (2.0). Required corequisite: PHYS 2121 . A lecture course that supplements the discussion in PHYS 2121. Topics include a microscopic view of electrical force and field, polarization, electric circuits, magnetic force and field, electric potential, symmetries of fields, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic radiation, optics, and wave phenomena. One and one-half hours lecture.


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  • PHYS 3000 - Acoustics and Signal Analysis

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 1600  and MATH 1910 . Detailed overview of acoustics including an introduction to digital signals and their analysis. Application areas include architectural, musical, and environmental acoustics. Intended for students interested in the technical side of the music industry.


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  • PHYS 3050 - Directed Study in Physics

    1 to 4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2120  and approval of department chair. Individualized intensive study of a specific topic in physics not normally covered to the extent desired in the standard curriculum. Arrangements must be made with an approved faculty member prior to registration.


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  • PHYS 3070 - Concepts in Modern Physics I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2120  and MATH 1920 . Introduction to the concepts of twentieth-century physics. Discusses fundamental concepts of modern physics including relativity, atomic physics, wave optics, and quantum mechanics. Not intended to prepare students for graduate school in physics.


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  • PHYS 3080 - Concepts in Modern Physics II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3070  or PHYS 3100 . Introduction to the concepts of twentieth-century physics. Discusses the fundamental concepts of modern physics including molecular physics, statistical distributions, solid state physics, and nuclear particle physics. Not intended to prepare students for graduate school in physics.


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  • PHYS 3110 - Modern Physics II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3100 . Survey of major topics including molecular physics, statistical physics, solid state physics and solid state devices, nuclear models, nuclear decay and reaction, and elementary particle physics.


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  • PHYS 3111 - Modern Physics Laboratory

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite or corequisite:  PHYS 3110 . Concepts and ideas which formed the basis for an understanding of the atom and atomic phenomena. One hour lecture and one three-hour independent study laboratory.


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  • PHYS 3150 - Topics and Methods of Theoretical Physics I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2120  and MATH 1920  with a minimum grade of C (2.0). Theoretical techniques used for problem solving in physics. Reference frames and coordinate systems, approximation techniques, solution of electrical circuits and mechanical systems, simple harmonic motion and wave motion, Maxwell’s equations.


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  • PHYS 3310 - Concepts and Applications of Digital Electronics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2120  or ET 3610 . Investigates applications of modern digital technology. Fundamentals of logic gates and programmable devices examined along with contemporary integrated circuits for use in data acquisition and the control of scientific experiments. Sound cards, alarm systems, and laboratory measurement circuits typify projects constructed in the hands-on laboratory. Two hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.


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  • PHYS 3330 - Health Physics and Radiation Protection

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2120 . Radiation protection methods, dosimetry techniques, and survey instruments. Practical knowledge of the methodology for paramedical personnel, industrial workers, and others who deal with radioisotopes and X-ray equipment. Two hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.


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  • PHYS 3350 - Concepts and Applications of Analog Electronics

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2121  or  ET 3610 . Introduction to contemporary analog electronics utilizing integrated circuits to treat traditional circuits, power supplies, operational amplifiers, comparators, and multivibrators. Conversion of analog to digital signal for interfacing to microcomputers. Emphasis on practical applications. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.


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  • PHYS 3400 - Intermediate Physics

    3 credit hours
     Prerequisite: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2121  and MATH 1920 . Provides an intermediated treatment of the principles of thermodynamics, electromagnetics, and oscillatory behavior with applications. Course is not intended for physics majors participating in the Professional Physics concentration. Three hours lecture.


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  • PHYS 3510 - Concepts in Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3080  or PHYS 3110 . Introduction to the concepts of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Discusses the fundamentals of thermodynamics from both the macroscopic and microscopic points of view including entropy, enthalpy, heat engines, Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy, the partition function, and quantum statistics. Not intended to prepare students for graduate school in physics.


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  • PHYS 3600 - Radiation Oncology Physics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: MATH 1910  and a one-year introductory sequence in physics. Introduction to  field of radiation oncology physics, including a discussion of fundamental physics and techniques associated with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer using electromagnetic radiation and particle beams. Includes experiences in a radiation oncology clinic and interactions with practicing medical physicists.


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  • PHYS 3601 - Medical Physics Practicum

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 3600 . Real-world/clinical applications of concepts and theory from PHYS 3600 , especially those associated with detectors and dosimetry. May include hands-on activities at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.


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  • PHYS 3800 - Physics Seminar

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite:  PHYS 3100 . Develops and refines inquiry, communication, and presentation skills through exposure to new developments in physics, technical brief writing, and resume and job interview preparations.


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  • PHYS 3900 - Physics Practicum

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite:  PHYS 3100  and consent of instructor. Refines thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills through exposure to on-the-spot technical questions and a laboratory teaching experience as an assistant in an introductory physics laboratory.  One hour lecture and two two-and-one-half  hour experiences as a teaching assistant to be scheduled with department faculty.


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  • PHYS 3910 - Advanced Physics Laboratory

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites:  PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2120  and PHYS 2121 . The skills, art, and physics important in pursuing independent research. Experiments dealing with mechanical, optical, or thermodynamic principles explored. Report writing, literature research, and the use of analysis tools emphasized. One hour lecture and one three-hour independent study laboratory.


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  • PHYS 3920 - Advanced Physics Laboratory

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2120  and PHYS 2121 . The skills, art, and physics important in pursuing independent research. Experiments dealing with mechanical, optical, or thermodynamic principles explored. Report writing, literature research, and the use of analysis tools emphasized.


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  • PHYS 3930 - The Teaching of Physics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3950 . Introduces physics teaching pedagogies resulting from physics education research. Methods studied to include inquiry, discovery, and modeling-based approaches. Seminar meeting will be supplemented with extensive experience as a learning assistant in a hands-on cooperative-learning and/or discovery-learning based introductory physics course.


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  • PHYS 3950 - Physics Licensure I

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2121  and MATH 1920 . Overview of fundamental physics topics covered on licensure exams leading to endorsement to teach high school physics. Focuses on topics typically covered in the first semester of introductory physics. One one-hour, twenty-five minute lecture per week.
     


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  • PHYS 3960 - Physics Licensure II

    1 credit hour
     Prerequisite: PHYS 3950 . Overview of fundamental physics covered on licensure exams that lead to endorsement to teach high school physics. Subject matter will focus on topics typically covered in the second semester of introductory physics. One-hour twenty-five minutes lecture per week.                    


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  • PHYS 4310 - Electricity and Magnetism

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3160 . Topics including electric and magnetic fields, electrostatic potential, and potential energy and fields in matter, discussed in a mathematically rigorous manner. A variety of good applications of mathematical methods in physics.


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  • PHYS 4330 - Electricity and Magnetism II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 4310 . Topics include theory of electromagnetic radiation, production and propagation of electromagnetic waves, and the solution of boundary-value problems with applications to optics, wave guides, and lasers.


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  • PHYS 4380 - Quantum Mechanics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 3110  and PHYS 3160 . Topics include both one- and three-dimensional solutions to the Schroedinger equation, including the infinite square-well, finite square-well, tunneling, the harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom with a discussion of angular momentum at a mathematically rigorous undergraduate level.


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  • PHYS 4390 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics

    3 credit hours
     Prerequisite: PHYS 4380 . Advanced topics in quantum mechanics, including time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory, systems of indistinguishable particles, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, Fermi’s Golden Rule, and an introduction to quantum field theory.


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  • PHYS 4630 - Principles of the Solid State

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 3110  and PHYS 3150 . Includes crystal structures, lattice dynamics, statistics of conductors and semiconductors, thermal properties, the metallic state, free electron theory, band theory of solids, dielectric and magnetic properties of solids, and the low temperature behavior of matter, particularly solids. Three hours lecture.


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  • PHYS 4740 - Research Methods

    3 credit hours
    (Same as BIOL/CHEM/MATH 4740.) Prerequisite: YOED 3520 . Provides secondary science and mathematics teacher candidates with the tools that scientists use to solve scientific problems. Students will use these tools in a laboratory setting, communicate findings, and understand how scientists develop new knowledge.


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  • PHYS 4800 - Special Topics in Physics, Special Topics A

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: An extensive physics background and permission of instructor. Detailed study of a selected topic of current interest in physics not normally covered in the regular undergraduate physics curriculum. Possible topics include advanced atomic physics, high-energy physics (nuclear and elementary particles), scattering theory, astrophysics, and general relativity.


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  • PHYS 4810 - Special Topics in Physics, Special Topics B

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: An extensive physics background and permission of instructor. Detailed study of a selected topic of current interest in physics not normally covered in the regular undergraduate physics curriculum. Possible topics include advanced atomic physics, high-energy physics (nuclear and elementary particles), scattering theory, astrophysics, and general relativity.


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  • PHYS 4850 - Physics Research

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Independent study of a selected research problem in physics. Includes experimental and/or theoretical investigation of an important, yet unexplored, problem. Includes literature research, experiment design/problem formulation and execution, resulting in oral and written presentation of results suitable for submission for publication in a suitable journal. One hour lecture and significant time working with research mentor.


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  • PHYS 4860 - Physics Research

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Independent study of a selected research problem in physics. Includes experimental and/or theoretical investigation of an important, yet unexplored, problem. Includes literature research, experiment design/problem formulation and execution, resulting in oral and written presentation of results suitable for submission for publication in a suitable journal. One hour lecture and significant additional time working with research mentor.


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  • PHYS 4900 - Physics Senior Thesis

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 4850  or PHYS 4860  and consent of department chair. Brings undergraduate experience to focus on a specific research problem; chosen with the consent of the thesis committee and with the potential for original discovery or for creative development of a tool or technique applicable to scientific research. Independent pursuit of research objectives outlined in a research proposal results in a written thesis whose approval will include an oral defense. One hour lecture and independent writing of thesis.


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Political Science

  
  • PS 1005 - Introduction to American Politics

    3 credit hours
    Constitutional principles, functions, and administration of American federal government; Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court. A General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences course.


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  • PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics

    3 credit hours
    Meets part of the General Education Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement. Comparative theories and institutions of government. Law, constitutions, power, political socialization, ideologies, and the media.


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  • PS 2000 - Political Science and International Relations as a Profession

    1 credit hour
    To be taken as early as possible by Political Science and International Relations majors. Provides practical information for majors on career planning and development, including potential careers in law, graduate school and research, government, policy analysis, political campaign management, lobbying, and non-profit management.


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  • PS 2020 - State and Local Government

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PS 1005  or permission of instructor. Politics and administration at the state and local level. Legislative, judicial, and administrative structures and processes; major issues and problems.


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  • PS 2100 - Legal Courtroom Procedure

    1 credit hour
    For students interested in developing trial advocacy skills; practical course offering preparation for mock trial competition. May be repeated for up to four hours credit. Pass/Fail.


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  • PS 2120 - Mediation Procedure

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite: PS 1005  or permission of department chair. For students interested in developing skills as mediators and advocates in mediation settings. Practical application of theories, methods, and ethical components of mediation. Participation in intercollegiate mediation competition. May be repeated for up to four hours of credit. Pass/Fail.


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  • PS 2130 - Model United Nations and Crisis Simulation

    1 credit hour
    For students interested in developing skills in negotiation and conflict resolution involving international issues. A practical application of negotiating skills, policy process, and understanding of international conflicts and problems through participation in intercollegiate MUN/crisis simulation competition. Course may be repeated for up to 4 hours of credit. Pass/Fail.


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  • PS 2140 - Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature

    1 credit hour
    Students work through content and activities on legislative procedures designed to prepare them to participate in the annual Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature (TISL). May be repeated for up to 4 hours of credit. Pass/Fail.


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  • PS 3010 - Women and the Law

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PS 1005  or permission of the instructor. Analysis of the legal treatment of women in the home, school, and workplace. Examines development of law, relationship of law to political movements, and current state of law and legal theory on women’s rights and gender equality.


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  • PS 3050 - The U.S. Presidency

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite:  PS 1005  or permission of instructor. A comprehensive analysis of the presidency; includes origins of the presidency, political power, the nature of the institutionalized presidency, campaigns and elections, and a careful look at selected presidents.


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  • PS 3160 - American Public Policy

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PS 1005  or permission of instructor. Examines the public policy-making process in the United States, the stages of policy development and the problems inherent in policymaking. At least one substantive policy area examined in depth; examples: health care, environmental, welfare, agricultural, poverty, or budgetary policies.


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  • PS 3170 - Civil Rights Policy and Politics

    3 credit hours
    Assesses the institutional impact–past and present–of the civil rights movement on American political institutions (the presidency, Congress, the courts, the executive cabinets, the administrative regulatory agencies, and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights). Events and topics include the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 1991 Civil Rights Act, voter dilution, felony disenfranchisement and sentencing disparities, campaign finance reform, affirmative action, disability rights, gender discrimination, and majority-minority congressional districts.


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  • PS 3200 - British Government and Films

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PS 1010  or permission of instructor. The evolution of parliamentary government in the United Kingdom and its current distinctive characteristics, processes, and functions in contrast to other parliamentary regimes.


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  • PS 3210 - International Relations

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PS 1010  or permission of instructor. The state system and national power, balance of power, balance of terror, game theory, psychological aspects of international conflict, decision making, diplomacy and negotiation, war, disarmament, and collective security.


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  • PS 3220 - Comparative Politics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PS 1010  or permission of instructor. Seminar covering the theoretical literature, methodological debates, and current issues in the field of comparative politics. Offers preparation for upper-division courses in comparative politics.


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  • PS 3250 - Public Administration

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PS 1005  or permission of instructor. Fundamentals of public management–organization theory, leadership, policy making, planning, budgeting, personnel, administrative law, bureaucratic behavior.


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  • PS 3270 - NGOs and Non-Profits

    3 credit hours
    Key topics and issues surrounding the political environment and competing pressures that international non-governmental organizations and domestic non-profits confront. Formal readings paired with discussions from practitioners in the field and hands-on professional exercises.


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