Sep 27, 2024

2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog

2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Physics
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2105 - Introduction to Latin American Studies 3 credit hours (Same as SPAN 2105 , SOC 2105 , ART 2105 , ANTH 2105 , GEOG 2105 .) A multidisciplinary, team-taught introduction to Latin America. Covers the cultures and societies of the region: pre-history, history, geography, politics, art, languages, and literatures. Required course for all Latin American Studies minors. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2110 - Moot Court 1 credit hour Students conduct research of legal controversies, prepare briefs, and argue cases before a mock judicial panel. May be repeated for up to four hours credit. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 2440 - Law and the Legal System 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. A general introduction to American law and the American legal system; focus on the case system. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 credit hours Fundamentals of quantitative methods in empirical research problems in the social sciences. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3060 - The U.S. Congress 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 . An analysis of the United States Congress; its origins, political power, the nature of the institutionalized Congress, campaigns, and elections. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3100 - Politics and Film 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , or permission of instructor. Analysis of political ideas as expressed in motion pictures. Topics include leadership, political biographies, campaigns and elections, ideology, and war. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3180 - African Politics 3 credit hours (Same as AAS 3180 .) Prerequisite: PS 1010 . Comparative study of the political systems, modernization efforts, and development problems of countries with different traditions or colonial pasts, selected from the continent of Africa. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3320 - Public Opinion 3 credit hours The nature of public opinion and its role in the political and social process. How opinion is shaped, created, and measured. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3330 - Political Parties 3 credit hours The nature of democracy, politics, and political parties; party organization and role in government; campaigning; primaries, conventions, general elections; the Electoral College; voting behavior and pressure groups. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3340 - Political Campaign Management. 3 credit hours An analysis of applied politics; how to plan and manage a modern political campaign. Readings, discussions, and hands-on projects; students will learn the strategies, tactics, and varied techniques of political campaigning. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3350 - Interest Groups and Social Change 3 credit hours Examines role of interest groups in American politics and the policymaking process, including the role of lobbyists, money, and politics, and case studies of several specific interest groups. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3370 - American Constitutional Law 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of theories of judicial decision making as well as the establishment of judicial review itself, followed by case studies of major Supreme Court decisions in federalism. Issues covered include commerce, contracts, police, and war powers as well as restrictions placed on state governments after the ratification of the Civil War Amendments. Offered fall only. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3380 - American Constitutional Law 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 , PS 3370 , or permission of instructor. The Supreme Court as a policy-making body in the governmental system. Focuses on case studies of major Supreme Court decisions dealing with civil liberties. Issues covered include racial and gender discrimination, freedom of speech and religion, as well as rights of the criminally accused and the right to privacy. Offered spring only. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3400 - Municipal Government 3 credit hours Powers, functions, and politics of municipal governments from the standpoint of city management. Attention is given to problems related to the execution of municipal policy. Offered infrequently. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3420 - African American Politics 3 credit hours The unique history, content, and form of African American political participation; examines the nature of consequences of African American influence within, or exclusion from, the workings of various American political institutions; the nature and types of issues that influence contemporary discussions in American and African American politics related to the socioeconomic conditions of African Americans. Students who have taken PS 4390 - Special Topics in Political Science (Black Politics in America) may not take PS 3420 for credit. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3440 - Governmental Budgeting and Finance Administration 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Analysis of the legal and social nature of government budgets emphasizing the procedures and administrative methods of fiscal control. Budget documents at state and local levels. Offered infrequently. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of the department chair. Theory, methods, and ethical components of alternative dispute resolution (ADR); emphasis on various forms of mediation, but including other ADR formats such as arbitration, negotiation, and summary jury trial. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3500 - International Law 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. General principles of modern international law taught by the case study method in a seminar format encouraging debate and discussion. Issues concerning the development of international law and human rights will be studied. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3510 - International Political Economy 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. The relation between politics and economics in international affairs and its implications for global peace, security, ecology, and social welfare. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3530 - Legal Writing and Research 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. A specialized composition course for the student planning to attend law school or paralegal school or to become a legal secretary. Practice in legal research, documentation, and a variety of legal problems. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3550 - Democratic Participation and Civic Advocacy 3 credit hours Focus on theories of democratic participation, the role and impact of participation in a democracy, and practical approaches to building and working through organizations advocating for candidates or particular policies or working with the government in crafting and implementing public policies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3780 - Study Abroad 3 to 6 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Supervised study in a foreign country; familiarizes students with foreign cultures and political systems. Three to six hour classes may be repeated once if country of destination varies. No more than 6 hours may count toward a political science major. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 3910 - International Organization 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Development and prospects of the United Nations Organization and its major approaches to peace–pacific settlement, collective security, international law, arms control, trusteeship, preventive diplomacy, international conferences, functionalism. Offered infrequently. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4030 - Human Rights 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Fosters critical thinking about human rights by developing skills in weighing powerful but opposing arguments in complex moral situations. Familiarizes students with the role of both national and international organizations in global politics. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4040 - Pre-Law Internship 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Senior standing, competitive selection, PS 2440 , or by permission of instructor. Familiarizes pre-law students with general law office procedures and an active law environment. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4070 - Political Violence and Terrorism 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Examines political violence, including assassination, terror, repression, and genocide, in comparative and international perspectives. Theoretical and case study approaches used to examine forms, goals of, tactics, and responses to political violence. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4120 - Tennessee Government 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or permission of instructor. Structure, functions, and processes of Tennessee’s governmental and political institutions. Policy issues studied. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4180 - African Politics 3 credit hours (Same as AAS 3180 .) Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Comparative study of selected African political systems with different colonial traditions in the process of rapid change. The ideology and politics of development, political system forms and processes, modernization efforts, and the challenges of nation building. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4190 - Middle East Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Emphasis on the Palestinian question, the Arab-Israeli wars, the role of the United Nations; conflicts between and among the Arab nations; the various peace initiatives that have been proposed. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4200 - Problems in Government 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1005 or PS 1010 and at least 12 hours of political science classes. Work done under the close direction of a professor on a tutorial basis. Student expected to present a sound proposal for departmental consideration and acceptance before enrolling. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4210 - International Conflict: Causes, Consequences, and Responses 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding the causes of interstate war, intrastate war, and transnational terrorism as well as the social consequences of and policy responses to international conflict. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4220 - World Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Experiencing contemporary international politics through the medium of simulation. Particular focus areas include the U.S., F.S.U., People’s Republic of China, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southern Africa. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4230 - Classical Political Theory 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , or PHIL 1030 . Western political theory from the ancient Greeks through the medieval Christians. Includes Sophocles, Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle, stoicism, skepticism, Lucretius, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas More. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4240 - American Foreign Policy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Foreign policies in the nuclear age from Kennan and Containment to the present with particular emphasis on contemporary problems and policies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4260 - The Political Status of Women in the World 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or WGST 2100 or permission of instructor. Comparative examination of the political, economic, and social status of women in the United States and abroad. Particular emphasis on women in developing countries, the relationship between economic and political power, and the impact of both conflict and globalization on the status of women. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4270 - Political Campaign, NGO, and Interest Group Internship 1 to 12 credit hours Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, PS 1005 , and a 2.50 minimum GPA. Students work for a political campaign, a non-profit or NGO, or an interest group as a volunteer under the joint administration of the organization and the department. Only six hours may count toward a political science major and three hours toward a political science minor. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4280 - The Washington Experience 12 credit hours A cooperative program with the Washington Center that provides for student service with a governmental office in Washington, D.C., on a full-time basis during the fall or spring semester. On-the-job training will be supplemented with lectures and other activities. Students selected on a competitive basis. Only six hours count toward a Political Science major or minor. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4290 - Public Service Internship 1 to 12 credit hours Prerequisites: Junior standing and 2.50 minimum GPA. Student assigned to a public service agency as an employee under the joint administration of the agency and the department. May be repeated for up to 12 hours of credit, but only six hours of internship credit may count toward a Political Science major or minor. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4300 - Comparative European Government 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Comparative analysis of the governmental forms and practices of England, France, Germany, the European community, and others. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4310 - Comparative Asian Government 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Comparative analysis of the governmental forms and practices of China, Japan, India, and other governments in the region. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4360 - Legislative Internship 12 credit hours A cooperative program with the State of Tennessee that provides for student service with the legislature on a full-time basis during the spring semester. Students selected on a competitive basis. Only six hours may count toward a Political Science major or minor. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4390 - Special Topics in Political Science 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or PS 1005 or permission of the instructor. An in-depth study of a special topic significant in contemporary political developments or political science literature. May be taken more than once, as topics change, with up to six credit hours applied to a Political Science major. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4590 - Administrative Law 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 PS 3250 , or permission of instructor. Procedural aspects, substantive issues, judicial review of the type of law concerned with the powers and procedures of government agencies and the rights of citizens affected by them. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4630 - Personnel Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 3250 or permission of instructor. Human resources administration in government agencies. Patterns of position classification, compensation, recruitment, selection, training, performance appraisal, promotion, discipline, separation, collective bargaining. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4690 - International Relations of the Middle East 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 , MES 2100 , or permission of instructor. Examines framework within which to understand Middle East international relations. Includes Arab/Israeli conflict; oil and Middle East international relations; political Islam; the war on terror; and United States, European, Chinese, and Russian policies in the Middle East. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4700 - American Political Thought 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 or PS 1010 or PHIL 1030 or permission of instructor. Major thinkers and movements in American political thought from colonial times to the twentieth century with special emphasis on the thoughts of the framers of the American Constitution and their contemporaries. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4770 - Russian Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. The formation and evolution of the Russian state from the pre-Communist to the Soviet (Communist) and post-Soviet stages of its development. Special attention given to the historical origins and the role of authoritarianism in the Russian political culture and to the ideological foundations, formation, evolution, and the reasons for decline of the Communist system. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4800 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , and 12 additional hours of political science courses. A reading and discussion seminar designed to integrate knowledge of the subfields of political science through critical reflection on politics, law, ideology, and culture from both a domestic and global perspective. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4801 - Senior Seminar in International Relations 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1010 , PS 3001 , PS 3210 , and 6 hours electives in the major. A reading and discussion seminar focused on the subfields of international relations and comparative politics, the practical application of theories, preparation for professional work or graduate study following graduation, and assessment of student learning outcomes for the program. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4820 - Advanced Studies in American Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , and one upper-division course in American Politics. Advanced study in the area of American politics. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4850 - Advanced Studies in Comparative Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1010 and PS 3220 or permission of instructor. Advanced study in the area of comparative politics. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4860 - Advanced Studies in International Relations 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1010 and PS 3210 . Advanced study in the area of international relations. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4870 - Advanced Studies in Political Theory 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , and either PS 4230 , PS 4700 , or PS 4920 . Advanced study in the area of political theory. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4900 - Latin American Politics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 or permission of instructor. Emphasis on the comparative analysis of structures, functions, and aspects of Latin American political cultures and systems. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4920 - Modern Political Theory 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010 , PS 1005 , or PHIL 1030 or permission of instructor. Western political theory from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Includes Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, J.S. Mill, Marx and Engels, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, facism, existentialism, Strauss, Arendt, and contemporary thought. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4930 - Introduction to Contemporary Political Philosophy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1005 , PS 1010 , or PHIL 1030 or permission of instructor. Aims to foster critical thinking about contemporary political philosophy by introducing students to four main approaches: Aristotelianism, Utilitarianism, Contractarian Liberalism, and Marxism. Familiarizes students with certain philosophical arguments about important issues in both national and global politics such as multiculturism, justice, democracy, and freedom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4950 - Community-Based Research Practicum 1 to 6 credit hours Supervised planning and carrying out applied social research project defined in partnership with a local civic group, nonprofit agency, or public department. Students may work individually or in groups or up to six. A final report is presented to the community partner at the end of the course. Projects must be approved prior to enrollment by the department’s student research committee. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 4970 - Undergraduate Research 1 to 6 credit hours Students pursue their own topics and fields of concentration under the supervision of a political science faculty member. Working with the faculty member, the student will design and conduct independent research, with the final paper presented at a conference or a public forum on campus. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Portuguese
	PORT 1010 - Elementary Portuguese I 3 credit hours Portuguese grammar with readings and oral exercises designed to improve the student’s ability to understand the written and spoken language. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PORT 1020 - Elementary Portuguese II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PORT 1010 or permission of instructor. Continuation of materials introduced in PORT 1010 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PORT 1040 - Intensive Elementary Portuguese 6 credit hours A foundation course in reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension. PORT 1040 counts as combined credit for PORT 1010 and PORT 1020 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PORT 2010 - Intermediate Portuguese I 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PORT 1020 , PORT 1040 ,or permission of instructor. A review of Portuguese grammar with readings and oral exercises designed to improve the student’s skills and understanding of Brazilian culture. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PORT 2020 - Intermediate Portuguese II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PORT 2010 or permission of instructor. Continuation of PORT 2010 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PORT 3010 - Advanced Portuguese I 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PORT 2020 or permission of instructor. Advanced-level practice in language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, including review of Portuguese grammar. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PORT 3020 - Advanced Portuguese II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PORT 2020 or permission of instructor. A continuation of PORT 3010 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PORT 3990 - Study Abroad 3 to 12 credit hours Designed for students participating in Study Abroad courses for the existing consortium agreements. The credits depend on the number of hours of study in the foreign country (e.g., a four-week, six-week, or semester program). Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Professional Seminar
	PRSE 4900 - Professional Seminar 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Sixty credits and consent of instructor. A professional development seminar for students who want to learn about doing research and prepare for graduate school. May be repeated for up to six credits total. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRSE 4910 - Professional Seminar 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Sixty credits and consent of instructor. A professional development seminar for students who want to learn about doing research and prepare for graduate school. May be repeated for up to six credits total. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Professional Studies
	PRST 3010 - Prior Learning Assessment 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 or equivalent; permission of instructor. Students will be required to prepare a portfolio of their college-level experiential learning for credit assessment; participate in a formal assessment process, and pass course PRST 3010. Students should consult their advisors to determine if experiential learning credit might be an option for them. Prior-Learning Assessed credit may be applied to the B.S. in Integrated Studies, Professional Studies, and Liberal Studies. PLA credit may also be applied to other degree programs. Check with your college advisor. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 3030 - Senior Career Development Seminar 1 credit hour Prerequisites: LEAD 3010 and junior or senior standing. Requires writing for the employment acquisition process including resumes, cover letters, business letters, and employment philosophy statements. Emphasis placed on effective written and verbal communications and media presentations. Explores the career acquisition and development process. Includes networking, effective listening, and business etiquette. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 3995 - Research and Project Planning 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Junior standing and B.S. in Integrated Studies, B.S. in Professional Studies, or B.S. in Liberal Studies major. Offers preparation for the culminating project (PRST 4995 ) course. Emphasis on identifying research topics, locating and evaluating research, ability to design a research proposal, writing article reviews, properly citing sources in writing, and creating a multimedia presentation. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 4010 - Senior Capstone 3 credit hours Prerequisites: LEAD 3010 , PRST 3030 , and senior standing. Coalesces the knowledge and skill sets developed in LEAD 3010, and PRST 3030 with the student’s academic content areas of emphasis. Culminates in the creation of a capstone reflective electronic portfolio that demonstrates competencies and skills gained throughout the academic program of study. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 4510 - Using Teams to Facilitate Organizational Development 3 credit hours Studies organizations as systems and how teams can help facilitate change in organizations. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 4995 - Culminating Project 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of department. A capstone course in which students demonstrate skills and knowledge from the program of study. The culminating project takes the form of an academic research paper which should demonstrate synthesis of a student’s coursework. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Psychology
	PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours Prescribed prerequisite: READ 1000 . Introductory survey course. Includes biological foundations, perception, principles of learning, intelligence, motivation, emotion, human development, personality, social psychology, behavior disorders, and psychotherapy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 1420 - Psychology of Adjustment 3 credit hours Processes of human adjustment, adaptation, and environmental influences. Development of self-understanding, constructive management of emotion and stress, and healthy interpersonal relationships. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 2000 - Seminar on Careers in Psychology 1 credit hour Prerequisite: PSY 1410 . Required for Psychology majors in the first 10 hours of psychology courses. Requirements needed for success in jobs or graduate school. Interest exploration and development of a career timeline and a resume/vita. Students who choose to complete assessment inventories will pay Testing Services an assessment fee of approximately $20. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes

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Courses

PHYS 4740 - Research Methods

PHYS 4800 - Special Topics in Physics, Special Topics A

PHYS 4810 - Special Topics in Physics, Special Topics B

PHYS 4850 - Physics Research

PHYS 4860 - Physics Research

PHYS 4900 - Physics Senior Thesis

PS 1005 - Introduction to American Politics

PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics

PS 2000 - Political Science and International Relations as a Profession

PS 2020 - State and Local Government

PS 2100 - Legal Courtroom Procedure

PS 2105 - Introduction to Latin American Studies

PS 2110 - Moot Court

PS 2120 - Mediation Procedure

PS 2130 - Model United Nations and Crisis Simulation

PS 2140 - Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature

PS 2440 - Law and the Legal System

PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science

PS 3010 - Women and the Law

PS 3050 - The U.S. Presidency

PS 3060 - The U.S. Congress

PS 3100 - Politics and Film

PS 3160 - American Public Policy

PS 3170 - Civil Rights Policy and Politics

PS 3180 - African Politics

PS 3200 - British Government and Films

PS 3210 - International Relations

PS 3220 - Comparative Politics

PS 3250 - Public Administration

PS 3270 - NGOs and Non-Profits

PS 3320 - Public Opinion

PS 3330 - Political Parties

PS 3340 - Political Campaign Management.

PS 3350 - Interest Groups and Social Change

PS 3370 - American Constitutional Law

PS 3380 - American Constitutional Law

PS 3400 - Municipal Government

PS 3420 - African American Politics

PS 3440 - Governmental Budgeting and Finance Administration

PS 3490 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

PS 3500 - International Law

PS 3510 - International Political Economy

PS 3530 - Legal Writing and Research

PS 3550 - Democratic Participation and Civic Advocacy

PS 3780 - Study Abroad

PS 3910 - International Organization

PS 4030 - Human Rights

PS 4040 - Pre-Law Internship

PS 4070 - Political Violence and Terrorism

PS 4120 - Tennessee Government

PS 4180 - African Politics

PS 4190 - Middle East Politics

PS 4200 - Problems in Government

PS 4210 - International Conflict: Causes, Consequences, and Responses

PS 4220 - World Politics

PS 4230 - Classical Political Theory

PS 4240 - American Foreign Policy

PS 4260 - The Political Status of Women in the World

PS 4270 - Political Campaign, NGO, and Interest Group Internship

PS 4280 - The Washington Experience

PS 4290 - Public Service Internship

PS 4300 - Comparative European Government

PS 4310 - Comparative Asian Government

PS 4360 - Legislative Internship

PS 4390 - Special Topics in Political Science

PS 4590 - Administrative Law

PS 4630 - Personnel Management

PS 4690 - International Relations of the Middle East

PS 4700 - American Political Thought

PS 4770 - Russian Politics

PS 4800 - Senior Seminar

PS 4801 - Senior Seminar in International Relations

PS 4820 - Advanced Studies in American Politics

PS 4850 - Advanced Studies in Comparative Politics

PS 4860 - Advanced Studies in International Relations

PS 4870 - Advanced Studies in Political Theory

PS 4900 - Latin American Politics

PS 4920 - Modern Political Theory

PS 4930 - Introduction to Contemporary Political Philosophy