Sep 27, 2024

2016-17 Graduate Catalog

2016-17 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Physical Education
	PHED 6801 - Advanced Sport and Exercise Psychology 3 credit hours Examines the psychological factors that explain high quality performance in sport and exercise. Sample topics include motivation, coaching psychology, the use of mental skills, communication strategies, and factors that affect participation and adherence to exercise. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 6820 - Administration and Supervision of Physical Education and Sport 3 credit hours The organization, planning, and functions involved in administering and supervising programs of physical education and sport. Clinical or field experience required of students with a sport management concentration. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 6880 - Internship and Special Projects 3 to 6 credit hours (Same as EXSC 6880 /HLTH 6880 /LSM 6880 .) On-site practical experience in an exercise science, health promotion, or sport management program. Those with extensive work experience will develop, implement, and conclude a project (research or applied) in consultation with the major professor. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 6910 - Special Problems 1 to 3 credit hours (Same as EXSC 6910 /HLTH 6910 /LSM 6910 .) Individual study of current problems or areas of interest. S/U grading. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 6920 - Analysis of Teaching Physical Education 3 credit hours Prerequisite: At least one year teaching experience in a physical activity setting or permission of instructor. Explores systematic and informal observation techniques for identifying and analyzing teacher and student behaviors occurring in physical activity settings. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 6940 - Supervision of Teaching in Physical Education 3 credit hours Theoretical and clinical approaches to instructional supervision in physical activity settings. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 7000 - Adapted Physical Activity 3 credit hours Cognitive, neuromuscular, sensory, and orthopedic impairments; identification of current topics and procedures for testing and programming for individuals with disabilities; current research findings and practices to assist students in developing necessary skills to design and implement appropriate physical activity programs for individuals with disabilities. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 7010 - Analysis and Criticism of Professional Literature 3 credit hours Thorough consideration of selected specialized literature most likely to influence physical education programs, procedures, and practices in the school and community. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 7040 - History of Physical Education 3 credit hours The role of physical activity in the lives of people from antiquity to the present with an emphasis on the major events, movements, and people that have influenced the development of physical education. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 7090 - Motor Learning in Physical Education 3 credit hours Theories of learning related to the acquisition of motor skills; a review of the literature pertaining to motor skill development and the implications for teaching. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 7680 - Current Issues in Physical Education Pedagogy 3 credit hours Examines current issues in contemporary physical education pedagogy with an emphasis on teaching P-16 physical education. Particular attention given to professional issues for practitioners teaching physical education in the public schools and trends in current professional literature. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 7920 - Analysis of Teaching Physical Education 3 credit hours Prerequisite: At least one year teaching experience in a physical activity setting or permission of instructor. Explores systematic and informal observation techniques for identifying and analyzing teacher and student behaviors occurring in physical activity settings. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHED 7940 - Supervision of Teaching in Physical Education 3 credit hours Theoretical and clinical approaches to instructional supervision in physical activity settings. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Physical Geography
	PGEO 5000 - Climatology and Climate Change 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PGEO 1030 or GEOL 1030/1031 or GEOL 1040/1041. 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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5010 - Biogeography 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PGEO 1030 or GEOL 1030/1031 or GEOL 1040/1041. Examines the science of biogeography, geographic principles, and foundations of biogeography. Topics include patterns of biodiversity, ecological biogeography, specialization and extinction forces, and the frontiers of biogeography. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5020 - Environmental Issues, Impacts, and Sustainability 3 credit hours Prerequisite: 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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5280 - Special Problems and Topics in Physical Geography 1 to 6 credit hours Research participation or guided readings in a particular area or topic appropriate to the student’s interests and professional objectives. The type and amount of additional work will be decided upon when student registers for the course. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5380 - Cartography 4 credit hours General knowledge of the field including familiarity with the techniques and tools of professional cartography and graphics. Selected lectures and class discussions. A series of map construction assignments; a specialized map assignment supported by written analysis. Three hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5401 - 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 the natural and cultural elements of the environment, with special attention directed toward the pattern of human occupancy. An intensive period of study and research on a full-time basis. Work required will depend on area researched and time involved. Consult department chair for specific fees. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5490 - Remote Sensing 4 credit hours Various vehicles of remote sensing such as radar, satellite imagery, and infrared data. Use of data in preparation of maps and applications to land use and environmental problems examined. Selection of data from either a numeric or image remote sensing system, interpreting, and developing a report from the interpretations. Three hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5510 - Laboratory Problems in Remote Sensing 4 credit hours Prerequisite: PGEO 4490 or PGEO 5490 . Computer processing of selected satellite imagery. Laboratory will provide practical experience through design, execution, and completion of applied remote sensing projects, one of which will be the effects of an environmental impact. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5511 - Advanced Remote Sensing 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PGEO 5490 or PGEO 4490. Lecture and laboratory in the study of advanced topics in remote sensing, including but not limited to, active sensors (LiDAR and RADAR), hyperspectral, and spectroscopy. Three hours lecture/laboratory per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5520 - Image Interpretation 4 credit hours Principles, methods, and techniques of image interpretation including maps, satellite data, and aerial photos. Environmental impact of a special project. Three hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5530 - Geographic Information Systems 4 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. Student will take appropriate data and compile an environmental impact statement (EIS). Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5560 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PGEO 4530 or PGEO 5530 . Lecture and laboratory work related to the principles and applications of geographic information systems (GIS). Continued training in GIS analysis including raster analysis, spatial analysis, network analysis, and geocoding. Data management including data editing, geodatabase design, and creation also examined. Other topics include resource management, demographic, and civic application. Three hours lecture per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 5570 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PGEO 4560 or PGEO 5560 . Use of geographic information systems, computer programming, and database operations to analyze geodata. Study of geographic areas recently modified by natural or human phenomena to acquire relevant data, use appropriate spatial statistics, and make inferences about the transformative process and/or the future state of the study area. Presentation of findings in both map and report form. Three hours lecture per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 6040 - Geospatial Systems and Applications 4 credit hours Evaluate integrated environmental systems and physical processes in landscapes through application of GIS technology. Make spatial inferences about transformative processes and past/future state of the study area. Describe techniques required to complete environmental studies at multiple scales involving geospatial datasets. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 6050 - Programming for Geospatial Database Applications 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PGEO 4560 or PGEO 5560 . Development of custom/tailored GIS-based computer programming to analyze geospatial datasets for making inferences about the Earth’s natural and human systems. Extend commercially available geographic information systems software packages through the development of novel computer programs to perform GIS tasks such as spatial analysis, data transformation, map generation, and geospatial database integration. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 6060 - Advanced Topics in Geosciences 1 to 3 credit hours Individual-based study/research in particular area or field of Geosciences related to student’s interest and professional objectives. May be repeated once, up to a maximum of six credits. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 6070 - Quantitative Methods in Geosciences 3 credit hours Applies computational technology to solve practical problems in geology and physical geography fields using statistical and data analysis methods to describe, analyze, transform, and utilize geospatial datasets. Processing, summarizing, graphical visualization, and spatial inferences about transformative processes and past/future state of natural environment phenomena. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Physical Science
	PSCI 5030 - Experimental Physical Science 4 credit hours 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. Offered every term. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSCI 5080 - Problems in Physical Science 4 credit hours A problem from chemistry, physics, or other physical science appropriate to the student’s background and interest. Offered on sufficient demand. May be repeated for a total of eight credits with departmental approval. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSCI 6020 - Investigations in Physical Science 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Topics from astronomy to chemistry and physics, with special emphasis on the development of hands-on activities, determination of content cognitive demand, development of appropriate assessment instruments/implementation plans, and implementation of these across the pre-college curriculum. For practicing pre-college science teachers and school administrators. Consult the listed instructor for costs and specific credits. Does not apply toward chemistry graduate degrees. Offered on sufficient demand. May be repeated for a total of six credits with departmental approval. Repeatable for up to six credit hours. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSCI 6800 - Intermediate Physical Science 3 credit hours Selected concepts and theories within the physical sciences of astronomy, chemistry, geology, and physics such as the solar system and the Earth, physical and chemical changes, chemical bonding, acids and bases, rocks and minerals, density, kinematics, electricity, and magnetism. Particular emphasis placed on developing strong content and pedagogical content knowledge in these areas. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSCI 7800 - Intermediate Physical Science 3 credit hours Selected concepts and theories within the physical sciences of astronomy, chemistry, geology, and physics such as the solar system and the Earth, physical and chemical changes, chemical bonding, acids and bases, rocks and minerals, density, kinematics, electricity, and magnetism. Particular emphasis placed on developing strong content and pedagogical content knowledge in these areas. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Physics
	PHYS 5310 - Electricity and Magnetism 3 credit hours 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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 5380 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 3 credit hours Origin of quantum theory; wave packets and deBroglie waves; Heisenberg uncertainty principles. Schroedinger wave equation, operators, eigenfunctions, square well potential, the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, molecular binding and molecular spectra. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 6330 - Principles of Modern Physics 3 credit hours Charged particles and their behaviors; electronic structures of the atoms; nuclear structures and processes; and radiation. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 6340 - Fundamentals of Physics 6 credit hours Basic laws and principles of classical and modern physics. Lecture topics and laboratory experiences designed to advance student’s knowledge of physics. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 7010 - Principles of Molecular Biophysics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PHYS 2021 or 2120 or permission of department. Reviews the structure of proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and the forces and interactions maintaining their structures in solution; thermodynamics and kinetics of protein folding; polymer chain statistics and helix-coil transitions in biopolymers; biopolymer dynamics; structural methods in biology; X-ray crystallography, NMR and fluorescence spectroscopy, electron and probe microscopy, single-molecule methods. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 7400 - Computational Physics I 3 credit hours Prerequisites: COMS 6500 and COMS 6100 and CSCI 6020 or consent of instructor. Expresses physical phenomena in mathematical form and then adapting these models for analysis using the techniques of computational physics. Covers a number of the computational standards of modern physics such as chaotic dynamics, spectral analysis, Monte Carlo methods, and optimization techniques such as genetic algorithms and simulated annealing. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Political Science
	PS 5030 - Human Rights 3 credit hours Aims to foster critical thinking about human rights, develop skills in weighing powerful but opposed arguments, and evaluate complex moral situations. Familiarization with the role of national and international organizations in human rights and global politics. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5060 - The U.S. Congress 3 credit hours An analysis of the United States Congress. The origins of the Congress, political power, the nature of the institutionalized Congress, campaigns, elections. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5070 - Political Violence and Terrorism 3 credit hours Political violence, assassination, terror, repression, and genocide examined in comparative and international perspective. Theoretical and case study approaches used to examine political violence forms, goals, tactics, and responses. Significant independent research component. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5120 - Tennessee Government 3 credit hours Structure, functions, and processes of Tennessee’s governmental and political institutions. Policy issues studied. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5180 - African Politics 3 credit hours Comparative study of selected African political systems with different colonial traditions in the process of rapid change. Ideology and politics of development, political system forms and processes, modernization efforts, and challenges of nation-building. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5190 - Middle East Politics 3 credit hours Examines Middle East political structures and processes; group and elite behavior; the dynamics between politics, society, and culture; and the role and impact of the Arab/Israeli conflict and Radical Islamic ideology in the region’s politics and policies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5200 - Problems in Government 3 credit hours Work done on a tutorial basis under the close direction of a professor. Student must present a proposal for departmental consideration and acceptance before enrolling in this course. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5210 - International Relations 3 credit hours National power, balance of power, nationalism, imperialism, colonialism, war as an instrument of national policy, economic instruments of national policy, diplomacy, collective security, international law, and organization. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5220 - World Politics 3 credit hours Experiencing contemporary international politics through the medium of simulation. Particular focus areas include the U.S., former Soviet Union, People’s Republic of China, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southern Africa. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5230 - Classical Political Theory 3 credit hours 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 5240 - American Foreign Policy 3 credit hours Foreign policies in the nuclear age from Kennan and containment to the present with emphasis on contemporary problems and policies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5250 - Public Administration 3 credit hours 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 5300 - Comparative European Governments 3 credit hours 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 5310 - Comparative Asian Government 3 credit hours Comparative analysis of the governmental forms and practices of China, Japan, India, and other governments of the region. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5320 - Public Opinion 3 credit hours The nature of public opinion and its role in the political and social process; myths, symbols, other instruments; techniques of propaganda. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5330 - 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 5360 - 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 the degree for graduate programs. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5370 - American Constitutional Law 3 credit hours The Supreme Court as a policy-making body in the governmental system. Emphasis on case studies in major areas of conflict including federalism, civil liberties, criminal procedure, and economic regulation. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5380 - American Constitutional Law 3 credit hours The Supreme Court as a policy-making body in the governmental system. Emphasis on case studies in major areas of conflict including federalism, civil liberties, criminal procedure, and economic regulation. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5400 - Municipal Government 3 credit hours The structure, powers, functions, and politics of municipal governments from the standpoint of city management. Attention is given to problems of municipal policy implementation. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5440 - Governmental Budgeting and Finance Administration 3 credit hours Analysis of the legal and social nature of government budgets emphasizing the procedures and administrative methods of fiscal control. Study of budget documents at state and local levels. Offered only in alternate years. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5500 - International Law 3 credit hours 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. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5510 - International Political Economy 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PS 1010 and 3210 or permission of instructor. The relationship between politics and economics in international affairs and its implications for global peace, security, the ecology, and social welfare. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5590 - Administrative Law 3 credit hours 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 5630 - Personnel Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 3250 or permission of instructor. The development and characteristics of public personnel administration in the United States with attention to recruitment, selection, position classification, compensation, performance evaluation, promotion, motivation, morale, discipline, separation, and public service unionism. Offered only in alternate years. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5690 - International Relations of the Middle East 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 1010, PS 3210, PS 4190, or MES 2100. The contextual, substantive, and theoretical framework within which to understand Middle East international relations. Course themes include the Arab/Israeli Conflict, the major powers and the Middle East, Middle East Oil and international relations, Globalization and the Middle East, Islam and Middle East international relations, regional cooperation, and terrorism. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5700 - American Political Thought 3 credit hours 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 5770 - Russian Politics 3 credit hours Formation and evolution of the Russian state from pre-Communist to Soviet and post-Soviet stages. Special attention to historical origins and the role of authoritarianism in Russian political culture and to the ideological foundations, formation, and evolution and the reasons for decline of the Communist system. Includes a brief discussion of the other post-Soviet states. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5900 - Latin American Politics 3 credit hours Comparative analysis of the institutions, functions, and aspects of culture of the Latin American nation-states and their relevance to understanding international relations, world politics, and diplomacy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5910 - International Organization 3 credit hours 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 only in alternate years. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 5920 - Modern Political Theory 3 credit hours Western political theory from the Renaissance to the present. 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 6100 - Seminar in International Relations 3 credit hours Examines the theoretical foundations of international relations, the historical contexts in which they arose, the practical implications of the competing theoretical models, and the contemporary issues that occupy researchers and policymakers in the discipline. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6110 - International Security in a Changing World 3 credit hours Surveys the research on the causes of international conflict, including interstate and intrastate conflict as well as other types of political violence between states and non-state actors. Includes discussions of the major wars in the modern international system, the military legacy of the Cold War, recent and continuing conflicts (intrastate and interstate), and the future of conflict in the international system. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6120 - Peace and Conflict Resolution: Concepts, Processes, and Consequences 3 credit hours Surveys the theories of conflict resolution, the skills involved in negotiation, mediation, and crisis management, and the implications of crisis management. It includes discussions of theoretical premises of conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation as well as the techniques of each and how they differ. It examines the ways in which society is reconstructed and the implication of reconstruction for the future of society. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6150 - Special Topics in International Security and Peace Studies 3 credit hours Study in a specialized area within international security and peace studies. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6170 - Literature Review in International Affairs 3 credit hours Focuses on the selection of a research topic and review of pertinent literature associated with a thesis. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6200 - Seminar in Comparative Politics 3 credit hours Examines the theories and methods of comparative politics, the evolution of the discipline, and the issues that drive comparative political research today. Readings include both classic and contemporary literature from different theoretical, empirical, and methodological orientations. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6210 - Global Political Economy and Globalization 3 credit hours Examines the major theoretical approaches to global political economy. Discusses the emergence of the global economy, globalization trends, and their impacts on and among countries and regions of the world. Examines the role of states, international and domestic institutions, and other factors in creating and/or managing conflicts and facilitating of cooperation in the global political economy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6220 - Seminar in International Development 3 credit hours Examines the continuing problems and challenges of development across the world. It traces the roots of such problems, discusses the different approaches, concepts and theoretical methods of development, and assesses the impact of globalization on Third World politics, economics, and societies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6250 - Special Topics in International Development and Globalization 3 credit hours Study in a specialized area within international development. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6290 - Practicum in International Affairs 6 credit hours A supervised experience with students placed in organizations active in globalization and development issues. The practicum placement must be approved by the graduate advisor and departmental graduate director prior to enrolling. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6300 - Readings in International Relations 3 credit hours The theoretical basis of international politics. The biological, sociological, psychological, economic, and ideological aspects of international relations. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6400 - Global Governance 3 credit hours Examines the issue and challenges of global governance in an increasingly globalized world. Discusses the evolving area of global governance, governance mechanisms, processes, and institutions, and the effect they have on the international system in maintaining order, and promoting peace, security, prosperity. Topics include roles and activities of inter-governmental organizations, international non-governmental organizations, international law, and transnational processes in global governance. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6500 - Research Methods in International Affairs 3 credit hours Develops the methods of research and data analysis commonly used in the study of international affairs. Emphasis upon proper design and execution of research strategies and upon practical application through use of software such as STATA or R. Required for completion of the M.A. in International Affairs. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PS 6640 - Thesis Research 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PS 6170 . Drawing on work from PS 6170, collect and analyze data and compose thesis. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master’s research each semester until completion. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Professional Studies
	PRST 5510 - 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 6100 - Professional Environment: Issues and Ethics 3 credit hours Introduces the discipline of ethics and values. Explores the various theories and practices that have led to, and continue to dominate the study of ethics and values in public service. Students will display their knowledge of ethics and values in various reading, writing, and oratorical assignments. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 6200 - Globalization and the Professions 3 credit hours (Same as SOC 6200.) Introduces students to the fundamental concepts and key issues surrounding globalization and the professions. Examines the various descriptive and explanatory accounts of globalization with a focus on both the positive and negative components of globalization. Reviews brief history of paid work in the U.S. with a particular eye on the ways that professions have been shaped by globalization processes. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 6300 - Research Methods 3 credit hours Study and application of research methods appropriate to professional studies. Provides a general introduction to research methods as well as providing practical exposure to problem statements, literature reviews, writing the research proposal, and organizations of the research report. Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies briefly covered in preparation for later courses in these areas. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 6400 - Instructional Design for Training and Development 3 credit hours A broad introduction to training and development as a field of study and practice. Designed for training and developmental specialists and organizational leaders who are focused on continually improving human and organizational performance. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 6450 - Computer-based Instruction 3 credit hours Used for technical training. Computer-based instruction requires a different approach to learning than Web-based or classroom-based courses. Focuses on skill set needed to develop training and evaluate student success in an asynchronous environment. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 6770 - Computer-based Decision Modeling 3 credit hours Advanced techniques in quantitative methods. Modeling and optimization techniques. Computer applications emphasized. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 6800 - Organizational Skills and Development 3 credit hours Examines concepts and techniques of organizational development (OD) and the leadership skills required for organizational change. Emphasis on understanding and application of OD theory, skills, and methods.  Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PRST 6998 - Professional Project 3 credit hours Capstone course for the Master of Professional Studies degree. The integrative culmination of the program of study. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Psychology
	PSY 5030 - Psychology of Sensation and Perception 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 1410. Modern theories of perception as they relate to knowledge of the external world through perceptual acquaintance. Philosophy of perception, history of sensory psychology, physiological mechanisms of perception, and ecological determinants of perceptual capabilities. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 5050 - Applied Psychopharmacology 3 credit hours Impact of drugs on behavior in today’s society. The nature of drug use, abuse, psychological and physiological dependence examined. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 5060 - Sport Psychology 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 1410 or consent of instructor. (Same as ATHC 5060 .) Application of psychological principles, motivational research, and social/psychological findings to the arena of sports. Theory and application of performance enhancement and teamwork in sports. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 5080 - Advanced Research Methods 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PSY 3070. Provides hands-on advanced psychological research experience. Students evaluate and critique their own and others’ research projects. Research teams design, conduct, analyze, and present advanced experimental study and write final APA-style research reports of their projects. Thesis proposal draft also written. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSY 5120 - Psychology of Criminal Behavior 3 credit hours Survey of theory and research pertaining to criminal behavior, covering topics such as mental illness and crime, criminal homicide, assault, and sex offenses. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes

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Courses

PHED 6801 - Advanced Sport and Exercise Psychology

PHED 6820 - Administration and Supervision of Physical Education and Sport

PHED 6880 - Internship and Special Projects

PHED 6910 - Special Problems

PHED 6920 - Analysis of Teaching Physical Education

PHED 6940 - Supervision of Teaching in Physical Education

PHED 7000 - Adapted Physical Activity

PHED 7010 - Analysis and Criticism of Professional Literature

PHED 7040 - History of Physical Education

PHED 7090 - Motor Learning in Physical Education

PHED 7680 - Current Issues in Physical Education Pedagogy

PHED 7920 - Analysis of Teaching Physical Education

PHED 7940 - Supervision of Teaching in Physical Education

PGEO 5000 - Climatology and Climate Change

PGEO 5010 - Biogeography

PGEO 5020 - Environmental Issues, Impacts, and Sustainability

PGEO 5280 - Special Problems and Topics in Physical Geography

PGEO 5380 - Cartography

PGEO 5401 - Field Studies in Physical Geography

PGEO 5490 - Remote Sensing

PGEO 5510 - Laboratory Problems in Remote Sensing

PGEO 5511 - Advanced Remote Sensing

PGEO 5520 - Image Interpretation

PGEO 5530 - Geographic Information Systems

PGEO 5560 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems

PGEO 5570 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems

PGEO 6040 - Geospatial Systems and Applications

PGEO 6050 - Programming for Geospatial Database Applications

PGEO 6060 - Advanced Topics in Geosciences

PGEO 6070 - Quantitative Methods in Geosciences

PSCI 5030 - Experimental Physical Science

PSCI 5080 - Problems in Physical Science

PSCI 6020 - Investigations in Physical Science

PSCI 6800 - Intermediate Physical Science

PSCI 7800 - Intermediate Physical Science

PHYS 5310 - Electricity and Magnetism

PHYS 5380 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

PHYS 6330 - Principles of Modern Physics

PHYS 6340 - Fundamentals of Physics

PHYS 7010 - Principles of Molecular Biophysics

PHYS 7400 - Computational Physics I

PS 5030 - Human Rights

PS 5060 - The U.S. Congress

PS 5070 - Political Violence and Terrorism

PS 5120 - Tennessee Government

PS 5180 - African Politics

PS 5190 - Middle East Politics

PS 5200 - Problems in Government

PS 5210 - International Relations

PS 5220 - World Politics

PS 5230 - Classical Political Theory

PS 5240 - American Foreign Policy

PS 5250 - Public Administration

PS 5300 - Comparative European Governments

PS 5310 - Comparative Asian Government

PS 5320 - Public Opinion

PS 5330 - Political Parties

PS 5360 - Legislative Internship

PS 5370 - American Constitutional Law

PS 5380 - American Constitutional Law

PS 5400 - Municipal Government

PS 5440 - Governmental Budgeting and Finance Administration

PS 5500 - International Law

PS 5510 - International Political Economy

PS 5590 - Administrative Law

PS 5630 - Personnel Management

PS 5690 - International Relations of the Middle East

PS 5700 - American Political Thought

PS 5770 - Russian Politics

PS 5900 - Latin American Politics

PS 5910 - International Organization

PS 5920 - Modern Political Theory

PS 6100 - Seminar in International Relations

PS 6110 - International Security in a Changing World

PS 6120 - Peace and Conflict Resolution: Concepts, Processes, and Consequences

PS 6150 - Special Topics in International Security and Peace Studies

PS 6170 - Literature Review in International Affairs

PS 6200 - Seminar in Comparative Politics

PS 6210 - Global Political Economy and Globalization