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Course Descriptions

Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
 

Philosophy
  

  • PHI 385 History of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore status or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Western philosophical tradition from the 15th to the 20th century; rise of rationalism, dualism, empiricism, idealism, skepticism, and utilitarianism, and the modern reactions to them, such as positivism, dialectical materialism, existentialism, and feminism; figures such as Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Hume, Mill, Kant, Hegel, and others.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHI 393 History of Philosophy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A study of the history and development of significant philosophical ideas, theories and themes. The course could be based on the contributions of influential individual philosophers, important philosophical movements, schools of thought, or the development of significant ideas or themes. Repeatable as topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

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  • PHI 394 Topics: Philosophy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent of the instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    In-depth examination of a major figure, issue, or school in philosophy. Topic will be announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated as topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • PHI 396 Internship: Applied Philosophy (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 5 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours in philosophy and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Supervised readings and research carried out in conjunction with practicum, internship, or job in student’s primary area of interest; focus upon philosophical and ethical issues of the work experience.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

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  • PHI 491 Philosophy Capstone (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Senior status or at least 18 hours in philosophy and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Assessment testing, resume and reflective essays. To be taken in the Philosophy major’s last semester.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHI 492 Directed Research: Philosophy (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department.
    Independent work on research project agreed upon by student and instructor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 18
  

  • PHI 494 Seminar: Philosophy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours in philosophy.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of a selected problem or tradition in philosophy. Offered according to demand and interest of students at discretion of philosophy faculty. May be repeated when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • PHI 499 Independent Study in Philosophy (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours in philosophy and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised readings and study of some philosophical work, problem, or tradition. May be repeated as topics vary, but no more than twice.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • PHI 594 Topics: Philosophy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours in philosophy or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    In-depth examination of a selected topic in philosophy. May be repeated as topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • PHI 599 Independent Study: Philosophy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours of philosophy or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised readings and study of a selected study in philosophy. May be repeated as topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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Physical Education
  

  • PHE 104 Badminton (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in the sport of badminton.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 108 Aerobic Conditioning (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    This is a physical activity course designed to prepare, motivate, and engage students in various low to medium impact aerobic exercises. Aerobic conditioning is structured to increase cardiovascular fitness through safe and specific body conditioning exercises.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 109 Strength Training (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This is a physical activity course designed to introduce students to strength training as a lifelong activity. Proper techniques and training principles will be taught using different types of resistance training.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 110 Golf (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in specific golf activities.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 111 Yoga (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This is a physical activity course designed to familiarize students with the basic postures and breathing techniques of Hatha yoga, including slow stretching and toning activities designed to help release stress while elongating muscles.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 112 Snow Skiing - Snow Boarding (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    This is a physical activity course designed to instruct students in the fundamentals of snow skiing and snow boarding. The class is conducted at a local snow skiing facility. Students are charged an additional fee that includes rental of ski equipment and use of facilities.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 114 Karate (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in the sport of karate.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 118 Swimming (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in specific swimming activities.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 120 Tennis (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in specific tennis activities.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 122 Volleyball (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Development of skills, knowledge, strategies, and attitudes in the sport of volleyball.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 210 Intermediate Golf (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Refinement of skills, knowledge, strategies, and rules related to intermediate level performance of activities. For students already skilled at the Intermediate level in the activity.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 214 Intermediate Karate (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Refinement of skills, knowledge, strategies, and rules related to intermediate level performance of activities. For students already skilled at the Intermediate level in the activity.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 218 Intermediate Swimming (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Refinement of skills, knowledge, strategies, and rules related to intermediate level performance of activities. For students already skilled at the Intermediate level in the activity.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 220 Intermediate Tennis (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Refinement of skills, knowledge, strategies, and rules related to intermediate level performance of activities. For students already skilled at the Intermediate level in the activity.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 5
  

  • PHE 230 Motor Skill and Fitness Activities for Children (3 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Development of skills, knowledge, and strategies in activities developmentally appropriate for elementary physical education programs; movement concepts, fundamental motor skills, body management, rhythmic activities and dance, game skills, and physical fitness concepts and development activities.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • PHE 231 Dance and Rhythmic Activities (3 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    The focus of this course is to develop an appreciation for the value and benefits for the inclusion of dance and rhythmic activities in the P-12 physical education curriculum, and how to plan, demonstrate, teach, and assess a variety of appropriate dance forms in the elementary, middle grades, and high school physical education programs.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • PHE 234 Team Sports (3 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    An introduction to the performance and application of skills, knowledge, strategies, tactics, and rules of a variety of team sports (basketball, volleyball, soccer, touch football, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee and strategies to teach these sports using the sport education and tactical game approaches in middle & high school physical education or community programs.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • PHE 235 Individual and Dual Sports (3 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    An introduction to the knowledge, skills, rules, tactics, and strategies to successfully play a variety of sports (badminton, tennis, golf, Frisbee golf, track & field, bowling, and adventure education activities) strategies to teach and coach these sports & activities in middle school and high school physical education programs, and community sports programs.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • PHE 250 Physical Education for Elementary Teachers (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 104 .
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Content and skills for developing, implementing, and evaluating physical education in the P-5 classroom.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHE 299 Special Topics in Physical Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): sophomore standing and/or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Directed readings, independent research, or other areas of specific or individual academic interest. Not intended to substitute for any course offered on a regular basis. Written agreement between faculty and student must be submitted to department chair within first two weeks of semester; elements of agreement to include purpose, objective, instructional activities, time frame, and evaluation procedure.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 2

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  • PHE 310 Fitness Education for Children and Youth (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    An introduction to developmentally appropriate content, concepts, motivational strategies, teaching and assessment practices and strategies, and physical activities to be used to encourage children and adolescents to regularly participate in physical activity and to achieve and maintain a health level of fitness in school and community programs.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • PHE 318 Lifeguarding (2 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Swimming proficiency test given during first class meeting.
    Taught: Spring only
    Knowledge and skills designed to save own life or life of another person in event of aquatic emergency; CPR (enhanced first aid instruction) for the professional rescuer. American Red Cross certification awarded to students meeting requirements.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHE 319 Water Safety Instructor (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Must pass American Red Cross Level 4 swimming skills test.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Knowledge, skills, and methodology necessary to teach swimming and water safety skills. American Red Cross Certification for water safety instructor, and first aid/CPR awarded to those students who meet requirements.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHE 390 Practicum in Recreational Leadership (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    The focus of this course is to provide students with supervised practical experiences in which they will work in recreational programs on and off campus. Students will gain an understanding and experience how a recreation center functions and how programs are planned, organized, publicized, and implemented.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15

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  • PHE 470 Teaching Methods for Physical Education (4 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 311 , KIN 200 , KIN 325 , KIN 325L , PHE 230 , PHE 231 , PHE 234 , PHE 235 , PHE 310 .
    Co-requisite(s): PHE 491 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Development of Knowledge, teaching skills and strategies necessary for effective teaching in physical education P-12, and Kentucky Initial Teacher Standards.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHE 490 Field Experiences in Elementary Physical Education (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PHE 470 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Field experiences of supervised practice teaching in an elementary school setting.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHE 491 Field Experiences in Middle School and Secondary Physical Education (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Supervised practice teaching experience in a middle school and/or high school setting. Integrated with methods course.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • PHE 494 Special Topics in Physical Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, winter, spring and summer
    This is a special topics course of a current interest/issue in the field of physical education.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
  

  • PHE 496 Internship in Recreation Leader (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PHE 390 .
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    The focus of this internship is for students to gain professional experience in a supervised recreational setting in the community to prepare for work in a professional setting. Students will work with the program supervisor to determine the type of setting that will best prepare him/her for their professional goals.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15

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  • PHE 499 Special Topics in Physical Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Directed readings, independent research, or other areas of specific or individual academic interest. Not intended to substitute for any course offered on a regular basis. Written agreement between faculty and student must be submitted to department chair within first two weeks of semester; elements of agreement to include purpose, objective, instructional activities, time frame, and evaluation procedure.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15

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  • PHE 500 Adapted Physical Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): KIN 325 , KIN 325L  
    Taught: Fall only
    Adaptation of physical education programs for students who are temporarily or permanently disabled.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHE 599 Selected Problems in Physical Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individual or group study of a topic of current interest in physical education. Topic selected by student with approval of instructor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15

Physics
  

  • PHY 100 Science, Engineering, and Design (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Course designed for students who wish to pursue a course of study in a field of science or pre-engineering at NKU. Topics will include career information, career and college success skills, and an introduction to design.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • PHY 101 Einstein 101 - NS (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 102  or placement.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to concepts in modern physics by studying the work and life of Albert Einstein. Theories to be covered include special and general relativity, photoelectric effect, quantum mechanics, and Brownian motion. Assumes knowledge of elementary algebra and graphing techniques.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
    ♦
  

  • PHY 110 Introduction to Physics with Laboratory - SL (4 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 102  or placement.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Conceptual physics for nonscience majors. Using guided inquiry activities to teach basic principles and their applications. Topics chosen from among: nature of physics as a science, mechanics, wave motion, light, heat, electricity, and the atom. Assumes knowledge of elementary algebra.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
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  • PHY 150 Current Topics in Physics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Directed projects, readings, and discussion for students interested in physics as a major or a minor. Does not meet general education requirement in natural sciences.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • PHY 161 Circuit Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 102  or ACT Math 25 or higher.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Basic laws and theories, voltages, current, power, and resistance; resistive circuits in direct current circuits; analysis and applications. Mesh and node equations used in circuit analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • PHY 211 General Physics with Laboratory I - SL (5 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 119  or a minimal math ACT score of 25 or equivalent placement.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Noncalculus introduction to classical physics using guided inquiry activities. Topics include kinematics, forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion, circular motion, work and energy, momentum, rotational motion, static equilibrium, and fluids. Assumes knowledge of algebra and basic trigonometry.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
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  • PHY 213 General Physics with Laboratory II (5 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PHY 211 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Noncalculus introduction to classical physics using guided inquiry activities. Continuation of PHY 211 . Topics include oscillations, waves and sound, electric forces and fields, DC circuits, magnetic forces and fields, AC circuits, geometrical optics, and physical optics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • PHY 220 University Physics with Laboratory I - SL (4 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: MAT 129  or MAT 227  or math ACT of 25 or higher.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Calculus-based introduction to classical physics using guided inquiry activities. Topics include techniques for data analysis, kinematics, forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion, circular motion, work and energy, momentum, rotational motion, static equilibrium.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
    ♦
  

  • PHY 222 University Physics with Laboratory II (4 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 220 .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: MAT 229  or MAT 228 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Calculus-based introduction to classical electromagnetic theory using guided inquiry activities. Topics include electric forces and fields, DC circuits, magnetic forces and fields, AC circuits.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • PHY 224 University Physics with Laboratory III (4 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 129  and “C-” or better in PHY 220 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Calculus-based introduction to classical physics using guided inquiry activities. Topics include oscillations, waves, sound, geometrical optics, physical optics, fluids, and thermodynamics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • PHY 292 Research Experience in Physics (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and department chair.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Original research work directed by one or more members of the physics faculty. May be taken more than once. Pass/fail grade only.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 0.5

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  • PHY 294 Topics: Physics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department chair.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Special topics in physics.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

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  • PHY 300 Intermediate Physics Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): PHY 361 .
    Taught: Fall only
    A selection of experiments in classical and modern physics. Topics include but are not limited to properties of light, quantization of charge, and atomic structure.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • PHY 301 Advanced Physics Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PHY 300 .
    Taught: Spring only
    A selection of advanced experiments in classical and modern physics. Topics are selected from thermodynamic properties of matter, nuclear structure, particle physics, and advanced optics.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHY 305 Statics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 228  or MAT 229 , and C- or better in PHY 211  or PHY 220 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Force on bodies at rest; vector algebra; force systems; equivalent force systems; distributed forces; internal forces; principles of equilibrium; application to trusses, frames, and beams; friction.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • PHY 310 Dynamics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 220 ; also PHY 305  or declared B.S. in Physics. .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: MAT 325 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Particle dynamics in one, two, and three dimensions; applications of mathematics to mechanical systems; theory of small oscillations; rigid- body dynamics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • PHY 315 Introduction to Astrophysics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 129  or MAT 227 , and C- or better in PHY 213  or PHY 222 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Quantitative application of physical principles to subjects of astronomical interest, such as the interaction of radiation with matter, analysis of stellar atmospheres, origin and evolution of the elements, and cosmology.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • PHY 320 Physical Optics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 228  or MAT 229 , and C- or better in PHY 224 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Nature of light; interference; diffraction; polarization.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • PHY 330 Mathematical Physics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAT 325 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Fourier series; orthogonal expansions; eigenvalue problems; boundary value problems in ordinary and partial differential equations.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • PHY 360 Thermodynamics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 224 .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: MAT 329 .
    Taught: Spring only
    The laws of thermodynamics applied to closed systems, open systems, power cycles, and refrigeration cycles; extensive use of tables and graphs of thermodynamic properties.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHY 361 Modern Physics I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 129  or MAT 227 , and C- or better in PHY 213  or PHY 224 .
    Co-requisite(s): PHY 300 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to concepts of modern physics; relativity, quantization of charge, black-body radiation, photoelectric effect, X-ray and Compton scattering, atomic models of Rutherford and Bohr, wave properties of matter, the Schrodinger equation, and atomic physics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • PHY 392 Directed Research: Physics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Supervised research in an area of physics currently under investigation by one or more members of the physics faculty.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • PHY 393 Physics Seminar (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 20 semester hours of physics courses.
    Taught: Spring only
    Career-oriented skills for physics majors including job and graduate-school application strategies, resume and curriculum vitae development, and review of refereed journal articles in physics or a closely related field.  Written reports and oral presentations are required.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHY 394 Topics: Physics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    In-depth study of specialized topics in physics. Repeatable for a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies. Offered on demand.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • PHY 396 Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Physics GPA of at least 3.00, junior standing and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Participation in planning, setting-up, teaching, conducting reviews, and testing for an undergraduate laboratory course. For students majoring in physics. Not applicable to major or minor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • PHY 397 Special Projects: Physics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Completion of an independent project involving either the development of an advanced laboratory experiment or the construction of a working prototype (or detailed conceptual design) of an operational device.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
  

  • PHY 399 Readings in Physics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Current literature.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
  

  • PHY 405 Classical Mechanics (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: PHY 220  and MAT 325 .
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Central forces, planetary motions, calculus of variations, Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, oscillations and normal modes(coupled harmonic oscillator, coupled pendulum, particles on a string), dynamics of rigid bodies, motion in a non-inertial reference frame, kinematics in two particle collisions.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHY 410 Electromagnetic Theory (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 329 , MAT 325 , MAT 330 , and C- or better in PHY 222 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Development of Maxwell’s equations; their application to electrostatics, magnetostatics, and electromagnetic radiation.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHY 420 Modern Physics II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 361 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Applications and advanced topics in modern physics; statistical physics, molecular structure and spectra, solid-state physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, and cosmology.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHY 460 Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 325  and C- or better in PHY 361  or CHE 361 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Principles of quantum mechanics; operator methods and their application to the hydrogen atom, spin, and angular momentum. Other topics selected from quantum statistics, variational techniques and perturbation theory, WKB approximation, and many electron atoms.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PHY 492 Undergraduate Research: Physics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 8 semester hours of 300-level physics courses or above.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Supervised research in an area of physics currently under investigation by one or more members of the physics faculty.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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Political Science
  

  • PSC 100 American Politics - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    National government in the U.S.; decision making process, government structure, politics.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Individual and Society
  

  • PSC 100H American Politics - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ACT score of 24 or greater.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    American Politics is a course that explores how national politics in the United States works. Many journalistic accounts of American politics emphasize unsupported opinions and questionable assumptions. In this class, we will examine American politics based not on these opinions and assumptions, but instead on testable theories and verifiable facts. This approach, while not as flashy as what you’re likely to see on MSNBC or Fox News, will lead to a fuller and deeper understanding of the American political process.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Individual and Society
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  • PSC 101 State and Local Politics - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Policy making processes in U.S. state governments, Kentucky state and local governments.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Individual and Society
  

  • PSC 102 Comparative Politics - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Analysis of political systems using the comparative approach to political processes and behavior.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
  

  • PSC 103 International Politics - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Fundamental factors governing international politics.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
  

  • PSC 103H Honors International Politics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Fundamental factors governing international politics.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
  

  • PSC 110 Political Ideas (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Trends and ideas that have helped shape Western political heritage.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
  

  • PSC 110H Political Ideas - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Trends and ideas that have helped shape Western political heritage.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Global Viewpoints
  

  • PSC 204 Introduction to the Law (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various approaches to law, including philosophical, sociological, political, and historical; elements of legal reasoning; institutions, functions, and effects of law in American society.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 215 Scope and Methods (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 3 semester hours of introductory political science courses.
    Taught: Fall only
    Philosophical foundations of political analysis; various methodologies and quantitative techniques; nature of the role of the political scientist.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 301 American Political Institutions (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Spring only
    In this course, we will be examining the structure and function of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the United States government.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 305 The Judicial Process (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A systems approach to the behavior of actors in the federal judiciary.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 307 Constitutional Law (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Major constitutional issues studied through decisions of the Supreme Court.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 308 Civil Liberties (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Equal protection under the law; criminal due process, First Amendment freedoms studied through case methods.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 310 Political Behavior (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Voting, campaigns, and recruitment of political leadership; academic background for courses in campaign management, public opinion, or elections.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 311 Political Parties and Interest Groups (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    Development and structure of US Parties, Electoral Systems and Interest Groups. Including: Party nominations, conventions, funding, campaigns and interest group politics.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 312 Modern Ideologies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Major political ideologies of the 20th and 21st centuries: liberal democratic capitalism, democratic socialism, fascism, and communism; role of propaganda and political socialization in dissemination of ideological values; relationships among ideology, nationalism, and revolution.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 319 Public Opinion (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103 , or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    The purpose of this class is to examine American public opinion and its role in American politics. Public opinion serves as a foundation of survey research and understanding of American political moods.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 320 American Politics in Film (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Summer only
    Role of films in shaping public agendas, enhancing awareness of public issues; effect of films on public understanding of political processes and problems; examination of accuracy and bias of political messages in films.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 322 International Politics in Film (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Summer only
    Role of films in examining global relations, enhancing awareness of global issues; effect of films on public understanding of political processes and problems; examination of accuracy and bias of political messages in films.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 330 Politics of Europe (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Organization and functioning of modern European political systems, especially Great Britain, France, Germany, and Italy.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 335 Politics of Latin America (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    Comparative analysis of selected republics, especially Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 340 Politics of Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    This course explores the political, economic, and social challenges of Third World development. It covers a wide range of contemporary issues affecting developing countries, and focuses especially on aid and development policies aimed at reducing poverty and underdevelopment. In a world where 840 million people are malnourished, where nearly 1.3 billion people live on less than a dollar per day, and where dozens of countries constitute “failed states,” the development challenges faced by Third World areas are unquestionably one of the most important public policy concerns of our time.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 350 Using Civilization to Understand IR (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Introductory-level PSC course. PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Summer only
    Using the computer simulation Sid Meyer’s Civilization to understand international relations issues, including factors that affect decision making; levels of analysis from which decisions are made; implications of diplomatic choices and policy making.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 366 Politics of Africa (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    A comprehensive Introduction to the theory, practice and reality of Government and Politics in Africa. The major intent is to help the student to better grasp and comprehend the structure, function and nature of government and politics in Africa from colonialism to the present, as well as the policies resulting and their impact on the African polity and the greater international community.
    Repeatable: No
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  • PSC 370 Ancient Political Theory (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSC 100 , PSC 101 , PSC 102 , PSC 103  or PSC 110 .
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    Nature of political life; basic questions examined through close reading of original works of early Greek and Christian thinkers.
    Repeatable: No
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