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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Special Topics will address physical activities and skills not typically offered within the physical education department. The format of the activity courses offered will vary as a function of course topic. Course may be repeated up to three times for credit.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the basic ideas about death, as revealed in works of literature, music, and art, and in the writings of religious and philosophical thinkers. It is designed to show how men have faced the ultimate questions in a variety of environments and historical contexts. The course deals with the practical problems of grief, hope for the future and adjustment to one's own approaching death and personal loss. Included will be various expressions in artistic form of attitudes about death, e.g., Verdi's and Mozart's requiems, "Death of Ivan Ilych" by Tolstoy, The Duino Elegies of Rilke, and other works.
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3.00 Credits
The meaning and scope of philosophy, its typical problems and theories, its relations to sciences, morality, and religion. Essentials of representative types of philosophy, including naturalism, pragmatism, dualism, idealism, and mysticism.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the meaning and method of ethics, with special emphasis on the problems of personal and social ethics. A special section of the course will deal with types of proposed solutions to ethical problems from the past. Emphasis will be placed on the ethics of both religion and humanism.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory study of man's religions. The course will begin with a study of ancient religions, including those of Greece and Rome. Its concentration will be on Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shintoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. An effort will be made to stress the more ethical systems, which form an essential part of religion.
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4.00 Credits
This course is the first of a two semester sequence that is a non-calculus introduction to physics. The topics covered include the fundamentals of kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, momentum, equilibrium, fluids, vibrations and sound, heat, and thermodynamics. This course is recommended for liberal arts, pre-professional, and general studies students.
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4.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of Physics 101. The topics covered include electricity and magnetism, electromagnetic waves and optics, topics from modern physics, and nuclear physics. This course is recommended for liberal arts, pre-professional and general studies students.
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4.00 Credits
This course presents a broad survey of the state of knowledge and problems of atmospheric science. Origin and structure of the atmosphere, meteorological observations, weather maps, forecasting, satellites, energetics, wind, general circulation, storms, severe weather, climate change, and air pollution are studied.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the principles of dynamical and structural geology. Provides a general survey of the rocks and minerals composing the earth, the movement within the earth, and the surface features of the earth and the agents that form them. The laboratory provides practical exercises stressing familiarization with rocks and minerals, the use of geologic maps, and field experience.
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4.00 Credits
A descriptive course intended to familiarize students with various celestial bodies and to provide an understanding of the structure and the operating principles of the universe. As part of the laboratory sessions, students will be taught to distinguish planets and stars, identify the constellations, and use a star map. The course is designed for students who need a laboratory science to complete their curriculum as well as for students who wish a science elective.
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