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3.00 Credits
An overview of the fields of meteorology and climatology. The approach is scientific yet nonmathematical, and students will be exposed to a wide spectrum of ideas from folklore, history, law, economics, and environmental issues. (3-0) S
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of the course is to cultivate in students an intuitive perception of the nature of observable physical reality through the presentation and analysis of striking experimental demonstrations. No substantial prior training in science is assumed, but students with a background in science may profit from this course. There will be considerable reference to the historical growth of scientific knowledge and to the aesthetic quality of the explanations offered by science. (3-0) Y
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3.00 Credits
A description of the tools and principles the astronomer and space scientist use in exploration of the solar systems; the earth, moon, the sun, planets, asteroids, meteors, and comets; the origin of the solar system; classroom demonstrations, multimedia presentations, and telescope observations. NATS 4173 may be taken with this course to satisfy a General Education laboratory science requirement. (3-0) Y
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This one-credit course is designed to provide social sciences majors and those interested in the social sciences with information and skills that will help them select and pursue a career in their major or a related field. (1-0) R
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to Geographic Information Systems with a focus on GIS methods and procedures used in the Social Sciences. Cartographic procedures for displaying the results of social scientific research are presented. Specific GIS methods are covered for use in several different applications areas, including political geography, transportation studies, land use for cadastral and zoning applications, and spatial statistics in the context of criminology. Industry standard GIS software tools are used to apply these methods. (3-0) R
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of resource mobilization, technological changes and economic development from a multidisciplinary perspective. Primary focus on the problems of the less-developed countries. Topics include: technology transfer, industrialization strategy, education policy, population growth, nutrition and foreign aid. (3-0) R
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3.00 Credits
This course is about providing those interested in entrepreneurial ventures with primarily a social focus with the skills and knowledge necessary to accomplish their goals. The course will be seminar style and require a practicum. Topics to be included are entrepreneurship in the non-profit sector, entrepreneurship in political campaigns, new public management and the role of entrepreneurship in government and public services, urban planning, and geographical information sciences as a tool all entrepreneurs can use in the creation of new opportunities. (3-0) R
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3.00 Credits
Investigates problems associated with national and international security in the post-cold war world. Includes analysis of the use of military force, nuclear arms, terrorism, international treaties, and the economic dimensions to national security. (3-0) R
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3.00 Credits
There is a pressing need to reconsider how nations can best achieve security in the face of drastic changes in the international arena in the last decades of the twentieth century. The Cold War has ended, the Soviet Union has collapsed, yet regional conflicts abound, ethnic antagonisms threaten the peace, and international terrorism is still a real danger. At the same time, important progress has been made in arms reduction, international cooperation, and the speed of democracy. In the light of these changes, this course explores a variety of alternatives to the traditional threat or use of massive military force as a means for achieving national and global security. (3-0) R
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Subject matter will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit (9 hours maximum). ([1-6]-0) R
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