2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

May 07, 2024

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Physical Education
	PEDU 320 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Health Education and Physical Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to methods and materials basic to elementary school health and physical education programs. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 321 - Early Childhood Physical Education K-6 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An in-depth experience in the teaching of physical education activities to preschool and primary children. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 322 - Physical Education in Middle Grades 6-9 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to methods and materials basic to developing programs and teaching physical education activities appropriate to children in the Middle Grades. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 331 - Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the musculature and bone structure of the human body and their relationship to physical movement, joint mechanisms, leverage, and muscle actions. Prerequisite: ZOOL 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 341 - Basketball Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 An exploration of theories of basketball, with additional emphasis on organization and supervision of programs, motivation, evaluation, ethics, philosophy, planning, drills, and offensive and defensive skills. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 342 - Track Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the theories and practices of teaching and coaching specific track events, with emphasis on research and performance techniques, track and field meet administration, and rules of the sport. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 350 - Functional Anatomy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An advanced examination of the structure and function of the various systems of the human body as they relate to the clinical aspect of sports performance. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 351 - Football Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 An exploration of theories of football, with additional emphasis on organization and supervision of programs, motivation, evaluation, ethics, philosophy, planning, drills, and offensive and defensive skills. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 360 - Theory and Practice in Elementary Physical Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A practical study of the place of physical activities in the total development of elementary age students (K-6), with emphasis on methods and materials for incorporating in the curriculum such activities as movement education, rhythms, mimetics, relays, combatives, selftesting, games of low organization, and singing games. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 361 - Sport Officiating Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the rules and mechanics for officiating at various seasonal sports, with practical experience in officiating at university intramural programs and in observing and evaluating officials in regularly scheduled contests. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 362 - Lifesaving and Water Instruction Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course to provide students with the knowledge and skills to save their own lives or the life of another in the event of an emergency. Major emphasis will be placed on personal safety, self rescue, rescue training skills, and back injury problems. Instruction and participation in swimming for the development of advanced skills and techniques will include methods and materials for teaching all levels of swimming. Prerequisite: PEDU 201 Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 411 - Organization and Administration of Health and Physical Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the organization and administration of programs in health and physical education, including such topics as philosophy, program planning, course evaluation, staffing, facilities and equipment management, athletic activities, budgeting and finance, and public relations. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 421 - Measurement and Evaluation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of measurement and evaluation in health and physical education, including the selection and administration of appropriate tests and the use of fundamental statistical procedures to calculate and interpret results. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 431 - Adapted Physical Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of principles and methods for adapting health and physical education programs to handicapping conditions. These principles and methods will be demonstrated by evaluations of physical, perceptual motor, and postural fitness levels, and the design, implementation, and evaluation of an active diversified adapted program. A 25 clock hour laboratory experience is required. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 440 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health and Physical Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of and an introduction to measurement and evaluation in health and physical education, including the selection and administration of appropriate tests and the use of fundamental statistical procedures to calculate and interpret results. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 442 - Modern Dance Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course incorporating the analysis and practice of skills, the exercise of creative processes, and the acquisition of knowledge involved in modern dance. PEDU 450 (4-4-0) Physiology of Exercise and Kinesiology: This course explores the study of the musculature and bone structure of the human body and their relationship to physical movement, joint mechanisms, leverages and muscle action. This course will also emphasize the physiological effect of exercise on the various body systems with emphasis on the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. The use of laboratory techniques in monitoring physiological parameters will also be visited. Prerequisite: Instructor approval Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 450 - Physiology of Exercise and Kinesiology Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 This course explores the study of the musculature and bone structure of the human body and their relationship to physical movement, joint mechanisms, leverages and muscle action. This course will also emphasize the physiological effect of exercise on the various body systems with emphasis on the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. The use of laboratory techniques in monitoring physiological parameters will also be visited. Prerequisite: Instructor approval Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 452 - The Intramural Sports Program Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A practical study of the organization and administration of public and collegiate sports programs. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 460 - Methods and Materials in Physical Education K-12 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course for physical education majors emphasizing the importance of physical activity in the total development of the elementary and secondary student, with attention to the methods and materials, objectives and characteristics of activities appropriate to students in grades K-12, and to techniques for evaluating movement, locomotor, and non-locomotor skills. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 462 - Physiology of Exercise Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the physiological effects of exercise on the various body systems, with emphasis on the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems, and on laboratory techniques for monitoring physiological parameters. Prerequisite: PEDU 331 Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 463 - Athletic Injuries Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A practical study of the principles and applications basic to the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 471 - Research Methodology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 33 Lab Hours: 0 A critical analysis and investigation of the current research methods applicable to health and physical education and the changing academic climate. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 472 - Sports in Contemporary American Society Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An interdisciplinary course introducing the social, economic, ethical, moral, and recreational aspects of sports in contemporary society, with special examination of such topics as aggression in sports, the roles of blacks and women in sports, exploitation in sports, and the entertainment value of sports. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 482 - Psychology of Coaching Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A practical study of problems specifically related to coaching, such as recruiting, acquiring a thorough grounding in game rules and playing techniques, organizing practices, and side-line coaching. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 483 - Supervision of Health and Physical Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analysis of current supervisory practices relative to physical education programs in city, county, and state school systems, with emphasis on program planning, fiscal management, and laws pertaining to the conduct of health and physical education programs. Please click here for Book Information
	PEDU 492 - Wrestling Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course focusing on the basic skills, tactics, strategies, rules and regulations involved in wrestling. Please click here for Book Information
Philosophy
	PHIL 110 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the basic elements of argumentation, focusing on the analysis, evaluation, and development of claims and arguments in the sciences, the humanities, the social sciences, the applied sciences, and everyday life experiences. The course will strengthen the student’s abilities to analyze, evaluate, and develop claims and arguments. Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 120 - Moral Principles and Contemporary Moral Issues Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course reviews moral principles and theories and applies them to such contemporary ethical issues as abortion, war, capital punishment, discrimination, poverty, and the environment. Analyzing and evaluating the variety of moral arguments brought to bear on such issues is a major focus of the course. Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 210 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analytical study of ancient and modern philosophical problems in metaphysics, the philosophy of religion, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy, with emphasis on encouraging critical approaches to theoretical and practical issues. Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 211 - Introduction to World Religions Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the religions of the world, including the nature of religious beliefs, spiritual beings and powers, myths, rituals, ethics, religious claims and arguments, and the impact of religions on culture, politics, society, and the daily lives of believers. Traditional African religions, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, religions of Meso America, religions of Native Americans, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism, Judaism, and Sikhism will be addressed. Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 212 - African-American Philosophy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is a critical examination of the following concepts and issues pertaining to the African-American experience in historical and contemporary periods: oppression, resistance, justice, liberation, separatism, integration, affirmative action, identity, self-respect, race, class, gender, the universality of Western Philosophy, and cultural features of philosophy. These concepts and issues will be addressed through an analysis of writings by major figures such as: Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Alain Locke, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Jones, Cornel West, Angela Davis, Leonard Harris, Lucius Outlaw, and Bernard Boxill. Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 220 - Introduction to Logic Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to techniques of correct reasoning in informal contexts, to Aristotelian and mathematical logic, and to practical applications of logic, for example, in addressing contemporary issues and in completing the logic sections of national examinations such as the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, and PRAXIS Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 230 - Political and Social Philosophy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to traditional and contemporary social-political thought and its relationship to practice, with emphasis on the interdependence of economic and sociopolitical issues and on the African viewpoint and its relationship to other world views. Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 250 - Environmental Ethics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces students to philosophical ethics through an engagement with environmental issues. It focuses on a variety of environmental issues including, but not limited to, endangered and invasive species, pollution, sustainability, population growth, biodiversity loss, non-human welfare, and global climate change. Students will learn basic concepts in ecology and key theoretical frameworks in ethics. The course will strengthen the student’s ability to critically analyze the philosophical complexities germane to topics in environmental philosophy including: ecological thinking, sustainability, global environmental challenges, obligations to future generations, and environmental justice. Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 310 - Philosophy of Religion Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course examining the claims of religion from a logical point of view and covering such topics as traditional arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, evolution, knowledge and belief, religion and morality, religious experience and verification, and existentialism. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 210 or PHIL 220 Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Mind Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course addresses such key, perennial issues in the philosophy of mind as the nature of mind; the relationship of mind to body; the origin of mind; and the evolutionary function and value of mind. Because these issues have been traditionally addressed by philosophy and psychology, and more recently investigated by the empirical methods of neuroscience, it is appropriate and necessary that the course be interdisciplinary among these fields. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 210 or PHIL 220 Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 320 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A philosophical exploration of the basis of the good life, involving approaches to the problems of moral belief and practices. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 210 or PHIL 220 Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 330 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of major philosophical developments from the ancient Greeks through the medieval period, emphasizing Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas. Students will develop skills in the analysis, development, and evaluation of claims and arguments connected with the ancient and medieval period. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 210 or PHIL 220 Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 340 - Modern Philosophy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 30 This course provides a study of major philosophical developments of the modern period, with emphasis on the arguments of the rationalists and empiricists. Students will develop skills in the analysis, development, and evaluation of claims and arguments of the modern period. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 210 or PHIL 220 Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 360 - Existentialism Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This seminar in philosophy provides a study of Existentialism as a response to the philosophical problems unique to the post-industrial societies as articulated by Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, et al. Focusing primarily on such major existential themes as choice, responsibility, identity, freedom, and alienation, the students will explore the common concern of these thinkers about human existence and the conditions and quality of the life of the individual. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 210 or PHIL 220 Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 370 - Philosophy of Science Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides a philosophical exploration of issues in the philosophy of science and technology, and of problems of scientific belief and practice. Topic areas include the value of science; the nature of scientific activities; science and myth; generalization and related inductive reasoning; causal reasoning; scientific theories; science and society; change in science; and, scientific explanation. Students will develop skills in the analysis, development, and evaluation of scientific claims and scientific arguments. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 210 or PHIL 220 Please click here for Book Information
	PHIL 430 - Seminar in Philosophy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Individual or group study and critical discussion of selected philosophical issues. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 210 or PHIL 220 Please click here for Book Information
Physics
	PHYS 110 - Basic Physics Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to fundamental concepts of measurements, dimensions and units, scalars and vectors, forces and free-body diagrams, work and energy, with attention to the improvement of problem solving and computational skills. Prerequisite: MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 111 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 An introductory study of the phenomena and concepts of classical physics, emphasizing mechanics, wave motion, fluids, temperature, and heat, with laboratory exercises providing practical knowledge in handling laboratory apparatus, data collection, and data interpretation related to topics discussed in the lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 124 or MATH 129 or MATH 130 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 112 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 A continuation of PHYS 111 , emphasizing the principles of electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, geometrical and physical optics, with laboratory exercises providing practical knowledge in handling laboratory apparatus, data collection, and data interpretation related to the topics discussed in the lectures. Prerequisite: PHYS 111 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 113 - General Physics III Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of PHYS 112 , emphasizing the concepts and principles of modern physics, including special relativity, quantum physics, nuclear and high energy physics. Conceptual demonstrations of essential principles will be an integrated feature of this course. Prerequisite: PHYS 112 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 115 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An algebra-based introductory study of Newtonian mechanics, thermodynamics, and related concepts, with special emphasis on problem solving. Topics include a description of both linear and rotational motion, Newton’s laws of motion, conservation principles, heat, and thermodynamics. Prerequisite: MATH 129 and MATH 130 or MATH 131 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 116 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of PHYS 115 , emphasizing the principles of electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, and geometrical and physical optics. Prerequisite: PHYS 115 and PHYS 125L Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 121 - College Physics I Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 A calculus-based introductory study of Newtonian mechanics, wave motion, thermodynamics, and related concepts, with special emphasis on problem-solving and with laboratory experiences providing practical knowledge in handling laboratory apparatus, data collection, and data interpretation related to topics discussed in the lectures. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: MATH 241 (may be taken concurrently) and MATH 142 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 122 - College Physics II Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 A continuation of PHYS 121 , emphasizing the principles of electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, geometrical and physical optics, with laboratory exercises providing practical knowledge in handling laboratory apparatus, data collection, and data interpretation related to topics discussed in lectures. Prerequisite: PHYS 121 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 123 - College Physics III Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of PHYS 122 , emphasizing the principles of special relativity, quantum physics, nuclear and high energy physics. Demonstrations of essential principles will be an integrated feature of this course. Prerequisite: PHYS 122 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 125 - College Physics I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A calculus-based introductory study of Newtonian mechanics, wave motion, thermodynamics, and related concepts, with special emphasis on problem solving. Prerequisite: MATH 142 and MATH 241 (may be taken concurrently) Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 125L - College Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 The College Physics I Laboratory will provide a broad array of basic skills of experimental physics and data analysis. Specifically, the course will provide practical knowledge in handling various laboratory apparatus, data collection, graphing, analyzing, and interpreting experimental data mostly related to topics discussed in the lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 129 and MATH 130 or MATH 142 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 126 - College Physics II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of PHYS 125 , emphasizing the principles of electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, and geometrical and physical optics. Prerequisite: PHYS 125 and PHYS 125L Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 126L - College Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 The College Physics II Laboratory activities will provide practical knowledge in handling laboratory apparatus, data collection, and data interpretation related to topics discussed in lectures such as electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, and geometrical and physical optics. Prerequisite: PHYS 115 or PHYS 125 and PHYS 125L Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 211 - Mechanics Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 An intermediate-level concentration in mechanics dealing with vector analysis, central force problems, rotational motion, and time, position, and velocity dependent forces, steady state and time varying forced oscillations and the Lagrangian method. Laboratory exercises complement theoretical concepts covered in the course. Prerequisite: MATH 331 (may be taken concurrently) and PHYS 121 and MATH 242 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 212 - Heat Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 An intermediate-level concentration in thermodynamics dealing with the laws of thermodynamics, open and closed systems, kinetic theory of gases, heat engines, and statistical mechanics with laboratory exercises complementing theory. Prerequisite: MATH 241 and PHYS 122 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 301 - Electronics for Scientists Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 An introduction to the foundations of electronics for students of the sciences, with specific consideration of the properties of semi conducting elements. The course emphasizes various types of electronic circuits and devices such as amplifiers, and other solid state devices, using linear and digital circuits. Construction and analysis of electronic circuits and devices, with experimental demonstrations of their uses, are essential components of the course. Prerequisite: MATH 241 (may be taken concurrently) and PHYS 112 or PHYS 123 and MATH 142 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 302 - Biophysics Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 An introduction to the basic principles of electricity, mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, and acoustics to living organisms and the biosphere. Beginning with the subatomic level, the basic knowledge of physics is used to understand the structure and function of macro-molecules, cellular organelles, the processes occurring within the cell, and behavior of organisms in the environment. The treatment of biological phenomena will be based on physical principles with appropriate mathematics when necessary. Prerequisite: MATH 241 (may be taken concurrently) and PHYS 112 or PHYS 122 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 311 - Electricity and Magnetism I Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 An intermediate-level presentation of the principles and theories of electricity and magnetism, with applications of Maxwell equations and boundary value problems and with laboratory exercises complementing theory. Prerequisite: MATH 331 and PHYS 122 and PHYS 211 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 312 - Electricity and Magnetism II Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 An intermediate-level presentation of the principles and theories of electricity and magnetism, with emphasis on boundary value problems, collision processes, radiation, and relativity. Prerequisite: PHYS 311 Please click here for Book Information
	PHYS 390 - Fire Dynamics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of fire dynamics within the context of firefighting and its application to fire situations, including combustion, flame spread, flashover, and smoke movement, as well as applications to building codes, large-loss fires, and fire modeling. Please click here for Book Information
Pre-Nursing
	PNUR 210 - Introduction to Professional Nursing Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 20 An introductory nursing course that covers the history of nursing, theoretical foundations of nursing, the roles of the professional nurse, professional behaviors, and an introduction to the nursing process and critical thinking. Please click here for Book Information
Political Science
	POLI 110 - Introduction to Sustainability Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces students to principles, theory, and practices of sustainability. It includes discussions on the interrelatedness of the economy, social system, and environment; maintaining healthy ecosystems; creating an ecological economy; ensuring environmental justice; managing democracy and ecological rationality; determining the roles of ethical and civic responsibilities in policymaking and sustainabile management; and examines the importance of participation and civic engagement in civic issues related to sustainability. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 150 - North Carolina Government and Politics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is concerned with the evolution and empirical foundation of North Carolina government and politics. It investigates issues related to community power and decision-making, political leadership, the relationship between North Carolina citizens and their government, citizen participation, and civic engagement and moral issues in political lives. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 200 - Introduction to Political Science Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The study of the basic principles and concepts of political science with emphasis on the nature and function of political systems. Various approaches to the study of politics and the relationship of political science to other social sciences will be examined. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 210 - Principles of American Government Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the historical background, purposes, and functions of political institutions, especially the structures and activities of the American system - federal, state, and local. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 220 - Principles of Public Administration Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of basic concepts of administration including the following topics: the growth of administration as an art and a science; the relationship of administration to the political process; administrative organization and processes; the political power of bureaucracies; and the responsibility of public servants. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 230 - Ethics and Global Affairs Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The course will challenge students to apply theoretical discussions in a practical way to international ethical problems. It will examine great normative questions of international relations and challenge students to consider what those questions mean for how students conduct themselves as global citizens. Normative questions involve considerations of right and wrong, where the “rightness” and “wrongness” of the action is measured by some conception of the good. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 240 - Introduction to Political Statistics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 30 This course is designed for students to integrate empirical analyses and research methods with the substance of political and social research. Statistical techniques and applications have been chosen for their relevance to political science and policy analysis. This approach should make the study of statistics more meaningful and valuable to those who are uncertain about the role of statistical analysis in the social sciences. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 300 - Environmental Politics and Policy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the complex dynamics of the environmental policy-making process at various levels. The course considers the scope of environmental problems; perspectives on severity and policy implications; approaches to environmental policy formulation; strategies and political influences of the environmental community and its opponents; the scientific, economic, social, political, and institutional forces that shape policymaking and implementation; as well as the challenges of sustainable decision-making. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 301 - Organizational Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analysis of organizational theories, incorporating the traditional political, environmental, behavioral, bureaucratic, and decision-making approaches and applying them to studies of modern organizations, with additional attention to current research on contemporary issues demonstrating the continuing development of organizational theory. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 311 - Political Parties and Pressure Groups Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the history, structure, and functions of American political parties and pressure groups, their relationship to democratic government, and their techniques of political action. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 312 - Public Leadership and Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course focusing on leadership styles, human motivations, and basic problems of management, including decision-making, communications, and public relations. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 313 - Sustainability Leadership Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Students will learn leadership skills as well as responsible management practices for the achievement of a sustainable global society. The course also examines the contributions of sustainability, environmental responsibility, and environmental ethics to organizational management. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 320 - State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the framework of state and local governments in the United States and an evaluation of their contributions to federal systems, with special attention to North Carolina’s governmental structure and contributions. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 321 - Public Personnel Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the theory, practice, and organization of the public personnel system in the United States, including the essentials of personnel training, classification, compensation, promotion, testing, employee relations, and employee organizations. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 330 - Public Financial Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the practices and problems of modern fiscal management, with special emphasis on budgeting concerns and techniques, budget management for planning and control, and budget review as an analytical tool at the national, state, and local levels of government. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 331 - Politics and Urban Planning Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of approaches to urban planning in the light of political realities in the nation, the state, and the community. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 332 - The Legislative Process Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the evolution, structure, functioning processes, and dynamics of American legislative institutions, with emphasis on the interrelationships among the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches and outside groups in the law-making process. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 350 - Government and Politics of Africa Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course examining characteristics of governments and politics in the developing nations of Africa, with attention to such concerns as colonialism, independence movements, and the problems of nation building. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 351 - Government and Politics of Europe Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A comparative analysis of the organization, functioning, and processes of governments and politics in the Soviet Union and selected European countries. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 352 - Government and Politics of Asia Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course analyzing the organization, functioning, and processes of governments and politics in China, Japan, and other Asian nations. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 353 - Middle East Politics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces the domestic and external factors that shape the politics of the Middle East region. It also explores the structure and processes of governments in the Middle East in areas including their current politics and global economic impacts. As a course aligned with comparative politics/ regional politics and area studies, the course provides a prism through which to examine the types of regimes in the Middle East as well as the role of religion in political life. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 400 - Administration of Urban Government Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the organization and management characteristics of various types of government entities in urban areas, including municipal government, county government, and governmental structures for other special districts. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 401 - Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course focusing on changing relationships of local, state, and federal agencies, the expanding role of regional planning boards, and recent developments in the sharing of federal tax revenue with non-national governments. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 402 - Public Policy Formulation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course covering approaches to decision-making in government and administration, including policy formulation within administrative agencies and departments and within the larger context of the overall political process. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 410 - The American Chief Executive Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the origin, background, and evolution of the Office of the President of the United States, with a review of the president’s powers in the areas of politics, administration, legislation, and foreign affairs. Prerequisite: POLI 210 Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 411 - Public Opinion and Propaganda Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the development of attitudes and beliefs, the nature of public opinion and propaganda, the methodology of public opinion polling, and the strategies and techniques for influencing public opinion through the uses of propaganda, mass media, and communications. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 412 - Administrative Law Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An investigation of administrative law, its powers and procedures, the liabilities of administrative agencies and officers, and governmental activities in the regulation of agriculture, industry, and labor. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 420 - Research Methods in Public Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A review of basic concepts, ideas, approaches, methods, and materials used to study administrative institutions, including simulation techniques, surveys, mathematical statistics, cybernetics, content analysis, and computers. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 422 - American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of American foreign policy decision-making with assessments of the effectiveness of foreign policies. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 430 - International Politics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the interplay of political forces in the international community, with emphasis on war-time diplomacy, peace treaties, and alignments of nations in times of peace and conflict during the postwar period. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 431 - International Organization Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the basic concepts, historical backgrounds, evolution, and functioning of international governmental and administrative systems, with primary emphasis on the United Nations. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 432 - International Law Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A review of the rules and practices governing nations in peace and war; the nature, sources, evolution, and functioning of various schools of international law; principal law-making and adjudicatory agencies; international personalities; treaties; jurisdictions over person and place; diplomatic and consular interactions; peace settlements; war and neutrality. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 440 - Introduction to Government Planning Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of concepts, fundamentals, and methods of planning, focusing on the significance of planning to public administration and public policy, with special consideration of Program Planning Budgeting Systems (PPBS); Management by Objectives (MBO); Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)’ Planning, Management, and Evaluation (PME); and Zero Base Budgeting (ZBB). Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 441 - Citizen Participation in Policy Making Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of citizen involvement in political activities and in government policy making, with analyses of citizen initiated and government sponsored efforts to increase popular input, and assessments of the effects of citizen participation on policy making related to specific issues and to the performance of governments. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 442 - Public Policy Analysis Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the methods and techniques used in determining the effectiveness of public programs, with emphasis on the development of appropriate systems for conducting evaluations and with the use of case studies for practical exercises in policy analysis. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 450 - History of Political Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of political theories and their practical applications from the days of ancient Greece to the sixteenth-century theorist, Jean Bodin. Prerequisite: POLI 200 Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 460 - History of Political Theory II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of the study of political theories from Thomas Hobbes to the present. Prerequisite: POLI 200 Please click here for Book Information

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PEDU 320 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Health Education and Physical Education

PEDU 321 - Early Childhood Physical Education K-6

PEDU 322 - Physical Education in Middle Grades 6-9

PEDU 331 - Kinesiology

PEDU 341 - Basketball Theory

PEDU 342 - Track Theory

PEDU 350 - Functional Anatomy

PEDU 351 - Football Theory

PEDU 360 - Theory and Practice in Elementary Physical Education

PEDU 361 - Sport Officiating

PEDU 362 - Lifesaving and Water Instruction

PEDU 411 - Organization and Administration of Health and Physical Education

PEDU 421 - Measurement and Evaluation

PEDU 431 - Adapted Physical Education

PEDU 440 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health and Physical Education

PEDU 442 - Modern Dance Theory

PEDU 450 - Physiology of Exercise and Kinesiology

PEDU 452 - The Intramural Sports Program

PEDU 460 - Methods and Materials in Physical Education K-12

PEDU 462 - Physiology of Exercise

PEDU 463 - Athletic Injuries

PEDU 471 - Research Methodology

PEDU 472 - Sports in Contemporary American Society

PEDU 482 - Psychology of Coaching

PEDU 483 - Supervision of Health and Physical Education

PEDU 492 - Wrestling

PHIL 110 - Critical Thinking

PHIL 120 - Moral Principles and Contemporary Moral Issues

PHIL 210 - Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL 211 - Introduction to World Religions

PHIL 212 - African-American Philosophy

PHIL 220 - Introduction to Logic

PHIL 230 - Political and Social Philosophy

PHIL 250 - Environmental Ethics

PHIL 310 - Philosophy of Religion

PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Mind

PHIL 320 - Introduction to Ethics

PHIL 330 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

PHIL 340 - Modern Philosophy

PHIL 360 - Existentialism

PHIL 370 - Philosophy of Science

PHIL 430 - Seminar in Philosophy

PHYS 110 - Basic Physics

PHYS 111 - General Physics I

PHYS 112 - General Physics II

PHYS 113 - General Physics III

PHYS 115 - General Physics I

PHYS 116 - General Physics II

PHYS 121 - College Physics I

PHYS 122 - College Physics II

PHYS 123 - College Physics III

PHYS 125 - College Physics I

PHYS 125L - College Physics I Laboratory

PHYS 126 - College Physics II

PHYS 126L - College Physics II Laboratory

PHYS 211 - Mechanics

PHYS 212 - Heat

PHYS 301 - Electronics for Scientists

PHYS 302 - Biophysics

PHYS 311 - Electricity and Magnetism I

PHYS 312 - Electricity and Magnetism II

PHYS 390 - Fire Dynamics

PNUR 210 - Introduction to Professional Nursing

POLI 110 - Introduction to Sustainability

POLI 150 - North Carolina Government and Politics

POLI 200 - Introduction to Political Science

POLI 210 - Principles of American Government

POLI 220 - Principles of Public Administration

POLI 230 - Ethics and Global Affairs

POLI 240 - Introduction to Political Statistics

POLI 300 - Environmental Politics and Policy

POLI 301 - Organizational Theory

POLI 311 - Political Parties and Pressure Groups

POLI 312 - Public Leadership and Management

POLI 313 - Sustainability Leadership

POLI 320 - State and Local Government

POLI 321 - Public Personnel Management

POLI 330 - Public Financial Management