2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 29, 2024

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Philosophy
	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 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 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 125 and PHYS 125L 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 126 and PHYS 126L 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 116 or PHYS 126 ) and PHYS 126L 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 116 or PHYS 126 ) and PHYS 126L 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 126 and PHYS 126L 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
	ENEC 201 - Nature, Environment, and Ecology I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces students to the basic terms and concepts used in the fields of ecology and environmental sciences, lays a foundation for students to learn the elements of ecology, the relations and interactions between biotic and abiotic components of environment, and the causes and consequences of a biological balance in the ecosystems. The course also includes discussions of natural history, evolution and biodiversity, and adaptations to the environment, as well as presents the challenges of environmental risk assessment and sustainable management. Please click here for Book Information
	ENEC 201L - Nature, Environment, and Ecology I Lab Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 Provides students with practical experiences, including field studies designed indoors and/ or outdoors, and develop analytical and writing skills through analysis and interpretation of ecological data collected for course studies, as well as other information obtained from both print and electronic media for a given topic in the field of ecology. Corequisite: ENEC 201 or GEOG 200 Please click here for Book Information
	ENEC 202 - Nature, Environment, and Ecology II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A general introductory study of natural environmental systems. The course provides students with the scientific principles, concepts and methodologies required to understand interrelationships of natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing environmental problems. Please click here for Book Information
	ENEC 202L - Nature, Environment, and Ecology II Lab Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 Provides students with practical experience, including field studies designed indoors and/or outdoors. Students will develop analytical and writing skills through analysis and interpretation of environmental data collected for course studies, as well as other information obtained from both print and electronic media for a given topic in the field of environmental science. Corequisite: ENEC 202 or GEOG 200 Please click here for Book Information
	ENEC 210 - 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
	ENEC 270 - Climate Change and Public Policy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Global climate change is one of the most important issues of the 21st century and requires consideration from an interdisciplinary perspective. This course introduces students to the empirical and normative challenges posed by global climate change, as well as the politics associated with its impacts on environment, economy, and society at local, regional, and international levels. It covers discussions on the science of climate change, the impacts of human activities on climate change, and responses to climate change through mitigation and adaptation. The course also addresses the international legal and policy framework, assesses the roles and efforts of international organizations and intergovernmental collaborations, and evaluates climate change policy and its implementation options. Please click here for Book Information
	ENEC 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
	ENEC 400 - 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
	ENEC 420 - Natural Resource Management and Environmental Policy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of conservation practices related to natural resources of the earth, emphasizing techniques for preserving the earth’s waters, soils, forests, grasslands, animals, and human resources. Students will learn practical interdisciplinary approaches to restore biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as information management systems to identify ecological and environmental issues in space and the challenges to mobilize and govern ecological society in a changing environment. Please click here for Book Information
	ENEC 435 - Environmental Law and Administration Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the complex dynamic of legal practice to protect the environment and conserve natural resources. This course provides students with a framework for assessing case law and statutory law through the legal system. Students will also learn the role of environmental laws in promoting well-being and sustainable economies, reshaping global land ethics, and guiding efforts to sustain healthy land with a capacity for self-renewal. Please click here for Book Information
	ENEC 435 - Environmental Law and Administration Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course examines environmental law and administration. 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 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 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 and functioning of governments and politics in 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 425 - 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 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. 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. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 461 - American Political Ideas Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the political ideas of leading American political leaders and public officials, with particular attention to the influences of these ideas upon American governmental systems. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 470 - Government Internship Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Supervised experience in the application of principles and techniques to various areas of public service, with supervision and evaluation under the direction of the instructor in cooperation with administrators of selected public agencies in the state, and with requirements including one-hour a week in lectures and conferences and at least nine hours a week on assignment at public agencies. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 471 - Research Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Practical experience in applying the research methods introduced in POLI 420 to in-depth studies of selected topics, incorporating computer technology for data gathering, analyses, and interpretation. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 480 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Intensive independent studies of selected topics, requiring the preparation and presentation of assigned topics for critical review. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 481 - Senior Seminar - Selected Problems in Public Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analysis of problems in public management created by or associated with technological advancements, environmental changes, urbanism, the civil rights movement, ethics and values, private rights, and changing expectations. Please click here for Book Information
	POLI 490 - Advanced Reading and Research Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Supervised reading and research in areas of special interest. Please click here for Book Information
Police Science
	POSC 221 - Introduction to Criminalistics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A general survey of the methods and techniques used in modern scientific investigations of crimes, with emphasis on practical applications of demonstrated laboratory techniques and the use of available scientific equipment. Students who have completed CRJC 221 may not take this course. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 230 - Criminal Evidence Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the kinds and degrees of evidence and the rules governing the admissibility of evidence in court. Students who have completed CRJC 230 may not take this course. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 232 - Police Organization and Administration Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the principles of police organization and administration, with special attention to the service functions; e.g., personnel management, police management, training, communications, records, property maintenance, and miscellaneous services. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 241 - Crime Scene Technology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A review of processes governing the search for physical evidence, with emphasis on the location, reproduction, identification, collection, and preservation of evidence, and of the transportation of evidence to the crime laboratory, with laboratory situations providing practical experiences in applications of techniques and procedures studied. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 251 - Criminal Procedures Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A review of criminal procedures from incident to final disposition and a survey of the principles of constitutional, federal, state, and civil laws relative to law enforcement. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 262 - Police Community Relations Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course in the development and use of community relations programs to aid and support the police, corrections programs, and the criminal justice system as a whole in their promotion of an orderly society. Students who have completed CRJC 262 may not take this course. Please click here for Book Information
	POSC 400 - Seminar in Criminal Interrogation and Confessions Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of criminal interrogations and confessions, including such aspects as warning the subject, the Fourth Amendment Right of Privacy, the attitude of the interrogator, the classification of suspects for interrogation, tactics at interrogations, the interrogation of witnesses who may later become suspects, psychological tools to be used in extracting a confession from an unwilling suspect, procedures for reading suspects their rights and for informing them of those rights, the laws governing the admissibility of confessions in court, the use of trickery and deceit, and the latest laws- both federal and state-regarding, confessions and interrogations. Prerequisite: POSC 101 or CRJC 101 and CRJC 300 Please click here for Book Information
Physical Science
	PSCI 111 - Physical Science I Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the principles, concepts, and ideas of the physical sciences (physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, meteorology, and oceanography), including lectures, discussions, and laboratory sessions devoted to physics and chemistry, with opportunities for making observations, developing problem-solving techniques, and using reasoning skills in guided applications of the scientific method. Prerequisite: MATH 123 or MATH 123 (may be taken concurrently) Please click here for Book Information
	PSCI 112 - Physical Science II Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of the principles, concepts, and ideas begun in Physical Science 1, including lectures, discussions, and laboratory sessions devoted to astronomy, geology, meteorology, and oceanography, with opportunities for making observations, developing problem-solving techniques, and using reasoning skills in guided applications of the scientific method. Prerequisite: PSCI 111 Please click here for Book Information
Psychology
	PSYC 210 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the study of psychology as a science and the application of the scientific method in the understanding of behavior, with emphasis on such behavioral phenomena as learning, motivation, emotions, memory and problem solving, personality and development, behavior disorders, and psychotherapy. Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 233 - Statistics for Psychology Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 A study of basic statistical theory and techniques appropriate to psychology and related fields; introduction to statistical inference and the testing of hypotheses. This course includes a lab which incorporates the use of computer packages for statistical analyses. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 and MATH 123 or higher Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 250 - Current Topics in Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of current topics in psychology with an emphasis on current research. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 260 - Computer Applications for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to computers with an emphasis on basic applications such as: word processing, the production of documents, presentations, and spreadsheets, and the uses of databases and statistical analysis software. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 300 - Psychology of Personal Adjustment Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of coping mechanisms and adjustment strategies for meeting the everyday demands of life and dealing with special psychological problems, such as stress, depression, anxiety, deviant sexual behavior, sexual dysfunction, and other everyday problems. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 310 - Theories of Personality Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An investigation of theories concerning the development and functioning of the normal personality, with attention to empirical findings related to individual adjustment or maladjustment. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 320 - Theories of Learning Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A review of major theories of human and animal learning and motivation, with emphasis on individual and environmental factors affecting learning and performance in various contexts, including experimental and educational settings. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 331 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to developmental psychology, focusing on the period from conception through adolescence, with emphasis on developmental principles and theories in the areas of cognitive, emotional, social, personality, and physical development. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 332 - Psychology of Aging Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to adult development and human aging, including a survey of major developmental principles, theories, and current research in the areas of biological, cognitive, social, personality, and emotional development. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 342 - Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of the history, theories, and applications of clinical and counseling psychology, with an emphasis on analyses of the various approaches to counseling and therapy. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 343 - Multicultural Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the development of ethnic psychology, with emphasis on related theories and research and on the interactions of ethnic Americans with educational, political, religious, and social institutions. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 345 - Positive Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to provide an introduction to positive psychology. Positive psychology focuses on the scientific study of human strengths and virtues. The course will examine human behavior that is effective, valuable, and results in positive contributions to human development. The format of the course will be didactic, experiential, and interactive. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 350 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of psychological factors influencing performance in work settings, especially group processes, employee motivation, leadership, selection, and training, with additional emphasis on the analysis and design of jobs and organizations. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 Please click here for Book Information
	PSYC 352 - Research Methodology Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1 A lecture and laboratory course covering the design, analysis, implementation, and interpretation of experimental research in areas of general psychology, such as learning, memory, and perception, and in social psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 233 Please click here for Book Information

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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 113 - General Physics III

PHYS 115 - General Physics I

PHYS 116 - General 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

ENEC 201 - Nature, Environment, and Ecology I

ENEC 201L - Nature, Environment, and Ecology I Lab

ENEC 202 - Nature, Environment, and Ecology II

ENEC 202L - Nature, Environment, and Ecology II Lab

ENEC 210 - Introduction to Sustainability

ENEC 270 - Climate Change and Public Policy

ENEC 300 - Environmental Politics and Policy

ENEC 400 - Sustainability Leadership

ENEC 420 - Natural Resource Management and Environmental Policy

ENEC 435 - Environmental Law and Administration

ENEC 435 - Environmental Law and Administration

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 301 - Organizational Theory

POLI 311 - Political Parties and Pressure Groups

POLI 320 - State and Local Government

POLI 321 - Public Personnel Management

POLI 330 - Public Financial Management

POLI 331 - Politics and Urban Planning

POLI 332 - The Legislative Process

POLI 350 - Government and Politics of Africa

POLI 351 - Government and Politics of Europe

POLI 352 - Government and Politics of Asia

POLI 353 - Middle East Politics

POLI 400 - Administration of Urban Government

POLI 401 - Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

POLI 402 - Public Policy Formulation

POLI 410 - The American Chief Executive

POLI 411 - Public Opinion and Propaganda

POLI 412 - Administrative Law

POLI 420 - Research Methods in Public Management

POLI 422 - American Foreign Policy

POLI 425 - Public Leadership and Management

POLI 430 - International Politics

POLI 431 - International Organization

POLI 432 - International Law

POLI 440 - Introduction to Government Planning

POLI 441 - Citizen Participation in Policy Making

POLI 442 - Public Policy Analysis

POLI 450 - History of Political Theory

POLI 460 - History of Political Theory II

POLI 461 - American Political Ideas

POLI 470 - Government Internship

POLI 471 - Research Seminar

POLI 480 - Senior Seminar

POLI 481 - Senior Seminar - Selected Problems in Public Management

POLI 490 - Advanced Reading and Research

POSC 221 - Introduction to Criminalistics