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PAD 5041 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Ethics and Values in Public Administration: Examination of ethics in the public sector. Public concerns, past patterns, and individual/social aspects of ethical behavior are explored.

PAD 5144 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Nonprofit Organizations: PR: Admission to certificate program or C.I. Overview of nonprofit management, including history, governance structures, criteria used to establish nonprofit status, range of organizations, and application of management theory.

PAD 5145 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Volunteerism in Nonprofit Management: PR: Admission to certificate program or C.I. Human resource development in nonprofit organizations, including board selection, development and leadership, volunteer recruitment, training, retention and theories of motivation, leadership, ethical issues

PAD 5208 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Nonprofit Financial Management: PR: Admission to certificate program or C.I. Financial management in nonprofit organizations, including nonprofit funding, budgeting policies and procedures, orientation of department managers to budgeting, estimating income and expenses, and ethical implications of budgeting and finance.

PAD 5336 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Introduction to Urban Planning: Issues of urbanization, regional development, land use and comprehensive planning, environmental planning, and social planning.

PAD 5337 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Urban Design: Planning techniques such as planned unit developments, capital improvements planning, and growth management, and planning methods, including needs assessment and graphic design.

PAD 5338 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Land Use and Planning Law: Review of national and local aspects of the legal underpinnings of urban planning aspects such as zoning, growth management, and environmental regulation.

PAD 5356 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Managing Community and Economic Development: PR: Graduate standing or C.I. Overview of economic development activities focusing on policy and managerial issues at the local level.

PAD 5425 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector: An examination of the skills needed to resolve disputes in the public sector through facilitation, mediation, and other alternative methods.

PAD 5427 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Labor Relations in the Public Sector: Current trends and developments in employment relations in the public sector, especially employee organization, negotiations, and the collective bargaining process.

PAD 5806 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Local Government Operations: Operational Functions of municipal and county governments and the role of the chief executive officer.

PAD 5807 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Administrative Practice in the Public Sector: The application of various theoretical concepts to the "real world" of public administration. Policy formulation and execution are examined through the case study mode.

PAD 5850 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Grant and Contract Management: PR: PAD 3003 or C.I. Study of government or public nonprofit agency grant and contract administration and management responding to funding assistance solicitations and grant and contract preparation, evaluation, and presentation.

PAD 6035 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Public Administration in the Policy Process: Analysis of the role of the public administrator in the analysis, formulation, implementation, and evaluation of public policies, especially at the state and local levels

PAD 6037 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Public Organization Management: Structure, functioning, performance of public organizations; behavior of individuals and groups; application for public management, includes both macro and micro approaches to organizational behavior

PAD 6053 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Public Administrators in the Governance Process: An examination of the political, social, economic, and moral context of modern public administration, with special attention to the ethical dimensions of the administrator's role

PAD 6062 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Advanced Concepts and Applications in Public Administration: PR: Completion of all core requirements. An integrative course applying the skills, knowledge, and values considered in the program to selected public problems.

PAD 6207 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Public Financial Management: PR: Graduate standing or C.I. Survey of financial management functions in local government, such as accounting, fund structures, debt and case management, and financial reporting.

PAD 6227 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Public Budgeting: PR: Graduate standing or C.I. Budgets as planning programming documents, stressing the relationships of policy and budgetary decisions, problems in grantsmanship and revenue decision making, program budgeting, PPBS, and incrementalism

PAD 6307 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Policy Implementation: Program analysis and organization structure as policy tools, examining the implementation of differential policy and the administrator as policy maker and change agent

PAD 6327 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Public Program Evaluation Techniques: Techniques and skills utilized in the evaluation of public programs

PAD 6335 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Strategic Planning and Management: PR: PAD 6037, PAD 6053, PAD 6700 (may be taken concurrently), or C.I. An examination and analysis of planning, goal setting, and strategic management in public sector organizations.

PAD 6353 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Environmental Program Management Research: Research of environmental programs, problems, issues, and policies to prepare persons working for or entering government service for environmental program staff or management responsibilities

PAD 6417 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Human Resource Management: Administrator as manager and motivator of public employees with particular emphasis on organizational behavior and contemporary public service legislation

PAD 6700 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Analytic Techniques for Public Administration I: Statistical methodology and use of computers as a tool for decision making in the public sector

PAD 6701 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Analytic Techniques for Public Administration II: PR: Completion of PAD 6700. Applied analytical tools for administrators in the public sector. Practical use of computers in policy and decision making.

PAD 6716 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

MIS for Public Managers: PR: C.I. Use of systems concept and computers in contemporary public sector management information systems.

PAD 6834 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Comparative Global Public Administration: PR: Graduate status or C.I. Public Administration at the national level, to include political system, policy structure, institutional frameworks, institutional capacity and level of technology.

PAD 6934 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Special Issues in Public Administration: Substantive and theoretical issues confronting the broad spectrum of contemporary public administration. May be repeated for credit when content is different

PAD 6946 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Internship: PR: C.I.

PAD 7026 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Advanced Seminar in Public Administration: PR: PAD 6053, PAF 7802. Discuss emerging issues in public administration research using current journal articles and exemplary research in areas such as public management.

PAD 7419 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Advanced Public Human Resource Management: PR: PAD 6417 or C.I. Contemporary issues public sector personnel management, including public employee motivation, merit pay, performance appraisal, affirmative action, productivity enhancement, merit pay, performance appraisal, affirmative action, productivity enhancement, civil service reforms, comparative public personnel management.

PAF 7000 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Foundations of Public Affairs: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. Introduction to Public Affairs with special emphasis on the interrelationships among criminal justice, health services administration, public administration and social work.

PAF 7110 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Ethics and Public Affairs: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. Basic philosophical principles of ethical theories as they impact practitioner-level ethical demands for public managers.

PAF 7230 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Strategic Change and Management in Public Affairs: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. Traditional organizational behavior in public affairs within the context of public agency interests and the demand for organizational change.

PAF 7250 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Social Justice and Public Policy: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. Examination of how public policy and institutions shape social justice in the United States. Emphasizes different concepts of social justice and public policies.

PAF 7300 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Policy Analysis in Public Affairs: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. Public policy development and impact analysis in criminal justice, health administration, public administration, and social work.

PAF 7510 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Seminar in Program Evalution in Public Affairs: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. Critical analysis of program evaluation literature. Development of skills necessary to conduct program evaluations and impact assessments.

PAF 7802 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Advanced Research Methods in Public Affairs: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. Advanced social science methodology. Critical evaluation of research; the design and conduct of research. A solid background in research methodology is required.

PAF 7804 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Public Affairs: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. An investigation of data analysis strategies, including presentation of results, building upon knowledge of hypothesis testing and multivariate statistics.

PAF 7810 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Seminar in Survey Research in Public Affairs: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. In-depth analysis of research survey methods and their application. Focus on interviews and questionaires.

PAF 7820 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Seminar in Qualitative Methods in Public Affairs: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. Qualitative research methods and their application to the study of public affairs. Methods examined include case studies, focus groups, ethnographic studies, qualitative interviews, and content analysis.

PAF 7840 HPA-PUB 3(3,0)

Seminar in Secondary Data Analysis in Public Affairs: PR: PAF 7802. In-depth examination of the availability and use of archival data. Advantages and limitations of secondary data analysis discussed.

PAF 7982 HPA-PUB 2(2,0)

Dissertation Seminar in Public Affairs: PR: Admission to Ph.D. Program or C.I. To provide guidance during the initial stages of dissertation preparation.

PCB 5045C AS-BIOL 4(3,2)

Conservation Biology: PR: PCB 3034 and PCB 3063. Scientific basis of conversation; conservation of ecosystems, populations, exploited species, and endangered species. Weekend field trips are required.

PCB 5107C AS-BIOL 3(3,0)

Advanced Cell Biology: PR: PCB 3063 and PCB 3023 or C.I. Review of selected topics in cell biology with emphasis on current research in areas of membrane structure, protein targeting, cytoskeleton, signalling and cell cycle.

PCB 5238 HPA-M&M 3(3,0)

Immunopathology: PR: PCB 3233. In-depth overview of diseases due to deficiencies or over-reactivity of the immune system.

PCB 5239 HPA-M&M 3(3,0)

Tumor Biology: PR: PCB 4524. A course designed to provide an introduction and broad overview of the current knowledge and research in the field of cancer biology.

PCB 5256C AS-BIOL 4(3,2)

Advanced Developmental Biology: PR: PCB 3063 and ZOO 4603 or equivalent. Lecture and literature review of emerging areas in plant and animal developmental biology.

PCB 5275 HPA-M&M 3(3,0)

Signal Transduction Mechanics: PR: PCB 3523 and PCB 4524. A course emphasizing various signal transduction cascades used in mammalian cells to control growth and differentiation. Discussion of original research papers will occur.

PCB 5326C AS-BIOL 5(3,2)

Ecosystems of Florida: PR: PCB 3034, PCB 3034L or equivalent. Ecosystems of Florida will be discussed to include geography, geology, climate, energetics, nutrient cycling, community structure and conservation.

PCB 5328 AS-BIOL 4(2,4)

Landscape Ecology: PR: PCB 3034, STA 2023 or C.I. Influence of spatial heterogenicity on ecological processes. Emphasizes quantitative methods (e.g., GIS, remote sensing and modeling) to characterize landscape patterns and dynamics.

PCB 5435C AS-BIOL 4(2,6)

Marine Ecology of Florida: PR: BSC 4312 or graduate status. Survey of experimental methods used in the study of marine communities in central and southern Florida, combining field manipulation and readings from primary literature.

PCB 5485 AS-BIOL 3(3,0)

Models in Ecology: PR: PCB 3034, MAC 2311 (or equivalent). A survey of how simulation models are applied to ecological quesitons of both a theoretical and managerial nature.

PCB 5556C AS-BIOL 4(3,2)

Conservation Genetics: PR: PCB 3063 or C.I. Applications of genetic models to the understanding and conservation of animal and plant populations.

PCB 5665C AS-BIOL 4(3,2)

Human Genetics: PR: PCB 3063, graduate standing or C.I. Human Genetics provides a theoretical framework for understanding the biology of the human species.

PCB 6046C AS-BIOL 5(3,4)

Advanced Ecology: PR: Ecology, statistics and 2 years of biological science. Population and community ecology with emphasis on growth, regulation, species interactions, succession, and community classification.

PCB 6365 AS-BIOL 3(3,0)

Environmental Physiology: PR: Physiology and ecology or C.I. The effects of major environmental factors on the physiology of plants and animals.

PCB 6585C AS-BIOL 5(3,6)

Advanced Genetics: PR: PCB 3063 or C.I. Recent advances in genetics, stressing molecular and developmental trends.

PCB 6675C AS-BIOL 4(3,2)

Evolutionary Biology: PR: PCB 3034 and PCB 3063 or C.I. Review of modern concepts and theories in evolutionary biology with emphasis on readings in the primary literature.

PCB 6727 AS-BIOL 3(3,0)

Comparative Animal Physiology: PR: An undergraduate course in animal physiology or equivalent. Comparison of structural and functional adaptations of animal organ systems. Emphasis upon maximization of fitness under given environmental conditions.

PCB 6933 AS-BIOL 2(2,0)

Contemporary Studies in Biology: PR: Graduate standing. Analysis of current publications and developments in theory and concepts of biological sciences. May be repeated for credit as content is variable.

PEM 5405 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Controlling Classroom Violence: PR: Post-baccalaureate or graduate status; certified teacher; or C.I. A hands-on course dealing with controlling disruption and violence as well as how teachers can protect themselves.

PEO 5644 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Coaching Football: PR: C.I. Advanced principles and methods common to the coaching of football. Includes teaching and training methods, organization, motivation and strategies.

PET 5355 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Exercise Physiology and Health: In-depth study of adaptations of cardiovascular and respiratory systems during varying degrees of exercise.

PET 5765 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Advanced Coaching Theory: PR: C.I. Advanced study of theories and methods of coaching for optimum sports performance.

PET 6086 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Exercise Intervention and Risk Hazards: Prevention of select major risk hazards through exercise intervention.

PET 6088 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Wellness Development in Children: An analysis of wellness characteristics and concepts as they affect the wellness of children.

PET 6089 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Personal and Organizational Wellness: Professional implications of the U.S. Wellness Movement and assessment of the nature and quality of corporate and other instructional programming.

PET 6238C ED-E PE 3(2,1)

Perceptual Motor Development: Theoretical and laboratory study of the relationship between perceptual motor development and learning. Special attention is given to identifying and remediating motor deficit.

PET 6357C ED-E PE 3(3,2)

Environmental Exercise Physiology: A study of physiological adaptation resulting from prescribed physical activity programs.

PET 6367 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Physical Performance and Energy Supplies: The relation of nutrients to aerobic performance.

PET 6381 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Physiology of Neuromuscular Mechanisms: Human body morphology and function critical in producing motion, strength, power, and endurance.

PET 6388 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: The physiology of exercise as it affects the onset of cardiovascular diseases.

PET 6389 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Exercise Physiology Instrumentation: Instrumentation management and assessment protocols related to select exercise physiological parameters: anthropometric, bioenergetic, blood lactate, joint flexibility, and muscle rheology, strength and fatigue curve measurements.

PET 6416 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Administration of Corporate Wellness Programs: Administrative implications for the development of a corporate wellness program.

PET 6515C ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Measurement in Kinesiology and Physical Education: Techniques of measurement and evaluation of human performance and their applications to physical education.

PET 6615 AS-PSYCH 2(2,1)

Psychomotor Assessment of Exceptional Children: PR: PET 6655 or C.I. Presents assessment techniques and methodology for determining psychomotor needs of exceptional children. Application of competencies is required.

PET 6645 ED-E PE 3(3,1)

Advanced Studies in Adapted Physical Education: PR: EEX 5050. Survey course that addresses the development, educational, and socialization needs of exceptional children. A minimum of 15 observation hours are required.

PET 6646 ED-E PE 4(3,1)

Methods and Curriculum in Adapted Physical Education: PR: PET 6645, PET 6655, PET 6615. Individualized educational and developmental programming for exceptional children. Presents models of service delivery and instruction. Practicum required.

PET 6647 ED-E PE 3(3,1)

Program Development in Adapted Physical Education: PR: C.I. Development of appropriate physical education programs for exceptional children. Course includes teacher-consultant, collaboration, in-service training, legislative issues, resource utilization.

PET 6655 ED-E PE 3(3,1)

Developmental Aspects of Motor Disabilities: PR: C.I. Addresses developmental aspects of motor and health disabilities. A developmental focus is presented. Observation required.

PET 6910 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Problem Analysis—Review of Literature: PR: EDF 6432 and C.I. Comprehensive review of literature related to a selected topic in physical education; identification, analysis, and evaluation of developments, issues, and research problems. (May be repeated for credit.)

PET 6946 ED-E PE 3(3,0)

Practicum, Clinical Practice:

PHC 6000 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Epidemiology: PR: HSC 6911 or equivalent. A study of the distribution and determination of diseases and injuries in human populations.

PHC 6010 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Quantitative Methods in Epidemiology: PR: Admission to MSHS graduate program and PHC 6000. Principles of managerial epidemiology, quantitative methods, application of prostatistics, use of personal computers to handle data and solve problems.

PHC 6146 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Health Planning and Policy: Review of the determinants of the revolution of the health care system in the United States; analysis of public health, preventive medicine, and therapeutic medicine in terms of quality, access, and cost; methodologies and issues in comprehensive health planning; and trends in health policy development.

PHC 6160 HPA-NURS 3(3,0)

Health Care Finance: PR: HSA 5xxx (Health Care Finance) or ACG 5005 with "B" or better,. The identification of resources available to health care institutions, allocation of resources, and control of resource expenditures.

PHC 6411 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Health and Society: Understanding health and illness as defined by patients, providers, and other persons in the social system.

PHC 6420 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Case Studies in Health Law: Health law including patient care, liability, malpractice, workmen's compensation, and legal responsibilities of health personnel.

PHM 5035 AS-PHIL 3(3,0)

Environmental Philosophy: PR: PHI 3640, PHI 3600 or C.I. This course will provide an in-depth examination of the major contemporary positions in environmental philosophy, including deep ecology, ecofeminism, and social ecology.

PHT 5411 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Foundations of Physical Therapy II: PR: PHT 3002C. This course emphasized the psychosocial aspects of disability. Focus on cultural diversity issues, communication skills, and different styles of learning and teaching.

PHT 5605 HPA-H&PT 2(2,0)

Research Methods in Physical Therapy: PR: STA 2023. Methods of research applied to clinical environment of physical therapy. Coverage of the language, logic, design and analysis of clinical research.

PHT 5816 HPA-H&PT 2(0,6)

Advanced Clinical Applications I: PR: PHT 3821. Full time supervised clinical education in a physical therapy setting. All previous education objectives apply and are cumulative.

PHT 6514 HPA-H&PT 3(3,0)

Management of Physical Therapy Services: PR: PHT 3002. Planning, organizing, delivering and evaluating physical therapy services within a health care system, including quality management, third party players, DRG's and legislative impact.

PHT 6702C HPA-H&PT 2(2,1)

Prosthetic/Orthotics: PR: PHT 3259 and PHT 3259L. Focus on the examination, evaluation, and physical therapy therapeutic intervention related to the training, exercise programs and prosthetic fit and training for the upper and lower extremity amputee. In addition, the course will focus on the needs of physical therapy clients who require splinting, bracing or casting to maximize their rehabilitative potential.

PHT 6817 HPA-H&PT 3(0,8)

Advanced Clinical Applications II: PR: PHT 5816. Full-time internship under the supervision of a physical therapist where the student practices and integrates evaluation skills and treatment knowledge from previous course work.

PHY 5015C AS-PHYS 3(2,2)

Physics for Teachers II: PR: C.I. "Hands-on" lecture-laboratory course. Dynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, nuclear radiation.

PHY 5081C AS-PHYS 1(0.5,1.5)

Physics of Astronomy for Teachers: PR: C.I. Laws of motion, law of gravity, Kepler's Laws, two body orbits, light and spectroscopy. The doppler shift, blackbody radiation, gas laws and stellar evolution.

PHY 5100 AS-PHYS 1(1,0)

Topics in Contemporary Physics for Teachers: PR: C.I. The study of recent findings in a selected area such as particle physics, surface physics, planetary atmospheres, lasers, geophysics, etc. May be repeated for credit.

PHY 5200C AS-PHYS 1(0.5,1.5)

Newtonian Mechanics for Teachers: PR: C.I. A lab, lecture, demonstration course studying selected topics in classical mechanics.

PHY 5300C AS-PHYS 1(0.5,1.5)

Electricity for Teachers: PR: C.I. Circuits, multimeters, oscilloscopes, circuit elements.

PHY 5302C AS-PHYS 1(0.5,1.5)

Electromagnetism for Teachers: PR: C.I. Gauss' Law, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law, Faraday's Law, Lenz's law, motors, generators, AC circuits and Maxwell's Equations.

PHY 5346 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Electrodynamics I: PR: PHY 4324 or C.I. Boundary value problems in electrostatics and magnetostatics. Maxwell's equations. EM fields in matter, wave generation and propagation; wave guides, resonant cavities.

PHY 5401C AS-PHYS 1(0.5,1.5)

Optics for Teachers: PR: C.I. Geometrical and physical optics, spectrometers and lasers.

PHY 5431 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Optical Properties of Materials: PR: PHY 4324, MAP 2302, PHY 4424. Normal modes (dipole and Raman active); microscopic theory of absorption, dispersion, and refraction; wave propagation, crystal optics; scattering mechanisms; optical activity.

PHY 5446 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Laser Principles: PR: PHY 3101, MAP 2302, PHY 4424. Classical introduction to the basic principles of laser gain media, properties of resonators and modes, description of specific laser systems.

PHY 5455 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Modern X-Ray Science: An introduction to the science and applications of modern x-ray optics, x-ray lasers, etc., with a review of basic properties of x-rays.

PHY 5465C AS-PHYS 1(0.5,1.5)

Wave Motion for Teachers: PR: C.I. Water waves, waves on strings, sound and vibrations.

PHY 5500C AS-PHYS 1(0.5,1.5)

Thermal Physics for Teachers: PR: C.I. Engines, heat pumps, kinetic theory, phase changes, radiation, weather.

PHY 5524 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Statistical Physics: PR: PHY 3503, STA 3032, or C.I. A study of physical concepts and methods appropriate for the description of systems involving many particles. Ensemble theory, partition functions. Maxwell Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac statistics.

PHY 5601 AS-PHYS 1(1,0)

Quantum Physics for Teachers: PR: C.I. Hydrogen atom, diatomic molecules, heat capacity transition rates.

PHY 5606 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Quantum Mechanics I: PR: PHY 4605 or C.I. Basic postulates of quantum mechanics, operators, eigenvalues, parity, potential wells, harmonic oscillator, time dependent and time independent Schrodinger equation, matrix formulation, and time independent perturbation theory.

PHY 5933 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Selected Topics in Biophysics of Macromolecules: PR: PHY 3101, CHM 2046, or C.I. Physical concepts and techniques used in the spectroscopic study of dynamic structure and function of biological macromolecules such as proteins; Connections with other complex systems. May be repeated for credit.

PHY 6246 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Classical Mechanics: PR: C.I. Variational principles. Lagrange, Hamiltonian, and Poisson bracket formulations of mechanics. Hamilton's principle of least action. Hamilton-Jacobi theory. Perturbation theory. Continuous systems. Chaos.

PHY 6347 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Electrodynamics II: PR: PHY 5346 or C.I. Dynamics of charged particles in electromagnetic fields. Antennas; radiation by moving charges; magnetohydrodynamics; multipole radiation and electrodynamics of materials.

PHY 6353 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Accelerator Physics: PR: PHY 6347. Dynamics of charged particles in electromagnetic fields, electron optics, details of the electrostatic accelerator, the linear accelerator, and cyclic accelerators; properties of cavities and orbiting electrons; new accelerator schemes, including the free electron laser.

PHY 6355 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Physics of Free Electrons: PR: PHY 6347. Interaction between electrons and fields, transmission lines, microwave tubes and waveguides, synchrotron radiation and undulators, the free electron laser in both the Compton and Raman regimes.

PHY 6434 AS-PHYS 3(2.5,0.5)

Nonlinear Optics: PR: PHY 5346. Maxwell's equations in nonlinear media, frequency conversion techniques (SHG, SFG, OPO), stimulated scattering, phase conjugation, wave-guided optics, nonlinear crystals.

PHY 6435 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Nonlinear Guided Wave Optics: PR: PHY 5346, 6347, 6434. The physics and applications of nonlinear optical interactions in fibers and planar waveguides is discussed, including parametric processes, all-optical effects and solitons.

PHY 6447 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Quantum Optics: PR: PHY 5606, PHY 5346, PHY 5446. Semiclassical treatment of light/matter interactions (quantized atomic states plus Maxwell's equations). Density matrix theory, coherent optical transients, pulse propagation.

PHY 6448 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Specific Laser Systems: PR: PHY 5446 or C.I. Review of laser principles, specifics of gas, ion, solid state, dye, metal vapor, free electron, and semiconductor lasers and power supplies.

PHY 6624 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Quantum Mechanics II: PR: PHY 5606 or C.I. Time dependent perturbation theory, exchange symmetry, Dirac Equation, second quantization, and scattering theory.

PHY 6667 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Advanced Quantum Mechanics: PR: PHY 6624 or PHY 6447. Introduces advanced graduate students to the methods of Quantum field theory, essential for the understanding of many branches of physics.

PHY 7423 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Physics of Nanostructures: PR: PHY 6425 or C.I. Electronic properties of mesoscopic nanostructures, conductance as transmission, s-matrix and Green's functions, localization, universal conductance fluctuations, single electron tumeling, chaos, nonequilibrium transport

PHZ 5150C AS-PHYS 1(0.5,1.5)

Computer Methods in Physics for Teachers: PR: C.I. Trajectories with air resistance, trajectories in rotating space colonies, refraction of waves in continuous media, luminosity patterns, temperature profiles.

PHZ 5301C AS-PHYS 1(0.5,1.5)

Nuclear Physics for Teachers: PR: C.I. The interaction of ionizing radiation with matter, alpha, beta, gamma decay, fission, fusion, neutron activation, half lives, and equilibrium.

PHZ 5304 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Nuclear and Particle Physics: PR: PHY 4604 or equivalent. Particles and nuclei, symmetries and conservation laws, interactions, models.

PHZ 5405 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Condensed Matter Physics: PR: PHY 4604, PHY 3101, or C.I. Crystal lattice cell structure, phonons, free electron model, band theory of solids, Fermi surface, solid state applications, and polymers.

PHZ 5505 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Plasma Physics: PR: PHY 4324 or C.I. Introduction to theory and experimental basis of both weakly and highly ionized plasmas. Instabilities, plasma waves, nonlinear effects, controlled thermonuclear fusion.

PHZ 5600 AS-PHYS 1(1,0)

Special Relativity for Teachers: PR: C.I. Length contraction, time dialation, simultaneity, conservation of mass-energy, conservation of momentum, Compton scattering.

PHZ 6156 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Advanced Computational Physics: PR: PHZ 3151 or C.I. Computational methods applied to the solution of advanced problems in many branches of physics.

PHZ 6204 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy: PR: PHY 6624 or 6447. Atomic structure, LS and jj coupling, diatomic molecular spectra, anharmonic oscillator, polyatomic molecular spectra, normal modes of vibration, dipole selection rules, Franck-Condon principle, spectroscopic techniques.

PHZ 6234 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Atomic Physics: PR: PHY 6624 or 6447. Brief review of spectroscopy, photoionization, inner shell processes, Auger effect, atom-atom collisions, electron-atom collisions, spin polarization.

PHZ 6426 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Condensed Matter Physics I: PR: PHY 5606, and eiether PHY 6624 or PHY 6447. Quantum theory of crystalline solids: crystals, electronic band structure, metals, insulators, semiconductors, electron interactions in solids, lattice dynamics.

PHZ 6428 AS-PHYS 3(3,0)

Condensed Matter Physics II: PR: PHZ 6426 (Condensed Matter Physics I). Many-body theory: Green's functions, Feynman diagrams, screening in the electron gas, linear response theory, magnetism, conductivity, electron-phonon interactions, superconductivity, superfluids.

PLA 5937 HPA-CJ/LS 3(1,2)

Seminar in Contemporary Legal Problems: PR: C.I. Analysis of current trends in legislation and court decisions and their significance to American society.

POS 6045 AS-POLS 3(3,0)

Seminar in American National Politics: Examines major aspects of the American system, including mass behavior, public opinion, and political institutions.

POS 6207 AS-POLS 3(3,0)

Political Behavior: PR: Graduate status. A review of theory and findings in regard to mass political behavior, including participation, voter choice, public opinion, collective action, and communication.

POS 6324 AS-POLS 3(3,0)

Women and Public Policy: PR: Graduate standing. Analyzes U.S. public policies with differential impact on women, including policies regarding employment, family, health, reproduction and sexuality. Strong theoretical emphasis.

POS 6639 AS-POLS 3(3,0)

Seminar in Public Law and Judicial Politics: PR: Graduate or post-baccalaureate status. This course is intended to acquaint students broadly with the scholarly literature in the subfield of Public law. IT surveys the meaning of the field and its development, using books and articles to illustrate the major research and teaching concentrations in the subfield.

POS 6746 AS-POLS 3(3,0)

Quantitative Methods in Political Research: PR: C.I. Methods of model building and research design, including conceptualization and measurement of political variables; techniques of data collection and quantitative analysis and computer usage.

POS 6938 AS-POLS 3(3,0)

Special Topics/Political Analysis: This course title covers all political analysis special topics courses which are not listed in the catalog with a course number. May be repeated for credit when content is different.

POT 6007 AS-POLS 3(3,0)

Seminar in Political Theory: An examination of analytic and normative theories of politics and society, using selected topics as a substantive focus.

PPE 5055 AS-PSYCH 3(3,0)

Personality Theories: PR: Graduate admission or C.I. Critical theoretical models of personality development with applications to counseling, psychotherapy and psychological assessment.

PSB 5005 AS-PSYCH 3(3,0)

Physiological Psychology: PR: PSB 3002 or C.I. An advanced survey of the physiological basis of behavior, emphasizing the relationship between the nervous system and behavior.

PSB 6446 AS-PSYCH 3(3,0)

Advanced Abnormal and Clinical Psychopharmacology: PR: Graduate admission and C.I. Diagnosis of psychopathology and drug treatment of these disorders. Examination of the efficacy of psychoactive drugs.

PSY 5605 AS-PSYCH 3(3,0)

History and Systems of Psychology: PR: Acceptance to Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program or C.I. An examination of modern American psychology from its origins in the late 19th century to the present time. This course is intended for the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology; in certain instances graduate students in other programs may enroll.

PSY 6216 AS-PSYCH 4(3,2)

Advanced Research Methodology I: PR: Graduate admission and C.I. Logic and procedures of psychological research and evaluation; application of experimental and non-experimental techniques in analyzing psychological variables; review of relevant psychological research.

PSY 6217 AS-PSYCH 4(3,2)

Advanced Research Methodology II: PR: PSY 6216, graduate admission, and C.I. Structure and planning of complex psychological experiments; internal and external validity; application of advanced experimental procedures in analyzing psychological variables; review of relevant psychological research.

PSY 6308 AS-PSYCH 4(3,2)

Psychological Testing I: PR: PSY 6216. Theory of test construction, including test reliability and validity.

PSY 6318 AS-PSYCH 3(3,0)

Applied Testing and Selection: PR: PSY 6308, graduate admission, and C.I. Issues in selecting employees and an examination of currently used tests in industry.

PSY 6908 AS-PSYCH 3(3,0)

Directed Independent Studies: PR: C.I. Conduction of a selected research study under the supervision of a faculty member in the field of Human Factors Psychology. May be repeated for credit.

PSY 6918 AS-PSYCH 3(3,0)

Directed Research: PR: PSY 6217, EXP 6257, PSY 6938, ten additional graduate hours in PSY, and C.I. Directed Research involves supervised research activity in an agency setting. The student will devote 15 hours per week in the assigned setting to work on an applied research problem with joint supervision by faculty and agency staff. May be repeated for credit.

PSY 6919 AS-PSYCH 3(3,0)

Research Report: PR: PSY 6918. Preparation of a written report of the project completed in PSY 6918. This report will be in the form of a research publication of technical report.

PSY 6933 AS-PSYCH 3(3,0)

Administration Seminar/Practicum: PR: Acceptance to Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program or C.I. The theories, issues, and techniques of administration in a mental health care delivery system. This course is intended for the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology; in certain instances graduate students in other programs may enroll.

PSY 6938 AS-PSYCH 1(1,0)

Research Planning Seminar I: Clinical graduate student initiation of thesis proposal formulation under faculty supervision.

PSY 6939 AS-PSYCH 1(1,0)

Research Planning Seminar II: PR: PSY 6938. Clinical graduate student continued progress on thesis proposal formulation under faculty supervision.

PUP 6007 AS-POLS 3(3,0)

Public Policy Analysis: Examination of the role of the state and the policy process (agenda-setting, formulation, implementation), and case studies in environmental, economic, education, or welfare or other policy

PUP 6938 AS-POLS 3(3,0)

Special Topics/Public Policy: This course title covers all public policy special topics courses which are not listed in the catalog with a course number. May be repeated for credit when content is different

PUR 6403 AS-COMM 3(3,0)

Crisis Public Relations: PR: C.I. The course examines the management of crisis situations form a PR perspective, as well as how to manage issues to prevent them from becoming crises.

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