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PAMU 335 - The Physics of Music (Cross-listed as PHYS 335)
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Provides an understanding of music and sound for students interested in music, speech, and language. Extensive use of demonstrations and sound analysis computer programs will be used. The format will include lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on use of the computer programs.
Same as: PHYS 335
GenEd: B1, C1, UDIGE
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PAMU 336 - Art and Music: Dissonance, Diversity and Continuity (Cross-listed as ART 336)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
An interdisciplinary analysis of the essential elements defining modern and contemporary art and music. Discusses how artistic characteristics and music issues of the period are connected and intertwined within specific historic and cultural environments.
Same as: ART 336
GenEd: C1, D, UDIGE
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PAMU 337 - Music In History
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Music in its historical context, with special emphasis on the role of music in culture. Historical periods may include the music of the Medieval church, the evolution of opera, the American musical theatre, and jazz, as well as historical and contemporary world music. Examines the societal forces that helped to shape classical and popular musical styles, and how music can and has influenced culture. Music in history is contextualized within multicultural perspectives. (Formerly PAMU 363)
Graded: Graded
GenEd: C1, C3B, UDIGE
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PAMU 339 - Understanding Music in Television And Cinema (Cross-listed as ART 339)
Units: 3
An examination of music in the history of film and television, focusing on the development of new musical scores. Analyzes how music supports various aspects of film and television including emotion, characters, romance, drama, pacing, and comedy. Lectures and screenings explore concepts and issues driving the creation and use of music in television and cinema.
Same as: ART 339
GenEd: C1, UDIGE
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PAMU 361 - Music Theory II
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: PAMU 161 and PAMU 261 and Consent of Instructor
Provides the development of analytical skills necessary for the comprehension, critical assessment, and intelligent discussion of music. Emphasis on musical elements such as diatonic chord relationships, tonal function, Roman-numeral analysis, and part-writing in four voices.
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PAMU 385 - Audio Design and Recording (Cross-listed as ART 385)
Units: 3
Six hours activity per week
Prerequisite: ART 312 and PAMU 335
An introduction to the fundamental principles of audio production and recording. Applications of analog and digital audio recording systems and their component parts, including sync-sound and digital audio effects for visual media will be covered. Repeatable up to 6 units.
Same as: ART 385
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PAMU 432 - Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (Cross-listed as ENGL 432, ART 432)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Study focusing on the dramatic upsurge of creativity in art, music and literature resulting from social and political undercurrents in the African American cultural revolution in New York during the 1920’s. Historical geneses and subsequent artistic legacies will also be explored.
Same as: ENGL 432 , ART 432
GenEd: C1, C2, UDIGE
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PAMU 435 - The Music Museum (Cross-listed as BUS 435, ECON 435, EDUC 435)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
An interdisciplinary study of music museums from the perspectives of music history, appreciation and production, business, economics and education. Analyzes how these disciplines are linked within music museum practices. Includes an in-depth study of a local music museum.
Same as: BUS 435 , ECON 435 , EDUC 435
GenEd: D, UDIGE
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PAMU 499 - Performing Arts Capstone in Music
Units: 3
Six hours seminar per week
Prerequisite: PAMU 363, Senior Status
Students will join in the capstone experience course and blend their knowledge and practice to produce an interdisciplinary performing arts project. Alternatively, students may receive an internship with a music company.
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PATH 280 - Acting I
Units: 3
Six hours activity per week
Exercises and activities that emphasize voice, movement, and relaxation techniques. Includes improvisation, monologues, and two-character scenes.
GenEd: C1
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PATH 281 - Play Analysis
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Introduces students to the analytical tools used by theatre professionals and provides practice in applying those tools to a variety of scripts. Studies in dramatic structure and its relationship to performance and production.
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PATH 332 - Teaching Dramatic Literature (Cross-listed as ENGL 332)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or Equivalent plus one upper division literature course
Explores methods and approaches to teaching dramatic literature in secondary schools and colleges. Focuses on elements of textual exploration and using heuristics from theatre to teach dramatic literature including, but not exclusively, Shakespeare’s Plays.
Same as: ENGL 332
GenEd: C2, UDIGE
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PATH 333 - Multicultural Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 333)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
America is a country of many cultures, and each of these has brought legacies of its roots to the American stage. In this course we will read plays written by Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans and others. This course is regional in organization rather than chronological, and is organized around one or more themes.
Same as: ENGL 333
GenEd: C2, C3B, UDIGE
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PATH 334 - Spanish Language Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as SPAN 334)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Read and analyze one-act plays from diverse parts of the Spanish-speaking world, and focus on majors works for in-depth study and performance. In addition to learning about the historical, cultural and sociological context of the plays, students will learn acting techniques and appropriate Spanish-language vocabulary and phrases. Note: Course is open to all levels of Spanish speakers.
Same as: SPAN 334
GenEd: C2, C3B, UDIGE
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PATH 338 - Theatre in History (Cross-listed as HIST 338)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
A survey of the history of theatrical productions. Includes formal productions and performances as well as other types of theatre or dramatization, such as political posturing, i.e., a ruler’s rise to power in historical reality as well as performed or recorded later in theatre, music, and history. Theatre in history is contextualized within multicultural perspectives.
Same as: HIST 338
GenEd: C1, C3B, UDIGE
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PATH 341 - Modern American Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 341)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Students will read plays and performance texts written by modern American authors from the beginning of the 20th century until today. A study of the range of American dramatic literature in the context of the development of American theatrical performance. Thematically examines avant-garde and alternative forms as well as commercial and mainstream theatre.
Same as: ENGL 341
GenEd: C2, UDIGE
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PATH 342 - Modern British and European Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 342)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Major works of British and European dramatic literature in performance and production from the middle of the 19th century to the present. Thematically organized to examine avant-garde and alternative forms, as well as commercial and mainstream theatre.
Same as: ENGL 342
GenEd: C2, UDIGE
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PATH 343 - Teaching Drama to Children (Cross-listed as EDUC 343)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Students will participate in theatre games, improvisations, and other tasks that will prepare them to design and implement dramatic activities as a learning tool. Theatre in a broader context will also be examined.
Same as: EDUC 343
GenEd: C1, UDIGE
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PATH 344 - World Drama and Theatre (Cross-listed as ENGL 344)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Explores world dramatic literature in performance and production. The focus is largely on plays and performance texts by non-Western authors, and is organized around one or more themes. This course is regional in organization rather than chronological. Texts studied feature the following regions: Asia, Oceania, South Asia & Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
Same as: ENGL 344
GenEd: C2, UDIGE
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PATH 380 - Acting II
Units: 3
Six hours activity per week
Prerequisite: PATH 280
Emphasizes character work and contemporary acting theories. Includes performance of scenes from contemporary multicultural plays. Repeatable up to 6 units.
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PATH 382 - Directing
Units: 3
Six hours activity per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
Introduction to techniques and practice of directing stage plays. Students direct scenes and one-acts.
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PATH 410 - Shakespeare’s Plays (Cross-listed as ENGL 410)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or Equivalent and one upper division literature course
Study of the many aspects of Shakespeare’s plays as literature—language, context, form and style—as well as the ways in which these elements work as parts of a whole, which includes spoken speech and other sounds as well as physical form and movement.
Same as: ENGL 410
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PATH 412 - Drama of Ancient Greece (Cross-listed as ENGL 412)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or equivalent and one upper division literature course
A survey of ancient Greek drama and the culture/society that produced it. The course will examine a representative sample of the major plays. Among the topics considered will be: the tragic and comic festivals, tragedy’s relationship with Athenian democracy, the nature of Greek theaters and ancient theatrical production techniques, religion and drama, women and tragedy, tragic and comic heroism, myth and tragedy, and the legacy of Greek tragedy in the modern world.
Same as: ENGL 412
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PATH 463 - Writing for the Stage (Cross-listed as ENGL 463)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
The writing of stage plays is the focus of this class. The seminar format allows students the opportunity to talk about their writing and to receive critiques from their peers as well as the instructor. Repeatable by topic up to 6 units.
Same as: ENGL 463
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PATH 480 - Acting III: Performance Styles
Units: 3
Six hours activity per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
Advanced acting exercises and scene work featuring performance styles from a wide variety of periods and genres. May focus on one or several specialized acting styles from the classics to the present. References contemporary and historical acting theories.
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PATH 499 - Performing Arts Capstone in Theatre
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite: PA 350 , PA 360 , Senior Status
Students will join in the capstone experience course and blend their knowledge and practice to produce an interdisciplinary performing arts project. Alternatively, students may receive an internship with a theatre company.
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PHED 105 - Zen of Surfing
Units: 1
Two hours activity per week
Exploration of the physiological and psychological benefits that result from human interaction with forces of nature. Students develop an increased understanding of the ocean and complex dynamics that underlie the sport of surfing. The interrelationship between physical activity and personal aesthetics is explored through weekly surfing activities.
GenEd: E
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PHED 106 - Sailing
Units: 1
One-half hour lecture and one hour activity per week
Through a series of practical lessons and on-water experience, students will learn the basic skills involved in sailing and water safety. Topics and activities covered include sailing theory, terminology, boat handling, safety, right of way, knots and docking. Class time is spent working with the boats and sailing within the Channel Islands Harbor, two to three students per boat.
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PHED 107 - Scuba Diving
Units: 1
Two hours activity per week
Through a series of lectures and activities students will be introduced to the world of SCUBA Diving. The course will not be a certification course, rather an introductory course that outlines the safety, equipment and skills necessary for diving. Students will have a hands on experience and discover the undersea world, within the Channel Islands Harbor.
Graded: Credit/No Credit
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PHED 208 - Introduction to Kinesiology
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Examines the field of human movement, introduces biomechanics, anatomy, exercise physiology, and motor learning. Basic anatomy, function of the musculoskeletal system, laws of motion, principles of force, equilibrium concepts, and laws governing projectiles will be introduced and applied to various sports activities. The student will develop the ability to analyze skill movements in specific sport activities. This is not an activity/performance course.
GenEd: E
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PHED 302 - Motor Learning, Fitness, and Development in Children
Units: 2
Two hours lecture per week
Physical education for children, fundamentals of motor learning, health, fitness and age-appropriate activities for elementary school age children. Teaching, planning and implementing an effective physical education program. May be taken concurrently with PHED 303.
GenEd: E
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PHIL 130 - Logic And Philosophical Reasoning
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Introduction to deductive and inductive logic, with applications in philosophical reasoning and in various academic and professional disciplines.
Graded: Graded
GenEd: A3
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PHIL 200 - Introduction to Philosophy
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Provides an introduction to philosophical problems and to various methods, systems, and discourses that have developed, throughout history and across cultures, to answer them. The course offers tools, methods, and foundations for philosophical thinking and also encourages students to articulate their own beliefs, values, and assumptions.
GenEd: A3
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PHIL 210 - Ethics for a Free World (Cross-listed as FJS 210)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Students will explore concepts and practices of ethics, freedom, and justice by comparing how these have been theorized and practiced in relationship to each other across at least two times periods and cultures. Starting from a foundation in philosophy and developing an interdisciplinary lens, this class examines these foundational concepts and practices especially as engaged across the fields of identity and civil rights-based studies (including religious, ethnic, women’s, gender, sexuality, and disability studies, etc.)
Same as: FJS 210
GenEd: A3, D
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PHIL 230 - Logic and Mathematical Reasoning (Cross-listed as MATH 230)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Introduction to deductive logic, logical and critical thinking, and symbolic approaches to common language. Includes abstract sets and number sets, relations, propositional logic, and the theory of quantification.
GenEd: A3, B3
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PHIL 320 - Being and Knowing
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: PHIL 200 , PHIL 210 / FJS 210 , or Consent of Instructor
In this course students will be exposed to and critically investigate various philosophical and cross-cultural questions and theories concerning existence and our knowledge of it.
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PHIL 438 - Philosophy of Mathematics (Cross-listed as MATH 438)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Topics include infinity, paradoxes, Goedel’s incompleteness theorems, whether mathematics is discovered or invented, why mathematical knowledge requires proof, whether mathematics is objective truth or social convention, and the identification of types of mathematical objects.
Same as: MATH 438
GenEd: A3, B3, UDIGE
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PHIL 439 - Philosophy of Science (Cross-listed as MATH 439, PHYS 439)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Examines the philosophical assumptions, foundations, and implications of science and of scientific theories such as quantum physics, general relativity, and the theory of evolution. Asks what scientific knowledge reveals, how it is reached, and what role it plays in human life. The course also examines the roles that mathematics and the scientific method play in science and how these have affected its development.
Same as: MATH 439, PHYS 439
GenEd: A3, UDIGE
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PHSC 170 - Foundations in Physical Science
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week
The areas covered include the physical properties of solids, liquids, and gases; physical and chemical changes in matter; atomic theory and the periodic table; the principles of motion and energy; forces and the motion of particles; sources and transformations of energy including heat, electricity, magnetism, light, and sound; renewable and nonrenewable energy sources; and the conservation of energy resources.
GenEd: B1
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PHYS 100 - Introduction to Physics I
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week
A non-calculus based introduction to the concepts and principles of physics. The areas covered include classical mechanics, wave motion and thermal physics. Practical examples will be used to illustrate the relationship between physics and other disciplines, especially the life sciences, and to develop problem-solving skills. Laboratory sessions will include computer-simulated experiments.
GenEd: B1
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PHYS 101 - Introduction to Physics II
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 100
A non-calculus based introduction to the concepts and principles of physics. The areas covered include electromagnetic theory, light, and atomic and nuclear physics. Practical examples will be used to illustrate the relationship between physics and other disciplines, especially the life sciences, and to develop problem-solving skills. Laboratory sessions will include computer-simulated experiments.
GenEd: B1
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PHYS 103 - How Things Work
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Introduces the concepts behind everyday objects and experiences. Concentrates on ideas and on familiar scenarios. Designed to excite students’ interests in science while conveying a substantial understanding of our everyday world.
GenEd: B1
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PHYS 105 - Introduction to the Solar System (Cross-listed as ASTR 105)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Descriptive introduction to the astronomical properties of the Solar System. Topics include: historical development of astronomy, and the laws that govern the behavior of the universe; evolution of the solar system; planetary sciences; planetary exploration; and greenhouse effect.
Same as: ASTR 105
GenEd: B1
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PHYS 106 - Applied Physics and Modern Society
Units: 3
Three hours lecture in the lab per week
The course provides an introduction to current topics in applied physics in the fields of solid state physics, semiconductors, superconductors and nano-structures. It shows how scientific knowledge, imagination and ingenuity can combine to offer technological solutions to a variety of topical problems. Industries dealing with, for example, detectors, remote sensing, new materials, medical imaging, biophysics, homeland security, telecommunications, and lasers will be covered.
GenEd: B1
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PHYS 107 - The Stars and Beyond
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
A tour through the stars and galaxies will uncover some major mysteries of the Universe. Topics include: the historical development of astronomy; the laws that govern the behavior of the Universe; the birth, life and death of stars; the collision of galaxies; and evidence for the birth and end of the entire Universe.
GenEd: B1
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PHYS 110 - Life in the Universe (Cross-listed as ASTR 110, BIOL 110)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Explains the origins of life on Earth and the conditions for life to be discovered on other worlds. Current and potential means of exploring space will be discussed such as: Mars rovers, radio telescopes and the promise and limitations of interstellar travel.
Graded: Optional
Same as: ASTR 110 , BIOL 110
GenEd: B1, B2
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PHYS 112 - Introduction To Observational Astronomy (Cross-listed as ASTR 112)
Units: 1
Three hours lab per week
Prerequisite: Successful completion of one of the following with a grade of C or better: ASTR 105 , PHYS 105 , PHYS 107 , ASTR 110 , BIOL 110 , PHYS 110 , or an equivalent course
An introduction to the techniques and instrumentation used in visual astronomy. Topics will include: the laws of geometrical optics, optical ray tracing, elements of refracting and reflecting telescopes and associated instrumentation, navigation of the night sky, diurnal and seasonal motion, the constellations, astroimaging, and the use of astronomy software and applications.
Graded: Graded
Same as: ASTR 112
GenEd: B1LAB
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PHYS 200 - General Physics I
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite: MATH 150
A calculus-based introduction to the concepts and principles of physics. The areas covered include classical mechanics, wave motion and thermal physics. Practical examples will be used to illustrate the relationship between physics and other disciplines, including the life sciences, and to develop problem-solving skills. Laboratory sessions will focus on computer-simulated experiments.
Lab fee $25
GenEd: B1
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PHYS 201 - General Physics II
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 200
A calculus-based introduction to the concepts and principles of physics. The areas covered include electromagnetic theory, light, and atomic and nuclear physics. Practical examples will be used to illustrate the relationship between physics and other disciplines, including the life sciences, and to develop problem-solving skills. Laboratory sessions will focus on computer-simulated experiments.
GenEd: B1
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PHYS 208 - The Physics of Art and Visual Perception (Cross-listed as ART 208)
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
A course on the physics of light, color, art and visual perception. The course will cover the nature of light and optical phenomena, the perception and psychology of color, the reproduction of color in different media, and the analysis of art from a science perspective. The emphasis is on factors which permit the artist and observer to understand and more fully control the design and interpretation of images of all kinds. Demonstrations, experiments, and video/computer simulations are used to analyze signals received by the eyes or instruments.
Same as: ART 208
GenEd: B1, C1
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PHYS 301 - Classical Mechanics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 201 , MATH 350
A differential equation-based introduction to classical mechanics. The areas covered include the Lagrangian formulation, variational principles, Hamiltonian mechanics, and the theory of canonical transformations. Some applications to the motion of rigid bodies, systems of coupled oscillators, and celestial mechanics will be presented.
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PHYS 304 - Electromagnetism
Units: 4
Four hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 101 or PHYS 201 , MATH 250
A calculus-based introduction to the concepts and principles of electricity and magnetism. Topics include: electrostatics, magnetism, electromagnetic theory, fields, electromagnetic waves, Maxwell’s equations, and the Special Theory of Relativity. A strong emphasis will be on analytical problem-solving skills and applications.
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PHYS 305 - Thermal and Statistical Physics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 201 and MATH 350
Addresses the behavior of energy and matter in systems having a great many particles. Includes both classical and quantum mechanical views of physical systems and begins with the basic concepts of probability and statistics. Particular emphasis will be placed on simple model systems for which quantitative results can be obtained and compared to experiment, such as ideal gases and quantum mechanical spin systems. The course includes the statistics of the microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles; the relation between classical and quantum statistical mechanics; the Planck distribution, bosons, fermions, and doped semiconductors, among others; and an introduction to kinetic theory.
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PHYS 306 - Modern Physics
Units: 3
1.5 hours lecture twice per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 101 or PHYS 201 , MATH 151
Survey of modern physics. Topics include: Special relativity, the Bohr model, Quantum mechanics; photons, the photoelectric effect, probability density, matter waves, Schrodinger mechanics of simple systems, the Uncertainty Principle, tunneling, spin and angular momentum, atomic and molecular structure. Selected topics from nuclear and solid state physics. Applications of the principles will be emphasized.
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PHYS 310 - Electronics
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 101 or PHYS 201
This course covers the basic analog and digital electronic circuits used in a scientific laboratory. Students will be introduced to the operation of simple electronic devices, the basic underlying theory of their operation, and the applications of a few analog and digital ICs. The emphasis is on applications rather than theory. Consequently there is a strong hands-on component to the subject to enable students to gain practical experience. Experiments will include the testing of actual and virtual circuits, and data acquisition.
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PHYS 315 - Introduction to Biophysics (Cross-listed as BIOL 315)
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 200
Corequisite: BIOL 300
This course applies physical methods to the study of biological systems, including transport processes and membrane phenomena, bioelectric phenomena, photosynthetic systems and visual systems. Biophysical methods will include the techniques of patch clamping and optical tweezers, and the measurement of action potentials and evoked responses. There will be an emphasis on modeling and on problem solving, with appropriate mathematics when necessary. The practical activity session will include computer modeling and simulation, and laboratory demonstrations and exercises.
Lab fee $25
Same as: BIOL 315
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PHYS 335 - The Physics of Music (Cross-listed as PAMU 335)
Units: 3
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Provides an understanding of music and sound for students interested in music, speech, and language. Extensive use of demonstrations and sound analysis computer programs will be used. The format will include lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on use of the computer programs.
Same as: PAMU 335
GenEd: B1, C1, UDIGE
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PHYS 338 - Science and Conscience (Cross-listed as ENGL 338)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
This course is a team-taught, interdisciplinary course that examines various ethical issues within the sciences using case studies. The scientific, historical and social aspects of each case study will be examined from different perspectives. Students will learn scientific concepts which will facilitate an informed understanding of the ethical issues involved.
Same as: ENGL 338
GenEd: B1, C2, UDIGE
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PHYS 344 - Energy and Society (Cross-listed as CHEM 344)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
Survey of the physical, chemical, and engineering principles involved in the production of energy from current and potential sources and the economical, environmental, and political issues surrounding energy production. The course will also examine factors that influence worldwide energy policy. Examples of topics included: energy conservation, efficient usage and transportation of energy, energy resources, fossil fuels, active and passive solar energy, biomass, fuel cells, nuclear (fission and fusion) processes, and hydroelectric, tidal, geothermal, and wind power.
Same as: CHEM 344
GenEd: B1, UDIGE
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PHYS 345 - Digital Image Processing (Cross-listed as MATH 345, COMP 345)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Junior Standing or Consent of Instructor
An introduction to the basic concepts and techniques for digital image restoration and enhancement, analysis, coding and compression. The emphasis is on processes which analyze primarily two-dimensional discrete images represented at the pixel level, including filtering, noise reduction and segmentation. Fourier analysis techniques will be explored. Programming exercises will be used to implement the various processes, and their performance on synthetic and real images will be studied.
Same as: MATH 345 , COMP 345
GenEd: B1, B4, UDIGE
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PHYS 400 - Quantum Physics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 306 for Applied Physics majors and Consent of Instructor required for enrollment
Course overs the physical principles, mathematical techniques and interpretation of quantum theory. It takes an innovative approach to quantum physics by combining the essential elements of the theory with the practical applications. Applications include Raman spectroscopy, scanning tunnelling microscopy, quantum optics, quantum cryptography and quantum computing.
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PHYS 401 - Quantum Mechanics
Units: 3
3.5 hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 306 and MATH 350
An introduction to quantum theory, beginning with the Schroedinger equation and the statistical interpretation of the wave function. One-dimensional applications, including the infinite square-well and the harmonic oscillator; in three dimensions, the theory of angular momentum, central potentials, and the hydrogen atom; time-independent perturbation theory, spin, identical particles, and the Pauli exclusion principle. Applications to bound states, tunneling, and the harmonic oscillators applied to photons and phonons in cavities.
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PHYS 406 - Solid State Physics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 306
Provides an introduction to the physical properties of solids, and their importance in high-tech applications. Focuses on the fundamental, unifying concepts and experimental techniques important in understanding the properties of nuclei and electrons in solids. Considers crystals defects that often control the actual properties of materials. The subjects are chosen to establish the basic principles, to describe phenomena that are responsible for the importance of solids in science and technology, and to include topics of current research.
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PHYS 410 - Introduction to Electro-optics
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 201 or Consent of Instructor
Introduction to the theory, operation, and applications of lasers and associated optical and electro-optical devices. Laboratory stresses safety procedures, use of instrumentation, assembly of components, and measuring techniques suitable for a typical research environment.
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PHYS 416 - Radiobiology and Radionuclides (Cross-listed as BIOL 416)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: BIOL 300 , PHYS 201 , BIOL 434 / PHYS 434 /HLTH 434
Topics include: nature and effects of ionizing radiation on biomolecular structures and living cells; applied radiobiology and radionuclides; genetic effects of ionizing radiation and methods of protection and dosimetry.
Same as: BIOL 416
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PHYS 434 - Introduction to Biomedical Imaging (Cross-listed as BIOL 434, HLTH 434)
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisite: BIOL 210 or PHYS 200
The course will present an overview of biomedical images and imaging systems. The fundamental concepts used in several imaging modalities (such as projection radiography, mammography, DEXA, computed tomography, ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging) will be examined: the emphasis will be on an intuitive and descriptive presentation of the main components of these systems. Image formation and reconstruction will be addressed. The resulting clinical images will be correlated with the underlying structure and function of the organs, and the diagnostic utility and limitations of the images will be considered.
Same as: BIOL 434 , HLTH 434
GenEd: B1, E, UDIGE
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PHYS 436 - Physics of the Performing Arts
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: PA 202
Introduction to the physics of movement, lighting, sound and visual/aural perception. The course emphasizes factors that permit the performance artists to understand and more fully control their performance, with special attention to the study of audience perception. Demonstrations, experiments and video/computer simulations are used to analyze signals received by the performer and the audience.
GenEd: B1, UDIGE
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PHYS 439 - Philosophy of Science (Cross-listed as MATH 439, PHIL 439)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Examines the philosophical assumptions, foundations, and implications of science and of scientific theories such as quantum physics, general relativity, and the theory of evolution. Asks what scientific knowledge reveals, how it is reached, and what role it plays in human life. The course also examines the roles that mathematics and the scientific method play in science and how these have affected its development.
Same as: MATH 439, PHIL 439
GenEd: A3, UDIGE
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PHYS 445 - Image Analysis and Pattern Recognition (Cross-listed as COMP 445, MATH 445)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 345 /COMP 345 /MATH 345 or Consent of Instructor
The course addresses the issue of analyzing the pattern content within an image. Pattern recognition consists of image segmentation, feature extraction and classification. The principles and concepts underpinning pattern recognition, and the evolution, utility and limitations of various techniques (including neural networks) will be studied. Programming exercises will be used to implement examples and applications of pattern recognition processes, and their performance on a variety of diverse synthetic and real images will be studied.
Same as: COMP 445 , MATH 445
GenEd: B1, B4, UDIGE
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PHYS 448 - Team Based Research
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
This is a course where students learn to work together in multidisciplinary teams. Teams are assigned a specific practical problem, and have to apply a variety of physical principles to solve the problem. The solution will incorporate design principles, implementation and technological methodologies, and business/management insight.
GenEd: B1, UDIGE
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PHYS 464 - Medical Instrumentation (Cross-listed as BIOL 464)
Units: 4
Three hours lecture and two hours lab activity per week
Prerequisite: PHYS 434 /BIOL 434 /HLTH 434
The detection, acquisition, processing and display of diagnostic clinical images. The course will concentrate on the fundamentals of the design of the instruments and the use of appropriate reconstruction algorithms in (computed) radiography, (digital) fluoroscopy, computed tomography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and radionuclide imaging. Activities will include image reconstruction examples, investigation of recent innovations, and two trips to local radiology departments.
Lab fee $25
Same as: BIOL 464
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PHYS 490 - Topics in Physics
Units: 3
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing and Consent of Instructor
In-depth analysis of topics in physics. Topics vary each semester. Repeatable by topic one time up to 6 units.
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PHYS 492 - Internship
Units: 3
Six hours activity per week
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing and Consent of Instructor
Supervised work and study in industrial or scientific setting involving development of skills related to applied physics. All students are required to present their projects at the Senior Colloquium. Repeatable one time up to 6 units.
Graded: Student Option - Graded or Credit/No Credit
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PHYS 494 - Independent Research
Units: 1-3
Variable hours per week
Prerequisite: Senior standing and Consent of Instructor
Contracted laboratory and/or library research in selected areas within physics conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. All students are required to present their projects at the Senior Colloquium. Repeatable one time up to 6 units.
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PHYS 497 - Directed Studies
Units: 1-3
Variable hours per week
Prerequisite: Senior standing and program approval
Supervised project involving reading and library research in the field of physics. All students are required to present their projects at the Senior Colloquium. Repeatable one time up to 6 units.
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PHYS 499 - Senior Colloquium
Units: 1
One hour seminar per week
Prerequisite: Senior standing
Oral presentations of current advances in the field, reports on students’ projects in PHYS 492 , PHYS 494 or PHYS 497 courses, and invited lectures. Repeatable one time up to 2 units.
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PHYS 510 - Advanced Image Analysis Techniques (Cross-listed as COMP 510, MATH 510)
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture in the lab per week
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS Mathematics Program or MS Computer Science Program
Image processing course in the fundamentals of 2-D digital signal processing with emphasis in image processing techniques, image filtering design and applications. Programming exercises in Matlab (or Octave) will be used to implement the various processes, and their performance on synthetic and real images will be studied. Applications in medicine, robotics, consumer electronics and communications.
Same as: COMP 510 , MATH 510
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PHYS 546 - Pattern Recognition (Cross-listed as MATH 546, COMP 546)
Units: 3
Three hours of lecture in the lab per week.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Computer Science or Mathematics Graduate Program
New and emerging applications of pattern recognition (PR) such as data mining, web searching, multimedia data retrieval, face recognition, and cursive handwriting recognition require robust and efficient techniques. Statistical decision making and estimation are fundamental to the study of PR. Pattern content is analyzed using feature extraction and classification. The principles and concepts underpinning PR, and the evolution, utility and limitations of various techniques (including neural networks) will be studied. Programming exercises will be used to implement examples and applications of PR processes, and their performance on a variety of diverse examples will be studied.
Same as: MATH 546 , COMP 546
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POLS 102 - Comparative Government
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
This course introduces the student to the contemporary study of comparative politics. The theme for the course will be democratization and democracy. Topics will include political institutions (constitutions, executives, legislatures, courts, and political parties), political behavior (voting, group activism, and other modes of political participation), and political ideas (political culture, socialization, status of women, and political economy).
GenEd: D
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POLS 103 - Introduction to International Politics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
This course offers an overview of current theory, topics, and research in the Political Science subfield of International Relations. Emphasis will be placed on the role of power in international affairs, the structure of the international system, the meaning of security, and the importance of economic relations between nations and regions.
GenEd: D
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POLS 140 - California Government and Politics
Units: 1
One hour of lecture per week
Introduction to the structure and function of California state government. Satisfies California state and local government requirement for students who have taken American Government without a California component or who receive Advanced Placement credit for American Government.
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POLS 150 - American Political Institutions
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Examines the major American national and state political institutions and processes, including the presidency, congress, the federal court system, political parties, the electoral system, and major institutions of state government. This course emphasizes how these institutions and processes function within changing American Constitutional principles of the role of law, federalism, shared power, and individual and civil rights. Meets Title 5 US Constitution and State and Local Government requirement.
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POLS 300 - Political Science Research Methods
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Introduction to research methods commonly used in political science. Topics include: research design, literature reviews, measurement and observation. Covers quantitative as well as qualitative methods of inquiry.
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POLS 301 - Political Theory
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Political Theory is devoted to assessing the authority, legitimacy, and justification of various kinds of political arrangements. How should people live together in society? Is democracy really the best form of government? Can a society legislate morality? What do individuals owe their government? What does their government owe them? This course will consider these and related questions through an introductory survey of works by major political philosophers such as Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Mill, and Marx. Ramifications for issues such as freedom of speech, religious liberty, affirmative action, women’s rights, economic inequality, criminal punishment, civil disobedience, and revolution will also be explored.
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POLS 303 - Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences (Cross-listed as PSY 303, SOC 303, )
Units: 4
Four hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: A passing score on the Entry Level Mathematics Exam (ELM) or MATH 105 or Equivalent
Introduces quantitative methods as used in social & behavioral science research with the goal of statistical literacy. Statistical techniques and data analysis unique to the behavioral and social sciences. Descriptive and inferential statistics to test hypotheses. Principles of sampling design, hypothesis testing for behavioral and social science research, data collection techniques, statistical analysis and interpretation of data, as well as written reporting of results. SPSS Statistics software.
Same as: PSY 303 , SOC 303
GenEd: B3
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POLS 304 - Aging Policy and Politics (Cross-listed as HLTH 304)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: HLTH 102 and HLTH 301
Examines the role of political institutions in policy making related to issues of aging, the political factors that shape policy formulation and implementation, the values and assumptions of different types of policies, and the links between policy and implementation. Analyzes current and pending policies’ effects on older adults as well as businesses and institutions that serve them to illustrate how aging policy reflects American politics.
Same as: HLTH 304
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POLS 305 - Gender and Politics
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Examines the role of women as political actors in the United States. Also explores the impact of public policies on women in America.
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POLS 306 - The Politics of Race and Ethnicity
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Examines the politics and policy consequences of racial and ethnic identity in the United States. Special attention will be paid to issues of race and politics in contemporary southern California.
GenEd: C3B
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POLS 307 - Contemporary Political Theory
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Explores the major theories that underlie contemporary political discourse and the real world applications as seen in current issues and public debates. Examines the differences that result from divergent theories: divisions in partisan politics, disputes over policy, and debates in public discourse.
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POLS 308 - Modern Political Theory
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
The age of modernity brought with it new conceptions of the self, individual rights, and the right to revolution. It also ushered in an age of new abuses of power: labor exploitation, totalitarianism, and fears of a surveillance society. This course explores eighteenth- through twentieth-century theories responding to these historical and social developments with an eye to the continuing impact and relevance of modern political thought.
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POLS 312 - Interest Groups and Collective Action
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: POLS 150
The course surveys political interest groups by examining the contrast between political parties and elections versus interest groups and lobbying, the logic behind collective action; the institutional arrangements governments use to channel group demands, and interest group resources, strategies and tactics in asserting influence. The course will examine groups in different issue domains, and make distinctions between interest groups and social movements.
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POLS 313 - The United States Congress
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: POLS 150
This course addresses the historical development of the Congress, the dynamics of congressional elections, analytical perspectives on the study of Congress, and the major internal mechanisms of the institution including parties, leaders, committees, rules, etc.
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POLS 314 - The American Presidency
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: POLS 150
An introduction to major approaches to the study of the presidency, presidential selection, presidential power, interbranch relations, the role of the public, interest groups, and the media, and presidential behavior in the policy-making process. The course also focuses on the historical development of the office.
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POLS 315 - Congress and the Presidency
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
This course will examine the ongoing struggle between the President and Congress to enact public policy. Students will study the two institutions singly and in their interaction. Particular attention will be placed on the electoral incentives of members of each institution and the inherent difficulties of cooperation in a system of separation of powers.
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POLS 316 - State and Local Politics and Policy
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Examines the structures, functions, policies, politics and administration of subnational governments in the United States. Satisfies the California State and local government requirement for students who have taken American Government without a California component or who have received Advanced Placement credit for American Government.
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POLS 317 - Judicial Power and Process
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Study of the American court system, including study of the history, organization, politics and policymaking of the judicial branch.
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POLS 318 - Campaigns and Elections
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: POLS 150
Explores political parties, campaigns, elections and voting behavior in the American context.
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POLS 319 - Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Units: 3
Two hours lecture per week and three hours laboratory per week
Prerequisite: POLS 150
An introduction to the study of individual political behavior. Among the topics covered are the development of political attitudes, political socialization, measuring behavior and opinion, and the uses and abuses of public opinion data.
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POLS 320 - Public Administration
Units: 3
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
This course is an introduction to public administration in the United States at the national, state and local levels of government. It will explore the various trends in American public administration, examine the unique circumstances involved in administering public organizations and look at different techniques of public management. Topics of study include: the structure and function of the American system of federalism, organizational theory and behavior, public budgeting and finance, public human resources management and the role of women in public administration.
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POLS 321 - Public Budgeting (Cross-listed as FIN 321)
Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Examines the major concepts of public budgeting and finance in the United States. Key topics of study include: expenditure estimation, revenue forecasting, capital budgeting, budget reform and financial management. The politics that characterizes the budgetary process will be emphasized throughout.
Same as: FIN 321
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