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PHIL 603 - Early Modern Philosophy
Credits 3
Renaissance and early modern philosophy from the Italian Renaissance to Kant, including such figures as Leonardo, Pico, Erasmus, Luther, Montaigne, Descartes, Bacon, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Vico, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 403. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 604 - 19th Century Philosophy
Credits 3
Study of the major philosophers and philosophical currents of the nineteenth century introduced first by Kant’s critical period; the movement from Kant through Hegel’s absolute idealism; other important currents, including historical materialism (Marx), positivism (Comte), utilitarianism (Bentham, Mill), and pragmatism (C.S. Peirce).
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 404. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 605 - Contemporary Philosophy
Credits 3
Study of the movements of twentieth-century thought: Vitalism, neo-Kantianism, dialectical materialism, phenomenology, existentialism, neopositivism, analysis, neo-Thomism, and American naturalism and pragmatism.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 405. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 606 - American Philosophy
Credits 3
Development of philosophy in America from the Transcendentalists and the St. Louis School through Royce, Peirce, James, Dewey, and Santayana.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 406. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 615 - Kant
Credits 3
Intensive study of one or more of Kant’s major writings; e.g., the Critique of Pure Reason, Critique of Practical Reason, Critique of Judgement, Metaphysics of Morals.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 415. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 622 - Advanced Logic
Credits 3
Study of formal logic through first-order logic with identity. Soundness, completeness, compactness and other metatheorems. Other topics may include computability, modal logic, epistemic logic, many-valued logic, the logic of conditionals, higher-order logics, infinitary logics or non-monotonic logics, number theory, Godel’s theorems, and the limits of logicism.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 422. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 625 - Philosophy of Language
Credits 3
Nature, acquisition and structure of language, including such philosophical issues as meaning, reference, speech acts and semantics.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 425. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 630 - Philosophy of Science
Credits 3
Study of the nature of scientific method and theory construction, and of causality, explanation, determinism, indeterminism, and probability.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 430. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 631 - History of Scientific Thought
Credits 3
Study of selected topics in the history of science, such as the impact of Euclidean geometry, the Copernican Revolution, the origin of modern science, the development of non-Euclidean geometry, the transition from classical to modern physics and the rise of evolutionary biology.
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PHIL 634 - Philosophy Cognitive Science
Credits 3
Critical assessment of interdisciplinary approaches to topics such as the philosophy of: innate knowledge, memory, mental representation, artificial intelligence, rationality, intentionality, and parallel computation.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 434. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 640 - Theory of Knowledge
Credits 3
Study of how we know. Includes such problems as belief, evidence, perception, skepticism, and other minds.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 440. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 641 - Metaphysics
Credits 3
Study of theories of being, including such problems as substance, emanation, participation, essence, universals, process and time. Covers such philosophers as Aristotle, Plotinus, Leibniz, Whitehead, and Heidegger.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 441. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 650 - Ethical Theory
Credits 3
Study of philosophical theories of human conduct and character, together with relations of ethical theory and moral action.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 450. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHIL 652 - Aesthetics
Credits 3
Study of aesthetic standards, the nature of art and artistic creativity, and the function of art in human experience.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHIL 452. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 604 - Computational Techniques in Physics
Credits 3
Application of numerical methods to simulation of physical systems, including topics in classical mechanics, electrostatics, quantum mechanics, scattering, nonlinear dynamics and chaos.
Notes
This course is crosslisted wtih PHYS 404. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 614 - Intermediate Laboratory II
Credits 3
Further experimental investigations of phenomena in classical and modern physics. Emphasis on problem solving, experimental technique, data analysis, and independent work. Students encouraged to alter or extend the experiments and engage in projects.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 414. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 622 - Electricity and Magnetism
Credits 3
Electrostatics, magnetic fields, and electromagnetism. Maxwell’s equations, theory of metallic conduction, motion of charged particles, radiation.
Notes
This course is crosslisted wtih PHYS 422. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 624 - Mechanics
Credits 3
Newtonian mechanics. Mathematical formulation of the dynamics of a particle and systems of particles, including applications to atomic physics. Mechanics of continuous media using Fourier series. Introduction to generalized coordinates and the methods of Lagrange and Hamilton.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 424. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 631 - Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics
Credits 3
Survey of basic nuclear concepts and structure. Interactions between nuclear radiations and matter, nuclear reactions and decay, nuclear force, sub-atomic structure and models, symmetries and conservation laws.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 431. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 641 - Mathematical Physics I
Credits 3
Application of selected mathematical techniques to problems in physics.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 441. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 642 - Mathematical Physics II
Credits 3
Application of selected mathematical techniques to problems in physics.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 642. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 651 - Modern Scientific Instrumentation
Credits 3
Electronics for scientists, including circuit design and construction using analog and digital integrated circuits. Introduction to machining, glassblowing, and fabrication techniques.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 451. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 661 - Light and Physical Optics
Credits 3
Survey of geometric optics and optical instruments. Selected topics in physical optics including interference, diffraction and polarization, with applications; the nature of light.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 461. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 667 - Thermodynamics
Credits 3
Fundamentals of thermodynamics, including equations of state, laws of thermodynamics, and entropy. Principles and methods of temperature measurement, calorimetry and heat transfer.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 467. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 668 - Statistical Mechanics
Credits 3
Principles and applications of statistical mechanics. Quantum statistics of ideal gas and simple solids. Transport theory, irreversible processes and fluctuations.
Notes
This course is crosslisted wtih PHYS 668. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 681 - Quantum Mechanics I
Credits 3
Introduction to the Schroedinger Equation and the interpretation of its solutions, the uncertainty principles, one-dimensional problems, harmonic oscillator, angular momentum, the hydrogen atom.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 481. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 682 - Quantum Mechanics II
Credits 3
Introduction to the matrix formulation of quantum mechanics, spin, coupling of angular momenta and applications. Time dependent perturbation theory and approximation methods and techniques discussed.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 482. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 683 - Special Topics in Physics
Credits 3
Special topics in physics such as, but not limited to, relativity, plasma physics, hydrodynamics, and particle physics.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 483. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
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PHYS 685 - Condensed Matter Physics
Credits 3
Properties of condensed matters and their applications in materials science. Structures of classical and quantum liquids. Correlations in lower dimensional systems. Localization and magnetism. Superconductivity and superfluidity. Polymers and liquid crystals.
Notes
This course is crosslisted with PHYS 485. Credit at the 600 level-requires additional work.
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PHYS 700 - Mathematical Physics I
Credits 3
Reviews and introduces various specific mathematical functions and techniques basic to the study of physics.
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PHYS 701 - Mathematical Physics II
Credits 3
Reviews and introduces various specific mathematical functions and techniques basic to the study of physics.
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PHYS 702 - Classical Mechanics I
Credits 3
Newtonian mechanics from an advanced point of view. Variational principles. Lagrange’s and Hamilton’s equations, central forces, rigid body motion, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, small oscillations.
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PHYS 707 - Condensed Matter Theory I
Credits 3
Comparison of different band structure calculation methods. Local-density approximation. Relation of structural, transport, and optical properties to electronic structure. Properties of metals, insulators and semiconductors. Quantum theory of magnetism.
Prerequisites
PHYS 482/682, PHYS 483/683 and graduate standing.
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PHYS 708 - Condensed Matter Theory II
Credits 3
Lattice dynamics. Electron-photon interaction. Elementary excitations. Many-body effects in condensed matter physics. Superconductivity. Phase transitions. Renormalization group theory.
Prerequisites
and graduate standing.
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PHYS 711 - Electromagnetic Theory I
Credits 3
General properties of vector fields with special application to electrostatic and magnetostatic fields. Solutions to boundary value problems. General electromagnetic equations and conservation theorems. Energy and momentum in the electromagnetic field. Motions of charged particles in electromagnetic fields. Electromagnetic theory of radiation electrodynamics and special relativity. Reflection, refraction, and dispersion of electromagnetic waves.
Prerequisites
PHYS 422/ and graduate standing.
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PHYS 712 - Electromagnetic Theory II
Credits 3
General properties of vector fields with special application to electrostatic and magnetostatic fields. Solutions to boundary value problems. General electromagnetic equations and conservation theorems. Energy and momentum in the electromagnetic field. Motions of charged particles in electromagnetic fields. Electromagnetic theory of radiation electrodynamics and special relativity. Reflection, refraction, and dispersion of electromagnetic waves.
Prerequisites
PHYS 422/ and graduate standing.
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PHYS 721 - Quantum Theory I
Credits 3
Development of quantum theory. Schroedinger equation, operators, expectation values. Matrix formalism of Heisenberg, eigenvalue problems, wave packets, conjugate variables, and uncertainty principle. Solution of wave equation for square potentials, harmonic oscillator, and hydrogen-like atoms. Perturbation theory, both time-independent and time-dependent. Degeneracy, interaction of matter with radiation, selection rules. Scattering theory, Born approximation and other approximation methods. Dirac notation and an introduction to spin.
Prerequisites
PHYS 482/ and graduate standing.
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PHYS 722 - Quantum Theory II
Credits 3
Development of quantum theory. Schroedinger equation, operators, expectation values. Matrix formalism of Heisenberg, eigenvalue problems, wave packets, conjugate variables, and uncertainty principle. Solution of wave equation for square potentials, harmonic oscillator, and hydrogen-like atoms. Perturbation theory, both time-independent and time-dependent. Degeneracy, interaction of matter with radiation, selection rules. Scattering theory, Born approximation and other approximation methods. Dirac notation and an introduction to spin.
Prerequisites
PHYS 482/ and graduate standing.
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PHYS 723 - Quantum Optics
Credits 3
Properties of light, its creation, and its interaction with matter explored as quantum-mechanical phenomena. Quantization of the light field. Quantum theory of coherence. Dissipation and fluctuations. Light amplification. Nonlinear optics.
Prerequisites
and / , or consent of instructor.
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PHYS 724 - Laser Applications: Interaction with Matter
Credits 3
Laser principles. Introduction to laser spectroscopy, isotope separation, and trace element analysis. Laser induced fusion. Laser induced plasmas and their radiation.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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PHYS 731 - Statistical Physics I
Credits 3
Liouville’s theorem, ensembles, Boltzmann and Gibbs methods. Non-ideal gases, cluster expansions, theory of condensation.
Prerequisites
PHYS 467, 468 and graduate standing.
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PHYS 771 - Advanced Topics in Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Credits 3
Consists of lectures dealing with experimental and theoretical aspects of one of the fields listed. a) Electrodynamics. b) Fluid mechanics. c) Plasma physics. d) Quantum theory. e) Nuclear physics. f) Atomic and molecular physics. g) Electron and ion physics. h) Low-temperature physics. i) Solid and/ r liquid state. k) Cosmic rays. l) Relativity. m) Elementary particles. p) Astrophysics. r) Atmospheric Physics. s) Geophysics. t) Applied Optics.
Notes
May be repeated for credit in different fields to a maximum of 12 credits.
Prerequisites
Depends on particular topic, consult instructor.
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PHYS 777 - Advanced Special Problems
Credits 1 – 6
Special study of advanced topics not specifically covered in listed courses.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Prior conference with instructor.
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PHYS 796 - Graduate Seminar
Credits 1
Students required to give presentations on topics outside their Ph.D. work and to discuss the presentations. Presentations by graduate students given on a regularly scheduled basis, last about an hour, and given at the nonspecialist level.
Notes
A total of three acceptable presentations in three different semesters during the six semesters of enrollment required. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PHYS 797 - Thesis
Credits 3 – 6
Research, analysis, and writing towards completion of thesis and subsequent defense.
Notes
May be repeated but only six credits will be applied to the student’s program.
Grading
S/F grading only.
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PHYS 799 - Doctoral Dissertation
Credits 3 – 6
Doctoral dissertation.
Notes
May be repeated. A minimum of 18 credits required for the degree.
Prerequisites
Qualifying exam and approval by department.
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PPY 700 - Framework for Understanding Public Policy and Agenda Setting
Credits 2
Introduction to the Doctor of Public Policy. Defines the policy process and identifying the framework for how problems are understood and placed on the policy agenda.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Admission to the Doctor of Public Policy Program or permission of the instructor.
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PPY 701 - Developing Policy Alternatives
Credits 2
Foundation for translating public problems on the systemic agenda into policy alternatives for government action. Sources, criteria, and methods to evaluate alternatives are examined.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Admission to DPP, PPY 700 , PPY 710 , PPY 720 and PPY 730
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PPY 704 - Models of Policy Implementation
Credits 2
The translation of public policies into actionable programs. Understanding how and why policies succeed or fail in the implementation phase.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Successful completion of PPY 733X
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PPY 705 - Evaluation: Closing the Loop
Credits 2
Examination of the policy evaluation process to examine methods for studying the impact of policy solutions on the alleviation of community problems.
Grading
Letter Grade.
Prerequisites
Admission to the DPP program
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PPY 710 - Problem Identification and Agendas
Credits 1
Identification of the different types of agendas in the policy process. Understanding how problems become agenda items.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Admission to the Doctor of Public Policy program.
Corequisite
Must have taken or currently enrolled in PPY 700
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PPY 712 - Sources of Policy Alternatives
Credits 1
Explores the tools necessary to search for and evaluate the sources of policy alternatives that address specific problems.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Admission to the Doctor in Public Policy Program, PPY 700 , PPY 710 , PPY 720 , PPY 730
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PPY 713 - Policy-making and Legislative Decisions
Credits 2
Examines the impact of legislative institutional structure on decisions at all levels of governments. Factors that shape a legislator’s decisions on policy proposals are explored.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Admission into the DPP program, PPY 700 , PPY 710 , PPY 720 , PPY 730
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PPY 714 - Necessary Conditions for Policy Implementation
Credits 2
Resources required for the implementation of public policies within the context of formal and informal organizations and communications and why the resources are necessary but not sufficient is analyzed.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
PPY 704
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PPY 716 - Designing the Evaluation System
Credits 1
Building an integrated and transparent system to collect, store, and use policy evaluation data to assess policy impact.
Grading
Letter Grade.
Prerequisites
Admission to the DPP program
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PPY 717 - Building an Evaluation-Focused Implementation Team
Credits 1
Buidling a policy implementation team that has the capacity to understand and evaluate policies that solve community problems.
Grading
Letter Grade.
Prerequisites
Admission the the DPP program
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PPY 720 - Using Data to Define a Problems
Credits 2
This is the introductory analysis class in the doctor of public policy degree program. Focus is on identifying, analyzing, and tracking community problems using data driven techniques.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Admission to the Doctor of Public Policy Program or approval by instructor.
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PPY 722 - Evaluating Policy Alternatives
Credits 2
Different criteria and the techniques used to apply these criteria in evaluating different policy alternatives.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Admission to Doctor of Public Policy program.
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PPY 723 - Fiscal Notes for Policy-Making
Credits 1
Understanding why, how, and when fiscal notes are created and then used by decision-makers.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Admission to the Doctor of Public Policy program, PPY 700 , PPY 710 , PPY 720 , PPY 730
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PPY 724 - Performance Measurement and Benchmarks
Credits 2
Explores the relationship between performance measurement and citizen participation to solve policy problems.
Grading
Letter Grade.
Prerequisites
Admission to the DPP program
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PPY 725 - Tracking Policy into Action
Credits 2
Explores the selection and use of data analytics that can be used by policy implementation stakeholders to address implementation issues, track success, and address unintended policy consequences.
Grading
Letter Grade.
Prerequisites
Admission to the DPP program
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PPY 730 - Framing Public Policy Issues
Credits 2
Only a few problems are considered for the public agenda. Framing is the process that helps understand which problems are considered and how the public responds to policy proposals to solve the proposal. Effective techniques in framing issues is the central focus of study.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
Admission to the Doctor of Public Policy program. Must have completed PPY 700 .
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PPY 731 - Fundamentals of Writing Policy Briefs
Credits 1
Provide a comprehensive review of policy writing with a focus on policy briefs.
Grading
Letter Grade
Prerequisites
Admission to the Doctor of Public Policy program, PPY 700 , PPY 710 , PPY 720 , PPY 730
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PPY 733 - Building A Persuasive Argument
Credits 2
Discussion of policy advocacy communication platforms and venues including writing to create compelling sponsored content and developing persuasive advocacy documents to enhance communications skill when developing public policy message.
Grading
Letter Grade
Prerequisites
Admission to the Doctor of Public Policy program.
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PPY 734 - Strategic Planning for Policy Implementation
Credits 1
Use of planning models and tools to guide the policy implementation process.
Grading
Letter Grade.
Prerequisites
Admission to the DPP program
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PPY 735 - Translating Results into Performance
Credits 2
Comparing and using models for gauging policy impact and making future data driven policy recommendations.
Grading
Letter Grade.
Prerequisites
Admission to the DPP program
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PPY 736 - Telling the Policy Story
Credits 2
Provides a comprehensive review of policy narratives, based on meetings with policy practitioners.
Grading
Letter Grade
Prerequisites
Admission into the DPP program, PPY 700 , PPY 710 , PPY 720 , PPY 730
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PPY 780 - Doctoral Capstone Course I
Credits 2
Identify and analyze a problem related to an area of public policy interest. Analysis serves as the foundation for future policy development.
Grading
Letter grade
Prerequisites
PPY 700 , PPY 710 , PPY 720 , PPY 730
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PPY 781 - Doctoral Capstone Course II
Credits 2
This course serves as the second of four courses in which students in the Doctorate in Public Policy degree complete their doctoral capstone.
Notes
Letter grade
Prerequisites
PPY 780
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PPY 782 - Capstone III: Identifying Policy Alternatives
Credits 2
Identify and analyze a problem related to an area of public policy interest. Analysis serves as the foundation for future policy development.
Grading
Letter Grade
Prerequisites
PPY 781
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PPY 784 - Capstone V: Implementation and Evaluation
Credits 2
This course is the fifth of six capstone courses in the Doctorate in Public Policy degree. Preferred policy alternatives to policy problems are selected for individual policy problem areas.
Grading
Letter Grade.
Prerequisites
PPY 783X
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PPY 785 - Capstone VI: Putting it all Together
Credits 2
This is the final of six capstone courses in the Doctorate in Public Policy degree. Preferred policy alternatives to policy problems are selected for individual policy problem areas.
Grading
Letter Grade.
Prerequisites
PPY 784 .
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PSC 701 - Research Design and Methodology
Credits 3
Exposes graduate students to a body of literature and a set of ideas about doing sound social science research, either applied or non-applied. Emphasis on injecting scientific and theoretical rigor into the investigation of political phenomena.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 702 - Advanced Quantitative Methods I
Credits 3
Review of basic statistical techniques and in-depth treatment of bivariate and multivariate regression analysis, including regression diagnostics and remedies for assumption violations. Also introduces advanced statistical estimation techniques including robust regression, time-series analysis, and maximum likelihood estimation.
Prerequisites
or equivalent and graduate standing.
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PSC 703 - Topics in Advanced Quantitative Methods
Credits 3
Topics in advanced research methodological techniques used in the social sciences, such as maximum likelihood estimation, time series analysis, and formal modeling.
Notes
repeatable up to 6 credits.
Prerequisites
PSC 701 and PSC 702
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PSC 710R - Proseminar in American Politics
Credits 3
Concepts, methods, and theories in American politics. Particular attention is devoted to the presentation and analysis of classic books and articles in the field so as to provide students with the requisite foundation for advanced study.
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PSC 713 - American National Government: Principles
Credits 3
Addresses the theoretical principles underlying—and disputed within— the American political regime since the Founding. Readings include writings by American statesmen, political philosophers, and scholars representative of key perspectives in the liberal-constitutional tradition. Satisfies U.S. Constitution requirement.
Formerly
(PSC 710)
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 714 - American National Government: Structure and Processes
Credits 3
American political institutions, public opinion, voting behavior, and the making of public policy.
Formerly
PSC 711
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 719 - Advanced Studies in American Politics
Credits 3
Selected topics in American politics. Students are advised to take PSC 710R before this course.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
and graduate standing.
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PSC 721 - Public Policy Process
Credits 3
Examines the roles of the legislative and executive branches of government in public policy formation and implementation. Surveys empirical techniques used in the field, assesses the impact of ethical theories on the public policy process, and explores selected policy issues in detail.
Same as
(EPS 747)
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 723 - Policy Analysis
Credits 3
Aims to enable students to understand and evaluate a range of methods used by professional policy analysts, and to present some of the ethical issues surrounding this practice.
Same as
(EPS 710)
Notes
Each student is required to locate and critique some examples of policy analysis in his or her own area of interest.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 729 - Advanced Studies in Public Policy
Credits 3
Selected topics in public policy. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
and graduate standing.
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PSC 732 - Constitutional Law
Credits 3
Study of the U.S. Constitution with emphasis on its interpretation, the power of the judiciary, Congress, and executive. Attention also devoted to federal-state relations and the Commerce Clause. Satisfies the U.S. Constitution requirement.
Formerly
(PSC 730)
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 739 - Advanced Studies in Public Law
Credits 3
Selected topics in public law. Students are advised to take PSC 710R before this course.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
and graduate standing.
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PSC 740 - Proseminar in International Relations
Credits 3
Concepts, methods, and theories in international relations. Application of these tools to contemporary issues in international politics and economics. Conflict and peace studies, the North-South dialogue, and futures studies.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 741 - U.S. Foreign Policy
Credits 3
Examines the dynamics of the foreign policy decision-making process, surveys the historical evolution of American foreign policy, and addresses its contemporary issues. Impacts of the changing faces of communism, third-world nationalism, and global economic and political interdependencies on U.S. foreign policy studied in detail.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 746 - Middle East in World Affairs
Credits 3
Develops a framework for the study of international relations of the Middle East; examines domestic, regional and global determinants of external politics in the region; analyzes its great powers’ interests and policies (strategic, military, economic, etc.) in this area; and studies intraregional problems including the Arab-Israeli imbroglio, inter-Arab conflicts, and turmoil in Lebanon.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 747 - Pacific Rim in World Affairs
Credits 3
Examines international relations of the Pacific Rim, a key region in contemporary international politics. Analyzes diplomatic/political, military/security, and economic/trade issues in the region, and assesses the dynamics and interdependence of the region and the region’s significance to international politics in the twenty-first century.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 751 - International Political Economy
Credits 3
Examines the concepts, methods, and theories used in the study of the politics of international economic relations. Major theories of international political economy are examined and applied to the study of international trade, international capital flows, economic development, globalization, regional integration, labor, and the environment.
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PSC 754 - Global Governance
Credits 3
Examines the theoretical foundations for world order with attention to international organizations, collective security, regional and global integration, transnational capital, social movements, human security, and states.
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PSC 755 - International Security
Credits 3
This course will examine contemporary threats to international security and peace (e.g., terrorism, conflict) in order to explore the different methods of preventing, managing, and resolving them.
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PSC 759 - Advanced Studies in International Relations
Credits 3
Selected topics in international relations. Students are advised to take PSC 740 before this course.
Formerly
(PSC 749)
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Prerequisites
and graduate standing.
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PSC 760R - Proseminar in Comparative Politics
Credits 3
Concepts, methods, and theories in comparative politics. Topics include such as political development, ethnicity, leadership, and political economy.
Formerly
(PSC 750)
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 761 - Middle Eastern and North African Politics
Credits 3
Provides students with in-depth analysis of the political institutions, processes, and policies in the Middle East and North Africa.
Formerly
(PSC 760)
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
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PSC 762 - African Politics
Credits 3
This course surveys the broad themes and debates in the study of the politics of sub-Saharan Africa. The historical and geographic forces that have shaped the African state are explored. The nature and performance of the post-colonial state and the attempts at economic and political reform are examined.
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PSC 763 - European Politics
Credits 3
This course covers the politics of Europe, home to many of the world’s democracies and the European Union. Students will become familiar with the major political (including electoral and legislative) and economic dynamics in Europe.
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PSC 764 - Latin American Politics
Credits 3
Provides students with an understanding of regime change, party systems, conventional participation, and social movements. Includes coverage of advanced theories of comparative politics as applied to the region.
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PSC 767 - Comparative Democratization
Credits 3
This course explores the phenomenon of democratization, with a particular focus on the cases of democratization that have occurred since the start of the third wave of democratization in the mid-1970s. The different theoretical approaches to explaining both the transition to and consolidation of democracy will be examined.
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PSC 775 - Comparative Political Behavior
Credits 3
Examination of the antecedents and consequences of public opinion and political behavior from a comparative perspective, with emphasis given to democratic regimes.
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