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Course Descriptions

 

Natural Science (NSC)
  
  
  

  • NSC 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.
  

  • NSC 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.
  

  • NSC 015 - (NS) Critical Episodes in the History of Science

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Exploration of pivotal ideas and people involved in the historical development of physics, chemistry, biology, and geology, based on texts written for a general audience. Laboratory experiments illustrate the ideas presented.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory/recitation)

Neuroscience (NEUR)
  

  • NEUR 001 - Introduction to Neuroscience I

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall

    An introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the vertebrate nervous system, with an emphasis on the various ways in which the brain coordinates behavior.  The course topics will include the neuronal cell structure and cellular physiology, synapse structure and physiology, intra- and intercellular signaling systems, the gross organization of the brain and spinal cord, and development of the nervous system.  This introduction to brain structure and function will be followed by a discussion of the neural correlates of behavior and cognition, particularly the processing of sensory information and the programming of motor responses.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    BIOL 112 , 113  ; PSY 001 . Credit given to this course or BIO 089, not both. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • NEUR 002 - Introduction to Neuroscience II

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring

    This course will cover the basic evolutionary principles necessary to understand how the brain and its hormones govern behavior and cognition. The course will use specific behaviors (e.g., vision, pain) as cross-species examples of evolutionary principles and the relationship between neural structures and cognitive processing.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    BIO 011 or 113 ; BIO 012 or 112 ; PSY 001 ; May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.

New Opportunities at Hofstra (NOAH)
  

  • NOAH 001 - Developmental Reading Workshop I

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion/workshop course designed to refine, increase, expand and enrich students’ reading skills and to develop ability to master those skills necessary in reading materials in varied disciplines. Emphasis on finding and understanding main ideas, supportive information and details; determining tone and implications. Individual instruction.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 001A - Developmental Reading Workshop II

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion/workshop course designed to refine, increase, expand and enrich students’ reading skills and to develop ability to master those skills necessary in reading materials in varied disciplines. Emphasis on finding and understanding main ideas, supportive information and details; determining tone and implications. Individual instruction.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 002 - Developmental American English Writing Skills I

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion course designed to increase students’ American English writing skills to the level of proficiency requisite to beginning undergraduate study. Practice in writing short compositions, term and/or research papers and other written discourse. Attention is given to sentence structure, paragraphing, essay formation and organization. Individual instruction.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 002A - Developmental American English Writing Skills II

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion course designed to increase students’ American English writing skills to the level of proficiency requisite to beginning undergraduate study. Practice in writing short compositions, term and/or research papers and other written discourse. Attention is given to sentence structure, paragraphing, essay formation and organization. Individual instruction.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 003 - Developmental Basic Mathematics I

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion/workshop course designed to improve and expand students’ basic computational skills. Develop ability to perform fundamental mathematical tasks (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) with whole numbers, fractions, positive and negative numbers. Individual instruction.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 003A - Developmental Basic Mathematics II

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion/workshop course designed to improve and expand students’ basic computational skills. Develop ability to perform fundamental mathematical tasks (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) with whole numbers, fractions, positive and negative numbers. Individual instruction.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 005 - Developmental Study Skills I

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall
    Lecture/discussion course designed to refine; increase, expand and enrich one’s ability to understand information taught in classes. Emphasis on techniques and procedures for improving skills in recognition, recall, drawing conclusions, and written and/or oral presentation in regard to new information.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 005A - Developmental Study Skills II

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall
    Lecture/discussion course designed to refine; increase, expand and enrich one’s ability to understand information taught in classes. Emphasis on techniques and procedures for improving skills in recognition, recall, drawing conclusions, and written and/or oral presentation in regard to new information.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 006 - Developmental Freshman Orientation I

    Semester Hours: 1
    Fall, Spring
    Discussion/Workshop course designed to assist students to adapt socially, academically, psychologically and financially to the college environment. Emphasis on the roles and interrelationships of people, information and experiences affecting individual ideas and actions; and the use and/or abuse of options and resources in the college experience.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Note: Open to NOAH Program students only. Students must have the authorization from the NOAH Program. Office before registering for this course. No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 006A - Developmental Freshman Orientation II

    Semester Hours: 1
    Fall, Spring
    Discussion/Workshop course designed to assist students to adapt socially, academically, psychologically and financially to the college environment. Emphasis on the roles and interrelationships of people, information and experiences affecting individual ideas and actions; and the use and/or abuse of options and resources in the college experience.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Note: Open to NOAH Program students only. Students must have the authorization from the NOAH Program Office before registering for this course. No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 007 - Developmental English Reading Skills

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a year
    This course, a cooperative effort to combine reading and writing into one course, seeks to accomplish two goals. First, it allows for the reading process, both analytical and developmental, to improve student comprehension input with an eye toward what that input process must entail as a basic step toward oral and written communication. Second, it allows for output, the expression of ideas and words both oral and written, to be completed with careful guidance and instruction from both the reading and writing specialists. Designed for continuing students, this lecture/discussion course continues supportive services in a comprehensive way and sharpens those skills that may go undeveloped. Essential skills for good reading interpretation and written expression are the course focus.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Note: Open to NOAH Program students only. Students must have the authorization from the NOAH Program Office before registering for this course. No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 008 - Developmental Social Science

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Fall
    Lecture/Discussion course designed to expand knowledge of social science with emphasis on overcoming one’s academic weaknesses. Help students in coping with problems related to assignments. Since social science courses tend to involve a great deal of writing, attention is given to written expression.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Note: Open to NOAH Program students only. Students must have the authorization from the NOAH Program Office before registering for this course. No credit granted.
  

  • NOAH 009 - Developmental Career, Professional and Graduate School Preparation

    Semester Hours: 2
    Spring
    Lecture/Discussion/Workshop course consisting of discussions of various career options, resume preparation, interviewing techniques, academic preparation for graduate and professional schools, procedure for applying to graduate and professional schools, and graduate and professional school entrance examinations.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Note: Open to NOAH Program students only. Students must have the authorization from the NOAH Program Office before registering for this course. Open to juniors and seniors. No credit granted.

Nursing (NUR)
  

  • NUR 011 - Professional Nursing Seminar I

    Semester Hours: 1
    This course facilitates students’ ability to conceptualize nursing practice and the experiences of individuals, families, communities, and populations living with health and illness. This seminar is the first of two required professional nursing seminars students will take during the first years of their nursing program while taking their required arts and science courses. The seminars expose students to the significant aspects of nursing’s history and major documents that hold nurses accountable for their practice with patients/populations and explore the unique identity of baccalaureate-prepared professional nurses as members of an interprofessional team who are committed to diverse patients and families/significant others living in health and illness. This first seminar discusses the nursing program’s mission that is in concert with Hofstra Northwell’s missions and will prepare them as professional nurses who will “prepare students to become lifelong learners.” The course introduces core themes of the undergraduate nursing program: innovation, humanism, advocacy, leadership, scholarship, and inquiry. It emphasizes the major purpose of Nursing’s Social Policy Statement which is the foundation of professional nursing practice and outlines the nursing profession’s commitment to the public it serves. This course facilitates students’ ability to conceptualize nursing practice and the experiences of individuals, families, communities, and populations living with health and illness and emphasize evidence-based research knowledge from nursing science, including grand and middle-range nursing theory, and medical science 
  

  • NUR 012 - Professional Nursing Seminar II

    Semester Hours: 1
    This course addresses professional role development, integrating concepts of multidimensional care and inquiry and analysis skills to inform clinical decision-making, professional judgment, and lifelong learning. This course will expose students to contemporary case studies in nursing. A case-based pedagogy will be utilized to explore principles of nursing across the life span in challenging issues. 
  

  • NUR 105 - Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course focuses on developing students’ critical analysis and synthesis competencies to critically appraise nursing as well as health-related research, judging clinical practice guidelines, and completed evidence-based projects to determine the best available quality research to use in their evidenced-based nursing in clinical practice. An emphasis is placed on utilizing the steps of evidenced-based practice to identify an appropriate clinical practice question to determine if there is sufficient evidence to make recommendations for clinical practice change. The learner will apply investigative skills in the translation of new knowledge to improve practice and health outcomes. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    MATH 008 and WSC 002 
  

  • NUR 108A - Integrated Pathophysiology with Pharmacologic Principles I

    Semester Hours: 3
    This is part one of a two-part integration of pathophysiology with the principles of pharmacology. The purpose of this course is to examine altered cell functioning resulting in deviations from homeostasis while appreciating key aspects of pharmacology. The course examines pharmacotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of illness and the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of wellness in diverse individuals across the lifespan. Emphasis is on the principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenetics in the treatment of selected illnesses as well as safe administration and monitoring of the effects of pharmacotherapeutic agents. Simulation will be utilized to explore concepts of safety, harm reduction, and patient education. Topics of study include principles of homeostasis and the immune, cardiopulmonary, renal, and nervous systems. The student’s ability to relate the role of professional nursing to utilize this knowledge to create an individualized patient-centered plan of care is emphasized. Pathological alterations in health at the systems level and implications for nursing care are emphasized. Simulation will be utilized to explore concepts of communication and patient education. At the completion of this course, the student will understand the major drug classifications, through the use of prototypes and understand key concepts of pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenetics while emphasizing key concepts of immunology and pathophysiology. 
  

  • NUR 108B - Integrated Pathophysiology with Pharmacologic Principles II

    Semester Hours: 3
    This is part two of a two-part integration of pathophysiology with the principles of pharmacology. The purpose of this course is to examine altered cell functioning resulting in deviations from homeostasis while appreciating key aspects of pharmacology. The course examines pharmacotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of illness and the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of wellness in diverse individuals across the lifespan. Emphasis is on the principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenetics in the treatment of selected illnesses as well as safe administration and monitoring of the effects of pharmacotherapeutic agents. Simulation will be utilized to explore concepts of safety, harm reduction, and patient education. Topics of study include principles of homeostasis, gastrointestinal, hematological, musculoskeletal, and endocrine systems. The student’s ability to relate the role of professional nursing to utilize this knowledge to create an individualized patient-centered plan of care is emphasized. Pathological alterations in health at the systems level and implications for nursing care are emphasized. Simulation will be utilized to explore concepts of communication and patient education. At the completion of this course, the student will understand the major drug classifications, through the use of prototypes and understand key concepts of pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenetics while emphasizing key concepts of immunology and pathophysiology. 
  

  • NUR 109 - Basic Health Assessment and Practicum

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course provides the students with the knowledge and skill necessary to perform a comprehensive health assessment utilizing the skills of history taking, inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. Normal assessment findings, frequently seen variations from normal and cultural differences, are discussed. This course provides the RN student with the knowledge necessary to perform a health assessment and use critical thinking skills to identify risk factors for actual or potential alterations in health. The courses also focus on differentiating between normal and abnormal physical findings when conducting a head-to-toe physical examination. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite: NUR 108 A, HSCI 103 

    Co-requisite: NUR 108 B, HSCI 105 
  

  • NUR 112 - Seminars in Nursing II

    Semester Hours: 1
    This course emphasizes professional role development of nursing across transitions of care. This course explores the art of nursing practice in guided observational experiences in a wide variety of settings. The observational experiences will support narrative reflections utilizing social sciences and the arts and humanities in nursing practice. This course also will highlight the relationships between and among members of the interprofessional team, patients, families, and communities. Observational experiences chosen will represent areas of practice of professional nursing leadership in forensics, school-based, community-based health centers, oncology, palliative care, and community-based addiction/recovery settings. At the completion of this course, students will have a better understanding of nursing practice in community and hospital-based settings 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    NUR 012 or Standing in the Senior Year 
  

  • NUR 118 - Ethical Integration of Patient Safety and Improvement Sciences in High Reliability Systems

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course uses an ethical and improvement science framework to solve practice problems. The main focus is on developing student’s nursing competencies proposed by the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) model. The course will address specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) of QSEN nursing competencies to promote quality and safety in healthcare. Students are exposed to the six QSEN nursing competencies of patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice (EBP), quality improvement (QI), safety, and informatics in the context of various patients/populations problems and settings. A key focus of the course will highlight the role of the professional nurse in utilizing evidenced-based improvement science methodologies to support a safety culture that embraces opportunities to improve health care delivery processes and health care outcomes. At the completion of this course, students will employ ethical principles that minimize the risk of harm to patients, staff, and providers. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    NUR 105 
  

  • NUR 119 - Transition to Professional Leadership

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course will present basic organizational and systems leadership processes needed for a bachelor in science prepared generalist professional nurse to provide high-quality care and patient safety concepts to diverse individuals and populations in a variety of settings. A major framework used will be the integration of the curriculum course outcome competencies related to liberal arts, biological, medical, nursing, and improvement sciences with these organizational and systems leadership processes using a nursing process framework. The course also focuses on enhancing students’ ability to reflect on the ethical reasoning, advocacy for patients, and conflict resolution needed while participating in inter and intra professional healthcare teams. It will prepare them to have accountability for delivering, coordinating, and/or delegating safe high-quality care as well as self-care for themselves and providers. The course will provide complex patient care situations to illustrate the needed leadership competencies for successful role preparation on their pathway to licensure registered professional nurse and readiness for clinical practice. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite: NUR 140, NUR 141, NUR 118, NUR 112 

    Prerequisite: NUR 145 
  

  • NUR 130 - Fundamental Nursing Care of the Adult

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course allows students to integrate and apply their scientific knowledge and experiences to improve patients’ health and wellness with commonly occurring medical-surgical problems in the acute care setting. This course emphasizes the use of the nursing process and in developing competence in providing and coordinating nursing care. The course includes clinical practicum to allow the student the opportunity to integrate theoretical concepts and clinical practice in diverse adult populations. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite: NUR 108B and NUR 109 

    Co-requisite: Standing in Junior Year (3rd Year) & NUR 131 
  

  • NUR 131 - Adult Gerontological Nursing and Care of Elder Patients with Chronic Disease

    Semester Hours: 4

    This course allows students to integrate and apply their knowledge and experiences in adult health to the specialized care of an older adult. The learner will apply critical thinking and problem-solving strategies to care for older adults with acute or complex illnesses and/or injuries. The effects of acute illness are examined in relation to the individual’s developmental stage, culture, and gender. Building on concepts in the fundamental nursing care of the adult, a systems approach is used to analyze and intervene in alterations to the health of the individual and family. Course content focuses on the phenomena of healthy aging. The course emphasizes health promotion and illness prevention for older adults, including identifying disease risk factors associated with aging. The older adult is viewed as a healthy and productive individual in their community who are willing to share their lifetime knowledge, value system, and cultural beliefs to younger generations. The analysis will be conducted on internal and external stressors that influence developmental tasks and activities of daily living, encompassing the physiological, psychological, and sociological health dimensions. The course includes clinical practicum to allow the student the opportunity to integrate theoretical concepts and clinical practice in diverse elder populations. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite: NUR 108B and NUR 109 

    Co-requisite: Standing in Junior Year (3rd Year) & NUR 130 
  

  • NUR 132 - Human Genetics and Precision Medicine

    Semester Hours: 2

    This course will provide an understanding of the genetic principles and concepts such as screening, assessments, treatments, and counseling as well as the advancement of laboratory technology to determine genetic risk that has come to mainstream healthcare. Content will include discoveries in molecular genetics, advancements in determining genetic risk for families through an algorithmic exploration of illness prediction will be explored, including information about the mechanisms producing adult-onset and pediatric genetic conditions, methods of prevention, early pharmacogenetics intervention, and possible treatment modalities. Bio-ethical principles and implications will be integrated throughout the course. In addition, the framework of “precision medicine” will be used rather than a traditional genetics approach in which strategies are developed for a group or cohort of patients with a common clinical presentation, to present tailored approaches to predict diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies for an individual based on his or her genes and genetic modifications of these genes. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite: NUR 109 

    Co-requisite​​​​​​​: NUR 130 and NUR 131 
  

  • NUR 133 - Family & Patient Centered Care of Women

    Semester Hours: 4

    This course focuses on the application of the nursing process in the care of childbearing families using both nursing and developmental theories. The course will allow students to demonstrate competency in knowledge, skills, and professional assessment of biopsychosocial factors, legal/ethical, cultural, and educational considerations related to women’s health across the lifespan, pregnancy, birth, and newborn period. Selected issues related to gender and sexuality will be discussed as they relate to women’s health and healthcare delivery. The course includes a clinical practicum to allow the student the opportunity to integrate theoretical concepts and clinical practice while providing nursing care to individuals and families in acute and ambulatory settings. Experience inpatient/family teaching such as childbirth classes is included. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    NUR 130, NUR 131 & NUR 132 .

    Standing in Junior Year (3rd Year) 
  

  • NUR 134 - Care of Individuals and Communities with Behavioral Health Disorders

    Semester Hours: 4
    This course focuses on the application of the nursing process in the care of psychiatric populations across the lifespan. Students will apply theories and implement evidence-based care for clients with psychiatric/mental health issues, including psychosocial concepts; cultural, ethical, and legal influences; and wellness of individuals and family groups. Development of professional role in psychiatric/mental health nursing. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite: NUR 130 and NUR 131. Standing in Junior Year (3rd Year) 
  

  • NUR 135 - Care of the Surgical Populations Across Transitions

    Semester Hours: 2
    This course introduces classic nursing principles that underpin clinical practice in perioperative nursing. Frameworks include principles such as comfort measures, assessment of patients both preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively, environmental concerns, positioning and transporting, asepsis and sterile technique, medication administration, intrusive therapies, and use of the nursing process with particular emphasis on the intervention component. Concepts related to nursing fundamentals and nursing care are integrated throughout the course. The campus laboratory and clinical settings will afford practical experience in the application of the principles and skills taught in the theory portion of this class. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite: NUR 130 and NUR 131. Standing in Junior Year (3rd Year) 
  

  • NUR 140 - Fundamental Nursing Care of Populations & Communities

    Semester Hours: 6

    This course allows students to apply theoretical and empirical knowledge in using the nursing process in community settings to promote, maintain and restore population health. The course will explore social determinants of health and their impact on individuals, communities, and society at large. Principles of community health nursing will aid students to demonstrate population-based competencies of engaging stakeholders and community-based organizations to improve the health of individuals, families, and specific aggregate groups. Theories related to cultural humility and population-based care will be explored for their impact on epidemiological illness rates in rural and underserved communities. A clinical practicum will enable learners to utilize evidence-based practice and quality improvement science to complete and examine a community needs assessment. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite: NUR 130, NUR 131and NUR 134 

    Co-requisite: NUR 141 
  

  • NUR 141 - Family and Patient Centered Care of Children and Adolescents

    Semester Hours: 6

    This course allows students to integrate and apply their scientific knowledge and experiences to improve the health and wellness of children within the context of family-centered care. A family-centered framework guides this course’s focus on health promotion, acute and chronic health conditions, and rehabilitative needs of pediatric populations. The nursing process and ethical consideration are used with an emphasis on the developmental, physiological, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual care of the child within the family unit. Using the nursing process, strategies are formulated for promoting, enhancing, and maintaining optimal functioning of the child-family unit. A clinical practicum to develop student competencies in providing nursing care to pediatric patients and families during each phase of the childbearing cycle is included. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite: NUR 133 and NUR 134 

    Co-requisite: NUR 140 
  

  • NUR 145 - Capstone Integration of Evidence Based Nursing in Health Systems

    Semester Hours: 6

    This course allows students to integrate and apply their scientific knowledge and experiences to improve the health and wellness of patients with commonly occurring medical-surgical problems in the acute care setting. The emphasis of this course is on the use of the nursing process and in developing competence in providing and coordinating nursing care. The course includes clinical practicum to allow the student the opportunity to integrate theoretical concepts and clinical practice in diverse adult populations. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite: NUR 118, NUR 140, NUR 141 

    Co-requisite: NUR 119 
  

  • NUR 146 - Health Policy and Advocacy

    Semester Hours: 2
    This course will examine the health care policy environment, including the economics and politics of health care policy. Students will explore institutional, local, regional, national, and international approaches to public health, population health, health systems, and determination of research and development priorities. Students will be engaged in the discussion of a variety of critical, contemporary policy issues such as health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, the increase of medical expenditures, the effects of the Affordable Care Act, the evolution of managed care, and comparison of other nations’ healthcare systems. Students will examine the role of the registered professional nurse in the advocacy of public policy. 

Peace (PCE)
  

  • PCE 001 - Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies

    Semester Hours: 3.0
    This course grapples with the question, “How can we humans manage the conflicts between us so that conflicts result in justice and creative development rather than destruction?” The course examines the concepts of and rationales for war and conflict, peace and non-violence, as well as past and present efforts to foster peace and address conflicts, including important peace movements, leaders, and their writings.  The course includes historical perspectives regarding contemporary transformations of peace, conflict, and human rights around the world.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly HIST 177G, Introduction to Peace Studies) 
  

Philosophy (PHI)
  

  • PHI 005 A-Z - Insights

    Semester Hours: 1

    Periodically
    Introductions to key aspects of a philosophical topic, such as happiness, friendship, personal identity, space and time, individualism, free will and determinism, chance, or other topics.

    Current Special Topics

    PHI 005F: Insights: Friendship

    Friendship is a crucial part of a good human life. But many puzzles arise: Can it be one-sided, or does it have to be mutual? can it be shallow? Do friends have to be similar or can they be very different from one another? What is the value of friendship in the larger context of things we value (e.g., ambition, morality)? No prior experience in philosophy required.

    PHI 005L: Insights: Love

    What does it mean to love? What does it mean to be loved? How might love be relevant to doing philosophy (“love of wisdom”)?!  This course seeks to understand these questions as well as provide some insights into the nature of love. No prior experience in philosophy required. 
    No credit for this course if you have already taken PHI 080.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No prior familiarity with philosophy is necessary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • PHI 009 A-Z - Philosophy Studio

    Semester Hours: 1

    Periodically
    Intensive introduction to the skills required for successful study and research in philosophy. Students will write papers or complete exercises designed to build analytical, writing, argumentation, and oral presentation skills. Each course will focus on a particular skill or set of skills.

    Current Special Topics

    PHI 009X: Philosophical Explorations

    Students will explore a philosophical topic of their choice and then work to develop an expression of it in alternative media, such as a screenplay, a short story, a poem, a piece of music, a dance, or other artistic pieces.

    In the first part of this course, each student will engage in a directed, detailed exploration of a philosophical topic of the student’s choice. Topics might include time travel, personal identity, skepticism, free will, artificial intelligence, ethics, philosophy of religion, the meaning of life. In the second part of the course, students will explore how the issue might be developed or transformed into another form such as a persuasive or descriptive essay, a screenplay, a short story, a poem, or other pieces of art and begin work on the piece. Students will present whatever work they have completed at the end of the semester. Students will also compose, in writing, a description of the philosophical issue of their choice, the way that the philosophical issue can be expressed in an alternative medium, how that medium helps to illuminate the issue, and what the student has learned by exploring the issue in this way.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May be repeated for credit when topic varies. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • PHI 010 - (HP) Introduction to Philosophy

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall, Spring
    An introduction to philosophy through the study of classical and recent treatments of philosophical problems. Consideration of such topics as rationality, knowledge and certainty, aesthetic evaluation, the existence of God, the mind and its place in nature, freedom and determinism, responsibility, blame and punishment, morality and altruism.
  

  • PHI 010A - (HP) What Does It All Mean? Life, Meaning and Philosophy

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    The question of the meaning of life is inextricably entangled with other philosophical questions. On one view, life can only have purpose if God exists. This requires examination of the reasons for and against the idea that God exists. A related view holds that unless we have immortal souls, our lives are too brief to be genuinely significant. This requires examination of the reasons for thinking that humans have such souls. A third view holds that we can give our life meaning through the free choices we make. This raises the question of whether we have free will, or whether our choices are predetermined; it also raises the questions of whether the choices we make should be ethical choices, and what it is to act ethically (whether, for example one should focus on the consequences of one’s actions, or on one’s religious beliefs). This course examines various approaches to the question of the meaning of life, and how this question connects with other important philosophical questions.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Formerly PHI 012.
  

  • PHI 010B - (HP) Philosophic Themes in Film

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically

    An introduction to various philosophical issues that arise in contemporary films like Inception, The Matrix, Avatar, Memento, Moon, and Crimes and Misdemeanors. Some of the issues that will be examined include the problem of skepticism, the nature of the self, personal identity, artificial intelligence, free will and determinism, and moral dilemmas. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No previous study of philosophy is presupposed or required. Formerly PHI 016.
  
  

  • PHI 010D - (HP) Free Will and Responsibility

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Moral responsibility requires free choice; if you were unable to do anything other than what you did, then you can’t be held morally responsible for it. But free choice seems impossible. The world operates by its own principles, whether those are the laws of physics, the dictates of a deity, or the operations of your own brain. This course analyzes responses to this problem, from accepting a world without freedom to arguing that human beings are radically not part of the world.
     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Formerly PHI 026.
  

  • PHI 010E - (HP) Philosophic Themes in Science Fiction

    Semester Hours: 3
    Philosophy and science fiction go hand-in-hand: science fiction thinks about issues, in a way that is entertaining, vivid and gripping, that philosophy thinks about, too – issues such as identity, the nature of mind, time and time travel, appearance and reality, whether there are alternative worlds. This course will use excerpts from science fiction and philosophical readings to explore some of these issues and introduce the student to philosophy. No prior course or experience in philosophy is necessary.
  

  • PHI 010G - (HP) Wondering and Wandering: An Historical Tour of Western Philosophy

    Semester Hours: 3
    Philosophy proceeds by wonder, and in this course we will wander through ages spanning two and half millenniums and the whole Mediterranean world from northern Africa through all of Europe in search of the wonderings of philosophers who constitute the Western tradition.  Towards the end, we will briefly touch upon contemporary philosophers of America.  Our twin targets of attention throughout will be metaphysics (or ontology) and epistemology (theory of knowledge).  No prior experience is assumed; all are welcome on the tour.
  

  • PHI 011 - (HP) Introduction to Reasoning and Critical Thinking

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Introduces the student to key elements of critical reasoning, and applies those elements to practical cases. The course aims to develop proficiency in the use of natural logic, which will be helpful to students in everyday contexts, as well as in graduate and professional exam preparation and in their careers.
  
  
  

  • PHI 014 - (HP) Ethics

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall, Spring
    This course focuses on critical reasoning about ethics. The course reviews major approaches to ethical values and examines the bases for why some conduct (like killing, deceit, fraud) is wrong, and why some things (like freedom, fairness, compassion) are valuable. The course also examines the relationship between ethics and society, with focus on contemporary issues such as: ethics in professional or business contexts, health and medical contexts, ethics in personal relationships, environmental ethics or other similar topics. Students learn to reason critically about ethics through exercises and writing essays about ethical issues.
  

  • PHI 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester.  This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  

  • PHI 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester.  This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  

  • PHI 015 - (HP) Law, Philosophy, and Public Life

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall
    Introduction to several political philosophies that animate contemporary politics in the United States, including libertarianism, liberalism, and conservatism. Focus is on how these philosophies play out in disagreements about issues such as taxation, the role of religion in public life, and the relationship between morality and politics.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Law, Philosophy, and Public Life: An Introduction.)
  
  
  
  

  • PHI 051 - A-Z Explorations in Philosophy

    Semester Hours: 1-4

    Exploration of a topic, issue, question or theme in philosophy or in the contemporary context that has significant philosophical aspects to it.  The subject matter will vary from semester to semester. Examples of possible course topics, issues, questions or themes are, morality in the marketplace; philosophical perspectives on health and wellness; how is “truthiness” different from truth? what are facts and are there “alternative facts”? Course may be repeated with new subject matter.

    Current Special Topics

    PHI 051C: Coding Philosophical Problems

    This course offers a practical, hands-on introduction to computer programming, with a particular focus on philosophically interesting applications. Students will learn the basics of a modern general-purpose programming language that is used in a wide variety of academic, scientific and business settings. Students will write programs that display something like human intelligence or reasoning ability, and programs to model and explore hypotheses about the evolutionary origin of morality and altruism. No prior exposure to programming or to philosophy is required.

    PHI 051D: Dangerous Ideas

    Each week a faculty member from a different department will explore a concept that has shaped human experience across time and space. The course is available only on a pass/D+/D/fail basis.

    Ideas matter. Concepts such as cultural identity, the meaning of food, democracy, faith, race, freedom, gender, have inspired social movements, shaped ways of life and political systems, and dramatically influenced the lives of individuals. Scientific ideas (such as evolution, species extinction, climate science) and skepticism about science also have power to shape our lives. Powerful ideas can be dangerous, generating turmoil and destabilizing the status quo, or supporting the status quo when change is needed, or creating unanticipated consequences.

    No prerequisites. There is no required reading for the course, but attendance is required.

    A student may register for any of the cross-listed sections (they are all one and the same course): ANTH 188K, DRAM 110C, PHI 051D, PSC 154B, RELI 090F, RHET 187F.

    PHI 051H: Health and Wellness: Philosophical Perspectives

    It’s challenging to become happy and healthy. For one thing, it can take a lot of work. But also, it’s often hard to know what we should try to do. In fact, what it means to be healthy and what it means to be happy are not obvious. Do meanings vary from person to person, or are there some “right” definitions? Does health mean the same thing universally or are there cultural variations? And why does research on health and happiness point us in so many different, sometimes opposite, directions? We discuss theories of what it means to be happy and healthy — classic and contemporary, philosophical and psychological — and from both western and non-western traditions.

    PHI 051R: Philosophy of Race

    This course examines the ideas of race and racism, primarily in the United States. We investigate the science and metaphysics of race—the question “in what way is race ‘real’?”—the cognitive science of race and racism (what psychological mechanisms are involved in race classifications)—the ethical and political theory of equality and egalitarianism, and the question, what, if anything, should we do about race and racism?
  

  • PHI 052 - (HP) Philosophy and Popular Culture

    Semester Hours: 3-4 s.h.

    Periodically

    Most films, books, TV shows, and theatre, as well as products, in popular culture, provoke thought about philosophical issues (for example “Breaking Bad” and ethics; “Robocop” and personal identity; the iPod and philosophy of technology; “Game of Thrones” and political theory). This course is typically grounded in a single work (understanding ‘work’ to mean a series, or multiple volumes or sequels) of popular culture, and pursues a set of philosophical questions that are developed in that work. Readings will be drawn from recent philosophical work on the questions. Students will be expected to have or to develop their own familiarity with popular cultural work.

    Current Special Topics

    PHI 052: (HP) Philosophy & Popular Culture

    Once dismissed as “kid’s stuff,” the comic book has gained respectability as a genuine literary form in recent decades. Indeed, the comic book, or graphic novel, is a good vehicle for a certain kind of speculative fiction, where philosophical ideas can be portrayed and examined. Stories of superheroes and villains, androids and aliens, travel through time and space… they are not merely thrilling to read, but offer food for thought and contemplation. In this class we will consider a selection of comic books - classics, such as Watchmen, Ronin, The Fantastic 4, Longshot, as well as newer ones, such as O Human Star and Seconds - and explore their philosophical content. Students should have some familiarity already with the genre and the works mentioned. The course will also have as a theme, how the superhero genre makes certain assumptions about good and evil, and about who we are supposed to be rooting for, that raise philosophical questions about who “the good guys” are. We will touch on many of the traditional problems that philosophers have wrestled
with - free will, personal identity, the nature of time, the existence of God - in a unique and entertaining way.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No previous study of philosophy is presupposed or required. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  

  • PHI 052 A-Z - (HP) Philosophy and Popular Culture

    Semester Hours: 3-4 s.h.

    Periodically

    Most films, books, TV shows, and theatre, as well as products, in popular culture, provoke thought about philosophical issues (for example “Breaking Bad” and ethics; “Robocop” and personal identity; the iPod and philosophy of technology; “Game of Thrones” and political theory). This course is typically grounded in a single work (understanding ‘work’ to mean a series, or multiple volumes or sequels) of popular culture, and pursues a set of philosophical questions that are developed in that work. Readings will be drawn from recent philosophical work on the questions. Students will be expected to have or to develop their own familiarity with popular cultural work. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No previous study of philosophy is presupposed or required. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
  

  • PHI 060 - Introduction to Chinese Philosophical and Religious Traditions

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Course introduces students to the major concepts and metaphors in Chinese Confucianism and Taoism. Students engage in close readings of texts from the classical and medieval periods. The goal is to arrive at a sympathetic understanding of the major themes in Chinese thought. Periodically, the students compare questions raised in China to questions raised within the western philosophic and religious traditions.
  

  • PHI 067 - (HP) Evil: Religious, Philosophic and Scientific Perspectives

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    If God is good, then why is the world filled with such evil? Is the reality of evil an argument against the existence of God? And if God is not responsible for evil, then who is? What leads humans to do such horrible things to one another? The “problem of evil” is central to both theology and the philosophy of religion, and has been so for thousands of years. However, evil is not simply a problem for the religious but is one of the deepest challenges in creating just and stable human communities. In this course we will examine how both religious thinkers and secular philosophers have come to terms with evil. We will also look at contemporary scientific research on empathy and cruelty and consider what insight this may provide into the dark side of human nature.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or RELI 067 , not both.
  
  

  • PHI 090 - (HP) Contemporary Ethical Issues

    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically
    A critical examination of various positions taken on some contemporary moral issues and dilemmas. Possible topics include abortion, sexism, euthanasia, sexual preference, the ethics of marriage, racism, privacy, capital punishment, suicide, civil disobedience, punishment, punishment and the mentally ill, and environmental ethics. The class may also suggest problems that it wishes to explore.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    PHI 014  recommended.

     
  

  • PHI 091 - Technology and Human Values

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Investigation of the origin, nature, and status of human values in contemporary forms of technological civilization. The course combines three elements of coverage: survey of basic axiology (study of values); introduction to philosophy of technology (including its relations to science and society); examination of engineering ethics and/or aesthetics (including professional duty, cultural conscience, and environmental responsibility). 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Sophomore standing required. Same as TPP 112 .
  

  • PHI 092 - (HP) Global Ethics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Examination of the philosophical and ethical implications of globalization. Classical and contemporary ethical theories will be considered. The course is meant to deepen students’ understanding of the phenomenon of globalization, and to strengthen students’ ethical insight, intercultural sensitivity, and capacity to address the challenges of today’s world with courage and deliberation. No prior coursework in philosophy is required.
  
  

  • PHI 101 - (HP) Ecology and Environmentalism

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Using case studies from science and environmental thought, students will investigate how biology and concern for nature are related. Topics include the historical and philosophical roots of concepts such as wilderness, biodiversity, over-population, urban environmentalism, invasive species, and the balance of nature. Students will also critically examine foundational assumptions and reasoning in both biological and environmental literature.
     
  

  • PHI 102 - (CC) Mysticism, Wisdom, and the Spiritual Quest

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Mystics sometimes behave in controversial ways. Could this represent a higher wisdom? How can we distinguish what might be insane wisdom from insanity? Mysticism is traditionally defined as the yearning for direct connection to a transcendent reality, and mystics from many different cultures report experiences of a higher reality. Do these experiences actually yield knowledge of such a reality or can they be explained in another way, perhaps as brain states? Are people from different cultures and traditions having similar mystical experiences? How much are their experiences shaped by their beliefs, traditions and expectations? We will compare mysticism and spiritual experiences across different cultures and explore various responses to these questions.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or RELI 075 , not both. (Formerly (CC) Mysticism and the Spiritual Quest.)
  

  • PHI 103 - (CC) Life, Death and Immortality

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Examination of the concepts of life, death and immortality as represented in religious and literary texts from a range of cross-cultural sources: western and non-western monotheistic traditions, eastern traditions (e.g., Tibetan and Indian), middle eastern (e.g., Turkish), African, and Native American. Further examination of the encounter between a native tradition and a western colonial, typically Judeo-Christian presence. Discussion as well of the implications of these concepts for such issues as abortion, euthanasia, and suicide. Original texts in translation.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or RELI 080 , not both.
  

  • PHI 110 - The Meaning of the Meaning of Life

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Before we can answer a question philosophically, we must understand what the question asks. What is the meaning of life? – one of the most abiding philosophical questions – is problematic from this perspective. On one view, the question asks whether there is some ultimate purpose for the universe’s existence. On another, it asks what makes for a satisfying life. A third view holds that the very question is incoherent, while a fourth holds that the question really amounts to several different questions asking, for example, why anything at all exists, or if human life has value. This course will examine in detail these competing interpretations of the question, and the arguments for and against them.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    One previous PHI course , or permission of instructor.
  

  • PHI 111 - Philosophy and the Holocaust

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Philosophical perspectives on the Holocaust. The first half of the course examines what it means to represent the Holocaust, including epistemological and cultural issues about how to come to terms with the event. The second half of the course focuses upon understanding the Holocaust, especially ethical issues such as whether the Holocaust was a unique event; whether “evil” is a meaningful category to describe it; if so, how should one define this evil?; does the Holocaust reveal limitations in traditional and/or all moral theory?
  
  

  • PHI 114 - Existentialism and Phenomenology

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Is there an essence to human nature or is one’s existence radically undetermined? The course explores this question through such major themes as freedom, self-deception, death and anxiety, tragedy and the healthy self, subjectivity, and alienation. The course also examines the basic structures of consciousness, including cognitive, emotional, and behavioral states or frames of mind.
  

  • PHI 115 - Philosophy and Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An investigation into philosophical issues raised by or within literature. Possible topics include the puzzle of why we care for literary characters that do not exist, the claim that some truths can be revealed only through literature, the question of whether an immoral work can be a literary work, and the exploration in literary works of philosophical ideas like utopia, evil, free will, and many others.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Philosophical Ideas in Literature.)
  
  
  
  

  • PHI 130 - (HP) Bioethics: Medicine and Morality

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An investigation of moral theory and applied ethics as to the traditional and modern practices of medicine, including techniques informed by recent developments in biological science. Meaning and value of health and disease, life and death will be explored. The course will be especially helpful to philosophy majors or minors concentrating on ethics and to any students preparing to become healthcare professionals.
  

  • PHI 131 - (HP) Ethics and Animals

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Inquiry into the ethical significance of non-human animals. Consideration of such issues as whether non-human animals have interests and rights; whether animals’ capacity for consciousness or for pain and pleasure is a basis for their having ethical significance; whether animals are due a certain level of care and concern. The course will also examine whether similarity to human beings is necessary for non-human animals to have ethical significance. The course may look at cases involving the treatment and portrayal of animals in agriculture and diet, science and education, wild nature and domestic life, and entertainment and fashion.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly (HP) Animal Ethics: Inter-species Moral Philosophy.)
  

  • PHI 133 - (HP) Ethics and the Natural Environment

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Exploration of the relationship between human nature and the natural environment. Consideration of whether human beings have ethical duties to the natural environment, to animals and other species (e.g., plants and even microorganisms), and if so, what the basis for such a duty is. The course will also consider whether only living things have ethical value or whether the environment itself has ethical significance, and examine how we explain ethical significance.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or PHI 233, not both. (Formerly Environmental Ethics and Ecophilosophy.)
  

  • PHI 136 - Professional Ethics

    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically

    This course investigates ethical reasoning in the practical context of the professions and explores such issues as the nature of a profession and its distinctive ethical expectations. Occupational fields of relevance may include business, health care, education, law, journalism, and engineering. No prior coursework in philosophy is required.
  
  

  • PHI 138 - (HP) Ethics and Sustainability: Personal, Social and Corporate Responsibility

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course considers the questions of how we should live and how we should value the future. Should we “discount” the future, that is, value it less than the present, or is it of equal or greater value than the present? Do we, as individuals, as societies, have responsibilities to future generations? The course examines the concept of sustainability and the ethical bases for individual, corporate, and social responsibilities to live, consume, and produce sustainably. The course combines philosophical readings with practical and concrete case studies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or PHI 238, not both.
  
  
  
  

  • PHI 146 - Modernity and Post-Modernity

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Since the early 20th century, philosophers and other thinkers have argued that modernity has come to an end and that we now live under conditions of post-modernity. This course is an investigation of what this means and involves studying leading modern philosophers such as Descartes and Kant as well as more recent thinkers such as Heidegger, Derrida, Irigaray and Lyotard. Because post-modernity challenges disciplinary boundaries, the course also involves studying examples of modern and post-modern architecture, art and/or literature.
  
  

  • PHI 148 - Philosophy in America

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course examines distinctive American philosophical movements (e.g., pragmatism), distinctive American themes (e.g., optimism; individualism and community; spiritual and religious themes, as for example, in response to evolutionary theory; legal positivism; American feminism), and developments with a distinctively American emphasis in ethics (e.g., care ethics) or politics (e.g., neoliberalism, cosmopolitanism). The course may also consider the extent to which philosophy in America is a reflection of American culture while at the same time offering a unique perspective on perennial philosophical problems. Specific topics and focus may vary.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly The History of American Philosophy.)
  

  • PHI 149 - (HP) French Philosophical Traditions

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The course is an introduction to philosophy as it has been practiced in the French-speaking world from early modern times to today and involves an exploration of one or more of the dominant themes in the French philosophical tradition such as subjectivity, rationalism, political philosophy, feminist philosophy and philosophy and literature. Texts will be read in English.
  

  • PHI 150 - (HP) Critical Reasoning

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    A study of reasoning and argument as they appear in ordinary usage. The aim of the course is to increase the student’s skills in critical thinking: how to recognize unsupported assertions, how to analyze and assess arguments encountered in everyday life, and how to formulate and present cogent arguments of one’s own.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Practical Logic.)
  

  • PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course presents a systematic approach to scientific reasoning. Topics to be covered include the fundamental ideas of reasoning (support, evidence, argument); the nature of scientific theories and the evidence that grounds scientific theories; statistical reasoning, reasoning about causes, and the relation between the two; ways scientific reasoning commonly goes awry; and how statistical reasoning can support decision-making under uncertainty. Students will practice a variety of arguments from real contexts. Particular attention is paid to science as it is presented for non-specialist audiences, as for instance in science journalism.
  
  
  

  • PHI 160 - (HP) Philosophy of the Arts

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Are some works of art better than others? What makes something beautiful? How does context shape how we understand and value artworks? This class will explore how the various arts (music, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture, and more) relate to different aspects of our aesthetic experience of the world. We will examine several famous philosophical theories of art and discuss them in connection with numerous specific examples of artwork in the various genres.
  
 

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