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Course Descriptions

 

Physics (PHYS)
  
  
  
  
  

  • PHYS 170 - Independent Undergraduate Research

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Students who qualify will undertake a research project under individual faculty guidance. Students may elect to continue undergraduate research for more than two terms. Students will make oral presentations of their results. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of department chairperson is required. May be repeated for credit with approval of the department chairperson.
  

  • PHYS 170L - Independent Undergraduate Research

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Students who qualify will undertake an experimental or computer research project under individual faculty guidance. Students may elect to continue undergraduate research for more than two terms. Students will make oral presentations of their results.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of department chairperson. Satisfies the intermediate/advanced laboratory requirement. May be repeated for credit with approval of the department chairperson.
  
  

  • PHYS 171L - Independent Undergraduate Research

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Students who qualify will undertake an experimental or computer research project under individual faculty guidance. Students may elect to continue undergraduate research for more than two terms. Students will make oral presentations of their results. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of department chairperson is required. Satisfies the intermediate/advanced laboratory requirement.
  

  • PHYS 185 - Physics Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-6
    Periodically
    Physics majors  who have been offered an internship may receive credit through this course if approved in advance by the chairperson of the Physics and Astronomy  Department. The internship must involve significant experiential training for a position in which a college degree would be necessary for full-time employment and in which a major in physics would be considered beneficial. The number of semester hours depends on the type of work and on the number of hours worked and will be determined by the chairperson.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    PHYS 118A , students must be physics majors with an overall GPA of 3.0 or better and physics GPA of 3.0 or better. May be repeated for credit up to 6 s.h. Generally, students can expect to receive 1 s.h. per 28 hours worked. At the end of the semester, students will write and present a paper on the role of physics in the internship position. Students will be expected to keep a journal on their experience and to meet with the faculty mentor assigned to the course a minimum of three times to review the journal and paper preparations. Semester hours earned count toward general degree requirements. A maximum of 1 s.h. may be applied toward the BA in physics ; a maximum of 2 s.h. may be applied toward the BS in physics  or the BS in applied physics . Final grades will include both on-site and academic work. An on-site evaluation of “poor” will result in a final grade no higher than “C”.

Political Science (PSC)
  
  

  • PSC 002 - (BH) Comparative Politics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This course introduces students to the major concepts and issues in comparative politics, using a variety of case studies from different regions of the world. Topics examined include: political institutions, political culture, and political participation. Issues relating to regime types, political economy, and political development will also be examined.
  
  
  

  • PSC 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.



  

  • PSC 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.



  
  
  
  
  

  • PSC 108 - (BH, CC) Politics of the Middle East

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    A general introduction to the political, economic, and cultural dynamics if the contemporary Middle East. Examines the legacy of colonialism and the resultant culture clash between East and West, the impact of nationalist and Islamic movements, trends of authoritarianism and democracy, the political economy of oil, and the rise of al-Qaeda.
  

  • PSC 109 - (CC) Political Islam

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course examines the political dimensions of Islam. We will trace back the roots of Islam centered political ideologies, situating them within their historical and social contexts. We will investigate social, political, economic, and religious agendas of traditionalist, modernist, as well as fundamentalist Muslim movements. Focusing on a set of chosen Muslim countries, we will explore what motivates individuals to join political movements, drawing on Islam as a main reference system. Students will get acquainted with basic political concepts of the Islamic tradition, and the way these concepts are negotiated vis-à-vis modern institutions and values such as the nation state, secularism, democracy and human rights.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as RELI 153 .
  
  
  

  • PSC 112 - Politics of Education

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course offers students the opportunity to explore, synthesize and develop a critical understanding of the politics of education. Through an examination of political theory in education, the political structure of the American education system, and selected educational policy issues, students will gain insight into the political quality of American society more generally.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May be applied toward liberal arts credit. Liberal arts credit awarded to  students who have declared or intend to declare a major or minor in education. Same as FDED 112 .
  

  • PSC 113 - Technology and Defense Policy

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    Emphasis on weapons technology (ABMs long range missiles, nuclear weapons) and how evolving technology influences and is in turn, influenced by changing policies in military security and arms control. Analysis of major U.S. policy decisions concerning strategies, arms control and military systems. The technological, environmental, political, strategic and budgetary factors affecting these decisions are examined.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as TPP 113 .
  
  
  

  • PSC 117 - (CC) Religion and Politics in Turkey

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course focuses on religious and political identities and institutions in Turkey as they have been formulated and contested throughout the late Ottoman Empire and Republican Turkey. We will study the religious history and the role of Islam as a cultural, societal and political force. Combining historical, sociological, and anthropological perspectives, the course aims to create a comprehensive picture of modern Turkey that allows for a deeper understanding of the country’s ambivalent relationship to its Ottoman past, the Western world, and the public role of Islam.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    RELI 050  or 012 , with permission of instructor.
  

  • PSC 118 - Political Economy of Turkey

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This is an interdisciplinary course focusing on the nation of Turkey, and exploring the conflicts in Turkish society between modern and traditional, secular and religious, and rich and poor. Particular attention is paid to the young and dynamic nature of the country, and classes cover a broad range of topics examining Turkey’s history and its modern political structure. Among the topics to be studied are, the attempts over the past two hundred years to modernize Turkey, the social and political conflicts these attempts have generated, the domestic and international political difficulties the country is faced with, and the nature of its recent economic problems. Required readings are drawn from a variety of sources and disciplines in the social sciences.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Same as ECO 118 .
  
  
  
  

  • PSC 123 - The Politics of American Health Care

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    This course will focus on how and why the American health care system differs from of other industrialized countries and will ask whether these differences are assets or liabilities.  Students will confront a number of paradoxes regarding American health care. These include: How is it possible for the American health care system to be characterized simultaneously as the best and worst in the world? Why are many Americans critical of the system even as they purport to be satisfied with their own health care? If Americans agree that the system is broken or flawed, why are efforts to reform health care so controversial and why are the problems so difficult to solve? The course will focus on efforts to reform the American health care system including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. Credit given either for this course or PSC 151, The Politics of Health Care, not both. (Formerly, PSC 151, The Politics of Health Care.)
  
  
  
  
  

  • PSC 130 - (BH, CC) Latin American and Caribbean Politics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Comparative study of selected aspects of Latin American and Caribbean political behavior, with particular attention devoted to social stratification, political elites, power structures and political change. Also examines the clash between traditional cultural values and modernizing pressures in the Latin American and Caribbean context.
  

  • PSC 131 - (CC) Comparative Political Economy of Development

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    This course uses a political lens to examine why some countries have demonstrated a significant level of economic development while others have not. Students will explore various theoretical explanations as well as empirical evidence, paying particular attention to political responses to changing international economic forces.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  
  
  
  
  

  • PSC 136 - Terrorism in World Politics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    This course examines the nature of terrorism and related forms of political violence and the motivations behind their use. In addition, the class examines some of the most pressing problems related to terrorism and the means by which governments have attempted to deal with these problems. Specific issues to be covered include: terrorist decision-making, ideology and terrorism, the phenomenon of suicide terrorism, past and present significant terrorist organizations and movements, state sponsorship of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, and military, diplomatic, and other counterterrorism approaches. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. Credit given for this course, PSC 152: Terrorism in World Politics, or PSC 152A: Terrorism in World Politics. (Formerly PSC 152: Terrorism in World Politics, PSC 152A: Terrorism in World Politics.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • PSC 145 - (BH, CC) Japan: Government and Politics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a year
    The Japanese political system, focusing upon the evolution of Japan as a modern nation-state since the Meiji Restoration of 1868.  Examines the clash between traditional Japanese culture and modernizing pressures from the West.  Special attention to the right-wing ideology that has shaped modern Japan and to the opponents of that ideology; the political impact of Japan’s economic development through technological innovation; the dynamics of contemporary Japanese party politics and mass political participation: Japan’s role in global affairs.
  
  
  

  • PSC 148 - Political Science Scope and Methods

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An introduction to a variety of empirical research methods used by political scientists. The primary aims of the course are to train students to be more sophisticated consumers of diverse empirical research and to allow students to conduct advanced independent undergraduate work.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Contemporary Political Analysis.)
  

  • PSC 149 - Political Analysis and Statistics

    Semester Hours: 3-4

    Once a Year

    An introduction to modern political analysis with a focus on using statistics to analyze quantitative data. Students will learn statistical skills to analyze real political science data, translating that analysis into easy-to-understand text and visual representations of the data.  When taught for 4 credits, the course will provide students an introduction to the R computer program, an emerging, open-source application/language to conduct statistical analysis.

     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

  • PSC 151 A-Z - Special Topics in American Politics

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Periodically
    An advanced course in the analysis of major problems in American Politics.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. The course involves substantial reading, discussion and writing. Includes regular seminar sessions and individual conferences with instructor. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. (Formerly PSC 151: Seminar: American Politics.)
  

  • PSC 152 A-Z - Special Topics in International Politics

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Periodically
    An advanced course in the analysis of major problems in International Politics.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. The course involves substantial reading, discussion and writing. Includes regular seminar sessions and individual conferences with instructor. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. (Formerly PSC 152: Seminar: International Politics.)
  

  • PSC 153 A-Z - Special Topics in Political Theory

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Periodically
    An advanced course in the analysis of major problems in Political Theory.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. The course involves substantial reading, discussion and writing. Includes regular seminar sessions and individual conferences with instructor. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. (Formerly PSC 153: Seminar: Political Theory.)
  

  • PSC 154 A-Z - Special Topics in Comparative Politics

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Periodically
    An advanced course in the analysis of major problems in Comparative Politics.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. The course involves substantial reading, discussion and writing. Includes regular seminar sessions and individual conferences with instructor. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. (Formerly PSC 154: Seminar: Comparative Politics.)
  

  • PSC 161 - Independent Readings in Political Science

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Fall, Spring
    Individualized reading course designed to meet special interests of the student and to fill gaps in the student’s understanding of political science.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Written consent by a member of department to serve as the tutor. Ordinarily open only to juniors and seniors who are capable of independent study.
  

  • PSC 162 - Independent Readings in Political Science

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Fall, Spring
    Individualized reading course designed to meet special interests of the student and to fill gaps in the student’s understanding of political science.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Written consent by a member of department to serve as the tutor. Ordinarily open only to juniors and seniors who are capable of independent study.
  

  • PSC 170 - Political Science Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-3

    This is an individualized course designed to complement student’s specialized study of political science with supervised practice in the field.  Political Science majors who have been offered an internship (with an official invitation letter from the internship site) may receive credit through this course, if approved by the Internship coordinator and chair of the Political Science Department. The internship must be training for a position in which a college degree would be necessary for full-time employment and in which a major in Political Science would be considered beneficial.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Students who undertake a local internship in political science will have at least sophomore standing and an overall GPA of 2.5.  The internship may count toward the major or minor in political science, as elective PSC credit, or additional coursework credit in PSC. There are no formal prerequisites, but students are strongly encouraged to take the foundational course corresponding to the subject content of their internship.  For instance, American Politics (PSC 1) is strongly encouraged prior to an internship in the home office of a member of Congress or state legislator.  International Politics (PSC 135) is strongly encouraged prior to an internship at the United Nations.  The department accepts no more than 6 credits of internship toward the major.

     

    This course is offered for variable credit from 1-3 credits.  For each credit offered, the student is required to log in 28 hours working at the internship site, 10 hours on research and analysis and 3 contact hours with supervising professor for a total of 41 hours. Final grades will include both on-site and academic work.   
  

  • PSC 192 - Field Study at the United Nations

    Semester Hours: 3
    January, Every Other Year

    This course takes advantage of Hofstra’s proximity to the United Nations and its related organizations in New York City. About half of the time available in this course will be devoted to learning about the institution and work of the UN itself. The other half will consist of briefings from the various embassies representing their nations at the UN. Students will have the opportunity to interact directly with diplomats and high level staff who do the actual work of global politics. With the exception of the first, organizational, meeting, which will be held on campus, all other sessions will be held in Manhattan.
  
  

  • PSC 195 - Introduction to Administration

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Identify patterns and principles of administration common to the fields of business, education, health and medicine, and public administration. The functional categories of decision making (planning), organizing, allocating resources, directing, controlling, communications and leadership are treated.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit given for this course or EADM 200, not both.

Portuguese (PORT)
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • PORT 101 - Advanced Portuguese Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    PORT 101-106 is an integrated sequence of courses, rather than six individual courses. This sequence gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including grammar) and in reading. Text material ranges from short stories to longer narratives and poetry and includes culture and civilization topics. Students’ individual needs and interests will help determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record of reading progress is maintained to assure the systematic development of each student’s facility in literary criticism. Courses may be taken in any order.



  

  • PORT 102 - Advanced Portuguese Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    PORT 101-106 is an integrated sequence of courses, rather than six individual courses. This sequence gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including grammar) and in reading. Text material ranges from short stories to longer narratives and poetry and includes culture and civilization topics. Students’ individual needs and interests will help determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record of reading progress is maintained to assure the systematic development of each student’s facility in literary criticism. Courses may be taken in any order.
  

  • PORT 103 - Advanced Portuguese Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    PORT 101-106 is an integrated sequence of courses, rather than six individual courses. This sequence gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including grammar) and in reading. Text material ranges from short stories to longer narratives and poetry and includes culture and civilization topics. Students’ individual needs and interests will help determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record of reading progress is maintained to assure the systematic development of each student’s facility in literary criticism. Courses may be taken in any order.
  

  • PORT 104 - Advanced Portuguese Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    PORT 101-106 is an integrated sequence of courses, rather than six individual courses. This sequence gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including grammar) and in reading. Text material ranges from short stories to longer narratives and poetry and includes culture and civilization topics. Students’ individual needs and interests will help determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record of reading progress is maintained to assure the systematic development of each student’s facility in literary criticism. Courses may be taken in any order.
  

  • PORT 105 - Advanced Portuguese Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    PORT 101-106 is an integrated sequence of courses, rather than six individual courses. This sequence gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including grammar) and in reading. Text material ranges from short stories to longer narratives and poetry and includes culture and civilization topics. Students’ individual needs and interests will help determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record of reading progress is maintained to assure the systematic development of each student’s facility in literary criticism. Courses may be taken in any order.
  

  • PORT 106 - Advanced Portuguese Language

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    PORT 101-106 is an integrated sequence of courses, rather than six individual courses. This sequence gradually develops the student’s proficiency in the spoken language, in writing (including grammar) and in reading. Text material ranges from short stories to longer narratives and poetry and includes culture and civilization topics. Students’ individual needs and interests will help determine the exact nature of each course. A detailed personal record of reading progress is maintained to assure the systematic development of each student’s facility in literary criticism. Courses may be taken in any order.

Premedical Studies (PRMD)
  
  

  • PRMD 020 - Emergency Medicine Clinical Information Management

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Students will learn the fundamentals of clinical practice in emergency medicine: 1) medical terminology; 2) the elements that constitute a patient history and the performance of a physical examination; 3) how to document and manage clinical information; and 4) how to enter physicians’ orders into the medical information management system.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    BIO 011 , 012 ; CHEM 003A , 003B ,  ,  , 135 , and 137 , science GPA of 3.0 or higher, recommendation of instructor or adviser. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. No liberal arts credit. Classes will be taught at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park.
  

  • PRMD 021 - Emergency Medicine Clinical Information Management Internship

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Students who have mastered the fundamentals of clinical information management and of the operation of an emergency medicine department will have the opportunity to work with emergency medicine attending physicians as clinical information managers.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    PRMD 020  and recommendation of PRMD 020  instructor. No liberal arts credit. Pass/Fail grade only. Students will spend 6 hours per week working in the emergency medicine department at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park.
  

  • PRMD 021A - Clinical Research Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Students will learn, in the lecture portion, basic methodology in clinical research, including basic data collection, statistical analysis and research design as well as regulations and ethics unique to the clinical setting. Students will also participate in clinical research projects and will spend a variable number of hours (3-9) in clinical shifts. Students will gain experience as a research assistant by working regular shifts in the emergency department at either North Shore University Hospital or Long Island Jewish Medical Center.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Variable credit from 1-3 credits is applied for Spring 2020 only.

    Undergraduate junior status or post-baccalaureate program, minimum of 20 semester hours of natural science requirements completed, 3.0 overall and science GPA and permission of pre-medical advisor. The lecture portion of the course meets one hour per week.  Students taking the course for two credits will add three hours of clinical work per week; students taking the course for three credits will add six hours of clinical work; students taking the course for four credits will add nine hours of clinical work.  No liberal arts credit. Pass/Fail grade only; students must earn a passing grade in both the lecture and the clinical portions of the course.

Psychology (PSY)
  

  • PSY 001 - Introduction to Psychology

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    The central goal of this course is to provide a general introduction to the field of psychology. Students will learn how to reason about human behavior, how to think critically about science, and how to apply psychological theory\ and findings to everyday problems and issues. Topics covered will include psychological methods, biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, learning, memory, personality, psychopathology, and social behavior.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite for all other psychology courses, except PSY 007 , 025  and 027 .



  
  

  • PSY 003 - Current Psychological Issues

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically

    Detailed exploration of several psychological topics of important social relevance (e.g., recent topics have included mental health, alcoholism, drug addictions, leadership). Topics vary depending on their social significance. Guest speakers representing topic relevant fields are featured. Students are required to submit independent research papers on each topic.
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • PSY 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
  

  • PSY 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.



  
  
  

  • PSY 027 - (BH) Positive Psychology

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    This course explores theoretical conceptions of positive psychology, scientific research in this domain, and the experiences and practices that enhance well-being. Positive psychology is the study of how human beings prosper in the face of adversity. Its goal is to identify and enhance the human strengths and virtues that lead to living the “good life.”

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  
  
  
  

  • PSY 037 - Industrial Behavior Modification

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An introduction to behavioral principles in organizations. Theoretical issues in organizational psychology and the quality of working life is examined from the perspective of laboratory based research of human behavior. The application of operant techniques to traditional industrial problems such as productivity, sales, attendance and safety. Management based on applied behavior analysis is contrasted with traditional motivational theories.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    PSY 001  or 001A .
  
  
  
 

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