2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Jun 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbering
0-999: Developmental precollege-level courses
1000-2999: Lower division courses intended for undergraduate credit only.  The first digit indicates the general level of the course:  1 for a first-year course, 2 for a second-year course
3000-4999: Upper division courses carrying undergraduate credit only.  The first digit indicates the general level of the course:  3 for a third-year course, 4 for a fourth-year course.
5000-5999: Courses that carry graduate credit only in a major field different from that of the department offering the course. 
6000-6999: Courses that carry graduate credit in any major field.  
7000-7999: Courses intended for graduate students only.
8000-9999: Courses intended for post-master or doctoral-level work.
Please note, when searching courses by “Code or Number”, an asterisk (*) can be used to return mass results.  For example, using “6*” will give all 6000 graduate-level courses.
 

Pharmacology/Toxicology

  
  • PTX 8200 - Communications in Science



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A crash course in bringing clarity, plain language and fun to scientific communications.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PTX 8210 - Applications to Medical Biological Defense, Principles of Toxicology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    This course will provide an in depth understanding of biological warfare threat agent pathogenesis, toxicology, and medical intervention. The course will also introduce requirements for Government and Contract Research standards for working with highly pathogenic microorganisms, study design, development, and execution to include issues with regard to Good Laboratory Practices, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Quality Assurance, and safety pharmacology.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PTX 8300 - Integrative Pharmacology and Toxicology Methods



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    This course provides basic and general principles on animal handling, caring and experimental design. It instructs basic techniques in drug dosing and administration, animal surgery, tissue sample collection. Emphasizes Biomedical Science’s current methods.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
  
  • PTX 8400 - Neuropharmacology



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    The aim of this course is to give an overview of neuropharmacology that includes basic principles of drug action in neurons, a description of major neurotransmitter systems in the brain and their pharmacology, with examples of their clinical and therapeutic relevance. The emphasis is on mental illness. The course is designed for graduate students in medicine and biomedical sciences.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PTX 8500 - Good Laboratory Practices



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    GLP regulations are a set of international standards developed to ensure quality and reliability of safety data submitted to regulatory authorities. Overview of standards and principles governing the conduct of pharm/tox studies.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PTX 8600 - Principles of Biomedical Research



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Principles of Biomedical Research is appropriate for students that will be involved in biomedical research. PBR provides a lecture and student interactive series designed to introduce students to the basics of biomedical research.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PTX 9000 - Introduction to Research



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Three practical laboratory experiences in three week rotations each. The students will spend 3 weeks in 3 laboratories and each rotation will be concluded with a 2 page summary, signed by the laboratory PI. Upon completion the Pharm Tox student should have a laboratory picked to complete thesis work.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
  
  • PTX 9100 - Pharmacology Graduate Research



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 18
    As part of the Thesis Track Pharmacology & Toxicology graduate students will participate in laboratory research.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • PTX 9120 - Effective Scientific Writing: Part 1



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Students are required to independently write a 10-15 page scientific reviews on a current topic in Pharmacology & Toxicology with input from the adviser.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • PTX 9200 - Pharmacology Clinical Research



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 8
    This class is designed to give pharmacology and medical students supervised research involving human subjects.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate. Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: College of Science & Math, School of Medicine.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Clinical
  
  • PTX 9220 - Effective Scientific Writing: Part 2



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Students will independently write a 10-15 page scientific review on a current topic in Pharmacology & Toxicology with at least 25 references.
    Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study

Philosophy

  
  • PHL 2040 - Great Books: Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Selected great books in the history of Western philosophy chosen from each of three eras (ancient/medieval, modern, and contemporary) and examined both within their respective historical frameworks and as an exercise in critical thinking. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 2050 - Philosophy: The Big Questions



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to philosophy through the exploration and critical examination of some of the following perennial, philosophical questions: Does God exist? Are we free? What is happiness? Why be ethical? What is knowledge? What is the meaning of life? Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 2100 - Philosophy of State and Society



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An examination of the ongoing political debate within our culture, including an examination of the role government should play in a good society. Among the questions to be considered: Should governments exist? If so, how much power should they possess, and to what end should they exercise this power? This course is, with EC 2100, part of a two-course Wright State Core sequence on government and society.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to fundamental reasoning skills as understood philosophically and as applied in a variety of areas, including science, religion, politics, and morality. Topics include the structure of deductive and inductive reasoning, valid and invalid arguments, truth tables, syllogisms, formal and inductive fallacies.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3010 - Ancient Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    History of philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to Neo-Platonism, with particular emphasis on the philosophical systems of Plato and Aristotle. Topics vary. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3020 - Medieval Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to medieval philosophy and some of its most important representative thinkers, including Anselm, Abelard, Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, and William of Ockham. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3030 - Modern Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    History of philosophy from Descartes to Kant. Topics vary. Integrated Writing course.
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHL 2230 Minimum Grade of D
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3050 - 19th Century Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of 19th century European philosophy. Topics include the idealist rejection of materialism by Hegel and Schopenhauer; Kierkegaard and Nietzsche’s critique of rationalism on behalf of concrete existence; and Marx’s synthesis of idealism’s optimism about humanity’s ability to shape its world and a commitment to the material world over the ideal.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3060 - Analytic Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Survey of the analytic tradition including philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Quine, Davidson, Kripke, Putnam, and Nagel. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3090 - Existentialism



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to the 20th-century philosophical and literary movement. Emphasis on concrete existence and the passions over abstract rationality, conception of self as a product of radically free acts of self-creation, affirmation of uncertainty and absurdity as inescapable elements of the human condition, and rejection of traditional ethical systems. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3100 - American Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A look at the American Pragmatist Tradition from Peirce, James and Dewey to recent American philosophers such as Quine, Davidson, Rorty and Putnam. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3110 - Ethics



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Critical examination of major issues and problems of contemporary philosophical ethics. Concepts of good, bad, right, wrong, and justice. Relation between ethics and religion. Objectivity or subjectivity of values.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3120 - History of Ethics



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of the development of ethical philosophy through a detailed investigation of such figures as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Butler, Hume, Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3130 - Metaphysics



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Examines such topics as the problem of universals, free will and determinism, the nature of abstract entities like numbers, the problem of identity and individuation, the nature of time and cause and effect, and the realism and anti-realism debate. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3140 - Theories of Knowledge



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Examination of the possibility of knowledge, limits, methods and value. Readings vary but may include Plato, Descartes, Hume, Russell, Moore, Gettier, Nozick, Bonjour, Quine, Kripke, Putnam and Williamson. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3150 - Philosophy of Language and Logic



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Major issues such as sense and reference, theories of meaning and truth, language games, syntax, language and thought. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3200 - Symbolic Logic I



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to the techniques of deductive logic including truth-table analysis, the prepositional calculus, and predicate logic. Students who have taken PHL 2230 cannot take PHL 3200.
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHL 3000 Minimum Grade of D
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3250 - Inductive Logic



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to the techniques of inductive and probabilistic reasoning with emphasis on the problems encountered in attempting to justify those techniques. Students who have taken PHL 2150 cannot take PHL 3250.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3310 - Modern Political Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Classic texts and thinkers in political philosophy from the 16th century to the present. Topics include the foundations of society, theories of justice and rights, the concept of property, and the defense and critique of liberalism, democracy, socialism, and libertarianism. Readings may include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Smith, Mill, Marx, Nozick, Rawls, and Nussbaum.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3320 - 20th Century Political Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Major thinkers in 20th century political philosophy. Topics vary, focusing on one or more themes such as rights, democracy, liberalism, pluralism, secularism, tolerance, torture, terrorism, or totalitarianism. Readings from thinkers such as Arendt, Marcuse, Habermas, Foucault, Derrida, Rawls, Rorty, Cohen, MacIntyre, Taylor, Nussbaum, and Agamben.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3410 - Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An examination of theories of art and beauty, considering questions such as: is fine art different from craft or entertainment? Are there objective standards of artistic value? Is art’s purpose to express emotion, communicate truth, or produce pleasure? Do ethical flaws affect artistic value? Considers a variety of ways of interpreting, evaluating, and appreciating artworks, in order to develop a richer sense of what art is and why we value it.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3510 - Philosophy and Scientific Revolutions



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Examines dramatic paradigm shifts in the history of science including Newton, Einstein, Darwin, quantum theory and beyond, including emerging scientific ideas. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3650 - Theories of Human Nature



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Theories of human nature.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3670 - Philosophy of Mind



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Central issues in the philosophy of mind, including mind and brain, identity theory, nature of consciousness and qualia, intentionality, agency and other topics. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3780 - Bioethics



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Major ethical problems arising in medical settings. Issues include the value of human life, abortion, euthanasia, the status of advanced directives, cloning, and genetic enhancement.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3800 - Identity, Responsibility, and Death



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of three fundamental beliefs in ethical thinking.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3830 - Faith and Reason



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to issues in the philosophy of religion. Topics vary.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3900 - Topics in Philosophy of Religion



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Selected topics.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 3990 - Studies in Selected Subjects



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Problems, approaches, and topics in the field of philosophy. Topics vary.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 4010 - Major Philosophers



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    In-depth examination of the works of a major philosopher. Topics vary. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 4020 - Seminar in Continental Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Focused study of a narrow theme or topic in the continental and European philosophical traditions. Topics vary, but will focus on an issue in phenomenology, hermeneutics, critical theory, psychoanalytic theory, or continental social and political philosophy. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • PHL 4110 - Ethics Seminar



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Ethical problems, theories, and methods. Topics vary. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • PHL 4140 - Philosophy of Law



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Survey of the important theories concerning the nature and justification of law, liberty, justice, responsibility, and punishment.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in the following Classifications: Junior, Senior.

    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 4200 - Symbolic Logic II



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Standard notations, principles of inference, formal systems, and methods of proof. Focus on first-order predicate logic. Students who have taken PHL 3230 cannot take PHL 4200.
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHL 3200 Minimum Grade of D
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 4420 - Literature and Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of literary texts with strong philosophical themes, such as philosophy and tragedy or philosophy and science fiction. Integrated Writing course.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 4710 - Philosophy of Physical Science



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Analysis of views concerning scientific explanation, the logic of theory testing, and the ontological status of theoretical entities; philosophical examination of the concepts of space, time, matter, and motion from classical physics to contemporary relativity.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 4720 - Philosophy of Social Science



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Analysis of views concerning concept and theory formation in the social sciences, problems in objectivity and value, justification of Verstehen, mechanism vs. teleological explanations, and reductionism.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 4810 - Independent Study



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4
    Faculty-directed, individualized study on student-selected topics. Limited to majors and advanced students. Permission of department and a minimum 3.0 GPA required.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • PHL 4970 - Senior Project



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Guided research culminating in a major paper on a topic chosen by the student and the instructor. Students develop a comprehensive bibliography, prepare a detailed outline, and write and revise the final project. May be completed for Honors.
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
  
  • PHL 5010 - Ancient Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    History of philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to Neo-Platonism. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5020 - Medieval Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    History of philosophy from Augustine to Ockham. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5030 - Modern Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    History of philosophy from Descartes to Kant. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5050 - 19th Century Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of 19th century European philosophy. Topics include the idealist rejection of materialism by Hegel and Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche’s critique of rationalism on behalf of concrete existence, and Marx’s synthesis of idealism’s optimism about humanity’s ability to shape its world and a commitment to action over thought.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5060 - Analytic Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A survey of the analytic tradition including philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Quine, Davidson, Kripke, Putnam, Nagel and others.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5090 - Existentialism



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to 20th century philosophical and literary movement which, rooted in traditional questions of freedom and moral responsibility, breaks dramatically with the past in its emphasis on concrete existence and the passions over abstract rationality, its conception of self as a product of radically free acts of self-creation, its affirmation of uncertainty and absurdity as inescapable elements of the human condition, and its rejection of traditional ethical systems.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Recitation Combination
  
  • PHL 5100 - American Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A look at the American Pragmatist tradition from Peirce, James and Dewey to more recent American philosophers such as Quine, Davidson, Putnam and Rorty.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5110 - Ethics



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Critical examination of major issues and problems of contemporary philosophical ethics. Concepts of “good,” “bad,” “right,” “wrong,” and “justice.” Relation between ethics and religion. Objectivity or subjectivity of values.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5120 - History of Ethics



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of the development of ethical philosophy through a detailed investigation of such figures as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Butler, Hume, Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5130 - Metaphysics



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An examination of topics such as: the problem of universals, free will and determinism, the nature of abstract entities like numbers, the problem of identity and individuation, the nature of time and cause and effect and the realism and anti-realism debate.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5140 - Theories of Knowledge



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Examination of philosophical theories of knowledge from ancient times to the present. Readings vary but may include: Plato, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Russell, Moore, Gettier, Nozick, Bonjour, Quine, Kripke, Putnam and Williamson.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5150 - Philosophy of Language and Logic



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A study of major issues such as sense and reference, theories of meaning and truth, language games, nature of grammar and syntax, language and thought.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5310 - Modern Political Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to classic texts and thinkers in political philosophy from the 16th century to the present. Topics include the foundations of society, theories of justice and rights, the concept of property, and the defense and critique of liberalism, democracy, socialism, and libertarianism. Readings may include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Smith, Mill, Marx, Nozick, Rawls, and Nussbaum.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5320 - 20th Century Political Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A close study of major thinkers in 20th century political philosophy. Topics vary, focusing on one or more themes such as rights, democracy, liberalism, pluralism, secularism, tolerance, torture, terrorism, or totalitarianism. Readings from thinkers such as Hannah Arendt, Herbert Marcuse, Jürgen Habermas, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, John Rawls, Richard Rorty, G. A. Cohen, Alasdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor, Martha Nussbaum, and Giorgio Agamben.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5410 - Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    An examination of theories of art and beauty, considering questions such as: is fine art different from craft or entertainment? Are there objective standards of artistic value? Is art’s purpose to express emotion, communicate truth, or produce pleasure? Do ethical flaws affect artistic value? Considers a variety of ways of interpreting, evaluating, and appreciating artworks, in order to develop a richer sense of what art is and why we value it.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5510 - Philosophy and Scientific Revolutions



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A look at dramatic paradigm shifts in the history of science including Newton, Einstein, Darwin, quantum theory and emerging ideas today.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5650 - Theories of Human Nature



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Theories of human nature. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5670 - Philosophy of Mind



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Studies central issues in the philosophy of mind including mind and brain, identity theory, nature of consciousness and qualia, intentionality, agency and other special topics.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5780 - Bioethics



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of major ethical problems arising in medical settings. Issues include the value of human life, abortion, euthanasia, the status of advanced directives, cloning, and genetic enhancement.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5800 - Identity, Responsibility, & Death



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Study of three fundamental beliefs when thinking ethically: that a person exists as one person over time; that we are responsible for at least some of what we do; and that death is bad for the person who dies.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5830 - Faith and Reason



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Issues in the philosophy of religion. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5900 - Topics in Philosophy of Religion



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Examination of selected topics related to the philosophy of religion.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 5990 - Studies in Selected Subjects



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Problems, approaches, and topics in the field of philosophy.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 6010 - Major Philosophers



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    In-depth study of the works of a major philosopher. Topics vary.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 6020 - Seminar in Continental Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A focused, in-depth study of a narrow theme or topic in the continental and European philosophical traditions. Topics vary, but will focus on an issue in phenomenology, hermeneutics, critical theory, psychoanalytic theory, or continental social and political philosophy. Readings will focus on a small number of thinkers in the tradition, including philosophers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Levinas, Adorno, Benjamin, Marcuse, Foucault, Habermas, and Freud.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • PHL 6110 - Ethics Seminar



    Credit Hour(s): 0
    An in-depth investigation of ethical problems, theories, and methods. Variable title course.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • PHL 6140 - Philosophy of Law



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Survey of the important theories concerning the nature and justification of law, liberty, justice, responsibility, and punishment.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 6240 - Literature and Philosophy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    A study of literary texts with strong philosophical themes such as philosophy and tragedy or philosophy of science fiction.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHL 6810 - independent Study



    Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4
    Faculty-directed, individualized study on student-selected topics. Limited to advanced students. Permission of faculty and a minimum 3.5 GPA required.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.

    Level: Graduate
    Schedule Type(s): Independent Study

Physics

  
  • PHY 1000 - Undergraduate Physics Seminar I



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Provides undergraduate physics majors with an introduction to the course load, faculty, resources, and expectations associated with the Wright State University undergraduate physics program.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Physics.

    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • PHY 1010 - Undergraduate Physics Seminar II



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Provides undergraduate physics majors with an introduction to the course load, faculty, resources, and expectations associated with the Wright State University undergraduate physics program. Continuation of PHY 1000.
    Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Physics.

    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Seminar
  
  • PHY 1050 - Physics of How Things Work



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    The physics associated with everyday scientific and technological phenomena and devices, including those associated with the generation, detection, and application of sound, light, and energy.
    Corequisite(s): PHY1050L
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHY 1050L - Physics of How Things Work Laboratory



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Experiments illustrating the physics of everyday scientific and technological phenomena and devices, including those associated with the generation, detection, and application of sound, light, and energy.
    Corequisite(s): PHY1050
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • PHY 1060 - Astronomy



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Introduction to astronomy emphasizing the solar system and the universe of stars and galaxies. Topics include the earth-moon system, other planets and their satellites, space exploration, theories for the origin of the solar system stellar evolution, astrophysics, and cosmology.
    Corequisite(s): PHY1060L
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHY 1060L - Astronomy Laboratory



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Astronomical observations and experiments.
    Corequisite(s): PHY1060
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • PHY 1110 - Principles of Physics I



    Credit Hour(s): 4
    Fundamental physics of mechanics. Topics include laws of motion, work and energy, momentum, circular and rotational motion, gravity, fluids, mechanical waves and thermodynamics
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level MTH 1280 Minimum Grade of D or WSU Math Placement Level 40
    Corequisite(s): PHY1110L; PHY1110R
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHY 1110L - Principles of Physics Lab I



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Introductory-level laboratory problems.
    Corequisite(s): PHY1110; PHY1110R
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • PHY 1110R - Principles of Physics I Recitation



    Credit Hour(s): 0
    Required recitation for PHY 1110.
    Corequisite(s): PHY1110; PHY1110L
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Recitation
  
  • PHY 1120 - Principles of Physics II



    Credit Hour(s): 4
    Fundamentals of charge, electric field, magnetism, optics and modern physics. Topics include electric and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic waves, geometric and wave optics, optical instruments, relativity, quantum theory, and nuclear physics.
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 1110 Minimum Grade of D
    Corequisite(s): PHY1120L; PHY1120R
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHY 1120L - Principles of Physics Lab II



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Introductory-level laboratory problems.
    Corequisite(s): PHY1120; PHY1120R
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • PHY 1120R - Principles of Physics II Recitation



    Credit Hour(s): 0
    Required recitation for PHY 1120.
    Corequisite(s): PHY1120; PHY1120L
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Recitation
  
  • PHY 2400 - General Physics I



    Credit Hour(s): 4
    Introductory survey of mechanics for science and engineering students. Uses of interpreting physical phenomena. Topics include vectors, kinematics, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotation, oscillation and thermodynamics.
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EGR 1010 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level MTH 2300 Minimum Grade of D
    Corequisite(s): PHY2400L; PHY2400R
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHY 2400L - General Physics I Laboratory



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Introductory physics laboratory problems in mechanics, oscillation and thermodynamics.
    Corequisite(s): PHY2400; PHY2400R
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • PHY 2400R - General Physics I Recitation



    Credit Hour(s): 0
    Required recitation for PHY 2400.
    Corequisite(s): PHY2400; PHY2400L
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Recitation
  
  • PHY 2410 - General Physics II



    Credit Hour(s): 4
    Introductory survey of electricity and magnetism. Uses calculus in interpreting physical phenomena. Topics include electric field and potential, currents, DC circuits, magnetic fields, Faraday’s law, and optics.
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2400 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2300 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2310 Minimum Grade of D (MTH 2310 can be taken concurrently)
    Corequisite(s): PHY2410L; PHY2410R
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHY 2410L - General Physics II Laboratory



    Credit Hour(s): 1
    Introductory physics laboratory problems in electricity, magnetism, and optics.
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level MTH 2300 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2310 Minimum Grade of D (MTH 2310 can be taken concurrently)
    Corequisite(s): PHY2410; PHY2410R
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lab
  
  • PHY 2410R - General Physics II Recitation



    Credit Hour(s): 0
    Required recitation for PHY 2410.
    Corequisite(s): PHY2410; PHY2410L
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Recitation
  
  • PHY 2420 - Introduction to Modern Physics



    Credit Hour(s): 3
    Phenomenology and theoretical concepts of modern physics. Special theory of relativity, quantum theory, atomic and molecular structure and spectra, x-rays and solid state physics, nuclear physics, and instrumentation for nuclear physics research.
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2310 Minimum Grade of D
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture
  
  • PHY 2450 - Concepts in Physics for Early Childhood Education



    Credit Hour(s): 3.5
    Fundamental concepts and applications of physics designed for early childhood education majors. Topics are integrated with mathematics and include laboratory experiences, demonstrations, and projects. Students may use either PHY 2450 or PHY 2460, but not both courses, to satisfy the requirements of the WSU Core.
    Prerequisite(s): WSU Math Placement Level 30 or Undergraduate level DEV 0970 Minimum Grade of P or Undergraduate level DEV 0990 Minimum Grade of P
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
  
  • PHY 2460 - Concepts in Physics for Middle Childhood Education



    Credit Hour(s): 3.5
    Fundamental concepts and applications of physics designed for middle childhood education majors. Topics are integrated with mathematics and include laboratory experiences, demonstrations, and projects. Students may use either PHY 2450 or PHY 2460, but not both courses, to satisfy the requirements of the WSU Core.
    Prerequisite(s): WSU Math Placement Level 30 or Undergraduate level DEV 0970 Minimum Grade of P or Undergraduate level DEV 0990 Minimum Grade of P
    Level: Undergraduate
    Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
 

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