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NU 348 - Nursing Research
This course focuses on developing the role of the professional nurse as both a consumer and participant in research. Components of the role examined in this course include: research utilization, evidence-based practice, participation in a research team, and patient advocacy. Other considerations include: the importance of nursing research, research trends and challenges that influence the nursing profession, and the need to develop a critical approach to the appraisal of written research reports.
Two credits.
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NU 349 - Transition to Professional Practice
This course focuses on developing the role of the professional nurse. Components of the role examined in this course include: being a member of a health care team and a health care organization, leading/managing nursing care delivery, and understanding how health care delivery is financed. Other considerations include: trends and challenges that influence the nursing profession.
Two credits.
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NU 360 - Understanding Suffering
The purpose of this course is to assist the student to define and recognize various aspects of suffering as well as to explore approaches that promote hope and healing for those suffering. Suffering is a universal concept with physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual suffering aspects that occurs within all cultures and across the lifespan. Suffering may have acute and/or chronic implications for an individual and/or community. Elective.
Four credits.
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NU 361 - Holistic Nursing Practice
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to Holistic nursing practice and an overview of selected healing modalities. Discussion, demonstrations and/or experiential sessions are utilized to facilitate an understanding of these modalities. The emphasis is on developing an evidence based practice and in examining the implications of Holistic nursing in practice and research. Elective.
Four credits.
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NU 449 - Community/Public Health Nursing
The focus of this course is community and public health nursing. The student will explore the role of the nurse in health promotion and disease prevention in the global theater. The concepts of epidemiology, communicable disease control, environmental health, and disaster relief will be discussed. Public Health issues such as the global health care environment and work with vulnerable populations will be explored. Socio-cultural influences on health such as immigration, health care access and cost will be addressed from national and global perspectives. Course content will incorporate economic, legal and ethical perspectives. Clinical placements will include community based and public health organizations.
Note: Meets Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
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NU 450 - Nursing Synthesis
This course is intended to build, integrate and refine the knowledge and skills developed throughout the nursing curriculum. Application of critical thinking, therapeutic communication, ethical decision making, and professionalism is facilitated through clinical practice, special projects, and scholarly work. The semester long clinical experience consists of a preceptorship individually developed by the student and faculty.
Eight credits.
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NU 450.1 - Nursing Synthesis Summer Preceptorship
This eight week clinical experience consists of a preceptorship individually developed by the student and faculty. Application of critical thinking, clinical reasoning, therapeutic communication, ethical decision making, and professionalism is facilitated through clinical practice, reflective journaling, weekly online discussion forums, and a summative project involving QSEN and Nurse of the Future competencies.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): Meeting criteria for Summer Preceptorship
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NU 450.2 - Nursing Synthesis
This course is intended to build, integrate and refine the knowledge, skills and attitudes developed throughout the nursing curriculum. Application of critical thinking, clinical reasoning, therapeutic communication, ethical decision making, and professionalism is facilitated through special projects and scholarly work.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): This course requires successful completion of all the nursing courses preceding it; including NU450.1.
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NU 451 - Nursing Honors Seminar
This course offers Nursing students in the Honors Program a two-semester focused inquiry into an issue integral to the discipline of nursing. Students will develop strong analytical skills, demonstrate an aptitude for scholarly writing and ability to present scholarship in a professional forum. During the first semester students will attend seminars and work individually with faculty advisors to develop and research their thesis topic. During the second semester students will work with faculty advisors to write a paper that adheres to scholarly standards for writing, and will also present the material to a group of faculty and students. This course is taught over two semesters to allow students sufficient time to plan and execute a scholarly paper of the highest quality. Credit for this course will be given in the second semester when students register for NU451
Four credits.
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NU 460 - Special Topics in Nursing
Four credits
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NURN 360 - Understanding Suffering
This course assists the student to define and recognize various aspects of suffering as well as to explore approaches that promote hope and healing for those suffering. Suffering is a universal concept with physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual aspects that occurs within all cultures and across the lifespan. Suffering may have acute and/or chronic implications for an individual and/or community.
Note: Nursing Elective Course.
Three credits.
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NURN 362 - ST: PTSD and Implications for Nursing Practice
This course examines issues that impact professional nursing care of individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Students analyze societal, ethical, cultural and economic factors that influence health care delivery and professional nursing practice for this population. Assignments elicit critical thinking related to public health and nursing practice delivered to a diverse population suffering from this condition.
Note: Nursing Elective Course.
Three credits.
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NURN 375 - ST: Healthcare Economics and Policy
This course provides students with an opportunity to utilize basic economic concepts and principals to examine current trends in healthcare. The impact of policy, healthcare financing, and delivery within the U.S. will be emphasized. This course will prepare the student for political advocacy in today’s health care environment.
Four credits.
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NURN 451 - Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing
This course engages the RN-BSN student in the theoretical study and practical application of the fundamentals and requisites for successful leadership development - decision making, problem solving and critical thinking.
Four credits.
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NURN 452 - Health Assessment
This course assists the registered nurse to gain expertise in health assessment techniques and interpretation of findings. Students will utilize therapeutic communication skills to obtain a health history and practice focused and comprehensive assessment of clients across the age continuum. Students will practice health assessment in a laboratory setting and will perform a systematic health history and physical examination for evaluation.
Four credits.
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NURN 453 - Pharmacology for the RN
This course builds upon the RN’s knowledge of relationship of pathophysiology of disease and pharmacological interventions. Utilizing the nursing process, the RN will examine the manifestations and pharmacological management of disease in major organ systems of the human body through therapeutic terms, drug actions, dosage, toxicology, and application of drugs in the clinical setting. Emphasis will be on the role of the bachelor’s prepared RN in creating a safe environment, integrating evidence, and clinical judgment in planning, implementing and evaluating the patient’s response to treatment.
Note: Nursing elective.
Three credits.
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NURN 454 - Community Health
This course engages RN to BSN students in disease prevention and health promotion in the community. The relevance and application of epidemiology, environmental health, communicable disease control, vulnerable populations, and ethical issues to the global health care environment are explored.
Four credits.
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NURN 455 - Evidence-Based Nursing Research
This course focuses on the research process and evidence-based care. The student will learn to read, critique, and determine how to utilize research in nursing practice. The course provides the student with an understanding of the evidence-based process and its application to nursing care. Students will be able to access sources of evidence through databases, utilize a model to translate the evidence to practice, and participate with a team of health care providers implementing evidence-based care.
Four credits.
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NURN 456 - Nursing Informatics
This course introduces nursing informatics as an integration of nursing, computer, and information sciences for the support of nursing practice and health care delivery. It will acquaint practicing nurses with the effective utilization of technology and its applications throughout all aspects of health care delivery. Knowledge and skills in information management and technology and in the use of computer resources to locate information for quality care are incorporated.
Four credits.
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NURN 457 - Nursing Capstone Practicum
The course is designed to match individual interests with a unique preceptorship experience. The course is intended to build, integrate, and refine the knowledge, and skills developed throughout the curriculum. The competencies developed throughout the program will be enhanced and refined. This course includes fieldwork with a preceptor in an area of the student’s interest. Students will develop a project related to their chosen practicum.
Six credits.
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PHRN 107 - Ethics
This course is a systematic study of the rational principles of moral behavior and philosophical methods of making moral decisions with special emphasis on the philosophical basis of the dignity of the human person. Our aim is to provide an understanding of the types of moral behavior that come into question in human life, and within nursing in particular, on the basis of natural reason alone without the aid of revelation. We will study traditional philosophical views on the basis of morality such as Virtue Ethics, Natural Law Theory, Utilitarianism, and Kantian Deontological Ethics. We will learn basic methods of moral reasoning in applying the principles of these theories to specific issues and problems that arise in Nursing. We will also consider the philosophical basis of human dignity, the nature of human suffering, and the ethical requirements of care.
Note: Core Course.
Three credits.
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PHRN 323 - Philosophy of Education (philosophy elective)
This course examines both classical and modern theories of education, focusing on the nature of learning and teaching, with special application to current policies in the United States.
Three credits.
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SORN 212 - Statistics
This course focuses on the theory and application of statistical inference used in the field of social research. This course focuses on the basic concepts and measures, as well as research applications via univariate, bivariate, and multivariate techniques. Topics include hypothesis testing, ANOVA, correlation, confidence intervals, t-tests, chi-square testing, and regression analysis.
Note: Core Course.
3 credits.
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THRN 369 - Theories of Peace and Justice (theology elective)
This course endeavors to educate the student in the various theories of peace and justice that have influenced social structures and human decision making over the past three millennia. Students will critically read the central texts of this field. Students will also engage in ethical reflection on contemporary cases in peace and justice.
Three credits.
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THRN 425 - Medical Ethics
This course endeavors to educate the student in: basic concepts in theology; the Christian Scriptures; and in medical ethics, with a special emphasis on Catholic medical ethics. In order to achieve this goal the first part of the course investigates the foundations of medical ethics. The second part of the course focuses on issues in applied medical ethics. The points of departure for these investigations are Scriptural texts, relevant papal encyclicals, and works in Catholic moral theology, and secular medical ethics.
Three credits.
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PJ 101 - Introduction to Peace and Justice
This course introduces the study of peace and justice from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics include: violence, refugees, peace-building, and others
Note: Meets Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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PJ 301 - Theories of Peace and Justice
This course is a survey of major theories of peace and justice from the perspectives of philosophy, theology, sociology, and politics. Emphasis may include ancient Greek philosophy, biblical, liberation theories, contemporary theories justice, Catholic social tradition and others.
Four credits.
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PJ 302 - Conflict Resolution
This course provides an introduction to the study of conflict and its resolution by exploring the basic theoretical concepts of the field. Students will also learn and practice skills for intervening and resolving conflicts.
Four credits.
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PJ 400 - Senior Seminar
The senior seminar course will focus on readings and discussion on topics in peace and justice studies. Each student in consultation with the instructor and other seminar participants will select a topic based on previous work in the major. Appropriate reading and discussion questions will be assigned for each of the topics. Students will prepare and present a seminar paper and lead discussion on their individual topic.
Four credits.
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PH 104 - Philosophical Inquiry
An elective course for freshmen who wish to explore the field of philosophy, introducing them to the method and topics of philosophical study.
Four credits.
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PH 105 - Human Nature Seminar
An introduction to the traditional topics of speculative philosophy, pertaining to nature, the human person, and God.
Note: Meets Philosophical Reasoning Learning Outcome (PHIL)
Four credits.
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PH 107 - Ethics Seminar
A presentation of the rational principles of moral conduct, with application to specific cases; includes discussion of major ethical theories.
Note: Meets Philosophical Reasoning Learning Outcome (PHIL)
Four credits.
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PH 108-109 - The Philosophical Life Seminar I-II
A two-course sequence that considers theoretical questions and moral questions in connection with one another, investigating how these two types of questions influenced one another during each of the four historical areas of western philosophical discourse, as well as possibly in eastern thought. PH 108 covers the history of philosophy from antiquity to the Middle Ages and Renaissance; PH 109 covers modern to contemporary philosophy. PH 108 serves as a prerequisite for PH 109. Students who complete PH 108 must complete their second core course in philosophy by taking PH 109
Note: Meets Philosophical Reasoning Learning Outcome (PHIL)
4 credits
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PH 211 - Ancient Philosophy: Know Thyself
A survey of Western philosophy from its pre-philosophical beginnings to the closing of the Academy in 529 A.D., including the Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic philosophers.
Four credits.
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PH 212 - Medieval Philosophy: Faith and Reason
A survey of the major medieval thinkers, including Augustine, Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, and John Duns Scotus.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 or PH108 or PH109
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PH 213 - Modern Philosophy: Knowledge and the New Science
The history of philosophy from Descartes to Kant, with emphasis on epistemological and metaphysical issues.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 or PH108 or PH109.
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PH 214 - Contemporary Philosophy: Meaning, Language and Existence
A survey of Western philosophy from Hegel to 1970. Emphasis may vary among the following topics: British idealism; Anglo-American philosophy; Continental philosophy; phenomenology; existentialism.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 or PH108 or PH109.
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PH 230 - The Catholic Intellectual Tradition
A study of the cooperation between faith and reason in the Catholic tradition from its roots in Scripture and Greek philosophy, through its systematic development in medieval thought (including Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas), to its continuing vitality up to the present day.
Four credits.
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PH 240 - Nineteenth Century Philosophy
A history of philosophy in the 19th century from Fichte and Hegel to James and Nietzsche.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 or PH108 or PH 109.
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PH 305 - Paris and New York in the Twenties and Thirties
Concentrates on a dramatic and clearly defined historical period in France and the United States, a period characterized by rupture with tradition on many levels of human activity. The decades after the First World War saw the values and premises of intellectual and cultural heritage challenged or discarded. The course will examine the criticisms leveled against traditional values and explore new principles for life and art which came into being during this period.
Cross-listed as HU 305
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
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PH 308 - Ethics Tutorial
A textual study and discussion of several major works in ethical theory: Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle); Treatise on Law (Thomas Aquinas); Inquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (Hume), and Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals (Kant).
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 320 - Critical Thinking
A study of logical methods of analysis involved in the critical evaluation of arguments, technical prose, and in problem solving. Covers basic formal methods in classical and propositional logic, fallacies, and argument forms of ordinary language, scientific and causal reasoning, and systematic methods of problem solving.
Four credits.
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PH 321 - Formal Logic
A critical study of deductive reasoning, including classical syllogistic logic, statement logic, and predicate logic, as well as formal and informal fallacies.
Note: Meets Quantitative Reasoning Learning Outcome (QUAN)
Four credits.
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PH 322 - Epistemology: Theories of Knowledge
A study of the different views of the nature and value of the modes of knowledge, with an attempt to formulate an adequate critical theory.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 323 - Philosophy of Education
An examination of classical and modern theories of education, focusing on the nature and purpose of learning and teaching, with application to current policies in the United States.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 324 - Philosophy of Mind
A philosophical study of the human person, including issues regarding the soul, consciousness, cognitive functions, and freedom.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 325 - Metaphysics: Theories of Reality
A discussion of the basic metaphysical conceptions of Western philosophy through a historical and systematic analysis. Attention is given to Plato, Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, as well as contemporary thinkers.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 326 - Philosophy of God
A study of the fundamental philosophical questions regarding the existence and nature of God, our knowledge of God, and the character of religious belief.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 331 - Philosophy of Science
An inquiry into the nature, method, and significance of scientific knowledge.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 332 - Political Philosophy
A study of the nature of political order, with particular emphasis on the connections between ethics and politics.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 333 - Business Ethics
The course will focus on key ethical questions and dilemmas that confront individuals and corporations in the business world. These questions include, ‘What role should work play in my life?,’ ‘What are a business’s obligations to society?,’ ‘Do businesses have any ethical responsibilities beyond making profits?,’ ‘Is there such a thing as ethical advertising?,’ along with many others. The course requires engaged and active learners. You will be developing and debating practical case studies, interacting with members of the New Hampshire corporate community, and developing a comprehensive ethical analysis of a local business.
Note: Meets Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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PH 334 - Philosophical Issues in Management
An examination of the philosophy of leadership, authority, work, motivation, wealth, freedom, and other issues related to a free-market economy.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 335 - Philosophy of Law
A study of theories of law, including the nature of law, legal systems, law and morality, theories of punishment, and jurisprudence.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 336 - Aesthetics: Theories of Beauty
A study of the major philosophical theories of art.
Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 338 - Contemporary Images of Human Life
A study of some of the influential 20th century visions of individuals and society as found in fiction and in philosophical treatises.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 339 - Science Fiction and Philosophy
Science fiction enriches philosophy in at least two ways. First, it offers us new perspectives on perennial philosophical questions: Do I have free will? Do I have an immaterial soul? Can I know anything for certain? Do the ends always justify the means? Science fiction helps to motivate, to clarify, and possibly even to answer such questions. Second, science fiction raises a host of philosophical questions that, while less central to the tradition, are arguably no less interesting or important: Could machines think? Could I survive the death of my body by uploading my mind into a computer? How much technology could my body integrate before it ceased to be “human”? What impact, if any, would knowledge of the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence have on our self-understanding? This course addresses philosophical questions like these by engaging with science fiction stories, science fiction films, and philosophical texts that reflect on, or are inspired by, science fiction.
Four credits.
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PH 341 - American Philosophy
A study of the most influential American thinkers from the colonial intellectual to the philosophers of the American Golden Age and the current period.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 342 - Existentialism
A survey of the existentialist philosophers, focusing on such issues as the meaning of existence, anxiety, individuality, authenticity, and the confrontation with death.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 343 - Marxism
A study of the philosophical writings of Hegel, Marx, Engels, and Lenin, followed by an examination of Marxism-Leninism and other related trends.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 344 - Scientific World Views
An investigation of the contrasting world views of 19th and 20th century science with a focus on their philosophical implications.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 345 - Modern Christian Philosophers
A discussion of the works of prominent 19th and 20th century Christian philosophers, including S. Kierkegaard, J. H. Newman, J. Maritain, C. S. Lewis, E. Gilson, J. Pieper and others.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 346 - Confucian Thinkers
Through central texts of the Confucian tradition, the course introduces students to patterns of thought, vocabulary, and argumentation that characterized the thought of Confucius and his followers. The views of Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi and others will be the basis for coming to understand the way of thinking embodied in one of the world’s most important and widespread traditions.
Note: Meets Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 400 - Independent Study
Four credits.
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PH 450-452 - Philosophy Seminar
A seminar on a special topic chosen by a member of the Philosophy Department. Students may be required to prepare and present a research paper.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 453 - Special Topics in Philosophy
2 credits.
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PH 455-457 - Integrated Studies Seminars
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): PH 105 .
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PH 480 - Philosophy Internship
Student-originated internships, supervised by the Philosophy Department, with some connection to philosophical issues. For Philosophy majors only; not credited to Philosophy major requirements.
Four credits.
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PO 102 - American Government
An introduction to the constitutional framework, institutions, and political processes of American government. Required of Politics majors.
Note: Meets Social Scientific Awareness Learning Outcome (SOC) and the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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PO 104 - Comparative Politics
Comparative politics is the study of domestic politics, political institutions, and the nature of political regimes around the world. The course is structured around a set of fundamental questions, such as: What are states and what is state power? What characterizes the different forms of democracy and autocracy around the world? How do different electoral systems function? What are political parties and what role do they play? How do countries democratize and why do some countries become democratic while others do not? How does nationalism, ethnicity or ideology affect domestic politics? Required of Politics majors and International Relations majors.
Note: Meets Social Scientific Awareness Learning Outcome (SOC) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
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PO 106 - International Relations
This class will introduce you to major puzzles, problems and issues in international politics. We will discuss the nature of the international system, the causes of international conflict, and the difficulties states face in cooperating with each other by studying historical events that significantly shaped our contemporary world, as well as different theories that seek to explain past and present patterns of behavior in international relations. Required of Politics majors and International Relations majors.
Note: Meets Social Scientific Awareness Learning Outcome (SOC) and the Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)
Four credits.
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PO 108 - Environmental Politics
This course studies a variety of the environmental issues the world faces and the ways that these issues are political. The complexity of environmental issues is analyzed from political and economic perspectives and a variety of policy tools and solutions for dealing with negative environmental conditions are explored. The course focuses in particular on the American political system and the development of environmental legislation (Formerly PO 215)
Note: Meets Social Scientific Awareness Learning Outcome (SOC)
Four credits.
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PO 203 - Political Science Research Methods
This course equips students with the basic skills to do social science research and prepare their senior theses. Topics include the research process, research design, conceptualization and measurement, polling and political prediction, and data collection and analysis It promotes the ability to think systematically and critically about social and political problems, and to read research in professional journals. Fulfills methods requirement for International Relations majors. Required of Politics majors.
Note: Meets Quantitative Reasoning Learning Outcome (QUAN)
Four credits.
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PO 205 - Diplomacy
Diplomacy embraces the art, skills and practice of the conduct of relations and negotiations between countries as well as between countries, international organizations, and institutions of civil society. It covers the activities, the culture and the behavior of the diplomatist whether they be national emissaries or international civil servants; the methods by which international relations and their practical problems are managed by diplomats in embassies, consular services, and other relevant institutions; and the regulation of international relations by multilateral negotiation.
Four credits.
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PO 208 - Elements of Political Theory: Classical
An examination of the nature, functions, and goals of political society in the classical period, with special attention to the concepts of justice and power, the individual and the community, and the common good. Readings include Plato’s Republic, selections from Aristotle’s Politics, and works chosen from Xenophon and Cicero, among others. PO208 or PO 209 is required of Politics majors.
Four credits.
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PO 209 - Elements of Political Theory: Modern
This course examines the nature, functions, and goals of political society in the modern period (roughly, since 1500) through careful readings from the works of Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, and others. Special attention is paid to the concepts of justice and power, the individual and society, and equality and rights. PO 208 or PO209 is required of Politics majors.
Four credits.
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PO 210 - Congressional Power
An examination of the composition, organization, and procedures of legislative bodies, with special emphasis on Congress.
Four credits.
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PO 211 - Presidential Power
This course examines central themes in the development, organization, and functioning of the American presidency. The course combines the study of executive behavior with an analysis of the evolving institutional framework within which that behavior occurs. It views the presidency as a complex institution, one that requires the president to play multiple political roles simultaneously in the executive, legislative, judicial, and public spheres, among others. The course separates these roles into their institutional and behavioral components, in order to understand their significance in an integrated theoretical and empirical conception of executive governance.
Four credits.
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PO 212 - Constitutional Law
A study of the American Constitution in light of judicial interpretation and political practice. Basic constitutional principles defining governmental powers in the federal system and the relationship between the three branches of the federal government, state governments, and the people are examined. Skills in case analysis, briefing, and argument are stressed.
Four credits.
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PO 213 - Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
A study of the American Bill of Rights. This course will examine civil liberties (individual rights to act and be protected in the criminal process) and civil rights (protections against discrimination) in terms of four broad areas: the relationship between Church and State, freedom of expression, equal protection of the laws, and criminal rights. Through careful study of Supreme Court opinions as well as commentaries on some of these controversial issues, this course explores how our understanding and interpretation of these liberties and rights have evolved over time. (Formerly PO 355)
Four credits.
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PO 214 - International Law
This class investigates the peculiar character of international law and how international law affects states and individuals in countries around the globe. To understand what international law is, how it is made, and how it is applied, we will study the international law seeking to regulate war and conflict, human rights, the management of shared environmental resources, and international economic relations. Students will develop skills in case analysis and briefing, legal writing, and oral argument. This course fulfills the international political institution requirement for International Relations majors.
Four credits.
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PO 219 - State and Local Government
An examination and study of American politics and government at the state and local levels. Topics covered include governors and state legislatures, county government, city government, and the New England town meeting.
Four credits.
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PO 224 - International Organization and Global Governance
An examination of the historical and conceptual questions of international organization. Emphasis is on the structural characteristics of the United Nations system as well as its activities, including peace keeping, development, technical assistance, and social justice. Comparisons are made with other international and regional organizations, such as the European Union, and with non-governmental organizations. This course fulfills the international political institution requirement for International Relations majors. (Formerly International Organization: Global Governance and the United Nations System)
Four credits.
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PO 227 - European Politics
The course will provide an overview of the economic, social and political development of Europe and address the political challenges countries currently face. The class shows how the institutional evolution of the European Union has significantly changed political dynamics both within and between the countries of Europe.
Four credits.
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PO 228 - East Asian Politics
This survey course studies the forces of change and continuity in the political systems of East (China, japan, and the Koreas) and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, and Burma). The class focuses on the historical forces that shaped the distribution of power and social structures within Asian societies. It will show how the unique set of political institutions affect the prospects for contemporary democratization and economic development.
Four credits.
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PO 229 - Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa
This course provides an introduction to the politics of contemporary Sub- Saharan Africa, a region of the world viewed by many as “left behind.” It takes a cross-national and cross-temporal comparative approach to help students understand the current challenges and opportunities faced by Sub-Saharan African states. Students will be encouraged to see Sub Saharan Africa’s connections to the world and to use the Sub-Saharan African experience to interrogate traditional social science concepts such as that of the nation-state.
Four credits.
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PO 230 - The Politics of Rich and Poor States
This course examines the relationships among rich and poor states in the post-World War II international political economy. It explores alternative theoretical approaches to the problem of “development:” liberal internationalism, structuralism, neo-liberalism, Marxism, feminism and post-modernism. It examines historically the conflicts, institutions and policies related to development. It then applies these theoretical and historical insights to contemporary issues in North-South relations, such as globalization, environmental sustainability, war and reconstruction, and reform of international institutions.
Four credits.
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PO 232 - International Political Economy
This class introduces students to global economic processes by providing an overview over the mechanisms of international trade, finance, monetary affairs and foreign aid. In particular, the class explores how the political foundations of the existing economic structures affect the struggle for economic development and the fight against global inequality. (Formerly PO 330)
Four credits.
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PO 235 - American Foreign Policy
An analysis of American foreign policy. Emphasis is on the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and post-1989 developments. Attention is also given to the present administration’s response to changes in the international environment.
Four credits.
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PO 247 - Politics and the Arts
This is a course in the history of political thought using some of the world’s greatest works of art (literature, theater, painting, sculpture, and music) as our texts. All of these works of art ask us to explore our place in the world. In that context we examine the ancient understanding of virtue and its place in politics, and the modern turn toward a new understanding of nature and religion, and thus a new foundation for political power. Finally we explore the existential result of that turn: by redefining nature (and human nature) as a series of forces which may be used to reshape political behavior, and by redefining political society as a conventional artifice, we open new horizons of freedom, but also leave ourselves uncertain of just what we should do next. Through a close examination of selected works we can think about the prophetic role of art in political society, and what some have called the “quarrel” between philosophy and poetry, or between reason and inspired passion.
Four credits.
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PO 248 - Public Policy Process
An examination of the creation of public policy at the federal and state levels. Attention will be given to the actors and politics of agenda-building, formulation, legitimization, and implementation. Emphasis is on the political and ethical context in which policy decisions are made.
Note: Meets Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)
Four credits.
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PO 250 - Gender and Politics
This course examines the role of gender in political life, with an emphasis on U.S. politics. The course addresses the history of women’s political development and social movements, and political theories of gender, including both masculine and feminine. Students will examine the role of gender in shaping patterns of political participation (both traditional and non-traditional) and public policy issues.
Four credits.
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PO 254 - Media and Politics
This course examines the role of mass media in shaping American politics and government. The course pays particular attention to how the norms of reporting, the incentives and pressures on news corporations, and the rise of new media technology affect the way the media covers and shapes American government and politics and influences public opinion, elections, governance, and public policy. (Formerly PO 354)
Four credits.
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PO 255 - Campaigns and Elections
This course examines campaigns and elections in the American context, including voting, political parties, campaign trends and tactics, election administration, campaign finance, and independent political action committees. These are examined at both the presidential and congressional levels.
Four credits.
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PO 257 - Medieval Political Thought
The medieval political philosophers - Christian, Jewish, and Muslim - confronted the inherent and inevitable tension between the demands of faith and the necessities of the nation most deeply. It is this issue above all that distinguishes the medieval political thinker from the ancient (whose polytheism means the problem does not surface) and the modern (whose doctrine of toleration buries the problem without fully addressing it). Why do philosophers like Augustine recognize such a distance between the city of God and the human city? What does that distance imply for political practice? What do our faith commitments require of us in our political lives, and what limits might the political world impose on those commitments? To address these questions and others, seminars will examine texts by Augustine, Aquinas, Maimonides, Ibn Tufayl, al-Farabi and others. (Formerly PO 357)
Four credits.
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PO 258 - American Political Thought
Selections from a variety of authors, with special attention given to the Colonial documents, the Federalist Papers, and Alexis de Tocqueville. Additional readings survey American Political Thought from John Winthrop to Martin Luther King, Jr. We will explore a number of enduring political issues from these readings including federal-state relations, the role of government in the private sector, the relationship between liberty and equality, the American science of politics, the place of commerce and industry in a free society, the character of a free people. (Formerly PO 358)
Four credits.
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PO 259 - Contemporary Christian Political Thought
This course is a survey of the variety of Christian understandings of politics that have developed in the wake of WWII. Readings will include various papal encyclicals, as well as primary texts by authors like Reinhold Niebuhr, John Howard Yoder, and Yves Simon that cover topics like the best kinds of government, economics, race, human rights and war. As a combination of lecture and group discussion, students are required to read the assignments carefully and to participate actively in class. (Formerly PO 359)
Four credits.
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PO 260 - Political Theories of the Environment
Both the ancients and the moderns argue that the concept of “nature” is essential to our understanding of political life. This course explores the relation between the human (and political life) and the natural. We will attend especially to modern political thought and the relation of ideas of individual liberty with the purpose of “the conquest of nature.” That conquest has led both to the loss of natural environments, on the one hand, and to the conquest of natural diseases and the construction of new habitats on the other. Central to all of these concerns are questions of natural freedom and cultural identity. Finally, students will engage in the application of these theories to current environmental debates, and to the tension between preservationists and conservationists.. This course is required for Environmental Studies majors. This course is required for Environmental Studies majors. (Formerly PO 270)
Four credits.
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PO 275 - Human Rights
This course provides an introduction to human rights and is organized around a number of important questions including: What is the nature of rights? How did human rights develop? What accounts for the success of human rights as an ideal in international politics? Why do countries commit to human rights treaties that limit their sovereignty? Do countries actually comply with human rights obligations? What are the various international and regional instruments for the protection of human rights? How has human rights thinking evolved to deal with the mass violation of human rights so often seen in the twentieth century?
Four credits.
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PO 320 - International Relations Theory
An examination of the primary approaches in the field of International Relations (IR), including realism, liberalism, and constructivism. Topics covered include the causes and prevention of major wars, the relationship between human nature and international politics, popular culture and identity formation, globalization, and the return of normative and religious concerns to the study of IR. Readings will draw from a mixture of the traditional IR canon and innovative new ways of examining these subjects.
Four credits.
Prerequisite(s): Open to Politics and IR majors who have completed PO 104 and PO 106 .
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PO 322 - Justice and War in International Relations
This course studies two great theoretical themes, justice and power, as they are worked out in times of war. We begin with selections from Thucydides, who defines and describes the problem of justice and power for us. We conclude with Kant, who offers a hope that justice and power may be brought into accord (if not entirely reconciled). Several questions emerge: What causes wars, and what makes the cause right? Is patriotism a moral duty? Is war or peace the more natural condition for states? Is it possible to combine justice with power? Are some regimes better for this purpose than others? To engage these questions we read the works of leading thinkers from the perspectives of the Islamic and Christian just war tradition, political realism, and international law, including Thucydides, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Vitoria, and Grotius. (Formerly PO 347)
Four credits.
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