Courses <strong>of</strong> Instruction 95609,10 SEMINAR ON SPANISH LITERATURE OF THE GOLDEN AGE:SEMINAR ON 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES SPANISH LITERATURE J cred1tshead1ng and d1scuss1on <strong>of</strong> representative \'\Titers frorn Rena1ssance to late BaroqueStud1es Hl essay, nove1, theatre, poetry and p~~1osoph1c wnt:ngs Conducted 1n Span1sh613 SEMINAR ON SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE 4 cred1tsStudieS 1n wnters the "Boom" Read1ng and diSCUSSIOn <strong>of</strong> vanousgenres anddevelopments Conducted 1n ?pan1sh617 SEMINAR ON 20TH CENTURY SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE 4 cred1tsan:J JJs:uss1on <strong>of</strong> contemporary ·:,mters With emphas.:; en theatre 'lOvel and short1n Span1sh621 SEMINAR ON 20TH CENTURY SPANISH LITERATURE 4 cred1tsS~udres 1r-present-day wnters With analyses and diSCUSSIOns <strong>of</strong> r1ovel. tr.eatre,fJOetr /and stones Conducted 1n Span1sh.661 SPANISH TEACHING PRACTICUM 2teachrng, assistantship orSpan1sh languageevaluated. <strong>The</strong>seOnentat1on and practice <strong>of</strong>culture Stude.'lt teach1ng expenences are penodirnaynot be ap~lied toward degree requrrements697,8 INDNIDUAL READINGS IN SPANISH 7-4 credits eachCorote'lt <strong>of</strong> rndrvrdual rend1ng program taken from course contests approved for graduatev,orK rn699 MASTER'S THESIS 4 cred1tsPHILOSOPHY3600:511 PLATO 3 cred1tsPrerequiSite 211 or perrr.~ssrur> <strong>of</strong>Detailed study <strong>of</strong> the ong1n and development <strong>of</strong>Plato's <strong>The</strong>ory <strong>of</strong> Forms and the theorres <strong>of</strong> knowledge, ethrcs. and politiCS518 ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY 3 cred1tsP;ereqursrtes· 2~1, 312 :1r1d 313 or per!'llissron o1rnstructor Study <strong>of</strong> :deal and ordrnary languagemc:vP:nent~ rn 20th Century Brrtrsh and Amer:can philosophy Deals wrth such f1gures as RusCanlap, Ay7:-r Moore, Vv'rttgemte:n, Tvle and Austen519 BRITISH EMPIRICISM 3 crecf1ts,.,eceou:s:tes: one rntroductory course and 313 or<strong>of</strong> rnstructor lntensrve analysrsmajor wntrngs <strong>of</strong> Locke, Berkeley and521 PHILOSOPHY OF LAW 3 cred1tsPrereqwsrte· one coursE: rn phrlosopr"( permrssron <strong>of</strong> rnstructor Phr;osoph:cal :rlqurry rntothe nature <strong>of</strong> law and legal rnstrtutrons.522 CONTINENTAL RATIONALISM 3 cred1tsl'nr>,mJccxv course and 313 or permrssron <strong>of</strong> rnstructor !ntensrve ana!ysrsSprnoza and Lerbnrtz524 EXISTENTIALISM 3 cred1tsPrereqursrtes one rrtroductory course rnrnqurry into the thoug~t <strong>of</strong> Kre~kegaardtral1sts w1th the1r concern for tne human3111 or perrnrssron <strong>of</strong> rnstructor. In-depthSar1re. Tdlrch and other exrsten-526 PHENOMENOLOGY 3 cred1tsf)rerequisrtes· one c::;~Jrse rr1 314 perr:lissror. <strong>of</strong> 1rstructor In-depth1r1qurry 1ntc metnod':'!ogy f-1usserr 3nd and rnfiuence •,jpon \A/estern Europeanand /.l..merrcan thougllt532 ARISTOTLE 3 credits2'1 oc<strong>of</strong> ''structor Detar led study <strong>of</strong> Arrstot~e·s metaphysrcs phr!os<strong>of</strong>mankrlld and ethrcs faught 1n alternate years534544 PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHYPrerequ;s.tes: ~V\i'J1natron <strong>of</strong> one majOr nhllnSilnhf
96 <strong>The</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Akron</strong>615 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I 3 creditsPrerequiSite 437/537 or permission <strong>of</strong> Instructor. ElectrostatiCS and magnetostatics atadvanced level for graduate students, boundary value problems, dielectrics, multipole expanSions, t1me-vary1ng fields, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves, reflection, refraction,wave gu1des and cav1t1es.616 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY II 3 cred1tsPrerequisite: 615. Scattering and diffraction, plasma physics. spec1al theory <strong>of</strong> relativity, dynamics<strong>of</strong> relativistic particles 1n fields, collis1ons <strong>of</strong> dlarged part1cles, radiation from mov1ngdharges, bremsstrahlung, multipole f1elds.625 QUANTUM MECHANICS I 3 cred1tsPrerequisites: 441(541, 481/581 or permissiOn <strong>of</strong> Instructor. Bas1c concepts <strong>of</strong> quantummed1an1cs, representation theory, part1cle 1n a central f1eld, add1t10n <strong>of</strong> angular momenta andspins, Clebsdt-Gordon coefficients, perturbation theory, scattenng, transition probabil1t1es626 QUANTUM MECHANICS II 3 creditsPrerequisite: 625. Foundations <strong>of</strong> relatiVIStiC quantum mechan1cs. Kle1n-Gordon and Diracequations, sp1n-zero particle and spin-1/2 particles in electromagnetic field, second quant1zat1on<strong>of</strong> bosons and fermions, superflu1dity and super conductivity641 LAGRANGIAN MECHANICS 3 creditsPrerequisite: 432/532 or perm1ss1on <strong>of</strong> Instructor. Principle <strong>of</strong> least act1on and Lagrangian equation<strong>of</strong> motion, conservation laws, integration or equation <strong>of</strong> mot1on, collisions, small oscillations,Hamilton's equations, canonical transformations661 STATISTICAL MECHANICS 3 cred1tsPrerequisite: 442/542 or perm1ssion <strong>of</strong> instructor. Fundamental pnnc1ples <strong>of</strong> statisticalmedlan1cs, G1bbs, Fermi and Bose Stat1st1cs, solids, liqu1ds, gases, phase equ1libnum, diemicalreactions.684 ADVANCED NUCLEAR PHYSICS 3 cred1tsPrerequisite: 626. Quantum medlan1cs applied to nucleus. Interaction <strong>of</strong> radiat1on w1th nucleus,nuclear scattenng, nuclear reactions; energy levels <strong>of</strong> nucle1685 SOUD-STATE PHYSICS I 3 creditSPrerequisites: 470, 625 or permiSSIOn <strong>of</strong> 1nstructor. <strong>The</strong>ory <strong>of</strong> physiCS <strong>of</strong> crystalline solidsProperties <strong>of</strong> rec1procallatt1Ce and Bloch's theorem. Latt1ce dynamiCS and specific heat. Electronstates; cellular method, tight-binding method, Green's funct1on method.886 SOUD-STATE PHYSICS II 3 creditsPrerequisite: 685. Orthogonalized plane and pseudo potentials. Electron-electron interactton;screen1ng by Impurities. Friedel sum rule and plasma oscillations. Dynamics <strong>of</strong> electrons,transport properties and Fermi surface689 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS 7-3 cred1ts(May be repeated) Prerequisite: perm1ssion Intended to facilitate expansion <strong>of</strong> particular areas<strong>of</strong> interest in theoret1cal physics, by consultation with faculty member and Independent studybeyond available course work.691 SEMINAR IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS(May be repeated! Prerequ1s1te: penm1ssion.7-3 credits697 GRADUATE RESEARCH 7-5 cred1tsPrerequisite: permiss1on. Candidates for M.S. degree may obta1n up to f1ve credits for facultysupervised research proJects. Grades and credit received at complet1on <strong>of</strong> such projects698 SPECIAL TOPICS: PHYSICS 74 cred1tsPrerequisite· permiss1on. Enables student who needs Information in spec1al areas, in whidl n<strong>of</strong>ormal course is <strong>of</strong>fered, to acquire knowledge 1n these areas699 MASTER'S THESIS 7 cred1tPrerequisite· permiss1on. With approval <strong>of</strong> department, one credit may be earned by candidatefor M.S. degree upon satisfactory complet1on <strong>of</strong> a master's thes1s.POLITICAL SCIENCE3700:502 POUTICS AND THE MEDIA 3 creditsExamrnation <strong>of</strong> relationships between the press, the news med1a and political dec1s1on makers.506 POUTICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 3 credits<strong>The</strong> nse <strong>of</strong> the state system in the M1ddle East after World War I; an analysis <strong>of</strong> the sociocultural,ideological forces influenc1ng the pol1t1cal behavior <strong>of</strong> the people <strong>of</strong> the M1ddle East. Indepthstudy <strong>of</strong> selected political systems510 INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE POUCY 3 creditsPrerequisite: At least one <strong>of</strong> the following: 220, 310; 3400 340. 360. 407 408. or permiSSIOnIntroduction to political uses <strong>of</strong> mihtary forces. Major focus on methodologtcal, conceptual,and ethical dilemmas confronted 1n developing and 1mplement1ng defense policy.511 THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL POUTICAL ECONOMY 3 creditsPrerequ1site: 310 or permission <strong>of</strong> instructor. Th1s course exam1nes the predominant and competingtheories <strong>of</strong> international politrcal economy, including imperialism, world systems analysis,long-wave theory, neo-mercantilism, and neo-real1sm512 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT POLITICS 3 creditsPrerequisites: 300, 310 or permrssion <strong>of</strong> instructor. Exam1nes the general d1mens1ons <strong>of</strong> theglobal enwonmental dhallenge, Including the roles played by tedhnology and the structure <strong>of</strong>the world system.515 COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POUCY 3 creditsPrerequisite: 310 or 220 or permiss1on. Study <strong>of</strong> fore1gn policies <strong>of</strong> selected nat1ons, with specialattention to processes and instruments <strong>of</strong> dectsion making <strong>of</strong> the maJOr powers520 ISSUES AND APPROACHES IN COMPARATIVE POUTICS 3 creditsPrerequisite: 300 or permission <strong>of</strong> instructor. Detailed examination <strong>of</strong> approaches to the study<strong>of</strong> comparative politicS, political parties, elttes and vanous theories <strong>of</strong> revolution.525 LATIN AMERICAN POUTICS 3 cred1tsPrerequisite: 300 or permrssion <strong>of</strong> Instructor. Exam1nat1on <strong>of</strong> patterns <strong>of</strong> government and politicsin Latrn American area.540 SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS 3 creditsPrerequisite: '00 or 201 or penmission Study <strong>of</strong> the survey researdh methods as applied to theanalysis <strong>of</strong> public op1n1on, political behavior and public policy fonmat1on541 THE POLICY PROCESS 3 cred1tsPrerequisites: eight cred1ts in political sc1ence. lntensrve study <strong>of</strong> pohcy-making process,emphasizing roles <strong>of</strong> various particrpants in executive and leg1slat1ve brandles as well as pnvaterndividuals and groups.542 METHODS OF POLICY ANALYSIS 3 creditsPrerequisite: 201 Exam1nes variety <strong>of</strong> methods available for analyzing public policies. Techniques<strong>of</strong> cost benefit analysis, evaluation researdl quasi--experimentation are covered as wellas consideration <strong>of</strong> ethical questions in policy analysis, the practical problems facing policyanalysts561 THE SUPREME COURT AND CONSTTT\JTlONAL LAW 3 creditsPrerequisite: 100 or permission. Interpretation <strong>of</strong> the Constitution by the Supr9111& Courtw1th emphas1s on federal judicial, legislative and executive power; separation <strong>of</strong> powers; andfederal1sm.562 THE SUPREME COURT AND CIVIL UBERTIES 3 creditsPrerequisite: 100 or permission. lnterpretatkm <strong>of</strong> the Constitution by the Supreme Courtw1th emphas1s on freedom <strong>of</strong> speedh and press, freedom <strong>of</strong> religion, crim1nal rights and rightto privacy.570 CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT I 3 creditsPrerequ1s1te. six credits <strong>of</strong> political sc1ence or permission Read1ng, researdl and practice incampa1gn management.571 CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT H 3 creditsPrerequisrte: 470/570. <strong>The</strong> second course in campaign management. Focus is on timing, coalitionbuild1ng, candrdate positioning, event planning, internal organization, and other elements<strong>of</strong> campaign strategy.512 CAMPAIGN RNANCE 3 creditsPrerequisite: six credits <strong>of</strong> political sctence or permission. Reading and researdl in financialdecrsron makrng rn political campaigns.573 VOTER CONTACT AND El.EC110NS 3 creditsPrereqursrte: six credits <strong>of</strong> political scrence or permisSIOn. <strong>The</strong>oretical and practical approad1-es to ga1n1ng votes in all types <strong>of</strong> politrcal campargns.574 POUTICAL OPINION, BEHAVIOR AND ELECTORAL POUTICS 3 creditsPrerequ1s1te 100 or 201 or permission. Advanced analysis <strong>of</strong> psydhological, cultural and groupprocesses <strong>of</strong> opinion format1on and change. Attention given to the effect <strong>of</strong> opinion change onelectoral outcomes.575 AMERICAN INTEREST GROUPS 3 creditsPrerequisite: six credits <strong>of</strong> political science or permission. Reading and research on the deve~opment, structure and function <strong>of</strong> interest groups in the United States.576 AMERICAN POUTICAL PARTIES 3 creditsPrerequ1site: srx credits <strong>of</strong> political sctence or permiss1on. Reading and research on the development,structure and function <strong>of</strong> parties in the United States.580 POUCY PROBLEMS 3 credits(May be repeated for a total <strong>of</strong> six credits! Prerequisite: 380 or penmission. Intensive study <strong>of</strong>selected problems 1n public policy.590 WORKSHOP 7-3 credits(May be repeated! Group studies <strong>of</strong> special topics in political science. May not be used tomeet undergraduate or graduate requtrements m political science. Elective credit only.600 SCOPE AND THEORIES OF POUT1CAL SCIENCE 3 creditsPrerequisite: SIX cred1ts <strong>of</strong> political science or permission <strong>of</strong> Instructor. Emphasis on thenature, scope and content <strong>of</strong> political theory; theory construction and validation in political science601 RESEARCH METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE 3 creditsPrerequisites: six cred1ts <strong>of</strong> political science, including 440 (or a satisfactory equivalent) or permiSSion<strong>of</strong> Instructor. Tedln1ques <strong>of</strong> quantitative research methodology in political science; utilityand !imitations <strong>of</strong> quantitative analysis.610 SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL POUTICS 3 creditsPrerequisite: six credits <strong>of</strong> political science or permission. Analysis <strong>of</strong> current problems in theoryand pract1ce <strong>of</strong> pol1tics and organization.620 SEMINAR IN COMPARATIVE POUTICS 3 creditsPrerequisites: srx credits <strong>of</strong> political science or permission. Researdl selected topics 1n comparativepolit1cs. Comparative method.626 SEMINAR IN POLITICS OF DEVEWPING NATIONS 3 creditsPrerequisites: s1x cred1ts <strong>of</strong> political scrence or permission. Selected toptcs Investigated.Emphasis on theories <strong>of</strong> political development.630 SEMINAR IN NATIONAL POLITICS 3 cred1tsPrereqursites: s1x cred1ts <strong>of</strong> political scrence or permission. Reading and research on formulation,development and implementation <strong>of</strong> national pohcy 1n one or more areas <strong>of</strong> contemporarysignificance641 SEMINAR IN INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 3 creditsPrerequisites: s1x credits <strong>of</strong> political science or permisston. <strong>Graduate</strong>-level exam1natron <strong>of</strong>problems result1ng from dhanging relations between levels <strong>of</strong> government in the UnitedStates; comparisons with other federal systems660 SEMINAR ON CIVIL UBER'TlES AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS 3 creditsPrerequ1s1tes: s1x creditS <strong>of</strong> political science or perm1ssion. Civil hberties and judicial processv1ewed 1n political context. Readings and research on selected topics.668 SEMINAR IN PUBLIC POLICY AGENDAS AND DECISIONS 3 creditsPrereqursites: SIX credits <strong>of</strong> political sdence or permission. Reading and research on the development<strong>of</strong> public pol1cy issues and modes <strong>of</strong> decision making used by policy makers.670 SEMINAR IN THE ADMINIS'TRATIVE PROCESS 3 creditsPrerequisites: SIX credits <strong>of</strong> political science or permission. Intensive examination <strong>of</strong> administrativeImplementation <strong>of</strong> public policies. Readings and research on selected topics.672 SEMINAR: POUTICAL INR.UENCE AND ORGANIZATIONS 3 creditsPrerequisrtes: perm1ssion. Exam1nat1on <strong>of</strong> how public concerns and demands are resolved ordiffused. A theoretical and applied look at parties, interest groups, public opinion, media, andprotest.680 SEMINAR IN URBAN AND REGIONAL POUTICS 3 creditsPrerequisites: stx credits <strong>of</strong> political science or permission. Focus on processes <strong>of</strong> policy formulatronand execution in modem metropolitan community, with emphasis on structural functionalcontext.690 SPECIAL TOPICS IN POUTICAL SCIENCE 7-3 creditsPrerequisites: six credits <strong>of</strong> political science or permission. <strong>Graduate</strong>-level examination <strong>of</strong>selected top1cs 1n American politics, comparat1ve politics, intemat1onal politics, internationalpolitics or political theory.695 INTERNSHIP IN GOVERNMENT AND POliTICS 3-6 credits(May be repeated for a total <strong>of</strong> six credits. I Prerequisite: Permission <strong>of</strong> graduate adviser. SuperVIsed Individual placement with political <strong>of</strong>fice holders, party groups, governmental agenc1es,law firms and other organtzations providing pr<strong>of</strong>essiona~level work
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